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Released: 4-Nov-2016 9:00 AM EDT
Informing Action on a Historic Climate Agreement
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

The Paris Agreement on climate change goes into effect today, but while the agreement set ambitious targets for tackling climate change, scientists say there is a long way to go to achieve it. Research suggests pathways to get the world on track.

Released: 2-Nov-2016 10:05 AM EDT
ISPOR Recognizes Five Distinguished Recipients of 2016 Service Awards at 19th Annual European Congress
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR recognized recipients at its 19th Annual European Congress. The ISPOR Awards Program is designed to foster and recognize excellence and outstanding technical achievement in health economics and outcomes research (HEOR).

Released: 28-Oct-2016 8:05 PM EDT
Gonzaga-in-Florence to Commemorate Italian City’s 1966 Flood with Special Exhibition Nov. 16
Gonzaga University

Gonzaga-in-Florence, Gonzaga University’s flagship study abroad program begun here in 1963, will mark the 50th anniversary of the devastating flooding of the Arno River on Nov. 4, 1966, one of the worst in Florence history, with a special exhibition opening at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 16 in the Mozilo Center

Released: 19-Oct-2016 10:05 AM EDT
New Hope for Recovery of Hand Movement for Stroke Patients
Newcastle University

Stroke patients are starting a trial of a new electronic device to recover movement and control of their hand.

Released: 11-Oct-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Study: Medieval Cities Not So Different From Modern European Cities
Santa Fe Institute

Modern European cities and medieval cities share a population-density-to-area relationship, a new paper concludes – the latest research to find regularities in human settlement patterns across space and time.

Released: 10-Oct-2016 6:00 PM EDT
Effective Emissions Limits in Europe Could Save Thousands of Lives Every Year
Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL)

Effective coal regulation could slash deaths from toxic fumes by 85%, saving 20,000 lives every year.

10-Oct-2016 3:30 AM EDT
Study of Ramucirumab Plus Pembrolizumab Shows Promise in NSCLC
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

In a phase I clinical trial, patients with previously treated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have showed initial response and disease control from the drug combination of ramucirumab and pembrolizumab. Roy S. Herbst, MD, PhD, Chief of Medical Oncology at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven, will present the interim data of the clinical trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress today.

Released: 5-Oct-2016 9:00 AM EDT
Wake Forest to Launch First-Year Study Abroad Program in Denmark
Wake Forest University

In fall 2017, Wake Forest will launch a new year-long study abroad program in Copenhagen, Denmark, designed exclusively for first-year students.

Released: 12-Sep-2016 8:05 AM EDT
ISPOR Announces Plenary Sessions and Speakers for 19th Annual European Congress
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) announced plenary sessions and speakers for its 19th Annual European Congress that will be held 29 October–2 November 2016 in Vienna, Austria.

Released: 11-Aug-2016 11:05 PM EDT
Wildlife-Friendly Farming Shown to Benefit UK Moths
University of Liverpool

Wildlife-friendly farming schemes can help boost the abundance of many UK moth species, a new study by the University of Liverpool has found.

Released: 27-Jul-2016 2:05 PM EDT
From Policies Espoused by Trump to Brexit, Is Globalization Dying?
American Psychological Association (APA)

Rising political polarization, incivility and violence have led many people to ask, “What on earth is going on in America?” In the keynote address at the American Psychological Association’s 124th Annual Convention, renowned social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, PhD, will talk about how recent trends – including the growth of right-wing populist movements, the decline of trust in institutions and the increasingly divisive role of immigration in America and Europe – can be understood by drawing on psychology and other social sciences. Haidt will discuss how these trends threaten liberal democracies and will explain how the 21st century should be the century of social science.

Released: 26-Jul-2016 11:05 AM EDT
Invasive Garden 'Super Ants' Take Hold Faster Than Ever in UK, New Research Finds
University of York

First discovered in 2009, there are now a total of six known UK infestations of the Lasius neglectus which thrive in greenhouses and domestic gardens. Originating from Asia, they are likely to have arrived in the UK through the import of plants from infected areas.

Released: 11-Jul-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Gulf Stream Slowdown to Spare Europe From Worst of Climate Change
University of Sussex

Europe will be spared the worst economic impacts of climate change by a slowing down of the Gulf Stream, new research predicts.

Released: 11-Jul-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Brexit Could Threaten Neurodegenerative Disease Research in Europe
Alzforum

Neurodegenerative disease researchers in the U.K. fear the Brexit will curtail their access to EU funds and complicate international collaborations. Analysts agree that a U.K. exit is likely to harm big science across the continent.

Released: 24-Jun-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Brexit Aftermath: U-M Experts Available to Comment
University of Michigan

The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, triggering the process referred to as Brexit. University of Michigan experts can discuss the political and economic implications of the vote.

   
Released: 24-Jun-2016 11:05 AM EDT
NSU Economics Expert Available to Explain BREXIT Vote
Nova Southeastern University

With the UK's vote to leave the European Union, many are wondering what this means to local and global economies. NSU's SME can help put it into context.

   


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