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Common bacteria on verge of becoming antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Antibiotic resistance is poised to spread rapidly around the globe among bacteria frequently implicated in respiratory and urinary infections in hospital settings, according to new research at the School of Medicine. The study is available online in Emerging Infectious Diseases.

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Big data allows computer engineers to find genetic clues in humans​

​Big data: It’s a term we read and hear about often, but it can be hard to grasp. Computer scientists at the School of Engineering & Applied Science tackled some big data about an important protein and discovered its connection in human history as well as clues about its role in complex neurological diseases.

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Legal scholar: Fathers’ rights movement led to reform in family law

Little is known about how heterosexual men navigated dramatic changes in the legal regulation of families in the 1980s. A new paper by Deborah Dinner, JD, associate professor of law, provides the first legal history of the fathers’ rights movement, analyzing how middle-class white men responded to rising divorce rates by pursuing reform in family law and welfare policy.

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5 p.m. Tuesday, March 31

Assembly Series: Beth Shapiro

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5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31

‘Women in the Art World’ panel, exhibition

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7 p.m. Tuesday, March 31

‘North Side Rising’ panel

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Noon Wednesday, April 1

‘Geographic Variation in Public Health Services’

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Why high school students should study earth science

Geophysicist Michael Wysession, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, believes a new approach is needed in science education. He helped write the Next Generation Science Standards and discusses on “Hold That Thought” the need for a new direction.

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