Rob Phillips Awarded 2021 Feynman Teaching Prize
The 2020–21 Richard P. Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Caltech's highest teaching prize, has been awarded to Rob Phillips, the Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics...
UNSW Founders announces inaugural Sir Rupert Myers Sustainability Award
Naomi Tarszisz has been recognised for contributing to a more sustainable world, by establishing a company that creates reusable takeaway containers.
Will climate change outpace species adaptation?
Many species might be left vulnerable in the face of climate change, unable to adapt their physiologies to respond to rapid global warming.
First antigen test pilot in low prevalence COVID-19 settings signals challenges for rollout
Melbourne researchers who conducted a pilot to study the performance and feasibility of utilising antigen tests have identified several practical challenges...
Regular meat consumption linked with a wide range of common diseases
Regular meat consumption is associated with a range of diseases that researchers had not previously considered, according to a large, population-level study conducted by a team at the University of Oxford.
McGill earns top marks in global rankings by subject
With the world still reeling from the disruption caused by the ongoing pandemic for over a year now, normalcy is a hard trick to pull off these days. Excellence is even harder.
It’s time to bolster women in conservation
Women are largely being excluded from decisions about conservation and natural resources, with potentially detrimental effects on conservation efforts globally, according to research.
Ruth Simmons to deliver principal address at Harvard celebration for Class of 2021
Ruth Simmons, Ph.D. ’73, president of Prairie View A&M University, president emerita of both Brown University and Smith College, and one of the nation’s foremost leaders in higher education...
Five McMaster projects get $35M in federal funding
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) has awarded more than $35M to five projects that will build and expand the tools that will bolster McMaster’s nationally recognized...
With donor gifts, Stanford expands efforts to address student mental health and well-being
Bolstered by recent philanthropy, Stanford is working to expand the mental health and well-being resources available to Stanford undergraduate, graduate and professional school students.
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