Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, acting director of USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), was scheduled to award the $25 million grant to the UNL-lead research team Jan. 23 at the university in Lincoln.
Scientists working on the transmission of the H5N1 avian influenza strain have voluntarily agreed to halt research for 60 days to allow time for international discussion on its benefits and potential harms.
LANL researchers have developed an impenetrable line of defense known as QKarD (Quantum Smart Card) that loads quantum cryptography onto a smartcard or smart phone.
The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today unveiled the WADA accredited anti-doping laboratory which will operate during the London 2012 Games.
The Colorado Center for Renewable Energy Economic Development (CREED) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) invites cleantech entrepreneurs to attend the next event in its Entrepreneur Series.
The Tennessee STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Education Caucus will host a launch event at the state capitol with a discussion about the state of STEM Education in Tennessee.