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Public Release: 27-Mar-2013
University of Maryland breast cancer research pioneer Dr. Angela Brodie named AACR Academy Fellow Angela H. Brodie, Ph.D., a University of Maryland scientist whose research paved the way for a new class of drugs widely used to treat breast cancer patients around the world, has been selected by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) as a fellow of the newly created AACR Academy. Dr. Brodie is a professor of pharmacology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and a scientist at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center. Contact: Karen Warmkessel Public Release: 27-Mar-2013
Joint air toxics research project among tribes, agencies recognized for partnership The Joint Air Toxics Assessment Project was awarded a 2013 National Environmental Excellence Award. by the National Association of Environmental Professionals for partnerships. "This was the first major research project that all the regulatory jurisdictions in the airshed participated in fully and collaboratively to assess the health consequences of 200 hazardous air pollutants," said Patricia Mariella, director of the American Indian Policy Institute at ASU. "Air pollution doesn't recognize political boundaries." Contact: Julie Newberg Public Release: 27-Mar-2013
National Science Board announces recipient of 2013 Public Service Award The National Science Board has announced that accomplished educator Jo Anne Vasquez is the recipient of its 2013 Public Service Award for an individual. Contact: Cheryl Dybas Public Release: 27-Mar-2013
Graduate student wins award for designing safer schools Cody J. Wortham, a graduate of Sam Houston State University's Security Studies Department, won an international award from the American Society for Industrial Security Foundation for his research on improving security at schools through low-cost, low-tech architectural design. Contact: Beth Kuhles Public Release: 26-Mar-2013
Gilman elected inaugural Fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research Nobel Laureate Dr. Alfred Gilman, Regental Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been elected one of the inaugural Fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research. Contact: Russell Rian Public Release: 26-Mar-2013
Physicist Neal Lane receives 2013 Vannevar Bush Award The National Science Board announced today that physicist Neal Lane, a former Presidential Science Adviser and former National Science Foundation director, is the 2013 recipient of its Vannevar Bush Award. Contact: Dana Topousis Public Release: 26-Mar-2013
Carnegie Mellon's Kevin Zollman earns NSF award to investigate economics of science Carnegie Mellon University's Kevin Zollman has received a Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation for his project "Incentives, Diversity and Scientific Problem Choice." Contact: Shilo Rea Public Release: 26-Mar-2013
American Society of Civil Engineers honors scholar of water issues The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awarded Mohammad Karamouz, the director of the environmental engineering program at Polytechnic Institute of New York University, its 2013 Service to the Profession Award. The prize acknowledges his work with ASCE's Environmental and Water Resources Institute, his innovative research, textbooks, editorial contributions to the ASCE journal and leadership. Contact: Kathleen Hamilton Public Release: 26-Mar-2013
MU program helps health care workers move past tragedy Health care workers can be affected deeply due to the emotional bonding that can occur between patients and their caregivers. Now, studies have shown that a new program that provides support and training at the University of Missouri Health Care System is helping health care workers get back on their feet and heal both mentally and physically. Contact: Christian Basi Public Release: 26-Mar-2013
Ludwig cancer researchers honored among first class of fellows in AACR Academy Three Ludwig scientists were named as Fellows in the inaugural class of the AACR Academy, the most prestigious honor bestowed by the American Association for Cancer Research. The AACR Academy was created to recognize and honor distinguished scientists whose major scientific contributions have propelled significant innovation and progress against cancer. Contact: Rachel Steinhardt Public Release: 26-Mar-2013
Queen's 'super solvents' voted 'Most Important British Innovation of the 21st Century' Research by scientists from Queen's University Belfast on ionic liquid chemistry has been named the "Most Important British Innovation of the 21st Century." Contact: Claire O'Callaghan
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