Science & Technology
Ed Chuong, an assistant professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, has been awarded a prestigious $875,000 Packard Fellowship to study how remnants of ancient viruses shape modern-day immune response.
A ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ research team of scientists and musicians seeks to find out how musical ensembles around the world can continue to safely perform music together during the pandemic.
An array of little-known chemicals present in marijuana can interact to influence the taste, smell and effect of each unique strain. But, according to new research, the cannabis industry seldom tests for those compounds and knows little about them.
With a National Institutes of Health grant, ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ will be a leader in cryoelectron tomography, a technology that helps visualize in 3-D the fine-structure of intact cells and tissues.
Ever wonder why some fireflies flash in harmony? New research sheds light on this beautiful phenomenon and strives to understand how relatively simple insects manage to coordinate such feats of synchronization.
With millions of students returning in the fall, college and university administrators across the country faced an unprecedented challenge this summer:Â Devise a plan for controlling an airborne virus, easily spread by people with no symptoms, in an environment where thousands of socially active young adults live in close quarters.
A new effort will explore the role that artificial intelligence may play in the future of education and workforce development.
The center will forge the technological solutions needed to harness quantum information science for discoveries that benefit the world.
As students return to campus, a mostly behind-the-scenes team of university staff and scientists has been working to make sure that the air they breathe will be as safe as possible.
Learn what we know about COVID-19 from some of ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ's top researchers and operational experts, and how they're helping put science into practice for a safer return. Full recordings of the in-depth discussions from a recent webinar series are available.