The National Psoriasis Foundation has awarded two seed grants and a post-doctoral fellowship in support of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis genetics and immunology research.
The UIC College of Pharmacy is set to launch a $1.2M dollar laboratory to discover new drugs to treat tuberculosis and explore novel drug-delivery systems to treat the disease with existing drugs.
Oceanographers have been awarded a grant to examine the deep biosphere of the Earth and the "extremophile" communities that thrive there as part of a grant from NASA's Astrobiology Institute. Research will aid the search for sub-surface life on other planets through exploration and documentation of such life on Earth.
Sandia National Laboratories and the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based company Ardesta have joined forces through a new partnership agreement to transfer Labs-developed microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and microsystems technologies to start-up companies in the commercial sector.
The Science@NASA family of web sites received a prestigious international honor, the 2000 Pirelli INTERNETional Award, which recognizes excellence in science communications and "the spread of science culture" using the Internet.
Madeleine K. Albright Joins the William Davidson Institute at the U-M Business School.
Bruce McKern, the head of Australia's oldest business school, has been named director of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Sloan Program, the school's master of science degree program for mid-career business leaders from around the world.
A one-of-a-kind academic center providing resources for on-line educators has moved from Vanderbilt University to the campuses of Olin and Babson Colleges. The new center will provide research, information and other resources to help on-line educators improve their programs.
The campus that led the way 50 years ago in making college accessible to people with disabilities now promises to play a lead role in disability-related research.
The Biotechnology Study Center will honor three leaders in the biotechnology industry who have made outstanding contributions to the understanding of basic biology: J. Craig Venter, president of Celera Genomics Corp; Leonard Bell, president of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Steven Shak, former Genentech scientist and co-founder of Genomic Health Inc.
Wilmington, NC is home for the popular TV series Dawson's Creek and location for feature films such as Domestic Disturbance and Tales of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood. Capitalizing on the proximity of "Hollywood East," UNC Wilmington will offer a BA in Film Studies this fall.
LWWMedicine.com, a website for internal and family medicine practitioners, has launched with the full text of the 30th edition of the best-selling Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics.
Isiah Warner has been named vice chancellor for strategic initiatives. He is noted for his effectiveness in recruiting minority students into chemistry. Under his guidance, LSU has produced more African-American Ph.D's than any other U.S. institution.
UAB's new International Tuberculosis Center will conduct research, provide clinical services and promote educational initiatives to combat the spread of tuberculosis.
For the second consecutive time, Nova Southeastern University's Shepard Broad Law Center in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl was named the most wired law school in America by The National Jurist magazine.
University of Illinois at Chicago researchers will explore the potential of lycopene, a substance found in tomato sauce, to prevent prostate cancer with a $300,000 grant from the National Foundation for Cancer Research.
NCI has awarded $7.5 million to an innovative partnership between Meharry Medical College and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. The goal is to close the gap between blacks and whites in cancer incidence and deaths.
Daniel N. Sauder, M.D., an internationally acclaimed dermatologist, has been appointed the new director of dermatology at Johns Hopkins, effective July 1. Sauder succeeds dermatologist Grant Anhalt, M.D., who served as interim director.
Ford Motor Company has pledged $10M to Smith College, the first and only women's college in the country to offer an engineering degree. The gift will underwrite a significant portion of the cost of a new engineering teaching and research facility.
A University of Arkansas researcher has received almost $1.2M for the purchase and operation of a powerful mass spectrometer, creating a critical mass of equipment at the University that will allow scientists from all over the nation to run one-of-a-kind experiments.
The University of Washington's research into understanding and finding life in the universe received a major boost with a multimillion-dollar grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and membership in NASA's Astrobiology Institute.
A speakers Kit on Women & Girls, Tobacco & Lung Cancer developed by the CHEST Foundation of the American College of Chest Physicians received an Award of Excellence at the just-completed national 2000 Pro-Comm Awards Program.
The next major project for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the Mission to Mars.
Avent(tm), maker of the Isis Breast Pump, has introduced Future Mother, its new line of skincare products, safe for use both pre- and post-partum and provides many soothing benefits for healthy skin.
Facts & Comparisons(tm) announces the launch of Off-Label Drug Facts, the first source of drug information completely dedicated to unlabeled drug use.
The World Chiropractic Alliance has honored U.S. Air Force Capt. John Buck for his courageous opposition to mandatory vaccination with the controversial anthrax vaccine. Buck is the first American serviceman to face court-martial for refusing the potentially dangerous drug.
Microsoft has given nearly $1M in software (estimated retail value) and technical assistance--to support the e-commerce and management information systems programs in Temple University's Fox School of Business and Management.
Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business research center will assess the delivery and practice of health care services.
Ball State University is stepping up efforts to prepare students for careers in the fast-growing area of biotechnology.
The University of Michigan Health System has won a $33.6M grant - one of the largest of its kind in the nation - from the National Institutes of Health to fund advanced medical research at its General Clinical Research Center for five years.
The American Dental Association Health Foundation -- the charitable arm of the American Dental Association -- awarded more than $800,000 in funding in 2000.
When two businesses merge, so must their information technology. A University of Tulsa computer science professor has been awarded two research grants totaling $463,294 to find ways to make such transitions easier.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has obtained a gift of $360 million, the largest gift ever to any public or private university in the United States.
A new interactive Web site is helping 12th grade teachers and professors prepare teenagers for the rigors of college English courses.
Together, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland are creating a Joint Global Change Research Institute in College Park that will investigate the scientific, social and economic implications of climate change, both nationally and globally.
North Carolina State University is receiving nearly $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand its organic agriculture research and education efforts.
Two of the nation's premier pharmacy organizations have joined forces to gain "health care provider" status for pharmacists under the Medicare program. Patients to Benefit from Pharmacist Services under Medicare.
UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas will be the site of the new National Training Program for the Comprehensive Care of Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis funded by the U.S. Congress.
A Johns Hopkins neurologist, inspired by the plight of a young patient, has established a nationwide consortium of Centers of Excellence for research and treatment of the often-paralytic neurological disease transverse myelitis (TM).
Are you concerned that repeated memory lapses are really a sign of significant memory loss? The UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth has established a Memory Clinic for those concerned about their memory but who haven't been diagnosed with dementia.
Lilly Endowment has awarded a $3.5M grant to Ball State University to help students make a stronger commitment to stay in school and graduate.
The U of A High Density Electronics Center (HiDEC) received more than $2 million in funding for its tunable filter and "teraflop in a box" projects this week.
Director of the Krannert School Entrepreneurship Initiative, said not only has the prize money gone up from $30,000 last year to $54,000 in 2001. "The Burton Morgan Entrepreneurial Competition has the largest amount of prize money of any university business plan contest in the world."
A University of Texas at Austin engineering professor is working with a $2.94 million grant from the National Science Foundation aimed at minimizing loss of life and structural damage from earthquakes.
Sia Nemat-Nasser, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering, is one of 74 of the nation's top academic and industry engineers elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in 2001.
An international relations specialist from Bangladesh and a business administration professor from Pakistan will be the first scholars from South Asia to reap the benefits of a new program initiated by the University of Illinois.
The UC Davis Cancer Center has received a $6.5 million award from the National Cancer Institute to offer novel, innovative and new therapies for people with cancer.
Peter Gierasch, one of Cornell University's most distinguished scientists, who has almost "written the book" on planetary atmospheres, will be honored at a two-day seminar March 2 and 3. The two-day event is being held to celebrate Gierasch's 60th birthday.
The grant will pave the way for a major regional collaboration among The Southern California Tribal Chairman's Association Southern California tribes, and the University of California, San Diego, as well as a wide network of schools, colleges, and agencies serving the tribal communities.
The University of Colorado Hospital announced a gift of $30M from The Anschutz Foundation, to assist in building the hospital's inpatient pavilion at the Fitzsimons campus. The gift is in addition to $25M given by the Foundation in January 2000.
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