NEW! CAB Abstracts on Web of Knowledge

New as of January 9, 2009...

Search 1000's of journals in these databases from the familiar Web of Knowledge site:

• CAB Abstracts
• Food Science & Technology Abstracts
• Medline
• Zoological Record
• Biological Abstracts
• Web of Science

CAB Abstracts (1973-present)

• Agricultural and environmental sciences
• CAB Thesaurus, CABICODES, CAB Registry Numbers
• Journals, books, conference proceedings, technical reports & more
• Backfiles coming soon
  

Food Science & Technology Abstracts (1969-present)

• Complete food manufacturing cycle, from initial market research to final packaging
• Journals, books, conference proceedings, reports, theses, patents, standards & legislation

Medline (1950-present)

• U.S. National Library of Medicine database
• Biomedicine & life sciences, bioengineering, public health, clinical care, plant & animal science
• MesH terms, CAS registry numbers, links to PubMed & NCBI databases
  

Zoological Record (1864-present)

• The world’s leading taxonomic reference & oldest continuing database of animal biology
• Determine the first appearance of an animal name; track classification changes; keep up with new & endangered species

Biological Abstracts (1969-present)

• Life sciences journal literature, with topics ranging from botany to microbiology to pharmacology
• BIOSIS indexing, MeSH terms, CAS registry numbers

Web of Science (1965-present)

• The world’s leading scholarly literature in the sciences, social sciences, arts & humanities
• Journals and conference proceedings
• Cited reference searching, Author Finder, Analyze Tool identifies trends & patterns

Science teachers: Entomology training program

USDA/Agricultural Research Service FUTURE SCIENTISTS Project

This nationally recognized professional development opportunity for science teachers (grades 7-12) is offering four, 2-day summer workshops in June 2009. The focus is on insect life cycles, environmental science and ecology.

Goals:

1. To infuse excitement about cutting edge scientific research into the classroom

2. To increase use of hands-on, inquiry-based science activities

3. To make USDA/ARS labs accessible as an educational resource

Dates:

• Parlier, CA: June 18-19, 2009
• Riverside, CA: June 15-16, 2009
• Tombstone, AZ: June 9-10, 2009
• Tucson, AZ: June 11-12, 2009

Participating teachers:

1. Should work in schools within commuting distance of the USDA/ARS lab site

2. Are paid a stipend of $300

3. Are provided free insects during the school year for student research

4. During the year, select 4 students to return with them to the USDA/ARS lab in May 2010 to present the school’s research findings at a Student Research Presentation Day

Download more information:
Teacher info letter: http://www.science.tamu.edu/files/doc/letterforminiinstitute2009.doc

Tombstone Application
Tucson Application
Riverside Application
Parlier Application

This is a collaborative project between:

• USDA/Hispanic Serving Institutions National Program (HSNINP)
• Center for Mathematics & Science Education (CMSE) within the College of Science at Texas A&M University
• USDA/ARS labs nationwide