- Life Sciences - Feb 22
AAAS Notebook: Faculty views range across natural world, human health, more - Medicine - Feb 22
Newly approved drug for metastatic melanoma nearly doubles median survival - - Feb 22
Sussex bees and blooms on BBC Two this evening - Physics - Feb 22
Laser radar illuminates the way to deep space - Physics - Feb 22
Fastest wind from stellar mass black hole discovered - Electroengineering - Feb 22
Engineers create wireless, self- propelled medical device - Arts - Feb 22
Cantor exhibition showcases Stanford’s collection of Native American paintings - Life Sciences - Feb 22
Yale’s Nelson gets $8.4 million grant to study photosynthesis - Electroengineering - Feb 22
Researchers Build First Physical "Metatronic" Circuit - Psychology - Feb 22
Planning how to manage your mood can help you succeed this Lent - Life Sciences - Feb 22
Surprising diversity at a synapse hints at complex diversity of neural circuitry - Literature - Feb 22
Archive Chronicling History of San Diego’s Chicano Movement to Go Digital - Business - Feb 22
Levers to cut the rate of home repossessions in the UK - Medicine - Feb 22
A faster way to catch cells - Physics - Feb 22
A new twist on nanowires - Life Sciences - Feb 22
Familiarity breeds contempt in cleaner fish
By category
AdministrationChemistry
Physics
Computer Science
Environmental Sciences
Earth Sciences
Life Sciences
Medicine
Business
Literature
History
Psychology
Social Sciences
» » more
science wire
"Science Wire" gives access to latest science news from research centers and R&D companies.
Category
Official Event | Administration/Government | Civil Engineering | Electroengineering/Microtechnics | Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics | Agronomy/Food Science | Chemistry | Mathematics | Physics/Astronomy | Computer Science/Telecom | Environmental Sciences | Earth Sciences | Life Sciences | Medicine/Pharmacology | Veterinary Science | Business/Economics | Law/Forensics | Literature/Linguistics | History/Philosophy | Pedagogy/Education Science | Psychology | Social Sciences | Media Sciences/Political Sciences | Architecture | Arts and Design | Sport Sciences | Interdisciplinary/All Categories |
Arts and Design
Arts and Design
22.02.2012
Highlights from Stanford's Native American paintings collection are showcased in Memory and Markets: Pueblo Painting in the Early 20th Century The works at the Cantor Arts Center celebrate the emergence of Native American painters in the modern art market, beginning in Santa Fe in the 1930s.
Arts and Design
21.02.2012
A series of recitals organised by poet John Kinsella look at the relationship between song lyrics and poetry, inviting renowned musicians to perform their poetry and lyrics without instruments at Cambridge University.
Arts and Design - Official Event
18.02.2012
Arts and Design - Business/Economics
16.02.2012
Amy Gutmann, president of the University of Pennsylvania, has been re-appointed chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues by President Obama.
Arts and Design - Administration/Government
14.02.2012
New beats for old sounds on the island of Java are redefining and reviving local identities, writes JAMES GIGGACHER.
Arts and Design
14.02.2012
Business/Economics - Arts and Design
10.02.2012
Author and philosopher Martha Nussbaum says a declining emphasis on the study of the humanities could lead to a world of "useful profit makers with no imaginations." From the United States to India and the United Kingdom, humanities and arts programs are being cut at all levels of education.
Arts and Design - Architecture
08.02.2012
National recommendations for using public money to build arts venues are only succeeding in enforcing a system that is already flawed, a new study concludes.
Arts and Design
08.02.2012
Exhibition reveals the secrets of Antarctica
Landscapes of Exploration is being held in the Peninsula Arts Gallery – within the University’s Roland Levinsky Building – and draws together for the first time the works of 10 visual artists, one musician and three writers who undertook residencies in the Antarctic between 2001 and 2009.
Landscapes of Exploration is being held in the Peninsula Arts Gallery – within the University’s Roland Levinsky Building – and draws together for the first time the works of 10 visual artists, one musician and three writers who undertook residencies in the Antarctic between 2001 and 2009.
History/Philosophy - Arts and Design
07.02.2012
A film series explores the dynamic relationship between the cinema and the profound social impact of the automobile during the 20th century.
Business/Economics - Arts and Design
07.02.2012
Medicine/Pharmacology - Arts and Design
06.02.2012
—Professor Gillian Griffiths Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that show glimpses of the natural and man-made world in stunning close-up.
Arts and Design - Official Event
03.02.2012
Innovative composer appeals for iPad and iPhone owners to join him in music collaboration
Owners of Apple iPads and iPhones are invited to be part of an open ‘iOrchestra’ next week and perform a large-scale composition by a University composer.
Owners of Apple iPads and iPhones are invited to be part of an open ‘iOrchestra’ next week and perform a large-scale composition by a University composer.
Arts and Design
03.02.2012
Aphasia: A Stanford music professor's work, with hand gestures and odd sounds, about obsessive attention to ridiculous things Mangled vocal samples, random icons and precise hand gestures come together in a mesmerizing performance by Stanford music scholar Mark Applebaum.
Arts and Design - History/Philosophy
01.02.2012
The Scott Polar Research Institute is proud to have provided the inspiration for a major new composition by leading British composer, Cecilia McDowall.
Arts and Design
31.01.2012
Penn Director of Rare Book and Manuscript Library to Speak at Advanced Networks and the Arts & Humanities Symposium
MAGPI, the University of Pennsylvania's Internet2 hub, will host the Advanced Networks and the Arts & Humanities Symposium on Thursday Feb.
MAGPI, the University of Pennsylvania's Internet2 hub, will host the Advanced Networks and the Arts & Humanities Symposium on Thursday Feb.
Life Sciences - Arts and Design
29.01.2012
Yale lectures focus on music and human evolution
The 2012 Shulman Lectures in Science and the Humanities will explore the human capacity for music-making and music perception in light of new developments in evolutionary science and theory.
The 2012 Shulman Lectures in Science and the Humanities will explore the human capacity for music-making and music perception in light of new developments in evolutionary science and theory.
Arts and Design
21.01.2012
Kettle's Yard has unveiled its 2012 New Music Series featuring 12 cutting edge concerts performed by world class musicians.
History/Philosophy - Arts and Design
19.01.2012
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life to open Jan. 22
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, Berkeley's Bancroft Library, the latest addition to the city's burgeoning downtown arts and culture district, is opening to the public on Sunday, Jan.
The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life at the University of California, Berkeley's Bancroft Library, the latest addition to the city's burgeoning downtown arts and culture district, is opening to the public on Sunday, Jan.
Arts and Design - Physics/Astronomy
19.01.2012
Violin and subatomic particle duet set to be performed at leading UK particle physics lab
One of the world’s leading physics laboratories is set to stage a unique musical duet between a violinist and radioactive subatomic particles later this month.
One of the world’s leading physics laboratories is set to stage a unique musical duet between a violinist and radioactive subatomic particles later this month.
Arts and Design - Literature/Linguistics
18.01.2012
An exhibition curated at the Bodleian Library by an English academic and a Music professor uncovers the story behind the largest donation ever made to the library.
Arts and Design
18.01.2012
A little known Shostakovich violin sonata fragment is to be heard for the first time in the UK at a special University of Manchester performance today (19 January).
Arts and Design
16.01.2012
Arts and Design - Business/Economics
12.01.2012
In "The Oxford Handbook of Sound Studies" (Oxford University Press), co-editor Trevor Pinch, professor of sociology and of science and technology studies, takes a look at how sound is experienced in machine shops, design studios, private homes and dance clubs.
Medicine/Pharmacology - Arts and Design
11.01.2012
Eight Professors Named 2012 Penn Fellows
PHILADELPHIA - Eight University of Pennsylvania professors have been named Penn Fellows for 2012.
PHILADELPHIA - Eight University of Pennsylvania professors have been named Penn Fellows for 2012.
Arts and Design - Administration/Government
03.01.2012
Schulich School of Music scholars among winners of Digging into Data Challenge
Will use computers to study changes in Western musical style from 1300 to 1900 An international team of scholars led by Julie Cumming, Associate Dean of McGill's Schulich School of Music, is amo
Will use computers to study changes in Western musical style from 1300 to 1900 An international team of scholars led by Julie Cumming, Associate Dean of McGill's Schulich School of Music, is amo
Arts and Design - Official Event
20.12.2011
Prince Charles and Durham expert in Christmas Day documentary on composer of ‘Jerusalem' A Durham music expert will star alongside Prince Charles in a Christmas Day programme about the composer of some of Britain's best known anthems.
Arts and Design
16.12.2011
Oil paintings from University of Birmingham go online for the first time
Public Invited to Tag Paintings to Help Build a National Online Catalogue The Public Catalogue Foundation (PCF), in partnership with the BBC, today announced that all oil paintings in public owner
Public Invited to Tag Paintings to Help Build a National Online Catalogue The Public Catalogue Foundation (PCF), in partnership with the BBC, today announced that all oil paintings in public owner
Business/Economics - Arts and Design
14.12.2011
The 2011 UCL Research Strategy calls for a transformation of the understanding of the role of our comprehensive research-intensive university in the 21st century.
Arts and Design
08.12.2011
Australia’s future opera stars to study in Melbourne
20 Dec 2011 Eight of the country's best and brightest opera singers have been selected for a new National Graduate Opera Program that will run next year as part of a collaboration between the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne and Victorian Opera.
20 Dec 2011 Eight of the country's best and brightest opera singers have been selected for a new National Graduate Opera Program that will run next year as part of a collaboration between the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, University of Melbourne and Victorian Opera.
Arts and Design - Earth Sciences
06.12.2011
Two Artists Are Better Than One?
All the artworks pictured below are featured in the Oceanside Museum of Art exhibition "Vantage Point: UCSD Visual Dialogues." A seemingly unstable sculpture is the first thing that meets the eye
All the artworks pictured below are featured in the Oceanside Museum of Art exhibition "Vantage Point: UCSD Visual Dialogues." A seemingly unstable sculpture is the first thing that meets the eye
Arts and Design
30.11.2011
Medicine/Pharmacology - Arts and Design
29.11.2011
For those with dementia, personhood persists
The scene: a long-term care home that serves elderly residents with dementia. It's lunchtime. A resident is wheeled to the table in a wheelchair.
The scene: a long-term care home that serves elderly residents with dementia. It's lunchtime. A resident is wheeled to the table in a wheelchair.
Arts and Design
24.11.2011
Music is more than just sound. Sharing many features with language, it has all the hallmarks of a communicative system, as Cambridge researchers are showing.
Arts and Design
23.11.2011
University helps British Art Show 7 'moove' on
Plymouth University’s digital expertise has been drawn upon for a ‘mooving’ farewell as the UK’s biggest contemporary arts event draws to a close in the city.
Plymouth University’s digital expertise has been drawn upon for a ‘mooving’ farewell as the UK’s biggest contemporary arts event draws to a close in the city.
Arts and Design
18.11.2011
Meet Patrick Amsellem - new head of the Museum of Public Art in Lund…
Meet Patrick Amsellem who is leaving his job as curator at the Brooklyn Museum of Art to become the new head of the Museum of Public Art in Lund from 1 January 2012.
Meet Patrick Amsellem who is leaving his job as curator at the Brooklyn Museum of Art to become the new head of the Museum of Public Art in Lund from 1 January 2012.
Arts and Design
17.11.2011
The futuristic world shown in sci-fi movies Blade Runner and Minority Report is one step closer to reality for Sydneysiders thanks to a four-year collaborative research project to be undertaken at the University of Sydney and the University of Technology, Sydney.
Arts and Design - History/Philosophy
16.11.2011
From Band Aid to X-Factor: a history of the charity single
From Band Aid to X-Factor: a history of the charity single The charity single season gets under way in earnest this week with the release of the BBC charity Children In Need's song Teardrop, followed by TV talent show The X-Factor's Christmas single, Wishing On A Star.
From Band Aid to X-Factor: a history of the charity single The charity single season gets under way in earnest this week with the release of the BBC charity Children In Need's song Teardrop, followed by TV talent show The X-Factor's Christmas single, Wishing On A Star.
History/Philosophy - Arts and Design
16.11.2011
Cornell's coin collection is one of the best-kept secrets on campus, but if archaeologist Annetta Alexandridis has her way, the world will soon have access to every one of its 1,500 coins.
Social Sciences - Arts and Design
16.11.2011
The world-renowned sociologist, Professor Manuel Castells, is to be the second Humanitas Visiting Professor in Media at the University of Cambridge, from 16 to 21 November 2011.
Arts and Design - Literature/Linguistics
14.11.2011
Arts and Design - Pedagogy/Education Science
12.11.2011
Clare Holtham (1948-2010) had a huge enthusiasm for learning. After a troubled childhood, which led to a spell of homelessness, she became an intrepid traveller and independent-minded student at Newnham College, Cambridge.
Arts and Design - History/Philosophy
08.11.2011
Nov. 16 Penn Lightbulb Café to Focus on Restoring Religious Monuments in War-torn Pakistan
WHO: Michael Meister, professor of South Asia Studies in the Department of Art History at the University of Pennsylvania WHAT: Penn Lightbulb Café lecture on "Conducting Research in Pakistan: Restoring Religious Monuments in Swat" WHEN: Wednesday, Nov.
WHO: Michael Meister, professor of South Asia Studies in the Department of Art History at the University of Pennsylvania WHAT: Penn Lightbulb Café lecture on "Conducting Research in Pakistan: Restoring Religious Monuments in Swat" WHEN: Wednesday, Nov.
Arts and Design - Official Event
03.11.2011
Arts and Design
31.10.2011
Composer’s tribute to Iwaki premieres in Melbourne
31 Oct 2011 Renowned Melbourne composer and Professor at the University of Melbourne Barry Conyngham's symphonic tribute to the former Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO), Hi
31 Oct 2011 Renowned Melbourne composer and Professor at the University of Melbourne Barry Conyngham's symphonic tribute to the former Chief Conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO), Hi
Arts and Design
26.10.2011
26 Oct 2011 A collection of lost colour prints and illuminated books by the iconic artist and poet William Blake - potentially worth millions of pounds - is waiting to be discovered somewhere in the north east of England , according to a University of Manchester art historian.
Arts and Design
21.10.2011
Arts and Design
20.10.2011
Heavy metal music has negative impacts on youth
20 Oct 2011 Young people at risk of depression are more likely to listen habitually and repetitively to heavy metal music. University of Melbourne researcher Katrina McFerran has found. Young people at risk of depression are more likely to listen habitually and repetitively to heavy metal music.
20 Oct 2011 Young people at risk of depression are more likely to listen habitually and repetitively to heavy metal music. University of Melbourne researcher Katrina McFerran has found. Young people at risk of depression are more likely to listen habitually and repetitively to heavy metal music.
Arts and Design
19.10.2011
The eyes have it: computer-inspired creativity
Constraints on creativity imposed by computer-aided design (CAD) tools are being overcome, thanks to a novel system that incorporates eye-tracking technology.
Constraints on creativity imposed by computer-aided design (CAD) tools are being overcome, thanks to a novel system that incorporates eye-tracking technology.
Arts and Design - Business/Economics
18.10.2011
Plymouth documentary captures treasure trove under the sea
A documentary delving into a local man’s underwater world is set to be showcased at Plymouth University, to coincide with the prestigious British Art Show 7.
A documentary delving into a local man’s underwater world is set to be showcased at Plymouth University, to coincide with the prestigious British Art Show 7.
Arts and Design
14.10.2011
Arts and Design - Life Sciences
10.10.2011
In collaboration with the biological preserve, the choreographer plans a set of historical tableaux for this winter.
Arts and Design - Literature/Linguistics
07.10.2011
Environmental Sciences - Arts and Design
06.10.2011
Bottled water sales banned at Southbank campus from today
6 Oct 2011 The University of Melbourne's Southbank campus will stop selling bottled water from today making it the first Victorian university campus to reduce its environmental footprint in this way.
6 Oct 2011 The University of Melbourne's Southbank campus will stop selling bottled water from today making it the first Victorian university campus to reduce its environmental footprint in this way.
Arts and Design - Environmental Sciences
28.09.2011
U of M Cedar Creek field station hosts 'Ordinary Vikings' outdoor art installation exploring Scandinavian cultural roots
The University of Minnesota's Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, located in East Bethel, is hosting an outdoor art installation, “Ordinary Vikings,” Oct.
The University of Minnesota's Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, located in East Bethel, is hosting an outdoor art installation, “Ordinary Vikings,” Oct.
Arts and Design
28.09.2011
A piece of music composed by Beethoven in 1799 and lost for over 200 years has been painstakingly reconstructed by a Professor of Music at The University of Manchester.
Arts and Design - Literature/Linguistics
28.09.2011
Arts and Design - History/Philosophy
15.09.2011
Arts and Design - Literature/Linguistics
14.09.2011
The winners of the 2011 Grammy Award for chamber music number among the top performers scheduled to appear over the coming year at UCLA's William Andrews Clark Memorial Library.
Last job offers
- Administration - 21.2
Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in 100 % - Administration - 21.2
Collaborateur / trice scientifique à 100 % - Media Sciences - 17.2
Technisch-wissenschaftliche(r) Redaktor(in) für unsere Öffentlichkeitsarbeit - Agronomy - 16.2
Dozent Lebensmitteltechnologie - Agronomy - 16.2
Dozent/in für Ernährungsphysiologie und Wiederkäuerernährung - Architecture - 16.2
Praktikant/in im Kompetenzbereich „Nachhaltige Raumentwicklung“ (40%) - Computer Science - 21.2
Technical Officer Web & E-learning, Writing and Society Research Centre, School of Humanities and... - Chemistry - 20.2
Asst./Assoc. Professor of Solar Fuels - Environmental Sciences - 22.2
Lehrstuhl (W3) für Siedlungswasserwirtschaft - Literature - 22.2
? Professur für Germanistische Mediävistik - im Fachbereich Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften - Institut... - Interdisciplinary - 22.2
Associate Professor - Interdisciplinary - 22.2
Assistant Professor - Pedagogy - 22.2
Professor of Media and Cultural Studies (Digital Emphasis) - Environmental Sciences - 22.2
Assistant Professor