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Mother Nature Knows Nano - Scientists Use DNA and Gold Particles to Engineer Nanotube Structures (1/1/09, National Science Foundation)

 

Looking Back and Looking Forward: The Year of Environmental Challenge Makes Way for a Year of Opportunity (12/31/08, United Nations Environment Programme)

 

TV Ads Themselves Contribute to Child Obesity (12/31/08, National Academies)

 

2009 Look Ahead: Nuclear Prospects, Transitions (12/29/08, International Atomic Energy Agency)

 

2008 in Review: Changing Nuclear Perspectives (12/29/08, International Atomic Energy Agency)

 

Viruses, Start Your Engines! - Researchers Find What Drives One of Nature's Powerful, Nanoscale Motors (12/29/08, National Science Foundation)

 

FDA Approves Drug for Patients with Advanced Prostate Cancer (12/29/08, U.S. Food and Drug Administration)

 

Public Comment Period Extended for Omaha Lead Site (12/29/08, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)

 

 

Geothermal Energy Rocks! (12/24/08, United Nations Environment Programme); also see Hot Prospect - Geothermal Electricity Set for Rift Valley Lift-Off in 2009 (12/8/08, United Nations Environment Programme)

 

First Detection of Ebola-Reston Virus in Pigs - FAO/OIE/WHO Offer Assistance to the Philippines (12/23/08, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization)

 

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City of Kenosha Seeking Risk, Safety and Environmental Manager. The City of Kenosha, Wisconsin, will receive applications through January 15, 2009, for the city's risk, safety and environmental manager position, which is listed at http://www.kenosha.org/departments/personnel/index.html and is described in this PDF file. (posted 12/29/08)

 

16th World Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine (WCDEM 2009), to be convened May 12-14, 2009, in Victoria, Canada, will be devoted to equipping health professionals to prepare for and respond to disasters and health emergencies around the world. It is the premier event for the discussion of disaster and emergency health. Doctors, nurses, paramedics, health researchers, emergency planners, and any medical professionals involved with disaster and emergency health are urged to attend.

 

WCDEM 2009 will be a great opportunity for professionals from around the world to share the most up-to-date information regarding the science and advances in health care during everyday emergencies and disasters. Abstract submission (through January 5, 2009), registration, and information are available at http://www.wcdem2009.org/. (posted 12/19/08)

 

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