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UrduWith support from Manufacturing PA Innovation Program, industry-academic partnership through Lehigh’s Institute for Functional Materials and Devices (I-FMD) will work on novel polymer coating for surfaces to prevent COVID-19 transmission
Tag: Grants/Funding
Parkinson’s Foundation awards nurse faculty grants
Parkinson’s Foundation awards 2020 nurse faculty grant to 3 nurses specializing in Parkinson’s care
Lehigh University awarded state grant to develop coronavirus-killing functional material
With support from Manufacturing PA Innovation Program, industry-academic partnership through Lehigh’s Institute for Functional Materials and Devices (I-FMD) will work on novel polymer coating for surfaces to prevent COVID-19 transmission
Chemist develops potential drug to treat type 2 diabetes without harsh side effects
Syracuse, N.Y. – Syracuse University chemistry professor Dr. Robert P. Doyle has developed a new drug lead to treat type 2 diabetes in millions of patients who are seeking to better control their blood sugar without the common side effects…
Parkinson’s Foundation awards nurse faculty grants
Parkinson’s Foundation awards 2020 nurse faculty grant to 3 nurses specializing in Parkinson’s care
Chemist develops potential drug to treat type 2 diabetes without harsh side effects
Syracuse, N.Y. – Syracuse University chemistry professor Dr. Robert P. Doyle has developed a new drug lead to treat type 2 diabetes in millions of patients who are seeking to better control their blood sugar without the common side effects…
EMBL survey studies effects of COVID-19 pandemic on life scientists
Jan Korbel and Oliver Stegle, both group leaders at EMBL Heidelberg, have performed a survey of fellow life scientists in Germany, Spain, the UK, Italy, France, Canada, Turkey, and the USA to learn how the current crisis, with partial or…
SeaAhead and New England Aquarium announce launch of BlueSwell Incubator Program
Applications now open for innovators looking to bring ocean sustainability solutions out of the lab
Jan Philipp Junker receives Helmholtz AI grant
Scientists generally understand how stem cells transform into a specialized heart, brain or muscle cell. But now they want more specifics: the precise, step-by-step instructions that drive cell fate and function. Understanding the exact flow of genes turning on or…
Europe must make unprecedented investment in science in response to COVID-19
COVID-19 has shown that Europe is not equipped to ensure the safety of its citizens during a health crisis, according to a position paper signed by fourteen leading biomedical research institutes. The centres, part of the EU-LIFE alliance, warn that…
Jan Philipp Junker receives Helmholtz AI grant
Scientists generally understand how stem cells transform into a specialized heart, brain or muscle cell. But now they want more specifics: the precise, step-by-step instructions that drive cell fate and function. Understanding the exact flow of genes turning on or…
Europe must make unprecedented investment in science in response to COVID-19
COVID-19 has shown that Europe is not equipped to ensure the safety of its citizens during a health crisis, according to a position paper signed by fourteen leading biomedical research institutes. The centres, part of the EU-LIFE alliance, warn that…
Lehigh University engineers awarded $280K in Manufacturing PA Innovation Program grants
State program supports academic-industry partnerships in sectors such as biomedicine, energy
Projects funded to assess the economic and societal benefits of satellites
Award winners will quantify the changes that can be attributed to a particular intervention, such as a project, program, or policy
Projects funded to assess the economic and societal benefits of satellites
Award winners will quantify the changes that can be attributed to a particular intervention, such as a project, program, or policy
American Cancer Society’s BrightEdge to invest in Checkmate Pharmaceuticals
Investment is the fifth for ACS’s philanthropic impact fund
American Cancer Society’s BrightEdge to invest in Checkmate Pharmaceuticals
Investment is the fifth for ACS’s philanthropic impact fund
With $16.5 million in NIH funding, MUSC opens two new digestive disease research centers
The recent openings of two centers have put the Medical University of South Carolina on the map as a leading institution for digestive and liver disease research.
Preliminary Criterion scores do not help counteract racial gap in NIH grant awards
NIH peer review: Criterion scores completely account for racial disparities in overall impact scores
Preliminary Criterion scores do not help counteract racial gap in NIH grant awards
NIH peer review: Criterion scores completely account for racial disparities in overall impact scores
BrainHealth supports front line and first responders with stress resilience training
Program made possible by donations during North Texas Giving Tuesday Now
Economic Development Quarterly announces a special issue on business incentives
KALAMAZOO, Mich.– Local and state policymakers push economic development incentives to spur job creation and economic wealth. The outstanding question is, “do these various types of financial incentives–tax credits, abatements, grants, and others–work?” The selected research papers in the May…
Does anti-fake news regulation improve the quality of capital markets?
SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer – Fake news has repeatedly made the front page in recent years. With false information spreading fast and widely in today’s socially-networked world, governments have grown increasingly concerned about the deliberate spread of…
Does anti-fake news regulation improve the quality of capital markets?
SMU Office of Research & Tech Transfer – Fake news has repeatedly made the front page in recent years. With false information spreading fast and widely in today’s socially-networked world, governments have grown increasingly concerned about the deliberate spread of…
Army awards nearly $3 million to push research boundaries in off-road autonomy
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The Army awarded $2.9M to eight academic and industry partners for first-year funding of its newest program focused on expanding its autonomy enterprise. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory created the…
Army awards nearly $3 million to push research boundaries in off-road autonomy
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The Army awarded $2.9M to eight academic and industry partners for first-year funding of its newest program focused on expanding its autonomy enterprise. The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s Army Research Laboratory created the…
Nutricia supporting research to aid COVID-19 patient recovery post hospital discharge
Patients in Intensive Care Units (ICU) can lose as much as 1 kilogram of muscle mass per day. Lengthy stays in intensive care of COVID-19 patients can result in severe loss of muscle mass and patient strength, critically impacting the…
Nutricia supporting research to aid COVID-19 patient recovery post hospital discharge
Patients in Intensive Care Units (ICU) can lose as much as 1 kilogram of muscle mass per day. Lengthy stays in intensive care of COVID-19 patients can result in severe loss of muscle mass and patient strength, critically impacting the…
Winners of Stanford’s first Global Energy Heroes competition announced
Three community-based sustainability organizations have won the first Global Energy Heroes prizes from Stanford University’s Precourt Institute for Energy . The competitive prizes drew submissions from 27 countries across six continents. Organizations led by people aged 18 to 30 years…
IVI to strengthen COVID-19 surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa with support from Sweden
IVI will leverage its network of infectious disease surveillance sites to conduct epidemiological studies of COVID-19 in Madagascar and Burkina Faso
Newspapers report on car safety recalls less when manufacturers advertise more with them
Is the reporting of media outlets biased in favor of firms that advertise with them? A new study looked at the relationship between advertising by car manufacturers in U.S. newspapers and news coverage of car safety recalls in the early…
IVI to strengthen COVID-19 surveillance in sub-Saharan Africa with support from Sweden
IVI will leverage its network of infectious disease surveillance sites to conduct epidemiological studies of COVID-19 in Madagascar and Burkina Faso
Newspapers report on car safety recalls less when manufacturers advertise more with them
Is the reporting of media outlets biased in favor of firms that advertise with them? A new study looked at the relationship between advertising by car manufacturers in U.S. newspapers and news coverage of car safety recalls in the early…
SMART researchers receive NMRC grant to develop rapid paper-based tests for COVID-19
Using engineered binder proteins to detect viral proteins or antibodies rather than RNA, the new tests may overcome current challenges faced in testing for SARS-CoV-2 virus
SMART researchers receive NMRC grant to develop rapid paper-based tests for COVID-19
Using engineered binder proteins to detect viral proteins or antibodies rather than RNA, the new tests may overcome current challenges faced in testing for SARS-CoV-2 virus
Could environmental data be the key to a greater understanding of COVID-19?
Environmental data, such as historical air quality patterns, could improve predictions of future likelihood of acute hospitalisation of COVID-19 patients. Changing societal behaviours could point to a path for a greener future. Scientists invited to collaborate in Natural Environment Research…
GlycoNet welcomes $16.3 million renewed federal funding
This funding extension will support glycomics research to improve the quality of life of patients across Canada
Chemistry job seekers face tough outlook during pandemic
Even though it’s been over a decade, the 2008 recession and its effects still loom over the chemistry enterprise. And now with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down labs and universities across the world, chemistry students and professionals are again facing…
Chemistry job seekers face tough outlook during pandemic
Even though it’s been over a decade, the 2008 recession and its effects still loom over the chemistry enterprise. And now with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down labs and universities across the world, chemistry students and professionals are again facing…
Department of Defense awards $10M to Sanford Burnham Prebys for broad-spectrum antivirals
Sumit Chanda will lead global collaboration to develop drugs that protect against multiple respiratory viruses
University of Guam secures $20 million to expand coral research
The University of Guam has been awarded $20 million to expand its research capabilities on coral reef survival in rapidly changing environmental conditions. The five-year grant is from the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, more commonly…
Department of Defense awards $10M to Sanford Burnham Prebys for broad-spectrum antivirals
Sumit Chanda will lead global collaboration to develop drugs that protect against multiple respiratory viruses
ATS COVID-19 Crisis Fund Receives $100,000 Donation from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
May 11, 2020 — Today, the American Thoracic Society announced a $100,000 donation from Gilead Sciences, Inc. to support the ATS COVID-19 Crisis Fund. This donation from Gilead is the latest in a highly appreciated increase in funding support from…
ATS COVID-19 Crisis Fund Receives $100,000 Donation from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
May 11, 2020 — Today, the American Thoracic Society announced a $100,000 donation from Gilead Sciences, Inc. to support the ATS COVID-19 Crisis Fund. This donation from Gilead is the latest in a highly appreciated increase in funding support from…
AI tool speeds up search for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines
Researchers develop machine model that exponentially shortens expert review period
New PSU study spotlights the dark side of venture capitalist funding
Susan Fowler turned Silicon Valley upside down in 2017 when she posted an essay on her website about the sexual harassment she experienced while working for Uber. Uber’s human resources department ignored claims against Fowler’s male manager and the company…
AI tool speeds up search for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines
Researchers develop machine model that exponentially shortens expert review period
New PSU study spotlights the dark side of venture capitalist funding
Susan Fowler turned Silicon Valley upside down in 2017 when she posted an essay on her website about the sexual harassment she experienced while working for Uber. Uber’s human resources department ignored claims against Fowler’s male manager and the company…
Creating buzz with potential end-users helps entrepreneurs with crowdfunding campaigns
University of Oregon-led study explored the processes that fuel success in the growing use of online general fundraising by emerging companies
Does ‘participatory budgeting’ lead to political patronage?
Study explores municipal experiment in direct democracy