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Showing releases 76-91 out of 91.
Public Release: 14-Feb-2013
Accelerated protons confirm origin of cosmic rays A new study offers conclusive evidence that cosmic ray protons within our galaxy are accelerated in the shock waves produced by supernovae. The research appears in the Feb. 15, 2013, issue of the journal Science. Contact: Natasha Pinol Public Release: 14-Feb-2013
Bilingual babies know their grammar by 7 months Babies as young as seven months can distinguish between, and begin to learn, two languages with vastly different grammatical structures, according to new research from the University of British Columbia and Université Paris Descartes. Contact: Brian Lin Public Release: 14-Feb-2013
Mood-modifying drugs for humans also alter fish behavior Pharmaceutical drugs that end up in the world's waterways after being excreted, flushed and treated at wastewater treatment plants may lead to unexpected ecological impacts, according to a new study of wild European perch. Contact: Natasha Pinol Public Release: 14-Feb-2013
Proof: Cosmic rays come from exploding stars A new study from the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope confirms what scientists have long suspected: Cosmic rays – energetic particles that pelt Earth from all directions – are born in the violent aftermath of supernovas, exploding stars throughout the galaxy. Contact: Andy Freeberg Public Release: 14-Feb-2013
Roots of language in human and bird biology The neuroanatomy of human speech and bird song share structural features, behaviors and now gene expression patterns. Contact: Ashley Yeager
Public Release: 13-Feb-2013
Research article coauthored by Pitt professor named best article of the year by Science A paper in the prestigious journal Science coauthored by University of Pittsburgh physicist Sergey Frolov has garnered him and his colleagues the 2012 Newcomb Cleveland Prize, an annual honor awarded to the author or authors of the best research article or report appearing in Science, which is published weekly by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The prize carries with it a cash award of $25,000. Contact: B. Rose Huber Public Release: 4-Dec-2012
2012 AAAS Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award goes to Fukushima nuclear catastrophe investigator Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, M.D., Chairman of the Health and Global Policy Institute, Academic Fellow of Graduate Research Institute of Policy Studies, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo, and former President of the Science Council of Japan, has been named to receive the 2012 Scientific Freedom and Responsibility Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Contact: Katharine Zambon Public Release: 3-Dec-2012
INRS: Professor Federico Rosei elected AAAS Fellow in recognition of his meritorious efforts to advance science In recognition of his meritorious efforts to advance science, Professor Federico Rosei, Director of the INRS Energy Materials Telecommunications Research Centre, was elected as a Fellow by his peers in the Association for the Advancement of Science. In particular, his outstanding contribution to the understanding of the physical and chemical properties of surfaces and interfaces was recognized. Dr. Rosei will receive this prestigious honor at the induction ceremony for new Fellows. Contact: Gisèle Bolduc Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
4 PNNL scientists elected AAAS fellows Four Pacific Northwest National Laboratory scientists have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their efforts to advance science or its applications. The PNNL honorees and the AAAS sections that elected them are: Nigel Browning, physics; Allison Campbell, chemistry; Anthony Peurrung, physics; and Douglas Ray, chemistry. Contact: Mary Beckman Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
4 from University of Cincinnati named AAAS Fellows University of Cincinnati (UC) President Santa Ono, PhD, and three other UC faculty have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Contact: Dama Ewbank Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
6 faculty named Fellows of AAAS Six Penn State faculty members have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Contact: A'ndrea Elyse Messer Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
7 University of Tennessee faculty named AAAS Fellows From cave art to clean water to nuclear security, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, faculty are being recognized for their teaching and research in a variety of disciplines. Contact: Whitney Heins
Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
Meeting: Project aims to predict yield potential to help global food security Resolving the debate over how best to feed a growing global population requires basic information about current and potential yields at local levels around the world, a University of Nebraska-Lincoln agronomist said. Contact: Ken Cassman Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
UNL physicist discusses high-order harmonic generation at AAAS The research could eventually open new applications in a wide range of fields including nanotechnology and life sciences. Contact: Anthony Starace Public Release: 17-Feb-2013
AAAS symposium to highlight potential of global nuclear test-ban monitoring system Experts in the science behind detecting nuclear tests will be speaking at a symposium on Feb. 17, 2013 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston, United States. The symposium will highlight the potential of the International Monitoring System of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, built to scan the globe for signs of a nuclear explosion. Contact: Thomas Mützelburg Public Release: 15-Feb-2013
Einstein researchers present on imaging advances John Condeelis, Ph.D., and Robert Singer, Ph.D., of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, will describe their imaging research at the AAAS Annual Meeting. Contact: Kim Newman
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