ATLANTA, March 29 -- Georgia State University issued the following news release: On March 29, Georgia State University opened its new Parker H. Petit Science Center, a 350,000 square-foot facility that will advance scientific understanding, health innovation and health education. The facility, located at the intersection of Decatur Street and Piedmont Avenue, will house laboratories, offices and classrooms, and will be home to university research and education programs in biology, chemistr  more

CANBERRA, Australia, March 29 - The Australian Federal Minister for Workforce Participation issued the following news release: Young children with autism spectrum disorders can now access specialist early childhood services vital for them to reach their full potential at a new, autism-specific early learning and care centre in Brisbane. The Rudd Government is providing more than $4 million over three years to AEIOU for Children with Autism to establish the centre at Griffith University's   more

NEW YORK, March 29 -- United Nations issued the following news release: Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message for World Autism Awareness Day 2010, to be observed on 2 April: Autism is a complex and inadequately understood disability with a wide range of manifestations. Children and adults with autism -- and, indeed, those living with disabilities in general -- have a double burden. In addition to the daily challenges of their disability, they must also cope with the negat  more