Asthma Research Unexpectedly Yields New Treatment Approach for Inherited Enzyme Disease
Experiments designed to reveal how a protein protects the lungs from asthma-related damage suggest a new way to treat a rare disease marked by the inability of cells to break down fats, according to a report in EBioMedicine published online Oct. 25.
– NYU Langone Medical Center
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Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Fare Poorly After Surgery
Patients with disseminated advanced cancer who undergo surgery are far more likely to endure long hospital stays and readmissions, referrals to extended care facilities and death, UC Davis researchers have found.
– UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
PLOS One
Embargo expired on 25-Oct-2016 at 02:00 ET
Structure of Key DNA Replication Protein Solved
Mount Sinai researchers say the protein structure can be used to improve effectiveness of chemotherapy
– Mount Sinai Health System
Science Advances
Embargo expired on 25-Oct-2016 at 07:00 ET
Simple Instruction Sheet Helps Patients Correctly Take Regular Medications Before Surgery
Patients may be more likely to take their regularly prescribed medications for chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension correctly before surgery when provided a simple instruction sheet, reveals a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2...
– American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
Embargo expired on 24-Oct-2016 at 16:15 ET
Women Who Opt for Laughing Gas During Labor May Still Get an Epidural, Study Shows
The majority of women who chose nitrous oxide (laughing gas) to manage labor pain, ultimately decide to have an epidural, according to new research presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2016 annual meeting. Researchers found nitrous oxide provided limite...
– American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
Embargo expired on 24-Oct-2016 at 14:00 ET
Pregnancy Increases Stroke Risk in Young Women, but Not in Older Women
Pregnancy was not found to raise the risk of stroke in older women, but the risk was significantly higher in young women, according to a study from Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian.
– Columbia University Medical Center
JAMA Neurology
Embargo expired on 24-Oct-2016 at 11:00 ET
Nanofiber Coating Prevents Infections of Prosthetic Joints
In a proof-of-concept study with mice, scientists at The Johns Hopkins University show that a novel coating they made with antibiotic-releasing nanofibers has the potential to better prevent at least some serious bacterial infections related to total...
– Johns Hopkins Medicine
Embargo expired on 24-Oct-2016 at 15:00 ET
Possible Strategy Identified for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Other Disorders
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is an untreatable inherited disorder that leads to loss of motor neurons and paralysis. Now, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Stanford University have designed compounds to correct th...
– Washington University in St. Louis
Nature, Oct-2016; HL59888; HL128441; HL128071; CA178394; MH078823; CA205262; HL52141; PF-15-135-01-CSM
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Calcium Induces Chronic Lung Infections
The bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a life-threatening pathogen in hospitals. About ten percent of all nosocomial infections, in particular pneumonia, are caused by this pathogen. Researchers from the University of Basel in Switzerland, have now ...
– University of Basel
Nature Microbiology (2016)
Embargo expired on 24-Oct-2016 at 11:00 ET
Stent, Bypass Outcomes Better for Those Who Stick to Medical Therapy
Patients who had a stent procedure or heart bypass surgery and continued with their prescribed medical therapy had significantly better outcomes than non-adherent patients, according to a new study.
– Columbia University Medical Center
Circulation, Oct 24, 2016
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Ludwig Researchers Develop a New Way to Evaluate Aggressiveness of Bladder Cancer
A Ludwig Cancer Research study published in the current issue of Scientific Reports describes a new method and risk model to assess how aggressive a bladder cancer is likely to be. “If confirmed in larger studies, our findings could help physicians...
– Ludwig Cancer Research
Scientific Reports, Oct-2016
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Public Health Insurance May Be a Predictor of Pain in Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Patients using public health insurance were more likely to experience high pain levels in the post anesthesia care unit (PACU) following surgery to remove their tonsils and/or adenoids, according to a study presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2016 annu...
– American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)
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Nano-Decoy Lures Human Influenza a Virus to Its Doom
To infect its victims, influenza A heads for the lungs, where it latches onto sialic acid on the surface of cells. So researchers created the perfect decoy: A carefully constructed spherical nanoparticle coated in sialic acid lures the influenza A vi...
– Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
Embargo expired on 24-Oct-2016 at 11:00 ET
A FAAH Better Thing for Cannabis Users: New Insights May Aid Development of Treatments for Cannabis Use Disorder
– A new paper in Biological Psychiatry reports that chronic cannabis users have reduced levels of an enzyme called fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH). The enzyme has been considered for treatment for cannabis dependence because it breaks down substa...
– Elsevier
Biological Psychiatry volume 80, issue 9 (2016)
UK and France See Highest Number of Imported Malaria Cases
An international study, led by the University of Southampton, shows the UK and France experience the highest number of malaria cases imported from other countries.
– University of Southampton
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30326-7
Zika Infection May Affect Adult Brain Cells, Suggesting Risk May Not Be Limited to Pregnant Women
Concerns over the Zika virus have focused on pregnant women due to mounting evidence that it causes brain abnormalities in developing fetuses. However, new research in mice from scientists at The Rockefeller University and La Jolla Institute for Alle...
– La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology
New Method Increases Energy Density in Lithium Batteries
Columbia Engineering Professor Yuan Yang has developed a new method to increase the energy density of lithium batteries. He has built a trilayer structure that is stable even in ambient air, which makes the battery both longer lasting and cheaper to ...
– Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science
Nano Letters, Oct 24, 2016
Alda Center at Stony Brook University Calls for Scientists to Enter The Flame Challenge 2017: What Is Energy?
STONY BROOK, NY, USA – If this were “Jeopardy,” the clue would be “food, batteries, gasoline, wind, and lightning.” The answer, in the form of a question of course, would be “What are forms of energy?” Yet, the more fundamental – an...
– Stony Brook University
Tumor Markers Can Reveal Lethality of Bladder Cancers, Guide Treatment
Tumor cells collected during the removal of a cancerous bladder and transplanted into mice with weakened immune systems could help physicians rapidly identify high-risk cancers, determine prognosis and refine the use of biomarkers to personalize care...
– University of Chicago Medical Center
Scientific Reports (Nature), October 24, 2016
Fetal Surgery Successfully Removes Life-Threatening Tumor Connected to Heart
For the first time, fetal medicine experts have performed prenatal heart surgery to remove a life-threatening tumor, called intrapericardial teratoma. The patient, who underwent the operation at 24 weeks of gestation while in his mother’s womb, is ...
– Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, published online Aug. 13, 2016
New Guidelines Published for Discontinuing Mechanical Ventilation in ICU
The American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) have published new guidelines for discontinuing mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults. The goal of the guidelines is to help physicians and other healt...
– American Thoracic Society (ATS)
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Cytomegalovirus Infection Relies on Human RNA-Binding Protein
Viruses hijack the molecular machinery in human cells to survive and replicate, often damaging those host cells in the process. Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine discovered that, for cytomegalovirus (CMV), this ...
– University of California San Diego Health Sciences
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology
Big Data Research to Look at Causes of Diseases
The University of Georgia’s Ping Ma will use a new grant to crunch big data numbers, not uncommon for a statistics professor. What is unusual is that his work may help save lives.
– University of Georgia
Iron-Deficiency Anemia in Ulcerative Colitis—Many Patients Don't Get Testing and Treatment
Many patients with ulcerative colitis don't receive recommended testing and treatment for the common problem of iron deficiency anemia, reports a study in the October issue of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, official journal of the Crohn's & Colitis Fou...
– Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Southern Research Project Aims to Prevent Future Polio Outbreaks
With the poliovirus edging closer to eradication across the globe, Southern Research’s infectious disease labs are playing a critical role in the search for a drug that could aid the ongoing worldwide polio eradication initiative and help halt the ...
– Southern Research
Sexual Pain in Women After Cancer Is Common, and Too Often Ignored
Painful sex in women after cancer treatment is relatively common, often treatable and needs to be addressed by medical providers, a UC Davis oncologist and researcher suggests.
– UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oct. 2016
NYU Researchers Survey Drug Use in Business Bathrooms in NYC
This is the first quantitative study of business manager encounters with drug use which suggests overdose recognition and naloxone training, combined with the operation of supervised injection facilities, could save lives.
– New York University
5T32DA007233; R01DA03675402
Scientists Uncover Why Hepatitis C Virus Vaccine Has Been Difficult to Make
Researchers have been trying for decades to develop a vaccine against the globally endemic hepatitis C virus (HCV). Now scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered one reason why success has so far been elusive.
– Scripps Research Institute
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Oct-2016; AI079031; AI123861; AI123365; GM094586; AI117905; GM020501; AI101436
Maze Runners
Working with dot-counting mice running through a virtual-reality maze, scientists from Harvard Medical School have found that in order to navigate space rodent brains rely on a cascade of neural signals that culminate in a single decision that prompt...
– Harvard Medical School
Nature Neuroscience
Surgical Repair of Phrenic Nerve Injury Improves Breathing
A study led by UCLA researchers found that in people with breathing difficulties caused by phrenic nerve injury surgical reconstruction of the nerve can lead to significant improvement in breathing and an increase in regular physical activities.
– University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences
Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
Nanometer-Scale Image Reveals New Details About Formation of a Marine Shell
Oceanographers used tools developed for semiconductor research to get a detailed picture of a marine shell's early formation, to understand how organisms turn seawater into solid mineral.
– University of Washington
PNAS
Barsness Receives PCORI Award to Develop Patient and Family Advisory Board To Help Improve Patient Experience
Katherine Barsness, MD, MS, pediatric surgeon at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has received a funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) that will support a project that brings together patien...
– Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Halloween Candy Deconstructed: The Ingredients in a Few of Your Kids Favorite Halloween Candy
It Halloween time. The costumes, the candy, the candy, the candy, and lots of it. Maybe it’s time to forget the calories for a movement and take a look at the ingredients. Charles Platkin, PhD, MPH, Executive Director of the New York City Food Po...
– Hunter College, NYC Food Policy Center at HUNTER College / DietDetective.com
Avoid a Hyperparathyroidism Misdiagnosis
Almost all of us have four parathyroid glands, located next to the thyroid gland in the neck. They are an organ only the size of a grain of rice, but critical for controlling our body’s calcium levels. Unfortunately, hyperparathyroidism - when an ...
– MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Breakthrough Therapy for Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation for GENENTECH’S Actemra® (tocilizumab) in Giant Cell Arteritis, A form of vasculitis
– Vasculitis Foundation
“Innovation Has No Boundaries” at Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations’ Annual Gala on November 19
The Nineteenth Annual Meridian Health Affiliated Foundations’ Gala, Innovation Has No Boundaries, will be held on Saturday, November 19 from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch. This signature fundraising event be...
– Meridian Health
Early Feasibility and First-in-Human Studies to Be Highlighted at TCT 2016
The 28th annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific symposium sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) will feature a number of first-in-human and early feasibility trials that could impact future clinical prac...
– Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)
Largest International Scientific Conference on Obesity and Weight Loss Attracts Top Researchers, Policymakers, Practitioners to New Orleans
More than 1,200 research abstracts will be presented on new and emerging obesity treatments, the science of weight loss, new prevention strategies, metabolic surgery, digital health technology and public policy when thousands of leading researchers, ...
– Obesity Society
The Obesity Society Annual Meeting at ObesityWeek 2016, Nov-2016
Texas A&M Researchers Use ‘Tissue Chips’ To Test Safety And Efficacy Of Drugs
A new and more informative process to test the safety and efficacy of drugs—employing a “tissue chip” technique—is underway at Texas A&M University.
– Texas A&M University
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
$596K Grant Supports Examination of Chronic Stress in Breast Cancer Development
A Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey researcher has received a $596,250 award (W81XWH-16-1-0358) from the U.S. Department of Defense to study the role of chronic stress in breast cancer development. The focus of the work is to explore how chroni...
– Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
W81XWH-16-1-0358
New Effort Aims to Prevent Surgery-Related Opioid Addiction Across Michigan
With 40 percent of opioid medications in Michigan prescribed by surgeons, a team from the University of Michigan has launched an effort to encourage safer prescribing across the state, and a map of drug takeback locations.
– University of Michigan Health System
Mercy Physicians Named Among Region’s “Top Docs”
A total of 28 Mercy Medical Center physicians were recognized in Baltimore magazine’s November 2016 “Top Docs” issue, representing 23 separate specialties, ranging from breast cancer surgery to varicose veins.
– Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore
Tonya Edwards Receives MD Anderson’s Highest Nursing Honor
Tonya Edwards, a clinical nurse in Palliative Care at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is the recipient of the 2016 Brown Foundation Award for Excellence in Oncology Nursing.
– University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
UC San Diego School of Medicine Researchers Receive $5 Million in Type 1 Diabetes Grants
There are many unanswered questions about the mechanisms that contribute to the onset of type 1 diabetes. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine hope to answer some of them with two Type 1 Diabetes Special Statutory Fund...
– University of California San Diego Health Sciences
Report Reveals a Big Dependence on Freshwater Fish for Global Food Security
Freshwater fish play a surprisingly crucial role in feeding some of the world’s most vulnerable people, according to a study published Monday (Oct. 24) in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
– University of Wisconsin-Madison
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Oct 24 2016
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Amazon Study Reveals That Rainstorms Transport Atmospheric Particles Essential for Cloud Formation
Understanding how tiny particles emitted by cars and factories affect Earth's climate requires accurate climate modeling and the ability to quantify the effects of these pollutant particles vs. particles naturally present in the atmosphere. One large...
– Brookhaven National Laboratory
Nature, 10/24/16
Embargo expired on 24-Oct-2016 at 11:00 ET
Genetic Hallmarks of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Subtype Uncovered
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project team identifies genetic changes underlying a type of B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia
– St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Nature Genetics
Embargo expired on 24-Oct-2016 at 11:00 ET
"Farming" Bacteria to Boost Growth in the Oceans
Marine symbiotic bacteria may help to "fertilize" animal growth in the oceans. Microbiologist Jillian Petersen and colleagues from the University of Vienna and the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology have discovered that chemosynthetic bacte...
– Medical University Wien
Nature Microbiology
Embargo expired on 24-Oct-2016 at 11:00 ET
Deep Down Fracking Wells, Microbial Communities Thrive
Microbes have a remarkable ability to adapt to the extreme conditions in fracking wells. New finding help scientists understand what is happening inside fracking wells and could offer insight into processes such as corrosion and methane production.
– Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Nature Microbiology, October issue
Don't Believe Your Eyes
Visual hallucinations ... everyone has heard of them, and many people have experienced the sensation of "seeing" something that isn't there. But studying the phenomenon of hallucinations is difficult: they are irregular, transitory, and highly person...
– University of Pittsburgh
eLife
How Hooded Seals Are Transferring Contaminants to Their Pups
Environmental contaminants such as perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) can be transferred from mother to offspring through the placenta and mother’s milk, exposing the young mammal before and after birth.
– Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Drug Target for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Found in New Study
A team of researchers led by UC San Francisco scientists has identified a new drug target for triple-negative breast cancer, an aggressive disease subtype that has the poorest outcomes and accounts for as many as one in five cases. The findings are p...
– UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lab and University Team 3D Prints Metamaterial That Shrinks When Heated
Members of Lawrence Livermore National Lab’s Additive Manufacturing Initiative are among a group of researchers who have developed 3D printed metamaterials with a unique property--instead of expanding when heated, they shrink. Possible applications...
– Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Physical Review Letters, Oct 21
Boise State Research Is Upgrading an Element by Stretching It
Boise State University researcher Paul Simmonds is developing a new family of self-assembled nanomaterials capable of storing large amounts of tensile strain, without damage to the crystalline structure. Now they are trying it with germanium.
– Boise State University
Air Force Office of Scientific Research grant
UT Southwestern Study Links Small RNA Molecule to Pregnancy Complication
family of small RNA molecules affects the development of cells that give rise to the placenta – an organ that transfers oxygen and nutrients from mother to fetus – in ways that could contribute to a serious pregnancy complication, UT Southwestern...
– UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dept. Of Energy and Argonne Offer Technical Assistance to Small Businesses
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Small Business Vouchers Program is once again offering U.S. small businesses unparalleled access to the expertise and facilities of DOE’s national laboratories, including Argonne National Laboratory. Small business...
– Argonne National Laboratory
UF/IFAS Range Cattle REC Celebrates 75 Years
“The Range Cattle REC has a long history of meeting the needs of Florida’s beef industry,” said Jack Payne, UF senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources. “Our faculty in Ona study weeds, forage and ways ranchers can produce ...
– University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Tufts University Chemist, Entrepreneur Elected to National Academy of Medicine
David R. Walt, Ph.D., has been elected to the prestigious and exclusive National Academy of Medicine, one in a series of accolades from the national and international scientific communities in recognition of his stellar career as a chemist, engineer,...
– Tufts University
UF/IFAS CALS Students, Faculty Host Stop Hunger Now on Nov. 4 to Feed International Communities in Need
Nearly 800 million people globally do not receive the necessary amount of food to survive, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. This is why the University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS...
– University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
Household Sustainability: Consuming Food, Energy, Water
Changing people’s behavior may be the hardest part of mitigating climate change. But a research team led by Michigan Technological University wants to find a way to do just that.
– Michigan Technological University
CALSPEAKS poll: Pot, Gun Control Measures Likely To Pass
Most propositions on the November ballot in California appear headed to victory.
– California State University, Sacramento
Embargo expired on 25-Oct-2016 at 00:00 ET
Many Kids Not Ready for Kindergarten
Many children are still learning to control their behavior as they enter kindergarten and may need educational support to develop that critical skill, indicates one of the most conclusive studies to date of early childhood self-regulation.
– Michigan State University
Developmental Psychology
Black Students Feel Less Welcome at Schools with Excessive Suspensions
Black students who attend high schools where they are disproportionately suspended more so than white students feel their school is less fair and less welcoming, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
– American Psychological Association (APA)
No Differences Noted Over Time for Children of Gay, Lesbian, Adoptive Parents
UK psychology assistant professor Rachel Farr has focused her academic career on the effects and outcomes of children adopted by same-sex couples. It is believed hers is the first study that has followed children adopted by lesbian, gay and heterosex...
– University of Kentucky
Journal of Developmental Psychology Oct. 20 2016
'Women Also Know Stuff' Receives Mansbridge Award
In its award announcement, the 2016 Mansbridge Awards Committee stated, “These brilliant women have devised a social media strategy to hold accountable those who construct expertise in our society without appropriately including women political sci...
– University of Kentucky
More Than Ever, This Election Threatens to Divide US, Says UAB Psychologist
The contentious presidential campaign is causing stress among friends who hold different opinions on the candidates. UAB's Josh Klapow sheds light on how to cope if your friend is voting for the other side.
Expert Available
– University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Robert C. Speth Receives Prestigious Provost’s Research and Scholarship Award From Nova Southeastern University
In recognition of his significant contributions to Nova Southeastern University (NSU), Robert C. Speth, Ph.D., was named the recipient of the Sixth Annual Provost’s Research and Scholarship Award. Dr. Speth is a researcher and professor of pharmace...
– Nova Southeastern University
Alumnus Prince Albert Grimaldi of Monaco Establishes a Green Revolving Fund for Amherst College
Grimaldi’s gift—the single largest donation ever recorded for any similar fund—will help pave the way for innovative energy conservation efforts and other sustainability initiatives at his alma mater.
– Amherst College
Babson College Vice Provost Brush Receives Dedication to Entrepreneurship Award
The Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division has awarded the Dedication To Entrepreneurship Award to Babson Vice Provost of Global Entrepreneurial Leadership Candy Brush. The award is meant to recognize a small number of individuals and organi...
– Babson College
CSU Channel Islands Gets $6 Million From US Dept. Of Education for STEM Education
CSU Channel Islands has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education for nearly $6 million to help Hispanic and low income students gain greater access to a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education.
– California State University, Channel Islands
UIC Historian to Lead Women's Studies Association
University of Illinois at Chicago distinguished professor Barbara Ransby has been elected president of the National Women's Studies Association. Ransby, who has faculty appointments in African American studies, gender and women's studies, and history...
– University of Illinois at Chicago
Historian's Book on Prostitution in 19th-Century Poland Wins Awards
University of Illinois at Chicago historian Keely Stauter-Halsted has been named the winner of two literary prizes for her book "The Devil's Chain: Prostitution and Social Control in Partitioned Poland." The awards come from the American Historical A...
– University of Illinois at Chicago
High School Math Readiness Focus of $1.28 Million Grant
Nearly 43 percent of high school seniors will need math remediation in college.
– California State University, Sacramento
The New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb on “Race, Citizenship, and the 2016 Election”—Oct. 27
The New Yorker’s Jelani Cobb will discuss “Race, Citizenship, and the 2016 Election,” in a conversation with NYU historian Greg Grandin, on Thurs., Oct. 27, 6:30 p.m.
– New York University
Asylum Seeker & Refugee Health, Law & Policy
What are the legal and policy issues that support forced migrants and what are the gaps in international law that may leave certain forced migrants vulnerable and without access to health or legal protections? At the Oct. 26 O’Neill Institute for N...
– O'Neill Institute for National & Global Health Law
American University Hosts National “Reach Higher” Convening
American University is proud to host the 2016 Reach Higher convening on Oct. 28-30, Connecting the Dots: Cultural Competence, Counseling, and College and Career Readiness of Underserved Youth.
– American University
Yale a “Beacon” That Drives Entrepreneurial Activity
New research from the McCombs School of Business finds that motivation to launch a company often comes from a singular, notable event or person. This finding is contrary to previous research that showed entrepreneurs are guided by the collective infl...
– University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
Entrepreneurial beacons: The Yale endowment, run-ups, and the growth of venture capital. Strat. Mgmt. J.. doi:10.1002/smj.2508
Cybersecurity Needed for Autos, Too
Most white-hat hackers believe hackers will exploit cyber vulnerabilities to remotely access connected vehicles. A DHS S&T's CSD objective is to identify key vehicle cybersecurity challenges and find solutions that will reduce the risk of cyber-attac...
– Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate
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