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Released: 17-Apr-2018 9:05 PM EDT
Not All Superheroes Wear Capes
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego Alumni awards rising stars across science, technology, medicine, arts, education and social justice who are disrupting the status quo to help build a better world

Released: 13-Apr-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Expert Sees Threats of Increased Military Conflict in Syria
West Virginia University

Once a point of potential cooperation in the early days of the Trump administration, Syria is now an area of possible increased military conflict as the interests of the U.S. and Russia diverge in the Middle East, a West Virginia University expert says.

Released: 12-Apr-2018 3:00 PM EDT
Evaluating Equipment Designed to Prevent Radiological and Nuclear Incidents for Use in Early Post-Incident Emergency Response
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Brookhaven Lab health physicist Stephen Musolino describes the multi-lab project to demonstrate how equipment designed to interdict radiological and nuclear material could be repurposed to protect first responders and the public in the early aftermath of an incident that released such material.

Released: 12-Apr-2018 1:10 PM EDT
Magination Press Moves Up Publication Date of Book to Help Children Understand Police Shootings
American Psychological Association (APA)

Magination Press, the children’s book imprint of the American Psychological Association, has moved the publication date of “Something Happened in Our Town,” a book to help children understand and deal with police shootings of civilians, to May 1 in response to recent events.

Released: 12-Apr-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Missile Strikes Against Syria ‘as Serious as Triggering Events,’ Expert Says
University of Notre Dame

Mary Ellen O’Connell, Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law and research professor of international dispute resolution at the University of Notre Dame says reprisal attacks are a serious breach of the United Nations charter.

Released: 9-Apr-2018 2:05 PM EDT
DHS S&T to Demonstrate Cyber Technologies at RSA 2018
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will exhibit and demonstrate 13 mature cybersecurity technology solutions that are ready for pilot deployment and commercialization at the RSA 2018 cybersecurity conference, April 16-19, in San Francisco.

   
28-Mar-2018 5:00 PM EDT
Two Leading Oncologists Co-Author Paper on Nuclear Terrorism
University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)

Special report details serious concerns that medical community would be able to do much, if anything, to assist people in event of major nuclear event. Prevention is best option as well as carefully conceived, long-term plan within the public education system to provide lessons on radiation biology

Released: 27-Mar-2018 1:05 PM EDT
DHS and EPA Are Prepared to Restore Subways in the Event of a Bioterrorist Attack
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T completed in September 2017, a four-year Underground Transport Restoration project in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that studied and performed exercises to see how disease-causing microbes spread through subway systems; how they can be sampled and cleaned; and how long it takes to be cleaned.

Released: 9-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EST
DHS S&T Keeps the Super Bowl Safe
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

More than 66,000 football fans poured into U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis this past February and were able to enjoy the nation's 52nd Super Bowl in a safe and secure setting thanks to a few DHS S&T programs, which enhanced the overall security efforts were fielded before and during the big game.

Released: 14-Feb-2018 2:05 PM EST
U of A Researchers Receive Grant to Study Domestic Terrorism Patterns
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Researchers from the University of Arkansas' Terrorism Research Center are using Risk Terrain Modeling to investigate links between terrorism events and their precursors.

Released: 20-Dec-2017 2:05 PM EST
New Simulator Tool Tests Aircraft Explosive Vulnerabilities
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Recently, CAVM partnered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. Army Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) to develop a reusable Aircraft Explosive Testing Simulator that facilitates the explosive testing of new generation commercial aircraft.

Released: 14-Dec-2017 2:45 PM EST
US/Canada Demonstrates Communications Interoperability Among First Responders
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

In mid-November, the DHS S&T and Canada's DRDC CSS tested and demonstrated that seamless communication is possible between first responders from both sides of the border during a major emergency.

Released: 14-Dec-2017 11:05 AM EST
LLNL Releases Newly Declassified Nuclear Test Videos
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) released 62 newly declassified videos today of atmospheric nuclear tests films that have never before been seen by the public.

8-Dec-2017 9:05 AM EST
Exposure to Terror May Increase Risk of Migraine, Other Headaches
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Survivors of a terror attack have an increased risk of frequent migraine and tension headaches after the attack, according to a study published in the December 13, 2017, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

7-Dec-2017 11:30 AM EST
New Wellesley Study, Published on Fifth Anniversary of Sandy Hook Shooting, Shows Gun Sales Increased Significantly After Elementary School Massacre
Wellesley College

The Sandy Hook school shooting five years ago prompted political response that led to significantly higher gun sales; and this resulted in greater numbers of accidental deaths by firearms – in both adults and children, according to a new study authored by two Wellesley professors

Released: 30-Nov-2017 9:05 AM EST
The Medical Minute: How to ‘Stop the Bleed’ and Save a Life
Penn State Health

Mass shootings such as the one in Las Vegas earlier this fall have highlighted the need for bystanders to learn first aid techniques to stop bleeding.

Released: 27-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
Transformation of Combat Casualty Care, Advances in Military Healthcare Focus of New Book
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

Advances in medicine that dramatically improved warfighter survival and recovery in America’s most recent wars are the focus of a new book, “Out of the Crucible: How the U.S. Military Transformed Combat Casualty Care in Iraq and Afghanistan,” just published by the Borden Institute. These advances in technology, products, and patient care during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom were driven by military health professionals determined to exceed what modern medicine thought was possible.

   
Released: 21-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
Recent Field Tests Highlight Collaborations for Bomb Squad Response
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

S&T led an August 2017 vehicle-born IED experimentation assessment with representatives of the Michigan State Police Bomb Squad, New Jersey State Police, Saint Paul (Minnesota) Police, U.S. Air Force and the Canadian Air Force.

Released: 20-Nov-2017 1:05 PM EST
Comprehensive Study Examines Gun-Related Deaths and How to Prevent Them
University of Alabama at Birmingham

A new study suggests complex solutions to gun-related deaths and goals to decrease rates based on the type of death.

Released: 20-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
DHS S&T"s Homemade Explosive Characterization Program: Keeping Americans Safe
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

DHS S&T's Homemade Explosives (HME) Characterization Program provides mission critical data collection, measurement of physical properties of threat materials, risk mitigation and modeling, and support for first responders against the terrorist threat.

Released: 14-Nov-2017 10:05 AM EST
A New National Effort Needed to Tackle the ‘Muslim Penalty’ – Report
University of Birmingham

The report urges the government to adopt a new definition of Islamophobia as “anti-Muslim racism”, and recommends that society take more responsibility to call out and report hateful rhetoric and prejudice.

8-Nov-2017 8:55 AM EST
Closing the Rural Health Gap: Media Update from RWJF and Partners on Rural Health Disparities
Newswise

Rural counties continue to rank lowest among counties across the U.S., in terms of health outcomes. A group of national organizations including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the National 4-H Council are leading the way to close the rural health gap.

       
Released: 2-Nov-2017 1:05 PM EDT
DHS S&T partners with NFL, MLB and NBA For Increased Security
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Three major sporting leagues: NFL, MLB, and NBA, have played a key role in significantly upgrading and strengthening security at stadiums and arenas throughout the country with the help of the DHS S&T SAFETY Act.

Released: 1-Nov-2017 9:05 AM EDT
U.S.-Canada to Test Cross-Border Communication for Disaster Response
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Emergency management officials and first responder agencies on both sides of the border between the United States and Canada will work together for an experiment in disaster response.

Released: 31-Oct-2017 4:00 PM EDT
New York First Responders Train for Critical Incident Response at Grand Central Terminal, Test New Tech
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

New York City emergency responders conducted a critical incident training exercise early Sunday morning at Grand Central Terminal, and tested out some new technologies provided by DHS S&T.

Released: 24-Oct-2017 3:15 PM EDT
Sandia’s International Peer Mentorship Program Improves Biorisk Management
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories' international peer mentoring program pairs experienced biosafety professionals from developed countries with their counterparts in the developing world.

Released: 20-Oct-2017 5:05 PM EDT
UNLV Psychology Professor Launches Study of Traumatic Effects of Oct. 1 Tragedy
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Study focused on understanding how people are reacting emotionally to the tragedy at the Route 91 country music festival Oct. 1.

Released: 18-Oct-2017 4:00 PM EDT
Kansas State University Featured in Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense National Report
Kansas State University

Kansas State University is featured in several sections of the Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense's special bipartisan report released on Wednesday, Oct. 18.

   
Released: 17-Oct-2017 10:05 AM EDT
DHS S&T Launches $300K Challenge to Uncover Emerging Biothreats
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Today, DHS S&T launched the Hidden Signals Challenge, a $300,000 prize competition that seeks concepts for novel uses of existing data to uncover emerging biothreats.

   
Released: 9-Oct-2017 1:05 AM EDT
Empowering Bystanders to Act as First Responders
Rutgers University

Rutgers trauma physicians are training the public to stop blood loss – and save lives – during emergencies

Released: 6-Oct-2017 11:05 AM EDT
DHS S&T Advanced Trace Detection Group to Hold Industry Day
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

Explosives trace detection experts from industry, academia, and government laboratories will gather to discuss advances in trace detection technologies.

Released: 5-Oct-2017 11:05 AM EDT
UA Researcher: Changes Needed to News Coverage of Mass Shooters
University of Alabama

Criminology researchers suggest news media refrain from publishing names and images of mass shooters to possibly deter future offenders who seek the fame and notoriety many rampage shooters admit to seeking.

Released: 5-Oct-2017 9:05 AM EDT
​Perpetrators of Genocide Say They’re ‘Good People’
Ohio State University

The men who were tried for their role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide that killed up to 1 million people want you to know that they’re actually very good people. That’s the most common way accused men try to account for their actions in testimony before the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, a new study has found.



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