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Nuclear Rocket Engine Heat Transfer Research Wins Best Student Paper at Nets Conference

My research has been to create a numerical model of the heat transfer and thermodynamic processes within the liquid-fueled reactor

Girls in Science and Engineering Day Returns to UAH

Following a four-year absence, Girls in Science and Engineering Day returned on April 2, 2022, at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)

Traumatic Societal Events May Undermine Classroom Behavior Interventions for Certain Groups, MU Study Finds

Keith Herman has found that, in general, offering students more positive encouragement rather than negative reprimands not only reduces disruptive student classroom behavior but can also improve students’ academic and social outcomes.

How to Build an ‘Explainable AI’ Framework to Speed Up the Innovation Process

A nearly $4.9 million grant from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is supporting the project by University of Missouri engineers.

Modifying the Body’s Immune System to Help Treat Type 1 Diabetes

Scientists at University of Missouri collaborate with Harvard, Georgia Tech to develop a novel diabetes treatment involving transplanting pancreas cells that produce insulin.

Using AI to Analyze Large Amounts of Biological Data

University of Missouri researchers develop method which could be used by scientists when developing new drug therapies for medical treatment of cancers, other diseases.

NIH Grant Will Help Research Lack of Breastfeeding in Rural Missouri

Two-year grant aims to help nurses talk with rural mothers about newborn care, feeding options.

Ghostly 'Mirror World' Might Be Cause of Cosmic Controversy

New research suggests an unseen 'mirror world' of particles that interacts with our world only via gravity that might be the key to solving a major puzzle in cosmology today

A New 225-Million-Year-Old Reptile from Brazil

In a new study published in PeerJ -- Reassessment of Faxinalipterus minimus, a purported Triassic pterosaur from southern Brazil resulted in the description of a new taxon -- researchers present Maehary bonapartei a small reptile that is considered to be the most basal of the evolutionary lineage that gave rise to pterosaurs.

Cell Division in Moss and Animals More Similar Than Previously Thought

For a new plant to grow from a seed, cells need to divide numerous times.

Frogs Have Acquired DNA from Snakes with the Help of Parasites

Horizontal DNA transfer, once thought to be a rare event, has occurred between snakes and frogs at least 54 times in the past 85 million years

An “Oracle” for Predicting the Evolution of Gene Regulation

Researchers create a mathematical framework to examine the genome and detect signatures of natural selection, deciphering the evolutionary past and future of non-coding DNA.

Origin of Complex Cells Started Without Oxygen

The origin of complex cells started without oxygen, new research suggests.

Brandeis physicists propose theoretical model for how cells form consistent gradients

How does the cell, the building block of all living organisms, “know” how to arrange its internal parts and fit itself into an overall body plan?

Early Sound Exposure in the Womb Shapes the Auditory System

Modeling study suggests that the muffled environment in utero primes the brain’s ability to interpret some types of sound.

A Helping Hand for Robotic Manipulator Design

With modular components and an easy-to-use 3D interface, this interactive design pipeline enables anyone to create their own customized robotic hand.

A Voice for Change — in Spanish

Postbac Jessica Chomik-Morales hopes to inspire the next generation of Spanish-speaking scientists with her podcast, “Mi Ultima Neurona.”

New Research Center Focused on Brain-Body Relationship Established at MIT

K. Lisa Yang Brain-Body Center to investigate the brain’s complex relationship with other body systems.

MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium Announces Recipients of Inaugural MCSC Seed Awards

Twenty winning projects will link industry member priorities with research groups across campus to develop scalable climate solutions.