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Released: 11-Aug-2020 8:00 AM EDT
Infectious Diseases Society of America Foundation to Collaborate with Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS to Host the 2020 IDea Incubator Pitch Competition
Infectious Diseases Society of America Foundation

For a third consecutive year, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Foundation will showcase the IDea Incubator Pitch Competition, aimed to support entrepreneurs and researchers working in the area of infectious diseases during IDWeek 2020, October 21-25.

Released: 10-Aug-2020 10:25 AM EDT
NASA awards its Exceptional Public Achievement Medal to UAH’s Michael Briggs
University of Alabama Huntsville

NASA has awarded its Exceptional Public Achievement Medal for sustained performance that embodies multiple contributions on NASA projects, programs or initiatives to Dr. Michael S. Briggs, an assistant director of the Center for Space Plasma and Aeronomic Research (CSPAR) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville.

Released: 6-Aug-2020 12:50 PM EDT
COVID-19 Disrupts Important Research Projects, Shutters Labs Indefinitely
American Physiological Society (APS)

The coronavirus has halted critical physiological research and shuttered labs across the nation.

Released: 29-Jul-2020 4:35 PM EDT
Britta Will, Ph.D., Wins Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Cancer Research
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Britta Will, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and of cell biology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, has won a 2020 Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research. Dr. Will is one of seven New York City area-based scientists to receive the prestigious award, which provides $600,000 over three years for innovative basic science cancer research.

Released: 29-Jul-2020 3:30 PM EDT
S&T Releases Solicitation to Address Emerging Covid-19 Response Needs and Mitigation
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, DHS S&T is seeking groundbreaking solutions to address current and future operational needs.

Released: 22-Jul-2020 10:50 AM EDT
AERA Announces 2020 Award Winners in Education Research
American Educational Research Association (AERA)

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the winners of its 2020 awards for excellence in education research. AERA will honor the recipients for their outstanding scholarship and service at a Virtual Awards Celebration, September 12, 3:00-4:30 p.m. EDT.

Released: 22-Jul-2020 8:35 AM EDT
From classroom to kitchen
West Virginia University - Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Like many college students, Jada Taylor was unsure about which major would be best for her – until she found philosophy. Along the way, pursuing a philosophy degree has not only prepared her for her future career but helped her make important life decisions, such as choosing to become vegan and low waste.

Released: 20-Jul-2020 11:10 AM EDT
UCI receives record $529 million in research funding for fiscal 2019-20
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., July 20, 2020 — From cutting-edge research and clinical trials focused on cancer care to creating a new center devoted to protecting personal data privacy, University of California, Irvine scholars, scientists and physicians are blazing new paths to help change the world. And their impact keeps growing. In fiscal 2019-20, which ended June 30, UCI researchers received the most funding in campus history: $529 million in grants and contracts.

   
Released: 15-Jul-2020 11:30 AM EDT
New Leader of Computational Biomedicine
Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School has named Robert Gentleman as founding executive director of the newly established Center for Computational Biomedicine. Gentleman, an accomplished statistician and computational scientist with extensive experience in academia and industry, most recently served as vice president of computational biology at the genetic testing company 23andMe.

Released: 15-Jul-2020 10:30 AM EDT
Nominations Open for 8th Annual Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Announcement of national and international nominations being sought for the 2021 Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine, which honors a physician-scientist who has moved science forward with achievements notable for innovation, creativity and the potential for clinical application.

Released: 9-Jul-2020 11:35 AM EDT
Is COVID-19 widening the gender gap in academic medicine?
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new study finds that fewer women were first authors on COVID-19-related research papers published in the first half of this year. The findings suggest a worsening gender gap in academic medicine, where women were already underrepresented among authors of medical research.

Released: 8-Jul-2020 11:10 AM EDT
Cleveland Clinic Florida Opens Florida Research and Innovation Center
Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic Florida has opened the Florida Research and Innovation Center in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Established in November 2019, the new center will advance innovative translational research, focused on immuno-oncology and infectious diseases, including COVID-19. The Florida Research and Innovation Center will be closely integrated with Cleveland Clinic’s new Center for Global and Emerging Pathogens Research established in April 2020.

Released: 7-Jul-2020 4:05 AM EDT
ISPOR Working Group Provides a First-Ever Cross-Stakeholder Consensus Definition of “Patient Engagement in Research”
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

Value in Health announced the publication of results of an ISPOR systematic review and analysis resulting in a proposed definition of “patient engagement in research.”

Released: 1-Jul-2020 2:50 PM EDT
Louis Justement and Mary-Ann Bjornsti begin leadership roles at FASEB
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Immunologist Louis Justement, Ph.D., begins his term as president of the largest coalition of biological and biomedical research associations in the United States, FASEB.

25-Jun-2020 10:40 AM EDT
Level of media coverage for scientific research linked to number of citations
PLOS

An analysis of over 800 academic research papers on physical health and exercise suggests that the level of popular media coverage for a given paper is strongly linked to the attention it receives within the scientific community.

Released: 1-Jul-2020 10:10 AM EDT
Suspended studies and virtual lab meetings: How the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting epilepsy researchers
International League Against Epilepsy

How was epilepsy research forced to morph during the first few months of the COVID-19 pandemic? Researchers from 11 countries shared their experiences and thoughts on the future of laboratory research, clinical trials, and in-person conferences.

Released: 29-Jun-2020 3:35 PM EDT
$2.7 million gift by Arnold Ventures to UCI funds most comprehensive prison violence study to date
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., June 29, 2020 — The University of California, Irvine has received a $2.7 million gift by Arnold Ventures to conduct the most comprehensive study to date into the sources and consequences of prison violence in seven states. Findings from the three-year, multi-strategy investigation will be used to create an evidence-based framework for reducing and preventing incidents of violence.

Released: 29-Jun-2020 11:05 AM EDT
UCLA survey seeks public opinion on allocating resources during COVID-19
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

As California prepares for a potential surge of COVID-19, there is a pressing need to determine how critical care resources should be allocated, especially if there is an extreme shortage of those resources.

   
16-Jun-2020 11:15 AM EDT
Brexit’s Effect on Research Networks: Lower Local and Global Efficiency, Reorganization of Research Communities
American Institute of Physics (AIP)

Brexit has affected trade and security, but scientists wanted to know how it might also affect the EU Framework Programmes for Research, known as Horizon 2020. In this week’s Chaos, authors examined a network of 19,200 research organizations to determine how removing U.K. organizations affects three Horizon 2020 programs: Excellent Science, Industrial Leadership and Societal Changes. They looked at percolation theory, and networks were examined in terms of global efficiency, local efficiency and mesoscopic-scale effects.

   
Released: 22-Jun-2020 4:55 PM EDT
Satya Dandekar honored with prestigious NIH MERIT award for HIV research
UC Davis Health (Defunct)

Satya Dandekar, professor of microbiology and chairperson of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at UC Davis, honored by Prestigious NIH MERIT award for her illustrious journey in HIV research.

Released: 17-Jun-2020 8:40 AM EDT
VIDEO AND TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE: Defund or Reform? BLM and Policing Expert Panel: Newswise Live Event for June 16, 2PM EDT
Newswise

Black Lives Matter and "De-funding the Police": Newswise Live Event for June 16, 2PM EDT

Released: 16-Jun-2020 8:00 PM EDT
HHMI Investigator/NAS member Dr. Beth LevineDirector of UT Southwestern Center for Autophagy Research: 1960-2020
UT Southwestern Medical Center

DALLAS, June 16, 2020 – Dr. Beth Levine, UT Southwestern Professor of Internal Medicine and Microbiology, Director of the Center for Autophagy Research, and holder of the Charles Cameron Sprague Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Science, died Sunday after a battle with breast cancer.

Released: 3-Jun-2020 2:20 PM EDT
PhRMA Foundation Announces 2020 Value Assessment Research Award Recipients
PhRMA Foundation

The PhRMA Foundation announced recipients of its 2020 Value Assessment Research Awards. $300,000 was awarded to three teams whose proposals put forward new, innovative strategies for assessing the value of medicines and health care services.

Released: 1-Jun-2020 11:40 AM EDT
Eighth Annual Cancer Immunotherapy Month™ in June Celebrates Progress in Treatment and Advances in Research
Cancer Research Institute

June is Cancer Immunotherapy Month, a 30-day awareness campaign started by the Cancer Research Institute eight years ago to educate, inform, and inspire the global community of patients, caregivers, scientists, donors, and other cancer-concerned individuals and organizations.

Released: 28-May-2020 9:45 AM EDT
Top Chicago Universities Launch Social Movement to Team Up the Public & Researchers in Fight Against COVID-19 & Other Diseases
University of Chicago Medical Center

Nine top universities and hospitals have launched a social movement and free tool to match the public with health research opportunities that need volunteers in the hunt to discover treatments, vaccines, and what the pandemic’s long-term impacts will be on survivors.

Released: 19-May-2020 4:45 PM EDT
S&T Brings Partners Together to InSPIRE Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Innovation
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

To help communities prepare for disasters and rebuild in the aftermath, DHS S&T partnered with NAPSG to convene experts from around the country to share best practices and identify practical solutions related to information sharing, geospatial technologies, and leadership.

Released: 13-May-2020 5:20 PM EDT
DHS S&T Launches Indoor Predictive Modeling Tool for Coronavirus Stability
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T today released a predictive modeling tool to estimate natural decay of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) under a range of temperatures and relative humidity.

Released: 30-Apr-2020 10:05 AM EDT
Research continues at Creighton during pandemic
Creighton University

Researchers face challenges preserving their work, especially projects related to the COVID-19 virus.

Released: 29-Apr-2020 5:05 PM EDT
Moffitt Cancer Center Appoints John Cleveland as New Center Director
Moffitt Cancer Center

Moffitt Cancer Center Appoints John Cleveland as New Center Director

   
Released: 22-Apr-2020 3:05 PM EDT
UCI launches comprehensive COVID-19 resource site
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., April 22, 2020 — To provide helpful advice and informative stories about life during the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of California, Irvine has launched a comprehensive news site – oc-covid19.org – to serve Orange County and regional communities. The site’s editorial content is designed to engage viewers with useful and novel information derived from UCI’s world-class academic and healthcare research and practices, ranging from stories about the latest medical and research breakthroughs to expert-based articles on how to cope and thrive during this time of social distancing.

Released: 16-Apr-2020 12:50 PM EDT
Innovating the peer-review research process
Michigan State University

A team of scientists led by a Michigan State University astronomer has found that a new process of evaluating proposed scientific research projects is as effective – if not more so – than the traditional peer-review method. Normally, when a researcher submits a proposal, the funding agency then asks a number of researchers in that particular field to evaluate and make funding recommendations.

Released: 16-Apr-2020 8:20 AM EDT
قيم مايو كلينك (Mayo Clinic) وثقافتها المتمحورتان حول المرضى تقودان استراتيجيتها لعام 2030 للعلاج والتواصل وإحداث تحول في الرعاية الصحية
Mayo Clinic

ثبَّتت مايو كلينك (Mayo Clinic) قدميها بما حققته من تقدم في عام 2019 لتدعم ريادتها لمجالات البحث والتعليم والعناية بالمرضى وقيادة التحول في الرعاية الصحية خلال العِقد القادم.

Released: 16-Apr-2020 8:20 AM EDT
Os valores e a cultura centrados no paciente da Mayo Clinic direcionam sua estratégia para 2030 de curar, conectar e transformar a assistência médica
Mayo Clinic

A Mayo Clinic está bem posicionada, com notável progresso em 2019, para reforçar sua liderança em atendimento ao paciente, pesquisa e educação, bem como impulsionar a transformação da assistência médica ao longo da próxima década.

Released: 16-Apr-2020 8:15 AM EDT
Dans le cadre de sa stratégie 2030, Mayo Clinic s'appuie sur ses valeurs et sa culture axées sur le patient pour prodiguer, favoriser et transformer les soins de santé
Mayo Clinic

Grâce à une progression exceptionnelle en 2019, Mayo Clinic bénéficie d'une très bonne conjoncture pour renforcer sa position de leader dans le secteur des soins aux patients, la recherche et l'éducation, et optimiser la transformation des soins de santé au cours de la prochaine décennie.

Released: 16-Apr-2020 8:15 AM EDT
Mayo Clinic以患者为中心的价值观和文化推动着其2030年战略的实施 _ 提供更好的医疗服务、连接和转变医疗服务行业
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic在2019年获得了卓越发展,完全有能力强化其在病患照护、研究和教育等领域的领导地位,以及在未来十年内推动医疗服务的转型。

Released: 16-Apr-2020 8:15 AM EDT
Mayo Clinics patientenorientierte Werte und Kultur sind der Treiber seiner Strategie 2030 für die Heilung, für die Verbindung und für die Verwandlung der Gesundheitsversorgung
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic befindet sich dank der bemerkenswerten Fortschritte 2019 in einer guten Lage, um seine Führunsposition bei der Patientenbetreuung, der Forschung und der Ausbildung auszubauen und die Verwandlung der Gesundheitsversorung im Laufe des nächsten Jahrszehnts voranzutreiben.

Released: 14-Apr-2020 2:05 PM EDT
Four UCI professors awarded Guggenheim Fellowships
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., April 14, 2020 — Four professors at the University of California, Irvine – historian Mark LeVine, scientist Andrej Lupták, sculptor Jennifer Pastor and journalist Amy Wilentz – have been named 2020 Guggenheim Fellows. Jennifer Pastor. UCI The faculty members were among 175 U.S. and Canadian scholars, researchers, artists and writers chosen by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation from a pool of nearly 3,000 applicants.

Released: 7-Apr-2020 10:15 AM EDT
Study reveals patterns behind big ideas
Cornell University

“The biggest ideas – the biggest solutions – exist further away from what we already know,” said Madeline Kneeland, assistant professor in the School of Hotel Administration and first author of “Exploring Uncharted Territory: Knowledge Search Processes in the Origination of Outlier Innovation,” which published April 1 in Organization Science.

Released: 31-Mar-2020 4:20 PM EDT
SLAS Selects 2020 Visiting Graduate Researcher Program Grant Recipient
SLAS

The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) selected Thi Mui Pham, Ph.D., of the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center - Utrecht (Utrecht, Netherlands) as its 2020 SLAS Visiting Graduate Researcher Grant recipient.

Released: 5-Mar-2020 5:05 PM EST
Glaucoma Research Foundation Awards 2020 Shaffer Prize to Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, PhD
Glaucoma Research Foundation

The Shaffer Prize recognizes a researcher whose project best exemplifies the pursuit of innovative ideas in the quest to better understand and cure glaucoma.

Released: 4-Mar-2020 1:35 PM EST
Pathways: The Circadian Rhythms Issue
NIH, National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences and Scholastic, Inc., have collaborated to bring Pathways, STEM and ELA resources, to educators and students. The third magazine issue and accompanying teaching materials explore circadian rhythms, including how they affect our lives every day and some inspiring scientists who are researching them.

Released: 28-Feb-2020 1:10 PM EST
Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals Opens Call for 2021 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

An announcement that the Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals is accepting letters of intent for the 2021 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award. The award offers inventive physician-scientists resources and expertise to advance their discoveries into medicines.

Released: 27-Feb-2020 2:45 PM EST
La filosofía de Mayo Clinic y sus valores centrados en el paciente impulsan la estrategia para el 2030 de curar, conectar y transformar la atención médica
Mayo Clinic

Gracias al progreso notable en el año 2019, Mayo Clinic está bien posicionada para reforzar su liderazgo en la atención del paciente, la investigación y la educación, así como para impulsar la transformación del cuidado médico en la próxima década.

Released: 25-Feb-2020 8:25 AM EST
DHS Selects the University of Nebraska Omaha to Lead Center of Excellence for Terrorism Prevention and Counterterrorism Research
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T announced today the selection of the University of Nebraska Omaha to lead a consortium of U.S. academic institutions and other partners for a new COE for TPCR.

Released: 19-Feb-2020 10:10 AM EST
H. Timothy Hsiao, Ph.D., joins the American Society for Radiation Oncology as Director of Scientific Affairs
American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) recently welcomed H. Timothy Hsiao, Ph.D., as its new Director of Scientific Affairs, where he will provide strategic leadership to advance the impact of research and innovation in radiation oncology through ASTRO's research funding, fellowships, workshops and scientific collaborations with public and private partners.

Released: 11-Feb-2020 12:10 PM EST
BIDMC Marks International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Beth Israel Lahey Health

February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and UN-Women to promote the critical role women and girls play in science and technology communities. BIDMC has a long history of women researchers in medicine and science. Below is a brief list of only a few of our distinguished women leaders.

Released: 11-Feb-2020 11:20 AM EST
Penn State Receives Five-year $3.7 Million Grant to Study Virus Evolution
Penn State Materials Research Institute

An interdisciplinary team led by Penn State has received a five-year $3.7 million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation’s new program on convergence research. The grant is in two phases, depending on successful completion of phase one milestones.

Released: 11-Feb-2020 1:05 AM EST
2020 Boe Forum Ticket Announcement
Augustana University, South Dakota

Augustana University and The Center for Western Studies announced that free tickets for the 24th Boe Forum on Public Affairs featuring keynote speakers Drs. Robert Green and Jamie Metzl will be available beginning on Friday, Feb. 7.

Released: 10-Feb-2020 4:40 PM EST
Adapting to Climate Change: We’re Doing It Wrong
Ohio State University

When it comes to adapting to the effects of climate change, scientists and policymakers are thinking too small, according to a new research review.



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