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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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Unionization Gains Momentum in California and Southland

From July 2008 to June 2009, unions netted 24,904 new members in the Southland and 131,206 in California, according to the findings. Union density — which…

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Herd Mentality in Stock Market: Risks and Consequences

– Provided that the herd constitutes a majority, investors have a tendency to follow it without reflecting over their decisions. It can have devastating…

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Poor money saving linked to general impulsiveness

The study, conducted through the BBC website with over 40,000 participants, measured people's financial impulsivity by asking whether they would they prefer to…

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Arkansas Receives $3.3 Million Grant From National Science Foundation

The award, made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, will enable researchers at the University of Arkansas and other colleges and…

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"Green Talents" Award at the 6th BMBF Forum for Sustainability

The event also marks the closing of the “Green Talents” competition: The prize will be awarded to 15 young scientists from across the world whose research is…

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India’s Cotton Price Support Will Cool U.S., Global Markets

U.S. farmers will see their prices slashed by an average 2.48 percent during the next five years, cutting into an industry that CERI Director Darren Hudson…

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Hebrew U. Researchers Secure €6 Million in Grants

The winners were chosen after having demonstrated excellent, ground-breaking research ideas, as well as having displayed proven potential to establish…

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$30 Million Grant to Enhance Teragrid Computing Network

Launched in 2001, TeraGrid provides access to extremely powerful supercomputers, connected via ultra-high-speed networks. As the world’s largest computer…

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Siemens Expands Oil Removal Solutions in Saudi Arabia

Siemens will use its sales and service organization in Saudi Arabia to distribute and support the MyCelx product line, which includes proprietary advanced…

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Galaxy Research Earns Astronomer CAREER Award

The NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program has awarded $681,439 to IU Department of Astronomy assistant professor Katherine Rhode to enhance her…

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RFID Significantly Improves Item-Level Inventory Accuracy

The research, conducted by the RFID Research Center at the University of Arkansas, also demonstrated that the use of an RFID-enabled system could improve…

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Consumer Innovators Know Few Boundaries

Understanding consumer innovation across countries, demographics and product categories was the impetus for the large-scale study “Global Consumer…

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Idaho Researchers Win Grant To Explore DNA Frontier

Chemist Patrick Hrdlicka and molecular physiologist Madhu Papasani, who are both 32, were the youngest researchers chosen among several hundred applicants….

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World Cultural Council Awards 2009: Honoring Prof. Houghton

The Members of the Interdisciplinary Committee of the World Cultural Council make this year’s Science award to Prof. Sir John Houghton for his leading…

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Gates Foundation Grants $3M for Tuberculosis Vaccine Research

In the coming 10 years TBVI hopes to raise 200 million euros from governments, foundations and private industry for the discovery and early clinical…

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Supporting Families Boosts Worker Health and Productivity

Drs. Leslie Hammer of Portland State University and Ellen Ernst Kossek at Michigan State University identified behaviors consistent with being a…

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