Hyderabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Eminent freedom fighter and a well-known figure in the Telangana movement, Konda Lakshman Bapuji died here Friday. He was 96.
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Olympian gets freedom of Wrexham
21 September 2012 Last updated at 01:57 ET
Double Olympic gold medallist Tom James is to be granted the freedom of Wrexham borough in recognition of his achievement at the London 2012 and Beijing 2008 Games.
Rower James, 28, struck gold in the men's coxless fours race at both Games.
The freedom will be presented at a special council meeting next Friday.
Wrexham's two other athletes, rower Chris Bartley, who won silver and rower Victoria Thornley will be honoured at the meeting.
"All of this has happened so quickly in such a short space of time," said James. "I think it is going to take a while for everything to sink in and to appreciate exactly what it means.
"I'm very grateful and I feel really lucky and privileged to have been given freedom of the borough.
"To be honoured in this way is pretty special and I am grateful to everyone involved."
He added: "This event feels extra special because it is one of the final Olympic celebration events and it will cap off what has been a whirlwind past few months."
Neil Rogers, leader of Wrexham Council, said the three athletes have played their part in inspiring a generation, something the London Organising Committee hoped to achieve with the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Freedom fighter, Telangana leader Bapuji dead
Hyderabad, Sep 21 (IANS) Eminent freedom fighter and a well-known figure in the Telangana movement, Konda Lakshman Bapuji died here Friday. He was 96.
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Everything and the kitchen sink found on Wellington beaches
Persistent culprits revealed in last weekends big coastal clean-up are white plastic lollipop sticks and cigarette butts - not to mention a kitchen sink.
Wellington City Council biodiversity coordinator Myfanwy Emeny says lollipop sticks and cigarette butts are common recurring problems. "They are small enough to fit down stormwater drains and end up polluting our coastal waters and beaches."
More than 500 people turned out last Sunday to clean up the Wellington coastline, including city beaches and Porirua and Hutt coastlines.
So far over 500 big black bags of rubbish have been collected, and they are still coming in. Myfanwy Emeny says the rubbish is being audited at Lyall Bay by Auckland-based charity Sustainable Coastlines to see exactly what is ending up on the beaches. Old tyres - so far about two tonnes worth - television sets, road cones and all sorts of large and small items of rubbish were collected on Sunday.
"We even found a kitchen sink on Wellingtons south coast," she said. "There is so much rubbish, they are only auditing about 20 percent of it, but that will still give us a good picture of what the rubbish is. Then we can work out where the rubbish is coming from and try to stop it before it reaches our coast."
She said Sustainable Coastlines is planning to complete the audit next week and tally up the rubbish.
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Surf lifesavers return to Qld beaches
It's a sign of summer like cricket and sizzling barbecues - the famous red and yellow flags hoisted on Queensland beaches.
As thousands of volunteer lifesavers go on patrol from Saturday, beachgoers have been called on to play their part by being responsible and staying safe over the summer months.
Surf Life Saving Queensland chief operations officer George Hill said simple rules such as swimming between the flags and following the advice of lifeguards and lifesavers will prevent tragedies.
Nearly 800 rescues were made on Gold Coast beaches alone last summer, with five people drowning.
'As far as we're concerned, five deaths on the Gold Coast is five too many,' Mr Hill said.
'Ultimately our goal is zero preventable deaths in Queensland waters, however there has already been a beach-related drowning on the Gold Coast.
'We will move forward into the new season with increased aerial patrols, daily watercraft patrols, dawn patrols and weekend beach patrols to ensure a safe experience for all beachgoers.'
The surf lifesavers will be on patrol every weekend and public holiday from Saturday until Monday, May 6.
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Seeing stars – Astronomy at the Beach returns to Kensington Metropark tonight, Saturday
Seeing stars - Astronomy at the Beach returns to Kensington Metropark tonight, Saturday
Those fascinated with the moon and stars have their fingers crossed for clear skies today and Saturday, as the 16th annual Astronomy at the Beach event draws near.
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Seeing stars - Astronomy at the Beach returns to Kensington Metropark tonight, Saturday
Learn about astronomy at skywatching parties
Published: Friday, September 21, 2012, 12:01 a.m.
The Everett Astronomical Society will hold free public observing sessions on the lawn at Harborview Park,1700 W. Mukilteo Blvd., from dusk, about 6 p.m., until 11:30 p.m. The event will be canceled if it's overcast or rainy.
It's a chance for people to learn and get their questions answered about the range of telescopes that are available, how different telescopes compare and talk with local expert amateur astronomers.
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Astronomy Photographer Awards 2012: Stunning Images Unravels Secrets of Space [SLIDESHOW]
Spectacular view of the spiraling galaxies, the last transit of Venus for 105 years, dazzling green lights of the aurora borealis and a host of exceptional photographs capturing the deep space have competed for the Royal Observatory's Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012.
The competition, now in its fourth year, is organised by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and Sky at Night Magazine.
The categories for the competition included Deep Space, Earth and Space, Our Solar System, Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year, People and Space, Best Newcomer and Robotic Scope Image of the Year.
Australia-based photographer Martin Pugh has won the top prize of 1,500 for the Photographer of the Year Award with his image capturing the incredible details of the famous Whirlpool Galaxy (M51).
It shows the galaxy's spiral arms with the faint tails of light that show M51's small companion galaxy being gradually torn apart by the gravity of its giant neighbour.
Pugh had secured the award for a second time since the beginning of the competition.
"The photographer has made the most of exceptionally good atmospheric conditions to capture an astonishing range of detail in his image of this iconic galaxy; the beautiful spiral structure, dark lanes of dust, and the way the pink clouds of hydrogen really stand out," said competition judge and Royal Observatory Public Astronomer Dr Marek Kukula.
The best photographs, including those of the winners, runners-up and special prize awardees, are being exhibited in the Royal Observatory's Astronomy Centre. The free exhibition is open to the public from 20 September to February 2013.
"Many of the pictures have been taken with equipment that was out of the range of the amateur many years ago. I also like the choice of subjects: photographing people and the night skies is very difficult. The entrants have done very well indeed," said Sir Patrick Moore of The Sky at Night.
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Wozniak eager for AI
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says artificial intelligence (AI) is the next technological frontier.
On the day the iPhone 5 was released in Australia, with some hiccups, Mr Wozniak told business leaders in Brisbane that AI was the next logical step.
'We're still not at the stage where we can sit down with computers and say, 'Here's a problem. Now go and solve it,'' Mr Wozniak told the QUT Business Leaders Forum.
But that day wasn't too far off, he said.
'In 40 years we will have computers that are conscious, that have feelings, that have a personality.
'My iPhone will know so much about me, I won't want you humans.
'A few of us might be replaced by machines, and we might have to restructure society.'
The man who designed the world's first personal computers spoke of how far technology had come since he first began inventing.
Mr Wozniak said he fell in love with computer programming language at first sight and decided he would be an engineer for life.
'I knew it was the love of my life, for the rest of my life I was going to love these little ones and zeros,' he said.
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Steve Wozniak
On the day the iPhone 5 was released in Australia, with some hiccups, Mr Wozniak told business leaders in Brisbane that AI was the next logical step.
"We've made very tiny strides so far in the area of artificial intelligence and yet that really is where the future is," he told the QUT Business Leaders' Forum.
But he said AI wasn't too far off.
"In 40 years we will have computers that are conscious, that have feelings, that have a personality," Mr Wozniak said.
"A computer is going to be your best friend. You'll talk to it. It's going to look at your face and know your expression. It's going to know your heart and soul better than anything in the world.
"A few of us might be replaced by machines and we might have to restructure society.
"So is my iPhone someday. It's going to know me so good I won't want you humans.
"There's so much innovation and thinking of new better ways to do things that every company really has to watch out and move very early if they see something that might totally change people's values."
The man who designed the first personal computers in the world fell in love with computer programming language at first sight, and decided he would be an engineer for life.
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SpaceX Earns Aerospace Quality Management System Registration AS 9100:2009 Rev C from NSF International Strategic …
SpaceX leads the industry in commitment to quality and safety through earning registration from NSF-ISR
ANN ARBOR, Mich. and HAWTHORNE, Calif. (September 19, 2012) - Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX), which designs, manufactures and launches the world's most advanced rockets and spacecraft, has earned AS 9100 Rev C registration from NSF International Strategic Registrations (NSF-ISR), a leading provider of quality management systems registrations worldwide. AS 9100 Rev C registration reinforces SpaceX's commitment to quality and leadership in the aerospace industry.
AS 9100 Rev C is the latest edition of the Aerospace Quality Management standard (AQMS) and is designed to meet the stringent and complex demands of the defense and commercial aerospace industry. It includes nearly 100 additional aerospace-specific requirements and is based on the International Organization for Standardization quality management system standard ISO 9001.
Earning AS 9100 Rev C registration from NSF-ISR demonstrates that SpaceX has implemented a comprehensive Aerospace Quality Management System (AQMS) focused on areas directly impacting product safety and reliability. These include risk management and control, design processes that meet reliability requirements, supplier quality, product realization and product monitoring and measurement.
"SpaceX strives to produce the most advanced launch vehicles in the world. Ensuring that we have the best quality management system in place is a key to ensuring the safety and quality of our aerospace designs and launches," said Katherine Nelson, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for SpaceX. "Earning AS 9100 Rev C registration from NSF-ISR demonstrates our commitment to quality to our customers and the public."
"AS 9100 Rev C sets a high bar for quality and defines rigorous standards for Aviation, Space and Defense Organizations. SpaceX has met the stringent demands of a robust quality management system which demonstrates their commitment and leadership to quality aerospace design and management," said NSF-ISR Aerospace Quality Program Manager Marty Willems.
To learn more about NSF-ISR's aerospace quality services, contact Don Sinkway at 949-748-9590 or dsinkway@nsf.org. You can also visit nsf.org/business/management_systems_registration/aerospace_all.asp.
Editor's note: To schedule an interview with NSF International Aerospace Quality Manager Marty Willems, contact Kelly Nichols at knichols@nsf.org or 734-827-6850.
About SpaceX: SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world's most advanced rockets and spacecraft. With a diverse manifest of more than 40 launches to resupply the space station and deliver commercial and government satellites to orbit, SpaceX is the world's fastest growing launch services provider. In 2012, SpaceX made history when its Dragon spacecraft became the first commercial vehicle to successfully attach to the International Space Station - a feat previously achieved by only four governments. With the retirement of the Space Shuttle, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft are carrying cargo, and one day will carry astronauts, to and from the space station for NASA. Founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, SpaceX is a private company owned by management and employees, with minority investments from Founders Fund, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Valor Equity Partners. The company has more than 1,800 employees in California, Texas, Florida and Washington, DC. For more information, visit SpaceX.com.
About NSF International Strategic Registrations (NSF-ISR): NSF-ISR, an NSF International Company, offers a comprehensive portfolio of management systems registration solutions to meet the demands of the global marketplace (nsf-isr.org). NSF-ISR is recognized by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) to provide ISO/TS 16949 registrations in the automotive sector. NSF-ISR provides registrations for the following programs: ISO 9001, AS 9100/10/20, ISO 13485, ISO 20000-1, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, ISO 14001, Responsible Care (RC) 14001, Responsible Care Management Systems (RCMS), OHSAS 18001, American Tree Farm System and Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) through ANAB accreditation as well as Greenhouse Gas Verification/Validation and SFI Chain of Custody (CoC) through ANSI accreditation.
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FLYHT Provides Corporate Update
CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 21, 2012) - FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:FLY) is pleased to provide an update highlighting some of the company's recent achievements from the current quarter. The third quarter (Q3) is traditionally a slower time of year for orders and the shipment of AFIRS installation kits. However, this year has proven to be stronger than usual, as a result of FLYHT's sales team efforts and increased activity of many different airlines and manufacturers.
A total of seventeen kits have been delivered in Q3. Twelve of which were sent to existing customers who are installing the units on recently acquired airplanes. Four were shipped to new customers. Of these four deliveries, two were specifically for the voice-only application and two were sent to major industry manufacturers for inclusion on delivered aircraft. The last unit was shipped to a Chinese business jet operator for its evaluation.
The cash deposits for this installation have been received according to FLYHT's prepayment policy.
"It also is important to note that three of the kits in this quarter are headed to a new customer in China for evaluation. This is a direct result of the regulation announced by the Chinese Aircraft Data Communications Corporation at the National Business Aviation show last October, which requires satellite communications on all aircraft in that country," said Bill Tempany, President & CEO of FLYHT. "We are also experiencing a lot of interest and support from the African airline industry and we are excited about the opportunity that lies ahead in that region."
"FLYHT is continuing to make progress with L3 Communications in providing a factory option solution for Airbus A320 and as announced we have received the necessary approvals to move the NetJets program forward in Europe with the receipt of the Supplemental Type Certificate for the Hawker aircraft," added Mr. Tempany. "It takes a long time to become a recognized participant in the aerospace industry and we believe our recent announcements show FLYHT has earned a spot in that community."
About FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.
FLYHT provides proprietary technological products and services designed to reduce costs and improve efficiencies in the airline industry. The Company has patented and commercialized three products and associated services currently marketed to airlines, manufacturers and maintenance organizations around the world. Its premier technology, AFIRS UpTime, allows airlines to monitor and manage aircraft operations anywhere, anytime, in real time. If an aircraft encounters an emergency, FLYHT's triggered data streaming mode, FLYHTStream, automatically streams vital data, normally secured in the black box, to designated sites on the ground in real-time. In May 2012 the trading symbol was changed from AMA to FLY in conjunction with a name change from AeroMechanical Services Ltd. to FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.
AFIRS, UpTime, FLYHT, FLYHTStream and AeroQ are trademarks of FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Ltd.
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Flash Crash Part 2 Could Come at Any Time: Analyst
A former hedge fund analyst told U.S. senators on Thursday that another Flash Crash in financial markets could come at any time as a result of super high-speed computer trading.
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It is simply a matter of time before we have another catastrophe of the same magnitude or worse than the Flash Crash, Lauer said in his prepared testimony.
The next time it happens, we may not be so fortunate with regard to the timing it was only luck that the Flash Crash didnt start in the morning, inciting markets around the world to crash, or at 3:45 p.m. EST, with the market closing after the drop, but before it could recover. If this were to happen, there would be an overnight exodus from the market with disastrous consequences for the U.S. economy.
Lauer said he personally experienced the panic of high speed market lurches as he sat on the global equity trading desk of a futures trading firm on May 6, 2010 the day of the so-called Flash Crash, in which the market plunged, and then rebounded again sharply in a matter of minutes.
As I watched the market crash, I witnessed something unthinkable: the market simply disappeared. For what felt like an eternity, but was more likely 30 seconds to a minute, there were no bids or offers displayed in the market for major stocks and ETFs such as SPY (the S&P 500 Index ETF
Lauer argued that all the volatility that has resulted from the Flash Crash and similar disasters in individual stocks and IPOs is causing retail investors to flee the market.
The flight of the retail investor during a period of incredible stock market returns is a sure sign that this exodus is a result of mistrust rather than economic conditions, he said in prepared testimony. Since the Flash Crash in May 2010, over $283 billion has flown out of the U.S. Equity markets. Over that time period, the S&P 500
The Senate also heard from supporters of high frequency trading, who argued that millisecond level transactions help markets find the correct prices for stocks and other equities quickly.
Over the last four years, I have witnessed an unprecedented number of claims that our markets are horribly broken, unfair and dangerous, said Chris Concannon, executive vice president of Virtu Financial. These claims tend to be short on facts and evidence, but long on press coverage and book deals. Our market is not perfect. And it has recently experienced some dramatic mishaps. But, despite its flaws, it is a market that has withstood the most unprecedented volatility and repricing of equity values in our lifetime while maintaining the same levels of pricing efficiency.
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New, Compact Body Scanner Ready for Space Station
Handheld "tricorders" from "Star Trek" remain just a science fiction fantasy for astronauts who need advanced medical care in space. But a new version of full-body scanning technology has the right size and power requirements to possibly fit aboard the International Space Station.
The smaller, cheaper version of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine could provide "slice" images of astronauts' bodies to improve studies of human health in space issues such as bone and muscle loss in low-gravity environments or the effects of deep-space radiation. Space explorers living on moon bases or traveling to Mars could also benefit from having such medical technology available during missions lasting for months or years.
"I would like to build a facility-class, whole-body-sized MRI," said Gordon Sarty, acting chairman of the biomedical engineering division at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. "Such a project would require an agreement between the ISS space agencies."
The compact MRI could weigh less than a ton one-twentieth of a ton for a smaller version that scans arms and legs and would require far less power than traditional MRI. Costs for the full-body MRI could drop from $2 million to as low as $200,000.
Sarty presented his team's compact MRI technology at AIAA Space 2012, a conference organized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, on Sept. 13. He hopes to win funding from the Canadian Space Agency to launch the machine to the space station around 2020.
MRI machines work by using radiofrequency coils to broadcast signals to the human body and receive return signals to build an image of the body's innards. Gradient coils control the machine's magnetic field to produce the precise "slice" images of certain parts of the body.
But MRI technology has limits that would make it both difficult and risky to operate on the space station. Typical MRI machines weigh about 11 tons or more because they rely upon heavy superconducting magnets cooled by liquid helium, and also create stray magnetic fields that could interfere with the space station's operations. Another problem comes from the MRI gradient coils' need to consume huge amounts of power in short bursts. [8 Surprising High-Tech Uses for Helium]
"These characteristics make it impractical and potentially dangerous to take a conventional MRI into space," Sarty told InnovationNewsDaily.
Compact MRI uses two different technologies to get around such problems. First, it uses a permanent Halbach magnet that is lighter than the superconducting magnet and does not create stray magnetic fields outside the magnet. Second, the compact MRI eliminates the power-hungry gradient coils by using Transmit Array Spatial Encoding (TRASE) that encodes images through the radiofrequency coil alone.
The smaller MRI technology has many uses far beyond space it could improve overall medical care on Earth by making the cheaper machines available around the world. Its smaller size could also lead to easier use of MRIs in battlefield hospitals or distant parts of the world with limited space and power.
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SpaceX booked for October return to space station
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SpaceX (Hawthorne, Calif.), the first commercial space company to send a cargo ship to the space station, is scheduled to launch its first resupply mission under a NASA contract on Oct. 7. SpaceX successfully berthed its unmanned Dragon cargo ship to the station in May, fulfilling the requirements of a NASA contract that clears the way for 12 resupply missions under the space agencys Commercial Resupply Services initiative.
NASA said SpaceX will ferry about 1,000 pounds of supplies to the space station during the CRS-1 mission, including items being used for a range of scientific experiments. Dragon will return to Earth about 734 pounds of science experiments and space station hardware.
While NASA confirmed the readiness of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and the Dragon capsule, previous SpaceX launches have been delayed by NASA to verify mission software essential for guiding the unmanned craft to the space station.
The space station commercial resupply program replaces the space shuttle, which was retired by NASA last year.
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Methodist Center for Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine at Willowbrook Now Home to First Human Performance Lab of …
HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - Sep 20, 2012) - Dr. Scott Rand, board certified primary care sports medicine (PCSM) physician at Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, and his specialized Sports Health team launch an advanced Human Performance Lab on the Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Campus.
The new lab is the first of its kind in northwest Houston and brings the technology and expertise once only available at the Texas Medical Center to endurance athletes and Bariatric patients throughout the community.
Located in the new 25,000 square foot, state-of-the-art Methodist Center for Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine facility, the Human Performance Lab provides three primary tests-- Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR) and Body Composition Analysis, VO2 Max with Body Composition, and VO2 Max with Estimated Lactate Threshold.
Now accepting appointments, the Human Performance Lab is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., with evening appointments available on Wednesdays and weekend appointments on Saturday mornings.
"We're really excited to make these resources more accessible to athletes in the community and those individuals who are ready to take their health to the next level," said Dr. Rand.
"We not only show them how their body is responding but also develop a plan to achieve optimal performance -- whether the goal is the next triathlon, a better game or an optimal workout. We now have both the technology and the expertise to chart that path," added Rand.
According to senior exercise physiologist Mark Morrison, the testing available in the new lab will not only provide athletes with valuable tools for training but also aide Bariatric patients in meeting pre surgery requirements and sustaining post surgery weight loss.
"We treat everyone individually -- with a tailored training prescription designed to maximize their body's ability to utilize oxygen and compete at a higher intensity for longer without fatigue," said Morrison.
Morrison, who recently joined the Sports Health Team at Methodist, works closely with individuals in assessing their body fat, metabolic rate and pulmonary function. He has a Masters in Exercise Science and over 12 years of combined experience in exercise testing, personal training and instructing.
Dr. Rand is the PCSM fellowship director and team doctor to Rice and area high schools and sports clubs. He is also a member of the Concussion Oversight Team serving area schools and nationally recognized in Sports Medicine Education.
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Foundation Medicine announces $42.5m Series B financing
By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff
Foundation Medicine announced Thursday the completion of a $42.5 million Series B financing.
In this round, public crossover funds Deerfield Management Company, L.P., Casdin Capital, Redmile Group and strategic investors Roche Venture Fund and WuXi Corporate Venture Fund joined founding investor Third Rock Ventures and current venture capital backers Google Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Cambridge-based Foundation Medicine said in a press release. In addition to the funds and strategic investors named, there was one undisclosed fund and one undisclosed strategic investor also involved in this financing round.
The company said that its board of directors remains unchanged.
Foundation Medicine describes itself as a molecular information company dedicated to a transformation in cancer care by developing treatments that are informed by an understanding of the genomic changes that contribute to each patients unique cancer.
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Penn Medicine's Stephanie Abbuhl, MD, Receives 2012 AAMC Group on Women in Medicine and Science Leadership Development …
Stephanie Abbuhl, MD, Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs for Emergency Medicine and executive director of FOCUS on Health and Leadership for Women in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has received the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) 2012 Group on Women in Medicine and Science Leadership Development Award for an individual.
According to the AAMC, this distinction recognizes extraordinary, innovative, and far-reaching contributions supporting womens leadership and success in academic medicine. As executive director of FOCUS on Health and Leadership for Women, Abbuhl has played an integral role in numerous gender equality initiatives throughout the Perelman School of Medicine. The FOCUS program was awarded AAMC's Women in Medicine Leadership Development Award in 2004.
This work is an important priority for Penn Medicine, where Abbuhls research and programs are aimed at increasing the recruitment, retention, and promotion of women physicians and researchers through the ranks of academic medicine. While 48 percent of students accepted into U.S. medical schools today are women, their numbers dwindle at the higher rungs of the academic ladder: women make up about 42 percent of assistant professors in the nations medical schools, but only 31 percent of associate professors and 19 percent of full professors. They comprise just 13 percent of department chairs and 13 percent of deans.
Abbuhl co-leads the NIH Transforming Academic Culture (NIH-TAC) Trial, a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health-funded cluster-randomized trial to study a multi-faceted intervention in the Perelman School of Medicine aimed at improving the academic productivity and job satisfaction of women faculty. Although much has been learned about what barriers stand in the way of women advancing to the highest levels of academic science and medicine, this project is the first federally funded endeavor to examine interventions to alter this gender gap.
Abbuhl has received many other honors and is credited with more than 100 publications on operational and administrative issues in emergency medicine, and faculty development, among other areas.
She will formally receive the honor at the AAMC Annual meeting in November.
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Penn Medicine is one of the world's leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and excellence in patient care. Penn Medicine consists of the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (founded in 1765 as the nation's first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which together form a $4.3 billion enterprise.
The Perelman School of Medicine is currently ranked #2 in U.S. News & World Report's survey of research-oriented medical schools. The School is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $479.3 million awarded in the 2011 fiscal year.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System's patient care facilities include: The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania -- recognized as one of the nation's top "Honor Roll" hospitals by U.S. News & World Report; Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; and Pennsylvania Hospital the nation's first hospital, founded in 1751. Penn Medicine also includes additional patient care facilities and services throughout the Philadelphia region.
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Mount Sinai School of Medicine Bringing Free Courses Online
Newswise Mount Sinai School of Medicine has signed an agreement with Coursera.org that will make Mount Sinai graduate and medical school courses freely available online.
Mount Sinai will begin by offering three courses that focus on training students to use computation to convert the information in large and small data-sets in biomedical sciences to understand disease progression, adverse events in individual patients, and to predict efficacy of drug therapy. The three courses Introduction to Systems Biology, Networks Analyses in Systems Biology, and Mathematical Models in Systems Biology will be offered in 2013. The courses provide a solid basis for understanding the new era of personalized and precision medicine that is being made possible by advanced gene sequencing technologies.
John Morrison, PhD, Dean of the Mount Sinai Graduate School of Biological Sciences, said, The rigorous courses that we are putting up on Coursera, the planned interactions and the testing formats have the ability to completely change graduate education. Today, like most schools, our programs have one to two years of classes followed by several years of research or clinical training. If the online formats take hold then didactic learning can be interspersed through the research or clinical training years. We can also offer our courses world-wide for free, thus greatly enhancing the reach of our educational mission.
Leading Mount Sinais effort to put courses online is Ravi Iyengar, PhD, The Rosenstiel Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Systems Therapeutics and Director of Systems Biology Center New York.
My sense is we are at a transformative time in higher education and Coursera is one driver of this change both for off- and on-campus education, said Dr. Iyengar. The ability to provide free high quality courses in an emerging area of biomedical sciences provides us with exciting opportunities to engage current and future scholars world-wide. For graduate students, such online courses will allow them to get formal training in new areas as their research interests start to gel. For medical students it will allow them to learn details and mechanisms as they see patients. In pharmacology, it would be great to teach in an integrated manner drug action mechanisms and drug usage as students go through their clerkships, rather than in a classroom a year or two earlier. Online courses may well allow to accomplish this goal.
The development of these courses has been supported in part by a Systems Biology Center grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health.
About The Mount Sinai Medical Center
The Mount Sinai Medical Center encompasses both The Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Established in 1968, Mount Sinai School of Medicine is one of the leading medical schools in the United States. The Medical School is noted for innovation in education, biomedical research, clinical care delivery, and local and global community service. It has more than 3,400 faculty in 32 departments and 14 research institutes, and ranks among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and by U.S. News & World Report.
The Mount Sinai Hospital, founded in 1852, is a 1,171-bed tertiary- and quaternary-care teaching facility and one of the nations oldest, largest and most-respected voluntary hospitals. In 2011, U.S. News & World Report ranked The Mount Sinai Hospital 14th on its elite Honor Roll of the nations top hospitals based on reputation, safety, and other patient-care factors. Mount Sinai is one of 12 integrated academic medical centers whose medical school ranks among the top 20 in NIH funding and U.S. News & World Report and whose hospital is on the U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll. Nearly 60,000 people were treated at Mount Sinai as inpatients last year, and approximately 560,000 outpatient visits took place.
For more information, visit http://www.mountsinai.org. Find Mount Sinai on: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mountsinainyc Twitter @mountsinainyc YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/mountsinainy
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Penn Liberty Bank Introduces CashWise™
WAYNE, Pa., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Penn Liberty Bank , a premier local community bank with ten locations in Chester and Montgomery Counties, has named their high tech, cash management suite of products and services, CashWise.
CashWise offers the latest banking technology services such as secure online cash management services, cost wise credit and debit card payment services with next day availability, remote deposit capture options, mobile banking including applications for both iPhone and Android, plus other products and services that provide ultimate convenience for business clients.
Penn Liberty Bank has always offered the latest technology available and will continue to upgrade CashWise products and services as new technology emerges. "Many businesses believe they need to bank with the larger, regional banks to get high tech cash management services. We want everyone to know that Penn Liberty has that level of services plus the personal touch of a community bank," said David Griest, founder and Chief Information Officer at Penn Liberty Bank.
"We are committed to insuring that our clients have the ability to bank wherever and whenever they need. Penn Liberty Bank distinguishes itself by offering industry leading, customized cash management technology along with the high touch personalized service that can only be found at a community bank," said Pat Ward, Chairman and CEO of Penn Liberty Bank.
For more information about CashWise call 888-795-7366 or email us at CashWise@pennlibertybank.com.
About Penn Liberty Bank
Penn Liberty Bank offers ten conveniently located branches and is a community bank focused on providing personal, high touch service. Combining state of the art technology with highly talented, customer service oriented employees and a full suite of consumer and business products and services has resulted in the Bank's growth to over $540 million in assets.
To learn more about Penn Liberty Bank please visit http://www.pennlibertybank.com.
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