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Public Release: 15-Jan-2009
Environmental Science & Technology
Biofuel carbon footprint not as big as feared, Michigan State University research says
Some researchers have blasted biofuels' potential to increase greenhouse gas emissions, calling into question the environmental benefits of making fuel from plant material. But a new analysis by Michigan State University scientists says these dire predictions are based on a set of assumptions that may not be correct.
Contact: Bruce Dale
bdale@egr.msu.edu
517-353-6777
Michigan State University
Public Release: 15-Jan-2009
The Science Coalition applauds House economic stimulus package proposal
The Science Coalition applauds the House for recognizing the vital need to include research funding in the economic stimulus and recovery efforts. Funding for targeted federal research programs will have the immediate impact of creating jobs and stimulating economic activity in communities across the country. This is an example that we hope the Senate will eventually follow.
Contact: Ashley Prime
aprime@qga.com
202-429-4002
The Science Coalition
Public Release: 15-Jan-2009
Lancet
Countries undergoing economic change urged to limit social and health costs for populations
Countries seeking to make massive changes in the way their economies are run, for example by privatizing formerly state-run sectors, must take into account the potential impact of such changes on people's health, experts warn today.
Contact: Gemma Howe
gemma.howe@lshtm.ac.uk
020-792-72802
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Public Release: 14-Jan-2009
Yale survey: Americans eager to reduce their energy use
Many Americans have already taken action to reduce their energy use and many others would do the same if they could afford to, according to a national survey conducted by Yale and George Mason universities.
Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy, Surdna Foundation, 11th Hour Project, Pacific Foundation
Contact: David DeFusco
david.defusco@yale.edu
203-436-4842
Yale University
Public Release: 14-Jan-2009
Environmental Science & Technology
Energy-efficient water purification made possible by Yale engineers
Water and energy are two resources on which modern society depends. As demands for these increase, researchers look to alternative technologies that promise both sustainability and reduced environmental impact. Engineered osmosis holds a key to addressing both the global need for affordable clean water and inexpensive sustainable energy according to Yale researchers.
National Science Foundation, US Office of Naval Research
Contact: Janet Rettig Emanuel
janet.emanuel@yale.edu
203-432-2157
Yale University
Public Release: 14-Jan-2009
Learning science in informal environments
Anyone who has visited a science museum, gone on a nature walk, or watched a science program on public television knows that one need not be in a classroom or lecture hall to learn about science. Indeed, opportunities to be immersed in science present themselves to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, in a myriad of locations.
Contact: Maria C. Zacharias
mzachari@nsf.gov
703-292-8454
National Science Foundation
Public Release: 14-Jan-2009
New report on science learning at museums, zoos, other informal settings
Each year, tens of millions of Americans, young and old, choose to learn about science in informal ways by visiting museums and aquariums, attending after-school programs, pursuing personal hobbies and watching TV documentaries, for example.
Contact: Sara Frueh
news@nas.edu
202-334-2138
National Academy of Sciences
Public Release: 14-Jan-2009
USDA Small Changes Summit
Calories from home-cooked recipes grow over time
Research shows that calories in recipes have increased over time. Dr. Brian Wansink, of the Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion said, "The calories in recipes in the cookbook, 'The Joy of Cooking,' have increased 63 percent from its publication, 1937, to its latest edition, 2006. Overweight and obesity have resulted in small steps going the wrong direction. The solution is to bring government, industry and academia together to promote small changes in the right direction."
Contact: John Webster
john.webster@cnpp.usda.gov
703-305-7600
USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Public Release: 14-Jan-2009
New England Journal of Medicine
Hospitals demonstrate surgical safety checklist drops deaths and complications by more than a third
Hospitals in eight cities around the globe demonstrated that the use of a simple surgical checklist during major operations can lower the incidence of deaths and complications by more than one third. The year-long study was led by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization. Inpatient deaths fell by more than 40 percent.
World Health Organization
Contact: Robin Herman
rherman@hsph.harvard.edu
617-432-4752
Harvard School of Public Health
Public Release: 13-Jan-2009
Carnegie Mellon researchers develop new research tool
A team of Carnegie Mellon University engineers led by Levent Burak Kara and Kenji Shimada have developed software that will let engineers design new products by simply sketching their ideas on a tablet computer.
Contact: Chriss Swaney
swaney@andrew.cmu.edu
412-268-5776
Carnegie Mellon University
Public Release: 13-Jan-2009
RAND launches unique tool to evaluate health reform proposals
Like our health-care system itself, the subject of health-care reform is complex. Every policy prescription to solve one problem will ripple through the system in ways not easily seen or understood. RAND Health created COMPARE in recognition of these complexities and the need for an unbiased source to aid policymakers with the reform efforts ahead.
Contact: Warren Robak
robak@rand.org
310-451-6913
RAND Corporation
Public Release: 13-Jan-2009
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Education professor dispels myths about gifted children
Though not often recognized as "special needs" students, gifted children require just as much attention and educational resources to thrive in school as do other students whose physical, behavioral, emotional or learning needs require special accommodations. So says a Florida State University professor who has studied gifted students for years.
Contact: Steven Pfeiffer
pfeiffer@coe.fsu.edu
850-644-8796
Florida State University
Public Release: 13-Jan-2009
Deutsches Arzteblatt International
AGnES supports general practitioners
General Practitioners can delegate visits to patients and medical work to qualified employees. In this way, they can provide care to more patients. Neeltje van den Berg and coauthors from Greifswald and Neubrandenburg Universities present the "AGnES" project in the current edition of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International.
Contact: Elke Bartholomäus
bartholomaeus@aerzteblatt.de
Deutsches Aerzteblatt International
Public Release: 13-Jan-2009
Journal of Rural Studies
Tequila boom triggers social, environmental hangover in Mexico
New North Carolina State University research shows that tequila's surge in popularity over the past 15 years has been a boon for industry, but is triggering a significant hangover of social and environmental problems in the region of Mexico where the once-notorious liquor is produced.
Contact: Matt Shipman
matt_shipman@ncsu.edu
919-515-6386
North Carolina State University
Public Release: 12-Jan-2009
Science learning at museums, zoos, other informal settings
Each year tens of millions of Americans, young and old, choose to learn about science outside of the classroom in informal settings such as museums, aquariums, zoos, and after-school programs, as well as through educational media.
Contact: Sara Frueh
news@nas.edu
202-334-2138
National Academy of Sciences
Public Release: 12-Jan-2009
Journal of Law and Economics
Study: When local revenue falls, traffic citations go up
A new study to be published in next month's Journal of Law and Economics finds statistical evidence that local governments use traffic citations to make up for revenue shortfalls. So as the economy tanks, motorists may be more likely to see red and blue in the rearview.
Contact: Kevin Stacey
kstacey@uchicago.edu
773-834-0386
University of Chicago Press Journals
Public Release: 12-Jan-2009
Academic Medicine
Study: Growth in research comes at a steep price
A study released this month confirms and quantifies what many medical school deans and financial administrators have long understood: Basic science research can be an expensive luxury. The study, which was conducted by the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, found that the school had to add 40 cents to every dollar of external grant support received by newly recruited scientists in order to achieve financial equilibrium.
Contact: Mark Michaud
mark_michaud@urmc.rochester.edu
585-273-4790
University of Rochester Medical Center
Public Release: 12-Jan-2009
Psychological Science
Why we procrastinate and how to stop
Psychologists wanted to see if there might be a link between how we think about a task and our tendency to postpone it. It turns out, the students who thought about the questions abstractly were much more likely to procrastinate. By contrast, those who were focused on the how, when and where of doing the task e-mailed their responses much sooner, suggesting that they started the assignment right away rather than procrastinating.
Contact: Barbara Isanski
bisanski@psychologicalscience.org
Association for Psychological Science
Public Release: 12-Jan-2009
Soil Survey Horizons
Soil maps generate reliable Quaternary geologic map
New research conducted at Iowa State University led to the successful creation of a detailed Quaternary geological map for the Des Moines Lobe with a user-controlled level of scale, with the results of the research published in the Winter 2008 issue of Soil Survey Horizons.
Contact: Sara Uttech
suttech@agronomy.org
608-268-4948
Soil Science Society of America
Public Release: 12-Jan-2009
British Journal of Developmental Psychology
Girls twice as likely as boys to remain victims of bullying
Girls targeted by bullies at primary school are two and a half times more likely to remain victims than boys, according to research from the University of Warwick and University of Hertfordshire.
Contact: Kelly Parkes-Harrison
k.e.parkes@warwick.ac.uk
44-024-761-50483
University of Warwick
Public Release: 12-Jan-2009
American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac -- Jan. 7, 2009
The American Chemical Society News Service Weekly Press Package with reports from 34 major peer-reviewed journals on chemistry, health, medicine, energy, environment, food, nanotechnology and other hot topics.
Contact: Michael Woods
m_woods@acs.org
202-872-6293
American Chemical Society
Public Release: 9-Jan-2009
UGA research explores little-known chapter in college desegregation
Many of the battles to desegregate Southern colleges and universities were fought in public, but efforts to desegregate the standardized testing that is often a prerequisite to admission have, until now, received little attention. Now, a new University of Georgia study reveals how two men traveled the Deep South, facing hostility and risking violence, to ensure that students received fair and impartial treatment.
Contact: Sam Fahmy
sfahmy@uga.edu
706-542-5361
University of Georgia
Public Release: 9-Jan-2009
Biology Letters
Why the swamp sparrow is hitting the high notes
Scientists have long thought that a bird's vocal performance is a static characteristic-set once a song is learned. Yet, a new study by University of Miami biologist explains that songbirds can modulate vocal performance, when it is important to do so.
Contact: Marie Guma-Diaz
m.gumadiaz@umiami.edu
305-284-1601
University of Miami
Public Release: 9-Jan-2009
Congressional health-care reform proposals would offer coverage to many without insurance
With health reform high on the agenda of the incoming Congress and president, a new analysis of legislative proposals -- including the plans of President-elect Barack Obama and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT) -- shows that several proposals already put forth could substantially reduce the number of uninsured Americans, and would either reduce health-care spending or add only modestly to annual health-care expenditures.
Commonwealth Fund
Contact: Mary Mahon
mm@cmwf.org
212-606-3853
Commonwealth Fund
Public Release: 8-Jan-2009
Current Biology
How cheating ants give themselves away
In ant society, workers normally give up reproducing themselves to care for their queen's offspring, who are their brothers and sisters. When workers try to cheat and have their own kids in the queen's presence, their peers swiftly attack and physically restrain them from reproducing.
Contact: Cathleen Genova
cgenova@cell.com
617-397-2802
Cell Press
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