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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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ThyssenKrupp Funds Young Researchers in HPC for Materials Science

From January 1, 2012 ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG will be funding a group of young researchers from Ruhr University Bochum. The computer scientists and…

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Siemens Seeks Student Ideas for Future Healthcare Innovation

The contest focuses on the question of how technological progress and changes in society will affect today’s global healthcare systems. Students are being…

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Siemens Delivers New Aluminum Rod Mill to Southwire Company

Siemens VAI is responsible for the engineering, manufacturing and commissioning of the rolling mill and coiler equipment for a Southwire SCR AL 7000 rolling…

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Siemens increases productivity of electric arc furnace of Çolakoðlu by twelve percent

At the beginning of August, the Turkish steel producer Çolakoðlu Metalurji A.S. gave Siemens VAI Metals Technologies the final acceptance certificate for the…

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Gavin Schmidt Wins Inaugural Climate Communications Prize

In recognition of his exceptional work as a climate communicator, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) has selected Gavin Schmidt as the recipient of its…

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Rising Child Poverty Rates in America’s Low-Income Areas

“Nearly 22 percent of America's children live in poverty, compared with 14 percent of the total population. Poverty is scattered and geographically…

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Chinese Americans Don’t Over Borrow, MU Study Finds

Bad mortgage loans and rampant consumer debt were two of the primary causes for the recent economic recession in the U.S. Despite a national trend of debt…

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Siemens' ISBR system to help Pennsylvania WWTP meet effluent limits, significantly reduce sludge hauling costs

Valued at almost US$2 million, the system will be an integral part of the plant's upgrade, helping to meet effluent limits and to significantly reduce sludge…

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Siemens' Crown system to help California water conservation plant improve efficiency and lower costs

Siemens Industry Automation Division's Crown sludge disintegration system is expected to enhance anaerobic digester performance to increase biogas production…

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Siemens to equip ÖBB Nordbahn route with ETCS

An ETCS Level 2 of the Trainguard 200 RBC type will be installed along the 87 km rail link and eleven stations will also be equipped. The overall volume…

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Transparency International Wins 2011 A.SK Social Science Award

The non-governmental organization Transparency International is the recipient of the 2011 A.SK Social Science Award. The award has been bestowed every other…

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Angel Investor Market Stabilizes in First Half of 2011

A total of 26,300 entrepreneurial ventures received angel funding during the first half of 2011, a 4.4 percent increase from the same period in 2010, and the…

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Research Examines the Economic Value of On-Premise Signs

Results of a national survey of more than 160 large and small businesses will be presented Oct. 12 at the University of Cincinnati annual National Signage…

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Consumers Rely on Signage Over Other Ad Media

That’s because University of Cincinnati analysis of a market research survey of more than 100,000 North American households found that shoppers are drawn into…

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Debt Crisis Impact: Insights from Experts on Economic Outlook

This is what experts stated in a survey on the current debt crisis and its possible impact on the economy, which the IVAM Microtechnology Network has conducted…

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Bernstein Award 2011: Honoring Henning Sprekeler’s Research

The Bernstein Award 2011 goes to Dr. Henning Sprekeler, scientist at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU). He was able to convince an international jury through…

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