Little is known about microbial processes in extreme environments, but a team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech, will travel to the Gulf in July and take a tiny submersible to the ocean bottom to learn more about processes that could have a major impact on such issues as the health of the seas and global warming. A webcast is planned.
The effectiveness of customer relationship management will separate the more successful and less successful companies in the 21st century, say researchers at Purdue University's Center for Customer Driven Quality. The center is sponsoring its annual Call Center Campus July 17-19 at Purdue's West Lafayette campus.
As the technology that allows collaboration over distance and time improves, the "collaboratory"---a virtual center where people in different locations work together as easily as if they were all in the same place---is gaining appeal in science and education, as well as business and industry.
An itchy rash on your earlobe, wrist or neck could mean that the metal in your jewelry is upsetting your immune system, according to the July issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
When combined, four common health conditions can have serious health consequences, especially for women, according to the July issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
In a year when "America's Main Street" celebrates its 75th anniversary, as many as 40 solar-powered cars will retrace historic Route 66 as they compete in the American Solar Challenge, which begins July 15 in Chicago and ends July 25 in Claremont, Calif., just outside of Los Angeles. Among those competing will be SunTiger IV, the University of Missouri-Columbia's solar car.
If your mouth is so dry you think twice before you lick an envelope, you might have xerostomia (zeer-o-STO-me-uh), the medical term for dry mouth.
Nationally renowned poet Miller Williams and his daughter, Grammy Award-winning songwriter Lucinda Williams, will be featured on CNN in the first program of a new series called "America's Best."
A new study from the Univ. of Arkansas shows that the most involved parents, not the most restrictive, best regulate their children's TV and Internet usage. The researcher also offers tips for healthy viewing.
Elderly people who have recently had treatment for cancer need more care from family members, which translates nationally into an often-overlooked cost of nearly $1 billion a year, a new study finds.
This week scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope may have discovered a class of genuine planetary wanderers.
New satellite images of the Pacific Ocean hint that El Nino will not return this winter. Instead, La Nina-like weather patterns will persist thanks to a "Pacific Decadal Oscillation" that might also repel strong El Ninos.
A diet-and-disease survey just completed in Taiwan and mainland China is leading some public-health experts to conclude that Chinese and other Asian people may be losing the benefits of a plant-based diet.
The nation's leading medical society for ear, nose, and throat specialists cautions that a myriad of ear, nose, and throat disorders can occur during summer activities and travel.
As Americans prepare to celebrate the 225th anniversary of their democracy, a political scientist is touting a new approach to encouraging popular rule in America's intractably communist southern neighbor, Cuba.
LSU Professor Emeritus James Gosselink of Rock Island, Tenn., has been named a recipient of the 2001 National Wetlands Award for exemplary contributions to the conservation and restoration of the nation's wetlands.
Wall Street has practiced the idea for decades. You simply buy good quality stocks at low prices when everyone else in the market is in a selling frenzy. That same principle applied to hiring employees is good business.
1) Faulty bee tests make for stinging surprises; 2) Mexican-Americans at high risk for diabetic retinopathy; 3) Novel measure of blood cholesterol better predicts death from heart disease; 4) Women facing cancer treatment may still have fertility options.
Steven Spielberg's latest project "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence" has people talking. But A.I. is not just the stuff of fiction and film. University of Georgia cognitive science major Paul Apostolik has created his own "A.I." life form: Alfred, the poker-playing bot.
The recent growth in popularity of adventure racing and exotic tourism has increased the number of people exposed to unusual infections, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention update.
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