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Chronopolis Project launched to preserve at-risk digital information
14 Apr 2008
SDSC, UCSDL, NCAR and UMIACS focus on cross-domain sharing for vital collections The Chronopolis Digital Preservation Demonstration Project, one of the Library of Congress’ latest efforts to collect and preserve at-risk digital...
14 Apr 2008
SDSC, UCSDL, NCAR and UMIACS focus on cross-domain sharing for vital collections The Chronopolis Digital Preservation Demonstration Project, one of the Library of Congress’ latest efforts to collect and preserve at-risk digital...
Health disparities: genetics plays an important role in cancer detection, prognosis among minorities
15 Apr 2008
SAN DIEGO – Research reported at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, April 12-16, suggests that poorer outcomes for breast cancer and prostate cancer among minorities may be due to biologic factors....
15 Apr 2008
SAN DIEGO – Research reported at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, April 12-16, suggests that poorer outcomes for breast cancer and prostate cancer among minorities may be due to biologic factors....
GE Research named winner of 2008 INFORMS prize
15 Apr 2008
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®) last night announced the award of the INFORMS Prize to GE Research. A single outstanding organization receives the award every year. Glenn Wegryn, Associate...
15 Apr 2008
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®) last night announced the award of the INFORMS Prize to GE Research. A single outstanding organization receives the award every year. Glenn Wegryn, Associate...
Inventor of Ossur's Flex-foot nominated for European Inventor of the Year 2008
16 Apr 2008
April 16, 2008 (Reykjavik, Iceland) – Ossur, a trusted and global orthopaedics corporation and the developer of more scientifically advanced prosthetic innovations than any other company in the field, is pleased to announce that the...
16 Apr 2008
April 16, 2008 (Reykjavik, Iceland) – Ossur, a trusted and global orthopaedics corporation and the developer of more scientifically advanced prosthetic innovations than any other company in the field, is pleased to announce that the...
Tip sheet for International Seismology Research Conference
17 Apr 2008
Excavating for clues to past earthquakes, tracking extreme ocean storms, glimpsing past Soviet nuclear testing, and more discussed as seismologists gather in Santa Fe, New Mexico SANTA FE – The Seismological Society of America (SSA) will...
17 Apr 2008
Excavating for clues to past earthquakes, tracking extreme ocean storms, glimpsing past Soviet nuclear testing, and more discussed as seismologists gather in Santa Fe, New Mexico SANTA FE – The Seismological Society of America (SSA) will...
Cancer prevention: stopping cancer before it can start
14 Apr 2008
SAN DIEGO – Tapping into a growing body of knowledge about the origins and progression of cancer, researchers are now developing and testing new preventive therapies to stop it in its tracks. At the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American...
14 Apr 2008
SAN DIEGO – Tapping into a growing body of knowledge about the origins and progression of cancer, researchers are now developing and testing new preventive therapies to stop it in its tracks. At the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American...
Lincoln Park Zoo launches first-of-its-kind wildlife reintroduction database
16 Apr 2008
On April 15, during the first International Wildlife Reintroduction Conference in Chicago, Lincoln Park Zoo announced the launch of a scientific resource called the Avian Reintroduction & Translocation Database (ARTD). The first of its...
16 Apr 2008
On April 15, during the first International Wildlife Reintroduction Conference in Chicago, Lincoln Park Zoo announced the launch of a scientific resource called the Avian Reintroduction & Translocation Database (ARTD). The first of its...
International health experts to enlist the public in war on African malaria
20 Apr 2008
British entrepreneur, 25, created world's top soccer Web site; now teams with leading global health professors to innovate in malaria philanthropy Philanthropy just got easier and a lot more accessible to the public thanks to the social...
20 Apr 2008
British entrepreneur, 25, created world's top soccer Web site; now teams with leading global health professors to innovate in malaria philanthropy Philanthropy just got easier and a lot more accessible to the public thanks to the social...
GMES Sentinel-2 satellite contract signed
17 Apr 2008
The European Space Agency and Astrium today signed a €195 million contract to provide the first Sentinel-2 earth observation satellite, devoted to monitoring the land environment, as part of the European GMES programme. As prime...
17 Apr 2008
The European Space Agency and Astrium today signed a €195 million contract to provide the first Sentinel-2 earth observation satellite, devoted to monitoring the land environment, as part of the European GMES programme. As prime...
Drugs in the pipeline: new therapies that could change treatment strategies
15 Apr 2008
SAN DIEGO – New drug compounds, and old ones put to new use, offer doctors and patients new hope for treating and preventing cancer. Studies presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, April...
15 Apr 2008
SAN DIEGO – New drug compounds, and old ones put to new use, offer doctors and patients new hope for treating and preventing cancer. Studies presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, April...
Improving care and knowledge in translational research to fight breast cancer
15 Apr 2008
IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference Berlin, 15 April 2008 -- European breast cancer specialists have taken a significant step forward in the fight against breast cancer by bringing together world leaders in breast cancer research and treatment at...
15 Apr 2008
IMPAKT Breast Cancer Conference Berlin, 15 April 2008 -- European breast cancer specialists have taken a significant step forward in the fight against breast cancer by bringing together world leaders in breast cancer research and treatment at...
Immunotherapy: enlisting the immune system to fight cancer
15 Apr 2008
SAN DIEGO – Researchers are directing the body’s immune system to shrink tumors and prevent new ones from forming. Data presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, April 12-16, detail how...
15 Apr 2008
SAN DIEGO – Researchers are directing the body’s immune system to shrink tumors and prevent new ones from forming. Data presented at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, April 12-16, detail how...
Lakes of meltwater can crack Greenland's ice and contribute to faster ice sheet flow
17 Apr 2008
Researchers make first observations of surface meltwater cutting through the ice sheet to lubricate the bottom Glaciologist Sarah Das stands atop a block of ice that was raised up 6 meters by the sudden drainage of a meltwater...
17 Apr 2008
Researchers make first observations of surface meltwater cutting through the ice sheet to lubricate the bottom Glaciologist Sarah Das stands atop a block of ice that was raised up 6 meters by the sudden drainage of a meltwater...
Rutgers-led team pursues innovative healing for war wounded
17 Apr 2008
US Army funds new Institute of Regenerative Medicine with $85M NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – A consortium spearheaded by Rutgers has been awarded $42.5 million over five years to create one of two academic groups that will form the Armed Forces...
17 Apr 2008
US Army funds new Institute of Regenerative Medicine with $85M NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. – A consortium spearheaded by Rutgers has been awarded $42.5 million over five years to create one of two academic groups that will form the Armed Forces...
Netherlands railways wins INFORMS Edelman Prize
15 Apr 2008
Mass transit revamp for Dutch national system The application of operations research and analytics to rescheduling a heavily used commuter rail system allowed Netherlands Railways to win the 2008 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in...
15 Apr 2008
Mass transit revamp for Dutch national system The application of operations research and analytics to rescheduling a heavily used commuter rail system allowed Netherlands Railways to win the 2008 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in...
JCI online early table of contents: April 15, 2008
15 Apr 2008
EDITOR'S PICK Clearer day for gene therapy: new vector carries big genes linked to inherited blindness Some clinicians and researchers hope that individuals with inherited diseases (such as cystic fibrosis and recessive Stargardt disease,...
15 Apr 2008
EDITOR'S PICK Clearer day for gene therapy: new vector carries big genes linked to inherited blindness Some clinicians and researchers hope that individuals with inherited diseases (such as cystic fibrosis and recessive Stargardt disease,...
Community-based approach best bet to control free-roaming cats, survey suggests
15 Apr 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A survey gauging Ohioans’ attitudes about free-roaming cats suggests that no single statewide measure would be sufficient in managing cat overpopulation because public opinion about outdoor cats varies widely...
15 Apr 2008
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A survey gauging Ohioans’ attitudes about free-roaming cats suggests that no single statewide measure would be sufficient in managing cat overpopulation because public opinion about outdoor cats varies widely...
Abstracts online for 2008 Joint Assembly in Ft. Lauderdale
14 Apr 2008
1. Abstracts and sessions now online and searchable A. Searching for Abstracts of Interest to You The 1,544 Joint Assembly abstracts may be accessed by a search tool: http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja08/waisja08adv.html Reporters and public...
14 Apr 2008
1. Abstracts and sessions now online and searchable A. Searching for Abstracts of Interest to You The 1,544 Joint Assembly abstracts may be accessed by a search tool: http://www.agu.org/meetings/ja08/waisja08adv.html Reporters and public...
High anxiety?
18 Apr 2008
U-M researchers look at cannabinoids, genes, medicines and brain scans to find better anxiety treatments These brain scans and graph show that response to a threat was greatly reduced when study volunteers received THC, compared...
18 Apr 2008
U-M researchers look at cannabinoids, genes, medicines and brain scans to find better anxiety treatments These brain scans and graph show that response to a threat was greatly reduced when study volunteers received THC, compared...
Science takes aim at battlefield injury in massive project grant
17 Apr 2008
PITTSBURGH, April 17 – The University of Pittsburgh’s McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have been selected as co-leaders of a...
17 Apr 2008
PITTSBURGH, April 17 – The University of Pittsburgh’s McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have been selected as co-leaders of a...
Fishing throws targeted species off balance, Scripps study shows
16 Apr 2008
Researchers say fishing disrupts age structure, making regulation difficult Man looking at large tuna. Click here for more information. Fishing activities can provoke volatile fluctuations in the populations they...
16 Apr 2008
Researchers say fishing disrupts age structure, making regulation difficult Man looking at large tuna. Click here for more information. Fishing activities can provoke volatile fluctuations in the populations they...
Research collaboration seeks blood test for aggressive breast cancer
16 Apr 2008
Well-documented breast cancer tissue collection meets high throughput proteomics to find aggressive-tumor markers in blood Research collaboration seeks blood test for aggressive breast cancer Well-documented breast cancer tissue collection...
16 Apr 2008
Well-documented breast cancer tissue collection meets high throughput proteomics to find aggressive-tumor markers in blood Research collaboration seeks blood test for aggressive breast cancer Well-documented breast cancer tissue collection...
Inaugural Kirkham Gold Medal presented to expert on soil physics
17 Apr 2008
University of California-Davis professor recognized for pioneering soils research and scientific and educational excellence The first Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Gold Medal was awarded to Donald R. Nielsen, University of...
17 Apr 2008
University of California-Davis professor recognized for pioneering soils research and scientific and educational excellence The first Don and Betty Kirkham Soil Physics Gold Medal was awarded to Donald R. Nielsen, University of...
International Council on Nanotechnology launches global research needs assessment
16 Apr 2008
Broad stakeholder groups work to predict and manage the impacts of nanomaterials WASHINGTON - As nanotechnology has moved out of the laboratory and into commercial products, many have begun to question the impact of nanoscale materials on...
16 Apr 2008
Broad stakeholder groups work to predict and manage the impacts of nanomaterials WASHINGTON - As nanotechnology has moved out of the laboratory and into commercial products, many have begun to question the impact of nanoscale materials on...
ASEE Best Paper Award recognizes Stevens' promotion of systems concepts
14 Apr 2008
Stevens pioneers push for integration of systems-engineering thinking HOBOKEN, N.J. ¯ A group of faculty from Stevens Institute of Technology has won first-place recognition for “Best Paper” delivered recently at the American...
14 Apr 2008
Stevens pioneers push for integration of systems-engineering thinking HOBOKEN, N.J. ¯ A group of faculty from Stevens Institute of Technology has won first-place recognition for “Best Paper” delivered recently at the American...
Tiny magnets offer breakthrough in gene therapy for cancer
17 Apr 2008
A revolutionary cancer treatment using microscopic magnets to enable 'armed' human cells to target tumours has been developed by researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Research published...
17 Apr 2008
A revolutionary cancer treatment using microscopic magnets to enable 'armed' human cells to target tumours has been developed by researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Research published...
OFIENGINE: Improvements in maintenance and reliability of marine engines
15 Apr 2008
This release is available in Spanish. Aiming to overcome the technical and economic limitations posed by current marine engines, INASMET-Tecnalia has launched the OFIENGINE project, specifically to increase the life cycle of a number of...
15 Apr 2008
This release is available in Spanish. Aiming to overcome the technical and economic limitations posed by current marine engines, INASMET-Tecnalia has launched the OFIENGINE project, specifically to increase the life cycle of a number of...
EC infuses Serbian nuclear relic cleanup with critical donation
15 Apr 2008
Additional $25M needed to complete fuel repatriation for aging reactor A global effort to remove dangerous spent fuel and decommission a Soviet-designed Serbian reactor on the outskirts of Belgrade cleared the second of three major funding...
15 Apr 2008
Additional $25M needed to complete fuel repatriation for aging reactor A global effort to remove dangerous spent fuel and decommission a Soviet-designed Serbian reactor on the outskirts of Belgrade cleared the second of three major funding...
Gravity wave 'smoking gun' fizzles, says Case Western Reserve University physics researchers
15 Apr 2008
CLEVELAND—A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University has found that gravitational radiation—widely expected to provide “smoking gun” proof for a theory of the early universe known as...
15 Apr 2008
CLEVELAND—A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University has found that gravitational radiation—widely expected to provide “smoking gun” proof for a theory of the early universe known as...
Leading HIV researchers to collaborate on vaccine development
15 Apr 2008
DURHAM, NC, and NEW YORK, NY – Two global research organizations dedicated to designing a vaccine against HIV – the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), and the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) – have...
15 Apr 2008
DURHAM, NC, and NEW YORK, NY – Two global research organizations dedicated to designing a vaccine against HIV – the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), and the Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI) – have...
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