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A bogus biology teacher forged her qualifications to work as a chief examiner for an A-level exam board.

Julia Rawlinson, 44, duped her bosses by using a computer to forge a degree, doctorate and teaching certificates.

She then got a job at examination board Edexcel - marking thousands of A-level papers for students across Britain - before becoming a teacher at Westlands School in Torquay, Devon.

Cheating her way in: Julia Rawlinson duped education sector bosses but was caught after she started working at Westlands School in Torquay, pictured

She is now facing jail after pleading guilty to two counts of fraud by false representation and three forgery charges.

Rawlinson, from Brixham, Devon, admitted the charges relating to her work at the school, from February to September last year, at Torbay Magistrates' Court.

She told Westlands School she had a masters degree and doctorate in science psychology.

Prosecutor Alison Jordan said: 'On October 5, Westlands School contacted police to say one of their teachers, Julia Rawlinson, had provided false degrees in order to obtain a teaching position.

'The school contacted the university and was told those bore no resemblance to their certificates and were poor forgeries.'

Police arrested her and found the forged degrees at her home - a biochemistry degree from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa, a fake doctorate from Glasgow Caledonian University and a fake teacher certificate from the General Teaching Council for England.

Giving out grades: Unqualified Ms Rawlinson marked thousands of A-Level papers for students across Britain when she worked for exam board Edexcel

She admitted to forging them using graphics from the Internet and said she had never completed a degree.

Her defence lawyer Jolyon Tuck said she had mental health issues but she has been sent to the Crown Court in Exeter later this month.

A spokesman for Edexcel said Ms Rawlinson had started work for them in 2007.

'We are appalled,' he said. 'She would have marked exam papers. She may have marked one or a small number or a larger number, we don’t know.

'She was getting away with it for a while.'

Westlands School headteacher Dr Colin Kirkman said: 'Julia was chief examiner for A level biology with the Edexcel exam board.

We are appalled. She would have marked exam papers. She may have marked one or a small number or a larger number, we don’t know. She was getting away with it for a while.
 

'The board offered us her help and support prior to the summer with A-level biology project work, which we accepted.

'We understand she also worked in at least two other schools in this area in this capacity.

'Julia was offered a temporary part-time contract to work at Westlands from September 1 teaching A-level science.

'The normal CRB checks were undertaken and references received prior to employment

'However we noticed that her exam certificates were photocopies. As a result, we immediately contacted the universities where she "gained" her qualifications to validate her certificates.

'We found they were forgeries and reported this to the police.

'Torbay children’s services commended us for the extensive checks that we made - the depth of the checks that exam boards and other organisations failed to make.'

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Could some cases of asthma actually be caused by an allergic reaction to a common environmental bacteria? New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology (https://www.jleukbio.org) suggests that this idea may not be as far-fetched as it seems. In a research report appearing in the February 2012 print issue, researchers show a link between common environmental bacteria and airway inflammation. Specifically, their research suggests that some strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cause white blood cells to produce very high levels of histamine, which in turn leads to inflammation, a hallmark symptom of asthma.

"We hope that these findings in mice will encourage human-focused research regarding bacterial stimulation of histamine production by white blood cells, like neutrophils, that are not traditionally associated with allergic inflammation," said George Caughey, M.D., a researcher involved in the work from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center and University of California in San Francisco. "Such research could improve our understanding of inflammation in bacterial infections, and help us to craft therapies for relief of inflammation and its consequences for short and long-term health."

To make this discovery, scientists studied the effect of two strains of pseudomonas bacteria on isolated mouse white blood cells tasked with killing bacteria, called neutrophils. Results showed that one strain killed the neutrophils, but the second strain produced substances that caused the neutrophils to increase their production of histamine significantly. To see if their discovery was applicable outside of the test tube, the histamine-stimulating strain was then used to infect mice to produce bronchitis and pneumonia. These mice experienced a significant increase of histamine in their airways and lungs. Additional work showed that the bacteria persuade neutrophils to produce histamine by causing them to make much more of the key enzyme in histamine synthesis (histidine decarboxylase) than neutrophils would otherwise do in the unstimulated state.

"Despite advances in diagnosing and treating the symptoms of asthma and allergy, our understanding of the underlying initiating events remains elusive," said John Wherry, Ph.D., Deputy Editor of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology. "This report helps shed light on how an 'everyday organism' might trigger asthma and allergy from an immune cell type not normally thought to be involved in allergic disease."

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High school test scores in biology went up in the Alamance-Burlington School System during the first half of 2011-12, while declining slightly in English and Algebra I compared to the first half of 2010-11.

The percentage of students achieving what the state considers proficiency in biology was 86.2 percent in the fall, up from 79.1 a year earlier.

The percentage of students achieving proficiency in English was 81.6 percent, down less than a percentage point from 82.1 percent a year earlier.

In Algebra I, 65.3 percent of students achieved proficiency in Algebra I, compared to 66.4 percent a year earlier. Neither of those figures includes the performance of eighth-grade students who take the test at the end of the year.

Dain Butler, the system’s director of accountability and school improvement, said the test scores are preliminary and are likely to change a little as results of re-tests continue to be added. But “it’s a close representation” of what final results will be, he said. Butler also warned against drawing too many conclusions about student progress before scores from the second half of the year are available in June.

Butler reviewed the information with the Alamance-Burlington Board of Education during a Monday night meeting. He said it’s hard to say why biology results improved while scores in the other two areas dipped slightly. He did say the state’s elimination of some end-of-grade tests means educators have more time to focus on the remaining subjects.

Board member Patsy Simpson said she wants to get more information about what efforts take place at schools when the percentage of students reaching proficiency in a subject is far lower than the system average.

“Be very specific,” she said.

Here are the results broken down by high school:

Cummings High School: In Algebra I, 58.2 percent of students were proficient, up from 56.5 percent.  In biology, 79.4 percent were proficient, up from 66.7 percent. In English, 68.2 percent were proficient, down from 80.4 percent.

Eastern Alamance High School: In Algebra I, 81.9 percent of students were proficient, down from 82.6 percent. In biology, 91.5 percent were proficient, up from 76 percent. In English, 79.8 percent were proficient, down from 81.8 percent.

Graham High School: In Algebra I, 54.7 percent of students were proficient, down from 60.8 percent. In biology, 90 percent of students were proficient, up from 77.9 percent. In English, 79.6 percent were proficient, down from 82.4 percent.

Southern High School: In Algebra I, 62.6 percent of students were proficient, down from 69.9 percent. In biology, 88.5 percent were proficient, up from 83.5 percent. In English, 86.6 percent were proficient, up from 79.9 percent.

Western Alamance High School: In Algebra I, 88.3 percent of students were proficient, up from 84.3 percent. In biology, 95 percent of students were proficient, up from 92.9 percent. In English, 89.7 percent were proficient, up from 88.3 percent.

Williams High School: In Algebra I, 62.2 percent of students were proficient, up from 50.4 percent. In biology, 72.3 percent were proficient, down from 73.8 percent. In English, 86.9 were proficient, up from 83.3 percent.

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Bethesda, MD ? The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) announces the opening of registration for the Science Research Conference (SRC): Biology of the Immune System.

This conference will take place June24-29, 2012 in Snowmass, Colorado. The conference will bring key leaders and participants together in a small meeting format to discuss emerging areas of interest in Immunology. The nine major sessions will broadly cover the discipline and focus on areas that are currently under intense investigation. Participants stay in a secluded resort and share meals for the length of the conference, creating an atmosphere conducive to in depth discussions and collaborations. Together, the content and format of this meeting will provide participants with cutting edge knowledge about the immune system and the opportunity to interact with leaders in the field.

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Since 1982, FASEB SRC has offered a continuing series of inter-disciplinary exchanges that are recognized as a valuable complement to the highly successful society meetings. Divided into small groups, scientists from around the world meet intimately and without distractions to explore new approaches to those research areas undergoing rapid scientific changes.

In recent years, the SRC series has expanded into non-summer months. To better enhance the SRC series and allow for future expansion of conferences, FASEB's Office of Scientific Meetings and Conferences recently changed the SRC name from Summer Research Conferences to Science Research Conferences.

FASEB SRC has announced a total of 36 SRCs in 2012, spanning from June through October. To register for an SRC, view preliminary programs, or find a listing of all our 2012 SRCs, please visit http://www.faseb.org/SRC.

Additionally, in efforts to continue expanding the SRC series, potential organizers are encouraged to contact SRC staff at SRC@faseb.org. Proposal guidelines can be found by clicking "Submit a Proposal" on our website at http://www.faseb.org/SRC.

FASEB is composed of 26 societies with more than 100,000 members, making it the largest coalition of biomedical research associations in the United States. Celebrating 100 Years of Advancing the Life Sciences in 2012, FASEB is rededicating its efforts to advance health and well-being by promoting progress and education in biological and biomedical sciences through service to our member societies and collaborative advocacy.

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Bethesda, MD ? The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) announces the opening of registration for the Science Research Conference (SRC): Liver Biology: Fundamental Mechanisms & Translational Applications.

This conference will take place July 29-August 3, 2012 in Snowmass, Colorado. It is the premier international conference on basic and translational research in liver biology. The goal of the conference is to broaden the attendees' understanding of liver biology in order to advance treatment and diagnosis of liver diseases. Specific session topics will cover liver differentiation metabolism, angiogenesis, injury and hepatic fibrosis, cancer, stem cells and tissue engineering. The program will include presentations from invited speakers and will also include short talks be chosen from submitted abstracts with preference given to junior and early stage investigators. The program will also include two poster sessions and a newly added "meet-the-experts session geared towards providing younger investigators with additional opportunities to network with senior investigators in the field.

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Since 1982, FASEB SRC has offered a continuing series of inter-disciplinary exchanges that are recognized as a valuable complement to the highly successful society meetings. Divided into small groups, scientists from around the world meet intimately and without distractions to explore new approaches to those research areas undergoing rapid scientific changes.

In recent years, the SRC series has expanded into non-summer months. To better enhance the SRC series and allow for future expansion of conferences, FASEB's Office of Scientific Meetings and Conferences recently changed the SRC name from Summer Research Conferences to Science Research Conferences.

FASEB SRC has announced a total of 36 SRCs in 2012, spanning from June through October. To register for an SRC, view preliminary programs, or find a listing of all our 2012 SRCs, please visit http://www.faseb.org/SRC.

Additionally, in efforts to continue expanding the SRC series, potential organizers are encouraged to contact SRC staff at SRC@faseb.org. Proposal guidelines can be found by clicking "Submit a Proposal" on our website at http://www.faseb.org/SRC.

FASEB is composed of 26 societies with more than 100,000 members, making it the largest coalition of biomedical research associations in the United States. Celebrating 100 Years of Advancing the Life Sciences in 2012, FASEB is rededicating its efforts to advance health and well-being by promoting progress and education in biological and biomedical sciences through service to our member societies and collaborative advocacy.

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Bethesda, MD ? The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) announces the opening of registration for the Science Research Conference (SRC): Ubiquitin & Cellular Regulation.

This conference will take place June 24-29, 2012 in Saxtons River, Vermont. is the premier forum for the field on the fundamental biochemistry and biologic functions of the ubiquitin-proteasome system. The ubiquitin-proteasome system and ubiquitin-like proteins (Ubls) are key to regulation of virtually all aspects of eukaryotic cell biology.

This conference will highlight advances in our understanding of biochemical mechanisms of ubiquitin and Ubl conjugation, deconjugation, and proteasome function, as well as the role of ubiquitin and Ubls in a broad range of biological contexts, including membrane dynamics, the response to pathogens, human disease, and plant biology.

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Since 1982, FASEB SRC has offered a continuing series of inter-disciplinary exchanges that are recognized as a valuable complement to the highly successful society meetings. Divided into small groups, scientists from around the world meet intimately and without distractions to explore new approaches to those research areas undergoing rapid scientific changes.

In recent years, the SRC series has expanded into non-summer months. To better enhance the SRC series and allow for future expansion of conferences, FASEB's Office of Scientific Meetings and Conferences recently changed the SRC name from Summer Research Conferences to Science Research Conferences.

FASEB SRC has announced a total of 36 SRCs in 2012, spanning from June through October. To register for an SRC, view preliminary programs, or find a listing of all our 2012 SRCs, please visit http://www.faseb.org/SRC.

Additionally, in efforts to continue expanding the SRC series, potential organizers are encouraged to contact SRC staff at SRC@faseb.org. Proposal guidelines can be found by clicking "Submit a Proposal" on our website at http://www.faseb.org/SRC.

FASEB is composed of 26 societies with more than 100,000 members, making it the largest coalition of biomedical research associations in the United States. Celebrating 100 Years of Advancing the Life Sciences in 2012, FASEB is rededicating its efforts to advance health and well-being by promoting progress and education in biological and biomedical sciences through service to our member societies and collaborative advocacy.

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Bethesda, MD ? The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) announces the opening of registration for the Science Research Conference (SRC): Protein Phosphatases.

This conference will take place July 15-20, 2012 in Snowmass, Colorado. It provides a forum, where researchers interested in and working on protein phosphatase can meet and discuss their unpublished data, exchange ideas and hypotheses, report about new technologies and intensify and start new collaborations. This 12th biennial conference will include keynote presentations from Drs Jack Dixon and David Sabatini, and sessions on cancer, metabolic disorders, developmental abnormalities, structure, function, regulation, signaling mechanisms, new frontiers and enabling thechnologies, and chemical biology and therapeutics. These sessions will also include short talks selected from submitted abstracts. The goal is to promote the development of fundamental areas of protein phosphatase biology and ultimately facilitate progress towards new therapies for human diseases.

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Since 1982, FASEB SRC has offered a continuing series of inter-disciplinary exchanges that are recognized as a valuable complement to the highly successful society meetings. Divided into small groups, scientists from around the world meet intimately and without distractions to explore new approaches to those research areas undergoing rapid scientific changes.

In recent years, the SRC series has expanded into non-summer months. To better enhance the SRC series and allow for future expansion of conferences, FASEB's Office of Scientific Meetings and Conferences recently changed the SRC name from Summer Research Conferences to Science Research Conferences.

FASEB SRC has announced a total of 36 SRCs in 2012, spanning from June through October. To register for an SRC, view preliminary programs, or find a listing of all our 2012 SRCs, please visit http://www.faseb.org/SRC.

Additionally, in efforts to continue expanding the SRC series, potential organizers are encouraged to contact SRC staff at SRC@faseb.org. Proposal guidelines can be found by clicking "Submit a Proposal" on our website at http://www.faseb.org/SRC.

FASEB is composed of 26 societies with more than 100,000 members, making it the largest coalition of biomedical research associations in the United States. Celebrating 100 Years of Advancing the Life Sciences in 2012, FASEB is rededicating its efforts to advance health and well-being by promoting progress and education in biological and biomedical sciences through service to our member societies and collaborative advocacy.

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MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — An increasingly popular biology
course at a North Carolina nature center is providing a
classroom-style learning experience for home school students.

The unique science lab is becoming in high-demand for students.

Using clay, a group of homeschoolers gets a lesson in science.
They mold the stages of a bullfrog's lifecycle and learn a
biology in the process.

“I didn't know a lot about homeschooling before this job. I
just thought they stayed at home and learned and never really
got out. And I think that's the perception of it,” said
Anne-Marie Stevenson with the Latta Plantation Nature Center.

Stevenson teaches the homeschool biology course for
third-graders through fifth-graders at Latta Nature Center.
High demand for the class pushed the center to open a second
course so students could get the lab experience that Stevenson
said is vital.

“They're learning how to cooperate and divide tasks up and work
together,” said Stevenson.

Homeschool student Sudie St. Yves took part in the project a
couple of years ago.

“We had to feed [the tadpole] lettuce and flightless fruit
flies and pretty much we're going to have to do the same
thing,” said St. Yves.

Stevenson hopes the classroom-style environment will help the
homeschool students start to think like scientists

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24-01-2012 23:15 Paul Andersen gives you a brief tour of the site. He explains the importance of subscribing, shows you how to search the site, send messages, post comments and use the bozemanscience website.

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18-01-2012 08:41 Research @ http://www.youtube.com youtu.be youtu.beTheoretical chemist James Skinner, at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, has been researching water for over a decade. According to Skinner, understanding the dance? of water molecules is key to understanding how all of life? works Most of the human body is made up of water, H2O, with cells consisting of 65-90% water by weight. Therefore, it isn't surprising that most of a human body's mass is oxygen

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18-01-2012 08:15 "It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative? expression and knowledge."-Albert Einstein Research @ youtube.com Course | Darwin's Legacy by Stanford University Presented by the Stanford Continuing Studies Program. On the Origin of Species (1859).

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29-12-2011 02:09 Janet Cho received a Fulbright grant to do biological research in Belgium. In this video interview, she discusses her experience abroad and gives advice to other researcher who'd like to apply for a Fulbright grant.

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23-01-2012 12:03 YouTube Space Lab (Biology Entry)- Jumping Spiders

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