ReutersOil prices rise ahead of rig-count reportMarketWatchMarket participants are expecting the latest oil rig count out of the U.S. later Friday. Oil prices have been locked in a tight range below $50 a barrel in recent months as investors weigh the dama …

CBC.caOmega-3: Why your fish oil supplements might not be freshCBC.caFish oil supplements have become a booming $200-million a year market in Canada, as many consumers try to increase their intake of omega-3 fats to benefit their cardiovascular and brain h …

BetaBostonHarvard appoints UC Santa Barbara prof as dean of engineering schoolBetaBostonHarvard University has appointed Francis Doyle, a professor of chemical engineering at the University of California Santa Barbara, as the dean of its School of Engineer …

Harvard GazetteBrown named to National Academy of EngineeringHarvard GazetteHe received a congratulatory email out of the blue from a Nigerian student studying electrical engineering in Korea — an indication, Brown said, that our lives can have an impact t …