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New York Computer Science and Economics Day
Monday, November 9, 2009 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | This meeting brings together researchers in the New York metropolitan area with interests in Computer Science, Economics, Marketing and Business, and a common focus in understanding and developing the economics of internet activity. More

Is Alzheimer's Disease Type 3 Diabetes?
What is the connection between dysregulated neuronal insulin signaling and Alzheimer's disease? In a recent Academy webinar, some researchers argued that the neurodegenerative disease should be considered a type of diabetes. More

Biomarkers in Brain Disease
In this Annals volume experts discuss the latest advances in biomarker technologies and biomarker development for brain disorders. More
Events
Can Markets Undergo Phase Transitions?

Monday, November 9, 2009 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Speaker: Lisa Borland, PhD (Evnine and Associates)

Dr. Lisa Borland applies methods from theoretical physics to understand the dynamics of financial markets. At this symposium, she will present her recent work “Statistical Signatures in Times of Panic: Markets as a Self-Organizing System”.

Water and Health

Celebrating 150 Years of "Origin of Species"

Genome Integrity Discussion Group Meeting
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eBriefing
Type 2 Diabetes Disparities in Ethnic Minorities

Minority populations in the United States bear a disproportionate burden of diabetes and related conditions. As a new eBriefing reports, the causes include genetics, social factors, and a need for more culturally sensitive approaches from the healthcare industry.

Annals Glucocorticoids and Mood

Cover Story In Green Company

Feature Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists

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Steven Gubser Pens Little Book of String Theory

The 2008 Blavatnik Award winner offers a beginners' guide to the "theory of everything."

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Eva Pastalkova Wins $25,000 Gruber Award
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Physicist Stanley M. Forman Dies
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Eric Kandel's In Search of Memory Featured at Imagine Science Films Festival

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