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Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:38:20 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: For This High School Student, Success in Science Didn’t Have to Wait For College
For This High School Student, Success in Science Didn’t Have to Wait For College
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:00:00 -0500
If you happened to step into the lab at Columbia University's medical center on a Saturday and saw a young woman named Julia Poje hard at work, you might not think anything was unusual. After all, Poje's research into using the principles of molecular computing to come up with new detection methods for Ebola and Marburg viruses is exactly the type of cutting-edge research one would expect graduate students to be conducting at a world-class laboratory.
But what's unique about Poje's ...
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:40:21 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Nanosponge Drug Delivery System More Effective Than Direct Injection
Nanosponge Drug Delivery System More Effective Than Direct Injection
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:21:00 -0500
When loaded with an anticancer drug, a delivery system
based on a novel material called nanosponge is three to five times more effective at reducing tumor growth than direct injection.
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Vanderbilt University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:40:21 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Arctic Ice at Low Point Compared to Recent Geologic History
Arctic Ice at Low Point Compared to Recent Geologic History
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:21:00 -0500
Less ice covers the Arctic today than at any time in
recent geologic history. That's the conclusion of an international group of researchers, who have compiled the first comprehensive history of Arctic ice.
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Ohio State University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:40:22 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: The Biomechanics of Information
The Biomechanics of Information
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:22:00 -0500
The hunting strategy of a slender fish from the Amazon is giving researchers more insight
into how to balance the metabolic cost of information with the metabolic cost of moving around to get that information.
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Northwestern University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:40:22 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Gulf Oil Spill Could Widen, Worsen 'Dead Zone'
Gulf Oil Spill Could Widen, Worsen 'Dead Zone'
Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:23:00 -0500
While an out-of-control gusher deep in the Gulf of Mexico
fouls beaches and chokes marshland habitat, another threat could be growing below the oil-slicked surface. The nation's worst oil spill could worsen and expand the oxygen-starved region of the Gulf labeled "the dead zone" for its inhospitality to marine life, suggests Michigan State University professor Nathaniel Ostrom.
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Michigan State University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 06:45:14 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Getting a Grip on Stroke Treatment
Getting a Grip on Stroke Treatment
Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:46:00 -0500
When someone suffers a stroke, time is critical--more than a million brain cells die each minute, starved of nourishment due to critical damage in a cerebral blood vessel.
Now, researchers have developed a new tool for efficiently removing blood clots in the brain, the leading cause of strokes. The tool overcomes limitations in current emergency stroke treatments, potentially extending the time for a victim to get help.
Engineered with support from NSF's Small Business Innovation ...
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 06:50:27 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program Centers (STEP Centers)
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program Centers (STEP Centers)
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Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2010 14:51:37 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS): Core Programs
Information and Intelligent Systems (IIS): Core Programs
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