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Environmental migrants: UN meeting aims to build consensus on definitions, support, protection
8 Oct 2008
Experts, officials from 80 nations at largest ever conference on the issue, Bonn Oct. 9-11 A growing international consensus to formally recognize and protect people uprooted by environmental problems is expected to accelerate at a major...
8 Oct 2008
Experts, officials from 80 nations at largest ever conference on the issue, Bonn Oct. 9-11 A growing international consensus to formally recognize and protect people uprooted by environmental problems is expected to accelerate at a major...
The American Society of Human Genetics hosts 58th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
10 Oct 2008
World's top genetic scientists present latest discoveries at ASHG 58th Annual Meeting, Nov. 11-15, 2008 BETHESDA, MD – October 7, 2008 – The world's top scientists and clinicians in the human genetics field will gather in...
10 Oct 2008
World's top genetic scientists present latest discoveries at ASHG 58th Annual Meeting, Nov. 11-15, 2008 BETHESDA, MD – October 7, 2008 – The world's top scientists and clinicians in the human genetics field will gather in...
ASU Mars instrument gets new lease on life as NASA extends Mars Odyssey mission
10 Oct 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. – A six-minute rocket firing on Sept. 30 has put NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft on track for a new orbit around the Red Planet. The change, part of a two-year extension for the mission, will give an ASU-operated instrument...
10 Oct 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. – A six-minute rocket firing on Sept. 30 has put NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft on track for a new orbit around the Red Planet. The change, part of a two-year extension for the mission, will give an ASU-operated instrument...
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac
6 Oct 2008
Researchers have designed a material made of graphene sheets for hydrogen storage that could advance development of hydrogen powered vehicles. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New...
6 Oct 2008
Researchers have designed a material made of graphene sheets for hydrogen storage that could advance development of hydrogen powered vehicles. Click here for more information. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New...
deCODE BreastCancer launches, genetic test screens for risk of most common breast cancer forms
8 Oct 2008
Enables women to understand whether they may benefit from more intensive Reykjavik, ICELAND, October 8, 2008 – deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) today announced the launch of deCODE BreastCancer™, a new tool for assessing risk of the...
8 Oct 2008
Enables women to understand whether they may benefit from more intensive Reykjavik, ICELAND, October 8, 2008 – deCODE genetics (Nasdaq:DCGN) today announced the launch of deCODE BreastCancer™, a new tool for assessing risk of the...
Consumer electronics and society: Economic, environmental and cultural connections
6 Oct 2008
AT&T Industrial Ecology grant funds research into social impact of evolving technologies TEMPE, Ariz. – What are the next stages in the evolution of information and communication technologies for the everyday consumer, and how will...
6 Oct 2008
AT&T Industrial Ecology grant funds research into social impact of evolving technologies TEMPE, Ariz. – What are the next stages in the evolution of information and communication technologies for the everyday consumer, and how will...
Discovering drugs, biofuels in tropical seas
7 Oct 2008
OHSU will lead an NIH-funded project to explore the biodiversity of Philippine marine mollusks and associated microbes that offer clues to potential central nervous system, cancer and antimicrobial drugs as well as enzymes for biofuels...
7 Oct 2008
OHSU will lead an NIH-funded project to explore the biodiversity of Philippine marine mollusks and associated microbes that offer clues to potential central nervous system, cancer and antimicrobial drugs as well as enzymes for biofuels...
MBL scientist Osamu Shimomura wins Nobel Prize for discovery of green fluorescent protein
8 Oct 2008
Aequorea, the jellyfish from which green fluorescent protein is derived. Click here for more information. MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA — Osamu Shimomura, a senior scientist emeritus and Corporation member at the Marine...
8 Oct 2008
Aequorea, the jellyfish from which green fluorescent protein is derived. Click here for more information. MBL, WOODS HOLE, MA — Osamu Shimomura, a senior scientist emeritus and Corporation member at the Marine...
NC State takes lead in crime scene investigation training
9 Oct 2008
North Carolina State University researchers are launching a new project that will standardize forensic crime scene investigation training throughout the state, decrease the cost of providing the training to law enforcement personnel and...
9 Oct 2008
North Carolina State University researchers are launching a new project that will standardize forensic crime scene investigation training throughout the state, decrease the cost of providing the training to law enforcement personnel and...
NSF launches third generation of engineering research centers with awards totaling $92.5 million
6 Oct 2008
5 new centers will pursue innovations in biorenewable chemicals, green energy systems, communications networks, medical implants and smart lighting NSF Smart Lighting ERC researchers will investigate and use the distinctive...
6 Oct 2008
5 new centers will pursue innovations in biorenewable chemicals, green energy systems, communications networks, medical implants and smart lighting NSF Smart Lighting ERC researchers will investigate and use the distinctive...
Illuminating biology: An evolutionary perspective
7 Oct 2008
Biologists, educators hold symposium and special workshop at national biology teachers meeting in Memphis, Tenn. On 16-17 October 2008, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center...
7 Oct 2008
Biologists, educators hold symposium and special workshop at national biology teachers meeting in Memphis, Tenn. On 16-17 October 2008, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center...
'60s generation is heading for conventional old age
9 Oct 2008
Britain's post-war baby boomers, associated throughout their lives with social change, are failing to break new ground in their approach to growing old. Academic research supported by the Economic and Social Research Council and Arts and...
9 Oct 2008
Britain's post-war baby boomers, associated throughout their lives with social change, are failing to break new ground in their approach to growing old. Academic research supported by the Economic and Social Research Council and Arts and...
NIAID announces 25 new awards to develop radiation countermeasures
7 Oct 2008
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded 25 new grants to develop new and better diagnostics and treatments for radiation exposure after a nuclear attack. Several...
7 Oct 2008
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded 25 new grants to develop new and better diagnostics and treatments for radiation exposure after a nuclear attack. Several...
NASA study finds rising Arctic storm activity sways sea ice, climate
6 Oct 2008
A new NASA study shows that the rising frequency and intensity of arctic storms over the last half century, attributed to progressively warmer waters, directly provoked acceleration of the rate of arctic sea ice drift, long considered by...
6 Oct 2008
A new NASA study shows that the rising frequency and intensity of arctic storms over the last half century, attributed to progressively warmer waters, directly provoked acceleration of the rate of arctic sea ice drift, long considered by...
Apollo heat shield uncrated after 35 years, helps new crew vehicle design
8 Oct 2008
Scientists examine the 1966 Apollo test vehicle heat shield. Click here for more information. GREENBELT, Md. - NASA scientists developing the next generation of exploration vehicles and heat shields for NASA's Orion...
8 Oct 2008
Scientists examine the 1966 Apollo test vehicle heat shield. Click here for more information. GREENBELT, Md. - NASA scientists developing the next generation of exploration vehicles and heat shields for NASA's Orion...
Take advantage of reduced pre-registration rates for the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis
10 Oct 2008
Register online now for the world's largest osteoporosis congress before Oct. 31, 2008! Convenient online registration to the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis 2008, at greatly discounted rates, is available only until October 31, 2008. To...
10 Oct 2008
Register online now for the world's largest osteoporosis congress before Oct. 31, 2008! Convenient online registration to the IOF World Congress on Osteoporosis 2008, at greatly discounted rates, is available only until October 31, 2008. To...
UCSB center helps land $24M national center to study environmental impacts of nanotechnology
10 Oct 2008
The Center for Nanotechnology in Society at the University of California at Santa Barbara (CNS-UCSB) helped to win the new University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), a five-year, $24 million...
10 Oct 2008
The Center for Nanotechnology in Society at the University of California at Santa Barbara (CNS-UCSB) helped to win the new University of California Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), a five-year, $24 million...
2008 SNM Wagner-Torizuka Fellowships announced
6 Oct 2008
Eminent program advances research and clinical expertise in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging among young Japanese physicians RESTON, Va.—Four Japanese researchers were awarded the 2008 SNM Wagner-Torizuka Fellowship and are...
6 Oct 2008
Eminent program advances research and clinical expertise in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging among young Japanese physicians RESTON, Va.—Four Japanese researchers were awarded the 2008 SNM Wagner-Torizuka Fellowship and are...
NCAR launches intensive study into future hurricane risk
8 Oct 2008
BOULDER--The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), working with federal agencies and universities as well as the insurance and energy industries, has launched an intensive study to examine how global warming will influence...
8 Oct 2008
BOULDER--The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), working with federal agencies and universities as well as the insurance and energy industries, has launched an intensive study to examine how global warming will influence...
AAAS satellite image analysis reveals South Ossetian damage
9 Oct 2008
The 24 points above represent the village areas near Tskhinvali in South Ossetia, near the Georgia-Russia border, that were studied by AAAS. The figure boxes outline areas that that were... Click here for more...
9 Oct 2008
The 24 points above represent the village areas near Tskhinvali in South Ossetia, near the Georgia-Russia border, that were studied by AAAS. The figure boxes outline areas that that were... Click here for more...
Robert Hazen to Receive 2009 MSA Distinguished Public Service Medal
9 Oct 2008
Washington, D.C.— Robert Hazen, senior staff scientist at the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory, will receive the 2009 Distinguished Public Service Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America. Hazen researches the possible...
9 Oct 2008
Washington, D.C.— Robert Hazen, senior staff scientist at the Carnegie Institution's Geophysical Laboratory, will receive the 2009 Distinguished Public Service Medal of the Mineralogical Society of America. Hazen researches the possible...
Human Microbiome Project awards funds for technology development, data analysis and ethical research
7 Oct 2008
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced the first awards for its Human Microbiome Project, which will lay a foundation for efforts to explore how complex communities of microbes interact with the human body to influence health...
7 Oct 2008
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced the first awards for its Human Microbiome Project, which will lay a foundation for efforts to explore how complex communities of microbes interact with the human body to influence health...
Making waves
10 Oct 2008
Mathematicians crack quantum chaos conjecture PALO ALTO, Calif., October 10, 2008 - In a seminar co-organized by Stanford University and the American Institute of Mathematics, Soundararajan announced that he and Roman Holowinsky have proven a...
10 Oct 2008
Mathematicians crack quantum chaos conjecture PALO ALTO, Calif., October 10, 2008 - In a seminar co-organized by Stanford University and the American Institute of Mathematics, Soundararajan announced that he and Roman Holowinsky have proven a...
Allcock publishes new materials chemistry textbook
8 Oct 2008
Book jacket. Click here for more information. Harry R. Allcock, Penn State Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry, is the author of a new textbook, titled "Introduction to Materials Chemistry," which has been published by...
8 Oct 2008
Book jacket. Click here for more information. Harry R. Allcock, Penn State Evan Pugh Professor of Chemistry, is the author of a new textbook, titled "Introduction to Materials Chemistry," which has been published by...
ASU Mars scientist wins distinguished award from Geological Society of America
8 Oct 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. – Philip R. Christensen, Regents' Professor of Geological Sciences in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, has been given the G.K. Gilbert Award for 2008 by the Planetary Sciences Division...
8 Oct 2008
TEMPE, Ariz. – Philip R. Christensen, Regents' Professor of Geological Sciences in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, has been given the G.K. Gilbert Award for 2008 by the Planetary Sciences Division...
M.I.N.D. Institute researchers find important clue to learning deficit in children with autism
9 Oct 2008
High-tech eye-tracking equipment reveals autistic children look at a teacher's face less than normal children A study by researchers at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute has discovered an important clue to why children with autism spectrum...
9 Oct 2008
High-tech eye-tracking equipment reveals autistic children look at a teacher's face less than normal children A study by researchers at the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute has discovered an important clue to why children with autism spectrum...
Where optics meets medicine
9 Oct 2008
Medical highlights of Frontiers in Optics Meeting in Rochester, Oct. 19-23 WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Medical research is a cornerstone of Frontiers in Optics 2008 (FiO), the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Optical Society (OSA), being held Oct. 19-23 at...
9 Oct 2008
Medical highlights of Frontiers in Optics Meeting in Rochester, Oct. 19-23 WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Medical research is a cornerstone of Frontiers in Optics 2008 (FiO), the 92nd Annual Meeting of the Optical Society (OSA), being held Oct. 19-23 at...
New book rethinks the relationship between sulfur and crops
6 Oct 2008
Professional science publication explains the role of this overlooked nutrient A new professional publication on sulfur from the Soil Science Society of America. Click here for more information. MADISON, WI, October...
6 Oct 2008
Professional science publication explains the role of this overlooked nutrient A new professional publication on sulfur from the Soil Science Society of America. Click here for more information. MADISON, WI, October...
NASA spacecraft ready to explore outer solar system
6 Oct 2008
An artist's impression of NASA's IBEX spacecraft exploring the edge of our solar system. Click here for more information. GREENBELT, Md. -- The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking...
6 Oct 2008
An artist's impression of NASA's IBEX spacecraft exploring the edge of our solar system. Click here for more information. GREENBELT, Md. -- The first NASA spacecraft to image and map the dynamic interactions taking...
Urban earthquakes, nuclear bombs and 9/11
8 Oct 2008
New York seismologist honored for work local and global Won-Young Kim, a senior scientist at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, has won the Jesuit Seismological Association Award from the Seismological Society of America...
8 Oct 2008
New York seismologist honored for work local and global Won-Young Kim, a senior scientist at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, has won the Jesuit Seismological Association Award from the Seismological Society of America...
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