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Students competing in Chemistry Olympiad visit NASA Goddard
Nearly 300 of the world's top chemistry students visited NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on July 23, 2012, as part of the International Chemistry Olympiad. This year marks the 44th IChO competition and the second time it is being held in the US.
Contact: Liz Zubritsky
elizabeth.a.zubritsky@nasa.gov
301-614-5438
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Goddard's 'Tree of Life' still stands after summer derecho
The "Tree of Life" at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., took on the June 29 derecho and suffered some damage, but remains strong. The derecho brought winds of more than 80 mph in Maryland, and was a traumatic event for many people, animals, trees and structures. One of the tree's large limbs cracked and came down in the storm.
Contact: Rob Gutro
Robert.j.Gutro@nasa.gov
443-858-1779
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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Plants turned on by oxygen levels?
Germ cells are the building blocks of reproductive cells, like sperm and eggs. And in humans, these germ cells are established during the early stages of development and then maintained until an individual is ready to have kids.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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There's still time to save species in the Amazon...
... but the clock's ticking, a new study shows. The Brazilian Amazon is the largest continuous forest on Earth, and it holds more than 40 percent of the world's tropical rainforest.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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NJIT welcomes Bernard Harris, the first African-American to walk in space
Bernard Harris, M.D., the first African-American to walk in space returns to NJIT July 18, 2012 to inspire 54 middle-school youngsters from New Jersey who want to learn more about science careers.
Contact: Sheryl Weinstein
973-596-3436
New Jersey Institute of Technology
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SFU mentors winning high-school science researchers
Gifted high-school students are getting a jump-start on higher education and academic success by engaging in science discoveries under the mentorship of Simon Fraser University researchers in the Faculty of Science. Sixteen-year-old Kayla Lee enters grade 12 in Vancouver this fall but already she has garnered regional recognition as a budding researcher and a promising prospective undergrad. Lee credits SFU researchers with putting her on a path to netting around $5,000 in scholarships and awards.
Contact: Carol Thorbes
cthorbes@sfu.ca
778-782-3210
Simon Fraser University
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SFU helps high-school students hit NASA landing pad
With 10 Surrey high-school students under his wing, Bhupinder (Sumit) Rathore, a Simon Fraser University engineering undergrad, is all set to blast off to the final of the 18th annual International Space Settlement Competition. It unfolds July 27-31 at the Lyndon B. Johnston Space Centre in Houston, Texas. This is the second consecutive year that Rathore and a group of Surrey high-school students are participating in the competition's invitation-only final.
Contact: Carol Thorbes
cthorbes@sfu.ca
778-782-3210
Simon Fraser University
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Team PrISUm races to the start line of the American Solar Challenge
Iowa State University's solar car team is ready to race Hyperion, its new solar car, in this summer's 1,650-mile American Solar Challenge. The July 14-21 event will take 18 student teams and their solar race cars from New York to Minnesota. So far, the Iowa State team's test drives point to a good performance on the road.
Contact: Evan Stumpges
evanstumpges@gmail.com
515-233-4924
Iowa State University
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What caused an ancient coral catastrophe?
Millions of tiny animals create ocean coral reefs when they create shells for themselves out of a cement-like ooze. These reefs are important because they provide a home for lots of different kinds of sea life. When the reefs get "sick" and the coral stop building, it can be a sign that something major has changed in the ocean.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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Unusual eyes help fish see in the murk
Elephantnose fish are long-snouted, freshwater fish that live in dim, murky environments. Unlike other animals that are adapted to the dark, these fish do have eyes and rely partly on their vision to find their way around.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
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