ADInstruments Education News

Test drive ADInstruments new technology for research and education at Experimental Biology 2012

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 01:31:18 +0100

Make sure you stop by our booths at Experimental Biology and check out our exciting products for 2012. You can test drive the latest technologies that fast track your research (booth 1139) and brilliant teaching software (booth 130) that inspires learning and makes your life easier. Get in early for your ticket to our social mixer and a chance to win a new iPad.

ADInstruments congratulates Australian New Zealand Brain Bee Challenge winners

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 04:12:26 +0100

ABBC winner, Teresa Tang (Brisbane State High School), will be representing Australia-New Zealand at the International Neuroscience Brain Bee Challenge in Cape Town, South Africa. Both Teresa's school and that of the runner up, Ashly Vu (St Francis Xavier College), have also been awarded a PTB4151 Human Physiology System for use in the classroom. Teresa's success became national news when broadcast on the ABC in 2011.

2012 APS Macknight Award recipient announced

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 05:08:41 +0100

Dr. Terrence Sweeney, Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of Scranton, has been awarded the 2012 American Physiological Society's Macknight Progressive Educator Award for his development and use of a novel cardiovascular model.

New MLT208 Digital Stethoscope for heart sounds

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:04:29 +0100

The new MLT208 is an electronic stethoscope with unsurpassed natural sound quality. Researchers can listen to heart sounds while simultaneously recording representative cardiac traces. In addition to outstanding performance and ease-of-use, it provides features for advanced users including an Amplifying Mode (with adjustable volume), Bell and Diaphragm Modes, Ambient Noise Rejection (ANR2) and much more.

Insight - ADInstruments Newsletter #30

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:03:39 +0100

The latest issue of Insight features great new releases for research and education. Speed up your analysis with version 7.3 of LabChart, LabChart Pro and LabChart Reader, and save time and money with new TBSI systems for neurological research. Educators and students also benefit with the release of LabTutor 4.4 for improved course management and student results, the Applied Nursing Collection and exclusive access to HD Documentaries with LabTutor Online. You can also read about PowerLab's central role in quality testing of metals, and three different ways ADInstruments keeps you in touch with the scientific community.

Education workshop: 89th Annual Meeting of the Physiological Society of Japan, 29-31 March 2012

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:29:49 +0100

ADInstruments Japan will be demonstrating PowerLab research and education systems and the meeting's main exhibition. Additionally, the Education Committee of the Physiological Society of Japan will conduct Model Class Sessions consisting of a student lab component that highlights the use of PowerLab Teaching Systems in the investigation of nerve and muscle function in humans.

FUN recipient explores Behavior-Cardiovascular Relationship with PowerLab Education System

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:03:43 +0100

The Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN) Equipment Loan Program (2011) has awarded Dr. Glena Andrews a 2-year ADInstruments equipment loan for her proposal entitled "Exploring Cardiovascular Functioning in Students Engaged in Behavior Changes". Dr. Andrews currently teaches psychology at the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Cultural Studies  at Northwest Nazarene University. A clinical psychologist whose training has primarily focused on neuropsychology, Dr. Andrews has been hard at work establishing student courses that cover Experimental Design, Abnormal Psychology, the Biological Foundations of Behavior and more.

ADInstruments New Training Location � San Francisco Bay Area

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:41:05 +0100

To better service our large research user base on the West Coast, ADInstruments North America is excited to now offer our neighbors on the Pacific side more convenient options. Following the popularity of our East Coast training facility in Waltham, MA, ADInstruments is anticipating the need for more regional events in the coming year so those with limited travel resources can fully participate in our training calendar.

Seasons Greetings and Happy New Year from ADInstruments

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:58:33 +0100

In warm appreciation of our association during 2011, we wish you an enjoyable holiday season and a very happy and successful new year. The team at ADInstruments.

Applied Nursing Collection for LabTutor 4.3

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:32:40 +0100

The LabTutor Applied Nursing Collection is a new series of learning modules for teaching key physiology and pathophysiology, and how they relate to nursing practice. The Applied Nursing modules integrate patient video interviews, real patient data and clinical test results with related physiology practical sessions.

Enhance learning with LabTutor Teaching Suite 4.3

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:30:17 +0100

The release of version 4.3 introduces even more great features to enhance learning. It includes student interactive sub-pages, externally hosted video content and new features for accessing and archiving data. This release also provides experiment collections in Russian and Turkish language, as well as the new Applied Nursing Collection.

LabChart Reader 7.3 for Mac: New analysis and compatibility features

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:43:03 +0100

The latest release of LabChart Reader for Mac has several great new features to enhance the way you view and analyze your LabChart data. Scope View data is now able to be displayed and manipulated. An enhanced Data Pad is included, which allows the use of formulas and multiple sheets. Under the hood, LabChart Reader has been completely re-engineered to take advantage of new Mac OS X technologies. Native support for LabChart for Windows files and the ability to have multiple documents open concurrently are additional benefits of LabChart Reader�s code rewrite.

Hands-on pharmacology workshop for research and education (Mumbai, India)

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 02:12:30 +0100

With a limit of 70 attendees, places at this hands-on workshop (Bombay College of Pharmacy, India) are filling up fast! Act now to secure your place in one of these invaluable pharmacology workshops that focus on innovation in the laboratory and classroom. Hurry! Registrations close 5th September 2011.

LabAuthor WebEx Training Sessions Starting Tuesday August 9

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 12:06:30 +0100

In the lead up to the start of the 2011/2012 European academic year, ADInstruments is running a series of online training sessions for educators who want to improve their skills using LabAuthor software to edit and create LabTutor experiments.

Postdoc with confessed aversion to genetics now inspiring a new generation of neurophysiologists

webmaster@adinstruments.com (ADInstruments) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 23:12:45 +0100

Dr. Stefan Pulver's success in neurophysiology, combined with his passion for mentoring life science students, may seem a little strange considering he was once a poorly-performing student with an aversion to genetics. Read more about his path to a brilliant career in neurophysiology research and education, and how he leads undergraduate students to academic success.