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Public Release: 5-May-2008
There's a hole in my -- and in the data as well!
Like the popular children's song "There's a Hole in My Bucket," in which Liza and Henry try to patch a leaking pail, researchers with the San Diego Supercomputer Center at UC-San Diego are plugging a hole in the data management process by creating a universally accepted cyberinfrastructure to study our most valuable natural resource -- water.

Contact: Jan Zverina
jzverina@sdsc.edu
858-534-5111
University of California - San Diego

Public Release: 1-May-2008
Instant messaging -- a new language?
Dr. Pamela Takayoshi and Dr. Christina Haas, Kent State associate professors of English, along with four Kent State undergraduate researchers examined the language of instant messaging. They found that instant messaging is a unique language form differing from Standard Written English.

Contact: Melissa Edler
medler@kent.edu
330-672-8589
Kent State University

Public Release: 1-May-2008
The technology to make 'Speed Racer' cars
Cool cars! University of Cincinnati students are racing to finish "Speed Racer" concepts, which they'll display in conjunction with the "Speed Racer" movie. Student in UC's top-ranked design program have been working for weeks to create their own "Speed Racer" concepts, complete with well-researched, logical arguments on the existing technology (aviation, submarine, robotic, etc.) needed to make their cars do things like what the movie's Mach-5 can do.

Contact: M.B. Reilly
mary-bridget.reilly@uc.edu
513-556-1824
University of Cincinnati

Public Release: 1-May-2008
Journal of Natural Resources & Life Science Education
The sweet world of soil microbiology
Hands-on activities can help instructors to communicate difficult scientific concepts and stimulate student thinking. In the 2008 Journal of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Education, instructors describe a candy exercise used to explain the complexity and importance of the soil microbial world to undergraduates at Oregon State University.

Contact: Sara Uttech
suttech@soils.org
608-268-4948
Soil Science Society of America

Public Release: 30-Apr-2008
Prof. David Kisailus studies engineering and invention on the half-shell
Marine snails, sea urchins and other animals from the sea are teaching researchers in UC Riverside's Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering how to make the world a better place.

Contact: Kris Lovekin
kris.lovekin@ucr.edu
951-827-2495
University of California - Riverside

Public Release: 30-Apr-2008
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Are you looking at me?
In humans, the eyes are said to be the "window to the soul," conveying much about a person's emotions and intentions. New research demonstrates for the first time that birds also respond to a human's gaze.
Natural Environment Research Council, University of Bristol

Contact: Cherry Lewis
Cherry.lewis@bristol.ac.uk
44-117-928-8086
University of Bristol

Public Release: 21-Apr-2008
Journal of Experimental Biology
Lizard hunting styles impact ability to walk, run
The technique lizards use to grab their grub influences how they move, according to researchers at Ohio University.
National Science Foundation

Contact: Andrea Gibson
gibsona@ohio.edu
740-597-2166
Ohio University

Public Release: 16-Apr-2008
Hannover Messe 2008
Roberta goes to Europe
The idea that girls are not interested in science and technology is a popular misconception. For the past five years, school girls have been working with robots in "Roberta courses." And now Roberta is ready to take Europe. At this year's Hannover Messe, Roberta organizers will provide an overview of the new Roberta centers that are operating in six different countries.

Contact: Gabriele Theidig
gabriele.theidig@iais.fraunhofer.de
49-224-114-2729
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Public Release: 15-Apr-2008
Webby Awards marks 'Planet Bob' video with 'Official Honoree' distinction
The Webby Awards, the leading international honor for the Web, recently cited "Planet Bob" as an Official Honoree, a distinction that recognizes work exhibiting remarkable achievement. "Planet Bob," a joint video production from Arizona State University's International Institute for Species Exploration and Media Alchemy, Inc., uses humor to draw attention to the serious subject of biodiversity and the science of taxonomy.

Contact: Carol Hughes
carol.hughes@asu.edu
480-965-6375
Arizona State University

Public Release: 10-Apr-2008
Picture this: Explaining science through drawings
If a picture is worth a thousand words, creating one can have as much value to the illustrator as to the intended audience. This is the case with "Picturing to Learn," a project in which college students create pencil drawings to explain scientific concepts to a typical high school student. The National Science Foundation, Division of Undergraduate Education, provides support for this effort.

Contact: Maria C. Zacharias
mzachari@nsf.gov
703-292-8070
National Science Foundation

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