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Category: Announcement
NCCN and AstraZeneca Announce Projects to Explore Quality Improvements in Lung Cancer
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Oncology Research Program (ORP) today announced three research projects selected to receive funding to improve healthcare provider performance and/or healthcare quality, focusing on enhancing patient care and outcomes for people with NSCLC.
John Ondrasik, of “Five for Fighting”, to Speak at AAE Annual Meeting
The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) is announcing that singer-songwriter John Ondrasik, of Five for Fighting, will be their keynote speaker for their annual meeting known as AAE20 in Nashville, taking place April 1-4.
ATS Scholar: A New Journal from the American Thoracic Society
The American Thoracic Society is pleased to announce the launch of the open access journal, ATS Scholar. ATS Scholar is an exciting online, peer-reviewed journal focusing on content related to education and training of health professionals relevant to adult and pediatric pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine.
ISPOR Top 10 HEOR Trends Webinar Announced
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) announced a new webinar on its ISPOR 2020 Top 10 HEOR Trends report. The free webinar will be held Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 11:00AM EDT and is available for both members and nonmembers.
Foundation for Endodontics Names First-Ever Research Fellow
The Foundation for Endodontics, the philanthropic arm of the American Association of Endodontists, announced Dr. Annie Shrestha, B.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D., FRCD(C), assistant professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry, as the recipient of the Research Fellowship Award.
10 Housing Innovators Recognized in the 2020 Ivory Prize Competition
Ivory Innovations has announced the Top 10 finalists for the 2020 Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability.
Rutgers’ Center for Youth Political Participation Expands RU Ready Initiative
The Eagleton Institute of Politics’ Center for Youth Political Participation (CYPP) at Rutgers—New Brunswick announced the national expansion of its RU Ready civic engagement initiative. The launch begins with new RU Ready programs at Drew University in New Jersey and the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life at the University of Texas at Austin this spring – with plans to expand the program to more universities over the next few years. The
The Power of Mondays: When All Health Breaks Loose!
The City of Clifton is using the power of Monday to make its residents healthier, one day at a time. As part of its Community Health Improvement Plan, the City of Clifton will kick off a Healthy Monday program, encouraging residents to use each Monday to get on a healthier track.
Baylor Scott & White Health Opens New Sports and Orthopedic Center in Waco
Baylor Scott & White Health opened a new facility designed to promote the community’s health while advancing sports medicine and injury prevention across the region.
Transforming potato waste into new industry for Australia
Four of the largest potato producers in Australia want to convert 100% of their potato waste into commercial benefit.
IU Kelley School of Business to offer STEM designated MBA degrees in five disciplines
To ensure that the Indiana University Kelley School of Business continues to be responsive to the needs of a 21st-century global economy, the school’s leadership announced that its Full-Time MBA Program will offer STEM-designated degrees in five disciplines. Beginning with those earning degrees this spring, MBAs with majors in accounting, business analytics, finance, marketing, and supply chain and operations will carry the extra designation of being Science, Technology, Engineering and Math certified.
49 cancer care facilities receive outstanding achievement award from American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) has granted its 2019 Outstanding Achievement Award to a select group of 49 accredited cancer programs throughout the United States.
Loyola Medicine Names Regional Vice President for Case Management and Utilization Management
Jennifer Scheeringa, MSN, RN-BC, ACM, has been named regional vice president for case management and utilization management for Loyola Medicine, effective March 2, 2020.
Six Loyola Medicine Nurses Accepted to IONL Nurse Leader Fellowship
Six Loyola Medicine nurses were accepted to the Illinois Organization of Nurse Leaders (IONL) Nurse Leader Fellowship.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Celebrates Opening of the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion
Nationwide Children’s Hospital held a Community Dedication Celebration of the Big Lots Behavioral Health Pavilion today. At nine stories tall, it is America’s largest and most comprehensive center dedicated exclusively to child and adolescent behavioral and mental health on a pediatric medical campus in the United States.
Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals Opens Call for 2021 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award
An announcement that the Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals is accepting letters of intent for the 2021 Harrington Scholar-Innovator Award. The award offers inventive physician-scientists resources and expertise to advance their discoveries into medicines.
Donor gives $2M gift to Tulane Law to expand innovative Women’s Prison Project
The Women’s Prison Project is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Tulane’s Domestic Violence and Criminal Justice clinic.
ROBOT RESEARCH HONORED
The National Science Foundation has recognized Fabrizio Sergi, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Delaware, with its CAREER award to support fundamental research in motor control. His work is seeking to help those with movement disorders and identify robot-based interventions.
Two scientists at Wake Forest Baptist awarded $1.5 million for cancer research
Two scientists from Wake Forest School of Medicine, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health, have received a total of $1.5 million in research funding from the American Cancer Society (ACS) to study new chemotherapy and immunotherapy treatments for cancer.
Registration Open for Eyecelerator, a New Conference Accelerating Eye Care Advancement
Registration is now open for EyeceleratorTM, a next-generation business conference to further ophthalmic innovation.
AIP Task Force Brings Diversity, Inclusion, Systemic Change Report to APS March Meeting
At the American Physical Society March Meeting in Denver, five members of the TEAM-UP task force, chartered and funded by the American Institute of Physics, will outline how faculties, departments and professional societies can promote sweeping changes in physics higher education. Evidence-based recommendations from AIP’s TEAM-UP report will be discussed to highlight the need for increasing the number of African American students obtaining bachelor’s degrees in physics and astronomy.
Trio of female mechanical engineering professors to lead new research centers
Three professors from the Penn State Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) have been selected as the directors of newly announced research centers at the University, where they will continue to make tangible impacts in research and grow the representation of women in STEM leadership.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Awards & Appointments
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announces its most recent awards and appointments for the institution’s physicians, scientists, nurses, and staff.
UC Santa Cruz leads collaboration to speed wound healing with a novel smart bandage
Researchers will use a combination of approaches involving bioelectronic devices, machine learning, and regenerative medicine in an effort to achieve precise control over the physiological processes involved in wound healing.
Tulane researchers developing rapid test for tuberculosis with DOD grant
Led by Tony Hu, the Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Biotechnology Innovation at Tulane University School of Medicine, researchers are now developing a rapid, reliable and highly specific test to allow rapid diagnosis of all forms of Tuberculosis (TB).
NCCN 2020 Annual Conference to Examine Advances in Cancer Care and Emerging Issues in Oncology
Cancer care providers will gather in Orlando on March 20-22 for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) 2020 Annual Conference: Celebrating 25 Years of NCCN. The three-day, in-person conference features more than 30 educational sessions on state-of-the-art practices in cancer care.
ACSM Foundation Announces New Board Members
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Foundation welcomes recently elected new members to its board of directors.
Class of 2019: 99% of Graduates Employed in Major or Chosen Field
According to a newly published report, 99 percent of recent Augustana University graduates seeking employment are employed in their major or chosen field.
Dr. Donald Sullivan Receives ATS Foundation Research Program/American Lung Association Partner Grant
The ATS Foundation Research Program and the American Lung Association have awarded Donald Sullivan, MD, of Oregon Health & Science University a $100,000 Foundation Partner grant. The ATS Foundation Partner Grants provide crucial support to talented investigators from around the world, launching careers dedicated to scientific discovery and better patient care.
Baylor Scott & White’s Glenda Tanner Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center – Temple Announces Construction of New Radiation Oncology Facility
Baylor Scott & White Health’s Glenda Tanner Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center (VCTC) – Temple announces construction of a new radiation oncology facility that will benefit Central Texas patients being treated for cancer. With new radiation treatment equipment and more room for procedures, the facility will be able to treat up to 70 patients per day.
Clare Boothe Luce Program Awards Grant to Olin College
The Clare Boothe Luce (CBL) Program has awarded $192,000 to support undergraduate research at Olin College. The award, which will be spread over three years, will go toward establishing a CBL Research Scholars Program under which up to 24 students will have the opportunity to do paid research in the fields of science, engineering or mathematics over the summer months.
‘Shark Tank’ Casting Call Returns to Salisbury University (MD)
Have a million-dollar idea? Want to pitch it to Shark Tank? 47ABC and Salisbury University’s Franklin P. Perdue School of Business recently announced the return of the Shark Tank casting call to Salisbury, MD. The event will take place Saturday, April 18.
Composer Chinary Ung to be Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters
When the American Academy of Arts and Letters inducts its newest members in May, University of California San Diego composer and Distinguished Professor of Music Chinary Ung will become the first faculty member in the university’s 60 year history to receive the prestigious honor.
University of Redlands among Peace Corps’ 2020 top volunteer-producing schools
Peace Corps announced today that University of Redlands ranked No. 7 among small schools on the agency’s list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2020.
NIH announces $1 million prize competition to target global disease diagnostics
The National Institutes of Health has launched a $1 million Technology Accelerator Challenge (TAC) to spur the design and development of non-invasive, handheld, digital technologies to detect, diagnose and guide therapies for diseases with high global and public health impact. The Challenge is focused on sickle cell disease, malaria and anemia and is led by NIH’s National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB).
Case Centre Names UVA Darden Professor’s Case on Trump and the WTO Among the Year’s Best
A recent case by University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Peter Debaere has been named among the best of the year.
Trio of Books Penned by UVA Darden Professors Honored as Best Business Books of the Year
Three recent books by University of Virginia Darden School of Business professors have been honored for excellence with Axiom Business Book Awards.
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital ICU Receives AACN Silver Beacon Award for Excellence in Patient Care
Gottlieb Memorial Hospital ICU Receives
AACN Silver Beacon Award for Excellence in Patient Care
Register to Cover the Latest Science at ATS 2020!
The American Thoracic Society will host the world’s leading scientists and clinicians in pulmonary, critical care, and sleep medicine at the ATS 2020 International Conference (ATS 2020).
American University among Peace Corps’ 2020 top volunteer-producing schools
American University among Peace Corps’ 2020 top volunteer-producing schools
The Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute, Inc. Renews Partnerships with Takeda and Bridge Medicines, LLC
To date, work done within the Tri-I TDI has resulted in the launch of two New York City–based companies and the licensing of six therapeutic discovery programs.
Scientists receive NIH grant to support study using THC as therapy for HIV patients suffering from inflammation
More than $3.7 million was awarded to Mahesh Mohan, DVM, MS, Ph.D., Professor at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute, and Chioma M. Okeoma, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Stony Brook University, to explore the link between cannabinoids (THC) and chronic intestinal inflammation in patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Natural Landmarks Preservation Contest Highlights What’s Worth Saving
Natural Landmarks Preservation Contest Highlights What’s Worth Saving. Vote for your favorite Chicago, Dallas, Houston and Seattle-area sites
Using biology to explain social psychology of cultural differences wins theoretical prize at SPSP
The idea of using principles from biology as a theoretical framework for social psychologists to understand societal differences has won the 2019 Daniel M. Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Scientists from Arizona State University and the University of California, Irvine, used adaptive phenotypic plasticity, or how the environment of a living thing affects development and behavior, as a model for how people act in different societies.
KU Cancer Center partners with Fox4 to host Teen Town Hall on Vaping
The University of Kansas Cancer Center has partnered with Fox4 and the Kansas City Kansas School district to host a town hall on vaping at Sumner Academy February 27.
Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Free Images for Broader Public Use
The Smithsonian announced today the launch of Smithsonian Open Access, an initiative that removes Smithsonian copyright restrictions from about 2.8 million of its digital collection images and nearly two centuries of data. This means that people everywhere can now download, transform and share this open access content for any purpose, for free, without further permission from the Smithsonian.
UIC receives archives of pioneering neuropsychiatrist
Early records and personal papers of Dr. Abraham Low, founder of nonprofit mental health organization donated to UIC.
Two from the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Will Join Sigma’s Researcher Hall of Fame
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing faculty members Jason Farley, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN, and Mona Shattell, PhD, RN, FAAN, have been selected for induction in the Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. The honor signifies their lifetime achievements in nursing, contributions to research, and mentoring of future nurse researchers.
Aphea.Bio Joins the International Phytobiomes Alliance
Aphea.Bio has joined the International Phytobiomes Alliance as a sponsoring partner, both organizations announce today