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French researcher Françoise Barré-Sinoussi awarded Nobel Prize for Medcine: Only seven women had won the medicine prize since the first Nobel Prizes were handed out in 1901. The last female winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was the American researcher Linda Buck, who shared the prize in 2004 with Richard Axel.
Missouri girl named 'Top Young Scientist': The U.S. space agency said Melissa Rey, 14, of Parkway Central Middle School in Chesterfield, Mo., has won the "America's Top Young Scientist" competition.
Senate Confirms Esin Guilari to National Science Board: The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Clemson's Esin Gulari to serve on the National Science Board [NSB]. Gulari, dean of the College of Engineering and Science at Clemson University, was nominated by President George Bush along with six other distinguished scientists.
AMBI(R) Skincare Announces the Winners of the Annual Scholarship in Science & Medicine: The AMBI(R) Skincare brand of Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. proudly announces the five winners of the second annual Scholarship in Science & Medicine, a scholarship program designed to recognize, reward and support African American and Hispanic women.
Young Ford Engineer Receives Automotive Hall of Fame Honors: Lisa Drake, 36, was nominated for her contributions as the assistant chief engineer on the Ford F-Series Super Duty program and her current work as the chief engineer for Ford's hybrid programs.
Hadron lecturer encourages women into physics: A university lecturer who worked on the large hadron collider project is encouraging more women to take up physics.
Governor Rendell, First Lady Recognize Seven Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania: Governor Edward G. Rendell and First Lady Judge Marjorie O. Rendell recognized the accomplishments of seven Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania during a luncheon at the Governor's Residence today.
Eight Ugandan women researchers have been awarded agricultural awards by the new African Women in Agriculture Research and Development Programme (AWARD):The
Ugandan AWARD winners are Dr. Sarah Mubiru and Pamela Paparu from the
National Agricultural Research Organisation, Dr. Florence Birungi
Kyazze and Sylvia Wanzala from Makerere University.
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