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How a ‘rag tag team’ of scientists joined forces to fight COVID-19 on campus

March 16, 2021

For nearly one year, a group of scientists and volunteers from across the university has met seven days a week, often sleeping just a few hours a night, to bring students back to campus safely.

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2% of people carry 90% of COVID-19 virus, and roommates are safer than you think

March 15, 2021

New research finds that only one in five college students who tested positive for COVID-19 while living in residence halls infected their roommates.

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Why working with gun retailers is critical in the fight against suicide

March 4, 2021

A nation-wide effort first launched in New Hampshire in 2009 is enlisting gun retailers in the fight against suicide. Researchers at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· want to learn how it's working and what can be done to make it work even better.

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Why do men publish more papers than women? Motherhood plays key role

Feb. 25, 2021

In the years after female faculty members have children, their productivity––in terms of papers published––drops 20 percent. Male faculty see no such decline. Researchers say different roles in parenting are likely to blame and the gap could have long-term impacts on higher education.

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If I get the shot, can I still get COVID-19? Answers to common vaccine questions

Feb. 24, 2021

As supply increases, so do questions about how the COVID-19 vaccines work and what they do and don’t do. We caught up with Professor Matt McQueen, director of epidemiology, for answers.

Morgan Klaus Scheuerman

How computers see us: Doctoral student working to curb discrimination by artificial intelligence

Feb. 15, 2021

Facial recognition technology is now embedded in everything from our phones and computers to surveillance systems at the mall and airport. But it tends to misidentify certain populations and can be used to discriminate. Microsoft Research Fellow Morgan Klaus Scheuerman wants to change that.

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Popular breast cancer drugs don’t work the way we thought they did

Feb. 3, 2021

New research suggests drugs called PARP inhibitors, designed to treat breast and ovarian cancers, work differently than previously presumed. It also shines a light on how they do work, opening the door for improved next-generation drugs.

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Why do psychiatric drugs help some, but not others? New study offers clues

Jan. 28, 2021

A new ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· study shows that a key protein involved in learning and memory formation functions differently in males than in females.

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Why older adults must go to the front of the vaccine line

Jan. 21, 2021

As leaders face tough decisions about who to vaccinate against COVID-19, a new study finds that vaccinating adults 60 or older first will save the most lives in the long term.

Corrie Detweiler

With COVID-19 exacerbating the threat of superbugs, researchers ID new weapon

Dec. 23, 2020

ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· researchers have discovered a new compound capable of pushing past the defenses of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. It, and other recent discoveries from the lab, could lead to a new arsenal for combating the rising threat of superbugs.

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