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Problems persist with U.S. visas

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The fingerprinted is part of a raft of new security measures imposed after 9/11 that affect the hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals who come to the United States every year to study, attend scholarly meetings, and conduct research. The Interagency Panel on Advanced Science and Security, which is still to be finalized, will review selected visa applications of students and visiting scholars to prevent the sharing of any information that might be used to attack the United States.

Author: Kumagai, Jean
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2003
Legal issues & crime, Government regulation (cont), Government regulation, Legal/Government Regulation, Laws, regulations and rules, Influence, Students, Foreign, Foreign students, World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001, Student visas, Educational aspects

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The whistle-blower's dilemma

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The dilemma of a whistle- blower Salvador Castro, a medical electronics engineer working at Air Shields Inc. who was fired from the job is described and the basic steps as on how a whistle blower can protect himself is discussed. Salvador Castro had spotted a serious design flaw in one of the company's infant incubators which could prove fatal of which he had reported to his supervisors, for which he was termed a whistle blower and it cost him his job.

Author: Kumagai, Jean
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2004
ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, Electronics industry, Castro, Salvador, Air Shields Inc.

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Nels Peterson: he digs dinosurs

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A brief profile of Nels Peterson, a professional dinosaur hunter of Museum of the Rockies, including his discoveries is presented.

Author: Kumagai, Jean
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2007
Brief biography, Peterson, Nels, Museum of the Rockies (Bozeman, Montana)

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