hello everyone
has anybody applied for the ford foundation diversity fellowship or do you know somebody who has i am in the process of applying and im just curious to see if anybody has been through the process what their credentials were etc.
thanks
if you need it or are just interested heres info. on the fellowship
ford foundation predoctoral diversity f...... [Show More]
aaa an iconography of contagion is an exhibition of 20thcentury health posters from the permanent collection of the us national library of medicine . thanks to karl baden. mb...... [Show More]
a good way to try to forget that the presidential election took almost two years to end is to listen to music. heres where you can do that this week.
the estonian philharmonic chamber choir pictured and the tallinn chamber orchestra will give a concert on sunday november 9 3 p.m. at the clarice smith center. their programs generally include composers w...... [Show More]
una estacian de televisian evangalica cristiana en los paases bajos ha estado censurando a sir david attenborough. cuando la cadena evangelische omroepatransmitaa su serie de historia natural the life of mammals la vida de los mamaferos se hicieron varias alteraciones al programa para quitar cualquier referencia a la evolucian la edad de la tierra y las relaciones evolutivas...... [Show More]
masters of the universe Post Source: periodictabloid.chemheritage.org Posted: Jul 17 2008 10:00:08
the u.s. national academy of sciences nas has just published a report on the masters degree in the sciences. full disclosure i was a member of the committee that authored the report.
originally and cleverly or at least so thought we committee membersathe reports title was mastering the future educating science professionals for a competiti...... [Show More]
...oon. in the meantime please hold the date and spread the word
about the event to professionals students and the general public. the current information is available at
aaaaaaa httpwww 7.national academies. orgssbig y dc event .html
you may contact the director of the space studies board marcia smith msmit hnas.edu 41 for more information.
hope you can attend.
space and earth s... [Show More]
how small are the smallest living organisms there seem to be many types of bacteria of 300 nm and upwards in diameter but to many microbiologists it seems a rule of thumb that if something can get through a 0.2 am filter 200 nm it isnt alive. thus the discovery of socalled nan obacteria 8221 with sizes between 50 nm and 200 nm in the human bloodstream and their p...... [Show More]
yay its exciting to hear that science is becoming a big initiative. perhaps ill stay as a science teacher and see where things go.
published online april 11 2008
published in print april 16 2008
fostering a science generation seen as u.s. imperative
by scott j. cech
new york
previous generations of americans have been labeled generation x the...... [Show More]
at a senate press conference held last week to urge national action on climate change policy 16 major u.s. environmental organizations shared the stage in solidarity. but while it appears the nations green groups are united in the fight against global warming they remain divided on which technologies would best create a carbonfree economy. this division may cause major roadblocks as co...... [Show More]
the unveiling of the national research councils assessments and rankings of american doctoral programs has been pushed back from late spring to early fall the projects director said in an interview this afternoon.
its been a enormous effort to clean all of the data and that has taken longer than we thought said charlotte v. kuh the councils deputy executive ...... [Show More]
events this week Post Source: feeds.feedburner.com Posted: Mar 10 2008 21:29:24
tuesday march 11
1000 am house appropriations committee subcommittee on energy and water development hearing on energy conservation fossil energy electricity delivery and energy reliability 2362b rayburn
panelists include c.h. bud albright jr. under secretary of energy and alexander karsner assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy
wednesday mar...... [Show More]
cfp 2007 n viimeinen paiva alkoi bruce schneierin puheella the psychology of security . turvallisuuden tunne ja tosiasiallinen turvallisuus ovat eri asioita ja usein ristiriidassa keskenaan. riskien arvioimisen psykologia on sopeutumaa savannille nykymaailmassa menee valilla pieleen nyrkkisaantaja nopeita mutta epatarkkoja kuitenkin paasaa ntaisesti suhteellisen hyvia. pa...... [Show More]
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