AAAS US Presidential Candidates' Forum
...ciates. He has been described as "perhaps the best political and policy strategist and tactician in Washington." Speaking on behalf of the Kerry-Edwards campaign will be Henry Kelly. Dr. Kelly, a physicist, is former assistant director for technology of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy...Conference at UH opens doors for new scientists, engineers
...ate degrees that range from applied mathematics to political social work. Conference speakers are Jaime Borras, vice president and technology director for Motorola's iDEN Subscriber Group; Guadalupe Quintanilla, president of the Cross-Cultural Communication Center of Houston and associate professor in the...US Presidential Candidates' Forum
...ociates and has been described as"perhaps the best political and policystrategist and tactician in Washington."Speaking on behalf of the Kerry-Edwardscampaign will be Henry Kelly. Dr. Kelly, aphysicist, is former assistant director fortechnology of the White House Office ofScience and Technology Policy. He is...Keep genome data freely accessible
... of those who would use bioweapons to impose their political and ideological views.'...AAAS expert panel calls for voter-system research and reform
...inistration of changes in individualjurisdictions' political leadership. Accountability mechanism...el Traugott, professor of communicationstudies and political science at the University ofMichigan. "There seems to be a general consensusthat we're moving to a v...Northeastern University receives $12.4 million NSF grant for creation of nanomanufacturing institute
...al engineering, physics, chemistry, philosophy and political science departments at the university, as well as industry and partner universities (UML, UNH and MSU). " Northeastern aims to be at the forefront of nanotechnology research," said Ahmed Abdelal, provost at Northeastern. "With our initial gift from ...Men from early middle ages were nearly as tall as modern people
...ulting spread of communicable diseases; changes in political structures; and changes in agricultural production. "Average height is a good way to measure the availability and consumption of basic necessities such as food, clothing, shelter, medical care and exposure to disease," Steckel said. "Height is also s...Will a reduction in military spending improve our environmental future?
...ate Dr. scar Arias Snchez, one of the most revered political figures in Latin America, is advocating for international cooperation to improve the environmental future and is recommending that the global community consider a reduction of military spending. Dr. Arias will give the annual Robert C. Barnard Env...Restoring sweetgrass to the South Carolina lowcountry
...arleston), Angela Halfacre (associate professor of political science, College of Charleston), and Zachary Hart (at the time of the study a student at the College of Charleston, now working for the Trust for Public Land) interviewed 23 Gullah basket makers between June 2002 and January 2003. Tapes of the inter...Ecologist calls for creation of an international panel to assess human behavior
... on state-of-the-art science, somewhat filtered by political considerations, Ehrlich said. ''Similarly there is...rate departments of sociology, history, economics, political science and psychology - as well as two departments of anthropology. ''The absurdity of this discip...Ancient brewery discovered on mountaintop in Peru
...scale of chicha production and how it fit into the political life of Wari lords on Cerro Bal," said Dr. Williams, who specializes in the anthropology of South American empires, and the use of chemical and geophysical science in archaeology....Dr. Patricia Limerick to speak at ESA annual meeting
...ed years after the Lewis and Clark expedition, the political and cultural role of "scientific exploration" has become considerably more complicated, with scientistsespecially ecologists often serving as agents of caution and second thoughts, in weighing the legacy of the nation's westward expansion and taking ...Society for conservation biology conference
...heir efforts to address the biological, legal, and political aspects of environmental problems in Iraq, including environmental contamination due to warfare, the draining of the southern marshes, and the inventorying and monitoring of existing and threatened species. A Housing Boom on the Urban Fringes - Can ...Satellites map volcanic home of Africas endangered gorillas
...n nominated for the same status. However regional political conflicts have led to an influx of refugees into the areas around the parks. Clearing forest for agriculture or fuel, as well as illegal poaching for food, has impacted the parks and reduced the living space left for the gorillas. Protecting the p...Melting ice cap gives urgency to new census of marine life project in Arctic Ocean
...lly scheduled two to five years in advance. Also, political boundaries complicate access to some areas. In particular, seafloor sampling and imaging "can be a 'hot' issue in regions valued for their underground resources or those known or suspected for dumping of nuclear and other wastes." While sampling the ...Conflicting views on embryonic and adult stem cells complicate research in stem cell therapeutics
... Though there has been considerable biological and political debate over the use of embryonic stem cells (ESCs)...mon ground for both ASCs and ESCs, the latter face political barriers because they originate from discarded human embryos or aborted fetuses stored at in vitro f...51 globally threatened species get new lease on life in the Caucasus
... inclusive approach for planning and action across political boundaries that can be obstacles to successful conservation," said Giorgi Sanadiradze, director of the WWF Caucasus Programme. A regional approach involving multiple stakeholders is also vital to effectively address the broader social, economic and ...New highways drive accelerating deforestation in Amazonia
... Soybean farming also provides a key economic and political impetus for new highways and infrastructure projects, which accelerate deforestation by other actors." Anticipating public alarm about the worsening deforestation trends, the Brazilian government recently announced new measures designed to slow Amazo...Dramatic decline of California native frog linked to introduced trout in mountain lakes
...ng about it, we can turn the decline around if the political will is there for people to do it. We know it's possible." "The results are very convincing," Wake said. "The mountain yellow-legged frog has suffered a 90 percent decline in the Sierra, and here is remedial action that can restore the natural popula...Archaeologists announce discoveries at the ancient Maya site of Waka' in northern Guatemala
...oday as El Per, was once an important economic and political center of the Maya world and formed one corner of a triangle of major sites that also included Calakmul (Mexico) to the north, and Tikal to the west. The site, composed of 672 monumental structures and untold numbers of small house structures, sits a...