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Crustacean with panda-like coloring confirmed to be a new species

Crustacean with panda-like coloring confirmed to be a new species

A species of crustacean with unique black-and-white coloring that resembles a panda has been confirmed to be new…

Oct 26, 20244 min read
For these siblings, UW’s new tribal initiative is a financial boost, hopeful sign

For these siblings, UW’s new tribal initiative is a financial boost, hopeful sign

In middle school, people often mistook Gavin and Mason White Eagle for twins — teachers sometimes had a…

Oct 26, 20245 min read
28th IRENA Council Convenes in Abu Dhabi Ahead of COP29

28th IRENA Council Convenes in Abu Dhabi Ahead of COP29

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) convenes its 28th Council meeting in Abu Dhabi today, the last before the…

Oct 24, 20243 min read
Making it easier to verify an AI model’s responses

Making it easier to verify an AI model’s responses

By allowing users to clearly see data referenced by a large language model, this tool speeds manual validation…

Oct 23, 20246 min read
How climate change will impact outdoor activities in the US

How climate change will impact outdoor activities in the US

Using the concept of “outdoor days,” a study shows how global warming will affect people’s ability to work…

Oct 23, 20247 min read
New study rewrites decades of medical misunderstanding of saturated fat and heart disease

New study rewrites decades of medical misunderstanding of saturated fat and heart disease

ARN– Warnings against saturated fat on heart health need to be revisited as flaws were revealed in the…

Oct 22, 20243 min read

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Professor Dr Mahiran Basri

Oils, fats innovation: use of nanotechnology in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals

ByAmrita TuladharJan 23, 20153 min read

The use of oils and fats has been successfully diversified, resulting in an innovation formulated through nanotechnology that is beneficial to pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. A Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) lecturer, Professor Dr Mahiran Basri, not only succeeded in producing new useful substances made of oils and fats for the industry, but […]

14th Annual Field Course in Conservation Biology & Global Health: At the Human-Environment Interface 

14th Annual Field Course in Conservation Biology & Global Health: At the Human-Environment Interface 

ByAmrita TuladharJan 21, 20152 min read

Kathmandu– A Training Program for University Students, Journalists, National Park Staff and Professionals has been organized by Nepal Biodiversity Research Society (NEBORS), Kathmandu and University of Washington (UW) Seattle, Washington, USA…

Prof. Dr. Rajah Rasiah

University of Malaya’s Professor awarded the 2014 TWAS Celso Furtado Prize

ByAmrita TuladharJan 9, 20153 min read

University of Malaya’s Professor Rajah Rasiah was awarded the 2014 Celso Furtado Prize in Social Sciences by The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). This was in recognition of his pioneering…

$118M gift from MIT alumnus will advance socially responsible and sustainable real estate development

$118M gift from MIT alumnus will advance socially responsible and sustainable real estate development

ByAmrita TuladharJan 8, 20157 min read

Samuel Tak Lee MIT Real Estate Entrepreneurship Lab to include focus on China. (Cambridge, MA) — MIT has received one of the largest gifts in its history, from alumnus Samuel…