BOSTON- Nov. 17, 2008:Â鶹ÊÓƵ Boston Professor and Moakley Chair Padraig O'Malley, known for his peace and reconciliation work in Northern Ireland, South Africa and Iraq, spoke to…, UMass Amherst, : The Isenberg School of Management is organizing a series of activities including a competition for a $1,000 Study Abroad Scholarship, a display of flags, and a study abroad fair. Other campus…, UMass Boston, : The Boston campus will host a four-day conference, "Rebuilding sustainable communities for children and their families after disasters" from November 16-19 which will cover international disasters…, UMass Dartmouth, : UMass Dartmouth will host an informational study abroad table, foreign language discussion groups, and a variety of international music performances throughout the week., UMass Lowell, : Faculty from UMass Lowell will attend the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Council for International Education annual conference "Mapping a New World: Access, Equity and Education" on November 21st at Massasoit…, UMass Medical School, : Faculty from UMass Medical School are also participating in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Council for International Education conference. In addition, the campus will host the 3rd annual International Craft…
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BOSTON -March 30, 2009:Stressing the role of innovation in fueling economic growth and leading Â鶹ÊÓƵ and the nation out of the current economic crisis, Â鶹ÊÓƵ President…, Hang Xiao, Ph.D., David Julian McClements, Ph.D., Eric Andrew Decker, Ph.D., Yeonhwa Park, Ph.D., Department of Food and Science, UMass Amherst "Colon-specific Delivery Systems Based on Nanolaminated…, The team has developed a novel technology for encapsulating bioactive compounds in nanolaminated biopolymer membranes, which has marked benefits over existing technologies for colon-specific delivery…, Xingwei Wang, Ph.D., Wenhui Wang, Ph.D., Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UMass Lowell "Disposable Miniature Pressure Sensor for Cardiologist Use", The team proposes a disposable blood pressure sensor for cardiologist use. The purpose is to find out the location and the severity of the blockage in the coronary arteries. The information is very…, Ramaswamy Nagarajan, Ph.D., Julie Chen, Ph.D., Joey Mead, Ph.D., Sharavanan Balsubramaniam, Department of Plastics Engineering, UMass Lowell "Novel Low-Temperature Processable Metallic Inks for…, There has been a tremendous push for low cost flexible electronics fabricated using continuous roll-to-roll manufacturing techniques. One of the key challenges in this area is the fabrication of…, Zhiyong Gu, Ph.D., Julie Chen, Ph.D., Dr. Qingzhou Cui, Ph.D., Department of Chemical Engineering; Department of Mechanical Engineering; CHN/NCOE Nanomanufacturing Center, UMass Lowell "Novel Nano-…, A multidisciplinary team by Zhiyong Gu, Julie Chen and Qingzhou Cui have developed novel nano-shell particles as catalysts for energy and environmental remediation applications. Initial studies of…, Fumihiko Urano, M.D., Ph.D., Program in Gene Function and Expression and Program in Molecular Medicine, UMass Medical School "A New Biomarker for Diabetes", Urano has developed a novel method to predict the susceptibility for developing diabetes by measuring the expression levels of WFS1 in peripheral blood. With the CVIP funding, he will attain…, Celia Schiffer, Ph.D., Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, UMass Medical School "Testing the Pharmacokinetics of Highly Potent Novel HIV-1 Protease Inhibitors", A series of novel HIV -1 protease inhibitors were designed to be more robust to viral mutation and hence likely less likely to illicit drug resistance. The design of these compounds stems from her…, Stephen Miller, Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, UMass Medical School "Delivery of Exemplary Sulfonated Fluorescent Molecules into Live Cells", Many of the best and brightest fluorescent probes cannot cross cell membranes. Funding will be used to validate a technology for the delivery of these fluorescent molecules into live cells, allowing…, ABOUT CVIP, Commercial Ventures and Intellectual Property (CVIP) is responsible for the commercialization of discoveries made on the five campuses of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ. The Executive Director,…
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