How to lose weight and not go hungry: HU researcher develops drug that mimics feeling of 'fullness'
...he Hebrew University, has been named a first place winner of a Kaye Innovation Award, which was presented today (June 6) during the 70th meeting of the Hebrew University Board of Governors. Linde and his associates have developed a compound that mimics the activity of the naturally occurring hormone call...UCLA Nobel Laureate honored with membership in the American Philosophical Society
...at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in medicine, has been elected to the American Philosophical Society. Founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin, the American Philosophical Society is the countrys oldest learned society, recognizing extraordinary achievements in...New prostate cancer treatment wins operations research award for Sloan-Kettering
...ute of Technology. The 2007 Franz Edelman Award winner was announced at a special awards banquet during The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) Conference on O.R. Practice in Vancouver. http://meetings.informs.org/Practice07 / The finalists included Coca-Cola Enterpri...International Best Cases Competition returns to Vancouver
...iences in Vancouver at the end of this month. The winner of the Franz Edelman competition will be announced... Wall Centre in Vancouver on Monday, April 30. The winner will be announced at a banquet in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton. The banquet begins at 7:30 PM;...Healthy schools project gets an 'A'
...ion takes place between classrooms, with a monthly winner determined by an online "HealthyBlog." Students record their fruit, vegetable and healthy beverage consumption at lunch in addition to the number of minutes of exercise they do daily. Monthly team winners receive "active" gadgets such as Frisbees, fo...Apple consumers reap heart-health benefits thanks to flavonoid content, says new research
...HINGTON (March 15, 2007) Apples may prove to be a winner when it comes to reducing the risk of heart disease, says a new study of more than 34,000 women. In this study, flavonoid-rich apples were found to be one of three foods (along with red wine and pears) that decrease the risk of mortality for both co...Cancer vaccine innovator honored with prestigious Florey Medal
...r this years medal. Professor Frazer was the clear winner reflecting the public health significance of the cervical cancer vaccine here and around the world," he said. Professor McLean said the first winners of the Florey Medal went on to be acknowledged globally with the 2005 Nobel Prize in Medicine for ...MIT graduate student wins $30,000 Lemelson-MIT student prize for life-saving inventions
...ssachusetts Institute of Technology and this years winner of the $30,000 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize, has inv...s this year. Michael Callahan is the inaugural winner of the Lemelson- Illinois Student Prize at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is a g...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- January 31, 2007
...a reception honoring the 2007ACS Grady-Stack Award winner Stuart Brown in the beautiful environs of the Institute. The event begins at 4 p.m. on March 26. Space is strictly limited, so register early by contacting Michael Woods at m_woods@acs.org or 202-872-6293. Chemistry's Growing Role in Cancer Re...6 finalists compete for achievement in operations research
...which won the 2006 Edelman Award Competition. The winner of the Franz Edelman competition will be announced at a special awards banquet during the INFORMS Conference on O.R. Practice in Vancouver from April 29-May 1. http://meetings.informs.org/Practice07/ Every year, the Franz Edelman competition recogn...GSA confers 2006 M. Powell Lawton Award to University of Washington's Teri
...tstanding professional and personal qualities. The winner traditionally presents a lecture at the Annual Scientific Meeting the following year. The award is sponsored by the Madlyn and Leonard Abramson Center for Jewish Life's Polisher Research Institute....Transforming knowledge into economic benefits -- EPSRC's First Knowledge Transfer Challenge Awards
...e event reception between 6.30 and 7.30 pm and the winner will be announced during the awards dinner between...d 10.30 pm: yes/no I would like the details of the winner e-mailed to me: yes/no Contact e-mail: Contact telephone number: The panel of judges: Lord A...GSA confers 2006 Nathan Shock New Investigator Award to NIA's de Cabo
...tutes of Health, and a founding member of GSA. The winner traditionally presents a lecture at the Annual Scientific Meeting the following year....ITN America's Freund to receive GSA's 2006 Maxwell A. Pollack Award
...ication or policy are eligible for this prize. The winner traditionally presents a lecture at the Annual Scientific Meeting the following year. The award is made possible through a generous grant from The New York Community Trust's Maxwell A. Pollack fund....USC's Gatz wins the Gerontological Society of America's 2006 Donald P. Kent Award
...nslating research findings into practical use. The winner traditionally presents a lecture at the Annual Scientific Meeting the following year. The Kent Lecture is expected to be one of the conference's highlights....GSA confers 2006 Joseph T. Freeman Award to University of Wisconsin's Carnes
...y's distinguished members and past presidents. The winner traditionally presents a lecture at the Annual Scientific Meeting the following year....University of Western Ontario's McMullin wins GSA's 2006 Margret M. Baltes Award
...o specialize in the study of the aging process. A winner of Canada's 2004 Premier's Research Excellence Awa...torate within the last ten years are eligible. The winner traditionally presents a lecture at the Annual Scientific Meeting the following year. The award is g...Brain cell and face perception research wins Eppendorf/Science Prize
...ormed within the last three years. The grand prize winner receives $25,000 from Eppendorf, and the winner's ... October 2006 issue of the journal Science . The winner and the two finalist essays will be published at Science Online ( http://www.scienceonline.org ). ...Top NIH prize goes to three pioneering Stanford scientists
... Director's Pioneer Award. The prize provides each winner with $2.5 million over five years to pursue new research directions that are not already funded. The 2006 recipients from Stanford are Kwabena Boahen, PhD; Karla Kirkegaard, PhD; and David Relman, MD. The 13 winners, selected from a pool of 465 appl...Karolinska Institutet prize for innovations in medical pedagogics
...quality." The announcement of this year's prize winner was made at the AMEE conference in Genua at the weekend. An open lecture by Professor Harden will be held in connection with the conferment, which is scheduled for early November....