A Physicist Is Writing One Wikipedia Entry A Day To Recognize Diversity In Science

A London researcher is making sure women in science get the recognition they deserve by updating Wikipedia bios, one women scientist at a time. In her initiative to highlight diversity in STEM, she also recognized the BIO5 Institutes's Dr. Michael Johnson, UA Assistant Professor of Immunobiology, who created the popular Black Science Blog.

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BIO5 Researcher Travels To 'Top of The World' To Pursue Dreams And Inspire Others

From the North Pole to the Amazon Jungle, BIO5 plant scientist Dr. Eliot Herman makes a point to travel to some of the most remote places on the globe. "It's not just in the classroom. Our lives should be inspiring to our students," says Herman.

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$6.9M Grant Benefits Environmental Health Research In Arid Climates

The Southwest Environmental Health Sciences Center has been awarded a $6.9 million grant to continue to study the effects of arsenic, air particulates, sunlight and other environmental factors affecting the health of individuals residing in arid climates worldwide. BIO5 members Dr. Nathan Cherrington, Director of the Center, Dr. Jeffrey Burgess, Co-Director of the SEHSC Integrated Sciences Facility Core, along with Dr. Dean Billheimer, fellow Co-Director of the Integrated Health Sciences Facility Core and leader of the Data Science Resource at the Center, discuss the opportunities the new grant will provide.

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2020 Election, Health Care Disparities Among Topics To Be Explored By New Udall Center Fellows

The newest cohort of Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy fellows have been announced. BIO5's Dr. Melanie Hingle, Assistant Professor of Nutritional Sciences and Public Health, is one of the four fellows. She will dedicate her fellowship time to developing a model of diet-sensitive disease prevention for food insecure populations in partnership with colleagues at the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona and El Rio Community Health Center.

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Toxoplasma Gondii And Neuro-Invasive Disease With Anita Koshy

How is Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan that causes neuro-invasive disease, transmitted as a foodborne pathogen? Why are cats important in transmitting Toxoplasma infection? BIO5 Institute researcher Dr. Anita Koshy, Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology and Department of Immunobiology, answers these questions and talks about her research on the latest Meet the Microbiologist.

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Ecosystems Genomics Seminar Series

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Ecosystems Genomics Seminar Series

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Resilience and Independence in Aging

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