Multinational research: protecting ecology means understanding people, too
...han 60 percent of its program managers, the forest service will lose more than 80 percent of its entomologists and 49 percent of its foresters, and the EPA will lose 45 percent of its toxicologists and 30 percent of its environmental specialists. Its good timing for students as well, they say. Students ar...AAAS analysis finds Congress would add billions to FY 2008 R&D investment
...racking federal R&D funding trends since 1976 as a service to the science, engineering and policymaking communities. Today, it is considered one of the nation's leading nonpartisan authorities on the federal investment in science and technology. According to Koizumis latest report, the House has approved a......cus exclusively on improving one type of ecosystem service (e.g. food production, fiber production, biofuels production) at the cost of all others, explains Bennett. She notes that agriculture is now one of the main driving forces of global environmental change. Bennett and other presenters in this sess...ASBMB taps 8 scientists and 1 politician for top awards
...ble track record as a mentor, and his unparalleled service to the Journal of Biological Chemistry. C. Davi...ividual who best demonstrates dedication to public service in support of biomedical science. Castle was selected as this year's recipient of the Schachman Awar...American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Aug. 1, 2007
...permeability, that can be expected to increase the service life of the concrete, the report said. ARTICLE #1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECrystallization Technology for Reducing Water Permeability into Concrete DOWNLOAD PDF http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/iecred/2007/46/i16/pdf/ie070527l.pdf DOWNLOAD HTM...Space-borne sensors help Africa tackle water shortage problems
...xceeded the rate of infrastructure development and service provision, such as water supply and sanitation. "With a lot of pressure from population growth and urbanisation, the land cover maps will show how demographic variables and pressures will impact natural resources," Nkhoma said. The project focu...ESA announces 2007 award recipients
... annually in recognition of long and distinguished service to the Ecological Society of America, to the larger scientific community, and to the larger purpose of ecology in the public welfare. This years recipient is Frank Egerton. Egerton has written widely about the historical antecedents of ecology and ho...Brain's 'hearing center' may reorganize after implant of cochlear device
... reorganize sound processing centers or press into service latent ones based on sound stimulation. Jeanne Guiraud, PhD, and colleagues at the University of Lyon, Edouard Herriot University Hospital, and Advanced Bionics, a firm that makes cochlear implants, worked with deaf subjects from 16 to 74 years old a...Awards celebrating women and biotech brilliance
...titutions, hospitals, CROs and other life sciences service providers. QCTN now has more than 55entities as members....5 OHSU faculty members singled out for honors
...rsing. Christlieb was recognized for extraordinary service for the leadership role she has played in implementing the Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education (OCNE) program and for her active participation on a multitude of state and local health-related boards and task forces and in School of Nursing activi...Fat horses face health problems
...domly from over 1,000 animals in the VMRCVMs field service horse population. The horses were studied between 6 a.m. and 12 noon, prior to any grain or concentrate consumption, which can alter glucose and insulin levels. Two independent body-conditioning scores (BCS), which assess the amount of fat cove...Amoebae control cheating by keeping it in the family
...t were genetically predisposed to avoid altruistic service in the stalk were also excluded from reproducing. ...olonies they could thrive by cheating and avoiding service in the stalk. Foster and Mehdiabadi found cheater A spread readily within low-related colonies, and ...The mouflons of the Kerguelen archipelago
...mouflon population while doing his French civilian service in 1991. For 16 months, he participated in an ecological research program under the supervision of Jean-Louis Chapuis of the Musum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. He studied the ecology and behaviour of mammals (mouflons, sheep and reindeer) ...NIH awards nearly $21 million to fund cutting-edge research equipment
...r renovations, technical personnel, and post-award service contracts for instrument maintenance and operation. More information about the High-End Instrumentation program, including application guidelines, is available at: http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/biomedical%5Ftechnology/high%2Dend%5Finstrumentation/ . ...News tips from ACS Chemical Biology
... available on EurekAlert!, the online science news service for reporters. Below is a link to the May 2007 edition. In the current issue we learn: That bacteria can communicate with each other through a process called quorum sensing. Through the use of a series small molecules the authors perturb thi...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- May 16, 2007
..."But for the past two years, the countrys research service providers have begun to undertake far more significant drug discovery work for foreign clients," the article notes. Driving the new wave of pharma outsourcing in part is Indias huge pool of English-speaking scientists, particularly synthetic organi...Alarming acceleration in CO2 emissions worldwide
...hifting more of the economy toward activities like service industries and information technology, where emissions can be lower, and emphasizing energy efficiency. Solving the second requires deploying new sources of non-emitting energy like wind, solar, and nuclear power. Carnegie president Richard A. Mes...ANA 2007 Quadrennial Policy Conference
... crisis. Nurses have always answered the call to service during times of war, epidemic and natural disaster, said ANA President Rebecca M. Patton, MSN, RN, CNOR. But in the aftermath of a catastrophic event, registered nurses and other health professionals are often forced to make difficult decisions with ...Jackson Laboratory researcher receives JDRF's Grodsky award
...gy. The award also reflects his expert advice and service on the JDRF Medical Science Review Committee. "Im honored and humbled to receive the Grodsky award from the JDRF," said Dr. Serreze. "Type 1 diabetes is a terrible disease, but with the support of the JDRF family, I hope that work from my laborat...InfoSNM highlights advances in computer, information sciences for molecular imaging
...hing PubMed, the U.S. National Library of Medicine service that offers more than 16 million citations from Medline and other life science journals; freeware imaging display programs; open-source tools for imaging research; and designing an ergonomic reading room. Members of SNMs Scientific Program Committ...