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Released: 26-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
Project ECHO Launched in D.C. and Maryland to Combat Diabetes
George Washington University

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and La Clinica del Pueblo have partnered to launch Project ECHO in Washington, D.C. to increase workforce capacity to provide best practice specialty care and reduce health disparities.

20-Nov-2018 11:20 AM EST
Sexist Men Underestimate Their Power in Romantic Relationships
American Psychological Association (APA)

WASHINGTON -- Heterosexual men with sexist attitudes may underestimate how much power they actually have in their romantic relationships, which could lead to increased aggression toward their female partners or wives, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Released: 21-Nov-2018 12:05 PM EST
DOE Laboratories Win Gordon Bell Prize
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Two U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) National Laboratories were recently awarded the 2018 Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM’s) Gordon Bell Prize.

Released: 21-Nov-2018 12:05 PM EST
Department of Energy Announces 32 R&D 100 Award Winners
Department of Energy, Office of Science

DOE researchers have won 32 of the R&D 100 awards given out this year by R&D Magazine. The annual awards are given in recognition of exceptional new products or processes that were developed and introduced into the marketplace during the previous year.

16-Nov-2018 10:00 AM EST
Checking water quality at the tap
American Chemical Society (ACS)

When consumers turn on a faucet, they expect the drinking water that gushes out to be safe. A new report in ACS’ journal Environmental Science & Technology found that U.S. public-supply tap water generally meets all enforceable standards. However, routine testing for most prospective contaminants is carried out before water is distributed, not where it’s used, and the report indicates some consumers are exposed to contaminant mixtures that aren’t commonly monitored.

19-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
As Vaping Increased in Popularity, Use of Cigarettes Declined
Georgetown University Medical Center

Cigarette smoking dramatically decreased between 2013 and 2017 just as e-cigarette use became more popular, according to a comprehensive analysis examining the relationship between vaping and smoking among youth and young adults led by a Georgetown University investigator.

Released: 20-Nov-2018 2:05 PM EST
S&T Dam-breach Simulation Software Helping Communities Plan for Emergencies
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Two days after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, 70,000 residents in the vicinity of the Guajataca Dam were urged to evacuate as a precaution. Heavy rains were rapidly filling up the island’s 36 dams.

Released: 20-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
DHS Partners with Industry for Operational Experimentation in Houston, Texas
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), DHS S&T is partnering with industry to evaluate first responder technologies. DHS, industry partners and 13 local Houston-area public safety agencies will integrate existing first responder technology with DHS-developed and commercial technology during a HAZMAT scenario.

Released: 19-Nov-2018 7:45 AM EST
The Council on Undergraduate Research Honors Campuses with Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

The Council on Undergraduate Research will present its 2018 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments to Union College and University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. This annual award recognizes institutions with exemplary programs that provide high-quality research experiences for undergraduates.

Released: 16-Nov-2018 2:05 PM EST
DHS S&T and FEMA Award Funding for School Age Trauma Training
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) and FEMA awarded funding to the not-for-profit National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health (NCDMPH) to deliver free, lifesaving trauma training to high school age students.

   
Released: 16-Nov-2018 2:05 PM EST
DHS S&T and Dutch Partners Award $2.5M to Support Collaborative Cybersecurity R&D
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T and its counterparts in the Netherlands jointly announced today a total of $2.5 million in collaborative cybersecurity research and development (R&D) across five U.S-Dutch research teams.

Released: 16-Nov-2018 1:05 PM EST
Microbes Eat the Same in Labs and the Desert
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Analyses of natural communities forming soil crusts agree with laboratory studies of isolated microbe-metabolite relationships.

Released: 16-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
Trends in International Education: American University’s International Student Body Up 39 Percent; 61 Percent of AU Students Study Abroad
American University

American University’s international student population increased by 39 percent over last year, adding 903 new students, according to a new report on the impact of international education on the U.S. higher education sector.

9-Nov-2018 2:05 PM EST
Home-Based Visits Benefit Rural Patients with Kidney Disease
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

• A pilot program delivered by community health representatives in the homes of patients with chronic kidney disease in Zuni Pueblo in rural New Mexico promoted patients’ active involvement in their own care. • The program also led to modest improvements in several clinical measures, including decreases in body mass index, blood glucose levels, and inflammation, and improved mental health quality of life.

Released: 15-Nov-2018 2:05 PM EST
Diverse Biofeedstocks Have High Ethanol Yields and Offer Biorefineries Flexibility
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Evidence suggests that biorefineries can accept various feedstocks without negatively impacting the amount of ethanol produced per acre.

Released: 15-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
Opening Access to Explore the Synthetic Chemistry of Neptunium
Department of Energy, Office of Science

New, easily prepared starting material opens access to learning more about a difficult-to-control element in nuclear waste.

Released: 15-Nov-2018 9:45 AM EST
CUR Math/CS Division Selects 2018 Faculty Mentor Awardees
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

The Mathematics and Computer Sciences Division of the Council on Undergraduate Research has selected recipients of its 2018 Faculty Mentor Award: Liz Bouzarth (Furman University), Gabriela Marcu (University of Michigan), and Karl Schmitt (Valparaiso University)

13-Nov-2018 4:15 PM EST
Killer Whales Share Personality Traits with Humans, Chimpanzees
American Psychological Association (APA)

Killer whales display personality traits similar to those of humans and chimpanzees, such as playfulness, cheerfulness and affection, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

14-Nov-2018 2:00 PM EST
Streamlined method helps people with diabetes act on CGM data
Endocrine Society

Endocrine Society experts have expanded their efforts to develop streamlined methods for continuous glucose monitor (CGM) users to better manage their blood sugar levels.

Released: 14-Nov-2018 1:05 PM EST
Endocrine Society recognizes four Congressional Diabetes Caucus leaders with Diabetes Champion Award
Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Representative Tom Reed (R-NY 23rd District), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Representative Diana DeGette (D-CO 1st District) of the Congressional Diabetes Caucus as winners of its prestigious Diabetes Champion Award.

Released: 14-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EST
Smithsonian Launches American Women’s History Initiative
Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian has announced specific plans for the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, Because of Her Story. The initiative strives to be the nation’s most comprehensive undertaking to document, research, collect, display and share the rich, complete and compelling story of women in America. It will greatly increase the Smithsonian’s research and programming related to women in the U.S., past and present.

Released: 14-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EST
Tiny Titanium Barrier Halts Big Problem in Fuel-Producing Solar Cells
Department of Energy, Office of Science

New design coats molecular components and dramatically improves stability under tough, oxidizing conditions.

Released: 14-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EST
S&T-sponsored Technology Assesses Bridge Safety after Powerful Storms
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Loose or loosening soil is often the culprit in weakening bridge stability. Thus, an instrument that can quickly assess the soil conditions around bridge pillars became a top priority for DHS S&T, as well as state and local governments.

Released: 14-Nov-2018 11:05 AM EST
Pharmaceutical fentanyl connected with risk of fentanyl overdose
American Public Health Association (APHA)

44 percent of people who died from fentanyl overdose had previously been prescribed fentanyl by a medical professional, and 37 percent of those people had a prescription for fentanyl within 60 days of their death.

9-Nov-2018 7:05 AM EST
Researchers Find Inhibiting One Protein Destroys Toxic Clumps Seen in Parkinson’s Disease
Georgetown University Medical Center

A team of neurologists at Georgetown University Medical Center has found that inhibiting the USP13 molecule may be a therapeutic target in Parkinson’s disease and other similar forms of neurodegeneration.

Released: 13-Nov-2018 3:05 PM EST
Turning Wood Scraps into Tape
Department of Energy, Office of Science

A new chemical process converts a component of wasted wood pulp and other biomass into high-value pressure-sensitive adhesives.

Released: 13-Nov-2018 2:05 PM EST
Very Heavy Elements Deliver More Electrons
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Scientists revise understanding of the limits of bonding for very electron-rich heavy elements.

Released: 13-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
Georgetown University Medical Center Selects Nora Volkow for Highest Honor
Georgetown University Medical Center

Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC) will present Nora Volkow, MD, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a part of the National Institutes of Health, with its highest honor, the Cura Personalis Award, at a ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 4:00 p.m.

Released: 13-Nov-2018 7:40 AM EST
Trimmer Travel Fund Increases Opportunities for Undergraduate Research in the Arts and Humanities
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) announces a new initiative within its growing portfolio of programs supporting research in the arts and humanities (A&H): the Trimmer Travel Fund. The fund will support A&H undergraduate scholars in presenting their research at professional meetings.

Released: 12-Nov-2018 1:05 PM EST
Study: Following 10-year gains, SNAP participation among immigrant families dropped in 2018
American Public Health Association (APHA)

New research presented today at the American Public Health Association’s 2018 Annual Meeting and Expo revealed that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation declined in the first half of 2018 among immigrant families, following 10 years of increasing participation from 2007 through 2017.

Released: 9-Nov-2018 4:30 PM EST
Veterans Who Join Veterans Services Organizations Have Higher Quality of Life, Study Finds
American University

Participation in veterans services organizations make vets less likely to experience social isolation, a new study finds.

Released: 9-Nov-2018 10:30 AM EST
Nine Schools of Nursing to Expand Awareness of the NIH's All of Us Research Program
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

The AACN is pleased to announce that nine nursing schools have been selected to receive funding through AACN's Mini-Grants Awards Program to educate diverse communities about the All of Us Research program.

Released: 9-Nov-2018 8:05 AM EST
Probing Water’s “No-Man’s Land” Temperature Region
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Measuring the physical properties of water at previously unexplored temperatures offers insights into one of the world’s essential liquids.

Released: 8-Nov-2018 6:05 PM EST
Novel Soil Bacteria with Unusual Genes Synthesize Unique Antibiotic Precursors
Department of Energy, Office of Science

A large-scale soil project uncovered genetic information from bacteria with the capacity to make specialized molecules that could lead to new pharmaceuticals.

Released: 8-Nov-2018 2:50 PM EST
2018 Nurse Faculty Scholars Selected by AACN and the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

The AACN is pleased to announce that six Minority Nurse Faculty Scholars have been selected through a national scholarship program funded by the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future. This program, developed to help address the faculty shortage while enhancing diversity among nurse educators, offers generous financial support, mentoring, and leadership development to graduate students from minority backgrounds who aspire to teach in our nation's schools of nursing.

Released: 8-Nov-2018 2:20 PM EST
APA Names First Open Science and Methodology Chair to Deepen Commitment to Data Sharing, Transparency in Science
American Psychological Association (APA)

The American Psychological Association has named Steve W.J. Kozlowski, PhD, as its first open science and methodology chair, responsible for working with the association’s authors, reviewers, editors and publications board to understand and develop best practices for the evolving landscape of open science in psychological research.

Released: 8-Nov-2018 1:20 PM EST
APA Elects Consultant Sandra L. Shullman President
American Psychological Association (APA)

WASHINGTON – Sandra L. Shullman PhD, a consulting psychologist internationally known in leadership assessment and development, has been elected 2020 president of the American Psychological Association.

Released: 8-Nov-2018 1:05 PM EST
News Release: DHS S&T Awards $1.27M to Two Universities to Improve Cybersecurity Investment Decision Making
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded a total of $1,272,320 across two universities to develop new solutions to improve the capability of organizations to understand and improve their cybersecurity control investment decisions.

Released: 8-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
Meet the Director: Mark Palmer, Accelerator Test Facility
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Mark Palmer, the director of the Department of Energy’s Accelerator Test Facility (ATF), adapts to challenging situations in the same way that the ATF can adapt to users’ needs. Researchers at the ATF work to make particle accelerators smaller, more powerful, and more cost-efficient.

Released: 8-Nov-2018 8:05 AM EST
GW Researchers Investigate Impact of Nervous System on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
George Washington University

A team from the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences is studying the central nervous system changes that impact the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Released: 7-Nov-2018 6:05 PM EST
Endangered Eld’s Deer Born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, Virginia, welcomed a new fawn to its herd of endangered Eld’s deer Oct. 26. The fawn is doing well and her mother, Ampika, is very attentive and has been nursing and caring for the fawn since her birth. Female Eld’s deer usually live in small groups, or in pairs with their fawns, and are more commonly found in larger herds during the breeding season.

Released: 7-Nov-2018 4:05 PM EST
European Commission communication falls short of protecting public from EDC exposure
Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society expressed concerns that the European Commission’s communication on endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) released Wednesday fails to address the urgent need to protect children and other vulnerable populations from EDC exposure.

Released: 7-Nov-2018 3:05 PM EST
WashU Expert: Voter turnout differs with anger vs. disgust
Washington University in St. Louis

Emotions such as anger, fear, disgust and disillusionment can have dramatically different effects on voter apathy and turnout, said Alan Lambert, professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

Released: 7-Nov-2018 2:05 PM EST
Major Meeting on Fluid Dynamics This Month in Atlanta, Georgia
American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics

The American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics 71st Annual Meeting will take place Nov. 18-20 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. It will be one of the largest conferences in fluid dynamics this year, with more than 3,000 attendees expected from around the world. Journalists are invited to attend the meeting for free. Press registration may be obtained by emailing the American Institute of Physics' Media Line at [email protected].

Released: 7-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EST
'Bargaining While Black' May Lead to Lower Salaries
American Psychological Association (APA)

African-American job candidates are more likely to receive lower salaries in hiring negotiations when racially biased evaluators believe they have negotiated too much, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

7-Nov-2018 9:00 AM EST
Call for Nominations: The Endocrine Society’s Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism
Endocrine Society

The Endocrine Society is calling for nominations for the 12th annual Award for Excellence in Science and Medical Journalism. The award recognizes outstanding reporting that enhances public understanding of health issues pertaining to the field of endocrinology.

   
2-Nov-2018 10:00 AM EDT
White Wine, Lemon Juice Combo Prevents Unwanted Discoloration of Pastry Dough
American Chemical Society (ACS)

No matter if it’s grandma’s cookies or commercially produced rolls, pastry lovers expect their baked goods to have a certain “golden brown” allure — but only after baking. A white dough that changes hue during storage, however, can negatively affect the appearance and perception of the final baked product. Now in a study appearing in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, scientists report that they have developed a natural way to prevent discoloration during storage.

2-Nov-2018 10:30 AM EDT
A Bionic Mushroom That Generates Electricity
American Chemical Society (ACS)

In the quest to replace fossil fuels, scientists are always on the lookout for alternative, environmentally friendly sources of energy. But who could have imagined a bionic mushroom that produces electricity? It sounds like something straight out of Alice in Wonderland, but researchers have now generated mushrooms patterned with energy-producing bacteria and an electrode network. They report their results in the ACS journal Nano Letters.



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