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Accolades

Chemistry Educator Selected for Texas 10 Honor

Education is not just a job for Dr. Fatima Fakhreddine, but a true joy. “Nothing gives me more pleasure than interacting with my students in...

Fatima Fakhreddine teaches during TIP Chemistry Jumpstart in 2017.

Features

AIDS Research by Alum Left Lasting Impact

Dr. Nahmias' impassioned pursuit of new knowledge, especially related to the AIDS virus, made a difference for many.

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Podcast

When Science Communication Doesn’t Get Through

Climate change, vaccinations, evolution. Scientists sometimes struggle to get their message across to non-scientists.

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Features

5 Things Scientists Say to Try in Your Yard This Spring

Closeup of coral honeysuckle blooms

Department of Molecular Biosciences

The 40 Year-old Discovery Behind A Promising New Flu Drug

How basic research led to a better antiviral drug to combat influenza

Robert Krug in his lab at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, circa 1970s.

Research

Vital Statistics: The Potential of Math to Advance Medicine

Experts say joining the mathematical and computational revolution has the potential to transform healthcare, one of our nation's largest and most critical industries.

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Research

Manipulating Neurons

Boris Zemelman has been influential in the field of optogenetics, which is producing insights that could uncork a flood of new therapies.

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Podcast

A Score to Settle with Cancer

Jonathan Sessler knows the odds of bringing effective new cancer treatments to market are stacked against him, yet he tirelessly pushes ahead.

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