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11:38am, 26th April, 2019

City trees can offset neighborhood heat islands, Concordia researcher says

(Concordia University) Concordia University associate professor of biology Carly Ziter writes that dense neighborhood tree canopy coverage can lower local temperatures significantly even compared to uncovered neighborhoods nearby.

Postdoctoral researcher launches Community Noise Lab at Boston University

4:21pm, 8th April, 2019

Humans

Postdoctoral researcher launches Community Noise Lab at Boston University

(Boston University School of Medicine) Dr. Erica Walker, a postdoctoral researcher at Boston University School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health, has launched Community Noise Lab, an interdisciplinary research lab that will e...

Montana State postdoctoral researcher wins LSRF fellowship for CRISPR research

5:45pm, 3rd April, 2019

Tech

Montana State postdoctoral researcher wins LSRF fellowship for CRISPR research

(Montana State University) Andrew Santiago-Frangos, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Blake Wiedenheft at Montana State University, has won the $186,000 Life Sciences Research Foundation fellowship sponsored by the Simons Foundation.

Lehigh University researcher Nader Motee honored with 2019 SIAG/CST Best SICON Paper Prize

1:45am, 25th March, 2019

Tech

Lehigh University researcher Nader Motee honored with 2019 SIAG/CST Best SICON Paper Prize

(Lehigh University) Nader Motee, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Lehigh University, has won a 2019 Best SICON Paper Prize, presented by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Activity Group on Control and...

UTA researcher working to determine minimum energy use possible in lasers

8:36pm, 7th March, 2019

Physics

UTA researcher working to determine minimum energy use possible in lasers

(University of Texas at Arlington) Weidong Zhou, an electrical engineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington, will use a $450,000 grant from the Army Research Office to determine the minimum amount of energy required to develop high-s...

Researcher studies impact of drug-trafficking violence

9:01pm, 28th February, 2019

Humans

Researcher studies impact of drug-trafficking violence

(University of Massachusetts Lowell) A UMass Lowell researcher who analyzes the causes and impacts of violence fueled by drug trafficking has won critical acclaim for her work and is bringing a fresh understanding of these issues from the streets int...

Lehigh University computer science researcher earns NSF CAREER Award

4:07am, 28th February, 2019

Tech

Lehigh University computer science researcher earns NSF CAREER Award

(Lehigh University) Lehigh University computer science professor Ting Wang has earned a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the NSF--more than $500,000 over five years--to support his research into the security implications of reusin...

Smartphones help UB researcher better understand the nature of depression and anxiety

3:21pm, 21st February, 2019

Humans

Smartphones help UB researcher better understand the nature of depression and anxiety

(University at Buffalo) A University at Buffalo psychologist's research using smartphones is providing valuable data in real time, information that could provide treatment benefits for patients struggling with anxiety and depression.

Heavy smoking can damage vision, Rutgers researcher finds

5:37am, 18th February, 2019

Humans

Heavy smoking can damage vision, Rutgers researcher finds

(Rutgers University) Smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day can damage your vision, a study co-authored by a Rutgers researcher finds.

Columbia researcher designs data visualization of carbon footprints

8:09pm, 14th February, 2019

Tech

Columbia researcher designs data visualization of carbon footprints

(Data Science Institute at Columbia) A Columbia researcher affiliated with the Data Science Institute has created a data-visualization tool that shows the carbon footprints of hundreds of consumer products. The tool makes it easy for everyone to expl...