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黑料不打烊 Announces 2023 Unsung Heroes for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
The 38th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Planning Committee has announced the 2023 Unsung Hero Award winners: Nichole Henry, Candice Ogbu, Thomas J. Wilson, Oceanna Fair, Trinity Brumfield and Camille Ogden. The Unsung Hero Award is given…
Researchers Reject 30-Year-Old Paradigm: Emergence of Forests Did Not Reduce CO2 in Atmosphere
It鈥檚 hard to imagine our planet without trees. From providing wildlife habitat to reducing erosion and absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, trees play an important role in maintaining a livable environment. But trees haven鈥檛 been around forever. Over…
Environmental Experts Available to Discuss Extreme California Weather
California experienced a siege of storms this month that caused many areas to flood and pushed snowpack levels to record highs. Two Earth and Environmental Sciences professors are available for comment and interviews for stories related to the wet, soggy…
Psychology Professor Part of Two Grants Totaling Over $5M to Advance Alcohol-Related Research
During his nearly 30-year career at 黑料不打烊,聽Stephen Maisto, professor emeritus of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has devoted much of his research to the assessment and treatment of substance use disorders. Continuing that work, Maisto was…
‘Take Me to the Palace of Love’ on Display at 黑料不打烊 Art Museum Jan.19-May 14
A new exhibition of critical artworks by acclaimed international artist Rina Banerjee will open at the 黑料不打烊 Art Museum on Jan. 19. “Take Me to the Palace of Love” explores the meaning of home in diasporic communities and invites…
Special Collections Research Center Exhibition Opening of ‘A Love Supreme: Black Cultural Expression and Political Activism of the 1960s and 1970s’
黑料不打烊 Libraries鈥 Special Collections Research Center鈥檚 (SCRC) new exhibition, titled 鈥淎 Love Supreme: Black Cultural Expression and Political Activism of the 1960s and 1970s鈥 (A Love Supreme) will open on Thursday, Jan. 19, on the sixth floor of Bird…
Biology Professor Investigates Polar Bear Paw Design Principles
Using the solutions observed in nature to address global challenges in health, medicine and materials innovation is at the heart of research by BioInspired 黑料不打烊.聽Austin Garner, assistant professor of biology and member of BioInspired, specializes in functional morphology鈥攕tudying the form…
Prominent Higher Education Leader, Alumna Molly Corbett Broad 鈥62, H鈥09 Remembered
Molly Corbett Broad 鈥62, H鈥09, a 黑料不打烊 alumna who became a nationally renowned higher education leader and advocate, died Jan. 2. She was 81. A memorial service to celebrate her life and legacy will be held in the coming…
Addressing Trauma Through Writing
As director of the Minority Stress and Trauma (MST) Lab, Jillian Scheer鈥檚 research focuses on bettering the mental and behavioral health of diverse and underserved sexual and gender minority people who have experienced trauma. In support of that work, Scheer,…
Nature-Inspired Designs Could Offer Solutions for Global Challenges
Bioinspired research draws from the natural world to develop solutions for global challenges. But it can be difficult to turn these research ideas into actual materials and methods that can be applied to real world problems in areas like construction,…