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Landrieu Comments on Presidents Small Business Health Care Report

WASHINGTON, July 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United States Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Mary Landrieu today made the following comment on the release of the President's Council of Economic Advisers' "Economic Effects of Health Care Reform on Small Busin...

VELOCITY Broadcasting Appoints Two Vice Presidents of Business Development

PITTSBURGH , March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Pittsburgh-based VELOCITY Broadcasting , the largest private, high-definition broadcasting network in North America, is pleased to announce the appointment of two key executives within the company during a period of significant growth and expansion: (Lo...

ConvaTec Names Presidents of Wound Therapeutics and Ostomy Care Business Units

SKILLMAN, N.J., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- ConvaTec, a world-leading developer and marketer of innovative medical technologies for community and hospital care, today announced that Michael E. Steadman will join ConvaTec as President of the company's Wound Therapeutics Business Unit and Nino Piona...

Bausch & Lomb Appoints Global Vision Care and North American Vision Care Presidents

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Bausch & Lomb, the global eye health company, has named Peter Valenti III as corporate vice president and global president, Vision Care, effective July 1. He joined Bausch & Lomb in January 2009 as president, North America, Vision Care. Before ...

CNA/NNOC Re-Elects Council of Presidents

Continuity, Continued Growth Seen in Election Results OAKLAND, Calif., May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- In a year of dramatic growth and growing influence for the nation's largest union and professional association of registered nurses, members of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organi...

Blue Cross Names Two New Senior Vice Presidents

Jim Eppel to Oversee Health Management Division; Kathy Mock Responsible for Public and Health Affairs EAGAN, Minn., April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) today announced the promotions of two executives as part of a realignment among company...

Blue Shield of California Names Two New Senior Vice Presidents

SAN FRANCISCO, March 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Blue Shield of California announced two additions to its senior management team on Tuesday, promoting Rob Geyer and Janet Widmann to senior vice president. The promotions are an extension of previous changes announced by chairman and CEO Bruce Bo...

KePRO Appoints Two New IT Vice Presidents

The two promotions strengthen KePRO's corporate infrastructure and provide tactical and strategic market advantages HARRISBURG, Pa., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The Keystone Peer Review Organization, Inc. (KePRO), a rapidly growing, national medical management firm has promoted two ...

Marianjoy Names Two Vice Presidents

WHEATON, Ill., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Marianjoy has recently named two new Vice Presidents to its Senior Leadership Team. Paul Pyrcik is the new Vice President and the Executive Director of the Marianjoy Foundation. Mr. Pyrcik is responsible for the planning and implement...

Synthetic biology -- opportunities and risks

...cademy of Scientists Leopoldina, the National Academy of Sciences, now want to initiate this dialogue. The new statement was presented today by the presidents of the three organisations, Professors Matthias Kleiner (DFG), Reinhard Httl (acatech) and Volker ter Meulen (Leopoldina), at a press conference in Be...

Presidents in Medical Technology

Applying Clinical Findings to the Practice of Medicine

...hree, and increased the dollar amount. At present three annual awards of $20,000 each are given. Two awards are named for the sorority national past presidents who were instrumental in the creation of the awards: Elizabeth Winston Lanier and Ann Doner Vaughn. The third is known as the Young Investigator Awa...

Presidents in Biological News

New book tutors future presidents and public on science behind the headlines

Berkeley -- In the event of a standoff between the United States and Iran over uranium enrichment, would Barack Obama, if elected president, know enough about the physics of nuclear weapons to assess the threat? In leading the nation toward reduced greenhouse gas emissions, would John McCain as...

UAB professor receives HudsonAlpha Innovation Prize

...e, in addition to recognizing exceptional talent and research of superior merit, aims to raise awareness of Alabama's growing life sciences community. presidents of Alabama's six public research universities could nominate up to two teams or individual candidates from their respective institutions. Dr. Rich...

Prominent climate researcher to speak at UH on global warming March 5

...ate, and environmental justice. Washington, who specializes in computer modeling of the climate, has served in a number of advisory roles to U.S. presidents and the federal government. Beginning in 1995, President Clinton appointed him to two six-year terms on the National Science Board that helps oversee...

How to move agriculture forward with limited water

...ng water acquisition in crops. "A thoughtful book, with the indispensable synthesis that is missing from many similar titles," said the three past presidents of ASA-CSSA-SSSA Kenneth J. Moore, William J. Wiebold, and Gary A. Peterson. The editors of the book are: Laj R. Ahuja and Saseendran S. Anapalli, ...

MU scientists go green with gold, distribute environmentally friendly nanoparticles

...f National Institutes of Health (2003); Henry N. Wagner Jr., recognized as the Father of Nuclear Medicine (2004); Henry D. Royal, Peter S. Conti, past presidents of the Society of Nuclear Medicine; and Barry B. Goldberg, pioneer of ultrasound (2007)," Katti said. "This recognition is a tremendous honor and brin...

Yale's Anastas honored for leadership in founding of 'green chemistry'

...ored on May 4 by the Council of Scientific Society presidents with their Leadership in Science award for foundin...technologies. The Council of Scientific Society presidents is an organization of presidents, presidents-elect and recent past presidents of about 60 scientific federations and societies. ...

To swim or not to swim?

...rtise of U.S. Geological Survey and other federal, state and local agencies. The project has been funded through interagency implementation of the presidents Ocean Action Plan for $700,000 in fiscal year 2008, and is expected to increase to over $1 million per year for each of the following 4 years. This re...

AIBS honors outstanding contributions to the biological sciences

... Education Award: Eric Klopfer , Massachusetts Institute of Technology presidents Citation Award: Ira Flatow , NPRs Talk of the Nation: Science Friday Pas...thority in New Mexico on K12 education. Ira Flatow will receive the presidents Citation Award , which recognizes meritorious accomplishments by an individ...

Outstanding German-Polish scientific cooperation

...ined dedication to the promotion of young researchers. The award includes prize money of 50,000 euros and will be presented in Warsaw on 14 May by the presidents of the DFG and the FNP, Professor Matthias Kleiner und Professor Maciej ylicz. The prizewinners have each in their own right and through their co...

UM coral scientist Peter Glynn wins award for scholarly activity

...ved the award when it was first introduced in 1996, will receive this honor. The award will be presented to Glynn at a luncheon on April 14 in the UM presidents Board Room. Peter is a Pied Piper for our undergraduate marine science program. We are very appreciative of his dedication and his continuing cont...

Presidents in Biological Technology

Campbell Alliance Adds Industry Veterans Jon W. McGarity and David Lilley as Executive Vice Presidents

RALEIGH, N.C., June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Campbell Alliance, the leading management consulting firm specializing in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, today announced that it has appointed industry veterans Jon W. McGarity and David Lilley as Executive Vice Presidents. Both gentlemen will work...

Global Aviation Summit Explores Low-Carbon Flight

...ing projects and a chance for the industry to discuss further efforts to reduce emissions." The Summit is being attended by chief executives, presidents and directors general representing all parts of the commercial aviation industry - airports, airlines, air navigation service providers and manufactur...

Sparta Systems Bolsters Executive Leadership Team with Strategic Additions

... Vice presidents will Leverage Respective Technology and Market Experience to Support Quality Management Leader's Global Growth HOLMDEL, N.J., March 3 /PRNewswire...

Genesis HealthCare Promotes Wendy LaBate To Senior Vice President of Operations for the Northeast Area

...r the Northeast Area. In her new position, LaBate will be responsible for providing day-to-day oversight and support to all of Genesis' Regional Vice presidents of Operations and Administrators in six states in order to support center operations, improve efficiencies and promote patient-centered care. In addi...

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich Featured Wednesday

...rs from around the world. In its inaugural year, AdvaMed 2007 attracted more than 400 organizations and 1,100 industry leaders -- including 300+ CEOs, presidents and C-level executives. With more than 1,300 senior level attendees expected, AdvaMed 2008 is this year's can't miss event for networking; conductin...

HIPAA Privacy Rule Impedes Biomedical Research

... that HIPAA poses to research," says Dr. Daniel Dorsa, vice president for research at Oregon Health & Science University and chairman of the AAHC vice presidents for research workgroup on HIPAA. In practice, HIPAA may not offer any greater protection than the longstanding regulations in the research arena, says...

PacifiCare Capitulates to Latest Patient Revolt

...ut thankfully our combined voices and protests have finally given him and his family hope," said Geri Jenkins, RN, a member of the CNA/NNOC Council of presidents who works in a transplant unit at the University of California San Diego Medical Center. "However, it is deplorable and appalling that PacifiCare need...

Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Announces the Appointment of New Vice President of Marketing and Two Senior Promotions

... today announces the appointment of Mr. Mark Chen, Pei-Chi as Vice President of Marketing and the promotion of Baoxing Zha and Dasheng Sun as the Vice presidents of Hospital Sales and Retail Sales respectively. The company also announces that Mr. Yat Ming Chu has resigned as the Vice President of Sales and Ma...

National Nanotechnology Initiative releases its fiscal year 2009 budget and highlights

...eering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the National Science and Technology Council's Committee on Technology. The report is a supplement to the presidents Budget for Fiscal Year 2009, providing additional details on the NNI budget request, as well as highlights of planned activities to be conducted under...

International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Advocates Screening Fire Fighters for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Using Pulse CO-Oximetry

...ghters (IAFF) has issued education materials to more than 3,000 local union presidents in the United States and Canada calling for routine carbon monoxide (CO) sc...on of new training programs and equipment. In a letter to all local union presidents in North America, the IAFF highlighted the need for a new protocol whereby ...