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Public Release: 17-May-2013

Atlanta Science Festival
First Atlanta Science Festival set for 2014
Atlanta residents of all ages will celebrate the science and technology of the region and its impact on our daily lives during the inaugural Atlanta Science Festival, March 22-29, 2014. With scientists, engineers and educators from local museums, corporations, K-12 schools and universities, the festival will host more than 40 different events for children and adults at venues across the city.

Public Release: 17-May-2013

Digestive Disease Week
AGA presents cutting-edge research and new learning opportunities at DDW® 2013
Clinicians, researchers and scientists from around the world will gather for Digestive Disease Week® 2013, the largest and most prestigious gastroenterology meeting, from May 18 to 21, 2013, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. DDW is jointly sponsored by the American Gastroenterological Association Institute, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.

Public Release: 15-May-2013

7th Annual Canadian Neuroscience Meeting, Toronto, May 20-24, 2013
7th Annual Canadian Neuroscience Meeting, Toronto, May 20-24, 2013
Top neuroscientists from Canada and around the world are meeting next week in Toronto. The Seventh Annual Canadian Neuroscience Meeting will showcase the latest in research findings about the brain, the nervous system and reveal clues to understanding the disorders that affect them.

Public Release: 15-May-2013

Latino Health Disparities Symposium
The George Washington University will hold symposium on Latino health disparities
The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS) will hold a forum on May 22 to discuss public health issues that disproportionately affect Latino immigrant communities. At the same time, SPHHS will announce the launch of the Avance Center for the Advancement of Immigrant/Refugee Health, a collaborative partnership that aims to prevent/address Latino health disparities with a unique program that provides support to Latino youth and families.

Public Release: 10-May-2013

Treating the Whole Person with Autism: Care Across the Life Span
Treating the whole person with autism
The National Conference for Families and Professionals, "Treating the Whole Person with Autism: Care Across the Life Span," will be held July 26-27, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. Workshops and scientific sessions will focus on new approaches to care combining behavioral and medical therapies to help children, adolescents and adults with autism lead healthy and successful lives. Featured keynoters include pediatrician Paul Carbone, M.D. (University of Utah's Neurobehavior H.O.M.E. Program) and special education expert Stephen Shore, Ed.D (Adelphi University).

Public Release: 9-May-2013

Wildlife Crime Symposium
Wildlife Crime Symposium
Rutgers School of Criminal Justice will sponsor the Wildlife Crime Symposium, May 14, to mark the inauguration of its Center for Conservation Criminology. The symposium will focus on issues concerning poaching of elephants, parrots and leopards, illegal commercial fishing, and law enforcement. Dr. Richard Leakey, conservationist, paleontologist, archaeologist, and professor of anthropology at Stony Brook University, will deliver the keynote address in which he will share his research on wildlife crime and its global impact.

Public Release: 9-May-2013

Ninth Annual Neuro-Oncology Symposium
John Theurer Cancer Center brings leading experts for its Ninth Annual Neuro-Oncology Symposium
John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center, one of the nation's top 50 cancer centers, will host its Ninth Annual Neuro-Oncology Symposium on Friday, May 17, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Experts from MD Anderson, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, and the Cleveland Clinic will present advances in multidisciplinary care for cancers of the central nervous system.

Public Release: 9-May-2013

International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy
Penn State to host pollinator health conference
With populations of wild and domesticated pollinators, such as honeybees, in decline, some of the world's foremost scientists in the field will converge on Penn State this summer to discuss the latest research aimed at understanding and overcoming challenges to pollinator health.

Public Release: 8-May-2013

Gamification 2013
Waterloo's Stratford Campus delves into research behind game-inspired digital sector
Gamification 2013 is the premier event to share ideas, collaborate with thought leaders (academics and industry experts) and explore the future of gamification. In cooperation with the Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction of the Association for Computing Machinery, Gamification 2013 will be hosted by the University of Waterloo Stratford Campus.

Public Release: 8-May-2013

SaM 2013 Annual Conference
The problem of the European unemployment
The Annual Conference of the European Search and Matching Network, which takes place on May 15-17, 2013 at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, gathers together leading European and world labor economists to discuss the most up to date problems of the European labor markets and suggest ways for smooth and quick recovery from the crisis.

Public Release: 8-May-2013

7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013)
IAS 2013 conference program live online
The 7th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention, 30 June -- 3 July 2013, is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Public Release: 8-May-2013

Global Research Council
Save the date: 'Global Research Council,' 27 -- 29 May 2013
Heads of 70 research funding organizations will talk about open access to publications and principles of research integrity. This event is hosted by DFG and the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development of Brazil -- Press Conference on 29 May 2013.

Public Release: 7-May-2013

2013 Geological Society of America Cordilleran Section Meeting
Local geology, global connections: GSA Cordilleran Section to convene in Fresno
Geoscientists from western North America and beyond will convene in Fresno, California, USA, on 20 May to celebrate GSA's 125th Anniversary and discuss current geoscience research. This meeting emphasizes the international relevance of Cordilleran geology, with a higher than usual number of non-American presenters for a regional meeting. Topics include tectonic and petrologic processes associated with active plate margins, salmon spawning sites restoration, new regulations for fault rupture hazard zones, and water supply issues.

Public Release: 7-May-2013

The Once and Future Forest: Drivers of Long-Term Ecological Change
Public lecture at UC Riverside to discuss challenges in assessing human impact on ecosystems
Humans are conducting massive experiments on ecosystems around the world by fragmenting habitats, killing predators, introducing exotic species, boosting nutrient concentrations, and altering climates. On May 22, ecologist Donald M. Waller will give the Jane Block Distinguished Lecture in Conservation Biology at the University of California, Riverside in which he will discuss how our ability to assess these impacts and track responses is crippled because we lack baseline data, controls, and adequate monitoring.

Public Release: 7-May-2013

University of Luxembourg hosts European Conference of Financial Management Association
Luxembourg University to host major finance conference
The Luxembourg School of Finance of the University of Luxembourg will host the European Conference of the Financial Management Association International on June 12-14, at Neumunster Abbey in Luxembourg City. The annual meeting is one of the most important academic events in the international finance calendar. It draws together more than 250 of the world's leading financial experts and provides them with the opportunity to actively engage with each other on how to improve the economic environment.

Public Release: 6-May-2013

Davis Cosmic Frontiers Conferences
Conference: Cosmology in the Planck era
Two months after the release of results from the Planck telescope, observers and theorists are gathering at UC Davis to try to make sense of the implications for cosmology and fundamental physics.

Public Release: 6-May-2013

Albertus Magnus Lectures by John Searle
John Searle at the University of Cologne
John Searle is one of the most important philosophers of language of our time. As Albertus Magnus Professor, he will be holding lectures and a seminar on the themes of "Language and Social Ontology", "Mind and Brain" as well as "Perception and Intentionality" from 6th till 8th May, 2013 at the University of Cologne.

Public Release: 5-May-2013

Sustainable Forest management in Central Africa: Yesterday, today and tomorrow
International conference in Cameroon to address future of world's second largest rainforest
As many as 400 people are expected to attend a two-day policy and science conference next month in Cameroon to discuss critical issues facing the sustainable management of Central Africa's forests. The 40 confirmed speakers at the conference include government ministers, global experts, researchers and private-sector stakeholders.

Public Release: 3-May-2013

Curing Cancer: How Do Anticancer Drugs Work?
How do anticancer drugs work?
Anticancer drugs save lives and/or improve the quality of life for many cancer patients. But how do they work? Yinsheng Wang, a professor of chemistry at the University of California, Riverside, will give a free lecture on campus to address this question. The public will have an opportunity to learn about the mechanisms of action of some commonly used anticancer drugs and how laboratory research may lead to novel targets and strategies for cancer treatment.

Public Release: 3-May-2013

Prescription Drug Abuse Panel
NIDA's Dr. Volkow joins President Clinton on Clinton Foundation's prescription drug abuse panel
Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, will join President Bill Clinton, New York dignitaries, and college students from New York University for a panel discussion on prescription drug abuse. The panel will address prescription drug abuse, particularly among 18- to 26-year-olds, and how the Clinton Foundation's Clinton Health Matters Initiative can work with others to contribute to solutions in New York and nationwide.

Public Release: 3-May-2013

Kierkegaard reconsidered in a Global World
International congress on Kierkegaard
From May 5 to 8, The Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre at the University of Copenhagen will celebrate the 200th anniversary of Kierkegaard's birth by hosting an international congress with the title "Kierkegaard reconsidered in a Global World."

Public Release: 1-May-2013

2013 GSA Rocky Mountain Section Meeting
Scientists gather amid rich geologic history of the Gunnison Valley
Western State Colorado University in Gunnison, Colo., USA, will host a meeting of geoscientists from the Rocky Mountain region and beyond on May 15-17 to celebrate GSA's 125th anniversary and discuss new science, expand on existing science, and explore the unique geologic and historic features of the region. Topics include hydrogeology, geoscience education, dust and soil, and rare-earth elements and other mineral deposits.

Public Release: 1-May-2013

Examine Impacts of Fukushima on the Ocean
Meeting: 'Experts Convene to Examine Impacts of Fukushima on the Ocean'
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution will convene international experts at a public colloquium to explore the impact of Fukushima on the ocean and human health. The panel will be held on May 9, 2013, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. EDT and simulcast on the Web. Online viewers are encouraged to participate and send questions for the panel discussion via Twitter.

Public Release: 30-Apr-2013

Meeting: 'The Critical Disconnect between the Poor and Gainful Employment'
The critical disconnect between the poor and gainful employment -- William Julius Wilson
Wilson's inaugural Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lecture will focus on the critical disconnect between the poor and gainful employment.

Public Release: 30-Apr-2013

Center on Optical Wireless Applications Industrial Advisory Board
Optical wireless applications group to meet at Penn State
Improving communications security and efficiency, eliminating electromagnetic interference and easing the spectrum crunch are some of the topics that will be tackled at the third Industrial Advisory Board meeting of the Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Optical Wireless Applications, May 15-17, on the Penn State University Park campus.


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