Chemical engineering grad students will take notable national awards
...ted in early November at the organization's annual convention in Austin, Texas. Dimitrios Zarkadas, who is expected to graduate in the next few months, was selected as the winner of the 2004 AIChE Separations Division Graduate Student Research Award in Crystallization and Evaporation. Zarkadas is a resident o...Energy conservation targets hit by notions of 'comfort'
...ll year round. As in other European countries, the convention of adding extra layers of clothing in winter or taking a siesta in summer has become almost obsolete. The 'Future Comforts' project, which was part of ESRC's Environment and Human Behaviour Programme, set out to examine changing conventions and tech...VIB presents its annual results at BIO2004 in San Francisco
San Francisco, BIO2004; The North American biotech convention 'BIO' has blossomed into the place to be. Every year, the international biotech community gathers together at this mega-happening, which this year boasts 20,000 participants. VIB (the Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology) is coordin...Exclusive pre-BIO conference preview by president/media availability
...nference will take place in Washington, D.C.'s new convention center from Sunday, June 22nd through Wednesday, June 25th. Fifty-five nations are represented, with more than 17,000 attendees. Four hundred media attendees are currently registered for BIO 2003. Feldbaum is available this week, with limited av...Automated imaging of brain tissue, high-quality glimpses inside arteries
...OM A pressroom will be located in room 330 of the convention center from June 1 through June 5. Reporters wishing to register for the meeting should contact Colleen Morrison of OSA (202-416-1437, cmorri@osa.org ). On Tuesday, June 3 at noon, OSA will hold a complimentary press luncheon featuring speakers on ...Columbia professor receives 2003 National Golden Apple for Teaching Excellence
... award in late March at AMSAs 53rd annual national convention in Washington, D.C. I am deeply touched to have been chosen for this award, said Dr. Despommier. As a teacher, there is nothing more important and fulfilling than having your students and their peers recognize and appreciate you for your work. I tha...Highlights of American Chemical Society's national meeting in New Orleans
...The pressroom will be located in Room 280 of the convention center. Highlights include: Rechargeable batteries that operate on alcohol Getting rid of termites with catnip New class of nonaddictive painkillers that could be better than morphine More efficient fridges and A/Cs with no moving part...Scientists re-evaluating the meaning of 'desertification,' Duke ecologist says
...." He noted that the United Nations established a convention in 1994 to target what it termed "poverty, drought and food insecurity in dry land countries experiencing desertification." However, "the variety of spins put on what is meant by 'desertification' differ widely in the scientific and policy communitie...University of New Hampshire to help US gain $1.3 trillion in ocean resources
...imate in its December 6, 2002, issue. A 1982 U.N. convention on the Law of the Sea gave about 150 coastal nations control of an exclusive economic zone that extends 200 miles off their shores. According to one provision of the convention, some countries stand to gain territory and resources if they can prove t...GSA Release 02-41: 2002 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
...ty.org/meetings/2002/gLodge.htm . Reservations at convention hotels can be made through GSA at special reduced rates through Sept. 27. Media are encouraged to make their arrangements as soon as possible. 6. Additional Information for Public Information Officers If you have press releases relevant to any of ...Stratified seawater disrupts the transport of imposex substances
...Maritime Organization (IMO) has recently adopted a convention that prohibits the use of antifouling paints based on organotin compounds such as TBT, which cause imposex. From 2003 onwards they may no longer be applied to vessels and from 2008 onwards they may no longer be present on vessels. In the meantime the...PET changes staging and treatment for newly diagnosed and recurrent lung cancer patients
...ity to more accurately stage disease compared with convention evaluation, PET also demonstrated its ability to produce accurate prediction of survival among patients. "The impact of PET on patient care and well-being cannot be overstated," said author Rodney Hicks. "By allowing patients with a poor prognosis t...Computers help veterinarians diagnosis pets with rare diseases
...ormatics, and introduced their product at the 1989 convention of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AMVA) in San Antonio. They sold 10 copies on that first outing and got "good feedback" from their customers. "We finished the feline database and marketed this DOS-based version until 1997," Carter sai...American Chemical Society meeting features cutting-edge research August 26-30 in Chicago
...ssroom will be on Level 2, Rooms E253 A-D, of the convention centers Lakeside Center, 2301 South Lake Shore Drive. It will be open for on-site registration from noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 25, and it will be in operation Sunday through Wednesday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m., and on Thursday from 8 a.m. to n...Saline solution a serious threat to wetlands
On 2 February 1971, an international convention came into being. Known as the Ramsar convention after the Iranian city where it was adopted, it committed its signatories to the conservation and wi...New rare dinosaur tracksite found in northern Wyoming
...sented their results today (Nov. 16) at the annual convention of the Geological Society of America in Reno, Nev. The new discovery is in a meter-thick layer of rock in the Gypsum Spring Formation. Estimated to be 170 million years old, this newly discovered layer preserves evidence that dinosaurs that inhabite...Fragile X brain synapses mostly undeveloped, researchers say
...uring the American Psychological Associationannual convention for his research on the mechanisms underlying learning andmemory. When stimulated in early development, spines in normal brain tissue rapidlyrecord the experience, generate protein, grow and mature, forming acharacteristic thick, functional shape. S...Chemists To Meet March 21-25 In Anaheim
...March 21 through Thursday, March 25,at the Anaheim convention center and nearby hotels. Findings to be discussed range from the latest research on how to treatobesity to the use of geochemicals in detecting extraterrestrial life. An estimated 5,000 scientific papers will be presented to the approximately...Chopping And Cooking Affect Garlic's Anti-Cancer Activity
...r one minute in the microwave oven or roasted in a convention oven for45 minutes after being crushed and allowed to "stand" for 10 minutes showed 41percent and 21 percent reductions in adduct formation, respectively. Rats givenheated or roasted garlic that had not been allowed to stand showed no decreasein addu...... according to a University of Michigan study. "The convention wisdom is that, due to greater concerns about jobs, crime,education and other 'survival' issues, Black Americans are unconcerned about theenvironment," says Paul Mohai, associate professor at the U-M School of NaturalResources and Environment. "This...