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Why do men publish more papers than women? Motherhood plays key role

March 12, 2021

In the years after female faculty members have children, their productivity––in terms of papers published––drops 20 percent. Male faculty see no such decline. Researchers say different roles in parenting are likely to blame and the gap could have long-term impacts on higher education.

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Extinction cascading through ecosystems could spell trouble for humans

March 11, 2021

Ecosystem services might be more vulnerable to extinction than previously thought, new study finds.

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Nationwide search finds no evidence of ‘Ferguson effect’

March 10, 2021

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ researcher finds Black Lives Matter protests linked with fewer police killings of Black people.

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Physicist wins top award for research at Large Hadron Collider

March 9, 2021

ATLAS award recognizes dissertation work investigating quark-gluon plasma.

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ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ scientists win $1.2M for cutting-edge microscopy center

March 4, 2021

New center will be ‘truly paradigm shifting for life scientists and engineers across campus.'

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Speech-language pathologist fosters communication in hard cases

March 3, 2021

Program launched by speech-language pathologist (and musician) helps kids with complex communication needs and is taking flight.

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Mathematician wins top award for research on complex models

Feb. 24, 2021

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Nancy Rodriguez aims to mathematize complex models in criminology, economics and ecology.

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ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ physicist aims to find new quantum states of matter

Feb. 23, 2021

Rahul Nandkishore named 2021 Simons Fellow in Theoretical Physics.

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Scientists uncover blueprints for avian plumage architecture

Feb. 18, 2021

New research sheds light on the genetic underpinnings of plumage for prominent Eurasian bird

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Microbiome may unlock the secrets of aging

Feb. 10, 2021

ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ-led research seeks to understand the connection between microbiome and aging.

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