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(Knoxville News Sentinel) Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Thom Mason wouldn't confirm a report that he's a candidate for director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. But he didn't deny it either....9/14
(Knoxville News Sentinel) The Department of Energy's cleanup contractors on a $37.7 million project have begun to excavate an old tank and the highly radioactive soils surrounding it....9/14 |
 (HPC Wire) Pratul Agarwal of the lab's Computer Science and Mathematics Division has invented a method able to quickly predict the three-dimensional structure of protein, which could have huge implications for drug discovery and human health....9/14
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DOE
(DOE Press Release) U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced the Energy Department finalized a $1.2 billion loan guarantee to Mojave Solar LLC for the development of the Mojave Solar Project....9/13
(Knoxville News Sentinel) B&W Y-12 on Wednesday announced the hiring of a retired three-star admiral to oversee some of the core missions — including nuclear weapons programs — at the Y-12 National Security Complex....9/14 |
National
(NPR) Banks have stepped up their actions against homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments, setting the stage for a fresh wave of foreclosures....9/15
State & Regional
(Tennessean) The three Wall Street agencies that rate the state's debt responded "very positively" to Tennessee's preparations for expected cuts in federal spending, Gov. Bill Haslam said Wednesday....9/15
Other Stories
(Washington Post) The world is facing a growing avalanche of death from heart attack, stroke, cancer, emphysema and diabetes, with many of the victims working-age people in poor countries, the World Health Organization warns....9/14
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(BBC) The crucial role that virgin forests play in conserving nature is confirmed in a study that spans the tropics. An international team of researchers analysed more than 100 existing studies comparing wildlife in forests that had been modified and those that had not....9/15 
(Reuters) [Video] Sea-ice coverage across the Arctic Ocean has dwindled to its second-lowest level since satellite records started in 1979, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center....9/14
(Wired) Long a symbol of the unattainable, blue roses will be for sale this fall in the United States and Canada. Named "Applause," the rose is genetically modified to synthesize delphinidin, a pigment found in most blue flowers....9/15