Fogarty Scholarships offered to state’s top students
Ten of WA’s standout school leavers have received prestigious scholarships to study at The University of Western Australia.
Scientists show drought-tolerant crops need skin in the game
The Holy Grail of crops that can survive long heat waves and drought may be a step closer with scientists finding a way to precisely measure a plant's water loss through its skin.
Pharmacy School, City Partnership Provides Free Flu Shots to Angelenos
The USC School of Pharmacy has partnered with the City of Los Angeles to provide free flu vaccinations at various COVID-19 testing locations across the city.
Return to school sees improvement in children’s mental health
Mental health difficulties in children increased during the first national lockdown (between March and June 2020), but have decreased since.
COVID-19 transmission chains in the UK accurately traced using genomic epidemiology
Their analysis draws on >50k virus genome sequences – 26k of which were gathered through the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium
Scientists discover rapidly growing black hole
The fastest-growing black hole of the last nine billion years has been discovered by an international team led by astronomers at The Australian National University (ANU).
Forecasting the next COVID-19
Princeton disease ecologist C. Jessica Metcalf and Harvard physician and epidemiologist Michael Mina say that predicting disease could become as commonplace as predicting the weather.
UChicago scientists design ‘nanotraps’ to catch and clear coronavirus from tissue
Potential COVID-19 treatment pairs nanoparticles with immune system to search and destroy viruses.
Back to the future of climate
Hot and humid: Using minerals from ancient soils, ETH researchers are reconstructing the climate that prevailed on Earth some 55 million years ago.
Cricket brings UOW students closer to achieving dreams
The University of Wollongong (UOW), in partnership with the Sutherland District Cricket Club (SDCC), has launched a scholarship to support local students with their education while they pursue their cricketing goals.
