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UM ecologist named AAAS public engagement fellow

ANN ARBOR – University of Michigan ecologist Meghan Duffy is one of 15 infectious disease researchers named 2017-18 Public Engagement Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. …

Biology / University Research

MTU prof's research on burn repair more than skin deep

HOUGHTON — Full thickness skin grafts are the gold standard for treating burn wounds. But most skin grafts for severe burns require a donor, and for large or complicated injury …

Biology / University Research

Going viral: Insights on Zika

HOUGHTON — The Zika virus is not a new contagion; researchers have known about the virus since the 1950s. However, not much was known about the virus until recent outbreaks …

Biology / University Research

Michigan Tech Researchers Battle Aquatic Invaders

HOUGHTON — Researchers from Michigan Technological University have received  grants to tackle Eurasian Watermilfoil and Phragmites, two aquatic invasive species now spreading through the Great Lakes. Laura Bourgeau-Chavez and Colin …

Biology / Energy / Green Technology

MSU Partners With ExxonMobil On Algae Biofuel Research

EAST LANSING — A new $1 million relationship between Michigan State University and ExxonMobil will expand research designed to progress the fundamental science required to advance algae-based fuels. David Kramer, …

Biology / Higher Education

Michigan Tech Researcher Solving The Whodunit of Diabetes

HOUGHTON — Strands of MicroRNA — small, non-coding strands of genetic material in DNA — were once thought of as useless junk. Now, researchers know that these small structures help …

Biology / Higher Education

Mathematical Biology Topic Of Lawrence Tech Lecture April 1

SOUTHFIELD — “Mathematical Biology and the Revolution of 21st Century Science” is the topic of the 2015 Walker L. Cisler Lecture, which will be delivered by Professor Trachette Jackson of …

Biology / Higher Education

CMU’s New Fermentation Program Teaches The Science Behind Beer

MT. PLEASANT — Central Michigan University’s College of Science and Technology is brewing up a certificate program in fermentation science by combining scientific knowledge with hands-on experience in modern brewery production processes. The …

Biology / Information Technology

CMU Researchers Digitize Great Lakes Invasive Species

MT. PLEASANT — The Central Michigan College Herbarium at Central Michigan University is moving its collection of plant specimens out of cupboards and putting it online. With support from $7.5 …

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