A number of leading figures in education reform, including Ted Sizer, will gather at Smith College Nov. 3 - 4 for the premiere of "'Only'A Teacher," a documentary examining the changing role of the American teacher from the mid-1800s to the present.
People with systolic (top number) blood pressure above 140 mm Hg have a significantly increased risk of building up stroke-causing deposits in their aorta, according to a new Mayo Clinic study. (Circulation, 10-00)
A new study released at the AAPS Annual Meeting shows that the effect of many prescription medications may be dramatically reduced when combined with St. John's Wort.
Of all the powers extended to government, one of the most fundamental and controversial is the power to appropriate private property for a public purpose. The framers of the U.S. Constitution regarded the issue a big enough deal back in 1787 to warrant its own amendment.
College and university educators from the U.S. and seven other nations will gather for PBL 2000 Oct. 29-31 in Birmingham. They will delve into the inspiration, development, application and refinement of Problem-Based learning.
A $3 million NSF grant will enable a five-year study by Cornell University, the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse and Syracuse University of how physical, biological and human interactions shape the ecosystems of Lake Ontario's freshwater bays and lagoons.
AHRQ announced 15 new research topics for its Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs), representing an array of questions and challenges facing health care professionals and patients today.
On Oct. 26, after more than eight months in orbit around asteroid Eros, the NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft will swoop to within three miles (5.3 kilometers) of the asteroid, taking images and collecting data from a distance closer than any spacecraft has ever come to an asteroid.
The Sea Grant programs in New York and Connecticut, along with the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection (CTDEP), jointly invite scientists to apply for approximately $3.5 million in federal and state funds that will be awarded in a national competition for research projects to investigate the causes of mortality and shell disease syndrome in Long Island Sound lobsters.
Students learn more and their teachers are less stressed in full-day kindergartens as opposed to half-day programs, says a Ball State University educator.
Because the threatened California gnatcatcher and the abundant Baja gnatcatcher appear to be genetically the same subspecies, destroying California habitat won't threaten the bird. The finding shows the risk of trying to preserve habitat based on the status of only one species. (Conservation Biology, 10-00)
The 2000 AAPS Annual Meeting will be the forum for the first introduction of an inhalable flu vaccine thatÃs been tested and shown to be more effective than its injectable counterpart.
Movies and TV programs usually show long-necked dinosaurs browsing from the tree-tops, but an Adelaide University researcher has just published data that challenge the theory; the animals would not have had the heart for it. (Proceedings of the Royal Society in London)
"Baseball's Future: Competitive Balance and Labor Relations" will bring together eight leading figures in sports economics, journalism and management to discuss ways to restore competition and avoid labor strife in America's pastime.
People with systolic (top number) blood pressure above 140 mm Hg have a significantly increased risk of building up stroke-causing deposits in their aorta, according to a new Mayo Clinic study. (Circulation, 10-00)
AHRQ announced new support for assessing and improving the U.S. health care system's capacity to respond to possible incidents of bioterrorism. This $5 million initiative focuses on clinical preparedness of health care providers and health care systems.
Ohio University President Emeritus Vernon R. Alden announced today his commitment of $5 million to create the Marion Parson Alden Permanent Endowment for University Libraries.
According to a study being presented at the AAPS Annual Meeting, a new drug being evaluated by the FDA incorporates the complex cocktail taken by AIDS patients into two pills.
Researchers have found that using radiation is an effective way to open blocked arteries after they were previously opened by angioplasty and stents, and keep them open, providing patients an alternative to invasive surgery.
Higher-risk prostate-cancer patients receiving radiation therapy are more likely to beat the disease when hormonal therapy is added to the treatment plan.
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