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. ..
Read More ⇒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. ..
Read More ⇒Two rising stars on the Florida State University faculty are recipients of highly competitive National Science Foundation research grants totaling nearly $1.6 million. ..
Read More ⇒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. ..
Read More ⇒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. ..
Read More ⇒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. ..
Read More ⇒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. ..
Read More ⇒Robert B. Bradley, vice president for Planning and Programs at Florida State University, has been appointed to serve on the Florida Board of Governors' newly formed 12-member Task Force on Facilities Funding, which will address a critical lack of infrastructure and facilities funding within the State University System. ..
Read More ⇒The Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) announced that its Director and CEO, Dr. Kenneth M. Ford, has been named by the US Department of Defense to serve on the prestigious Defense Science Board. Reporting directly to the US Secretary of Defense, the 32- member Defense Science Board is comprised of nationally recognized leaders and experts selected on the basis of their preeminence in the fields of science, technology and its application to military operations, research, engineering, manufacturing, and acquisition process. ..
Read More ⇒The Max Planck Florida Institute (MPFI) announced today that Duke University neuroscientist Ryohei Yasuda, PhD will join the Institute as Scientific Director of the Neuronal Signal Transduction Research Group. Dr. Yasuda will be the third Scientific Director for the Institute, joining CEO David Fitzpatrick, PhD and Nobel laureate Bert Sakmann, MD, PhD in this role, which provides unparalleled long-term research support and scientific freedom. Dr. Yasuda’s appointment was announced during the inaugural MPFI-International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) scientific symposium, “Neural Circuits: From Molecules to Behavior,” at which he spoke. ..
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