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MCAST student wins prestigious international City & Guilds award

Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 16:03 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Pierre Zammit, a student at MCAST Institute of Building and Construction Engineering, has been awarded the prestigious City & Guilds Medal for Excellence. He was selected, both nationally and...

FTIAS welcomes students from MCAST

Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 16:02 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Last month a group of just under 40 MCAST students were invited for a visit at the FTIAS offices in Qormi. The aim of this visit was to educate students on recruitment issues and also to let them see...

Study finds many preteens have high cholesterol

Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 15:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

There's fresh evidence that a lot of young people in the U.S. could be headed for heart trouble. A large study of preteens in Texas found that about one-third of them had borderline or high...

Steinem, Keys named honorees of annual DVF awards

Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 14:34 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Designer Diane von Furstenberg, who made fashion news this year with the 40th anniversary of her famous wrap dress, is honoring an icon of the women's movement: Gloria...

Experts decode germs' DNA to fight food poisoning

Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 14:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Chances are you've heard of mapping genes to diagnose rare diseases, predict your risk of cancer and tell your ancestry. But to uncover food poisonings?   U.S. disease detectives are...

Kourtney Kardashian talks up new kids line

Tuesday, 8 April 2014, 14:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

It's no secret the Kardashian family loves fashion. They have a women's clothing line called Kardashian Kollection at Sears, Dash boutiques in Los Angeles, Miami and New York, and have...

Autism may be tied to flawed prenatal brain growth

Monday, 7 April 2014, 14:55 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

A small study that examined brains from children who died found abnormal patterns of cell growth in autistic children. The research bolsters evidence that something before birth might cause autism, at...

Craft beer reaches for the skies on US airlines

Monday, 7 April 2014, 14:40 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

Attention passengers, craft beer has reached 35,000 feet (10670 meters) over America.   As the U.S. airline industry works to improve its food and beverage options, a new trend has emerged...

European Studies graduate MEP candidates debate Europe

Thursday, 3 April 2014, 11:26 Last update: about 11 years ago Malta Independent

The European Studies Graduate MEP Candidates Debate Europe took place on 17 March, at the European Documentation Centre of the Institute for European Studies at the University of...

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