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Showing releases 1-25 out of 52.
Public Release: 30-Nov-2012
Cracking Grand Canyon's rock code In a new book published by the Geological Society of America, editors J. Michael Timmons of the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources and Karl E. Karlstrom of the University of New Mexico, along with several individual chapter authors, describe the rock record of Grand Canyon and illustrate its complexity. For them, Grand Canyon, one of the premier geologic landscapes in the world, carries within its structure intriguing mysteries of time and space. Contact: Kea Giles
Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
AGI announces the publication of 'Dawn of the Anthropocene: Humanity's Defining Moment' We have entered an era of stark realization. Although Earth's resources once seemed abundant and resilient, we have come to understand the limitations of a planet as small and crowded as our own. In "Dawn of the Anthropocene: Humanity's Defining Moment," author George A. Seielstad explores the challenges associated with building a sustainable future in a world struggling to meet society's needs. Contact: John P. Rasanen
Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
At the interface of humans and nature A new book describes urban-rural interactions and the issues facing both people and ecosystems at those interfaces. Contact: Caroline Schneider
Public Release: 28-Nov-2012
The art of research "Publish or perish." So goes the famous academic adage. But how does this apply when research results are not a document but a work of art, an awe-inspiring exhibit or a moving piece of theatre? Contact: Clea Desjardins
Public Release: 27-Nov-2012
How to invent and protect your invention: A guide to patents for scientists and engineers Introducing an easy-to-read, jargon-free overview of the patent application process for scientists and engineers: "How to Invent and Protect Your Invention: A Guide to Patents for Scientists and Engineers" published by Wiley, is updated with the most recent changes to US patent law that were made in fall 2011. Contact: Michelle Martella
Public Release: 27-Nov-2012
The selling of wartime needs sold the US on advertising, author says It's hard to imagine today, but the advertising industry once faced fierce public opposition, in the 1930s. Then came World War II, and everything changed, says author Inger Stole, in "Advertising at War." The industry helped the government promote everything from war bonds to victory gardens to women in the workforce -- while still selling products -- and in the process cemented its place in the American economy and psyche. Contact: Craig Chamberlain
Public Release: 26-Nov-2012
31 humanitarian leaders identify the pivotal choices for making a lasting impact on those in need How do seemingly ordinary people become the kind of leaders who have a meaningful and often lasting impact on the lives of those in need? The authors share their insights and the stories of these remarkable people in a groundbreaking new book, "The Humanitarian Leader in Each of Us: 7 Choices That Shape a Socially Responsible Life" (a SAGE book). Contact: camille gamboa
Public Release: 20-Nov-2012
Researchers develop guidebook for promoting healthy lifestyles among Hispanic populations Recent studies have shown that Hispanic populations living in the US have higher rates of obesity and diabetes, and lower rates of physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption, compared with Caucasians. A collaborative guidebook involving Kansas State University researchers is helping individuals, families and communities improve the health of Hispanic populations. 
Center for Engagement and Community Development
Contact: Debra Bolton
Public Release: 16-Nov-2012
Tokyo's Mad Men: New UCLA book explores antics of Japanese avant-garde in 1960s In a forthcoming book, UCLA historian William Marotti explores the history of underground a band of artists who made Tokyo an epicenter for the avant-garde in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In "Money, Trains, and Guillotines: Art and Revolution in 1960s Japan," Marotti contends that the two dozen or so renegades gave voice to post-war angst and in so doing presaged countercultural concerns that would reverberate worldwide in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Contact: Meg Sullivan
Public Release: 16-Nov-2012
Springer launches new book series on personalized medicine Springer will launch a new book series in collaboration with the European Association for Predictive, Preventive and Personalised Medicine. The first volume in the series Healthcare Overview: New Perspectives will be published at the end of 2012. Approximately three books will be published each year. Contact: Joan Robinson
Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
Patently readable Many inventors find the patenting process puzzling and problematic. Dr. Joseph P. Kennedy, distinguished professor of polymer science and chemistry at The University of Akron and a prolific inventor with more than 100 issued US patents, wants to make the solutions to those problems patently obvious in his latest textbook, "How to Invent and Protect Your Invention: A Guide to Patents for Scientists and Engineers," available at Amazon. Contact: Denise Henry
Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
US-Mexican War legitimized anti-war movement, historian says "I do not think there was ever a more wicked war than that waged by the United States on Mexico," wrote Ulysses S. Grant in 1879. Grant knew something about war, having served as a lieutenant in the conflict with Mexico and as the North's most victorious general in the Civil War. Contact: Michael Bezilla
Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
Finding the true meaning of religion in America University of Akron sociologists have released the book, "The Heart of Religion: Spiritual Empowerment, Benevolence, and the Experience of God's Love." The book looks at religious experience and how that relates to the true heart of religion: love. Contact: Sarah Lane
Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
Thermodynamics really from scratch -- in a new textbook A new textbook on thermodynamics, written by two professors from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, transmits the most important ideas of thermodynamics in an unsophisticated way presenting it as a field of science with consistent, logical and clear structure.
European Union
Contact: Robert Holyst
Public Release: 13-Nov-2012
New Warwick book tells human tale behind decline of industrial cities in US, UK and Russia The stories behind the warehouses, mills and factories left abandoned in cities that were once heartlands of heavy industry are the subject of a new University of Warwick book. Contact: Kelly Parkes-Harrison
Public Release: 12-Nov-2012
CSHL Press releases new book on the biology of drug addiction "Addiction", edited by R. Christopher Pierce and Paul J. Kenny, explores the biological basis of addiction to alcohol, nicotine and other psychoactive drugs. Contributors describe the molecular targets of these drugs, the resulting changes to neural networks, and the various genetic, developmental, and behavioral factors that influence the progression from abuse to addiction. Contact: Elizabeth Powers
Public Release: 8-Nov-2012
New book on contemporary Scandinavian and Anglophone crime fiction Stieg Larsson's novel character Lisbeth Salander stands out from the ordinary. Rapes play an important role in what formed her person and her actions, how she personally and how other women who are the victims of rape become a driving force for the development of Lisbeth Salander's mental and physical strength. Contact: Berit Åström, Associate Professor, Department of Language St
Public Release: 6-Nov-2012
Life does get under your skin 'Social medicines' are beneficial to the health and wellbeing of individuals and the population. By combining social and biological information from UK Longitudinal studies (life-course studies) researchers have identified that the more ‘social medicines’ you have, the better your physical and mental health. Contact: Pressoffice
Public Release: 1-Nov-2012
Houston Blue After four years and more than 100 interviews, Mitchel Roth and Tom Kennedy published "Houston Blue," the first comprehensive history of the fourth largest police department in the United States. It includes tales from the city's gritty beginnings as a trading post in the 1830s, its brushes with the famous and infamous, the controversies that have plagued the department and the groundbreaking innovations developed along the way. Contact: Beth Kuhles
Public Release: 1-Nov-2012
New book on physics principles by Wayne State professor explains life as we know it A new book that delves into the unexpected properties of life at the nanoscale was released this week by Basic Books. "Life's Ratchet: How Molecular Machines Extract Order from Chaos," by Peter M. Hoffmann, Ph.D., professor of physics and materials science and associate dean in Wayne State University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, uses the principles of physics -- the science of levers and pulleys, atoms and quarks -- to explain life. Contact: Julie O'Connor
Public Release: 1-Nov-2012
'Career Planning for Research Bioscientists' 'Career Planning for Research Bioscientists' is a newly published international careers book written specifically for doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers. With only 10% researchers likely to secure an academic post in an increasingly harsh economic climate this book is timely in helping this group to plan for a successful career in a wide range of sectors. Contact: Sarah Blackford
Contact: Tara Kennedy
Public Release: 31-Oct-2012
Best-selling author and '¡Ask a Mexican!' columnist speaks at UH, Nov. 15 The University of Houston has invited best-selling author Gustavo Arellano, whose work includes the nationally syndicated column "¡Ask a Mexican!," to launch this year's Food for Thought Lecture Series at 5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Roy G. Cullen Building, Room 104. The event is free and open to the public.
University of Houston Center for Public History
Contact: Melissa Carroll
Public Release: 30-Oct-2012
What kind of hobbit are you? New book helps you discover your inner Took... This is a release about the book, "The Hobbit and Philosophy: For When You've Lost Your Dwarves, Your Wizard and Your Way," by Gregory Bassham and Eric Bronson, Series Editor, William Irwin. Contact: Michelle Martella
Public Release: 30-Oct-2012
'RACE: Are We So Different?' Race is a short word with a long history in the United States of America. RACE: Are We So Different? explores the central idea of race and how this notion has been challenged and changed throughout history. Contact: Michelle Martella
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