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NASA Sends New Research, Hardware To Space Station On SpaceX Mission

December 5, 2018 By sdcnews

Experiments in forest observation, protein crystal growth and in-space fuel transfer demonstration are heading to the International Space Station following the launch Wednesday of SpaceX’s 16th mission for NASA under the agency’s Commercial Resupply Services contract. The company’s Dragon spacecraft lifted off at 1:16 p.m. EST on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex […]

Filed Under: Science, Science & Technology Tagged With: Science

U.S. Secretary Of Commerce Announces Minority Business Development Agency Grant Awards

December 5, 2018 By sdcnews

WASHINGTON–U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) of the Department of Commerce awarded over $13 million to 35 projects in communities across the country. The grants, which are part of MBDA’s new Broad Agency Announcement initiative, reflect critical Department of Commerce priorities including space commerce, aquaculture, disaster relief, […]

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Business

How Viruses Hijack Part Of Your Immune System And Use It Against You

December 5, 2018 By sdcnews

Rochester, MN–(Newswise)–An enzyme intended to prevent autoimmune disease can be hijacked and used by some viruses to avoid immune detection. That discovery from Mayo Clinic researchers and collaborators appears in PLOS Biology. There’s also good news. The same team also defined how much viral genetic material is needed to reverse the process and instead activate […]

Filed Under: Health, Medical Tagged With: Health

Utah and Northwestern To Play In 41st Annual SDCCU Holiday Bowl

December 5, 2018 By sdcnews

SAN DIEGO–Marking both teams’ first-ever Holiday Bowl appearance, the University of Utah (No. 17) and Northwestern University (No. 22) have accepted invitations to play in the 41st annual San Diego County Credit Union Holiday Bowl. The college football bowl game is scheduled for Dec. 31 at 4 p.m. on FS1 at SDCCU Stadium. Champions of […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Sports

Environmental Groups Reach Agreement With San Diego To Make Local Waters Safer

December 2, 2018 By sdcnews

SAN DIEGO–Local non-profit environmental organizations San Diego Coastkeeper and Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation have reached agreement with the City of San Diego regarding major stormwater infrastructure projects to improve water quality in several critical water bodies including Mission Bay, Rose Creek, San Clemente Creek, and the Tijuana River. In addition to improving local water quality, […]

Filed Under: Environment, Ocean Tagged With: Local news

San Diego Central Library Opens Digital Memory Lab To Help Public Preserve Their Past

December 1, 2018 By sdcnews

SAN DIEGO–This holiday season, the City of San Diego Central Library at Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common has a gift for those with cherished memories trapped in outdated media formats. On Saturday, at 2 p.m., the Digital Memory Lab will open its doors offering the public a free, innovative, do-it-yourself space that allows users to […]

Filed Under: Central San Diego, Local Tagged With: Local

Former Justice Department Employee Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Deceive U.S. Banks

December 1, 2018 By sdcnews

Washington, D.C.–A former employee with the U.S. Department of Justice pleaded guilty today for his role in a conspiracy to deceive banks in the United States about the source and purpose of millions of dollars sent from overseas to finance a lobbying campaign on behalf of foreign interests, Assistant Attorney General Brian Benczkowski of the […]

Filed Under: National Tagged With: National

Rise In Meth And Opioid-Use During Pregnancy

December 1, 2018 By sdcnews

(Newswise)–Amphetamine and opioid use in pregnancy increased substantially over the last decade in the United States, a new Michigan Medicine-led study finds. And a disproportionate rise occurred in rural counties. Among pregnant women in all parts of the country, amphetamine-affected births (mostly attributed to methamphetamine) doubled — from 1.2 per 1,000 hospitalizations in 2008-2009 to […]

Filed Under: Health, Medical Tagged With: Health

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