Research
- Aaron T. Whiteley, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· assistant professor of biochemistry, is one of eight to win this year’s Boettcher Foundation Webb-Waring Biomedical Research Award.
- Helanius J. Wilkins’ project aims to reflect ‘re-bodying belonging to become better ancestors.’
- Professor Ken Wright is breaking new ground in the burgeoning field of sleep research and bringing his students along for the ride. He has won the Mary A. Carskadon Outstanding Educator Award.
- Gordana Dukovic, professor of chemistry, leads an interdisciplinary research group studying nanoscale materials in solar energy.
- ‘I love the idea that this basic principle that Einstein told us about a long time ago is something you can see,’ ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· astrophysicist says.
- New research from across the globe finds that the ‘fuel of evolution’ in wild animals is two to four times more abundant than previously thought.
- Conservative Christians have cheered restrictions on some birth control. But many decades ago, Christian leaders’ support helped contraceptives become acceptable in the first place.
- Assistant professor Cassandra Brooks has received an NSF CAREER award, the organization recently announced.
- Erika Randall, new associate dean for student success, wants ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· to be a university in which students feel that their authentic selves are woven into the campus community.
- Some varieties have a citrus fragrance with a hint of spice, reminiscent of lavender, bergamot and lily of the valley; pollinators seem to like it.