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New SAT a tad better at gauging college-readiness, research says (Detroit Free Press)
New research says the SAT exam that was introduced three years ago with a writing test does only a little bit better job of predicting how students will do in their freshman year of college than the old test did.

Reifsnider to head USC?s energy research center (The State)
Ken Reifsnider, a University of South Carolina professor of mechanical engineering, has been named director of the Future Fuels Center, effective July 1, the university announced today. The center will coordinate all of USC?s energy research programs. Reifsnider also directs the Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Program, which will become a Center of Economic Excellence when matching funds are in place. ...

Family of Folsom girl with skin disease launches research fund (The Sacramento Bee)
The family of a Folsom girl awaiting a bone marrow transplant for a rare skin disease has established a fund to support research into possible cures. People interested in donating to the Sarah Rose Mooreland Fund for Epidermolysis Bullosa Research can e-mail Elizabeth Patty of the Minnesota Medical Foundation at e.patty@mmf.umn.edu .

FactSet Research Systems profit rises 14 percent (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
FactSet Research Systems Inc., a provider of financial data, said Tuesday its fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 14 percent due to growth in its user and client base.

Digital Asset Management Revenue Will Triple by 2013, Says ABI Research (Broadcast Newsroom)
NEW YORK, BUSINESS WIRE -- Global revenue from digital asset management (DAM) solutions is expected to triple by 2013, according to a new forecast released by ABI Research. The research, which also covers conditional access and broadband video markets, indicates marked differences in adoption rates and market growth between the major industrialized regions, North America, Europe and Asia.

UT Tyler Assistant Professor Conducts Schizophrenia Research (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Dr. Dennis Combs, assistant professor of psychology at The University of Texas at Tyler, is conducting research to develop a new intervention in the treatment of schizophrenia, Dr. Arlene Horne, associate vice president for research and federal relations, announced.

Virginia Tech to Build Ballston Research Hub (Washington Post)
Virginia Tech plans to build a major research center in Ballston, part of an effort to expand the university's offerings and influence in the Washington area.

EuroDYNA leaves healthy genomic research ecosystem as legacy (EurekAlert!)
Europe's position as a major player in genome research has been boosted by the European Science Foundation's three-year EUROCORES programme EuroDYNA.

Research and Markets: J&Js Concertas Strong Uptake is Due to Its First-to-Market Status as a Once-Daily ADHD Treatment ... (Centre Daily Times)
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a549d9/commercial_and_pip) has announced the addition of the "Commercial And Pipeline Insight: ADHD - Immature Adult Market Continues To Offer Greatest Commercial Potential" report to their offering.

Booming Asian forex trade has dollar-settlement risk: research (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Foreign exchange trading in Asian currencies has surged but is being held back by anti-speculation controls and carries time-zone risk through dollar settlement, a research paper at the BIS has found.