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>Construction on the National Academies' new state-of-the-art

>office complex in downtown Washington officially began this

>week, with a groundbreaking ceremony that included the

>Academies' three presidents and representatives from the

>District of Columbia.

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>Audio files of the National Academy of Sciences'

>April symposium on women in science are now

>available online. Hear top scientists discuss

>ways to encourage scientific talent and increase

>the participation of women in science and technology careers.

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>AWARDS

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>http://www.national-academies.org/nas/awards/

>Each year, the National Academy of Sciences presents

>awards to recognize outstanding achievements in science.

>Nominations for next year's awards -- which will include

>honors for young investigators in the fields of molecular

>biology, geochemistry and geophysics, and experimental

>psychology -- will be accepted through September 1, 1999.

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>NEW ONLINE BOOKS:

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>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065410.html

>Advanced Engineering Environments: Achieving the Vision, Phase 1

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>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309034469.html

>Asbestiform Fibers: Nonoccupational Health Risks

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065461.html

>The Assessment of Science Meets the Science of Assessment:

>Summary of a Workshop

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309034787.html

>Development During Middle Childhood: The Years From

>Six to Twelve

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?NI000896.html

>Electrometallurgical Techniques for DOE Spent Fuel

>Treatment: Status Report on Argonne National Laboratory's

>R & D Activity as of Fall 1998

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309064945.html

>Evaluating Food Assistance Programs in an Era of Welfare

>Reform: Summary of a Workshop

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309043948.html

>Managing Global Genetic Resources: Livestock

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309063817.html

>Meeting Research and Education Needs in Coastal Engineering

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309035473.html

>Nuclear Physics

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June 26, 1999

>WHAT'S NEW at national-academies.org -- your weekly

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>The U.S. Department of Energy's efforts to clean up

>radioactive waste sites will be largely ineffective unless

>the agency uses new methods for treating contaminated

>soil and ground water, says a new National Research

>Council report.

>

>http://national-academies.org/headlines/#0624

>Women with silicone breast implants are no more likely

>than the rest of the population to develop chronic disease,

>says a new Institute of Medicine report. However, implants

>commonly lead to complications that require surgery or

>other medical interventions to correct. (Audio of the news

>conference also available)

>

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>SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

>The National Gambling Impact Study Commission

>last week released the results of a two-year study,

>calling for a " pause " in the spread of legalized gambling

>while more is learned about its consequences. The

>commission's findings were based in part on a National

>Research Council report, Pathological Gambling: A

>Critical Review.

>

>http://national-academies.org/headlines/#0617

>A report released this week by the National Institute of

>Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) concluded that

>despite some " lingering concerns, " the association between

>cancer and exposure to electromagnetic fields from power

>lines is weak. A recent report from the National Research

>Council evaluated a number of research activities related

>to the biologic effect of electromagnetic fields, including the

>NIEHS study.

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>AWARDS

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>http://national-academies.org/nas/awards/

>Each year, the National Academy of Sciences presents

>awards to recognize outstanding achievements in science.

>Nominations for next year's awards -- which will include

>honors for young investigators in the fields of molecular

>biology, geochemistry and geophysics, and experimental

>psychology -- will be accepted through September 1, 1999.

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>NEW ONLINE BOOKS:

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>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?POD286.html

>Biotechnology and the Food Supply: Proceedings of a

>Symposium

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065496.html

>Groundwater and Soil Cleanup: Improving Management of

>Persistent Contaminants

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065933.html

>Information for Women about the Safety of Silicone Breast

>Implants

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309036410.html

>Population Growth and Economic Development: Policy

>Questions

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?030903681X.html

>Preservation of Historical Records

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309064279.html

>NAS Colloquium: Plants and Population: Is There Time?

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309062926.html

>Risk Assessment of Radon in Drinking Water

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065321.html

>Safety of Silicone Breast Implants

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309064317.html

>The State of Development of Waste Forms for Mixed Wastes:

>U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309063299.html

>Toxicity of Military Smokes and Obscurants, Volume 2

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July 3, 1999

Legislation to consolidate federal food safety activities within a single

independent agency was introduced in Congress last week. See below:

>WHAT'S NEW at national-academies.org -- your weekly

>guide to what's new on the Web from the National Academy

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>http://www.national-academies.org/topnews/#0628

>The U.S. Department of Energy is plagued by poor project

>management practices that result in frequent cost overruns

>and delays in completing work, says a new National

>Research Council report.

>

>The U.S. economy has enjoyed seven years of

>uninterrupted growth, with low inflation, low unemployment,

>and the first federal budget surplus in 30 years. But

>declines in funding for certain research fields may put this

>resurgence at risk, says a new National Research Council

>report.

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>SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

>http://national-academies.org/headlines/#0701

>Legislation to consolidate federal food safety activities

>within a single independent agency was introduced in

>Congress last week. " Ensuring Safe Food: From

>Production to Consumption, " a 1998 report from the

>Institute of Medicine and National Research Council,

>calls for a unified and central framework for managing

>federal food safety programs.

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>http://www4.national-academies.org/onpi/oped.nsf/By+Date?OpenView

>Should decisions about student promotion or graduation

>depend on educational test scores? Find out what

>University of Wisconsin professor M. Hauser and

>Columbia University Teacher's College professor

>Jay P. Heubert have to say in a recent article from the

>National Academies Op-Ed Service.

>

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>AWARDS

>

>http://national-academies.org/nas/awards/

>Each year, the National Academy of Sciences presents

>awards to recognize outstanding achievements in science.

>Nominations for next year's awards -- which will include

>honors for young investigators in the fields of molecular

>biology, geochemistry and geophysics, and experimental

>psychology -- will be accepted through September 1, 1999.

>

>CAREERS & FELLOWSHIPS

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>Associateship Programs Web site has a new easy-to-navigate

>format. These programs offer opportunities to doctorate

>level scientists and engineers to work with federal

>laboratories and NASA Research Centers.

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>NEW ONLINE BOOKS:

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>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065941.html

>Assuring Data Quality and Validity in Clinical Trials for

>Regulatory Decision Making: Workshop Report

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309064260.html

>Geology, Mineralogy, and Human Welfare: Colloquium

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309066263.html

>Improving Project Management at the Department of Energy:

>Executive Summary

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?NI000902.html

>Report of the Treasurer to the Council For the Six Months

>Ended December 31, 1998

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309064481.html

>Securing America's Industrial Strength

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July 10, 1999

>WHAT'S NEW at national-academies.org -- your weekly

>guide to what's new on the Web from the National Academy

>of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of

>Medicine, and National Research Council.

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>SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

>A federal commission has concluded that the United States

>is ill-prepared to respond to the growing threat of nuclear,

>biological, and chemical weapons proliferation, citing

>Russia's continuing economic decline as particularly

>alarming. " Protecting Nuclear Weapons Material in Russia, "

>a recent National Research Council report, calls on the U.S.

>government to continue to support a cooperative program

>for improving the security of Russian nuclear materials.

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>http://www4.national-academies.org/onpi/oped.nsf/By+Date?OpenView

>Should decisions about student promotion or graduation

>depend on educational test scores? Find out what

>University of Wisconsin professor M. Hauser and

>Columbia University Teacher's College professor

>Jay P. Heubert have to say in a recent article from the

>National Academies Op-Ed Service.

>

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>CAREERS & FELLOWSHIPS

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>The National Research Council's Postdoctoral Research

>Associateship Programs Web site has a new easy-to-navigate

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>level scientists and engineers to work with federal

>laboratories and NASA Research Centers.

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>TRANSPORTATION

>http://national-academies.org/trb/about/iviltrpt.html

>The U.S. Department of Transportation's Intelligent Vehicle

>Initiative seeks to enhance highway safety by accelerating

>the deployment of driver-assistance technologies, such as

>collision avoidance systems and operator and vehicle

>diagnostic systems. The Transportation Research Board's

>initial evaluation of the program's goals, design, and strategic

>plan is now online.

>

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>NEW ONLINE BOOKS:

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>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309063841.html

>Research Agenda for Test Methods and Models to Simulate

>the Accelerated Aging of Infrastructure Materials: Report of

>a Workshop

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July 17, 1999

>WHAT'S NEW at national-academies.org -- your weekly

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>of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of

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>TOP NEWS

>

>Congress should authorize the Department of Commerce

>to resume work on a national accounting method that links

>economic activity, natural resources, and the environment

>to provide a more accurate picture of U.S. economic

>growth, says a new National Research Council report.

>

>http://national-academies.org/topnews/#0714

>Wavering support for basic research and deficiencies in

>pre-college education may jeopardize the nation's ability

>to achieve sustained economic growth and improve living

>standards during the next decade, says a new National

>Research Council report.

>

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>SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

>http://national-academies.org/headlines/#0716

>The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse now is being lowered onto

>a concrete pad at its new location, some 2,900 feet from

>the site where it was built in 1870. The lighthouse was

>relocated by the National Park Service to prevent it from

>tumbling from its eroded coastal perch into the sea.

>A 1988 Research Council report provided the basis for

>the relocation plan. Work crews will spend the next two

>months building a new brick foundation for the distinctive,

>spiral-striped tower.

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>http://national-academies.org/history/

>Learn a bit of our history through stories and photographs

>documenting the Academy's work during the 1950s and

>60s, including initiating the International Geophysical Year,

>helping to launch the first U.S. satellite, and overseeing

> " Project Mohole " -- an attempt to drill a hole to the earth's

>mantle.

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>CAREERS & FELLOWSHIPS

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>http://www4.national-academies.org/osep/rap.nsf

>The National Research Council's Postdoctoral Research

>Associateship Programs Web site has a new easy-to-navigate

>format. These programs offer opportunities to doctorate

>level scientists and engineers to work with federal

>laboratories and NASA Research Centers.

>

>TRANSPORTATION

>

>http://national-academies.org/trb/about/iviltrpt.html

>The U.S. Department of Transportation's Intelligent Vehicle

>Initiative seeks to enhance highway safety by accelerating

>the deployment of driver-assistance technologies, such as

>collision avoidance systems and operator and vehicle

>diagnostic systems. The Transportation Research Board's

>initial evaluation of the program's goals, design, and strategic

>plan is now online.

>

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>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309063477.html

>Decision Making in the U.S. Department of Energy's

>Environmental Management Office of Science and Technology

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065887.html

>Engineering Tasks for the New Century: Japanese and U.S.

>Perspectives

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065380.html

>Harnessing Science and Technology for America's Economic

>Future: National and Regional Priorities

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309071518.html

>Nature's Numbers: Expanding the National Economic Accounts

> to Include the Environment

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065445.html

>Risk-Based Waste Classification in California

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065755.html

>Transnational Organized Crime: Summary of a Workshop

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August 14, 1999

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>TOP NEWS

>

>The federal government should take decisive steps

>to boost competition in the domestic airline industry,

>eliminating restrictions that keep new carriers out of

>some airports and closely reviewing proposed

>alliances among large airlines, says a new National

>Research Council report.

>

>http://national-academies.org/topnews/#0728

>Debates over the proper role of standardized test

>scores in college admissions have become

>increasingly intense -- the use of SAT and ACT scores

>has prompted both criticism and praise. A new National

>Research Council report examines how standardized

>tests work and how colleges and universities should

>use them.

>

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>SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0728

>The Environmental Protection Agency this week urged

>a prompt and significant reduction in the use of MTBE -- a

>chemical added to gasoline to reduce air pollution. The

>recommendation is in response to an advisory panel's

>finding that the additive has contaminated groundwater

>supplies. A National Research Council report released

>earlier this year concludes that MTBE in fact does little to

>reduce ozone pollution.

>

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>NEW ONLINE BOOKS:

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>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065941.html

>Assuring Data Quality and Validity in Clinical Trials for Regulatory

>Decision Making: Workshop Report

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?POD279.html

>Human Resource Practices for Implementing Advanced

>Manufacturing Technology

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309064406.html

>The Medical Follow-up Agency: The First Fifty Years, 1946-1996

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065917.html

>Microbial and Phenotypic Definition of Rats and Mice:

>Proceedings of the 1998 US/Japan Conference

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?030906547X.html

>Protecting Nuclear Weapons Material in Russia

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065976.html

>Myths and Tradeoffs: The Role of Tests in Undergraduate

>Admissions

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065909.html

>Spills of Nonfloating Oils: Risk and Response

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September 4, 1999

>WHAT'S NEW at national-academies.org -- your weekly

>guide to what's new on the Web from the National Academy

>of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of

>Medicine, and National Research Council.

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>TOP NEWS

>

>Dramatic advances in information technology offer new

>opportunities in the field of chemical science and

>technology, says a new National Research Council

>report. Potential applications include ensuring the safety

>of the nation's nuclear arsenal, enhancing understanding

>of cellular processes, and facilitating unprecedented

>collaboration among the world's scientists.

>

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>SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0903

>With immigrant-headed households now accounting for

>more than one-fifth of the nation's poor, immigration policy

>has become has become a major factor in the size and

>growth of American poverty, said the Center for

>Immigration Studies in a report released yesterday. But a

>1997 report from the National Research Council concludes

>that immigrants benefit the U.S. economy overall and have

>little negative effect on the income and job opportunities of

>most native-born Americans.

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>http://www.nas.edu/onpi/newsrpt/

>The summer 1999 issue of NewsReport is now online.

>The magazine highlights the activities of the Academy

>complex in short, readable articles, most with links to

>full-text, online reports.

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>NEW ONLINE CONTENT:

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>COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY

>

>http://www4.nas.edu/cpsma/itwpublic2.nsf

>A new Research Council committee will examine U.S.

>high-technology workforce needs over the next ten years,

>with emphasis on workforce needs in information

>technology. If you're an information technology professional,

>the committee seeks your input. Respond to questions online

>or offer comments about working in the information

>technology field.

>

>POLICY & RESEARCH ISSUES

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309044944.html

>The summer 1999 edition of " Issues in Science & Technology "

>is now available online. This issue features articles by

>President Clinton on government-university relations, National

>Science Board chairman Eamon and colleagues on

>education reform for a mobile population; a critique and

>defense of the State Department's use of scientific expertise;

>and a review of the Small Business Innovation Research

>program by and the late U.S. Congressman

> Brown.

>

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>Global Environmental Change: Understanding the Human

>Dimensions

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>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309064325.html

>Identifying Future Drinking Water Contaminants

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065771.html

>Impact of Advances in Computing and Communications

>Technologies on Chemical Science and Technology:

>Report of a Workshop

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?030906581X.html

>Perspectives on Biodiversity: Valuing Its Role in an

>Everchanging World

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309066387.html

>Research Priorities for Airborne Particulate Matter: II.

>Evaluating Research Progress and Updating the Portfolio

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309066395.html

>Review and Evaluation of Alternative Technologies for

>Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical Weapons

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September 11, 1999

>WHAT'S NEW at national-academies.org -- your weekly

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>TOP NEWS

>

>A letter from National Academy of Sciences President

>Bruce Alberts offers comments to the U.S. government

>about implementation of a public law requiring all data

>from federally funded research to be made available

>to the public through procedures established under

>the Freedom of Information Act.

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/topnews/#0909b

>For a better measure of the effects of welfare reform, the

>U.S. government should collect and analyze data on a

>broader cross section of the nation's poor, says a new

>National Research Council report. The analysis should

>include families who are eligible for public aid but choose

>not to apply for benefits.

>

>http://www.national-academies.org/topnews/#0909a

>Following many years of no contact, leaders of Iran's

>scientific community met with the leadership of the U.S.

>National Academies this week to discuss areas of

>mutual concern such as health care, renewable energy,

>and earthquakes. " These are issues that know no national

>borders, " said National Academy of Sciences President

>Bruce Alberts in a statement today. " Their solutions

>demand the attention of the best scientists and engineers

>worldwide. "

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>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0910a

>The United Network for Organ Sharing rolled out a new

>Internet resource yesterday, providing access to a wide

>range of transplant information online. A recent Institute

>of Medicine report recommends that organs donated for

>transplant should be made available across wider

>geographic areas to improve the prospects that they will

>be given to patients with the most urgent medical needs.

>

>Seventy percent of illicit drug users, age 18 to 49, are

>employed full-time, says a report released this week by

>the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

>Administration. A 1994 National Research Council

>report evaluates methods for detecting drug use and

>examines the effectiveness of organizational interventions

>to deal with substance abuse.

>

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>The summer 1999 edition of " Issues in Science &

>Technology " is now available online. The magazine

>offers expert analyses of current topics in science,

>technology, and health policy.

>

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>NEW ONLINE CONTENT:

>

>COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY

>

>A new Research Council committee will examine U.S.

>high-technology workforce needs over the next ten years,

>with emphasis on workforce needs in information

>technology. If you're an information technology professional,

>the committee seeks your input. Respond to questions online

>or offer comments about working in the information

>technology field.

>

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>NEW ONLINE BOOKS:

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309065283.html

>Making Money Matter: Financing America's Schools

>

>http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/enter2.cgi?0309066492.html

>Evaluating Welfare Reform: A Framework and Review

>of Current Work, Interim Report

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November 13, 1999

>WHAT'S NEW at national-academies.org -- your weekly

>guide to what's new on the Web from the National Academy

>of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of

>Medicine, and National Research Council.

>

>*******************************************************************

>TOP NEWS

>

> A new National Research Council report provides

>a strategy for a transition to sustainability, in which

>people can meet their needs while simultaneously

>nurturing and restoring the environment.

>

>*******************************************************************

>SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/internship

>U.S. colleges are increasingly adding computer literacy to

>the list of requirements needed for graduation. National

>Public Radio's Morning Edition examines how the

>changing definition of computer literacy has led to

>changes in higher education. A 1999 report from the

>National Research Council calls for a " serious rethinking

>of the entire college curriculum " to help students become

>fluent in information technology.

>

>*******************************************************************

>SITE HIGHLIGHTS

>

>The Research Council expands its internship

>program with a 12-week winter session beginning

>in January. The deadline for applications is December 1.

>

>*******************************************************************

>NEW ONLINE CONTENT:

>

>POLICY & RESEARCH ISSUES

>

>http://www.iom.edu/IOM/IOMHome.nsf/Pages/Town+Meeting+on+Scientific+Miscond

uct

>On Nov. 17, the National Academies will convene a

>public meeting to discuss the proposed common

>federal definition of research misconduct and basic

>guidelines for the conduct of investigations of alleged

>or suspected misconduct. Members of the research

>community are invited to participate by listening to a

>live audio Webcast of the event and submitting

>questions to the presenters using an e-mail form.

>The Webcast and question form will be available

>on the National Academies' home page at

><www.nationalacademies.org>.

>

>*******************************************************************

>NEW ONLINE BOOKS:

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9680.html

>Gravitational Physics: Exploring the Structure of

>Space and Time

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/798.html

>Infrastructure for the 21st Century: Framework for

>a Research Agenda (1987)

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9713.html

>National Center for Military Deployment Health Research

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/15.html

>Nutrient Requirements of Dogs, Revised (1985 )

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9690.html

>Our Common Journey: A Transition Toward Sustainability

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9688.html

>The Pervasive Role of Science, Technology, and

>Health in Foreign Policy: Imperatives for the Department

>of State

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1542.html

>Recognition and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in

>Laboratory Animals (1992)

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9714.html

>Review of the Research Strategy for Biomass-Derived

>Transportation Fuels

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9715.html

>Review of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of

>Fossil Energy's Research Plan for Fine Particulates

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1191.html

>Shaping the Future: Biology and Human Values (1989)

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2304.html

>Women and Health Research: Ethical and Legal Issues

>of Including Women in Clinical Studies, Volume 1 (1994)

>

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January 9, 2000

>WHAT'S NEW at national-academies.org -- your weekly

>Y2K-compliant 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

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0106

>Urban congestion, the effects of e-commerce on the

>transportation industry, high-speed passenger trains, and

>aviation traffic flow are just a few of the topics slated for

>discussion at the largest gathering of transportation

>researchers and practitioners in the world: the annual

>meeting of the National Research Council's Transportation

>Research Board.

>

>SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

>Calling him " the embodiment of pure intellect " and a

> " genius among the geniuses, " Time magazine has

>named Albert Einstein the Person of the Century.

>Einstein was elected a foreign associate of the National

>Academy of Sciences in 1922 and became a member in

>1942, two years after becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen.

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0104

>With President Clinton mediating, Syria and Israel this week

>began a fresh round of negotiations focusing on a number

>of difficult issues that have stymied previous peacemaking

>efforts. Among these issues, access to fresh water is

>expected to be critical to a successful settlement. Last year,

>a team of scientists from Israel, Jordan, the Palestinian

>Authority, the United States, and Canada, under the

>auspices of the National Research Council, identified the

>problem of sustaining freshwater resources as one of the

>most pressing concerns facing the Middle East.

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#1228

>As the final year of the millennium draws near, concerns

>about the Y2K computer bug are increasingly in the news.

> " Trust in Cyberspace, " a report from the Research Council's

>Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,

>cautions that making the networked information systems

>that control vital U.S. services as secure and reliable as they

>need to be is beyond current capabilities.

>

>*******************************************************************

>SITE HIGHLIGHTS

>

>http://www4.nationalacademies.org/beyond/beyonddiscovery.nsf/web/polymers?O

penDocument

>The most recent article from " Beyond Discovery " describes

>how collaboration among researchers in polymer science,

>materials engineering, biology, and medicine has led to the

>growing field of " tissue engineering " -- creating artificial

>tissues to save and improve human lives.

>

>*******************************************************************

>NEW ONLINE CONTENT:

>

>http://nationalacademies.org/rap

>The National Research Council Research Associateship

>Programs office offers awards for postdoctoral and senior

>scientific research at participating U.S. government

>laboratories. Information and application materials are

>available online. The next application deadline is Jan. 15.

>

>*******************************************************************

>NEW ONLINE BOOKS:

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9702.html

>50 Years of Ocean Discovery: National Science

>Foundation 1950-2000

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6029.html

>Hormonally Active Agents in the Environment

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9754.html

>Improving Intergroup Relations Among Youth: Summary

>of a Research Workshop

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9737.html

>Materials in a New Era: Proceedings of the 1999 Solid State

>Sciences Committee Forum

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9718.html

>Materials Science and Engineering: Forging Stronger

>Links to Users

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1062.html

>Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle, Sixth Revised

>Edition, Update (1989)

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2115.html

>Nutrient Requirements of Fish (1993)

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/30.html

>Nutrient Requirements of Goats: Angora, Dairy, and

>Meat Goats in Temperate and Tropical Countries (1981)

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1213.html

>Nutrient Requirements of Horses, Fifth Revised Edition (1989)

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2114.html

>Nutrient Requirements of Poultry, Ninth Revised Edition (1994)

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9585.html

>One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos

>(PDF selections only)

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9731.html

>Review of the Army Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel

>Disposal Program: Disposal of Chemical Agent

>Identification Sets

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9748.html

>The Role of Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental

>Illness in Violence: Workshop Summary

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9602.html

>Safety of Silicone Breast Implants

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9451.html

>A Science Strategy for the Exploration of Europa

>

>*******************************************************************

January 9, 2000

I would like to ask you for information that would help me in the worst

dilemma that I ever been in. I have been told that since the insurance

company reacted a week after their contractor caused a severe water damage

in our home toxic mold grew everywhere. We hired an indoor air quality

specialist he informed us that we had stachybotrs-atra growing in three

different places in our home. We live in the state of North Carolina where

it seems that there is no agency that would care in assisting us. We have

gone after our insurance company but they said we're not covered and we

should go after the contractors insurance who are dragging their feet. Our

home has sat there now for 26 weeks since this event happen and nothing has

been done. July 6th until now that mold has most likely infested everything

we own. I am severely disabled in a wheel chair, which is electric and I

lost all of my ADL's including my chair taking 10 mgs of morphine every hour

and these people don.t care and I have four children that my wife home

schools and they have lost 6 months of schooling because our school supplies

were in the home. Who is going to help us they think they are just going to

go in and paint and replace some sheet rock when there are our lives at

stack. No one is taking it serious and I lost a $450,000 home. I am a

disabled veteran and worked very hard all my life and served my country with

my life on the line almost everyday of my job and I thought we lived in a

country who cared about there people. Yes I am out of my mind. If you can

help, please tell me who gives a damn.

Joh Coffey

-----Original Message-----

From: Barbara Herskovitz <bherk@...>

Sick Buildings <onelist>

Date: Saturday, January 08, 2000 10:57 PM

Subject: [] Fw: What's New @ national-academies.org

>From: " Barbara Herskovitz " <bherk@...>

>

>>WHAT'S NEW at national-academies.org -- your weekly

>>Y2K-compliant 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.

>>

>>*******************************************************************

>>TOP NEWS

>>

>>http://www.nationalacademies.org

>>Urban congestion, the effects of e-commerce on the

>>transportation industry, high-speed passenger trains, and

>>aviation traffic flow are just a few of the topics slated for

>>discussion at the largest gathering of transportation

>>researchers and practitioners in the world: the annual

>>meeting of the National Research Council's Transportation

>>Research Board.

>>

>>SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>>

>>http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0106

>>Calling him " the embodiment of pure intellect " and a

>> " genius among the geniuses, " Time magazine has

>>named Albert Einstein the Person of the Century.

>>Einstein was elected a foreign associate of the National

>>Academy of Sciences in 1922 and became a member in

>>1942, two years after becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen.

>>

>>http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0104

>>With President Clinton mediating, Syria and Israel this week

>>began a fresh round of negotiations focusing on a number

>>of difficult issues that have stymied previous peacemaking

>>efforts. Among these issues, access to fresh water is

>>expected to be critical to a successful settlement. Last year,

>>a team of scientists from Israel, Jordan, the Palestinian

>>Authority, the United States, and Canada, under the

>>auspices of the National Research Council, identified the

>>problem of sustaining freshwater resources as one of the

>>most pressing concerns facing the Middle East.

>>

>>http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#1228

>>As the final year of the millennium draws near, concerns

>>about the Y2K computer bug are increasingly in the news.

>> " Trust in Cyberspace, " a report from the Research Council's

>>Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,

>>cautions that making the networked information systems

>>that control vital U.S. services as secure and reliable as they

>>need to be is beyond current capabilities.

>>

>>*******************************************************************

>>SITE HIGHLIGHTS

>>

>>http://www4.nationalacademies.org/beyond/beyonddiscovery.nsf/web/polymers?

O

>penDocument

>>The most recent article from " Beyond Discovery " describes

>>how collaboration among researchers in polymer science,

>>materials engineering, biology, and medicine has led to the

>>growing field of " tissue engineering " -- creating artificial

>>tissues to save and improve human lives.

>>

>>*******************************************************************

>>NEW ONLINE CONTENT:

>>

>>http://nationalacademies.org/rap

>>The National Research Council Research Associateship

>>Programs office offers awards for postdoctoral and senior

>>scientific research at participating U.S. government

>>laboratories. Information and application materials are

>>available online. The next application deadline is Jan. 15.

>>

>>*******************************************************************

>>NEW ONLINE BOOKS:

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9702.html

>>50 Years of Ocean Discovery: National Science

>>Foundation 1950-2000

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6029.html

>>Hormonally Active Agents in the Environment

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9754.html

>>Improving Intergroup Relations Among Youth: Summary

>>of a Research Workshop

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9737.html

>>Materials in a New Era: Proceedings of the 1999 Solid State

>>Sciences Committee Forum

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9718.html

>>Materials Science and Engineering: Forging Stronger

>>Links to Users

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1062.html

>>Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Cattle, Sixth Revised

>>Edition, Update (1989)

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2115.html

>>Nutrient Requirements of Fish (1993)

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/30.html

>>Nutrient Requirements of Goats: Angora, Dairy, and

>>Meat Goats in Temperate and Tropical Countries (1981)

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1213.html

>>Nutrient Requirements of Horses, Fifth Revised Edition (1989)

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2114.html

>>Nutrient Requirements of Poultry, Ninth Revised Edition (1994)

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9585.html

>>One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos

>>(PDF selections only)

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9731.html

>>Review of the Army Non-Stockpile Chemical Materiel

>>Disposal Program: Disposal of Chemical Agent

>>Identification Sets

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9748.html

>>The Role of Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental

>>Illness in Violence: Workshop Summary

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9602.html

>>Safety of Silicone Breast Implants

>>

>>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9451.html

>>A Science Strategy for the Exploration of Europa

>>

>>*******************************************************************

>

>---------------------------

January 15, 2000

>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.

>

>*******************************************************************

>TOP NEWS

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/topnews/#0112

>Despite differences in temperature data, strong evidence

>exists to show that the warming of the Earth's surface is

> " undoubtedly real, " and that surface temperatures in the

>past two decades have risen at a rate substantially greater

>than average for the past 100 years, says a new National

>Research Council report.

>(Audio Available)

>

>The National Academy of Sciences has selected 14 individuals

>to receive awards honoring their outstanding contributions to

>science. The awards will be presented on May 1 at a

>ceremony in Washington, D.C., during the Academy's

>137th annual meeting.

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/topnews/#0111

>A private organization representing the broad interests of the

>science and engineering research community should be

>established to manage U.S. research activities on the

>International Space Station, says a new National Research

>Council report. The organization would focus on planning

>and scheduling experiments while NASA would continue to

>manage the station's construction, basic operations, and

>maintenance.

>

>*******************************************************************

>SITE HIGHLIGHTS

>

>http://www4.nationalacademies.org/opus/home.nsf/web/dls?OpenDocument

>Distinguished Leaders in the Life Sciences presents

> Cech, Nobel prize-winner and new president of

>the Medical Institute, who will discuss how

>telomeres are implicated in cellular aging and cancer.

>The Jan. 20 lecture is free and open to the public.

>

>*******************************************************************

>NEW ONLINE CONTENT:

>

>http://www4.nationalacademies.org/nas/nashome.nsf/f45867247b806311852566f20

016142d/528fcbe87969dbdd852567e6005627a4?OpenDocument

>The National Academy of Sciences is pleased to announce its

>schedule of upcoming regional symposia: Jan. 21 in Seattle,

>Jan. 24 in Irvine, Calif., and Feb. 11 in Stanford, Calif. The

>symposia, which feature presentations by eminent scientists

>on a variety of topics, are open to the public and free of charge;

>registration is not required. The Academy extends a special

>invitation to students and postdoctoral fellows.

>

>http://nationalacademies.org/rap

>The National Research Council Research Associateship

>Programs office offers awards for postdoctoral and senior

>scientific research at participating U.S. government

>laboratories. Information and application materials are

>available online. The next application deadline is Jan. 15.

>

>*******************************************************************

>NEW ONLINE BOOKS:

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9758.html

>U.S.-European-Japanese Workshop on Space ation:

> Summary Report

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9757.html

>Institutional Arrangements for Space Station Research

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9761.html

>Review of the NARSTO Draft Report: An Assessment of

> Tropospheric Ozone Pollution--A North American Perspective

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9759.html

>Research Teams and Partnerships: Trends in the Chemical

> Sciences, Report of a Workshop

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9755.html

>Reconciling Observations of Global Temperature Change

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9717.html

>Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces:

> Force Protection and Decontamination

>

>*******************************************************************

January 26, 2000

>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.

>

>*******************************************************************

>TOP NEWS

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0121

>Dust mites, cats, and cockroaches produce allergens

>that can lead to the development or worsening of

>asthma symptoms in people susceptible to the disease,

>says a new Institute of Medicine report. The condition

>of asthmatic preschoolers also can be worsened by

>contact with secondhand tobacco smoke.

>

>*******************************************************************

>SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

>President Clinton announced today that he will ask

>Congress for a $2.8 billion increase for basic scientific

>and medical research to fuel economic growth and allow

>Americans to lead longer, healthier lives. A 1999 report

>from the Research Council's Policy Division warns that

>wavering support for basic research may jeopardize the

>nation's ability to achieve sustained economic growth

>and improve living standards during the next decade.

>

>*******************************************************************

>SITE HIGHLIGHTS

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/nas/regional-symposia

>The National Academy of Sciences hosts a series of

>regional symposia, featuring presentations by eminent

>scientists on topics in astronomy, biochemistry, physics,

>and more. The next sessions will be on Jan. 24 in Irvine,

>Calif. and on Feb. 11 in Stanford, Calif. The events are

>free and open to the public; students and postdoctoral

>fellows are especially encouraged to attend.

>

>*******************************************************************

>NEW ONLINE CONTENT:

>

>EDUCATION

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/ipr

>The Winter 1999 edition of " Issues in Science and Technology "

>is now online. The future of higher education -- including the

>use of technology, industry relations, maintaining standards,

>and increasing minority enrollment -- is the theme. Current

>and former university presidents offer expert analyses.

>

>POLICY & RESEARCH ISSUES

>

>On Feb. 2, the National Academies will convene a 2-day

>conference titled " Intellectual Property Rights: How Far

>Should They Be Extended? " Join federal judges,

>government officials, inventors, legal scholars,

>and other experts for an in-depth discussion about the

>effects of these rights on innovation and economic

>performance. Members of the public are invited to attend

>or to participate by listening to a live audio Webcast of

>the event, and submitting questions to the presenters

>using an e-mail form. Both will be accessible from

>the National Academies main page, on the Web at

><http://www.national-academies.org>. Participants in the

>Webcast will need to use RealPlayer software, available

>for free at <http://www.real.com/player>.

>

>*******************************************************************

>NEW ONLINE BOOKS:

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9610.html

>Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9601.html

>The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in

>the Information Age

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9763.html

>Report on Draft 4 of the Standards: October 28, 1999

>

>*******************************************************************

January 29, 2000

>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.

>

>*******************************************************************

>TOP NEWS

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0128

>To protect deployed military troops, the U.S. Department

>of Defense must develop more accurate techniques for

>detecting chemical, biological, and other harmful agents

>and for monitoring exposure levels, says a new report

>from the National Research Council.

>

>*******************************************************************

>SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

>The first national survey on smoking among middle school

>children found that nearly 10 percent currently use tobacco

>in some form, the Centers for Disease Control and

>Prevention reported yesterday. A 1994 report from the

>Institute of Medicine calls for a ban on vending machine

>sales of cigarettes, tougher regulation of tobacco

>advertising and sales, and a significant increase in the

>price of cigarettes to combat the social forces that induce

>the nation's youth to smoke.

>

>*******************************************************************

>SITE HIGHLIGHTS

>

>http://www4.nationalacademies.org/opus/home.nsf/web/slong?OpenDocument

>On Feb. 7, " Distinguished Leaders in the Life Sciences " presents

>Sharon Long of Stanford University and the

> Medical Institute. Dr. Long will discuss how

>soil bacteria communicate with certain plants to achieve

>a mutually beneficial relationship, and how this symbiosis

>may help us better manage agricultural resources. The lecture

>is free and open to the public.

>

>*******************************************************************

>NEW ONLINE CONTENT:

>

>EDUCATION

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/ipr

>The Winter 1999 edition of " Issues in Science and Technology "

>is now online. The future of higher education -- including the

>use of technology, industry relations, maintaining standards,

>and increasing minority enrollment -- is the theme. Current

>and former university presidents offer expert analyses.

>

>POLICY & RESEARCH ISSUES

>

>On Feb. 2, the National Academies will convene a 2-day

>conference titled " Intellectual Property Rights: How Far

>Should They Be Extended? " Join federal judges,

>government officials, inventors, legal scholars,

>and other experts for an in-depth discussion about the

>effects of these rights on innovation and economic

>performance. Members of the public are invited to attend

>or to participate by listening to a live audio Webcast of

>the event, and submitting questions to the presenters

>using an e-mail form. Both will be accessible from

>the National Academies main page, on the Web at

><http://www.national-academies.org>. Participants in the

>Webcast will need to use RealPlayer software, available

>for free at <http://www.real.com/player>.

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/nas/regional-symposia

>The National Academy of Sciences hosts a series of

>regional symposia, featuring presentations by

>eminent scientists on a variety of topics. The next

>session will be on Feb. 11 in Stanford, Calif. The

>events are free and open to the public; students and

>postdoctoral fellows are especially encouraged

>to attend.

>

>*******************************************************************

>NEW ONLINE BOOKS:

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9769.html

>Adding Value to the Facility Acquisition Process: Best

>Practices for Reviewing Facility Designs

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9765.html

>Final Letter Report of the International Technology

>Education Association Standards Review Committee

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9760.html

>Managed Care Systems and Emerging Infections:

>Challenges and Opportunities for Strengthening Surveillance,

>Research, and Prevention, Workshop Summary

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9768.html

>Reporting District-Level NAEP Data: Summary of

>a Workshop

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9738.html

>Review of the Hanford Thyroid Disease Study Draft

>Final Report

>

>http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9767.html

>Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces:

>Detecting, Characterizing, and Documenting Exposures

>

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February 5, 2000

>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.

>

>*******************************************************************

>TOP NEWS

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0204

>Economists, legal experts, inventors, industry leaders,

>and government policymakers this week concluded a

>two-day meeting at the National Academy of Sciences

>assessing the costs and benefits of the nation's patent,

>copyright, and trade secret protection policies. Audio

>files of the event will be made available soon

>

>*******************************************************************

>SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

>President Clinton this week officially proclaimed February

>2000 as National African-American History Month, an

>observance established in 1926 by historian and

>educator G. Woodson. This year's theme is

> " Heritage and Horizons: The African-American Legacy

>and the Challenges of the 21st Century. " The National

>Academies celebrates the month with a program

>recognizing contributions of African Americans to the

>nation in science, engineering, and medicine. Former

>astronaut Bernard is keynote speaker at the

>Feb. 14 event.

>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0202

>President Clinton named 12 of the nation's most

>respected researchers, to receive the 1999 National

>Medal of Science. The recipients, whose disciplines

>include conservation biology, speech sciences,

>astrophysics, chemistry, and economic theory, are

>all members of the National Academy of Sciences.

>

>*******************************************************************

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>

>http://www.nationalacademies.org/#hl0202

>Warming of the Earth's surface is " undoubtedly real, " says

> " Reconciling Observations of Global Temperature Change. "

>A two-part story from National Public Radio's Morning Edition

>examines this report and the importance of the National Research

>Council's role in producing it. (Sound files require RealPlayer.)

>

>*******************************************************************

>NEW ONLINE CONTENT:

>

>AGRICULTURE

>

>http://www4.nationalacademies.org/opus/home.nsf/web/slong?OpenDocument

>On Feb. 7, " Distinguished Leaders in Science " presents

>Sharon Long of Stanford University and the

> Medical Institute. Dr. Long will discuss how

>soil bacteria communicate with certain plants to achieve

>a mutually beneficial relationship, and how this symbiosis

>may help us better manage agricultural resources. The lecture

>is free and open to the public.

>

>*******************************************************************

February 19, 2000

> 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.

>

> *******************************************************************

> TOP NEWS

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/#0210

> The National Academy of Engineering has elected 78

> new members and eight foreign associates. Election to

> the Academy is among the highest professional

> distinctions accorded an engineer.

>

> *******************************************************************

> SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0218b

> National Engineers Week, established to promote

> awareness of the engineering profession, to recognize the

> many contributions engineers have made to the nation,

> and to encourage young people to consider a career in

> engineering, begins Feb. 20. The National Academy of

> Engineering will host two online discussions on Feb. 24

> about life as an engineer and the opportunities for girls

> and women in engineering.

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0218

> President Clinton last week signed an executive order

> prohibiting federal agencies from using genetic information

> to discriminate against employees. The National Institutes

> of Health will convene a public meeting next week to examine

> benefits and risks of genetic testing, options for oversight of

> genetic tests, and efforts to prohibit genetic discrimination.

> A 1993 Institute of Medicine report calls for legislation to

> protect against genetic discrimination in health insurance

> and employment.

>

> *******************************************************************

> SITE HIGHLIGHTS

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/aahm

> The National Academies celebrated African-American

> History Month this year with a program featuring talks by

> former astronaut Bernard and U.S. Transportation

> Secretary Rodney Slater. Listen to the Feb. 14 event

> online (Requires RealPlayer). On Feb. 27, Arts in the

> Academy and the African American History Planning

> Committee will sponsor a free concert of twentieth

> century jazz favorites, featuring soprano Carmen Balthrop.

>

> ******************************************************************

> NEW ONLINE CONTENT

>

> INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/oia

> The Collaboration in Basic Science and Engineering

> Program, administered by the Research Council's Office for

> Central Europe and Eurasia, has been restructured and has

> a new Web site. This program awards travel grants to U.S.

> scientists who wish to host or visit their colleagues from

> Central/Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union in

> order to develop proposals and initiate research in

> various fields of basic science.

>

> ******************************************************************

> NEW ONLINE BOOKS

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5295.html

> Biobased Industrial Products: Research and

> Commercialization Priorities

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9742.html

> Extending Medicare Reimbursement in Clinical Trials

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9774.html

> Frontiers of Engineering: Reports on Leading Edge

> Engineering from the 1999 NAE Symposium on Frontiers

> of Engineering

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9777.html

> Letter Report to the Census Bureau on the Design for the

> Accuracy and Coverage Evaluation (ACE) Survey

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9764.html

> Mathematics Education in the Middle Grades:

> Teaching to Meet the Needs of Middle Grades Learners

> and to Maintain High Expectations: Proceedings of a

> National Convocation and Action Conferences

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9677.html

> Watershed Management for Potable Water Supply:

> Assessing the New York City Strategy

>

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> 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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>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/#0223

> The U.S. National Academies and the China Association

> for Science and Technology (CAST) agree on a

> plan to make available for the first time on the Web

> Chinese-language versions of National Academies

> materials. Initial offerings hosted on the CAST Web site

> will focus on science education.

>

> The health and information technology industries must

> begin to work more closely together to ensure that the

> Internet's capabilities evolve in ways that support a

> range of activities including providing health care,

> monitoring public health, and bolstering biomedical

> research, says a new National Research Council report.

> (Audio available.)

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/#0210

> Three engineers -- K. Kao, D. Maurer,

> and B. MacChesney -- receive the National

> Academy of Engineering's 1999 Stark Draper

> Prize for their work in developing fiber optic technology,

> a watershed event in the global telecommunications

> and information technology revolution.

>

> *******************************************************************

> SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0223

> This is National Engineers Week, established to promote

> awareness of the engineering profession, to recognize

> the many contributions engineers have made to the nation,

> and to encourage young people to consider a career in

> engineering. Former astronaut Neil Armstrong yesterday

> announced the 20 engineering achievements selected

> by the National Academy of Engineering as having most

> improved the quality of life in the 20th century.

> (Video available)

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0222

> President Clinton this week called for mandatory reporting

> of preventable medical errors that cause death or

> serious injury, and voluntary reporting of so-called

> " near misses " or " close calls. " The president's

> initiative was prompted by a recent Institute of Medicine

> report, which estimates that up to 98,000 people die

> every year from medical mistakes.

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0221

> U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright this week

> announced plans to upgrade the State Department's

> capabilities in science and technology. The initiative

> was prompted by a 1999 National Research Council

> report which urged the secretary to take decisive

> action to ensure that science, technology, and health

> considerations are continuously integrated into the

> nation's foreign policy agenda.

>

> *******************************************************************

> SITE HIGHLIGHTS

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/aahm

> The National Academies celebrated African-American

> History Month this year with a program featuring talks by

> former astronaut Bernard and U.S. Transportation

> Secretary Rodney Slater. Listen to the Feb. 14 event

> online (Requires RealPlayer). On Feb. 27, Arts in the

> Academy and the African American History Planning

> Committee will sponsor a free concert of twentieth

> century jazz favorites, featuring soprano Carmen Balthrop.

>

> ******************************************************************

> NEW ONLINE CONTENT

>

> INTERNATIONAL ISSUES

>

> http://www4.nationalacademies.org/oia/codata.nsf

> Officials from government, academia, and

> industry will address multifaceted issues in managing and

> using scientific and technical data at a two day National

> Research Council conference beginning on March 13. The

> conference will focus on the use of new and innovative

> applications and creative partnerships. Keynote speakers

> include U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) and Usama Fayyad,

> senior researcher with Microsoft Corp.

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/oia

> The Collaboration in Basic Science and Engineering

> Program, administered by the Research Council's Office for

> Central Europe and Eurasia, has been restructured and has

> a new Web site. This program awards travel grants to U.S.

> scientists who wish to host or visit their colleagues from

> Central/Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union in

> order to develop proposals and initiate research in

> various fields of basic science.

>

> ******************************************************************

> NEW ONLINE BOOKS

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/8.html

> Bereavement: Reactions, Consequences, and Care (1984)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9728.html

> To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health System

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9775.html

> Measuring the Science and Engineering Enterprise:

> Priorities for the Division of Science Resources Studies

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/4547.html

> National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs V.64

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9750.html

> Networking Health: Prescriptions for the Internet

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1943.html

> Time Horizons and Technology Investments (1992)

>

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>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/#0302a

> The U.S. government should not increase the

> maximum level of copper allowed in drinking water

> until it conducts further studies on the risks that

> copper exposure poses to infants, children, and other

> sensitive populations, says a new report from the

> National Research Council.

>

> Comparing U.S. accomplishments in various research

> fields with those of other countries is a low-cost,

> time-efficient means of providing policy-makers with

> better information for investing federal funds, says a

> new report from the National Academies.

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/#0301

> NASA should involve a broader segment of the scientific

> community in its biotechnology research program, in

> order to make the most of the International Space Station

> as a platform for cutting-edge research in cell biology

> and protein crystal growth, says a new National Research

> Council report.

>

> *******************************************************************

> SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0223

> While policy-makers in some states continue to debate

> whether tobacco-control programs are effective, two

> separate studies in Florida and Massachusetts

> underscore the power of anti-smoking advertising,

> particularly when directed at younger teens. A recent

> report by the Institute of Medicine examines 10 years

> of regulatory experience and concludes that

> state-funded tobacco-control programs are clearly

> effective in reducing smoking and saving lives.

>

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>

> http://www4.nationalacademies.org/oia/codata.nsf

> Officials from government, academia, and

> industry will address multifaceted issues in managing and

> using scientific and technical data at a two day National

> Research Council conference beginning on March 13. The

> conference will focus on the use of new and innovative

> applications and creative partnerships. Keynote speakers

> include U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) and Usama Fayyad,

> senior researcher with Microsoft Corp.

>

> ******************************************************************

> NEW ONLINE CONTENT

>

> http://www4.nas.edu/opus/home.nsf/web/ccanizares?OpenDocument

> Claude Canizare, a professor of experimental physics at

> MIT and a member of the NASA Advisory Council, will

> discuss the Chandra X-ray Observatory, a space telescope

> which has revealed surprising details about supernovae,

> black holes, active galaxies, and galaxy clusters. The

> presentation, which begins at 5 p.m. on March 23 in

> Washington D.C., is part of the " Distinguished Leaders

> in Science " lecture series and is free and open to the public.

>

> ******************************************************************

> NEW ONLINE BOOKS

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9782.html

> Copper in Drinking Water

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9772.html

> Bridging Boundaries through Regional Marine Research

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9784.html

> Experiments in International Benchmarking of U.S.

> Research Fields

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9697.html

> The Five Series Study: Mortality of Military Participants

> in U.S. Nuclear Weapons Tests

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9785.html

> Future Biotechnology Research on the International

> Space Station

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9708.html

> Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces:

> Analytical Framework for Assessing Risks

>

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Selected Airborne Contaminants: Volume 4)

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> comprising the National Academy of Sciences, National

> Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and

> National Research Council.

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>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0223

> Teaching-licensure exams provide information that is

> considered necessary but not sufficient to determine

> whether a teacher will be effective in the classroom,

> says a new National Research Council report.

>

> *******************************************************************

> SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

> The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

> last week released the Jordan Report 2000, which

> highlights triumphs of vaccinology during the 20th century

> and the ways in which new technologies promise better

> vaccines in the future. A 1999 report from the Institute of

> Medicine offers a quantitative model for comparing

> potential new vaccines and setting vaccine priorities

> based on their impact on illness and death, and on

> the costs of health care and vaccine development.

>

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> SITE HIGHLIGHTS

>

> http://www4.nationalacademies.org/oia/codata.nsf

> Officials from government, academia, and

> industry will address multifaceted issues in managing and

> using scientific and technical data at a two day National

> Research Council conference beginning on March 13. The

> conference will focus on the use of new and innovative

> applications and creative partnerships. Keynote speakers

> include U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) and Usama Fayyad,

> senior researcher with Microsoft Corp.

>

> ******************************************************************

> NEW ONLINE CONTENT

>

> MATHEMATICS & PHYSICS

>

> http://www4.nas.edu/opus/home.nsf/web/ccanizares?OpenDocument

> Claude Canizare, a professor of experimental physics at

> MIT and a member of the NASA Advisory Council, will

> discuss the Chandra X-ray Observatory, a space telescope

> which has revealed surprising details about supernovae,

> black holes, active galaxies, and galaxy clusters. The

> presentation, which begins at 5 p.m. on March 23 in

> Washington D.C., is part of the " Distinguished Leaders

> in Science " lecture series and is free and open to the public.

>

> TRANSPORTATION

>

> http://www4.nationalacademies.org/trb/homepage.nsf/web/millennium_papers

> The Transportation Research Board's Millennium Papers,

> written and compiled by experts representing all

> modes and aspects of transportation, provide a

> comprehensive view of transportation as it exists

> today and offer perspectives on future directions in

> the field. (Papers are in PDF format and require Adobe

> Acrobat Reader for viewing and printing.)

>

> ******************************************************************

> NEW ONLINE BOOKS

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9776.html

> Evaluation of Demonstration Test Results of Alternative

> Technologies for Demilitarization of Assembled Chemical

> Weapons: A Supplemental Review

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/5140.html

> Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

> (French Edition)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/6142.html

> Nature and Human Society: The Quest for a Sustainable World

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9773.html

> Oceanography and Mine Warfare

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9789.html

> Review of Scientific Aspects of the NASA Triana Mission:

> Letter Report

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9786.html

> Spacecraft Maximum Allowable Concentrations for

> Selected Airborne Contaminants: Volume 4

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9787.html

> Survey Measurement of Work Disability:

> Summary of a Workshop

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9788.html

> Tests and Teaching Quality: Interim Report

>

> *******************************************************************

March 19, 2000

> 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

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/#0315b

> While the International Space Station is well-designed for

> long-term operations, NASA should take steps to ensure

> that daily maintenance on the assembled station will

> leave astronauts adequate time to conduct the scientific

> experiments for which the station was intended, says a

> new National Research Council report.

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/morenews/#0315a

> NASA's move toward " faster, better, cheaper " missions

> has spawned more efficient management techniques

> and ways to infuse state-of-the-art technology into its

> projects but in some cases has compromised important

> scientific goals such as retrieving data and analyzing

> results, says a new National Research Council report.

>

> *******************************************************************

> SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0317

> The recent death of a Detroit woman from an

> antibiotic-resistant infection has raised fears that drugs

> used in food animals are undermining the effectiveness

> of important antibiotics in people, the Washington Post

> reports. A 1998 National Research Council report calls

> on the federal government to form an oversight panel

> to ensure the appropriate use of antibiotics in animals

> and humans, and establish a national database to

> monitor microbe-related illnesses and trends in

> antibiotic resistance that may result from drug use in

> food animals.

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0316

> The ish company that helped clone Dolly the sheep

> announced that it has created the first cloned pigs. The

> company calls the pigs a first step towards its eventual

> goal of creating genetically engineered animals that

> could be used as sources of organs needed for human

> transplant. A 1996 Institute of Medicine report says the

> potential benefits of animal-to-human transplants

> outweigh the risks, but human clinical trials should move

> forward only after carefully coordinated federal guidelines

> and other safeguards have been put in place.

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0314

> The network that runs the nation's transplant system

> announced that it would expand the geographic areas

> that guide allocation decisions, allowing donated

> livers to travel farther in order to reach sicker patients.

> Last year, an Institute of Medicine report concluded

> that organs donated for transplantation should be

> made available across geographic areas made up

> of large numbers of people, to enhance the prospects

> that the organs will be allocated to patients with the most

> urgent medical needs.

>

> *******************************************************************

> SITE HIGHLIGHTS

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/onpi/newsrpt/

> The winter 2000 issue of " NewsReport " is now

> online. The magazine highlights National Academies

> activities in short, readable articles, most with links to

> full-text, online reports.

>

> *****************************************************************

> NEW ONLINE BOOKS

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9796.html

> Assessment of Mission Size Trade-offs for Earth and

> Space Science Missions (Executive Summary)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9794.html

> Engineering Challenges to the Long-Term Operation

> of the International Space Station

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9792.html

> Natural Attenuation for Groundwater Remediation

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9793.html

> Research Needs in Subsurface Science

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9709.html

> Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces:

> Assessing Health Risks to Deployed U.S. Forces

> -- Workshop Proceedings

> *******************************************************************

March 25, 2000

Note: " He who controls the bio markers... " Enough said.

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> 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

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org

> The U.S. Air Force can continue to meet high safety

> standards at its two national rocket launch sites, while

> reducing costs through new technologies and better

> analysis techniques, says a new National Research

> Council report.

>

> *******************************************************************

> SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0324

> The Supreme Court this week ruled that the Food and

> Drug Administration lacks authority to regulate tobacco

> products. A 1998 report from the National Academies'

> National Cancer Policy Board calls on Congress to

> enact legislation to strengthen and clarify the FDA's

> role in tobacco control, particularly in the areas of

> advertising, promotion, and marketing

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0323

> The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this week

> announced a proposal to significantly reduce or

> eliminate use of the fuel additive MTBE, a chemical

> added to gasoline to reduce air pollution. A 1999

> National Research Council report concludes that

> MTBE and ethanol do little to reduce smog, based

> on available data.

>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0320

> The World Economic Forum recently asked representatives

> of 15 national scientific academies and advisory

> organizations to identify the main challenges of the 21st

> century for which independent scientific advice will be

> critical. A 1999 report from the U.S. National Academies

> calls for more links among scientific research, private

> actions, and public policies to promote a transition to a

> sustainable world in which people can meet their needs

> while nurturing and restoring the environment.

>

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>

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/onpi/newsrpt/

> The winter 2000 issue of " NewsReport " is now

> online. The magazine highlights National Academies

> activities in short, readable articles, most with links to

> full-text, online reports.

>

> *****************************************************************

> NEW ONLINE CONTENT

>

> POLICY & RESEARCH ISSUES

>

> http://www.nap.edu/issues

> Now available: Letters to " Issues in Science & Technology "

> including Rep. L. Oberstar on airline deregulation,

> Princeton University president Harold T. Shapiro on the

> future of universities in the information age, National

> Science Foundation director Rita Colwell on the future

> of federal research funding, and more. Also featured,

> a timely discussion of the history of nuclear weapons

> policy in India by W. Simons, Jr., U.S.

> ambassador to Pakistan from 1996 to 1998.

>

> *****************************************************************

> NEW ONLINE BOOKS

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1216.html

> Biologic Markers in Pulmonary Toxicology (1989)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9153.html

> Defining Primary Care: An Interim Report (1994)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1036.html

> Designing Foods: Animal Product Options

> in the Marketplace (1988)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9802.html

> Designing the 2010 Census: First Interim Report

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/773.html

> Drinking Water and Health, Volume 9:

> Selected Issues in Risk Assessment (1989)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9794.html

> Engineering Challenges to the Long-Term

> Operation of the International Space Station

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9801.html

> Expansion Joints in Buildings: Technical

> Report No. 65 (1974)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1582.html

> Forest Trees (1991)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1625.html

> Funding Health Sciences Research:

> A Strategy to Restore Balance (1990)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1942.html

> Grasslands and Grassland Sciences

> in Northern China (1992)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9618.html

> Information for Women about the Safety

> of Silicone Breast Implants

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1743.html

> Research Strategies for the U.S. Global

> Change Research Program (1990)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1807.html

> Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems: Science,

> Technology, and Public Policy (1992)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1489.html

> Saline Agriculture: Salt-Tolerant Plants for

> Developing Countries (1990)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9767.html

> Strategies to Protect the Health of Deployed U.S. Forces:

> Detecting, Characterizing, and Documenting Exposures

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9790.html

> Streamlining Space Launch Range Safety

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/1767.html

> Technology and Economics (1991)

>

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9798.html

> Working Together: We Can Help People Get Good

> Care When They Are Dying

>

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> SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

> President Clinton this week directed Medicare

> to revise its payment policy immediately and begin to

> reimburse providers for costs of care associated with

> participation in clinical trials. A 1999 Institute of

> Medicine report urges Medicare to pay for routine

> care of clinical trial participants in the same way it

> pays for this care outside of trials.

>

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> HEALTH & MEDICINE

>

> Listen to a live Webcast of an Institute of Medicine

> workshop on improving environmental health

> from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT June 20 and 21

> and submit questions to the panelists using

> an e-mail form at <http://www.nationalacademies.org>.

>

> Panelists -- including Wirth,

> president of the United Nations Foundation; Tom Lovejoy,

> chief biodiversity officer of the World Bank, and J. Christian

> Bollwage, mayor of , N.J. -- will discuss strategies

> for dealing with suburban sprawl, unhealthy buildings, urban

> congestion, and poor housing. More information on the

> workshop is available at <http://www.iom.edu/ehsrt>.

>

> *****************************************************************

> NEW ONLINE CONTENT

>

> BIOCHEMISTRY

>

> A new article from the National Academy of Sciences' " Beyond

> Discovery " , series describes how researchers came to

> understand that nitroglycerin, used in the nineteenth-century as

> an explosive chemical, can also relieve the pain caused by

> cardiovascular disease. The article details the emergence of

> nitric oxide, a main component of nitroglycerin, as a treatment

> for several ailments including angina, and impotence, as

> well as an inhalant for premature babies born with pulmonary

> hypertension.

>

http://www4.nationalacademies.org/beyond/beyonddiscovery.nsf/web/no?OpenDocu

ment

>

> ******************************************************************

> NEW ONLINE BOOKS

>

> Summary Review of the Summer Flounder Stock Assessments:

> Letter Report

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9877.html

>

> Interim Report #3 On Spacecraft Water Exposure Guidelines

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9881.html

>

> Letter Report to the Office for Civil Rights,

> Department of Education

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9880.html

>

> Description and Analysis of the VA

> National Formulary

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9879.html

>

> Public Health Systems and Emerging Infections:

> Assessing the Capabilities of the Public and Private Sectors:

> Workshop Summary

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9869.html

>

> Networking Health: Prescriptions for the Internet

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9750.html

>

> An Assessment of Undersea Weapons

> Science and Technology

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9863.html

>

> Methyl Bromide Risk Characterization in California

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9849.html

>

> Enhancing Human Performance:

> Background Papers, Stress Management (1988)

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/785.html

>

> Enhancing Human Performance:

> Background Papers, Social Processes (1988)

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/786.html

>

> Enhancing Human Performance:

> Background Papers, Improving Motor Performance (1988)

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/782.html

>

> Enhancing Human Performance:

> Background Papers, Issues of Theory and Methodology (1988)

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/779.html

>

> Enhancing Human Performance:

> Background Papers, Learning During Sleep (1988)

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/780.html

>

> Biomarkers and Occupational Health:

> Progress and Perspectives (1995)

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/4924.html

>

> An Assessment of Research-Doctorate Programs

> in the United States: Social and Behavioral Sciences (1982)

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9781.html

>

> Metabolic Modifiers: Effects on the Nutrient

> Requirements of Food-Producing Animals (1994)

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2306.html

>

> Science and Engineering Programs: On Target for Women? (1992)

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2039.html

>

> U.S.-Japan Strategic Alliances in the Semiconductor Industry:

> Technology Transfer, Competition, and Public Policy (1992)

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2021.html

>

> Oceanography in the Next Decade:

> Building New Partnerships (1993)

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2048.html

>

> The Role of Public Agencies in ing New Technology

> and Innovation in Building (1992)

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2070.html

June 24, 2000

> 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.

>

> ******************************************

>

> " Unhealthy " buildings, urban congestion, and suburban sprawl were among

the

> topics of discussion during a two-day Institute of Medicine Webcast on

> environmental health in the 21st century. Full-length sound files from

each day

> are now available; edited files will be available at a later date.

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/topnews/#0621

>

> ******************************************

> SCIENCE IN THE HEADLINES

>

> Evidence of liquid water was detected in images taken by the Mars Global

> Surveyor spacecraft, NASA announced today. Three recent reports from the

Space

> Studies Board evaluate NASA's Mars program and single out the vital role

played

> by water in framing the scientific priorities for the exploration of the

Red

> Planet.

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0621

>

> Scientists announced today a fossil discovery which challenges the widely

held

> belief that birds descended from dinosaurs. The National Academies has a

number

> of resources available to clarify the role of evolution in science and the

> classroom.

> http://www.nationalacademies.org/headlines/#0623

>

> ******************************************

> SITE HIGHLIGHTS

>

> Regulating biotech crops, fighting tuberculosis, and protecting kids from

> Internet porn are among the topics featured in the summer issue of

NewsReport,

> now available online.

> http://nationalacademies.org/onpi/newsrpt/

>

> ******************************************

> NEW ONLINE CONTENT

>

> Environmental Issues

>

> Read congressional testimony by Crowley, director of the Research

> Council's Board on Radioactive Waste Management, on Yucca Mountain

radioactive

> waste disposal.

>

http://www4.nas.edu/ocga/testimon.nsf/By+Congress/4e43df40a57bda1e8525690700

69ebbd?OpenDocument

>

> ******************************************

> NEW ONLINE BOOKS

>

> Assessment of the Current Status of the U.S. Weather Research Program

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9886.html

>

> Letter Report on the Youth Attitude Tracking Study

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9887.html

>

> Institutional Review Boards and Health Services Research Data Privacy: A

> Workshop Summary

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9890.html

>

> Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9745.html

>

> In Our Own Backyard: Principles for Effective Improvement of the Nation's

> Infrastructure (1994)

> http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2205.html

>

> ******************************************

July 15, 2000

> 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.

>

> ******************************************

> TOP NEWS

>

> While the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's guidelines for

methylmercury

> exposure are generally adequate to protect most people, children of women

who

> consume large amounts of fish and seafood during pregnancy may be at

special

> risk of neurological problems, says a new National Research Council

report.