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Science-U at Home special to air Dec. 26 on WPSU
Chemaine, an animated character in the Science-U at Home special premiering at 7 p.m. Dec. 26 on WPSU
Awards and Honors
Leonid Berlyand receives Humboldt Research Award
Berlyand in front of chalkboard
Research
Distortion: Researchers discover new strategy for antibodies to disable viruses
Illustration of how an antibody neutralizes both Zika and dengue viruses
Awards and Honors
Carlo Joglar awarded inaugural Maskalick Biodiversity Seed Grant
Julissa Irizarry performing bird surveys on the island of Puerto Rico
Research
New technique better assesses exposure of a population to a virus
many test tubes. Credit: Getty Images
Research
Can defects turn inert materials into useful, active ones?
illustration of lattice structure being probed with photoluminescence
Faculty Announcements, Science Journal, Summer 2021
Science Journal Spotlight: Teaching and learning in a remote world
Emily Jefferson, who graduated in May 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in science and minors in Psychology and Biology, observes and records the growth of bacteria in her MICRB 202: Introductory Microbiology Laboratory class during the fall 2020 semester. Students were outfitted with new masks, face shields, and gloves prior to every lab session, and their stations were set up to provide appropriate social distancing. Credit: Patrick Mansell
Research
Study challenges standard ideas about piezoelectricity in ferroelectric crystals
schematics of crystal domain structures. Credit: Chen Lab
Research
New tool weighs costs and benefits of managing evolution of pathogens and pests
Computer-generated image of bacteria that produces whooping cough. Credit CDC/Unsplash
Research
Hopper-Dean family helps combat global hunger with PlantVillage matching fund
PlantVillage Famers with tree seedlings. Credit David Hughes
Awards and Honors
Six Eberly faculty featured as highly cited researchers in 2021 by Clarivate
Clarivate ribbon 2021
Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The minor with a major impact
ENTI Minor