Cigarette smokers who try to quit often end up vaping also

Researchers at the School of Medicine have found that as people who smoke cigarettes attempt to quit, some move to e-cigarettes, but such people often then smoke and vape. Researchers found that smoking-cessation treatments can help such users quit.

Leaders update on flash flood impacts, responses

University leadership provides an update on how flash flooding impacted the campus community as well as resources available for those who are affected.

Goldbach to study violence among LGBTQ adolescents

Jeremy Goldbach, the Masters & Johnson Distinguished Professor in Sexual Health and Education at the Brown School, has received a five-year $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to better understand intimate partner violence among LGBTQ adolescents.

Best offense is a great defense for some carnivorous plants

How insect-eating plants evolved to capture and consume live prey has largely been a mystery. Biologist Ivan Radin in Arts & Sciences investigated sundews and found evidence that plant carnivory evolved from methods plants use to defend themselves.

Research Wire

Jonathan Barnes, an assistant professor of chemistry in Arts & Sciences, won a $450,000 National Science Foundation grant to investigate and expand efficient methods for synthesizing catenane-based polymers and networked materials.

Notables

Aadel A. Chaudhuri, MD, PhD, an assistant professor of radiation oncology at the School of Medicine, will receive the 2022 Michael Fry Research Award from the Radiation Research Society.

Research Wire

A team led by Song Hu, at the McKelvey School of Engineering, found a way to measure biomarkers in the body with higher accuracy by combining a Bessel beam with deep learning. Results of the research are published in the journal IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging.

Announcements

Divided City grant proposals due Sept. 7

The Divided City 2022 is accepting applications for both Faculty Collaborative Grants and Community Grants. A virtual information session will take place Aug. 10. Proposals are due Sept. 7.