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RTI International lands $21 million grant for water project in Africa
- Local Tech Wire, 2009.9.18
RTI International will spearhead development of safe water and sanitation projects in the African country of Senegal over the next five years with a $21 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development.
RTI International will spearhead development of safe water and sanitation projects in the African country of Senegal over the next five years with a $21 million grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development.
RTI wins $3.7M contract to study workplace injuries
- Triangle Business Journal, 2009.9.15
RTI International said Tuesday it has won a $3.7 million, five-year contract to find ways to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses.
RTI International said Tuesday it has won a $3.7 million, five-year contract to find ways to reduce workplace injuries and illnesses.
Meet the new faces of middle age
- MSNBC, 2009.9.13
As an outreach coordinator for Central Wyoming College, Michele Burdick organizes "lifelong learning" classes, many of which help her fellow citizens in tiny Dubois (population 988) acquire new skills, improve their personal health, and strengthen their community.
As an outreach coordinator for Central Wyoming College, Michele Burdick organizes "lifelong learning" classes, many of which help her fellow citizens in tiny Dubois (population 988) acquire new skills, improve their personal health, and strengthen their community.
Extreme obesity reduces lifespan
- Examiner, 2009.9.3
In clinical terms, extreme or severe obesity is defined as a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it has adverse affects on health and physical functioning.
In clinical terms, extreme or severe obesity is defined as a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it has adverse affects on health and physical functioning.
Research Shows Link Between Online Avatars, Real-World Exercise
- WJLA-TV, 2009.9.3
Online gamers can be anyone they want, creating avatars to represent themselves in the virtual world. But while the Web abounds with stories of people creating fantasy versions of themselves, researchers have found the shape of many avatars reflect their owners, and those researchers want to know why.
Online gamers can be anyone they want, creating avatars to represent themselves in the virtual world. But while the Web abounds with stories of people creating fantasy versions of themselves, researchers have found the shape of many avatars reflect their owners, and those researchers want to know why.
Extreme obesity can shorten people's lives by 12 years
- USA Today, 2009.8.27
Extremely obese people — those who are 80 or more pounds over a normal weight — live three to 12 fewer years than their normal-weight peers, a new study shows.
Extremely obese people — those who are 80 or more pounds over a normal weight — live three to 12 fewer years than their normal-weight peers, a new study shows.
Aaron Williams Sworn in as Peace Corps Director
- Washington Post, 2009.8.25
The nearly 7,500 Peace Corps volunteers stationed around the world got a new boss Monday, as Aaron Williams took the oath of office as the agency's 18th director.
The nearly 7,500 Peace Corps volunteers stationed around the world got a new boss Monday, as Aaron Williams took the oath of office as the agency's 18th director.
Silicon circuit board seeks to replace ASICs
- EE Times, 2009.8.24
You may be able to kiss that printed-circuit board good-bye soon, instead mounting bare die on a wafer-scale silicon circuit board that essentially eliminates the power-hungry soldered interconnections between packages.
You may be able to kiss that printed-circuit board good-bye soon, instead mounting bare die on a wafer-scale silicon circuit board that essentially eliminates the power-hungry soldered interconnections between packages.
RTI International study: Obesity interventions with slim costs best for businesses
- Triangle Business Journal, 2009.8.21
A new study from RTI International warns businesses that they need to carefully weigh the cost benefits of different workplace obesity interventions or risk losing money as their employees lose pounds.
A new study from RTI International warns businesses that they need to carefully weigh the cost benefits of different workplace obesity interventions or risk losing money as their employees lose pounds.
Cranked up
- San Francisco Bay Guardian, 2009.8.19
In the early 2000s, crystal meth abuse became so rampant in San Francisco that city officials formed the Crystal Methamphetamine Task Force in 2005. A correlated increase in HIV transmission led the task force to focus on the gay men's party circuit, targeting that community with education campaigns on the drug's effects, safer usage, and safe sex tips.
In the early 2000s, crystal meth abuse became so rampant in San Francisco that city officials formed the Crystal Methamphetamine Task Force in 2005. A correlated increase in HIV transmission led the task force to focus on the gay men's party circuit, targeting that community with education campaigns on the drug's effects, safer usage, and safe sex tips.
RTI International opens Orlando office
- Orlando Business Journal, 2009.8.18
RTI International has signed a three-year lease for 1,938 square feet of office space near the University of Central Florida and the Central Florida Research Park.
RTI International has signed a three-year lease for 1,938 square feet of office space near the University of Central Florida and the Central Florida Research Park.
Mentally impaired tots not getting timely help
- The Columbus Dispatch, 2009.8.15
Despite a push for earlier identification of the most common cause of inherited mental impairment, children are usually about 3 years old when their doctors discover fragile X syndrome.
Despite a push for earlier identification of the most common cause of inherited mental impairment, children are usually about 3 years old when their doctors discover fragile X syndrome.
RTI International lands $3M to fight kids’ drinking
- Triangle Business Journal, 2009.8.14
Researchers at RTI International have won a $3 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to conduct a study that aims to help prevent children from starting to drink alcohol at an early age.
Researchers at RTI International have won a $3 million grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to conduct a study that aims to help prevent children from starting to drink alcohol at an early age.
RTI researchers get $11M grant
- Durham Herald-Sun, 2009.8.14
Researchers at RTI International have been awarded a five-year, $11 million contract with the National Cancer Institute to evaluate cancer risk associated with radiation exposures.
Researchers at RTI International have been awarded a five-year, $11 million contract with the National Cancer Institute to evaluate cancer risk associated with radiation exposures.
RTI gets $11 million to study effects of radiation exposure on humans
- Triangle Business Journal, 2009.8.13
RTI International has been awarded a contract worth close to $11 million to evaluate cancer risks associated with radiation exposures, the nonprofit announced Thursday.
RTI International has been awarded a contract worth close to $11 million to evaluate cancer risks associated with radiation exposures, the nonprofit announced Thursday.
RTI lands $10M-plus contract for cancer-radiation risk study
- Local Tech Wire, 2009.8.13
Seeking to better quantify links between radiation and cancer and then being able to prevent and treat cancer are the goals of a new research project at RTI International.
Seeking to better quantify links between radiation and cancer and then being able to prevent and treat cancer are the goals of a new research project at RTI International.
What Happened to a Public Health Plan?
- New York Times, 2009.8.10
Last week, protesters in several cities disrupted town-hall meetings on health care that were held by members of Congress. While Democrats claim that the protests were organized by conservative lobbying groups, Republicans say that the response was an unprovoked negative reaction to the Obama administration’s proposals
Last week, protesters in several cities disrupted town-hall meetings on health care that were held by members of Congress. While Democrats claim that the protests were organized by conservative lobbying groups, Republicans say that the response was an unprovoked negative reaction to the Obama administration’s proposals
Briton in Iraqi custody after contractor killings
- Associated Press, 2009.8.9
Iraqi authorities arrested a British contractor Sunday over the shooting deaths of two co-workers in Baghdad's protected Green Zone. The suspected gunman could be the first Westerner to face an Iraqi trial on murder charges since a security pact lifted the immunity that had been enjoyed by foreign contractors for most of the war.
Iraqi authorities arrested a British contractor Sunday over the shooting deaths of two co-workers in Baghdad's protected Green Zone. The suspected gunman could be the first Westerner to face an Iraqi trial on murder charges since a security pact lifted the immunity that had been enjoyed by foreign contractors for most of the war.
9 health rules your mom didn’t know
- Prevention, 2009.8.7
Meet the New Middle Age, as personified by women who are extending the prime of life, with all its rich emotional, intellectual, and spiritual potential, way beyond the short horizons that defined their mothers’ middle years.
Meet the New Middle Age, as personified by women who are extending the prime of life, with all its rich emotional, intellectual, and spiritual potential, way beyond the short horizons that defined their mothers’ middle years.
Study: Mistreated adolescents need help
- United Press International, 2009.8.7
A study of young adults suggests fewer than 25 percent of those mistreated as youths receive adequate mental health treatment, U.S. psychologists said.
A study of young adults suggests fewer than 25 percent of those mistreated as youths receive adequate mental health treatment, U.S. psychologists said.