Cows and conservation: a round-up of speakers to discuss new ideas on ranching
...fore the National Academy of Sciences, and was the recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant. His organization is interested in maintaining the open spaces and the natural ecosystems that support this cattle ranching community. Often land values, tax laws, and population pressures prevent ranchers from operating...Geological Society of America: Annual Meeting 2000
...ace S. Broecker, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, recipient of the Don J. Easterbrook Distinguished Scientist Award, The big climate amplifier: Ocean circulation-sea ice extent-storminess-dustiness-cloud albedo Geoffrey O. Seltzer, Syracuse Univ., Tropical Andean climate change since the last glacial maximum...Californian wins neuroscience prize endowed by UNC scientist
...I take great pride and pleasure in being named the recipient of the first Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize," Julius said. "Of course, this prize is made possible through the generosity of Ed Perl, but it also reflects his pioneering studies in the area of nociception and sensory neuron functioning." Julius will vis...Two distinguished Rutgers chemists named Biophysical Society Fellows
...molecular solvation. Berman is also the year 2000 recipient of the Biophysical Society's Distinguished Service Award. Wilma K. Olson, a resident of Mountainside, is the Mary I. Bunting Professor of Chemistry and director of the Center for Molecular Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry at Rutgers. She rec...... research was Wei-chia Chu, a graduate student and recipient of a Mark Diamond research grant for graduate research. The study was funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disorders (NIAMS)....Raven one of 12 to receive National Medal of Science
...ttee for Research and Exploration. Raven is the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including the prest...ving medalsfor their theoretical work. The physics recipient is Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Ph.D., of Princeton University, and Gilbert F. White, Ph.D., professor of ...ST@T SHEET: A monthly update on science/technology @ Temple University
... School of Business and Management, has been named recipient of a 2000 IBM Faculty Partnership Award for contributions to e-commerce. The award was created to recognize individuals and schools who "foster timely dissemination of innovative e-business research and strengthen the relationship between leading uni...Friendly microbes control intestinal genes, study finds
...ructor in molecular biology and pharmacology and a recipient of a career development award from the Burroughs Welcome Fund. The human intestine contains the largest society of friendly microbes in the body. The total number of these microbes may be equal to the total number of cells in our body. Given its larg...Pauling Centenary to recognize scientist, humanitarian
...ld Peace will be May 14, featuring Betty Williams, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. OSU will host a symposium on 50 years of structural biology on May 14-15 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the publication of the alpha-helix protein structure by Pauling, Corey and Branson. The Linus Pauling Institute ...American Society for Microbiology 101st General Meeting, May 20-24, Orlando
...the meeting. A reception will follow to honor the recipient of the ASM Public Communications Award. All media representatives should register with the enclosed form. PLEASE NOTE: The housing deadline is April 17. After the deadline please make arrangements directly with the hotel....LSU veterinarians deliver cloned calves by caesarian section
...method we used to mature the oocyte serving as the recipient for the donor cell. We utilized a novel treatment that seems to slightly improve the efficiency of the process," he explained. A team of experts from the veterinary school, including food-animal surgeons, theriogenologists, anesthesiologists and n...Janet Ginsburg receives microbiology communications award
...correspondent for BusinessWeek, has been named the recipient of the 2001 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Public Communications Award. Her winning entry "Bio Invasion," an article on the potential threats of foreign disease that appeared September 11, 2000, examines the dangers when deadly pathogens, e...E.O. Wilson to speak on 'future of biodiversity'
...g books--On Human Nature, and The Ants--and is the recipient of many honors and awards, including the 1977 National Medal of Science, the 1990 Crafoord Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences,the International Prize for Biology from Japan (1993), the Gold Medal of the Worldwide Fund for Nature (1990) ...Researchers discover the ultimate adult stem cell
...enerate cells to repopulate the bone marrow of the recipient female mouse. Thirty female mice received the stem cell and five of the mice survived 11 months. Cells containing Y chromosomes were found in multiple organs in all five of these surviving mice....... transfer DNA from the host they are grown on to a recipient they later infect. This procedure has several important advantages over current technology and will make it far easier (an in some cases possible) for pharmaceutical companies to develop Streoptomyces-based antibiotics and anti-cancer drugs. Result...Science board honors the Bronx Zoo's Education Division for public service
... The Bronx Zoo's Education Division is the fourth recipient of the NSB honor. The individual winner of the 2001 NSB Public Service Award is Dava Sobel, author of the current best seller, Galileo's Daughter....Discover Magazine honors landmine detector, cellular research
... the benefit of mankind." It chooses a fellowship recipient each year from among entries to the Discover Awards. Business inquiries on these or other PNNL technologies should be directed to 1-888-375-PNNL or e-mail: inquiry@pnl.gov . Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is a DOE research facility and del...University of Georgia unveils technique to improve success rate of cattle cloning
...h the first seven days to be then transferred into recipient cows, he said.But with the development of the eight full-term, healthy calves, Stice said,"We've shown significant improvement in the process." Stice is a professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar with the UGA animal and dairy science d...Biting may drive division of labor among social wasp workers
...ike biting, and highly aggressive biting where the recipient is doing its best to escape. "These are not different behaviors but a continuum of the same behavior, and the intensity of biting can transition to a more aggressive form," said O'Donnell. In addition, he observed that some individuals were ...University of Georgia unveils technique to improve success rate of cattle cloning
...h the first seven days to be then transferred into recipient cows, he said.But with the development of the eight full-term, healthy calves, Stice said,"We've shown significant improvement in the process." Stice is a professor and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar with the UGA animal and dairy science d...