Behind those familiar words lies a fundamental tenet of emergency management: Systems to protect the public need to be practiced and validated. As it is, first responders constantly test their response plans. These efforts can be small tabletop exercises, like those performed in the buildup to the Boston Marathon today, or large simulations of catastrophic […]

The virtual doctor won’t see you just yet. But that day is getting closer. Today’s health-care industry is making increasing use of Web-based virtual agents and avatars, or computerized assistants, not only to perform clerical duties but also to dispense medical information.

One of the three candidates in the race to head the World Bank has pulled out, calling the selection process a “political exercise”.

A job fair in the UMass Lowell recreation center brimmed with hopeful graduating seniors on a recent afternoon. But more surprising, the cavernous gymnasium also brimmed with employers – so many that event organizers had to turn some companies away for lack of space.

A job fair in the UMass Lowell recreation center brimmed with hopeful graduating seniors on a recent afternoon. But more surprising, the cavernous gymnasium also brimmed with employers – so many that event organizers had to turn some companies away for lack of space.

One of the three candidates in the race to head the World Bank has pulled out, calling the selection process a “political exercise”.

Perhaps no one has more at stake in this year’s presidential election than the ultra-wealthy.