This article is the second in a three-part series exploring the history and current state of women’s role in STEM education. While the gender gap in academia is often most salient at the student level, equally apparent disparities among graduate students and faculty members are often overlooked. These ...
For the problems caused by oil, “We can’t just blame African countries and oil companies, we must also examine the actions of our own government and lifestyles,” said Kairn Klieman, associate professor of history at the University of Houston in a lecture entitled “The Politics of Oil Dependence.” Addressing ...
The documentary “Forks Over Knives,” which examines how many diseases can be controlled and even reversed by switching to a plant-based diet with fewer processed foods, aired in Wilson 105 Tuesday night. The screening was followed by a question-and-answer session with Alan Darer, education project ...
In a recent study, University researchers used a tadpole model to better understand the effects valproic acid — an anti-epilepsy drug commonly known as VPA — has on neurodevelopment and behavior. VPA has long been known to have deleterious effects on fetuses, such as increasing the risk for developing ...
A newly developed DNA “cage” allows scientists to more easily and quickly identify specific portions of a DNA strand. The cage — which traps a single DNA strand — acts as a tiny test tube in which scientists can perform biochemical experiments to determine whether the strand contains a particular ...
A new University physical therapy initiative is set to be founded after the awarding of a $2.5 million grant from the Foundation for Physical Therapy. The initiative — called the Center on Health Services Training and Research — will provide funding for new studies and the training of physical therapy ...
Superfoods, such as blueberries, kale and chia seeds, have become a nutritional craze over the past few years — one that has even touched ground on campus. Some nutrition pundits have praised their alleged health benefits, but the truth behind these claims has sometimes been seen as scientifically ...
As shopping period came to a close Wednesday evening, so ended a two-week span of myriad educational choices for students — choices that can be both empowering and overwhelming. While the open curriculum affords a unique type of academic liberty to students, the underlying empirical merits and drawbacks ...
When physicians order certain medical tests or procedures to be done for a patient, they have the option to self-refer patients back to their own office. These self-referrals are widely viewed as financially motivated and self-serving, yet loopholes in the law allow their continuation. A recent paper ...
University researchers have found a unique interplay among race, genes and diet that may influence a person’s risk for diabetes. In their recently published study, Simin Liu, professor of epidemiology and medicine, and Kei Hang Katie Chan, a postdoctoral research associate, identify multiple genes ...
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