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Key: Meeting
Showing releases 1-25 out of 47.
Public Release: 23-May-2013
'Should We Eat Meat?' Meat eating is often a contentious subject, whether considering the technical, ethical, environmental, political, or health-related aspects of production and consumption. Contact: Michelle Martella
Public Release: 21-May-2013
New penguin book features beloved birds and conservation threats A new book on the world's penguins highlights both the diversity of these endearing, flightless birds as well as the many threats faced by these species, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society and the University of Washington. Contact: Mary Dixon
Public Release: 21-May-2013
The tea party and the politics of paranoia Tea party members claim the movement reflects basic American conservative principles such as limited government and fiscal responsibility. But new research by University of Washington political scientist Christopher Parker argues that the tea party ideology owes more to the paranoid politics associated with the John Birch Society -- and even the infamous Ku Klux Klan -- than to traditional American conservatism. Contact: Peter Kelley
Public Release: 21-May-2013
Book explores place-based conservation as framework The concept of "place" is increasingly being considered in the management of natural resources, and practitioners now have a new resource that can help them recognize and respond to the relationships people have with the places in their lives. Contact: Yasmeen Sands
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Latest social science research booklet produced The Campaign will launch its latest Making the Case for the Social Science booklet next month, on the theme of longitudinal reseach into areas such as education and health. The booklet will be launched on June 11 by David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science, and Polly Toynbee, writer and Guardian columnist. The launch will be held at the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills conference center in London before an audience of policy makers and social scientists. Contact: Tony Trueman
Public Release: 20-May-2013
'The Biology of Cancer' by Robert A. Weinberg Garland Science is proud to announce the publication of the much-anticipated Second Edition of The Biology of Cancer by Robert A. Weinberg. Contact: Alain Mentha
Public Release: 20-May-2013
New compendium offers freely available standards to help ensure quality of herbal ingredients With herbal medicines relied upon by consumers worldwide, a new online resource available from the US Pharmacopeial Convention will provide freely available public standards to help ensure the quality of the herbal ingredients used in these products. Contact: Francine Pierson
Public Release: 17-May-2013
2013 APA Annual MeetingPsychiatrist suggests that DSM-5 has some positives but a lot of negatives. The Intelligent Clinician's Guide to the DSM-5® explores all revisions to the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistics Manual, and shows clinicians how they can best apply the strong points and shortcomings of psychiatry's most contentious resource. Contact: Michelle Kelly
Public Release: 17-May-2013
American Psychiatric Association releases DSM-5 The American Psychiatric Association today announced the release of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The manual's publication marks an important milestone -- revising the classifications and criteria of mental disorders for the first time since 1994 to reflect nearly two decades of scientific advances and clinical experience. Contact: Erin Connors
Public Release: 16-May-2013
'One Health' paradigm for the future featured in medical school textbook In the new medical textbook, Jekel's Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Preventive Medicine, and Public Health (Elsevier, 2013), Wildlife Conservation Society veterinarian and Director of Health Policy, Dr. Steve Osofsky, offers a holistic approach to meeting challenges that result from humanity's ongoing population growth, globalization trends, and unsustainable demand for earth's finite natural resources. Contact: Scott Smith
Public Release: 15-May-2013
Guide adds new voices to history of Gettysburg battle For three days in July 1863, thousands of Gettysburg civilians and tens of thousands of soldiers were caught up in a battle that left often conflicting data and anecdotes. This makes writing about the Battle of Gettysburg both a dream and a nightmare for Civil War historians, according to a Penn State researcher. Contact: Matt Swayne
Public Release: 15-May-2013
Rio Grande rift: From tectonics to groundwater, north to south Extending from Colorado, USA, to the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, the Rio Grande rift divides the Colorado Plateau on the west from the interior of the North American craton on the east. The rift is named after the Rio Grande, the major river that flows through most of its extent, from southern Colorado, through New Mexico, and along the border between Texas, USA, and the Mexican states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. Contact: Kea Giles
Public Release: 15-May-2013
Continued world food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership, authors say If the world's food supply and natural resources are to be sustained for future generations, visionary leadership is a must. And what better model to look to than the virtues known since antiquity? That's the gist of a new book, "Leadership in Agriculture: Case Studies for a New Generation." Contact: Kathleen Phillips
Public Release: 13-May-2013
He wrote the book of love Shakespeare had it right, of course: the course of true love never has run smooth. But with this week's publication of The Developmental Course of Romantic Relationships, people who are baffled by love and its mysteries have a new source of wisdom. Contact: Phyllis Picklesimer
Public Release: 10-May-2013
New, essential Guidelines for decision-making on treatment and end-of-life care Oxford University Press publishes a revised and expanded Hastings Center Guidelines for Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment and Care. Contact: Mary Helen Turnage
Public Release: 9-May-2013
Sexuality in the Muslim world While women have witnessed a rising tide of discrimination and persecution from conservative groups, they have also strategized for and demanded more gender equality. These trends are documented in Sexuality in Muslim Contexts -- Restrictions and Resistance, the new book co-edited by Concordia University's Homa Hoodfar and her colleague Anissa Hélie from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York. Contact: Clea Desjardins
Public Release: 9-May-2013
OUP publishes advice from the CDC on travel and disease CDC's user-friendly "Health Information for International Travel" (commonly known as the The Yellow Book) returns to provide the most up-to-date information on travel and disease. Contact: Alana Podolsky
Public Release: 7-May-2013
Hastings Center calls on health care professionals and organizations to meet standards for good care near the end of life Updated and expanded edition of the Center's landmark guidelines is "the sourcebook" for ethical care of patients facing treatment decisions. 
Albert Sussman Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust
Contact: Susan Gilbert
Public Release: 7-May-2013
Kountakis is editor of first otolaryngology encyclopedia Dr. Stilianos E. Kountakis, Professor and Vice Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, is Editor-in-Chief of the first encyclopedia of otolaryngology. Contact: Toni Baker
Public Release: 6-May-2013
Boston College professor's book offers intimate look at the immigrant student Boston College professor of education Lisa Patel spent six years immersed in a Boston high school. In her new book, "Youth Held at the Border: Immigration, Education and the Politics of Inclusion," Patel tells the story of those students, parents and teachers in a book that looks at immigration law, health and education. Contact: Ed Hayward
Public Release: 1-May-2013
NIST issues major revision of core computer security guide: SP 800-53 The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published the fourth revision of the government's foundational computer security guide, Security and Privacy Controls for Federal information Systems and Organizations. Better known to the federal computer security and contractor community as "SP (Special Publication) 800-53," this fourth revision is the most comprehensive update to the security controls catalog since the document's inception in 2005. Contact: Evelyn Brown
Public Release: 1-May-2013
New guide details steps from A-to-Z for preserving biological evidence A new handbook by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice provides forensic laboratories, law enforcement agencies and the judicial system with state-of-the-art guidelines and recommended best practices for preserving biological evidence so that it is available at any time to solve "cold cases," confirm the guilt of criminals or exonerate the innocent. Contact: Michael E. Newman
Public Release: 29-Apr-2013
Template for peace Focused between 1972 and 1975, the most violent and polarized years of the Northern Ireland conflict, this book challenges a number of persistent myths, including those concerning the role of the Irish government in the Northern Ireland conflict. Contact: Megan Beech
Public Release: 26-Apr-2013
Huddersfield researchers publish a book exploring the link between evolution and criminal behavior Dr. Jason Roach of the University of Huddersfield, with co-author Professor Ken Pease, has published a new book addressing the controversial issue of linking evolutionary theory to criminal behaviour. UK criminologists have traditionally shied away from this approach to avoid being linked to less credible theories such as eugenics. Dr. Roach, writing alongside one of the world's most respected criminologists, is readdressing this balance and encouraging new researchers to consider the insights evolutionary theory offers. Contact: Megan Beech
Public Release: 26-Apr-2013
Spotlight on Africa's life source -- first 'Soil Atlas of Africa' The European Commission has today presented the first Soil Atlas of Africa, highlighting a vital natural resource which provides food, fodder, fuel wood, reduces flood risk and protects water supplies. With full color maps and illustrations, the atlas explains in a simple and clear manner the diversity of soil across the African continent and emphasizes the importance of this non-renewable resource. Contact: Berta Duane
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