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Key: Meeting
Showing releases 101-125 out of 136. << < 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 > >>
Public Release: 15-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingMerck and AAAS announce 2007 winners of Outstanding Undergraduate Research Programs Fifteen colleges and universities across the nation are winners of the 2007 awards for the Merck/AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program (USRP), sponsored by the Merck Institute for Science Education (MISE) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Each award provides up to $60,000, paid over three years, for joint use by the biology and chemistry departments at each recipient institution. 
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Merck Institute for Science Education
Contact: Lonnie Shekhtman
Public Release: 14-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual Meeting2006 AAAS International Scientific Cooperation Award goes to Arizona State U. landscape ecologist Jianguo Wu, director of the Landscape Ecology Modeling Laboratory at Arizona State, was cited for his outstanding contributions to sustainable science, including his conceptual modeling activities, his career-long involvement with landscape ecological research in China, and his great enthusiasm and energy in training advanced students and mentoring young scholars.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Contact: Lonnie Shekhtman
Public Release: 14-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual Meeting2006 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize awarded Charles M. Vest, president emeritus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been awarded the 2006 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize for his outstanding contributions to public policy, education and university research.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Contact: Lonnie Shekhtman
Public Release: 14-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingEducators in Georgia and Maryland earn top 2006 Mentoring Awards from AAAS A professor of mathematics at the University of Maryland and the head of the school of electrical and computer engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and have been honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for their diligent efforts to help underrepresented students earn doctoral degrees in the sciences.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Contact: Lonnie Shekhtman
Public Release: 14-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingAuthors, illustrator win AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Four authors and an illustrator of children's science books won the 2007 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books for recently published works that promote scientific literacy, are scientifically sound, and foster an understanding and appreciation of science in readers of all ages.
American Association for the Advancement of Science,Subaru
Contact: Lonnie Shekhtman
Public Release: 14-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingAAAS honors defenders of evolution with Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award Eugenie Scott, executive director of the National Center for Science Education, and nine science teachers who have been on the front lines of the battle to prevent introduction of "intelligent design" into science classrooms as an alternative to evolution, are recipients of the 2006 AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Contact: Lonnie Shekhtman
Public Release: 14-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingPhysicist S. James Gates, Jr. receives AAAS award AAAS, the world's largest general scientific society, today named physicist S. James Gates, Jr. of the University of Maryland as the winner of the 2006 Public Understanding of Science and Technology Award for his outstanding contributions to the popularization of science.
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Contact: Lonnie Shekhtman
Public Release: 12-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingWinners of the 2006 AAAS Science Journalism Awards A compelling story on the current scientific understanding of Alzheimer's disease, a series on the impact of climate change in the American West, and a lively look at efforts to grow a better banana are among the winners of the 2006 AAAS Science Journalism Awards from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Contact: Lonnie Shekhtman
Public Release: 11-Jan-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingAAAS/EurekAlert! refocus on China with 2007 Fellowships for Science Reporters in Developing Regions EurekAlert!, the premier global science-news source, in cooperation with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, after three years is returning its focus on China, identifying six journalists from the region to attend and cover the AAAS Annual Meeting in February. These young, promising reporters are the winners of the 2007 AAAS Fellowships for Science Reporters in Developing Regions, sponsored by Elsevier.
Elsevier
Contact: Rahman A. Culver
Public Release: 17-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingEnergy insecurity -- a weapon of mass disruption? For years we've all heard the statistics -- and warnings -- about U.S. imports of oil and natural gas, for example, and our dependence on foreign sources. At a panel discussion today, energy and national security experts will discuss this and other related topics, including how geopolitics of energy security may require "kid gloves" diplomacy to get what we need. Contact: Andrea Turner
Public Release: 17-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingBreakthrough for The Planet Today, February 17, the Web site The Planet Infact was launched in English. The Planet -- a science portal, a TV series on prime time and a movie -- turned out to be one of the most successful Swedish campaigns ever in communicating global change issues. Contact: Britt Olofsdotter
Public Release: 15-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingUSC researchers begin tests on next generation of retinal implant Researchers at the University of Southern California are moving into their next phase of an artificial retinal implant project.
US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, NIH/National Eye Institute, Research to Prevent Blindness, W.M. Keck Foundation, Albaugh Family Trust
Contact: Jon Weiner
Public Release: 13-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingEmbedded communicators: Bringing them along for the science ride Often, it's like scientists are from Mars, and communications specialists are from Venus. The professions usually have different languages, different paces and deadlines, different cultures. But their common ground -- the audience -- is crucial. Saturday, Jack Liu and Sue Nichols from Michigan State present "Worlds Collide: Why Embedded Communicators Make Sense for Science" at AAAS. The goal: Inspire communicators and researchers to work together to tell the story of science and research to the public. Contact: Sue Nichols
Public Release: 19-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingAAAS Oceans Panel examines advances in science and technology to boost fishery sustainability A fisheries panel at American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual conference in San Francisco will look at whether advances in science and innovations in technology can produce a spectrum of sustainable fisheries and minimize environmental degradation within an ecosystem. The panel on improving fisheries sustainability takes place Monday, February 19, 9:15 AM to12:15 PM in the Renaissance Parc 55, Ballroom 3. Contact: Vidar Wespestad
Public Release: 18-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingPanel presents Agricultural Biosecurity & Sustainability Strategies at 2007 AAAS Meeting The world's economy and the well-being of its citizens depend on the security and sustainability of agriculture. Livestock, often raised among dense populations in unsecured facilities, and crops, often grown in remote areas, are vulnerable to pathogens that are introduced naturally or intentionally. Effective measures to protect crops and livestock against natural or weaponized pathogens, and to respond to such pathogens, are needed to ensure economic and food security, as well as human health. Contact: Amy Steigman
Public Release: 18-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingVirtual activities: Virtuous or perilous? Three USC experts present in Virtual Worlds Seminars on Sunday, Feb. 18. Topics include public diplomacy, mental health therapy and virtual learning. Contact: Carl Marziali
Public Release: 18-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingUSC Annenberg Center fellow Danah Boyd to speak at AAAS "MySpace is primarily a public articulation of offline social networks. It is complementary to the offline, not separate from it. Thus, when we fetishize purely online stuff, we do ourselves a disservice. This is not where the majority of people are going." Contact: Bryan Schneider
Public Release: 18-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingGene chips forecast ecological impacts of climate change The AAAS conference topic is "Something Borrowed, Something Blue: Using Innovative Technologies To Explore Oceans." Contact: Gail Gallessich
Public Release: 18-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingHumans, habitat, hurricanes and horrors The AAAS topic is "Living on the Edge: Hurricanes and Hazards Along America's Coastlines." Contact: Gail Gallessich
Public Release: 18-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingScience for long-term management of the Marine Life Protection Act The AAAS topic is "Emerging Information Needs for Long-Term, West Coast Marine Resource Management." Contact: Gail Gallessich
Public Release: 17-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingOcean governance: Evolving systems The AAAS topic is "Roving Bandits, Complex Systems, and the Closing Blue Frontier." Contact: Gail Gallessich
Public Release: 17-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingBombs and bodies: Children living in extremes Bombings in Baghdad, bodies floating in New Orleans. Even as these events numb adult minds, they have left children insecure and frightened. This AAAS symposium will describe the effects of danger and trauma on children, and examine the factors that promote child resilience and well-being. Contact: Mark Wheeler
Public Release: 16-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingInstitute for OneWorld Health hosts global health seminar at AAAS Annual Meeting The Institute for OneWorld Health, the first nonprofit pharmaceutical company in the United States, will bring together a distinguished group of the world's experts in global health for an all-day seminar on Friday, February 16, at the Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Francisco. The seminar will highlight the intersection of science and global health and its positive impact on improving the health and well-being of people in the developing world. Contact: Hal Kane
Public Release: 16-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingBioenergy from the forest: Can it be made sustainable? John Stanturf, project leader of the Center for Forest Disturbance Science in Athens, GA, will present "Bioenergy From The Forest: Can It Be Made Sustainable?" at the 2007 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting, as part of the Friday, Feb. 16 session, "Renewable Energy from Biomass: Technology, Policy, and Sustainability." Contact: Zoe Hoyle
Public Release: 16-Feb-2007
2007 AAAS Annual MeetingTools to measure and restore connectivity in agricultural landscapes Michele Schoeneberger, project leader of the National Agroforestry Center in Lincoln, NE, will present "Measuring and Restoring Connectivity in Agricultural Landscapes" at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2007 meeting as part of the Saturday, February 17th, 2007 session "Taming Agroindustry?" Scheoneberger will discuss how incorporating vegetated buffer zones into intensively cultivated and/or grazed lands connects the 3 Ps (processes, people, and programs) to create more ecologically sound and cost-effective conservation efforts. Contact: Zoe Hoyle
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