President Jeff Gold said the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and the Medical Center have returned to joint accreditation (noting a June 28 change) and that a Higher Learning Commission site visit took place on both campuses; formal results are pending.

The board heard introductions of Dr. Cynthia Karnes as vice president for research and innovation and Jack Minor as the inaugural vice president for strategic enrollment management, noting their start dates and prior roles at other universities.

Staff described the Puget Sound Scientific Research solicitation history and proposed changes to better incorporate environmental justice: plain‑language guidance, clearer budget rules for engagement, reviewer training, and clearer community benefit pathways for applicants.

In a win for pollinator conservation, researchers at the University of California, Riverside, have identified chemical compounds that can safely repel honey bees from pesticide-treated crops. The research offers a potential solution to one of agriculture’s most urgent challenges: pesticides leading to the ongoing decline of honey bees. Biologist Anandasankar Ray, an expert on insect […] The post CA Researchers Identify Odors That Repel Honeybees From Pesticides appeared first on Good News Network.

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SYDNEY, Sept 21 (Bernama-Xinhua) — An Australian vaccine platform demonstrated in animals could soon become a “plug-and-play” system to rapidly adapt to future mosquito-borne disease threats in humans, researchers said. Building on more than a decade of work, University of Queensland (UQ) researchers have developed the ISVac platform, which uses a mosquito-specific virus genetically engineered to generate virus particles that are non-infectious to humans or animals, according to a UQ statement released Monday, reported Xinhua. The particles have been used as vaccines against Japanese encephalitis virus in pigs and West Nile virus in crocodiles, said UQ Associate Professor Jody Peters. […]

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