"Protect Wild Dolphins" License Plate Sales To Fund Wild Dolphin Research Efforts Throughout Florida
...used to help fund ongoingwild dolphin research and education programs, which are involved in the studyand preservation of wild dolphins in Florida Waters. The internationallyacclaimed Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution based out of Fort Pierce willadminister the program for the benefit of wild dolphins. ...Baby Grain Bins Help Purdue Researchers Tackle Big Problems
...ckinggrain storage problems with the help of a new education and research center atPurdue. The Post-Harvest Education and Research Center at Purdue's Agronomy ResearchCenter includes 16 500-bushel-capacity mini-bins filled for the first time lastfall with corn produced specifically for the team's research ...First Great American Bluebird Count
...luebird count is an engaging family activity, says education coordinatorColleen DeLong, and to help involve children in the event, Birdhouse Online isfeaturing a coloring contest. Children of all ages are invited to send in theircompleted pictures of cavity-nesting birds, which can be printed out from theweb s...Purdue Students Win $4,500 For Vegetarian Gelatin Dessert
...e opportunity to use theirscientific and technical education and skills to actually create potentiallycommercial products from soybeans and their components," Tao says. "Teachingstudents first-hand about how industrial products are created is an importantpart of their education. In this contest, the focus isn'...The Foundation for Genetic Education and Counseling
A new foundation devoted to education and counseling about complex humandiseases has bee...ss. The new foundation will provide counseling and education for patientsand families involved in research, and will develop new approaches to educationabout com...Biomedical engineers working to help kids with special needs
...an beadded as well. "We spoke with special education teachers and therapists in the area tofind out what sort of inventions they would like to have, but which did notexist," said Dr. Richard Goldberg, visiting professor of biomedical engineeringat UNC-CH. "Then we researched the devices to make sure th...Purdue helps Indiana companies with pollution dilemma
...tions, says James R. Noonan, assistant directorfor education and technical assistance of the Indiana Clean ManufacturingTechnology and Safe Materials Institute at Purdue. The emission statistics for 1998 will be the first to reflect the higherlevels. They will be released by state, federal and industry so...W.M. Keck Foundation gives USC $110 million
...ientificendeavors in medicine, engineering, higher education and of course, astronomy,with the W.M. Keck Observatory and its two magnificent telescopes that havedeepened our understanding of the universe while firing our imaginations. "Now the foundation has seized on the incredible opportunity to focus itsres...National Science Board selects leading chemists to establish new Science and Technology Center
... "With this award we can be real leaders in the education of students ina multidisciplinary environment," he said. "This also includes students fromkindergarten through grade 12, who will benefit from development of innovativeteaching modules by center faculty." Carbon dioxide will become the solven...National Science Board calls for significant new investment in research on the environment
...scope of its roleregarding environmental research, education and scientific assessment, and todetermine the bes...fcurrent NSF activities related to basic research, education and scientificassessment on the environment. It was also tasked with developing policyguidance for ...Biology, engineering jointly train students in neuro-mechanics
... institutions to stimulate key changes in graduate education and research training. The agency's goal is to cul... said Luther Williams, NSF's assistant director of education and human resources. IGERT grants also respond to recommendations from the National Academy of Scie......chnology, seeksto advance engineering research and education in areas critical to the long-termcompetitiveness of U.S. fiber and film based industries....Hepatitis C is not a 'silent disease'
...disease. Today, AASLD provides representation and education for more than 2,400 liver researchers, physicians, and surgeons worldwide....Elvis of E. coli releases second food safety music CD
... "In this era of nanosecond attention spans and education viaentertainment, I've found that the musical approach successfully reachesaudiences that don't respond well to traditional methods of education," saysWinter. In July 1998, he released his first CD, "Stayin' Alive: A Hearty Helpingof Food......ny programsin the areas of science policy, science education and international scientificcooperation. AAAS publishes the prestigious peer-reviewed journal Science, aswell as a number of electronic features on the World Wide Web....Trouble for the world's turtles
...threatened," he said. "We have done a good job of education the public about the plight of amphibians,but like them, reptiles such as turtles, need protection too," said Dr. WhitGibbons of the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. "Partners in Amphibian andReptile Conservation (PARC) has begun to address this ...Environment in Eastern Europe benefits from Swedish funding
...ing moreaccessible. There is also a great need for education and training regardingup-to-date environmentalworking methods", says Bo Libert, responsible for Swedish EPA's Eastern Europeprogramme. Swedish EPA also wants to support water protection in the Kola-river in Murmanskandconservation of the large virgin...Mountain Lake Hotel places environmental book in rooms
... endorse the Talloires Declaration calling for the education ofstudents about environmental matters. Wallace believes environmental issues cannot be separated from other issues andcannot be confined to specific locations in crisis, and he has written numerousessays and newspaper opinion pieces on the matter. I...Study shows black churches can help improve healthy behaviors
...creases among people 66 years and older,those with education beyond high school, widowed or divorced people and thoseattending church frequently," Campbell said. "The least improvement occurredamong those aged 18 to 37 years and single people." Frequent churchgoers, for example, consumed almost a servi...UD News: Gene-repair pioneer, Eric Kmiec, brings his lab to the University of Delaware
...e was impressed by UD's commitment toundergraduate education and involvement of undergraduates in research, as wellas the idyllic setting. Most convincing, however, were University faculty like Associate Prof. CindyCarson, an internationally recognized expert in bone development who first toldhim about UD duri...