“SRI International researchers to disclose preliminary results of NTD detecting diagnostic at 239th ACS (News-Medical-Net)” plus 2 more |
- SRI International researchers to disclose preliminary results of NTD detecting diagnostic at 239th ACS (News-Medical-Net)
- MSU Jewish Studies Program hosts annual Israeli Film Festival (The State News)
- Expert on Middle East will speak at FSC (Sentinel & Enterprise)
| Posted: 22 Mar 2010 12:12 AM PDT SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development organization, will present preliminary results of a diagnostic to detect neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) at the 239th National Meeting & Exhibition of the American Chemical Society (ACS) being held on March 21-25 in San Francisco. NTDs are a group of infections that most commonly affect extremely poor people living in remote rural areas, urban slums, and places of political conflict. They can adversely affect life expectancy, child development, pregnancy, quality of life, and worker productivity, and are a major reason many cannot escape extreme poverty. At the ACS meeting, SRI researchers will disclose preliminary results involving the use of a small molecule sensor dye that can detect a metabolite specific to the parasites that cause three NTDs: Chagas, Leishmaniasis, and African Sleeping Sickness. This detectable metabolite is critical for the parasites' survival and is not found in humans. "Early detection would provide important benefits to patients suffering from NTDs, particularly since many of the drugs used to treat late-stage infections are highly toxic with potentially fatal side effects," said Mary Tanga, Ph.D., senior director of medicinal chemistry in SRI's Biosciences Division. "We are working to develop a low-cost, simple tool that can facilitate detection at a stage when less toxic treatments can be used." SOURCE SRI InternationalFive Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| MSU Jewish Studies Program hosts annual Israeli Film Festival (The State News) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 06:24 PM PDT By Emily Wilkins (Last updated: 8 hours ago) Michelle Grossman came to learn more about her culture. The journalism senior left visibly moved. The fifth annual MSU Israeli Film Festival began Sunday and will run through Monday in Room 147 of the Communication Arts and Sciences Building. The festival features four movies and two episodes of a popular Israeli TV show about a variety of topics. Hosted by the MSU Jewish Studies Program, the event started in 2000 when Ellen Rothfeld, an MSU linguistics professor who teaches Hebrew, thought Israeli films would be beneficial to students studying Hebrew. "It was important to bring in Israeli culture for the students," Rothfeld said. "It would not only be a good thing for the Hebrew students, but for the MSU community." Rothfeld first showed the films as individual screenings. After the event's attendance reached more than 200 — with people traveling from Ann Arbor and Detroit to watch the films — Ken Waltzer, the director of Jewish studies at MSU, asked Rothfeld to plan an entire festival. Grossman attended a Sunday showing of "Menachem and Fred," a movie about two brothers who survived the Holocaust, but were separated for years. Grossman, who had relatives die in the Holocaust, said it's important to show these types of movies. "It's a shame when you find people from Jewish families who don't know anything about (the Holocaust)," said Grossman. "People say 'there's too many Holocaust movies; it's not a good movie topic.' But this is real life and it's still affecting people to this day." The Israeli film industry still is small, but its appeal is growing, Rothfeld said. She said about 20 nondocumentary films are created in Israel each year compared to the hundred America produces, but film quality has improved in recent years. "This is quite a big thing in America," she said. "Italy, Germany, New Zealand; most in their international film festivals include Israeli films because they're of such high quality and winning such big awards." In the past 10 years, Rothfeld said Israeli feature films won about 200 awards in international film festivals, and Israeli documentaries and short films received more than 300 awards. Each year, Rothfeld requests dozens of Israeli films and narrows down the list of which will run based on the film's cinematography, clarity of its English subtitles and, because the film festival attracts what Rothfeld described as a "group of all ages," films must be appropriate. The final list is then selected by a four-person committee. Yael Aronoff, a professor of multicultural relations, helped select the movies and TV shows as a member of this year's committee. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Expert on Middle East will speak at FSC (Sentinel & Enterprise) Posted: 21 Mar 2010 03:51 AM PDT FITCHBURG -- An expert on Middle East policy will deliver the keynote speech at Fitchburg State College's annual International Studies program on April 5. Michael Singh, the Ira Weiner Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, will be the featured speaker. The presentation at the Ellis White Lecture Hall in the Hammond Campus Center, 160 Pearl St., Fitchburg, is free. The keynote address, entitled "International Public Service: Careers and Challenges," will be presented at 7:30 p.m. "The college's International Studies Minor Program offers a very exciting opportunity for the campus and greater community to discuss the challenges of international public policy with Michael Singh," said Joshua B. Spero, associate professor of political science and coordinator of the International Studies Minor Program at Fitchburg State College. "Mr. Singh brings a wealth of knowledge and experience as a former U.S. Foreign Service Officer, who served in the U.S. Embassy in Israel, before becoming Senior Director on Middle Eastern Affairs in the White House and also Special Assistant to the Secretary of State." The event is co-sponsored and approved by the college's Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic Affairs; the Department of Economics, History and Political Science; International Studies Minor Program; the Career Center; Office of International education; Student Government Association; and the Office of Student Development. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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