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- Report: Bat numbers plummet across area 3 Jan 2010 06:52 GMT
... said Al Hicks, a state wildlife biologist. Researchers meticulously counted hibernating bats in 23 caves ... New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. Stricken bats burn through their winter fat ... through their winter fat stores before spring. Scientists believe a fungus that thrives in cold, ...
- A boost to the search for extraterrestrial life 3 Jan 2010 06:52 GMT
... now broadly embraced as important and rigorous science, and astronomers and astrobiologists in an increasing ... Green Bank National Radio Astronomy Observatory in West Virginia to listen for extraterrestrial signals, and so ... — us," he said. Although disappointing to scientists searching for intelligent life beyond Earth, the ...
- Burroughs heading to Elbert library 3 Jan 2010 05:52 GMT
... recently earned her master's degree in library science from the University of Alabama, has worked with ... and as treasurer during the organization's annual scientific assembly. Cook currently practices family medicine in ... of the University of Georgia (1987) and West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (1993). His medical ...
- Eugene V. Cilento and Glen H. Hiner: Engineering faculty grateful for investment 3 Jan 2010 05:33 GMT
... to help educate the next generation of scientists and engineers. Why is private giving so important to West Virginia University and to our college? There are ... help us recruit talented students into the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines and ...
- Home-schooling in rural West Virginia 3 Jan 2010 05:10 GMT
... The family is among a number of West Virginia families choosing to home-school, and according to ... one subject, from literature to math and science. Fascinated by marine life and prehistoric creatures, ... above public-school students on standardized academic achievement tests, Ray said in a report. "On average ...
- Delegate wants to ban gender factor in health insurance 2 Jan 2010 18:50 GMT
... the same age doesn't light up. In West Virginia and most other states, insurance companies that ... center's West Virginia findings with state lawmakers. Researchers had studied the state's best-selling health plans ...
- State Oil and Gas Regulators Are Spread Too Thin to Do Their Jobs 2 Jan 2010 18:42 GMT
... he wheeled his state-owned pickup off the West Virginia highway and onto the rocky field where ... which is expected to soon have the fastest rate of growth. As regulators' workloads have ... ProPublica's director of research Lisa Schwartz and researcher Kitty Bennett. ...
- Weekend Guide (12/31/2009) 2 Jan 2010 06:54 GMT
... GALLERY Carnegie Mellon University Campus, Oakland. 412-268-3168. "Experimental Geography," a group show guest curated by ... same-day access Carnegie Museum of Art. ***CARNEGIE SCIENCE CENTER One Allegheny Ave., North Shore, 412-237-3400. ... Display building with 30 trolleys from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and Brazil. Weekdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; ...
- Wild pigs found in most of U.S. 2 Jan 2010 05:55 GMT
... hog expert at the Savannah River National Laboratory in South Carolina, has documented and categorized ... reaches a critical mass and gains what scientists say is a permanent foothold, Mayer said. ... Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia. Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, ...
- Hands Off the Watershed 2 Jan 2010 05:54 GMT
... the Marcellus Shale, which runs northward from West Virginia into New York's southern tier. The state ... commissioned by the city, and written by scientists and engineers who specialize in gas drilling, ...
- Charities continue to find ways to give back 2 Jan 2010 05:15 GMT
... chronic homelessness. The Children's Home Society of West Virginia even found a home for twin baby ... They have even been known to do science projects. They can get together as groups ... a lifetime home. We call it our greatest Christmas miracle. "In the future, I would ...
- Our Readers Speak - Jan. 2, 2010 2 Jan 2010 05:14 GMT
... these tree huggers aren't out to wipe West Virginia off the map; these people just don't ... of World Watch magazine, two World Bank scientists have claimed that meat production may account ...
- CALHOUN POPULATION PREDICTED TO DECLINE - "Peaceful Retreat In Maddening Crowd" 2 Jan 2010 05:13 GMT
... DECLINE - "Peaceful Retreat In Maddening Crowd" Researchers are predicting the Calhoun County census will ... 10,318(2005) 10,303(2010) 10,307(2015) 10,298(2020) 10,274(2025) 10,208(2030) 10,103(2035) West Virginia will see a gain in population, according ...
- Control of spin-wave phase and wavelength by electric current on the microscopic scale 2 Jan 2010 04:32 GMT
... for Applied Physics and Center for Nonlinear Science, University of Muenster, Corrensstasse 2-4, 48149 Muenster, ... 2-4, 48149 Muenster, Germany Department of Physics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA demonstrate ... University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, USA demonstrate experimentally the ability to control by electric current ...
- Charities continue to find ways to give back in New Year 2 Jan 2010 02:55 GMT
... chronic homelessness. The Children's Home Society of West Virginia even found a home for twin baby ... They have even been known to do science projects. They can get together as groups ... a lifetime home. We call it our greatest Christmas miracle. "In the future, I would ...
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