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Acs Taps Rice, Shell for Partners in Progress & Prosperity Award

Pedro Alvarez, Michael Wong, Shell’s Mike Reynolds share honor for project to remediate, reuse fracking water

The Future Of Space Food: Using Bioengineered Yeast To Feed Humans Off-Earth

Take a common form of yeast, a 3D printer, and some clever science, and what do you have? A versatile and nutritious food system for tomorrow’s discerning space traveller.

Camp Kidpower Aims to Help Preschoolers Combat Anxiety

Last month for the first time, the US Preventative Services Task Force recommended screening for anxiety in children and adolescents aged 8 to 18 years.

'Infant Galaxies' Spotted By Webb Telescope, Reaching A Major Science Goal For The Mission

Less than a year after the James Webb Space Telescope's Christmas Day launch in 2021, scientists have captured images of the most distant galaxies ever seen.

Businesses Backing #Blacklivesmatter Are More Attractive to Workers, Have Better Bottom Lines

Businesses that offer public declarations of support for the Black community after violent events like the murder of George Floyd and other serious incidents are more attractive to prospective employees and have bigger bottom lines, according to new research from Rice University.

A Rough Morning At Home Can Lead To Employees Being More Helpful At Work

Employees often engage in "mood repair" after a tense morning with a partner, University of Arizona researchers say.

Growing Pure Nanotubes Is a Stretch, but Possible

Rice theorists show how tight ‘diet’ could produce single-chirality carbon nanotubes

Study Reveals How Ancient Fish Colonized The Deep Sea

The deep sea contains more than 90% of the water in our oceans, but only about a third of all fish species. Scientists have long thought the explanation for this was intuitive — shallow ocean waters are warm and full of resources, making them a prime location for new species to evolve and thrive. But a new University of Washington study led by Elizabeth Miller reports that throughout Earth’s ancient history, there were several periods of time when many fish actually favored the cold, dark, barren waters of the deep sea.

Botanical Gardens Are 'Hot Spots' For Butterflies Amid Climate Change

Life in the concrete jungle can be rough, particularly for butterflies, but urban green spaces can hold surprising diversity and may become more important than ever in insect pollinator conservation, according to a new study from University of Arizona researchers.

Engineers Go Further with the Flow to Model Moving Cars and Tires

Mechanical engineers at Rice University and Waseda University in Tokyo have dramatically advanced their computational fluid dynamics models of airflow around a moving car and its tires.

UArizona Expert Available To Discuss Biodiversity And Conservation Ahead Of COP15 Conference

TUCSON, Ariz. – While many governments, scientists and concerned citizens around the world have made efforts to conserve plant and animal species and promote biodiversity, some experts say it hasn't been enough.

Seizures Happen Like Clockwork — but Depend on the Clock

Rice, UCSF statistical models show rhythmicity of seizures likely changes with age and common triggers

Giant Mantle Plume Reveals Mars Is More Active Than Previously Thought

Orbital observations unveil the presence of an enormous mantle plume pushing the surface of Mars upward and driving intense volcanic and seismic activity.

Early Planetary Migration Can Explain Missing Planets

Model accounts for scarcity of planets with masses between super-Earths and mini-Neptunes

525-Million-Year-Old Fossil Defies Textbook Explanation For Brain Evolution

According to a new study, fossils of a tiny sea creature with a delicately preserved nervous system solve a century-old debate over how the brain evolved in arthropods, the most species-rich group in the animal kingdom.

Why Some Latino Communities Fear the Covid-19 Vaccine, and What Can Be Done to Help

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some people in medically underserved Latino communities avoided getting vaccinated due to fears of side effects, mistrust of health officials and vaccine manufacturers and discrimination from health care workers, according to a new study from Rice University.

Researchers Develop Drug To Treat Alzheimer's Disease In Down Syndrome Patients

Research on the drug, known as DYR533, was conducted at the the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy and BIO5 Institute, in partnership with the Biodesign Institute in Phoenix.

Bacterial Sensors Send a Jolt of Electricity When Triggered

Scientists and engineers at Rice University say the same is true for the environment. If a chemical spill in a river goes unnoticed for 20 minutes, it might be too late to remediate.

Morning Blue Light Treatment Improves Sleep In Patients With PTSD

University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers are exploring a noninvasive, drug-free treatment that offers hope for healing from the severe symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

Decades of Air Pollution Undermine the Immune System

The diminished power of the immune system in older adults is usually blamed on the aging process. But a new study by Columbia immunologists shows that decades of particulate air pollution also take a toll.