ST@T SHEET: A monthly update on science/technology @ Temple University
... The 15 undergraduate students--biology majors and education majors specializing in biology or science--are required to keep a field notebook about what they see and experience in Belize. Following the trip, the students have exams and work in teams to develop a 10-page paper on some aspect of reef ecology. ...A bizarre new predatory dinosaur unearthed on Madagascar
...mammals. Recognizing a critical need for education and health care, expedition leader David Krause has worked with colleagues to form the Ankizy Fund, a non-profit society dedicated to building schools and clinics in remote areas of Madagascar. Shown here are two children from the village of Berivor...UC Davis will establish new graduate school of the environment
...he dean will promote environmental scholarship and education at the administrative level and strengthen cross-d...plinary linkages. "Although most of the graduate education on our campus is through graduate groups, the financial and administrative support for those groups ...Conference focuses on adults living with autism
...e frontiers of daily life WHAT: Special education experts and researchers from San Francisco State ... Adriana Schuler, Ph.D., a professor of special education at San Francisco State University. Pamela Wolfberg, Ph.D., the co-founder of the Autism Institu...Debate over genetically modified food gets an educational home on the web
... educators, scientists and the general public. The education section allows teachers to design and post curricu...OPE project brings together the worlds of science, education and journalism, that often lack understanding of each others role in teaching science, says Marcia C......ning the links between people and nature A special education webpage for children was launched in January and, later in the year, an internet chat session with IBOY's biodiversity experts will be scheduled. Details of projects and announcements of special events can be found on IBOY's webpage at: http://www.n...Award winners announced for 2001 Merck/AAAS undergraduate science research program
...is to enhance undergraduate biology and chemistry education through undergraduate research experiences that em...tion is to advance biomedical science training and education and to improve health care worldwide. Since its inception, more than $254 million have been contrib...Award winners announced for 2001 Merck/AAAS undergraduate science
...is to enhance undergraduate biology and chemistry education through undergraduate research experiences that em...tion is to advance biomedical science training and education and to improve health care worldwide. Since its inception, more than $254 million have been contrib...Dieting study finds Internet effective in producing initial weight loss
...nd exercise. Half were assigned to the education group and had only the Internet informational reso...avior therapy group and 22 percent of those in the education group lost at least 5 percent of their initial body weight a level that has been shown ...National Cancer Institute designates Vanderbilt-Ingram a Comprehensive Cancer Center
...community through programs for cancer information, education and outreach. Relatively few Comprehensive Can...sease), and launched an active cancer information, education and outreach office.......d selected delegates from industry, government and education inJapan, UK, the USA and other countries. This thi...id Williams,Liverpool University Future of medical education - Dr Rifat Atun, Imperial College Impact of technology on healthcare - Rt Hon Virginia Bottomley, MP...NHLBI unveils new resources to help consumers control their blood pressure
...pecific to women, such as preeclampsia. Continuing education programs and interactive software are available to help clinicians stay abreast of the latest recommendations in high blood pressure prevention, detection, and treatment....Swarthmore chemist wins national award for research with students
...member of the ACS inorganic, physical and chemical education divisions....Panda habitat not protected by nature reserve, say Science researchers
... the reserve are important, they feel that quality education for the reserve's children may be "the most socially acceptable and ecologically sound way" to limit ecological threats to Wolong. Better educational opportunities could allow residents to attend technical schools and colleges and obtain jobs outside...DFG set up 19 new Graduiertenkollegs
... one transatlantic one. From now on, German higher education institutions can also train doctoral candidates in collaboration with partners outside Europe in the framework of international Graduierten-kollegs. This is aimed at giving additional support to work with co-operation partners world-wide in the field...Do the effects of prenatal exposure to alcohol differ by culture?
...n race, ethnicity, social, economic, geographic or education background." Yet, he added, "the potential influence of cultural context on offspring outcome cannot be excluded based on a single study."...New research confirms that natural selection is acting on the current human population
...removing the influence of differences in religion, education and the effect of the baby boom, the researchers s... controlled by social factors such as religion and education (5). For example, Roman Catholic women had 20 per cent higher reproductive fitness than other religi...First dinosaur found with its body covering intact; displays primitive feathers from head to toe
...e. This spectacular new exhibition, research, and education facility, which includes a rebuilt and rejuvenated Hayden Planetarium, features striking exhibits about the nature of the universe and our planet that link seamlessly to the rest of the Museum. The Museum shares its treasures and discoveries with ap...Disadvantaged children perceive more hostility, damaging their hearts
... new study shows that children of parents with low education and low-status jobs are more likely to perceive ambiguous situations as threatening and thereby place added stress on their hearts. These children appear to develop a constant vigilance in order to protect themselves against frequent external threats...