Winners Archives - Newsemia

Facebook announces winners of the People’s Expectations and Experiences with Digital Privacy research awards

NewsemiaNovember 11, 2020

by NewsemiaNovember 11, 2020017

Facebook is committed to honoring people’s privacy in our products, policies, and services. We serve a diverse global community of users, and we need to...

Clear Election Winners: State Marijuana Reforms

NewsemiaNovember 4, 2020

by NewsemiaNovember 4, 2020015

After voters approve the measures, the state legislatures usually will need to set up regulations in each state. Right now, 11 states have fully legalized...

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Eight Lincoln Laboratory technologies named 2020 R&D 100 Award winners

NewsemiaOctober 31, 2020

by NewsemiaOctober 31, 2020012

Eight technologies developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory researchers, either wholly or in collaboration with researchers from other organizations, were among the winners of the 2020...

Gastroenterology

American College of Gastroenterology Announces Winners of Sixth Annual SCOPYs: Service Award for Colorectal Cancer Outreach, Prevention, and Year-Round Excellence

NewsemiaOctober 30, 2020

by NewsemiaOctober 30, 2020021

The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) announces the winners of the 2020 SCOPY Awards (Service Award for Colorectal Cancer Outreach, Prevention, and Year-Round Excellence) to...

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Announcing the winners of request for proposals on agent-based user interaction simulation

NewsemiaOctober 14, 2020

by NewsemiaOctober 14, 2020011

In May, we launched a request for research proposals in agent-based user interaction simulation to find and fix integrity and privacy issues. Today, we’re announcing...

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Announcing the winners of the Explorations of Trust in AR, VR, and Smart Devices request for proposals

NewsemiaSeptember 17, 2020

by NewsemiaSeptember 17, 2020020

In April, Facebook invited university faculty to respond to the Explorations of Trust in AR, VR, and Smart Devices request for proposals (RFP) to help...

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Announcing the winners of the Facebook Reality Labs Liquid Crystal research awards

NewsemiaSeptember 8, 2020

by NewsemiaSeptember 8, 2020010

This past May, we launched the Facebook Reality Labs Liquid Crystal (LC) research awards with the goal of encouraging young generations in the LC field...

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Announcing the winners of the Economic Impact of Digital Technologies request for proposals

NewsemiaAugust 28, 2020

by NewsemiaAugust 28, 202009

In January 2020, Facebook announced a $1 million commitment in 2020 to fund projects measuring the impact of social media and digital technologies on the...

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Announcing the winners of the 2020 Networking request for proposals

NewsemiaAugust 28, 2020

by NewsemiaAugust 28, 2020011

Networking is fundamental to the large-scale, distributed systems that power the family of Facebook applications that are used by billions of people. To foster further...

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Announcing the winners of Facebook’s request for proposals on misinformation and polarization

NewsemiaAugust 16, 2020

by NewsemiaAugust 16, 2020011

Misinformation and polarization are fundamental challenges we face, not just as a company with the mission of bringing people together but also as members of...

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Facebook awards $200,000 to 2020 Internet Defense Prize winners at USENIX Security

NewsemiaAugust 15, 2020

by NewsemiaAugust 15, 2020018

This week, Facebook and USENIX awarded a total of $200,000 to the top three winners of the Internet Defense Prize at the 29th USENIX Security...

Dentistry

The Private Dentistry Awards winners – Bijal Sisodia

NewsemiaAugust 9, 2020

by NewsemiaAugust 9, 2020014

Bijal Sisodia gives her thoughts on the Private Dentistry Awards and how they’re impacting the dental profession. How does it feel to have won an...

Ginkgo Bioworks, Mammoth Biosciences among winners of NIH’s ‘Shark Tank’ for Covid-19 tests

NewsemiaJuly 31, 2020

by NewsemiaJuly 31, 2020013

The National Institutes of Health selected Ginkgo Bioworks, Mammoth Biosciences, Quidel, and four other companies to receive nearly $250 million to develop new Covid-19 diagnostic...

Dentistry

The Private Dentistry Awards winners – Angela Auluck and Dev Patel

NewsemiaJuly 27, 2020

by NewsemiaJuly 27, 2020010

Multiple award-winners Angela Auluck and Dev Patel, of The Dental Rooms, talk about why winning meant so much to them and their practice. How does...

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Announcing the winners of the 2020 AI System Hardware/Software Co-Design request for proposals

NewsemiaJuly 23, 2020

by NewsemiaJuly 23, 202008

In March 2020, Facebook launched the AI Systems Hardware/Software Co-Design request for proposals (RFP) at MLSys. This new research award opportunity is part of our...

Dentistry

The Dentistry Awards Winners – David Bretton

NewsemiaJuly 19, 2020

by NewsemiaJuly 19, 202007

David Bretton talks about what is was like to win the ‘Best Young Dentist’ award and why he believes the awards are worthwhile. How does...

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Announcing the winners of the 2020 request for proposals in applied statistics

NewsemiaJuly 14, 2020

by NewsemiaJuly 14, 202007

In February 2020, Facebook launched the Statistics for Improving Insights, Models, and Decisions request for proposals (RFP). This RFP was designed to support research that...

Dentistry

The Dentistry Awards winners – Michael Crilly

NewsemiaJuly 12, 2020

by NewsemiaJuly 12, 2020010

After winning at both The Dentistry Awards and Irish Dentistry Awards, we spoke to Michael Crilly about the night and what it meant to him....

Biology

Bio-IT World Announces 2020 Innovative Practices Award Winners

NewsemiaJuly 8, 2020

by NewsemiaJuly 8, 202009

BOSTON (PRWEB) July 06, 2020 Bio-IT World has announced the winners of the 2020 Innovative Practices Awards. Entries from Roche, Eli Lilly, Bristol-Myers Squibb, the...

Dentistry

Dentistry Online’s award winners – Super Smiles

NewsemiaJune 29, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 29, 202007

Caroline Wetherall and Sarah Pollard set up Super Smiles in 2012 to improve the oral health of children in Jersey. Here, Caroline talks about what...