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Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 12:40:18 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Negative Stereotypes Shown to Affect Learning, Not Just Performance
Negative Stereotypes Shown to Affect Learning, Not Just Performance
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:57:00 -0500
While the effect of negative performance
stereotypes on test-taking and in other domains is well documented, a study by Indiana University (IU) social psychologist Robert J. Rydell and his colleagues in IU's department of psychological and brain sciences is the first to show that the effects might also be seen further upstream than once thought, when the skills are learned, and not just performed.
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Indiana University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 12:40:18 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: In the 'Neck' of Time: Scientists Unravel Another Key Evolutionary Trait
In the 'Neck' of Time: Scientists Unravel Another Key Evolutionary Trait
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:58:00 -0500
By deciphering the genetics in humans and fish,
scientists now believe that the neck--that little body part between your head and shoulders--gave humans so much freedom of movement that it played a surprising and major role in the evolution of the human brain, according to New York University and Cornell University neuroscientists in the online journal Nature Communications.
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Cornell University
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Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 12:40:18 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Hormonal Birth Control Alters Scent Communication in Primates
Hormonal Birth Control Alters Scent Communication in Primates
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:58:00 -0500
Hormonal contraceptives change the
ways captive ring-tailed lemurs relate to one another both socially and sexually, according to a Duke University study that combined analyses of hormones, genes, scent chemicals and behavior.
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Duke University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 12:40:19 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Brown Dwarf Found Orbiting a Young Sun-like Star
Brown Dwarf Found Orbiting a Young Sun-like Star
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:59:00 -0500
Astronomers have imaged a very young brown dwarf, or failed star, in
a tight orbit around a young, nearby, sun-like star. The discovery is expected to shed light on the early stages of solar system formation.
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University of Arizona
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 12:40:19 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Behind the Secrets of Silk Lie High-tech Opportunities
Behind the Secrets of Silk Lie High-tech Opportunities
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:57:00 -0500
Tougher than a bullet-proof vest
yet synonymous with beauty and luxury, silks spun by worms and spiders are a masterpiece of nature whose properties have yet to be fully replicated in the laboratory. But scientists have begun to unravel the secrets of silk. Tufts University biomedical engineers report that silk-based materials have been transformed from a commodity textile to a growing web of high-tech applications.
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Tufts University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 12:40:19 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Study Finds Diet and Alcohol Alter Epigenetics of Breast Cancer
Study Finds Diet and Alcohol Alter Epigenetics of Breast Cancer
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0500
Researchers from Brown University and the University of
California have shown that the epigenetic profiles of breast tumors are related to patient diet and alcohol use as well as tumor size.
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Brown University
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Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 12:40:20 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Mechanical Regulation of Cell Substrates Effects Stem Cell Development, Adhesion
Mechanical Regulation of Cell Substrates Effects Stem Cell Development, Adhesion
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:00:00 -0500
Bioengineers at the University of Pennsylvania have created a system to control the flexibility of the substrate surfaces on which cells are grown without changing the surface properties, providing a technique for more controlled lab experiments on cellular mechanobiology. This is an important step in the scientific effort to understand how cells sense and respond to mechanical forces in their environment.
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University of Pennsylvania
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 12:40:20 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: MIT Researchers Show Silicon Can Be Made to Melt in Reverse
MIT Researchers Show Silicon Can Be Made to Melt in Reverse
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:57:00 -0500
Like an ice cube on a warm day, most materials
melt--that is, change from a solid to a liquid state--as they get warmer. But a few oddball materials do the reverse: they melt as they get cooler. Now a team of researchers at MIT has found that silicon, the most widely used material for computer chips and solar cells, can exhibit this strange property of "retrograde melting" when it contains high concentrations of certain metals dissolved in it.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 07:14:40 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: National Science Foundation to Address Wireless Gridlock
National Science Foundation to Address Wireless Gridlock
Mon, 02 Aug 2010 15:31:00 -0500
A workshop titled, "Enhancing Access to the Radio Spectrum" (EARS), will be held at the National Science Foundation (NSF) headquarters on Aug. 4, 5 and 6, 2010. Wireless services are estimated to directly or indirectly contribute some $700 billion to $1.4 trillion to the national economy annually. Even small improvements the use of radio spectrum could constitute a big economic impact.
The considerable talents of the academic research community, including ...
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Message: 10
From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2010 09:44:58 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Triggers of Volcanic Eruptions in Oregon's Mount Hood Investigated
Triggers of Volcanic Eruptions in Oregon's Mount Hood Investigated
Tue, 03 Aug 2010 08:41:00 -0500
A new study has found that a mixing of two different types of magma is the key to the historic eruptions of Mount Hood, Oregon's tallest mountain, and that eruptions often happen in a relatively short time--weeks or months--after this mixing occurs.
This behavior is different from that of most other Cascade Range volcanoes, including Mount Hood's nearby, more explosive neighbor, Mt. St. Helens.
The research results are reported this week in the journal Nature ...
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