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Released: 3-May-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Cybersecurity Expert to Keynote 2017 DHS Cyber Security R&D Showcase
Homeland Security's Science And Technology Directorate

The 2017 Cyber Security R&D Showcase and Technical Workshop will feature 115 presentations of cutting-edge cybersecurity R&D projects representing a combined $250 million investment by DHS S&T CSD

     
Released: 3-May-2017 10:05 AM EDT
NASA Selects Arkansas’ First CubeSat
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

NASA announced the selection of ArkSat-1 as one of 34 satellites from 19 states and the District of Columbia that will be launched into space between 2018 and 2020. Arkansas’ first CubeSat will observe the Earth’s climate and help measure the composition and concentration of atmospheric gases.

Released: 3-May-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Study: Mexican-Americans Receive Less Intensive Stroke Rehabilitation
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Researchers found that allocation of rehabilitation services differs by ethnicity, which may help explain why Mexican-Americans have worse outcomes after stroke.

Released: 3-May-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Research Shows Prejudice, Not Principle, Often Underpins 'Free-Speech Defense' of Racist Language
University of Kansas

A new study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology reveals a positive correlation (Pearson r = .43) between having racial prejudice and defending racist speech using the “free speech argument” — a stronger correlation than the researchers expected.

Released: 3-May-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Older, Denser Neighborhoods Offer Better Access to Everyday Destinations, UCI Study Finds
University of California, Irvine

Residents of older, denser, lower-income neighborhoods and smaller, multifamily homes in Southern California can more easily access commonly frequented sites such as grocery stores, restaurants, clothing stores and gas stations, according to a recent report from the University of California, Irvine.

Released: 3-May-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Mayo Clinic-Invented Technologies Show Brain Tumor Firmness, Adhesion Before Surgery
Mayo Clinic

ROCHESTER, Minn. — It’s not often that a fall saves someone’s life. Helen Powell, 74, says that was the case for her. A computerized tomography scan that followed her fall revealed a cancerous brain tumor that led her to Mayo Clinic and surgery using first-in-the-world technology.

Released: 3-May-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Cost of Zika Outbreak in the United States Could Be High
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Even a relatively mild Zika outbreak in the United States could cost more than $183 million in medical costs and productivity losses, suggests a computational analysis led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers, while a more severe one could result in $1.2 billion or more in medical costs and productivity losses.

Released: 3-May-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Cambridge Campus Wins Special Recognition in Lab of the Year Awards
CannonDesign

/PRNewswire/ -- CannonDesign, a global design firm, is pleased to announce that the Novartis Institutes BioMedical Research (NIBR) Cambridge Campus has won a Special Recognition for Innovative Systems in R&D Magazine's prestigious Lab of the Year Awards. The annual program recognizes the world's most innovative laboratory environments; this year, only five laboratories received the recognition.

Released: 3-May-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Advice From the Trenches: How to Lead Multicultural Teams
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

UVA Darden School of Business Professor Kristin Behfar provides real-world advice on the management of multicultural teams and the unique challenges they may pose.

   
Released: 3-May-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Helistroke Service: Flying the Physician to the Stroke Patient Works
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Flying a stroke specialist by helicopter to a nearby stroke patient for emergency care is feasible, saves money and, most importantly, gets critical care to patients faster than transporting the patient to a hospital first, according to a single-patient, proof-of-concept study by a Johns Hopkins Medicine research team.

2-May-2017 3:05 PM EDT
What U.S. Healthcare Needs Most Is Visionary Leadership
Arizona State University (ASU)

The only way out of the healthcare quandary, according to a new book by two healthcare leaders, is leadership itself. In “Rescuing healthcare: A leadership prescription to make healthcare what we all want it to be,” Dr. Denis Cortese and Antony Bell offer a radical solution to the confusion of the American healthcare delivery system – leadership reform.

2-May-2017 12:05 PM EDT
Political Talk Plagues Workers Months After U.S. Election
American Psychological Association (APA)

American workers are more likely to say they are feeling stressed and cynical because of political discussions at work now than before the 2016 presidential election, according to survey results released today by the American Psychological Association.

26-Apr-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Distributed Sensing for Shrinkage and Tension Stiffening Measurement
American Concrete Institute (ACI)

This research illustrates the potential value of fiber optic distributed strain sensors for reinforced concrete research and the potential for assessing the performance of new and existing structures.

26-Apr-2017 9:00 AM EDT
Bond Strength in Multilayer Casting of Self-Consolidating Concrete
American Concrete Institute (ACI)

Research shows the evaluation of structural buildup at rest is essential for quality control and performance of self-consolidating concrete.

Released: 3-May-2017 8:05 AM EDT
Social Smoking Carries Same Heart-Disease Risks as Everyday Habit
Ohio State University

Social smokers’ risk for high blood pressure and high cholesterol is identical to those who light up every day, new research has found.

Released: 3-May-2017 8:05 AM EDT
UF Project to Select the Best Brahman Genes
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

With help from cattle producers, UF/IFAS researchers hope to develop Brahman cattle that can tolerate heat better, produce more tender meat and improve their fertility.

Released: 3-May-2017 8:05 AM EDT
Novel Treatment Offers New Hope to Kidney Failure Patients with Rare Disorder
Intermountain Medical Center

A novel treatment offers kidney failure and kidney transplant patients with a rare disorder new hope. The treatment allows targeted elimination of plasma cell clones producing abnormal proteins that deposits in the kidneys and leads to kidney failure, according to new research.

Released: 3-May-2017 8:05 AM EDT
Prenatal Cocaine Exposure Increases Risk of Higher Teen Drug Use, Trouble Coping with Stress and Likelihood of Addiction
Case Western Reserve University

Mothers smoking crack cocaine during pregnancy—and its lingering effects on their children—are the focus of 20-plus years of ongoing research by Case Western Reserve University



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