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The eta Aquarid meteor shower, caused by bits of debris from Halley's Comet, will peak on May 5-6, 2000.

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A coronal mass ejection from a small sunspot group was recorded by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory on April 30, 2000.

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Richard D. Kolodner, professor in the Department of Medicine and in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

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Most inks are jumbles of particles but a new ink, created cheaply and rapidly of orderly nanoscopic pores, performs functions: one can use inkjet printers or even pens to write sensor arrays and fluidic or photonic systems directly, rather than mechanically construct them.

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A team of explorers traveled to Antarctica in Jan. 2000 to search for meteorites and extreme-loving microbes.

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An experimental filtering system being tested in the corn wet-milling process is showing promise where the desired payoff, in the form of added value to corn gluten meal, could be more incentive to produce ethanol and an expanded animal-feed industry.

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Melanie Zeck, a Kokomo (Ind.) senior, will relate how values learned from "Sesame Street" characters can guide college graduates in a speech she will give at Indiana State University's 129th commencement on May 6.

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Refrigeration and air conditioning, twentieth century solutions to perishable foods and stuffy homes and office buildings, have been recognized as mechanical engineering achievements by ASME International.

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For a century, a tiny compartment called the volutin granule in yeast, fungi and bacteria was thought to be a storage granule with no active function; however, University of Illinois scientists have found that it may provide a new line of attack against malaria (Biochemical Journal, 4-1-00).

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Combine the literary talents of two renowned chemists with a passion for theater and the result is "Oxygen," a two-act play by Stanford's Carl Djerassi and Cornell's Roald Hoffmann, destined for a workshop production at Eureka Theatre Company in San Francisco.

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Journalists are invited to attend the two open sessions of the National Science Board on Thurs., May 4, at the National Science Foundation in Arlington, Va.

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UT Southwestern Allied Health Sciences School is collaborating with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to support online instruction for students interested in earning a bachelor's degree in nuclear medicine technology.

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The violence by Islamic rebels in the southern Philippines this week is said to be the worst in at least four years. The rebels' plight is the subject of a recent book written by a UAB professor who spent years investigating the meaning and motivations for the separatist movements.

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A novel fabrication technique developed at the University of Illinois could provide a reliable and robust method for assembling large arrays of three-dimensional microstructures.

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The American Psychiatric Association today commended the Southern California Permanente Medical Group for moving swiftly to ensure that all psychiatric patients are first seen and evaluated by a psychiatrist before the psychiatrist prescribes medication.

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Maurice Isserman, a Hamilton College professor of history, is the author of The Other American: The Life of Michael Harrington, which follows Harrington's life from its beginnings in the Catholic Worker movement to his evolution as a thinker.

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A mother's care likely has a lot of do with how a youngster handles stress later on -- stresses like a new stable, or wearing a saddle. Michigan State University researchers examine the impact mothers have on their offspring's coping ability.

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More than 500 undergraduate students will receive their degrees, and nine distinguished individuals will be honored when Trinity College holds its 174th Commencement on May 21.

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Evidence of life in Martian meteorites or future rock samples from the Red Planet may be easier to identify thanks to microbes living in hot springs at Yellowstone National Park (Journal of Sedimentary Research, 5-00).

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A University of Illinois at Chicago researcher uses pre-outcome judgments of morality and procedural fairness to predict people's reactions to political and social controversy -- in this case, people's opinions regarding what happens to Elian Gonzalez.

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Criminologists and landscape architects will put their heads together over the newest discoveries in "Environment and Crime" during the annual meeting of the Environmental Design Research Association, May 10-14, in San Francisco.

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A memorial service for Peabody Awards Director Barry L. Sherman, who died suddenly in Athens May 2, has been scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, May 5, in Hodgson Hall of the Performing Arts Center on the University of Georgia campus.

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Why do we do the things we do? Is our daily behavior essentially a reaction to outside occurrences? Such are the questions that drive Gary Cziko, University of Illinois professor of educational psychology, in his new book, "The Things We Do."

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Writer Ellen L. Gilchrist and former Clinton administration chief of staff Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty III will share the honor of sending the University of Arkansas Class of 2000 into the world at this year's commencement on May 13, and both will receive honorary degrees.

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In honor of National Senior Citizens' Month, a University of Arkansas professor of exercise science offers tips on how to modify and maintain your exercise routine as you enter your retirement years.

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Sudden fall attacks among the elderly can be related to an overlooked inner ear disorder, but available treatments are often successful, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 52nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

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The quality of life for prostate cancer patients returns to normal within one year after implantation of permanent-source brachytherapy, and symptoms essentially disappear, report Wake Forest University investigators.

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When listening to or looking at others, most people don't focus on the area of the face that will display true emotions, according to a report presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 52nd Annual Meeting in San Diego.

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Patients with serious neurological conditions may have a better chance of survival in a Neurological/Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit rather than a general ICU, according to research presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 52nd Annual Meeting.

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The eta Aquarid meteor shower, caused by bits of debris from Halley's Comet, will peak on May 5-6, 2000.

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A potentially powerful new approach to vaccine protection against cancer, infectious disease and allergy, based on immune response-boosting DNA technology derived from microorganisms linked to tuberculosis, is reported by UCSD School of Medicine scientists.

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An Ursinus College senior history major never expected her honors research on the history of the American birth control pill to uncover a potential threat to women's health: young women in the 15-24 age range who have never been pregnant are both most at-risk for breast cancer and most likely to use the pill.

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Joseph Schlessinger, Director of the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine and the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Professor of Cell Biology at New York University School of Medicine, was today elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

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ADDitude: The Happy, Healthy Lifestyle Magazine for People with ADD launches in mid-May with a new twist on attention deficit disorder: success. "We're out to show that people with ADD have enormous energy, talent, and creativity," says magazine founder and editor Ellen Kingsley.

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Much of today's housework, particularly scrubbing and mopping, are just as tiring as they were 50 years ago; tidying up, vacuuming and doing laundry also rank in the top five most tiring tasks, according to a Cornell University study.

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Ninety-seven percent of patients who had undergone hip replacement surgery between 1970 and 1972 were satisfied with the outcome of their procedure, as reported in the April Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

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Purdue engineers, using heat-seeking missile technology, have developed an instrument that dramatically speeds up the search for new catalysts that could improve chemical manufacturing processes and automotive pollution-control systems (Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry, 5/6-00).

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Seven Purdue engineering experts predict 21st century innovations in areas ranging from materials research to automotive technology.

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Vassar College will provide a fun and inexpensive way for girls, boys, and their parents to enjoy the summer while learning valuable game tips from an accomplished team of college coaches.

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Prisoners from two states are learning public speaking and critical thinking skills through a unique volunteer program in which students at Central Michigan University coach inmates in persuasive speaking tournaments.

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A Hamilton College religious studies professor studies the portrayal of Jesus in films and is calling the CBS mini-series Jesus (May 14 and 17) "the most amazing and startling selling of Jesus by Hollywood that I have seen."

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When viewed in comparison to the lackluster 2000 presidential campaign, the 1896 race to the White House offers a fascinating contrast; an assistant history professor at Vassar College has launched a new Web site, which makes that comparison possible.

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NYU Medical Center cardiac surgeons, leaders in minimally invasive heart surgery techniques, and Computer Motion, Inc., the leader in medical robotics, announced the successful completion of the first minimally invasive robotic heart valve surgery in the U.S.

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Millions of older men who suffer from urinary obstruction and associated pain caused by an enlarged prostate gland could benefit from new treatment technology developed by a senior scientist at Sandia National Laboratories.

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Former Secretary of the Navy John Lehman, speaking at Grove City College, said that the next administration should develop a coherent national security strategy by first wiping the slate clean and then developing a priority-based strategy, rebuilding the nation's defense accordingly and committing troops only when national security priorities are threatened.

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The sexually transmitted human papillomavirus has been found by Johns Hopkins researchers to be a likely cause of certain cancers of the head and neck and also an indicator of improved survival (Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 5-3-00).

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An MU professor has some answers on how to deal with people you really don't like, but have to deal with; successful work and social life depend upon the ability to maintain relationships, even with people who dislike each other (Human Communication Research).

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Princeton has established an interdisciplinary research center to investigate the biology behind such elusive and quintessentially human aspects of our being as consciousness, moral behavior and logical thought.

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APL's licensing agreement grants Akorn, a specialty pharmaceutical company, exclusive worldwide rights to a patented method for treating a type of age-related macular degeneration.