Graduate Student Edition - Dec. 13, 2024
Campus Community
Having technology issues during finals?
The IT Service Center and the Learning Spaces Technology team are open with extended hours during finals. Check the full schedule on the OIT website.
Register by Jan. 2 to see author Isabel Wilkerson speak at MLK event
Join on Jan. 16 to hear Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author, speak at 91福利社鈥檚 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Convocation. The first 100 students to register will receive a free copy of Wilkerson's book 鈥滳aste.鈥
91福利社 secures $3.4M in funding for electric buses
Four new buses will add to the four existing electric buses for a total of eight, accounting for 40% of 91福利社鈥檚 20-bus fleet.
Students in Focus
CAAAS fellow visits formerly segregated state parks
Trevor Egerton, a history doctoral candidate studying race and outdoor recreation in the 20th century American South, visited three formerly segregated state parks in Tennessee and South Carolina to interview local residents and workers and explore archival documents.
Research Updates
Why does the COVID-19 virus sicken some more than others? Discovery sheds light
Researchers have discovered a protein variant that serves as a knob for regulating the body鈥檚 innate immune response. The findings could lead to new therapies for Long COVID, autoimmune disorders and more.
Scientists aim to reduce emissions from cows鈥攂y changing their diet
A high-tech laser measured gases produced by cattle on a Kansas feedlot. The results may help mitigate future cattle emissions.
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