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L’Oréal USA Reveals 2020 For Women in Science Fellows
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L’Oréal USA revealed the 2020 recipients of its For Women in Science fellowship. The program, in its 17th incarnation, gives $60,000 research grants to five female postdoctoral scientists. According to a statement from L’Oréal, the grant has given more than $4 million in funding to 85 different scientists since its inception. … Also seeking medical solutions is [Wendy] Brown, who conducts her research in biomedical engineering at the University of California, Irvine. Her objectives include growing cartilage for use in surgery. Read More
L'Oréal Names 2020 For Women in Science Fellows
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The 2020 For Women in Science fellows are being honored for their important research across a wide range of fields, from integrative biology to material science and engineering: … Wendy Brown, whose research in Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, focuses on growing cartilage from cells in anatomical shapes and sizes for surgical implantation. Her research seeks to help millions of people around the world with facial damage due to cancer, burns, congenital defects, or other physical trauma. Read More
San Diego Postdoctoral Researcher Named Grant Recipient
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A postdoctoral researcher studying systems neurobiology at the Salk Institute of Biological Studies in San Diego was announced Monday as one of five recipients of L'Oreal USA's 2020 For Women in Science Fellowship, which annually awards grants of $60,000 to five female postdoctoral scientists. … Other 2020 recipients include: … Wendy Brown, whose research in biomedical engineering at UC Irvine focuses on growing cartilage from cells in anatomical shapes and sizes for surgical implantation …. Read More
L’ORÉAL USA ANNOUNCES 2020 FOR WOMEN IN SCIENCE FELLOWS
Ritz Herald -
The 2020 For Women in Science fellows are being honored for their important research across a wide range of fields, from Integrative Biology to Material Science & Engineering: … Wendy Brown, whose research in Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Irvine, focuses on growing cartilage from cells in anatomical shapes and sizes for surgical implantation. Her research seeks to help millions of people around the world with facial damage due to cancer, burns, congenital defects, or other physical trauma. Read More
Dealbook Newsletter
The New York Times -
“Almost any objective analysis for getting to zero emissions includes hydrogen.” — Jack Brouwer, director of the National Fuel Cell Research Center at the University of California, Irvine, on the prospects for hydrogen as a mainstream fuel source. [Subscription required, campus-wide access provided by UCI Libraries. Sign-up here: AccessNYT.com] Read More
California is Trying to Jump-Start the Hydrogen Economy
The New York Times -
“Almost any objective analysis for getting to zero emissions includes hydrogen,” said Jack Brouwer, director of the National Fuel Cell Research Center at the University of California, Irvine. Mr. Brouwer does not think hydrogen will become the dominant energy source soon, but he argues that it has great potential as a fuel for vehicles, power plants and appliances. … UC Irvine has experimented with hydrogen for years and formed partnerships with local governments and major corporations to popularize its use in Southern California. [Subscription required, campus-wide access provided by UCI Libraries. Sign-up here: AccessNYT.com] Read More
Startups & Innovations: Incubators & Accelerators
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The National Institutes of Health has extended its partnership with wet lab incubator University Lab Partners through the end of the year. … ULP and its board of advisors enlisted UCI biomedical graduate students and industry level talent with experience in diagnostic testing from companies such as Beckman Coulter to perform due diligence on companies that applied for funds. [Subscription required, you can request an electronic copy of the article by sending an email to communications@uci.edu.] Read More
This Species Of Beetle Can Survive Being Run Over By A Car
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In a new study published in Nature, researchers from University of California, Irvine, Purdue University and other institutions delve into the material makeup of the beetle’s armor. This mighty tough bug can withstand a force of 39,000 times its body weight, according to the researchers. To put things into perspective, that would be the equivalent of a 200-pound man enduring the crushing weight of 7.8 million pounds (more than six airplanes!) to equal this feat. Read More
5G, 6G: UCI’s Heydari on telecom developments
Orange County Business Journal -
Payam Heydari, a UCI professor of electrical engineering and computer science and a leading research in millimeter-wave integrated circuits design for 6G, says it’s a work in progress. … Heydari and his team are working with an updated version of a chip they developed last year that they hope will eventually lead to 6G breakthroughs. [Subscription required, you can request an electronic copy of the article by sending an email to communications@uci.edu.] Read More
We should all channel this 'super-beetle,' which can survive getting run over by a car
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Might I suggest we all try to bring the same energy to the next few days as this beetle, which can survive getting run over by a car? The beetle is the subject of a study being conducted by Purdue University and the University of California, Irvine, where researchers are trying to figure out why this tiny insect is so strong. … Researchers hope to use the beetle’s virtually ironclad armor to learn how to engineer structures that require connecting different materials, like aircraft turbines, for example. Read More