Nine talented juniors and seniors from the East Coast to the West Coast and as far north as Montreal, gathered in Chicago Feb. 13-17 to report on the 2014 American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting. These travel fellows were selected by the NASW Education Committee from a competitive set of applicants. The NASW Travel Fellows’ dispatches from The Windy City have been posted here.
Feb. 21, 2014NASW news
A kitchen cupboard staple is helping in the fight against age-related brain disorders. Yeast has given rise to powerful new methods for examining cellular processes involved in diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases, and for identifying new drug therapies.
Feb. 21, 2014The Winthrop Rockefeller Institute invites members of the National Association of Science Writers to apply for a scholarship to attend the 5th Nanotechnology for Health Care Conference at its conference center on Petit Jean Mountain in Arkansas. Read on for application details or visit www.arkansasnanohealth.com/nasw-scholarship.
Feb. 20, 2014Radio may have killed the video star, but now it is helping astronomers fill in significant gaps in their understanding of how planets grow.
Feb. 20, 2014Google Maps can tell us where to find the nearest pizza joint in a strange city, but our ability to make our way through cluttered environments is still surpassed by other members of the animal kingdom.
Feb. 20, 2014The Hawaiian Bobtail Squid isn’t afraid of the dark — but it still uses a nightlight.
Feb. 19, 2014Lack of field investigations from Vietnam, misguided research in China, and a scarcity of communication all contributed to the SARS pandemic that would claim over 774 lives in less than a year.
Feb. 19, 2014A society’s response to natural disasters may depend more on social factors than resource accumulation, according to new archaeological studies on ancient societies.
Feb. 19, 2014A key to protecting the world's fisheries, according to some experts, may just be tracking seafood from ocean to plate using DNA forensics.
Feb. 19, 2014