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Michelson & Morley University Club unveils new seasonal menu today (opens the original)
Hero Type Image Brianna Smith Tue, 10/27/2026 - 11:06 Campus + Community Editorial Staff October 28, 2026 Michelson & Morley University Club in Tinkham Veale University Center is unveiling a new seasonal menu beginning today (Oct. 28). Guests can dine…
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AI note-taking tool frees up clinician time in Leeds General Infirmary emergency department (opens the original)
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has partnered with UK-based healthcare technology company TORTUS, to introduce ambient voice technology in one of its emergency departments. An evaluation of the pilot found the technology cut documentation time by 61 per cent, saving clinicians 13 minutes per consultation, while…
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Blood pressure pregnancy clue could open door to new treatments (opens the original)
Researchers at the University of Manchester and Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust have uncovered a hidden defect in the tiny blood vessels of women with preeclampsia, a dangerous and common pregnancy complication which can threaten the lives of both mother and baby.
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USGS Study Outlines Scope and Severity of Bat Fatalities at US Wind Energy Facilities (opens the original)
A new USGS study reveals that an estimated 18.7 million bats have been killed at U.S. onshore wind energy facilities since 1981, far more than previously understood. By analyzing data from hundreds of wind projects, researchers identified the species most vulnerable to turbine collisions and uncovered patterns that…
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Dog Aging Project expands search for clues to healthier aging (opens the original)
New NIH funding will allow researchers to follow tens of thousands of dogs and study how genetics, nutrition and environment influence aging in dogs and people.
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From seizures to brain networks: Anas Reda’s award-winning epilepsy research (opens the original)
During some seizures, a person remains aware; during others, consciousness disappears. Why? What changes in the brain, and could researchers intervene before consciousness is lost? Vanderbilt graduate student Anas Reda is using a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Doctoral Research Award to address those…
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$3.4 million NIH grant supports AI-driven approach to studying human emotion (opens the original)
Ruogu Fang, a renowned AI researcher and the Flowers Family Dean’s Faculty Fellow in Engineering at Vanderbilt University, has received a $3.4 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a new way to study human emotion using artificial intelligence, with the goal of eventually creating…
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Vanderbilt chemists develop AI tool to convert human ingenuity into life-enhancing enzymes (opens the original)
Many have voiced concerns that artificial intelligence will take jobs away from humans. But Assistant Professor of Chemistry Zhongyue (John) Yang, along with his former doctoral student Qianzhen Shao (now a postdoc at Stanford) and other team members, have created an AI tool that aims to elevate the work that…
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UConn Medical and Dental Students Lead AHEC Summer Outreach (opens the original)
Students practiced health outreach and promotion in events around the state.
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Global sexual health: why communal knowledge about pleasure and wellbeing matters
Global sexual health should move beyond simply exporting interventions from the west to Africa.
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Brambles are a problem weed in South Africa but researchers are closer to finding a natural enemy to manage them
Biological control looks like a feasible option for managing invasive brambles.
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African universities can do more than teach and research: they can drive social change
African universities can help solve social problems by changing their own institutions, supporting emerging ventures and bringing other problem-solvers together.
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Evenementenreeks 'The Perfect Storm' biedt nieuwe perspectieven op onrust in de wereld (opens the original)
Event series 'The Perfect Storm' offers new perspectives on global unrest 29 October 2026 dionne.hendrik… Tue, 10/27/2026 - 15:40 Climate change, the war in Ukraine and the Middle East, economic uncertainty, migration and the rapid rise of AI – the media are full of stories about these issues. Many people in the…
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Neural signaling protein could be therapeutic target for autism-linked gene deletion (opens the original)
A neural signaling protein could be a drug target for disorders related to the autism-linked gene MEF2C.
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Giving quantum computers a way to pick up where they left off (opens the original)
FIU is researching how to restart quantum workflows after interruptions to preserve computational progress. It lays the groundwork for quantum machine learning for drug discovery and climate modeling.
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UAMS Cancer Institute Researchers Publish Groundbreaking Findings in Prestigious Scientific Journal (opens the original)
A research team at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute was recently published in Cell, one of the world’s leading scientific journals, for a promising discovery that may lead to more effective cancer immunotherapies.
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Phillip Popovich, PhD, named EVP for research and innovation at Augusta University (opens the original)
Phillip Popovich, PhD, an internationally recognized neuroscientist, will join Augusta University as executive vice president for research and innovation early 2027.
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National Study Finds Decline in Drug Use-Associated Heart Infections but Growing Share Involve Stimulants (opens the original)
A new national study found that hospitalizations for serious heart infections associated with drug use are declining after years of increases, driven largely by a decrease in opioid-associated cases.
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UNC Charlotte’s EPIC emerges as the nation’s only commercial lab accredited to test electric motor energy efficiency (opens the original)
UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production and Infrastructure Center is the nation’s new home for independent, electric motor efficiency testing. As such, EPIC’s Motor Testing Laboratory is the only commercial lab in the United States accredited to test electric motors during research and development, through prototype…
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The IFP School's Energy Innovation Bulletin Publishes Its 100th Issue (opens the original)
A bimonthly publication launched in 2019 and written by students at IFP School’s Energy Economics and Management Center, the Energy Innovation Bulletin analyzes the major economic, technological, and
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