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International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
05 Mar 2008
IDRC Doctoral Research Awards are intended to promote the growth of Canadian capacity in research on sustainable and equitable development from an international perspective. Deadline April 1, 2008
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
05 Mar 2008
These awards reflect the fact that the boundaries between international development policy and domestic policy increasingly parallel similar problems in developing countries so that both Canada and the less developed countries benefit from research on these issues. Deadline 1 April 2008
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
05 Mar 2008
This book is the first wide-ranging guide to the key issues of intellectual property and ownership, genetics, biodiversity, and food security.
Nature Publishing Group
05 Mar 2008
In Nature China this week - Researchers have used a marine yeast to successfully reduce the incidence of black rot in cherry tomato harvests
Nature Publishing Group
02 Mar 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers: Biogeography- Cosmopolitan phages, The not-so-sweet side of malaria, An atomic force pencil, Let there be light, Genetic variants predisposing to coeliac disease, Mitochondrial DNA deletions affect lifespan, Smokers insensitive to what might have been, Bone marrow nurturers, Altered stem cells accelerate ageing ...
RIKEN
01 Mar 2008
Researchers map genetic alterations associated with human schizophrenia
RIKEN
01 Mar 2008
RIKEN researchers have shown that electron beams, like light, can be twisted into vortices that have useful functions
RIKEN
01 Mar 2008
Alternating electric current can be used to precisely control tiny vortices of magnetism
Nature Publishing Group
28 Feb 2008
Dust mite and cockroach allergens aggravate the symptoms of eczema and similar diseases by disrupting skin barrier function, a study published online this week in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology reports. The work provides a crucial step in understanding how the skin’s defenses are weakened by allergens it encounters daily.
Nature Publishing Group
28 Feb 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Male and female flies wired differently for sex, A threshold for massive star formation, Completing the record, Locating what’s in the larder, An engineering material toughens up and Donning a disguise outside the theatre
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
27 Feb 2008
IDRC congratulates its India-based partner, the Utthan Center for Sustainability and Poverty on receiving the 2007 Alcan Prize for Sustainability. The US$1 million prize recognizes organizations demonstrating a comprehensive approach to addressing, achieving, and furthering advancing sustainability.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
27 Feb 2008
Maria Ng was recognized for her efforts to develop the Khmer script for computers through the PAN Localization project, which focused on developing local language standards and technology across seven Asian countries.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
27 Feb 2008
Ottawa, Canada, February 22, 2007 – Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) welcomes the appointment of David M. Malone as its next President, effective July 1, 2008. Mr. Malone is currently Canadian High Commissioner to India and Ambassador to Nepal and Bhutan.
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
27 Feb 2008
Andrew Knight has been named executive director of the new Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect. The centre will generate research, conduct high-level advocacy efforts, and support the activities of both governments and NGOs around the world working to advance and implement the Responsibility to Protect principle.
Nature Publishing Group
27 Feb 2008
Highlights from Nature China include - Scientists in Beijing have identified the gene responsible for cell-corpse degradation, A fossil found in north-eastern China reveals the smallest ever pterosaur and scientists in Beijing have assembled a logic gate using nanocontacts and nanowires made from a metal alloy
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
25 Feb 2008
MEDIA ADVISORY - The Editorial Board and Authors of “The Digital Review of Asia Pacific ”, comprising some 50 experts from government, academe, industry and civil society, will be meeting in Singapore from March 2-4th at Sentosa’s Silosa Beach Hotel, to start planning for the 2009-2010 version of the Digital Review of Asia Pacific.
Nature Publishing Group
24 Feb 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Long-distance groundwater flow on Mars, Dust in the wind, Silicon lasers march towards the mid-infrared, Drug detective kit for the cell’s powerhouse, Towards a ‘cloak’ for magnetic fields, Pathway influences human hair growth and texture, Cows as genetic models and more
Keio University
22 Feb 2008
Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament and his entourage visited Keio University and gave a lecture entitled "The Lisbon Treaty and the Future of the European Union". The year 2008 is European Year of Inter-Cultural Dialogue.
Keio University
22 Feb 2008
President Anzai participated in the GULF (Global University Leaders Forum) Winter Meeting, at which leaders of institutions of higher learning in developed and developing countries discussed the future role of universities.
RIKEN
22 Feb 2008
Tying short RNA molecules into loops gives them a stability boost, which could lead to more effective therapeutic strategies for modulating gene expression
RIKEN
22 Feb 2008
The neurons in the primary visual cortex processing high- and low-frequency images are distinct
RIKEN
22 Feb 2008
RIKEN researchers find link with protein build-up
RIKEN
22 Feb 2008
An exhibition created by RIKEN researchers at the National Science Museum in Tokyo is educating the public about the sequencing of the human genome and new directions in the post-genomic world.
Nature Publishing Group
20 Feb 2008
Other newsworthy papers include Renewable cell therapy for diabetes inches closer from Nature Biotechnology and Treatment-resistant depression might be in the genes from Neuropsychopharmacology.
Nature Publishing Group
20 Feb 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers including Mars: Understanding its water flow, Diabetes: Sugars regulate insulin signalling, Evolutionary Biology: A photosynthetic parasite, Chemistry: Reacting the unreactable, Structural biology: Defining an anti-HIV protein, Tectonics: Deep mantle penetration events, And finally… Bend me, break me
Nature Publishing Group
20 Feb 2008
In Nature China this week - A new strain of natural antibiotic could help stop bacterial blight in rice, SARS virus: Rafting into host cells, Anticancer agents: A clue to how they work and more.
University of the Philippines Diliman
18 Feb 2008
Dr. Cesar Mercado, founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the Development Center for Asia Africa Pacific (DCAAP) promotes the development of social technologies in the Philippines. He has produced more than fifteen culturally adapted social technologies (CAST) which he continuously shares to interested social scientists and researchers.
Nature Publishing Group
17 Feb 2008
Summaries of newsworthy papers include Mississippi sinking, Pass the acetyl, please, New syndrome of mental retardation and epilepsy identified, Gene hunters strike oil and Reversing impaired brain function in diabetes – Nature Neuroscience
The Asian Institute of Technology
17 Feb 2008
Applications are invited for post-doctoral research fellowships under the Southeast Asia Urban Environmental Management Applications (SEA-UEMA) project.
Keio University
15 Feb 2008
In-depth interviews with over 100 entrepreneurs in Bangalore suggest that deficiencies in the performance of basic governmental functions (such as in collecting taxes and maintaining land records) play a significant role in discouraging businesses from starting at or expanding to an economically efficient scale of operation.