ICTP celebrates 40th anniversary, 'Legacy for the Future'
...ational Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) will celebrate its 40th anniversary on 4-5 October. The anniversa... Some 200 scientists will be coming to Trieste to celebrate the anniversary of an institution that is widely respected and revered as one of the premier organiz...APS showcases 46 historic breakthrough research articles
...back to 1898 has "truly been a labor of love." To celebrate the completion of the Legacy Project, APS identified 46 articles published in the APS journals that have proven vital to the discipline of physiology and the evolution of modern-day medicine. "The articles epitomize the ever-evolving thirst for know...UCSD undergraduates participate in collaborative studies abroad on cyberinfrastructure
...hering will also be held for PRIME participants to celebrate their successes, and to engage more students and faculty mentors in the program for 2005....2004 BP Conservation Programme winners pave the way for protecting wildlife
...servation Programme partnership the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of these young conservationists, who hold the potential to become the environmental leaders of the future. Three top 'Consolidation' awards of $75,000 each are being given to the best continuing conservation projects that the Program......by frequently during 2004 as the USGS continues to celebrate the challenges of scientific exploration and discovery - yesterday, today, and tomorrow. (Carolyn Bell, 703-648-4463) Stop Using "Richter Scale"! Bet you might not have known that USGS, for the most part, abandoned the "Richter Scale" as the o...Happy birthday USGS! 125 years of science for America
...ficant anniversary and invite you to join us as we celebrate 125 years of science for America--the mission that...te frequently during 2004 as the USGS continues to celebrate the challenges of scientific exploration and discovery yesterday, today, and tomorrow". The USGS se...What are your odds of surviving into your hundreds?
...uring middle age could reduce the odds that you'll celebrate your hundredth birthday. Research published in BMC Medical Genetics shows that a genetic trait, which is rarely found in centenarians, is associated with lower cholesterol levels. The risk of suffering from heart disease is increased by a number of f...New X-ray sources speed protein crystallography
...s a historically opportune time to acknowledge and celebrate the multidisciplinary nature of synchrotron radiation and discuss, in open forum, our collective views and needs for future outstanding X-ray facilities," Gruner noted....Unlocking the genetics and evolution of the dog could prove beneficial for humans
...dog enthusiasts (who also happen to be scientists) celebrate the canine species with new research mapping current purebred breeds back to a single progenitor breed, as well as recent findings in genetic 'trade-off' mechanisms that take place in dog genomes. Additionally, one panelist discusses how using geneti...'We are the champions' the new birdie song
...upporters who join together in a rousing chorus to celebrate a victory. Winning a fight also appears to put the tropical boubou, an African bird, in the mood for a song. Research published in BMC Ecology describes a rare example of a context-specific birdsong and identifies the tropical boubou as the first ...AGI announces the winners of Earth Science Week 2003 contests
... preparing for Earth Science Week 2004, which will celebrate the theme "Living on a Restless Earth." To find out how you can participate, visit the Earth Science Week web site, http://www.earthsciweek.org , or contact Cindy Martinez, Earth Science Week Manager, at 703-379-2480 ext. 227 or cmm@agiweb.org . T...$51 million research facility, classroom complex breaks ground at UH
... academic facilities in the Southwest. On hand to celebrate its groundbreaking Friday, Dec. 5, will be world-renowned architect Cesar Pelli, the visionary behind the project. The synergy expected in this building will be powerful, as multiple disciplines from the Cullen College of Engineering and the Colleg...President Bush names Rutgers' Evelyn Witkin for nations highest science honor
...r physical world due to these heroes of science we celebrate today," Colwell said. The National Medal of Science, established by the 86th Congress in 1959 and administered by the NSF, honors the impact of individuals on the present state of knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, engineering, ...Science Picks-Leads, Feeds and Story Seeds (June 2003)
...04. What Puts the BANG in Your Fourth of July? To celebrate Independence Day, Americans are drawn to spectacular fireworks displays. But what makes the colors, lights, and sounds so vivid? Each color in a fireworks display is produced by a specific mineral compound. Bright greens are from barium; blues come...Automated imaging of brain tissue, high-quality glimpses inside arteries
...ic world. Next, four pioneering researchers will celebrate the 40th anniversary of an invention that has already revolutionized our world - the semiconductor laser, the inexpensive lasers that are found ubiquitously in CD players, DVD players, fiber-optics communications, laser pointers and innumerable other...Science picks-leads, feeds and story seeds (May 2003)
.... STORY SEEDS The Wow of Water - The USGS will celebrate "The Wonder of Water" during National Drinking Water Week, May 4-10, 2003. For more than 30 years, the Nation has observed National Drinking Water Week, which is sponsored by the American Water Works Association ( http://www.awwa.org/ ). The USGS ma...UCSF celebrates opening of new vascular research laboratory
...r Research Institute, is sponsoring a symposium to celebrate the opening of the Pacific Vascular Research Laboratory. The new UCSF laboratory, funded by a $6.5 million grant from the Pacific Vascular Research Foundation and the Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation, represents a collaboration between scientists...A Magic Web: The Tropical Forest of Barro Colorado
...otographer, Christian Ziegler, team up artfully to celebrate one of the most intensively studied tropical forests on the planet, Panama's Barro Colorado Island. An adept ecology student and photographer, Ziegler arrived on Barro Colorado in 1999. He quickly identified a glaring hole in the publication record ...Ira Rubinoff honored by the Association for Tropical Biology
...ist and politician. The Republic of Panama, due to celebrate its centennial as a nation in 2003, has played a key role in the development of both his career and personal life. In the 1960's, with Ernst Mayr as graduate advisor, Rubinoff demonstrated morphological differences between Pacific and Caribbean popu...International rice genome project progressing ahead of schedule
Monsanto, researchers celebrate two-year anniversary of scientific breakthrough in rice In the two years since Monsanto Company made its rice genome data available to the global research community, the timetable for completing the rice genome has accelerated by six years. On Apr...