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Tag: RESEARCHERS/SCIENTISTS/AWARDS
SwRI researchers part of two collaborative teams awarded SAMF grants
Awards totaling $400,000 to fund cancer detection AI, COVID-19 drug research
Evaluating the impact and effectiveness of burglar alarms
AN INNOVATIVE and fast-paced research project led by the University of Huddersfield has been awarded a coveted grant from the UK’s Home Office to look at the effectiveness of burglar alarms in reducing residential burglary. The three-month project is being…
Association between renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors, clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19
What The Study Did: Researchers compared mortality and severe adverse events in this systematic review and meta-analysis of 52 studies that evaluated clinical outcomes among nearly 102,000 patients with COVID-19 who did and didn’t receive angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) or…
Simulation-based estimation of SARS-CoV-2 infections associated with school closures and community-based interventions
What The Study Did: In this decision analytical modelling study, researchers investigated the association of school reopening or closure with new and cumulative COVID-19 case numbers compared with other community-based interventions. Authors: David Naimark, M.D., M.Sc., of the Sunnybrook Health…
NYU Tandon announces 2021 S&K scholarship recipients
BROOKLYN, New York, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 – As part of its ongoing commitment to addressing the need for developing cybersecurity experts now nearing 3.5 million worldwide , the NYU Tandon School of Engineering has awarded the 2021 S&K Scholarships…
Big data tells story of diversity, migration of math’s elite
Analysis of nearly 250,000 mathematicians gives a picture of the world of math
Association of race/ethnicity with likelihood of COVID-19 vaccine uptake among health workers, general population
What The Study Did: Researchers investigated COVID-19 vaccine intentions among racially and ethnically diverse samples of health workers and the general population in the San Francisco Bay area. Authors: Kevin Grumbach, M.D., of the San Francisco General Hospital and University…
SwRI to develop AI for integrated corridor management traffic solutions for Tennessee DOT
Software will use machine learning to optimize performance of regional transportation corridors
John D. Carpten elected fellow of AACR Academy
American Association for Cancer Research honors distinguished USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center scientist
Monkeys experience the visual world the same way people do
When humans look out at a visual landscape like a sunset or a beautiful overlook, we experience something — we have a conscious awareness of what that scene looks like. This awareness of the visual world around us is central…
Elsevier launches a trans-inclusive name change policy
London, March 29, 2021 – Elsevier , a global leader in research publishing and information analytics, is proud to launch a trans-inclusive policy for author name changes . This allows authors to retrospectively return to previously peer-reviewed articles of record…
Arash Ajoudani awarded the IEEE Ras Early Career Award 2021
Arash Ajoudani leads the Human-Robot Interfaces and physical Interaction Lab at the Italian Institute of Technology. According to the IEEE RAS experts, he contributed to the theory and technology of (ergonomic) human-robot collaboration and telerobotics.
A simple, no-cost way to increase organ donor registrations
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Duke-NUS clinician scientist and his team bag two prestigious awards
Professor David Matchar and his team from the Health Services and Systems Research (HSSR) Programme at Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, bagged two prestigious awards at the International Stroke Conference 2021 for their project on a randomised controlled trial investigating the…
Thirteen UNIST researchers awarded prestigious 2021 Sejong Science Fellowship!
UNIST researchers who are in the early stages of their research careers will be given opportunities to advance their work, thanks to the Sejong Science Fellowship, recently promoted by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT). Thirteen researchers, affiliated with…
Risk of suicide attempt after diagnosis of dementia
What The Study Did: Researchers evaluated the association between a recent diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment or dementia and the risk of attempting suicide among older adults. Authors: Amy L Byers, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the University of California, San Francisco,…
UNIST students honored with 2021 Asan Foundation Scholarship
Three UNIST graduate students have been awarded the prestigious 2021 Asan Foundation Medical Bioscience Scholarship, an annual award given to the nation’s top graduate students in medical bioscience. The Asan Foundation Medical Bioscience Scholarship is a new support program, established…
Henry Ford physician leads consensus for global awareness to an underrecognized condition
International research team of otolaryngologists, dental specialists spreading the word about odontogenic sinusitis
Representation of Black Americans in clinical trials of cardiovascular drugs
What The Study Did: Researchers investigated representation of Black Americans in clinical trials of cardiovascular drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration between 2006 and 2020. Authors: Jiarui Li, M.D., of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and…
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, neurodevelopmental outcomes among offspring
What The Study Did: Researchers investigated associations of maternal hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and intellectual disability in children as well as overall cognitive performance. Authors: Judith S. Brand, Ph.D., of Örebro…
Weight changes during pandemic-related shelter-in-place
What The Study Did: Researchers investigated whether shelter-in-place orders in the United States during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with changes in body weight among adults. Authors: Gregory M. Marcus, M.D., M.A.S., of the University of…
Professor Christopher Musco receives NSF award for promising young researchers
BROOKLYN, New York, Monday, March 22, 2021 — The National Science Foundation (NSF) selected an NYU Tandon School of Engineering professor who is spearheading a project to democratize big data modeling with novel algorithms to receive one of its most…
A Red List of insect experts in Europe
New EC-funded project will identify trends in taxonomic expertise across Europe to identify gaps in expert knowledge
Is grant review feedback perceived as fair or useful? AIBS publication investigates
An important function of the grant peer review process is to provide constructive feedback to applicants for their resubmissions. However, little is known about whether review feedback achieves this goal. The American Institute of Biological Sciences ( AIBS ), in…
Association of vitamin D levels, race/ethnicity, clinical characteristics with COVID-19 test results
What The Study Did: Researchers examined if differences in vitamin D levels greater than levels traditionally considered sufficient (30 ng/mL) are associated with having test results positive for COVID-19 in White and in Black individuals. Authors: David O. Meltzer, M.D.,…
Cancer immunotherapy may also treat certain autoimmune diseases
The new approach blocks the interaction between cancer cells and immune receptors, showing promise in mice
How to get customers to talk about you
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Evaluating state marijuana laws, rates of self-harm, assault
What The Study Did: Researchers examined whether state medical and recreational cannabis laws were associated with changes in rates of self-harm and assault injuries. Authors: Keith Humphreys, Ph.D., of Stanford University in Stanford, California, is the corresponding author. To access…
Wiley and IReL sign four year open access agreement to amplify Irish research on the global stage
March 18, 2021 – Hoboken, N.J. – John Wiley & Sons, Inc. today announced a new four-year open access agreement with IReL, an e-resource licensing consortium for Irish institutions, to accelerate open access publishing and increase visibility for more than…
Nursing home characteristics associated with resident COVID-19 morbidity in communities with high infection rates
What The Study Did: Researchers examined nursing homes in communities with the highest COVID-19 prevalence to identify characteristics associated with resident infection rates. Authors: Hye-Young Jung, Ph.D., of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, is the corresponding author. To…
NYU Tandon professor wins NSF CAREER award for promising young researchers
The National Science Foundation (NSF) selected an NYU Tandon School of Engineering professor who is developing new approaches to training deep learning (DL) artificial intelligence frameworks, to receive its most prestigious award for promising young academics. Anna Choromanska , an…
Dean Sam H. Noh named 2020 ACM fellow
Sam H. Noh, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Dean of the Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence at UNIST, has been elected as a 2020 fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest scientific and educational…
Predicting vessel arrival time, based on artificial intelligence!
A student, affiliated with the Department of Industrial Engineering within the College of Information-Bio Convergence Engineering at UNIST distinguished herself at the 2021 Ocean Fisheries Big Data Utilization Idea Competition. At the competition, which took place from January 6 to…
Two UNIST professors elected as member of National Academy of Engineering of Korea
Yoon-Kyoung Cho (Department of Biomedical Engineering, UNIST) and Young Rok Choi (Graduate School of Technology and Innovation Management, UNIST) have been elected as members of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK). On January 5, the National Academy of…
UNIST takes top prize at 2021 Samsung Humantech Paper Award
Nine UNIST students have been recognized for their excellence in academic and research work at the 27th Annual Samsung Humantech Paper Award ceremony. UNIST, having already established itself as a leading institute in science and technology, once again took center…
UofL, Medtronic to develop epidural stimulation algorithms for spinal cord injury
$7.8 million from NIH will fund development of a closed-loop system to monitor and adjust for multiple functions, use wireless monitoring
Association of clinical, biological, brain MRI findings with electroencephalographic findings for patients with COVID-19
What The Study Did: Researchers analyzed neurologic manifestations, biological and electroencephalography (EEG, which records the brain’s electrical activity) findings plus brain MRI images in a study of 78 adult patients with COVID-19 in France. Authors: Virginie Lambrecq, M.D., Ph.D., of the…
Association of preterm birth rate with COVID-19 statewide stay-at-home orders in Tennessee
What The Study Did: Researchers used Tennessee birth records from 2015 to 2020 to examine the odds of preterm birth in the state during the 2020 COVID-19 stay-at-home order compared with the same periods in 2015 to 2019. Authors: Elizabeth M.…
Screening mammography recommendations by breast cancer centers
What The Study Did: Researchers examined the screening mammography recommendations regarding starting age and interval for nearly 500 breast cancer centers in the United States. Authors: Jennifer L. Marti, M.D., of Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, is the corresponding…
Association between preterm birth, psychotropic drug use in adolescence, young adulthood
What The Study Did: Researchers compared rates of psychotropic drug prescriptions during adolescence and young adulthood between individuals born preterm and at term. Authors: Christine S. Bachmann, M.D., of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway, is…
Association of acute symptoms of COVID-19, symptoms of depression in adults
What The Study Did: Researchers investigated whether acute COVID-19 symptoms are associated with the probability of subsequent depressive symptoms. Authors: Roy H. Perlis, M.D., M.Sc., of the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author. To access the embargoed…
Tiny bubbles making large impact on medical ultrasound imaging
New research demonstrates ability to manipulate nanobubble size, acoustic resonance and, ultimately, ultrasound effectiveness
New report reveals how the U.S. can renew its leadership in global health R&D
Analysis from the Global Health Technologies Coalition provides blueprint for capitalizing on opportunities revealed by COVID-19 to defeat a range of health threats
Award-winning professor writes forgotten women into tech-history
Women sent the first computer into space and programmed some of the 1970’s most iconic computer games; nevertheless, women are invisible in both the history and culture of computer science
Academic Freedom Index 2020
Scientific freedom – for only one fifth of the world’s population
Characteristics, mortality associated with diabetic ketoacidosis among us patients hospitalized with,without COVID-19
What The Study Did: Researchers analyzed individual-level inpatient data from multiple U.S. hospital to further describe patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (a life-threatening complication of diabetes) with and without COVID-19. Authors: Francisco J. Pasquel, M.D., M.P.H., of the Emory University School of…
Implementation of recuperation unit, hospitalization rates among people experiencing homelessness with COVID-19
What The Study Did: Boston experienced a COVID-19 surge that disproportionately affected persons experiencing homelessness and a large safety-net hospital implemented a novel COVID-19 recuperation unit for these patients that provided isolation, quarantine and treatment for substance use. Researchers aimed…
Stigma toward those with hair loss
What The Study Did: Researchers in this survey study assessed the level of stigma toward people with varying degrees of hair loss. Authors: Arash Mostaghimi, M.D., M.P.A., M.P.H., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author. To…
Social distancing policies, changes in traffic volume, accidents, injuries
What The Study Did: Researchers compared traffic volume and motor vehicle crash injuries before, during and after COVID-19-related state-of-emergency and stay-at-home orders in Ohio from January to July last year with the same period in 2019. Authors: Motao Zhu, Ph.D.,…