Community Edition - Feb. 12, 2019
Grammy night was one to remember for College of Music alumnus Wei Wu. The bass took home his first Grammy as part of the cast of Mason Bates' opera "The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs."
Discover What’s Here
Traveling exhibit highlights African Americans in Civil War medicine
“Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries” looks at those who served as surgeons and nurses and how their work challenged notions of race and gender. Visit the exhibit at Norlin Library through March 16.
Research in Your Backyard
Testosterone limits for female athletes based on flawed science
New international rules would require some elite female athletes to medically lower their testosterone levels in order to be able to compete among women. But a new study contends those rules are based on flawed science.
Slower runners benefit most from high-tech shoes, other elite methods
How much do high-tech shoes, special diets and exercises, drafting behind other runners and other strategies actually improve your finish time? A new study spells it out. The takeaway: The faster you are, the harder it is to get faster.
Sand from glacial melt could be Greenland’s economic salvation
As climate change melts Greenland’s glaciers and deposits more river sediment on its shores, international researchers have identified an unforeseen economic opportunity: exporting excess sand and gravel abroad.
MAVEN ushers in new era by tapping the brakes
NASA's atmosphere-sniffing spacecraft will begin a series of maneuvers to tighten its orbit around the Red Planet and prepare for the arrival of the 2020 Mars rover.
In Focus
Williams is a typical student-athlete, but almost a year ago, things were very different. After recovering from a rare form of pneumonia and relearning to walk, she says lacrosse was never far from mind.