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Academic Sourceguide: April 2013
April 5, 2013 4:42 pm | by Laboratory Equipment | Digital Editions | Comments
The April 2013 issue of Academic Sourceguide focuses on collaboration, be it between universities, non-profit, commercial, etc. Collaborations, especially in the pharmaceutical industry, seem to be defining future research.
‘Collaboratory’ Academic Labs
April 5, 2013 4:30 pm | by Tim Studt, Editorial Director | Articles | CommentsIt’s not just about open labs anymore; new labs are creating spaces where scientists and engineers can openly communicate.
Chinese & Russian Approaches to Higher Education
April 5, 2013 3:55 pm | by Tim Studt, Editorial Director | Articles | CommentsRussia plans to close some struggling institutions while China looks to continue expanding the excellence of their academic programs.
Global Alliance Accelerates Academic Research
April 5, 2013 3:47 pm | by Michelle Longo, Managing Editor | Articles | CommentsA global alliance of the world’s top translational health centers have teamed up to improve the rate at which academic research translates into new medicines.
Shifting the Lab Culture to One of Safety
April 5, 2013 3:40 pm | by Nathan Watson, CEO, BioRAFT, Inc. | Articles | CommentsResearchers are hoping data-driven exploration can provide insight and best practices to bring about a change in lab safety culture.
Collaborations in Translational Research Speed the Drug Pipeline
April 5, 2013 3:36 pm | by Lily Barback, Associate Editor | Articles | CommentsA multidisciplinary approach to drug discovery and development speeds the overall drug process and fuels the treatments of the future.
Effects of Sequestration on Academic Research
April 5, 2013 3:29 pm | by Tim Studt, Editorial Director | Articles | CommentsCuts in academic research funded by the federal government are now assured and universities will have to make the best of it.
Research Space Increases, But Less then Expected
April 5, 2013 3:09 pm | by Michelle Longo, Managing Editor | Articles | CommentsThe biological and biomedical fields have done their part to accelerate the growth of research space in universities, but the overall increase is still less than the median growth.
Academic Sourceguide: November 2012
November 6, 2012 10:22 am | Digital Editions | CommentsThe November 2012 issue of the bi-annual Academic Sourceguide discusses the steps that need to be taken to ensure future U.S. dominance in academics. Other article topics include pure lab water, fume hood safety, disease research and intervention, modern lab instrumentation and more.
Fume Hood Protocols Are Critical for Student Safety
November 6, 2012 9:51 am | by Kelly Williams, Market Analyst, Labconco Corp. | Labconco Corporation | Articles | CommentsThe importance of chemical fume hoods cannot be understated, nor can the importance of safety protocols when dealing with these devices.
Modern Lab Instruments Increase the Chances for Success
November 5, 2012 4:39 pm | by Simon Nunn, Global Marketing Director, Molecular Spectroscopy, Thermo Fisher Scientific | Articles | CommentsToday’s state-of-the-art laboratory instrumentation is making it easier for young scientists to be successful.
Research as Intervention: Dealing with Disease
November 5, 2012 4:33 pm | by Kristin Simonetti, Elon Univ. | Articles | CommentsPsychosocial issues surrounding HIV/AIDS has forced some to fall out of treatment, turning back the clock on all the progress made in the last two decades.
Program Matches Undergrads With Experienced Researchers
November 5, 2012 4:29 pm | by Rosie Gochnour and Joe Kullman, Arizona State Univ. | Articles | CommentsThe national Undergraduate Research Initiative seeks to provide students with hands-on experience and better career options.
Fume Hoods Offer Financial, Environmental Benefits
November 5, 2012 4:24 pm | by The Erlab Group | ERLAB | Articles | CommentsThe organic teaching lab at the Univ. of Rhode Island (URI), whose facility is directly under the windows of a much larger four-story building only 25 ft away, required new fume hoods. Installation was to be a challenge because each hood was heavily used by students several hours per day each semester.
Spying on Cells to Make Better Drugs
November 5, 2012 4:05 pm | by Michelle Longo, Managing Editor | Articles | CommentsAn UC Irvine professor has developed a novel biomedical sensor that will allow researchers to observe cells in their natural habitat.
10 Steps to Maintain Academic Leadership
November 5, 2012 3:49 pm | by Tim Studt, Editorial Director | Articles | CommentsThe U.S. has and still dominates in the number of world-class universities, but changes are needed to maintain that status quo.
Lab Trends & Profiles: May 2012
May 1, 2012 12:00 am | Digital Editions | CommentsThis annual May supplement from the editors of Laboratory Equipment magazine goes beyond new products and technologies to bring readers even more important information on the state of laboratories in the United States, and beyond.
Academic Sourceguide: April 2012
April 5, 2012 12:00 am | Digital Editions | CommentsRead the April 2012 issue of Academic Sourceguide, from the editors of Laboratory Equipment magazine. Inside you will find articles on the state of research, development and laboratories in universities all across the United States.
From Tobacco to Biomanufacturing
April 3, 2012 2:27 pm | by Michelle Longo, Managing Editor | Articles | CommentsNC State Univ.’s BTEC is transforming North Carolina from an agricultural state to one of the top biomanufacturing regions in the country.
Academic Designs for Discovery and the Future
April 3, 2012 11:40 am | Articles | CommentsDesigns for academic research laboratory facilities are utilizing new concepts to enhance and advance specific scientific applications.
Renovating the Present to Build a Greener Future
April 3, 2012 11:03 am | by Michelle Longo, Asst. Managing Editor | Articles | CommentsWith the ever-increasing need to build green, a Portland State Univ. lab collaboration is supporting the research needs of the green building industry in more than one way.
SciPark Aims to Make New Jersey the New Silicon Valley
April 3, 2012 10:26 am | by Lily Barback, Associate Editor | Articles | CommentsSciPark, a massive 32.3 acre R&D campus designed for high tech, biomedical and pharmaceutical companies, is offering New Jersey a chance to capitalize on its storied scientific history.
Campus Rivalries Fuel Recycling Competition
April 3, 2012 8:10 am | by Michelle Longo, Asst. Managing Editor | Articles | CommentsRecycleMania aims to be a fun, friendly competition that brings about real-world impacts and instills best practices on university campuses nationwide.
IP Ownership Rules Work, But Could Be Better
April 3, 2012 12:00 am | by Tim Studt, Editorial Director | Articles | CommentsA recent NRC report recommended 15 improvements to current IP ownership rules.
Reviewing the New American University
November 17, 2011 4:12 am | Articles | CommentsWhen Michael Crow took office as President of Arizona State University, Tempe, in 2002 he established a set of 10-year goals for ASU to become a “New American University” as a way to transform higher education. Coming up on the end of that 10-year term, the editors of Academic Sourceguide (AS) recently had the opportunity to pose some questions to President Crow as to how he feels he and ASU have performed during the past 10 years and what’s on the horizon.
The Great Shale Rush of the 21st Century
November 2, 2011 6:41 am | Articles | CommentsAs energy and gas come into question, universities and companies are teaming up at a blistering rate for new and advanced research into petrophysics.
