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Two-month Time-lapse Video of Antarctic Ice Goes Viral [NSF]
Cassandra Brooks is a Stanford University doctoral student with the Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources. She spent two months in 2013 aboard the National Science Foundation-operated icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer as part of a research cruise investigating the role of dissolved organic carbon in the Ross Sea ecosystem. She--and a video she produced on the voyage--became ...
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NASA Extends Environmental Testing and Integration Services Contract at Goddard [NASA]
NASA has extended a contract with Analex Corporation of Fairfax, Va., for Environmental Testing and Integration Services at the agency's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md.
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NASA Satellite Data Help Pinpoint Glaciers' Role in Sea Level Rise [NASA]
A new study of glaciers worldwide using observations from two NASA satellites has helped resolve differences in estimates of how fast glaciers are disappearing and contributing to sea level rise.
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NASA's Asteroid Sample Return Mission Moves into Development [NASA]
NASA's first mission to sample an asteroid is moving ahead into development and testing in preparation for its launch in 2016.
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University of Chicago Launches Bionimbus Protected Data Cloud to Analyze Cancer Data [NSF]
The University of Chicago launched the first secure cloud-based computing system that enables researchers to access and analyze human genomic cancer information without the costly and cumbersome infrastructure normally needed to download and store massive amounts of data. The Bionimbus Protected Data Cloud, as it is called, enables researchers who are authorized by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to access and analyze data in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) ...
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Scientists Discover Oldest Evidence of Split Between Old World Monkeys and Apes [NSF]
Two fossil discoveries from the East African Rift reveal new information about the evolution of primates, according to a paper published this week in the journal Nature. Findings by scientists at Ohio University's (OU) Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and colleagues document the oldest fossils of two major groups of primates: the group that today includes apes and humans (hominoids) and the group that includes Old World monkeys such as baboons and ...
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Sierra Nevada Corporation Dream Chaser Testing Begins at NASA Dryden, Langley [NASA]
Sierra Nevada Corporation's (SNC) Space Systems Dream Chaser flight vehicle arrived at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, Calif., Wednesday to begin tests of its flight and runway landing systems.
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Results of the ROTAVAC Rotavirus Vaccine Study in India [NIH]
We congratulate the Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), Bharat Biotech International, Ltd., and the scientists, government and people of India on the important results from the ROTAVAC rotavirus vaccine study.
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Human Disease Leptospirosis Identified in New Species, the Banded Mongoose, in Africa [NSF]
The newest public health threat in Africa, scientists have found, is coming from a previously unknown source: the banded mongoose. Leptospirosis, the disease is called. And the banded mongoose carries it. Leptospirosis is the world's most common illness transmitted to humans by animals. It's a two-phase disease that begins with flu-like symptoms. If untreated, it can cause meningitis, liver damage, pulmonary hemorrhage, renal failure and death. "The ...
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Flu in pregnancy may quadruple child's risk for bipolar disorder [NIH]
Pregnant mothers' exposure to the flu was associated with a nearly fourfold increased risk that their child would develop bipolar disorder in adulthood, in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings add to mounting evidence of possible shared underlying causes and illness processes with schizophrenia, which some studies have also linked to prenatal exposure to influenza.
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NIH statement on Asthma Awareness Month 2013 [NIH]
For Asthma Awareness Month 2013, the National Institutes of Health stands with the international community to renew our dedication to improving the quality of life for the estimated 300 million people living with asthma worldwide. To most effectively manage asthma, we need to address the disproportionate impact of the disease on minorities and families at or below the poverty line. NIH is committed to reducing asthma disparities and improving asthma control for all who live with the disease.
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Experiencing the future [RIT]
The crowds cheered, the music blared and an eclectic group of child-sized cars raced around Simone Circle Saturday morning as the E-Durance Challenge launched the 2013 Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival.
At stake: the chance to win $1,000 or one of President Bill Destler's prized antique banjos. Perhaps even more importantly,...
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Pollution Prevention Institute announces winners of statewide student competition [RIT]
The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) at Rochester Institute of Technology has announced the winners of its second-annual R&D student competition. Open to colleges and universities throughout the state, the event recognized both graduate- and undergraduate-level sustainability projects.
Teams from The City University of New York College of Staten Island...
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RIT receives increase in state funding for Center of Excellence [RIT]
The recently passed state budget includes a significant increase in state funding for Rochester Institute of Technology's Center of Excellence in Sustainable Manufacturing, which was initially established last year. The center will receive $500,000 as part of the 2013-2014 New York state budget agreement reached last month between the governor and...
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NASA awards RIT $1.1 million to develop infrared detectors for space missions [RIT]
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has awarded Rochester Institute of Technology $1.1 million to advance a new family of large format infrared detectors grown on silicon wafer substrates- Raytheon Visions Systems' breakthrough technology in detector development. The RIT-Raytheon detectors someday could support future NASA missions to understand the nature of...
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