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Released: 11-Oct-2017 4:05 PM EDT
How to Save the World From an Asteroid: Experts on Asteroid Deflection
Los Alamos National Laboratory

LOS ALAMOS, N.M., Dec. 7, 2016—Scott Crooker, of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s Condensed Matter and Magnet Science group, and William Charles Louis III, of the Laboratory’s Physics Division, have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers.

Released: 5-Oct-2017 4:40 PM EDT
WashU Expert: CHIP Demise Devastating to Millions of American Children
Washington University in St. Louis

Congress allowed the federal Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to expire Oct. 1, leading to the demise of one of the most successful government programs ever implemented, said an expert on health economics at Washington University in St. Louis.“CHIP has led to a substantial reduction in the uninsured rate for children, to the point where children now have only a 5 percent uninsured rate — the lowest ever,” said Tim McBride, professor at the Brown School and director of the Center for Health Economics and Policy.

   
Released: 4-Oct-2017 2:25 PM EDT
UCLA Expert on Depression and Its Impact on Success at College
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

People with vulnerability towards depression and anxiety frequently experience the onset of such disorders around age 18.

   


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