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July 23rd, 2008 by gnugent

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News (UPI)

Digger’s find bites into Japanese record … Ants go marching using vector navigation … Milkweed’s defenses evolve to repairs … Center opens in wildlife-rich Bioko Island …Health/Science news from UPI.

Camp at UTA aims to make science ‘cool’ (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

By ALEXA GARCIA-DITTA ARLINGTON The task: build a raft that can hold 200 pennies. The supplies: four straws and one piece of tin foil. Four dozen area middle school students attending the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp at the University of Texas at Arlington were up to the challenge Tuesday. Nicholas Prasatporn, 12, Rogelio Tello, 11, and Aldo Sosa, 13, had about 10 minutes to …

Christian Science Church leader, Monitor editor dies (The Kansas City Star)

The national president of the Christian Science Church and former editor of The Christian Science Monitor died of apparent natural causes in a Kansas City hotel on Sunday.

Patrick’s $1B law adds life to science center’s board (Boston Herald)

It’s the billion-dollar question: Who will decide where to spend all the money that has been earmarked for the state’s life science initiatives? After 1 p.m….

Age-old magic tricks can provide clues for modern science (EurekAlert!)

Revealing the science behind age-old magic tricks will help us better understand how humans see, think, and act, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia and Durham University in the U.K.

AP environmental science teacher plans field trips to wildlife around Diamond Bar (Los Angeles Times)

As an Earthwatch Institute fellow, David Hong did hands-on animal research. He’s hoping for grant money to help his students do the same. When school begins at Diamond Bar High School, students in the Advanced Placement environmental science class taught by David Hong may find themselves in the field studying the pattern of tracks made by the mule deer, the feeding habits of the horned lizard …

Birmingham Looking For Math & Science Subs (NBC 13 Birmingham)

The Birmingham School Board has approved a plan that will raise the pay for certified math and science substitute teachers to $200 a day.

Video-game review: Hellboy: The Science of Evil’ (Miami Herald)

“Hellboy: The Science of Evil”

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Late breaking news

July 22nd, 2008 by gnugent

Mulder, Scully believe in `X-Files' audience - The Associated Press
Mulder, Scully believe in `X-Files' audience
The Associated Press - 3 minutes ago
the guy with boogeymen on the brain, co-starring with Gillian Anderson as his soul mate and doubting Thomas, science-minded Dana Scully.

Northfield students help their school catch some rays - Minneapolis Star Tribune
Northfield students help their school catch some rays
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 22 minutes ago
This project's genesis came from ARTech science specialist Jana Reed, who got the idea from a parent at the school. Students wrote grant applications,

Milkweed's Defenses Evolve To Repairs - Post Chronicle
Milkweed's Defenses Evolve To Repairs
Post Chronicle - 23 minutes ago
professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and lead author of a paper in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Maoists backtrack on ruling Nepal - Peninsula On-line
Maoists backtrack on ruling Nepal
Peninsula On-line, Qatar - 26 minutes ago
Lok Raj Baral, political science professor at Nepal's Tribhuvan University, said the other parties "have to bring the Maoists into the government at any

Memorial Service Drives Home Rising Violence In Afghanistan - Free Internet Press
Memorial Service Drives Home Rising Violence In Afghanistan
Free Internet Press, NY - 26 minutes ago
War is not a science. But they've got to keep from making the mistakes." Kurt Zwilling, the soldier's father, talked about his son at Tuesday's memorial

Our national water policy - Grist Magazine
Our national water policy
Grist Magazine, WA - 26 minutes ago
A contributor to TomDispatch since 2005, her pieces have appeared in various publications including the Nation, the Christian Science Monitor,

Not the Marketing Model - TPM
Not the Marketing Model
TPM, NY - 26 minutes ago
Politics no longer turns to marketing for help; politics has itself become nothing but another application of marketing science.

There's no party like a referendum party - Minneapolis Star Tribune
There's no party like a referendum party
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - 26 minutes ago
Yes to early-grade literacy, better math and science curriculum, new textbooks and technology. And yes to maintaining class sizes.

Digger's Find Bites Into Japanese Record - Post Chronicle
Digger's Find Bites Into Japanese Record
Post Chronicle - 29 minutes ago
Japan's National Museum of Nature and Science said the largest tooth found previously in Japan was 2.9 inches long and was found in Mifunemachi in 1979.

Promotion Ceremony Held For Cincinnati Firefighters - WCPO
Promotion Ceremony Held For Cincinnati Firefighters
WCPO, OH - 29 minutes ago
City leaders, family members and friends gathered at the University of Cincinnati's College of Applied Science in Walnut Hills for the ceremony.

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July 22nd, 2008 by gnugent

Richard Bergenheim, former editor of Christian Science Monitor; at 60 - Boston Globe

Richard Bergenheim, former editor of The Christian Science Monitor and president of the The First Church of Christ, Scientist, died Sunday morning in Kansas City. He was 60. Mr. Bergenheim had been on a tour of churches since July 8 to discuss the …

Educational psychologist Burton Faldet dies at age 79 - Chicago Tribune

Burton Faldet, an educational psychologist who worked for many years with Science Research Associates, was a steady volunteer and board member for a wide spectrum of social service groups. Dr. Faldet, 79, died of cancer Wednesday, July 16, in …

LEFTY HOPES FOR MAJOR END TO ‘08 - New York Post

After a disappointing showing at the British Open this past week, Phil Mickelson is wasting no time beginning his preparations for the upcoming PGA Championship, his final crack at a major in 2008 and his second chance to win a big one with Tiger …

U.S. officials to return seized artifacts to Ecuador - Miami Herald

The Miami Herald is pleased to provide this opportunity to share information, experiences and observations about what’s in the news. Some of the comments may be reprinted elsewhere in the site or in the newspaper. We encourage lively, open debate on …

Harvard Professor Tarun Khanna to Join GVK BIO Board - Forbes

GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO), Asia’s leading Contract Research Organization, today announced the appointment of Prof. Tarun Khanna to its Board of Directors. Dr. Tarun Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School, where he …

Stand up, get involved to save children - Detroit Free Press

This will be the last “What Works” column. I reserve the right to report occasionally on any program I run across that shows results in saving the lives and futures of African-American kids. But this is the last in the series I started 19 months ago …

Alternative energy a popular stop in U.S. campaign - CNBC

WELLSVILLE, Ohio - A small green clearing on a hilltop beside the Ohio River doesn’t seem like much of campaign stop, but John Baardson knows the scent of alternative energy and undecided voters will lure America’s presidential contenders before long …

Obama plans to visit oft-targeted Israeli town - Miami Herald

AMMAN, Jordan — Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama intends to visit Sderot, a southern Israeli town that is a frequent target of rockets fired by Palestinian militants in Gaza, on Wednesday as part of his Mideast trip, campaign aides …

Gothic mystery delights in dichotomies - Globe and Mail

Shaw Festival’s remount of Ann-Marie MacDonald play Belle Moral tries to make sense of science … Read the full article Please let us know if this readers comment breaks the editor’s rules and is obscene, abusive, threatening, unlawful, harassing …

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Late breaking news

July 21st, 2008 by gnugent

Point Me in the Right Direction, Please - Magnets and Compasses

For centuries sailors knew how to use magnets in the form of compasses to show them where they were going. Compasses are fascinating instruments. In fact, when thinking about it, the concept of a magnetic field on the surface of the earth, which is what allows compasses to function, is in itself a fascinating phenomenon.

Fun Science Projects - Make a Burglar Alarm

Fun science projects are those that teach you something about science and at the same time allow you to make something useful and fun. This is one of those projects!

Web-Based Interface For Molecular Docking

Docking Server windows are organized into three modules following the basic steps of docking calculations: (1) Protein set-up (2) Ligand set-up (3) Docking Calculation. The user can create its own ligand, protein and dockings folder so that the ligands, proteins and dockings can be saved and organized for later use.

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July 21st, 2008 by gnugent

Science Applications receives $26M contract (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Science Applications International Corp., a scientific, engineering and technology applications provider, said Monday it was awarded a contract worth up to $26 million by an office in the Department of Defense.

TV on the Radio’s New Album: Dear Science, (Pitchfork)

Photo by Michael Lavine Over two years since their astonishing 2006 album Return to Cookie Mountain , New York avant garde standard-bearers TV on the Radio have announced the title and release date for their third album. Dear Science, is due September 23 on Interscope and yes, the comma is indeed part of the title. (UPDATE: 4AD will release the album on September 22 …

Science Extra podcast: Richard Garriott (Guardian Unlimited)

The Guardian’s science correspondent Ian Sample talks to video game designer Richard Garriott, who will soon become the sixth private citizen to fly to the international space station

Science North creation wins award (The Sudbury Star)

What do Disneyland, Sea World, Universal Studios, Madame Tussauds London, the Georgia Aquarium, the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and Cirque du Soleil have in common with Science North? They all boast visitor experiences that are TEA Thea Award winners. This prestigious international awards program honours […]

$250M ’science quarter’ plan fulfills longtime dream (BizJournals)

A $250 million building proposed by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education could be an important next step toward creating a science and technology district spanning both sides of the Willamette River near Portland’s South Waterfront.

Midland College set to start two new science programs this fall (Midland Reporter-Telegram)

By Ruth Campbell Staff Writer Associate degrees in biomedical science and chemical technology are set to start this fall at Midland College.

ESA To Consult The Science Community On Earth Explorer Selection (Medical News Today)

As part of the Agency’s user-driven approach to preparing new Earth Explorer missions to advance our understanding of the Earth system, six candidate missions will be presented to the science community at a User Consultation Meeting in January 2009.

U.S. isn’t fulfilling its goals in math, science education goals (The Washington Examiner)

In October 1957, the Soviet Union launched the world’s first satellite and called it an achievement “of the new socialist society.” Americans called Sputnik one high-flying reason to polish up the science and math skills of the nation’s youth.

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Late breaking news

July 20th, 2008 by gnugent

Serenading for sex: Even toadfish do it - Detroit News

WASHINGTON — It’s not exactly Tony serenading Maria in “West Side Story,” but for all their homeliness toadfish also sing to attract mates. OK, singing may be a stretch; it’s more of a hum. But it turns out to be useful, for science as well as the …

A Mystery of Science and Nature: ‘Madapple’ - NPR News

Weekend Edition Sunday , July 20, 2008 Host Liane Hansen speaks with first-time novelist Christina Meldrum, a litigator and Harvard graduate. In Madapple , readers enter the lives of a mother and daughter, in which questions about faith, science …

Energize Me grant will help Osceola math, science teachers - Orlando Sentinel

OSCEOLA COUNTY - The Education Foundation-Osceola County was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Progress Energy Foundation last week. The grant will be matched with other funding for a total of $50,000. The utility’s Energize Me grant will fund a …

Rice: Obama’s success is great gain for blacks - Miami Herald

WASHINGTON — Condoleezza Rice says it’s a remarkable accomplishment that a black politician is on track for his party’s presidential nomination. The secretary of state says it’s great for the country that Barack Obama is the expected Democratic …

Link states to the national vote - Detroit Free Press

Unless we change the Electoral College system, it’s just a matter of time until there’s another election like 2000, in which the winner doesn’t get the most votes. Calculations show there is a 50/50 chance of such an Electoral College misfire …

Devotion to teaching math at St. Joe’s Prep was infinite - Philadelphia Inquirer

Earl J. Hart, 86, a revered math teacher for 52 years at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School in courses ranging from algebra to computer science, died of heart failure Tuesday at Bryn Mawr Hospital. He lived in Rosemont. Nearly 9,000 students studied …

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July 19th, 2008 by gnugent

Activate Your Brain - Simple Science Projects!

TV and computers are turning would be great scientist’s brains into a hazy mush! Although these media are useful tools in science education, there is nothing like getting stuck into a problem and solving it using science to mobilize those brain cells. Here is how to start that process…

What Most Kid’s Science Websites Don’t Tell You

Something that most kids science websites do not tell you is what it is like to be a real life scientist. In this article I give you a short glimpse of some experiences that I have had while working in laboratories - some scary, but most of the time fun.

Current Events in Science - Why Bother?

Current events in science are understood by those guys in the white coats who wear big glasses and who are surrounded by test tubes - right? Wrong! Understanding science is for everyone.

Natural Pheromones

Pheromones are believed to be naturally found is humans. We are just not that aware of it. Here are a few ideas to give off more pheromones.

Different Types of Pheromones

Pheromones can help you be more attractive to the opposite sex. Here we take a look at the different types of pheromones.

Current Research on Pheromones

Pheromones are quite a mystery to scientists. Here we take a look where current research is with pheromones.

4 Accurate Ways to Tell Directions Without Your Camping Digital Compass

10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000! Based on estimates on our own galaxy, astronomers have guessed that’s roughly how many stars exist in our universe. “So what?” you might be asking. Well, if you’ve forgotten or lost your camping digital compass (or simply want to be challenged) you can use other methods to determine your location, when lost in the wilderness. Whether you need to get to your campground; a cave, gorge, or lake; or an Amish Country Inn Berlin Ohio, you can do it by using Mother Nature as a compass.

All About the Water Purification Process

Our water supplies world-wide are becoming increasingly contaminated and unfit for human consumption. Currently, there are over 2,000 contaminants that may be found in our water including known poisons. Lead, mercury, and other metals as well as bacteria and viruses could be in any water supply.

All About Ecosystem

Contact with some sort of ecosystem is a daily occurrence for everyone. It surrounds us and is a part of everything we touch. The impact that humanity plays on the Earth’s ecosystems is not realized by many people.

Regenerative Medicine - Can We Regrow Our Organs and Limbs?

Have you ever wondered how certain creatures such as newts and salamanders have the ability to regrow their limbs after becoming detached? Many scientists have been researching this phenomenon in hopes to apply this regeneration process to human beings. But have they found anything? The answer is yes.

Importance of Biorhythm

The term Biorhythm is made up of two words, ‘bio’ and ‘rhythm’, which mean ‘life’ and ‘regular vibration’ respectively. So, together these two words mean that the regular vibration of life. In fact, the significance of Biorhythm lies on its conjugated meaning.

Mettler Toledo - Unbeatable Scientific Performance

In laboratories all over the world, Mettler Toledo equipment provides incredible results with balances accurate to the nearest 0.0000001 g. Their line of weights and balance instruments includes mass comparators, automated dosing systems, weighing modules, and more. They produce far more than lab balance equipment, however. They outfit labs with everything from analytical instruments such as titrators, electrodes, and ISE meters to pipettes and tips to all sorts of sensors for process analytics.

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July 19th, 2008 by gnugent

Yankee fanatic lives a dream - In-Forum
Yankee fanatic lives a dream
In-Forum, ND - 2 minutes ago
A graduate of Jefferson High School in Alexandria, Minn., McFeely has a mass communications degree with a political science minor from Minnesota State

Researcher helping to pioneer medical therapy for Fragile X … - FirstScience
Researcher helping to pioneer medical therapy for Fragile X
FirstScience, UK - 2 minutes ago
By Rush University Medical Center Pediatric neurologist Dr. Elizabeth Berry-Kravis addresses experts and families at 11th International Fragile X Conference

ASBMB taps 8 scientists for top awards - FirstScience
ASBMB taps 8 scientists for top awards
FirstScience, UK - 2 minutes ago
Eight scientists were singled out for their outstanding achievements and contributions to science. The awards will officially be presented at the

SPACE 2008 conference to be held Sept. 9-11 in San Diego - FirstScience
SPACE 2008 conference to be held Sept. 9-11 in San Diego
FirstScience, UK - 2 minutes ago
Sponsors of the conference are: ATK; Northrop Grumman Corp.; Orbital Science Corp.; Raytheon Company; Stellar Solutions, Inc.; The Aerospace Corporation;

UC San Diego researchers could help US military thwart explosive … - FirstScience
UC San Diego researchers could help US military thwart explosive
FirstScience, UK - 3 minutes ago
Under a grant funded by the US Department of Homeland Security through the National Science Foundation, UC San Diego structural engineering professor

Latest advances in interventional cardiology for congenital heart … - FirstScience
Latest advances in interventional cardiology for congenital heart
FirstScience, UK - 3 minutes ago
By Rush University Medical Center Distinguished medical experts in the burgeoning field of interventional therapies for congenital and structural heart

Legal and ethical issues in medical physics - FirstScience
Legal and ethical issues in medical physics
FirstScience, UK - 3 minutes ago
By American Institute of Physics July 17, 2008 — The legal and ethical issues facing medical physicists are numerous and complex — perhaps more so than

CIHR announces $4.4 million to improve mental health of Canadians - FirstScience
CIHR announces $4.4 million to improve mental health of Canadians
FirstScience, UK - 3 minutes ago
By Canadian Institutes of Health Research Winnipeg (July 18, 2008) Funding of $4.4 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) was

Search this blog - ScienceBlogs
Search this blog
ScienceBlogs - 3 minutes ago
I am the Online Community Manager at PLoS-ONE (Public Library of Science). My job is to try to motivate you to comment on the papers there.

Summer program focuses on science - Arizona Republic
Summer program focuses on science
Arizona Republic, AZ - 4 minutes ago
The Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Science Academy prepares students to excel in math, science and computer classes.

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July 18th, 2008 by gnugent

Purdue University panel finds misconduct by fusion scientist - Chicago Tribune

INDIANAPOLIS - A Purdue University panel has found two instances of misconduct by a researcher who claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments. Rusi Taleyarkhan made headlines in 2002 when he published a paper in the journal Science …

Serenading for sex: Even toadfish do it - Detroit News

WASHINGTON — It’s not exactly Tony serenading Maria in “West Side Story,” but for all their homeliness toadfish also sing to attract mates. OK, singing may be a stretch; it’s more of a hum. But it turns out to be useful, for science as well as the …

Purdue University panel finds misconduct by fusion scientist - Chicago Tribune

INDIANAPOLIS - A Purdue University panel has found two instances of misconduct by a researcher who claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments. Rusi Taleyarkhan made headlines in 2002 when he published a paper in the journal Science …

Title IX Takes on Science - Popular Science

In Class: Congress is looking at how well universities around the country adhere to Title IX. Photo by iStockphoto Men once greatly outnumbered women in collegiate athleticsTitle IX brought equality. Men currently outnumber women in science …

Science and Society - ABC News Blogs

31 million miles from Earth, NASA’s Deep Impact spacecraft has taken a look back at us — at just the right moment. In a time-lapse movie from May 29, it shows a transit — a passage of the Moon across the face of the Earth. We think you’ll agree it …

Giving ‘Faith Based’ a Bad Name - Forbes

WASHINGTON, July 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — According to an HHS memo leaked to the New York Times (July 15, Robert Pear), the Bush Administration wants to require that all hospitals and birth control clinics receiving federal health funds certify …

Serenading for sex: Even toadfish do it - Detroit News

WASHINGTON — It’s not exactly Tony serenading Maria in “West Side Story,” but for all their homeliness toadfish also sing to attract mates. OK, singing may be a stretch; it’s more of a hum. But it turns out to be useful, for science as well as the …

No bidders for bat-shaped bread (and peeing for science) - IT World

In our collection of oddities this week we find some relief from stories about people making gobs of money selling stuff that looks like other stuff, NASA finally showing some concern about an issue that has troubled us all since we first stepped …

Guests for the Sunday TV news shows - Miami Herald

ABC’s “This Week” - Pre-empted by coverage of the British Open golf tournament. CBS’ “Face the Nation” - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. NBC’s “Meet the Press” - Former Vice President Al Gore. CNN’s “Late Edition” - Secretary of State Condoleezza …

Summer TCA: "Eleventh Hour" - Oregonian

Suddenly, CBS is becoming a network version of BBC America. Which is to say: This is the second of back-to-back British adaptations. In this case, a science-bsaed police procedural. Confused? You’re not the only one. The first questioner complains …

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July 17th, 2008 by gnugent

Wisconsin governor names new science adviser (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

If Gov. Jim Doyle ever has a tough science question, he doesn’t have to go far for the answer. Doyle has named University of Wisconsin professor James Dahlberg as his science adviser.

Science Applications wins $55M defense contract (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Science Applications International Corp. has been awarded a $55 million contract by the Army Corps of Engineers to design and build metal finishing and ground support equipment facilities at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.

Space Frontier Foundation and Teach Kids About Science Team Up to Produce a Science Education Event with a … (SpaceRef)

Space Frontier Foundation and Teach Kids About Science Team Up to Produce a Science Education Event with a Revolutionary Twist

Bio-science incubator falters (Minnesota Public Radio)

A plan to make the Twin Cities a center for the emerging bio-science industry is faltering.

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News (UPI)

Health officials cancel HIV vaccine trial… Bird flu vaccine shows promise … Fiber intake linked to preeclampsia risk … Medicare bill affects participants, docs … Health/Science news from UPI.

Wisconsin governor names new science adviser (INO News)

(AP:MADISON, Wis.) If Gov. Jim Doyle ever has a tough science question, he doesn’t have to go far for the answer. Doyle has named University of Wisconsin professor James Dahlberg as his science adviser. Doyle signed an executive order Wednesday creating the unpaid position.

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