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Yvette Raphael Honored with Mani L. Bhaumik Award

Today, Advocates for the Prevention of HIV in Africa (APHA) celebrates an extraordinary milestone as our co-founder and Executive Director, Yvette Raphael, receives the prestigious Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award for her pivotal role in advancing HIV prevention through the development and testing of Lenacapavir. The award recognises role of three key contributors to bringing Lenacapavir to market: Wesley Sundquist, chair of the University of Utah’s department of biochemistry, who provided the foundational scientific research; Moupali Das,…

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Hedge Fund Share Restrictions: Managers Gain Over Investors

Armed with insider knowledge, managers of share-restricted hedge funds sell off their own holdings ahead of their investors in order to avoid low returns…

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Siemens Upgrades Automation for ThyssenKrupp Steel Mill

In addition to having a hot wide strip mill, the ThyssenKrupp Steel plant in Bruckhausen also operates a casting-rolling mill. There, the liquid steel is first…

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Rising College Costs: Impact on Low-Income Students

Students with low-income parents are discovering that it is more difficult to find funds to pay for a college education now compared to students of similar…

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Nonprofits Add Jobs in Maryland Despite Economic Downturn

This pattern of nonprofit job growth held true for all regions of the state, although recent growth was slightly lower than the 2.0 percent growth recorded…

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Siemens ETCS Technology Enhances Romanian Rail Traffic Control

Romanian Railways (CFR: Cãile Ferate Române) has placed the order with a consortium made up of Siemens, Thales and Nokia Siemens Networks. The deal is worth…

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Swiss Private Banking Faces Challenges Amid Tightening Regulations

In addition, successful measures against tax evasion as well as tightening regulatory rules have intensified global competition. Swiss private bankers are…

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Arthritis-Measuring Device Wins International Awards

Fei Yam, a PhD student from the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (PPSF) produced a unique innovation – the most sensitive measuring device for measuring a…

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Nikolaus Rajewsky of the MDC to Receive the Leibniz Prize – Highest Honor Awarded in German Research

The announcement was made by the German Research Foundation (DFG) on Thursday, December 8, 2011. This is the second time the prize will go to the MDC. In 2002…

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Siemens Delivers Advanced Metallurgy Plant to Belarus Steel Producer

Thus, BMZ wishes to boost its production capacity to around 1.2 million annual tons and expand its product spectrum and quality. The order volume is in the…

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Siemens Expands Electrification for Peru Metro Line Upgrade

This high-level extension will run along a viaduct and cover a distance of approximately twelve kilometers. Siemens Infrastructure & Cities will be responsible…

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Humility: The Key to Effective Leadership Success

“Leaders of all ranks view admitting mistakes, spotlighting follower strengths and modeling teachability as being at the core of humble leadership,” says…

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Siemens Healthcare Secures Major Imaging Equipment Order

Siemens Healthcare has won the largest order for medical imaging equipment ever awarded to one single supplier in Latin America. Over the next three years,…

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Siemens Funds €6M Collaboration with RWTH on Raw Materials

On January 1, 2012, Siemens will begin providing €6 million in funding for the strategic collaboration — which is the world’s first Siemens research program at…

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Humboldt Research Award for Nobel Laureate Aaron Ciechanover – Host Institution is the MDC

Professor Ciechanover is a physician and biologist and conducts research at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. AvH in Germany awards this…

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Fraunhofer Researchers Win Franco-German Business Award 2011

The photovoltaics industry is booming – more and more solar modules are appearing on rooftops, and even large-scale solar power plants are increasingly feeding…

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If a fat tax is coming, here’s how to make it efficient, effective: ISU economists

With a national debate taking shape about the possibility of a national tax on foods with high sweetener content, ISU economists have examined how such a tax…

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