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20-Feb-2009
Mission to Mars: UH sponsors Red Planet rover exhibition
On the heels of a meteor seen flaming across the Texas sky recently, Houston-area grade schoolers will land with homemade Mars rovers at the University of Houston campus Saturday, Feb. 28 at the annual Mars Rover Model Celebration and Exhibition. Students who've built vehicles to withstand and explore the surface of Mars will showcase their models in a competition. More than 60 Mars rover models will be presented at this public event.
Contact: Lisa Merkl
lkmerkl@uh.edu
713-743-8192
University of Houston
19-Feb-2009
Topsy-turvy algae tumble into line
Single algae cells called phytoplankton have a weird habit of spreading out in a thin film that can reach several kilometers across the ocean.
Contact: Scipak
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
17-Feb-2009
NSF manager tells of building cool new research station at South Pole
When Jerry Marty left the South Pole in December, he walked under a canopy not of crossed swords but of crossed measuring tapes -- a fitting tribute to the man who oversaw one of the world's most challenging construction projects, the new South Pole Station.
Contact: Tracey Bryant
tbryant@udel.edu
302-831-8185
University of Delaware
12-Feb-2009
Hold that tissue: Allergy help may be on the way
German chemists have developed a way to tell people with allergies exactly what kind of pollen is in the air, instantly, and how much there is flying around. The test could help people avoid high levels of pollen that trigger allergies.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-6042
American Chemical Society
12-Feb-2009
Tracking songbird migration
For the first time, researchers have tracked the seasonal migration of songbirds from Pennsylvania all the way to South America and back. This study reveals that the small birds can fly much farther and much faster than anyone had thought possible. Now, researchers can see exactly which migration routes the birds take each spring and fall as well.
Contact: Science Press Package
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
10-Feb-2009
Louisiana Tech engineering students drive toward Eco Car Challenge
A handful of Louisiana Tech University engineering students are mechanically and passionately pushing themselves to the limit -- and trying to do the same to their homemade cars.
Contact: Dave Guerin
dguerin@latech.edu
318-257-4854
Louisiana Tech University
10-Feb-2009
Python reveals the evolution of hearing to UC students
Students taking a University Honors course get a slithery sensation during a live animal demonstration tracing the progression of hearing through the ages.
Contact: Dawn Fuller
dawn.fuller@uc.edu
513-556-1823
University of Cincinnati
6-Feb-2009
World chess champion challenges NJIT campus to a match
World renowned chess champion, Chitra Sridhar, now a graduate student in the College of Computing Sciences at NJIT, has challenged the university community to a play-off Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2009.
Contact: Sheryl Weinstein
sheryl.m.weinstein@njit.edu
973-596-3436
New Jersey Institute of Technology
5-Feb-2009
A wolf in dog's clothing?
In our fairy tales and horror movies, the biggest, baddest, most wolfish wolves tend to be depicted with black or dark fur. The better to scare us with! But, dark coats are actually a pretty new thing for wolves, according to a new study.
Contact: SciPak
scipak@aaas.org
202-326-6440
American Association for the Advancement of Science
4-Feb-2009
New Bytesize Science video podcasts for kids and teens
The American Chemical Society is giving its popular kid and teen-friendly podcast, Bytesize Science, an upgrade with the debut today of the first video episode, available at www.BytesizeScience.com.
Contact: Michael Bernstein
m_bernstein@acs.org
202-872-6042
American Chemical Society
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