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LONDON, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the completion of its final development test in Aragon, Spain this month, Honda Racing Team JAS is ready and raring to go for the 2013 FIA World Touring Car Championship. The Championship will begin with the Race of Italy on 24 March 2013, finally ending in Macau on 17 November after twenty-four races. Honda will be entering a two car works team. The drivers are Italian Gabriele Tarquini - 2009 World Touring Car Champion -...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Victor J. Dzau, MD, chancellor for health affairs, Duke University, president and CEO, Duke University Health System, and the James B. Duke Professor of Medicine, was elected chair of the board of directors of the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) at its annual meeting held September 22-24 in Chicago, Illinois. Previously chairman of medicine at Harvard Medical School as well as chairman of the Department of Medicine at...

TORONTO, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Victor J. Dzau, M.D., chancellor for health affairs at Duke University and chief executive officer of Duke University Health System, has been named the 2011 winner of the Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research. The prize is awarded annually and will be presented to Dzauin Ottawa on Sept. 14, 2011. Previous winners include Dr. Joseph B. Martin, former dean of Harvard Medical School, who won the first award in 2006; Dr. John...

DURHAM, N.C., June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Victor J. Dzau, M.D., Duke University chancellor for health affairs and chief executive officer of Duke University Health System, has been awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Glasgow, Scotland. Presentation of the honorary degree came June 15 on the university's Commemoration Day celebrating its founding in 1451. The honorary degree recognizes Dzau's distinction in and major contribution to the field of...

CHENGDU, China, Dec. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan came to West China Hospital to unveil the "World Eye Organization Jackie Chan Children's Eye Centre of West China Hospital of Sichuan University". The founding of this centre should be attributed to the successful cooperation between the West China Hospital and World Eye Organization (WEO) on the "Welfare Programs for Blindness Prevention and Treatment", the proactive arrangements of relative parties and...

Massive Playbook is extremely proud and honored to have Bob Wall, an accomplished teacher, competitor, businessman, actor, husband and father as their Martial Art spokesperson and partner. Massive Creative Inc.'s Martial Arts School Playbook will promote Martial Arts, educate students, offer a safe and powerful communication platform, and provide a meaningful fundraising solution for independent martial arts studios, teams and students alike. Manasquan, NJ (PRWEB) November 1, 2010...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean, Washington University School of Medicine, president, Washington University Medical Center, and the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Distinguished Professor at Washington University, was elected chair of the board of directors of the Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) at its annual meeting held September 23-25 in Dallas, Texas. An internationally renowned...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Philip A. Pizzo, MD, dean of the school of medicine at Stanford University, was elected chair of the board of directors of the Association of Academic Health Centers today. Dr. Pizzo has a distinguished career in academe and government and is nationally recognized for his contributions as a clinical investigator, especially in the treatment of children with cancer and HIV. Before joining Stanford in 2001, Dr. Pizzo was the...

Phoebe and Robert Lee, the siblings of the late martial arts icon Bruce Lee, have approved several biographical films about the U.S.-born Chinese star. The BBC said the Lees announced the movie plans this week at a ceremony in Beijing marking the 36th anniversary of Bruce Lee's death due to swelling of the brain. We've read many books and seen many movies about Bruce Lee, but there are many inaccuracies in them, Robert Lee said. I'm more than 70 years old. I want do something for my...

Wayne Wang's new film "The Princess of Nebraska" was viewed more than 165,000 times in its first two days on YouTube, Magnolia Pictures said. Wang previously directed "Eat a Bowl of Tea,""The Joy Luck Club,""Smoke,""Anywhere But Here,""Maid in Manhattan" and "Last Holiday." Adapted from a collection of short stories by Yiyun Li and starring Ling Li, "Nebraska" had its world premiere on the popular Web site, starting Saturday at midnight EST. With more than 165,000 views in its first two...