Vertebrate of the Year!
“Here at the University, the naked mole rat seems like it has been the Vertebrate of the Year for several years,” said President Seligman.
Ebinger Named Geophysical Fellow
The American Geophysical Union is honoring Ebinger for her “fundamental work on the evolution of continental rifts toward seafloor spreading in East Africa and Afar.”
Super-thin membranes portend tiny pumps
A super-thin silicon membrane could pave the way for diagnostic devices the size of a credit card.
Ching Tang Honored as Pioneer of Organic Electronics
The a professor of chemical engineering is being honored on two continents within the next week for his pioneering work on organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).
Paleoclimatologist Wins Packard Fellowship
Vasilii Petrenko is one of 16 researchers being awarded a prestigious David and Lucile Packard Foundation Fellowship totaling $875,000 over five years to spend on a research project of his or her choice.
Madagascar No Longer an Evolutionary Hotspot
Daniel Scantlebury calls Madagascar “an ideal evolutionary laboratory” for studying species formation because it has long been isolated and geologically stable relative to other regions.
Friedman Honored in Beijing
Eby Friedman, Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, was honored for a career of consistent, exceptional, and original technical contributions in circuits and electrical systems.
Chemist Wins Young Scientist Award
The Blavatnik Awards acknowledge the excellence of noteworthy scientists age 42 or younger who work in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut.
Naked Mole Rats Cancer-resistant Chemical ID’d
The biologists’ focus on high molecular weight hyaluronan (HMW-HA) began after they noticed that a gooey substance in the naked mole rat culture was clogging the vacuum pumps and tubing.
Lemonade Sweetens Fight Vs. Kids’ Cancer
Researchers put down their beakers and syringes in favor of pitchers of lemonade—in the spirit of the little girl who made it all possible.