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Wright State Professor's Research Helps Computers Solve Problems They Create; Data Fatigue: Bane of the Information Age?
July 1, 2003... Byline: Wright State University DAYTON, Ohio, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- From the battlefront, to the board rooms of multinational corporations, to disaster relief sites, the internet and computers have changed the way people communicate...

C. Judson King Announces Retirement as University of California Provost and Senior Vice President; 40-Year UC Veteran Will Be Recalled to Position Until Successor Is Named Later This Year.
July 1, 2003... Byline: University of California OAKLAND, Calif., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- C. Judson King, who began a four-decade career at the University of California as an assistant professor of chemical engineering on the Berkeley campus,...

Society of Vertebrate Paleontology Hails Fossil Preservation Bill.
July 1, 2003... Byline: Carnegie Museum of Natural History PITTSBURGH, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Society of Vertebrate Paleontology has expressed its strong support for pending bipartisan legislation in the House and Senate known as the...

Jeff Wadsworth Named Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
July 1, 2003... Byline: Battelle OAK RIDGE, Tenn., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- UT-Battelle announced yesterday the selection of Dr. Jeff Wadsworth as Director of Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Dr. Wadsworth, who will begin his duties on August...

UCLA-Led Study Challenges Bipolar Depression Treatment Guidelines.
July 1, 2003... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study led by a UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute researcher challenges standard treatment guidelines for bipolar depression that recommend discontinuing antidepressants within the...

Carnegie Mellon University Psychology Professors Named Among World's Most Highly Cited Researchers.
July 1, 2003... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Four members of Carnegie Mellon University's nationally ranked Department of Psychology are among the world's most highly cited researchers, according to Thomson...

Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism Announces 2003 Cabot Prize Winners for Reporting on Latin America; Special Citation to Be Presented to Cuba's La Sociedad de Periodistas Manuel Marquez Sterling.
July 1, 2003... Byline: Columbia University NEW YORK, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism announced today the 65th annual winners of the Maria Moors Cabot Prize for outstanding reporting on Latin America - the...

Depreciating Dollar Increasing Sales, But Not Hiring, Duke Professor Says.
July 1, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The depreciation of the U.S. dollar is having a less positive impact on capital spending and hiring than it is on sales, says a Duke University finance professor who...

Translate This! USC Researchers Build Machine Translation System For Hindi -- and More -- in Less Than a Month.
July 1, 2003... Byline: USC Information Sciences Institute MARINA DEL REY, Calif., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- In less than a month, researchers at USC's Information Sciences Institute and collaborators nationwide have built one of the world's best...

Hawaiian Telescope Team Makes Debut Discovery.
July 1, 2003... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Astronomers have observed a young star ringed by a swirling disc that may spin off planets, marking the first published science observation using two linked...

Cancer Researchers Describe New Class of Angiogenesis Proteins.
July 1, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego LA JOLLA, Calif., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, and colleagues from throughout the state, describe a new class of proteins that not...

Scientists Develop Technique That Uses Ultrafast Lasers to Obtain High-Quality Images of Brain Tissue.
July 2, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego LA JOLLA, Calif., July 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- An interdisciplinary team of scientists, headed by physicists at the University of California, San Diego, has developed a new technique for slicing...

UC Santa Barbara Astrophysicist Has Theory Supported by NASA Observations.
July 2, 2003... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- A theory about neutron stars first proposed by a theoretical physicist based at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) has...

Discovery of New Sticky Force That Binds Proteins Could Lead to Better Drug Design.
July 2, 2003... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, July 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of Chicago scientists have discovered a new sticky force that binds together proteins, the stuff of which life is made. The discovery may lead to more effective...

Invading Species Have Tough Time Cracking Diverse Neighborhood, Say University of Minnesota Researchers.
July 2, 2003... Byline: University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, July 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- An exotic species or weed trying to establish itself in a new ecosystem will have a harder time if it encounters a diverse mix of resident species rather than just a...

Why Do We Mourn Celebrities?
July 2, 2003... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Why does it matter to so many people when celebrities like Gregory Peck and Katharine Hepburn, and now Buddy Hacket, die? Why do we stop to mourn...

Council for Advancement and Support of Education Announces 2003 Distinguished Service Award Winners.
July 3, 2003... Byline: Council for Advancement & Support of Education WASHINGTON, July 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Council for Advancement and Support of Education today named the winners of its three 2003 Distinguished Service Awards: the James L. Fisher...

Brain Imaging Predicts Language Impairment Before Epilepsy Surgery, Study Finds.
July 3, 2003... Byline: Medical College of Wisconsin MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Preserving language after a brain operation is a major concern for patient and surgeon alike. Now researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin at...

Nationally Known Journalist, Educator to Join Faculty of Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School.
July 3, 2003... Byline: Arizona State University TEMPE, Ariz., July 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tom Goldstein, one of America's top journalism scholars and writers is joining Arizona State University as the first resident of the Frank E. Russell Chair in...

California Secretary of State Releases Touch Screen Voting Task Force Report; Task Force Members Stress Importance of Voter-Verified Audit Trail.
July 3, 2003... Byline: California Voter Foundation SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley yesterday released the much-anticipated Ad Hoc Touch Screen Task Force report, online at: ...

Disarming 'Glial' Cells in Retina May Solve Major Barrier to Retinal Transplantation.
July 6, 2003... Byline: Schepens Eye Research Institute BOSTON, July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cells in the retina known as glial cells set up a physical barrier that prevents retinal transplants from migrating, growing and hooking up to the host retina and...

Stem-Like Cells From Peripheral Blood Restore Function in Rats With Severe Stroke, University of South Florida Study Finds.
July 6, 2003... Byline: University of South Florida Health Sciences TAMPA, Fla., July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rats with severe strokes recovered function following intravenous injections of stem-like cells obtained from circulating human blood -- a finding...

Computer, Video Gaming Big Part of Campus Life, Study Finds.
July 6, 2003... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Studying and socializing aren't the only activities vying for a college student's precious time. Computer gaming now has also claimed a slice of campus life, a...

New Understanding of Sea Salt to Help Climate Modeling; Study Clarifies Key Chemical Reaction.
July 7, 2003... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash., July 7 (AScribe News) -- While a breeze over the ocean may cool beach goers in the summertime, a new scientific study has revealed that tiny wind-blown sea salt particles...

West Nile Virus: an Emerging Health Threat; A More Dangerous Mosquito-Transmitted Disease is Heading Our Way, Vanderbilt Researcher Cautions.
July 7, 2003... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 7 (AScribe News) -- The record setting rains hitting much of the country this spring could lead to a bumper crop of mosquitoes. Some of those mosquitoes carry West Nile Virus, a disease...

Center for Business and Public Policy to Explore Economic and Quality of Life Issues.
July 7, 2003... Byline: Ramapo College MAHWAH, N.J., July 7 (AScribe News) -- A forum for the nonpartisan examination of issues that affect the economic well-being and quality of life of New Jersey's citizens, the Center for Business and Public Policy,...

University of Minnesota Program Aims to Ease National Shortage of Technology-Savvy K-12 School Administrators.
July 7, 2003... Byline: University of Minnesota Minneapolis, July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Minnesota's College of Education and Human Development is launching a new program designed to ease the nationwide shortage of technology-savvy K-12...

All-Volunteer Army Can Maintain Officer Strength During Wartime, Study Finds.
July 7, 2003... Byline: Ohio State University Columbus, July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study suggests that an all-volunteer army can attract enough officers, even during wartime, to maintain troop strength without a draft. The study, done before...

Indiana University Offers New Treatment Option For Cholesterol Patients.
July 7, 2003... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new procedure at the Indianapolis University School of Medicine may prolong the lives of individuals whose cholesterol can't be controlled with...

Berkeley Lab Wins 'R&D 100' Awards for EnergyPlus Software and Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography.
July 7, 2003... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- R&D Magazine has announced the winners of the 41st annual R&D 100 Awards, honoring the 100 most technologically significant new products of the...

Taking Cover on Playground Helps Keep Children Safe From Sun.
July 7, 2003... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- More needs to be done to protect children from harmful sunlight while they play and exercise outdoors, says a child educator at Purdue University. "Childhood...

UC San Diego's William G. Bradley Receives Highest Honor From Radiological Society.
July 7, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego SAN DIEGO, July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- William G. Bradley, M.D., Ph.D., FACR, chair of the Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, has...

Technique for Sorting Sperm Could Improve Fertility Treatment; University of Michigan Researchers Report More Effective Method for Separating Viable Sperm.
July 8, 2003... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new technique to find the viable sperm in the semen of men with low sperm motility could lead to a new approach for infertility treatment,...

Researchers Use Lab Cultures to Create Robotic 'Semi-Living Artist'.
July 8, 2003... Byline: Georgia Institute of Technology ATLANTA, July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Working from their university labs in two different corners of the world, U.S. and Australian researchers have created what they call a new class of creative...

Capital Versus Talent: The Battle That's Reshaping Business.
July 8, 2003... Byline: Rotman School of Management TORONTO, July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- For much of the 20th century, labour and capital fought bitterly for control of the industrialized economy. The titans of industry ultimately won a resounding victory...

As Testing Campaigns Identify More People With Asymptomatic Hepatitis C Infection, Benefits, Risks and Cost-Effectiveness of Early Treatment Uncertain.
July 8, 2003... Byline: Harvard School of Public Health BOSTON, July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the first analysis that takes into account the variety in progression of hepatitis C infection, researchers at Harvard School of Public Health's Center for Risk...

University of Colorado at Boulder Report Urges Westerners to Become Energy Experts.
July 8, 2003... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Placing a chunk of coal by every bedside reading light would enhance every Westerner's status as an energy expert, according to a new report from the...

California State University Northridge Team Offers Stretches for Feeling Better.
July 8, 2003... Byline: Calif. State University, Northridge NORTHRIDGE, Calif., July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Quality of life. These three words are very important, whether you are a young child or an older adult. A team of kinesiology professors at...

New National Program Gears Up to Help Emergency Departments; UC San Diego, Community Health Improvement Partners Among 10 Participating Sites.
July 8, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego SAN DIEGO, July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest, is one of 10 hospital systems in the nation and the only facility in California selected for the Urgent Matters program, a...

Dickinson Student, Beckman Scholar Studies Possible Uses of Intriguing Molecule.
July 8, 2003... Byline: Dickinson College CARLISLE, Pa., July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Jennifer Zile, a rising senior at Dickinson College, is excited about her work in the lab this summer because it may set off a chain reaction which may help someone to...

Community Clinics Take Steps to Help Clients Become More Active.
July 8, 2003... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Little steps can make a big difference in developing healthier lifestyles. That premise is one focus of a 16-month research project at the University of...

Plant Genes Imported From Unrelated Species More Often Than Previously Thought, Indiana University Biologists Find.
July 9, 2003... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists have long thought gene exchange between individuals of unrelated species to be an extremely rare event among eukaryotes -- the massive group of organisms...

Sequence of Human Chromosome 7 is Fine-Tuned, Finished.
July 9, 2003... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, in collaboration with investigators at seven other centers, have finished sequencing...

UC Davis Cancer Center Wins Role in National Clinical Trials Campaign; Goal Is to Speed Cancer Drugs to Market by Increasing Patient Participation in Trials.
July 9, 2003... Byline: Univ. of California, Davis, Medical Center SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Hoping to speed new cancer treatments to patients, the National Institutes of Health and five major drug makers today announced $6 million...

Venerable UC Santa Barbara Professor Luis Leal Publishes Book of Myths at 95.
July 9, 2003... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- At an age when most people would be content to reflect upon their accomplishments, 95-year-old Luis Leal, professor of Chicano Studies at...

Mars Rover Opportunity Mission Status.
July 9, 2003... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA's Opportunity spacecraft, the second of twin Mars Exploration Rovers, has successfully reduced its spin rate as planned and switched to celestial...

Layer of Cells Covering Iris Stops Damaging Immune Inflammation, Protects Eye From Blinding Disease, Study Says.
July 10, 2003... Byline: Schepens Eye Research Institute BOSTON, July 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at Schepens Eye Research have found that the iris pigment epithelium (IPE), a thin layer of cells lining the iris of the eye, produces a molecule that...

Johns Hopkins Study: Children May Outgrow Peanut Allergies.
July 10, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, July 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Parents whose kids are allergic to peanuts may be relieved to know that it's possible their children could outgrow their allergy over time. In a study...

U.S. Nonprofit Sector Feeling Squeeze of Government Budget Cuts; 'Listening Post' Project Takes Pulse of Nonprofit Sector.
July 10, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, July 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nearly two-thirds of a broad cross-section of U.S. nonprofit organizations are feeling financial stress from recent government funding cuts, according to a survey by...

Study Presents Literacy Ranking for U.S. Cities; Minneapolis, Seattle, Denver Earn Top Rankings in University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Study.
July 10, 2003... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Whitewater WHITEWATER, Wis., July 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- How does your city stack up in its commitment to literacy? A comprehensive new study pieces together a literacy profile of America's 64 largest...

Dodging Elephants, Scorpions, Mudslides, University of Florida Researcher Tracks Tigers.
July 10, 2003... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., July 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Of the estimated 7,000 tigers left in the world, scientists know the least about the roughly 2,000 thought to remain in Southeast Asia. Unstable or...

International Study Helps Patients and Their Doctors Know What to Do When an Unruptured Brain Aneurysm is Discovered.
July 10, 2003... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., July 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- An international study led by Mayo Clinic to be published in the July 12 issue of The Lancet provides new information about when unruptured brain aneurysms should and...

Landmark UCLA Report Shows Disparities in Children's Health Status That Can Significantly Affect Their Ability to Learn and Grow; Economic, Ethnic Disparities in Access, Learning Environments Available to California's Young Children.
July 10, 2003... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, July 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research released a new study on young children July 10 based on data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001). The study, "The...

Arizona State Professor Michele S. Moses Selected as Kellogg 2003 Rising Scholar.
July 10, 2003... Byline: Arizona State University TEMPE, Ariz., July 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Michele S. Moses, an assistant professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Arizona State University, has been chosen as a 2003 Rising Scholar by the...

Spelman College Increases Number of Women in Science and Engineering With $4.5 Million NASA Grant.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Spelman College ATLANTA, July 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Spelman College recently received a $4.5 million grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to boost its Women in Science and Engineering Scholars Program....

UC Riverside's Derek Roff Says Global Warming May Threaten Endangered Species.
July 11, 2003... Byline: University of California, Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif., July 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a perspective article entitled "Evolutionary Danger for Rainforest Species" in the July 4, 2003, issue of the journal Science, UC Riverside's...

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Applied to Skin Lessens Muscle Soreness After Exercise.
July 11, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego LA JOLLA, Calif., July 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have shown that a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)...

Johns Hopkins to Offer Joint MS/MBA Program for Biotechnology; New Degree Program to Focus on Science, Business of Biotechnology.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, July 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Beginning in September 2003, the Johns Hopkins University will offer a new dual MS/MBA Biotechnology degree that will prepare students for a variety of careers in...

July/August Business, Law & Economics News Tips From Washington University in St. Louis.
July 11, 2003... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, July 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following are news and feature story ideas from Washington University in St. Louis. For more information on any of the stories below or for assistance in...

Long-Term, Heavy Smoking Doubles Risk of More Aggressive Prostate Cancer in Middle-Aged Men.
July 13, 2003... Byline: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center SEATTLE, July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Middle-aged men who are long-term, heavy smokers face twice the risk of developing more aggressive forms of prostate cancer than men who have never...

University of Arkansas Launches Informational Web Site for Sloan Symposium on Human Diet.
July 14, 2003... Byline: University of Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- This summer, leading experts on health and human evolution will convene at the University of Arkansas for a symposium on the human diet. Presenters will...

Changing Focus of Traditional Hospital 'Rounds' Improves Patient Care.
July 14, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Johns Hopkins are challenging a practice that's almost as old as American medicine: the venerable doctors' "rounds," visiting hospitalized...

New Book Prescribes Strategy to Maintain American Supremacy, Avert Terrorism.
July 14, 2003... Byline: Cornell University Press ITHACA, N.Y., July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- To remain the world's preeminent power, the United States must not allow the campaign against terrorism to hijack its foreign policy. In his new book, "A Grand...

Satellites Find Lightning Strikes in Some Ozone's Origins.
July 14, 2003... Byline: National Center for Atmospheric Research BOULDER, Colo., July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Summertime ozone near the Earth's surface forms in most major U.S. cities when sunlight and heat mix with car exhaust and other pollution,...

Katie Couric's Colonoscopy Caused Cross-Country Climb in Colon Cancer Checks; Study Shows Celebrity Endorsement Affects Health Behavior.
July 14, 2003... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- When NBC television personality Katie Couric underwent a colonoscopy live on national television in March 2000, she did more than raise public...

Prescribing Antibiotics Without Throat Culture Not Cost Effective, Medical College of Wisconsin Study Finds.
July 14, 2003... Byline: Medical College of Wisconsin MILWAUKEE, July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The traditional throat culture remains the most cost-effective method to diagnose a strep throat infection, researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin and...

Antibiotic Treatment Without Diagnosis for Patients With Sore Throat Is Not Cost-Effective.
July 14, 2003... Byline: Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON, July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The traditional throat culture remains the most cost-effective method to diagnose a strep throat infection, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical...

Age-Related Stem Cell Loss Prevents Artery Repair, Leads to Atherosclerosis.
July 14, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Aging has long been recognized as the worst risk factor for chronic ailments like atherosclerosis, which clogs arteries and leads to heart attacks and stroke. Yet, the...

Scientists Find Reasons to Rethink Cerebellum's Role.
July 14, 2003... Byline: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- For a hundred and fifty years, prevailing wisdom has held that the cerebellum, a baseball-sized region of gray and white tissue...

Depression in African-American Men May Be Barrier to High Blood Pressure Control.
July 14, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, July 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study from The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing concludes depression may sabotage efforts to control high blood pressure in urban,...

New Book Offers Advice to Beleaguered Airline Industry.
July 15, 2003... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the world's airlines to survive their current financial crisis, they should take a cue from the banking and retail industries, according to a new book by an...

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education Receives Carnegie Grant.
July 15, 2003... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Education will receive a five-year, $5 million grant to improve teacher education, the Carnegie...

Blood Tests Identify Patients on Dialysis at High Risk for Death From Cardiovascular Disease.
July 15, 2003... Byline: University of Maryland Medical System BALTIMORE, July 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Routine blood tests given to people suspected of having a heart attack can also reliably measure the risk of heart disease in people on dialysis awaiting...

U.T. Dallas, Hebrew University Scientists to Test 'Snowball Earth' Hypothesis; Project in Ethiopia to Study 700-Million-Year-Old Climate Change.
July 16, 2003... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- If you're the type who shudders when the mercury dips below freezing, chances are you wouldn't care for "Snowball Earth." Although it's a matter of...

New Sensor Developed at UC Santa Barbara Can Detect DNA in One Step.
July 16, 2003... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Imagine that your doctor, using a small hand-held sensor, could detect from a drop of your blood if you carry the gene for cystic fibrosis,...

UC San Diego Researchers Demonstrate Enhanced Ability to Divide Visual Attention.
July 16, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego LA JOLLA, Calif., July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have provided new evidence that resolves a long-standing scientific...

UC Irvine Biomedical Engineer Receives $1.5 Million Grant to Investigate How High Blood Pressure 'Remodels' Heart.
July 16, 2003... Byline: University of California, Irvine IRVINE, Calif., July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of California, Irvine biomedical engineer Ghassan Kassab has been awarded a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of...

Purdue Software Promises Better Animation for Movies, Games.
July 16, 2003... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Purdue University are creating interactive software that artists could use to make realistic animations of cloud formations, explosions, smoke,...

Boston University Sets Fundraising Record; $103.4 Million Marks 14 Percent Increase Over Previous Year.
July 16, 2003... Byline: Boston University BOSTON, July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Boston University set a fundraising record with $103.4 million brought in through gifts during the fiscal year just closed, shattering last year's record with a 14 percent...

Technology Transfer Agreement Gives Arizona State University Researchers Tools for Developing New Weapons to Fight Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria.
July 16, 2003... Byline: Arizona State University TEMPE, Ariz., July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Developing new weapons against antibiotic-resistant bacteria and fungi is the goal of Arizona State University researchers working with technology donated from...

UC Santa Cruz Professor Lauded for Work to Preserve Bengali Films.
July 16, 2003... Byline: University of California, Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, Calif., July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Cultural Association of Bengal has honored UC Santa Cruz associate professor of history Dilip K. Basu with a Distinguished Service Award for...

University of Florida Study: Online Dating Virtually Irresistible to Some Married Folks.
July 17, 2003... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., July 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Oh, what a tangled Web is weaved as rapidly growing numbers of married people sneak into Internet chat rooms for romantic or sexual thrills they think they...

Cybersecurity Pioneer Selected to Lead Information Security Center at Georgia Tech; Ralph Merkle Named Director of Georgia Tech Information Security Center.
July 17, 2003... Byline: Georgia Institute of Technology ATLANTA, July 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Georgia Institute of Technology announced today that it has named Ralph Merkle, an inventor of the encryption technology that allows secure transactions over...

The Bigger and Brighter an Object, the Harder It Is to Perceive Its Motion.
July 17, 2003... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bigger and brighter isn't better, at least not when trying to view moving objects. That is the counter-intuitive result of a study performed by a team of...