AScribe Science News Service articles from May 2008

AScribe Science News Service archives from May 2008

Managing Risk in an Increasingly Hazardous World.
May 1, 2008... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- If you have a nagging feeling that life is getting increasingly hazardous, you may be interested in the new book, "Operational Risk Management," by Mark D....

University of Virginia Graduate Student's New Method for Processing Rape Evidence Could Eliminate Crime-Lab Backlogs.
May 1, 2008... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., May 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- With approximately 250,000 items of sexual assault evidence mired in three- to 12-month backlogs as they await analysis in U.S. forensic laboratories, there...

Carter Roberts (1946-2008), Chabot Space & Science Center Board Member.
May 7, 2008... Byline: Chabot Space & Science Center OAKLAND, Calif., May 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carter Roberts, a longtime champion of Chabot Space & Science Center, died April 24 after a prolonged illness. Roberts served on Chabot's governing Joint...

ACM Honors Innovator of Automated Tools for Mathematics; Bruno Buchberger Developed Algorithm Used in Computer Algebra to Solve Problems in Computer Science, Engineering, Science.
May 13, 2008... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, May 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- ACM (the Association for Computing Machinery) has recognized Bruno Buchberger, a professor at Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria, for his role in...

World Wide Telescope Brings Space Exploration to Earth; Free Service Lets Students and Lifelong Learners Tour the Night Sky.
May 14, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, May 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Thanks in part to a Johns Hopkins University astrophysicist, the final frontier got a bit closer today with the launch of a new application that allows people to...

Prof: Strong Local Networks Can Stop Unwanted Dams, Airports and Other Controversial Projects.
May 14, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Local communities have greater influence on national issues than many people realize, especially when it comes to opposing controversial facilities, says a Purdue...

Carnegie Mellon Launches Web Site for 'Games With a Purpose'; Games Tap Human Minds to Accomplish What Machines Can't.
May 14, 2008... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, May 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Most online game sites don't promise players anything besides some fun and a way to kill time, but a site being launched by scientists in Carnegie Mellon...

Polar Bear Expertise Offered by Bowdoin College, Home of the Polar Bear.
May 14, 2008... Byline: Bowdoin College BRUNSWICK, Maine, May 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bowdoin College, whose mascot is the polar bear, offers resources for reaction and insight into Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne's announcement that he is...

Saint Joseph's University Receives $1 Million Grant for Science Education.
May 14, 2008... Byline: Saint Joseph's University PHILADELPHIA, May 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), the nation's largest private supporter of science education, has awarded Saint Joseph's University $1 million to fund...

Chabot Space & Science Center Celebrates 125th Anniversary With Chabot Space Games on June 21.
May 16, 2008... Byline: Chabot Space & Science Center OAKLAND, Calif., May 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chabot Space & Science Center will celebrate its 125th Anniversary with the Chabot Space Games, a free public celebration on Saturday, June 21, 2008. On...

Chabot Space & Science Center Hosts Oakland Unified School District's Science Fair.
May 16, 2008... Byline: Chabot Space & Science Center OAKLAND, Calif., May 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chabot Space & Science Center will be hosting the Oakland Unified School District's Science Fair on Wednesday May 21, at Chabot Space & Science Center. The...

American Association for the Advancement of Science's Alan Leshner, Maxwell School's Mitchel Wallerstein Join Public Agenda Board.
May 16, 2008... Byline: Public Agenda NEW YORK, May 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Public Agenda, the nonpartisan policy research and civic engagement organization, announced today that Alan I. Leshner, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of...

Global Earthquake Fatalities Expected to Rise This Century, Says University of Colorado at Boulder Geologist.
May 16, 2008... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., May 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Earthquake expert and geological sciences Professor Roger Bilham of the University of Colorado at Boulder says unprecedented human fatalities from...

Japan Tobacco Inc. Donates Technology to Donald Danforth Plant Science Center to Improve Cassava for Africa; PureMlb (R) Improves Efficiency of Making Enhanced Cassava Varieties.
May 21, 2008... Byline: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, May 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Japan Tobacco Inc. (TSE: 2914) signed a humanitarian license agreement to donate the company's PureMlb (R) technology to the Donald Danforth Plant Science...

Cryptography Expert Wins ACM Award for Advances in Protecting Privacy of Information Retrieval.
May 22, 2008... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, May 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Sergey Yekhanin, a researcher at Microsoft Research Silicon Valley Lab, has won the 2007 Doctoral Dissertation Award from ACM (the Association for Computing...

UC Davis Experts: Drought, Dry Weather and Water Supply.
May 22, 2008... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., May 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- These UC Davis faculty and staff members have expertise on topics related to dry weather, reduced water supplies and water quality. FRESHWATER FISH --...

University of Dayton Research Institute, Air Force Research Laboratory to Open Nation's First Research-Scale Facility Tasked to Create Viable Jet Fuel From Coal and Biomass.
May 23, 2008... Byline: University of Dayton DAYTON, Ohio, May 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- With a $10-million seed grant from the Air Force Research Laboratory, the University of Dayton Research Institute will collaborate with AFRL to construct and operate...

Method Uses 'Bluetooth' to Track Travel Time for Vehicles, Pedestrians.
May 27, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Engineers have created a method that uses pervasive Bluetooth signals from cell phones and other wireless devices to constantly update how long it takes vehicles...

Green Highways: Environmentally Friendly Asphalts Target of New Research Program.
May 27, 2008... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., May 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- For those hoping to create a greener world, our country's millions of miles of asphalt roads may seem like an odd place to seek solutions. Yet, it's...

Is Astro-Cosmologist Jerome Drexler From Another Planet?
May 28, 2008... Byline: The Drexler Foundation LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif., May 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Astro-cosmologist Jerome Drexler explains the precise nature of dark matter of the universe, why the expansion of the universe is accelerating, how cosmic...

Weather, Crop Production and Price Volatility in Food and Biofuels: Briefing With Climatologists & Economists.
May 28, 2008... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, May 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Keith Collins, who served for 15 years as chief economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will participate in a media teleconference on Thursday, May 29,...

Supporting Early-Career Scientists and High-Risk, High-Reward Research: White Paper.
May 28, 2008... Byline: American Academy of Arts & Sciences WASHINGTON, May 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Academy of Arts and Sciences today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHAT: Press briefing to announce a new white paper...

ACM Group Honors Research Team for Helping Computers Solve Practical Problems; Godel Prize Awarded for Giant Leap Forward in Predicting Performance of Optimization Tools on Real Data.
May 28, 2008... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, May 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Association for Computing Machinery's (ACM) Special Interest Group on Algorithms and Computing Theory (SIGACT) has recognized the contribution of Daniel...

Purdue Establishes Center Focused on Analytical Instrumentation; Creates 'Dream Team' With Regional Universities.
May 28, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Purdue University has established a center focused on the development of analytical instruments critical to a wide range of fields including health care and...

A Great Lakes Mystery: The Case of the Disappearing Species.
May 28, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Throughout the overlooked depths of Lake Michigan and other Great Lakes, a small but important animal is rapidly disappearing. Until recently, the animal - a...