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Jackdaw decision could haunt the UK at future climate summits
The UK can’t champion a fossil fuel phase-out while approving new gas fields.
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Marnett receives Lifetime Achievement Award for bioactive lipids research (opens the original)
Larry Marnett, a pioneer of the bioactive lipid research field and a University Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry at the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, has received the inaugural Honn-McGiff Lifetime Achievement Award from the Eicosanoid Research Foundation and the Winter Eicosanoid Conference.
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Sudden Unexpected Death: USU Researchers Investigate Why the Heart Abruptly Quits Pumping (opens the original)
Uniformed Services University-led research found normal electrical signaling at death in more than half of recorded sudden deaths. Two clinicians in surgical scrubs and masks review a cutaway heart model with a thin device lead attached at a workstation in this file photo. A USU-led team analyzed postmortem…
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Purdue, GlobalFoundries expand partnership with master research agreement (opens the original)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University has announced a master research agreement (MRA) with GlobalFoundries (GF), a leading manufacturer of essential semiconductors, significantly expanding the university’s research capabilities and bolstering the talent pipeline in the semiconductor ecosystem. The MRA builds
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Five reasons to study our MSc in International Human Resource Management (opens the original)
ss0122 Thu, 22/10/2026 - 16:36 News Do you want to help organisations attract, develop and support people across international markets? Our International Human Resource Management MSc will equip you with the global perspective, practical skills…
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A quick squeeze helps CRISPR turn skin cells into neurons more efficiently (opens the original)
UCLA researchers map how mechanical forces open DNA, enabling more precise and efficient gene activation by CRISPR to boost cell conversion.
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ORNL’s Park honored for magnetism research (opens the original)
Discovery links a twisted magnetic order and electric current, with implications for quantum applications A researcher at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) was honored this week in Japan for his experimental work exploring strongly correlated electrons in quantum materials. ORNL…
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Università di Pisa e Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, laureati i primi undici studenti in Scienze Infermieristiche e Ostetriche (opens the original)
University of Pisa and Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies: First Eleven Graduates in Nursing and Midwifery Sciences m.nardini Fri, 10/23/2026 - 08:41 The first eleven students of the Master's Degree Programme in Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, jointly offered by the University of Pisa and the Sant’Anna School of…
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Surviving cancer starts at diagnosis and continues after treatment – earlier survivorship care can help patients feel better and live longer
Cancer survivorship is often thought to begin after a patient receives their last treatment. But planning for life after cancer is critical to effective care.
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Health progress in Africa leaves more people living with disabilities: rehabilitation is the next challenge
Health systems are saving lives, but they have not expanded rehabilitation services at the same pace.
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Power cuts and sleep: students link loadshedding to anxiety, disrupted rest and lower marks
Poor sleep and poor studying went together. Students who slept worse were more likely to report lower grades and to arrive late for class.
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Miya Turnbull (BFA - Art '00) comes full circle through ULethbridge (opens the original)
For alumna Miya Turnbull (BFA - Art '00), a curiosity with masks that began during her studies at the University of Lethbridge has grown into a multidisciplinary artistic practice.
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Archimedes’ screw made from a single molecule (opens the original)
An international team of physicists has, for the first time, developed a molecular ‘machine’ based on the principle of the Archimedean screw. Prof. Dr Fabian Pauly’s research group used quantum mechanical computer simulations to explain the observed effects. The findings were published in the journal Nature.
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CMU Researchers Find Gut Bacteria Signal When to Absorb Nutrients (opens the original)
A study led by Zheng Kuang, Eberly Family Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, showed that gut bacteria can detect when people eat and send signals that help intestinal cells absorb nutrients at the right time of day. The findings reveal a previously unknown link between the microbiome…
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‘Aha!’ moments are great for solving problems but less so for creative judgements (opens the original)
UCSB research shows that while insight experiences point to correct solutions, they can inflate how brilliant we think our creative ideas are
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Youth protests across Europe: the overlapping crises facing Gen Z
Young people appear to be facing increasing demands while some of the social resources that help them cope are weakening.
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Hooking Kids on Science: Study Suggests Outreach Program Works (opens the original)
Welcome to Science Snapshot, a quick digest of the latest research happening across the CU Anschutz campus. Hear from researchers as they briefly explain one of their recent studies and how it could improve healthcare. In this installment, we highlight what statistics say about whether an elementary school science…
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Why are people afraid of Pap smears? (opens the original)
Although the Pap smear has long been an effective screening tool for cervical cancer, a growing number of women are opting to skip the test. In a Q&A, Yale gynecologic oncologist Blair McNamara makes a case for why they should reconsider.
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Quantum Summer School brings students together in new Center for Quantum Computing (opens the original)
Los Alamos’ Quantum Computing Summer School connects students with hands-on research, expert mentorship and new opportunities for collaboration.
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