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DECEMBER 2012 The Branco Weiss Fellowship Society in Science – The Branco Weiss Fellowship was founded in 2002 by the late Swiss entrepreneur, Dr. Branco Weiss. The aim is to provide researchers a platform to extend their scientific work in the natural sciences and engineering. The foundation is coordinated by ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich). When Dr. Branco Weiss passed away in 2010, he increased his donation to the fellowship through his will, ensuring that the fellowship can continue to expand for decades to come. The Society in Science Fellowship has taken a fresh approach to research, offering junior scientists throughout the world a generous personal grant of up to five years to pursue novel scientific projects. Applicants are required to provide evidence of outstanding scientific achievement, outline a compelling research project at the interface between science and society, and be prepared to look beyond their own scientific horizon. For more information, please visit: http://www.society-in-science.org/how-to-apply.html. JANUARY 2013 The Sackler Institute for Nutritional Science to work with the Health Ministry of Malaysia The Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science, established by the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) and The Mortimer D. Sackler Foundation, Inc., has finalised agreement to work with the Health Ministry of Malaysia. Malaysia is the first national government to agree to such partnership with the institute, in effort to combat the increasing trend of nonPhoto: Jonathan/Flickr communicable diseases such as obesity and diabetes among Malaysians. The institute will also provide input regarding the handling of issues on undernutrition and overnutrition among Malaysians. Malaysia’s partnership with the Sackler Institute for Nutrition Science is an example of multitudes of international scientific research collaborations geared towards improving the nutritional conditions of a nation. As the global population increases, the amount of food required to sustain such large population also increases. It is imperative for the nations of the world to participate in global research collaboration to address urgent issues regarding food e.g. food supply shortages and the increasing food demand from a growing world population.
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