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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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Submit Your Story: 2010 Neuro Film Festival Video Entries

People who have compelling stories to share regarding how they or a loved one has been affected by a brain disorder are invited to submit a short video to the…

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Study Identifies Causes of Executive Turnover after M&As

The study, “Brain Drain: Why Top Management Bolts After M&As,” analyzes factors that can lead to abnormally high turnover rates among target company executives…

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GFC’s Impact: Job Security Strains Families and Workforce

The results show that lack of job security was particularly hard on families, with almost one in five parents turning up to work ill and close to one in 10…

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UT Southwestern Receives $42 Million in Recovery Act Stimulus Funding

UT Southwestern’s grants have come from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which was allotted $10 billion to…

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Aisle Placements Boost Grocery Sales: Key Insights for Retailers

“Retailers can benefit substantially by having better placement of items in their aisles,” Bezawada says. His research shows that aisle placements can…

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Exploring Implications of Underestimated Forecasting Errors

Weihong Xu, assistant professor of accounting in the University at Buffalo School of Management, analyzed more than 11,000 firm-quarter observations. She found…

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AGU Opens Nominations for 2010 Journalism Awards

Starting with these 2010 awards, the deadline for submissions has been moved to early January to attract greater numbers of entries, including stories from the…

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Economists Forecast for 2010 Looks Better, Relative to This Year

“Better is not necessarily good,” said Bill Witte, associate professor emeritus of economics at IU and a member of the Kelley School of Business' annual…

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CEOs Share Vision: How Companies Aim to Impact the World

The so-called letter to shareholders is particularly important, since it allows the CEO to come forth and describe the company's operations in a rather…

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New theory on fairness in economics targets CEO pay

One of the most pressing economic and corporate governance issues of the day is how to determine fair pay packages for CEOs,” said Venkat Venkatasubramanian, a…

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Somatom Definition Flash Launches at Arnold Palmer Hospital

As the first pediatric hospital worldwide, the Arnold Palmer Hospital in Orlando, Florida, will use a Somatom Definition Flash specifically for pediatric…

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NIEHS Awards Recovery Act Funds to Address Bisphenol A Research Gaps

Researchers who just received funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to study BPA were brought together to meet with scientists from academia…

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Research Could Boost Coastal Economics with Crustacean Molting on Demand

Soft-shelled blue crabs are a delicacy enjoyed by food lovers each spring and early summer when the crustaceans naturally molt their hard outer shell in the…

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Longer Restyling Cycles Explain U.S. Auto Industry’s Loss of Market Share

“Non-Price Determinants of Automotive Demand: Restyling Matters Most,” a study by three economists in the VCU School of Business, analyzed secular market share…

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Georgia Tech Wins NSF Award for Next-Gen Supercomputing

The award provides for the creation of two heterogeneous, HPC systems that will expand the range of research projects that scientists and engineers can tackle,…

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Top GNSS Innovations from 2009: Osmógrafo® Shines

The grand prize winner of the 2009 European Satellite Navigation Competition, Osmógrafo®, combines satellite positioning with wind measurement and rescue dogs’…

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