$5.5 million awarded to tree-ring research and climate studies
...plications for the world's population, there is an urgent need for greater understanding of this system, with the ultimate goal being improved prediction on annual to decadal and longer time scales. "The application of tree-ring analysis to climate studies is essential. Tree-ring records provide absolutely...Two billion vulnerable to floods by 2050; number expected to double or more in two generations
...s and other threats to human security, there is an urgent need to reassess how we respond and prevent the potential of catastrophic loss of life and economic damage from natural disasters," says Under Secretary-General Hans van Ginkel, Rector of UNU. "The concept of human security has evolved in rece...Melting ice cap gives urgency to new census of marine life project in Arctic Ocean
...or realms (sea ice, water column and sea floor) an urgent issue," according to researchers Rolf Gradinger, Russ Hopcroft and Bodil Bluhm of the University of Alaska, the project's headquarters. The magnitude of predicted environmental change on marine life requires long-term monitoring, crucial to which is ...From science fiction to reality: Nanomedicine brings fresh hope to the medical world
...mponents are yet to evolve. Therefore, there is an urgent need for standardized manufacturing techniques; only then can nanotechnology become ubiquitous in everyday applications. "Furthermore, since the characteristics of nanoscale matter are very different owing to their unique nature, there is a need for ...Common call for action on European Research Council (ERC)
...r 50 European scientific organisations calling for urgent action on the establishment of a European Research Council (ERC) a pan-European funding organisation for basic research at a European level. A mass petition of this kind on science policy is almost unheard of in Europe and indicates the importance t...Patented process preserves transplant tissues/organs
...and the National Institutes of Health. There is an urgent need for tissues and organs for transplantation. Doctors conducted over 24,000 organ transplants in the United States in 2002; yet someone is added to the donor waiting list every 12 minutes and 16 people die each day waiting for an organ transplant....Charting the future in prostate cancer care: A call to action
...rt and its authors' calls to action to address the urgent need to improve the management of prostate cancer and accelerate the development of better treatments and a cure. The PCF will also debut a public service announcement campaign "It's a TEAM Approach: Prostate Cancer Treatment, Education, Awareness a...... kind of research that needs to be done to address urgent veterinary healthcare issues in the field, proposals are evaluated and funded, and the work is completed, Schurig said. Bart Prater, an employee at WVTF Public Radio in Roanoke, found himself touched by his experience with the Veterinary Memori...