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New Coating for Plastics to Fight Bacteria off
Tokyo Tech relaunches four newly revised MOOCs on edX
Rising COVID-19 cases in NSW “a national emergency”
University of Canterbury remembers founding political scientist who wrote Pavlova Paradise
What does Taliban takeover of Afghanistan mean for health of women and girls?
New Spontaneous Mouse Model Shows Promise for Bolstering Sjögren’s Syndrome Treatment
Tag, you’re it: Researchers look to skies for tracking Southern Ocean whales. 19 August 2021
Faster, Higher, Stronger Together: Social Change and Olympic Games
Tokyo Tech Bulletin No. 62 is launched
New case study reveals scientists’ subjecting non-human primates to cruel and irrelevant fear experiments
Scientists reveal how landmark ban gave planet fighting chance
Baylor Water Quality Researcher Part of UN-endorsed Global Estuary Project
Better, sustainable early building designs may be possible with NSF grant
Helping special education teachers under stress
New framework could help teachers personalize their professional learning
National 2D materials research center wins NSF funding
New engaged course supports NYS rural schools
Neuroactive Steroids May Induce Prolonged Antidepressant Effects by Altering Brain States
Shedding Light on Past Human Histories
PSA welcomes Roadmap to improve health of intellectually disabled
CSIRO energy site to lead emissions target
After its first suspected Delta variant community case, New Zealand goes into short, sharp nationwide lockdown
Shayna Jack appeal case tests sport’s legal principles on doping bans
Needle Phobia Could Hinder Vaccine Compliance
Refugees especially vulnerable to mental health toll of Covid
Researchers call for Afrocentric approach to boost vaccine uptake among Black communities
Research establishes possum density in NZ’s urban environments
Researcher examines damaging effects of teeth-whitening products on dental cells
Moderna gives bigger antibody boost than Pfizer in elderly: University of Toronto researchers
More than 10% of older adults at risk of elder abuse
Over 10% of older adults at risk of elder abuse
Brain wiring linked to age, sex and cognition
Using Bioinspired Microvasculature to Control Material Properties
Narrative approach can change minds on child care spending
Borlaug Global Rust Initiative announces 2021 global wheat conference
$2M grant to fund assessment of biology education
Black patients more likely to have had strokes prior to Covid diagnosis
Lifeline and Rebel launch game-changing partnership
COVID patients Wait hours in ambulance bay at Westmead hospital
Seeing sound; electricity flowing slowly, through wood
Early career researchers awarded $9m funding
Students seek scientific solutions
Curtin ranks in world’s top one percent of universities
Innovation theme for student science fair
Elective surgery backlog ‘serious’
Study looks at long-term health of elite Kiwi athletes
Food-themed scienceXart has fun remote learning activities for primary students
More to map than meets eye 17 August 2021