Research
Conference highlights 'U's' research benefit to soldiers overseas
BY JOSH QIAN
On Monday and Tuesday, more than 350 researchers, government officials, industrial leaders and students from across the nation gathered on North Campus for the University’s Automotive Research Center’s 18th Annual Conference.
MCubed initiative funds $15 million for multidisciplinary research
BY JOSH QIAN
Like the Avengers, the University hopes to show strength in numbers by uniting professors from different disciplines as part of the recent MCubed initiative.
'U' receives $1.3 million for nuclear energy research and education
BY JOSH QIAN
The University recently received $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Energy that will be put toward educating future leaders of industrial energy efficiency.
Research findings open door for Anthrax treatments
BY JOSH QIAN
University researchers have found a key enzyme in an anthrax bacterium that could lead to development of future drugs to treat anthrax infections.
School of Public Health finds ground breaking Alzheimer's discovery
BY K.C. WASSMAN
Last month, the University was once again the leader in groundbreaking medical research with a new study from the School of Public Health that discovered a change in Alzheimer’s patient’s brain structure.
Stem cell research efforts at 'U' continue despite controversy
BY JOSH QIAN
Less than three months after the University’s first human embryonic stem cell line was approved and added to the National Institutes of Health registry, the University has been granted permission to add a second stem cell line, the 153rd stem cell line to be registered with the NIH.
University scientists discover potential ALS treatment from implanted stem cells
BY JOSH QIAN
Hope for patients with the neurological degenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly referred to as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, has been found with a recent discovery the University made in partnership with Emory University and Harvard University.
Of public universities, ‘U’ ranks as top spender on research
BY JOSH QIAN
Though most students know the University engages in a variety of innovative research projects, many may not realize the magnitude of funding utilized to finance its exploratory ventures.
Museum seeks to document, preserve mammal specimens
- Zoology Prof. Philip Myers picks up one of the specimens from the Museum of Zoology Mammal Division. (Austen Hufford/Daily)
BY AUSTEN HUFFORD
Past the two stone pumas guarding the entrance and through the large circular atrium behind the University's Museum of Natural History lays one of the largest collections of mammal specimens in the country.
Policy to aid ‘U’ business efforts
BY JOSH QIAN
University researchers and businesses will have the opportunity to work more closely under a newly established licensing policy.
