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Scientific Research and Development Scientific Research Research and Development Scientific Technologies Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:00:01 GMT news@rti.org (Lisa Bistreich) webmaster@rti.org (Henry Rogers) RTI International researchers will present their latest health findings on topics including influenza, climate change, HIV/AIDS and substance abuse, electronic health care and food safety at the American Public Health Association's 137th Annual Meeting and Exposition in Philadelphia Nov. 7-11. http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=2001&objectid=6D1A2D80-5056-B172-B853EDD7D7DA4F0A&rss=yes http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?obj=6D1A2D80-5056-B172-B853EDD7D7DA4F0A RTI International was awarded a contract from the Department of Energy to develop a biomass "oil" that will serve as an alternative energy source. http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=6&objectid=961D37CE-5056-B172-B88A93CB2D5565BF&rss=yes http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?obj=961D37CE-5056-B172-B88A93CB2D5565BF RTI International and partner researchers have found that young married women in India who work face an increased risk of domestic violence. http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=366&objectid=E2059C0A-5056-B172-B83B64CC3767C816&rss=yes http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?obj=E2059C0A-5056-B172-B83B64CC3767C816 About 150 of the leading malaria control scientists and national malaria program managers from more than 18 African countries are gathering in Zanzibar this week to share their collective knowledge and experience at a conference hosted by RTI International. http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=752&objectid=7E028937-5056-B155-2CD25476CADC07AB&rss=yes http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?obj=7E028937-5056-B155-2CD25476CADC07AB RTI International will partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle to evaluate mentoring models under a grant from the Department of Justice. http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=6&objectid=24EE8186-5056-B155-2CB302C9B00A55E9&rss=yes http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?obj=24EE8186-5056-B155-2CB302C9B00A55E9 RTI is announcing the opening of registration for the 2009 RTI Fellows Symposium, "Integrating Basic and Applied Research," taking place Nov. 2 and 3 at the Friday Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=2001&objectid=10B642A4-5056-B172-B8C1472C0522E5C6&rss=yes http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?obj=10B642A4-5056-B172-B8C1472C0522E5C6 Industry leaders will speak at RTI International's fourth international conference "3-D Architectures for Semiconductor Integration and Packaging" in San Francisco Dec. 9-11. http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=2001&objectid=0B59407D-5056-B155-2C1C7C948796A153&rss=yes http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?obj=0B59407D-5056-B155-2C1C7C948796A153 RTI International will study for SAMHSA the effectiveness of a federally supported program designed to better identify and treat people at risk of alcohol and drug dependence. http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=2001&objectid=070E322D-5056-B172-B8E8D0FB9C898DB7&rss=yes http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?obj=070E322D-5056-B172-B8E8D0FB9C898DB7 RTI is expanding its family of state-of-the-art maintenance training simulators to improve Army soldiers' efficiency in repairing the latest generation of Bradley Fighting Vehicles. http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=2001&objectid=061B6900-5056-B172-B8188718B8BD2523&rss=yes http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?obj=061B6900-5056-B172-B8188718B8BD2523 Dorota Temple, Ph.D., an associate director and senior research electrical engineer in RTI International's Center for Materials and Electronics Technologies, has been appointed an RTI Senior Fellow. http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=87&objectid=DD29B85D-5056-B172-B80408DBD59ED826&rss=yes http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?obj=DD29B85D-5056-B172-B80408DBD59ED826 Researchers at RTI International are developing Web-based training as part of a grant to help sexual assault response personnel handle cases involving drugs and alcohol. http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=2001&objectid=E235996D-5056-B172-B89A69971FB298A3&rss=yes http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?obj=E235996D-5056-B172-B89A69971FB298A3 RTI International was named among the Triangle Business Journal's 30 Best Places to Work in the Triangle for 2009. http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=2001&objectid=DCEC2D7C-5056-B172-B8EB678A75AE519E&rss=yes http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?obj=DCEC2D7C-5056-B172-B8EB678A75AE519E Dave Ensor, Ph.D., a senior fellow at RTI International, has received a Meritorious Service Award by the American National Standards Institute in recognition of his contributions to ANSI and to the voluntary standardization community. http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?nav=326&objectid=CDBC8804-5056-B155-2C906978109118AE&rss=yes http://xsite.rti.org/page.cfm?obj=CDBC8804-5056-B155-2C906978109118AE HIV/AIDS experts from RTI International will present their research and findings at the 2009 AIDS Impact Conference in Gaborone, 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