When Your Brain Rings the Dinner Bell: how active brain cells tell the body to send more nutrients!

Dr. Thomas Longden studies blood flow in the brain. He looks at the cells that are involved in blood flow, and how those cells communicate to coordinate the movement of blood and nutrients in the brain.

To Eat or Not to Eat: The Influence of Diet on Fly Genetics

Dr. Mostoufi works with fruit flies to study the process of recombination, where genetic material is swapped between the DNA structures inside our cells. In this article, she explores how diet and bacterial infection can impact visible traits, like body color and eye color.

A Social Scientist’s Thoughts On Using Medication To Treat Opioid Use Disorder

Dr. Brown studies treatments for opioid use disorder. He looks at how professionals feel about medications for opioid use disorder and how those attitudes relate to treatment practices.

Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Communities

Author Alejandra Torres Sanchez works with mental health professionals to understand barriers that prevent people from accessing community resources. She identifies available resources by service area to describe which services are most needed by the community.

Unleashing the Power of Genetics: Selecting the Best Seeds for Restoring the Shortgrass Prairie

Author Yannie Chen studies plants that grow in shortgrass prairies. She tries to find ways to predict which plants would be best to use for restoration efforts.

Sound “Waves”: How Acoustic Deterrent Devices Increase Sound in the Ocean

Dr. Charlotte Findlay studies the distribution of Acoustic Deterrent Devices (ADDs) along the west coast of Scotland. She works with volunteers to better understand how ADDs contribute to noise pollution in aquatic environments.