Authors, illustrator win AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books
...ience Book and Hands-on Science/Activity Book. The winners were selected by a judging panel, and will receive...n. "Subaru would like to congratulate the award winners for their outstanding contribution to science writing and illustration," said Tim Mahoney, Subaru of...Merck and AAAS announce 2007 winners of Outstanding Undergraduate Research Programs
...en colleges and universities across the nation are winners of the 2007 awards for the Merck/AAAS Undergraduat...ments at each recipient institution. This year's winners are Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill.; Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Davidson College, N.C...Nottingham scientist fights climate change
...we need to make the most of them. All of the award winners have the potential to change how we live and to make a serious contribution to the UKs economy."...Changes in west coast marine ecosystems significant
...scientists have learned is that there are ecologic winners and losers during these climatic variations. The general perception that cold water cycles are good for the ocean may be true for the open ocean environment, he said, but they can wreak havoc on near-shore communities such as kelp forests and rocky i...Nanotech leaders explore paths from research lab to marketplace
...o address attendees on March 15. Two Nobel Prize winners in science will be featured speakers at the event, among 200 presenters and more than 60 speakers from top universities and national laboratories in 30 countries, as well as major international companies such as Intel, Motorola and IBM. Nobel Laure...DNA sleuth awarded Curtin Medal
...Curtin School of Medical Research at ANU. Previous winners of the Curtin Medal include Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty, 2006 Australian of the Year Professor Ian Frazer, and Professor Sam Berkovic. The Director of The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Professor Judith Whitworth, will present ...Biotechnology Study Center honors Joan V. Ruderman, Salvador Moncada and Charles N. Serhan
...received awards in previous years. The previous winners are listed below. 2001 For Basic Biotechnology: CELERA GENOMICS (J. Craig Venter) For Applied Biotechnology: ALEXION (Leonard Bell) NYU Alumnus Biotechnology Award: STEVEN SHAK (Genentech) 2002 For Basic Biotechnology: DAVID BALTIMORE (Cal. In...Are all male's liars and cheaters? Yes -- if they're crayfish!
...They found crayfish use claw size to determine the winners of the most aggressive disputes. For female crayfish the size of the claw was an honest indication of how strong they were. However, claw size of males was not a good indicator of their strength. Males were routinely bluffing their opponents with w...Leading researchers honored for progress in cancer prevention, detection and treatment
...cer research, choose the honorees. This year's winners are a diverse group of cancer researchers from around the country who exemplify the theme of the 2007 Annual Meeting, "A Century of Leadership in Science, A Future of Cancer Prevention and Cures." The honorees are: Janet S. Butel, Ph.D., The Jos...AIBS honors outstanding contributions to the biological sciences
.... AIBS is pleased to announce the following award winners for 2007: Distinguished Scientist Award: Simon A. Levin , Princeton University Outstanding Service Award: William Murdoch , University of California, Santa Barbara Education Award: Carol A. Brewer , University of Montana President's Ci...New investigators tie for award at the 2007 AIUM Annual Convention
...2007 AIUM Annual Convention in Washington, DC. The winners were Andrej Lyshchik, for his research project, "Q...ominees presented the following abstracts, and the winners were announced at the AIUM Leadership banquet. Contralateral Lung Volumes Assessed by 3-Dimens...Ossur's Proprio Foot walks away with 2007 Medical Design Excellence Award
... world." The 2007 Medical Design Excellence Award winners will be honored at a ceremony during the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) East Conference and Exposition, June 1214, 2007, at New York Citys Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Gold and silver award recipients will be announced at this time....2007 Communicator Award goes to glaciologists from Bremerhaven
...the scientific community and the public. The seven winners of the award to date have included mathematician A...Schrenk, who also conducts research on Africa. The winners are selected by an award panel consisting of science journalists and communications and PR experts. ...Prize winners announced at ISN's World Congress of Nephrology
...rvard University Medical School USA), as the 2007 winners of the Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize. Honoring Vicente Torres seminal contribution at both the clinical and experimental levels of PKD research, his years of dedication to the field have recently culminated in describing the efficacy of vas...Double honor recognises world-class science and spin-out success
... the accomplished team at Molecular Profiles." A winners celebration for this years award winners will be held in London on April 24 followed by a reception in July held by H.M. The Queen at Bucking...Yale biophysicist Thomas Steitz receives Gairdner Award for medical research
...ork of medical researchers, each October, Gairdner winners visit universities across Canada and present academic lectures on their area of expertise. Each prize carries a cash award of $CDN 30,000 (about $26,700). Since 2003, the lead national sponsor of the Gairdner awards has been the Canadian Institutes...Cold Spring Harbor Laoratory president wins Curtin Medal
...Curtin School of Medical Research at ANU. Previous winners of the Curtin Medal include Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty, 2006 Australian of the Year Professor Ian Frazer, and Professor Sam Berkovic. ...Osborn named Guyton Teacher of the Year by APS
...aculty to receive the award in recent years. Other winners were Daniel R. Richardson in 2006 and Donald T. Frazier in 1997, both of the UK College of Medicine, Department of Physiology....Ronald Cape to receive 2007 Biotechnology Heritage Award
...lecular sciences make to our lives. Previous award winners include Paul Berg, Herbert W. Boyer, Francis S. Collins, Walter Gilbert, Leroy Hood, George B. Rathmann, William J. Rutter, Phillip A. Sharp, Robert A. Swanson, J. Craig Venter and Alejandro Zaffaroni. ...Dr. Michael Petrides: Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
...r Vice President of the United States, Al Gore and winners of Nobel and Academy Awards and the Pulitzer Prize. Inductees are nominated and elected to the Academy by current members. A broad-based membership, comprised of scholars and practitioners from mathematics, physics, biological sciences, social scie...