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AMSTERDAM, April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research excellence nominations accepted through September 15 to support research, build capacity and inspire a new generation of women scientists in the developing world The Elsevier Foundation [http://www.elsevierfoundation.org ], the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World [http://www.owsd.org ] (OWSD) and TWAS, the academy of sciences for the developing world announced today their call for award...
BOSTON, February 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognition of early-career women scientists helps to support medical research, build strong research cultures, and inspire a new generation Five medical and life science researchers from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean Basin today received the 2013 Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World for work that could contribute to life-saving knowledge and...
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, in celebration of the 2012 Borlaug Dialogue, The Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program announced its fourth set of fellowship recipients. The program recognizes the importance of rice and wheat as key staple crops in addressing global hunger. It honors the accomplishments of Henry Beachell, Ph.D. and Norman Borlaug, Ph.D., who pioneered plant breeding and research in rice and wheat, respectively, by...
Dr. Ron Phillips, a Regents Professor Emeritus and former McKnight Presidential Chair in Genomics at the University of Minnesota, will be discussing the agricultural breakthroughs made by Norman Borlaug, and the ever-increasing need for similar discoveries to meet future global food needs at the Issues Forum “Norman Borlaug and the Future of the Green Revolution” Sept. 18, 7 p.m. CDT at the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum at Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas...
DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, in celebration of the 2011 Borlaug Dialogue and the 25th Anniversary of the World Food Prize, The Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program announced its third set of fellowship recipients. The 12 recipients are citizens of 7 different countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Ethiopia, India, Syria, and Tunisia. The nine men and three women honored with this year's fellowship will pursue their studies dedicated...
WASHINGTON, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), delivered remarks at the 2011 World Food Prize Laureate Announcement Ceremony hosted by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the Department of State. The former President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, and the former President of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, were jointly selected to receive the 2011 World Food Prize for their...
A widespread wheat plague is threatening farms, raising bread prices and unleashing fresh political and economic unrest, according to experts.The disease strain has shown up in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and has hiked food prices in the Arab world, Mexico, Haiti and beyond. "Stem rust, when it goes epidemic, destroys a crop," said Ronnie Coffman, a leading expert on wheat disease and chair of the department of plant breeding and genetics at Cornell University."There is...
World population will reach 7 billion this year, prompting new concerns about whether the world will soon face a major population crisis."In spite of 50 years of the fastest population growth on record, the world did remarkably well in producing enough food and reducing poverty," said University of Michigan economist David Lam, in his presidential address at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America.Lam is a professor of economics and a research professor at the...
LONDON, January 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As reported by Reuters on January 9, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's supply/demand report on January 12, will take on greater significance after the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization reported that global food prices last month had eclipsed their previous peak from 2008. Katherine R. Smith, Administrator of the United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service and Dr. Josef Schmidhuber, Senior Policy Advisor from...
ST. LOUIS, June 21, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Monsanto Beachell-Borlaug International Scholars Program today announced its second set of fellowship recipients, featuring seven women and seven men from around the world dedicated to improving rice and wheat breeding. Eleven countries are represented among the group, including three winners from India. Each recipient receives a full package of support to pursue his or her research. Recipients' projects include: enhancing resistance to...
