Nano competition debuts at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
...resident and CEO Tom Rogers. "It will be the first conference of its kind at a national laboratory -- in fact, the nation's premier national laboratory in nanoscience."...Giant insects might reign if only there was more oxygen in the air
...rative Physiology 2006: Integrating Diversity. The conference will be held Oct. 8-11 in Virginia Beach. The research was carried out by Alexander Kaiser and Michael C. Quinlan of Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona; J. Jake Socha and Wah-Keat Lee, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL; and Jaco Klok and...Children's Hospital Boston presents at the 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference
...his year's American Academy of Pediatrics national conference will include about two dozen presentations from Children's Hospital Boston. Below are presentations of special interest. Media attending the meeting may register in the Press Room (Room B302, 404-222-6011); hours are Friday, Oct. 6, 12 noon to 5 p.m....Seals protect brain, conserve oxygen by turning off shivering response on icy dives
... the study at The American Physiological Society's conference "Comparative Physiology 2006: Integrating Diversity," in Virginia Beach, Va., October 8-11. The researchers, Arnoldus Schytte Blix, Petter H. Kvadsheim and Lars P. Folkow hail from the University of Troms, located above the Arctic Circle in Troms, No...Yale environment school professor to receive research award
...be presented the award at the association's annual conference on October 13 in St. Paul, Minn. "Professor Kellert is a prolific writer, superb teacher and a leader in his field," said Gus Speth , dean of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies . Much of Kellert's work focuses on understanding...Judging Science: Prague conference to address future of peer review
...tura esk republiky, GA R) to host an international conference on peer review, which will be held in Prague on Oc...or scientific publications Nature and Science, the conference will address three fundamental questions: Is the peer-review process in the present form able t...Everybody dance: The energy you use won't shorten your life
...rom the University of California at Riverside. The conference takes place Oct. 8-11 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. A bit of background: One early theory, the rate of living theory, held that every organism has a set amount of energy to expend. Once the animal expended that number of calories, the grim reaper was...Rutgers-led group lands $2.55 million to advance high school biology and math
...s and Roberts last year organized the first DIMACS conference on linking mathematics and biology in high schools, bringing together 100 high school teachers, administrators, university researchers and students to explore how to strengthen instruction, develop needed materials and overcome obstacles to introduci...Genome X Prize press conference
... Institutes of Health, will participate in a press conference announcing the Genome X Prize, a $10 million award to the first team that develops the capacity to sequence a large number of human-sized genomes at a low cost. Ballroom, National Press Club, 529 14th Street NW....A valuable fly for research into disease
...tential of applied science, the organizers of this conference have invited two of the main pharmaceutical companies currently making considerable investments into research using Drosophila: En Vivo Pharmaceuticals, in the US, and VASTox in Oxford, UK. Drug addiction, cancer and heart disease "What can a fly ...Gateway to Nanoscience: The convergence of disciplines
... all across Europe; making it the first high-level conference on nanoscience being held. What are Nanoscience... emphasize the need of research in this field. The conference will be officially opened by Francesco Fedi, President of the COST Committee of Senior Officials; Ma...IUFRO conference on forest landscape restoration
...with 1- and 3-day post-conference field trips. The conference venue is the COEX Convention Center in downtown Seoul, Republic of Korea. The conference is hosted by the Korea Forest Research Institute and IUFRO Divisions 1, 6, and 8, with sponsorship f...Thermal imaging shatters arousal gender gap myth
...ndings Saturday at the Canadian Sex Research Forum conference in Ottawa. The Journal of Sexual Medicine will publish the paper in its next issue, in January....'1491' wins 2006 Best Book Award from the National Academies
...Mind," to be held Nov. 9-11 in Irvine, Calif. The conference will bring together selected researchers who specialize in prosthetics to explore how this field intersects with disciplines across science, engineering, and medicine. Conference participants will have the opportunity to compete for grants to pursue...Arctic Meltdown, Global Effects: Transatlantic Research Conference
... and the Carnegie Institution will host a research conference on October 2-4 at the Carnegie Institution, 1530 P Street NW, Washington, DC. The conference highlights the observed rapid Arctic warming as a bellwether for global climate change. The confer...What animals can tell us about hemorrhage, organ transplants and aging
... link to the program.) If you can't make it to the conference but want to review the program and conduct intervi... of the media who want to obtain a complete set of conference abstracts can contact Christine Guilfoy, cguilfoy@the-aps.org or at (301) 634-7253. ...Minister Lunn to speak at 10th National Forest Congress
... Minister Lunn will speak on issues related to the conference theme of sustainable land management in the boreal forest, as well as challenges and opportunities facing Canada's forest sector....Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to host press conference call/webcast on data published in NEJM
... Hospitals NHS Trust announces the following press conference call/webcast with Dr. Peter Hillmen: What: Publi...9, or international line 973-582-2717 and entering conference ID code: 7888177. How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above or ...Oldest juvenile skeleton discovered will help piece together human development
... of the research on the Dikika skeleton at a press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Wednesday, September 20, 2006....MBL scientists to present results of long-term ecological research at NSF meeting
...ored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The conference will be held from September 20-24, 2006, in Estes Park, Colorado. Much of the Ecosystems Center's research is focused at Long-Term Ecological (LTER) sites, established by NSF to support research on long-term ecological phenomena, specifically the ...