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Environment Feb 18, 2020

Environmental solutions to go global

New Australian technology that could fix some of the world's biggest environmental pollution problems—oil spills, mercury pollution and fertiliser runoff—will soon be available to global markets following the signing ...

Biochemistry Feb 13, 2020

Bioengineers take step toward a patch that could mend a broken heart

Bioengineers from Trinity have developed a prototype patch that does the same job as crucial aspects of heart tissue.

Other Feb 6, 2020

Universities cancel study-abroad programs amid virus fears

As concerns about China's virus outbreak spread, universities are scrambling to assess the risks to their programs, and some are canceling study-abroad opportunities and prohibiting travel affecting hundreds of thousands ...

Environment Feb 5, 2020

When a speck influences a storm

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory meteorologist Jeffrey Reid is at the forefront of research studying the role of aerosol particles, and the relationships between the particles with monsoon meteorology, clouds and the sun's ...

Social Sciences Jan 30, 2020

Report: The role of faith-based organizations in responding to modern slavery

Faith-based charities working with survivors of modern slavery should adopt a standard on freedom of belief, religion and thought, a new report has recommended.

Other Jan 14, 2020

Quicker and cooler is best for clothes

Groundbreaking research into the impact washing machines have on clothes and the environment shows that shorter, cooler washes help clothes look better for longer and release fewer microfibers.

Social Sciences Jan 10, 2020

Anthropologist digitizes a changing culture from half a world away

In 2006, University of Virginia anthropologist Lise Dobrin received a document attached to an email from a man she knew in Papua New Guinea, where she had conducted fieldwork for her dissertation several years earlier. The ...

Ecology Jan 6, 2020

Collaborative conservation approach for endangered reef fish yields dramatic results

A new study from researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has documented a successful recovery effort among Nassau Grouper populations in the Cayman Islands thanks to ...

Economics & Business Dec 18, 2019

Mentoring project deepened student learning, commitment

Pairing graduate students with professionals working in their field resulted in deeper learning and inspired passion for the work, according to new research from the University of Houston.

Social Sciences Dec 13, 2019

Teacher bias devalues math skills of girls and students of color, research finds

New USC research into how teachers evaluate the mathematical ability of students suggests that white teachers and teachers of color alike have biases that favor white and male students.

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