Senate passes new patent bill

The America Invents Act, passed by the House in June, was passed by the Senate yesterday and sent to the President. This is the first proposed change to US patent laws since 1952 and it is hoped that it will make patent rights clearer and reduce the amount of time it takes for a new invention to get legal protection. Read more about this at Bloomberg.

Effort Reporting: 10 Things Every PI Should Know

The National Council of University Research Administrators has compiled a list of ten things every PI should know about grants and effort reporting. Read it on their Facebook Page.

Hudson River Foundation lectures

The Hudson River Foundation is hosting three seminars this fall related to the environmental quality and resource management of the New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary.

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 10:30am
Ecology and Management of Shore Zones in the Upper Hudson River Estuary
David Strayer, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Monday, November 14, 2011 at 10:30am
Tracking Mouse-Eating Taimen and Other Fishes in Mongolia
John Waldman, CUNY Queens College

Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 10:30am
Are Hudson River Fish Made of Trees? Understanding Terrestrial Support of the Hudson Food Web from Stable Isotopes
Jonathan Cole, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

All seminars will be held at the Foundation, 17 Battery Place, Suite 915. Please RSVP by calling 212-483-7667 or emailing info@hudsonriver.org.