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Newswise: Climate resilience: NSF-funded research to explore link between crisis and agriculture
Released: 22-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Climate resilience: NSF-funded research to explore link between crisis and agriculture
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A research team including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York will head to Peru to study the link between ancient agricultural practices, climate shift and war.

Newswise: Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science enters Phase II
Released: 22-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science enters Phase II
Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M is collaborating with center-lead Florida International University and Sam Houston State University within the nation’s only forensic science Industry-University Cooperative Research Center.

Released: 18-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
National Science Foundation taps NYU Tandon with $5 Million grant to advance accessibility
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

A team at NYU Tandon School of Engineering will kick off the second phase of an ambitious research project that aims to transform navigation and accessibility for many of the 285 million people with blindness and low vision (pBLV) worldwide.

Released: 18-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
PCOM Researcher Hopes New Model of SBMA Accelerates Search for Therapies
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

A Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty member who specializes in basic and translational science research for spinal bulbar and muscular atrophy (SBMA), also known as Kennedy's disease, is propelling efforts to model and identify therapeutic targets for this neuromuscular disease with two new grants.

Newswise: Next Generation Spinal Fusion Goes
Released: 18-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
Next Generation Spinal Fusion Goes "Meta"
University of Pittsburgh

A civil engineer at the University of Pittsburgh is applying his expertise in bridges and infrastructure to develop new materials that better treat spinal injury, repair, and recovery.

Newswise: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital adds $13 million project to Research Collaboratives Program
18-Jan-2024 11:00 AM EST
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital adds $13 million project to Research Collaboratives Program
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

As outlined in the 2022-2027 Strategic Plan, the St. Jude Research Collaboratives program is part of an overall effort by the institution to fund collaborative research addressing complex scientific problems with transformative potential for the diseases treated at St. Jude.

Newswise: Glaucoma Research Foundation to Celebrate Research Pioneers, Patient Advocates, and Visionary Donors at Annual Gala
Released: 12-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Glaucoma Research Foundation to Celebrate Research Pioneers, Patient Advocates, and Visionary Donors at Annual Gala
Glaucoma Research Foundation

The Glaucoma 360 Annual Gala will include a reception, a silent art auction featuring artists with vision impairment, and a dinner to celebrate the donors, volunteers, and scientists who do so much to advance Glaucoma Research Foundation’s mission to cure glaucoma and restore vision through innovative research.

Newswise: Texas A&M AgriLife Research gets $5.2 million grant for onion improvement
Released: 10-Jan-2024 6:05 PM EST
Texas A&M AgriLife Research gets $5.2 million grant for onion improvement
Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M AgriLife Research received more than $5.2 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture for a project to address multiple aspects of the southern U.S. onion harvest system.

Newswise: Personalizing Lifestyle Interventions for Cancer Survivors
Released: 10-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Personalizing Lifestyle Interventions for Cancer Survivors
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Researchers with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center have received funding to better understand how personalized nutrition and exercise programs can improve quality of life after cancer treatment.

Newswise: Martin named gifts officer for PCOM South Georgia
Released: 10-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Martin named gifts officer for PCOM South Georgia
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

This week Colquitt County native Deidre Mercer Martin became the first gifts officer for PCOM South Georgia. She brings 35 years of higher education experience with her to the position, with the past 19 years of that focused on fundraising and alumni relations.

Released: 10-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Bringing Medieval Humanities Into the 21st Century: SLU Research Team Receives NEH Grant to Update Humanities Software
Saint Louis University

A team of researchers from Saint Louis University has been awarded a Digital Humanities Advancement Grant through the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

Newswise: Lawrence Livermore has received a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2024
Released: 10-Jan-2024 12:30 PM EST
Lawrence Livermore has received a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2024
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has been honored with a Glassdoor Employees Choice Award, recognizing the Best Places to Work in 2024.

Released: 9-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Department of Energy Announces $24 Million for Small Business Research and Development Grants
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced awards totaling $24 million for small businesses in 30 states and the District of Columbia.

Newswise: $500K Grant Supports Exploration of Therapies for Difficult-to-Treat Lymphomas
Released: 8-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
$500K Grant Supports Exploration of Therapies for Difficult-to-Treat Lymphomas
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Daniel Herranz Benito, PhD, PharmD, resident researcher at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the state’s leading cancer program and only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center together with RWJBarnabas Health, and associate professor of pharmacology and pediatrics at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, has received a $500,000 collaborative grant from Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research and The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research.

Released: 5-Jan-2024 8:05 PM EST
SICB Awarded Funding for Major Cultural Change Initiative
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB)

The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) has been awarded funding from the National Science Foundation BIO-LEAPS (Leading Culture Change through Professional Societies of Biology) Program.

Newswise: Kimyatta Washington joins UChicago Medicine as VP, Chief Administrative Officer of Cancer Services
Released: 4-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Kimyatta Washington joins UChicago Medicine as VP, Chief Administrative Officer of Cancer Services
University of Chicago Medical Center

A seasoned healthcare leader, Kimyatta Washington brings to UChicago Medicine more than 15 years of experience in cancer services.

Newswise: UC San Diego Receives $5 Million to Launch Center for Learning Health Systems Science
Released: 4-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
UC San Diego Receives $5 Million to Launch Center for Learning Health Systems Science
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego has received a $5 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to establish a Center for Learning Health Systems Science.

Newswise: Energy resilience: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering professor will improve electric grid cybersecurity with $2.9M Department of Energy award
Released: 4-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Energy resilience: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering professor will improve electric grid cybersecurity with $2.9M Department of Energy award
Florida State University

Assistant Professor Olugbenga Moses Anubi’s project “Concurrent Learning Cyber-Physical Framework for Resilient Electric Power System,” or CyberPREPS, will allow energy transmission systems to keep functioning in the wake of cyberattacks.

Newswise: Beta blocker used to treat heart problems and other medical concerns could be new treatment for sickle cell cardiomyopathy
Released: 4-Jan-2024 7:05 AM EST
Beta blocker used to treat heart problems and other medical concerns could be new treatment for sickle cell cardiomyopathy
Indiana University

A beta blocker typically used to treat heart problems, hemangioma, migraines and anxiety could be a new therapeutic for patients with sickle cell disease.

Released: 3-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
U.S. Department of Energy Issues Request for Proposals for Contractor to Manage and Operate Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the issuance of a Request for Proposals (RFPs) for the competitive selection of a management and operating contractor for Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL).

Newswise: Former physician gifts Rowan University $1 million for new center for healing arts
Released: 3-Jan-2024 3:05 PM EST
Former physician gifts Rowan University $1 million for new center for healing arts
Rowan University

Left quadriplegic following a fall in his home, Dr. James George credits therapeutic art in his journey to recovery. The former ER doctor is helping to fund a new center for therapeutic art at Rowan University in New Jersey.

Newswise: Case Western Reserve researchers land $1.125M National Science Foundation grant to advance safer, faster and less expensive medical-imaging technology
Released: 3-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
Case Western Reserve researchers land $1.125M National Science Foundation grant to advance safer, faster and less expensive medical-imaging technology
Case Western Reserve University

Diagnosing cancer today involves using chemical “contrast agents” to improve the accuracy of medical imaging processes such as X-rays as well as computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans.

Newswise: Unraveling the mysteries of fog in complex terrain
Released: 28-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
Unraveling the mysteries of fog in complex terrain
University of Utah

While fog presents a major hazard to transportation safety, meteorologists have yet to figure out how to forecast it with the precision they have achieved for precipitation, wind and other stormy events. This is because the physical processes resulting in fog formation are extremely complex, Now, in a recent paper published by the American Meteorological Society, University of Utah researchers report their findings from an intensive study centered on a northern Utah basin and conceived to investigate the life cycle of cold fog in mountain valleys.

Released: 20-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Working with Big Data requires a lot of power! The latest research and features on Supercomputing
Newswise

With the rise in machine learning applications and artificial intelligence, it's no wonder that more and more scientists and researchers are turning to supercomputers. Supercomputers are commonly used for making predictions with advanced modeling and simulations. This can be applied to climate research, weather forecasting, genomic sequencing, space exploration, aviation engineering and more.

       
Released: 20-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
U.S. Department of Energy Announces Early Career Research Program for FY 2024
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it is accepting applications for the 2024 DOE Office of Science Early Career Research Program to support the research of outstanding scientists early in their careers.

Newswise: $6 million National Science Foundation award to Binghamton University will accelerate research translation into broader societal benefits
Released: 20-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
$6 million National Science Foundation award to Binghamton University will accelerate research translation into broader societal benefits
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A Binghamton University, State University of New York team is one of just 18 nationally that will share in $100 million in U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) funding from the Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate to accelerate the pace and scale of translational research.

Newswise: Sanford Burnham Prebys continues unprecedented recruitment of early-career scientists
Released: 19-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST
Sanford Burnham Prebys continues unprecedented recruitment of early-career scientists
Sanford Burnham Prebys

Continuing its rapid and dramatic recruitment of emerging, top-tier researchers, Sanford Burnham Prebys has hired two more highly regarded early-career scientists: Angela Liou, M.D., a specialist in pediatric oncology and hematology; and Xueqin Sherine Sun, Ph.D., a cancer biologist and genome engineer.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
American University Receives $5.7 Million from NSF to Bridge Research and Policy, Address Real-World Challenges
American University

American University won a cooperative research agreement from the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Accelerating Research Translation program that will help AU foster greater use of evidence in the public and private sectors.

Newswise: NCCN Announces Funding for Research on Multiple Myeloma Treatment
Released: 19-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
NCCN Announces Funding for Research on Multiple Myeloma Treatment
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s Oncology Research Program selects projects to evaluate the effectiveness of elranatamab in the treatment of multiple myeloma.

Newswise: New Cancer Research Consortium Melds Scientific Disciplines
Released: 18-Dec-2023 7:05 PM EST
New Cancer Research Consortium Melds Scientific Disciplines
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai Cancer is part of an unconventional consortium dedicated to fighting cancer through the integration of diverse scientific disciplines.

Newswise: Gigabytes of Data? Real-Time Analysis Is Easy with this New Approach
Released: 15-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Gigabytes of Data? Real-Time Analysis Is Easy with this New Approach
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Modern detectors are revolutionizing electron microscopy but collect massive amounts of data at ultrafast rates, requiring extensive amounts of computer time and power to analyze.

Newswise: EMSL Awards Exploratory Research Funding to 17 Projects
Released: 14-Dec-2023 6:05 PM EST
EMSL Awards Exploratory Research Funding to 17 Projects
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory - EMSL

The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory awarded funding to 17 researchers around the world to conduct biological and environmental research using the user facility's instrumentation and resources.

Newswise: Mount Sinai Receives $1.3 Million From the National Institutes of Health to Support Program That Introduces High School Students to Virus Surveillance
Released: 14-Dec-2023 4:15 PM EST
Mount Sinai Receives $1.3 Million From the National Institutes of Health to Support Program That Introduces High School Students to Virus Surveillance
Mount Sinai Health System

Prestigious grant will allow the New York City Virus Hunters initiative to expand an ongoing collaboration with BioBus that enables young students to keep city safe and help avoid future pandemics.

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Released: 14-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
UM School of Medicine Awarded Up to $7.3M from DARPA to Drive Innovation in Trauma Triage Technology, Improve Mass Casualty Response Efforts
University of Maryland School of Medicine

In an effort to better optimize the triage of patients during mass casualty events, University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) researchers are receiving up to $7.3 million in funding from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) for vital new research

Released: 14-Dec-2023 2:20 PM EST
UAlbany Scientists Explore New Molecular Tool to Treat Retinal Degenerative Disease
University at Albany, State University of New York

RNA Institute research team receives funding to explore a new molecular tool for treating retinal degenerative disease

Newswise: Lawrence Livermore 2023 charity campaign raises $4.1 million for non-profit organizations
Released: 14-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Lawrence Livermore 2023 charity campaign raises $4.1 million for non-profit organizations
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employees, along with Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, donated over $4.1 million to non-profit organizations via the annual employee charitable giving program, the Helping Others More Effectively (HOME) Campaign.

Newswise: Gayle Benson Makes Historic Donation for New Home for Ochsner Children’s Hospital
Released: 13-Dec-2023 7:30 PM EST
Gayle Benson Makes Historic Donation for New Home for Ochsner Children’s Hospital
Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health announces plans for The Gayle and Tom Benson Ochsner Children’s Hospital, made possible through a transformational gift from Mrs. Gayle Benson.

   
Newswise: Virginia Tech researcher probes the potential for preventing and reversing age-related memory loss
Released: 13-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
Virginia Tech researcher probes the potential for preventing and reversing age-related memory loss
Virginia Tech

About 40 percent of people over age 65 suffer some form of age-related memory loss, which puts them at higher risk for developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Newswise: The A+ Team Tackles AI and Quantum Computing Hardware
Released: 13-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
The A+ Team Tackles AI and Quantum Computing Hardware
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

A multidisciplinary team led by Jefferson Lab and including imec, NY CREATES, and Cornell University has been selected by DOE to advance a superconducting approach to advanced computer chip technology.

Released: 13-Dec-2023 2:20 PM EST
WFIRM and Partnering Institutions Awarded Five-Year, $6 Million Grant on Kidney, Urology, and Hematology Research
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine

The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) has received a $6 million grant from the National Institute for Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

Newswise: Wheat Sequencing Consortium Awarded NSF Grant to Mine Wheat Diversity for Food Security
Released: 13-Dec-2023 9:00 AM EST
Wheat Sequencing Consortium Awarded NSF Grant to Mine Wheat Diversity for Food Security
International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium

The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium (IWGSC) is starting a two-year project, with funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), to mine an untapped genetic resource for wheat improvement by sequencing the genomes of ancient varieties representing the worldwide diversity of bread wheat.

Newswise: UChicago Medicine gets $20M gift to support 575,000-square-foot cancer care and research pavilion
Released: 13-Dec-2023 8:05 AM EST
UChicago Medicine gets $20M gift to support 575,000-square-foot cancer care and research pavilion
University of Chicago Medical Center

Susan and Tandean Rustandy are donating $20 million to UChicago Medicine to advance cancer discoveries and care-delivery innovation at its state-of-the-art cancer care and research facility, the first of its kind in Illinois.

Newswise: FAU Lands USDA $1 Million Grant to Create South Florida’s First Microbiome Innovation Center
Released: 12-Dec-2023 8:30 AM EST
FAU Lands USDA $1 Million Grant to Create South Florida’s First Microbiome Innovation Center
Florida Atlantic University

The program, “Building Capacity in Microbiome Innovation for Plant Health, Soil Fertility and Environmental Sustainability,” is the first workforce-development USDA-NIFA grant to a research-intensive Hispanic-Serving Institution, which will help address the complex challenges facing traditional agriculture and declining interest of the next generation in food, agriculture and natural resources careers.

Newswise: UC San Diego Health Completes Acquisition of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center
11-Dec-2023 5:30 PM EST
UC San Diego Health Completes Acquisition of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center
UC San Diego Health

UC San Diego Health has successfully completed purchase of Alvarado Hospital Medical Center — will be renamed UC San Diego Health East Campus Medical Center.

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Released: 11-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
UM School of Medicine Awarded Nearly $30 Million to Prevent Infections Associated with IV Drug Use
University of Maryland School of Medicine

National Institutes of Health Funding Will Be Used to Prevent Rehospitalizations and Lower Complications from Infections

   
Newswise: NSF Funds ESF Research Focused on Improving Air Quality in Major Metro Areas
Released: 11-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
NSF Funds ESF Research Focused on Improving Air Quality in Major Metro Areas
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Dr. Jiajue Chai at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) received two National Science Foundation grants totaling nearly $700,000 to advance research on improving air quality in large cities. Chai, an assistant professor in ESF’s Department of Chemistry, studies how atmospheric compositions influence air quality, ecosystem health, and climate change.

Released: 8-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Advisory Panel Issues Field-Defining Recommendations for U.S. Government Investments in Particle Physics Research
Brookhaven National Laboratory

The High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP) to the High Energy Physics program of the Office of Science of the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation’s Division of Physics has released a new Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) report, which outlines particle physicists’ recommendations for research priorities in the field.

Newswise: Gift of $3 Million to Fund New Chair in LGBTQ+ Health
Released: 7-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Gift of $3 Million to Fund New Chair in LGBTQ+ Health
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The gift from James F. Dougherty, a Rutgers alumnus and Board of Governors member who has supported the university in numerous ways for more than two decades, creates an endowed chair named for the Rutgers School of Public Health Dean Perry N. Halkitis.

Released: 7-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
DOE Announces $42 Million for Inertial Fusion Energy Hubs
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $42 million for a program that will establish multi-institutional and multi-disciplinary hubs to advance foundational inertial fusion energy (IFE) science and technology, building on the groundbreaking work of the Department’s researchers into harnessing the power of the sun and stars.



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