Future Focus

'To rise again': the Monitor Center seeks to define the legacy of a Civil War site beneath the ocean's waves.
Civil War Times; 2/1/2010; 1646 words; ...perhaps an indication that sanctuary officials might shift their focus to biology. The Smithsonian Institution's Marine Botany department...of the past that also presages the museum's goals for the future: the reconstructed fragments of a glass bottle, dubbed the...

Zurich in North America's Seraina Maag Honored as One of Business Insurance's 2009 "Women to Watch".
Insurance Business Weekly; 1/3/2010; 950 words; ...award is a reflection of the energy and focus Seraina brings to her work," said Mike...share a commitment to shaping the global future. "Business Insurance's annual 'Women...to achieve even greater success in the future." Maag and other Business Insurance...

More mental health care called for in wake of Ft. Hood shootings.
NewsRx Health; 1/3/2010; 759 words; ...allegedly by an army psychiatrist, have placed much-needed focus on mental health care in the army. In an article published...acceptable level. He adds that such steps could help prevent future dire consequences to U.S. soldiers as well as to the health...

Study finds logging effects vary based on a forest's history, climate.
NewsRx Health & Science; 1/3/2010; 832 words; ...because you don't have the ability to age the plants the same way you can trillium," Jenkins said. Jenkins' future research will focus on whether logged and unlogged areas differ in how often populations of trillium occur across large forest areas...

Global warming could significantly impact US wine and corn production, Stanford scientists say.
NewsRx Health & Science; 1/3/2010; 2103 words; ...impact of climate change in the future, said Noah Diffenbaugh, an...observations from the past to project future impacts of global warming at...of time." The experiment focuses on the regional impact of climate...meeting, Diffenbaugh will focus on the influence of climate...then look forward and ...