American and Dutch experts to discuss risk of catastrophic levee failure in California
...ion, there is extensive infrastructure and capital investment in the delta, ranging from residential communities...ndards and the appropriate level of protection and investment that should be made, taking into account national growth and thus the increased losses that could oc...Award supports Virginia Tech research to reduce vehicle emissions, create biofuel
... their first two years of their tenure track as an investment in promising achievements in an important area. John C. Nemeth, ORAU vice president of partnership development, told the recipients that the award recognizes the quality and promise of their research. The competition permits only two applications fro...Taxpayer Alliance supports senate bill broadening access to federal research
... more to leverage the taxpayers' return on federal investment in these essential areas." ATA coalition members n...des a mechanism that will allow the results of our investment in science to be shared shared among collaborating scientists, physicians, students, and patients. ...CRed calls for radical rethink of UK energy policy
...re saved less need for major and wasteful capital investment processes across the economy become more sustainable and more efficient innovation becomes a way of life....Economic benefit of NINDS-supported clinical trials estimated at more than $15 billion
...The analysis showed that the 10-year return on the investment in clinical trials research funding was 4600 perce...the NINDS ($29.5 billion) during that period. The investment in most of the trials was returned through health benefits within 1.2 years after the trial funding ...State agency funds stem cell grants, UCLA institute gets largest amount
...we're making our first grants. These grants are an investment in human capital. Patients can celebrate today because the flow of funds has started to the physicians and scientists who have dedicated their lives to this pioneering field that holds such promise for reducing human suffering." For patients suffe...UCSF receives funding for training grant from stem cell institute
...sicians in a field that will require a substantial investment of research to determine the potential of stem cells and other early-stage cells to illuminate and treat a variety of intractable diseases and conditions, he says. "The funding provided by CIRM will greatly help us with achieving our goals in underst...USC and AAAS/Science convene leading innovators to discuss challenges to US preeminence
...herapy; Robert Lawrence Kuhn , an international investment banker and corporate strategist with extensive activities and relationships in China; a scientist and scholar with a doctorate in anatomy; and the author or editor of 25 books; Alan I. Leshner , AAAS chief executive officer and executive publisher...Amid growing public concerns, bioscience firms begin formalizing ethical decision-making practices
...isions, and the influence these mechanisms have on investment and marketing decisions, he noted....Value of services performed by insects tops $57 billion in US
...their analysis, Losey and Vaughan call for greater investment in research on the ecological functions of insects so that the services they provide can be conserved or even enhanced....Biologists estimate the value of services provided by insects
...suggest that their estimate implies that an annual investment of tens of billions of dollars would be justified to maintain service-providing insects, and urge that conservation funding pay specific attention to insects and the role they play in ecosystems....With $10M in grants, UMaine begins forest biorefining research
...3.45 million) for this project, bringing the total investment to $10.35 million. With the grant, for years 2006-...oR award for forest biorefining. The major federal investment follows President Bush's repeated calls for finding alternatives to oil, specifically using wood chi...Alaska timber projection study reveals market trends
...emands. But timber supply is limited, resulting in investment risk, preventing new mills from moving into Alaska. Mills make technological improvements but the sawmill capacity remains unchanged. Marketing of Alaska timber stresses the superior strength values of Alaska species in engineered wood products to s...Novel newborn screening can open door to treating rare but devastating diseases
...al chain and stop further damage. After an initial investment in mass spectrometry equipment, the new screening should have a relatively low cost, perhaps 5 cents per analysis for chemicals and materials, Turecek said. He estimates one tandem mass spectrometer could process 85,000 screenings a year, equivalent ...Biggest physics meeting of the year
...able, and will evaluate the outlook, cost, and R&D investment needed for various types of renewable energies, including wind, solar, biomass, hydroelectric, and geothermal (G5.1). Solar cells are currently costly and limited in efficiency (the current record is 39%). But, as Sarah Kurtz of the National Renewabl...EPSRC and Philips announce new strategic alliance
...tegic partnership. "It also brings welcomed inward investment into the UK science infrastructure and most important of all will help researchers gain invaluable commercial experience from Philips, one of the world's oldest, largest and most well respected technology companies."...Special issue of the Journal of Industrial Ecology focuses on eco-efficiency
...standing of eco-efficiency--the actual value of an investment or expenditure on environmental improvements. Eco-efficiency is the focus of a special issue of Yale's Journal of Industrial Ecology, which offers path-breaking analysis of this key concept. "Through calculations of eco-efficiency, our grasp of the r...Subsidized killing of carnivores fails to protect US sheep industry
...federally subsidized predator control with a total investment of more than 1.6 billion dollars have not been able to stave off an 85 percent decline in the sheep industry since its peak of 56.2 million animals in 1942. According to the study, predation by coyotes is often cited as the primary cause of the decli...Biodesign Institute at ASU named lab of the year in international competition
...he Biodesign Institute is Arizona's largest single investment in research infrastructure. It is master-planned as four interconnected buildings that can be constructed in phases. The first two buildings are complete, comprising 350,000 square feet. The facility design was a collaboration between the Atlanta of...Kereos presents at AAAS, discusses nanotech-based disease diagnosis and treatment
...nies and has held life science venture capital and investment banking positions. Both Beardsley and Kereos Vice President of Biology Allen Nickols, Ph.D., are available for media interviews throughout the AAAS Annual Meeting. Nickols previously served as Director of Pharmacology and Science Fellow at Pfizer G...