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Small School Receives Army Grant To Study Drugs

Deep Kimchi
29-11-2005, 21:32
It's good to know that the Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science can get the big grants. I didn't even know that there was such a Department.

http://www.news.appstate.edu/releases/112805defense1.html

http://www.southwest.cc.nc.us/news/04-aug-dec/images/meth-insidejob-.jpg

Nov. 28, 2005

Appalachian Receives $1.1 Million in Defense Department Funding

BOONE—Researchers at Appalachian State University have received $1.1 million in funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), for a two-year study of the effects of quercetin, a substance that might help maintain soldiers’ immune systems.

DARPA is the U.S. Department of Defense’s central advanced research organization.

The research will be conducted by professors in Appalachian’s Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science, Department of Biology, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Department of Psychology.
Eichen
29-11-2005, 22:15
It's good to know that the Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science can get the big grants. I didn't even know that there was such a Department.

http://www.news.appstate.edu/releases/112805defense1.html

http://www.southwest.cc.nc.us/news/04-aug-dec/images/meth-insidejob-.jpg

Nov. 28, 2005

Appalachian Receives $1.1 Million in Defense Department Funding

BOONE—Researchers at Appalachian State University have received $1.1 million in funding from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), for a two-year study of the effects of quercetin, a substance that might help maintain soldiers’ immune systems.

DARPA is the U.S. Department of Defense’s central advanced research organization.

The research will be conducted by professors in Appalachian’s Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science, Department of Biology, Department of Family and Consumer Sciences and the Department of Psychology.

If anyone hasn't checked out the science-fiction sounding DHARPA, you should. I believe this is where LOST got their idea for DHARMA from.
Interesting stuff!
Kyleslavia
29-11-2005, 22:18
If anyone hasn't checked out the science-fiction sounding DHARPA, you should. I believe this is where LOST got their idea for DHARMA from.
Interesting stuff!

It is quite interesting.