Lunar rocks suggest meteorite shower
...tes, said Robert Duncan, a professor and associate dean in the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University. But the narrow range of the impact dates suggests to researchers that a large spike in meteorite activity took place during a 100-million year interval possibly the resul...NIH awards $13.3 million to Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh
...ntist Arthur S. Levine, senior vice chancellor and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. "The combined research resources and research faculty of the two universities promise to move the whole of medical science and medicine forward with an exceptionally exciting and new momentum...Nanotechnology may find disease before it starts
...the body, said Thomas Rosol, a study co-author and dean of the college of veterinary medicine at Ohio State University. "Given their tiny size, nobody thought it would be possible for ultrasound to detect nanoparticles," he said. It turns out that not only can ultrasound waves sense nanoparticles, but the...Eight Stanford scholars elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
...er, the Richard E. Lang Professor of Law, has been dean of Stanford Law School since September 2004. Prior to that, he was on the law school faculty at New York University, the University of Chicago and the University of Michigan. Kramer's areas of interest include federalism, separation of powers, consti...Dover 'intelligent design' decision to be topic of national forum
...ophy; Joseph Travis, an evolutionary biologist and dean of FSU's College of Arts and Sciences; and Steven Gey, a nationally known specialist in constitutional law involving church/state issues. Blum said that the two-hour forum will address the implications of the Dover decision on ID and other religious-...Rutgers School of Engineering awards first alumni medals of excellence
...ustry and academia worldwide," said Michael Klein, dean of the School of Engineering. "Establishing these awards, which we will issue annually, gives us the chance to recognize our alumni and display the breadth of talent and expertise we nurture here." Instruction in engineering began at Rutgers in 1864,...Founding member of Pitt's Biology Department to be honored in Harrisburg, Pa., ceremony
...hysics when the department was founded in 1949 and dean of the Division of Natural Sciences in 1956. In 1963, he left his administrative post to return to Pitt's biophysics department as Andrew W. Mellon Professor. Lauffer served as a consultant to the Joint Research and Development Board and the U.S. Ar...Art of Science exhibit opens at Princeton
...gram in Visual Arts at Princeton and David Dobkin, dean of faculty and a professor of computer science at Princeton whose research focuses on computer graphics. The 55 exhibited works which included six videos, one sculpture, one poem, threecanvasses, and 44 digital prints -- were selected from more than...National Academies advisory: May 22 meeting on OMB Risk Assessment Bulletin
... organizations. The speakers include JOHN GRAHAM, dean of the RAND graduate school, who as former administrator of OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs spearheaded the development of the proposed bulletin. DETAILS: Monday, May 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the auditorium of the National Acad...Newly discovered protein could hold key to preventing heart disease
...red. A research team led by Pappachan Kolattukudy, dean of the UCF Burnett College of Biomedical Sciences, found that the levels of MCPIP increased in mice as their blood vessels became inflamed and heart disease began to develop. The formation of MCPIP leads to the death of healthy cells, so treatments t...National Science Foundation awards $15 million grant to Rutgers-led engineering research consortium
...and manufacturing technology," said Michael Klein, dean of the School of Engineering at Rutgers. "And when coupled with corporate support, the ERC is a model of collaboration for creating new knowledge and applying it quickly to address societal needs." The ERC also expands a five-year, $3.2 million docto...UCI among recipients of $3.9 million grant advancing wound healing research
...earchers involved in the project are Susan Bryant, dean of biological sciences; David Gardiner, research biologist in the development and cell biology department; Elizabeth Rugg, associate researcher of dermatology; and Douglas Wallace, Donald Bren Professor of Biological Sciences and Molecular Medicine. ...Two UH grads a step closer to realizing 'The American Dream'
...much of himself to the community," said John Bear, dean of the UH College of Natural Sciences and Mathemat...or other students to follow," said Ray Flumerfelt, dean of the UH Cullen College of Engineering. "What he has accomplished with his research into artificia...Lehigh receives $1.8 million from Howard Hughes Medical Institute for bioscience education
...es to be run from Lehigh facilities. Anne Meltzer, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Lehigh, said the HHMI grant will enable Lehigh to strengthen its commitment "to multidisciplinary perspectives and teamwork; to reach out to students from computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and e...$1.7 million for Rutgers anti-HIV drug research
... of this innovative research," said John Colaizzi, dean of the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy. Sinko's delivery systems use nanocarriers miniscule biological "capsules" whose size is measured in billionths of a meter to deliver molecules of a drug directly to a target site. The drug molecules arrive in...$4.8M gift to Yale to promote biodiversity conservation in tropical forests
...lationships within each region," said Gus Speth , dean of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies. Based in London, the Lisbet Rausing Charitable Fund supports activities of high scholarly, cultural or social worth. The fund's principal trustees are Lisbet Rausing, a historian and a research ...UCI researcher named Pew Scholar
...l in her short time at UCI," said Susan V. Bryant, dean of the School of Biological Sciences. "She easily ... extremely proud of Sheryl," said Ronald J. Stern, dean of the School of Physical Sciences. "She truly understands the importance of interdisciplinary resea...NIH selects Pittsburgh institute as leader for HIV/AIDS prevention efforts
...M.D., senior vice chancellor, health sciences, and dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. "Perhaps soon we can point to efforts here that will lead to a similar end to the deadly spread of HIV/AIDS." More than 4 million new HIV infections yearly, the majority of which are sexually tra...PIMCO founder and wife donate $10 million to stem cell research at UCI
...uit more scientists to UCI," said Susan V. Bryant, dean of the School of Biological Sciences. "With current restrictions on federal funding for stem cell research, it is the support and generosity of people like the Grosses that will make treatments and cures based on stem cells a reality that much sooner......Trieste Science Prize for 2006. Chen Ding-Shinn, dean of the National Taiwan University College of Medicine and chair of the Taiwanese Government's Hepatitis Control Committee, and Rao Zihe, professor at Tsinghua University and director of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Biophysics, Beijin...