Houston minority graduation rises in sciences, engineering as result of UH-led alliance
... from freshmen to seniors find safe haven to seek assistance from others in the H-LSAMP program or take advantage of quiet rooms to concentrate. Workshop instructors also are on hand and eager to help. There are many success stories that have come out of the University of Houston's H-LSAMP program, in...USAID, Conservation International & Starbucks launch Conservation Coffee Alliance in Central America
...ended to provide economic incentives and technical assistance that will enable small-scale farmers to adopt cons...roviding farmers with financial support, technical assistance to raise the quality of their coffee and a market for their crops. Last year, Starbucks purchased 1......SENM and one of only a handful ever conducted with assistance from the BLM. The site was first discovered in 2001 by Utah Museum of Natural History volunteer Jodi Vincent, while on a survey looking for new fossil localities in the Monument. WHY: The specimen holds a wealth of information about dinosaurs pr...Cell's gatekeeper for ammonia revealed in unprecedented detail
...mmonia can pass through cell membranes without any assistance from a protein channel, the ammonia channel is extraordinarily efficient at transporting ammonia -- a trait called "high affinity" that can be critical since the ammonia is highly toxic, Stroud said. Many neurological disorders, from seizures to stup...The birth of reproductive health: A difficult delivery
...rge W. Bush reinstated in 2001, US family planning assistance cannot be given to any non-American non-governmental group unless it certifies that it neither performs nor endorses abortion. "International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), Marie Stopes International and their local affiliates have been hard h...Chernobyl study: Risk of thyroid cancer rises with radiation dose
...n Moscow, whose director approached the center for assistance in developing a research and treatment institute for victims of the accident. Davis and colleague Kenneth Kopecky, Ph.D., made their first trip to Moscow that year. Then, in 1992, the Soviet Union collapsed. "We were back to square one in terms of ne...Parasitic cowbirds thrive with a less ruthless strategy than cuckoos
... suffer when alone in the nest without the begging assistance of nestmates. While cuckoos are far too big to share the nest and food with any other chicks, Kilner thought that her hypothesis could be tested in the cowbird, which is about the same size as its hosts - some 100 different insect-eating passerines o...Ancient life form may help create newest technologies
...e organized structures at the nano level. With the assistance of Alex Chang, an OSU assistant professor of chemical engineering, and two graduate students, Clayton Jeffryes and Shu-hong Liu, this team of OSU chemical engineers have cultured diatoms in a laboratory environment and "fed" them germanium. They have...Living at home helps young mothers stay in school
...t unmarried, minor-aged mothers who receive public assistance live at home (or in an approved adult-supervised s...cause it enables them to target the proper kind of assistance to young mothers and their parents. For instance, practitioners can use this information to offer a...Wildland fires: After the smoke clears
...c impact. Burn severity maps help determine where assistance and treatment is needed. Landslide and debris flow assessments help determine vulnerable areas. Rapid deployment of streamgages provide early warning for floods. Assessments of wildlife habitats and ecosystem studies help manage the impact of fire...Scientists issue statement on scientific peer review
...ive or counterproductive. In an effort to provide assistance in this regard, 13 scientific organizations representing over a quarter million individual scientists have issued a statement on scientific peer review. The American College of Preventive Medicine, American Fisheries Society, American Institute of Bi...90 million year old dino tracks found on resort island
...xplored the Cretaceous rocks of Hvarwith financial assistance from the National Geographic Society's Committeefor Research and Exploration. ...Wistar-discovered antibody will help diagnose appendicitis
...n Technologies Inc., located in Cranbury, NJ, with assistance from Thomas Jefferson University, also in Philadelphia, NeutroSpec will be marketed by Mallinckrodt Imaging, a St. Louis-based unit of Tyco Healthcare, a global medical products company headquartered in Bermuda. "The success of NeutroSpec reflects th...FSU scientists develop new tests to detect nut allergens in processed food
...of biological science, conducted the research with assistance from graduate students Mengna Su, Yanhong Wei and Mahesh Venkatachalam, and from Susan Teuber, an associate professor at University of California-Davis. "Globally-popular almonds, walnuts and cashews are the tree nuts most often implicated in permane...Newly grown kidneys can sustain life in rats
...just have to give them the right cues and a little assistance at various points." For the study, Hammerman and coauthor Sharon Rogers, research instructor in medicine, gave renal primordia transplants to 5- and 6-week-old rats. Prior to insertion, scientists soaked the transplant tissue in a solution that inclu...AAAS urges US to give scientists a voice in research misconduct cases
...ge would likely function more effectively with the assistance of a scientist working as a court expert. "In the federal court system, independent court appointed experts, who have no loyalties to either side of the dispute, are in a position to offer an opinion that is more balanced than the parties' experts. A...After natural disasters, the risk of infection, epidemics from dead bodies is negligible
...ary personnel and others who might have to provide assistance after a disaster, vaccinating those persons against hepatitis B and tuberculosis, using body bags and disposable gloves, washing hands after handling cadavers, and disinfecting stretchers and vehicles that have been used to transport bodies. Unjusti...Land Regeneration Network celebrates first year success
... environmental sector and will continue to provide assistance to the whole of Wales through the environmental improvements that will result. It gives Wales the opportunity to build on existing expertise and become a world-leader in these sectors of land, waste and sustainable environmental management." Economi...UGA professor Jeffrey Bennetzen named to National Academy of Sciences
...reciate the efforts of the GRA, which was of great assistance in his recruitment." "It's a great pleasure to be elected to the Academy by my fellow scientists," said Bennetzen. "The students and other colleagues in my laboratory over the years deserve to share in this honor, as their inspiration and hard work w...Grant from GE Foundation to University of Houston to strengthen math, tech 'pipeline'
...represent minority or female groups and providing assistance to define appropriate service learning projects and application examples. GE also plans to host plant tours to showcase the technology in place in today's competitive energy environment....