6 STEM Research Conferences for High School Students

For high school students engaged in independent or mentored research, conferences offer opportunities to formally present ...

Fishing for DNA – how a cup of river water can reveal secrets about human health, pollution and biodiversity

Environmental DNA contained in a small sample of water, sand or even air can reveal the presence of people, wildlife and ...
MIT Technology Review

Why worms (and microbes) are catching on as a manure pollution solution

These natural materials form a biofilter that may dramatically cut the methane, nitrous oxide, and water pollution generated ...
Bowdoin College

Asking Big Questions About Everything: Bowdoin's New Data Science Laboratory Launches with a Summer of Research

The inaugural season of the Gomezgil Yaspik Data Science Laboratory marks the beginning of a new chapter for for Bowdoin.

LET IT GROW: UWEC, City of Eau Claire partner to research pollinator habitat treatments

For UW-Eau Claire students Ava Sieger and Abby Straub, the work done near Cannery Park isn’t your typical gardening. The data collected will help make future decisions on cultivating ...

OM BOTANICAL DISCLOSES SCIENTIFIC FRAMEWORK ADDRESSING SEASONAL SKIN BARRIER DISRUPTION AND CONGESTION

The Biochemical Advantages of an Aloe Base: Deep Penetration via Lignin: Aloe vera contains lignin, a structural polymer that naturally enhances skin permeability. Lignin allows the aloe matrix to ...

Invisible threads: How our environment quietly shapes disease

From the air we breathe to the food we eat, we are constantly exposed to thousands of chemicals—yet how these exposures affect our health has remained surprisingly difficult to understand. A new study ...