ASPB supports the President's research initiatives
...leadership in launching the ACI, which will double investment in research over 10 years sponsored by the Nationa...t. Dr. Thomashow said the ACI provides increased investment in research needed for continued growth of the nation's economy. "The nation's ability to generate......viable zygote. All of this adds up to a big energy investment -- energy an organism might have used for other purposes. Scientists have long been left to ponder, what is it about sex that justifies its big energy investment? Biologists have come up with a wide variety of competing (and, in some cases, compleme...Prestigious 2005 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize honors Norman R. Augustine
...e threat to U.S. national security from inadequate investment in research and S&T education. After retiring from the industrial sector in 1997, he joined the faculty of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Princeton University. He has been a trustee of Johns Hopkins University, Massachuset...Two NIH initiatives launch intensive efforts to find roots of common diseases
...his is a tangible result of the nation's increased investment in medical research over the past 10 years. We are...eople who do not have the illnesses (controls), an investment of $3 million to $6 million (depending on the number of patients and controls) is needed for the fir...New study: Inequality in recreational resources decreases physical activities, boosts weight gain
...ealth." The findings underscore the major need for investment in physical activity facilities and resources, particularly in less advantaged and minority communities, Gordon-Larsen said. "When we look at obesity trends, particularly in children, adolescents and minority groups who are disproportionately affecte...March of Dimes commits additional $2.4 million to prematurity research
... "These grants show the March of Dimes increasing investment in research to discover the causes of preterm labor," said Jennifer L. Howse, president of the March of Dimes. "The number of premature births is now more than 500,000 annually and the long-term consequences can be very severe, including cerebral pal...Doubling of US science funding announced in State of the Union Address
...ces in the United States, which have suffered from investment neglect for more than two decades. "I am immensely pleased that President Bush, even in times of fiscal stringency, has chosen to make this issue a priority for his Administration. It would have been easy for him to seize on other things that might ...ACS Chemistry Enterprise 2015 report predicts strong growth, expanding markets
...hemical manufacturing will take place in Asia, but investment returns from the global enterprise will flow back ...n the United States; China will have a significant investment in nuclear energy, which will create more jobs for chemists and other scientists. Research an...Manomet Conservation Center awarded major grant to Foster
... other non-governmental organizations, for a total investment of more than $900,000 for conservation projects. In this second consecutive year of Foundation funding, new conservation initiatives will be implemented in North, Central and South America, with special emphasis on opportunities in Argentina, Brazil,...Report highlights DOE Joint Genome Institute achievements
The U.S. Department of Energy investment in large-scale genome sequencing is paying dividends with powerful implications for the nation's energy and environmental clean-up needs, according to a report just released by the DOE Joint Genome Institute. As the leading national user facility tar...Fox Foundation grant funds major gene therapy advance for treatment of Parkinson's disease
...TS and other technologies because of the strategic investment both financial and intellectual made by our partners at UPMC," said Mr. Tillett. "We look forward to continuing to leverage the relationships available to us through our association with the medical center's researchers to deliver hope to many pati...Getting an evolutionary handle on life after reproduction
...life histories, such as age at first reproduction, investment in reproduction, and patterns of senescence, including declines in reproduction. Since guppies are livebearers that provide no postnatal maternal care, Reznick et al. predicted the populations would show no differences in postreproductive lifespan--w...Tsunami + 1 year: Reviving exhausted fisheries should trump replacing boats, gear, experts say
...city and over-fishing. Required today is a major investment from the enormous donations of the world community in projects to restore fisheries productivity. As well, WorldFish says survivors need retraining and education programs to find alternative livelihoods. Governments also need to ensure that fishery...Some good news for the world's poor
...figure considering that it is many times the total investment in rice research made over the same 40-year period... of the reasons is a lack of agricultural research investment at both the national and international levels," he warns. "The budget of the International Rice Rese...Another world-record achievement for National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
...lass engineering and a quarter-of-a-million-dollar investment to provide new and unique opportunities for scientific discovery." Mark D. Bird, project leader on the 35-tesla upgrade, said that as engineers learn more about existing materials and as new materials become available, the lab is able to upgrade its ...Connecticut Venture Group conference spotlights Yale spin-off companies
...e technologies, start-up companies, and the latest investment trends, he will speak on trends in technology commercialization and challenges for Connecticut. "It is exciting to see the acceleration of technology moving from the Yale 'benchtop' to local commercial success," said Jon Soderstrom, managing director...Joslin Diabetes Center launches $100 million fundraising campaign
...fessor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. "An investment in the Joslin Campaign fuels a dynamic engine of discovery - for years, Joslin researchers have been making breakthroughs that have improved lives and made direct progress toward a cure." The announcement comes on the heels of an alarming new report...Leading researchers from Israel and Southern California to present stem cell symposium
...y's program focuses on corporate participation and investment opportunities that seek to translate research findings into new therapies. Researchers and investors in Israel are at the forefront of stem cell science, in part because Jewish traditions related to the beginning of life differ from beliefs held by s...Ossur's Power Knee wins Popular Science magazine's 2005 Best of What's New Award
...foot and facing forward. "Given Ossur's annual investment in research and development of approximately 6 - 8...vice president of R&D of Ossur. The return on that investment will be realized in a technology platform we refer to as Bionic Technology by Ossur a full range of......utting edge of research," said Pochapsky. "It's an investment in the future."...