Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2013 |
2009 Pew Scholar Shows Cells Can Naturally “Reprogram” Themselves Ben Stanger, a 2009 Pew scholar and assistant professor at University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, has demonstrated that cells can change their identities under normal conditions in the body. In a study published in Genes and Development, Dr. Stanger pinpointed the gene that allows the main type of liver cells in mammals to convert into the cells lining bile ducts. Source: Health Canal |
Biomedical Research |
| Apr 2, 2013 |
2011 Pew Scholar awarded $1.13 million from NIH Jeff Gore, a 2011 Pew Scholar and assistant professor of physics at MIT, has been awarded a four-year, $1,131,603 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences – one of the 27 National Institutes of Health – to pursue research into cooperation and cheating in the evolution of antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Source: MIT News |
Biomedical Research |
| Apr 2, 2013 |
''Health Impact Assessments Take on Broader Role in Cities and States'' Aaron Wernham, director of the Health Impact Project discusses the benefits of health impact assessments in this edition of Governing. Source: Governing |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Apr 2, 2013 |
''School Lunches: The New Battlefront in the War Against Obesity'' ''With one in three American children considered overweight or obese — and the trend dangerously upward — the federal government has launched a new campaign this school year to strengthen nutritional requirements for school lunches." Source: The Miami Herald |
School Food |
| Apr 2, 2013 |
2012 Pew Scholar Earns ARI Young Investigator Grant Salil Lachke, a 2012 Pew scholar and assistant professor of biological sciences at the University of Delaware, has been selected by the Alcon Research Institute as a 2013 Young Investigator. As one of just eight researchers worldwide to receive the $50,000 grant, Dr. Lachke will continue his work on an online tool he created to discover genes related to glaucoma and other eye diseases. Source: UDaily |
Biomedical Research |
| Apr 5, 2013 |
Do Healthier School Lunches Pass the Student Taste Test? School meals may meet nutritional standards, but do they pass the student taste test? Source: WPSD |
School Food |
| Apr 5, 2013 |
''Schools Hungry to Improve Taste, Nutrition of Lunches'' School foods are put to the "taste test" during an annual food event in Prince William County. Find out how students rated these nutritious meals. Source: USA Today |
School Food |
| Apr 5, 2013 |
''Schools Recognized for Nutrition, Health Programs'' The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Healthier U.S. School Challenge honored eleven elementary schools for promoting a health learning environment through school nutrition and exercise. Source: The Garden City Telegram |
School Food |
| Apr 6, 2013 |
''Viewpoints: Schools Need to Help Kids Eat Healthy'' ''Whether we're relying on the school lunch or brown-bagging it, parents want to make sure our kids get a good, nutritious meal. Yet often the choices we make for kids can't compete against what the vending machines and à la carte lines have to offer.'' Source: The Sacramento Bee |
School Food |
| Apr 8, 2013 |
''It’s Time for Healthier Snacks and Beverages in Our Schools'' An opinion editorial written by Rep. Kim Norton discussing the need for USDA regulations to ensure children making healthy choices at school. Source: MinnPost |
School Food |
