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American Association for the Advancement of Science Analysis by the nonprofit American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) confirms the release of oil into the waters of the Caspian Sea off Turkmenistan, and demonstrates an innovative new use of publicly available imaging technology. The work describes "hundreds of instances in which petroleum discharge has taken place near drilling platforms in the Caspian Sea, and another leak adjacent to oil fields on the shores of the...

Given the huge investment and power of science and technology in the U.S. it is surprising that more attention isn't paid to the policy decisions that drive the enterprise, said Daniel Sarewitz, co-director of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes (CSPO) at Arizona State University. What appears to be missing from the equation, he added, is a focus on outcomes. Sarewitz was speaking at the 2013 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston....

As our climate changes, the way we engineer our cities must, too. That's the message that University of New Hampshire professor Paul Kirshen, an author of a recent report that assessed Boston's vulnerability to coastal flooding, will deliver at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting February 14-18, 2013, in Boston. Kirshen will speak about water infrastructure management under a changing climate at the "Effective Science for Community Adaptation to...

In the lab, rats with severe spinal cord injury are learning to walk—and run—again. Last June in the journal Science, Grégoire Courtine, of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), reported that rats in his lab are not only voluntarily initiating a walking gait, but they were sprinting, climbing up stairs, and avoiding obstacles after a couple of weeks of neurorehabilitation with a combination of a robotic harness and electricalchemical stimulation. Now, at the 2013...

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Peabody Award-winning SoundVision Productions' © BURN: An Energy Journal has been awarded the prestigious 2012 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The awards, which have been administered by AAAS since their inception in 1945, go to professional journalists for distinguished reporting for a general audience. Independent panels of science journalists pick the winners, who...

Scientists and engineers worldwide join NASA Federal's membership UPPER MARLBORO, Md., Nov. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has selected NASA Federal Credit Union (NASAFCU) as its official banking provider. As part of their AAAS membership benefits, nearly 120,000 members worldwide will enjoy a wide range of financial tools and products available to NASA Federal members, including special banking offers and AAAS...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), through its Wireless Reach((TM) )initiative, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and kajeet(®) today announced their collaboration on the Active Explorer mobile learning project. A web-based learning platform developed and piloted by AAAS with funding from Wireless Reach, Active Explorer uses smartphones and mobile broadband connectivity, provided by kajeet, to engage children...

DuPont was ranked No. 10 this year, up from No. 14 in 2011 Wilmington, Del. (PRWEB) September 21, 2012 DuPont has been named one of the Top Employers in a survey by Science magazine for the fifth year in a row. DuPont was ranked No. 10 this year, up from No. 14 last year. Employees from all across the globe responded to a survey about what they like best about working for DuPont. Companies were rated based on 23 characteristics, including financial strength, easy adaptation to change...

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- L'Oreal USA celebrated five post-doctoral female scientists as the recipients of the 2012 L'Oreal USA Fellowships For Women in Science at an awards ceremony last evening. This national awards program, created in 2003, supports the advancement of women in the sciences. Criterion included, among other things, an exemplarily commitment to the achievement and advancement of science, technology, engineering and math (S.T.E.M.) under the...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Johns Hopkins University professor Thomas A. Louis will join the U.S. Census Bureau through an interagency personnel agreement as the new associate director for research and methodology and chief scientist, Census Bureau Director Robert Groves announced today. Louis will become associate director, effective January 7, 2013. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO ) "I am overjoyed that we were able to attract...