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NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), launched on June 18 of this year, has begun its extensive exploration of the lunar environment and will return more data about the Moon than any previous mission.
Source: Southwest Research Institute Posted on: Thursday, Sep 17, 2009, 4:59pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 367 | Comments: 0
The prevailing wisdom among many scientists and scientific organizations is that, as a rule, scientists are press shy, and those who aren't are mavericks.
Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 09, 2009, 2:09pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 387 | Comments: 0
A University of Cincinnati sociologist combed through newspaper accounts of 19th and 20th century Ohio executions to understand how executions became more "professional and scientific" in character. Annulla Linders, an associate professor of sociology, presented the paper Aug. 9 at the 104th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in San Francisco.
Source: University of Cincinnati Posted on: Monday, Aug 10, 2009, 10:12am Rating: Not Rated | Views: 395 | Comments: 0
Research findings suggest that, contrary to popular belief, engineering does not have a higher dropout rate than other majors and women do just as well as men, information that could lead to a strategy for boosting the number of U.S. engineering graduates.
Source: Purdue University Posted on: Tuesday, Aug 04, 2009, 6:35pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 418 | Comments: 0
A new report by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press finds that overwhelming majorities of Americans believe that science has had a positive effect on society and that science has made life easier for most people.
Source: American Association for the Advancement of Science Posted on: Thursday, Jul 09, 2009, 2:39pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 523 | Comments: 0
New data show that enrollment in U.S. science and engineering (S&E) graduate programs in 2007 grew 3.3 percent over comparable data for 2006--the highest year-over-year increase since 2002 and nearly double the 1.7 percent increase seen in 2006.
Source: National Science Foundation Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 24, 2009, 7:56pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 425 | Comments: 0
It's a long-standing and crucial question that, as yet, remains unanswered: just how common is scientific misconduct? In the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE, Daniele Fanelli of the University of Edinburgh reports the first meta-analysis of surveys questioning scientists about their misbehaviours.
Source: Public Library of Science Posted on: Friday, May 29, 2009, 9:04am Rating: Not Rated | Views: 555 | Comments: 0
Dr. William Phillips, an Office of Naval Research (ONR) funded Nobel Prize-winning physicist, delivered the final lecture at ONR's spring distinguished lecture series May 19. Phillips' compelling presentation, titled "Time, Einstein and the Coolest Stuff," highlighted the importance of basic research and ONR's legacy of support for innovative scientists.
Source: Office of Naval Research Posted on: Friday, May 22, 2009, 2:25pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 503 | Comments: 0
A new analysis finds that a considerable number of clinical cancer studies published in respected medical journals have financial connections to pharmaceutical companies.
Source: American Cancer Society Posted on: Monday, May 11, 2009, 9:01am Rating: Not Rated | Views: 466 | Comments: 0
Dwindling federal funding jeopardizes important animal and biomedical research, together with the institutional research programs that focus on them, a group of Michigan State University scientists warn.
Source: Michigan State University Posted on: Thursday, Apr 23, 2009, 4:57pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 617 | Comments: 2
While the number of times a scientific article is cited by other articles is currently the gold standard for ranking its impact, online publishing offers another measure: the number of unique downloads.
Source: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Posted on: Friday, Apr 10, 2009, 3:44pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 477 | Comments: 0
Self-led, self-structured inquiry may be the best method to train scientists at the college level and beyond, but it's not the ideal way for all high school students to prepare for college science.
Source: University of Virginia Posted on: Thursday, Mar 26, 2009, 6:22pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 526 | Comments: 0
Women tend to choose non-math-intensive fields for their careers -- not because they lack mathematical ability, but because they want flexibility to raise children or prefer less math-intensive fields of science, reports a new Cornell study.
Source: Newswise Posted on: Friday, Mar 13, 2009, 3:01pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 670 | Comments: 0
Are Americans flunking science? A new national survey commissioned by the California Academy of Sciences and conducted by Harris Interactive® reveals that the U.S. public is unable to pass even a basic scientific literacy test.
Source: California Academy of Sciences Posted on: Thursday, Mar 12, 2009, 11:28am Rating: Not Rated | Views: 578 | Comments: 0
A recent study reports that high school students who study fewer science topics, but study them in greater depth, have an advantage in college science classes over their peers who study more topics and spend less time on each.
Source: University of Virginia Posted on: Thursday, Mar 05, 2009, 10:15pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 533 | Comments: 0
If you offer something of value to people for free while someone else charges a hefty sum of money for the same type of product, one would logically assume that most people would choose the free option. According to new research in today's edition of the journal Science, if the product in question is access to scholarly papers and research, that logic might just be wrong.
Source: National Science Foundation Posted on: Friday, Feb 20, 2009, 9:00pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 588 | Comments: 2
Top-tier U.S.-based pharmaceutical companies are moving their clinical trials overseas at warp speed, raising questions about ethics, quality control, and even the scientific value of their findings for people back in the U.S.
Source: Duke University Medical Center Posted on: Thursday, Feb 19, 2009, 12:37pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 572 | Comments: 0
Western Michigan University researchers have discovered that in the academic debate over whether young science students learn more through experimenting or direct instruction, there's little difference.
Source: Western Michigan University Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 17, 2009, 9:39am Rating: Not Rated | Views: 613 | Comments: 0
Rapid advances in the biological sciences over the last several decades have yielded great benefits such as medical therapies and vaccines. But some of these same scientific advances could also be used for malicious purposes, a threat that has become more salient to the science and policy communities since the terrorist attacks of 2001.
Source: American Association for the Advancement of Science Posted on: Thursday, Feb 05, 2009, 12:02pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 787 | Comments: 0
Extra Money for Science in Obama’s Budget The president’s proposed spending plan would increase money for the Health and Human Services Department and the National Institutes of Health.
Source: NYTimes Posted on: Tuesday, Feb 02, 2010, 11:51am Rating: Not Rated | Views: 120 | Comments: 0
Demand for patents falling as crisis bites: WIPO Demand for patents and trademarks is falling this year after holding up robustly in 2008, indicating the belated impact of the economic crisis, the United Nations intellectual property agency said Friday.
Source: Reuters Posted on: Monday, Sep 21, 2009, 9:25am Rating: Not Rated | Views: 276 | Comments: 0
Science on the screen: a biologist does Hollywood Like a knight-errant, Olson travels the land giving talks in combination with double feature showings of Dodos and last year's Sizzle, a global warming comedy that mocked independent filmmaking, environmentalists and scientists unable to speak plainly in countering climate craziness.
Source: USA Today Posted on: Monday, Jun 15, 2009, 10:24am Rating: Not Rated | Views: 316 | Comments: 0
The Boss: Branching Out in Science For the chief executive of Broadcom, studying psychology allowed him to combine his interest in computer science with the way people think.
Source: NYT Posted on: Monday, Jun 01, 2009, 5:47pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 531 | Comments: 0
Author Laufer On The Dark Side Of 'Butterflies' Journalist and author Peter Laufer uncovered The Dangerous World of Butterflies for his new book. He discusses the history of criminality and intrigue that surrounds conservationists and collectors of a icon of innocence.
Source: NPR Posted on: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 1:16pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 427 | Comments: 0
Heroes in lab coats These are times when the cult of celebrity seems especially empty, when our national love affair with multimillion-dollar shortstops and with beautiful actresses whose flawless faces are enough to guarantee huge box-office weekends feel devoid of meaning.
Source: CNN.com Posted on: Monday, May 04, 2009, 9:06pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 403 | Comments: 0
Obama says flu cases show need for science spending The outbreak of a flu virus that has led to a U.S. public health emergency highlights the need for a strong government commitment to scientific research, President Barack Obama said on Monday.
Source: Reuters Posted on: Monday, Apr 27, 2009, 1:17pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 330 | Comments: 0
Medical researchers face conflicts of interest Dr. Bruce Psaty of University of Washington in Seattle knows how easy it can be to fall under the spell of a friendly relationship with drug companies.
Source: Reuters Posted on: Monday, Apr 13, 2009, 4:56pm Rating: Not Rated | Views: 375 | Comments: 0
TV, films boldly go down scientific path So much for gangsters or communists infiltrating Hollywood turns out it's scientists. "The science has to be there," says director Roland Emmerich, whose end-of-the-world film, 2012, opens in November. "We are all looking for great themes out there, and science has those." Audiences agree.
Source: USA Today Posted on: Thursday, Mar 26, 2009, 11:31am Rating: 5/5 | Views: 390 | Comments: 0