Latest and Breaking Science Policy News

AIBS names emerging public policy leaders
3 February 2012, 5:00 am
(American Institute of Biological Sciences) The American Institute of Biological Sciences has selected two graduate students to receive the 2012 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award. Lida Beninson is a Ph.D. candidate in Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado Boulder. Andrew Reinmann is a Ph.D. candidate in Biology at Boston University.

UAHuntsville business faculty investigate research ethics; Results are published in Science magazine
2 February 2012, 5:00 am
(University of Alabama in Huntsville) Two UAHuntsville faculty members from the College of Business were published today in the prestigious journal Science for their investigation of an important issue in research ethics.

Lecture or listen: When patients waver on meds
2 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Brown University) According to a new analysis of hundreds of recorded office visits, doctors and nurse practitioners typically issued orders and asked closed or leading questions when talking to their HIV-positive patients about adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Attempts at problem-solving with patients who had lapsed occurred in less than a quarter of visits.

Hand counts of votes may cause errors, says new Rice University study
2 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Rice University) Hand counting of votes in postelection audit or recount procedures can result in error rates of up to two percent, according to a new study from Rice University and Clemson University.

KIT: Fast and easy programming
1 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres) An increasing number of electronics products such as smartphones are equipped with fast, energy-efficient multi-core processors. As a matter of fact, however, programming of the respective applications is rather time-consuming and expensive. For fast and easy programming, partners from research and industry within the EU consortium ALMA are developing a novel tool chain based on the open-source software Scilab.

Survey tracks '55+' attitudes about the environment
1 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Simon Fraser University) An international survey led by Simon Fraser University and the Stockholm Environment Institute is tracking attitudes about the environment among those over 55.

Mumbai hospital review highlights challenges posed by a major terrorist attack
1 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Wiley-Blackwell) Meticulous forward planning, effective casualty assessment by a senior surgeon and efficient teamwork by medical and administrative staff are essential when handling injuries sustained in major terrorist incidents. Those are some of the key findings of a paper on the 2008 Mumbai attack, which lasted more than 60 hours and resulted in nearly 300 casualties and over a hundred deaths.

Forensic research extends detection of cyanide poisoning
1 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Sam Houston State University) Researchers have found a new biomarker for cyanide poisoning, which may extend its detection window in death investigations by weeks if not months.

New U of M video game teaches consequences of distracted driving
1 February 2012, 5:00 am
(University of Minnesota) Distraction Dodger is an Internet-based video game developed by the Intelligent Transportation System Institute at the University of Minnesota. The game, designed to help teens and young adults understand the importance of concentrating on driving, will premiere at the Teen Safe Driving Summit on Thursday, Feb. 2, at the Rosemount Community Center, 13885 S. Robert Trail, Rosemount.

Open access: Comprehensive occupational health and safety resource now available online
1 February 2012, 5:00 am
(Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) DFG provides no-cost access to MAK collection which is a milestone in establishment of free access to research data/transparent policy consultancy.