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Researchers investigate parent perceptions of virtual learning
Ananya Sen
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a majority of schools across the U.S. shifted to virtual learning. In a new study, published in Social Education Research, researchers…
A Win for Interdisciplinary Training: CABBI Undergrad Takes Home ASPB Hackathon Award
April Wendling
This past June, CABBI undergrad Jack Mason won a hackathon competition at Plant Biology 2024, a yearly conference held by ASPB, the American Society of Plant Biologists.
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IGB Profile: Génesis Ríos-Adorno
Ananya Sen
A defining feature of scientific inquiry is that it draws from the knowledge and experience of researchers from different backgrounds. Science belongs to everyone, whether you…
Elephants on the move: Mapping connections across African landscapes
Lauren Quinn
Elephant conservation is a major priority in southern Africa, but habitat loss and urbanization mean the far-ranging pachyderms are increasingly restricted to protected areas…
Early Innovator Program pitch contest winners announced
Sarah Schwartz
It has been a busy summer for a group of postdoctoral and graduate student researchers who participated in the 10-week Early Innovator Program (EIP) at the Carl R. Woese…
Coinfecting viruses impede each other’s ability to enter cells
Ananya Sen
The process by which phages—viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria—enter cells has been studied for over 50 years. In a new study, researchers from the University of…
PFAS found in nearly all fish tested from four northern Illinois rivers
Diana Yates
Scientists tested nine fish species from four northern Illinois rivers for contamination with per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances, synthetic chemicals found in numerous…
Folded peptides are more electrically conductive than unfolded peptides
Jenna Kurtzweil
What puts the electronic pep in peptides? A folded structure, according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Electron transport, the…
Fetal brain impacted when mom fights severe flu: New mouse study explains how
Lauren Quinn
A bad case of the flu during pregnancy can increase the risk for fetal neurodevelopmental disorders such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder. But it’s not the virus…
