Catalysis: facing the future

Facing the future.

THE NEW Royal Commission on long-term care is about to start hearing evidence and is expected to deliver its verdict in a year's time. After this there is likely to be considerable public and political pressure for government action, for feelings continue to run high about why some care is free and some must be paid for, and about the variations across the country in the types and quality of lo...

Facing the Future

Aspen FACE Harvest Complete The Aspen FACE harvest has been completed! On June 8, 2009, harvest of the experiment began. Crews from the Forest Service, Michigan Technological University, the University of Michigan, and the University of Nevada teamed together to harvest the aboveand below-ground portions of the experiment. All together, well over 25 students and staff from these institutions wo...

Non-communicable eye diseases: facing the future

The World Health Assembly, which met in May 2013, adopted a new global programme document entitled ‘Universal eye health: a global action plan 2014–2019’. The World Health Assembly is attended by ministerial delegations of all World Health Organization (WHO) Member States every year, and is where issues of major global public health importance are discussed. The global programme document was fi...

Facing the future in uncertain times.

Face transplant: learning from the past, facing the future.