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Scientists at George Mason University discovered that a phenomenon called a giant magnetic rope is the source for solar storms. The researchers made the discovery by using images from the NASA Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) spacecraft.Scientists had previously been unable to prove that the magnetic rope was the cause of solar storms. However, using images taken by the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) telescope aboard the SDO, the team was able to pinpoint an area of the sun where a...
Never seen before data is being gathered on what's normal in today's society in relationships and dating. Exclusive data will be released to a select group of media partners and results to form basis of new book to be published in 2012 by Crown Archetype. New York, NY (PRWEB) May 06, 2011 Chrisanna Northrup, CEO of YOU Got Challenged! Inc., Dr. Pepper Schwartz, a Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington, and Dr. James Witte, Professor of Sociology and Director of...
The HFES George Mason University (GMU) Student Chapter was recently featured in a television news story about an interactive driving simulation video game the students developed to highlight the human factors/ergonomics science behind distracted driving. The demonstration made its first appearance at the October 2010 USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, DC, where the GMU students partnered with the Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences (FABBS). Nearly...
New Research Shows Being Mindful Can Ease Fears of Death and DyingDeath can be terrifying. Recognizing that death is inescapable and unpredictable makes us incredibly vulnerable, and can invoke feelings of anxiety, hatred and fear. But new research by George Mason University psychology professor Todd Kashdan shows that being a mindful person not only makes you generally more tolerant and less defensive, but it can also actually neutralize fears of dying and death."Mindfulness is being open,...
A new paper by George Mason University researchers shows that 'Climategate' "” the unauthorized release in late 2009 of stolen e-mails between climate scientists in the U.S. and United Kingdom "” undermined belief in global warming and possibly also trust in climate scientists among TV meteorologists in the United States, at least temporarily.In the largest and most representative survey of television weathercasters to date, George Mason University's Center for Climate Change...
With support from NSF, George Mason University program uses video game design as a way to increase student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics"Your game is annoying," one student at the Be the Game summer camp tells another. The boy just laughs. "That's because you can't beat it," he says.This is an exchange between a sophomore at Suitland High School in Forestville, Md., and a seventh grader at Stephen Decatur Middle School in Clinton, Md. Both...
FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Shoun, Bach, Walinsky and Curran, one of Northern Virginia's largest family law firms, is sponsoring a jazz concert this October that benefits George Mason University and the Fairfax Law Foundation. Shoun Bach is an "In the Mix" sponsor for a fundraiser for the Fairfax Law Foundation and George Mason University Jazz Ensemble. "Jazz 4 Justice" will feature amateur and professional jazz musicians and ensembles from GMU and the local community. The concert...
Ninth Annual Concert Benefit Law Foundation and GMU Music Scholarship Fund FAIRFAX, Va. Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The Fairfax Law Foundation and George Mason University Jazz Ensemble present the Ninth Annual Jazz for Justice Concert Friday, October 29, 2010 at 8:00 PM in the George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall. This concert will benefit the charitable endeavors of the Fairfax Law Foundation and the music scholarship fund at George Mason University. Jazz 4...
LOS ANGELES, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- In a press conference held here today at the Los Angeles Press Club, former George Mason University professor Dr. Caroline Crocker officially announced the publication of her book Free to Think (published by Leafcutter Press) which details her experience at GMU, including claims that a signed 3-year contract in 2004 was not honored by GMU officials because of a cheating student's incorrect report that she taught creationism. She also announced the...
In a study conducted by researchers from George Mason University and the Urban Institute, it was determined that variations in Medicare beneficiaries' health across geographic areas accounts for a significant share of Medicare costs that vary widely by region. The study of geographical differences in Medicare spending was published today in the New England Journal of Medicine."A substantial body of prior research has identified variation across geographic areas in how much Medicare...
