Mucus gets a bad rap. Sure, the slippery, gelatinous goo produced by mucous membranes can be off-putting for some, but its capabilities are nothing to sneeze at. Organic mucus is […]
One of the most important things about being a scientist, or a bearer of any type of knowledge, is sharing it, or “bringing home the snap peas,” as Beau Morton, […]
Dive into a scientist’s breakthrough research on meta materials, a new interdisciplinary research initiative, a new training program for STEM graduate students, and more! […]
By Shantal Riley The protein assembles itself into fibers spontaneously, and researchers say the results have implications for biomedicine. The human body contains specialized tissues that need a certain amount […]
Featured stories in this edition include our 2022-2023 Seed Grant Awardees and Science Communications Fellows, new training and fellowship programs in Environmental Sciences and Nanoscience, a major award for Structural Biology Initiative Director Kevin Gardner, and more! […]
Congratulations to Christopher Ryan and Yeojin Jung for being named the first Dr. Joan Eliasoph Fellows for Early Career STEM Researchers! The fellowship, whose namesake paved a distinguished radiology career over eight decades, […]
Each brain has an army of primary immune cells called Microglia. While these cells usually participate in normal brain processes and protect our brain from injuries and infections, they can […]
We are excited to work with these talented young scientists and journalists, who were selected out as recipients of the GC Science Communication Fellowship for 2022-2023. Students in the fellowship […]
By Bonnie Eissner The renown physicist describes his breakthroughs in designing metamaterials and cloaking objects, in “Scientific American.” Creating metamaterials that trick sound and light may sound more like science […]