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Nextreme raises $8 million
- News & Observer, 2009.7.8
Nextreme Thermal Solutions has raised $8 million in funding for product development and to scale up production of its devices.
Nextreme Thermal Solutions has raised $8 million in funding for product development and to scale up production of its devices.
Profile: Joshua M. Wiener, Senior Fellow, RTI International
- McKnight Long-Term Care News & Assisted Living, 2009.7.1
You may not know Josh Wiener, but if you're in long-term care you are probably familiar with his work. A researcher, he has helped influence thinking surrounding critical eldercare issues for more than 30 years.
You may not know Josh Wiener, but if you're in long-term care you are probably familiar with his work. A researcher, he has helped influence thinking surrounding critical eldercare issues for more than 30 years.
Which treatment works best? Institute of Medicine outlines top 100 priorities
- Local Tech Wire, 2009.7.1
Irregular heartbeat. Prostate cancer. Back pain. Hearing loss. The government is about to spend millions to try to uncover the best treatments for scores of ailments - and how to handle these four biggies leads a list of top 100 questions that doctors need answered
Irregular heartbeat. Prostate cancer. Back pain. Hearing loss. The government is about to spend millions to try to uncover the best treatments for scores of ailments - and how to handle these four biggies leads a list of top 100 questions that doctors need answered
Is the GPS system on the brink of failure?
- Federal News Radio, 2009.6.29
John Hollywood of RTI International on the detection of terrorist activity.
John Hollywood of RTI International on the detection of terrorist activity.
Booze behind sexual assault among girls
- The Times of India, 2009.6.28
A new study has revealed that nearly 20 percent of undergraduate American women are sexually assaulted during their time in college and that the Booze linked to sexual assault among women in college (Getty Images) majority of incidents occurred while they were under the influence of alcohol.
A new study has revealed that nearly 20 percent of undergraduate American women are sexually assaulted during their time in college and that the Booze linked to sexual assault among women in college (Getty Images) majority of incidents occurred while they were under the influence of alcohol.
USAID-Fund Neglects to Think About Tropical Diseases in Haiti
- Student Operated Press, 2009.6.28
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti- Most of Haiti`s population is at risk for a preventable and treatable disease that can cause extreme suffering, disability and isolation. But IMA World Health (IMA) and our partners are ramping up efforts to combat this scourge " and support broader economic and development goals in the process.
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti- Most of Haiti`s population is at risk for a preventable and treatable disease that can cause extreme suffering, disability and isolation. But IMA World Health (IMA) and our partners are ramping up efforts to combat this scourge " and support broader economic and development goals in the process.
Hospital rankings based on three factors
- Durham Herald-Sun, 2009.6.23
The methodology behind this year's U.S. News & World Report's rankings weighed a three-part blend of reputation, outcome, and care-related measures such as nursing care, advanced technology, credentialing, and other factors.
The methodology behind this year's U.S. News & World Report's rankings weighed a three-part blend of reputation, outcome, and care-related measures such as nursing care, advanced technology, credentialing, and other factors.
Behind the Best Children's Hospitals Rankings
- U.S. News & World Report, 2009.6.17
Just as the objective of the Best Hospitals rankings is to help adults with uniquely challenging medical needs, kids with rare or life-threatening illnesses such as cystic fibrosis or cancer or severe heart defects are the focus of America's Best Children's Hospitals.
Just as the objective of the Best Hospitals rankings is to help adults with uniquely challenging medical needs, kids with rare or life-threatening illnesses such as cystic fibrosis or cancer or severe heart defects are the focus of America's Best Children's Hospitals.
Long-term care threatens to sap seniors' savings
- Dallas Morning News, 2009.6.17
Kay Paggi has been the bearer of bad news more times than she cares to remember.
Kay Paggi has been the bearer of bad news more times than she cares to remember.
RTI International’s Sax joins Obama, Buffett among ‘100 Most Influential People in Finance’
- Triangle Business Journal, 2009.6.11
Treasury & Risk magazine has put Ward Sax of RTI International in some pretty heady company.
Treasury & Risk magazine has put Ward Sax of RTI International in some pretty heady company.
Campaign spurs parents to talk about sex
- United Press International, 2009.6.8
national advertising campaign successfully encouraged parents to initiate conversations about sex and abstinence with their children, U.S. researchers say.
national advertising campaign successfully encouraged parents to initiate conversations about sex and abstinence with their children, U.S. researchers say.
Duke prof named RTI Senior Fellow
- Durham Herald-Sun, 2009.6.6
Brian Stoner, a senior scientist in the Center for Materials and Electronics Technologies at RTI International, has been named an RTI Senior Fellow.
Brian Stoner, a senior scientist in the Center for Materials and Electronics Technologies at RTI International, has been named an RTI Senior Fellow.
RTI helps launch Palestinians' technology hub – the 'Hills.' Will it be West Bank's RTP?
- Local Tech Wire, 2009.6.5
Lost in the continuing rancorous debate about Israeli settlements in the West Bank is the fact that Palestinians are building their own planned community.
Lost in the continuing rancorous debate about Israeli settlements in the West Bank is the fact that Palestinians are building their own planned community.
Ten things to help promote a successful tech center
- David Strom’s Web Informant, 2009.6.4
I was fortunate enough to cover the annual convention of the International Association of Science Parks, held this year in Raleigh, N.C. The group is composed of a variety of people who operate industrial and technology “parks” like the granddaddy of them all, Research Triangle Park, which is located nearby.
I was fortunate enough to cover the annual convention of the International Association of Science Parks, held this year in Raleigh, N.C. The group is composed of a variety of people who operate industrial and technology “parks” like the granddaddy of them all, Research Triangle Park, which is located nearby.
Conference on 3D Architectures for Semiconductor Integration and Packaging
- Advanced Packaging, 2009.6.2
The 2009 3D Architectures for Semiconductor Integration and Packaging Conference and Exhibition will bring together industry leaders to examine the practical and competitive landscape on the path to implementation of 3D integration and packaging technologies, December 9 through 11, 2009, in Burlingame, CA.
The 2009 3D Architectures for Semiconductor Integration and Packaging Conference and Exhibition will bring together industry leaders to examine the practical and competitive landscape on the path to implementation of 3D integration and packaging technologies, December 9 through 11, 2009, in Burlingame, CA.
RTI: Improving Lives for 50 Years
- NC Magazine, 2009.6.2
In North Carolina in the early 1950s, a small group of visionaries had a big idea. Recognizing the need for an economic boost in the central part of the state, they developed a plan to build a science-centered business park on a patch of empty land between the area’s three research universities.
In North Carolina in the early 1950s, a small group of visionaries had a big idea. Recognizing the need for an economic boost in the central part of the state, they developed a plan to build a science-centered business park on a patch of empty land between the area’s three research universities.
In RTP’s golden year, social media to help spread its success story
- Local Tech Wire, 2009.6.1
Long before the Internet, let alone social media, the legend that now is the realty of 50-year-old Research Triangle Park spread worldwide with Chinese executives asking former Gov. Jim Hunt about something called the “golden triangle.”
Long before the Internet, let alone social media, the legend that now is the realty of 50-year-old Research Triangle Park spread worldwide with Chinese executives asking former Gov. Jim Hunt about something called the “golden triangle.”
CCHIT holds release of IT system testing criteria
- Modern Healthcare, 2009.5.29
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has put on hold the rollout of its new sets of completed testing criteria for multiple health IT systems while it waits for HHS to release its plans for certifying IT under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also called the stimulus law.
The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has put on hold the rollout of its new sets of completed testing criteria for multiple health IT systems while it waits for HHS to release its plans for certifying IT under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also called the stimulus law.
Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report
- All Africa, 2009.5.28
Farmer Still Under Consideration for Obama Administration Position, Takes Harvard Medical School Appointment
Farmer Still Under Consideration for Obama Administration Position, Takes Harvard Medical School Appointment
A Decade of Hi-Payoff, Hi-Throughput Combinatorial Research
- Innovations Report, 2009.5.25
In its first decade of work, a research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop novel and improved “combinatorial” techniques for polymer research—an effort that became the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC)—realized economic benefits of at least $8.55 for every dollar invested by NIST and its industry partners, according to a new economic analysis.
In its first decade of work, a research effort at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to develop novel and improved “combinatorial” techniques for polymer research—an effort that became the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC)—realized economic benefits of at least $8.55 for every dollar invested by NIST and its industry partners, according to a new economic analysis.