Report outlines funding to conserve half of Massachusetts's land
...tious proposal. The report emerged from an April conference of 40 conservation finance experts from across the nation, hosted by Harvard University's Center for the Environment and supported by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Those experts rec...Biodiversity of altered landscapes conference in Panama
...) sponsors "Biodiversity in Altered Landscapes," a conference at the Earl S. Tupper Conference Center at the Sm... native species for reforestation, the goal of the conference is to encourage collaboration between experts in landscape management and local resource managers, l...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Nov. 8, 2006
...or Cancer Research (AACR) will cosponsor a special conference entitled, "Chemistry in Cancer Research: A Vital Partnership," Feb. 4-7 in San Diego, Calif. The program will feature presentations by prominent scientists on drug discovery, proteomics, the chemical biology of carcinogenesis, biomarkers and analyti...Researchers to present advances in energy, health, technology at chemical engineering conference
...nd therefore wastes less energy. Capping off the conference will be a daylong symposium, Friday, Nov. 17, honoring Robert J. Madix, a Stanford professor emeritus of chemical engineering. The talks, including one by Madix at 5:20 p.m., will cover the chemical reactivity of molecules on solid surfaces. Madix wi...UCSD computer scientist wins Young Investigator Award, research on snake venom proteins highlighted
...c Biology 2006 on Thursday, November 30, 2006 -- a conference at the UCSD Division of Calit2 that will bring com...Institute, and The Scripps Research Institute. The conference will be followed by the RECOMB satellite conferences on Systems Biology December 1-2, 2006 (Chair: T...Scientists urge collaborative action to address effects of global environmental change
...ulting serious threats to human livelihood. In the conference statement, they resolved to mobilise their knowled... Open Science Conference," said Dr. Gordon McBean, conference co-chair and a professor at the University of Western Ontario, Canada. "The challenge for scientists...UTSA hosted international conference on disaster preparation
...Consortium (HSDEC) teamed up to host the inaugural conference on "Preparing for and Responding to Disaster in No...e Katrina experience. "We are excited about this conference and hope to promote a greater awareness and understanding of these kinds of issues," said Lawson Mag...Open Science Conference to focus on regional sustainability challenges to the Earth System
...e Conference will open with welcoming remarks from conference chair Gordon McBean and a senior Chinese governmen...t the media briefing will include: Gordon McBean, conference co-chair and professor, University of Western Ontario, Canada; Dahe Qin, conference co-chair and ad...USGS at Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
...l, Qubec, Canada. Additional information about the conference can be found online at http://montreal.setac.org/home.asp While the conference is occurring, please contact Catherine Puckett for information about specific presentations. A Happ...Your genes may hold key to how sick you get from the flu
...be presented at The American Physiological Society conference Physiological Genomics and Proteomics of Lung Dise...iversity School of Medicine, Springfield, Ill. The conference takes place Nov. 2-5 in Fort Lauderdale. Lessons from 1918 Flu epidemics typically kill the very o...Lungs try to repair damaged elastic fibers
...dings Nov. 3 at The American Physiological Society conference "Physiological Genomics and Proteomics of Lung Disease." The researchers found that synthesis of elastin, a gene linked to elastic fiber growth, is increased in the moderately diseased tissue of COPD patients. Elastic fibers allow the lung to expan...Researchers writing story of the 'alcoholic lung'
...at The American Physiological Society lung disease conference taking place Nov. 2-5 in Fort Lauderdale. Beyond the liver Although chronic alcohol abuse is closely associated with liver disease, the condition affects many of the body's organs. In recent years, researchers have turned their attention to the '...Open Science Conference to focus on regional sustainability challenges to the Earth system
...s of the ESSP Open Science Conference, including a conference Declaration on ESSP's commitment to provide scient...n Key Global Environmental Change issues, related conference sessions and experts: Carbon Scientists, policy makers, and the general public are increasingly ...Moderate drinking may boost memory, study suggests
...ir findings at the annual Society for Neuroscience conference in Atlanta. During and Kalev-Zylinska designed a special liquid diet for the rats. One formulation included a low dose of alcohol, comparable to two or three drinks a day for a human, while the other diet included a much higher dose of alcohol, com...Former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt to speak at Yale Dam Conference
...ration, will deliver the keynote address to open a conference at the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Stu...5 p.m. in Bowers Auditorium of F&ES is part of the conference on "Global Perspectives on Large Dams." "This is a very timely conference because major dam p...Conference supports minority students to pursue biomedical careers
...and Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California. "This conference addresses a critical need in this country to culti...ill be presenting research for the first time, the conference will also feature professional development workshops and numerous networking opportunities with hund...High tech detectives screen thousands of genes, proteins to solve puzzle of lung disease
...duate School of Public Health, and a member of the conference organizing committee. "Now we have more robust gen...Vermont College of Medicine, another member of the conference organizing committee. Lung diseases not well understood Lung diseases are among the most common...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- October 11, 2006
...vernment and business leaders participating in the conference also outlined measures they have taken to reduce greenhouse gases - the major cause of rapid climate change - and religious and campus groups described efforts to mobilize individuals to take concrete steps to reduce their impact on the atmosphere. ...Stem Cell Conference in Washington
HOUSTON--(Oct. 16, 2006) -- An Oct. 24 conference in Washington titled"Stem Cells: Saving Lives or C...f.rice.edu/~neal/temp/SCPolicyConf3.html . The conference will be held at the Carnegie Institution ofWashington, 1530 P Street, NW. (See http://www.carnegiein......ence 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia, the world's largest conference for brain researchers. HCA-Vision is based on a pr...images. With up to 40,000 delegates expected, the conference will be an ideal focus for the software's international launch. Dr Pascal Vallotton, Leader of Biote...