Fifty years later, famous photo is in OSU's Pauling collection
CORVALLIS - Fifty years after James Watson and Francis Crick announced in the journal Nature that they had discovered the double helix structure of DNA, the photo that helped them unravel the mystery is finally getting its due recognition.... On Tuesday night (April 22), the PBS show NOVA debuts "Secret of Photo 51," which outlines the critical role that scientist Rosalind Franklin and her X-ray...John Allen Paulos receives prestigious AAAS Award for Public Understanding of S&T
For his tireless efforts to communicate the joy of mathematics to the public, Temple University Professor John Allen Paulos has been named to receive the highly coveted 2003 AAAS Award for Public Understanding of Science and Technology.... ...Paulos--described as "one of the greatest mathematical storytellers of all time" -- communicates the pleasures and insights of mathematics to huge audiences...Richard A. Lerner and Peter G. Schultz to receive Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize 2003
The Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize 2003 will be awarded to the immunologists Professor Richard A. Lerner, M.D. (64) and Professor Peter G. Schultz, Ph.D. (46), both of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), La Jolla, USA, for their achievements in connection with the development of catalytic antibodies. This was decided by the Scientific Council of the Paul Ehrlich Foundation in Frank...John Brauman to receive Linus Pauling Medal for achievements in chemistry
Chemist John I. Brauman will receive the 2002 Linus Pauling Medal at a symposium and banquet at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Wash., on Nov. 9.... ...Brauman, the J. G. Jackson and C. J. Wood Professor of Chemistry and cognizant dean for the natural sciences, is the 36th recipient of the award, which recognizes outstanding achievement in chemistry. Named for Nobel laureate Linus Pauling,...Paul Ehrlich named Eminent Ecologist for 2001
Paul R. Ehrlich is the recipient of this year's Eminent Ecologist Award from the Ecological Society of America (ESA). ... ...The award is given annually to a senior ecologist for sustained and distinguished contributions to the science of ecology and biological sciences. This year's award will be presented during ESA's 86th annual meeting in Madison, Wis., on Aug. 9.... ...Ehrlich, the Bing Profe...Pauling Centenary to recognize scientist, humanitarian
.Oregon State University will observe the Linus Pauling Centenary the 100th anniversary of the birth of renowned scientist and humanitarian Linus Pauling with a year of activities that celebrate the life and accomplishments of the greatest scholar ever to emerge from its halls. .The two-time Nobel laureate was born on Feb. 28, 1901, and later graduated in chemical engineering, class of 1923, f.... "We are pleased to support the University of Washington School of Medicine in exploring new healthcare frontiers. We anticipate a fruitful relationship that will benefit the entire Pacific Northwest region," said Jody Patton, executive director of the foundation.. The MST program, established in 1970, was designed to produce talented, creative and dedicated physician scientists capable o....Do "selfish genes" program men to be more promiscuous than women? . .Beneath the veneer of civility, are people innately aggressive? . .Some researchers - and a growing segment of the general population - would answer "yes" to those and a host of other questions, suggesting that we are tightly programmed by our genes. . .But according to Stanford evolutionist Paul R. Ehrlich, there is little sc...What Paul and Pamela don't know: Medical breakthroughs at risk
.A panel of patients, scientists and research veterinarians will discuss the.misconceptions Paul Mc Cartney, Pamela Anderson Lee and much of the public have about animal.research in medicine. This press briefing occurs just three days before Paul.presents an award to Pamela at a highly-publicized PETA Hollywood fundraiser.. .PETA is calling its event a Millennium Gala, but as we approach the Mi...Dinosaur fossils reveal evolution's big picture, says Paul Sereno
.Washington, DC - Dinosaur fossils are providing the answers to some of.scientists' biggest questions about evolution, according to paleontologist Paul.Sereno, who has assembled the most up-to-date picture yet of dinosaur evolution.in the 25 June 1999 issue of . . .In his article, which is part of special issue about evolution,.Sereno shows how dinosaur fossils hold the clues to questions suc...