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For Nairobi’s informal settlements, diverse school lunches make a big difference
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical AgriculturePeer-Reviewed Publication
Coinciding with International School Meals Day (13 March), a new case study from one of Nairobi’s largest informal settlements shows that introducing biodiversity - including often overlooked indigenous foods - into school lunches can offer benefits both for nutrition and cost-saving.
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- Sustainability
An ontology for smart city infrastructure threats, cybercrime and digital investigation
Singapore University of Technology and DesignPeer-Reviewed Publication
- Journal
- Forensic Science International
UAlbany researchers unlock new capabilities in DNA nanostructure self-assembly
University at Albany, SUNYPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Science Advances
- Funder
- NIH/National Institutes of Health
Robotics and spinal stimulation restore movement in paralysis
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de LausannePeer-Reviewed Publication
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- Science Robotics
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- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Wings for Life, Defitech Foundation, International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia, Riders4Riders, Panacée Foundation, Pictet Group Foundation, Firmenich Foundation, Eurostars, Medtronic, Personalized Health and Related Technologies (PHRT)
UMass Amherst nurse-engineer team honored for inventing IV pole designed to improve patient safety
University of Massachusetts AmherstGrant and Award Announcement
Want to preserve biodiversity? Go big, U-M researchers say
University of MichiganPeer-Reviewed Publication
Large, undisturbed forests are better for harboring biodiversity than fragmented landscapes, according to University of Michigan research.
Ecologists agree that habitat loss and the fragmentation of forests reduces biodiversity in the remaining fragments. But ecologists don't agree whether it's better to focus on preserving many smaller, fragmented tracts of land or larger, continuous landscapes. The study, published in Nature and led by U-M ecologist Thiago Gonçalves-Souza, comes to a conclusion on the decades-long debate.
"Fragmentation is bad," said study author Nate Sanders, U-M professor of ecology and evolutionary biology. "This paper clearly shows that fragmentation has negative effects on biodiversity across scales. That doesn't mean we shouldn't try to conserve small fragments when we can with our limited conservation dollars, but we need to be wise about conservation decisions."- Journal
- Nature