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Public Release: 30-Nov-2012
University of Missouri professor Stephen Alexander named Fellow of AAAS University of Missouri researcher Stephen Alexander, a professor of biological sciences, has been selected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Contact: Melody Kroll Public Release: 30-Nov-2012
AAAS announces Smithsonian scientists as 2012 Fellows Two scientists at the Smithsonian Institution have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Election as an AAAS Fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. Contact: John Gibbons Public Release: 30-Nov-2012
AAAS Council elected physicist Anton Zeilinger as a Fellow The "American Association for the Advancement of Science" has elected Professor Anton Zeilinger to be a fellow. The Austrian physicist has been elevated to this rank because of his pioneering contributions to quantum physics, including quantum entanglement, teleportation, and cryptography. Contact: Alexandra Frey Public Release: 30-Nov-2012
Manchester Professor elected a Fellow of the AAAS A University of Manchester scientist has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Contact: Daniel Cochlin Public Release: 30-Nov-2012
The University of Strathclyde named University of the Year The University of Strathclyde has been named the UK's University of the Year in the 2012 Times Higher Education Awards. Contact: Media and Corporate Communications Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center investigator Kun Ping Lu, M.D., Ph.D., named AAAS Fellow Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center investigator Kun Ping Lu, M.D., Ph.D., has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Contact: Bonnie Prescott Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
2 leading researchers to be honored at the 2012 CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium The 35th Annual CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium will honor two leading breast cancer researchers during its 35th annual symposium, which will be held here Dec. 4-8 at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center. Kornelia Polyak, M.D., Ph.D., will receive the 2012 AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research, and Mina J. Bissell, Ph.D., will present the 2012 AACR Distinguished Lectureship in Breast Cancer Research. Contact: Tara Yates Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
2 more Salk scientists elected as AAAS Fellows Salk faculty members Joseph Ecker and Joseph Noel have been named as 2012 Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society and the publisher of the journal Science. Election as an AAAS Fellow is among the highest honors in American science and scholars are selected by their peers for "scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications," according to election administrators. Contact: Andy Hoang Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
Cleveland Clinic researcher honored for contribution to science Cleveland Clinic researcher Jun Qin, Ph.D., has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. As part of the Molecular Cardiology Department in the Lerner Research Institute, Qin was elected as an AAAS Fellow for exemplary contributions to the field of cell signaling. Contact: Laura Ambro Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
High honor for 2 UC Riverside physicists Two physicists at the University of California, Riverside -- Richard Seto and Jing Shi -- have been elected as fellows of the American Physical Society. Only 250 researchers received the high honor this year. The APS represents more than 50,000 members, including physicists in academia, national laboratories and industry in the United States and throughout the world. Fellowship in the society is limited to no more than one half of one percent of the membership. Contact: Iqbal Pittalwala Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
Stanford Engineering's Bao elected to AAAS Members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science have elected professor Zhenan Bao as a Fellow. Bao is one of just six Stanford scholars named to AAAS this year. Contact: Andrew Myers Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
4 scientists from Scripps Research Institute elected AAAS Fellows Four scientists from the Scripps Research Institute have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are chemist Phil Baran, neuroscientist Hollis Cline, immunologist J. Lindsay Whitton, and chemist Jin-Quan Yu. Election as a AAAS fellow is an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. Contact: Mika Ono Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
Lawrence Livermore's Keane and Long elected AAAS Fellows Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Christopher Keane and Jane Long have been awarded the distinction of fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Contact: Breanna Bishop Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
13 from UCI named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows Twelve UC Irvine researchers and one administrator have been made fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society. Contact: Tom Vasich Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
Weill Cornell researchers elected Fellows of AAAS Weill Cornell Medical College researchers Dr. Shahin Rafii and Dr. Xin-Yun Huang have been elected new Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society, for their significant contributions to the advancement of the biological sciences. Contact: Lauren Woods Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
9 UNC scientists elected AAAS Fellows Nine scientists from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society. The Carolina researchers are among 702 new fellows chosen for this honor, which is bestowed upon association members by their peers in recognition of their distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. Contact: Thania Benios Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
Rensselaer professor Shawn-Yu Lin named Fellow of the AAAS Nano-photonics expert Shawn Yu-Lin, professor of physics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a member of the university's Future Chips Constellation and Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center, has been selected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Contact: Mary Martialay Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
University of Minnesota honored with 7 2012 AAAS Fellows Seven faculty at the University of Minnesota have been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. They are: R. Lawrence Edwards, Kenneth Heller, James Kakalios, David Kohlstedt, Carston Wagner, Renata Wentzcovitch and Robin Wright. Contact: Matt Hodson Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
5 Rutgers professors named fellows of top national science association Five Rutgers professors are among 702 scholars that the American Association for the Advancement of Science has elevated to the rank of fellow. The pre-eminent national scientific organization selects fellows based on their efforts in advancing science or fostering applications considered scientifically or socially distinguished. Contact: Carl Blesch Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
Explaining that 'A-ha!' moment: Chinese scientist wins Psychological Award for Excellence John Wiley & Sons, Inc., today announced that Dr. Chang Liu, professor of psychology at Nanjing Normal University, has won the first annual Wiley-IPCAS prize for excellence in Chinese psychological science. The prize, valued at $5000, is awarded by Wiley in partnership with the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IPCAS), China's national psychology research institute. Contact: Jennifer Beal Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
WCS photo of rare cat in Bolivia wins BBC prize A photograph taken by Wildlife Conservation Society scientists of a little known Bolivian cat species called an oncilla has won a BBC Wildlife camera-trap photo competition. Contact: Stephen sautner Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
Mayo Clinic inducted into 2012 Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame Mayo Clinic has been inducted into the Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame Class of 2012 at the 16th Annual Healthcare Internet Conference in Las Vegas. Mayo is one of two organizations that received the honor for Innovative Products and Services. Additionally, Mayo Clinic was honored with five eHealthcare Leadership Awards, presented by eHealthcare Strategy & Trends. Contact: Ginger Plumbo Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
Tumor registry at LSUHSC earns top NCI quality honor The Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Program of the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute awarded the Louisiana Tumor Registry at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Public Health with a 2012 Data Quality Profile First Place Award. LSUHSC's Louisiana Tumor Registry is the only SEER expansion registry to receive a first place award. This is the fourth time LSUHSC's Louisiana Tumor Registry has earned this award, and the third consecutive year. Contact: Leslie Capo Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
NJIT distinguished professor named inaugural Fellow of Math Society NJIT Distinguished Professor Robert M. Miura has been named a 2013 inaugural Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. This first class will honor 1119 scholars, representing more than 600 institutions. Contact: Sheryl Weinstein Public Release: 29-Nov-2012
Sanford-Burnham research projects selected to go to space Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute announces that two of the Institute's research teams have won Space Florida's International Space Station Research Competition. Eight teams were selected from a pool of international applicants to send experiments to space in late 2013. The projects will address the cardiovascular effects of spaceflight and analyze molecular processes in microgravity. Contact: Heather Buschman, Ph.D.
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