Nov

5

Cornell Inventors and Entrepreneurship

November 5, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Cornell inventors recognized for contributions to the university and the world. ‘Nanotech devices for biology research, a new way to pasteurize milk, improvements in cellular phone systems and new strawberry varieties were among the 41 patents issued to 32 Cornell inventors during fiscal year 2005-06. They were honored Oct. 24 in a recognition ceremony presented [...]

Oct

23

Microsoft and Drug Discovery: Collaborative Molecular Environment (C-ME)

October 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Microsoft Expands Life Sciences Effort. ‘ Microsoft said Thursday it has struck agreements with several life sciences and software companies to develop and distribute software to help researchers create new drugs. Microsoft said it reached a deal with IO Informatics, a maker of software for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, to commercialize prototype software for visualizing [...]

Oct

21

All About Charles Darwin – Online Archive Launched

October 21, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. ‘This site currently contains more than 50,000 searchable text pages and 40,000 images of both publications and handwritten manuscripts. There is also the most comprehensive Darwin bibliography ever published and the largest manuscript catalogue ever assembled. More than 150 ancillary texts are also included, ranging from secondary reference [...]

Oct

15

NSF Report: US Doctorates in the 20th Century

October 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment

A Brief History of American Ph.D.’s. ‘Forget Ask.com. If you have a question about American graduate education over the last 100 years, you can probably find the answer in a data-heavy report released this week by the National Science Foundation. The report, “U.S. Doctorates in the 20th Century,” contains an almost mind-numbing array of statistics [...]

Oct

15

21 Scientists Who are Changing the World According to iBIO

October 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The iBIO Life Sciences Innovators – 20 People You Don’t Know, Who are Changing the World: This first edition of the iBIO Life Sciences Innovators features 20 leading researchers, who are working to unlock the mysteries of the life sciences in all areas of biotechnology – medical, agricultural, environmental and industrial. The iBIO Life Sciences [...]

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