National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine announce initiative on human gene editing - May 20, 2015
The National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Medicine have launched a major initiative to guide decision making about controversial new research involving human gene editing. Human gene-editing technologies include CRISPR-Cas9, may lead to promising new treatments for disease. However, recent experiments to attempt… Read More
SPIE spotlights e-book series launches, offers short tutorials in optics and photonics - May 20, 2015
A new peer-reviewed e-book series launched this spring by SPIE , the international society for optics and photonics, has its topic-expert editors excited. SPIE, long-time publisher of refereed journals, conference proceedings, handbooks, tutorial texts, and reference books on topics in light-based technologies, had received several proposals… Read More
Cengage Learning earns recognition for marketing excellence from 2015 Hermes Creative Awards - May 20, 2015
Cengage Learning, a global education company, has been awarded multiple honors by the Hermes Creative Awards for its work on digital, website and email platforms. Cengage Learning was honored for its creative and marketing excellence for both its MindTap personal learning experience and also for work… Read More
Elsevier announces its first Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge - May 19, 2015
STM publisher Elsevier has announced its first Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge. As the world's population quickly approaches 9 billion, the strain on the planet's resources is steadily increasing too. This means that the need to develop alternatives or think of ways to make existing raw… Read More
BMJ announces continued partnership with Saudi government and healthcare institutions - May 19, 2015
Medical knowledge provider BMJ has announced its continued partnership with the Saudi government and healthcare institutions to help improve the quality of healthcare throughout the Kingdom. BMJ experts will be at Saudi Health 2015, Riyadh, May 18-20, to talk about the key healthcare challenges facing… Read More
Wolters Kluwer’ Dr. Brian Levy to lead breakout session on Critical Role of Terminology Management to Effective HIE at Annual WEDI Conference - May 19, 2015
Healthcare information provider Wolters Kluwer has announced that Dr. Brian Levy, its Vice President of Global Clinical Operations for Health Language, will lead a breakout session at the 24th Annual National WEDI (Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange) Conference. The session, 'Overcoming Challenges to Clinical Information Exchange… Read More
