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Newswise: Keck Medicine of USC opens new Las Vegas transplant care clinic
Released: 25-Apr-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Keck Medicine of USC opens new Las Vegas transplant care clinic
Keck Medicine of USC

Keck Medicine of USC has opened a new location in Las Vegas that will provide specialized care for patients in Las Vegas and surrounding communities who need a liver or heart transplant.

   
Newswise: UAH researcher wins $279K NSF EPSCoR Fellowship to explore preventing catastrophic failures in lithium-ion battery packs in electric vehicles
Released: 25-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
UAH researcher wins $279K NSF EPSCoR Fellowship to explore preventing catastrophic failures in lithium-ion battery packs in electric vehicles
University of Alabama Huntsville

Dr. Avimanyu Sahoo, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been awarded a U.S. National Science Foundation's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Fellowship totaling $279,105 to study ways to enhance the safety, efficiency and longevity of lithium-ion battery packs in electric vehicles (EV).

Newswise: MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute Cardiologist Reginald Robinson, MD, is the American Heart Association’s 2024 Physician of the Year
Released: 25-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute Cardiologist Reginald Robinson, MD, is the American Heart Association’s 2024 Physician of the Year
MedStar Washington Hospital Center

The American Heart Association has named MedStar Washington Hospital Center Cardiologist Reginald Robinson, MD, its 2024 Physician of the Year. Dr. Robinson has more than two decades of service and leadership with AHA and has worked in the field of cardiology to improve the care of patients and the community.

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Released: 25-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Art Gallery and Hackensack Meridian Children's Health Celebrate Autism Acceptance Month
Hackensack Meridian Health

Digital art, sketchings and paintings are among the art work displayed at the Westwood Gallery in Westwood and the Frederick Galleries in Spring Lake in observance of Autism Acceptance Month.

Newswise: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital's Transplant and Cell Therapy
Released: 25-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital's Transplant and Cell Therapy
Rutgers Cancer Institute

The Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) has once again awarded Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital’s (RWJUH) Transplant and Cell Therapy Program accreditation under the FACT-JACIE International Standards for Hematopoietic Cellular Therapy

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Released: 25-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Cedars-Sinai Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Experts Available for Interviews During AATS Annual Meeting April 27-30
Cedars-Sinai

Surgeons from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai will be attending the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting April 27-30 in Toronto and are available to discuss the latest cardiac surgery news and research.

Newswise: Orchid Welcomes Distinguished Clinical and Genetics Leaders to its Advisory Boards
Released: 25-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Orchid Welcomes Distinguished Clinical and Genetics Leaders to its Advisory Boards
ORCHID

Orchid, a reproductive technology company offering the world's only commercially available whole genome embryo screening, today announced Dr. Amber Cooper, Dr. Roohi Jeelani, and Jerry Lanchbury, Ph.D as new members joining their Medical and Scientific Advisory Board.

   
Newswise: The Bronx Zoo Holds Its 16th Annual WCS Run For The Wild
8AM Saturday, April 27
Released: 25-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
The Bronx Zoo Holds Its 16th Annual WCS Run For The Wild 8AM Saturday, April 27
Wildlife Conservation Society

This Year’s Event Is Dedicated to Protect Snow Leopards & Other Wildlife The WCS Run For The Wild Is Sponsored by Montefiore Einstein

Newswise: Delta Development Team's Milestones Are Twofold as It Earns the Prestigious AABB Certification and Aligns as a Strategic Corporate Partner
Released: 25-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Delta Development Team's Milestones Are Twofold as It Earns the Prestigious AABB Certification and Aligns as a Strategic Corporate Partner
Delta Development Team

Delta Development Team, Inc. is thrilled to announce two significant milestones with the AABB (Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies).

   
Newswise: BIMM University chooses Figshare to showcase its non-traditional research and creative practitioner outputs
Released: 25-Apr-2024 4:00 AM EDT
BIMM University chooses Figshare to showcase its non-traditional research and creative practitioner outputs
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Figshare is pleased to announce that BIMM University has chosen Figshare to support the sharing, showcasing and management of its non-traditional research outputs (NTROs).

   
Released: 24-Apr-2024 7:05 PM EDT
ADDMAN Secures Qualification Project for CuNi Submarine Fittings with the US Navy
ADDMAN

In a development aimed at reinforcing the United States' national security capabilities, ADDMAN Group, via its HARBEC business unit, has been entrusted with a pivotal qualification project for the US Navy.

Released: 24-Apr-2024 1:30 PM EDT
ADLM announces 2024 award winners; celebrates achievements in laboratory medicine
Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory Medicine (ADLM (formerly AACC))

The Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (ADLM, formerly AACC) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2024 ADLM and Academy of Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine Awards. Through this annual awards program, ADLM and its Academy recognize individuals around the world for outstanding research and service in the field of laboratory medicine and highlight the vital contributions made by all lab professionals to patient care.

Newswise: The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Elsevier Partner to Publish the Society’s Journals
Released: 24-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and Elsevier Partner to Publish the Society’s Journals
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) and Elsevier, a global leader in information and analytics, are partnering to publish the Society’s four journals.

Released: 24-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Roxane Cohen Silver elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
University of California, Irvine

Acclaimed psychologist Roxane Cohen Silver of the University of California, Irvine – whose groundbreaking studies on stress and coping have advanced understanding of how traumatic incidents like terror attacks, infectious disease outbreaks and natural disasters affect people – has been elected a member by the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

Released: 24-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Mercy BioAnalytics to Present Results from a Large Ovarian Cancer Screening Study at the ASCO Annual Meeting
Mercy BioAnalytics

Mercy BioAnalytics, Inc., a pioneer in extracellular vesicle-based liquid biopsy for the early detection of cancer, will present data at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting showing the performance of its Mercy Halo™ Ovarian Cancer screening test in a large cohort of asymptomatic, postmenopausal women.

Newswise:  UAH engineering students top NASA HERC Rover Challenge for second consecutive year
Released: 24-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
UAH engineering students top NASA HERC Rover Challenge for second consecutive year
University of Alabama Huntsville

For the second year in a row, engineering students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a part of the University of Alabama System, have captured first place in the NASA Human Exploration Rover Challenge (HERC) competition. With the latest victory, UAH has won first place five times in the 30-year history of the event, taking top honors in 1996, 2012, 2018, 2023 and now 2024.

Newswise: UWF surpasses fundraising goals on sixth annual Day of Giving
Released: 24-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
UWF surpasses fundraising goals on sixth annual Day of Giving
University of West Florida

UWF exceeded its fundraising goals during the sixth annual #UWFDayofGiving, raising nearly $198,000 from 1,226 alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends of the University.

Newswise: JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Announces Theme Issue on Participatory Methods in Rehabilitation Research
Released: 24-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Announces Theme Issue on Participatory Methods in Rehabilitation Research
JMIR Publications

JMIR Publications invites submissions to a new theme issue titled “Incorporating Participatory Methods in Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating Rehab Interventions and Assistive Technologies” in its premier, open access journal JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies (JRAT).

   
Released: 24-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Dana-Farber nurses present research and evidence-based studies at 2024 Oncology Nursing Society Congress
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute nurse scientists and clinicians are presenting key studies and projects at the 49th annual Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress on April 24-28, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

Newswise: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Announces the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science
Released: 24-Apr-2024 8:55 AM EDT
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Announces the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science
University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign announces the establishment of the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, made possible by a transformative $50 million gift from Thomas M. Siebel.

Newswise: FAU Receives Grant to Examine Role of Pet Dogs on Military Adolescents
Released: 24-Apr-2024 8:30 AM EDT
FAU Receives Grant to Examine Role of Pet Dogs on Military Adolescents
Florida Atlantic University

The study will provide insight into how pet dogs support well-being and resilience in adolescents while a parent or guardian is in the National Guard, Reserve, is a veteran or on active duty. Adolescents in military families face ubiquitous teen stressors and unique military challenges such as parental deployment and frequent relocations.

Released: 24-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
2024 Respiratory Health Award Recipients Announced
American Thoracic Society (ATS)

The American Thoracic Society has announced the awardees of the 2024 Respiratory Health Awards. All 15 awardees will be formally recognized as part of the ATS 2024 International Conference in San Diego. The awards represent outstanding respiratory health contributions through various means, from research and diagnosis to education and advocacy.

Newswise: IU researchers receive $4.8 million grant to study the role of misfolded protein TDP-43 in neurodegenerative diseases
Released: 24-Apr-2024 8:00 AM EDT
IU researchers receive $4.8 million grant to study the role of misfolded protein TDP-43 in neurodegenerative diseases
Indiana University

A new $4.8 million grant will support researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine and the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology to study how human neurodegenerative diseases are affected by the misfolding of the protein TDP-43.

Released: 23-Apr-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Kansas Proving Grounds Partners with SkyScoutAI Innovations Inc. to Deploy AI-Powered Drones for Wildfire Solution at America's First Carbon Neutral Industrial Park
Great Plains Development Authority

The Kansas Proving Grounds at Great Plains Industrial Park, a leading facility for testing and innovation, is proud to announce its partnership with SkyscoutAI Innovations Inc., a pioneer in AI-powered wildfire detection and response using drones and satellites.

Released: 23-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
The Pediatric Emergency Department at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital Becomes the First Autism Certified Center in the State
Hackensack Meridian Health

The Pediatric Emergency Department at Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack Meridian Children's Health has been awarded the accolade of becoming the first Emergency Department in New Jersey to earn the Certified Autism Center™ (CAC) designation through the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards (IBCCES).

Released: 23-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
UND Aerospace and NAL Research partner to advance uncrewed aerial systems’ reliability, visibility and command and control with enhanced satellite connectivity
University of North Dakota

University of North Dakota (UND) Aerospace and NAL Research are announcing today a collaborative project where NAL will provide the foundation with a suite of satellite and communication (SATCOM) products and services for its Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) Program. T

Released: 23-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
DOE’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program Selects 86 Outstanding U.S. Graduate Students
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science has selected 86 graduate students representing 31 states and Puerto Rico for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program’s 2023 Solicitation 2 cycle.

Released: 23-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Keane wins 2024 Gopal K. Shenoy Excellence in Beamline Science Award
Argonne National Laboratory

Denis T. Keane, of Northwestern University, was named the 2024 recipient of the Gopal K. Shenoy Excellence in Beamline Science Award which recognizes beamline scientists for their contributions to research or instrumentation at the Advanced Photon Source.

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Released: 23-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Dr. Maksim "Max" Shlykov and Dr. Justin Park of The Maryland Spine Center at Mercy Featured on “Medoscopy”
Mercy Medical Center

Spine surgeons Maksim "Max" Shlykov, M.D., M.S., and Justin J. Park, M.D., of The Maryland Spine Center at Mercy, are featured guests on Mercy's talk show, "Medoscopy," airing Wed.-Thurs., April 24- 25, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. airing on Facebook Watch.

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Released: 23-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
PCORI announces $150 million in funding for new health research
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced the approval of funding awards totaling more than $150 million to support new patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies, research to strengthen the rigor and quality of patient-centered CER and a project to implement the findings of PCORI-funded research into practice.

Released: 23-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Kidney Health Initiative Unveils APOL1 Roadmap to Address APOL1 Kidney Disease
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

APOL1 Kidney Disease (APOL1 KD) is a genetic condition that affects people who carry a high-risk APOL1 gene variant. Most people with those variants are of African ancestry.

Newswise: Major milestone reached for key weapons component
Released: 23-Apr-2024 10:30 AM EDT
Major milestone reached for key weapons component
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories and the Kansas City National Security Campus completed a crucial weapons component development milestone, prior to full rate production.

Newswise: Tracy M. Valorie joins Glaucoma Research Foundation Board of Directors
Released: 23-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Tracy M. Valorie joins Glaucoma Research Foundation Board of Directors
Glaucoma Research Foundation

Glaucoma Research Foundation, the nation’s most experienced foundation dedicated solely to glaucoma research and education, has elected Tracy M. Valorie, BS, MBA to its Board of Directors.

Newswise: Binghamton University, State University of New York approves pharmacy technician program microcredential
Released: 23-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Binghamton University, State University of New York approves pharmacy technician program microcredential
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Binghamton University, State University of New York has approved a new program through the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The Pharmacy Technician Program Microcredential is a 19-week, 420-hour Binghamton University Microcredential (noncredit) that will prepare graduates to start their career confidently in an expanding healthcare field.

   
Newswise: Factor Bioscience to Deliver Seven Presentations at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 27th Annual Meeting
Released: 23-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Factor Bioscience to Deliver Seven Presentations at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 27th Annual Meeting
Factor Bioscience

Factor Bioscience Inc., a Cambridge-based biotechnology company focused on developing mRNA and cell-engineering technologies, announced its participation in the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 27th Annual Meeting to be held in Baltimore, MD from May 7-11, 2024.

Newswise: SprintRay Introduces Revolutionary MIDAS
Released: 23-Apr-2024 6:05 AM EDT
SprintRay Introduces Revolutionary MIDAS
SprintRay

SprintRay, the leader in dental 3D printing, unveiled the Company's most significant innovation to-date to over 250 dental professionals at 3DNext, their summit in Miami.

Released: 22-Apr-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group and the Hertz Foundation Announce Partnership to Celebrate World-Class Talent
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

Innovation Tri-Valley Leadership Group (ITV) and the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation are proud to announce a partnership aimed at cultivating and connecting world-class talent in the Tri-Valley region of the Bay Area.

22-Apr-2024 4:00 PM EDT
AANA Presents Excellence in State Government Relations Advocacy Award to Georgia
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) honored the Georgia Association of Nurse Anesthetists (GANA) with the Excellence in State Government Relations Advocacy Award at its Mid-Year Assembly, held in Washington, D.C., April 20 – 24.

Newswise: Bhutan Hosts Summit Targeting $1 Billion USD for the Conservation of Tiger Landscapes
Released: 22-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Bhutan Hosts Summit Targeting $1 Billion USD for the Conservation of Tiger Landscapes
Wildlife Conservation Society

“Tigers are recovering but this success is fragile.” Joe Walston, EVP of WCS Global

Newswise: Penn Medicine marks Earth Day by signing national Health Sector Climate Pledge
Released: 22-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Penn Medicine marks Earth Day by signing national Health Sector Climate Pledge
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

In a public commitment to become the most environmentally friendly health care organization in the nation and lead the industry to reduce its outsized impact on climate change, Penn Medicine has signed the ambitious Health Sector Climate Pledge, promising to significantly cut and, eventually, eliminate its carbon emissions by 2042.

22-Apr-2024 1:00 PM EDT
AANA Presents Daniel D. Vigness Federal Political Director Award to Sarah Tweedy
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) presented Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Sarah Tweedy, DNP, CRNA, ARNP, with the Daniel D. Vigness Federal Political Director Award of the Year Award during its 2024 Mid-Year Assembly, April 20-24, in Washington, DC.

Newswise: Missouri S&T professor receives $875,000 from Rio Tinto for critical minerals research
Released: 22-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Missouri S&T professor receives $875,000 from Rio Tinto for critical minerals research
Missouri University of Science and Technology

A Missouri University of Science and Technology professor has been awarded $875,000 from Rio Tinto, a global mining group, for a two-year project researching new techniques to recover critical minerals in the waste byproducts that come from extracting and refining copper.

   
Released: 22-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Role of indoor dust on indoor environmental air quality gets closer look
Washington University in St. Louis

Jenna Ditto, assistant professor of energy, environmental and chemical engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, is taking a closer look at the chemistry of indoor dust with a three-year, $453,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

Newswise: AIP Appoints Alejandro de la Puente as Director of the Society of Physics Students and AIP Student Engagement Officer
Released: 22-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
AIP Appoints Alejandro de la Puente as Director of the Society of Physics Students and AIP Student Engagement Officer
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

AIP is delighted to announce the appointment of Alejandro de la Puente as director of the Society of Physics Students and AIP’s first Student Engagement Officer.

   
Newswise: Theory Thesis Wins APS Dissertation Award
Released: 22-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Theory Thesis Wins APS Dissertation Award
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Zhite Yu has been awarded the 2024 J.J. and Noriko Sakurai Dissertation Award in Theoretical Particle Physics. The award was presented to Yu at the APS April Meeting in Sacramento, where he also delivered a talk about his work.

Newswise: Wayne State researcher aims to improve coding peer review practices
Released: 19-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Wayne State researcher aims to improve coding peer review practices
Wayne State University Division of Research

Amiangshu Bosu, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science in the College of Engineering at Wayne State University, received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to formulate better practices involving peer code review.

Released: 19-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
AATS and CRF Partner on New York Valves: The Structural Heart Summit
Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)

The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced today a strategic partnership for CRF’s New York Valves 2024: The Structural Heart Summit, making AATS the exclusive cardiothoracic surgical society partner of this preeminent valve meeting.

Released: 19-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
DAVID LETTERMAN RECEIVES GLAUCOMA FOUNDATION’S SPOTLIGHT AWARD
The Glaucoma Foundation

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of The Glaucoma Foundation, writer, performer and producer David Letterman was front and center at TGF’s April 18th Gala in New York City, where he received the Foundation’s inaugural Chairman’s Spotlight Award.

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Released: 19-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Stuart Therapeutics, Inc. Announces Upcoming Presentations at ARVO 2024
Stuart Therapeutics

a clinical-stage ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment of anterior segment, refractive and posterior segment eye disorders, today announced that the company will be presenting its latest research results at both the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting, and at two meetings sponsored by the Ophthalmology Innovation Source (OIS) in early May.



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