Science Education & Policy

Is The Obesity Epidemic Exaggerated?

You can't pick up a newspaper or a magazine without someone discussing the obesity epidemic. According to the CDC, in 2006, only four states had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. It's no different in Europe. Last week, the UK health secretar ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 1 2008 - 12:09am

A Festive White Knuckle Ride For Alcoholics At Christmas

It is not only joy and goodwill that epitomize Christmas and the New Year. It is also stress, unrealistic expectations, letdowns, tension and, not least, drinking and partying. This can be one of the worst times of the year for someone with alcohol issues ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 25 2008 - 9:44am

Right Or Wrong, Biofuels Get Another Government Boost

The governments of the United States, Brazil and the European Union (EU) — the world’s major producers of biofuels — today released an analysis of current biofuel specifications to facilitate expanded trade of these renewable energy sources. Biofuels—deriv ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 1 2008 - 11:31am

Yayyyy Capitalism- American Food Still The Best Value In The World

Although food prices rose 4.8% last year, eating nutritiously is still well within reach of the American family, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) statistics. Analysis done by USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotio ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 1 2008 - 12:29pm

The Big Organic Questions- What Is Organic Food And Is My Food Really Organic?

You can tell a lot about the concerns of society regarding science by the kinds of topics that bring people to sites like ours. Not a day goes by that people don't arrive using Google searches looking for answers about organic food. The top query is s ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Mar 17 2008 - 2:08pm

The Rise Of The Hybrid Wars

The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies has just released a new monograph that presents an alternative view of the character of warfare in the 21st Century. This new model argues that future conflicts will blur the distinction between war and peace, comba ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 3 2008 - 2:18am

Predicting Climate 'Tipping Elements'

An international team writing in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) say anthropogenic forcing could push the Earth’s climate system past critical thresholds, so that important components may “tip” into qualitatively different modes of o ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 4 2008 - 7:13pm

Stem Cell Research Lays A Golden Egg

Thousands of times a year, a single cell extraction from an embryo is performed to screen for genetic diseases. As of January 2008, the cell could be allowed to divide and the copy used for research without harm to the embryo. Current federal funding is pr ...

Article - Diana Deregnier - Feb 7 2008 - 10:47pm

Citizen Science- The Partnership Between Academia And Laypeople

Citizen Science – Past, Present & Future, to be held at Vaughan College, the University’s Institute of Lifelong Learning, will showcase longstanding research from the University’s Departments of Biology and Lifelong Learning, as well as from the Rutlan ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 6 2008 - 10:28am

Why Has Smoking Increased In Spanish Women?

In most of western civilization, smoking rates have dropped. But in Spanish society cigarette use among women has gone up in the last 50 years. A study carried out at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Granada has examined, both at a quant ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 7 2008 - 12:20pm