At AAAS: Biocomplexity panel on human-nature interactions
...vironmental Systems" as part of a 1:00 to 4:00p.m. symposium on chemistry and high latitudes Monday, Feb. 16. The Feb. 14 panel on human-nature interactions will profile theseNSF Biocomplexity in the Environment projects: "Complex Interactions Among Policies, People, and Panda Habitat"presented by Jianguo (J...FIRST fellowship program proves worthy model for training faculty in biological sciences
... Cell Biology. The presentation will be part of a symposium on "Building Capacity for Equity and Success: Opportunities for Diversifying Science". The Emory-AUC FIRST consortium is one of six such programs in the U.S., each of which includes nationally top-ranked minority-serving institutions as equal partner...Electrical stimulation in patients with paralysis and spinal cord injury
...cific Grove, California, December 10-14, 2003. The symposium highlights current work in neural regeneration, especially in areas of research where there has been recent progress or some particularly interesting issues have been raised. Full-text manuscripts for both issues of JRRD are available, free of charge...New research in seizure treatment at American Epilepsy Society meeting
...ping Epileptic Brain, chaired by Dr. Noebels. The symposium will discuss recent advances in understanding the genetics and molecular biology behind the development of neurons in the epileptic brain. Other research to be discussed includes: Efficacy of the Atkins Diet for Intractable Epilepsy T...American Society of Hematology sponsors high school symposium at San Diego annual meeting
... Annual Meeting, will host an interactive half-day symposium today for more than 200 local high school students...e and expose students to career opportunities, the symposium features lecture sessions and hands-on exhibits with leading experts in the field of hematology. To...Environmental influences found to have role for development and function of the pain system
...nse to normally innocuous stimuli, respectively. A symposium at this meeting will summarize recent breakthroughs on the experience-dependent mechanisms that determine the adult organization of spinal pain systems and pain sensitivity. Touch input guides the normal maturation of the pain system, says Professor...HIVs assault on immune system explored at UCSF/Gladstone center for AIDS research symposium
... Immunology (GIVI) Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) symposium titled, Immunology of HIV Infection will take place October 22 and 23, 2003. The symposium will feature world leaders in HIV immunology. "Understanding how HIV disables the immune response is...World experts present respiratory and critical care research at CHEST 2003, intl scientific assembly
... Lung Cancer A postgraduate course and satellite symposium on the ACCP Lung Cancer Guidelines will provide a review of the guidelines and a summary of the literature that has appeared since the guidelines were published in January 2003 in CHEST. Lifetime Achievement Award Former director of the Nationa...Experts present new research on the hot topics of aging at GSA's Annual Meeting
...tter of human longevity will be addressed during a symposium consisting of four 20-minute talks, including pres... and racial minority elders will be addressed in a symposium that covers a variety of topics related to minority elders' health and health care. Health dispariti...The Passionate Mind: Oct. 9-11 Utah Symposium in Science & Literature
...ed online at www.scienceandliterature.org The symposium aims to "open lines of communication amongthinkers...ing to thesymposium web site. Katharine Coles, symposium co-organizer and associate professorof English at the University of Utah, says this year's symposium...American Neurological Association 128th Annual Meeting
...monly target the nervous system. The Public Policy symposium brings together specialists in these different are...that help conduct ions into and out of cells. This symposium will focus on the genetic, cellular, and molecular commonalities of the episodic disorders. The full...Editors' choices symposium to be held at American Academy of Ophthalmology's annual meeting
...nted at the Academy's Annual Meeting. This popular symposium will be held Sunday, November 16, 2003, from 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., in Ballroom C of the Anaheim Convention Center. The papers chosen are ones that suggest changes in recommended clinical practice or that prove or disprove something ophthalmologis...Penn State to host national symposium on fertility decline in developed countries
...or not to have children and when to have them. The symposium will be held at the Nittany Lion Inn on Penn State...dale (Pennsylvania State University). This year's symposium is sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; the Population Researc...College students get better grades when they take psychological principals courses
...evement Approach for Teaching Study Skills" in the symposium "Applying Psychological Principles to Teaching Self-Regulation and Learning Strategies." Friday, Aug. 8. 2:00 to 3:50 AM. Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, Street Level, Rooms 201 E/F] TORONTO Students at Ohio State University who t......community. A highlight of the conference will be a symposium on the properties of fluid hydrogen at very high p...the design of laser-driven fusion experiments. The symposium will feature lectures by leading experimentalists and theoreticians from the U.S. and Russia on prog...Aging drivers--when it is time to take away the keys
...ving cessation. She has recently participated in a symposium in Cambridge, Mass. on the consequences of giving up your license and works to educate physicians, family members and licensing boards on identifying deficiencies that lead to an increased risk of traffic crashes. On a per-person basis, older driver...Brookhaven spotlights: News from the March 2003 American Chemical Society Meeting
...onday, March 24, 9:45 a.m., room 390, as part of a symposium honoring nuclear chemist Demetrios G. Sarantites with the 2003 Glenn T. Seaborg Award) Despite considerable recent progress in radiation therapy, radiation treatment of brain tumors is often associated with side effects due to damage to normal brain ...Emory gathers global experts to address business and legal challenges of HIV/AIDS fight
...ry University School of Law April 3-4 for a public symposium addressing the legal, medical, public health and d... fight against HIV & AIDS. Keynote speaker for the symposium will be Stephen Lewis, United Nations special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. Among the more than two ...NIH to host symposium: Medicine in the media
...NIH campus. Using an evidence-based approach, the symposium builds on your current expertise and experience wh...ited number of spaces are available to other media symposium participants who cover international health. Please contact us for more information. TOPICS OF DISC...Brief exposure to Mandarin can help American infants learn Chinese
...iation for the Advancement of Science as part of a symposium on "Learning to Communicate What Children Can't Afford to Miss." Kuhl, who is co-director of the UW's Center for Mind, Brain & Learning and a professor of speech and hearing sciences, has shown in earlier work that children are born "citizens of the ...