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Yanik wins Packard fellowship for neural microchip work
10-17-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Mehmet Fatih Yanik has stopped light in its tracks and created a self-contained biological laboratory on the surface of a microchip. Now he is focusing on learning how to keep nerve cells from degenerating and getting damaged ones to regenerate.
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- MIT chemist studies how electrons behave
11-17-2006 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Troy Van Voorhis likes to watch how things work. This natural curiosity led to his current research on the behavior of electrons, which will now be further supported by a 2006 David and Lucile Packard Foundation fellowship.
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- Ogunnika wins first MIT-CIMIT fellowship
12-04-2006 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology (CIMIT) and the MIT School of Engineering have recently announced the awarding of the first MIT-CIMIT Medical Engineering Fellowship to MIT graduate student Olumuyiwa Ogunnika.
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- Green wins 400m at Indoor City Challenge
02-20-2007 · University of Bath
Steve Green, who is studying for a PhD in maths, put in another strong performance to win the 400m at the UK Indoor City Challenge Final.
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- Brazil demonstrating that reducing tropical deforestation is key win-win global warming solution
05-15-2007 · EurekAlert!
Recent studies by Woods Hole Research Center scientists demonstrate that during years of severe drought, tropical rainforest fires can double emissions from tropical forests. Now, an international team of forest and climate researchers has found that halving deforestation rates by mid-century would account for 12 percent of total emissions reductions needed to keep concentrations of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere at safe levels. This work is profiled in a recent issue of Science.
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- Aero/astro alum wins Annenberg fellowship
05-08-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The prestigious Annenberg Fellowship has been awarded for the first time to an MIT graduate, Katonio A. Butler. Butler will spend at year at Eton College, where he will act as an American "ambassador" to the 1,300 students, aged 13 to 18.
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- Levenson wins science film award
06-27-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Thomas Levenson, associate professor of science writing at MIT, has won the inaugural Walter P. Kistler Science Documentary Film Award for his work on the NOVA miniseries "Origins."
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- Bone marrow cell transplants help nerve regeneration
12-04-2007 · EurekAlert!
Researchers inserted bone marrow-derived cells (BMCs) into 15mm silicon tubes and subsequently implanted into animal models at sites intended for nerve regeneration. When the BMCs were nourished with bioengineered additives -- such as growth factors and cell adhesion molecules -- the BMCs differentiated into cells with characteristics of Schwann cells -- a variety of neural cell providing insulating myelin around the axons of peripheral nerve cells. The work represents a further step in developing artificial nerves.
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- Telecommuting has mostly positive consequences for employees and employers
11-19-2007 · EurekAlert!
Telecommuting is a win-win for employees and employers, resulting in higher morale and job satisfaction and lower employee stress and turnover. These were among the conclusions of psychologists who examined 20 years of research on flexible work arrangements.
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- MIT encryption pioneer wins Marconi Prize
07-17-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
MIT Professor Ronald L. Rivest, who helped develop one of the world's most widely used Internet security systems,В has been named the 2007 Marconi Fellow and prize-winner for his pioneering work in the field of cryptography, computer and network security.
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- Herr wins $250,000 Heinz Award
09-12-2007 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Professor Hugh Herr, a double amputee whose work has led to the development of new prosthetic innovations that merge body and machine, has won the 13th annual Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy and Employment.
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