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Detroit Physician Among 10 Finalists for J.H. Kanter Prize

... of the 10 finalists in the inaugural J.H. Kanter prize for physicians who have dedicated their medical ... this recognition." The winning Kanter prize laureate will receive a $100,000 cash prize while four runners-up will receive $25,000 each. ...

Tiger Schulmann's Mixed Martial Arts Announces Winners of 2009 90-Day Challenge

... results after just a few short weeks. Grand prize winners were chosen based on most dramatic change ... best shape I've ever been in!" said Coletti. Her prize consists of 250 free classes ($5,000 approximate ... to achieving his goals. Photos of the grand prize winners, as well as other dramatic results, are ...

ARTHUR(R) and CVS Caremark Debut the Winner of the 'ARTHUR/All Kids Can Character Search' June 30 on PBS KIDS GO!(SM)

... about to make his television debut. As the grand prize winner of the "ARTHUR/All Kids Can Character ... Years" edition. In addition to the grand prize winner, the panel also selected nine finalists who received prize packages including CVS gift cards and ARTHUR ...

Joan Massagué wins BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine

... purse of 3.2 million euros spread over eight prize categories place them among the world's foremost ... input was instrumental in the appointment of the prize juries. The jury in the Biomedicine category was formed by Torsten Wiesel, Nobel prize in Medicine; Angelika Schnieke, of the Technical ...

Jackson, Rockefeller obesity researchers share Shaw Prize

... research, will share the prestigious Shaw prize in Life Science and Medicine with Dr. Jeffrey ... Medical Institute. The prize, issued by the Shaw prize Foundation of Hong Kong, is widely regarded as ... and philanthropist Run Run Shaw, the Shaw prize "honors individuals, regardless of race, ...

UT Southwestern's Olson wins prestigious French award for heart research

... prestigious Lefoulon-Delalande Foundation Grand prize for his work on gene regulation in the cardiovascular system. The prize has an international reputation as the most ... His numerous honors and awards include the Pollin prize for Pediatric Research and the Pasarow Award in ...

Glymetrix of Salem Wins 2009 North of Boston Business Plan Competition

... Competition. Glymetrix of Salem won the grand prize of $10,000. Ashton Industries of Boxford came in ... Diagnostics, Inc. of Beverly took home the third prize of $4,000. "This competition showcases the ... participate in the finale and vie for $20,000 in prize money. Contact Information for ...

March of Dimes Awards $250,000 Prize to Scientists Unraveling the Causes of Muscular Dystrophy

... been chosen to receive the 2009 March of Dimes prize in Developmental Biology. Kevin P. Campbell, ... M. Kunkel, Ph.D., share the 2009 March of Dimes prize for their pioneering work identifying the genes ... muscular dystrophy. The March of Dimes prize is a $250,000 cash award and a silver medal in ...

Video: CVS/pharmacy Pays Tribute to Caregivers and Announces Winners of the 'For All the Ways You Care' Contest

... of Winthrop, Mass., awarded $25,000 grand prize for lifelong dedication to fostering chronically ... of caring, CVS/pharmacy will present the grand prize winner and nine finalists with over $100,000. The ... Mass., is the For All the Ways You Care grand prize winner and recipient of $25,000. Pat was ...

2009 Pizzigati Prize for Public Interest Computing Awarded to Darius Jazayeri

... Developer Receives $10,000 prize for Creation of Free Medical Record System Used ... -- The $10,000 Antonio Pizzigati prize for Software in the Public Interest has been ... of Jazayeri's application. The Pizzigati prize honors individuals who, in the spirit of open ...

Nestle Launches Major Initiatives in Nutrition, Water and Rural Development

... development centre in Africa, and a new Nestle prize in Creating Shared Value, awarded every other ... propagation. A third initiative, the Nestle prize in Creating Shared Value , provides financial ... in rural development. Nestle will award the prize every two years. "Reducing water use, ...

Benihana Celebrates Japanese Children's Day on May 5 by Donating Children's Menu Proceeds to St. Jude

... will accept and judge submitted artwork. A grand prize winner and second prize winner will be selected at each restaurant. The grand prize winners will receive dinner for eight, and ...

Nick Jonas and Bayer Diabetes Care Launch Creativity Contest to Encourage Kids With Diabetes to Express Their Simple Win

... Three Grand prize Winners Will Meet Nick Jonas TARRYTOWN, ... end of the month. Each monthly winner will win a prize and be eligible for the Grand prize drawing. In October, following the end of the ...

Three Prize Winners Awarded in Elsevier's Article 2.0 Contest

... of the application. The $4,000 first prize was awarded to Inigo Surguy whose ... and its contents. The $2,000 second prize was awarded to Jacek R. Ambroziak. His ... Android Smartphone. Stuart Chalk, the $1000 third prize winner, submitted an idea operating on the ...

Indian Sanitation Innovator and Social Reformer Awarded 2009 Stockholm Water Prize

... being of millions," noted the Stockholm Water prize nominating committee in its citation. "Dr. ... will formally receive the 2009 Stockholm Water prize at a Royal Award Ceremony and Banquet during the ... coming August. About the Stockholm Water prize First presented in 1991, The Stockholm ...

NatureSweet(R) Celebrates Snacking With an Online Natural Talent Show

... PR and radio support. One child will win a Grand prize chance to be the Cherubs(R) Spokeskid. "What ... announced between May 11th and 12th. The Grand prize winner will be announced on May 18th. After being named the "Next Sweet Sensation", the Grand prize winner will enjoy a family trip for four to ...

Wynonna Judd and alli Host Private Concert in Nashville

... until May 15th. alli will award 50 grand prize winners with a two-day/one-night trip for two to attend the private concert in Nashville. Grand prize winners will also receive hotel accommodations, ... airfare, and $250 spending money - a total prize valued at more than $2500. The alli starter ...

Celebrating UC Success Contest Seeks to Educate and Inspire Ulcerative Colitis Patients

... can be very motivating," said Patty Kunze, grand prize finalist from last year's Celebrating UC Success ... of 30 semi-finalists. From this group, six grand prize winners will be determined by a panel of judges ... and one essay in each category. The six grand prize winners will receive a trip for two to ...

AMERIGROUP Foundation and Union City Board of Education Announce Winners of 'Word About Health' Contest

... A total of 13 winners were announced (1st and 2nd prize level for each of the six participating public schools) and one District prize winner. Prizes for the top essays include a 30 ... Shuffle. The winning students listed by 1st prize and then ...

PNAS announces 2008 Cozzarelli Prize recipients

... of Sciences. Papers receiving the Cozzarelli prize were chosen from nearly 3,500 research articles ... established in 2005 and renamed the Cozzarelli prize in 2007 to honor late PNAS Editor-in-Chief ... 2009, in Washington, D.C. 2008 Cozzarelli prize recipients: Class I (Physical and ...

Rev. Byamugisha of Uganda to Receive Niwano Peace Prize

... Friday it will award the 26th Niwano Peace prize to Rev. Canon Gideon Baguma Byamugisha, an ... Rev. Byamugisha as an awardee for 2009, the Peace prize Committee said he "has turned personal suffering ... is "a representative of Africa, which makes our prize very balanced and just" and that his "personal ...

6th Annual World Health Care Congress to Convene Preeminent Leaders for Three Days on Rebuilding Health Care

... nation's largest health insurers to a Noble Peace prize winner breaking new ground to deliver ... , Founder Grameen Health ; 2006 Nobel Peace prize Winner New for 2009: ... including a keynote address from Nobel Peace prize winner and economist Muhammad Yunus Devi ...

2008 AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize recognizes science paper on limb regeneration in newts

... medicine received the 2008 Newcomb Cleveland prize of the American Association for the Advancement ... supported by Affymetrix, the Newcomb Cleveland prize annually recognizes the author or authors of an ... functional and lacked normal nerve supply. The prize was established in 1923 with funds donated by ...

Dr. Huda Zoghbi to receive 2009 Vilcek Prize in biomedical research

... spectrum disorders, will receive the 2009 Vilcek prize in biomedical science. "We have been awarding ... expansion of our awards program with the Vilcek prize for Creative Promise, to recognize the successes ... Chang has been named the first Creative Promise prize recipient in biomedical science. Of the ...

Internationally Acclaimed Researcher Joins UH Faculty

... Academy of Sciences and winner of the Svedberg prize in Chemistry, the Anders Jahre prize of Oslo and the Soderberg prize in Medicine. He is director of the Center ...

It's a Mad Dash in the Race Against Heart Disease

... Dash sweepstakes for a chance to win one Grand prize Spa Vacation for two at Red Mountain Resort & ... like (one entry per day per person into the Grand prize and weekly prize drawings). About Mrs. Dash Mrs. Dash ...

University of Alberta organic chemist receives top young Canadian scientist prize

... named the 2008 winner of the prestigious Steacie prize for outstanding scientific research carried out in Canada. The prize is one of Canada's most prestigious science ... in the past century, and I feel that the Steacie prize recognizes the importance of investing in this ...

St. Mary's Health System in Maine Receives Prestigious $100,000 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service

... recipient of the prestigious 2008 Foster G. McGaw prize for Excellence in Community Service, one of the ... in health care. Each year, this $100,000 prize is presented to a health care organization that ... of its community. The Foster G. McGaw prize is sponsored by the American Hospital Association ...

Pennsylvania Resident Gets Christmas Cheer, $15,000 from ActiveAmericans.com

... won $15,000 from ActiveAmericans.com as the Grand prize in the website's national online sweepstakes. ... store in Murrysville. This is the second Grand prize awarded by the year-old website. In 2008, the ... Custer of Murrysville, PA, won the $15,000 Grand prize from the national website for people 50 and over, ...

Pittsburgh Area Resident Wins $15,000 In Online Sweepstakes

... Pittsburgh, has been selected as the Grand prize winner of the Jump Start '09 national online ... Pittsburgh, has been selected as the Grand prize winner of the Jump Start '09 national online ... on Friday, December 19, at 1:00 PM. Grand prize is a check for $15,000. The public is welcome ...

Weight Watchers(R) Reveals the 2008 Inspiring Stories of the Year Contest Winners Online and in the January Issue of Good Housekeeping

... Weight Watchers announced today the five grand prize winners of the 2008 WEIGHT WATCHERS INSPIRING STORIES OF THE YEAR CONTEST. All five grand prize winners are living proof that successful weight ... Amy Conklin of Rockford, IL is the grand prize winner gracing the cover of Good Housekeeping 's ...

The 2009 Leibniz Prize: Eleven new scientific discoverers

... of this year's Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz prize have been officially announced. At its meeting in ... candidates. The 2009 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz prize will go to: Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius, ... accolades," Kleiner pointed out. The Leibniz prize has been awarded since 1986 and is the most ...

Senior Housing and Services Provider Ecumen Welcomes Jim Klobuchar to Its Changing Aging Blog

... Pulitzer prize Nominee and Adventure Traveler is a testament to ... Jim Klobuchar, a veteran journalist and Pulitzer prize nominee, will be a monthly contributor to ... Monitor in 2003 nominated him for the Pulitzer prize in journalism. He also leads Jim Klobuchar ...

Texas and North Carolina Students Tackle Lifesaving Research in Chemistry and Genetics, Taking Home the Grand Prize at Nation's Premier High School Science Competition

... Y. Guo of Cary, North Carolina, Win Team Grand prize NEW YORK, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The ... and Andrew Y. Guo were named $100,000 Grand prize winners in the 2008 Siemens Competition in Math, ... in Durham, North Carolina, won the $100,000 prize in the team category, which they will share ...

$100,000 Winners of Nation's Premier High School Science Competition to be Announced

... WHAT: The battle for the most coveted science prize awarded to American high school students reaches ... & Technology are announced. $100,000 Grand prize scholarships will be awarded to one individual ... judge Dr. James S. McDonnell, winner of the Nobel prize in Physics and Distinguished University Professor ...

Mother of Five Wins $5,000 in Minnesota Quit-Smoking Contest

... mother of five was awarded the $5,000 grand prize in the first ever QuitCash Challenge, ... hockey game. Although the $5,000 grand prize served as an incentive to quit and ... excited to present Sandy with the $5,000 grand prize and wish her luck in her quest to stay ...

Winners Announced in 2008 Collegiate Inventors Competition(R)

... bacteria has won the grand prize at the 2008 Collegiate Inventors Competition. ... of Technology received the $25,000 prize during a ceremony last night at the Kauffman ... These winning teams each received a $15,000 prize from the competition, which is sponsored by the ...

Seattle University in Partnership With the Opus Prize Foundation Award $1 Million Opus Prize

... today awarded the $1 million Opus prize to Marguerite "Maggy" Barankitse for her work ... Amy Sunderland, executive director of the Opus prize Foundation. "These individuals show us that ... programs. About the Opus prize Foundation The ...

Abington Memorial One of Just Six Hospitals in the U.S. to Win Magnet Prize

... American Nurses Credentialing Center, the Magnet prize recognizes extraordinary inventions that ... ANCC's Board of Directors established the Magnet prize to be presented to a Magnet-recognized facility ... achievement for an organization. The Magnet prize is an additional honor for those organizations ...

U.S. Preventive Medicine(R) Awards Inaugural Global Prevention Prize to Dr. Valentin Fuster of Mount Sinai Heart

... of its first-ever Global Prevention Prize. The prize was presented to Dr. Fuster by veteran television ... ) The Global Prevention prize was created by U.S. Preventive Medicine ... "I am honored to receive the Global Prevention prize and grateful to U.S. Preventive Medicine for such ...
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