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23 Oct 2009
Three Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) undergraduates made USM and the nation proud when they won five main awards in the largest exhibition in the United Kingdom, "Invention, Innovation & Technology Show, The 9th British Invention Show"
23 Oct 2009
The Forest Research Institute Malaysia has successfully conducted a “Dialogue with the Herbal Industry” on 15 October 2009.
23 Oct 2009
The Frost the Trail KL Corporate Challenge Race, was held at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong Botanical Garden on 11 October 2009, with participation from 14 companies, 25 teams and 100 runners.
23 Oct 2009
Forest Research Institute Malaysia Director General Dato’ Dr Abd Latif Mohmod has been elected as the new Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Association of Forest Research Institutions (APAFRI) at the Association’s Fifth General Assembly held on 4 October 2009 in Kuala Lumpur.
22 Oct 2009
Penang, 21 Oct- Researchers from Universiti Sains Malaysia have successfully produced a standardised, Misai Kucing (Orthosiphon Stamineus) herbal extract. Named CANSSUFIVE, the extract contains a high anti-oxidant content and studies carried out on cell cultures and animals have proven its ability to retard the growth of blood vessels.
21 Oct 2009
UiTM student and junior lecture have won top awards at the British Invention Show in London, which just ended. The medals won were a Diamond, the Best Invention by Salon Archimedes (Russia), a gold and 6 silver medals.
21 Oct 2009
Malaysian researchers have produced bio-solid compost, a fertilizer, developed from sewage sludge. The sewage sludge, collected from a residential area in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia was successfully used as a nitrogen source using landscape and agricultural crops biomass to produce compost
20 Oct 2009
Press Conference - The pharmaceutical industry will be interested in the latest innovation from USM researchers who have found therapeutic properties for breast cancer in a local tropical herb, Orthosiphon stamineus or locally known as Misai Kucing (Cat's Whiskers).
15 Oct 2009
As a constantly-growing and highly technology-focused university, UNIMAS recognised a need to establish an integrated IT infrastructure throughout the campus in preparation for implementing high speed cable and wireless e-learning services.
13 Oct 2009
The Vice Chacellor of Universiti Sains Malaysia today officiated the start of the South-East Asian Association for Institutional Research Conference (SEAAIR) in Penang, Malaysia. The 2009 theme is The Future of Higher Education.
12 Oct 2009
Having a pink salad from cut flowers? The pink Malaysian Torch Ginger (Etlingera elatior), or locally known as Bunga Kantan, could be a colourful way to add versatility both to your meal and decor.
08 Oct 2009
Media Advisory - The Deputy Minister for Science Technology and Innovation, Y.B. Tuan Haji Fadillah bin Haji Yusof will be officiating the 3rd International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU) Regional Consultation in Asia & the Pacific on Tuesday, 13 October 2009 at 9.15 am at Hotel G, Gurney Drive, Penang, Malaysia.
02 Oct 2009
The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) received the Mahathir Science Award 2009 at an official ceremony held by the Academy of Sciences Malaysia on 28 September 2009 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC), Kuala Lumpur.
30 Sep 2009
The good news is tougher soft body armour could be in the making. Researchers of the Faculty of Applied Science, found that natural rubber latex (NRL) coated fabrics are suitable to reduce injury, soreness or trauma from bullet shots or hit by hard objects. The NRL coated fabrics seems usable as new material to make soft body armour.
24 Sep 2009
Universiti Sains Malaysia is pleased to announce that one of its academics, Professor Dr. Chandra Muzaffar, has been invited by Harvard University to deliver the first lecture in this year’s “Ecologies of Human Flourishing” series.
18 Sep 2009
The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) Director General (DG), Dato’ Dr Abd. Latif Mohmod, led a delegation of 11 management staff to Sungai Buloh Hospital on 11 September 2009 to bring cheers to the young patients.
10 Sep 2009
Researchers in Malaysia have identified key laboratory and clinical features of an emerging new form of malaria infection.
02 Sep 2009
The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) arranged a visit to FRIM for members of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) on 6 August 2009, in response to a request by FMM Council Member Y.Bhg. Tan Sri Dato’ Soong Siew Hoong.
02 Sep 2009
The Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) has successfully organised the Seminar on Wooden Furniture Industry 2009 from 4 till 5 August at FRIM, Kepong, attracting 145 participants.
02 Sep 2009
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) Y.B. Tan Sri Joseph Kurup officially launched the National Workshop on Improved Tools and Methods for Integration of Biodiversity into Forest Planning, held at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, on 10 August 2009.
29 Aug 2009
The MoA will be signed on 1st September 2009 in Penang, Malaysia. Initially, USM will establish an IPv6 Certified Network Engineer (CNE6) Training Centre by at HNUE followed by joint training programmes, post graduate exchange, sharing and promotion of training information and other programs which may benefit the region.
21 Aug 2009
The Research Management Institute (RMI) has helped UiTM secure research and business partnerships with four organizations, Messrs Perfect Triangle, Messrs Multi Cipta Engineering, Messrs Halalgel and Messrs Lintah Royal Park to market products researched by its academics.
20 Aug 2009
All USM engineering programmes have been accredited by the Malaysian Engineering Board (LJM) which is automatically recognized by the Washington Accord (WA), which is a professional body that recognizes engineering programmes world-wide and member nations including Australia, Canada, UK, US, New Zealand, Ireland and Malaysia.
17 Aug 2009
A total of 30 researchers benefited from an in-house training workshop on “Understanding the Media” held at the Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM) on 30 July 2009.
11 Aug 2009
10 August 2009, UiTM signed a memorandum of agreement with four organizations. The signing was organized by the Research Management Institute of UiTM and witnessed by Dato’ Mukhriz Tun Mahathir, Deputy Minister of Ministry of International Trade and Industry and Tan Sri Prof Ibrahim Abu Shah, Vice Chancellor of UiTM.
05 Aug 2009
PENANG, 3 Aug. – Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has once again created history by emerging as the only university in Asia selected to participate in the “Global Design Challenge 2009’ which will commence on Saturday, 8 August 2009 in the United States.
05 Aug 2009
FRIM organized a second seminar on karas (Aquilaria spp.) plantation and agarwood (gaharu) production in Miri, Sarawak on 14 July 2009
30 Jul 2009
Penang, July 30, 2009 - Malaysia's USM will sign a MoU with Thailand's EUMT tomorrow.
22 Jul 2009
Penang, 22 July - In a press conference today, researchers in Malaysia announced their discovery of a new scuttle fly species which was parasitizing a mound-building termite. Although the research is still in its early stages, this new species may have the potential to be a biological agent in controlling termite infestation.
17 Jul 2009
Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation Sdn. Bhd. had organised a visit for a delegation comprising 25 entrepreneurs and scientists from Korea led by the Korean Research Institute in Biotechnology and Biosciences (KRIBB) to the Forest Research Institute Malaysia on 8 July 2009
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Giants in history
Malaysia’s first astrophysicist, Mazlan binti Othman (born 11 December 1951) was instrumental in launching the country’s first microsatellite, and in sending Malaysia’s first astronaut, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, into space.
Lim Boo Liat (21 August 1926 – 11 July 2020), a leading authority in the conservation of Malaysia’s biological diversity, had his initial interest in the outdoors piqued by nature lessons in school. Lim, who helped found the National Zoo of Malaysia and re-establish the Malaysian Nature Society, had a particular interest in researching zoonotic diseases associated with small animals.
Known as Mr. Natural Rubber, chemist and researcher B. C. Shekhar (17 November 1929 – 6 September 2006) introduced a number of technical innovations that helped put Malaysia’s natural rubber industry on the world map.
Wu Lien-teh (10 March 1879 – 21 January 1960) was a Malaysian-born doctor who invented a mask that effectively suppressed disease transmission. Winning the prestigious Queen’s Scholarship enabled Wu to become the first Chinese student to study medicine at the University of Cambridge.
Little is known about Ali, a teenager from Sarawak, Malaysia, who was chief assistant to the famous naturalist Alfred Wallace. Most of what is known comes from Wallace’s writings. Ali accompanied Wallace on expeditions throughout the Malay Archipelago from December 1855 to February 1862.
Susan Lim (14 February 1952 – 2 August 2014) was a Malaysian parasitologist who specialized in studying a class of flatworms, the Monogeans, which are parasites of fishes.