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  Space Science Encyclopedia Articles @ LaunchBase.org (Launch Base)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Space science, or the space sciences, are fields of science that are concerned with the study or utilization of outer space.
Planetary science (considered a subfield of both Astronomy and Geophysics)
The main article for this category is Space science.
www.launchbase.org /encyclopedia/Space_science   (323 words)

  
 Center for Nanoscale Systems
This project is examining the processes that are shaping public understanding of “nanotechnology” and inflecting the term with social meanings.
The analysis of these data has two goals: (1) improving conceptual understanding of the role of rhetoric in shaping social meanings about science; and (2) providing guidance to scientists and science communicators about how to interact more effectively with varied audiences, including members of the public, policymakers, industrial leaders, and investors.
Bruce V. Lewenstein, Associate Professor, Departments of Science and Technology Studies and of Communication.
www.cns.cornell.edu /TechnologyAndSociety.html   (2228 words)

  
 Welcome to the Stefansson Arctic Institute Home page
ICARP II takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark, 10 - 12 November 2005.The goal of ICARP is to prepare Arctic research plans to guide international cooperation over the next 10-15 years.
The International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) is seeking a new Executive Secretary as the present one is retiring by 1 January 2006.
he European Science Foundation has announced research funding opportunities in circumpolar arctic and subarctic studies for Humanities and Social Science research (BOREAS).
www.svs.is /english   (520 words)

  
 IASSIST Communiqué
Although the focus was on e-science more than social science, the questions and answers might be of interest.
Tiffani Conner, Paula Lackie and Jen Darragh are working on the handouts for an ALA poster session and have found that defining “data” and “data librarian” clearly, in a concise manner, for a non-data audience is really hard.
The actual process may not be as linear as the diagram suggests, but it is important to develop a plan to address the archival considerations that come into play across all stages of the data life cycle.” http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/access/dataprep.pdf
iassistblog.org   (2378 words)

  
 Human Genome Acronym List
AAAS American Association for the Advancement of Science
EORTC European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer
HELSRD Health Effects and Life Science Research Division
www.ornl.gov /sci/techresources/Human_Genome/acronym.html   (248 words)

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