Record in research dollars: UH receives $12.3 million in November
...acilities in its campaign to join the ranks of the nations top research institutions. Last May, the state legislature approved tuition revenue bonds to fund a new $51 million science, engineering and classroom building on the UH main campus. And in November, the UH System Board of Regents gave the go-ahead t...UNC botanist spearheads ongoing effort to curtail movement of pest plant species
...lia and elsewhere met at the St. Louis garden, the nations premiere such facility, whose director, Peter Raven, hosted the event with Londons Kew Gardens staff. We organized the conference around plant invaders and specifically plants brought purposely through horticulture to new areas, he said. The aim was...Discover the latest advances in stem cell therapy
...ymposium will feature presentations by some of the nations most renowned scientists and physicians leading the field of cell-based therapy research and development. ViaCells Research Presentations: Orange County Convention Center, Hall C See how ViaCells patented cellular expansion technology, Selective A...Supplement reduces risk of aflatoxin-related liver cancer
...n far higher in the food supply of many developing nations and are known to cause liver cancer, especially in concert with other health problems such as hepatitis. "In the area of China in which we did our study about one in 10 adults die from liver cancer, and it's the third leading cause of cancer deaths...U. of Colorado biology professor wins 2001 MacArthur Fellowship
...Award in Microbiology from the NAS, considered the nations highest award in microbiology. He was cited "for revolutionizing microbiology by developing methods by which microorganisms can be directly detected, identified and phylogenetically related without the need for cultivation in the laboratory." "Norma...Unique UNC study confirms suspected worldwide epidemic of childhood obesity
...overweight or obese, but children from other major nations are beginning to weigh too much as well, a new Uni...rom one country to another. He selected the three nations since they are among the worlds most populous, occupy three continents and represent three different......sion will become an annual event that attracts the nations top minds in issues of environmental quality systems. H. Ezzat Khalifa was named the director of the EQS center in July. He was formerly at United Technologies, where he was director of Carrier Research and Development at United Technologies Research...Congressman Nick Smith (R-MI) receives commendation
...ed, the disease could readily wipe out most of the nations apple harvests. States Keen, "Weve long known that one significant tool for combating diseases like fire blight lies in the identification of the genes that make up these disease-causing agents. But getting funding to do this kind of work has been di...Nitrogen: Too much of a good thing?
...a global view of the nitrogen challenge. European nations such as the Netherlands, for example, have been grappling with nitrogen management for many years, and will bring a plethora of firsthand experience to the conference table. Also on Tuesday, Jonathan Patz, of Johns Hopkins University, will discuss ...Worlds largest scientific society convenes regional meeting September 23-26 in Savannah
...has played in the history of the United States and nations around the world. More than 30 places, discoveries and devices have achieved landmark status since the programs inception. Meeting highlights include: Kids and the science of chemistry Inhibiting reproduction of the HIV virus Water quality of...Research season will feature use of sophisticated technologies to map Antarctica
...ited States has been engaged with the community of nations in scientific inquiry in Antarctica, a continent set aside for peaceful exploration," said Karl Erb, the director of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Office of Polar Programs and the head of the U.S. Antarctic Program. "At the dawn of a new c...China to declare new reserve for Siberian tigers
...g its border with Russia in order to safeguard the nations remaining population of endangered Siberian (Amur) tigers and Far Eastern leopards. The agreement by Chinas Jilin Forestry Department to establish the Jilin Hunchun nature reserve in the region long known as Manchuria, along the border with Russias ...New model of staph drug resistance implicates unlikely protein
... "Drug-resistant infections in rich and developing nations alike are threatening to make once treatable diseases incurable." The development of new antibiotics along with the modification of old ones is of utmost importance....UNC Center for Genome Sciences to inaugurate new seminar series with help of national experts
... community and the public to hear from some of the nations top scientists about the revolution in our current understanding of what genes and proteins do, said Dr. Harold L. Kohn. Kenan professor of medicinal chemistry at the school of pharmacy, Kohn co-chairs the new seminar series with Dr. Jeffrey L. Dangl...Electronic tags reveal transatlantic migrations and breeding grounds of Atlantic bluefin tuna
...tions will require increased cooperation among all nations fishing for bluefin tuna. "Importantly," she adds, "our data indicate that bluefin are sorting to distinct breeding grounds where efforts to protect the breeding aggregations should be increased." Remarkable data The deployment of electronic tags...Mercury at bottom of central park lake linked to coal burning in NYC
....Y. While the debate rages over the future of the nations energy resources, including the potential increase in the number of coal-burning power plants, researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have linked coal plant emissions to toxic levels of mercury. Their study shows that the level of mercury in...Stem cell research is vital to finding cures for blinding diseases
...The Schepens Eye Research Institute in Boston, the nations largest independent eye research institute. "There is every hope that this will lead to restoration of vision in eyes blinded by disease." The Schepens Eye Research Institute endorses the use of federal funds for research using stem cells derived fr...Widespread 'superbug' is expert at acquiring drug-resistance
... "Drug-resistant infections in rich and developing nations alike are threatening to make once treatable diseases incurable." This chilling announcement fits most accurately Staphylococcus aureus, the number one cause of potentially life-threatening hospital-borne infections in the United States and all over ...Eaten as food, African orchids threatened by illegal trade
...t the region contains a significant portion of the nations biodiversity, much of it in the form of plant life. To help protect this region, WCS is currently pushing to turn a key area of the Southern Highlands, called the Kitulo Plateau, into a national park. If established, the park will be one of the fir......ed to solving environmental problems in developing nations through careful analysis and the application of ecological theory. Since receiving his Ph.D. from Harvard, Gadgil has authored or co-authored numerous papers and a powerful book, Life History Consequences of Natural Selection, and established the Ce...