The Biology Of Birds Of Prey

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Up next, the biology of raptors, moving from giant animals to the birds, we're going to talk about here in Boise. Just outside of town is the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area. And that park has one of the highest concentrations of nesting raptors in the world, more than 20 different birds of prey, including golden eagles, red-tailed hawks, screech owls.

They all nest in or migrate around the area, and all that raptor activity has caused another migration. Lots of biologists have flocked to the area to study the birds. Boise State University is one of the only places where you can earn a master's degree in raptor biology. If you're listening and you want to become a master's in raptor biology, this is the place.

But why is it that the raptors like this place so much? And maybe my next guest knows. Maybe they do. Mark Fuller is research wildlife biologist for the U.S. Geological Survey. He's also director of the Raptor Research Center at Boise State University. And Julie Heath is associate professor of biological sciences at Boise State. Welcome to SCIENCE FRIDAY, both of you.

JULIE HEATH: Thank you.

FLATOW: Well, let me ask that question, whoever wants to answer: Why do the raptors love it here so much? Mark, you want to take that up?

MARK FULLER: Sure. Well, the area has two features that are very important to support the high densities. One, mostly due to the cliffs of the Snake River Canyon, there are many, many places for these birds to nest and be out of each other's way. And then on the adjacent plains of the Snake River Plain country, there's lots of vegetation and - prey and vegetation for them to eat and raise their young.

FLATOW: And what is the definition of a raptor?

FULLER: Well, in North America, when we talk about raptors, we- usually are referring to hawks, owls, eagles, falcons, vultures. In Europe, sometimes they separate owls out from raptors.

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Research and Markets: Yeast. Molecular and Cell Biology

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7fzhr8/yeast_molecular) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Yeast. Molecular and Cell Biology" to their offering.

Finally, a stand-alone, all-inclusive textbook on yeast biology.

Based on the feedback resulting from his highly successful monograph, Horst Feldmann has totally rewritten the contents to produce a comprehensive textbook on the topic. The scope has been widened, with almost double the content so as to include all aspects of yeast biology, from genetics via cell biology right up to biotechnology applications.

The cell and molecular biology sections have been vastly expanded, while information on other yeast species has been added, with contributions from additional authors. Naturally, the illustrations are in full color throughout, and the book is backed by a complimentary website.

The resulting textbook caters to the needs of an increasing number of students in biomedical research, cell and molecular biology, microbiology and biotechnology who end up using yeast as an important tool or model organism.

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WFHS teacher named state's top in biology

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When the National Association of Biology Teachers scoured Texas for the best biology teacher they could find, they chose Wichita Falls High School teacher Dan Patrick.

Patrick was named the 2012 recipient of the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for Texas, an honor that is bestowed by the National Association on one top biology teacher in every state.

"It's actually a committee of biology teachers that chooses the winner," Patrick said.

That made the honor a vote of confidence from his peers, he said.

Patrick said his increased involvement in teacher training throughout the state had caused him to become acquainted with a large following of biology teachers in the state and elsewhere.

This is Patrick's 30th year of teaching biology, all of them at WFHS.

"We teach a lot different now on DNA and those kinds of topics. We teach a lot more depth than at the beginning because we know so much more," he said. "I love biology. I've worked to keep abreast of what's going on in the field so I can teach the kids some new stuff."

When he trains teachers as he does increasingly these days he stresses that they must become experts in their subject.

"In education classes they learn so much about technique. They sometimes forget they have to be an expert. I stress that you've got to like your subject enough to really continue to learn it."

Such expertise will be required as the state ramps up the rigor in science and other core subjects.

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So You Want to Write a Book?

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To a working scientist, the idea of writing a book can seem daunting. Is it possible to squeeze in writing on top of the research, teaching, and administrative responsibilities that already fill up the day? But many scientists can, and do, author books, whether they be textbooks, nonfiction for a general audience, or other literary departures from the usual grant proposals, research manuscripts, and review articles.

Its infinitely more work than you think, and its also much more satisfying, says Anne Houtman, a behavioral ecologist and head of the School of Life Sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology, who co-authored the textbook Environmental Science for a Changing World. Ive published a lot of papers, but theres something different about holding a book in your hand, she adds.

Sometimes books come out of teaching a course for which there is no suitable textbook. Or maybe theres something youve always been curious about that you want to explore more deeply than your own research allows. I wrote about the mystery of altruism, says Oren Harman, chair of the Graduate Program in Science, Technology and Society at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, and the author of The Price of Altruism: George Price and the Search for the Origins of Kindness (which won a Los Angeles Times Book Prize for the best science book of 2010 and was featured in The Scientist, September 2011). This is an issue I had been thinking about since I was a kid, he says. I found that kind of passion to be a great way to embark upon a writing project.

The Scientist spoke with researchers turned authors, science journalists, book publishers, and even the editors who hold significant sway over the book youll end up writing. Heres what they had to say.

Wait for tenure For the purposes of a tenure committee, books are not considered peer-reviewed publications. Even though textbooks are often more peer-reviewed than anything youll ever write again in your life, Houtman saysevery single chapter is reviewed by a dozen academics, in addition to editorsthe work is not considered peer-reviewed, and therefore doesnt count toward tenure at most institutions.

Plus, adds Michael G. Fisher, executive editor for science and medicine at Harvard University Press, writing a book takes up so much time, people will wonder why you arent doing research.

Start small If youre interested in writing for a more general audience, one way to test the waters is to write shorter pieces, such as essays for The Chronicle of Higher Education (or The Scientist), op-eds for newspapers, or even book reviews for journals. Its a way to kind of exercise those muscles, says University of Minnesota evolutionary biologist Marlene Zuk, the author of several popular science books, most recently Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life, Love, and Language from the Insect World, from which she adapted an essay for the January 2012 issue of The Scientist. You should know that you like doing that kind of writing, and you should be able to do it in a way that people are going to find interesting.

Those interested in writing textbooks can also start small by writing individual chapters in edited books, adds Harvey Pough of the Rochester Institute of Technology, who has written several higher-level textbooks, including Vertebrate Life, the most widely used textbook for vertebrate zoology courses.

Prepare for endless edits If youre thinking about writing a textbook, keep in mind that it may never really be finished. Many textbooks, especially at the introductory level, require regular updating. Most biology textbooks are on a 3-year cycle, Houtman says. Thats good and thats bad. On the one hand, if it does well and you keep doing editions, then you have a revenue stream for a really long time. . . . This can be your retirement, she says. But that also means that as soon as you put it to press, its time to start preparing for the next edition.

Read You should read not only how-to tomes, but books that exemplify your intended genre. This is particularly true if you want to write for a general audience, says Zuk, who is often surprised to find colleagues who are interested in writing a popular book, but have not read any. Why would I have read them? Zuk recalls people asking. Im not part of that popular audience. But to get a feel for what a general audience likes, you have to become a part of it.

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Research and Markets: Encyclopedia of the Human Brain, Four-Volume Set

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bfkv4d/encyclopedia_of) has announced the addition of Elsevier Science and Technology's new report "Encyclopedia of the Human Brain, Four-Volume Set" to their offering.

In the past decade, enormous strides have been made in understanding the human brain. The advent of sophisticated new imaging techniques (e.g. PET, MRI, MEG, etc.) and new behavioral testing procedures have revolutionized our understanding of the brain, and we now know more about the anatomy, functions, and development of this organ than ever before. However, much of this knowledge is scattered across scientific journals and books in a diverse group of specialties: psychology, neuroscience, medicine, etc. The Encyclopedia of the Human Brain places all information in a single source and contains clearly written summaries on what is known of the human brain.

Covering anatomy, physiology, neuropsychology, clinical neurology, neuropharmacology, evolutionary biology, genetics, and behavioral science, this four-volume encyclopedia contains over 200 peer reviewed signed articles from experts around the world. The Encyclopedia articles range in size from 5-30 printed pages each, and contain a definition paragraph, glossary, outline, and suggested readings, in addition to the body of the article. Lavishly illustrated, the Encyclopedia includes over 1000 figures, many in full color. Managing both breadth and depth, the Encyclopedia is a must-have reference work for life science libraries and researchers investigating the human brain.

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Vilanayur Ramachandran is Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition and professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University of California, San Diego. He is additionally an adjunct professor of biology at the Salk Institute.

Dr. Ramachandran obtained an MD from Stanley Medical College and PhD from Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, where he was elected a senior Rouse Ball Scholar.

He has received many honors and awards including a fellowship from All Souls College, Oxford, an honorary doctorate from Connecticut College, a Gold Medal from the Australian National University, and the Ariens Kappers Medal from the Royal Nederlands Academy of Sciences for landmark contributions in neuroscience.

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AccentCare Selects PeopleAnswers for Pre-Employment Screening

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PeopleAnswers HR Solution to Help Hire Right Employees to Support Growth and Continue Quality In-Home Health Care

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PeopleAnswers and AccentCare, Inc., one of the nations largest home health care companies, today announced a new software licensing agreement. AccentCare will use PeopleAnswers HR solution for pre-employment selection to help identify and hire its sales and clinical management team across the companys 10-state service area.

Demand continues to rise for in-home health care services, a trend that fuels our rapid growth but never distracts us from our goal to provide patients, clients and their families with compassionate, quality care

Demand continues to rise for in-home health care services, a trend that fuels our rapid growth but never distracts us from our goal to provide patients, clients and their families with compassionate, quality care, said Chris Knipp, senior vice president and chief human resources officer, AccentCare. PeopleAnswers combines behavioral science with technology to create a sophisticated yet easy-to-use tool to help us identify high-caliber candidates for these critical roles who will fit our service-oriented culture and potentially advance within the company.

AccentCare will initially use PeopleAnswers employee assessment software to identify, select and hire sales, account management and clinician leadership personnel nationwide, roles critical to the companys success. To help select the best candidate matches, PeopleAnswers will identify the Behavioral DNA of existing employees in these roles to create customized, behaviorally based Performance Profiles. Hiring managers will use PeopleAnswers as a guide for interview content, onboarding, employee development and succession planning. PeopleAnswers will integrate with the applicant tracking system AccentCare currently uses to create a seamless recruitment process.

While the home health care industry readies itself for significant growth and change, AccentCare is preparing to succeed by ensuring it has the right staff on board, said Gabriel Goncalves, CEO and president, PeopleAnswers. The PeopleAnswers team has developed a patented, science-based HR solution proven to help managers hire the right candidates to enhance care while also improving employee retention.

About AccentCare

AccentCare, Inc., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is one of the nations leaders in home health care services. Nearly 20,000 highly trained, dedicated professional caregivers provide comprehensive services that range from personal, non-medical care to skilled nursing, rehabilitation and hospice. AccentCare has over 125 locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

About PeopleAnswers

PeopleAnswers, voted one of Dallas best places to work, provides patented next-generation, web-based talent assessment systems to help maximize the quality of every hire, reduce turnover and streamline the selection process. Clients are from multiple industries including financial services, healthcare, hospitality, property management and retail. For more information, please visit http://www.PeopleAnswers.com and http://blog.PeopleAnswers.com/.

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Behavioral expert exploits tactics used by retailers, aids readers in becoming smart shoppers

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"Supermarket Shoppology" will help readers see through retail sales tricks and become a smarter shopper

Unpacking the bags from a trip to the supermarket can be a frightening reminder of exactly how much was just spent. According to Phillip Adcock, a behavioral expert with more than three decades of human analysis, supermarket bills are topped only by mortgages. His new book will help readers to become smart shoppers and cut down on the grocery bill without cutting down on the groceries.

Wanting to help people become smart shoppers based on innate scientific principles, Adcock has written Supermarket Shoppology: The Science of Supermarket Shopping, and a Strategy to Spend Less and Get More. The insight the book offers provides an insiders guide to the methods supermarkets use to influence shoppers, coupled with a logical method to retain control of the desire to spend by offering tips on how to save money.

The influence that stores have engineered results in the average household spending more in the supermarket than on anything else, except the mortgage, said Adcock.

Adcock feels that Supermarket Shoppology could become a Bible for those who are quick to throw the contents of every shelf into their shopping cart. The book aims to explain what techniques the supermarkets use to influence even the most discerning shopper. It also offers sound techniques and strategies on how to save money by spending less and getting more, avoiding buyers remorse and spending more wisely.

Human evolution has a powerful effect on how we shop. In the book I explore the basis of our evolutionary development while explaining how it still drives us to the checkouts with full carts Adcock adds.

The explanation is followed by a logical and practical step-by-step approach to becoming smart shoppers, and becoming able to make more calculated decisions and ultimately develop into a wiser shopper with hard earned cash.

Readers will also be treated to an interesting insight into the process from the retailers end. With billions spent every year on marketing, advertising and research, all aimed at influencing the captive in-store audience, Adcock delivers advice for taking back control and not succumbing to the every wish of consumer engineers.

Put simply, Supermarket Shoppology aims to bring the fast-buying supermarket-a-holic back to their senses; turning them into more considerable shoppers with more money left in the bank and more in their kitchen cupboards Adcock concludes.

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MicroMass Launches Health Behavior Group to Help Life Science Companies Improve Patient Health Outcomes

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CARY, N.C., Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Leveraging 18 years of experience in studying and shaping human health behavior, MicroMass Communications has formed a new consulting practice to help life science companies meet the growing demand for patient-centricity, an approach that drives positive patient experiences and outcomes, both of which are critical areas of focus in the new healthcare environment.

The new division, the MicroMass Health Behavior Group (www.micromasshbg.com), specializes in identifying ways of motivating patients and other audiences to adopt behaviors that lead to better health outcomes. Behavioral science has always been central to MicroMass campaigns for full-service clients, but the newly formed Health Behavior Group will now provide consulting services, giving pharmaceutical companies greater access to the agency's unrivaled behavioral expertise.

"With patient-centricity affecting the entire healthcare sector, we developed a more robust agency model to help marketers arrive at effective business solutions," said Alyson Connor, MicroMass partner and senior vice president of strategic and behavioral sciences. "Many healthcare marketers seek patient insights and strategic counseling for specific campaigns, while others seek insights and counseling to drive their broader marketing efforts." She says the MicroMass Health Behavior Group is structured to meet both kinds of needs, leveraging the agency's extensive experience and intellectual property on human health behavior to help marketers better understand and shape customer behaviors.

Jessica Brueggeman to Lead New GroupJessica Brueggeman, a 12-year veteran of MicroMass, has been appointed to lead the new practice. As vice president, Health Behavior Group, she will oversee the agency's staff of behaviorists to deliver evidence-based business strategies that can be applied across multiple audiences, including patients, healthcare providers, caregivers and payers.

"We're seeing tremendous interest from clients and prospects in crafting a truly patient-centric approach to marketing," she said, noting that the future success of pharma companies will depend on how well they function as agents of behavioral change.

"As pharma shifts its focus from products to health outcomes, it's essential to understand what motivates patients to take appropriate actions regarding their health," she said. "Formalizing MicroMass's behavioral services into a dedicated consulting group gives us the opportunity to partner with clients to help them build new capabilities in behavior change."

Formerly director of behavioral services at MicroMass, Brueggeman brings extensive experience in behavioral science, public health, nursing and pharmaceutical marketing to her new role. She has worked in a wide range of therapeutic areas, including metabolic diseases, respiratory diseases, oncology, neurology and nephrology. She has also conducted research and written articles on a variety of health-behavior topics, including the MicroMass Metabolic Mindset study and an independent MicroMass analysis of patient support programs in 13 chronic diseases.

Brueggeman earned a Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

About MicroMass Communications, Inc.MicroMass is a healthcare marketing agency specializing in digital, relationship marketing, and non-personal promotion. The company's unique expertise in human health behavior allows for the creation of highly effective solutions for patients and healthcare providers. Building off a foundation in behavioral science, MicroMass translates academic rigor into practical marketing solutions. Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Cary, N.C., MicroMass has created award-winning programs for some of the most respected names in the life sciences. For more information, visit http://www.micromass.com.

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Few happy endings on 'Grey's Anatomy'

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Ellen Pompeo of "Grey's Anatomy."

By Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter

[Warning: This story contains spoilers from Thursday's ninth season premiere of "Grey's Anatomy."]

After losing Lexie (and Teddy) last year, "Grey's Anatomy" opened its ninth season with a look to its future as Seattle Grace welcomed a new batch of interns as the deadly plane crash claimed its second victim during Thursday's season premiere.

Opening with a familiar scene -- a new intern walking Seattle Grace's halls on her way to meet a feared doctor to the same Rilo Kiley song from its premiere -- the residents-turned-attendings experienced some major role reversals as everyone is dealing with the after-effects of the crash in a different way.

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"Going, Going, Gone" was (in a way) a tribute to Mark Sloan (the departingEric Dane), who became the second fatality from the crash. The episode, which interweaved flashbacks -- complete with brand-new footage -- to Derek's wedding to Addison as well as Callie and Arizona's nuptials, flashed forward to 30 days after the crash that claimed the life of Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh) and found most everyone back in Seattle but with a new set of hurdles to overcome: Arizona had to have her leg amputated, Cristina has moved on to Minnesota, April left the medical industry and Derek's medical future remains up in the air.

Meet the New Interns:Gaius Charles' Shane,Camilla Luddington's Jo Wilson andTina Majorino's Heather are among the new batch of interns who must contend with a "Nazi" of their own -- Meredith. While some are ahead of the curve (Jo), others have found new friends (Heather) to spend time with. Early on, Jo is bearing the brunt of Meredith's wrath, but at the same time excelling to the point where she earns her first solo surgery (which doesn't exactly go her way).

Meredith (Ellen Pompeo):Dealing with the aftermath of the crash, Meredith has gone one beyond her former dark and twisty persona into "Medusa," an attending who instills fear in her interns. She's yet to process Lexie's death and high-tails it from Mark's bedside as a way to avoid addressing the epic losses in her life. At the airport, she runs into Alex and lets him have it for leaving without saying goodbye. "Nothing is the same, everything is different, everyone is leaving and everyone is dying," she tells him. After boarding the plane for Minnesota, she's unable to fly and instead hits the bar where she has a Facetime conversation with Cristina.

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Grey's Anatomy: Shonda Rhimes Explains Killing Off Eric Dane's Character

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Thursday night was a difficult evening for many a "Grey's Anatomy" fan.

Dr. Mark Sloan, aka McSteamy (played by Eric Dane), said his final farewell to the halls of Seattle Grace on the show's Season 9 premiere, after he was taken off life support and subsequently passed away.

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"Grey's" creator addressed the reasoning behind the loss of McSteamy in a blog post on Friday, writing, "For me, this [death] is the most tragic. I'm VERY attached to Mark Sloan. He's part of the fabric of the show."

Shonda explained that if Mark had lived, he would be forced to grieve for Dr. Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh, who died in the crash during the Season 8 finale), and that storyline would've been too painful for one of her favorite characters.

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"That doesn't sound like what I want for my beloved Mark Sloan," she wrote. "So, I fought it and I debated it and tossed and turned about it but in the end, I had to do what was right for the integrity of the character... So Mark dies. And he and Lexie get to be together in a way. Their love remains true."

Another shocker? Dr. Arizona Robbins (played by Jessica Capshaw) survived the Season 8 finale plane crash, but lost part of her leg.

Jessica took to Twitter to share her relief over her character's survival.

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DOD Hiring Pathology Informatics Assistant (Bethesda, MD)

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NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover Report #8 – Video

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28-09-2012 16:40 A NASA's Mars Curiosity rover team member gives an update on developments and status of the planetary exploration mission. The Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft delivered Curiosity to its target area on Mars at 1:31:45 am EDT on Aug. 6, which includes the 13.8 minutes needed for confirmation of the touchdown to be radioed to Earth at the speed of light. The rover will conduct a nearly two-year prime mission to investigate whether the Gale Crater region of Mars ever offered conditions favorable for microbial life. Curiosity carries 10 science instruments with a total mass 15 times as large as the science payloads on NASA's Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Some of the tools, such as a laser-firing instrument for checking rocks' elemental composition from a distance, are the first of their kind on Mars. Curiosity will use a drill and scoop, which are located at the end of its robotic arm, to gather soil and powdered samples of rock interiors, then sieve and parcel out these samples into the rover's analytical laboratory instruments.

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ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel Announces New Co-Chairs from Public and Private Sectors

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ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel Announces New Co-Chairs from Public and Private Sectors Register Now for October 30 NSP Meeting in Washington, DC New York September 27, 2012

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is pleased to announce that Shaun Clancy, Ph.D., and Ajit Jillavenkatesa, Ph.D., have agreed to serve as the co-chairs of the ANSI Nanotechnology Standards Panel (NSP), which will hold its next meeting on October 30, 2012, in Washington, DC.

Dr. Clancy is the director of product regulatory services for Evonik Degussa Corporation, and is the current chair of the American Chemistry Councils Health, Product, and Science Policy Committee. Dr. Jillavenkatesa is the senior standards policy advisor for the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC), and serves as executive secretary of the Subcommittee on Standards within the National Science and Technology Councils Committee on Technology. Both Dr. Clancy and Dr. Jillavenkatesa serve as active members of the ANSI-accredited U.S. Technical Advisory Group (TAG) to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 229, Nanotechnologies. Dr. Clancy is also the current chair of ISO TC 229s Task Group (TG) 2, Consumer and societal dimensions of nanotechnologies. Dr. Clancy and Dr. Jillavenkatesas joint leadership of the ANSI-NSP reflects the role of the NSP as a public- private-sector collaborative for the coordination and discussion of nanotechnology standardization issues.

Nanotechnology, linked to nanoscale science and engineering, involves the understanding and control of matter at the nanoscale (approximately 1-to-100 nanometers), where unique phenomena allow for innovation and novel technological applications. Formed in 2004, the ANSI-NSP serves as the cross-sector coordinating body and works to provide a forum for standards developing organizations (SDOs), government entities, academia, and industry to identify needs and establish recommendations for the creation or updating of standards related to nanotechnology and nanomaterials.

The ANSI-NSP meeting on October 30, 2012 will be from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the offices of the law firm Sidley Austin LLP (1501 K Street NW, Washington, DC. The meeting will consider whether current nanotechnology standards activities meet existing stakeholder needs, as well as discuss the impact of existing standards on research and development and possibilities for greater collaboration between stakeholders in this area.

Attendance at the meeting is free. Individuals planning to attend the October NSP meeting may register online here. For more information, visit the event Web page or contact Heather Benko (hbenko@ansi.org), ANSI senior manager, nanotechnology standardization activities.

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