Research funding at the University of South Carolina reached a record $206 million in fiscal year 2008, up 11.3 percent from last year, according to figures released Monday.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Joseph L. DeRisi has been selected to receive the Heinz Award in Technology, the Economy and Employment for his extraordinary breakthroughs in detecting both new and existing viruses.

UD President Patrick Harker previewed his blueprint for the future of the University during the closing keynote speech of the first-ever University of Delaware Forum, "Charting Our Path to Prominence," last month.

The Knox-Galesburg Symphony Trio, with violinist David Suda, cellist Carolyn Suda, and pianist Bruce Polay will perform at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, February 5 in Kresge Hall, Ford Center for Fine Arts, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois.

A study by researchers in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Lighting Research Center (LRC) provides a new framework for studying the effects of circadian disruption on breast cancer, obesity, sleep disorders, and other health problems.