Honoring

The Pediatric IBD Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Presents Rock-n-Reel 2009 Honoring Alexandra Milchan-Lambert & Scott Lambert

Maroon 5's Adam Levine Set to Perform LOS ANGELES, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will honor Producer Alexandra Milchan-Lambert and Relativity Media President of Production Scott Lambert at their inaugural Rock-n-Ree...

Woman's Day Presents the Sixth Annual 'Red Dress Awards' Honoring Women Making Strides in the Fight Against Heart Disease

Event to Benefit The Larry King Cardiac Foundation NEW YORK, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Woman's Day magazine's 6th Annual Red Dress Awards will commemorate American Heart Month by honoring three outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the fight against heart disease, ...

Festschrift Issue honoring Judah Folkman, M.D., in Lymphatic Research and Biology

New Rochelle, NY, January 6, 2009Dedicated to the memory and scientific accomplishments of Dr. Judah Folkman, who pioneered the fields of angiogenesis and vasculogenesis and shed light on the link between blood supply and neoplastic disease, the newly released special double issue (Volume 6, Numbe...

Event Honoring Bill Gates Raises Over $1.5 Million for Sustainable Agriculture Research at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Founder of Microsoft and the Bill & MelindaGatesFoundationLaudsUniversity for its Breakthroughs in the Field NEW YORK, Dec. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the American Friends of The Hebrew University (AFHU) awarded Bill Gates, founder and chairman of Mic...

Clay Aiken's Bubel/Aiken Foundation Raises Over $500,000 to Benefit Children With Disabilities at Gala Honoring the 2008 'Champions Of Change'

RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Supporters of The Bubel/Aiken Foundation helped to raise over $500,000 at its recent gala honoring the 2008 "Champions of Change." The inspirational evening was held on October 18, 2008 at the Raleigh Marriott City Center in North Carolina. The...

Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes Celebrates Milestone by Honoring 30 Most Remarkable Guests

SAN DIEGO, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Souplantation/Sweet Tomatoes is celebrating its 30th Anniversary in July with an essay contest to find and reward its most remarkable patrons. Guests are asked to draft a 200-word essay describing why they or someone they know is remarkable using a memorable ...

Woman's Day Presents the 5th Annual 'Red Dress Awards' Honoring Women Who Are Leaders in the Fight Against Heart Disease

The Insider's Lara Spencer Will Emcee Event Thursday, January 31st in New York City NEW YORK, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Woman's Day magazine's 5th Annual Red Dress Awards will kick off American Heart Month by honoring four women who have made significant contribution...

The G&P Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of Funding Life Saving Research at The 2007 Angel Ball Honoring Glenda Bailey, Debra L. Lee, Dr. Stephen D. Nimer and the Late H.H. Sheik Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan

The Evening Will Feature Special Performances by John Legend, Joss Stone, Patti Labelle & Chaka Khan NEW YORK, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The G&P Foundation for Cancer Research will honor four outstanding individuals at the 2007 Angel Ball, Editor-In-Chief of Harper's BAZAAR ...

Memorial Blood Centers Joins Extreme Makeover: Home Edition As Designated Charity

...mand for more than 2,700 units of blood every week and the blood drives we have the opportunity to conduct on the EMHE site will go a long way in both honoring the Huber family and meeting the needs of the people we serve." "Every two seconds, someone needs blood," Berglund added. "And while the EMHE c...

AMERIGROUP Foundation Honors Warehouse of Hope Founder Craig Parson as a 'Healthy Hero'

... ATLANTA, Aug. 3, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- The AMERIGROUP Foundation today announced it is honoring Craig Parson, the founder of Warehouse of Hope in Douglasville, Ga., by designating him a "Healthy Hero." In 1995, as the 36-year-old Parson w...

Honoring in Medical Technology

Malaria Vaccine Developer Sanaria Inc. Receives the Technology Council of Maryland's Emerging Company of the Year Award

...-- On Thursday May 15, 2008 Sanaria Inc. was named Emerging Company of the Year at the annual Technology Council of Maryland's Tech Awards Celebration honoring the state's technology leaders and organizations. http://techcouncilmd.com/News/tcmnews_080516.html "All the members of the Sanaria team go to w...

Lupus Under the Spotlight: U.S. Congress Shows Support for Women's Health Issues

... our nation's mothers, daughters, sisters, and grandmothers - are affected by lupus, a devastating autoimmune disease. We are pleased that Congress is honoring National Women's Health Week along with the ALR, by officially recognizing the importance of education and continued Federal research funding for lupu...

On World AIDS Day, CHF International Calls for Community Mobilization and Local Capacity Building to Fight HIV/AIDS

... SILVER SPRING, Md., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On World AIDS Day 2007, CHF International is honoring the struggle of the 33.2 million people around the world living with HIV/AIDS, but calls for greater international support of grassroots, community-ba...

Trojan(R) and the National Sexuality Resource Center's Campaign for Sexual Literacy Recognize Outstanding College Reporting on Sexual Health

...l students will receive honorable mentions and a $500 prize. All winning entries will be published on the Trojan Evolve website. "We look forward to honoring the winner of the first Trojan Evolve Award," said Gilbert Herdt, director of the NSRC's Campaign for Sexual Literacy. "We are proud to support future...

The Well Project Web Portal Receives Stevie(R) Website of the Year, InfoWorld 100 Award

...e American Business Awards, The International Business Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Selling Power Sales Excellence Awards. honoring companies of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more abo...

Top Washington Health Officials to Honor Framingham Heart Study Participants

... individuals who have participated in the landmark Framingham Heart Study. HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, the keynote speaker at an event in Framingham honoring the participants, will discuss a new initiative involving the use of genetic data from the study. This represents the first time a Secretary of HHS ha...

Honoring in Biological News

Festschrift Issue honoring Judah Folkman, M.D. in Lymphatic Research and Biology

New Rochelle, NY, January 6, 2009Dedicated to the memory and scientific accomplishments of Dr. Judah Folkman, who pioneered the fields of angiogenesis and vasculogenesis and shed light on the link between blood supply and neoplastic disease, the newly released special double issue (Volume 6, Numbe...

James Thomson receives 2008 Massry Prize honoring stem cell researchers

MADISON James Thomson, director of regenerative biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research and John D. MacArthur Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, has received the prestigious Massry Prize for 2008. The award recognizes Thomson for his gro...

55th anniversary of Nobel honoring double helix continues to overlook the late Rosalind Franklin

May 7, 2008, New Rochelle, NY -- As the Nobel Foundation recognizes the 55th anniversary of the discovery of the structure of DNA, the newly formed Rosalind Franklin Society celebrates the contribution of the late Rosalind Franklin, whose crystallographic data made this breakthrough possible. ...

UC Riverside professor receives top scientific honor

...lled and humbled by his election to the NAS. "I am delighted to see that the NAS recognizes the importance of insect science and vector biology by honoring a researcher in this field," he said. "I am deeply grateful to members of my laboratory, past and present, who contributed to my success and recognit...

Symposia selected for Entomological Society of America meeting

...nundative Biological Control Programs Developing Effective Management Strategies for Curculionidae: Novel Tactics Targeting the Axis of Weevil honoring Hlldobler and Wilson by Celebrating the Social Insects Insect Scientist/Plant Breeder Interactions: Working Together Towards Host Plant Resistance ...

AIUM presents 2009 Memorial Hall of Fame awards

... gynecology, served as chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Denver General Hospital, and operated a private practice in Denver, Colorado. A plaque honoring each member of the Hall of Fame is displayed in a designated place in the Executive Office of the AIUM. ...

Dinner, lecture series to honor legacy of distinguished UH professor

...Wilhelm Award, the Professional Progress Award, the Allan P. Colburn Award and eight Best Paper Awards. WHAT: Reception, dinner and lecture series honoring UH professor Dan Luss WHEN: Reception begins at 6:15 p.m., Thursday, with dinner following; lecture series runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday WH...

Columbia to award 2008 Horwitz Prize to Arthur Horwich & Ulrich Hartl for cellular protein folding

...ular Biophysics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. "We are delighted to highlight the contributions of women in science by honoring the work of Rosalind Franklin," added Dr. Marks. "It is particularly important that her key role in unraveling the structure of DNA is widely recogniz...

A major prize in the chemical sciences announced by the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation

...the U.S. The first prize is scheduled to be announced in April 2009. The first Dreyfus Prize will be presented in the field of materials chemistry, honoring the accomplishments of the Dreyfus brothers, Camille and Henry. Born and educated in Switzerland in the nineteenth century, the Dreyfus brothers were ...

8 National Medals of Science awardees to be honored at gala, then the White House

...pment of the Internet and cybercommunication. President George W. Bush will award the National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology, honoring the nation's leading researchers, inventors and innovators, at a ceremony in the East Room at the White House at 10 a.m. on Monday, September 29, 2008...

Honoring in Biological Technology

Festschrift Issue Honoring Judah Folkman, M.D. in Lymphatic Research and Biology

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Dedicated to the memory and scientific accomplishments of Dr. Judah Folkman, who pioneered the fields of angiogenesis and vasculogenesis and shed light on the link between blood supply and neoplastic disease, the newly released special double issue (Vol...

Instrumentation Laboratory to Announce 'Passion & Results' Award Winners

...colleagues, giving us a window into the dedication and drive they bring to patient care every day," said Josep Manent, CEO at IL. "We look forward to honoring our winners, and showcasing their accomplishments, as we continue to celebrate our 50th anniversary." Ramon Benet, Vice President of Worldwide Ma...

Bay Area Youth to Represent ALS Patients at Giants' and Angels' Baseball Games on July 4th

... Although Corey is a life-long Oakland Athletics fan, he and his father Ted, mother Wendy, and sister Clare, will take part in a pre-game celebration honoring Lou Gehrig and ALS patients that are currently battling the disease at the start of the San Francisco Giants game. Corey will then board a plane to A...

Elsevier / MC Strategies Online Courses Named in the 15th Annual Communicator Awards

... the Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive awards program honoring the creative excellence for communications professionals. Entered in...sionals over a decade ago, The Communicator Awards is an annual competition honoring the best in advertising, corporate communications, public relations and ide...

UCB and Crohn's Disease Working Group Award $175,000 in Research Grants to Gastroenterology Fellows

...$175,000 for all four grants. The recipients were selected by the CDWG Steering Committee and the awards were funded by a grant from UCB. A reception honoring the recipients is being held at the 2009 Digestive Disease Week meeting in Chicago. "This award is tremendously important in supporting the gastr...

The Foundation for Biomedical Research Wins Telly Award for Majestic

... its feature film Majestic has won a Telly Award in the 30th Annual Telly Awards competition. Founded in 1978, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online film and video. "FBR is ho...

Boston Scientific Announces Company Schedule for Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions

...ca Ballroom at the Westin Copley Place Hotel. The event will begin with opening remarks by N. A. Mark Estes III, M.D., followed by the award ceremony honoring this year's Mirowski Award recipient, Michel Haissaguerre, M.D. Michael Gold, M.D., Ph.D., will then lead a panel discussion, including Arthur Moss, ...

African Health Delegates Welcomed to Washington

... Carter Center for pioneering contributions to fighting neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in Africa. "Welcoming the delegates to Washington and honoring the Carter Center for their work against NTDs gives us an opportunity to express our thanks for their efforts and continued commitment to global healt...

Zymetis Inc. Named Top 50 'Cleantech/Greentech' Company

...n the cost-effective production of biofuels and other biorefined products, today announces it was named a 2009 GoingGreen East Top 50 Private Company, honoring the best "cleantech" and "greentech" companies in the Eastern U.S. and Canada. The GoingGreen East Top 50 Private Companies award is given to e...

Weed Science Society of America Announces Winners in Annual Scientific Awards Program

...ofessor, Plant Pathology Dept., College of Agriculture and Life Sciences University of Florida Gainesville, Florida - Outstanding Industry Award honoring the professional achievements of a WSSA member employed in private industry. Nelroy E. Jackson, Ph.D. Consultant in Vegetation Management Corona...