UO received $10 million gift for life sciences research from Columbia Sportswear’s Tim and Mary Boyle
On Mar. 3, 2016, the University of Oregon (UO) announced receipt of a $10 million gift from Tim…
On Mar. 3, 2016, the University of Oregon (UO) announced receipt of a $10 million gift from Tim…
On Jan. 11, 2016 , National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) research scientist David J. Smith reported finding…
On Jun. 21, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court lifted a nationwide ban on cultivation of biotech alfalfa by…
On Oct. 13, 2009, environmentalist and former genetics professor David Suzuki received the Right Livelihood Award for his…
On May. 13, 2008, the Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 amended the Public Health Service…
In 2005, the Georgia Legislature passed the Smoke Free Air Act, banning indoor smoking in publicly accessible buildings,…
On Nov. 21, 1997, the FDA Modernization Act (FDAMA) was signed into law, amending the Food, Drug and…
In 1996, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center received NCI-designation. The Centerï¾’s mission is to reduce the burden…
On Aug. 22, 1995, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the commercial production and distribution of the Bt…
In 1995, a series of proposed reforms to reduce regulatory burden on pharmaceutical manufacturers were announced, including an…
On Jun. 10, 1993, the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993, P.L. 103-43, was signed. The act encouraged the…
On Jun. 27, 1991, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved two pesticides containing genetically engineered bacteria, marking…
On Aoril 22, 1990, the second Earth Day was celebrated by more than 225 million people. The first…
In 1990, the first tests and applications of microbials to combat oil spills were used with the Exxon…
On Apr. 24, 1987, Advanced Genetic Sciences (AGS) sprayed Frostban on an acre of strawberry plants in Brentwood,…
On Mar. 4, 1985, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee M. Thomas announced final standards to cut…
In 1981, The University of Hawaii Cancer Center (UH Cancer Center) was founded. The Centerï¾’s mission is to…
On May 30, 1980, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report of health…
In 1980, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) established the National Center for Environmental Health…
In 1979, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assumed lead responsibility in the U.S. Public…
On Nov. 9, 1978, the President signed the Community Mental Health Centers Act (P.L. 95-622) amending the National…
On Jun. 5, 1972, the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (also known as the Stockholm Conference)…
On Dec. 2, 1970, the EPA was established by President Richard Nixon with an Executive Order to consolidate…
On Nov. 6, 1970, President Nixon nominated William D. Ruckelshaus to be the first Administrator of the U.S….
On Jun. 30, 1970, the Olin Corporation stopped manufacturing DDT after intense pressure from the Army and environmental…
On Apr. 22, 1970, the first Earth Day was held and the modern environmental movement was born. A…
On Feb. 6, 1970, a report identified a coccidian parasite of cats with all non-feline warm blooded animals…
On Jan. 1, 1970, President Richard Nixon signed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) into law and launched…
In 1970, the National Communicable Disease Center (NCDC) was renamed the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The scope…
On Oct. 3, 1969, a proposal to establish “Earth Day” was submitted by John McConnell to Peter Tamaris…