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Released: 9-Jul-2021 12:00 PM EDT
Nationally Recognized Biostatistician Joins Rutgers to Focus on Cancer Research
Rutgers School of Public Health

Hao Liu, PhD, joins the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at Rutgers School of Public Health and serves as the Director of Biostatistics Shared Resource at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.

Released: 7-Jul-2021 10:00 AM EDT
James Hendler Named Chair of ACM Technology Policy Council
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

James Hendler, the Tetherless World Professor of Computer, Web, and Cognitive Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been named chair of the Technology Policy Council for the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).

Released: 25-Jun-2021 5:35 PM EDT
First Research Grants Awarded in UTEP-TTUHSC El Paso Partnership
University of Texas at El Paso

A partnership between The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and Texas Tech Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso) designed to expand health research in the Paso del Norte region has identified studies which could have significant impact on the well-being of the community. The two institutions announced the first set of projects to receive funding from their Joint Seed Grant Program.

Released: 25-Jun-2021 8:00 AM EDT
El Cancer Research Institute Lanza Su Website Como Centro De InformacióN en EspañOl, en Su Compromiso De Liderar El Cambio Por La Igualdad Racial en El Cuidado De La Salud
Cancer Research Institute

El Cancer Research Institute anunció hoy que ha lanzado su primer website en español para conectar a los pacientes hispanos y sus cuidadores con la información más reciente sobre la inmunoterapia contra el cáncer y las opciones de tratamiento.

Released: 25-Jun-2021 8:00 AM EDT
Cancer Research Institute (CRI) Launches Spanish-Language Resource Hub in Its Commitment to Lead the Change in Racial Health Equity
Cancer Research Institute

The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) announced today that is has launched its first-ever Spanish-language information hub to connect Hispanic patients and caregivers with the latest cancer immunotherapy research and treatment options.

Released: 24-Jun-2021 11:50 AM EDT
UCI Professor Wins Spain’s Prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for Scientific Research
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., June 24, 2021 — Philip Felgner, Ph.D., professor in residence of physiology & biophysics at the University of California, Irvine, is one of seven scholars worldwide to win Spain’s prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research in recognition of their contributions to designing COVID-19 vaccines.

Released: 21-Jun-2021 10:05 AM EDT
Wayne State Receives $1.97 Million NIH Grant to Provide Research Training to Undergraduates
Wayne State University Division of Research

Researchers at Wayne State University recently received a nearly $1.97 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health for the T34 program, Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC).

Released: 17-Jun-2021 12:30 PM EDT
SLAS Announces Open Access Journal Publishing with Elsevier in 2022
SLAS

The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) is pleased to announce the transition of SLAS Discovery and SLAS Technology to a Gold Open Access publishing model as of January 1, 2022. SLAS will partner with Elsevier, which will make both journals available through its online platform, ScienceDirect, in turn, making articles instantly and easily accessible to scientific audiences worldwide.

Released: 17-Jun-2021 9:30 AM EDT
Wolters Kluwer Equips Time-strapped Clinicians with Evidence-based Orthopaedic Research Summaries from OrthoEvidence
Wolters Kluwer Health

To help clinicians stay current on orthopaedic and musculoskeletal research, Wolters Kluwer, Health announced today that Ovid® users will now have access to OrthoEvidence, a first of its kind evidence-based summary provider for orthopaedic specialists, surgeons, nurses, medical residents and students.

   
Released: 16-Jun-2021 1:25 PM EDT
Friend or Foe? Seeliger Probes the Mysteries of Mycobacteria
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

From studies in her lab at Stony Brook University in New York to private-sector collaborations, Hertz Fellow Jessica Seeliger is accelerating the fight against multiple deadly diseases.

   
Released: 16-Jun-2021 9:00 AM EDT
American Sociological Association Honors Leaders in the Discipline
American Sociological Association (ASA)

The American Sociological Association (ASA) proudly announces the 2021 award recipients, the highest honors the association confers. Awardees, selected by committees directly appointed by the ASA Council, will be honored on August 8 as part of the ASA Virtual Annual Meeting. A formal address by ASA President Aldon Morris will follow the ceremony.

Released: 15-Jun-2021 1:30 PM EDT
Three Penn Scientists Chosen as 2021 Pew Scholars
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Kellie A. Jurado, PhD, Presidential Assistant Professor of Microbiology, and Colin Conine, PhD, an assistant professor of Pediatrics and Genetics have been named 2021 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. Liling Wan, PhD, an assistant professor of Cancer Biology joins the 2021 class of Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research.

Released: 15-Jun-2021 11:00 AM EDT
NORC at the University of Chicago and AARP Launch Foresight 50+, the Largest High-Quality Survey Panel of Older Adults
Foresight 50+

NORC at the University of Chicago and AARP launched Foresight 50+, a new survey panel available to organizations looking for insights from older adults living in the United States.

   
Released: 15-Jun-2021 10:40 AM EDT
Pew Supports 22 Scientists Exploring Innovative Solutions to Biomedical Challenges
PEW Charitable Trusts

The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced that 22 early-career researchers have been selected to join the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences.

   
Released: 15-Jun-2021 10:20 AM EDT
Pew Funds 10 Latin American Scientists Conducting Critical Biomedical Research
PEW Charitable Trusts

The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced the 2021 class members of the Pew Latin American Fellows Program in the Biomedical Sciences.

   
13-Jun-2021 5:00 AM EDT
DORA Announces SPACE Rubric for Analyzing Institutional Conditions and Progress Indicators
American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)

The San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) is proud to announce “SPACE to Evolve Academic Assessment: A rubric for analyzing institutional conditions and progress indicators.” The SPACE rubric is the latest resource from DORA designed to support the development of fair and responsible academic assessment practices.

Released: 7-Jun-2021 2:30 PM EDT
Virginia G. Stowers, 1930-2021
Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Stowers Institute Co-Founder Virginia Stowers, 1930-2021

Released: 27-May-2021 1:35 PM EDT
DOE Awards $100 Million to Early-Career Scientists for Mission-Critical Research
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced the selection of 83 scientists who will receive a total of $100 million in funding through its Early Career Research Program.

Released: 27-May-2021 11:55 AM EDT
Cleveland Clinic Appoints D. Geoffrey Vince, Ph.D., Executive Director of Cleveland Clinic Innovations
Cleveland Clinic

CLEVELAND: Cleveland Clinic has named D. Geoffrey Vince, Ph.D., as Executive Director of Cleveland Clinic Innovations. In this newly formed role, Dr. Vince will align Cleveland Clinic’s technology development strategies with scientific and research priorities - including unprecedented growth in data and computing sciences - to accelerate the discoveries of new treatments and drugs. He will build strategic partnerships and alliances in these areas to drive revenue growth through commercialization of intellectual property.

   


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