From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Sat Mar 01 2003 - 08:37:43 PST
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Feb. 28, 2003
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WHAT'S NEW at National-Academies.org -- your weekly guide to what's new on the
Web from the National Academies, comprising the National Academy of Sciences,
National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine and National Research
Council.
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TOP NEWS
The Institute of Medicine releases "A Shared Destiny: Community Effects of
Uninsurance" at a one-hour public briefing at 11 a.m. EST Thursday, March 6.
Participate by listening to a live audio webcast (requires free RealPlayer) and
submitting questions using an e-mail form, both accessible on the
National-Academies.org home page during the event.
http://www.national-academies.org
The U.S. government's draft plan for climate change research outlines a solid
foundation for future investigation, but lacks a guiding vision and requires
substantial revisions to provide key information, says a new National Academies
report. Additionally, the president's fiscal year 2004 budget request appears
to leave funding relatively unchanged for the U.S. Climate Change Science
Program, which produced the draft plan, despite the important new initiatives
the plan calls for (audio available, requires free RealPlayer).
http://www.national-academies.org/topnews#tn0226
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SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the sale of one type of
genetically modified corn designed to reduce farmers' need for pesticides, it
announced Tuesday. The new corn produces a protein toxic to corn rootworm, the
most common target of pesticide used on U.S. crops. Several National Academies
reports explore the science of agricultural biotechnology and its potential
global impact.
http://www.national-academies.org/headlines#sh0227
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SITE HIGHLIGHTS
Chemist John Brauman and physicist Freeman Dyson are the newest features on the
National Academy of Sciences' InterViews Web site, which contains first-person
accounts of the lives and work of members. In hour-long interviews (sound files
require free RealPlayer), distinguished scientists talk about their research,
why they became scientists and other aspects of their careers. The site is
produced by the Office on Public Understanding of Science.
http://www7.national-academies.org/interviews
Search a special collection of National Academies publications on the space
shuttle program and the International Space Station. Reports on orbital debris,
a possible cause of the explosion of the space shuttle "Columbia," are also
featured.
http://www.nap.edu/collections/space/
Audio and video files from past public briefings, news conferences and other
meetings are now available online. The archived files date back to March 1999
(requires free RealPlayer).
http://www.national-academies.org/webcastarchive.html
The newest release in the Beyond Discovery series, "The Code War," explores the
trail of developments in the branch of mathematics known as number theory that
led to modern-day encryption techniques. Learn about historical ciphers,
Fermat's "little theorem" and why mathematics is vital for encryption today.
http://www.beyonddiscovery.org/
Keep up with the National Academies by subscribing to one or more of our
electronic newsletters. The list of available newsletters and sign-up
instructions for each can be found at:
http://www.national-academies.org/subscribe.html
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NEW ONLINE CONTENT
Computers & Technology
The National Academies' Computer Science and Telecommunications Board holds a
meeting to present its newest reports. During the two-hour event, committee
members will discuss "Information Technology for Counterterrorism: Immediate
Actions and Future Possibilities" and "Critical Information Infrastructure
Protection and the Law: An Overview of Key Issues." The meeting begins at 1
p.m. EST Tuesday, March 11 in Room 100 of the National Academies building, 500
Fifth St. N.W., Washington, D.C.
http://www7.national-academies.org/cstb/news_20030311.html
Health & Medicine
The influenza vaccine and possible neurological complications will be discussed
at a daylong meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. EST Thursday, March 13. The event,
held by the Institute of Medicine's Immunization Safety Review Committee, takes
place at the Hotel Monaco, 700 F St. N.W., Washington, D.C. Participate by
listening to a live audio webcast and submitting questions using an e-mail form,
accessible on the National-Academies.org home page (requires free RealPlayer).
http://www.iom.edu/imsafety
"Ensuring Environmental Health in Post-Industrial Cities" is the focus of a
daylong meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. EST Wednesday, March 19. The event,
sponsored by the Institute of Medicine's Roundtable on Environmental Health
Sciences, Research and Medicine, takes place at the David Lawrence Convention
Center, 1000 Fort Duquense Blvd., Pittsburgh, Pa. Registration is free and open
to the public.
http://www.iom.edu/ehsrt
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NEW ONLINE BOOKS
The following titles from the National Academies Press catalog and backlist are
now available online.
Letter to Virginia Marine Resources Commission from the Committee on Non-Native
Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10632.html?onpi_listserv022803
Exploration of the Seas: Interim Report
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10630.html?onpi_listserv022803
Materials Research to Meet 21st Century Defense Needs
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10631.html?onpi_listserv022803
Exposure of the American Population to Radioactive Fallout from Nuclear Weapons
Tests: A Review of the CDC-NCI Draft Report on a Feasibility Study of the Health
Consequences to the American Population from Nuclear Weapons Tests Conducted by
the United States and Other Nations
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10621.html?onpi_listserv022803
Weather Forecasting Accuracy for FAA Traffic Flow Management: A Workshop Report
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10637.html?onpi_listserv022803
Testing and Evaluation of Standoff Chemical Agent Detectors
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10634.html?onpi_listserv022803
Planning Climate and Global Change Research: A Review of the Draft U.S. Climate
Change Science Program Strategic Plan
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10635.html?onpi_listserv022803
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