Cancer that colonizes our bodies
...aphor is the be-all of reality. But Im hoping this symposium I am hosting will help people look at cancer in a new light." After growing up on a wheat and cattle ranch in Oregon, von Borstel was drafted into the U.S. Navy as a seaman first-class in 1944. Following the Second World War, he pursued his univers...Mathematical model predicts cholera outbreaks
...e for predicting cholera outbreaks. Speaking in a symposium titled "New Vistas in the Mathematics of Ecology and Evolution" at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Francisco, theoretical ecologist Mercedes Pascual will discuss how models that she and coworkers h...US needs to plan for climate change-induced summer droughts
... and smart desalination." One purpose of the AAAS symposium was to draw attention to the increases in water stress associated with climate change in the western U.S. and what needs to be done about it, said Oregon State University's Coakley. "To achieve sustainable water supplies, we'll need a combination o...Tools to measure and restore connectivity in agricultural landscapes
... San Francisco, 4th Floor Union Square 19-20 The symposium was organized by Daniel Curtis Nepstad, Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, MA ; Jason Clay, World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC; Eric Atlas Davidson, Woods Hole Research Center, Falmouth, MA Symposium synopsis: Lending institutions, consu......ntation. Also presenting with vom Saal at the AAAS symposium are Reth Newbold of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Bruce Blumberg of the University of California-Irvine, George Corcoran of Wayne State University and James O'Callaghan of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and ...Changes in west coast marine ecosystems significant
...enco, a co-organizer of the West Coast variability symposium and past president of the AAAS, said the bottom line is that the dramatic events of the past few years have shown how vulnerable our oceans are to changes in overall climate and how quickly ecosystems respond. "Wild fluctuations in the timing and i...Orbiter provides new hints of past groundwater flows on Mars
...include speakers from a 16 February Annual Meeting symposium on "The New Mars: Habitability of a Neighbor World... they are called joints.) Organizers of the Mars symposium at the AAAS Annual Meeting note that Mars is the only other planet in the solar system that appears ...'Smart' prosthetics: restoring independence to people with disabilities
...eld in San Francisco, Donoghue will take part in a symposium titled Smart Prosthetics: Interfaces to the Nervous System Help Restore Independence. The symposium runs from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. in Continental Ballroom 6 of the Hilton San Francisco. Donoghue, the ......n to presentations from active science divers, the symposium also will feature an introduction to helium diving...techniques and technology," said Rick Riera-Gomez, symposium chairman. "The helium workshop will be particularly interesting to divers going into those deeper w...National Academies sessions at AAAS 2007 annual meeting, Feb. 16-19
...sance Parc 55, Fourth Floor, Parc Ballroom 1) This symposium will address global climate change from the combined perspectives of science, ethics, and public policy. Ralph Cicerone, president of the National Academy of Sciences, will speak on the subject of human agency and climate change. The Renaissance o...Sustainability, environmental education highlight carnegie mellon presentations at AAAS Meeting
...trends in the U.S. over the past 20 years during a symposium titled "The Crime Drop and Beyond: Explaining U.S....ring during the "Teaching Sustainable Engineering" symposium at 8:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 16. David Klahr, professor of psychology, will address the need for b...Darwin Day and grassroots evolution initiatives announced at major scientific meeting
...ncement of Science in San Francisco will feature a symposium that announces plans for this year's celebration and the upcoming 2009 Bicentennial celebration. The symposium, "Supporting Evolution at the Grass-Roots: Building Better Bridges," is slated for Friday, February 16, from 1:45 - 4:45 PM. Irving Waine...A Cross-Disciplinary Look at Scientific Truth: What's the Law to Do?
...een reliably applied in the particular case. This symposium will consider if and how this inquiry relates to "truth" and whose view of the truth should prevail. The participants come from a host of fields, including philosophy, sociology, history, epidemiology, psychology, and law. They will explore how diffe...'Lessons learned' highlighted as global politics of HIV/AIDS examined in new research
...f HIV/AIDS in seven countries appear as a research symposium in the December issue of Perspectives on Politics,...ists have largely been silent on this topic. This symposium breaks that silence by offering the first empirical and theoretical claims by political scientists o...Symposium 'Changes on Earth' honors Yale Geologist Robert Berner
...nd carbon dioxide, is being honored with a two-day symposium December 8 and 9 on the occasion of his retirement. The symposium "Changes on Earth: Processes and Records" will be held in 123 Kline Geology Laboratories at 210 Whit...Yale scientist honored with Keio University Medical Science Prize
...ical Science Prize in a ceremony and commemorative symposium on November 1 at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan. The award, made to researchers in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the fields of medical or life sciences, is the only prize of its kind awarded by a Japanese University. It include...Using science and agriculture to achieve sustainable investments in the new bioeconomy
...xisting food, feed, fiber, and export demands. The symposium and panel discussion seeks to also answer question...producing bioenergy on a large scale. According to symposium organizer Victor Lechtenberg, Vice Provost for Engagement, Purdue University, innovative tools and m...National Academies advisory: Two-day stem cell symposium begins November 7
... periodically update these guidelines is holding a symposium to explore developments in the field. Among the i...2-334-2138 or e-mail news@nas.edu . Audio of the symposium will be webcast live at http://national-academies.org. An agenda is available at http://dels.nas.e...CAAT celebrates 25 years and still going strong
...rate its first quarter century with an anniversary symposium at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore. Following the symposium, a gala dinner celebration will take place at the American Visionary Art Museum. Established in 1981 through a $1 million grant from the Cosmetic, Toiletry ......the 2006 National Soybean Rust Symposium. The 2006 symposium will be held November 29 December 1, 2006 at the Adam's Mark Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The symposium is being organized by The American Phytopathological Society (APS) in co-operation with related orga...