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Military personnel show brain changes similar to those in retired football players suspected to have CTE
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- Written by Leigh Hopper Leigh Hopper
- Published: 23 July 2018 23 July 2018
Los Angeles, California - In a small study of military personnel who had suffered head trauma and had reported memory and mood problems, UCLA researchers found brain changes similar to those seen in retired football players who may have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head.
NASA Brings Latest Aerospace Technologies to AirVenture 2018
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- Written by Matt Kamlet Matt Kamlet
- Published: 22 July 2018 22 July 2018
Oshkosh, Wisconsin - Visitors to AirVenture Oshkosh 2018 can get a close look at the latest in NASA aerospace technology during the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual airshow Monday, July 23, through Sunday, July 29, at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
New study again proves Einstein right
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- Written by Jennifer Chu Jennifer Chu
- Published: 22 July 2018 22 July 2018
Cambridge, Massachusetts - The universe should be a predictably symmetrical place, according to a cornerstone of Einstein’s theory of special relativity, known as Lorentz symmetry. This principle states that any scientist should observe the same laws of physics, in any direction, and regardless of one’s frame of reference, as long as that object is moving at a constant speed.
ASU molecular sciences professor receives NSF CAREER Award
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 22 July 2018 22 July 2018
Tempe, Arizona - Nick Stephanopoulos, assistant professor in Arizona State University's School of Molecular Sciences and member of the Biodesign Institute’s Center for Molecular Design and Biomimetics, has been named as a recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award.
ASU researcher appointed to NSF STEM Education Advisory Panel
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- Published: 22 July 2018 22 July 2018
Tempe, Arizona - Kimberly Scott, ASU professor of women and gender studies and founding director of Arizona State University's Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology, has been appointed to a new National Science Foundation panel focused on innovation in science, technology, engineering and math education.
ASU New College professors awarded National Science Foundation funding
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- Published: 22 July 2018 22 July 2018
Tempe, Arizona - Tess Neal, assistant professor of psychology, and Nicholas Schweitzer, associate professor with the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, both in Arizona State University's New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, have been awarded $14,772 in supplemental REU funding from the National Science Foundation to hire and mentor undergraduate research assistants. This funding supplements their grant, "Calibration in Court: Jurors' Use of Scientific Information."
Dr. Steve Goldman Appointed to C. Leonard Pfeiffer Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine at UA Sarver Heart Center
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- Written by Katie Maass Katie Maass
- Published: 22 July 2018 22 July 2018
Tucson, Arizona - Steve Goldman, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, was named to fill the prestigious C. Leonard Pfeiffer Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine at the UA Sarver Heart Center.