Science Education & Policy

Colgate Anthropologist Discovers Ancient Tomb In Honduras

Colgate anthropology professor Allan Maca and a team of researchers have found a previously unknown tomb in Copán, Honduras, dating back to the 7th century A.D. that contained the skeleton of an elite member of ancient Maya society in the city. The unusual ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 5 2007 - 8:27am

Does Your Hotel Put You At Risk Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning?

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning kills over 200 people every year in the United States. Although inexpensive CO detectors have been available since 1989, their use in hotels, motels and resorts is not widespread. In fact, while every guest room in the U.S. m ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 5 2007 - 8:41am

Putting A Price Tag On Violence- $70 Billion Per Year

The most comprehensive study of its kind has found that violence costs the United States $70 billion annually, a figure that rivals federal education spending and the damage caused by hurricane Katrina. Phaedra Corso, lead author of study and associate pro ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 5 2007 - 9:19am

Curing Age-related Blindness With Embryonic Stem Cells

A groundbreaking surgical therapy capable of stabilising and restoring vision in the vast majority of patients who currently suffer blindness through Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is to be taken to clinical trial by scientists and clinicians at th ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 5 2007 - 2:15pm

Thesis On A Wiki- More To Come?

There was quite a spike in our traffic to UsefulChem today. The fact that Alicia's masters thesis " Synthesis of Diketopiperazines, Possible Malaria Enoyl Reducatase Inhibitors Using Open Source Science " is being written on a wiki was noted ...

Article - Jean-Claude Bradley - Jun 5 2007 - 3:28pm

Robot Joins Nursing Institute Of West Central Ohio

The Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio today unveiled a new addition to the regional nursing education community—a robot. Developed by InTouch Health® from Santa Barbara, California, the Remote Presence Robotic System (RP-7™) will allow nursing faculty ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 6 2007 - 11:09am

Why Organic Food Is Bad For The Environment

Organic food is big business these days. Organic fruit and vegetables are hot items because everyone wants to feel like they are eating healthier. What hasn't been studied until now is the impact of organic business on the environment, namely in green ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 24 2012 - 12:11am

Dirty Snow May Warm Arctic As Much As Greenhouse Gases

The global warming debate has focused on carbon dioxide emissions, but scientists at UC Irvine have determined that a lesser-known mechanism-- dirty snow-- can explain one-third or more of the Arctic warming primarily attributed to greenhouse gases. Snow b ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 6 2007 - 12:04pm

Study Predicts Grim Future For Europe's Seas

On the eve of World Oceans Day, a group of over 100 scientists from 15 countries has revealed new evidence for the declining state of Europe's 4 regional seas Their models developed during a €2.5M EU funded research project have predicted dire consequ ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 7 2007 - 9:43am

Bad Eating Habits? It May Be In Your Genes

The relative amount of protein, carbohydrate, and fat that people choose to eat may be influenced by genetics, according to new research. Jose Ordovas, PhD, director of the Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research C ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 7 2007 - 9:48am