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Live Webcast Tomorrow on "Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorists"
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This briefing to release a new Research Council report will examine what is known about the usefulness of data mining and behavioral surveillance techniques, their implications for Americans' privacy, and criteria the government should use to evaluate the effectiveness and privacy impacts of agency counterterrorism programs. Listen to the live audio webcast from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. EDT on Oct. 7.
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| The latest news from the Academies
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Oct. 6 -- Representatives of the presidential campaigns of Sens. Obama and McCain, journalists, and members of the National Academy of Engineering's committee on the "Grand Challenges for Engineering" participated in a lively discussion of how to encourage action on this century's greatest engineering challenges and opportunities. The participants agreed that if met, any of the 14 challenges would improve life around the world.
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Oct. 3 -- At this year's annual meeting of the National Academy of Engineering, featured sessions include the president's address to members; the Founders Award and Bueche Award ceremonies; lectures on genomics, robots, and nanotechnology; and a symposium on the Grand Challenges for Engineering.
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Oct. 3 -- The National Academy of Engineering announced the winners of its awards to individuals who have had extraordinary impacts on the engineering profession. The NAE Founders Award will be given to Robert M. Nerem for important contributions to the field of bioengineering. G. Wayne Clough will receive the Arthur M. Bueche Award for his leadership in science, technology, and engineering policy. The awards will be presented at a ceremony on Oct. 5 during NAE's annual meeting.
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| Breaking stories in science
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Oct. 6 -- The 2008 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Harald zur Hausen for his discovery that human papilloma viruses cause cervical cancer. Over 5 percent of all cancers are caused by this virus. “Of the more than 100 HPV types known, about 40 infect the genital tract, and 15 of these put women at high risk for cervical cancer.
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Oct. 2 -- The number of emergency room visits in the United States increased by 20 percent between 1995 and 2005, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. Wait times have also been on the rise. In 2006, the average ER wait time in an emergency department was 56 minutes -- almost 10 minutes longer than it was in 2004. Meanwhile, the number of emergency departments in the nation is shrinking.
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Sep. 25 -- Committed to protecting the integrity of science, AAAS, in collaboration with the National Academies, has established a Web site on scientific misconduct and research integrity. Subjects covered include conflicts of interest, plagiarism, use of research animals, and protecting human subjects, among others.
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Sep. 16 -- On Sept. 10 CERN -- the European Organization for Nuclear Research -- successfully steered a beam of particles around the world’s most powerful particle accelerator, which was built to help scientists resolve some key questions in particle physics and has the potential to revolutionize human understanding of the known universe.
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