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Newswise: Smidt Heart Institute at 5: Breakthroughs in Research, Patient Care
Released: 14-Feb-2023 2:15 PM EST
Smidt Heart Institute at 5: Breakthroughs in Research, Patient Care
Cedars-Sinai

Marking the five-year anniversary of the $50 million gift that named the Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars Sinai is highlighting major research breakthroughs and clinical innovations pioneered by one of the nation’s leading destinations for cardiac care.

Newswise: Building the Infrastructure to Nurture Basic and Therapeutic Science
8-Feb-2023 2:00 PM EST
Building the Infrastructure to Nurture Basic and Therapeutic Science
Harvard Medical School

Swiss biotech executive, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Ernesto Bertarelli has pledged $75 million through the Bertarelli Foundation to advance basic scientific discovery, therapeutic science, and a culture of entrepreneurship at Harvard Medical School.

   
Newswise: Brandon P. Lucke-Wold, MD, Selected as 2024-25 Van Wagenen Fellow
Released: 13-Feb-2023 8:05 AM EST
Brandon P. Lucke-Wold, MD, Selected as 2024-25 Van Wagenen Fellow
Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF)

The William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship Selection Committee has announced Brandon P. Lucke-Wold, MD, as the recipient of the 2024-25 William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship.

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Released: 9-Feb-2023 11:55 AM EST
Does a child in your life have language disorder? New study looking at Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
University of Delaware

The University of Delaware's Treatment Efficacy & Language Learning Lab is currently running a study looking at children who have difficulty learning or using language, with no known cause. This condition is called Developmental Language Disorder.

Newswise: Norwich University Announced as 2022 CUR AURA Recipient
Released: 9-Feb-2023 11:05 AM EST
Norwich University Announced as 2022 CUR AURA Recipient
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) congratulates its 2022 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments (AURA) recipient Norwich University (Northfield, VT). This award recognizes institutions with exemplary programs that provide high-quality research experiences for undergraduates. Now in its eighth year, the AURA award draws on CUR's "Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research", which outlines criteria for exceptional undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity programs.

Released: 8-Feb-2023 1:35 PM EST
DOE’s Office of Science is now Accepting Applications for the Office of Science Graduate Student Research Awards 2023 Solicitation 1
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science is pleased to announce that the Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program is now accepting applications for the 2023 Solicitation 1 cycle. Applications are due 5:00pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

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Released: 8-Feb-2023 5:00 AM EST
Digital Science appoints its first VP of Research Integrity
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Digital Science, a technology company serving stakeholders across the research ecosystem, has today announced the appointment of Dr Leslie McIntosh as its first Vice President, Research Integrity.

     
Newswise: Group working with University of Kentucky researchers to meaningfully involve people who use drugs
Released: 6-Feb-2023 10:05 AM EST
Group working with University of Kentucky researchers to meaningfully involve people who use drugs
University of Kentucky

A group of University of Kentucky researchers in the Substance Use Priority Research Area is working to make studies more responsive and inclusive. The group formed a community advisory board, called the Survivors Union of the Bluegrass, including those who identify as people who use drugs and/or people in non-abstinence-based recovery.

Released: 3-Feb-2023 7:00 PM EST
Autonomous driving: New algorithm distributes risk fairly
Technical University of Munich

Technical realization is not the only obstacle to be mastered before autonomously driving vehicles can be allowed on the street on a large scale.

Newswise: Hackensack Meridian Health Research Institute is Proud to unveil the Center for Advanced Clinical and Translational Research (CACTR)
Released: 2-Feb-2023 2:05 PM EST
Hackensack Meridian Health Research Institute is Proud to unveil the Center for Advanced Clinical and Translational Research (CACTR)
Hackensack Meridian Health

A ribbon cutting for the new Center for Advanced Clinical and Translational Research (CACTR) on the campus of Hackensack University Medical Center.

Newswise: AAAS elects three ORNL scientists as fellows
Released: 1-Feb-2023 4:00 PM EST
AAAS elects three ORNL scientists as fellows
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Three scientists from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS.

26-Jan-2023 2:50 PM EST
Global antimicrobial use in animals could increase by 8% by 2030
PLOS

Despite concerns over antimicrobial resistance, global antimicrobial use in animals could increase by 8% by 2030.

   
Newswise: Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, Ph.D. named 2022 AAAS Fellow
Released: 31-Jan-2023 5:05 PM EST
Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, Ph.D. named 2022 AAAS Fellow
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Immunologist recognized for her achievements in the field of innate immunity, developing new concepts in inflammasome biology and inflammatory cell death, PANoptosis.

Released: 31-Jan-2023 1:15 PM EST
Artificial Blood Product One Step Closer to Reality With $46 Million in Federal Funding
University of Maryland School of Medicine

A University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) physician-scientist will head a new federally-funded research program to develop and test a whole blood product, storable at room temperature, that can be used to transfuse wounded soldiers in the field within 30 minutes of injury, potentially saving thousands of lives.

Newswise: Two Tufts Faculty Elected to World’s Largest Scientific Society
Released: 31-Jan-2023 12:00 PM EST
Two Tufts Faculty Elected to World’s Largest Scientific Society
Tufts University

Two Tufts faculty members have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest scientific society. They join 504 other scientists, engineers, and innovators from 24 scientific disciplines who are being recognized for their scientific achievements. This year’s fellows from Tufts are Mitch McVey, professor of biology in the School of Arts and Sciences, and Pamela Yelick, AG89, professor and director of the Division of Craniofacial and Molecular Genetics in the Department of Orthodontics in the School of Dental Medicine.

   
Released: 31-Jan-2023 11:05 AM EST
Announcing 2022 FASEB BioArt Awards
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

FASEB BioArt Award winners capture the beauty of biological and biomedical research.

Released: 31-Jan-2023 10:05 AM EST
Wistar Institute Announces New Cotswold Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship and Selected Fellow
Wistar Institute

The Cotswold Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship is a new fellowship totaling $500,000 over the course of five years to support a postdoctoral researcher studying immunology, cancer research, or vaccine biology at The Wistar Institute.

Newswise: Five Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Released: 31-Jan-2023 10:05 AM EST
Five Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Five researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine were elected as 2022 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and a publisher of numerous journals, including Science.

Newswise: Reddy named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Released: 31-Jan-2023 10:05 AM EST
Reddy named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Missouri University of Science and Technology

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced today (Tuesday, Jan. 31) that Dr. V. Prakash Reddy, professor of chemistry at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been elected Fellow of its organization.

Released: 31-Jan-2023 10:00 AM EST
Three MD Anderson researchers elected AAAS Fellows
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Stephen Lai, M.D., Ph.D., Cullen Taniguchi, M.D, Ph.D., and Apostolia Tsimberidou, M.D., Ph.D. have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for their notable contributions to the field of cancer research. This distinction is one of the highest honors in the scientific research community

Released: 30-Jan-2023 12:40 PM EST
Mayo Clinic to lead new radiotracer trial for detecting pancreatic cancer
Mayo Clinic

In an academic-industrial collaboration, Mayo Clinic is assessing in a clinical trial a new radiotracer in pancreatic cancer imaging.

27-Jan-2023 2:00 PM EST
RSNA Flagship Journal ‘Radiology’ Celebrates Centennial
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

Radiology, the flagship journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), and the leading journal in the field of medical imaging, will feature special centennial content this year in connection with the publication’s 100th anniversary.

   
Released: 26-Jan-2023 4:15 PM EST
Tweets reveal where in cities people express different emotions and other behavioral studies in the Behavioral Science channel
Newswise

Below are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Behavioral Science channel on Newswise, a free source for journalists.

       
Released: 26-Jan-2023 1:15 PM EST
New study suggests that when forecasting trends, reading a bar chart versus a line graph biases our judgement
City University London

A new study suggests that the format in which graphs are presented may be biasing people into being too optimistic or pessimistic about the trends the graphs display.

   
Released: 26-Jan-2023 11:00 AM EST
Attributing the rising costs of groceries to “price gouging” is not accurate
Newswise

Is putting the blame on grocery store managers for your rising costs of orange juice accurate? It’s not quite that simple.

Newswise: NREF Funding Spurs Tremendous Impact, Study Finds
Released: 25-Jan-2023 5:30 PM EST
NREF Funding Spurs Tremendous Impact, Study Finds
American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)

In-training and early career neurosurgeons who were awarded Neurosurgery Research & Education Foundation (NREF) funding have significant success in acquiring subsequent grant support, research productivity and achievements of academic rank, according to a study done by the NREF, which examined the impact of NREF grants from 2000-2015.

Released: 25-Jan-2023 5:10 PM EST
Study uncovers widespread unethical practice for assigning authorships
University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science

A recently published survey study of PhD students reveals that an ethically questionable culture for assigning authorships to research papers is widespread within the medical and natural sciences across Europe.

Newswise: NIH launches intramural bioengineering center to foster technology collaboration across the agency
Released: 25-Jan-2023 11:05 AM EST
NIH launches intramural bioengineering center to foster technology collaboration across the agency
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

NIBIB has established the Center for Biomedical Engineering Technology Acceleration—BETA Center, a new intramural research program to solve a range of medicine’s most pressing problems. The BETA Center will serve the wider NIH intramural research program as a biotechnology resource and catalyst for NIH research discoveries.

Newswise: FAU, Broward Health to Partner on Academic Medicine
Released: 24-Jan-2023 4:55 PM EST
FAU, Broward Health to Partner on Academic Medicine
Florida Atlantic University

FAU and Broward Health on Monday announced a partnership agreement that will provide academic medicine to Broward County, and opportunities to collaborate in the areas of education, clinical training and practice, health services administration and research.

   
Newswise: Cedars-Sinai Launches New Division of Population Sciences Research
Released: 24-Jan-2023 2:15 PM EST
Cedars-Sinai Launches New Division of Population Sciences Research
Cedars-Sinai

The Cedars-Sinai Department of Biomedical Sciences has established a new division that is charged with developing a deeper understanding of the impact of social, behavioral and environmental risk factors on human diseases.

Newswise: Michael Criscuolo joins The Wistar Institute as Vice President of Development
Released: 24-Jan-2023 1:45 PM EST
Michael Criscuolo joins The Wistar Institute as Vice President of Development
Wistar Institute

The Wistar Institute, which has recently launched a $75 million programmatic campaign investing in biomedical advances, announces the appointment of Michael Criscuolo as Vice President of Development.

Released: 20-Jan-2023 5:50 PM EST
American Society of Nephrology Statement on U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Draft Research Plan on Screening for Kidney Diseases
American Society of Nephrology (ASN)

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) is encouraged by the recent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) announcement to solicit comment on USPSTF’s draft research plan on screening for kidney diseases. This development follows more than a decade of advocacy in support of more kidney health screening by ASN and other stakeholders dedicated to intervening earlier to slow or stop the progression of kidney diseases.

Newswise: Edward Mariano Will Receive ASRA Pain Medicine’s 2023 Distinguished Service Award
Released: 19-Jan-2023 8:05 AM EST
Edward Mariano Will Receive ASRA Pain Medicine’s 2023 Distinguished Service Award
American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA)

Stanford and Veterans Affairs physician and professor has spent his career advancing regional anesthesia education and research.

Newswise: Michael E. Farkouh, MD, MSc, Named Associate Dean for Research and Clinical Trials
Released: 18-Jan-2023 12:10 PM EST
Michael E. Farkouh, MD, MSc, Named Associate Dean for Research and Clinical Trials
Cedars-Sinai

Cedars-Sinai has appointed Michael E. Farkouh, MD, MSc, as associate dean for Research and Clinical Trials and professor of Cardiology, effective March 1, 2023. A clinical cardiologist and epidemiologist, Farkouh is internationally known for his academic leadership and distinguished record of diabetes and cardiovascular disease clinical trials.

Released: 17-Jan-2023 2:40 PM EST
DOE Announces $2.3 Million for Public-Private Partnerships to Advance Fusion Energy
Department of Energy, Office of Science

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $2.3 million in funding for 10 projects that will pair private industry with DOE’s National Laboratories to overcome challenges in fusion energy development, an area of research that captivated global attention in December when the Department announced that a team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory had achieved fusion ignition. Ignition, in which more energy was derived from fusion than was put into it, had never been accomplished before in a laboratory setting and raised hopes that fusion energy could play a major role in the transition to clean energy.

Released: 17-Jan-2023 8:30 AM EST
Columbia Nursing Ranks #1 in NIH Funding
Columbia University School of Nursing

Columbia Nursing ranks first among U.S. nursing schools in NIH research funding for FY 2022.

Released: 17-Jan-2023 8:00 AM EST
MD Anderson’s Jennifer Wargo receives TAMEST O’Donnell Award for pioneering microbiome research
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Jennifer Wargo, M.D., professor of Surgical Oncology and Genomic Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has received a 2023 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Medicine from the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST) for her contributions to the understanding of how the gut microbiome influences responses to immunotherapy and other cancer treatments.

Released: 16-Jan-2023 12:05 PM EST
Winners of ARVO Foundation Collaborative Research Fellowship Announced
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) announced today the recipients of the 2023 ARVO Foundation Collaborative Research Fellowship: José Arthur Milhomens Filho, MD; Maria Constanza Paz, PhD; Raba Thapa, PhD.With the goal of strengthening ophthalmic research capacities worldwide, the Fellowship pairs early-career researchers from developing countries with collaborating scientists in well-established research laboratories.

Released: 13-Jan-2023 12:30 PM EST
New Research, Funding Presentations in Upcoming Scientific Meeting Hosted by American University
American University

(WASHINGTON D.C) Jan. 13, 2023 –The Journal of Molecular Evolution, in partnership with American University and the Institute for Genomics and Evolutionary Medicine at Temple University, will host a free conference for career scientists, researchers and students at AU in March. ABOUT THE CONFERENCE: his three-day conference will feature invited talks from the journal’s editorial board members, selected talks on submitted abstracts, a poster session, and presentations for new researchers on the funding landscape for molecular evolution in the United States from National Science Foundation program officer Paco Moore (evolutionary processes) and NASA Astrobiology program officer Lindsay Hays.

Newswise: Wistar Institute’s Maureen Murphy Named Deputy Director of the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer
Released: 12-Jan-2023 1:20 PM EST
Wistar Institute’s Maureen Murphy Named Deputy Director of the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer
Wistar Institute

Maureen Murphy, Ph.D., has been named Deputy Director of the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center at The Wistar Institute. Murphy will guide the growth of the Cancer Center through expanding research initiatives and collaboration, education and training programs, and recruitment to fast-track innovative basic cancer research discoveries into future transformative drugs and therapies.

Released: 12-Jan-2023 10:05 AM EST
Susan G. Komen’s 2023-2024 Advocacy Agenda Focuses on Accelerating Research, Ensuring Access to Care, Alleviating Patient Burden
Susan G. Komen

Susan G. Komen has identified three areas where it will work in the 2023 and 2024 state and federal legislative sessions to enact laws so that where you live does not determine if you live.

   
Released: 11-Jan-2023 2:40 PM EST
Economic impact: Sandia Labs tops $4.2B in spending for first time, added 480 jobs in FY22
Sandia National Laboratories

For the first time, Sandia National Laboratories’ contributions to the economy have topped $4.2 billion in a fiscal year. Sandia also reported today it created 480 new jobs in fiscal year 2022.

   
Newswise: Retracted anti-abortion paper contained undisclosed conflicts of interest
Released: 11-Jan-2023 9:00 AM EST
Retracted anti-abortion paper contained undisclosed conflicts of interest
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

An anti-abortion paper retracted by a Frontiers journal the day after Christmas contained undisclosed conflicts of interest among its guest editors and peer reviewers, according to an analysis by Digital Science company Ripeta.

   
Released: 10-Jan-2023 1:55 PM EST
Department of Energy Announces $17 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 $17 million for small businesses in 25 states. The 77 projects are in the fields of advanced scientific computing and scientific instrumentation that support DOE’s clean energy mission.

Newswise: New Resource Helps Researchers Manage Data, Ease Research Process
Released: 10-Jan-2023 12:10 PM EST
New Resource Helps Researchers Manage Data, Ease Research Process
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

FASEB continues its efforts to facilitate a culture of scientific data sharing and reuse by launching DataWorks! Help Desk.

Released: 9-Jan-2023 2:25 PM EST
Rutgers Earns Prestigious Accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs
Rutgers University's Office for Research

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has earned prestigious accreditation from the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs (AAHRPP) for the first time. Through this coveted certification, Rutgers Human Research Protection Program (HRPP) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) join the elite ranks of University Human Research Protection programs.

     

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Newswise: Surf, Sand and Seaweed: The latest breakthroughs in Marine Science
Released: 4-Jan-2023 1:40 PM EST
Surf, Sand and Seaweed: The latest breakthroughs in Marine Science
Newswise

Here are some of the latest articles that have been added to the Marine Science channel on Newswise, a free source for media.

Released: 29-Dec-2022 4:05 PM EST
The American Macular Degeneration Foundation Drives Research and Hope With New Grants
American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF)

The foundation is investing $1.1 million in studies that hold the potential to set new standards in the prevention and treatment of age-related macular degeneration

   


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