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Geophysicists Rush to Chile To Study Ongoing Earthquake Aftershocks

A team of geophysicists led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Steven Roecker is in Chile to study the scope and strength of aftershocks that continue to rattle the area following the massive Feb. 27 8.8-magnitude earthquake. The 10-member team, which was assembled quickly from universities around the United States, will be putting in place more than 50 broadband seismometers throughout the impacted area in Chile.

Study Details Machinery of Immune Protection Against Inflammatory Diseases Like Colitis

Research led by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigators identifies potential new targets for treatment of colitis and other inflammatory bowel diseases.

Surgeon Re-attaches Teen’s Arm After Boating Accident

Kristen Kilpatrick, a college sophomore, nearly lost her arm in a boating accident. Orthopaedic trauma surgeon Dr. Joseph Borrelli was able to re-attach it.

The Wistar Institute Welcomes New Board Members

The Wistar Institute recently welcomed Gail Walker Hearn and Milton S. Schneider to its board of trustees.

Monell Center Partners with Springside School to Bring Cutting Edge Discoveries into High School Classrooms

The Monell Center and the Springside School have been awarded a grant from the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation to train high school teachers about the latest developments in taste science and chemistry.

51st Annual Drosophila Research Conference

Representatives of the media are invited to attend the 51st Annual Drosophila Research Conference in Washington, DC, April 7-11, 2010, sponsored by the Genetics Society of America. More than 1600 basic research scientists who study genetic models in Drosophila (fruit flies) are expected to attend.