Microorganism sheds new light on cancer resistance

 A simple, marine-dwelling creature known as Trichoplax adhaerens has some remarkable properties. The organism can tolerate unusually high doses of radiation that would kill most other forms of life. T.

Klaus Lackner joins Newsweek's America's Greatest Disruptors Hall of Fame

Klaus Lackner, director of the Center for Negative Carbon Emissions and a pioneer in the carbon capture research space, has been named to Newsweek’s Hall of Fame for America’s Greatest

Computing scenarios for defusing polarized politics

Opposites may attract when it comes to personal relationships. In political affairs today, however, that claim is becoming more difficult to assert. New research shows that common ground is shrinking in politics, and people on opposite ends of the ideological spectrum are more entrenched in their divergent positions than at any time in recent history. Those conclusions are derived not only from results of traditional opinion polls — in this era of big data and

Increasing research impact: Inclusive digital development

From July 19 to 21, 2021, USAID and UKRI hosted a joint workshop that focused on identifying research gaps and questions to inform future research agendas and promote inclusive digital

Graduate Students from our PIRE project

Here is one of our graduate student Gerson Leonel performing Raman spectroscopy at Kansas State Univ. as part of our PIRE project.

Holiday letter 2021

Another year has flown by; I have now been in AZ over two years — and what a crazy, fastmoving, wonderful, exciting, satisfying, frustrating, surprising time it has been. I have been healthy, triply vaccinated (two Pfizer, one Moderna, no ill effects other than a sore arm) and am part of a trial of a nifty tiny neutralizing antibody detector designed by an immunologist colleague.

Future Cities episode 56: The Hidden Environmental Histories of the River Clyde

This week we bring you another podcast from the city of Glasgow focusing on the Hidden Environmental Histories of the River Clyde. At the height of the British Empire, Glasgow

Milan Shrestha

Meet affiliated faculty Milan Shrestha

Read on for an interview with Milan Shrestha, Senior Global Futures Scientist in the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory; Senior Lecturer in the School of Sustainability, College of Global Futures.

A vision for the future of spaceflight microbiology research for human health and habitat sustainability

Microorganisms are essential to maintain our health, environment, and the sustainability of buildings in which we live and work, both on Earth and during space exploration. Given that there are

Jane Coghlan

Meet Swette Center staff member, Jane Coghlan

In this series, we’re meeting with Swette Center team members to explore their background in food systems, what they are currently working on, and their vision of food systems transformation.  Read on for an interview with Jane Coghlan, Student Worker.

Dragonflies threatened as wetlands around the world disappear - IUCN Red List

The first global assessment of dragonflies via the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species indicated that the destruction of wetlands is a major contributing factor to the decline of dragonfly

October 2021 newsletter on how bacteria help solve the plastic pollution crisis

Our October newsletter features an invitation to join the Future of Farming webinar, inspiring articles about sustainability in business, and relevant upcoming vents. Read how bacteria can help solve the