Unusually "fresh" features on the lunar surface appear to have been created when gas trapped inside the moon erupted through deep-seated fractures, according to a new study led by Professor of Geological Sciences Peter Schultz. The finding could prove that the moon is still an active body, countering the long-standing belief that there has been no major lunar volcanism in the past three billion years.
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It’s believed that the Moon hasn't experienced any volcanic activity for at least three million years, but a new look at some old evidence suggests otherwise. Examining photographs and data from the Apollo missions, a team including Brown geologists Peter Schultz and Carle Pieters noticed that volcanic gas has been released from the lunar surface within the last 1 million to 10 million years. This article appeared on several web sites, including MSNBC and Fox News.
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Brown geologists Peter Schultz discusses new evidence that the moon burped a large cloud of gas within the last few million years, a time period considered to be "recent" in geological terms.
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A team of scientists led by Professor of Geological Sciences Peter Schultz says a study of Apollo-era and recent spectral data suggests the moon may have produced interior gas eruptions more recently than thought. This wire service article appeared in media outlets around the world.
www.nature.com/news/2006/061106/full/061106-12.html

A team of scientists including Professors of Geological Sciences Peter Schultz and Carle Pieters says a study of Apollo-era and recent spectral data suggests the moon may have produced interior gas eruptions more recently than thought. This wire service article appeared in media outlets around the world.
www.market-day.net/article_37929/20061108/The-moon:-Not-as-dead-as-believed.php

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A team of scientists including Professors of Geological Sciences Peter Schultz and Carle Pieters says a study of Apollo-era and recent spectral data suggests the moon may have produced interior gas eruptions more recently than thought. This wire service article appeared in media outlets around the world.
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A team of scientists including Professors of Geological Sciences Peter Schultz and Carle Pieters says a study of Apollo-era and recent spectral data suggests the moon may have produced interior gas eruptions more recently than thought. This wire service article appeared in media outlets around the world.
space.newscientist.com/article/dn10488-how-the-moon-sheds-its-skin.html
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Brown geologists Peter Schulz and Carle Pieters say they have found evidence for structures on the lunar that may have formed as recently as 10 million years ago - and may still be forming. The latest sculpting appears to be driven by moon burps - sudden releases of gases pent up deep beneath the surface.
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“Household Gods: The British and Their Possessions,” a book by Associate Professor of History Deborah Cohen, “reveals that, in the 1860s, furniture said more about your soul than your taste.” The reviewer calls the book “insightful and compelling,” “full of treasures ... and quirky details.”
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“Household Gods: The British and Their Possessions,” a book by Associate Professor of History Deborah Cohen, is “an excellent new history of the British and their possessions.” “So much of what Cohen identifies in her insightful survey of Victorian and Edwardian consumerism seems to reflect upon our own age: the urge to individuality vying with the desire for conformity, the energy and snobbery, the confusion of art and mere display,” the reviewer notes.
www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,23110-2358180,00.html

“Household Gods: The British and Their Possessions,” a book by Associate Professor of History Deborah Cohen, chronicles the Victorians’ obsessions with household interiors.
www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,176-2417878,00.html

The outcome of the midterm elections has emboldened Democrats, who say they will use their new clout to force a change in Iraq policy. Professor of Political Science Darrell West says that Democrats will “need to do a lot of tap-dancing on Iraq. ... They need to bide their time, ask the tough questions and see how this issue plays out over the next year." This wire service article appeared in more than 100 newspapers and Web sites around the globe.
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Results of the midterm election may wind up being “an economic windfall” for New England because the region’s Democratic representatives will hold positions of power and influence, says Professor of Political Science Darrell West. "It's something I think will have major ramifications in terms of resource distribution." This wire service article appeared in several New England publications.
www.concordmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061109/REPOSITORY/611090335/1002/NEWS02

The Lincoln Park greyhound track in Rhode Island has been expanding its gambling facilities. Some believe it may one day push to become a full casino. Professor of Political Science Darrell West noted that “if we get a casino in Lincoln after two-thirds of voters [in a state referendum on casino gambling] said no, all hell is going to break loose. That could be the worst thing that state government could do.”
www.projo.com/news/casino/content/casino9_11-09-06_JF2P1JI.3faab14.html

Rhode Island’s newly-reelected Republican governor, Donald Carcieri, won by a slim margin and faces a state legislature full of Democrats. “I think the governor will have a more difficult relationship with the General Assembly because legislators will be bolder in dealing with him,” said Professor of Political Science Darrell West. “They worked with him on several issues over the last couple years, and even took on their own interest groups in the process. As a result of this election, they may be less willing to do that.”
www.projo.com/extra/election/content/CARCIERI9_11-09-06_202P321.3fad0f3.html

For the first time since 1994, the majority of the nation's governors are Democrats, a development that could have a major impact on the 2008 presidential race. Professor of Political Science Darrell West cites several reasons: policy innovation, which often is the foundation for later federal reform, will have a Democratic angle; parties in control of the governors' mansions are much better able to help their prospective presidential candidates.
www.csmonitor.com/2006/1109/p02s01-uspo.html

Professor of Political Science Darrell West comments on the significance of Rhode Island voters’ rejection of a referendum to permit casino gambling in the state.
www.courant.com/business/hc-ricasino1109.artnov09,0,5412036.story

Public dissatisfaction with Iraq War will drive Democrats and Republicans to the table in an effort to find an exit strategy. “Let’s remember, who wants to be president with that war on their hands?” said Wendy Schiller, associate professor of political science.
www.cqpolitics.com/2006/11/democrats_claim_majority_inher.html

Many scientists cheer the defeat of Sen. Rick Santorum (R-PA), one of the most politically influential supporters of the intelligent design movement. Professor of Biology Kenneth Miller noted that voters may have punished Santorum because the once-vocal ID supporter tried to distance himself from the movement after a federal judge struck down an attempt last year by the Dover, Pennsylvania, school board to insert ID into the curriculum. That "flip-flop" probably cost him both moderate as well as conservative votes, said Miller.
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