Improving police cars, recovering lost manuscripts: UH research day delivers
... at an event to focus on cutting-edge research and scholarly programs at the University of Houston. UH's sixth biennial Research and Scholarship Day will take place from 9 a.m. to noon, Friday, March 31 in the Conrad Hilton Ballroom at the UH Hilton Hotel. Exhibits describing various projects and research p...A better tool to study role of iron in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's
...lished at least four articles on their research in scholarly journals. Their latest article has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's diseases affect millions of Americans and cost billions of dollars annually for patient treatment and ca...Lee M. Silver to discuss new book, Challenging Nature, at Stevens
... modeling and behavioral science, as well as other scholarly papers on topics at the interface between biotechnology, law, ethics and religion. Silver has been elected to the governing boards of the Genetics Society of America and the International Mammalian Genome Society. Silver also was a member of the New...NJIT chemists cook up new strain of carbon nanotubes
...ra has published more than 55 refereed articles in scholarly publications. He is the author of Environmental ...e more than 100 presentations to academic peers at scholarly conferences. He received his doctorate in analytical chemistry from Southern Illinois University. ...Academy honors 15 for major contributions to science
...ty, Stanford, Calif. Vitousek was chosen "for his scholarly and inspirational book and reviews on nitrogen cycling and its role in the evolving patterns of ecosystem productivity and diversity." The award is supported by Annual Reviews Inc., the Institute for Scientific Information, and THE SCIENTIST in hono...Science magazine invites science-education content for new HHMI-supported section
...--will showcase peer-reviewed research, as well as scholarly literature reviews, essays and other original cont...fforts in science education, to promote productive scholarly and public discourse on teaching and learning." Science editors are particularly interested in sci...HHMI and Science partner to improve science education
... It will feature peer-reviewed research as well as scholarly literature reviews, essays, and other original writing on science education. The section will focus on undergraduate and graduate level education, but will also showcase innovations in K-12 science education. In an editorial to be published in the ...Drunken elephants: The marula fruit myth
...f anecdotes in travelogues, the popular press, and scholarly works, biologists from the University of Bristol argue that it is nearly impossible for elephants to become intoxicated from eating the fruit of the marula tree. "Elephants display many behavioral characteristics viewed as positive traits in humans,...NJIT mathematician receives Fulbright to study thin film science in Argentina
...f more than 50 research articles. His most recent scholarly article, "On Nontrivial Traveling Waves in Thin Film Flows, Including Contact Lines" appeared in September of 2005 in Physica D. The National Science Foundation, NASA and the International Exchange of Scholars have supported Kondic's work. Kondic ...American Physical Society honors outstanding achievements of two Brandeis scientists
...ociety (APS), the most prestigious and influential scholarly organization in physics. Physicist Robert Meyer won the 2006 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, and physical biologist professor emeritus Alfred G. Redfield was awarded the 2006 Biological Physics Prize. Both Meyer and Redfield pioneered their...Avian flu in perspective: New England Journal article reviews 'spectacular' findings
...ers on influenza that have been covered in various scholarly journals, including a 1998 commentary in The Lancet article that warned of a coming global flu pandemic and of the necessity of preparing for one....1 million expected to join in on Cutler Global Disaster Lecture
...e and other efforts, the GSPH is providing timely, scholarly information on these topics that can be disseminated through the classrooms of schools of public health and other institutions to public health officials and practitioners locally, nationally and globally." Prior to serving at the CDC, Dr. Noji was c...History of Earth Sciences Society joins AGI
...Earth Sciences History, which provides a venue for scholarly works in the field, filling an important void in geological literature. Many scientists and historians of note have contributed to Earth Sciences History, including William I. Ausich, Kenneth L. Taylor, Lo F. Laport, and Sally Newcomb, all of whom ha...Scientific Integrity text adds website support to new edition
...text draws its life from my continued teaching and scholarly activities in the field of responsible conduct of research (RCR)," says author Francis Macrina of Virginia Commonwealth University. "The content of RCR courses nationwide continues to change based on new developments, policies, and laws that have an...Great White shark evolution debate involves WSU Lake Campus geology professor
...of America meetings in Mississippi and Colorado. A scholarly journal article on the subject is pending. The geologist joined the Lake Campus faculty two years ago, and one of the reasons he selected Wright State was the extensive opportunity for fossil research in this region of Ohio....Understanding biological foundation of human behavior critical to improving laws
...Columbia Law Review is one of the most prestigious scholarly journals in the legal academy. The fact that it has agreed to publish this article signals the growing legitimacy and influence of the field of law and behavioral biology," Chris Guthrie, associate dean for academic affairs at Vanderbilt Law School, ...June meeting to explore how science, technology inspire art; promote new art forms
... ideas and draw inspiration in venues ranging from scholarly talks to gallery presentations and museum visits." The symposium, to be held June 9-12 at the Hyatt-Regency Hotel in downtown New Brunswick, is accepting advance registrations through May 15. Applications to exhibit art work or present conference pap...NJIT astrophysicist who revived earthshine named fellow of American Physical Society
...ers have published two important and controversial scholarly journal articles. In the May 28, 2004, issue of Science, Goode and solar physicists from NJIT and Cal Tech argued that by observing earthshine for eight years, they had witnessed first a gradual decline in the earth's reflectance, which although it...... a Guggenheim fellowship. He has authored over 160 scholarly publications and five books, including his autobiography, "Privileged Hands: A Scientific Life," published in 1996....