How proteins drive growth of multiple cancer types

Led by the School of Medicine and other institutions around the world, the Clinical Proteomic Tumor Analysis Consortium has completed a deep analysis of the proteins driving cancer across multiple tumor types. The findings could help lead to new therapies.

Race-based variations in gut bacteria seen by 3 months old

A study from biologist Elizabeth Mallott in Arts & Sciences highlights a critical development window during which racial differences in the gut microbiome emerge. Early social and environmental exposures can have large and lasting effects on child development and adult health.

Class of 2027 arrives on campus

The Class of 2027 moves on to the South 40 today and Saturday, Aug. 19. The class is the most diverse in university history. Students hail from every state and 29 countries; 53% identify as students of color; and 21% are Pell Grant-eligible.

Maragh-Lloyd wins grant to study influence campaigns

Raven Maragh-Lloyd, an assistant professor of African and African American studies in Arts & Sciences, will serve as co-principal investigator for a $1.7 million grant investigating online influence campaigns.

Notables

“Infrastructural Optimism” by Linda C. Samuels, a professor of urban design at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, has been long-listed for the Pattis Family Foundation Global Cities Book Award.

Research Wire

Sarah Ackerman, an assistant professor of pathology and immunology at the School of Medicine, has received a 2023 Klingenstein-Simons Fellowship Award in Neuroscience.

Research Wire

Research from mechanical engineers Ruth Okamoto and Philip Bayly at the McKelvey School of Engineering finds that the brain’s vulnerability to head motion depends on the direction and frequency, not just impact strength.