Substance abuse researchers can now benefit from a resource that allows scientists to gather, share and compare human-subjects data. The Consensus Measures for Phenotype and eXposures (PhenX) Toolkit, which now contains 43 additional substance abuse and addiction measures, will increase the ability of scientists to combine data and work together across studies, promoting the identification of gene-gene or gene-environment interactions related to substance abuse and addiction.

Invitation:   Presentation on the USS Mississippi, its nuclear technology, and the US Navy's interest in promoting STEM education. Reception following.

Open to the Public.

This month ORSP will significantly update and expand our current list of UM energy capabilities to include capabilities in technical, environmental, social, economic, educational, public policy, human health, and human behavior areas surrounding, or potentially relevant to, the development of and use of energy resources.

The annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences (MAS) will be held February 23-24, 2011, at the Thad Cochran Center on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. Student and faculty researchers will present posters or 15-minute talks on research or class projects, network with peers and vendors in the exhibit hall, and attend the Dodgen Lecture, by UM Chancellor Dan Jones. MAS Travel Grants are available from the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs to reduce cost barriers to UM faculty and student participation (requests due November 14).

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Purpose

To identify an individual at UM to use REMI PI+ software models for conducting regional economic impact analyses.