Stanford researchers go from heaven to Earth in 'lifeguard' test
... proved itself, the device is in demand. Among the requests are several from NASA, including one to monitor astronauts during simulated spacewalks in the Neutral Buoyancy Lab, a huge 40-foot-deep pool of water at Johnson Space Center that astronauts use to get the hang of zero-gravity conditions....Canine word-learning research published in Science
...co's ability to understand entire phrases, such as requests for Rico to put toys in boxes, or to bring them to certain people. Fischer noted that people should not take this study as a reason to go out and get a Border collie as a novelty. "Border collies are working dogs," Fischer said. "If they were humans,...Plant disease under the homeland security microscope
...ware platform allowsrapid processing of diagnostic requests and information among these units. As regional bio-security activities have increased, Rush and his associates, Dr. Jeff Stein, plant pathologist, and Kim Maxson, plant disease diagnostician, have briefed government congressional and state legislativ...IU and Purdue scientists to answer questions about Brood X periodical cicadas
...ts, will be available at the news briefing. B-roll requests from reporters, editors and producers who cannot attend the event should be made through David Bricker. To speak with these scientists or for more information, please contact Susan Steeves, Purdue School of Agriculture, 765-496-7481 or ssteeves@purdu...U.S. President's budget proposal means 5-year cuts 'well below historic levels'
...dent Bush has promised to postpone further funding requests until after the November election, although at least $50 billion will be needed by the end of 2004. "While specific reductions in these projections are not inevitable, similar cuts will be necessary of future Congresses and Administrations focus on ...Media invited to attend International Society For Heart & Lung Transplantation meeting April 21-24
...y accommodation will be made to fulfill individual requests for interviews and information. Please contact Kelly Goff to register. Additional information about the meeting will be provided as it becomes available. If you would like to receive updates and news releases, please register using the form below or ...The President's FY 2005 budget for USGS highlights
...gy security," Groat said. For FY 2005, the budget requests $2.8 million for increased studies in the Klamath Basin. This initiative focuses on improving the understanding of two endangered fish species in Upper Klamath Lake and how their survival is affected by changes in water quality and quantity and natu...Research grants available for faculty at minority serving institutions
...Latin America, Canada, Australia and South Africa, requests applicants for an eight-week summer research experience in tropical biology for 2004. Specifically, this project targets faculty members at minority-serving U.S. institutions who have limited opportunities to conduct research in a tropical field sett...NHGRI selects sequencing centers
...ystems and evolutionary biology of genomes. Direct requests from researchers will also continue to be accepted and considered together with the working group plans. "We felt a need for a more coherent approach to selecting sequencing targets. To do so, we needed to establish a process to enable members of th...Canada, US launch collaborative research programs for circulatory and respiratory health
...ices. Together, NHLBI and ICRH have launched three requests for grant applications: "Clinical Research Consortium to Improve Resuscitation Outcomes" will establish a consortium of several regional centers in which investigators, emergency medical personnel, and community leaders work cooperatively to trans...Satellites to focus on UNESCO World Heritage sites
...is near to following suit and there have also been requests to join the Open Initiative from the Indian, Japanese, Canadian and Brazilian space agencies. Observing the Earth: to understand, secure, and benefit The morning before the signing took place, the ESA stand at Le Bourget hosted a special session o...Carnegie Mellon University research story ideas on DNA
...LM), asking why their database had received 27,000 requests from her site in a three-day period. Today, the NLM database provides a standard interface for retrieval bots. Dr. Russell Schwartz is conducting research on single nucleotide polymorphism, or SNP, locations in the genome, where a single base varies ...U of A scientist finds Atlantic salmon escapes higher than government reports
... off northeastern Vancouver island. They broadcast requests 10 times daily on channels used by the commercial fishing fleet and visited all vessels within range of the research craft to gather samples and confirm radio reports. During the 17 days of commercial fishing activity, Volpe recorded the capture of 1...iScope, you scope, we all scope a mouse brain
...of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting. iScope will take requests from scientists around the globe who are interested in studying any of the 1800 mouse brain tissue samples from the Mouse Brain Library (MBL, www.mbl.org). According to Glenn Rosen, a researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Harvard University, ...January GSA BULLETIN media highlights
...ecause of holiday closings and vacation schedules, requests for articles may be directed as follows: Monday a.m., Dec. 23: contact Ann Cairns at acairns@geosociety.org Thursday and Friday, Dec. 26 & 27: contact Joan Manly at jmanly@geosociety.org Monday, Dec. 30: contact Margo Good at mgood@geosociety....January GEOLOGY and GSA TODAY media highlights
...ecause of holiday closings and vacation schedules, requests for articles may be directed as follows: Monday a.m., Dec. 23, contact Ann Cairns at acairns@geosociety.org Thursday and Friday, Dec. 26 & 27, contact Joan Manly at jmanly@geosociety.org Monday, Dec. 30, contact Margo Good at mgood@geosociety....UCSF begins distributing the first of its two embryonic stem cell lines
... of scientists who, to date, have completed formal requests to study the cells. The scientists include ten fro...tted. The University expects to receive additional requests for the cells during the next year. The hope is that studies on the basic biology of human embryonic......rons. Funding agencies turned down Griffin's first requests for research grants. "My idea was met with a cacophony of boos and guffaws," Dr. Griffin recalls now. A softspoken woman, Dr. Griffin chuckles when she remembers the early rejection of her hypothesis. She tells younger researchers that if they can't ...NHGRI adds cow and dog to high priority list for sequencing model organisms
... in 2001 to make rational decisions about the many requests being brought forward by various communities of sc... of the GRASPP. "Our charge is to triage the many requests the NHGRI receives." The panel recommends a ranking of high, moderate or low priority, and does not ...New process by Temple grad student can place loose fossils back into the strata or determine fakes
...tional meeting last November, Patrick has received requests to test bones for fossil provenience from universities and museums in Arizona, Montana, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Its important to know where in the earths strata these fossils came from, says Patrick, who will receive her masters deg...