Announcement

FRIM received a visit from senior officers of Nestle Products Sdn Bhd on 19 February 2010

Postgraduate, postdoctoral, visiting scholar and advanced research fellowships available to scientists from developing countries

Humor is a potentially educative tool that is capable of leaving a lasting impression during the conveyance of a particular message.

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) is planning on using a unique teaching and learning methodology in the field of information and communication technology.

Scientists, researchers and amateur astronomers alike will rejoice at the latest news from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and RIKEN.

In Nature China this week - Spider silk collects water from humid air due to its unique fibre structure

The widespread practice of external intervention aimed at building “sustainable peace” within societies ravaged by war and violence has been a striking feature of the post-Cold War era.

Canada is in a serious competition for election to the Security Council in October this year. But the Security Council — and the global environment — have changed dramatically in the decade since Canada was last elected.

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) set a new record in the Malaysia Book of Records for the longest monologue theatre of 6 hours and 16 minutes and 26 seconds of non-stop performance at Dewan Budaya, USM.

The CIFSRF is a 5-year program that funds a wide variety of applied research projects that aims to solve immediate and concrete food security challenges on the ground in the developing world.

A final year international student of Land Resource Management course from the Faculty of Agriculture Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Hafeez Babar won the Presidency seat for Universiti Putra Malaysia International Students Association (UPMISA).

In their bid to promote safety among international students, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) organized a seminar on security and protection to further improve the sense of confidence with the University’s campus safety measures.

It is with deep sadness that the International Development Research Centre shares the news of the passing of Rex Nettleford, a founding IDRC Governor, on February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC.

In collaboration with CIDA, the Rural Poverty and Environment team (RPE) is happy to announce the launch of two calls as part of the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund (CIFSRF).

As IDRC marks its 40th anniversary this year, activities are rolling out in Canada and around the world to celebrate four decades of promoting development through knowledge and innovation.

Universiti Sains Malaysia is the only institution of higher learning in the country that has been selected to help train IPv6 network engineers at St. Xavier’s Catholic College of Engineering (SXCCE), a world-class engineering college in India.

According to the National Cancer Register Report, in 2006 alone, more than 26 000 new cancer cases were detected in Peninsular Malaysia. This means 1 in every 5.5 Malaysians is expected to contract the disease.

Established in April 2009 through an agreement between RIKEN and Keio University, the Research Center for Human Cognition (CHC) held its first international symposium on December 14 and 15, 2009.

Guanghui Wang writes to Nobuyuki Nukina at the Laboratory for Structural Neuropathology,RIKEN Brain Science Institute

The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) researchers received three silver and three bronze medals at the Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE 2010)

Revitalizing Agricultural Research for Global Food Security.

The following paper written by Professor Akihiko Kudo, et al. from the Department of Applied Chemistry in the Faculty of Science Division I relating to water splitting using photocatalyst materials was selected as part of the Chem Soc Rev Top 10 for 2009.

The official result of the Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) campus election session 2009/2010 witnessed the dissolution of several candidates’ victory due to breaching of campaign etiquette stipulated for student representatives council (MPP) election.

Call for Nominations 2010 Deadline:Noon, Tuesday 23 March 2010 (Japan local time)

Call for Applications : 1 Assistant Professor Position (Non-tenured)

A total of 789 graduands from the Postgraduate and Bachelor’s Degree Programmes will be conferred their respective degrees at Universiti Sains Malaysia’s (USM) 41st convocation ceremony to be held on Saturday, 20 March 2010 at the Main Hall, USM Engineering Campus, Nibong Tebal, Penang.

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) successfully maintained its excellence in the field of research when it won 20 awards for the 19 innovations that were exhibited at the Malaysia Technology Expo at the Putra World Trade Centre today.

Genome Profiling Technology Unit, LSA Technology Development Group, Omics Science Center

RIKEN will be hosting a booth at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), to be held in San Diego, Feb. 18-22.

In Nature China this week - Pigments preserved in fossilized organelles reveal the true colours of non-avian dinosaurs and extinct birds