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AIP to Fund Programs Combating Racial Injustice, Inequities in Physics, Physical Sciences

July 9, 2020 sarah Jonas Diversity, Inclusion, physical sciences, Physics, Racial Injustice, Science, stem

The American Institute of Physics has established a $200,000 fund to support efforts by its 10 member societies and an AIP affiliated society, the National Society of Black Physicists, for actions that are a direct response to racial injustice. The AIP 2020-2021 Diversity Action Fund will have a special focus on society actions for Black students in the physical sciences, as well as programs focused on minority communities.

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Where Did the Asian Longhorned Ticks in the U.S. Come From?

July 8, 2020 sarah Jonas Asia, Australia, Cattle, Dogs, East Asia, Entomology, Environment, Gene Sequencing, genes, genetic, Health, Industry, Invasive, Invasive Species, Livestock, New Jersey, New Zealand, NJ, Parasites, pets, Research, Rutgers, Rutgers Center for Vector Biology, Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Science, Ticks, United States, Wildlife

The invasive population of Asian longhorned ticks in the United States likely began with three or more self-cloning females from northeastern Asia, according to a Rutgers-led study. Asian longhorned ticks outside the U.S. can carry debilitating diseases. In the United States and elsewhere they can threaten livestock and pets. The new study, published in the journal Zoonoses and Public Health, sheds new light on the origin of these exotic ticks and how they are spreading across the United States.

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Innovations for sustainability in a post-pandemic future

July 6, 2020 sarah Jonas COVID-19, granular technologies, Innovation, Science, SDGs, smart cities, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, Wellbeing

According to the latest report released by The World in 2050 (TWI2050) initiative, the COVID-19 crisis can provide an opportunity to create sustainable societies with higher levels of wellbeing for all.

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South Pole Warmed More Than Three Times Global Rate in 30 Years

July 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Antarctica, Climate, Climate Change, Emissions, Environment, global warming, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Greenhouse Gases, New Jersey, NJ, Research, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Science, Warming

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The Electrochemical Society and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. Announce 2020-2021 Fellowship Winners for Projects in Green Energy Technology

July 1, 2020 sarah Jonas Batteries, Batteries and Fuel Cells, ECS, Electrochemistry, Engineering, Fellowship, Fellowship Award, Fuel Cells, Green Energy, Johns Hopkins University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Lithium, Science, The Electrochemical Society, Toyota, Toyota Research Institute of North America, Vanderbilt University

Prof. Dr. Shoji Hall, Prof. Dr. Piran Ravichandran Kidambi, and Dr. Haegyeom Kim have been awarded the 2020-2021 ECS Toyota Young Investigator Fellowships. Through this, ECS and Toyota aim to promote innovative and unconventional technologies borne from electrochemical research. The fellowship encourages young professors and scholars to pursue innovative electrochemical research in green energy technology.

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Rutgers Expert Can Discuss New Home and Property Flood Risk Data

June 29, 2020 sarah Jonas Climate, Climate Change, Coastal Flooding, Communities, Economic, Environment, Flood, Flooding, Floods, high tides, Homes, New Jersey, NJ, online tools, Risk Analysis, Rutgers, Rutgers University, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Science, Sea-level rise, Storms, United States, Visualization

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Dangerous Tick-Borne Bacterium Extremely Rare in New Jersey

June 25, 2020 sarah Jonas Asian longhorned tick, Bacteria, Bacterium, Blood Vessel, CDC, Entomology, Garden State, Health, Infectious Disease, Lone Star Tick, Mississippi River, monmouth county, New Jersey, Organ Failure, Pathogens, Research, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Science, Ticks, U.S. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, United States

There’s some good news in New Jersey about a potentially deadly tick-borne bacterium. Rutgers researchers examined more than 3,000 ticks in the Garden State and found only one carrying Rickettsia rickettsii, the bacterium that causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But cases of tick-borne spotted fevers have increased east of the Mississippi River, and more research is needed to understand why, according to a study in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

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Uganda’s Ik are not Unbelievably Selfish and Mean

June 25, 2020 sarah Jonas Anthropology, Arizona State University, BEHAVIOR, Books, Cooperation, Culture, Famine, Human Behavior, Kenya, New Jersey, NJ, Physician, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Science, Society, Starvation, Traits, Uganda, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

The Ik, a small ethnic group in Uganda, are not incredibly selfish and mean as portrayed in a 1972 book by a prominent anthropologist, according to a Rutgers-led study. Instead, the Ik are quite cooperative and generous with one another, and their culture features many traits that encourage generosity.

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Researchers Identify Distinct Subtypes of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome With Novel Genetic Associations

June 23, 2020 sarah Jonas Clinical Outcomes, Diagnosis, Endocrinology, Genetics, Health, Hormones, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Medicine, Mount Sinai Health System, Science, Treatment

Mount Sinai researchers have for the first time identified reproductive and metabolic subtypes of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) that are associated with novel gene regions.

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Mount Sinai seeks EUA from Food and Drug Administration for potential quantitative serologic test for COVID-19

June 17, 2020 sarah Jonas Bio-Techne, Carlos Cordon-Cardo, Convalescent Plasma, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Emergency Use Authorization, Florian Krammer, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Infectious Disease, Kantaro Biosciences, Medicine, Microbiology, Mount Sinai Health System, Mount Sinai Innovation Partners, Nature Medicine, Science, U.S. Food And Drug Administration

If authorized for quantitative use, the assay could be used to provide a numeric result for the concentration of neutralizing anti-COVID-19 antibodies in plasma.

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