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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…
TUM Receives Outstanding CHE Rankings for Quality of Degree Programs, Applauded by Students
TUM students have again given their university an excellent report card. For the CHE University Rankings they rated various aspects of their degree programs. In all of the assessed subject areas the students reported outstanding levels of…
Global Warming Triggers Humus Decline, Threatening Mountain Meadow Ecosystems
To recreate the effects of climate change under realistic conditions, the researchers used soil-plant mesocosms. These miniature ecosystems consist of units containing soil samples. By moving the mesocosms along an elevation gradient from…
Exploring Urban Wildlife Acceptance: Study Identifies Areas Where Wildlife Thrives
The relationship between city inhabitants and urban animals is complex, as the study shows. The researchers conducted a survey to find out how Munich residents rate 32 urban animal species and where in the city they would prefer to see…
Transdisciplinarity Emerges as the New Frontier in Socio-Environmental Research
The new efforts in socio-environmental research invest in transdisciplinarity through the São Paulo School of Advanced Science in Transdisciplinarity for Transformative Changes, a Fapesp financing line. The objective is to unite the efforts…
Propellerless Turbines: Promising Innovation in Renewable Energy
Wind energy is always related to large turbines with propellers that rotate depending on the strength of the wind. However, have you ever thought if there was one where these big shovels were no longer necessary?
“Unlike conventional…