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février 21, 2014
‘The winds of change are massive!’ Tech innovator calls African diaspora to come back and make a difference
What do the Apollo space missions, laser eye surgery and sustainable cocoa have in common? These are just some of the historic breakthroughs that IBM research labs across the world have helped become a reality over the years. But the prestigious tech firm had a glaring omission on their global map. Africa is now the […]
février 20, 2014
Africa’s untapped renewable energy
Africa’s abundant renewable natural resources such as wind, sunshine and water could be used to improve energy security for the poor, particularly in rural areas that are off the electricity grid. But policies and financial aid are needed to encourage the development of new markets in clean energy. Read more and watch the video here: http://www.scidev.net/global/energy/multimedia/africa-s-untapped-renewable-energy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=webfeed&utm_campaign=en […]
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février 19, 2014
Using mathematical models to make the best cuts in skull surgery
André Linhares is a University of Waterloo doctoral student who uses mathematical models to help children with facial deformities. Linhares, a PhD student in the Faculty of Math, is working with surgeons at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children to help ensure the best possible outcome for children who undergo skull surgery. Read more: https://uwaterloo.ca/stories/using-mathematical-models-make-best-cuts-skull-surgery […]
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février 19, 2014
Top research universities join to boost minority science faculty
As an African American man pursuing a PhD in the seciences, Geoff Lovely has sometimes had to overcome a feeling that he didn’t belong in the halls of top research universities where he saw few peers of color. The Caltech student is intent on becoming a professor “where I think I can definitely make an […]
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février 18, 2014
Mathematics: Why the brain sees maths as beauty
Mathematicians were shown “ugly” and “beautiful” equations while in a brain scanner at University College London. The same emotional brain centres used to appreciate art were being activated by “beautiful” maths. The researchers suggest there may be a neurobiological basis to beauty. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26151062 […]
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février 17, 2014
Why are so few women scientists
Science Minister David Willetts, Dame Ann Dowling, Head of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and academic and TV presenter, Alice Roberts discuss why it’s still the case that so few women become scientists or engineers. […]
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février 12, 2014
Narrow funding base ‘puts WHO drug programme at risk’
The future of a WHO programme that ensures the quality of medicines for numerous global health NGOs and UN agencies is vulnerable unless more donors start funding it, health experts have warned. The Prequalification of Medicines Programme (PQP) relies on just two donors — the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and global health organisation UNITAID — for roughly 90 per cent […]
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février 11, 2014
Project aims to build African health research capacity
A training programme is helping Ghana and Zimbabwe build capacity in health research to provide local evidence for policymakers, researchers say. Researchers implementing the programme — diploma in project design and management (DPDM) — say inadequate capacity for undertaking health research in Africa badly affects the ability of policymakers to have locally relevant evidence to guide their work. […]
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février 13, 2013
TWAS awards female chemists and relaunches website
Five female chemists from the developing world will receive US$5,000 prizes this week (15 February) at a ceremony at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago, United States. The winners of the second Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World come from Indonesia, […]
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