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Florida Research ConsortiumFlorida Research Consortiumhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/Tue, 22 May 2012 08:38:57 GMThttp://backend.userland.com/rssRSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/FSU: Musical pacifier invention to help premature babies one lullaby at a time<p>Many premature babies enter the world with a mountain of challenges in front of them. Even after they overcome any life-threatening issues, they face ongoing, and typically unpleasant, medical procedures, long hospital stays and increased chances of chronic health issues throughout their lives. To help address one of their biggest problems — learning how to suck and feed — Florida State University has announced the availability of the Pacifier Activated Lullaby (PAL) device to hospitals around the world.</p> <p><a href="http://news.fsu.edu/Top-Stories/Musical-pacifier-invention-to-help-premature-babies-one-lullaby-at-a-time" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=511620&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fFSU_Musical_pacifier_invention_to_help_premature_babies_one_lullaby_at_a_time%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/FSU_Musical_pacifier_invention_to_help_premature_babies_one_lullaby_at_a_time/Tue, 22 May 2012 02:00:00 GMTNew research dashes notions of benign brain plaque <p>The time may have come to scrub the idea that brain plaque — deposits of protein that clog passages between brain cells — might not be all that bad. University of Florida researchers have discovered that people with no signs of dementia during their lives, even though their brains contained the debris typical of Alzheimer’s disease, probably would have experienced health problems had they lived longer, according to a study to appear this week in the open access journal Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy.</p> <p><a href="http://news.ufl.edu/2012/05/21/brain-plaque-2/" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=511602&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fNew_research_dashes_notions_of_benign_brain_plaque_%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/New_research_dashes_notions_of_benign_brain_plaque_/Tue, 22 May 2012 01:09:00 GMTUSF Health part of national resveratrol study for Alzheimer’s disease <p>The USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute has been selected as one of the sites for a federally-sponsored clinical study testing whether resveratrol can alter or delay memory deterioration and daily functioning in people with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease. </p> <p><a href="http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/blog/2012/05/18/usf-health-part-of-national-resveratrol-study-for-alzheimers-disease/" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=511622&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fUSF_Health_part_of_national_resveratrol_study_for_Alzheimer%25e2%2580%2599s_disease_%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/USF_Health_part_of_national_resveratrol_study_for_Alzheimer’s_disease_/Tue, 22 May 2012 02:04:00 GMTUM Miller School Wins Prestigious Designation as Center for AIDS Research<p>The National Institutes of Health has recognized the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as Florida’s first and only Center for AIDS Research (CFAR), a prestigious designation awarded to only about 20 of the nation’s most prolific and promising AIDS research institutions.</p> <p><a href="http://med.miami.edu/news/the-miller-school-wins-prestigious-designation-as-center-for-aids-research#When:20:50:46Z" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=511600&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fUM_Miller_School_Wins_Prestigious_Designation_as_Center_for_AIDS_Research%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/UM_Miller_School_Wins_Prestigious_Designation_as_Center_for_AIDS_Research/Tue, 22 May 2012 01:02:00 GMTUF researchers name new extinct giant turtle found near world’s largest snake <p>University of Florida researchers have described a new extinct giant turtle species from the same Colombian mine where they discovered Titanoboa — and one of the only animals the world’s largest snake could not have eaten.</p> <p><a href="http://news.ufl.edu/2012/05/17/ancient-turtle/" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=511603&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fUF_researchers_name_new_extinct_giant_turtle_found_near_world%25e2%2580%2599s_largest_snake_%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/UF_researchers_name_new_extinct_giant_turtle_found_near_world’s_largest_snake_/Tue, 22 May 2012 01:11:00 GMTTiny tool can play big role against tuberculosis, UF researcher finds<p>A tiny filter could have a big impact around the world in the fight against tuberculosis. Using the traditional microscope-based diagnosis method as a starting point, a University of Florida lung disease specialist and colleagues in Brazil have devised a way to detect more cases of the bacterial infection.</p> <p><a href="http://news.ufl.edu/2012/05/17/tb-diagnosis/" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=511604&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fTiny_tool_can_play_big_role_against_tuberculosis%252c_UF_researcher_finds%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/Tiny_tool_can_play_big_role_against_tuberculosis,_UF_researcher_finds/Tue, 22 May 2012 01:14:00 GMTUF/IFAS research looks at impact on honeybees from chemicals and mites <p>University of Florida honeybee researcher Jamie Ellis is interested in what happens to bees that encounter chemicals and Varroa mites — but he’s even more interested in how younger bees fare long-term after facing those challenges.</p> <p><a href="http://news.ufl.edu/2012/05/16/bees-3/" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=511605&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fUFIFAS_research_looks_at_impact_on_honeybees_from_chemicals_and_mites_%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/UFIFAS_research_looks_at_impact_on_honeybees_from_chemicals_and_mites_/Tue, 22 May 2012 01:15:00 GMTUSF; Common Fungicide Wreaks Havoc on Ecosystems<p>Chlorothalonil, one of the world’s most common fungicides used pervasively on food crops and golf courses, was lethal to a wide variety of freshwater organisms in a new study, University of South Florida researchers said Wednesday.</p> <p><a href="http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?z=123&a=4462" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=511608&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fUSF%253b_Common_Fungicide_Wreaks_Havoc_on_Ecosystems%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/USF;_Common_Fungicide_Wreaks_Havoc_on_Ecosystems/Tue, 22 May 2012 01:18:00 GMTNot your everday stethoscope: USF invention wins top prize<p>An electronic catheter stethoscope developed by two researchers from the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS) won first prize May 11 at the annual Cade Museum Prize competition, which drew more than 120 entries from inventors and entrepreneurs across Florida.</p> <p><a href="http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/researchblog/2012/05/15/not-your-everday-stethoscope-usf-invention-wins-top-prize/" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=509981&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fNot_your_everday_stethoscope_USF_invention_wins_top_prize%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/Not_your_everday_stethoscope_USF_invention_wins_top_prize/Wed, 16 May 2012 17:44:00 GMTNSU Shark Research prominently featured in PBS Documentary <p>Changing Seas, an Emmy award-winning WPBT2 original production, returns to television and the Internet Wednesday, June, 6, 7:30 pm on WPBT2. In the premiere episode, “Tracking Tigers,” the Changing Seas crew works with scientists from Nova Southeastern University’s Guy Harvey Research Institute. Experts use satellite tags and DNA forensic tools to better understand migrations of the magnificent tiger shark and also investigate the impacts of the world’s shark fin trade.</p> <p><a href="http://nsunews.nova.edu/nsu-shark-research-prominently-featured-pbs-documentary/" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=509723&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fNSU_Shark_Research_prominently_featured_in_PBS_Documentary_%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/NSU_Shark_Research_prominently_featured_in_PBS_Documentary_/Wed, 16 May 2012 00:56:00 GMTScripps Florida Scientists Awarded $8.4 Million Grant to Develop New Anti-Smoking Treatments<p>Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has been awarded an $8.4 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop new compounds to help prevent relapse in smokers who are kicking the habit.</p> <p><a href="http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/2012/20120514kenny.html" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=509949&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fScripps_Florida_Scientists_Awarded_%252484_Million_Grant_to_Develop_New_Anti-Smoking_Treatments%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/Scripps_Florida_Scientists_Awarded_$84_Million_Grant_to_Develop_New_Anti-Smoking_Treatments/Wed, 16 May 2012 17:23:00 GMTNew UCF Tech May Lead To Inexpensive Biofuel <p>University of Central Florida chemistry professor’s low-tech process for breaking down raw materials into sugar may be the linchpin for making low cost biofuels. Thor Renewable Energy Inc. has secured an exclusive license to the technology and plans to expand its commercial-scale biofuel production facilities to Florida’s Space Coast later this year.</p> <p><a href="http://today.ucf.edu/ucf-method-for-biofuel-feedstock-production-licensed/" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=509732&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fNew_UCF_Tech_May_Lead_To_Inexpensive_Biofuel_%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/New_UCF_Tech_May_Lead_To_Inexpensive_Biofuel_/Wed, 16 May 2012 01:30:00 GMTSpintronics Steps Forward <p>A team of physicists from the University of South Florida and the University of Kentucky have taken a big step toward the development of practical spintronics devices, a technology that could help create faster, smaller and more versatile electronic devices.</p> <p><a href="http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?z=123&a=4449" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=509731&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fSpintronics_Steps_Forward_%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/Spintronics_Steps_Forward_/Wed, 16 May 2012 01:18:00 GMTTrade show shines spotlight on local tech companies<p>The new Innovation Hub, high-tech student startups and software company MindTree's announcement that it is coming to Gainesville have generated most of the buzz in the business community of late. While the attention might have shifted somewhat, biotechnology continues to be the largest tech sector and continues to grow, as companies expand and new companies spring up, most formed around University of Florida research inventions.</p> <p><a href="http://bioflorida.com/web/module/press/pressid/551/interior.asp" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=509977&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fTrade_show_shines_spotlight_on_local_tech_companies%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/Trade_show_shines_spotlight_on_local_tech_companies/Wed, 16 May 2012 17:38:00 GMTUF study finds logging of tropical forests needn’t devastate environment <p>Harvesting tropical forests for timber may not be the arch-enemy of conservation that it was once assumed to be, according to a new study led by a University of Florida researcher.</p> <p><a href="http://news.ufl.edu/2012/05/10/logging/" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=509725&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fUF_study_finds_logging_of_tropical_forests_needn%25e2%2580%2599t_devastate_environment_%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/UF_study_finds_logging_of_tropical_forests_needn’t_devastate_environment_/Wed, 16 May 2012 01:03:00 GMTUF researchers, colleagues use dual strategy to fight Type 1 diabetes <p> University of Florida researchers teamed with colleagues at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, Calif., to devise a new combination therapy that reverses established Type 1 diabetes in mice.</p> <p><a href="http://news.ufl.edu/2012/05/09/diabetes-reversal/" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=509728&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fUF_researchers%252c_colleagues_use_dual_strategy_to_fight_Type_1_diabetes_%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/UF_researchers,_colleagues_use_dual_strategy_to_fight_Type_1_diabetes_/Wed, 16 May 2012 01:06:00 GMTEmbry-Riddle Student's Study of Hurricanes in Space Wins National First Prize<p>Emily Hyatt, an engineering physics undergraduate student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, has won first prize in magnetospheric physics in a student research contest sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Community Coordinate Modeling Center, which conducts research in space science and develops new space weather models.</p> <p><a href="http://daytonabeach.erau.edu/news/emily-hyatt-space-hurricanes.html" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=509730&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fEmbry-Riddle_Student's_Study_of_Hurricanes_in_Space_Wins_National_First_Prize%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/Embry-Riddle_Student's_Study_of_Hurricanes_in_Space_Wins_National_First_Prize/Wed, 16 May 2012 01:10:00 GMTScripps Florida Scientists Identify Neurotransmitters that Lead to Forgetting<p> In a study that appears in the May 10, 2012 issue of the journal Neuron, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have pinpointed a mechanism that is essential for forming memories in the first place and, as it turns out, is equally essential for eliminating them after memories have formed.</p> <p><a href="http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/2012/20120509davis.html" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=509959&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fScripps_Florida_Scientists_Identify_Neurotransmitters_that_Lead_to_Forgetting%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/Scripps_Florida_Scientists_Identify_Neurotransmitters_that_Lead_to_Forgetting/Wed, 16 May 2012 17:22:00 GMTMiddle-age spread: FSU study shows range of perceptions about when midlife begins<p>In a paper published in the journal Advances in Life Course Research, Florida State University researcher Anne Barrett examines how people view the start and end of middle age.</p> <p><a href="http://news.fsu.edu/Top-Stories/Middle-age-spread-Study-shows-range-of-perceptions-about-when-midlife-begins" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=509968&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fMiddle-age_spread_FSU_study_shows_range_of_perceptions_about_when_midlife_begins%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/Middle-age_spread_FSU_study_shows_range_of_perceptions_about_when_midlife_begins/Wed, 16 May 2012 17:33:00 GMTTwo FSU researchers receive prestigious NSF Career awards<p>Two rising stars on the Florida State University faculty are recipients of highly competitive National Science Foundation research grants totaling nearly $1.6 million.  </p> <p><a href="http://news.fsu.edu/Top-Stories/Two-researchers-receive-prestigious-National-Science-Foundation-CAREER-awards" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=509970&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fTwo_FSU_researchers_receive_prestigious_NSF_Career_awards%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/Two_FSU_researchers_receive_prestigious_NSF_Career_awards/Wed, 16 May 2012 17:35:00 GMTAspirin vs. warfarin: USF cardiologist part of landmark heart failure study<p>USF Health cardiologist Dr. Arthur Labovitz was an investigator and co-author for a landmark clinical trial reported May 2 in the New England Journal of Medicine, showing that aspirin and warfarin are equally effective in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm.</p> <p><a href="http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/researchblog/2012/05/09/aspirin-vs-warfarin-usf-cardiologist-part-of-landmark-heart-failure-study/" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=509982&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fAspirin_vs_warfarin_USF_cardiologist_part_of_landmark_heart_failure_study%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/Aspirin_vs_warfarin_USF_cardiologist_part_of_landmark_heart_failure_study/Wed, 16 May 2012 17:45:00 GMTNSU: Survival of the Swordfish<p> Jenny Fenton, a graduate student in marine biology at Nova Southeastern University’s Oceanographic Center, decided to make her passion a research project. During the last two years, she has been analyzing the survival rates of juvenile swordfish caught by fishermen using rod and reel and buoy gear. Her research is the first study of its kind.</p> <p><a href="http://nsunews.nova.edu/survival-swordfish-2/" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=502676&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fNSU_Survival_of_the_Swordfish%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/NSU_Survival_of_the_Swordfish/Tue, 08 May 2012 17:11:00 GMTMoffitt Cancer Center Researchers Use Mathematics to Fight Cancer<p>Using mathematical models, researchers in the Integrated Mathematical Oncology (IMO) program at Moffitt Cancer Center are focusing their research on the interaction between the tumor and its microenvironment and the "selective forces" in that microenvironment that play a role in the growth and evolution of cancer.</p> <p><a href="http://www.insidemoffitt.com/content.cfm?page_id=392&press_release_id=523" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=502685&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fMoffitt_Cancer_Center_Researchers_Use_Mathematics_to_Fight_Cancer%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/Moffitt_Cancer_Center_Researchers_Use_Mathematics_to_Fight_Cancer/Tue, 08 May 2012 17:24:00 GMTUSF: Is there a Parkinson’s personality? <p>A new study by researchers at USF Health adds to a growing body of research suggesting that the risk for Parkinson’s disease may be higher among people with cautious, risk-averse personalities. Furthermore, the study found patients’ tendencies to avoid risk and prefer routine activities appeared to be stable personality characteristics across their adult lifetimes, exhibited long before movement disorder symptoms began.</p> <p><a href="http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/researchblog/2012/05/03/is-there-a-parkinsons-personality/" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=502688&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fUSF_Is_there_a_Parkinson%25e2%2580%2599s_personality_%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/USF_Is_there_a_Parkinson’s_personality_/Tue, 08 May 2012 17:35:00 GMTUM’s Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute Awarded $10 Million Grant <p>The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Interdisciplinary Stem Cell Institute (ISCI) today announced that it received a $10 million grant from The Starr Foundation, one of the largest private foundations in the United States. The grant will support ISCI in broadening its preclinical and clinical research on stem cells, and help accelerate its pipeline of translational research and programs for a wide range of debilitating conditions including cardiac disease, cancer, wound healing, stroke, glaucoma and chronic kidney and gastrointestinal diseases.</p> <p><a href="http://www6.miami.edu/momentum2/news_2012_05_03_stem_cell_institute.html#When:20:51:39Z" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=502479&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fUM%25e2%2580%2599s_Interdisciplinary_Stem_Cell_Institute_Awarded_%252410_Million_Grant_%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/UM’s_Interdisciplinary_Stem_Cell_Institute_Awarded_$10_Million_Grant_/Tue, 08 May 2012 01:26:00 GMTUCF Engineering Team Wins $100,000 for Clean Energy Plan<p>A University of Central Florida engineering team that developed a business plan for a start-up that promotes renewable and green energy solutions won a $100,000 prize from the U.S. Department of Energy.</p> <p><a href="http://www.research.ucf.edu/news/20120503CleanEnergyChallenge.html" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=502494&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fUCF_Engineering_Team_Wins_%2524100%252c000_for_Clean_Energy_Plan%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/UCF_Engineering_Team_Wins_$100,000_for_Clean_Energy_Plan/Tue, 08 May 2012 02:10:00 GMTRocket Designed by FAMU Students Takes Flight and First Place<p>T-minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 The Altitude Award, one of nine prizes offered at the competition, is given to the team that launches a rocket closest to one mile without going over. The FAMU Rocket, affectionately known as Blue Diamond, reached 5270 feet, a mere 10 feet from one mile. The competition, which was held at Bragg Farms in Toney, Ala., brought together 53 teams from all over the U.S. </p> <p><a href="http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?a=headlines&p=display&news=2594" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=502478&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fRocket_Designed_by_FAMU_Students_Takes_Flight_and_First_Place%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/Rocket_Designed_by_FAMU_Students_Takes_Flight_and_First_Place/Tue, 08 May 2012 01:22:00 GMTUSF Receives Top Accolade for Environmental Action<p>Excellence in effecting environmental change has earned the University of South Florida national recognition with a 2012 Second Nature Climate Leadership Award. Given to select schools for “unparalleled campus innovation and climate leadership” on behalf of the nearly 700 institutions endorsing the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), it is regarded as the highest accolade for sustainability efforts in higher education.</p> <p><a href="http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?z=123&a=4422" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=502483&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fUSF_Receives_Top_Accolade_for_Environmental_Action%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/USF_Receives_Top_Accolade_for_Environmental_Action/Tue, 08 May 2012 01:51:00 GMTGrant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation to Max Planck Will Provide Tools for Parkinson's Drug Development<p>Samuel M. Young, Jr., PhD, research group leader at the new Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI), has received his first grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF). The grant will enable Dr. Young and colleagues to develop a technology that will help scientists working in drug development to research potential treatments that target LRRK2, a Parkinson’s-related gene. Globally, five million people have Parkinson’s disease.</p> <p><a href="http://www.maxplanckflorida.org/press.html?newsid=128" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=502684&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fGrant_from_The_Michael_J_Fox_Foundation_to_Max_Planck_Will_Provide_Tools_for_Parkinson's_Drug_Development%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/Grant_from_The_Michael_J_Fox_Foundation_to_Max_Planck_Will_Provide_Tools_for_Parkinson's_Drug_Development/Tue, 08 May 2012 17:18:00 GMTUSF neuroscientist translates cell therapy for stroke from lab to clinical trial<p>Preclinical work in the laboratory of USF Health neuroscientist Dr. Cesar Borlongan laid the groundwork for clinical testing of SanBio Inc.’s regenerative cell therapy for ischemic stroke, the leading cause of adult disability. The translational research of Dr. Borlongan and his team was critical to a groundbreaking new clinical trial evaluating the safety and effectiveness of adult bone-marrow derived stem cells in treating stroke survivors. </p> <p><a href="http://hscweb3.hsc.usf.edu/researchblog/2012/05/01/usf-neuroscientist-translates-stem-cell-therapy-for-stroke-from-lab-to-clinical-trial/" target="_blank">read more...</a></p> http://www.floridaresearch.org/RSSRetrieve.aspx?ID=5202&A=Link&ObjectID=497247&ObjectType=56&O=http%253a%252f%252fwww.floridaresearch.org%252f_blog%252fFlorida_Research%252fpost%252fUSF_neuroscientist_translates_cell_therapy_for_stroke_from_lab_to_clinical_trial%252fhttp://www.floridaresearch.org/_blog/Florida_Research/post/USF_neuroscientist_translates_cell_therapy_for_stroke_from_lab_to_clinical_trial/Tue, 01 May 2012 17:49:00 GMT