Saudi Arabia's KAUST names WHOI first research partner
...h, ocean research is critical because the coastal campus includes 19 million square meters of protected marine sanctuary. The Memorandum of Understanding signed by WHOI and KAUST creates three initial areas of research at KAUST: coral reefs; coastal hydrography; and fisheries and aquaculture. WHOI als...Save our reef, save our heritage
...MOS conference being held at James Cook University campus in Cairns, North Queensland, this week (July 19-21). People often dont realise how important heritage is to them. We reference ourselves against it and from it we develop the values that define us, says conference convenor, Dr Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy...Study explains how pathogens evolve to escape detection
... Institute for Plant Research (BTI) on the Cornell campus and the senior author of the research paper, published in the July 19 issue of the journal Nature. "However, every now and then, breeders develop a plant variety that stays resistant for 20 years or more." Understanding why some varieties have more d...5 OHSU faculty members singled out for honors
...nts were enrolled this year alone both on the OHSU campus and in the distance-learning program. Hersh also l...r and director of academic programs at the Ashland campus of the School of Nursing. Christlieb was recognized for extraordinary service for the leadership rol...Biodesign Institute leads innovative project to prevent cancer
...s at the Biodesign Institute and on the Scottsdale campus of Mayo Clinic, with additional faculty and clinicians being hired to support the project. To find common elements in breast cancer and other tumors, the research team will use patient and normal samples from extensive tissue banks at the Mayo Clin......o date, they have undertaken sampling in the Leioa campus and in Bilbao and they have found that there are d...ral zones. For example, species found at the Leioa campus but not in Bilbao and viceversa. This could be a significant piece of data to be taken into account ...UC Davis is partner in new $125 million federal bioenergy research center
... More than 100 faculty work in the field: The campus is home to the California Biomass Collaborative,directed by Professor Bryan Jenkins. The Plant Genomics Program has expertise in diverse aspects ofplant genomics and leading NSF-funded programs in geneticengineering, breeding and genomics of the gra...University of Arizona launches major scientific research initiative at Biosphere 2
... will lease the 34.5-acre (14 hectare) Biosphere 2 campus in Oracle, Ariz. for a nominal annual fee to condu...Science. "The facilities and resources at this new campus will be an inspiring place for researchers to gather and to tackle problems that science and society...ORNL-led team wins DOE bioenergy center
...oenergy Science Center will be located on the ORNL campus in a new facility funded by the state and owned by the University of Tennessee. The center, one of three funded from more than 20 proposals, will employ the interdisciplinary expertise of the teams partners in biology, engineering and agricultural sc...DOE Joint Genome Institute secures long-term lease on production genomics facility
...to expand the current facility on its Walnut Creek campus to include a vacant 18,000-square-foot building, which will be renovated and opened in the first quarter of 2008. This addition will serve to consolidate administrative and informatics staff and feature a new education outreach laboratory, bringing ...News conference announcing UA scientific initiative at Biosphere 2
...ists. Biosphere 2 is a state-of-the-art 23-acre campus located in the foothills of the Catalina Mountains... follows: 10 a.m. News conference at Biosphere 2 campus 10:45 Biosphere 2 tours and interviews Noon-1 p.m. Teleconference with UA scientists To req...UCF nanoparticle offers promise for treating glaucoma
...pent a summer studying nanoscience on UCFs Orlando campus as part of a Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) project funded by the National Science Foundation. Reshetnikov started looking into the possibilities of using nanoparticles as drug delivery tools. Subsequent research with his advisors led...QUT microgravity tower attracts global scientific community
...to Queensland University of Technologys Carseldine campus when the southern hemispheres only microgravity tower is completed later this year. The microgravity tower will allow scientists to study, in a reduced-gravity environment, many diverse phenomena in many fields including nanomaterials, new materia...Satellite images show destroyed and threatened villages in Darfur
...th International Symposium on Digital Earth on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley. Ariela Blatter, director of crisis prevention and response for Amnesty International USA, and Bromley of AAAS will discuss the project during a session from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m., U.S Pacific Time. The Darfur ...New screening method to help find better biofuel crops
...she said. Given the number of good researchers on campus working in this area, it was an easy decision to get involved in this project. Smiths work is being jointly funded through a two-year grant from ISUs Plant Science Institute and by the DOEs Office of Basic Energy Sciences. George Kraus, Ames Labor...Revelle family endows UC San Diego chair honoring Roger Revelle
...rgies led to the establishment of the UC San Diego campus in 1960, where he was a professor of science and public policy. In 1965, the first of UC San Diegos six colleges was named Revelle College in his honor. For more than five decades, Revelle's counsel and guidance was sought by national and internati...The Institute of Ecosystem Studies recognized by the Wildlife Society
...ct that the hunt takes place on an active research campus with numerous field sites." To date, the IES Deer Management Program has revealed useful information about maximizing deer harvest and hunter safety, assessing vegetation response to deer control, implementing deer deterrents, evaluating how manag...Book explores history, causes of allergy and asthma epidemic
... Judith Helfand and Sarirta Siegel, who will be on campus as the UW-Madison Arts Institute Interdisciplinary Artists-in-Residence. The three of them will teach the class, Green Screen: Environmental Film in History and Action. "We will explore how film has shaped past and present interactions between huma...Double honor recognises world-class science and spin-out success
...ents spend two years at the University's Malaysian campus and then spend two years at University Park. This allows students from Nottingham to undertake one or two semesters study in Malaysia as part of their course. Molecular Profiles offers a contract research service to the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceu...Case Western researcher, international team call for better global warming forecasting
...nd continued during carpool rides to the New Haven campus during the 1973 oil embargo. When the two researchers set out to improve the environment, the topic was not accepted as a legitimate research area on college campuses. "The situation has changed dramatically, and it is legitimate in academia now...