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Three MIT professors win top national early-career honors

MIT’s three PECASE recipients this year are Markus J. Buehler, the Esther and Harold E Edgerton Career Development Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Joel L. Dawson, th......

Cultural Cognition Project Study Sheds Light on Reactions to HPV Vaccine

New Haven, Conn. — New research conducted by the Cultural Cognition Project at Yale Law School concludes that people’s cultural values influence how risky they perceive the human papillomavirus......

Scientists at UA, collaborating institutions decode maize genome

Scientists from the University of Arizona led by Arizona Genomics Institute director Rod A. Wing and from collaborating institutions have deciphered the complete genetic code of the maize plant......

On the crest of wave energy

The ocean is a potentially vast source of electric power, yet as engineers test new technologies for capturing it, the devices are plagued by battering storms, limited efficiency, and the need ......

Engineers use aerospace approach to design wave energy system

Now, a team of aerospace engineers is applying the principles that keep airplanes aloft to create a new wave-energy system that is durable, extremely efficient, and can be placed anywhere in th......

OHSU School of Dentistry Receives $2.2 Million in New Grants

Agnieszka Balkowiec, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of integrative biosciences, received $174,342 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act ( ARRA ), as a supplement to a current grant ......

Push-To-Talk Technology Dials Up the Top Prize at AT&T Mobile Developer Contest – AT&T Fast-Pitch Also Selects IQ Engines Photo Labeling Application as the Winner in Consumer Category

Developers Win $10,000 Grand Prize, Exposure to Millions of Wireless Customers Innovation ruled the show and the top prize in AT&T’s annual Fast-Pitch contest during Fall CTIA. Earning the ......

CSC Provides Research Grant to Train Next Generation of Cyber Experts

FALLS CHURCH, Va.- CSC (NYSE: CSC) announced today that it has expanded its longtime support of the CyberWatch Center to advance educational efforts that address the increasing need for cyber e......

Chris Swain, Director USC Games Institute, to Give 2nd Keynote for IGC West, Nov. 5-6 at Marina Del Rey Marriott

Chris Swain, Director, USC Games Institute, will highlight why it’s a great time to be in game development Friday, Nov. 6 at IGC West, a Game Path event for indie studios and those seekin......