Beckman Institute News Stories
Published Thursday, February 16, 2012
Yale Environment 360 – The work of Ashwini Chhatre showing that community-owned forests are more efficient at storing carbon dioxide than those owned by the government helps debunk some myths about world deforestation says one writer. Chhatre is a member of the Social Dimensions of Environmental Policy Strategic Initiative based at the Beckman Institute.
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Published Wednesday, February 15, 2012
The benefits people receive from exercise are reinforced by new research, but this growing emphasis also brings about questions, such as the effect of exercise on the body. Marni Boppart studies these questions and more at the Molecular Muscle Physiology Laboratory she directs at Beckman.
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Published Thursday, February 09, 2012
The century old process of staining biological tissue for examination under a microscope is today still the standard assessment tool for pathologists looking for signs of cancer. Now a new quantitative method for cancer diagnosis that does not require tissue staining has been developed through a collaboration led by Beckman Institute researcher Gabriel Popescu.
Also: Medgadget /
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Liang Elected to Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering
Published Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Beckman Institute faculty member Zhi-Pei Liang has been elected to the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE). Liang, who is Co-chair of the Integrative Imaging research theme, was honored by IAMBE for his “distinguished contributions to the field of medical and biological engineering.” The official induction ceremony will be held May 27, in conjunction with the World Congress on Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine.
