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Invasive Flies Prefer Untouched Territory When Laying Eggs

Matt Shipman

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Mar 9, 2021

Researchers Use Air Quality Models to Reflect Polluted Reality in Latin America

Study shows how models can be adapted to offer insights into air quality challenges across the Americas.
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Mar 9, 2021

A How-To Manual on the Science of Making Good Beer

If you're teaching a course on brewing beer, and you can't find the book you want, you write it yourself.
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Mar 4, 2021

Study Reveals Extent of Privacy Vulnerabilities With Amazon’s Alexa

Issues range from misleading privacy policies to post-approval changes in code.
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Mar 3, 2021

Mantis Shrimp Inspires New Breed of Light Sensors

Small enough to fit on a smartphone, but capable of hyperspectral and polarimetric imaging.
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Mar 2, 2021

Study Highlights Pitfalls Associated With ‘Cybervetting’ Job Candidates

So-called “cybervetting” almost certainly introduces bias and moral judgment into the hiring process.
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Mar 1, 2021

Helping Students Navigate Implicit Bias

The teaching tool helps students learn how to advocate for themselves and how to navigate their own biases.
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Feb 26, 2021

New Catalyst Makes Styrene Manufacturing Cheaper, Greener

The work is a big step forward for manufacturing a chemical used to make a wide variety of industrial materials.
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Feb 23, 2021

Study Finds Risk Communication Targeting Younger Adults May Have Biggest Impact

On average, the younger you are, the less you are doing to reduce COVID-19 risk.
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Feb 22, 2021

Study Suggests Teacher-Student Bonds May Be Especially Important for Homeless Kids

A strong bond with teachers may make kids more resilient.
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Feb 18, 2021

New Tool Assesses Brand Reputation in Real Time and in the Long Term

Researchers also showed how the tool related brand reputation to corporate value.
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Feb 17, 2021

New Tech Aims To Tackle ‘Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation’ Blood Disorder

Experimental tool addresses a blood disorder that proves fatal in many patients.
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Feb 16, 2021

Study Sheds Light on How People Cope With Health Challenges and Medical Debt

Communication is an important part of how we deal with health and financial uncertainty.
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Feb 16, 2021

Four-University Study Focuses on Student Well-Being During the Pandemic

The study focuses on mental, emotional and physical health, in order to determine how universities can better support their students.
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Feb 15, 2021

Researchers Demonstrate Self-Sterilizing Polymers Work Against SARS-CoV-2

Researchers have demonstrated a family of self-sterilizing polymers that are effective at inactivating the virus that causes COVID-19.
fruit fly on a berry

Feb 15, 2021

Invasive Flies Prefer Untouched Territory When Laying Eggs

The finding raises questions about how the flies can tell whether a piece of fruit is virgin territory – and what that might mean for pest control.