Tighter border policies leave migrants vulnerable to effects of climate change
As the planet continues to warm, people living in the world’s most vulnerable regions — like arid or low-lying nations...
Wastewater samples reveal new psychoactive drugs
More than a dozen new psychoactive drugs have been detected in 16 countries by an international wastewater surveillance program.
Researchers discovered the second ‘key’ used by the SARS-CoV-2 virus to enter into human...
To efficiently infect human cells, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is able to use a receptor called Neuropilin-1...
Western tops Canadian universities in global rating program
Western achieved top marks in the 2023 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Stars University Ratings, becoming the only Canadian university to obtain the “five stars plus” status this year, and among just 20 institutions globally.
Invisible fungi revealed by their genetic material
How can new life forms that we cannot see be discovered? Using a novel method based on looking for DNA in soil samples, researchers at Uppsala University have...
David Thodey awarded Doctor of Business by the University of Sydney
David Thodey AO has received a degree of Doctor of Business for his contributions to business, telecommunications and public service.
Georgia Tech Enrollment Continues to Rise Despite Pandemic
Although Covid-19 shifted the look and feel of the fall semester, Georgia Tech’s Fall 2020 enrollment increased to nearly 40,000 students.
How Canadians’ lifestyle behaviours changed during the COVID-19 pandemic
Sixty per cent of roughly 1,600 Canadians who took part in a new McGill University study say their lifestyle habits either stayed the same or improved during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Johns Hopkins graduate Vijay Ramasamy named Rhodes Scholar
Ramasamy, who graduated from JHU in 2018 with a degree in public health studies, led the team drafting the state of Kansas' COVID-19 reopening plan
UWA staff and alumni recognised in King’s Birthday Honours
Emeritus Professor Carol Bower, who has had a profound impact on child and public health over a 40-year career, was one of 25 staff and alumni from The University of Western Australia recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.
