AScribe Science News Service articles from January 2007

AScribe Science News Service archives from January 2007

University of Chicago Names Donald Levy Vice President for Research and for National Laboratories.
January 3, 2007... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Donald Levy, the Albert A. Michelson Distinguished Service Professor in Chemistry at the University of Chicago, has been appointed the University's Vice President for...

Oakland Mayor, University of California President Hope to Inspire Students at Chabot Space & Science Center; UC Sponsoring Trip to Chabot for 700 Oakland School Kids.
January 5, 2007... Byline: Chabot Space & Science Center OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three days after his inauguration, Oakland mayor Ronald Dellums will answer to a constituency from which he didn't garner a single vote. Addressing...

Delegation From Israel's Technion to Visit UT Dallas; Joint Nanotech, Life Sciences Symposium Planned; Universities to Sign Agreement to Pursue Common Interests.
January 8, 2007... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A high-level delegation from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Israel's premier science and technology institute and one of the world's...

Independent Panel Recommends Strong, Clear Guidelines for Development of Marine Aquaculture in the United States.
January 8, 2007... Byline: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WOODS HOLE, Mass., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Congress should enact legislation to ensure that strong environmental standards are in place to regulate the siting and conduct of offshore marine...

New Scientific Studies Identify Causes of Mercury Pollution Hotspots; Results Suggest EPA Analysis Inadequate and Clean Air Mercury Rule Could Perpetuate Biological Mercury Hotspots.
January 8, 2007... Byline: Syracuse University SYRACUSE, N.Y., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- In two new studies in the journal BioScience scientists identify five known and nine suspected biological mercury hotspots in northeastern North America and for the...

NASA Selects Proposals for Future Mars Missions, Studies.
January 8, 2007... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- On Monday, NASA selected for concept study development two proposals for future robotic missions to Mars. These missions would increase understanding of Mars'...

Famous Space Pillars Feel the Heat of Star's Explosion.
January 9, 2007... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The three iconic space pillars photographed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in 1995 might have met their demise, according to new evidence from NASA's...

National Wetlands Newsletter Examines Indirect Impacts of Urbanization on Wetland Quality.
January 9, 2007... Byline: Environmental Law Institute WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Because wetlands are often located at the topographic low point of a watershed, they are profoundly influenced by activities in upland areas. Yet most federal,...

Dr. Mel Levine to Present Workshop at Holy Names University Jan. 29.
January 12, 2007... Byline: Holy Names University OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mel Levine, MD, noted author and speaker who is often featured on PBS Television's "All Kinds of Minds" program, will speak at Holy Names University Monday, Jan....

Yerkes Observatory Initiates Astrophysics Academy for Young Scientists.
January 16, 2007... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Students and teachers from 20 Wisconsin and Illinois schools will explore the universe with the Hubble Space Telescope and a variety of other research instruments as...

California's Greenhouse Gas Initiative: Experts on Transportation, Energy, Air Quality.
January 18, 2007... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Jan. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following UC Davis faculty members are available to speak on topics related to California's new initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from...

California's New Fuel Standard: What It Means, How We Will Get There.
January 18, 2007... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Jan. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- What is different about California's new initiative to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks? This time, the target is not the vehicles --...

Air Regulators From Around the World Endorse California Low Carbon Fuel Standard, Call for Broader Adoption.
January 18, 2007... Byline: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation MENLO PARK, Calif., Jan. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a letter to European Union President Jose Manuel Barrosa, a group of air regulators and experts from across the world endorsed California...

Media Backgrounder: Chinese Anti-Satellite Test; Resources for Journalists Covering Chinese Anti-Satellite Weapon Launch.
January 19, 2007... Byline: American Academy of Arts & Sciences CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Journalists seeking background information on yesterday's report of the reported test of a Chinese anti-satellite weapon are encouraged to consult...

University of California, Davis Briefs Congress Jan. 23 on Cars, Fuels of the Future.
January 19, 2007... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Jan. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of University of California, Davis transportation experts will travel to Washington, D.C., next week to brief members of Congress and their staffers...

Study Finds Mercury Prevalent in Many Western Fish; Impact on Humans Uncertain.
January 23, 2007... Byline: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new survey by researchers at Oregon State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of more than 600 rivers and streams in the western United...

Stanford and University of California, Davis Professors Issue Tech Entrepreneurship Book; New Edition of Popular How-to Text Helps Startups Get Innovation From Lab To Customers.
January 24, 2007... Byline: Stanford School of Engineering STANFORD, Calif., Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Just as technology entrepreneurship is surging with renewed vigor, the newly released "Technology Ventures: From Idea to Enterprise," Second Edition,...

First-Ever Call From Alvin Submersible to International Space Station.
January 24, 2007... Byline: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WOODS HOLE, Mass., Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHO: Timothy Shank, PhD, Associate Scientist,...

A Boost for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Research.
January 25, 2007... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The development of hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles, the ultimate green dream in transportation energy, is another step closer. Researchers with...

University of Central Florida Student's Work With Disney Giraffes May Help Conserve Several Species.
January 29, 2007... Byline: University of Central Florida ORLANDO, Fla., Jan. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Giraffe poop could hold the secret to protecting the species for years to come. University of Central Florida doctoral student Jennifer Fewster is...

A NASA Space Sleuth Hunts the Trail of Earth's Water.
January 31, 2007... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the first time, NASA scientists have used a shrewd spaceborne detective to track the origin and movement of water vapor throughout Earth's atmosphere....