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Newswise: New Chief of Cancer Survivorship Named to New Jersey’s Only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
Released: 27-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
New Chief of Cancer Survivorship Named to New Jersey’s Only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
Rutgers Cancer Institute

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health have appointed Louise Ligresti, MD, as chief of Cancer Survivorship at New Jersey’s leading cancer center and the only one in the state designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute.

Newswise: Telescopios en Chile reducirán sus emisiones de carbono a la mitad
Released: 27-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Telescopios en Chile reducirán sus emisiones de carbono a la mitad
NSF's NOIRLab

Mediante su Programa de Sustentabilidad Ambiental, NOIRLab de NSF reducirá la totalidad de su huella de carbón anual en un 50% hacia fines de 2027, gracias a distintas asignaciones de fondos suplementarios de la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias de los Estados Unidos para la instalación de paneles solares y baterías en los telescopios de Gemini Sur y Vera C. Rubin, ambos situados en Chile, además de otras mejoras en las instalaciones de la base de operaciones y en las cumbres.

Newswise: NSF’s NOIRLab On Track to Reduce Carbon Emissions by Half
Released: 27-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
NSF’s NOIRLab On Track to Reduce Carbon Emissions by Half
NSF's NOIRLab

Through its Environmental Sustainability Program, NSF's NOIRLab will reduce its entire annual carbon footprint by 50% by the end of 2027. This will be achieved through allocations of supplemental funding from the National Science Foundation towards installing solar panels and batteries at Gemini South and Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile as well as other upgrades at both NOIRLab’s Base and Summit facilities.

Newswise: Researchers win $1.2 million NSF award to test stability of power grids
Released: 27-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Researchers win $1.2 million NSF award to test stability of power grids
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A professor from Binghamton University, State University of New York will lead a research team that recently won a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to explore the possible faults that could lead to power failures.

Newswise: WVU Extension service project on display at U.S. Capitol for holiday season
Released: 27-Nov-2023 10:45 AM EST
WVU Extension service project on display at U.S. Capitol for holiday season
West Virginia University

West Virginia University will be represented in Washington this holiday season beginning Tuesday (Nov. 28) with the official lighting of the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree, an evergreen with many connections to the Mountain State through WVU Extension.

Released: 27-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Baylor Researcher Explores the Resiliency of the Blackfeet Community
Baylor University

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a five-year, $3.37 million research grant to Baylor University, Blackfeet Community College (BFCC) in Browning, Montana, and Montana State University-Bozeman to explore how the resiliency of the Blackfeet American Indian community could mitigate the health effects related to historical and childhood trauma.

   
Newswise: American Association of Immunologists Wins IUIS 2023 Day of Immunology Campaign Award
Released: 27-Nov-2023 10:00 AM EST
American Association of Immunologists Wins IUIS 2023 Day of Immunology Campaign Award
American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

AAI announces it has been awarded the IUIS 2023 Day of Immunology Award for Best Theme

27-Nov-2023 12:05 AM EST
Cleveland Clinic and Canon Inc. Enter Partnership to Advance Global Innovation in Medical Imaging Solutions
Cleveland Clinic

November 27, 2023: Cleveland Clinic and Canon Inc. have announced intentions to form a strategic research partnership to develop innovative imaging and healthcare IT technologies aimed at improving diagnosis, care and outcomes for patients.

Released: 27-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
CMS Reporting, Image Quality, and QC Features Unveiled at RSNA 2023
Imalogix

We are thrilled to announce the launch of groundbreaking new features in our software, designed to revolutionize your experience with CT imaging. These latest enhancements, developed with your needs in mind, ensure that your practice remains at the forefront of imaging technology and patient care.

   
Released: 27-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
Authenticate.com Files Patent and Assembles World-Class Working Group to Develop EthicAi™ for Bias Reduction in Policing
Authenticate

Authenticate.com ("Authenticate"), a leading provider of identity verification and fraud prevention solutions, announced today that it has filed a patent for EthicAi™, a groundbreaking AI aimed at identifying and reducing bias in policing.

Released: 27-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
MCRA Announces Launch of Integrated AI & Imaging Center
MCRA, LLC

MCRA, the leading privately held independent medical device, diagnostics and biologics Clinical Research Organization (CRO) and advisory firm is pleased to announce the launch of its AI & Imaging Center, the first and only integrated solution, led by former FDA imaging experts covering the entire Medical Device product lifecycle.

   
Newswise: University Receives $5 Million from U.S. Army Research Office to Combat Adversarial Information Campaigns
26-Nov-2023 6:00 AM EST
University Receives $5 Million from U.S. Army Research Office to Combat Adversarial Information Campaigns
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Dr. Nitin Agarwal, founding director of the Collaboration for Social Media and Online Behavioral Studies (COSMOS) Research Center at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received $5 million from the Army Research Office to evaluate and defend against emerging socio-cognitive threats.

Released: 24-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Comer Children’s opens first Small Baby Unit on Chicago’s South Side
University of Chicago Medical Center

Located in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit, the new Small Baby Unit is designed to care for babies who fall under certain age and weight specifications.

Released: 22-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Donation to American College of Surgeons Foundation Will Fund Critical Research into Surgical Adhesions
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is launching a new initiative focused on the pervasive issue of surgical adhesions, generously supported by a donation from the Carlino family to the ACS Foundation.

Newswise: New Center for Medical Cannabis Research to Bridge Knowledge Gaps From Bench to Bedside
Released: 22-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
New Center for Medical Cannabis Research to Bridge Knowledge Gaps From Bench to Bedside
University of Utah Health

University of Utah Health, in partnership with the state, has launched a new research initiative to advance scientific understanding of medical cannabis and help patients and providers make informed health decisions about this increasingly common medication.

Newswise: UT Southwestern scientists among world’s most highly cited researchers
Released: 22-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
UT Southwestern scientists among world’s most highly cited researchers
UT Southwestern Medical Center

More than a dozen UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists are included on the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list, which recognizes the top 1% of researchers from around the world who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their chosen field or fields of research.

Newswise: ASPET Welcomes the 2023 FASPET Class
Released: 21-Nov-2023 4:00 PM EST
ASPET Welcomes the 2023 FASPET Class
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)

The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) has selected 16 individuals as 2023 ASPET Fellows.

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Released: 21-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
University of Maryland, Baltimore Receives Landmark Funding to Create New Innovation Hub in West Baltimore and the Region
University of Maryland School of Medicine

University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) President Bruce Jarrell, MD, FACS, and University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark Gladwin, MD, announced today that the university has received a four-year, $4 million Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hubs (REACH) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

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Released: 21-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Bridging the agricultural science communications gap
Texas A&M AgriLife

A national network of researchers, educators and undergraduate students will help bridge the communication gap between agriculture scientists and nonscientists.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
American College of Surgeons Releases the Revised Best Practices Guidelines in Geriatric Trauma Management
American College of Surgeons (ACS)

Recognizing the unique challenges and increasing incidence of trauma in the geriatric population, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has announced a comprehensive set of guidelines designed to optimize trauma care for older adults.

Newswise: Mike Antoniades named new president of UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial
Released: 21-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Mike Antoniades named new president of UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial
University of Chicago Medical Center

Michael Antoniades, Interim President of UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital, will assume the role permanently in January 2024.

Newswise: Will your loved ones’ end-of-life care match their wishes?
Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:15 PM EST
Will your loved ones’ end-of-life care match their wishes?
Case Western Reserve University

Sara L. Douglas, the Gertrude Perkins Oliva Professor in Oncology Nursing at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, will study the variables that determine high-quality end-of-life care for both patients and their caregivers.

Newswise: Ochsner Health achieves HIMSS Validation for advanced digital adoption
Released: 21-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Ochsner Health achieves HIMSS Validation for advanced digital adoption
Ochsner Health

This Stage 7 achievement represents Ochsner's commitment to optimize the use of data, information and technology to advance quality of care.

Newswise: Chuck Lorre Family Foundation Increases Investment in YED Program
Released: 21-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Chuck Lorre Family Foundation Increases Investment in YED Program
Cedars-Sinai

The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation is doubling down on its commitment to supporting healthcare opportunities for young people, through Cedars-Sinai’s Youth Employment and Development (YED) Health Careers Academy.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Cleveland Clinic First in the United States to Use Surgery Robot with Magnetic Technology to Successfully Perform Bariatric Surgery
Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic is the first medical center in the United States to have performed a minimally invasive gastric sleeve procedure using a recently FDA-approved surgery robot with magnetic technology.

Newswise:Video Embedded ai-for-academia-digital-science-acquires-writefull-to-empower-researchers-and-publishers
VIDEO
Released: 21-Nov-2023 8:30 AM EST
AI for academia: Digital Science acquires Writefull to empower researchers and publishers
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Digital Science announces it has fully acquired the AI-based academic language service Writefull, which assists users worldwide with all aspects of their scholarly writing.

     
Newswise: NCCN Announces Funding for Advanced Prostate Cancer Research Projects
Released: 21-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EST
NCCN Announces Funding for Advanced Prostate Cancer Research Projects
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) Oncology Research Program (ORP) today announced grants awarded for developing innovative investigator-initiated research involving the medication relugolix.

Newswise: Mount Sinai Health System Names
Brendan Carr, MD, MA, MS, as Next Chief Executive Officer
Released: 21-Nov-2023 6:00 AM EST
Mount Sinai Health System Names Brendan Carr, MD, MA, MS, as Next Chief Executive Officer
Mount Sinai Health System

Nationally recognized leader in academic medicine, delivering high-quality health care as a physician, health policy researcher, and educator

20-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
AACI Applauds Rathmell Nomination to Lead NCI
Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI)

The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) supports President Biden’s nomination of W. Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD, MMHC, as the next director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

Released: 20-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
Chuck Koch Joins Healthcare Revenue Cycle Leader Wakefield as Chief Information Officer
Wakefield

Wakefield, one of the largest healthcare revenue cycle solutions companies in the nation, announced today the appointment of Chuck Koch as the organization's new Chief Information Officer

Newswise: American Chemical Society announces new leadership team members
Released: 20-Nov-2023 2:00 PM EST
American Chemical Society announces new leadership team members
American Chemical Society (ACS)

ACS is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members of its executive leadership team, Selyn Hong and Stephanie Holland.

Newswise: UAH researcher teams with international partners in NATO Science for Peace and Security project to help drones work together for disaster relief
Released: 20-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
UAH researcher teams with international partners in NATO Science for Peace and Security project to help drones work together for disaster relief
University of Alabama Huntsville

 Dr. Bryan L Mesmer, an associate professor and researcher at the University of Alabama in Huntsville’s College of Engineering, will be teaming up with academics, other researchers and postgraduate science and technology students from four countries on a $1.26 million project supported by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme to develop pioneering solutions for disaster relief using multi-agent drone systems.

Newswise:Video Embedded ut-southwestern-simulation-center-leads-with-technology-advanced-training
VIDEO
Released: 20-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
UT Southwestern Simulation Center leads with technology, advanced training
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Simulation Center, which marks its fifth anniversary this year, is one of the most advanced facilities of its kind in the nation, offering an unparalleled environment for immersive learning at all levels – from first-year medical students to practicing health care professionals.

Released: 20-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Ocean Pavilion Partners Unveil COP28 Dubai Ocean Declaration in Advance of UN Climate Conference
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Partners of the Ocean Pavilion at COP28 and associated stakeholders are calling on world leaders to recognize the importance of the ocean in climate and support efforts to expand and improve ocean observations worldwide, including expanding coverage in under-observed regions via the just announced COP28 Dubai Ocean Declaration.

Released: 20-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
Saint Louis University, Taylor Geospatial Institute Ramp Up Hiring of Geospatial Faculty
Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University will hire 20 new faculty members in core geospatial science and related fields in an ambitious cluster hiring initiative. The new positions, which will be filled over a three-year span, will be hired in collaboration with the Taylor Geospatial Institute.

Released: 20-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EST
American Physiological Society to Create Physiology Education Resources with Labster
American Physiological Society (APS)

The American Physiological Society (APS) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Labster, the world’s leading platform for virtual labs and science simulations.

Newswise: Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center
Released: 18-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Texas A&M begins construction on Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center
Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M AgriLife Research hosted leaders from across The Texas A&M University System in a groundbreaking ceremony of the new Animal Reproductive Biotechnology Center at Texas A&M-RELLIS, a 2,400-acre applied research campus in Bryan.

Newswise: Seven ORNL scientists among world’s top 1% most-cited researchers
Released: 17-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Seven ORNL scientists among world’s top 1% most-cited researchers
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Seven scientists from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been named among the world’s most influential researchers on the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers list, produced by Clarivate, a data analytics firm that specializes in scientific and academic research.

Newswise: UAH atmospheric researcher wins $530K to improve next generation of weather forecasting models
Released: 17-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
UAH atmospheric researcher wins $530K to improve next generation of weather forecasting models
University of Alabama Huntsville

An assistant professor of atmospheric and Earth science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has been awarded $530,139 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Program Office to improve the accuracy of forecasting high wind events such as squall lines and hurricanes within the NOAA next generation of weather forecasting models, the United Forecast System.

Newswise: Seven LJI scientists rank among
Released: 17-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Seven LJI scientists rank among "Highly Cited Researchers"
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

Clarivate calls these scientists "pioneers," noting that ranking on the Highly Cited Researchers list is a sign that a scientist has published significant findings and influenced their field of study.

Newswise: Ochsner Health Receives National ‘Birthing-Friendly’ Designation
Released: 17-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Ochsner Health Receives National ‘Birthing-Friendly’ Designation
Ochsner Health

To earn the designation, hospitals and health systems must prove that they have participated in a statewide or national perinatal quality improvement collaborative program and have implemented evidence-based quality interventions in hospital settings to improve maternal health.

Newswise: CDC grant targets Kentucky’s tobacco-related health disparities  
Released: 17-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
CDC grant targets Kentucky’s tobacco-related health disparities  
University of Kentucky

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grant targeting tobacco-related health disparities has been awarded for a program designed by Melinda Ickes, Ph.D., a University of Kentucky College of Education professor of health promotion.   

Released: 17-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
MSU partners with Michigan State Police to create school safety modules
Michigan State University

Michigan State University education experts partnered with the Michigan State Police Office of School Safety to develop a series of six asynchronous courses to improve school safety.

Newswise: Biomedical engineers at Case Western Reserve University, University of Chicago to restore sense of feeling for breast cancer patients
Released: 17-Nov-2023 10:30 AM EST
Biomedical engineers at Case Western Reserve University, University of Chicago to restore sense of feeling for breast cancer patients
Case Western Reserve University

Biomedical engineers from Case Western Reserve University and the University of Chicago will begin testing an implantable device that restores the sense of touch to breast cancer patients after reconstructive surgery.

Newswise: Argonne receives funding to advance diversity in STEM
Released: 17-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Argonne receives funding to advance diversity in STEM
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne National Laboratory to partner with minority-serving institutions to mentor students in artificial intelligence research as part of DOE’s effort to advance diversity in STEM.

Newswise: Lung Cancer Screening Clinic Opens
Released: 17-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Lung Cancer Screening Clinic Opens
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

Akshu Balwan, MD, breathes easier these days because The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center launched a new comprehensive lung cancer screening clinic as part of the institution's lung cancer screening program.

Released: 17-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
Acoustical Society of America Invites Media to Sydney Meeting, Dec. 4-8 #Acoustics23
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

The Acoustical Society of America and the Australian Acoustical Society are co-hosting Acoustics 2023 Sydney, Dec. 4-8. The scientific conference brings together acousticians, researchers, musicians, and more experts from around the world.

Released: 17-Nov-2023 9:00 AM EST
Annual Awards at Harvard Medical School to Propel Basic Discoveries Into Clinic
Harvard Medical School

The Harvard Medical School’s Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards, now in their fourth year, have been bestowed to five research projects that promise to push promising early discoveries toward clinic.

Newswise: Missouri S&T to power new energy technology incubator
Released: 17-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Missouri S&T to power new energy technology incubator
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology has long been home to one of the nation’s most diverse energy-focused research portfolios, and leaders are now taking steps to accelerate energy innovation from S&T’s laboratories to the marketplace.



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