AccessScience 2012, Issue 1

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AccessScience Newsletter - 2012 Issue 1
AccessScience Named “Best in Media” Database by Library Journal

Library Journal recognized AccessScience as “Best in Media” in its Best Databases 2011 review:

“McGraw-Hill has long been known as a publisher of high-quality science materials. That expertise, as well as a knack for attractive yet simple integration of video, makes AccessScience a hit.”

Thank you, Library Journal! AccessScience is honored with this acknowledgement from the library community in advancing the interest and study of science and technology worldwide.

 
What's New in AccessScience and What to Expect in 2012:

  • More than 130 new research updates were recently added, with more than 100 additional entries to be published in the weeks ahead.
  • AccessScience provides an exclusive, advanced look at content from the upcoming 11th edition of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology. New and updated encyclopedia articles will be available in AccessScience well before publication of the print edition in September.
  • Research-update articles have been enhanced by out-linking to original source materials through persistent links (DOIs).
  • The highly popular Periodic Table of the Elements is now updated and even more interactive than ever.
  • Eight new video biographies of award-winning scientists will be added in 2012.
  • New scientific animations will enrich the AccessScience multimedia collection in 2012.
  • The weekly news feed from Science News helps you and your students stay current.
 
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  • The rarest U.S. bumblebee makes a comeback–Almost half a century has passed since Cockerell's bumblebee was last seen in the U.S. Recently, however, scientists spotted three specimens of this rare insect among roadside weeds in New Mexico. This is encouraging news, given declines in native populations of bees worldwide...read more

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  • George Church , Ph.D., is the founder of the Personal Genome Project. He is pioneering what promises to be a new era of individualized medicine, in which drug treatments and other therapies can be optimized by custom-matching them with a person’s unique genetic makeup. He is a 2011 recipient of the Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science.
  • The 2011 recipient of the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry went to K.C. Nicolaou, Ph.D. He is Chairman and Professor at the Department of Chemistry in the Scripps Research Institute, University of California, San Diego. Dr. Nicolaou has made outstanding achievements in synthetic organic chemistry, which have potential applications in the field of medicine.
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McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology, 11th Edition
McGraw-Hill Concise Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, Sixth Edition
McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2012
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Seventh Edition

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