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Public Release: 6-Nov-2009
Hodgkinson Prize goes to 'Handbook of Community Movements and Local Organizations'
Springer's Handbook of Community Movements and Local Organizations, edited by Ram A. Cnaan and Carl Milofsky, has been awarded the 2009 Virginia A. Hodgkinson Research Prize by the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). The prize is given annually to the best book on philanthropy and the nonprofit sector that informs policy and practice.

Contact: Joan Robinson
joan.robinson@springer.com
49-622-148-78130
Springer

Public Release: 6-Nov-2009
2009 NABT Conference
Biologists, educators recognize excellence in evolution education
The National Association of Biology Teachers will recognize Leonard C. Yannielli, professor of biological sciences at Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury, Conn., with the 2009 Evolution Education Award during the NABT annual professional development conference to be held Nov. 11-14, 2009 in Denver, Colo.
American Institute of Biological Sciences, and Biological Sciences Curriculum Study

Contact: Susan Musante
smusante@aibs.org
202-628-1500 x249
American Institute of Biological Sciences

Public Release: 5-Nov-2009
C. Noel Bairey Merz, M.D., receives AHA's 2009 Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award
C. Noel Bairey Merz, M.D., an internationally recognized authority on women's heart health, will receive the American Heart Association's 2009 Women in Cardiology Mentoring Award at the organization's Scientific Sessions 2009, to be held in Orlando at the Orange County Convention Center Nov. 14-18.

Contact: Sally Stewart
sally.stewart@cshs.org
310-423-6566
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Public Release: 5-Nov-2009
Penn's Arthur H. Rubenstein receives Distinguished Service award from AAMC
Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh, Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System, and Dean, School of Medicine, will receive the Abraham Flexner Award for Distinguished Service to Medical Education from the Association of American Medical Colleges. The award will be presented on Saturday, Nov. 7, during the association's annual meeting in Boston.

Contact: Marc Kaplan
marc.kaplan@uphs.upenn.edu
215-662-2560
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Public Release: 5-Nov-2009
Iranian-Canadian scholar's commitment to non-violence garners Spanish peace prize
University of Toronto political philosopher Ramin Jahanbegloo is the recipient of the 2009 Peace Prize awarded by the Association for the United Nations in Spain. The award recognizes Jahanbegloo's extensive intellectual work advancing non-violence both as a philosophy and a political strategy, supporting the ideal of universal freedom of thought, and the promotion of dialogue and building bridges between different cultures.

Contact: Sean Bettam
s.bettam@utoronto.ca
416-946-7950
University of Toronto

Public Release: 5-Nov-2009
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory names 6 scientists as 2009 Fellows
Antoinette "Toni" Taylor, Stephen Becker, Joachim Birn, Lowell Brown, Patrick Colestock and Samuel "Tom" Picraux have been designated 2009 Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellows in recognition of sustained, outstanding scientific contributions and exceptional promise for continued professional achievement.

Contact: Steve Sandoval
steves@lanl.gov
505-665-9206
DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory

Public Release: 5-Nov-2009
Boston University School of Medicine professor receives award
Francis A. Farraye, MD, MSc, FACG, FASGE, a professor of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and clinical director in the Gastroenterology Section at Boston Medical Center (BMC) recently received the William D. Carey Award from the American College of Gastroenterology. The award is reserved for an exceptional individual who has served the Board and the College with distinction.

Contact: Michelle Roberts
michelle.roberts@bmc.org
617-638-6841
Boston University Medical Center

Public Release: 4-Nov-2009
2 Caltech researchers receive DARPA Young Faculty Awards
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has selected two researchers from the California Institute of Technology to participate in its Young Faculty Award program. Julia R. Greer, assistant professor of materials science, and Doris Tsao, assistant professor of biology, are among the 33 "rising stars" from 24 US universities who each will receive grants of approximately $300,000 to develop and validate their research ideas over the next 24 months.

Contact: Kathy Svitil
ksvitil@caltech.edu
626-395-8022
California Institute of Technology

Public Release: 4-Nov-2009
Midwest region of American Chemical Society recognizes K-State instructor for service to profession
Yasmin Patell, assistant teaching scholar in chemistry at Kansas State University, has received the E. Ann Nalley Midwest Regional Award for Volunteer Service.

Contact: Yasmin Patell
yasmin@k-state.edu
785-532-2725
Kansas State University

Public Release: 4-Nov-2009
EMBO recognizes talented young group leaders in Europe
The European Molecular Biology Organization announced today this year's selection of 17 of Europe's most talented young researchers as EMBO Young Investigators.
European Molecular Biology Organization

Contact: Suzanne Beveridge
suzanne.beveridge@embo.org
49-622-188-91108
European Molecular Biology Organization

Public Release: 3-Nov-2009
Renowned cardiovascular researcher to receive Taylor Prize
He was the first to predict the popular anti-inflammatory drug, Vioxx would increase the risk of strokes and heart attacks, and it was his discovery that led to the adoption of low dose aspirin for every day cardio-protection. For these and other outstanding scientific achievements, Dr. Garret A. FitzGerald has been named this year's recipient of the J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine by the Robarts Research Institute at the University of Western Ontario.

Contact: Kathy Wallis
kwallis3@uwo.ca
519-661-2111 x81136
University of Western Ontario

Public Release: 3-Nov-2009
American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
The American Society of Hematology to honor inspirational hematologists with Mentor Awards
The American Society of Hematology is honoring two prominent hematologists with ASH Mentor Awards in recognition of the important role they play in the training and career development of hematologists early in their careers. Stuart H. Orkin, M.D., and Arthur W. Nienhuis, M.D., will receive their awards during the 51st ASH Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

Contact: Patrick C. Irelan
pirelan@hematology.org
202-776-0544
American Society of Hematology

Public Release: 3-Nov-2009
NASA's Robert F. Cahalan elected Fellow of the American Meteorological Society
Robert F. Cahalan, head of the Climate and Radiation Branch of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Laboratory for Atmospheres in the Earth Sciences Division, in Greenbelt, Md., was recently elected a Fellow of the American Meteorological Society.
NASA, American Meteorological Society

Contact: Rob Gutro
Robert.J.Gutro@nasa.gov
301-286-4044
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Public Release: 3-Nov-2009
40th Biennial Sigma Theta Tau International Convention
Gamma Rho Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International, receives Chapter Key Award
The Gamma Rho Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, at the University of Utah College of Nursing, received a 2009 Chapter Key Award Saturday at the 40th Biennial Sigma Theta Tau International convention in Indianapolis, Ind. The Chapter Key Award, established in 1991, recognizes chapters that excel in the areas of membership recruitment and retention, publicity and programming, professional and leadership development, local, national and international collaboration.

Contact: Katie Schrier
katie.schrier@nurs.utah.edu
801-581-8919
University of Utah Health Sciences

Public Release: 3-Nov-2009
How astronomy freed the computer from its chains
The 2009 Australian Prime Minister's Prize for Science goes to astronomer/engineer Dr. John O'Sullivan. When you use Wi-Fi -- at home, in the office or at the airport -- you are using patented technology born of his work. His team created a technology that made the wireless LAN fast and robust. And their solution came from his efforts to hear the faint radio whispers of exploding black holes.

Contact: Niall Byrne
niall@scienceinpublic.com.au
61-393-981-416
Science in Public

Public Release: 2-Nov-2009
Innovative R&D prioritization tool earns Baxter the 2009 INFORMS Decision Analysis Award
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences today announced that Baxter Healthcare is the winner of the INFORMS Decision Analysis Society Practice Award.

Contact: Barry List
barry.list@informs.org
443-757-3560
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences

Public Release: 2-Nov-2009
ACS to honor deciphering of the genetic code as a National Historic Chemical Landmark
The deciphering of the genetic code will be designated a National Historic Chemical Landmark by the American Chemical Society in a ceremony on Nov. 12. The work of Marshall Nirenberg, Ph.D., and colleagues will be honored at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, M.D. Thomas H. Lane, Ph.D., president of the society, will present the plaque to Michael Gottesman, M.D., deputy director for intramural research at NIH.

Contact: Judah Ginsberg
j_ginsberg@acs.org
202-872-6274
American Chemical Society

Public Release: 2-Nov-2009
American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
Hematologist Arthur Nienhuis named 2009 ASH Mentor Award recipient
Arthur Nienhuis, M.D., of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, is the recipient of the 2009 Mentor Award from the American Society of Hematology.

Contact: Summer Freeman
summer.freeman@stjude.org
901-595-3061
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Public Release: 2-Nov-2009
New EUREKA awards fund highly innovative research, promise big payoffs
The National Institutes of Health has awarded 56 grants of up to $67.4 million to support highly innovative research projects that promise big scientific payoffs.
National Institutes of Health

Contact: Susan Athey
atheys@nigms.nih.gov
301-496-7301
NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Public Release: 2-Nov-2009
Iowa State's van Leeuwen named R&D Magazine's 2009 Innovator of the Year
Iowa State's Hans van Leeuwen is being honored as R&D Magazine's 2009 Innovator of the Year for his work to improve biofuel production and his innovations to protect the environment and improve water quality.

Contact: Hans van Leeuwen
leeuwen@iastate.edu
515-294-5251
Iowa State University

Public Release: 30-Oct-2009
AVS 56th International Symposium & Exhibition
AIP awards Industrial Physics Prize
The American Institute of Physics is awarding the 2010 Prize for Industrial Applications of Physics next month to Robert Street of the Palo Alto Research Center in California. The prize is supported by General Motors.

Contact: Jason Bardi
jbardi@aip.org
301-209-3091
American Institute of Physics

Public Release: 30-Oct-2009
UT alumnus honored for invention that revolutionized coronary artery disease treatment
Back in the 1970s, while watching an angioplasty to widen clogged coronary arteries, John Simpson, Ph.D., M.D., thought there had to be an easier way to perform the procedure. There was, and Simpson, who trained at the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston, invented the medical device to do it. It was the first of a series of inventions by the cardiologist that have helped many with coronary artery disease.

Contact: Robert Cahill
Robert.Cahill@uth.tmc.edu
713-500-3030
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Public Release: 30-Oct-2009
UT Southwestern ophthalmologist Cavanaugh wins Cornea Society's highest honor
Dr. H. Dwight Cavanagh, vice chairman of ophthalmology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been named the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Castroviejo Medal, one of the top ophthalmology prizes in the world.
Cornea Society

Contact: Russell Rian
russell.rian@utsouthwestern.edu
214-648-3404
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Public Release: 29-Oct-2009
Charles Drew University awarded $9.8 million
Charles Drew University has been awarded $9.8 million to support the university's long-term, UCLA partnership aimed at reducing the risk of cancer among minorities in poor and disadvantaged communities.
National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Health Disparities

Contact: John L. Mitchell
johnmitchell@cdrewu.edu
323-563-4981
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Public Release: 29-Oct-2009
Columbia University Medical Center announces 2009 Katz Prizes in Cardiovascular Research
Columbia University Medical Center today announces the winners of the 4th annual Katz Prizes in Cardiovascular Research, with the senior scientist prize being awarded to an internationally renowned researcher from the National Institutes of Health, and the young investigator prize recognizing a cardiovascular researcher actively studying left ventricular assist devices and heart function.
Lewis Katz

Contact: Alex Lyda
alyda@columbia.edu
212-305-0820
Columbia University Medical Center

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