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Public Release: 1-Oct-2009
Entomological Society of America's 57th Annual Mee
3 UC Riverside entomologists honored by Entomological Society of America
Three entomologists at the University of California, Riverside, have won awards from the Entomological Society of America. Timothy Paine won the Distinguished Achievement Award in Horticultural Entomology; Bradley Mullens won the Recognition Award in Entomology; and former graduate student Allison Hansen won a John Henry Comstock Graduate Student Award.

Contact: Iqbal Pittalwala
iqbal@ucr.edu
951-827-6050
University of California - Riverside

Public Release: 1-Oct-2009
8th Annual HUPO World Congress on Proteomics and Human Health: Environment and Disease
Human Proteome Organization honors PNNL scientist
Laboratory and Battelle Fellow Dick Smith of the US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has been recognized by the Human Proteome Organization for his many accomplishments in pioneering the development of proteomics tools.
Human Proteome Organization

Contact: Mary Beckman
mary.beckman@pnl.gov
509-375-3688
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Public Release: 1-Oct-2009
Entomological Society of America's 57th Annual Mee
Best entomology articles in 2008
The Entomological Society of America presents the Editor's Choice Awards for the best articles in 2008 from each of the ESA journals and from American Entomologist magazine.

Contact: Richard Levine
rlevine@entsoc.org
301-731-4535
Entomological Society of America

Public Release: 1-Oct-2009
Entomological Society of America's 57th Annual Mee
Entomological Society of America names 2009 award winners
ESA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2009 awards. Professional awards will be presented at the Opening Plenary Session of the ESA Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, Sunday, Dec. 13, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Student awards will be presented on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 7-8 p.m.

Contact: Richard Levine
rlevine@entsoc.org
301-731-4535
Entomological Society of America

Public Release: 30-Sep-2009
International Conference on Operations and Supply Chain Management
Paper by K-State management professor wins international honors
An article co-written by Chwen Sheu, professor of management at Kansas State University, has received the Indiana University CIBER Best International Collaboration Paper Award.
Indiana University

Contact: Chwen Sheu
csheu@k-state.edu
785-532-4363
Kansas State University

Public Release: 30-Sep-2009
Geological Society of America's 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition
Geological Society of America announces gold medalists for 2009
Highest honors for achievements in geological sciences have been announced by the Geological Society of America. Awards will be presented at the Presidential Address and Awards Ceremony at the GSA Annual Meeting in Portland, Ore., on Oct. 17. The Penrose, Arthur L. Day and Young Scientist Award/Donath Medalists are slated to give a special presentation, reflecting on their scientific careers and taking questions from the audience, on Sunday, Oct. 18.

Contact: Christa Stratton
cstratton@geosociety.org
303-357-1093
Geological Society of America

Public Release: 30-Sep-2009
Academies announce winners of 2009 Communication Awards
The National Academies today announced the recipients of their 2009 Communication Awards.

Contact: Maureen O'Leary
news@nas.edu
202-334-2138
National Academy of Sciences

Public Release: 29-Sep-2009
Baltimore City Public Schools honored for healthy menu
The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future today recognized the Baltimore City Public Schools with the Center's 2009 Award for Visionary Leadership in Local Food Procurement and Food Education. The CLF award recognizes individuals and groups for "outstanding contributions to advancing our understanding of the complex interactions between humans and the environment."

Contact: Natalie Wood-Wright
nwoodwri@jhsph.edu
410-614-6029
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Public Release: 29-Sep-2009
Rice's Tapia receives Hispanic Heritage Award
Rice University mathematician Richard Tapia will be honored with the Hispanic Heritage Award for Math and Science today at the star-studded 22nd Annual Hispanic Heritage Awards ceremony on Capitol Hill. Today's ceremony at the Senate Russell Building will feature presentations by members of Congress and performances by top Latino artists. This year's award winners include New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez, boxer Oscar de la Hoya and animated PBS television star Dora the Explorer.
ExxonMobil

Contact: Jade Boyd
jadeboyd@rice.edu
713-348-6778
Rice University

Public Release: 29-Sep-2009
Book on ape evolution wins W. W. Howells Award
A book titled "The Ape in the Tree, A Natural and Intellectual History of Proconsul," has been awarded the 2009 W.W. Howells Book Award. Written for a general audience. "The Ape in the Tree" offers a unique insider's perspective on the unfolding discovery of a crucial link in human evolution: the world's the best-known fossil ape. The book's authors are Penn State University scientists Alan Walker and Pat Shipman.

Contact: Barbara K. Kennedy
science@psu.edu
814-863-4682
Penn State

Public Release: 29-Sep-2009
NTU professor receives Friendship Award from China
Professor Francois Raymond Mathey, a Nanyang Professor at Nanyang Technological University's School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, has been awarded the People's Republic of China's highest award for foreign experts -- the Friendship Award. This is China's most prestigious award for foreign experts who have made outstanding contributions to China's economic and social progress.

Contact: Esther Ang
estherang@ntu.edu.sg
656-790-6804
Nanyang Technological University

Public Release: 29-Sep-2009
Paul Marks prize recognizes 3 young cancer researchers
Three young investigators who have taken significant steps toward advancing the understanding of cancer will be the recipients of this year's Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research, a prize awarded biennially since 2001 to scientists under the age of 46 by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Contact: Kathleen Gibson
gibsonk@mskcc.org
212-639-3573
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Public Release: 28-Sep-2009
NTU assistant professor wins Young Scientist Award
A 34-year-old Physics lecturer from the Nanyang Technological University received the Young Scientist Award for his research on metal oxide nanostructures and graphene, which are used to develop nanodevices and harvest energy.

Contact: Edgar Lee
edgarlee@ntu.edu.sg
656-790-6052
Nanyang Technological University

Public Release: 28-Sep-2009
Geological Society of America's 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition
Geological Society of America honors Judge Jones for upholding science in the classroom
GSA Past President Judith Totman Parrish has named Judge John E. Jones III as the 2009 recipient of GSA's prestigious President's Medal. Parrish will present the award at the GSA Annual Meeting Presidential Address & Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 17, at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. Jones will also participate in a 5-member panel discussion at the meeting, on Monday, October 19, during "Darwin Day," a 200th birthday celebration of Charles Darwin.
Geological Society of America

Contact: Christa Stratton
cstratton@geosociety.org
303-357-1093
Geological Society of America

Public Release: 28-Sep-2009
LA BioMed to honor Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D., and L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe
LA BioMed honors distinguished researcher Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D., and L.A. County Supervisor Don Knabe at the Discovery Gala on Nov. 6.

Contact: Laura Mecoy
Lmecoy@issuesmanagement.com
310-546-5860
Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed)

Public Release: 28-Sep-2009
Christine Bullen wins Stevens' 2009 Provost Award for Excellence
During the 140th Convocation Ceremonies held earlier this month, Christine Bullen, Ph.D, received the coveted Stevens Institute of Technology Provost Award for her work in teaching and advising in the university's online WebCampus program.
Stevens Institute of Technology

Contact: Patrick A. Berzinski
pberzins@stevens.edu
201-216-5687
Stevens Institute of Technology

Public Release: 28-Sep-2009
Improved robotic hand captures mechanical engineering top award
The Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory has captured the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' top award for its updated innovative robotic hand that can automatically change its grasping force using compressed air.

Contact: Steven Mackay
smackay@vt.edu
540-231-4787
Virginia Tech

Public Release: 28-Sep-2009
Director of UT Southwestern center honored with first international neurology medal
Dr. Roger Rosenberg, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Center at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been awarded the first Medal for Scientific Achievement by the World Federation of Neurology.
World Federation of Neurology

Contact: Aline McKenzie
aline.mckenzie@utsouthwestern.edu
214-648-3404
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Public Release: 25-Sep-2009
M. D. Anderson scientist wins NIH New Innovator Award
A unique approach to understanding how cells develop resistance to drugs has won a scientist at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center a New Innovator Award from the National Institutes of Health.

Contact: Scott Merville
smerville@mdanderson.org
713-792-0661
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Public Release: 25-Sep-2009
OU student receives $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
For the fifth consecutive year, a University of Oklahoma student has been selected to receive a $10,000 scholarship from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. This year, 17 students were selected nationally based on exceptional performance, initiative and creativity in their field to receive the Astronaut Scholarship, the largest monetary award given to science and engineering students based solely on merit.
Astronaut Scholarship Foundation

Contact: Amy Buchanan
amybuchanan@ou.edu
405-325-1819
University of Oklahoma

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