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It’s been more than three months since University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers began the Phase 1 clinical trial of the hAd5 T-cell COVID-19 vaccine candidate. In this article by Spotlight, Professor Graeme Meintjes, the second chair in…

Eight Carolina employees will receive the 2021 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award, one of the most prestigious distinctions for faculty and staff.Established in 1980 by the late C. Knox Massey ’25 of Durham, the award recognizes…

The College of Arts & Sciences course ENGL 105, required for all students, is one example of how digital media is being integrated into coursework at Carolina. Instructors use project-based assignments to teach students how to write…

A new book written and illustrated by two recent alumnae of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign introduces third graders to the nuts and bolts of automotive mechanics and engineering.“Jenny Saves a Convertible” is the first book…

Millions of young people will continue to be left behind if exams in England are not given a radical overhaul, says a new commission launched today.The proposals being discussed by the Independent Assessment Commission (IAC) will shake-up…

The Drake IPV Study – led by the University of Glasgow in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, and funded by The Drake Foundation – will examine individuals exposed to domestic abuse, many of whom currently report a history of…

In the middle of the 19th century, London was battling a cholera epidemic that claimed 14,000 lives. Scientists at the time blamed vapors, called miasmas, for the spread of the disease. The doctor John Snow saw it differently. By…

- Most high-value chemicals are currently produced using fossil fuels - industrial chemistry's use of petroleum accounts for 14% of all greenhouse gas emissions.- An exciting alternative is to engineer bacteria as “cell-factories” with a…

Research used a novel technique originally developed at the University of WarwickThe Large Hadron Collider tunnelA team of physicists, including the University of Warwick, have proved that a subatomic particle can switch into its…

Never before has the international network of global business been mapped out in such detail as it has been by researchers from the University of Amsterdam over the past 7 years. Their network analysis of 200 million companies gives us…