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Nobel Laureate Randy Schekman Advocates Open Access During Event Monday

Somin Park | The Daily Californian | October 22, 2013

It is time to move away from print journals and toward digital publications, according to UC Berkeley’s most recent Nobel laureate, Randy Schekman, at an open access event Monday evening. Read More »

Nobel Prize (2013) For OMICS Publishing Group Editor Dr Arieh Warshel

Press Release | OMICS Publishing Group | October 18, 2013

Dr Arieh Warshel, a Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, receives the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, together with Michael Levitt and Martin Karplus for their work in "the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems". Read More »

Nobel Winner Declares Boycott Of Top Science Journals

Ian Sample | The Guardian | December 9, 2013

Randy Schekman says his lab will no longer send papers to Nature, Cell and Science as they distort scientific process Read More »

Nobelist And Editor Of Open-Access Journal Boycotts Top Science Journals

Nick DeSantis | The Chronicle of Higher Education | December 10, 2013

Randy W. Schekman, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley who was one of three winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, has declared a boycott of top science journals such as Cell, Nature, and Science, The Guardian reported. Read More »

Nomination Deadline Is Approaching—The Accelerating Science Award Program

David Knutson | PlOS Blogs | June 3, 2013

There is less than two weeks for ASAP program award nominations. This is an opportunity to showcase significant examples of Open Access reuse and to bestow $30,000 to three winners who will be recognized at an Open Access Week kickoff event hosted by SPARC and the World Bank. Read More »

Nomination Deadline Is June 15 (12:00am PST)—The Accelerating Science Award Program

David Knutson | PLOS Blogs | June 11, 2013

There is less than a week for ASAP program award nominations. This is an opportunity to showcase significant examples of Open Access reuse and to bestow $30,000 to three winners who will be recognized in October at an Open Access Week kickoff event hosted by SPARC and the World Bank. Read More »

Nominations Open For "Open Source For America" Awards

Press Release | Open Source for America (OSFA) | February 20, 2013

Open Source for America (OSFA), an organization of technology industry leaders, non-government associations, and academic and research institutions promoting the use of open source technologies in the U.S. Federal Government, today announced the opening of its nomination period for its annual OSFA awards.

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NoMoreClipboard Launches Enhanced Blue Button Capability

Press Release | NoMoreClipboard | May 4, 2012

In support of healthcare industry efforts to make consumer access to digital health data a top priority, NoMoreClipboard today announced that its users can download their personal health record information in five different file formats including ASCII, .pdf, CCD, CCR and PHR Extract. Read More »

Nonin Medical, Inc. Collaborates With Qualcomm Life To Provide Pulse Oximetry For The 2net Platform For Wireless Health Solutions

Press Release | Nonin Medical | December 5, 2012

Nonin Medical, Inc., the inventor of finger- pulse oximetry and a leader in noninvasive medical monitoring, today announced that the company's Onyx® II Model 9560 Fingertip Pulse Oximeter is now compatible with the 2net™ Platform for wireless health solutions. Read More »

Noom’s Android Fitness App Another Example Of Why Smartphones Are The Original Wearable Computers

Ki Mae Heussner | GigaOM | June 11, 2013

For aspiring Quantified Selfers who don’t want to bother with additional hardware, Noom has launched a new smartphone-based pedometer app. Read More »

North Bridge Invites Open Source Community to Discuss Key Findings from 2014 Future of Open Source Study

Press Release | North Bridge, Black Duck Software | March 27, 2014

North Bridge Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm, together with Black Duck Software, the trusted partner for open source software adoption, management and governance, will unveil the findings of the eighth annual Future of Open Source survey during a webinar, “2014 Future of Open Source Survey Results Revealed,” scheduled for Thursday, April 3rd, at 2 p.m. ET. Read More »

North Carolina's Central Regional Hospital Rolls Out VistA For Less Than $1 Million

By Stephen Oxley, and Matthew King | March 6, 2014

Central Regional Hospital, a state psychiatric and medical facility located in Butner, North Carolina, has just completed a full-scale implementation of the open source VistA electronic health record (EHR) system. The hospital, after three years of work, was able to self-implement and customize the fully-featured EHR at a cost of less than $1 million. The 398-bed hospital serves the acute and long-term inpatient mental health and medical needs of North Carolina citizens from 26 counties and employs more than 1,900 staff, including 50 doctors, 300 professional nurses, 700 nursing assistants, 40 psychologists, and 70 social workers. Central Regional Hospital is a major teaching site for 23 psychiatric residents per year from Duke University and the University of North Carolina medical schools. It also provides training for medical students from both schools as well as psychiatry subspecialty fellowship training. Read More »

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