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Article ID: 697705 Vanderbilt University Medical CenterMars Petcare and Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt announced a collaboration to create the Mars Petcare Pet Therapy Fund to support a dedicated facility dog and staff position at Children’s Hospital with a goal of showing how pet visits improve the health of patients — thus getting them home faster. |
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Article ID: 696986 West Virginia University - Eberly College of Arts and SciencesIs there life on Mars? One WVU researcher is discovering ways to improve the search for life on the desert planet. |
Article ID: 696373 Ohio State UniversityNew research has uncovered the genetic details of microbes found in fracking wells. Not only do a wide array of bacteria and viruses thrive in these crevices created by hydraulic fracturing – they also have the power to produce methane, according to a study led by scientists at The Ohio State University and published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. |
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Article ID: 696282 Northern Arizona UniversityNorthern Arizona University assistant professor Christopher Edwards was recently awarded a $1.2 million grant from NASA to understand the habitability of Mars by studying extreme, Mars-like environments on Earth. |
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Article ID: 696275 Northern Arizona UniversityChristopher Edwards received a $1.2 million grant from the PSTAR program to explore extreme environments on Earth for habitability and biosignatures, which can allow scientists to predict what to look for in space missions. Channels: Particle Physics, Physics, Space, Mars, Geology Astrobiology, NASA, Mojave Desert, Space, Planetary Science, Astrogeology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, MARS |
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Article ID: 696149 Cornell UniversityDon Banfield, a senior research associate specializing in planetary sciences at Cornell University, monitors dust storms and atmospheric science on the red planet. He says it's important to consider the risks associated with dust storms, like the one that has silenced the Opportunity rover, when designing future missions to Mars. |
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Article ID: 695823 Northern Arizona UniversityMark Salvatore, who studied the surface of the Red Planet, also is part of a team that collaborates with scientists, engineers and NASA's rover operations to guide the Curiosity around Mars. Channels: Space, Mars, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Geology NASA, MARS, Curiosity rover, Astronomy, Astrobiology, Sample Analysis at Mars |