BBC: How to tell if you’re close to burning out
11 June 2019 Zaria Gorvett If you said you were suffering from ‘burnout’ in the early 1970s, you might have raised some eyebrows. At the time, the term was used informally to describe the side […]
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A voice for all: Penn State research program opening new doors for communication
June 11, 2019 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Take away your voice, and everything becomes harder. With no way to communicate, it’s challenging to get an education, perform a job, or build the personal relationships that […]
FRESH WATER UNDER THE OCEAN
May 24, 2019 Adam Thomas The last place most people would expect to find fresh groundwater is tens or hundreds of kilometers offshore in the ocean. Yet not only is that where freshwater can be […]
UD SCHOLARS WIN DISSERTATION HONORS
May 31, 2019 Karen B. Roberts Five graduating doctoral students received dissertation prizes at the University of Delaware’s doctoral hooding ceremony on Friday, May 31. Dissertations showcase a student’s original contributions to their field of […]
Open-source bionic leg: First-of-its-kind platform aims to rapidly advance prosthetics
June 5, 2019 Nicole Casal Moore, Dan Newman, Meg Washburn ANN ARBOR—A new open-source, artificially intelligent prosthetic leg designed by researchers at the University of Michigan and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is now available to the […]
U-M research projects contribute $4.77 billion to state, national economies
June 5, 2019 Morgan Sherburne ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan contributed $4.77 billion to the national economy through vendor contracts and subcontracts between 2002 and 2017, according to a new report. More than 4,000 minority-owned, […]
The evolution of skin color
May 29, 2019 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — We inherit our skin color from our ancestors, and so it is obviously a trait that is tied to our biology and genetics. But what is it that […]
BBC: What is ‘real’ Indian cuisine?
10 June 2019 Yasaswini Sampathkumar I was in a narrow kitchen in Mumbai, one of India’s most strikingly modern cities, watching an ancient Indian meal being cooked on vessels of baked clay. Utensils made from […]
Clean water, cleaner energy: Penn State powering renewable energy technologies
June 04, 2019 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Among renewable sources of energy, humans have long recognized the power of water. At the places where freshwater and saltwater meet, for example, there are vast amounts of […]
AP: Analysis: A global NBA now has a truly global champion
June 14, 2019 TIM REYNOLDS OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Canadian flag, soaked in beer and champagne, was waved in the Toronto locker room. Pascal Siakam wore the flag of Cameroon around his shoulders. Marc […]