News-Media Coverage
- Chukwuma Nnaji (Architecture), Engtechnica, about study findings that passive lower-back exoskeletons reduced construction workers’ fatigue by 37% and improved hazard recognition by 29%, suggesting they may enhance both physical endurance and workplace safety.
- Guilherme Verocai (Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences), and recent graduate Kaylee Kipp, My Vet Candy, about findings that most bison producers routinely deworm their herds without diagnostic testing, a practice researchers warn could accelerate drug-resistant parasites and make targeted treatment, testing and strategies more important.
- Heidi Campbell (Arts and Sciences), Scienmag, about Buddhist robots in Japan and China that are not designed to achieve “techno-salvation,” but instead serve as human-controlled guides for preserving religious traditions, reaching new audiences and addressing institutional challenges such as clergy shortages.
- Kate Creevy (Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences), Chip Chick, about new Dog Aging Project findings that dogs and humans share similar biological patterns associated with lifespan and aging, suggesting dogs could help scientists better understand and potentially improve healthy aging in both species.
- Kirby Goidel (Government and Public Service), KBTX, about a federal judge considering whether President Trump can bar CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, with the outlets arguing the ban violates press freedoms.
- Morgan Farnell and Ziteng Xu (Agriculture and Life Sciences), Food and AgriBusiness, about far-UVC light as a potential tool to reduce airborne pathogens in commercial poultry houses, protecting bird welfare and production performance.
- Moriya Tsuji (Engineering Medicine), Science, about using glycolipids to strengthen immune responses and potentially improve vaccines against viral infections.
- Phillip Kaufman (Agriculture and Life Sciences), Mother Earth News, about how New World screwworms, unlike other blow flies, lay eggs on living animals, especially livestock, and the possibility that the infestation will be under control soon.
- Qian Wang (Dentistry), Live Science, Phys.org, The Cool Down and others, about how a 700-year-old Chinese woman’s skull provides the first archaeological evidence of punitive nose amputation, likely for a crime such as theft or adultery, which she survived for years before being buried face-down, isolated from her community.
- Rabi Mohtar (Engineering), KBTX, about how Governor Abbott’s pause on new Texas datacenter permits is not expected to affect SpaceX’s Terafab project in Grimes County because officials classify it as a chip manufacturing facility with an on-site data center.
- Richard Kreider (Education and Human Development), Knowridge and South Florida Reporter, about a 12-week study suggesting creatine may help middle-aged adults preserve or gain muscle, improve strength and reduce body fat during weight loss, though larger and longer studies are needed.
- Sakil Faizullah (Arts and Sciences), Scientific American, about the measles outbreak in Bangladesh despite increased vaccination rates, and the country’s history with vaccination efforts.
- Wenshe Liu (Arts and Sciences), Medical Daily, about the enzymes that activate the stress-protection system in human cells, which may help some cancer cells survive chemotherapy.
- Zhipeng Lu (Architecture), SevenPonds, about how society’s growing openness toward death has expanded thanatophobia treatment beyond traditional therapy to include death cafés, death doulas, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, virtual reality, legacy projects and emerging artificial intelligence tools.
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