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American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- April 22, 2009
27 Apr 2009
Here is the latest American Chemical Society (ACS) Weekly PressPac from the Office of Public Affairs. It has news from ACS' 34 peer-reviewed journals and Chemical & Engineering News. Please credit the individual journal or the American...
27 Apr 2009
Here is the latest American Chemical Society (ACS) Weekly PressPac from the Office of Public Affairs. It has news from ACS' 34 peer-reviewed journals and Chemical & Engineering News. Please credit the individual journal or the American...
The story of ancient Persia gets digitized
30 Apr 2009
Tablets on loan from Iran are being photographed and recorded IMAGE: Professor Matthew Stolper of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago looks at a Persian tablet that has been digitized so that...
30 Apr 2009
Tablets on loan from Iran are being photographed and recorded IMAGE: Professor Matthew Stolper of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago looks at a Persian tablet that has been digitized so that...
Physics of particles, stars, black holes, gravity, nuclear waste policy and more
1 May 2009
College Park, MD, March 27, 2009 -- The April Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) will take place from May 2-5, 2009 at the Sheraton Denver Hotel in downtown Denver. This is the second of the two largest general physics meetings of...
1 May 2009
College Park, MD, March 27, 2009 -- The April Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) will take place from May 2-5, 2009 at the Sheraton Denver Hotel in downtown Denver. This is the second of the two largest general physics meetings of...
Regional partnership to develop algal biofuels gets backing of San Diego leaders
28 Apr 2009
Research and development effort will create jobs, boost local economy IMAGE: Algae ponds at the research facility in the Imperial Valley near Niland. Click here for more...
28 Apr 2009
Research and development effort will create jobs, boost local economy IMAGE: Algae ponds at the research facility in the Imperial Valley near Niland. Click here for more...
Open access advocate Philip E. Bourne to receive 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award
27 Apr 2009
Philip E. Bourne, a computational biologist and professor with the University of California, San Diego, will be presented with the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award this week in recognition of his efforts as a leading advocate for the free and open...
27 Apr 2009
Philip E. Bourne, a computational biologist and professor with the University of California, San Diego, will be presented with the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Award this week in recognition of his efforts as a leading advocate for the free and open...
What killed Naval hero John Paul Jones?
1 May 2009
University of Maryland School of Medicine and the VA Maryland Health Care System sponsor conference to examine the Father of the American Navy John Paul Jones, born as John Paul in Scotland in 1747, is linked to the United States Navy's...
1 May 2009
University of Maryland School of Medicine and the VA Maryland Health Care System sponsor conference to examine the Father of the American Navy John Paul Jones, born as John Paul in Scotland in 1747, is linked to the United States Navy's...
Seaglider monitors waters from Arctic during record-breaking journey under ice
28 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Moorings, strings of instruments tethered to the seafloor, monitor water in Davis Strait. The instruments are too valuable to be positioned where low-hanging pieces of ice might strike them....
28 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Moorings, strings of instruments tethered to the seafloor, monitor water in Davis Strait. The instruments are too valuable to be positioned where low-hanging pieces of ice might strike them....
May-June 2009 GSA Bulletin media highlights
28 Apr 2009
Boulder, CO, USA - GSA Bulletin covers various aspects of volcanism, including North Sister volcano, central Oregon Cascades; Kilauea in Hawai'i; areas around the Yellowstone hotspot; the hot-spot-derived Easter Island; and fossil evidence of...
28 Apr 2009
Boulder, CO, USA - GSA Bulletin covers various aspects of volcanism, including North Sister volcano, central Oregon Cascades; Kilauea in Hawai'i; areas around the Yellowstone hotspot; the hot-spot-derived Easter Island; and fossil evidence of...
Mysterious disappearance of explorer Everett Ruess solved after 75 years
30 Apr 2009
University of Colorado, National Geographic report on forensic, DNA evidence regarding Southwest folk hero IMAGE: CU-Boulder anthropology Professor Dennis Van Gerven, center, and Navajo Nation archaeologist Ron...
30 Apr 2009
University of Colorado, National Geographic report on forensic, DNA evidence regarding Southwest folk hero IMAGE: CU-Boulder anthropology Professor Dennis Van Gerven, center, and Navajo Nation archaeologist Ron...
SIAM names 183 Fellows for key contributions to applied mathematics and computational science
1 May 2009
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) is pleased to announce the SIAM Fellows Class of 2009 and the inauguration of the SIAM Fellows Program. Fellowship is an honorific designation conferred on members distinguished for...
1 May 2009
The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) is pleased to announce the SIAM Fellows Class of 2009 and the inauguration of the SIAM Fellows Program. Fellowship is an honorific designation conferred on members distinguished for...
Bringing underrepresented groups into mathematics
1 May 2009
Mathematics departments honored for outstanding efforts IMAGE: These are members of the Department of Statistics at North Carolina State University. Click here for more...
1 May 2009
Mathematics departments honored for outstanding efforts IMAGE: These are members of the Department of Statistics at North Carolina State University. Click here for more...
Nanotechnology holds promise for STD drug delivery
3 May 2009
IMAGE: This is Kim Woodrow from Yale University. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn. — Yale researchers describe a breakthrough in safe and effective...
3 May 2009
IMAGE: This is Kim Woodrow from Yale University. Click here for more information. New Haven, Conn. — Yale researchers describe a breakthrough in safe and effective...
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center celebrates 50 years of scientific excellence
1 May 2009
Upcoming 2009 Goddard launches and New Mission Awards IMAGE: This is Dr. Robert Goddard at a chalkboard at Clark University in 1924. Click here for more information. GREENBELT,...
1 May 2009
Upcoming 2009 Goddard launches and New Mission Awards IMAGE: This is Dr. Robert Goddard at a chalkboard at Clark University in 1924. Click here for more information. GREENBELT,...
DNA barcoding of mosquito species deployed in bid to end elephantiasis
29 Apr 2009
First use of DNA barcoding in war against a major world disease New biotechnologies that allow scientists to quickly and accurately distinguish species based on a simple DNA analysis are being creatively deployed for the first time in the war...
29 Apr 2009
First use of DNA barcoding in war against a major world disease New biotechnologies that allow scientists to quickly and accurately distinguish species based on a simple DNA analysis are being creatively deployed for the first time in the war...
Native Americans descended from a single ancestral group, DNA study confirms
28 Apr 2009
DNA evidence shows that Native Americans and Greenlanders are more closely related to each other than to any other existing Asian populations, except those that live at the very edge of the Bering Strait IMAGE:...
28 Apr 2009
DNA evidence shows that Native Americans and Greenlanders are more closely related to each other than to any other existing Asian populations, except those that live at the very edge of the Bering Strait IMAGE:...
Ben-Gurion University research and technology used in new solar energy farm
28 Apr 2009
IMAGE: ZenithSolar, an Israeli start-up company, launched its first "solar farm " near Tel Aviv on April 26, based on concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems developed by Prof. David Faiman of...
28 Apr 2009
IMAGE: ZenithSolar, an Israeli start-up company, launched its first "solar farm " near Tel Aviv on April 26, based on concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems developed by Prof. David Faiman of...
Seaglider monitors climate-related ocean circulation in the Arctic
28 Apr 2009
Autonomous vehicle developed by the University of Washington is an element of Arctic Observing Network, an International Polar Year research priority IMAGE: A seaglider is prepared for deployment in Davis...
28 Apr 2009
Autonomous vehicle developed by the University of Washington is an element of Arctic Observing Network, an International Polar Year research priority IMAGE: A seaglider is prepared for deployment in Davis...
The first DFG research centers to be funded for another four years
30 Apr 2009
Institutions in Bremen, Karlsruhe and Wurzburg impress with outstanding scientific achievements and capacity-building effects Following a successful second funding period, the first three DFG Research Centres will again be extended and will...
30 Apr 2009
Institutions in Bremen, Karlsruhe and Wurzburg impress with outstanding scientific achievements and capacity-building effects Following a successful second funding period, the first three DFG Research Centres will again be extended and will...
AUA counters mainstream recommendations with new best practice statement on PSA testing
27 Apr 2009
New guidance stresses that PSA testing should be individualized, men should get baseline reading at age 40 LINTHICUM, MD, April 27, 2009—The American Urological Association (AUA) today issued new clinical guidance – which directly...
27 Apr 2009
New guidance stresses that PSA testing should be individualized, men should get baseline reading at age 40 LINTHICUM, MD, April 27, 2009—The American Urological Association (AUA) today issued new clinical guidance – which directly...
New blow for dinosaur-killing asteroid theory
27 Apr 2009
Impact didn't lead to mass extinction 65 million years ago, geologists find The enduringly popular theory that the Chicxulub crater holds the clue to the demise of the dinosaurs, along with some 65 percent of all species 65 million years ago,...
27 Apr 2009
Impact didn't lead to mass extinction 65 million years ago, geologists find The enduringly popular theory that the Chicxulub crater holds the clue to the demise of the dinosaurs, along with some 65 percent of all species 65 million years ago,...
Sugar, spice and puppy dog tails: Developing sex-typed personality traits and interests
29 Apr 2009
A new longitudinal study of children's personality traits and interests tells us that sex-typed characteristics develop differently in girls and boys. The study, by researchers at The Pennsylvania State University, the University of Hawaii at...
29 Apr 2009
A new longitudinal study of children's personality traits and interests tells us that sex-typed characteristics develop differently in girls and boys. The study, by researchers at The Pennsylvania State University, the University of Hawaii at...
Symposia selected for Entomological Society of America meeting
28 Apr 2009
Seventy insect science symposia to be presented in December, 2009 Section Symposia The Entomological Society of America (ESA) will feature 70 symposia on insect science at their Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, December 13-16,...
28 Apr 2009
Seventy insect science symposia to be presented in December, 2009 Section Symposia The Entomological Society of America (ESA) will feature 70 symposia on insect science at their Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, December 13-16,...
Smart Charger Controller simplifies electric vehicle recharging
30 Apr 2009
Grid-friendly technology protects grid; saves consumers money VIDEO: In this short video, PNNL Engineer Michael Kintner-Meyer explains the concept of managing peak demand and provides a first look at how the...
30 Apr 2009
Grid-friendly technology protects grid; saves consumers money VIDEO: In this short video, PNNL Engineer Michael Kintner-Meyer explains the concept of managing peak demand and provides a first look at how the...
Risk of autism tied to genes that influence brain cell connections
28 Apr 2009
In three studies, including the most comprehensive study of autism genetics to date, investigators funded in part by the National Institutes of Health have identified common and rare genetic factors that affect the risk of autism spectrum...
28 Apr 2009
In three studies, including the most comprehensive study of autism genetics to date, investigators funded in part by the National Institutes of Health have identified common and rare genetic factors that affect the risk of autism spectrum...
SMU anthropology chair elected to NAS
28 Apr 2009
David Meltzer honored for Paleoindian research SMU Anthropology Department chair David Meltzer has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for his achievements in original scientific research. Membership in the NAS is...
28 Apr 2009
David Meltzer honored for Paleoindian research SMU Anthropology Department chair David Meltzer has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for his achievements in original scientific research. Membership in the NAS is...
Avian flu research sheds light on swine flu outbreak
29 Apr 2009
AUDIO: Associate Professor Daniel Perez from the University of Maryland talks about the H9N2 virus. Click here for more information. College Park, Md. - A new study by University...
29 Apr 2009
AUDIO: Associate Professor Daniel Perez from the University of Maryland talks about the H9N2 virus. Click here for more information. College Park, Md. - A new study by University...
Countries unite to reduce animal use in product toxicity testing worldwide
27 Apr 2009
US, Canada, Japan and European Union sign international agreement Representatives from four international agencies, including the director of the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP), today signed a memorandum of cooperation that could reduce...
27 Apr 2009
US, Canada, Japan and European Union sign international agreement Representatives from four international agencies, including the director of the U.S. National Toxicology Program (NTP), today signed a memorandum of cooperation that could reduce...
Late motherhood boosts family lifespan
3 May 2009
Same genes linked to longevity and births after age 45 IMAGE: University of Utah demographer Ken R. Smith led a new study confirming that women who have their last baby after age 45 live longer than women who...
3 May 2009
Same genes linked to longevity and births after age 45 IMAGE: University of Utah demographer Ken R. Smith led a new study confirming that women who have their last baby after age 45 live longer than women who...
Joining forces to improve lung cancer treatment
27 Apr 2009
EMCTO Conference, Lugano, May 1-3, 2009 Lugano, 27 April 2009 – Prevention, personalized therapies and closer collaborations between surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists will result in better outcomes for lung cancer...
27 Apr 2009
EMCTO Conference, Lugano, May 1-3, 2009 Lugano, 27 April 2009 – Prevention, personalized therapies and closer collaborations between surgeons, medical oncologists and radiation oncologists will result in better outcomes for lung cancer...
The most distant object yet discovered in the universe
28 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Gamma-ray bursts are powerful flashes of energetic gamma-rays lasting from less than a second to several minutes. They release a tremendous amount of energy in this short time making them... Click here...
28 Apr 2009
IMAGE: Gamma-ray bursts are powerful flashes of energetic gamma-rays lasting from less than a second to several minutes. They release a tremendous amount of energy in this short time making them... Click here...
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