A team of scientists led by UVM chemist Matthew Liptak have discovered a new way that some molecules can make a luminescent glow — a strange, bright green—that may have applications for new LEDs and biomedical diagnostics. The story got picked up a number of science news sites, including Futurism, and the reseach was featured as the top headline on the National Science Foundation’s news feed, Science360. See here.
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UVM scientist Christine Vatovec does boundary-bending research on human and ecological health–and how they’re connected. Her recent studies of how pharmaceuticals flow into wastewater and into lakes and rivers were featured in Quartz, a digital global news magazine published by Atlantic Media, publisher of The Atlantic. Read the story here.
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Work by Professor Chris Danforth in collaboration with Harvard researcher Andrew Reece suggests that Instagram photos — both the filters used and the subjects portrayed — can offer insight into our mental health. Read the Washington Post story…
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A new study led by mathematical biologist Sam Scarpino, who heads UVM’s Emergent Epidemics Lab, made a startling discovery: replacing substitute teachers and other key workers–including nurses and firefighters–may accelerate the spread of epidemics like the flu. The team’s research caught the attention of several media outlets including Fox News.
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Inspired by Kurt Vonnegut’s idea that stories share basic “shapes,” UVM researchers have analyzed more than 1,700 texts, discovering six narrative trajectories — the building blocks for storytelling. Read The Guardian’s coverage…
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