NewsBlog: Need $20 million? Come to Alberta Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 28th February 2007 05:47 PM GMT] The Canadian province of Alberta is offering up to three "superstar" biomedical researchers $20 million ($17 million US) each, distributed over 10 years, to move to Alberta and conduct research there. Half of the money comes from the funding agency Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR), and the province's three universities (University of Calgary, University of Alberta, and University of Lethbridge) will pony up... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Another stem cell court victory Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 27th February 2007 04:49 PM GMT] Even though California started distributing stem cell funding this month, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is still fighting for its survival in court. On Monday (February 26), a state appeals court upheld a 2006 verdict verdict by a lower court judge, who said the organization was did not violate the constitution. But opponents of the California stem... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Calif. funds stem cell research -- really Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 19th February 2007 08:08 PM GMT] If it was April, I'd say it was an April Fool's joke. But it's February, and it's true -- California is actually distributing funds for human embryonic stem cell research. The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) on Friday (Feb 16) approved $45 million worth of grants to 20 academic and non-profit California institutions. The organization remains ... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Still hungry for tenure, but not food Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 19th February 2007 06:10 PM GMT] James Sherley, the beleaguered MIT professor who went on hunger strike to protest the institution's decision to deny him tenure, started eating again on Friday (Feb 16), even though MIT has not granted him tenure. Sherley, who is African-American, claims he was denied tenure because of his ethnicity. In a statement posted on the MIT Web site, Sherley announced he was ending his 12-day fast "in celebration of the attention that... Click to continue View comments (3) | Comment on this blog NewsBlog: Still hungry for tenure... Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 16th February 2007 02:13 PM GMT] This just in from freelance reporter Ishani Ganguli: More than a week into his tenure-or-bust hunger strike MIT associate professor James Sherley reports he has lost 14 pounds but none of his resolve to reverse what he alleges was a racism-driven decision to deny him tenure. Sherley, who has ingested only water and multivitamins since February 5, told The Scientist he is feeling weak but otherwise okay. The African-American... Click to continue Comment on this blog NewsBlog: French Anderson sentenced to 14 years Posted by Alison McCook [Entry posted at 3rd February 2007 12:04 AM GMT] French Anderson was sentenced today (Feb 2) to 14 years in prison, after he was found guilty last summer of four counts of molestation. His victim, now 19 years old, is the daughter of his colleague, and the abuse started when she was 10 years old. Soon after the conviction, the University of Southern California (USC) released a statement that it had suspended Anderson and was initiating dismissal proceedings to remove his tenure and... Click to continue View comment (1) | Comment on this blog

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