Birmingham’s Pepper Place has a striking new addition to its teeming farmers’ market and noted food offerings — a multimillion-dollar cancer research laboratory. The lab is IN8bio’s new research and development facility in the Martin Biscuit Building at Pepper Place. This R&D space has about 6,000 square feet of wet lab space and around 4,000 […]
What does it mean to truly address someone’s well-being? For UCSF Wellness, it’s a holistic approach involving everything from emotional and physical to financial and spiritual well-being – all part of the University’s seven pillars of wellness. With that, and growing support for well-being across UCSF, it’s no surprise the American Heart Association recently recognized […]
A microscopic species of algae is causing toxic algal blooms around the world, affecting two dozen states in the U.S., especially Texas. New research into the genetic diversity of the responsible organism, Prymnesium parvum, could help authorities predict when blooms will occur. Prymnesium blooms every winter in Texas, leading the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department […]
Sibongile Mafu, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, has received a four-year, $625,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to untangle the chemical diversity in legumes in an effort to improve agricultural yields to meet growing demands for plant-based protein sources. Legumes are a vital part of the world’s food system, and their popularity continues […]
San Diego State University’s Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity has announced a $3 million endowment from alumnus Frederick W. Pierce IV (’84, ’88) and Christine F. Pierce to enhance and help sustain fraternity and sorority life at SDSU. The gift will establish the Pierce Greek Life Center (PGLC), designed to serve as a […]
To live on the moon or Mars, humans will need heat and air conditioning that can operate long term in reduced gravity and temperatures hundreds of degrees above or below what we experience on Earth. Building these systems requires knowing how reduced gravity affects boiling and condensation, which all heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems […]
With impactful work to reduce health disparities, empower climate justice advocates and preserve cultural artifacts and traditions, search San Diego State University researchers secured a record $192.2 million in funding in 2022-23. The awards represent a 17% increase over the previous fiscal year, a second straight rise, with federal funding sources that include the National Institutes of Health […]
In an effort to address health disparities linked to low socioeconomic environments, a University of Massachusetts Amherst kinesiologist is partnering with Western Massachusetts preschools to implement a physical activity program for young children. Sofiya Alhassan, professor of kinesiology in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences, will measure the impact of a gross motor […]
