Cannabis use tied to increased risk of severe COVID-19

A study by School of Medicine researchers shows that people with COVID-19 who used cannabis were more likely to be hospitalized and require intensive care than those who did not use the drug.

Moon ‘swirls’ could be magnetized by unseen magmas

In a laboratory setting, experimental petrologists recreated the magnetizing reactions that could be causing the mysterious, light-colored features on the Moon’s surface, known as lunar swirls.

Early, Losos elected members of American Philosophical Society

Gerald Early, the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in Arts & Sciences, and Jonathan B. Losos, the William H. Danforth Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences and director of the Living Earth Collaborative, have been elected members of the American Philosophical Society.

Notables

Medical students at the School of Medicine recently honored faculty and residents with Distinguished Service and Teaching Awards for the 2023-24 academic year.

Research Wire

Biomedical engineer Abhinav Jha, an assistant professor at the McKelvey School of Engineering and of radiology at the School of Medicine, has published two papers recently related to improving imaging methods for medical applications.

Research Wire

Hani Zaher, a professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, published a study in Molecular Cell that dives into the mechanisms behind the ways cells respond to stress.