AScribe Science News Service articles from October 2007

AScribe Science News Service archives from October 2007

Association for Computing Machinery Journals Score High in Survey of Technical Research Publications.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the Thomson Scientific Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) survey of the world's most highly cited, peer-reviewed technology publications, journals...

Chabot Space & Science Center's Dean Sparks Promoted to Director.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Chabot Space & Science Center OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dean Sparks, who revamped the facilities management process in 18 months at Chabot Space & Science Center, has been promoted to Director of Facilities. ...

Danforth Center Researcher Dr. Claude M. Fauquet Is Knighted With Highest French Civil Award in Education; Ordre des Palmes Academiques Was Created by French Emperor Napoleon and Is One of the World's Oldest Civil Awards.
October 3, 2007... Byline: Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- One of the oldest civil awards, an honor first conferred by French Emperor Napoleon in 1808, has been bestowed on Donald Danforth Plant Science Center...

Molecular Foundry Receives Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold Certification.
October 5, 2007... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Molecular Foundry, a nanotechnology research facility located at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, has...

FUSE Telescope Reaches the End; Astronomers Say Farewell.
October 8, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The intrepid never-say-die space telescope known as FUSE has finally reached its mission's end and will be turned off after more than eight years of discoveries...

Gray Wolves, Grizzly Bears and Bald Eagles: Do They Still Need Protection?
October 8, 2007... Byline: Saint Joseph's University PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- So far, 2007 has been a big year for removal of protected animals from the endangered species list. Three species native to North America that were among the first...

Foreign-Born Nobel Prize Winners Show Need to Welcome Immigrant Scientists, Duke University Experts Say.
October 8, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Increasingly restrictive immigration laws mean that in the future the United States may have fewer Nobel Prize winners in the sciences, according to two Duke University...

Can a Dose of Iron Supplements Improve the Health of the Ocean and Climate? Colloquium Will Allow Public to Pose Questions, Comments About Geo-Engineering the Seas.
October 10, 2007... Byline: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WOODS HOLE, Mass., Oct. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will host a public forum next week to discuss the pros and cons of "iron...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Names New President and Director; Susan K. Avery Brings Extensive Scientific, Interdisciplinary, Administrative Experience.
October 12, 2007... Byline: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WOODS HOLE, Mass., Oct. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Board of Trustees of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) announces that Dr. Susan K. Avery has accepted the position of president...

Berkeley Lab Scientists Contribute to Climate Change Studies That Win the Nobel Peace Prize.
October 15, 2007... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory were important contributors to the research on global climate...

First Comprehensive U.S. Study of Climate Change Economic Impact: University of Maryland to Release Findings Oct. 16.
October 15, 2007... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Maryland today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: Telephone news conference and online release of a...

University of Florida to Auction Naming Rights for New Butterfly Species Online.
October 15, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- In an apparent first for butterflies, the Florida Museum of Natural History will auction the naming rights for a newly discovered species online to raise money...

National EPSCoR Conference Taking Place on Hawaii's Big Island Next Month.(Conference news)
October 15, 2007... Byline: University of Hawaii HILO, Hawaii, Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Approximately 350 of the nation's top research scientists, policy makers, and university administrators will gather on the Big Island for the 20th National Science...

Veterinarian Dan Richardson to Lead Kansas State University's Olathe Innovation Campus.
October 16, 2007... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., Oct. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- A nationally known expert in biosciences and animal health is joining Kansas State University in January as head of the university's Olathe Innovation Campus....

Rochester Institute of Technology to Study Air Pollution, Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Great Lakes Region; Great Lakes Maritime Research Institute Funds Yearlong Study.
October 22, 2007... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions in the Great Lakes region due to freight transportation requires a little creativity and a serious look...

Physical Oceanographer Chosen to Receive Ketchum Award for Coastal Science; Richard Garvine of University of Delaware Chosen by Peers From Oceanographic Community.
October 24, 2007... Byline: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WOODS HOLE, Mass., Oct. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Richard Garvine, a physical oceanographer who has specialized in the circulation of coastal waters and estuaries, has been named the 14th...

New Center for Energy and Environmental Innovation Launched at UC Berkeley.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Energy and environmental innovation is the focus of a new cross-disciplinary center housed at the University of California, Berkeley, that aims to...

Chabot Space & Science Center's Techbridge Program Awarded National Science Foundation Grant to Expand Mentoring for Girls.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Chabot Space & Science Center OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Techbridge, Chabot Space & Science Center's 7-year-old program to encourage science, technology and engineering careers for girls in underserved...

Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, Unveils $6 Million Worth of Renovated Science Labs.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Mount St. Mary's College LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mount St. Mary's College (MSMC) celebrates the completion of extensive renovations and expansions of science facilities totaling $6 million, which are primarily...

Neil Armstrong Hall Is New Home to Purdue Engineering.(Company overview)
October 26, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Purdue and at least 14 of its astronaut alumni on Saturday (Oct. 27) will dedicate the university's Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering, hailing the new $53.2...

Professor Kathy Yelick Named New Director for DOE's National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Kathy Yelick, a professor of computer science at the University of California at Berkeley and an internationally recognized expert in developing...

Houston, Do We Really Have a Problem Here? Urban Institute Report Assesses Science and Engineering in America.
October 29, 2007... Byline: The Urban Institute WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new Urban Institute report challenges the widely held impressions that American students score worst in the world in math and science and that their poor performance...

UC Berkeley Announces New Program to Focus on Sustainable Products, Solutions.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- With an initial $2 million gift announced today, the University of California, Berkeley, will move forward to establish a new program aimed at...

Chabot Space & Science Center Celebrates 125th Anniversary in 2008.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Chabot Space & Science Center OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chabot Space & Science Center today released the following media advisory. - - - - WHO: Chabot Space & Science Center WHAT: 125th Anniversary...