What's
News
This Month
in
Science, Medicine and Technology
(a monthly brownbag series)
(email suggestions-questions to either
Tim Cannon
,
Gary Kwiecinski
,
Ed Kosmahl
, and
Satya P. Chattopadhyay
Friday, November 22nd, 3:00-4:00
Brennan Hall, Room 205
Science
Even one drink can impair thinking - Nov. 9, 2002
Study: Motherhood may make women smarter - Nov. 8, 2002
Doctors: Front of brain controls fear - Nov. 7, 2002
Mars to Get Closer than Ever in Recorded History in 2003
Doctors: Front of brain controls fear - Nov. 7, 2002
The Importance of Grandma
Geneticists Track More of Earliest Humans' First Itineraries
Birds Feeding at Lake Erie Die in Botulism Outbreak
After Two Scandals, Physics Group Expands Ethics Guidelines
Studies Conflict on Common Herbicide's Effects on Frogs
Armageddon Can Wait: Stopping Killer Asteroids
Best sun pictures ever show new solar features - Nov. 18, 2002
Medicine
BBC NEWS | Health | Cannabis smoke 'worse' than tobacco
Pre-term infants slower than full-terms at processing information
In multiple sclerosis, new drugs and new insights are giving rise to new hopes (10/7/02)
Breast self exam may be a waste - Oct. 1, 2002
Addiction services under fire
Epilepsy drug prevents migraines and cuts weight, study concludes
New Research on Depression
Is your spouse making your back ache? - Nov. 4, 2002
Even modest exercise may have cholesterol benefits - Nov. 7, 2002
FDA approves 20-minute HIV test - Nov. 7, 2002
Study: A little wine may keep mind sharp - Nov. 12, 2002
First at-home defibrillator gets OK - Nov. 12, 2002
Low cooking temps may equal high health - Nov. 12, 2002
Pesticedes Linked to Birth Defects
CRP - The best indicator of heart attack risk - Nov. 13, 2002
A little wine may keep mind sharp - Nov. 11, 2002
Fixing Aneurysms Without Surgery
Menopause Without Pills: Rethinking Hot Flashes
Heavy coffee drinking may lower diabetes risk - Nov. 8, 2002
FDA approves 20-minute HIV test - Nov. 7, 2002
Too much screen time can make you sick - Nov. 8, 2002
In J.F.K. File, Hidden Illness, Pain and Pills
Cancer group: Fewer Pap tests needed - Nov. 15, 2002
Little alcohol could damage fetus
Marijuana Bad
Researchers laud robot-guided heart surgery - Nov. 19, 2002
Technology
Study urges U.S. agencies not to use polygraph for employee screening
Army uses laser to shoot down artillery - Nov. 6, 2002
Touch-screen ballots pass the test - Nov. 6, 2002
Tablet PC launches amid skepticism - Nov. 6, 2002
Renegade offers 'legal' DVD copying - Nov. 12, 2002
New discs: Unfriendly but better sound - Nov. 8, 2002
I.B.M. Advance Connects Layers of Tiny Wafers
Supercomputer to Use Optical Fibers
Navy to Limit Sonar Testing Thought to Hurt Sea Mammals
Air Force seeks deeper penetrating 'bunker-busters' - Nov. 15, 2002