American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Type: Organization

Name: American Academy of Arts and Sciences

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Visiting lecturer tackles Big Data phenomenon

Posted by UNB on 5/22/13 • Categorized as myUNB,UNB FrederictonDr. Michael Goodchild will give a talk at UNB Fredericton about Big Data at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, June 3, in Room HC25 in Head Hall.The Big Data phenomenon offers great potential for analysis, ... [Published University of New Brunswick - May 22 2013]

Entities: Big Data, Informatics, Royal Society of Canada, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, British Academy

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Is Obama Delivering on Environmental Policy?

Strikingly different views of Obama's environmental record—and of environmental politics generally—have been appearing in the general press. At one extreme the president is portrayed as ineffectual because he lacks an activist base. At the other extreme ... [Published Spectrum Online - May 22 2013]

Entities: Nicholas Lemann, Environmental Policy, Jonathan Chait

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

University of California Berkeley

The Euro Crisis: A Longer-Term View

A public lecture by Barry Eichengreen, UC Berkeley, Economics and Political Science. Barry Eichengreen is the George C. Pardee and Helen N. Pardee Professor of Economics and Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley. He is a Research Associate of ... [Published UCLA International Institue - May 18 2013]

Entities: Barry Eichengreen, University of California Berkeley, Crisis

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Urgent prep work

They didn’t always speak the same language, but climate scientists and disaster relief workers wrapped up a meeting Tuesday in agreement about the importance of leveraging climate insights into improved disaster preparedness as the planet warms. The ... [Published Harvard Gazette - May 17 2013]

Entities: El Niño, Climate, Daniel Schrag

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

New Insight Into the Neurobiology of Depression

What exactly is the pathophysiology behind depression? Recent studies have shown that certain aspects of depression result from maladaptive stress-induced changes in reward circuits of the brain. Dr Eric Nestler and his team are currently looking at the ... [Published Psychiatric Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: neurobiology, Mechanic, Psychiatry, Neuroscience

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 2 reports

Kellogg Company

Paul Brown (KSM '94, McC '94)

Kellogg team wins top prize in global competitionUsing his own tumultuous youth as inspiration, Mawi Asgedom ’08 embraces enthusiasm and fosters leadership skills in America’s studentsJeff Hyman '95 harnesses high tech for a new data-driven weight-loss ... [Published Kellogg School of Management - May 02 2013]

Entities: Paul Brown, Kellogg Company, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Business Plan, Weight Loss

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

3 Illinois professors elected to National Academy of Sciences

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Three faculty members at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have been elected 2013 fellows of the National Academy of Sciences. Eduardo Fradkin, Martin Gruebele and Sharon Hammes-Schiffer are among the 84 new members and 21 ... [Published EurekAlert! - May 01 2013]

Entities: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Alfred P Sloan, American Physical Society

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 2 reports

Luis J. Obregoso (KSM '05)

Entities: Kellogg Company, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Business Plan, Weight Loss

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 2 reports

Google research director and AI expert Peter Norvig elected into AAAS

“Simple models and a lot of data trump more elaborate models based on less data.”With that line, the 2009 paper “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Data” (co-authored by Google co-workers Alon Halevy and Fernando Pereira), Google Director of Research Peter ... [Published GigaOM - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Peter Norvig, Google Inc, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Alon Halevy, Alfred Spector

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 2 reports

Jim Keane (KSM '87)

Jeff Hyman '95 harnesses high tech for a new data-driven weight-loss companyTwo Kellogg professors granted American Academy of Arts and Sciences fellowshipsKellogg and Northwestern students win Rice Business Plan Competition for tech startupMedia management ... [Published Kellogg School of Management - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Jim Keane, Kellogg Company, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Jainism

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

3 Brown professors elected into AAAS

COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITYTHREE BROWN UNIVERSITY professors will be inducted into the American Academy for Arts and Sciences on Oct. 12.PBN Staff Writerhigher educationhigher educationlife sciencesPROVIDENCE – Three Brown University Professors – David ... [Published Providence Business News - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Brown University, Biochemistry, Alfred Bader, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, American Mathematical Society

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 2 reports

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects National and International Scholars, Artists, Philanthropists, Business and

/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Arts and Sciences today announced the election of 198 new members. They include some of the world's most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists, and civic, corporate, and philanthropic l ... [Published NewsBlaze - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Ferrero, The American Academy LLC

Quotes

...5 billion people, and the disappearance of 60-70 percent of Earth's species. "The human populations of Australia and Africa, or course, were wiped out."

Is Obama Delivering on Environmental Policy? [Published Spectrum Online - May 22 2013]

...Laurie Glimcher," said Dr. Christine N Metz, president of AWSM and an investigator at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. "Dr. Glimcher is being awarded the 2013 AWSM Award for Excellence due to her outstanding achievements in science and medicine, her strong leadership skills and her commitment to advancing women's careers. She is a strong role model and deserving of this recognition."

Dr. Laurie Glimcher receives the Advancing Women in Science and Medicine Award [Published EurekAlert! - May 21 2013]

The article explains how Levy has a unique ability to raise funds, making him a critical asset because, "Lincoln Center must raise nearly half its budget every year."

Levy â66 Goes After Unprecedented Amount [Published Hobart and William Smith Colleges - May 16 2013]

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Is Obama Delivering on Environmental Policy? [Published IEEE Spectrum - May 22 2013] <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> Strikingly different views of Obama's environmental record—and of environmental politics generally—have been appearing in the general press. At one extreme the president is portrayed as ineffectual because ...
Stephen Lippard wins faculty’s Killian Award [Published MIT News feed - May 16 2013] Stephen Lippard, who is widely acknowledged as one of the founders of the field of bioinorganic chemistry, is this year’s recipient of MIT’s James R. Killian Jr. Faculty Achievement Award.Established in 1971 to honor MIT’s 10th president, the Killian ...
Five Columbia Faculty Members Elected to the Am... [Published Columbia University News - May 06 2013] Five Columbia professors have been elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, joining some of the world’s most accomplished leaders from academia, business, public affairs, the humanities and the arts in one of the nation’s most prestigious ...
Elson elected fellow of arts and sciences academy [Published WUSTL Medicine & Healthcare News - May 04 2013] Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis faculty member Elliot L. Elson, PhD, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Elson, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, is one ...
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