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1 February 2010. Scientific American is pleased to announce The World Changing Ideas Video Contest, in partnership with SciVee. Continuing the theme of the Scientific American December 2009 cover story, “World Changing Ideas,” the contest encourages readers to submit video entries about innovative ways to build a cleaner, healthier, smarter world. Entries can be submitted today through June 14, 2010 when the contest concludes.

SciVee is pleased to host the educational materials and web presence for the new nationwide Pharmacogenomics Education Program led by UCSD. The program is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and designed to educate students and professionals in pharmacogenomics. SciVee will aid this program by increasing availability to educational materials for this field and hosting virtual communities in which interested members can interact to develop curricula and discuss concepts and clinical applications of pharmacogenomics.