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Birds Demonstrate Remarkable Ability to Sing Again Despite Brain Damage
Every year, more than 795,000 people experience having a stroke, often resulting in brain damage that impairs their ability to speak, walk, or perform tasks. Fortunately, in many cases, these abilities can be regained through physical…
Caltech: Carver Mead Receives Lifetime Contribution Award for Groundbreaking Work in Neuromorphic…
Carver Mead (BS '56, PhD '60), Caltech's Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Emeritus, has been honored with a lifetime contribution award by the jury that confers the Misha Mahowald Prizes for Neuromorphic…
New Study Reveals Genes Spatially Organize for Optimal mRNA Splicing Efficiency
The nucleus of each of your cells contains all the genetic information (the genome) necessary to build every type of cell and protein in your entire body. Like a complex library in a tiny space 50 times smaller than the width of a…
Caltech Scholars Thomas Hou and Jonas Peters Inducted into National Academy of Sciences
Two Caltech professors, Thomas Y. Hou and Jonas C. Peters, have been elected amongst the newest members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) this year. Membership in the academy is considered one of the highest honors a scientist can…
Delegation from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Led by Chairman Shun Xiangyang and…
On May 7, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Shun Xiangyang and President Ye Yuru visited our school. Tan Tieniu, Secretary of the Party Committee of Nanjing University, met with guests at…
Nanjing University Hosts ‘Jinling Senior Sages Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition – The…
On May 8, 2024, the "Jinling Elderly Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition—The Important Era Opened by Wang Boxan" opened at the Art Museum of Nanjing University School of Art. This exhibition is co-sponsored by the School of Arts of Nanjing…
New Study Highlights Novel Strategies in Combatting Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Several billion years ago, a genetic arms race began between bacteria and their viral killers. This seemingly eternal struggle continues today, with implications for diseases killing tens of thousands of people around the world each year.…
McGill University’s Dental Medicine Faculty and Welcome Hall Mission Commemorate Expansion of…
McGill University’s Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences and the Welcome Hall Mission celebrated the completion of the Jim Lund Dental Clinic expansion project, which started in October 2023.
Established in 2011 in…
ASU: McCain Institute Sedona Forum Spotlights Preservation of Democracy
Celebrating democracy — and the need to preserve it — was the focus of the 2024 McCain Institute Sedona Forum held over the weekend.
This year’s forum, titled “Securing Our Insecure World,” examined the greatest challenges to democracy,…
University of Göttingen: Genomic Study of ‘Star Algae’ Illuminates Plant Origins
Land plants cover the surface of our planet and often tower over us. They form complex bodies with multiple organs that consist of a broad range of cell types. Developing this morphological complexity is underpinned by intricate networks of…