- UC Davis Health System release, 07/07/2010
- Sacramento Business Journal article, 07/09/2010
- 07/08/2010 press release: Fisk University received an R&D 100 Award, for development of
hypersensitive crystals used in the detection of radiation. Fisk is the
only minority serving institution to ever win the coveted recognition,
and this is their third award. Lawrence Livermore and Oak Ridge national laboratories and Radiation
Monitoring Devices, Inc. were partner institutions for the R&D 100
Award. Fisk's role in the Department of Homeland Security funded
initiative is the growth and optimization of Strontium Iodide crystals. The radiation detection technology developed at Fisk may have medical
applications in the accelerated detection of cancer and improved
diagnosis of osteoporosis.
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