Announcement

A delegation of seven from the International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan (ICBR), the People’s Republic of China visited FRIM on 1 April 2010.

FRIM received the APECP Excellent Child Contributor Award 2009/2010 for Child-Friendly Eco-Education Destination from the Association of Professional Early Childhood Providers Malaysia (APECP) on 31 March 2010.

On 19 January 2010, RIKEN and the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science (MPG) signed a memorandum of understanding toward the establishment of a new joint center focused on research in chemical biology.

Laura Gainche writes to Katsuhiko Mikoshiba at the Laboratory of Developmental Neurobiology, RIKEN Brain Science Institute

A global organization dedicated to advancing science around the world, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) attracts thousands of leading scientists, engineers and educators to its annual meeting every year.

FRIM has launched another landmark publication — “Flora of Peninsular Malaysia, Series I: Ferns and Lycophytes, Volume 1”

2010 Call for Applications - The Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS) is an international autonomous organization based in Trieste, Italy.

In Nature China this week: The calcium-sensing receptor is important not only for bone development, but also for tooth development

The Wall Street Journal Asia is now accepting entries for the prestigious "Asian Innovation Awards 2010." The deadline for entries is April 9, 2010.

The Flood Hazard Research Centre (FHRC) has won one of the first ALINe Farmer Voice awards for its work with more than 200 community-based organizations (CBOs) improving floodplain management in Bangladesh.

USM undergraduates joined others around the world in making Earth Hour 2010 a success by switching off all lights in all the Residential Halls for one hour, from 9.00pm to 10.00pm last Saturday.

Through “The Brand Laureate Awards 2009-1010”, the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation has once again acknowledged Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) for its corporate branding.

The Raja Muda Perak, D.Y.T.M. Raja Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah had dinner with undergraduates from Perak (Kusisdari), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) here, recently.

The top three finalists in each category will be sponsored to present their work in a public symposium to be held the first week of July 2010 at Tongji University in Shanghai.

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) researchers have successfully invented a palm-sized antenna for communication, known as the Dielectric Resonator Antenna. Although the ceramic-based antenna is smaller than the conventional antennas that are currently in the market, it has features that are far superior.

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Pro-Chancellor, Tan Sri Razali Ismail called upon everyone to ensure that whatever development was carried out did not destroy the environment and that it should be sustainable in nature.

Initiated with the goal of spotlighting leading advancements in a given field, the RIKEN Conference series provides a unique opportunity for scientists to build and expand international networks for cutting-edge research.

In Nature China this week: A genome-wide association study has identified susceptibility genes that increase Chinese people's risk of developing diabetes

In January this year, RIKEN and the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) co-hosted Molecular Imaging 2010, a two-day symposium reviewing five years of research conducted under the Molecular Imaging Research Program with funding from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

Anindya Datta writes to Tahei Tahara at the Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute

In Nature China this week- Protein acetylation regulates Salmonella metabolism through the modification of enzymes that participate in central metabolism

FRIM held an appreciation ceremony on 29 January 2010 to acknowledge the contribution of its former and current staff involved in the rubberwood R&D, which led to FRIM being conferred the Mahathir Science Award 2009.

The IUFRO 2010 Conference themed, “Sustainable Utilisation and Conservation of Forests in the Genomics Era” was launched by Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment YB Tan Sri Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Kurup at Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, on 8 March

The Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG) announces that it will mark its 40th anniversary in 2010 by expanding its student prize program, with a new awards intended to cultivate the next generation of numerical software talent worldwide

Two researchers from the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB) have been awarded top prizes for photographs they submitted to the 2009 Leica Japan Photo Contest.

In Nature China this week - A follow-up study shows that about one-tenth of the children who suffered renal failure because of the 2008 Chinese milk scandal still had problems after six months

Centre of Excellence on Lightning Protection (CELP) Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) made a shocking discovery that 80 percent of buildings in Malaysia are not equipped with lightning protectors which fulfill standard requirements.

Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) has appointed the Co Curriculum Centre of Universiti Putra Malaysia (PKK UPM) as the Operational Management Office to carry out the Training of Trainers (TOT) for Co Curriculum courses with credit (KKB) made compulsory to all Public Institutions in the country.