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Public Release: 10-Feb-2012
University of Pittsburgh receives $22 million from the Richard King Mellon Foundation The Center for Energy in the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering has received a $22 million grant from the Richard King Mellon Foundation -- one of the largest private foundation grants in Pitt's history. The gift will accelerate the research and education efforts of the center, which is dedicated to improving energy technology development and sustainability through the work of more than 70 world-class faculty members and their research teams. Contact: B. Rose Huber
Public Release: 10-Feb-2012
St. Michael's and King Saud University receive first joint patent St. Michael's Hospital and King Saud University have received their first joint US patent to use the BRCA1 gene as a therapy for cardiovascular disease. Contact: Leslie Shepherd
Public Release: 10-Feb-2012
Development of social technology to improve the quality of life of intellectually disabled people The Uliazpi Foundation and the Tecnalia Centre for Applied Research have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of technologies for assisting intellectually disabled people. Specifically, the two organizations will be working together to develop tools that will improve the emotional communication, personal care, and well-being of individuals who, as a result of their disability, have problems expressing themselves and making their emotional, physical or mental needs known to their carers. Contact: Irati Kortabitarte
Public Release: 10-Feb-2012
Tailor-made search tools for the Web For companies, customer feedback is a matter of strategic importance. Smart apps for the semantic analysis of user opinions from the Web help businesses keep an eye on feedback. Users benefit as well: with the "Eat and Drink" app, the user can quickly learn all about the special features of restaurants, cafes and bars. Contact: Melanie Knapp
Public Release: 10-Feb-2012
BGI opens genome research center in Europe BGI, the world's largest genomics organization, today opens its first European Genome Research Center located in Copenhagen Bio Science Park. Contact: Jia Liu
Public Release: 9-Feb-2012
Navy to build 2 new oceanographic research vessels The Navy awarded $70 million to Dakota Creek Industries Inc. to begin building the second of two modern oceanographic research vessels, the Office of Naval Research announced Feb. 9. The company will begin detail design and construction on Ocean-class Auxiliary General Oceanographic Research vessel 28. Naval Sea Systems Command previously awarded a contract for the first of the two ships. The recent award brings the Navy's combined shipbuilding investments in the program to $145 million. Contact: Peter Vietti
Public Release: 9-Feb-2012
From the University of Houston's Texas Obesity Research Center TORC and the CDC: Recently awarded more than $4 million dollars over four years from the Center for Disease Control, the Texas Obesity Research Center has developed a research group to create a comprehensive evaluation system to examine three childhood obesity programs. 
National Institutes of Health, Center for Disease Control
Contact: Marisa Ramirez
Public Release: 9-Feb-2012
Aid missions get cutting-edge assistance from ONR A Web-based tool suite that helps first responders rapidly coordinate resources during disasters, co-sponsored by the Office of Naval Research, is being introduced at a University of Connecticut panel Feb. 8-11 as part of a month-long rollout. The Resiliency Assessment and Coordination System tool takes data from United Nations sites and displays it on a map-based diagram showing the locations of various resources, such as food, shelter, sanitation and health supplies and provides a checklist.
Office of Naval Research
Contact: Peter Vietti
Public Release: 9-Feb-2012
University of Minnesota and start-up to develop antidote to cyanide poisoning Cyanide poisoning is often fatal and typically affects victims of industrial accidents, terrorist attacks, or structural fires. Based on research conducted at the Center for Drug Design at the University of Minnesota, start-up Vytacera Pharma Inc. will develop and market Sulfanegen, a treatment for cyanide poisoning.
Center for Drug Design, National Institutes of Health
Contact: Jeff Falk
Public Release: 9-Feb-2012
Major trial gives hope to motor neurone disease sufferers Patients suffering from a devastating disease are being given fresh hope through an innovative trial being led by the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals. Contact: Amy Pullan
Public Release: 8-Feb-2012
Soil resource inventory in US national parks An important program coordinates data of soil surveys at national parks, preserves, seashores, monuments and other designations. New logistical challenges will expand the soil science frontier. Contact: Teri Barr
Public Release: 8-Feb-2012
EPA and DoD sign memorandum of understanding to make military bases more sustainable Today, US Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator, Paul Anastas, and Department of Defense Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment, Dorothy Robyn signed an agreement that formalizes the partnership between EPA and DoD to develop and implement technologies that will help create sustainable American military bases all over the world. Contact: Carolyn Hubbard
Public Release: 8-Feb-2012
Brooks Life Science Systems and the Scripps Research Institute initiate partnership Brooks Life Science Systems, a division of Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS), a leading worldwide provider of automation, vacuum, and instrumentation solutions for multiple markets, today announced the initiation of a technology development and commercialization partnership with the Scripps Research Institute Contact: Mika Ono
Public Release: 8-Feb-2012
 BioResearch Open AccessBioResearch Open Access launching in March 2012 from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers BioResearch Open Access, a new bimonthly peer-reviewed open access journal, will launch in March 2012 by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The journal will provide a new rapid-publication forum for a broad range of scientific topics including but not limited to molecular and cellular biology, tissue engineering and biomaterials, regenerative medicine, stem cells, gene therapy, systems biology, genetics, biochemistry, virology, microbiology, and neuroscience. Contact: Cathia Falvey
Public Release: 8-Feb-2012
Elsevier launches new journal: Energy Strategy Reviews Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of Energy Strategy Reviews, a new quarterly, peer-reviewed journal focusing on energy strategy, planning and decision making. Contact: Gaelle Hull
Public Release: 8-Feb-2012
The governance of synthetic biology The Synthetic Biology Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center is launching a new online scorecard to track efforts to better govern synthetic biology research and development. Contact: Aaron Lovell
Public Release: 8-Feb-2012
Europe goes for computing technologies as driver for competitiveness The HiPEAC 2012 Conference, supported by the European Commission, brings together 500 computing systems stakeholders from all over the world. HiPEAC 2012 is the first computing conference to implement a journal-first publication model, resulting in 50 percent more submissions and three times more delegates.
Ghent University, RWTH Aachen University, Chalmers University of Technology, Delft University, University of Edinburgh, FORTH, INRIA, ARM, IBM Israel Science and Technology Ltd, ST FRANCE
Contact: Eduardo Martínez
Public Release: 8-Feb-2012
Moffitt, Sanford-Burnham and Florida Hospital create Personalized Medicine Partnership of Florida Moffitt Cancer Center, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and Florida Hospital have announced they will collaborate on the creation of a Personalized Medicine Partnership of Florida. The partnership will conduct collaborative research to accelerate discovery and develop new treatments in the areas of cancer and metabolic diseases, including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Contact: Deborah Robison
Public Release: 7-Feb-2012
UC Davis fashion design students use their talents to advocate for women's heart health A unique partnership broadens the message of the red dress in raising awareness of heart disease as the leading killer of women. Contact: Karen Finney
Public Release: 7-Feb-2012
Governor Kasich's 2012 State of the State AddressGovernor Kasich announces 10-fold boost to Ohio's broadband network Ohio will soon see a ten-fold boost to its broadband network speeds, which will benefit research and job-creating assets statewide. Governor John R. Kasich made the announcement at his State of the State address in Steubenville (Feb. 7), highlighting the first ever state-led initiative that will leverage astonishing network speeds of 100 Gigabits per second to advance research and job growth across Ohio's medical research, higher education, manufacturing, engineering and technology networking corridors.
State of Ohio
Contact: Susan Mantey
Public Release: 7-Feb-2012
International scientific cooperation to advance image-guided prostate cancer care To improve early diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, ACR, AdMeTech Foundation and ESUR have formed a joint effort to expedite development of standards for the Magnetic Resonance Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System modeled after a successful effort in breast cancer care. The goal is to expedite the transfer of high-quality MRI from laboratories to patients to address the major need in prostate cancer care -- reducing unnecessary biopsies and treatment. Contact: Shawn Farley
Public Release: 7-Feb-2012
Energy department to launch new energy innovation hub focused on advanced batteries and energy storage Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced today plans to launch a new Energy Innovation Hub for advanced research on batteries and energy storage with an investment of up to $120 million over five years. The hub, which will be funded at up to $20 million in fiscal year 2012, will focus on accelerating research and development of electrochemical energy storage for transportation and the electric grid.
US Department of Energy
Contact: Jeff Sherwood
Public Release: 7-Feb-2012
Southampton leads international research exchange to help patients with anxiety disorders Researchers from the University of Southampton are leading an international research exchange that aims to develop a greater understanding of anxiety disorders and develop more effective treatments for patients. Contact: Rebecca Attwood
Public Release: 7-Feb-2012
St. Joseph's receives Canada's first whole-body PET/MRI scanner Today, Lawson Health Research Institute is receiving a new hybrid imaging scanner that combines magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography. The 10-ton state-of-the-art piece of equipment is being lifted by crane and lowered into its new home this afternoon. The Biograph mMR, manufactured by Siemens, is the first of its kind in Canada.
Canada Foundation for Innovation, Ontario Research Fund
Contact: Julia Capaldi
Public Release: 7-Feb-2012
Quantifying climate impacts: New comprehensive model comparison launched Climate change has impacts on forests, fields, rivers -- and thereby on humans that breathe, eat and drink. To assess these impacts more accurately, a comprehensive comparison of computer-based simulations from all over the world will start this week. For the first time, sectors ranging from ecosystems to agriculture to water supplies and health will be scrutinized in a common framework. Contact: Jonas Viering
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