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Archive – 2007

Brown Scientists to Create New 3-D X-ray System

Brown University researchers are creating a technology that will allow doctors and scientists to do the seemingly impossible: See inside living humans and animals and watch their bones move in 3-D as they run, fly, jump, swim and slither. This high-resolution, high-speed imaging system will contribute to better treatments for …

Meinolf Sellmann Awarded NSF CAREER grant for Cornflower Project

Meinolf Sellmann is the most recent junior faculty member to receive a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER grant for his Cornflower project proposal. The Objective The dawn of the new century casts light on three dramatic economic challenges that will determine our future as a society: demography, globalization, and shortage …

Professor Stan Zdonik Named ACM Fellow

Professor of Computer Science Stan Zdonik was named a 2006 ACM Fellow for his contributions to data management and database systems. The award, which was announced on January 8th, honors contributions to both the practical and theoretical aspects of computing and information technology. For 2006, 41 ACM members were awarded …

Genome Technology Magazine Recognizes Ben Raphael as Rising Star

The January 2007 issue of Genome Technology magazine named Center for Computational Molecular Biology Assistant Professor Ben Raphael to their annual "Tomorrow's PIs" list. Raphael received his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego in 2002 and joined the Brown faculty in September. In the past year Raphael and …

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