Student science contest participation influences study, career choices, alumni say
...to create a high-level, real world experience with access to first class equipment and mentors," he said. ...udent (or team) works with a mentor for advice and access to equipment and supplies. Cash prizes (plus, in some cities, university scholarships or s...Highlights of the October 2004 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...onsumption among adolescents coupled with the easy access to soft drinks in school vending machines over the... Most parents were supportive of schools' limiting access to vending machines. They wanted a wider variety of choices available to students with healthier alt...New study shows hope for treating inhalant abuse
...ference for a place where they have previously had access to a drug, even when the drug is absent -- is simi...r before the testing. They then gave the rats free access to the chambers with no toluene present while monitoring the animals' behavior. Researchers fou...Scientists to prototype cyberinfrastructure for research and education access to ocean observatories
...nd network services that will enable routine ocean access to researchers, educators, students and the genera...ol of ocean-going instruments along with real-time access to the data from those instruments." Given LOOKING's focus on tools for research and education, web ...Belgian researchers explore revolutionary approach to angiogenesis
...opening up the tumour blood supply to allow better access for cancer drugs and more effective radiotherapy. The potential for exploiting tumour blood vessels has been made possible by their discovery in a study in mice that the arterioles (blood vessels less than 0.5mm in diameter) that feed tumours have th...AAAS US Presidential Candidates' Forum
...y for Bush and Kerry, Walker and Kelly have unique access to the content knowledge on each side. Each speaker will have the opportunity to make a short opening statement. The rest of the time will be devoted to Q&A. Mary Woolley, president of Research!America, will moderate the event. This is the second pr...UCSF scientist Joe Derisi named MaCarthur Fellow
... Ever interested in providing free access to scientific information, DeRisi has made a point of posting instructions on his website for making microarrays, and has given several workshops on their construction at Cold Spring Harbor and UC Santa Cruz. "Joe has made a monu...A test case for DNA barcodes to identify species
...cies and from an entirely new species. In the open access journal, PLoS Biology, Paul Hebert and colleagues demonstrate the utility of their controversial "DNA barcoding" concept, which uses genes to identify species much like supermarket barcodes identify products. Using a region of one specific gene, they...Agronomy, crop, and soil science societies to meet Oct. 31 to Nov. 4 in Seattle
...an apply to receive complimentary registration for access to all technical sessions and the Press Room. Plea...of the media/public information officers is online access to the Annual Meetings' abstracts. To receive your name and password to access this searchable resou...Atacama rover helps NASA learn to search for life on Mars
...s and various sensors of the rover. The public can access the same kind of data experienced by scientists by downloading the EventScope interface from the Internet at: http://www.eventscope.org/atacama ...Keep genome data freely accessible
.... The editorial comments: 'But while free and open access to these data is a boon to science, it carries som...ide the antiviral drug research. "Unfettered, free access to the results of life-science research . . . has served science and society well", the panel argues...Females may be more susceptible to overindulge 'sweet tooth' cravings than males
... Psychology) found that: rats overate when given access to a highly palatable diet containing a greater po...ts were housed individually in cages that provided access to running wheels. Daily caloric intake of chow alone and then chow plus sweet milk was monitored d...AAAS expert panel calls for voter-system research and reform
...to make resultsmore reliable and to promote better access byvoters, especially those who have historicallyencountered serious impediments to exercisingtheir right to vote. In findings released after a weekend conferenceconvened by AAAS, the 18-member panel concludedthat research into new voting technology a...$2.7 million grant to support creation of virtual zebrafish atlas
...zfin.org ), will give researchers around the world access to thousands of high-resolution files that will sh...uman diseases." The atlas will allow scientists to access images of the anatomy of healthy zebrafish to compare to the zebrafish used in their studies of gene...Tufts University establishes $4 million dollar tissue engineering resource center
...esearchers from the U.S. and around the world full access to the latest techniques to solve complex challenges in the field. It will host a number of collaborations with other laboratories related to specific enhancements of the core projects, such as tissue engineering of human ligaments using transfected ...K-State's National Agricultural Biosecurity Center receives $1.3 Million from Department of Defense
...ncy management personnel at all levels who need to access such agrosecurity information." Plans are to crea...cials and others, an environment in which they can access relatively static data and also dynamic, relevant real time information, she explained. "Having the ...National Academies advisory: genome data and bioterrorism
... the Internet. Should the U.S. government restrict access to this data, given concerns that bioterrorists co...se it to engineer the deadly pathogens? Or is such access crucial to the work of researchers trying to find new defenses against the diseases? SEEKING SECURI...Joslin Diabetes Center adds first affiliate in California at Irvine Medical Center
...iabetes Research Education Foundation, offers easy access to a wide range of specialists for adults and chil...itioners. Additionally, UCI Medical Center offers access to specialized services of interest to people with diabetes, such as pancreas and kidney transplanta...Two Virginia Tech energy-related inventions win R&D 100 awards
... encryption-protected monitoring from any Internet access site," says Pickrell. "This can revolutionize the oil services market." He also commended the students who worked on the project. "In addition to the people mentioned on the R&D 100 award, many talented students in our group contributed to this award......cine ( http://www.plosmedicine.org ), the new open access global health journal from the Public Library of S... Dr. El Feki's article is published under an open access license--anyone, anywhere in the world is free to download, distribute, and reuse it freely as long ...