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UrduPeter Devreotes, Ph.D., a cell biologist whose research centers on the movement of animal cells, was awarded the 2019 E.B. Wilson Medal from the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB).
Category: Announcement
NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory Launched
On 1 October 2019, the nighttime astronomy facilities supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) transitioned to operating as one organization, NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory. The new organization operates five scientific programs: Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, the Community Science and Data Center, Kitt Peak National Observatory (all formerly known as the National Optical Astronomy Observatory); Gemini Observatory and the upcoming Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, and is managed by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Unveils New Master of Health Administration (MHA) Degree
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has begun offering a Master of Health Administration (MHA) degree. Applications for the new MHA program are now open for enrollment starting in January, March, or September, 2020.
The Slaight Family Foundation enables UHN to change the way we deliver care to seniors – and it will happen outside the hospital
The Silver Tsunami will see an unprecedented number of seniors in Canada. Thanks to a $3-million investment from The Slaight Family Foundation, University Health Network (UHN) is one step closer to being able to design programs and supports to enable seniors to live and thrive in their communities.
NIH New Innovator Award Will Advance Brain Science
Mount Sinai neuroscientist shines light on how the brain optimizes capacity to store memories across a lifetime
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Recognized for Innovative I AM ME Campaign
The national professional association for more than 50,000 nurse anesthesiologists was recognized by a global company for their innovative diversity and inclusion campaign.
Three UC San Diego Researchers Receive Top Honors with NIH Director’s Awards
Three University of California San Diego researchers have received prestigious awards through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program, including the Pioneer Award, the program’s top honor.
AADE Announces Donna Tomky Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice in Honor of Late AADE President
he Donna Tomky Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice will recognize a nurse practitioner who continues to advance the integration of self-management behaviors with clinical management through practice, health plan or health system innovation. The recipient will receive up to $1,000 in travel and complimentary registration to the AADE annual conference.
The University of Texas Tower Fellows Program Offers “Next” for Successful Professionals
AUSTIN, Texas With the fall semester in full swing at the University of Texas at Austin, one group of students is embarking on a unique journey as part of the Tower Fellows program, which offers successful professionals the perfect setting to start something new.
NIH New Innovator Award Given to Wistar Researcher to Unravel the Metabolic Link Between Diet, Alcohol Consumption and Cancer
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced that Zachary T. Schug, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Molecular & Cellular Oncogenesis Program at Wistar, was awarded the prestigious NIH Director’s New Innovator Award in support of his research on the link between a high sugar/fat diet, alcohol use and cancer.
IU School of Medicine awarded $36 million NIH grant for Alzheimer’s disease drug discovery center
The IU-led center is one of only two multi-institution teams in the nation selected as part of a new federal program intended to improve, diversify and reinvigorate the Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline.
University of Vermont to Join FAA’s ASSURE Consortium
The University of Vermont will conduct research on the safe use of drones during emergencies for the Federal Aviation Administration as part of the FAA’s Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence, or ASSURE. The university has just joined the consortium of research universities.
Endocrine Society honors endocrinology field’s leaders with 2020 Laureate Awards
The Endocrine Society today announced it has chosen 13 leading endocrinologists as winners of its prestigious 2020 Laureate Awards, the top honors in the field.
Department of Energy Announces $21.4 Million for Quantum Information Science Research
The following news release was issued on Aug. 26, 2019 by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). It announces funding that DOE has awarded for research in quantum information science related to particle physics and fusion energy sciences. Scientists at DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory are principal investigators on two of the 21 funded projects.
Tammy Capretta named chief transformation and risk officer for Keck Medicine of USC
Keck Medicine of USC names Tammy Capretta chief transformation and risk officer
Designing a new class of drugs to treat chronic pain
A UC Davis research team, led by Vladimir Yarov-Yarovoy and Heike Wulff, will receive a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a novel class of peptides that are better at treating pain and don’t have the side effects of opioids. The grant is part of the NIH initiative Helping to End Addiction Long-Term (HEAL Initiative).
UCI receives $1M from CDC/ATSDR to initiate study of the relationship between PFAS contaminated drinking water and health
The University of California, Irvine was awarded $1 million by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) to participate in the first year of a major multi-site health study to investigate the relationship between drinking water contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and health outcomes.
Duke Vaccine Institute Plays Integral Role in National Effort to Improve Flu Shots
As part of a massive national effort to improve and modernize flu shots, the Duke Human Vaccine Institute has received three research contracts from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), with an initial award of approximately $29.6 million in first-year funding.
Researchers Receive $18 Million Grant to Study Connection Between Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and Parkinson’s Disease
A National Institute on Aging grant will support Penn’s Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research to study the underlying genetic connections between Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and Dementia.
$350,000 Gift Made to Support Pediatric Palliative Care at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
The Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation is pleased to announce a gift of $350,000 from the Morris and Clara Weshnak Family Foundation, administered by Barry and Carol Anne Cawley Weshnak, in support of the Pediatric Palliative Care Program at Hackensack Meridian Health K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital. The program helps children living with chronic illnesses and life-threatening medical conditions by working to improve the quality of life of these children and focusing on treatment of symptoms, pain and stress management, as well as offering comprehensive patient and family support.
Gulf of Mexico Alliance Wins Gulf Guardian Award
The Gulf of Mexico Alliance received two 2019 Gulf Guardian Awards at a ceremony hosted by the EPA Gulf of Mexico Division in Gulfport, MS. The programs that were recognized are the regional Gulf Star public-private partnership, and Gulf Tree, an interactive decision-support tree to help users find climate tools.
DHS S&T Awards $200K to San Mateo Start-Up for Final Testing of sUAS System Security
DHS S&T awarded $200,000 to CryptoMove, Inc., to continue to enhance its dynamic defense data protection system for CBP Small Unmanned Aircraft System security. This is the final phase of a project that was awarded under the SVIP Small Unmanned Aircraft Capabilities Solicitation.
Baylor Scott & White Health Opens Hospital in Buda, Expands Care Delivery in Hays County
Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas, opened its newest full-service hospital. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Buda, the System’s first medical center in Hays County, is located at 5330 Overpass Road and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
WORLD’S LARGEST ROAD HOCKEY FUNDRAISER RAISES $3.1 MILLION FOR CANCER RESEARCH
More than 1,900 participants, making up 167 teams, faced off today at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto and raised a record-breaking $3.1 million as part of the 9th annual Scotiabank Road Hockey to Conquer Cancer. This brings the annual event’s nine-year fundraising total to over $23 million raised.
UW–Madison, local startup testing a one-two punch against hard-to-heal wounds
Millions of people with severe burns or diabetic skin ulcers could benefit from an experimental enhancement to a next-generation covering that is already healing difficult wounds.
TCT 2019 Master Operator Award to Be Presented to Shigeru Saito, MD
The Geoffrey O. Hartzler Master Operator Award will be presented to Shigeru Saito, MD, in a ceremony on September 27, 2019 at the 31st Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), the annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF).
PhRMA Foundation Annual Report Highlights $4 Million in Research Funding in 2018
The PhRMA Foundation has released its 2018 annual report, which highlights the work of its awards, grant programs, research projects and initiatives. The Foundation provided more than $4 million in 2018 to support 54 awards, grants and fellowships in pharmacology and toxicology, clinical pharmacology, health outcomes, informatics, pharmaceutics, translational medicine and therapeutics, and healthcare value assessment.
UA Little Rock to research smart health in Arkansas, West Virginia with NSF grant
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of five institutions sharing a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a multi-scale integrative approach to digital health. This collaborative, multi-institution grant will be used to promote smart health in Arkansas and West Virginia.
MD Anderson receives $55 million over five years in comprehensive cancer center status renewal
MD Anderson’s status as one of 51 comprehensive cancer centers was renewed for $55 million over five years by the National Cancer Institute.
Michelle Jeong Joins the Rutgers School of Public Health and Center for Tobacco Studies
The Rutgers School of Public Health and the Center for Tobacco Studies is excited to announce that Michelle Jeong, PhD, has joined the department of health behavior, society and policy, as an assistant professor, and Center for Tobacco Studies as a member.
Grants Awarded to Land Trusts for Bird Conservation
The Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative has awarded six new grants to support a variety of conservation projects benefiting birds and other species that live in habitats across the country, from grassland, to scrub, forest, and prairie. The Land Trust Bird Conservation Initiative was formed in 2013 by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and the Land Trust Alliance.
Former NNSA Administrator Linton Brook wins Foster Medal for national security work
Linton Brooks, ambassador for arms control, administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration and a nuclear submarine officer, has been named the fifth recipient of the John S. Foster Medal for his life’s work in advancing U.S. national security and international cooperation for a more secure world.
Messe München and SLAS Announce Strategic Partnership
The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) and Messe München Shanghai Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Messe München in China, have announced a formally established a strategic partnership.
The challenge: Make and purify a medical isotope that must be used the same day
A DOE grant will help solve a production roadblock for the medically useful radioactive isotopes scandium 43 and scandium 47. If available, they could visualize and destroy solid tumors. But with a half-life of 4 hours, scandium 43 must be made, purified and then used in a PET scan in a single day.
Congress of Neurological Surgeons Hosts 2019 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, October 19–23
Schaumburg, Illinois, August 21, 2019 — The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) is proud to host its 67th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, October 19–23. Each year, thousands of neurosurgeons, advanced practice providers, health care advocates, and other professionals from around the world gather to celebrate and learn about the advances are being made in the field of neurosurgery.
DOE Issues Small Business Research and Development Funding Opportunity Announcement
The Department of Energy (DOE) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs issued its first Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Fiscal Year 2020.
First President of the Global Institutes on Addictions
Dr. Antonello Bonci, a world-renowned neuroscientist and pioneer of innovative brain stimulation techniques, will leave his position of 9 years as Scientific Director of NIDA to be a founder and president of the Global Institutes on Addictions (GIA) in Miami, Florida.
Meridian Health Foundation Welcomes Two New Trustees
Hackensack Meridian Health Meridian Health Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Heidi Maggs and Carol Stillwell to the Meridian Health Foundation Board of Trustees.
Meridian Health Foundation Welcomes Two New Trustees
Hackensack Meridian Health Meridian Health Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of Heidi Maggs and Carol Stillwell to the Meridian Health Foundation Board of Trustees.
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AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE THAT AIMS TO SAVE LIVES FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) recently launched a new initiative aimed at saving lives of those who suffer from acute kidney injury (AKI). Made possible by a grant from Baxter Healthcare Corporation, the effort is called AKI!Now: Promoting Excellence in the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury.
Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities and NYC Department of Parks & Recreation Hold Monday Mile Kickoff, Health and Wellness Fair
New York City Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD), the Department of Parks & Recreation and Move It Monday, a non-profit initiative of The Monday Campaigns, held a Monday Mile kickoff event this week in Thomas Jefferson Park in East Harlem to promote inclusive wellness and recreation. A Monday Mile is a commitment to walk, roll, or jog one mile every Monday either individually or with a group.
My Rush Mobile App Now Available
As technology progresses, Rush is developing and implementing new tools to offer more options and convenience to patients. Today, the Rush University System for Health launched its new electronic health record platform, the My Rush mobile app, which is available free for use on Android and Apple mobile phones.
Dr. Susan L. Freeman Appointed Provost, Rush University
Dr. Susan L. Freeman will become Rush University’s provost and senior vice president, beginning October 1. In this role, Freeman will serve as the University’s chief operating officer responsible for coordinating and overseeing the implementation of the University strategic plan and advancing its population health equity mission, while promoting integration with Rush University Medical Center and the Rush University System for Health.
Cornell College launches 1st graduate degree in creative writing
Cornell College will kick off its first graduate degree program in nearly 100 years during the summer of 2020. Since 1936 the college has focused solely on undergraduate programming, but soon the college will expand its offerings with a low-residency master’s in fine arts (M.F.A.) in creative writing program.
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Hires Assistant Dean to Focus on Staff Success
The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing (JHSON) has appointed Bobbie Tchopev, MBA, MScED, to serve as inaugural Assistant Dean for Organizational Improvement. Tchopev will focus on operational integration and project management specific to staff while driving organizational improvement, and staff development and success at JHSON.
NCCN Updates Spanish Adaptations of NCCN Guidelines to Enable Better Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment in Spain
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®) has begun publishing updated versions of cancer care guidelines adapted for Spanish cancer care providers, in collaboration with the Excellence and Quality in Oncology (ECO) Foundation.
CUR Physics and Astronomy Division Announces 2019 Faculty Mentor Awardees
Cristian Bahrim (Lamar University) and Sanju Gupta (Western Kentucky University) have been selected as the 2019 Faculty Mentor Awardees of the Council on Undergraduate Research’s Physics and Astronomy Division.