Topic: Sherwood Boehlert

Boehlert Named Honorary Member

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 864 days ago
The article announces the induction of former U.S. congressman Sherwood Boehlert to the Sigma Xi honorary members circle. Former Congressman Sherwood "Sherry" Boehlert will be inducted as an honorary member of Sigma Xi at the Society's 2008 Annual Meeting and ...

Experts urge focus on nanotech risks

CNET - 1922 days ago
No one really knows the extent to which products made from nanomaterials, which now include everything from fumeless paints to golf balls to medicines, pose health and environmental threats. An article called "Safe Handling of Nanotechnology," to be published Thursday in the ...

US Congress starts to believe in climate change

New Scientist - 2063 days ago
A report commissioned by Congress from the National Academy of Sciences has concluded that the controversial "hockey stick" graph of global warming is real, and that the spike in temperatures has probably been caused by human activity. Sherwood Boehlert, chairman of the ...