Research Reveals Environmental Injustice In N.C. Communities With Large Hog Farms
...t need for positive economicdevelopment and better educational systems." Environmental injustice such as what researchers found in the hogindustry does not necessarily reflect deliberate racist attitudes, but ratherinstitutional factors and lack of political influence, he said. The result is asystem that...Molecular Modeling Expands Chemistry Students' Experiences
...r says. Bullock took a graduate course in educational research and designed anevaluation tool for the instructional technique. "The students love it," says Brewer. "It is one of the most positivestudent response I've ever had." What the students like is the freedom to explore their own...Fishermen Are Killing Brown Pelicans With Kindness
...lingthem with kindness." That theme appears on the educational signs Bresee and other marine agentsare posting at...elton, whose seabird station isalso supporting the educational campaign. "There aren't any wild placesleft in Florida; we're surrounded by condominiums and sea wal...1999 Spring Meeting: Information For Media Representatives
...blic information officers of scientific societies, educational institutions,and government agencies. Note: Representatives of the business side of news media, publishing houses, andfor-profit corporations must register at the main registration desk and pay theappropriate fees. Eligible persons are encouraged t......ongress Centerand features over 150 scientific and educational presentations, as well as anexhibition with over 250 industry representatives. It is the largestprofessional meeting on clinical data about new cancer therapies....The Foundation for Genetic Education and Counseling
...l public and for health-care professionals.Initial educational programs will target individuals affected by or at risk forcomplex diseases and will help develop genetic counseling services toindividuals who have participated in genetic research protocols. Day-to-day operation of the foundation will be the respon......ys, "the news wasby word through news releases and educational programs for lay persons andprofessionals as well as direct mailings to doctors." In the Annals paper, Dr. Turner and her colleagues examined three timeperiods: January 1993 until the announcement; nine months from announcement topublication;...New Census report shows exponential growth in number of centenarians
...990 with at least some high school. The impact of educational attainment, amajor determinant of health status, will be closely observed as the youngergroup, or cohort, moves toward very advanced age. The nation's centenarians are concentrated on both U.S. coasts, with about 10percent of the total number livin...Digital plant doctor diagnoses plant problems
...ase, its archive eventually will become a powerful educational toolfor extension agents. "We're working on training county faculty in the basics of plant pathogensand insect identification," said UF entomologist Dick Sprenkle. "The archivewill give them a wealth of knowledge that can eventually be used to diagno...National Science Board approves five new NSF Science and Technology Centers
...nt fundamental researchactivities that also create educational opportunities. The program was alsodesigned to encourage technology transfer and provide innovative approaches tointerdisciplinary research challenges. These are the first new STC awards ineight years. From the first two competitions in 1989 and 1...W.M. Keck Foundation gives USC $110 million
...ience. He has served asadvisor to many government, educational and scientific organizations, and is afounding mem...ently underfundedprograms, particularly to provide educational support such as scholarships formedical students. The primary use of the Keck gift will be to suppor...National Science Board calls for significant new investment in research on the environment
...ngsignificantly more such efforts through informal educational vehicles. High priority should be given to enhancing infrastructure for innovativeenvironmental information networking capacity. NSF should take the lead in enabling a coordinated, digital, environmentalinformation network....'Keys to cures' -- an online expedition to the frontier of biomedical research
...ion is set to deliver aunique mix of adventure and educational insights from the leading edge of humandiscovery. ...hicInstitution. The Media Lab develops innovative, educational multimedia programs.Their web sites and interactive CD-ROMs focus on marine science and theenvironme...Mountain Lake Hotel places environmental book in rooms
...hat we need to plan carefully and put intoplace an educational system that will make everyone a part of the solution tothe problem. Wallace has been trying to get that point across for many years. Back in 1990,when the Worldwatch Institute predicted that, if environmental excesses had notbeen curbed by 2030, eco...Study shows black churches can help improve healthy behaviors
...y "interventions" -- a series ofefforts, including educational sessions, sermons by pastors, personalizedprinted material and lay advisers -- to encourage members to consume more fruitsand vegetables. The other 25 congregations received no interventions until afterthe second round of surveys. Members of ...Media Advisory: The Geological Society of America 1999 Annual Meeting
...ed in 1998 or 1999. PIOs of scientific societies, educational institutions and governmentagencies. Representatives of the business side of news media, publishing houses, andfor-profit corporations must register at the main registration desk and pay theappropriate fees. Eligible persons are encouraged to pre-re...UK study shows breast-feeding increases babies' IQ
...d of breast milkare likely to have lower IQ, lower educational achievement, and poorer socialadjustment than breast-fed infants." Anderson theorizes that breast milk provides nutrients required forrapid development of the immature brain. Breast milk may support neurologicaldevelopment by provision of lo...NSF announces $10-million center for bioengineering educational technology
...bilt University (Tenn.) willdevelop bioengineering educational technologies and curricula at a newEngineering Res...stitute of Technology. "We need a new level of educational tools to advance the frontiers ofAmerica's bioengineering industry," said Eugene Wong, NSF's assista...AGU 1999 Fall Meeting -- Information for media representatives
...seminating the results of that research, enhancing educational opportunities in science, and encouraging internat...blic information officers of scientific societies, educational institutions, and government agencies. Note: Representatives of the business side of news media, ...Changing children's diets today could reduce bone problems 70 years from now
...10 years old. Half of the children willattend five educational sessions. With parents in one group, children in t...ake and bone health but will notparticipate in the educational sessions. The new program builds on earlier successes at Children's Hospital in improvingnutrition i...