6-Mar-2025 Listening as witness: Anthropological poetry at Sapiens Magazine University of Chicago Press Journals New York, NY – SAPIENS magazine is excited to share news of its 2025 digital poet-in-residence: Uzma Falak. Through this position, Uzma will explore ethnographic poetry as a site of refusal and witnessing. Her poems will integrate 2019 field recordings from Kashmir during the longest siege in the region’s history.
6-Mar-2025 Spring cleaning: Spruce up your house while toning down allergies American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Cleaning the dust, mold and grime that have accumulated over the winter can help everyone breathe better and avoid the sneezing and wheezing that come from spring allergies.
6-Mar-2025 Transgender in the Trump presidency University of Konstanz Donald Trump bans trans people from the U.S. army. Historian Jacob Bloomfield from the University of Konstanz points out: "Expressions of gender variance have long been part of military life. Trump’s executive order goes against basic fairness."
6-Mar-2025 Rooftop laboratory: Improving the understanding of optimal orientation and tilt of solar panels in northern climate conditions University of Oulu, Finland The performance of photovoltaic systems (PV) in northern conditions has been measured at the University of Oulu, Finland with two research infrastructure comprised of a total of 40 solar panels, including a unique panel carousel system on the roof of the Linnanmaa campus for research purposes.
6-Mar-2025 What is convergent research and why is Boston University embracing it? Boston University Boston University announces new push for collaborative research, aims to step up progress on major societal challenges
5-Mar-2025 Working in border cities compounds EMS workers’ physical and mental stresses, study finds Texas A&M University A lack of resources and misaligned missions with federal agencies are two critical factors that define the unique role of EMS clinicians along the U.S.-Mexico border. Journal BMJ Open
5-Mar-2025 New study reveals limitations in quantitative research on structural racism and provides solutions Texas A&M University Findings suggest common area-based measures should have specific ties to policy and use a broader range of indicators to fully assess health inequities over time. Journal American Journal of Epidemiology
5-Mar-2025 Spotlight on UPFs: NIH explores link between ultra-processed foods and heart disease NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute From hot dogs and potato chips to chicken nuggets and sugary sodas, Americans are eating more ultra-processed foods (UPFs) than ever. Researchers estimate that up to 70% of the U.S. diet is composed of foods that are ultra-processed – meaning an excess number of substances have been added during manufacturing to help them taste better, look better, and last longer. Journal The Lancet
5-Mar-2025 PolyU develops real-time system for monitoring atmospheric corrosion on buildings in Hong Kong The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Located in a subtropical region facing the South China Sea, during summer Hong Kong experiences high salinity in the warm sea air which corrodes the metal structures of buildings. To address this challenge posed by the humid environment, researchers from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have developed a real-time monitoring system to evaluate the impact of atmospheric corrosion on steel structures and components in buildings. This system has been deployed to monitor the structural corrosion of a newly-built research complex and a housing project. Based on the data collected, targeted protective measures have been proposed to help achieve sustainable building development.
5-Mar-2025 AI/ML's bright future at NSLS-II DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory Advances in automation, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) are transforming how research is done at NSLS-II, streamlining workflows, enhancing productivity, and alleviating workloads for both users and staff.
