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Peace and environmental sustainability — two lofty but vital goals for all countries — are known to be intrinsically related, according to Dahlia Simangan, associate professor...

Salk Institute and Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) team up to study museum visitor behavior

LA JOLLA (September 28, 2022)—Clay vessels of innumerable shapes and sizes come to life as they illuminate a rich history of symbolic meanings and identity....

Engineers discover new process for synthetic material growth, enabling soft robots that grow like plants

An interdisciplinary team of University of Minnesota Twin Cities scientists and engineers has developed a first-of-its-kind, plant-inspired extrusion process that enables synthetic material growth. The...

Historic $75 million gift from Orlando Corporation will strengthen health care and medical education in Scarborough and the Eastern GTA

An unprecedented $75 million donation from Orlando Corporation aims to strengthen the region’s ability to provide world-class care for the community and train future health...

The process of waves carrying plasma heat is observed for the first time in the world

In fusion power generation, it is essential that the high-energy particles generated by a fusion reaction in hot plasma heat it to sustain further fusion reactions....

After wildfires, do microbes exhale potent greenhouse gas?

Laughing gas is no laughing matter — nitrous oxide is a greenhouse gas with 300 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide. Scientists are racing...

Browse, graze, mate: Food and company help animals in captivity

From tongue rolling alpacas to irritable yaks and perturbed pigs, new research has lifted the lid on why some farm and zoo animals cope well...

Radical action is needed for the climate. This means transforming the way we do science

Record-breaking heatwaves, droughts and floods make regular headlines across the globe, and scientists say the risk, frequency and intensity of these weather extremes are tied...

Robert J. and Debra H. Patrick Neuroscience Center at Ochsner Health

Ochsner Health receives transformational gift to build state-of-the-art neuroscience center

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Today, Ochsner Health gratefully announces a generous gift that will establish its state-of-the art, freestanding neuroscience center, to be built on...

Global biopharmaceutical leader to usher C-Path in next phase of growth and innovation

TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 27, 2022 — Critical Path Institute (C-Path) today named Daniel M. Jorgensen, M.D., MPH, MBA, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). An experienced leader...

Metasurface engineered to create three different images depending on illumination

WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a metasurface device that can display three types of images depending on the illumination light. The three-channel device could be...

Researchers identify genes potentially responsible for sugarcane’s resistance to pests, cold and drought

A study conducted at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil identified orphan genes in Wild sugarcane, Saccharum spontaneum, a species with exceptional resistance to...

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and U of T President Meric Gertler

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol visits U of T for AI roundtable

The University of Toronto welcomed South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol to campus last week to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) – its rise, potential applications and...

TTUHSC receives CPRIT grant to begin new outreach effort

In an effort to bolster access to colorectal cancer screening among underserved and uninsured Texans, the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) recently...

Armoured worm reveals the ancestry of three major animal groups