Hidden Costs Of Energy Production And Use Oct 28, 2009
27, 2009) A new report from the National Research Council examines and, when possible, estimates "hidden" costs of energy production and use -- such as the damage air pollution imposes on human health -- that are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them. The report estimates dollar values for several major components of these costs. (Science Daily)
Securing Biological Select Agents And Toxins Will Require Developing A Culture Of Trust Oct 21, 2009
20, 2009) The most effective way to prevent the deliberate misuse of biological select agents and toxins (BSATs) -- agents housed in laboratories across the U.S. considered to potentially pose a threat to human health -- is to instill a culture of trust and responsibility in the laboratory, says a new report from the National Research Council. Focusing on the laboratory environment will be critical for identifying and reducing concerns about facilities or personnel. (Science Daily)
Smoking Bans Reduce Risk Of Heart Attacks Associated With Secondhand Smoke Oct 20, 2009
19, 2009) Smoking bans are effective at reducing the risk of heart attacks and heart disease associated with exposure to secondhand smoke, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. The report also confirms there is sufficient evidence that breathing secondhand smoke boosts nonsmokers' risk for heart problems, adding that indirect evidence indicating that even relatively brief exposures could lead to a heart attack is compelling. (Science Daily)
Video: Plugging into the neuron Oct 7, 2009
IMEC launched a neural engineering institute earlier this year to do just that. The partnership with a local university and bioengineering center aims to hire 50 researchers in a lab which will officially open next year. (EETimes)
Air Pollutants From Abroad A Growing Concern Sep 30, 2009
30, 2009) Plumes of harmful air pollutants can be transported across oceans and continents -- from Asia to the United States and from the United States to Europe -- and have a negative impact on air quality far from their original sources, says a new report by the National Research Council. Although degraded air quality is nearly always dominated by local emissions, the influence of non-domestic pollution sources may grow as emissions from developing countries increase and become relatively more... (Science Daily)
Species-jumping Diseases: Better Global System Needed To Effectively Prevent, Detect, Respond To Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Sep 23, 2009
22, 2009) Significant weaknesses undermine the global community's abilities to prevent, detect early, and respond efficiently to potentially deadly species-crossing microbes, such as the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus sweeping the globe, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. The report provides a detailed plan for establishing and funding a comprehensive, globally coordinated system to identify novel zoonotic disease threats as early as possible wherever... (Science Daily)
Tantus Appraised as a CMMI Level 2 Organization Sep 18, 2009
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Information technology and management consulting firm, Tantus Technologies, Inc. (Tantus) has joined the ranks of many prestigious companies by successfully obtaining a Software Engineering Institute (SEI) CMMI Maturity Level 2 rating. The SCAMPI Class A appraisal was conducted on Tantus' Program/Project Management and Systems Development disciplines. (PR Newswire)
Lessons from a virtual bank run Sep 8, 2009
The Nuclear Engineering Institute (NEI) the an annual study commissioned and published by Germany's Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. NEI describes the ministry as "anti-nuclear," but at least some of the facts presented in the study seem worth mulling over. (Salon)
Health Experts Offer Action Steps Local Governments Can Use To Cut Childhood Obesity Rates Sep 7, 2009
6, 2009) Zoning restrictions on fast-food restaurants near schools and playgrounds, community policing to improve safety around public recreational sites, requirements that publicly run after-school programs limit video game and TV time, and taxes on high-calorie, low-nutrient foods and drinks are some of the strategies local government officials can use to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic in their communities, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council.... (Science Daily)
Increasing Residential And Employment Density Could Mean Reductions In Vehicle Travel, Fuel Use And Carbon Dioxide Emissions Sep 3, 2009
2, 2009) Increasing population and employment density in metropolitan areas could reduce vehicle travel, energy use, and CO2 emissions from less than 1 percent up to 11 percent by 2050 compared to a base case for household vehicle usage, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council, although committee members disagreed about the plausibility of achieving the higher estimate. Assuming compact development is focused on new and replacement housing -- as converting... (Science Daily)
The Chinese car industry: The ambition of Geely Aug 5, 2009
Under Mr Zhao, a former Chrysler executive recruited in 2006, Geely has not only increased the number of engineers it employs from 350 to 1,200, but has established an entire university, the Zhejiang Automotive Engineering Institute, to turn out lots more. It has also bought assets abroad. (The Economist)
Possible Association Between Agent Orange Exposure And Increased Risk Of Developing Ischemic Heart Disease Or Parkinson's Disease For Vietnam Veterans Jul 27, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 26, 2009) A new report from the Institute of Medicine finds suggestive but limited evidence that exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War is associated with an increased chance of developing ischemic heart disease and Parkinson's disease for Vietnam veterans. The report is the latest in a congressionally mandated series by the IOM that every two years reviews the evidence about the health effects of these herbicides and a type of dioxin -- TCDD... (Science Daily)
How To Maintain The Integrity And Accessibility Of Research Data Jul 24, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 23, 2009) Though digital technologies and high-speed communications have significantly expanded the capabilities of scientists -- allowing them to analyze and share vast amounts of data -- these technologies are also raising difficult questions for researchers, institutions, and journals. Because digital data can be manipulated more easily than other forms, they are particularly susceptible to distortion. (Science Daily)
Report offers principles for maintaining the integrity and accessibility of research data Jul 23, 2009
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy. COMMITTEE ON ENSURING THE UTILITY AND INTEGRITY OF RESEARCH DATA IN A DIGITAL AGE. (EurekAlert!)
CMMI Enhances Organizational Capabi... Jul 17, 2009
CMM was developed by Software Engineering Institute - SEI - at Carnegie Mellon University in the US. SEI was an initiative of US Defense Department to control software development processes of the contractors. The approach recognizes that processes gain maturity as organizations gain experience in carrying them out. (Suite101.com)
Arctic Sea Ice Images Derived From Classified Data Should Be Made Public, According To A New Report Jul 17, 2009
ScienceDaily (July 17, 2009) Hundreds of images derived from classified data that could be used to better understand rapid loss and transformation of Arctic sea ice should be immediately released and disseminated to the scientific research community, says a new report from the National Research Council. The committee that wrote the report emphasized that these Arctic images show detailed melting and freezing processes and also provide information at scales, locations, and time periods that are... (Science Daily)
DOD seeks to balance outsourcing, in-house expertise Jul 10, 2009
The in-house expert engineers help DOD make important decisions, especially as software becomes a core part of IT, business, and weapons systems, said Paul Nielsen, director and chief executive officer of the Software Engineering Institute. While seeking their own experts, defense officials don't want to alienate industry and what it brings. (FCW.com)
US space program should align with broader national goals Jul 8, 2009
PAUL D. NIELSEN Chief Executive Officer and Director Software Engineering Institute Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh. MICHAEL S. TURNER1 Rauner Distinguished Service Professor Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics Department of Physics University of Chicago Chicago. (EurekAlert!)
How DOD's certification program works Jun 19, 2009
Job category: Incident ResponderExample certification: CERT-Certified Computer Security Incident HandlerProvider: Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute Training time and cost: The Software Engineering Institute and its licensees offer a three-course training sequence. Each course lasts five days. (FCW.com)
* Academia Sinica lauds researchers Jun 2, 2009
Taipei Times - archives. Enter your search terms. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
How to safeguard your data as you travel May 29, 2009
"It's a shared medium, and if you can connect to it, someone else can connect to it and monitor your traffic," said Marty Linder, a senior member of the technical staff at the Carnegie Mellon Software Engineering Institute CERT/Coordination Center. "That has nothing to do with the of the network. It's just the nature of the beast.". (CNN -- Travel)
Greater transparency needed in development of US policy on cyberattack Apr 30, 2009
Public release date: 29-Apr-2009. Contact: Rebecca Alvania. (EurekAlert!)
Blast mitigation expert helps military, Homeland Security create materials resistant to explosions Apr 28, 2009
In February 2009, he was recognized with the Distinguished Alumnus Award for Scholarly Excellence from the Indian Institute of Technology, the highest award given to alumni of the top-ranked engineering institute in India, from which he received his Bachelor's of Science degree in 1976. . (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
More than 9,000 National Academies reports now available in open access Apr 11, 2009
Public release date: 10-Apr-2009. Contact: Maureen O'Leary. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Three months on Apr 5, 2009
" Mr Chuwit explained that the bureaucracy involved in running a nightclub legally was so convoluted and expensive it was much easier just to pay bribes and operate illegally. There is no evidence to show that bribes were paid by the Santika's owners, nor is there any evidence to suggest that Colonel Prayont Lasua has used his position as a senior officer to halt police action against the club. If you go to a nightclub in Bangkok, and you want to be safe, always check where the exit is, and stay... (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Forestry decline threatens B.C.'s biomass plants Mar 26, 2009
Jack MacDonald is a senior researcher with the Forest Engineering Institute of Canada. He has studied the costs of moving abandoned logs and wood waste out of the bush to mill towns for use as feedstock for bio-energy projects. (Globe and Mail)
NAS, NAE, and IOM presidents applaud President Obama's directives Mar 11, 2009
Public release date: 9-Mar-2009. Contact: William Kearney. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
DALSA's Dr. Savvas Chamberlain Awarded Fellowship in the Engineering Institute of Canada Mar 10, 2009
WATERLOO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 9, 2009) - DALSA Corporation (TSX: - ), an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors, is pleased to announce that Dr. Savvas Chamberlain, DALSA's founder, CTO and Chairman, has been made a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada ... About the Engineering Institute of Canada. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Cooperative threat reduction programs should be revamped to address 21st century threats Mar 7, 2009
Public release date: 6-Mar-2009. WASHINGTON -- The White House should lead the reformulation of U.S. Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) programs to focus on combating international terrorism and other current threats, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council. (EurekAlert!)
Some skeptical of China's new food safety law Mar 2, 2009
The law "is very encouraging, it's progress, and American consumers can see the Chinese government really takes this issue seriously," said Luo Yunbo, director of the Food Science and Nutrition Engineering Institute at Beijing's China Agricultural University, who has advised lawmakers. "But it takes time as food safety is very complicated and all the problems won't be solved overnight, such as the morals of factory owners, and the education of the public," he said. (USA Today -- Money)
Health insurance essential for health and well-being Feb 25, 2009
Public release date: 24-Feb-2009. Contact: Christine Stencel. (EurekAlert!)
'Badly fragmented' forensic science system needs overhaul Feb 19, 2009
Badly fragmented' forensic science system needs overhaul. Public release date: 18-Feb-2009. (EurekAlert!)
Otto Felix (1) Feb 10, 2009
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Edition. Felix was also an actor, writer and producer, and taught acting and show business techniques for the disabled at the Performing Arts Theater for the Handicapped for two years, and in 1986, founded Handicapped Artists, Performers, and Partners, Inc., a nonprofit theatrical group for disabled performers in the country. (Malibu Times, CA)
