Duke Lemurs Are Released In Madagascar
...e of stones at the base of the release cage. "The ceremony complete, the doors were opened in front of an anxiousaudience of the project's personnel and the representatives of the Malagasygovernment's Department of Water and Forests and National Association forthe Management of Protected Areas." The lemurs ......he Society of Chemical Industry Prize). The award ceremony was organised by the Chemistry Research for Britain organisation which is supported by the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, learned societies, professional associations and institutions active in chemical science and technology, and also by the...... Society of Chemical Industry UK Prize . The award ceremony was organised by the Chemistry Research for Britain organisation which is supported by the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, learned societies, professional associations and institutions active in chemical science, and also by the UK's scienc...AAAS Honors Three USGS Scientists As Fellows
... and rosettepins as part of the AAAS Fellows Forum ceremony in conjunction with the annualmeeting. Cotter, the associate chief biologist for Information in the BiologicalResources Division of the USGS in Reston, Va., is being honored for her work ininformation management and communication. Her duties include ...U.S. Scientists Honored For Lifetime Contributions In Hepatitis Research
...nal Prize for Medicine in a special ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 14. Dr. Purcell shares the prize with John L. Gerin, Ph.D., director of the molecular virology and immunology division at Georgetown University Medical C...Biologist Wins Simon Fraser University Controversy Prize For 'Silent Spring' Of The '90s
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...the DFG, ProfessorErnst-Ludwig Winnacker, during a ceremony to be held in the presence of theFederal President in the Aula of the University of Bonn on 8 February 1999 at3.00 p.m. Information for editors: Further information on the 1999 Leibniz Prize winners, their c.v.s anddescriptions of their fields of res...Cedars-Sinai Tip Sheet For Dec. 21
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...Kandel, 69, who will accept the$100,000 award in a ceremony at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem. "I have always felt very privileged to be at Columbia, with its outstandingneurobiology community. In a larger sense, I see this recognition as alsoreflecting on the intellectual life of that neurob...Largest Acoustics Meeting In History Expected
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...s BBC/Discovery Channel series, "Earth Story." The ceremony andsubsequent reception are open to press registrants. (Note: "Earth Story" will be shown continuously at the AGU booth in theexhibition area, one episode each morning and afternoon.) Lessons From the Cariaco, Venezuela, Earthquake June 3, 10:00 A....Richard Amasino wins Alexander von Humboldt Award
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