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Reporters are invited to attend The Allied Genetics Conference (TAGC), to be held April 22-26, 2020 in National Harbor, Maryland, just 30 minutes from downtown Washington DC. TAGC 2020 will feature the latest discoveries from researchers at the leading edge of what is possible in the biological and biomedical sciences.

Channels: Aging, Cancer, Cell Biology, Evolution and Darwin, Genetics,

Keywords: Genetics, Biology, Conference

Millions of people are treated with antibiotics each year for infections or as a preventative measure. Two teams of NIBIB-funded scientists have been working to find alternative solutions for treating bacterial infections, especially antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

Channels: All Journal News, Drug Resistance, Infectious Diseases,

Keywords: antibiotic resisistance, phage biology, Phage, Mucus, Bacteria

A new study shows how even minor changes to available infrastructure can trigger tipping points in the collective adoption of sustainable behaviors.

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Keywords: tipping points, Sustaibability, sustainable beaches, Infrastructure, pro-environmental behaviors, City Planning, Behavior Change, sociocultural systems, socioecological systems, systemic change, Human Behavior, Climate Change, Sustainable Development Goals

Family caregivers usually are not asked by health care workers about needing support in managing older adults’ care, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Channels: Aging, Alzheimer's and Dementia, Family and Parenting, Healthcare, National Institute on Aging (NIA), JAMA, Embargoed Feed - hidden, All Journal News,

Keywords: Aging, Family Caregivers, Older Adults, Dementia, Healthcare, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health

Two University of Delaware faculty, professor Rudolf (Rudi) Eigenmann and Engineering Alumni Professor Dennis Prather, have been named Fellows of IEEE (formerly known as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).

Channels: Engineering, In the Workplace, Technology, Grant Funded News,

Keywords: electrical and computer engineering, High Performace Computing, optical systems

Young people are poised for a potentially historic turnout in the upcoming Iowa caucuses, and young Democrats prefer Sen. Bernie Sanders, according to an exclusive CIRCLE-Tisch College/Suffolk University Iowa youth poll released today by Tufts University.

Channels: Government/Law, U.S. Elections News, U.S. Politics, Local - Iowa,

Keywords: Tisch College, Tufts University, youth voting, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Iowa Caucuses, Iowa Caucus, Election 2020, Polling

Rigoberto “Gobet” Advincula has been named Governor’s Chair of Advanced and Nanostructured Materials at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee.

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Keywords: Polymers, materials science

Astronomers searching archival data from NASA's Kepler exoplanet hunting mission identified a previously unknown dwarf nova that underwent a super-outburst, brightening by a factor of 1,600 times in less than a day.

Channels: Space and Astronomy, Technology, All Journal News,

Keywords: dwarf nova, super-outburst, Stsci, Brown Dwarf, White Dwarf, stellar evolution