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  • University of Adelaide Researchers Develop New Imaging Technique That Will Help Improve Embryo Selection for In Vitro Fertilization

    University of Adelaide Researchers Develop New Imaging Technique That Will Help Improve Embryo Selection for In Vitro Fertilization

    A team of researchers, led by Dr. Melanie L. Sutton-McDowall from the University of Adelaide, has developed a new imaging technique that could improve the odds of reproduction in women needing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) intervention. The technique will help IVF experts assess which embryos are the healthiest before implantation. The study is published in… Read More

  • Emory University’s Version of International Day of Peace: ‘Emory 21 Days of Peace’

    Emory University’s Version of International Day of Peace: ‘Emory 21 Days of Peace’

    Each year, September 21 is observed as the International Day of Peace. Emory University too will be observing this special day as it wraps up “Emory 21 Days of Peace,” a program launched last year with the lofty goal of “building peace locally and globally.” The United Nations General Assembly established September 21 as the… Read More

  • University, Business and Government IMPACT Champions Gather at Third Annual UN Women HeForShe Event

    University, Business and Government IMPACT Champions Gather at Third Annual UN Women HeForShe Event

    Today marks the third anniversary of the launch of the HeForShe movement, which was created by UN Women, the UN entity for gender equality and empowerment of women. The movement takes a unique approach in that it specifically includes men and boys as partners in women’s fight for gender equality around the world, motivating them… Read More

  • Northeastern University Researchers Remove Salt From Seawater Using Nanotubes

    Northeastern University Researchers Remove Salt From Seawater Using Nanotubes

    Current desalination processes are expensive, energy-intensive, and involve large-scale facilities. Now, however, researchers from Northeastern University have discovered a method that could make the process of removing salt from seawater easier, faster and cheaper. The new method will help alleviate concerns about viable water resource as the global population continues to grow. Meni Wanunu, associate… Read More

  • Universities Lead Battle to Reverse Climate Change

    Universities Lead Battle to Reverse Climate Change

    Two years ago, at the 70th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, 193 member states adopted the Sustainable Development Goals—17 distinct goals designed to eradicate poverty, address climate change, and build peaceful, inclusive societies for all by 2030. With the U.S. pulling out of the Paris Agreement and the recent record-breaking hurricane damage this… Read More

  • New AZLoop Team Makes It to Top Eight In Its First SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition

    New AZLoop Team Makes It to Top Eight In Its First SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition

    AZLoop, Arizona’s SpaceX Hyperloop Competition Team, has made it to the top eight in the first competition it entered—SpaceX’s second Hyperloop Pod Competition. The team, which is made up of students from Arizona State University (ASU), Northern Arizona University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and Thunderbird School of Global Management, has demonstrated an impressive and inspiring performance.… Read More

  • Northeastern University Researchers Use Laser to Remove Contaminant From Soil

    Northeastern University Researchers Use Laser to Remove Contaminant From Soil

    A team of researchers at Northeastern University has developed a method to remove a carcinogenic contaminant from soil with the use of lasers, without the costly need of removing the contaminated soil. The research team studied their technique by removing Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) from soil. DDE is a breakdown byproduct of a popular pesticide Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)… Read More

  • Going Green All the Way at Missouri State University

    Going Green All the Way at Missouri State University

    In 2016, Missouri State University (MSU) introduced a handful of convenient and environmentally-friendly vertical food growing systems called ZipGrow Towers to its dining services. Since then, the university has expanded the program and created a “grow room” to house the 48 systems currently in place. This revolutionary growing and harvesting practice enables MSU’s dining services… Read More

  • Eastern Michigan University Raises International Students Welcome Banners

    Eastern Michigan University Raises International Students Welcome Banners

    Universities in the U.S. have long been a preferred destination for many of the world’s brightest students. Unfortunately, with increasingly vocal calls against immigration and the Trump administration’s attempted ban in January this year, some international students are questioning if they should risk attending universities in this country. Eastern Michigan University (EMU), like many other… Read More

  • Stony Brook University Goes All-Out with Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

    Stony Brook University Goes All-Out with Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

    Diversity in higher education is crucial for the development of young adults. It enables young adults to enter the global workforce with a pre-instilled understanding of people and all of their differences. The ability to work with, conversate, respect and relate to people of every cultural, sexual, or ethnic background is essential to the growth… Read More

  • Stanford University Researchers Create Cryptographic Technique to Protect Patient Privacy During Genome Analysis

    Stanford University Researchers Create Cryptographic Technique to Protect Patient Privacy During Genome Analysis

    Researchers at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California have recently engineered a breakthrough in their work with genome analysis. They have developed a cryptographic technique that will allow medical professionals to look through human genomes and find disease-related mutations without revealing additional details about the patient’s genomic sequences. The study is published in Science. The… Read More

  • University of Sydney and Nanyang Technological University Researchers Develop Zinc-Air Batteries That Make Recharging Easier

    University of Sydney and Nanyang Technological University Researchers Develop Zinc-Air Batteries That Make Recharging Easier

    A team of chemical engineering researchers from the University of Sydney and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have developed rechargeable zinc-air batteries that could replace lithium-ion batteries as the power source for electronic devices. Zinc-air batteries, as the name suggests, use zinc metal and oxygen as the source of their power. Zinc-air batteries have many… Read More

  • University of Central Florida Researchers Generate ‘Fastest Light Pulse’ Ever Created

    University of Central Florida Researchers Generate ‘Fastest Light Pulse’ Ever Created

    A team of researchers at the University of Central Florida (UCF) has succeeded in generating a 53-attosecond X-ray flash, which is billed as “the fastest light pulse ever developed.” The team beat the record it set in 2012, during which it demonstrated a 67-attosecond extreme ultraviolet light pulse. The recent study is published in Nature… Read More

  • University of Michigan Researchers Develop Heat-Conducting Plastic That Could Have Major Technological Impact

    University of Michigan Researchers Develop Heat-Conducting Plastic That Could Have Major Technological Impact

    A team of researchers at the University of Michigan (UM) have developed a technique to alter the molecular structures of plastics, or polymers, to make them more conducive to heat. Unlike traditional methods, this new technique of helping plastic throw off heat is inexpensive and scalable. This innovation holds great promise for engineering fields in… Read More

  • Functional Fabric Hackathon Inspires MIT and Drexel University Students’ Winning Ideas to Help Soldiers and Disaster Victims

    Functional Fabric Hackathon Inspires MIT and Drexel University Students’ Winning Ideas to Help Soldiers and Disaster Victims

    Students from MIT and areas around Boston competed in a three-day hackathon to design functional fabric technology to aid soldiers, first responders, and victims of disaster. The hackathon was sponsored by the MIT Innovation Initiative, the Advanced Functional Fabrics of America Institute, and MD5, a partnership between the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and a… Read More

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