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UrduAsper School of Business researchers successfully secured Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) grants to fund a diverse selection of projects. In 2024, six researchers secured over $390,000 in funding from SSHRC.
Tag: Announcement
PhD student champions youth participation on global health stage
Toby Le says too often young voices aren’t heard when it comes to health policies that will affect them now and long into the future. Over the past year, he’s been working hard to make a change.
FASEB Journals Introduce Research Letters
FASEB Journals announce the launch of a new article type, Research Letters, designed to offer scientists a fast, focused platform for sharing significant research findings.
Ivan Maillard Named Head of the Division of Hematologic Malignancies at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ivan Maillard, MD, PhD, has been named Head of the Division of Hematologic Malignancies within the Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).
UM School of Medicine’s Margaret M. McCarthy, PhD, Elected as Member of Prestigious National Academy of Medicine
Margaret M. McCarthy, PhD, an internationally-recognized neuroscientist, who is the James and Carolyn Frenkil Dean’s Endowed Professor in the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Drug Development, and Director of the University of Maryland – Medicine Institute of Neuroscience Discovery (UM-MIND), has been elected as a new member of the National Academy of Medicine.
UMSOM Launches New Rural Health Initiative to Address Physician Shortage on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
With a commitment to addressing rural health disparities and the challenges faced by Maryland’s rural Eastern Shore residents, the University of Maryland School of Medicine has launched the Rural Health Equity and Access Longitudinal Elective (R-HEALE).
Onur Kanisicak, PhD, to Receive 2025 American Society for Investigative Pathology Cotran Early Career Investigator Award
The 2025 recipient of the American Society for Investigative Pathology Cotran Early Career Investigator Award is Dr. Onur Kanisicak, an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
UChicago receives $100 million gift to advance commitment to free expression
In recognition of its historic commitment to free inquiry and expression, the University of Chicago has received a $100 million gift from an anonymous donor to support UChicago’s leadership on the principles and practice of free expression, and to advance the work of the University of Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression—both on campus and in society beyond academia.
Vandria closes Series A round at CHF28.3m
Hevolution Foundation and Dolby Family Ventures led Vandria’s Series A closing, bringing the capital to CHF 28.3. With the money, the 2021 EFPL spin-out aims to advance its first in class mitophagy inducer VNA-318 that targets several neurodegenerative indications into clinical development.
Mark Awad Named Chief of the Thoracic Oncology Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Mark Awad, MD, PhD, has been appointed Chief of the Thoracic Oncology Service within the Solid Tumor Oncology Division, Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).
FASEB Selects Howard Garrison Advocacy Fellows
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) selected nine scientists as the 2024 Howard Garrison Advocacy Fellows.
CSUF Welcomes Nearly 43,000 Students for the 2024-25 Academic Year
This week, nearly 43,000 Titans began a new school year on Cal State Fullerton’s vibrant campus, encountering new campus leaders, building renovations and expanded learning opportunities.
Ochsner Health welcomes Mary Claire Curet, MD, as first Ochsner Physician Scholar
Ochsner Health is excited to announce that Mary Claire Curet, MD, is joining the team at St. Martinville Family Medicine, an Ochsner primary care practice. Dr. Curet, a native of New Iberia, is the first Ochsner Physician Scholar and brings a wealth of knowledge and a deep commitment to her community.
FASEB Receives NIH Grant to Promote Faculty Diversity in Biomedical Research
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB), the largest coalition of biomedical research associations in the United States, received a $2.3 million grant over five years to enhance diversity within the academic biomedical research workforce.
Seven BSD faculty named as Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago Investigators
Scientists will work either solo or in teams on projects related to inflammation and the functions of the immune system.
FASEB BioArt Awards Open for Entries
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) invites researchers to submit their most captivating research visuals to the FASEB BioArt Awards competition.
World’s leading dengue experts gather for summit aimed at ending global threat of the disease
Some of the world’s leading experts on dengue, including those responding to the current dengue crisis and those developing vaccines and other countermeasures to fight the disease, will participate in an international dengue summit Aug. 7 through 9 at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y.
New ARUP Laboratories’ Grant Will Fund Innovative Research to Advance Laboratory Medicine
The ARUP Institute for Research and Innovation in Diagnostic and Precision Medicine™ (R&I Institute) today announced the creation of the Sherrie Perkins Research and Innovation Collaboration Grant. The new grant will fund cutting-edge research in laboratory medicine that has the potential to significantly impact patient care.
Ferrum Health and PaxeraHealth Announce Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Seamless AI Integration in Healthcare
Ferrum Health, an enterprise healthcare AI platform supporting over fifty third-party, industry-leading algorithms, proudly announces a strategic partnership with PaxeraHealth, a global leader in enterprise imaging solutions.
Biosafe Solutions Exhibits at ADLM 2024 Clinical Lab Expo
BioSafe Solutions is exhibiting in booth #3551 at the ADLM Clinical Lab Expo (formerly the AACC Annual Scientific Meeting & Clinical Lab Expo) now through August 1st.
Paul Pavlou named new dean of Miami Herbert Business School
Executive education, an interdisciplinary focus, and global visibility will be among the top priorities for new dean Paul A. Pavlou, an AI and data science specialist who aims to propel the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School forward.
Jefferson Lab Welcomes Next Generation of Nuclear Physicists
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is proud to announce nine new graduate fellowships for the 2023-2024 academic year, thanks to ongoing funding from Jefferson Science Associates. These fellowships offer students a unique opportunity to collaborate with leading nuclear physicists at Jefferson Lab and pursue advanced studies at their respective universities.
AACI Congratulates Dr. Monica Bertagnolli on Confirmation as NIH Director
The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) congratulates Monica Bertagnolli, MD, on her U.S. Senate confirmation today as the next director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Association for Molecular Pathology Appoints Lauren S. Menser as Chief Executive Officer
The Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), the premier global molecular diagnostic professional society, today announced the appointment of Lauren S. Menser, CAE, as its Chief Executive Officer, effective January 3, 2024.
Ochsner Neurologist Named to National Board
Ochsner Health Sports Neurologist elected to serve on the American Academy of Neurology Board of Directors
University of Colorado’s Melissa Haendel Leads Research Team to Win $100,000 FASEB DataWorks! Prize
Melissa Haendel, PhD, is among the winners of the FASEB DataWorks! Prize. The Prize, a partnership between the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology and National Institutes of Health, recognizes research teams that integrate data sharing and reuse to advance human health.
Geneseo Named Top Producer of Both Fulbright US Students and Scholars
SUNY Geneseo has been named a Top Producer of both Fulbright US Student and Fulbright US Scholar awards, as announced by the State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and reported in The Chronicle of Higher Education.
Queen’s announces Roddy Doyle, Kae Tempest and Conor Mitchell as Seamus Heaney Fellows for 2022-23
The Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen’s University Belfast has announced the appointments of Roddy Doyle, Kae Tempest and Conor Mitchell as the Seamus Heaney Centre Fellows for 2022-23.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution welcomes Yessica Cancel as Chief People Officer
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the world’s independent leader in ocean discovery, exploration, and education, today announced the appointment of Yessica Cancel to its executive team in the newly created position of Chief People Officer (CPO).
Piquero tapped by Biden administration to head Bureau of Justice Statistics
Alex Piquero, a noted criminologist and chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminology, has been named director of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, part of the Department of Justice.
Jeffrey D. Kerby, MD, PhD, FACS, confirmed as next Chair of ACS Committee on Trauma
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) Board of Regents has confirmed Jeffrey D. Kerby, MD, PhD, FACS, as the next Chair of the ACS Committee on Trauma (COT).
American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association Becomes the Autoimmune Association
To mark its 30-year legacy and global impact on the autoimmune community, today, the American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA) is pleased to announce its new name: the Autoimmune Association.
John and Sally Hood Family Foundation Gives $3 Million to UC San Diego
John and Sally Hood Family Foundation gives $3 million to Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science at UC San Diego. Cheryl A.M. Anderson, founding dean, named inaugural chair in public health.
Susan Joseph appointed as Executive Director of FinTech at Cornell University
Fintech at Cornell, an initiative of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Joseph as Executive Director. Joseph will represent the initiative at all levels, in collaboration with faculty director Will Cong, Associate Professor of Finance & Rudd Family Professor of Management at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management.
Department of Energy Awards 22 Million Node-Hours of Computing Time to Support Cutting-Edge Research
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science today announced that 22 million node-hours for 41 scientific projects under the Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR) Leadership Computing Challenge (ALCC) program.
Henry Ford Health System Cardiologist to Lead Michigan Chapter of the American College of Cardiology
Karthikeyan Ananthasubramaniam, M.D, FACC (Karthik Ananth), Director of Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac PET Laboratory at Henry Ford Hospital, has been elected to lead the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) through 2025.
Dr. Audrey Chang joins ACSESS as Chief Operating Officer
Chang brings experience in partnerships and team-building
American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators Admits its Third Class into Membership
Fifty esteemed surgeon educators were recently admitted into the ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators™ as Members and Associate Members during the Academy’s third induction ceremony which occurred the evening of September 25 in a virtual ceremony.
Dr. Lisa Gwynn Named President of Florida Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics
Lisa Gwynn, D.O., M.B.A., associate professor of clinical pediatrics and public health sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has been named president of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FCAAP). Dr. Gwynn’s two-year appointment, effective Sept. 6, was voted on by FCAAP members across Florida.
University Announces Dean for School of Education
Augustana University announced today that Dr. Laurie Daily has been named the inaugural Dean of the School of Education.
ACSESS names Nick Goeser as CEO
The Alliance of Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science Societies (ACSESS), announced that Nicholas J. Goeser has been named Chief Executive Officer.
UVA Darden Taps Innovation Expert to Lead Degree Programs
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business today announced the appointment of Professor Jeanne Liedtka to the role of senior associate dean for degree programs. Liedtka, who is United Technologies Corporation Professor of Business Administration and has taught at Darden since 1990, will…