Scientists struggling to unravel the mysteries of a Zika epidemic in Brazil hope they can learn from cases of women giving birth to twins in which only one child is afflicted by the microcephaly birth defect associated with the virus ... "When I found out one of them had microcephaly, the ground fell out from beneath me," the 25-year-old said as she sat on the sofa of her home in the city of Santos ... "I thank God for giving her to me......
Canadian officials fear a massive wildfire could double in size by the end of Saturday as they continue to evacuate residents of fire-ravaged Fort McMurray from work camps north of Alberta's oil sands city ... ....
Speculation rife about piracy or fire on board Tamaya 1, registered in Panama, who last known position was on 21 April near Gambia and Senegal. @alanyuhas. An abandoned oil tanker has washed up on the shores of Liberia in west Africa, prompting an investigation – and speculation over the fate of the ship’s crew ... map ... The ship was en route to the Senegalese port of Dakar, according to the site ... ....
(Source...DunedinPolice would like to hear from anyone who has any information about these fires or saw anybody acting suspiciously in these areas to contact them on Ph 03 471 4800. Alternatively, anonymous information can be passed on to Crimestoppers on Ph 0800 555111. ENDS....
A woman managed to fight her way out of a station wagon after being grabbed off a Dunedin street in broad daylight ... • Dunedin police. (03) 471-4800. Crimestoppers on Ph 0800 555111. ....
(Source. Clarkson University). Selma Mededovic Thagard, an associate professor of chemical & biomolecular engineering in Clarkson University's Wallace H. CoulterSchool of Engineering, was awarded the John W. Graham Jr ... They truly have helped me to grow as a researcher,' Thagard says ... Thagard credits her Ph.D ... Thagard received her bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Zagreb in Croatia and her Ph.D....
(Source. Clarkson University). Mike Wasserman, an associate professor of organizational studies in Clarkson University's School of Business, was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award during the University's 123rd commencement ceremony today ... Over the past 14 years, Mike Wasserman has taught and conducted research at Clarkson in strategic management, innovation and entrepreneurship ... He earned his Ph.D ... Photo caption ... (noodl. 33447448) ....
(Source. Clarkson University). Graduating senior Leah C. Granger of Flowery Branch, Ga., received the Levinus ClarksonAward during Clarkson University's 123rd commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7. She was selected for the $1,000 award by a vote of the full University faculty based on her scholarship and promise of outstanding achievement ...Following commencement, Granger will be pursuing a Ph.D ... Photo caption ... (noodl. 33447445) ....
The awards are a testament to the quality of biomedical research being done in the state of Oklahoma, as well as the importance of funding, said OMRFVice President of Research PaulKincade, Ph.D ...Scott Plafker, Ph.D., R.Ph., also earned a two-year, $471,625 grant to develop treatment strategies for autoimmune demyelinating optic neuritis, a condition that causes vision loss....
Libby, Ph.D., president of Stetson University... Cockfield did undergraduate research with Roslyn Crowder, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology at Stetson, studying the anti-cancer effects of flaxseed on lung cancer cells. She has presented her findings at local and state conferences and is planning to pursue her Ph.D ... The recipient of this year's McEniry Award is Professor of Chemistry, Ramee Indralingam, Ph.D....
With this signing and subsequent ratification by the parties, Ambassador Jimeno said the PH-EFTA FTA is expected to boost the flow of trade and commercial exchanges between the Philippines and EFTA countries ... The road to the PH-EFTA FTA ... Original documenthttp.//dfa.gov.ph/index.php/newsroom/phl-embassies-and-consulates-news/9226-philippines-and-efts-states-sign-free-trade-agreement....
(Source. Clemson University). The ceremonies will be webcast live on ClemsonTV at 9.30 a.m., 2.30 p.m. and 6.30 p.m ... Immelt. Approximately 2,625 Bachelor of Arts degrees, 550 master's degrees and 85 Ph.D. degrees will be presented during three ceremonies. 9.30 a.m..College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities; College of Engineering and Science 2.30 p.m. ... A separate doctoral hooding ceremony for 85 Ph.D. candidates will be held at 3 p.m ... END....
LOGAN, Utah (AP) - As a Ph.D. student in civil and environmental engineering at Utah State University in 2001, Palestinian native and Muslim Said Ghabayen became a local voice for peace following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. "This is not my Islam," Ghabayen tearfully said at a memorial service ... ....