By Leigh Hartman U.S. researchers are adapting new vaccine technology used to fight the COVID-19 pandemic to develop vaccines against other diseases, including HIV/AIDS. Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines developed by U.S. firms, the U.S. government and international partners have proven 95% effective in preventing COVID-19 in clinical testing. Rather than use a weakened form of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 July, 2021 | Topics: Health Issues, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, HIV/AIDS, science, technology, Zika
President Biden is committed to NASA’s multilateral mission to return to the moon and send astronauts to Mars. “Through the Artemis program, the United States government will work with industry and international partners to send astronauts to the surface of the moon,” White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said February 4, announcing the Biden administration’s ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 April, 2021 | Topics: Key Officials, News, President of the United States, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: NASA, President Biden, science, Space
Arab Americans have long made outsized contributions to American society, whether in the area of science,
politics , the arts or other disciplines. The
2019 American Community Survey shows an estimated 2.1 million people in the United States reported Arab ancestry. The largest group is of Lebanese ancestry, but others claim Yemeni, Algerian, Saudi Arabian, Tunisian, Kuwaiti, Libyan, Kurdish or ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 1 April, 2021 | Topics: Art & Culture, Education, Embassy, History, News, Science & Tech | Tags: Arab Americans, arts, science
When NASA engineers need a name for a robotic Mars “rover,” they know where to find creativity. They turn to America’s young people. More than 28,000 students — from kindergarten through 12th grade — submitted names for the rover that landed on Mars last month. It was Alex Mather, a Virginia seventh-grader, who won the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 30 March, 2021 | Topics: Education, History, News, Science & Tech | Tags: Mars, NASA, science, Space, STEM, technology
Many of the modern conveniences we rely on each day come from the accomplishments of African American women. Black women inventors helped shaped the way we watch movies, conduct online meetings, and even heat and secure our homes. They succeeded in developing new technologies despite obstacles, such as resistance to developing their products and other ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 March, 2021 | Topics: Education, History, Human Rights, News | Tags: African Americans, engineering, innovation, math, science, Space, technology, women in the workforce
By Lauren Monsen For more than 40 years, biochemist Katalin Karikó researched synthetic messenger RNA (ribonucleic acid), or mRNA — a genetic code. Her path was not easy. She left her native Hungary in 1985 and settled in Philadelphia with her husband and 2-year-old daughter. But while she landed teaching positions, her grant applications to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 March, 2021 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Science & Tech | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, innovation, science, women in the workforce
By Leigh Hartman When NASA’s Perseverance rover searches Mars for signs of ancient life it uses technology from partner nations across Europe. The 2,260-pound (1,025-kilogram) rover is armed with imaging and sensor equipment from France, Italy, Spain and Norway. “It’s on a mission of exploration, with elements contributed by our European partners to seek evidence ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 March, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: international cooperation, Mars, NASA, science, Space, technology
By
Leigh Hartman The U.S. agency that explores outer space is aiding the global fight against climate change. With more than two dozen satellites and other measuring tools, NASA collects massive amounts of environmental data on everything from air pollution to global temperatures. Scientists use that information to better understand climate change and how to slow it. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 2 March, 2021 | Topics: News, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: climate change, NASA, science, Space, technology
Where many saw a bean, Percy Julian saw an entire laboratory. A synthetic chemist, Julian derived medical compounds from substances in plants. From the Calabar bean, he obtained a treatment for glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness among the elderly. His work with soybeans supported everything from hydrocortisone shots to treat arthritis to fire retardant ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 16 February, 2021 | Topics: History, Immigrant Visas, News, Science & Tech | Tags: African Americans, innovation, science, U.S. history
By
Leigh Hartman Everyone from pizza delivery drivers to airline pilots and international shippers will soon have stronger and more reliable navigation systems thanks to the United States’ GPS overhaul. The U.S. Space Force and private sector partners on November 5
launched the fourth of 32 new satellites as part of an update of GPS that will continue over the next decade and improve ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 February, 2021 | Topics: News, Science & Tech | Tags: engineering, innovation, science, Space, technology
From mountaintops to the depths of the seas, American women scientists are tackling global problems. In the past, there were very few women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs, but today women hold nearly 3 in 10 of those jobs. The United Nations has designated February 11 the International Day of Women and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 February, 2021 | Topics: Gender Issues, History, News, Science & Tech | Tags: girls' education, mentorship, science, STEM, women in the workforce
In the United States, high school science fairs are an important forum for students to explore what they’ve learned in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) while competing with their peers and flexing their creativity. Science fairs help students apply what they’ve learned in STEM subjects in an innovative way. The students start with their ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 January, 2021 | Topics: Education, News, Science & Tech | Tags: engineering, innovation, math, science, STEM, women in the workforce
By
Noelani Kirschner The newly announced members of the Artemis Team — the next astronaut missions to the moon — reflect the diversity of and range of opportunity in the United States. Of the nearly 20 astronauts announced, half are women and people of color. NASA announced its latest selection of 18 elite astronauts — all of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 8 January, 2021 | Topics: News, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: NASA, science, space technology, women in the workforce
The United States expects to begin mass distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in the United States soon. During the Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit held at the White House on December 8, President Trump said he expects the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will authorize a vaccine produced by U.S. manufacturer Pfizer in the coming days, ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 December, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Key Officials, News, News from Washington, President of the United States | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, Health Programs, science
A joint U.S.-European satellite mission will collect valuable information about rising sea levels. The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite — named for the former director of NASA’s Earth Science Division — launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on November 21. “The Earth is changing, and this satellite will help deepen our understanding of how,”
said Karen St. Germain ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 December, 2020 | Topics: News, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: climate change, international cooperation, NASA, oceans, science, Space
Blood plasma donated by COVID-19 survivors in the United States is helping develop treatments to fight the disease. Early this year, scientists identified COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) — blood plasma from people who have already cleared the virus — as a potential treatment. CCP is often rich in antibodies that when transferred to a patient ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 2 December, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, Health, science, technologies
Scientists are now testing several vaccines in clinical trials to find out if they are safe and effective in preventing COVID-19. Their goal is to help break the cycle of disease transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. “Large-scale vaccine trials are critically important,” says Lieutenant Colonel Melinda Hamer, director of the Clinical ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 25 November, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Science & Tech | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, science
Two U.S.-supported COVID-19 vaccine candidates appear to be highly effective at preventing COVID-19, a major step in the United States’
historic push to end the global pandemic . Moderna announced November 16 that the Phase 3 clinical trial’s independent data and safety monitoring board had found the Massachusetts-based biotechnology company’s candidate vaccine is up to 94.5% effective in clinical trials. Pfizer, based ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 November, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, Health Programs, innovation, science
A 14-year-old American student’s award-winning science project could offer insights into a potential treatment for COVID-19. Anika Chebrolu, an eighth-grader and aspiring medical researcher from Frisco, Texas, used computer modeling to pinpoint a molecule that can bind to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 and inhibit its ability to infect people, according to news reports. Anika ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 18 November, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Science & Tech | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, innovation, science
As the world leader in technological innovation, the United States is working with international partners to advance a shared competitive edge. The White House October 15 released the first National Strategy for Critical and Emerging Technologies, outlining how the United States will support and lead global innovation in fields ranging from artificial intelligence to advanced computing ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 November, 2020 | Topics: History, News | Tags: economic security, innovation, international security, science, technology
The United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea are committed to promoting opportunities for women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), including computer science, to advance equality and economic growth. U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Kelley E. Currie said that tackling the persistent challenge of underrepresentation of
women in STEM is vital to improving societies. ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Science & Tech | Tags: science, STEM, technology, women in the workforce, women's empowerment
U.S. innovators are developing new computers to help solve the world’s most pressing problems. Do you need to know whether this year’s crop yields will provide enough food? What if an airline wants to quickly adjust routes to avoid severe storms and prevent delays? Quantum computers have the power to analyze and calculate data faster ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Science & Tech | Tags: business success, innovation, science, startup, technology
A NASA spacecraft touched an asteroid with a robotic arm, a first-ever achievement for the agency that may offer a glimpse into the early solar system. NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft
extended its robotic arm and touched Bennu on October 20, taking samples from the ancient asteroid currently located 321 million kilometers from Earth. NASA says ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 28 October, 2020 | Topics: News, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: NASA, science, Space
U.S. leadership in vaccine development and infectious disease treatment is vital to ongoing efforts to combat COVID-19 worldwide. U.S. research is responsible for vaccines that protect the world’s citizens from deadly infectious diseases like yellow fever, measles and polio. In addition, the U.S. continues to invest billions worldwide to combat HIV/AIDS. Lessons learned from these ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 21 September, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Science & Tech | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, Health Programs, HIV/AIDS, science
The Global Innovation Index ranks the United States as the highest-spending country on research and development. With research and development spending of more than a half-trillion dollars in a recent year, as reported by the National Science Foundation, U.S. labs have turned to the challenges posed by the new coronavirus. Private businesses do the lion’s ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 10 September, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, innovation, science, technology
The final stage of testing is underway in the United States on three potential vaccines for COVID-19, a major step toward delivering a vaccine to the world in record time. The U.S. National Institutes of Health announced August 31 that AstraZeneca was starting phase 3 clinical testing of a potential vaccine. It was one of ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 September, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, Health, science, technologies
Researchers at the U.S. and Singapore–based company Avago spent more than 20 years developing technology to improve wireless communication. But an employee stole that technology to benefit the Chinese government. U.S. officials cited that theft as one example of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “expansive approach” to stealing technology and intellectual property. Its goal? To ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 19 August, 2020 | Topics: News, Science & Tech | Tags: China, innovation, international security, science, technology
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ShareAmerica America, along with the rest of the world, is working swiftly to develop a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus responsible for COVID-19. Many people are pinning their hopes on the development of a safe and effective vaccine for COVID-19 that can stop the spread of the virus. Through its
Operation Warp Speed initiative , the Trump administration ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 4 August, 2020 | Topics: News from Washington | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, health technologies, science
(State Dept./D. Thompson) By
Lenore T. Adkins In the United States, reputable scientific journals set a high bar for scientists angling to publish their work, and for good reason. The journals don’t want to be duped into trumpeting bad science. Take
Science Immunology , one of several peer-reviewed journals published by the
American Association for the Advancement of Science , the world’s largest, multidisciplinary scientific society. (Note: ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 3 August, 2020 | Topics: News from Washington | Tags: China, innovation, science
Tracking COVID-19 with artificial intelligence (July 22) Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming a powerful tool for tracking and treating COVID-19 in the U.S. and abroad. Several U.S. institutions are developing new AI technology or using preexisting technology to monitor and treat the new coronavirus. HealthMap, an AI application run by Boston Children’s Hospital, was launched ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 22 July, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, Health Programs, innovation, science
Celebrate Space Exploration Day with a look at the 1st lunar landing [photo gallery] (July 20) Celebrate Space Exploration Day by looking up at the sky on July 20 and reflecting on human achievements in space and
all that’s to come . On July 20, 1969, U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 20 July, 2020 | Topics: History, News, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: engineering, NASA, science, space technology
U.S. ‘patient one’ spurs one of many COVID-19 drug trials (June 11) Dr. George Diaz, an infectious diseases expert at Providence Regional Medical Center in Washington state, recently spoke of treating the first confirmed patient with COVID-19 in the United States. The patient was admitted to the Everett, Washington, hospital with symptoms typical of
COVID-19 ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 11 June, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, Science & Tech | Tags: Coronavirus, science
U.S. launches space plane on scientific mission (June 9) The X-37B orbital test vehicle has successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for its sixth mission in space. Launched May 17, the X-37B is carrying a FalconSat-8 satellite that will conduct experiments while in orbit, including some on the effects of radiation on seeds for ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 9 June, 2020 | Topics: News, Science & Tech, U.S. Agencies | Tags: NASA, science, Space
U.S. researchers map COVID-19 cases to predict future needs (May 15) Researchers from the University of Virginia’s Biocomplexity Institute have won a $10 million, five-year computing grant from the U.S. government’s National Science Foundation in order to map cases of the new coronavirus and anticipate how communities will be affected. The institute’s researchers develop technologies ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 15 May, 2020 | Topics: Education, Health Issues, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, health technologies, science, technology
Delivering trustworthy health data on COVID-19 (May 7) When Americans look for data on COVID-19, the U.S. public health system delivers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gathers data, monitors shifts in disease patterns, and provides safety guidelines to prevent infection. Its experts also
collaborate with overseas colleagues to track new cases. “Accurate collection of data ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 7 May, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, Human Rights, News | Tags: Coronavirus, Disease prevention and control, Health Programs, science
U.S. supercomputers take aim at Coronavirus (March 27) The United States is making the world’s most advanced supercomputers available to scientists around the globe to help fight the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
The White House recently announced the creation of the
COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium , a new collaboration between the U.S. government, technology companies and research universities. This initiative will “unleash the power of American supercomputing ...
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By U.S. Embassy Tbilisi | 27 March, 2020 | Topics: Health Issues, News, News from Washington, Science & Tech | Tags: COVID-19, science, technology
