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For the first time, researchers have successfully sequenced the entire genome from the skull of Peştera Muierii 1, a woman who lived in today’s Romania 35,000 years ago. Her high genetic diversity shows that the out of Africa migration…

The chemical bisphenol F (found in plastics) can induce changes in a gene that is vital for neurological development. This discovery was made by researchers at the universities of Uppsala and Karlstad, Sweden. The mechanism could explain…

Two USC undergraduates have been awarded scholarships from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.Bryson Choy of the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and Haoda “Harry” Wang of the USC…

More than two hundred participants from 31 countries met together from May 10 to 12, 2021 in an online workshop on Nanoengineered Superconductors. The workshop was hosted by the University of Vienna with support of the COST Action CA16218…

Guido Falk von Rudorff and Anatole von Lilienfeld have shown how the concept of 4-dimensional alchemical chirality allows to break down the combinatorial scaling in computational materials design. This deepens our understanding of…

On Feb. 5, minutes after she gave birth to her eighth child at the Hanaano General Hospital in Dusamareb, Somalia, 37-year-old Zahra’s* heart sank. Her doctor explained her baby had birth asphyxia, which meant she was having difficulties…

May 17-20 is Canadian Innovation Week, an event recognizing Canadian innovation from coast to coast. The university is proud to participate in this initiative with its innovation generator celebration—spotlighting some examples of how our…

The study suggests that male bees swarm together in specific aerial locations to find and attempt to mate with queens. The researchers found that drones also move between different congregation areas during a single flight.Drones have one…

When students arrive at The Ohio State University Columbus campus in the fall, they can expect a more robust campus atmosphere and a move-in experience that’s closer to normal.Executive Vice President and Provost Bruce A. McPheron and…

The Ohio State University remains on strong financial footing in the short- and long-term, officials told the Board of Trustees this week.The university spent tens of millions of dollars since March 2020 to combat COVID-19 on campus and…