CSU has announced four new degree offerings including a bachelor's in information systems security, a bachelor's in information systems security with a concentration in homeland security, a fire administration degree with a new concentration in fire investigation, and a criminal justice administration degree with a new concentration in arson investigation.
This graduate-level certificate course is offered through the Center for Disaster and Humanitarian Assistance Medicine/ Department of Military and Emergency Medicine of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences.
The current multistate outbreak underscores the ongoing risk of measles spread, the continued need for measles vaccine coverage for healthcare providers and first responders, and the importance of a prompt and appropriate public health response to measles cases and outbreaks.
Emergent BioSolutions Inc. recently announced completion of the in-life phase of the pivotal nonclinical efficacy study designed to demonstrate that BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed) manufactured at large scale in the company's new modern facility, Building 55, is comparable to the BioThrax currently manufactured in its approved facility, Building 12.
"Dan Michael is a strong leader with the right financial expertise and industry knowledge to help us translate insights into action in our market areas," said Madhu Beriwal, IEM founder and chief executive officer. "I look forward to working with him as we take IEM to higher echelons of success."
Researchers are refining for Army use a commercial technology that will allow soldiers to accurately and rapidly detect an array of chemical and biological hazards from mustard agent to anthrax and then transmit those results to their higher command.
Thermo Scientifics' Gemini is a new, innovative portable analyzer combining both Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy in a single handheld instrument that provides military personnel, bomb technicians, hazmat teams, and first responders tasked with identifying unknown chemicals and explosives in the field a faster, more confident response.
MediVector, Inc. recently announced that it has successfully completed enrollment in two favipiravir Phase 3 studies in adults with uncomplicated influenza. Favipiravir is an orally administered novel antiviral compound with a unique mechanism of action that is active against a wide range of ribonucleic acid-based viruses in laboratory tests.
The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced that it has awarded a $20 million cooperative agreement to Colorado State University (CSU) to establish the Community Resilience Center of Excellence, in Fort Collins, Colorado.
KD Analytical Consulting, Inc. recently announced that Kevin Good has joined the company to further develop its growing portfolio of accounts in the emergency responder and critical infrastructure protection markets.
