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Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
2 research projects at the Montreal Heart Institute receive $4.8M in financing Two research teams led by Dr. Christine Des Rosiers and Dr. John D. Rioux, both researchers at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) and professors at the Université de Montréal, have been awarded grants of $2.5 million and $2.3 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Contact: Rachel Ladouceur-Girard Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
Tulane receives $15 million NIH contract to develop vaccine and treatment for deadly fever The National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a five-year contract totaling $15,254,919 to Tulane University for its ongoing efforts to treat and prevent Lassa fever, an often deadly viral disease that threatens hundreds of thousands of people annually in West Africa and is classified as a potential bioterrorism threat. Contact: Arthur Nead Public Release: 9-Feb-2010
WPI, Colorado School of Mines found Center for Sustainable Metals Recovery and Recycling With National Science Foundation support, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and Colorado School of Mines have established the Center for Resource Recovery and Recycling, the nation's first research center dedicated to developing new technologies for maximizing the recovery and recycling of metals used in manufactured products and structures. By promoting a more sustainable approach to the use of metals, the center aims to dramatically reduce the energy usage and the carbon footprint associated with metals production. Contact: Michael Dorsey Public Release: 8-Feb-2010
Scientist explore future of high-energy physics A collaboration between the University of Chicago and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory aims to improve the efficiency of superconducting radio frequency cavities made of niobium to accelerate beams of subatomic particles in the next generation of high-energy physics experiments. The result could be accelerators powerful enough to open new frontiers in physics without the need for a massive increase in size. The project has $1.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. Contact: Steve Koppes Public Release: 8-Feb-2010
NTU wins three out of five inaugural Environment Technology and Research Programme grants Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has won three out of the five inaugural Environment and Technology Research Programme grants awarded by the National Environment Agency (NEA). Awards reaffirm NTU as a leader in environmental engineering and urban sustainability. Contact: Edgar Lee Public Release: 5-Feb-2010
Cars of the future could be powered by their bodywork thanks to new battery technology Parts of a car's bodywork could one day double up as its battery, according to the scientists behind a new €3.4 ($4.6) million project announced today. Contact: Colin Smith Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
MSU researcher awarded $2 million to tackle parasitic tropical diseases In an effort to eliminate the tropical diseases elephantiasis and river blindness, a Michigan State University researcher has been awarded $2 million to reformulate an existing drug that could stop the debilitating diseases in their tracks. Contact: Jason Cody Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
4 ORNL researchers selected for Recovery Act early career funds Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers are among the 69 scientists that will receive five-year research grants as part of the US Department of Energy's new Early Career Research Program. Contact: Bill Cabage Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
Researcher to track spread of disease, malware and power outages An assistant professor with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering has won a US Department of Energy Early Career Award to formulate a mathematical framework that can track the spread of pandemics among populations and malware across wireless computer networks, as well as how a blackout occurring on one major power grid can cause a cascade of additional neighboring networks to fail. Contact: Steven Mackay Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
Physicist awarded $750,000 to study neutrinos Virginia Tech physicist Patrick Huber has developed a major software library, GLoBES, which has become the international standard for evaluating the capabilities of planned multimillion dollar experiments in neutrino physics. Contact: Catherine Doss Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
Pitt-led team gets $5.6 million contract for heart assist device for infants and toddlers Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and their collaborators have been awarded a $5.6 million federal contract to continue development of an implanted ventricular assist heart pump for infants and small children with congenital or acquired heart disease. The project aims to provide much-needed access to the sophisticated technologies that have saved the lives of older heart failure patients. Contact: Anita Srikameswaran Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
Google awards $1 million for research effort to slash energy consumption in Internet data centers Google Inc. has awarded a two-year, $1 million research grant aimed at slashing energy usage in large Internet data centers to a team of computer scientists at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Rutgers, Michigan and Virginia. The grant is the largest that Google this week awarded in the area of computing energy efficiency, and is part of $5.7 million that the company awarded to 12 university projects. Contact: Carl Blesch Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
NHLBI funds preclinical tests on devices for infants and children with congenital heart defects The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded four contracts totaling $23.6 million to begin preclinical testing of devices to help children born with congenital heart defects or those who develop heart failure. The four-year program is called Pumps for Kids, Infants and Neonates. Contact: NHLBI Communications Office Public Release: 4-Feb-2010
Device to sniff out stomach bugs could save health services millions Testing has begun on a device that can sniff out the presence of disease by smell, thanks to a £1.3 ($2.1) million award from the Wellcome Trust. OdoReader, developed by Chris Probert from the University of Bristol and Norman Ratcliffe from the University of the West of England, uses pioneering technology to rapidly diagnose Clostridium difficile, by "reading" the odor of stool samples. Clostridium difficile may cause severe diarrhea, especially amongst hospitalized patients. Contact: Sadia Rooney Public Release: 3-Feb-2010
NIFA awards funding for animal health and production research USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture today announced $24 million in grants to study animal heath, reproduction, breeding, genetics and nutrition. The agriculture animal industry plays a crucial role in the success and growth of the nation's economy, accounting for 42 percent of forecast US agricultural receipts in 2009. Contact: Jennifer Martin Public Release: 3-Feb-2010
LSTM begins £0.5 million malaria study in Burkina Faso A new study led by LSTM will investigate whether long-term weekly iron and folic acid supplementation can reduce anemia without increasing the risk of contracting malaria. Contact: Alan Hughes Public Release: 2-Feb-2010
Developing a cyberinfrastructure for comparative effectiveness in cancer research Nearly four decades after President Richard Nixon declared a "war on cancer," the disease still claims the lives of 560,000 Americans every year, despite an annual expenditure of $5 billion by the US government on research to battle it. Contact: Doug Ramsey Public Release: 2-Feb-2010
Big study of dirty air inversions At times this winter, the greater Salt Lake City area has harbored the most polluted air in the United States. Now, researchers from the University of Utah and other institutions are starting a three-year, $1.3 million study to better understand the winter weather "inversion" conditions frequently associated with poor air quality. Contact: Lee Siegel Public Release: 1-Feb-2010
Simulation study may help Parkinson's patients retain driving skills In a first-of-its-kind study, Medical College of Georgia researchers are testing whether simulation driving can reduce Parkinson's patients' threefold increased risk of car accidents. Contact: Paula Hinely Public Release: 1-Feb-2010
Case Western Reserve University works with Johnson & Johnson Services Inc. on research grant Case Western Reserve University has received a $250,000 challenge grant from the Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science and Technology. The grant, which will be matched by the university, will fund interdisciplinary research and efforts to move projects from the lab to the patient. Contact: Kevin Mayhood Public Release: 31-Jan-2010
New technology aims to repair the after-effects of gum disease Advances in tissue engineering are offering the promise of being able to restore lost bone and gum tissue following periodontal disease. About a third of the population are affected by chronic inflammatory gum disease which can result in loss of the bone and other tissues that support our teeth. Contact: Mardi Chapman Public Release: 29-Jan-2010
Rwanda's Forest of Hope to expand by 21 percent, begin corridor for endangered chimpanzees Efforts will begin this year to expand the Gishwati National Conservation Park in Rwanda by 21 percent and begin the development of a 30-mile forest corridor to Nyungwe National Park for a group of 14 chimpanzees facing extinction. Contact: Al Setka Public Release: 29-Jan-2010
Kentucky research looks at respiratory weakness in ICU morbidity A University of Kentucky researcher is investigating respiratory weakness as a factor in the morbidity of intensive-care patients and will soon be testing new treatments that could improve long-term patient outcomes while reducing costs of care. Contact: Keith Hautala Public Release: 29-Jan-2010
PATH commends the Gates Foundation for their new commitment to fund vaccine innovation and delivery On Friday, Jan. 29, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Bill and Melinda Gates announced a new 10-year Gates Foundation commitment to funding vaccine development and delivery. Contact: Paul Quirk Public Release: 28-Jan-2010
USDA grant to create healthy urban food enterprise development center in Arkansas USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is awarding $900,000 to the Wallace Center at Winrock International, Little Rock, Ark., to run the Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center. This center will work to increase access to healthy, affordable foods, including locally produced agricultural products to underserved communities Contact: Jennifer Martin Showing releases 1-25 out of 84 releases.
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