Grants/Funding

Scholars program will offer research opportunities and paid summer internships to undergrads The University of Massachusetts Amherst Department of Food Science has been awarded a five-year, $482,549 grant to fund an experiential learning…

How a jelly ingredient factors inCredit: Lauren D. Quinn, University of Illinois URBANA, Ill. - Food additives get a bad rap, but a natural ingredient from orange peels and apple skins, pectin, is a thickener safely added to many food…

The Centre for Genomic Pathogen Surveillance (CGPS), based jointly at the Oxford Big Data Institute and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, has supported the Bangalore-based Central Research Laboratory at Kempegowda Institute of Medical…

PITTSBURGH, July 13,2020 - The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has renewed a five-year grant for $5 million for the Alliance for Regenerative Rehabilitation and Training (AR3T) to continue its work expanding scientific knowledge,…

Credit: Jason Koski/Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - Fueled by year-round market demand for local food and by advancements in greenhouse technology, controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is a rapidly growing field. In this intensive…

Rebekah Charney's research aims to shed light on the mechanisms underlying Mowat-Wilson syndromeCredit: UC Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Rebekah Charney, a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Medicine at the University of…

A six-year research partnership between the University and SES will be funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund's Industrial Partnership Block Grant programme. Esch-sur-Alzette, 9 July 2020 - The Luxembourg National Research Fund…

The grant will support masters and doctoral-level training programs in fields that are critical for protecting the American workforce AURORA, Colo. (July 9, 2020) - The Center for Health, Work & Environment at the Colorado School of…

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a total of $50 million in emergency funding to support U.S. manufacturers in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Dr. Eugenia Trushina of Mayo Clinic Rochester selected for late-stage preclinical work in preserving aging neurons NEW YORK, NY (July 8, 2020) - The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) and Harrington Discovery Institute at…

PortionSize promises an affordable method to measure how much users eatCredit: John Apolzan, Corby Martin A new smartphone app promises to make it easier for consumers to stick to their weight-management plans by automatically…

DETROIT - Lauren Hamel, Ph.D., assistant professor and member of the Population Studies and Disparities Research Program at Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Wayne State University School of Medicine, was awarded a Research Scholar Grant…

The fund will focus on investing in early stage healthcare companies that have a business relationship with partner institutions AURORA, CO (July 7, 2020)--The CU Healthcare Innovation Fund announced today that it has secured its maximum…

A team from Cranfield University, UK, will be leading a rapid study of air quality throughout the Oxford-Milton Keynes-Cambridge Arc. The study starts at a time when Covid-19 lockdown measures are being eased and the scientists are keen…

Research team was first to describe underlying neural mechanisms of cannabis users DALLAS (July 2, 2020) - Researchers at Center for BrainHealth®, part of The University of Texas at Dallas, recently examined underlying brain networks in…

Research team aims to increase number of underrepresented minority scientists in Cleveland areaCredit: Cleveland Clinic July 2, 2020, CLEVELAND: At a time when the national conversation is focused on narrowing the gap of racial…

How effective are we at safeguarding disabled children? An important new study which seeks to understand how to can better protect disabled children and young people from abuse starts this week. Research indicates disabled children…

The new open access, rapid-review overlay journal aims to combat misinformation in COVID-19 research Credit: The MIT Press CAMBRIDGE, MA - June 29, 2020--The MIT Press announced today the launch of Rapid Reviews: COVID-19…

More than $750,000 to support remote patient monitoring, virtual urgent care Credit: UVA Health The Federal Communications Commission awarded UVA Health $767,139 this week to expand UVA's use of telehealth for patient care…

ATLANTA - Researchers from Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health were awarded a $6.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to launch COVIDVu, a national study that will use home tests to develop…