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Illinois Employers Banned From Demanding Access To Employee Social Network Accounts

A new law goes into effect in 2013 in Illinois that bans employers from demanding credentials and access to their employee’s social networking accounts.

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Danforth Plant Science Center To Continue Investment In Robotics in 2013

Jim Carrington, the president of the Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, confirmed today that the center will continue to invest in lab procedure automation robots.

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New High-Tech Chicago Gym Manned By Digital “Staff”

When it comes to science fiction stories where all mundane service jobs are taken over by robots, the future is now. One local Chicago gym chain operates 24 hours a day without a single staff member thanks to digital devices that monitor everything from indoor activity to guest identity.

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2U Partners With Semester Online To Offer For-Credit Courses At Washington University In St. Louis

Washington University in St. Louis is gearing up for a big influx of students in 2013, but the school won’t have to expand campus resources. Instead, students will be able to take for-credit classes at Washington University online thanks to a new program that is launching in 2013 called Semester Online.

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Cognitive Solutions: Chicago Neurofeedback Center Gives Your Brain a Tune-Up

The quickly moving field of neurofeedback is gaining a foothold in Chicago, and at Cognitive Solutions learning center in DePaul patients are using the emerging treatment to help with everything from learning disorders, anxiety, depression, and even self improvement.

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Monsanto Ups Its Venture Capital Game To Grow Product Pipeline

St. Louis-based Monsanto aims to get a sneak peek at emerging agricultural technologies by boosting the company’s venture capital arm in 2013. The company signaled its investment-focused ramp up by hiring venture capitalist John Hamer in September who joined the company as investment director of Monsanto Growth Ventures.

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SLU Researchers Land $1.8 Million For Lupus Research

Researchers in Saint Louis University’s division of rheumatology in the department of internal medicine will be one step closer to understanding the disease lupus thanks to a $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Health.

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Hostirian: Data Center Backing St. Louis Tech Companies Since 2001

Since 2001, Hostirian has grown to 30,000 square feet of data center space, providing data services for both Fortune 500 companies and promising startups alike.

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CityScan Helps Municipalities Map Untapped Revenue

CityScan is a new platform that allows municipalities to leverage sophisticated scanning technologies that will ultimately help them keep track of and effectively monetize the billboard space in their area.

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Aetna Taps FoodEssentials To Unlock Food Label Data For Developers

St. Louis-based FoodEssentials is the latest in the series of Health 2.0 companies to partner with Aetna’s CarePass Developer Portal. FoodEssentials’ Label API joins the Rewards API by EarnedIt and Medical Search by Healthline among other health and wellness APIs to form a platform that apps like iTriage, MapMyFitness, Thryve, FatSecret, Gympact, Strava, and RunKeeper have all integrated with.

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