Chris Lim, PhD, is an assistant professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. Image Credit: University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health

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$1.2M Grant to Explore Neighborhood Impact on Cancer Risk

A grant from the American Cancer Society will allow researchers to develop a comprehensive picture of the factors that may contribute to increased cancer risk in some neighborhoods. A University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health researcher has received a $1.2 million grant from the American Cancer Society to evaluate potential links between the neighborhood environment and cancer risk. “The study will give us a much more complex look at the many factors that may contribute to increased…

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Siemens Develops HVDC Link for Efficient Power Between Ethiopia and Kenya

The order was placed by the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCO) and the Kenya Electricity Transmission Co. Ltd. (KETRACO).

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Siemens Secures First Offshore Order for 7-MW Wind Turbines

Siemens has received its first order for the new 7MW offshore wind turbine: the company is to supply, install and commission 47 direct drive wind turbines,…

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Siemens Secures Major Qatar Order for Power Plant Components

Siemens has received an order to supply six gas turbines, four steam turbines and ten generators for a new combined-cycle power generating facility in Qatar…

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Siemens Opens Tram Factory in Turkey to Boost Urban Transport

Siemens is investing in the growth market for urban public transport and is building a new assembly factory for trams in the Turkish city of Gebze, near…

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Rhineland-Palatinate Invests €2M in Mainz University Cyclotron

The Institute of Nuclear Chemistry at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) will get a subterranean building for its new cyclotron. Parallel to the…

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Siemens to supply turbines for the Valle de México II combined cycle power plant

Siemens will provide H-class power plant technology to Mexico yet again. The equipment will be installed in the new combined cycle power plant 298 CC Valle de…

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New Thameslink Train Depot Opens in Crawley, Enhancing Service

Today, British Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin formally opened the new Siemens and Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) train care facility in Crawley, West…

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New control center from Siemens in South Africa's Gauteng is now in operation

Siemens builds a new state-of-the art control center for centralized rail traffic management called the Gauteng Nerve Centre (GNC) in the province of Gauteng,…

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MRCE Expands Fleet with 21 New Siemens Vectron Locomotives

The locomotive leasing and service company Mitsui Rail Capital Europe B.V. (MRCE) has ordered 21 additional Vectron locomotives from Siemens. Ten of these…

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Siemens Secures Major Service Contract with Dolphin Energy

Siemens has signed a long-term service contract with the gas company Dolphin Energy Limited, headquartered in Abu Dhabi. For the company's Dolphin Gas Project…

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Private Equity Returns: Are Investors Misplacing Their Beliefs?

Many investors believe that higher returns can be achieved by investing in funds which buy firms not listed on stock markets (so-called private equity…

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Siemens Expands Light Rail Vehicle Production for US Cities

Siemens has been awarded to build additional light rail vehicles (LRV) for Denver Regional Transportation District (RTD) and Metro Transit, which serves the…

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Siemens Boosts Clyde Wind Farm Capacity by 173 Megawatts

The Clyde wind farm already has 152 operational turbines, making it the third-largest wind farm in Europe and SSE's largest project to date. All of the…

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Michael Peter Becomes CEO of Siemens Mobility Management

Most recently, Peter was Head of the Mainline Rail Automation Business Segment in Braunschweig. He will replace Jürgen Brandes, who will be heading the Process…

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Munich Expands Tram Fleet with Siemens Orders

SWM (Stadtwerke München – Munich Municipal Authorities) and its subsidiary company MVG (Münchner Verkehrsgesellschaft – Munich Transport Corporation) have…

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Siemens Launches New Locomotive Service Center in Munich

Today saw Bavaria's Transport Minister Joachim Herrmann and Jochen Eickholt, CEO of Siemens Mobility Division, open the Siemens Service Center for Locomotives…

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