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Nature Publishing Group
18 Jan 2011
Officials of international health agencies are recommending a pilot roll-out of cholera vaccination in Haiti, despite the fact that even using the world’s entire stockpile of doses would leave most Haitians without vaccine.
RIKEN
18 Jan 2011
Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology have managed to sustain the growth of chicken embryos outside the egg.
RIKEN
18 Jan 2011
Neuroscientists have uncovered why relatively minor details of an episode are sometimes inexplicably linked to long-term memories.
Asia Research News
17 Jan 2011
Major floods in many parts of the world have been reported in the international news. Alongside the devastation in Australia and South America, both Sri Lanka and the Philippines have experienced flash flooding after intense rainfall. Experts in floods who are available for comment are listed in this article.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
17 Jan 2011
Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce the first projects to be supported under the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
17 Jan 2011
As food prices rise around the globe, Africa faces increased challenges to feed its citizens. IDRC’s grant will support AGRA’S innovative research to improve agricultural productivity and access to markets.
Nature Publishing Group
16 Jan 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Geoscience: Reduced climate cooling from snow and ice; Geoscience: Sea ice impedes mercury breakdown.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
14 Jan 2011
Researchers from Hong Kong Polytechnic University have carried out a pioneering study on the factors behind motorcycle accidents.
Universiti Sains Malaysia
14 Jan 2011
In November last year, the UN reported that there are many more people with cellphones in the Indian population than those with access to a toilet.
RIKEN
14 Jan 2011
Humanized mouse models help clarify the origins of leukemia and the cellular processes that lead to its recurrence, providing hope for a cure for this intractable blood disease.
RIKEN
14 Jan 2011
Simulations have explained the peculiar nature of molecular hydrogen vibration under high pressure
RIKEN
14 Jan 2011
A newly proposed superconducting device could lead to the first observation of particles that are their own antiparticles
Waseda University
13 Jan 2011
Showing of “The Tiger Factory” during the Directors' Fortnight Section
Waseda University
13 Jan 2011
The release of “Biographies of the Great Men of Saga, Shigenobu Okuma” (To be published January 2011).
Universiti Sains Malaysia
13 Jan 2011
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) has developed a software application to test soil strength and gradient in order to help the government tackle the problem of landslides in the country.
Nature Publishing Group
12 Jan 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Astronomy: Clustering galaxies seen in the very early Universe; Comment: Counting the cost of corruption in earthquake zones; Neuroscience: Modelled tinnitus treatment rings true; Quantum physics: Entangled light stored in crystals; And finally... Teething trouble .
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
12 Jan 2011
PUTRAJAYA, 21 July – The Ministry of Higher Education has announced Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) as one of the top four public institutes of higher learning (IPTA) to retain the Research University (RU) title.
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
12 Jan 2011
SERDANG, 3 Jan – Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) was ranked sixth among 95 universities in the world in the GreenMetric World University Ranking 2010 (Green Metric) hosted by the University of Indonesia.
University of the Philippines Diliman
12 Jan 2011
Dean Michael Tan of the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy (CSSP), University of the Philippines Diliman, sums up the projects and priorities of his administration in one word: space, referring to several meanings of the word in his plans for the college.
University of the Philippines Diliman
12 Jan 2011
Strengthening bonds is on the agenda for Dean Aura C. Matias of the College of Engineering (CoE), both within and outside of the college, at the University of the Philippines Diliman.
University of the Philippines Diliman
12 Jan 2011
New College of Music (CM) Dean José S. Buenconsejo means to boost the University of the Philippines Diliman faculty of music's research agenda and expand its presence in the local community.
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
11 Jan 2011
In a timely review paper, scientists from Japan, Germany, and Spain provide a highly relevant overview of the history, physical interpretation and applications of plasmons in metallic nanostructures.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
10 Jan 2011
Malaysian research students at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) found that if there is more organic content in sewage sludge it is possible to generate more methane.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
10 Jan 2011
In celebration of the International Year of Chemistry (IYC) 2011, nearly 70 scientists from across the globe will speak at a two-day conference on research that can greatly impact technologies in health, lifestyle, high-value manufacturing and sustainability.
Nature Publishing Group
09 Jan 2011
Summaries of newsworthy papers - Neuroscience: Chills of musical pleasure; Nature: A massive black hole in a nearby dwarf galaxy; Geoscience: Origin of lunar water; And finally…Chemical Biology: To screen and protect
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
07 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University will, through its partnership with Sichuan University in establishing China's first Training Institute on Disaster Management and Reconstruction, bring in its programmes and expertise to support the reconstruction and sustainable development of Sichuan province.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
07 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) School of Accounting and Finance hosted on 4-5 January the JCAE (Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics) Symposium 2011.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
07 Jan 2011
To identify the future direction of education and research, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) jointly organized a cross-discipline international forum.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
07 Jan 2011
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has recently won one Gold and three Silver Medals at the 62nd International Trade Fair "Ideas - Inventions – New Products" (IENA) of Nuremberg, Germany, for its innovations in health technology, novel use of optical fibres and digital image processing.
The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
07 Jan 2011
Singapore, 7 January 2011 - The Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R) and Exploit Technologies Pte Ltd (ETPL), both units of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), have entered into a research and development (R&D) agreement with Huawei to co-develop new areas of infocomm technologies in Singapore.