International Outlets Feature Study on Reducing Malaria Severity
International media outlets feature UT malaria study.
Study: Gut Environment Could Reduce Severity of Malaria
Microorganisms in the gut could play a role in reducing the severity of malaria, according to a new study co-authored by UT researchers.
NIMBioS: Study Shows Large Variability in Abundance of Viruses That Infect Ocean Microorganisms
Viruses infect more than humans or plants. For microorganisms in the oceans—including those that capture half of the carbon taken out of the atmosphere every day—viruses are a major threat. But a paper published Monday in the journal Nature Microbiology shows that there’s much less certainty about the size of these viral populations than scientists
New Scientist: Frozen kingdom –The lost world under Antarctica’s ice
New Scientist featured Jill Mikucki, a microbiology assistant professor, in this story examining a hidden land of lakes, rivers, volcanoes, and life that is changing our image of Antarctica.
Yahoo! Finance Highlights Wilhelm’s Award to Help Stop Algal Bloom Damage
Yahoo! Finance highlighted Steven Wilhelm and his award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to develop methods that could help scientists understand and stop massive algal blooms that destroy marine habitat along the US Eastern Seaboard.
UT’s Wilhelm Named Fellow of Aquatic Science Organization
A prestigious aquatic science organization has appointed a UT microbiology professor Steven Wilhelm as one of its fellows. Wilhelm, Kenneth and Blaire Mossman Professor in the Department of Microbiology, is part of the inaugural class of sustaining fellows of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography.
Professor Developing Methods to Understand, Stop Algal Bloom Damage
A UT professor is working to develop methods that could help scientists understand and stop massive algal blooms that destroy marine habitat along the US Eastern Seaboard.
Students Highlighted by Oak Ridge Associated Universities
ORAU highlighted the work of a pair of students, one current, one former.
Science Websites Highlight Sarah Lebeis Research on Plant Microbial Communities
Sarah Lebeis, assistant professor in the Department of Microbiology, has co-authored a paper that gives scientists a glimpse into how defense hormones shape plant health above and below the soil. Several leading science outlets have published stories about the research. They include: IFL Science: Plant Defense Hormones Build Healthy Microbiomes for Roots Science Daily: Unearthing cornerstones in root
Faculty Member Continues Research Project with New Jersey Youth
Faculty member Andrew Steen will travel to Pennsylvania this month to continue a research project that allows inner-city New Jersey teens to experience hands-on science.
Faculty Member Continues Research Project with New Jersey Youth
UT faculty member Andrew Steen will travel to Pennsylvania this month to continue a research project that allows inner-city New Jersey teens to experience hands-on science. This is the third year of the project, which started when Steen learned from a friend—Patrick Murray, a teacher at Malcolm X Shabazz High School in Newark, New Jersey—about
Hazen to Lead UT’s Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment
A leading center at UT will soon have a new director: accomplished faculty member Terry Hazen is taking the helm at the Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment.