AScribe Science News Service articles from June 2006

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Agreement Provides for Preservation of Historic Yerkes Observatory; Proceeds From Sale of 45 Adjoining Acres to Support Research, Yerkes Outreach Program.
June 7, 2006... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, June 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Chicago has reached an agreement to permit Mirbeau Company owner Gary Dower to develop 45 acres of land near the 109-year-old Yerkes Observatory in...

The Next Generation of Science Stars: Five Female Scientists Honored With 2006 L'Oreal USA Fellowships; National Program Honors Women Scientists, Boosts Careers, Builds Networks; California, Massachusetts Strongholds of Groundbreaking Scientific Research.
June 8, 2006... Byline: Edelman Public Relations NEW YORK, June 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- L'Oreal USA announced today the recipients of its esteemed 2006 Fellowships for Women In Science at an awards ceremony at the American Museum of Natural History in New...

Spaceship Earth Seals Time Capsule for Future Generations.
June 8, 2006... Byline: Kennesaw State University KENNESAW, Ga., June 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Spaceship Earth will complete an important leg of its journey on Friday, June 9, when a time capsule scheduled to be placed inside the sculpture will be filled...

Carnegie Mellon University Humanoids to Provide Commentary for RoboCup; Pair of Bipedal Robots Will Celebrate Goals, Explain Fouls.
June 12, 2006... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University is sending two small bipedal robots to the RoboCup 2006 World Championship June 14-18 in Bremen, Germany, to provide color commentary...

Winners of The Laureates of Tomorrow - Nobel Essay Contest Announced: Three New York City Students From Bronx, Manhattan High Schools Win Trip to Nobel Prize Ceremonies in Sweden.
June 12, 2006... Byline: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three New York City high school juniors from the Bronx and Manhattan were named the winners of the second annual Nobel Essay Contest at a ceremony held today at 11...

CSU Stanislaus Professor's Star Research Leads to Prestigious Recognition.
June 13, 2006... Byline: California State University, Stanislaus TURLOCK, Calif., June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Research on triggered star formation by California State University, Stanislaus faculty member Dr. Christopher De Vries has scored him a...

McGill University-Based Green Crop Network to Tackle Global Warming; Scientists Will Collaborate to Find New Biofuels, CO2-Reducing Plants.
June 14, 2006... Byline: McGill University MONTREAL, June 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the first scientific collaboration of its kind, Canada's top plant researchers are joining forces with the federal government and industry partners to come up with new...

Students Explore Safety of Space Travel at Brookhaven Lab.
June 14, 2006... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., June 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Students and scientists from Baltimore to Bedford Park, Australia, are now participating in the third annual NASA Summer Student Program at the U.S....

NASA Conference Celebrates 30 Years of Mars Research.
June 16, 2006... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA will host a symposium titled "Mars: Past, Present and Future" on Thursday, June 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the agency's Langley Research Center,...

Pace Quickens for NASA Spacecraft Orbiting Mars.
June 19, 2006... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., June 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA's newest spacecraft at Mars has already cut the size and duration of each orbit by more than half, just 11 weeks into a 23-week process of shrinking its...

After Five Years of Protection, NOAA Marine Reserve Shows Increasing Numbers, Size of Fish.
June 20, 2006... Byline: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary KEY WEST, Fla., June 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- As its fifth anniversary approaches, researchers find confirmation that the countrys largest marine reserve, part of the Florida Keys National...

Astronomer Is Co-Winner of Million-Dollar Shaw Prize.
June 21, 2006... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Johns Hopkins University astrophysicist Adam Riess and two colleagues today were awarded this year's $1 million Shaw Prize in astronomy for their discovery that an...

NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Captures Saturnian Moon Ballet.
June 21, 2006... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The cold, icy orbs of the Saturn system come to life in a slew of new movie clips from the Cassini spacecraft showing the ringed planet's moons in motion. ...

Michigan Tech to Turn Over Atmospheric Station to the Azores.
June 22, 2006... Byline: Michigan Technological University HOUGHTON, Mich., June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- A tiny observatory in the middle of the North Atlantic will soon change hands, a move that the players say could enhance global atmospheric science for...

Sears Tower Susceptible? Structural Engineer Can Discuss Vulnerability of Sears Tower to Terrorist Attack, Suggests Sears Tower Design Is Very Similar to World Trade Center.
June 23, 2006... Byline: Washington University in St. Louis ST. LOUIS, June 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chicago's Sears Tower, named as a possible target by an alleged terrorist group based in Miami, shares many of the architectural design features that...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Helps Physicians Launch Careers in Research.
June 26, 2006... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., June 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The first few years as a junior faculty member at an academic medical center can make or break a physician who wants a career in biomedical research....

More Evidence That Dark Matter of Universe Is Not Cold Dark Matter.
June 27, 2006... Byline: The Drexler Foundation LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif., June 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The current mainstream theory of the dark matter of the Universe, in the United States, is that dark matter is cold and collisionless. Research funds...

CU-Boulder Natural Hazards Center Hosts 31st Annual Workshop July 9-12.
June 29, 2006... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., June 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- The roles of the military and the media in natural disaster response as well as the effects and recovery from Hurricane Katrina will be among topics...

Wallace Genetic Foundation Grant to Tropics Foundation Helps Preserve Internationally Important Tropical Plant Collections at CATIE Botanical Garden in Costa Rica.
June 30, 2006... Byline: The Tropics Foundation ATLANTA, June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Wallace Genetic Foundation has awarded a grant of $50,000 to help renew and maintain the internationally important collections of tropical plants preserved in the...

U. T. Dallas Scientists Win Two Awards For Nanotechnology Breakthroughs; Honors Recognize Importance of Carbon Nanotube Yarns, Sheets.
June 30, 2006... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) NanoTech Institute, together with an Australian collaborator, learned this week that they have won...

'Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity' Opens at Chabot Space & Science Center July 15; Planetarium Show Narrated by Liam Neeson.
June 30, 2006... Byline: Chabot Space & Science Center OAKLAND, Calif., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cross the cosmic threshold into the bizarre realm of a black hole when Chabot Space & Science Center opens its new planetarium show, "Black Holes: The...