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Key: Meeting
Showing releases 1-25 out of 91.
Public Release: 19-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingEngineering control theory helps create dynamic brain models Models of the human brain, patterned on engineering control theory, may some day help researchers control such neurological diseases as epilepsy, Parkinson's and migraines, according to a Penn State researcher who is using mathematical models of neuron networks from which more complex brain models emerge. Contact: A'ndrea Elyse Messer
Public Release: 19-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingInternational space station plays host to innovative infectious disease research Cheryl Nickerson, a microbiologist at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, is using the ISS platform to pursue new research into the effects of microgravity on disease-causing organisms. Contact: Joseph Caspermeyer
Public Release: 19-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingArtful science There are "things hidden in plain sight" all around us. But art can help students see their world anew, unlocking discoveries in fields ranging from plant biology to biomedical imaging, according to University of Delaware professor John Jungck, who spoke on the topic at the AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston. Contact: Andrea Boyle Tippett
Public Release: 18-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingInternational space station plays host to innovative infectious disease research Nickerson, a microbiologist at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, is using the ISS platform to pursue new research into the effects of microgravity on disease-causing organisms. 
National Institutes of Health, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Contact: Joe Caspermeyer
Public Release: 18-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingStem cell-based bioartificial tissues and organs Surgeon Paolo Macchiarini has made his name by successfully transplanting bioengineered stem cell-based trachea, composed of both artificial and biological material. He now plans to use the technique to recreate more complex tissues, such as the esophagus and diaphragm or organs such as the heart and lungs. He has also made an experimental attempt to regenerate brain in mice and rats. This is part of the news he will be presenting during his seminar at the scientific AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston. Contact: Sabina Bossi
Public Release: 18-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingASU professors study the social dynamics of scientific collaborations Society currently faces profound social and environmental challenges that must be met to secure a sustainable future. A major challenge in achieving this goal is discovering how best to synthesize important findings and ideas from many disciplines and use them to produce scientifically informed social and environmental policy. New research by John Parker and Edward Hackett of Arizona State University works to identify types of research environments and social interactions that facilitate success in these collaborations. Contact: Skip Derra
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingFood science expert: Genetically modified crops are overregulated University of Illinois professor emeritus of the department of food science and nutrition Bruce Chassy will present a talk in which he argues genetically modified foods are safe for consumption and overregulated. Contact: Chelsey B. Coombs
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingMedia advisory: AAAS session addresses infrastructure design in a changing climate As our climate changes, the way we engineer our cities must, too. That's the message that University of New Hampshire professor Paul Kirshen, an author of a recent report that assessed Boston's vulnerability to coastal flooding, will deliver at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting February 14-18, 2013, in Boston. Contact: Beth Potier
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingMedia advisory: AAAS session addresses city infrastructure design in a changing climate As our climate changes, the way we engineer our cities must, too. That's the message that University of New Hampshire professor Paul Kirshen, an author of a recent report that assessed Boston's vulnerability to coastal flooding, will deliver at the American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting Feb. 14-18, 2013, in Boston. Contact: Beth Potier
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingGet your brain fit We all know the importance of keeping healthy and are familiar with the refrains of "exercise more," "eat better" and "get regular physicals." But what about our mental health? Professor Barbara Sahakian, best known for her expertise on cognitive enhancers, challenges society (and government) to prioritize mental health in the same way as we do physical health. Contact: Genevieve Maul
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingArrhythmia culprit caught in action Using powerful X-rays, University of British Columbia researchers have reconstructed a crime scene too small for any microscope to observe -- and caught the culprit of arrhythmia in action. Contact: Brian Lin
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingThe quest for a better bionic hand New implantable interfaces connect a hand prosthesis to the nerves, making for smarter prosthetics that feel and function more like the real thing. Contact: Hillary Sanctuary
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingForging a new periodic table using nanostructures Northwestern University's Chad Mirkin has developed a new set of building blocks based on nanoparticles and DNA. Using these tools, scientists will be able to build -- from the bottom up, just as nature does -- new and useful structures. Mirkin has built more than 200 different crystal structures with 17 different particle arrangements. Some of the lattice types can be found in nature, but many are new structures that have no naturally occurring mineral counterpart. Contact: Megan Fellman
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingIn the blink of an eye: X-ray imaging on the attosecond timescale Berkeley Lab's Ali Belkacem has been using powerful laboratory-scale lasers to test whether multidimensional nonlinear x-ray spectroscopy on the attosecond timescale is practical for the light sources of the future -- and just what combination of beam characteristics is needed to define them. He'll discuss his work as part of the panel session titled "Attosecond Science in Chemical, Molecular Imaging, Spintronics, and Energy Science." Contact: Jon Weiner
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingThirsty crops and hungry people: Symposium to examine realities of water security Faced with an increasingly hungry world and limited supplies of water for food production, how do we ensure water security for future generations? That's the central question being addressed at an AAAS symposium on Sunday, Feb. 17.
American Society of Agronomy
Contact: Fred Vocasek
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingASU professor sees Rachel Carson's early careers as a model for today's science journalism crisis One area of Rachel Carson's career that is often overlooked is her time as a government employee. This is where she got her true start in journalism and it is the area G. Pascal Zachary, professor of practice with the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University, will be discussing at the 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in Boston. Contact: Skip Derra
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingEvidence shows concussions require long-term follow-up for players As the National Football League braces for lawsuits by 4000 former players alleging the league failed to protect them from the long-term consequences of concussions, game-changing research by a leading Canadian researcher shows damage to the brain can persist for decades after the original head trauma.
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Contact: Ryan Saxby Hill
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingArcticNet recommends practical solutions to improve standard of living in Canada's north Northern communities are in the midst of a period of intense and rapid change brought on by modernization, industrialization and the realities of climate change. From preserving the means to hunt caribou to protecting stocks of arctic char - balancing development with a respect and preservation of traditional means of sustainability may be key to improving standards of living in the North.
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Contact: Ryan Saxby Hill
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingCanada's top water expert brings lessons on water resource management to AAAS At the Global Institute for Water Security at the University of Saskatchewan, director Howard Wheater and his team use the Saskatchewan River Basin as a large-scale case study to generate the science underpinning the policies and practices governments, consumers and water users need to respond to rapid environmental change.
Canada Excellence Research Chairs
Contact: Ryan Saxby Hill
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingWiring the ocean For most people, the sea is a deep, dark mystery. That is changing, though, as scientists find innovative ways to track the movements of ocean-going creatures. Contact: Bjorn Carey
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingKey to cleaner environment may be right beneath our feet While many people recognize that clean water and air are signs of a healthy ecosystem, most do not realize that a critical part of the environment is right beneath their feet, according to a Penn State hydrologist. Contact: Matthew Swayne
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual Meeting NatureDiamond sheds light on basic building blocks of life The UK's national synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, is now the first and only place in Europe where pathogens requiring Containment Level 3 – including serious viruses such as those responsible for AIDS, Hepatitis and some types of flu – can be analyzed at atomic and molecular level using synchrotron light. Studying pathogens in this way has the potential to open up new paths for the development of therapeutic treatments and vaccines. Contact: Isabelle Boscaro-Clarke
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingUS science policy should focus on outcomes not efficiencies, says ASU professor Given the huge investment and power of science and technology in the US it is surprising that more attention isn't paid to the policy decisions that drive the enterprise, said Daniel Sarewitz, co-director of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University. What appears to be missing from the equation, he added, is a focus on outcomes. Sarewitz was speaking at the 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting. Contact: Skip Derra
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingMicrobes team up to boost plants' stress tolerance While most farmers consider viruses and fungi potential threats to their crops, these microbes can help wild plants adapt to extreme conditions, according to a Penn State virologist. Contact: Matthew Swayne
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
2013 AAAS Annual MeetingModern alchemy, fusion energy and more from Princeton A possible Higgs boson of cancer and steps to give natural biodiversity a fighting chance will be among the topics Princeton University researchers will discuss during the 2013 AAAS annual meeting. All information is embargoed until the beginning of the respective session. Contact: Morgan Kelly
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