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IDRC President David Malone discussed reasons and remedies for rising food prices in India during his Millennium Lecture, “The Political Economy of Food Security,” at the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai, India.

UNIVERSITI Sains Malaysia (USM) hosted the first Regional Conference on Materials (RCM) in Penang recently.

The Director General (DG) of Economic Planning Unit (EPU) Tan Sri Dr Sulaiman Mahbob, accompanied by his wife and a delegation of EPU staff including Puspanita members, paid an official visit to the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) on 15 February 2009.

Recent examples of IDRC-supported research and its impact can be found in this two-CD set. IDRC has worked with researchers from the developing world in their search for the means to build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies.

The Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok, with support from Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has launched in February 2009 a small grants competition program to tackle bio-innovation and its social and policy implications for poverty alleviation in the Asian Region.

TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world, and the OIC Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (COMSTECH) announce a new Joint Research Grants programme for young scientists living and working in OIC countries.

In Nature China this week - A national study shows that cigarette smoking remains a major risk factor for mortality in China

On December 15, 2008, 150 people gathered at RIKEN’s Wako campus for the RIKEN-Nishina Memorial Symposium on ‘Charging Molecules: Fundamental Chemical Physics and Analytical Applications.’

Researchers in China have used lentiviruses to reprogram adult rat fibroblasts and bone marrow cells into induced pluripotent stem cells

The 30th Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Iran; Valentine's Day, Mate Selection Theory and College Students and the “Scientific Study of Love”; The Hollywood Oscars and “The Demise of the System Known as Film Studios”; World Agricultural Forum; End of U.N. Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste

The objectives of the seminar is to discuss issues in furniture industry and trade, to explore, exchange and update scientific technological findings as well as to provide a platform for stakeholders to share their findings.

In Nature China this week - Insight into the signalling pathway of insulin resistance opens up new strategies against type 2 diabetes

On 30 January, the FRIM Finance and Multimedia Director Mr Zamshari Abdul Rahman presented a RM13,150 cheque to NSTP Information Technology Head Mr Abdul Rahman Hazhim at the NSTP headquarters in Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur.

British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough presents his views on Charles Darwin, natural selection, and how the Bible has put the natural world in peril in an exclusive interview for Nature Video.

The Asia-Oceania Forum for Synchrotron Radiation Research (AOFSRR) held its second summer school from September 29 to October 8 at SPring-8, the largest synchrotron radiation facility of the RIKEN Harima Institute.

The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) invites photographers and photo enthusiasts, professionals as well as amateurs, to participate in its Photography Competition with the theme "The enchanting world of FRIM through the lense"

In Nature China this week - Researchers in Hong Kong say there is no urgency for renal screening of people who were exposed to low doses of melamine

There’s an urgent need for new approaches, new products and services, to tackle climate change, and Forum for the Future has teamed up with The Financial Times and HP to unleash the power of innovation by launching a global competition.

This award is bestowed on any scientists, institutions or organization worldwide in recognition of contributions and innovations towards solving problems in the tropics through science and technology and to be awarded to the most deserving based on merit. Deadline 31 March 2009.

RIKEN President Ryoji Noyori went to Malaysia from Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 on a trip to sign an agreement on a joint graduate school program between RIKEN and the University of Science, Malaysia (Universiti Sains Malaysia).

The title for this contest is "Since the world faces many challenges in 2009 including a global economic crisis, climate change, political upheavals and more, what are Asia’s main challenges in 2009 and how will you be affected?" Closing date is 31 March 2009.

Experts on President Obama's inauguration, The Global Economy, Provincial Elections in Iraq, 30th Anniversary Celebrations of The Islamic Revolution in Iran, Chinese New Year and The Year of the Ox and The International Year of Astronomy

In Nature China this week - Neurodegenerative diseases: Root of spasm, Graphene: Carbon magnets, Cognitive neuroscience: Double training, Developmental neuroscience: Sheath netting

In Nature China this week - Researchers in China have generated induced pluripotent stem cells from rhesus monkeys and more

The Sports Control Council (LEKAS) of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has recently selected University Putra Malaysia’s Sports Academy as their official consultant on physical and psychology for their athletes.

Universiti Putra Malaysia’s (UPM) emerged as the second runner up under the public institutes of higher learning (IPTA) category in a website competition that has witnessed 20 participations

The ex-Dean of Universiti Putra Malaysia’s (UPM) School of Graduate Studies, Prof. Datin Paduka Dr. Aini Ideris has been appointed by the Ministry of Higher Education (KPT) as the new Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic and International Affairs Division, UPM commencing December 1st 2008 and the terms is for a period of three years.

RIKEN is offering five short-term research positions to graduate students from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and three each to graduate students from Sichuan University and Southwest Jiaotong University.

In Nature China this week - Genetic heritage studies provide an insight into which Chinese individual is more likely to inherit Leber's disease

The meeting, titled ‘‘Toward Synthesis of Cells—Reconstruction and Design of Cellular Functions,’’ brought together experts with diverse backgrounds to discuss ways eventually realize the synthesis of molecules, cells and organs.