Month: August 2018

  • BETSOL Scholarship – $750 – Apply by December 18

    BETSOL Scholarship – $750 – Apply by December 18

    If you’re knowledgeable about technology, you should definitely apply to this scholarship! [divider] Eligibility:  Be a US citizen or a permanent US resident. Must be majoring in Computer Science or related field. Must hold a GPA of 3.0 or higher. To be eligible, students must be actively enrolled in college or be accepted for the… Read More

  • We Must Change Our Food Systems if We Want a Sustainable Future

    We Must Change Our Food Systems if We Want a Sustainable Future

    In 2015, the United Nations came together to draft the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a collection of 17 global goals and 169 targets that address social, economic and environmental issues. That same year, then-UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon convened an informal meeting of high-level experts and policymakers in Italy on World Food Day. Dubbed… Read More

  • Breast Cells Can Actively Attack Invading Cancer Cells, Study Finds

    Breast Cells Can Actively Attack Invading Cancer Cells, Study Finds

    Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have recently discovered that the cell layer surrounding breast milk ducts, called the myoepithelium, works as an active defense against breast cancer metastasis. Scientists previously believed this cell layer only acted as a stationary barrier to prevent cancer invasion, but in a demonstration with mice, the Johns Hopkins team discovered… Read More

  • New Method Leads to Tiny, Soft Robots for Delicate Procedures

    New Method Leads to Tiny, Soft Robots for Delicate Procedures

    Researchers have developed a new method to fabricate soft millimeter-scale materials, paving the way for flexible microrobots to be used in medical procedures and other hard-to-access environments. The research team, consisting of members from Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), and Boston University,… Read More

  • Bryant Legal Group PC Annual College Scholarship – $2,000 – Apply by November 15

    Bryant Legal Group PC Annual College Scholarship – $2,000 – Apply by November 15

    This scholarship is for law majors! Write an article about why you’re choosing a career in law and how you envision to make a difference in the industry. [divider] Eligibility:  Must be a high school senior or currently in college. Must be enrolling in or show proof that you are actively in an undergraduate program for… Read More

  • BadCredit.org’s Wealth Wise Scholarship – $1,000 – Apply by December 31

    BadCredit.org’s Wealth Wise Scholarship – $1,000 – Apply by December 31

    If you’re majoring in finance, business, accounting, mathematics, management, and other related majors, this is the scholarship for you! [divider] Eligibility: Minimum GPA of 3.5. Major of study must support a career in the finance industry (e.g., finance, business, accounting, mathematics, management, and other related majors.) Must be a US resident. Must send in an… Read More

  • New Algorithm Provides Real-Time Monitoring of Groundwater Pollutants

    New Algorithm Provides Real-Time Monitoring of Groundwater Pollutants

    A team of researchers has developed a new, low-cost method for continuous, real-time monitoring of groundwater pollution. The development could provide a critical boost for “green” remediation efforts that reduce groundwater contamination without adversely affecting the surrounding environment. The study, entitled “In Situ Monitoring of Groundwater Contamination Using the Kalman Filter,” is the result of… Read More

  • Climate Change Is Weakening Trees

    Climate Change Is Weakening Trees

    New research from the University of Munich (TUM) shows that although climate change has made trees grow faster, it has made wood less dense or lighter. One would think that faster tree growth would be beneficial, because trees store excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in their wood. But it’s not that simple. Trees with… Read More

  • Wearable Technology Helps Smokers Quit for Good

    Wearable Technology Helps Smokers Quit for Good

    A team of researchers from Case Western Reserve University has developed a personalized automatic alert system to help people quit smoking, using wearable technology. It is hard to quit smoking. With most people, it only takes three tries to become addicted to nicotine, an addictive chemical in cigarettes and, according to the Center for Disease… Read More

  • New Compounds Could Make Aging a Thing of the Past

    New Compounds Could Make Aging a Thing of the Past

    University of Exeter scientists have developed new compounds that can reverse the aging of human cells. Naturally, people age as their cells deteriorate and can no longer effectively regulate gene expression within the cells by turning genes on and off. In this process, deteriorated cells can spread their effects to other cells, often leading to… Read More

  • The Widespread Effort to Solve the Global Water Crisis

    The Widespread Effort to Solve the Global Water Crisis

    As climate change, pollution and population levels are on the rise, humanity is at risk of depleting its most necessary resource — freshwater. The issue is so severe that by 2025, 1.8 billion people are expected to live in areas with absolute water scarcity, and ⅔ of the world could be under water-stressed conditions, the… Read More

  • Nature Holds Secret to Controlling Growing Mosquito Population

    Nature Holds Secret to Controlling Growing Mosquito Population

    Three Cornell student researchers have won a global competition with their UPod, an eco-friendly and low cost mosquito-control device that functions like a carnivorous plant. The UPod was selected as one of eight project winners — out of more than 60 teams from 16 countries that entered this year’s competition — of the Biomimicry Institute’s… Read More

  • Some Corals Can Withstand Climate Change, Study Shows

    Some Corals Can Withstand Climate Change, Study Shows

    Rising ocean temperatures have put many coral species at risk of bleaching or death, but a new study shows that not all corals respond the same way to climate change. Researchers at the University of Miami studied two different types of corals found in Florida and the Caribbean and found that one of them —… Read More

  • Personal Expectations Distort How We See Reality

    Personal Expectations Distort How We See Reality

    We don’t see the world as it really is, but as we expect it to be, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Plymouth. In a series of experiments, the Plymouth research team found that humans perceive other people’s actions through a predictive bias. In other words, when we watch someone… Read More

  • Women Killin’ It in Fight Against Hunger on College Campuses

    Women Killin’ It in Fight Against Hunger on College Campuses

    The price of a college education is often synonymous with hefty loans and burdensome fees, but what if it’s so much that you can’t even pay for your next meal? For up to half of all college students, this is a stark reality. Going hungry in college is an issue that plagues students all over… Read More

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