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University signs Chinese medicine strategic partnership
PA 227/09 A UK university's pioneering scientific research into traditional Chinese medicine is set to be harnessed by one of China's largest pharmaceutical companies - the world leader in creating modern drugs from ancient natural Chinese remedies.
PA 227/09 A UK university's pioneering scientific research into traditional Chinese medicine is set to be harnessed by one of China's largest pharmaceutical companies - the world leader in creating modern drugs from ancient natural Chinese remedies.
Study Examines Why Organizations Repeat Big Mistakes
AUSTIN, Texas - On the 30th anniversary of the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle, recent research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin examines why large organizations as diverse as NASA and BP have a tendency to make the same mistakes again and again, sometimes with serious and far-reaching consequences.
AUSTIN, Texas - On the 30th anniversary of the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle, recent research from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin examines why large organizations as diverse as NASA and BP have a tendency to make the same mistakes again and again, sometimes with serious and far-reaching consequences.
Poor money saving linked to general impulsiveness
Press Release Links: Financial imprudence is linked to other impulsive behaviour such as overeating, smoking and infidelity, according to a new study led by UCL researchers, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences . The study, conducted through the BBC website with over 40,000 participants, measured people's financial impulsivity by asking whether they would they prefer to receive £45 in three days or £70 in three months.
Press Release Links: Financial imprudence is linked to other impulsive behaviour such as overeating, smoking and infidelity, according to a new study led by UCL researchers, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences . The study, conducted through the BBC website with over 40,000 participants, measured people's financial impulsivity by asking whether they would they prefer to receive £45 in three days or £70 in three months.
Insured and in debt: Even with coverage, Californians struggle to pay medical bills
More than 2.2 million California adults report having medical debt, and two-thirds of those incurred the debt while insured, according to the authors of " The State of Health Insurance in California (SHIC) ," a comprehensive new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
More than 2.2 million California adults report having medical debt, and two-thirds of those incurred the debt while insured, according to the authors of " The State of Health Insurance in California (SHIC) ," a comprehensive new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Los Alamos National Laboratory awards subcontracts for architectural and engineering services
Northern New Mexico small businesses to provide services Los Alamos, New Mexico, August 28, 2009—Six small businesses are receiving subcontracts totaling up to $200 million for providing architectural and engineering services to Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Northern New Mexico small businesses to provide services Los Alamos, New Mexico, August 28, 2009—Six small businesses are receiving subcontracts totaling up to $200 million for providing architectural and engineering services to Los Alamos National Laboratory.
4.8 million in European Research Grants for UCL
UCL has been awarded four prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants, worth a total of '4.8 million to the university.
UCL has been awarded four prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants, worth a total of '4.8 million to the university.
Research centre launches proof of concept funding call
Research centre launches proof of concept funding call The Molecular Engineering Translational Research Centre (METRC), which is based at the University of Sheffield, has announced a proof of concept
Research centre launches proof of concept funding call The Molecular Engineering Translational Research Centre (METRC), which is based at the University of Sheffield, has announced a proof of concept
The day the music died
PA 213/09 A severe crisis in the music industry is seriously depleting the UK's recording studio sector, according to new research from The University of Nottingham.
PA 213/09 A severe crisis in the music industry is seriously depleting the UK's recording studio sector, according to new research from The University of Nottingham.
Los Alamos National Laboratory names cleanup subcontractors
Small businesses will perform up to $100 million in environmental work Los Alamos, New Mexico, August 14, 2009—Los Alamos National Laboratory today named three small businesses as subcontractors for up to $100 million in environmental cleanup work.
Small businesses will perform up to $100 million in environmental work Los Alamos, New Mexico, August 14, 2009—Los Alamos National Laboratory today named three small businesses as subcontractors for up to $100 million in environmental cleanup work.
Team wins £500,000 grant to develop synthetic artery
A team of researchers from UCL has won a £500,000 grant to develop a synthetic artery that mimics a natural artery - and could revolutionise the treatment of coronary heart disease.
A team of researchers from UCL has won a £500,000 grant to develop a synthetic artery that mimics a natural artery - and could revolutionise the treatment of coronary heart disease.
Lab announces Venture Acceleration Fund recipients
Los Alamos, New Mexico, August 11, 2009 - Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected Adaptive Radio Technologies, Los Alamos Visualization Associates, Mesa Tech International Inc.
Los Alamos, New Mexico, August 11, 2009 - Los Alamos National Laboratory has selected Adaptive Radio Technologies, Los Alamos Visualization Associates, Mesa Tech International Inc.
Huge wage cost to filling gap in sub-Saharan Africa's health workforce, study projects
BERKELEY — Hiring the nearly 800,000 workers needed to eliminate the staggering shortage of health care professionals in sub-Saharan Africa by 2015 will cost $2.6 billion a year, or 2&pe
BERKELEY — Hiring the nearly 800,000 workers needed to eliminate the staggering shortage of health care professionals in sub-Saharan Africa by 2015 will cost $2.6 billion a year, or 2&pe
PPPL will receive $13.8 million in Recovery Act funding
Princeton - Princeton The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory will receive a two-year federal grant of $13.8 million as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Princeton - Princeton The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory will receive a two-year federal grant of $13.8 million as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
Los Alamos National Security creates mentor-protégé agreements with two veteran-owned businesses
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 30, 2009—Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS) and Los Alamos National Laboratory have entered into new mentor-protégé agreements with SDV Construction and Trillacorpe Construction, both service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
Los Alamos, New Mexico, July 30, 2009—Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS) and Los Alamos National Laboratory have entered into new mentor-protégé agreements with SDV Construction and Trillacorpe Construction, both service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses.
UM Nurse Selected for Prestigious National Fellowship
July 28, 2009 — Coral Gables — A national fellowship program focused on expanding the role of nurses to lead change in the U.S. health care system has been awarded to Elias Provencio-Vasquez, Ph.D. N.P. F.A.A.N. F.A.A.N.P., associate professor at the University of Miami (UM) School of Nursing and Health Studies.
July 28, 2009 — Coral Gables — A national fellowship program focused on expanding the role of nurses to lead change in the U.S. health care system has been awarded to Elias Provencio-Vasquez, Ph.D. N.P. F.A.A.N. F.A.A.N.P., associate professor at the University of Miami (UM) School of Nursing and Health Studies.
Is school closure effective in reducing the impact of flu pandemics?
Is school closure effective in reducing the impact of flu pandemics? Closing schools may reduce the total number of flu cases, but there are costs, say scientists - %0A > Click here to read a brie
Is school closure effective in reducing the impact of flu pandemics? Closing schools may reduce the total number of flu cases, but there are costs, say scientists - %0A > Click here to read a brie
Women Promoting Community Cohesion
Many Muslim women are now actively involved in fighting Islamophobia and also working hard to promote community cohesion, according to research at the University of Birmingham.
Many Muslim women are now actively involved in fighting Islamophobia and also working hard to promote community cohesion, according to research at the University of Birmingham.
Cooking with sound
PA 196/09 A low-cost generator with the potential to transform lives in the world's poorest communities is now being tested across the UK and in Nepal.
PA 196/09 A low-cost generator with the potential to transform lives in the world's poorest communities is now being tested across the UK and in Nepal.
Solar sells: Imperial students help Rwandan villagers set up energy business
Solar sells: Imperial students help Rwandan villagers set up energy business Students install ?solar kiosk?
Solar sells: Imperial students help Rwandan villagers set up energy business Students install ?solar kiosk?
Early-career scientist gets White House honor
BERKELEY — Dr. Sanjay Kumar, a bioengineer from the University of California, Berkeley, is one of 100 researchers to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the White House announced today (Thursday, July 9).
BERKELEY — Dr. Sanjay Kumar, a bioengineer from the University of California, Berkeley, is one of 100 researchers to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the White House announced today (Thursday, July 9).
New Princeton method may help allocate carbon emissions responsibility among nations
Just months before world leaders are scheduled to meet to devise a new international treaty on climate change, a research team led by Princeton University scientists has developed a new way of dividing responsibility for carbon emissions among countries.
Just months before world leaders are scheduled to meet to devise a new international treaty on climate change, a research team led by Princeton University scientists has developed a new way of dividing responsibility for carbon emissions among countries.
Small businesses cautious about recovery
PA 182/09 Many bosses of small- to medium-size businesses are cautious about predicting 'green shoots' of economic recovery according to the latest findings from Nottingham University Business School's Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI) Barometer project.
PA 182/09 Many bosses of small- to medium-size businesses are cautious about predicting 'green shoots' of economic recovery according to the latest findings from Nottingham University Business School's Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI) Barometer project.
UCL Energy Institute launch: Providing a blueprint for a low-carbon world
Giving the keynote speech at the launch of the UCL Energy Institute on 29 June 2009, Lord Hunt, Minister of State for the UK Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC), said that high-quality academic research would provide the blueprint for a low-carbon world.
Giving the keynote speech at the launch of the UCL Energy Institute on 29 June 2009, Lord Hunt, Minister of State for the UK Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC), said that high-quality academic research would provide the blueprint for a low-carbon world.
Students selected for inaugural Bridge Year Program
Twenty Princeton students will defer the start of their freshman year at Princeton this fall to spend a tuition-free enrichment period abroad focused on public service as the first participants in the University's Bridge Year Program .
Twenty Princeton students will defer the start of their freshman year at Princeton this fall to spend a tuition-free enrichment period abroad focused on public service as the first participants in the University's Bridge Year Program .
West Midlands Wins Bid to put Electric Cars on the Road
The Technology Strategy Board - the government body that exists to promote business innovation in technology - has announced that a West Midlands based consortium is one of the eight winners from acr
The Technology Strategy Board - the government body that exists to promote business innovation in technology - has announced that a West Midlands based consortium is one of the eight winners from acr
Physics - Today
QuTech, Eurofiber en Juniper Networks werken samen aan de uitrol van een Quantum-testbed
QuTech, Eurofiber en Juniper Networks werken samen aan de uitrol van een Quantum-testbed
Environment - Today
The Mediterranean loses half a ton of fertile soil per hectare each year due to erosion
The Mediterranean loses half a ton of fertile soil per hectare each year due to erosion

Research Management - Today
IUNE presents its 2022 report on the Spanish university's research activity
IUNE presents its 2022 report on the Spanish university's research activity
Innovation - Today
License Agreement between the NIST, the CNRS and the University of Limoges: The International Impact of French Research Excellence
License Agreement between the NIST, the CNRS and the University of Limoges: The International Impact of French Research Excellence
Social Sciences - Jul 5
Safety, mobility and local services key for residents in Toronto's inner suburbs - regardless of income: Study
Safety, mobility and local services key for residents in Toronto's inner suburbs - regardless of income: Study

Social Sciences - Jul 5
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation opens office on University of Toronto campus
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation opens office on University of Toronto campus
