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Released: 15-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Ochsner Health Receives 2024 Top Workplaces Culture Excellence Awards
Ochsner Health

The Top Workplaces program has a 17-year history of surveying and celebrating people-first organizations nationally and across 60 regional markets. Top Workplaces awards are based on feedback from a research-backed employee engagement survey.

Newswise: Tulane University’s Middle American Research Institute receives grant for mapping of Maya civilization
Released: 15-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Tulane University’s Middle American Research Institute receives grant for mapping of Maya civilization
Tulane University

The Middle American Research Institute (MARI) in Tulane University’s School of Liberal Arts has received a $1.5 million grant from the Hitz Foundation to conduct innovative archaeological research on the Maya civilization of Mexico and Central America.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Mitchell A. Lazar Honored with Prestigious George M. Kober Medal for Pioneering Contributions to Diabetes and Metabolic Research
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Mitchell A. Lazar, M.D., Ph.D., the Rhoda and Willard Ware Professor in Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, and Director of the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, is the 2025 recipient of the George M. Kober Medal from the Association of American Physicians (AAP). Lazar will receive the honor in Chicago at the AAP’s annual meeting which takes place April 25-27, 2025.

Newswise: Metaphacts and Dimensions launch the Dimensions Knowledge Graph, powered by metaphactory
Released: 15-Apr-2024 11:45 AM EDT
Metaphacts and Dimensions launch the Dimensions Knowledge Graph, powered by metaphactory
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Digital Science solutions metaphacts and Dimensions announce the launch of the Dimensions Knowledge Graph, a large ready-made knowledge graph powering AI solutions in the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries.

     
Newswise: SMU Prof to Use NSF Grant to Develop Game-Based Semiconductor Curriculum for High School Students
Released: 15-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
SMU Prof to Use NSF Grant to Develop Game-Based Semiconductor Curriculum for High School Students
Southern Methodist University

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded an Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) grant to SMU professor Lin Lipsmeyer and colleagues toward developing one of the first game-based semiconductor curricula for high school students.

Newswise: Andrew Smith, MD, PhD, named chair of Diagnostic Imaging at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Released: 15-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Andrew Smith, MD, PhD, named chair of Diagnostic Imaging at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Smith is a nationally recognized academic radiologist with expertise in body and oncologic imaging, clinical trials and imaging research and the application of artificial intelligence (AI) in imaging and medicine.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
University Hospital and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School Launch Comprehensive Weight Management Center
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

University Hospital and Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) have established a Weight Management Center designed to address obesity and its complications by providing comprehensive support to patients struggling with weight management through a multidisciplinary approach.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Media Advisory - Join the Celebrate Donate Life Month Event
Hackensack Meridian Health

Celebrate Life Month Event to be held at American Dream Mall on Wednesday, 4/17.

Released: 15-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider Begins Run 24
Brookhaven National Laboratory

Today marks the startup of the 24th run of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science user facility for nuclear physics research at DOE's Brookhaven National Laboratory.

Newswise: UWF’s Day of Giving returns on April 18
Released: 15-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
UWF’s Day of Giving returns on April 18
University of West Florida

Argos and friends are invited to support the University and its programs on Thursday's sixth annual UW FDay of Giving. UWF Alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and friends will have the opportunity to invest in the University’s future during the 24-hour online fundraising initiative and social media event.

Newswise: NCCN Foundation Announces Recipients for 2024 Young Investigator Awards Honoring Future Leaders of Cancer Research
Released: 15-Apr-2024 8:30 AM EDT
NCCN Foundation Announces Recipients for 2024 Young Investigator Awards Honoring Future Leaders of Cancer Research
National Comprehensive Cancer Network® (NCCN®)

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and the NCCN Foundation announce five winners for the 2024 NCCN Foundation Young Investigator Awards (YIA).

Newswise: Leading mining companies invest R40 million in geosciences research at Wits
Released: 15-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Leading mining companies invest R40 million in geosciences research at Wits
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg

The Bushveld Geology and Metallogeny Research Chair will advance the mining industry and develop the next generation of geoscientists.

Newswise: Utah Governor’s Medal Given to Neli Ulrich, PhD, MS, for Outstanding Research and Leadership
Released: 12-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Utah Governor’s Medal Given to Neli Ulrich, PhD, MS, for Outstanding Research and Leadership
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

Neli Ulrich joins a select group of recipients recognized for their impactful work in science and technology in Utah.

Released: 12-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
ASA Invites Media to Acoustics Meeting in Ottawa, May 13-17
Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

The Acoustical Society of America and the Canadian Acoustical Association are co-hosting a joint meeting May 13-17 at the Shaw Centre/Westin Ottawa Hotel.

Newswise: Stony Brook University Professor Izabela Kalinowska-Blackwood Named 2024 Fulbright Scholar
Released: 12-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Stony Brook University Professor Izabela Kalinowska-Blackwood Named 2024 Fulbright Scholar
Stony Brook University

Izabela Kalinowska-Blackwood, associate professor in the Department of English and affiliated faculty in the Department of Languages and Cultural Studies at Stony Brook University, was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program teaching grant for the 2024-2025 academic year.

Newswise: Stony Brook University Cosmologist Receives Fulbright Scholar Award
Released: 12-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Stony Brook University Cosmologist Receives Fulbright Scholar Award
Stony Brook University

The US Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board have selected Stony Brook University Professor Kenneth Lanzetta, PhD, in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, as a Fulbright US Scholar for 2024-2025.

   
Released: 12-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Dr. Meghan Azad receives prestigious 2024 Canada Gairdner Award
University of Manitoba

The University of Manitoba (UM) and the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba (CHRIM) are thrilled with the announcement that Dr. Meghan Azad who is recognized globally for her innovative research on human breast milk and the infant microbiome has won a Canada Gairdner Momentum Award.

Newswise: Scott Oakes named Vice Dean for Clinical Science Research
Released: 12-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Scott Oakes named Vice Dean for Clinical Science Research
University of Chicago Medical Center

The Vice Dean for Clinical Science Research is a new leadership role accountable for successfully implementing the research strategic plan as it pertains to clinical science within the overall BSD/PSOM research mission.

Newswise: Seth Himelhoch named Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago
Released: 12-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Seth Himelhoch named Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago Medical Center

Himelhoch comes to UChicago from the University of Kentucky, where his public health research has focused on interventions for those with HIV and substance use disorders and cancer control.

Newswise: Cleveland Innovation District Partners Exceeding Many Targets Set by State and JobsOhio
Released: 12-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Cleveland Innovation District Partners Exceeding Many Targets Set by State and JobsOhio
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Since the Cleveland Innovation District launched in 2021, the founding institutions have made significant progress, including exceeding many of the targets set by the Ohio Department of Development and JobsOhio.

Newswise: NASA science chief to visit the University of Delaware
Released: 12-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
NASA science chief to visit the University of Delaware
University of Delaware

The University of Delaware will host a visit and thought leader presentation by NASA’s head of science Dr. Nicola (Nicky) Fox on Thursday, April 18. Fox directs about 100 NASA missions to explore the universe, laying the foundation for the robotic and human expeditions of the future.

Newswise: Supercool Delivery: Final Section of Souped-Up Neutron Source Trucks Out of Jefferson Lab
Released: 12-Apr-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Supercool Delivery: Final Section of Souped-Up Neutron Source Trucks Out of Jefferson Lab
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

As a longtime partner of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jefferson Lab has been supplying sections of particle accelerator called cryomodules – the supercooled behemoths that propel particles to near the speed of light for scientific research – for the Proton Power Upgrade (PPU) of the Spallation Neutron Source.

Newswise: Research team led by Case Western Reserve awarded $2.75M from Department of Defense to advance clot-stabilizing nanotechnology
Released: 12-Apr-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Research team led by Case Western Reserve awarded $2.75M from Department of Defense to advance clot-stabilizing nanotechnology
Case Western Reserve University

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a team of researchers led by Case Western Reserve University a four-year, $2.75 million grant to explore new technology to generate and stabilize a protein called fibrin that is essential to maintain protective blood clots in an injured body.

Released: 11-Apr-2024 8:05 PM EDT
UWF launches ‘Here for Good capital campaign,’ announces gift in excess of $9 million to name football stadium
University of West Florida

WF launched the public phase of the “#HereforGood capital campaign,” the largest campaign in University history. President Martha Dunagin Saunders announced the campaign at a gala, alongside an extraordinary gift exceeding $9 million from Darrell and Debbie Gooden to break ground on the Darrell Gooden Stadium.

Released: 11-Apr-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Wang Feng and Gene Tsudik are named 2024 Guggenheim Fellows
University of California, Irvine

University of California, Irvine professors Wang Feng and Gene Tsudik have been awarded 2024 Guggenheim Fellowships. They join 186 other American and Canadian scientists and scholars receiving the prestigious grants this year.

Newswise: New Addiction Treatment Research Receives Major Funding
Released: 11-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
New Addiction Treatment Research Receives Major Funding
University of Utah Health

Researchers at Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah have been selected by Wellcome Leap to research an innovative ultrasound-based treatment for addiction as part of a $50 million commitment.

Newswise: Danforth Center Selected as Project of a New Partnership Between NSF and NobleReach Emerge
Released: 11-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Danforth Center Selected as Project of a New Partnership Between NSF and NobleReach Emerge
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

In an exciting endorsement of the work being conducted at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, it was recently announced that technology developed by Keith Slotkin, PhD, member, and his laboratory, and funded in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), was chosen as one of the very first projects of the new NSF/NobleReach Emerge partnership.

Newswise: U of I Receives Over $11 Million to Launch Research Center in Women’s Nutrition and Health
Released: 11-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
U of I Receives Over $11 Million to Launch Research Center in Women’s Nutrition and Health
University of Idaho

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded University of Idaho more than $11 million toward creating a biomedical research center focused on furthering studies on women’s health and nutrition.

Newswise: STORMWERX Center at Harrisburg University Hosting US Marine Corps III Marine Expeditionary Force
Released: 11-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
STORMWERX Center at Harrisburg University Hosting US Marine Corps III Marine Expeditionary Force
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology (HU) is hosting members of the United States Marine Corps Okinawa-based III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) for two weeks.

Released: 11-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Rutgers School of Nursing reaches No. 5 national ranking in U.S. News 2024 Best Graduate Programs
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Doctor of Nursing Practice program enters the top 5. The Master’s program is No. 14.



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