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Showing releases 51-75 out of 105.
Public Release: 16-Nov-2012
New program draws young artists into science Artists and scientists often share a common goal: making the invisible visible. Yet artistically talented students, especially girls, often shy away from scientific careers. A new four-year, $1.2 million program led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks blends the art, biology and physics of color into a series of summer academies, science cafes and activity kits designed to inspire art-interested students to enter careers in science. Contact: Marie Thoms Public Release: 16-Nov-2012
Middle schoolers to explore sky with robotic telescopes Approximately 1,400 middle schoolers will explore the universe with research-grade robotic telescopes over the next three years, thanks to a $1.6 million program funded by the National Science Foundation. The University of Chicago will lead the effort, in partnership with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, W.Va.; the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and 4-H. Contact: Steve Koppes Public Release: 16-Nov-2012
Notre Dame research could improve sustainability and cost effectiveness of wastewater treatment University of Notre Dame researcher Robert Nerenberg is pursuing a promising new line of research that has the capability of significantly decreasing chemical costs and carbon footprint of wastewater treatment. Contact: Robert Nerenberg Public Release: 16-Nov-2012
Collaring tapirs to help them survive A team of Michigan State University researchers will soon be heading into the rainforests of Nicaragua to help an endangered species known as a Baird's tapir co-exist with local farmers whose crops are being threatened by the animals. Contact: Tom Oswald Public Release: 16-Nov-2012
GW Researcher receives grant to study parasitic worm role in bile duct cancer in Southeast Asia Paul Brindley, Ph.D., professor of microbiology, immunology, and tropical medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was the recipient of a $1.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to study the behavior of a parasitic worm, rampant in Southeast Asia, known to cause infections that contribute to liver cancer. Contact: Lisa Anderson Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
Marilyn B. Gula Mountains of Hope Foundation grants $100,000 to TGen The Marilyn B. Gula Mountains of Hope Foundation has donated the funds to a research project led by Dr. Heather Cunliffe, head of TGen's Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research Unit. The research will focus on a specific and difficult-to-treat type of cancer called primary Luminal B breast cancer -- one of at least five major subtypes of breast cancer. Contact: Steve Yozwiak Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
UMass Amherst shares $6.24 Million NSF grant to improve computer science education UMass Amherst's CAITE will share the new five-year, $6.24 million NSF grant with Georgia Computes!, a project at Georgia Tech, to create a national resource for other states that want to learn how to successfully broaden participation in computer science education. Together, the UMass Amherst and Georgia Tech projects will form an Expanding Computing Education Pathways alliance to offer new approaches and best practices in computing education to other states seeking the same goals. Contact: Janet Lathrop Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
University of Pennsylvania Medicine receives National Institutes of Health grant to help local communities move forward after asbestos exposure To help empower local residents to shape the future of their communities, and explain the potential consequences associated with asbestos exposure, researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, have been awarded a $1.2 million grant to develop an educational program using the communities' history of asbestos products manufacturing and resulting asbestos exposure. Funding for the program is provided by the Science Education Partnership Award, which is administered by the National Institutes of Health. Contact: Katie Delach Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
Extracting meaning from the social web The National Science Foundation has awarded Clemson's Social Media Listening Center two grants to conduct research for better collecting, analyzing, and extracting meaning from the social web. Contact: Brian Mullen Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
King's College London launches Ģ2 million global scholarship program for law students King's College London -- one of the top 30 universities in the world -- has announced the biggest ever scholarship program for its School of Law, with 80 scholarships available for the best and brightest students from around the world. The scholarship program is the biggest for a law faculty in Europe and has been made possible after a record Ģ20 million gift by Mr Dickson Poon CBE, a Hong Kong-based British philanthropist. Contact: Katherine Barnes Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
Federal grant funds University of Michigan effort to attract diverse group of science, math and engineering students The number and diversity of University of Michigan students graduating with degrees in science, engineering and mathematics will increase significantly through a cross-campus effort funded by a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Contact: Jim Erickson Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
University of Michigan, Michigan State University award grants for Great Lakes climate change research University of Michigan scientists and their colleagues at Michigan State University have awarded six grants to organizations across the region for projects that will help decision-makers adapt to climate change and variability in the Great Lakes basin. Contact: Jim Erickson Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
UBC leads alliance to improve science education with Sloan grant The University of British Columbia is partnering with seven top North American universities to study how they can speed up the adoption of improved teaching techniques in science classrooms. The Bay View Alliance -- which includes Queen's University, University of California Davis, University of Kansas, University of Saskatchewan, Indiana University Bloomington, the University of Texas Austin and UBC -- is launched today with $803,942 from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Contact: Chris Balma Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
US bolsters national push to expand computing education Through a five-year, $6.24 million grant from the National Science Foundation, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the University of Massachusetts Amherst will form a partnership to further grow the pipeline of students in US computer science programs and broaden participation in this fast-growing field. Contact: Brendan Streich Public Release: 15-Nov-2012
Sloan Foundation grant to help improve higher education teaching and learning The Sloan Foundation has granted $803,942 to support the Bay View Alliance, a network of seven North American universities conducting leading research to improve undergraduate teaching and learning. This innovative and unique collaboration will seek to understand the kinds of leadership practices that can best support the widespread adoption of effective teaching methods, with a focus on STEM fields. Contact: David Stewart Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
Spatial cognition researchers will connect through grant-funded virtual institute The Spatial Intelligence and Learning Center, headquartered at Temple, has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to form the Thematic Network in Spatial Cognition, a virtual institute which will connect researchers from around the world in support of advancing the study of spatial cognition. Contact: Kim Fischer Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
Penn Dental Medicine receives $1.5 million grant to support student scholarships The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine has received a $1.5 million grant for student scholarships from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Designed to support student diversity and increase access for underrepresented minorities, the grant will allow Penn Dental Medicine to provide financial aid for four years to at least 26 new and current students at the school. Contact: Katherine Unger Baillie Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
NIH awards Penn scientists $10 million over 5 years for innovative research on single cells Two Penn researchers will be studying the role of how messenger RNA molecules vary in their function in individual cells with a five-year, $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Their award is supported by the NIH Common Fund and is part of three initiatives of the Single Cell Analysis Program Genomic Frontiers Institute. Contact: Karen Kreeger Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
UC Riverside receives 3 grants to assist graduate students in pursuing doctoral degrees The University of California, Riverside has received three grants from the US Department of Education to assist graduate students with excellent records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest degree available in a field of national need. Called "Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need" (GAANN), the national program provides fellowships to graduate students who are U.S. citizens/permanent residents. This year, UCR received GAANN grants for chemistry, bioengineering and electrical engineering. Contact: Iqbal Pittalwala Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
GW researcher receives $4.1 million grant to find alternative treatment for kidney stones Jeremy Brown, M.D., associate professor of emergency medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, has received a federal grant to potentially give kidney stone patients more options with fewer complications. Contact: Lisa Anderson Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
OU research groups awarded NSF grants to expand research and training in science and engineering University of Oklahoma research groups will be able to expand the capabilities of research and training in science and engineering on the Norman campus with the assistance of almost $2 million in grants from the National Science Foundation. The three NSF grants achieved by OU as part of the NSF's Major Research Instrumentation Program total $1,873,595 and are designated for the acquisition or development of shared instrumentation. Contact: Jana Smith Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
22 young group leaders recognized as European Molecular Biology Organization Young Investigators European Molecular Biology Organization announced today the selection of 22 young researchers as EMBO Young Investigators. Contact: Barry Whyte Public Release: 14-Nov-2012
UConn receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for research in global health and development UConn researchers are launching an innovative project intended to increase crop yields in developing countries through the expanded use of beneficial bacteria. Contact: Colin Poitras, UConn Media Relations Public Release: 13-Nov-2012
Rice of the future gets financial boost The pursuit to rein in hunger with the development of a "cutting-edge" rice of the future has received a financial boost, and is now rolling into its second phase. Contact: Lizbeth Baroņa-Edra Public Release: 13-Nov-2012
Study designed to help ER doctors manage patient information Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have been awarded a four-year, $1.9 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to enhance the care in hospital emergency departments. Contact: Robert Cahill
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