US investment firm gives away Rhode Island-sized lands in Chile
...k will be done in cooperation with a distinguished advisory council to be selected and made up of a majority of Chilean citizens. In February 2002, Goldman Sachs purchased as part of a larger pool of distressed assets the defaulted notes of the Trillium Corporation, a US company that owned, among other thing...MIT research that stops pain of needle jabs gets FDA approval
...ring, is a director and chairman of the scientific advisory board of the company. The small, battery-powered device applies a low-frequency, ultrasonic energy to the skin for 15 seconds. The sound waves open small cavities in the skin by disorganizing the lipid bi-layer, creating tiny, reversible channels thr...LSU Vet School receives $9.9 million for infectious disease research
...PRC and BIOMMED, Kousoulas explained. An external advisory committee will visit LSU and the TNPRC twice a year to review all aspects of the COBRE program. "The ultimate goal is to have a center for comparative medicine, and this grant is the first step toward that goal," said Kousoulas....MSU group reviews Berkeley venture into brave new science funding world
...rs and those serving on national and international advisory panels. Encourage broad debate early in the process of developing new research agendas. Be attentive to creating new goals motivated by self-interest. "We found this created a rather strong bias for members of the department," Busch said. "If so...National Academies advisory: July 21 meeting on S&T presidential advisory committees
...eers, and health professionals to serve on federal advisory committees. At a meeting on July 21, the study committee will hear stakeholders' perspectives on the issue. JOHN H. MARBURGER III , director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, will be among the speakers. MEETING DETAILS: ...Fox Chase Cancer Center's Alfred Knudson Jr. named 2004 Kyoto Prize winner
...n 1976 after serving as a member of its scientific advisory committee for seven years. Knudson was named a Fox Chase Distinguished Scientist and senior advisor to the Fox Chase president in 1992. Previously, Knudson served as director of Fox Chase's Institute for Cancer Research from 1976 until 1982, Center...51 globally threatened species get new lease on life in the Caucasus
...ounced a CEPF investment strategy and a high-level advisory council of governmental and nongovernmental repres...g grant proposals as needed and act as a technical advisory group, as well as assisting the new Regional Council in its overarching role....Plant disease under the homeland security microscope
...lly submitted through other means," Rush said. An advisory system will provide information concerning pest alarms or weather conditions thatcould trigger outbreaks. According to GPDN director Dr. Jim Stack at KSU, the web-based Plant Disease Information System is designed to help land-grant personnel submi...From biodefense to prostate cancer offense
...ted Panel for Prostate Cancer Research Program, an advisory body that helps to administer some $85 million in federal grants for prostate cancer each year....Melvin Weinstein wins 2004 BD Award for Research in Clinical Microbiology
... expertise, as well, through committee service and advisory roles for ASM's American Board of Medical Microbiology, the National Committee on Clinical Laboratory Standards, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health and Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. ...Harvard Stem Cell Institute hosts inaugural symposia
...nd the John F. Kennedy School of Government. It is advisory to the provost. "Some of Harvard's most distinguished scientists serve on the Harvard Stem Cell Research Committee in order to provide a rigorous review of the ethics surrounding human embryonic stem cell research," said Harvard Provost Steven Hyman...Clemson launches S.C. DNA Learning Center
...to ensure it serves the public. "There will be an advisory board with members from all sectors -- educators, businesses, corporations, government," said Ballard. "I would like to have someone from the S.C. Department of Education serve on the board. All curricular activities developed by the center will c...Brown earns prestigious geography award
...and the Alliance to Save Energy. She has served on advisory committees to the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee and the Iowa Energy Center. She is an editorial board member of The Journal of Technology Transfer ...Policy review in Science calls for Bush Administration to protect wild salmon
...bility to persist in the wild is rapidly lost. The advisory panel, constituted to advise on recovery of endangered salmon stocks, believes strongly that the long-term goal should be robust populations existing in healthy habitats. Fish bred and fed in hatcheries are often larger than their wild cousins, grow ...Bioprocesses upstage traditional chemical processes
...oad spectrum of industries, while our portfolio of advisory competencies includes custom strategic consulting, market intelligence and management training. Our mission is to forge partnerships with our clients' management teams to deliver market insights and to create value and drive growth through innovative...University of Pittsburgh Medical Center acquires biotechnology firm Rheogene Inc.
...Russell is the board's liaison with its scientific advisory group. Other members of the scientific advisory group are being recruited. RheoGene product details RheoSwitch technology brings to the mark...Bacteria lingering in body may pose future food poisoning risks, Stanford study finds
...by Xenogen. Contag chairs the company's scientific advisory board....Farmed salmon more toxic than wild salmon, study finds
.... Environmental Protection Agency fish consumption advisory methods to determine consumption recommendations. Farmed salmon purchased for the study from supermarkets in Frankfurt, Edinburgh, Paris, London, Oslo, Boston, San Francisco, and Toronto triggered consumption recommendations of one-half to one meal o...Academy Harbor Consortium releases letter on mercury to President Bush
...rently struggling to articulate a fish consumption advisory that is protective of health for all populations and yet encourages fish consumption for its important health benefits. The negative health impacts of mercury and methylmercury exposure, especially in children and pregnant women, demand that...First-ever UN University diploma offered to grads of online water-management course
...itutions. The work was guided by an international advisory committee comprised of experts from UNESCO, France; the Wood's Hole Institute, USA; Kyoto University, Japan; the University of Waterloo, Canada; and eminent professors in Uganda and Brazil. "Educational programming like that offered through the UN Wa...