UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN A Radical Approach in Diabetes Research An international collaboration jointly led by University College Dublin (UCD) and Monash University in Melbourne has found that mimicking the activity of molecules found naturally in the body may provide a new approach to treating vascular disease in patents with diabetes. Currently 425 million people have … [Read more...] about University Research
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Irish Universities: Leading the Way in Life & Health Science
Irish universities are at the forefront of medical science. Here are some of the recent breakthroughs they have made in understanding human health. Queens University Belfast Improving the prognosis and quality of life for patients with bowel cancer is the aim of researchers at Queen’s University Belfast. Patients with bowel cancer are currently offered chemotherapy, … [Read more...] about Irish Universities: Leading the Way in Life & Health Science
Californian Student Discovers Cork Link
A Californian student attending University College Cork had a prominent role in the centenary commemoration of the first time the U.S. Navy ever landed in Ireland, after making the discovery that her great-grandfather commanded the flotilla that arrived in Cork Harbor. Lizzie Helmer, a 20-year-old journalism student of Chico State University, was informed by her uncle just one … [Read more...] about Californian Student Discovers Cork Link
George Boole Celebrations
On November 2nd, 2015, schoolchildren all over the world engaged in a lesson in Boolean mathematics and logic through the launch of University College Cork’s Bring Boole2School program. The date marks the bicentennial anniversary of the birth of George Boole, the English mathematician, logician, and philosopher who is often called the “forefather of the information age.” Boole … [Read more...] about George Boole Celebrations
Irish Win Smarter Planet Challenge
A project using smart technology to help the plight of the humble honey bee has won a global competition for Irish students at University College Cork against challengers from MIT/Boston University (2nd) and Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands (3rd). The students created an energy-neutral smart beehive for the IEEE /IBM Smarter Planet Challenge 2014. The … [Read more...] about Irish Win Smarter Planet Challenge