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Sussex academic helps launch ’unique’ migration report
Sussex academic helps launch 'unique' migration report University of Sussex academic Professor Richard Black will help today (Thursday 20 October) to launch a major new international report that he describes as "unique" in its approach to migration in an era of climate change.
Sussex academic helps launch 'unique' migration report University of Sussex academic Professor Richard Black will help today (Thursday 20 October) to launch a major new international report that he describes as "unique" in its approach to migration in an era of climate change.
Pay-As-You-Go Approach to Powering the World
Vijay Modi , a professor of mechanical engineering, is working to create sustainable energy models for cities, such as New York, where current infrastructure will not be able to support future demand, and for countries as far away as Tanzania, where power costs are high and energy is inefficient.
Vijay Modi , a professor of mechanical engineering, is working to create sustainable energy models for cities, such as New York, where current infrastructure will not be able to support future demand, and for countries as far away as Tanzania, where power costs are high and energy is inefficient.
Book on Romantic Attachment Merges Science With Self-Help
Seven years ago, when Amir Levine was in his child and adolescent psychiatry residency here at Columbia, he worked with mothers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, using attachment-based therapy to help them better bond with their children.
Seven years ago, when Amir Levine was in his child and adolescent psychiatry residency here at Columbia, he worked with mothers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, using attachment-based therapy to help them better bond with their children.
Engineers Develop Innovative Solutions to Challenges of an Information-Rich Society
Despite the limited laboratory space available in Manhattan's dense urban environment, Columbia's basic and applied scientists and engineers have long been at the forefront of innovations central to modern life.
Despite the limited laboratory space available in Manhattan's dense urban environment, Columbia's basic and applied scientists and engineers have long been at the forefront of innovations central to modern life.
Millions will be 'trapped' in areas facing environmental change
Major challenges associated with migration and environmental change 'have been underestimated', according to a major new report.
Major challenges associated with migration and environmental change 'have been underestimated', according to a major new report.
City heat is a small contributor to global warming, Stanford study finds
Urban 'heat island' effect is only a small contributor to global warming, and white roofs don't help to solve the problem, say Stanford researchers Heat emanating from cities – called the "urban heat island" effect – is not a significant contributor to global warming, Stanford researchers have found.
Urban 'heat island' effect is only a small contributor to global warming, and white roofs don't help to solve the problem, say Stanford researchers Heat emanating from cities – called the "urban heat island" effect – is not a significant contributor to global warming, Stanford researchers have found.
Read the story Research Star chef Ian Curley to take Sydney ’back to cooking basics’
As Sunday 16 October marked World Food Day , Alana Mann from the Department of Media and at the University of Sydney reflected on a global social movement struggling to assert rights over food.
As Sunday 16 October marked World Food Day , Alana Mann from the Department of Media and at the University of Sydney reflected on a global social movement struggling to assert rights over food.
Letting the neighbours watch your energy use
Reducing domestic electricity consumption could be as simple as putting a blackboard outside your home to show the neighbours how much energy you are using each day. The results of an applied design research project devised by Martin Tomitsch and Andrew Vande Moere from the Design Lab in the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning were recently presented at Interact 2011, an international conference on human-computer interaction held in Portugal.
Reducing domestic electricity consumption could be as simple as putting a blackboard outside your home to show the neighbours how much energy you are using each day. The results of an applied design research project devised by Martin Tomitsch and Andrew Vande Moere from the Design Lab in the Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning were recently presented at Interact 2011, an international conference on human-computer interaction held in Portugal.
Researchers attack a stinker of a pest; iPhone users can help track the invader
A new hobo pest - the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) - is pigging out on many of North America's most important crops, posing an unprecedented threat to U.S. agriculture, say experts. "There's been nothing like this in several decades," says Peter Jentsch, a researcher at Cornell's Hudson Valley Laboratory and one of 10 Cornell scientists and 70 others, including some as far afield as Oregon and Florida, looking for ways the curb the pest, which caused catastrophic damage in 2010.
A new hobo pest - the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) - is pigging out on many of North America's most important crops, posing an unprecedented threat to U.S. agriculture, say experts. "There's been nothing like this in several decades," says Peter Jentsch, a researcher at Cornell's Hudson Valley Laboratory and one of 10 Cornell scientists and 70 others, including some as far afield as Oregon and Florida, looking for ways the curb the pest, which caused catastrophic damage in 2010.
Kiln to make rural Kenyan village energy self-sufficiency with agricultural boon
The increasing costs of fuel for transportation are hampering development of rural communities in developing countries, but an interdisciplinary team of Cornell scientists believes they may have found a sustainable solution: biochar.
The increasing costs of fuel for transportation are hampering development of rural communities in developing countries, but an interdisciplinary team of Cornell scientists believes they may have found a sustainable solution: biochar.
University of Minnesota robots to join search for invasive species
$2.2 million NSF grant funds development of robotic boats to track nonnative carp Media Note: View video of prototype robotic boats in action at z.umn.edu/carptracker.
$2.2 million NSF grant funds development of robotic boats to track nonnative carp Media Note: View video of prototype robotic boats in action at z.umn.edu/carptracker.
Glaciers Make Way for New Stream Habitat in Alaska
Researchers from the University of Birmingham and other UK universities describe the evolution and assembly of a stream ecosystem in South East Alaska in new de-glaciated terrain, from early insect and crustacean invaders to the arrival of migrating salmon from the ocean, in a paper published in the journal 'Ecology' this month (October).
Researchers from the University of Birmingham and other UK universities describe the evolution and assembly of a stream ecosystem in South East Alaska in new de-glaciated terrain, from early insect and crustacean invaders to the arrival of migrating salmon from the ocean, in a paper published in the journal 'Ecology' this month (October).
CryoSat rocking and rolling
CryoSat rocking and rolling ESA's ice satellite is rolling left and right in orbit to help it continue its precise measurements of the vast ice sheets that blanket Greenland and Antarctica.
CryoSat rocking and rolling ESA's ice satellite is rolling left and right in orbit to help it continue its precise measurements of the vast ice sheets that blanket Greenland and Antarctica.
Replenishing Key Fish Species
October 17, 2011 — Coral Gables — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science has awarded nearly $1 million to the University of Miami
October 17, 2011 — Coral Gables — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science has awarded nearly $1 million to the University of Miami
Sea Life Sharks Help Scientists Probe Mysteries of Ancient Seas
Sea Life Centre sharks are set to help University of Birmingham scientists unravel the mysteries of ancient seas. That will be the goal of a major research project announced as the centres prepare to host special Shark Weeks in October, to promote shark conservation. Clues to marine biological diversity over millions of years may be locked up in sharks' teeth, researchers believe.
Sea Life Centre sharks are set to help University of Birmingham scientists unravel the mysteries of ancient seas. That will be the goal of a major research project announced as the centres prepare to host special Shark Weeks in October, to promote shark conservation. Clues to marine biological diversity over millions of years may be locked up in sharks' teeth, researchers believe.
Changing Arctic in the spotlight Oct. 27
Symposium presented by the Consulate General of Canada, the Will Steger Foundation and the University of Minnesota will explore international cooperation and development in the Arctic Recent Arctic research shows summer sea ice reached one of the lowest levels on record this year.
Symposium presented by the Consulate General of Canada, the Will Steger Foundation and the University of Minnesota will explore international cooperation and development in the Arctic Recent Arctic research shows summer sea ice reached one of the lowest levels on record this year.
NASA, Japan Release Improved Topographic Map of Earth
October 17, 2011 PASADENA, Calif. NASA and Japan released a significantly improved version of the most complete digital topographic map of Earth on Monday, produced with detailed measurements from NASA's Terra spacecraft.
October 17, 2011 PASADENA, Calif. NASA and Japan released a significantly improved version of the most complete digital topographic map of Earth on Monday, produced with detailed measurements from NASA's Terra spacecraft.
Slide show: Northwoods partners
The complex interplay between the earth's climate on global and local levels drives University of Wisconsin-Madison atmospheric and oceanic sciences professor Ankur Desai's research.
The complex interplay between the earth's climate on global and local levels drives University of Wisconsin-Madison atmospheric and oceanic sciences professor Ankur Desai's research.
Space for innovation
You are needed! But you must move out of your comfort zone, be prepared to work with people who are not like you, and realise that there is no map.
You are needed! But you must move out of your comfort zone, be prepared to work with people who are not like you, and realise that there is no map.
Moynihan examines Hurricane Katrina, red tape
Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs 1225 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 Telephone: 608.
Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs 1225 Observatory Drive Madison, WI 53706 Telephone: 608.
IBM R&D lab will reduce impact of major disasters
14 Oct 2011 The University of Melbourne has welcomed the new IBM Research and Development - Australia, which will help the community better prepare for and better cope with major natural disasters and lead to a more sustainable future.
14 Oct 2011 The University of Melbourne has welcomed the new IBM Research and Development - Australia, which will help the community better prepare for and better cope with major natural disasters and lead to a more sustainable future.
Jodrell Bank given Royal seal of approval
13 Oct 2011 Prince Andrew, Duke of York, praised the achievements of astronomers and scientists at Jodrell Bank on a visit to the Observatory last week.
13 Oct 2011 Prince Andrew, Duke of York, praised the achievements of astronomers and scientists at Jodrell Bank on a visit to the Observatory last week.
$3.45M for new technologies to study birds, other species
A gift and a grant totaling $3.45 million will help the Cornell Lab of Ornithology develop new computer technologies to better understand the movements and behaviors of birds and other species.
A gift and a grant totaling $3.45 million will help the Cornell Lab of Ornithology develop new computer technologies to better understand the movements and behaviors of birds and other species.
Berkeley Lab Project in India To Measure Impact of Pollution on Cool Roofs
With the aid of rooftop instruments, satellite images, an airplane and a balloon, the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists are conducting the first-ever study to determine how pollution impacts the efficacy of white roofs in cooling the planet.
With the aid of rooftop instruments, satellite images, an airplane and a balloon, the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists are conducting the first-ever study to determine how pollution impacts the efficacy of white roofs in cooling the planet.
$10 Million Gift Creates Partnership to Fuel Fundamental Research
Dow establishes long-term vision for innovation as founding member of Caltech's Corporate Partners Program In a strategic move to strengthen fundamental science and technology and foster transformati
Dow establishes long-term vision for innovation as founding member of Caltech's Corporate Partners Program In a strategic move to strengthen fundamental science and technology and foster transformati
U-M ecologist: Future forests may soak up more carbon dioxide than previously believed, helping to buffer climate change
Oct. U-M ecologist: Future forests may soak up more carbon dioxide than previously believed, helping to buffer climate change ANN ARBOR, Mich.—North American forests appear to have a greater capacity to soak up heat-trapping carbon dioxide gas than researchers had previously anticipated.
Oct. U-M ecologist: Future forests may soak up more carbon dioxide than previously believed, helping to buffer climate change ANN ARBOR, Mich.—North American forests appear to have a greater capacity to soak up heat-trapping carbon dioxide gas than researchers had previously anticipated.
Sir Alex receives University’s highest honour on Foundation Day
12 Oct 2011 United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has this evening received an honorary degree from The University of Manchester to mark his 25 years in charge of the club.
12 Oct 2011 United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has this evening received an honorary degree from The University of Manchester to mark his 25 years in charge of the club.
International team crafts plan to feed world and protect planet
U of M-led researchers create a recipe for globally sustainable agriculture MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (10/12/2011) —Can we feed the more than 9 billion people anticipated to live on this planet in 2050 without destroying Earth's life support systems?
U of M-led researchers create a recipe for globally sustainable agriculture MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (10/12/2011) —Can we feed the more than 9 billion people anticipated to live on this planet in 2050 without destroying Earth's life support systems?
UK must prepare for extreme weather and ageing population
UK must prepare for extreme weather and ageing population Researchers have mapped areas of England most likely to face more extreme weather events and increasingly elderly populations, and have called on service providers to adjust their planning to meet these challenges.
UK must prepare for extreme weather and ageing population Researchers have mapped areas of England most likely to face more extreme weather events and increasingly elderly populations, and have called on service providers to adjust their planning to meet these challenges.
Feeding the world while protecting the planet
International team of researchers designs global plan for sustainable agriculture The problem is stark: One billion people on earth don't have enough food right now.
International team of researchers designs global plan for sustainable agriculture The problem is stark: One billion people on earth don't have enough food right now.
Oil Exploration Would Endanger the Most Biodiverse Region in the Western Hemisphere, Say Scientists
AUSTIN, Texas — An international team of scientists that includes two University of Texas at Austin researchers has found that Ecuador's Yasunà National Park , which sits on top of massive reserves of oil, is in the single most biodiverse region in the Western Hemisphere.
AUSTIN, Texas — An international team of scientists that includes two University of Texas at Austin researchers has found that Ecuador's Yasunà National Park , which sits on top of massive reserves of oil, is in the single most biodiverse region in the Western Hemisphere.
Improving the physics of grocery store display cases to save energy
Shoppers don't usually give a second thought as they reach into a cooler to grab milk, cheese or prepackaged lunches. Open-front refrigerated display cases, which make up roughly 60 percent of the refrigerated cases in grocery stores and supermarkets, provide quick access to chilled products such as dairy, meat, fish and produce.
Shoppers don't usually give a second thought as they reach into a cooler to grab milk, cheese or prepackaged lunches. Open-front refrigerated display cases, which make up roughly 60 percent of the refrigerated cases in grocery stores and supermarkets, provide quick access to chilled products such as dairy, meat, fish and produce.
Nottingham to offer ’ideas incubator’ for the film industry
PA 302/11 An innovative initiative could see filmmakers and studios in Hollywood and around the globe turning to Nottingham experts for solutions to the biggest challenges facing the screen industries.
PA 302/11 An innovative initiative could see filmmakers and studios in Hollywood and around the globe turning to Nottingham experts for solutions to the biggest challenges facing the screen industries.
Are you an EcoDriver?
The University of Leeds is leading a £13m (¤14.5m) European project which aims to turn even the most committed of petrol heads into a green driver.
The University of Leeds is leading a £13m (¤14.5m) European project which aims to turn even the most committed of petrol heads into a green driver.
New professor Richard Green brings a business focus to environmentally friendly technologies
By Tanya Gubbay Monday 10 October 2011 A new Professor who recently joined Imperial College Business School is aiming to bring a business focus to the challenge of making the UK's energy supply more sustainable.
By Tanya Gubbay Monday 10 October 2011 A new Professor who recently joined Imperial College Business School is aiming to bring a business focus to the challenge of making the UK's energy supply more sustainable.
Lamont-Doherty Oceanographer Helps NASA Create a Salt Map of the Seas
After less than a month in operation, a new NASA satellite has produced the first map showing how saltiness varies across the surface of the world's oceans. Salt influences how seawater and heat move around the globe and also tells oceanographers how much rain and evaporation is happening at the surface.
After less than a month in operation, a new NASA satellite has produced the first map showing how saltiness varies across the surface of the world's oceans. Salt influences how seawater and heat move around the globe and also tells oceanographers how much rain and evaporation is happening at the surface.
Call for Media: 20 years of ERS missions
Call for Media: 20 years of ERS missions - ERS-2 was retired from service in September. To mark 20 years of the ERS Earth observation mission, media are invited to ESA headquarters in Paris on 12 October. The event will highlight the key scientific and technological achievements of the mission. The ERS-1 satellite was launched in 1991, followed by ERS-2 four years later.
Call for Media: 20 years of ERS missions - ERS-2 was retired from service in September. To mark 20 years of the ERS Earth observation mission, media are invited to ESA headquarters in Paris on 12 October. The event will highlight the key scientific and technological achievements of the mission. The ERS-1 satellite was launched in 1991, followed by ERS-2 four years later.
Managing nutrient runoff is key to reducing certain toxic aquatic blooms, researchers say
Many scientists believe that an unfortunate perfect storm of climate change and nutrient runoff will synergistically increase toxic cyanobacterial blooms globally in coming years. A synthesis article co-authored by a Cornell researcher in the Perspectives section of the Oct. 6 issue of the journal Science argues that local efforts to control such nutrient runoff as phosphorus and nitrogen from farms, lawns and parking lots into streams, lakes and rivers - and ultimately the oceans - could stave off cyanobacterial blooms around the world, despite a warming climate.
Many scientists believe that an unfortunate perfect storm of climate change and nutrient runoff will synergistically increase toxic cyanobacterial blooms globally in coming years. A synthesis article co-authored by a Cornell researcher in the Perspectives section of the Oct. 6 issue of the journal Science argues that local efforts to control such nutrient runoff as phosphorus and nitrogen from farms, lawns and parking lots into streams, lakes and rivers - and ultimately the oceans - could stave off cyanobacterial blooms around the world, despite a warming climate.
Lord Crisp leads Global Health Centre
Lord Nigel Crisp, former NHS Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary to the Department of Health is to lead a Centre at King's College London, part of King's Health Partners, that aims to improve the health of people in lower and middle income countries around the world.
Lord Nigel Crisp, former NHS Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary to the Department of Health is to lead a Centre at King's College London, part of King's Health Partners, that aims to improve the health of people in lower and middle income countries around the world.
University of Glasgow launches major bio-desalination project
The team will spend the next three years investigating how the biology of marine organisms might be used to deliver effective desalination.
The team will spend the next three years investigating how the biology of marine organisms might be used to deliver effective desalination.
Turning slash piles into soil benefit
Your next bite of an organically grown apple may hold within it a tiny bit of a tribal forest from the Yakama Reservation in Eastern Washington.
Your next bite of an organically grown apple may hold within it a tiny bit of a tribal forest from the Yakama Reservation in Eastern Washington.
Unleashing the power of green data
Footprinted.org is working to give sustainability decision-makers access to open environmental impact data. Sustainability practitioners know that quantitative environmental research is the cornerstone of sound decision-making. But these results are too often found in closed, costly databases based on proprietary software.
Footprinted.org is working to give sustainability decision-makers access to open environmental impact data. Sustainability practitioners know that quantitative environmental research is the cornerstone of sound decision-making. But these results are too often found in closed, costly databases based on proprietary software.
University of Minnesota receives $8M grant for first-of-its-kind use of global population and environment data
Terra Populus: A Global Population / Environment Data Network will integrate the world's largest population database with global data on land use, land cover and climate change.
Terra Populus: A Global Population / Environment Data Network will integrate the world's largest population database with global data on land use, land cover and climate change.
Bottled water sales banned at Southbank campus from today
6 Oct 2011 The University of Melbourne's Southbank campus will stop selling bottled water from today making it the first Victorian university campus to reduce its environmental footprint in this way.
6 Oct 2011 The University of Melbourne's Southbank campus will stop selling bottled water from today making it the first Victorian university campus to reduce its environmental footprint in this way.
Carrier bag confusion
A new report shows that Welsh shoppers are not clear on the reasons behind the minimum 5p charge for a single use carrier bag.
A new report shows that Welsh shoppers are not clear on the reasons behind the minimum 5p charge for a single use carrier bag.
Wild plants are good for pollinators
A new study has shown that encouraging strips of wild plants at the edges of fields is important for supporting bees and other important pollinators. The research by academics at the University of Bristol has shown that enhancing the size of wild features in landscapes could be important for making sure that insect pollinators can exist within an agricultural landscape that faces increasing pressure for yield.
A new study has shown that encouraging strips of wild plants at the edges of fields is important for supporting bees and other important pollinators. The research by academics at the University of Bristol has shown that enhancing the size of wild features in landscapes could be important for making sure that insect pollinators can exist within an agricultural landscape that faces increasing pressure for yield.
Colored solar cells could make display screens more efficient
Oct. Colored solar cells could make display screens more efficient ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A new kind of screen pixel doubles as a solar cell and could boost the energy efficiency of cell phones and e-readers.
Oct. Colored solar cells could make display screens more efficient ANN ARBOR, Mich.—A new kind of screen pixel doubles as a solar cell and could boost the energy efficiency of cell phones and e-readers.
Healthy Foods Summit at U of M to address human health improvement through changes in food system
Everyone should have the right to healthy food, just as they should have the right to a good education for their children and access to adequate healthcare, says Oran Hesterman, author of "Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All.
Everyone should have the right to healthy food, just as they should have the right to a good education for their children and access to adequate healthcare, says Oran Hesterman, author of "Fair Food: Growing a Healthy, Sustainable Food System for All.
Economics - Aug 19
Ostrageous: How Greed and Crime erode Professional Football and We All Look the Other Way
Ostrageous: How Greed and Crime erode Professional Football and We All Look the Other Way
Innovation - Aug 18
Video game start-up Keep It Human and NGO Oceanus Conservation join forces to save mangroves in the Philippines
Video game start-up Keep It Human and NGO Oceanus Conservation join forces to save mangroves in the Philippines
Health - Aug 18
First in the Nation: All San Diego Hospitals Now Accredited for Geriatric Emergency Care
First in the Nation: All San Diego Hospitals Now Accredited for Geriatric Emergency Care
Health - Aug 18
Philanthropists Leo and Emma Zuckerman Support Revitalization of UC San Diego Emergency Department
Philanthropists Leo and Emma Zuckerman Support Revitalization of UC San Diego Emergency Department
Health - Aug 18
From happiness to health care, undergraduate summer program inspires future data scientists
From happiness to health care, undergraduate summer program inspires future data scientists

Computer Science - Aug 18
Cybersecurity Sitcom: New TU Graz Courses on Side Channel Attacks at edX.org
Cybersecurity Sitcom: New TU Graz Courses on Side Channel Attacks at edX.org
