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Cyclacel to Report New Sapacitabine Clinical Data at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting
Thu, 17 May 2012 04:00:00 -0700
BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. -- Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cyclacel or the Company), announced today that new clinical data for oral sapacitabine capsules, the Company's lead product candidate, will be ...
Local sports digest: Cal Bears roll over Iona in NCAA softball tournament
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:49:10 -0700
Cal gets five-inning mercy rule win over Iona
Diamond, Berdahl to receive 2012 Clark Kerr Award
Tue, 08 May 2012 11:24:11 -0700
The Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate has named its 2012 Clark Kerr Awardees: Chancellor Emeritus Robert Berdahl and Marian Diamond, professor emeritus of integrative biology. The award recognizes extraordinary and distinguished contributions to the advancement of higher education.
U. of Illinois promotes dean to provost
Fri, 11 May 2012 06:26:54 -0700
The University of Illinois has chosen the dean of its College of Engineering to take over as provost at the school's flagship campus.
Law and Order
Thu, 10 May 2012 22:00:00 -0700
BERKELEY > Standoff ends after scuffle with officer • A gunman was subdued after about a five-hour standoff with police in the 6700 block of Carol Lee Drive that trapped pupils in a nearby school. Police Chief Frank McCall Jr. said shots were fired inside the house before the standoff in a scuffle between the man and a police officer. No one was injured by the gunfire, but the officer was hurt ...
Roundabout Forces Changes at OSF
Fri, 18 May 2012 15:55:47 -0700
PEORIA- Construction on a roundabout at the intersection of NE Glen Oak, East Armstrong and Wayne Street in Peoria Monday, means some changes at OSF.
Maps of Miscanthus genome offer insight into grass evolution
Tue, 15 May 2012 08:03:03 -0700
Miscanthus grasses are used in gardens, burned for heat and energy, and converted into liquid fuels. They also belong to a prominent grass family that includes corn, sorghum and sugarcane. Two new, independently produced chromosome maps of Miscanthus sinensis (an ornamental that likely is a parent of Miscanthus giganteus, a biofuels crop) are a first step toward sequencing the M. sinensis genome ...
BU falls short of Razorback upset
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:06:28 -0700
Despite sophomore Megan Volpano hitting her fourth home run of the season, the Boston University softball team fell to Arkansas, 3-2, last night in the opener of the Berkeley,...
California teens eat fewer calories in school
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:00:47 -0700
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High school kids in California, a state that limits the junk food sold in vending machines, eat fewer calories in school than kids in states without such regulations, according to a new study. "We were definitely pleased by the size of the differences, particularly for calories and sugar," said Daniel Taber, the study's lead author and a professor at the University of ...
ComEd aims to deploy 4 million smart meters in next decade
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:52:10 -0700
An additional 130,000 Commonwealth Edison customers who live along the Eisenhower Expressway corridor will get “smart” meters — digital meters with two-way communication — as early as late summer, allowing them to see by online connections how to change their home energy use to get rebates and other savings, ComEd officials said Monday. Another 370,000 customers will get the meters in 2013 ...