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Auburn University: Grant Awarded to Faculty to Further Rosenwald School Preservation Efforts
A $750,000 grant from the National Park Service (NPS) will allow Auburn faculty members to continue their restoration of the Tankersley Rosenwald School in Hope Hull, Alabama.
The project’s team includes Gorham Bird, Junshan Liu…
Atypical Genes Unveiled: Key Players in Controlling Diverse Soybean Traits Discovered by Gene…
A team led by Purdue University soybean geneticist Jianxin Ma has developed a new biotechnological tool for the domestication of desirable traits from wild soybeans, such as resistance to leafhopper insect pests. The use of such tools,…
Purdue University: Research Studies Evaluate Feasibility of Aquaculture Wastewater Treatment Methods
Aquaculture production operations that help feed the world’s growing population also generate polluted wastewater that harms the environment. Four studies published by Purdue University scientists since last May document the feasibility of…
Purdue University Selected by Indiana Office of Energy Development for Small Modular Nuclear Reactor…
Purdue University has been selected by the Indiana Office of Energy Development (IOED) to research small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technology and analyze the potential impacts should the technology be deployed in Indiana. This…
Pioneering Project: First U.S. Highway Segment to Offer Electric Vehicle Charging While Driving
At the “Crossroads of America,” Purdue University engineers and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) are working to make it possible for electric vehicles ranging from tractor-trailers to passenger cars to wirelessly charge…
Purdue-USDA Collaboration Pioneers Fast-Track Process for Genetic Enhancement of Plant Traits
Researchers interested in improving a given trait in plants can now identify the genes that regulate the trait’s expression without doing any experiments.
Purdue University’s Kranthi Varala and 10 co-authors published the details of the…
Purdue Pharmacy Researcher Secures $2.4M NIH Grant to Combat Antimicrobial-Resistant Lung Infections
Qi “Tony” Zhou, a researcher in Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy has received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fight lung infections that have established a resistance to antimicrobial drugs.
Zhou is…
New Study May Unravel Mystery Behind Venus’s Scarce Water Content
Planetary scientists at CU Boulder have discovered how Venus, Earth’s scalding and uninhabitable neighbor, became so dry.
The new study fills in a big gap in what the researchers call “the water story on Venus.” Using computer…
UCSF Leaders Recognized by American Academy of Arts & Sciences, One of Nation’s Oldest…
Four scientists and clinicians at UC San Francisco have been honored this year with election to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (AAA&S), one of the nation’s oldest and most distinguished societies.
They are W. Thomas…
UCSF Health Hospitals Secure Top National ‘A’ Grade for Patient Safety
UCSF Health hospitals in Mission Bay, Parnassus Heights and Mount Zion have earned “A” ratings in the spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group, reflecting the gold standard of excellence in patient safety for U.S.…