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KSU Chair, Leibinz Institute of Plant Biochemstry discuss collaboration

A working relationship between King Saud University’s Chair for Advanced Proteomics and Cytomics Research (APCRC) and Germany’s Leibinz Halle Institute of Plant Biochemistry was discussed during recent meetings involving Dr. Ludger Wessjohann, the Leibinz Institute of Plant Biochemstry’s managing director, and KSU officials. The Leibniz Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie (IPB): Bioorganic Chemistry is a private research center in [...]

Women’s expanded role in Saudi society discussed at KSU symposium

A symposium titled “Women Involvement in Majlis Al-Shoura and Municipal Councils in Light of King Abdullah’s Decisions” was held in late December, with King Saud University males and females attending the two-day event held approximately three months after King Abdullah granted women the right to vote and run for municipal office, effective 2015. Saudi Arabia’s Majlis [...]

KSU Obesity Clinic named candidate for award at Arab Health 2012

King Saud University’s Obesity Clinic is a candidate for the 2012 Excellence in Patient Centered Care Award, which will be presented during this year’s Arab Health Exhibition & Congress (Arab Health 2012), scheduled from January 23 through 26 at the Dubai Convention and Exhibition Center. The award is given annually to institutions that show superior commitment [...]

2011 a year of achievements for University’s Innovation Center

King Saud University’s Innovation Center continues to distinguish itself for its work in supporting inventors. In 2011, the Center received 268 inventions in various medical, scientific, engineering and other fields. Of the 286 submitters, 55 were female. Ninety-seven projects were accepted for support, which ranges from financial backing to building models and providing a suitable [...]

Dr. Waleed M. Zahid speaks at international conference for “Water Resources in the Arab Countries”

By 2040, Saudi Arabia will be treating an estimated 8 million cubic meters of waste water per day, a large portion to be used for drinking water in a country once confronted with an acute fresh water shortage. That was a major prediction offered by Dr. Waleed M. Zahid, the featured speaker at the 26th Arab Engineering [...]