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Abraham LincolnHarold Holzer, a leading expert on Abraham Lincoln, will be the featured speaker for the inaugural Frank and Virginia Williams Lecture on Abraham Lincoln and Civil War Studies at Mississippi State on Nov. 30.
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Mississippi State University
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Light Sensitive, Migraine, reflexive , Opthalmalogy, visual experience , Neurology, PsychologyThe eyes are for seeing, but they have other important biological functions, including automatic visual reflexes that go on without awareness. The reflexive system of the human eye also produces a conscious, visual experience, according to a new study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine and School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Genetics, Agriculture, Plant Genetics, Chromosome, EvolutionEMBARGOED
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BPA, prenatal bisphenol A, Brain Development, Gene ExpressionPrenatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) at levels below those currently considered safe for humans affects gene expression related to sexual differentiation and neurodevelopment in the developing rat brain.
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emerald ash borer, New York, Invasive Species, Nature, Environment, Agriculture, Insects, Cornell UniversityReleased:
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Obesity, Fruit & Vegetable Consumption, Physical Activity, College Freshmen, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Get FRUVEDCollege students are creating a campus environment that encourages healthy lifestyles and promotes healthful activities through social media and marketing, thanks to Get FRUVED.
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South Dakota State University
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Libraries, Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, Presidential LibraryA $10 million addition to Mississippi State’s Mitchell Memorial Library, home of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and the prestigious Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, will be unveiled with a Nov. 30 celebration at the land-grant university.
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workplace conflict, workplace bullying, Incivility, Manners, Environmental Health, Wellness, Employee BehaviorWorkplace incivility is taking over our organizations, professional relationships and everyday interactions. According to Dr. Jia Wang, associate professor of human resource development, understanding why incivility happens and how to address it starts with awareness.
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Texas A&M University
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axicabtagene ciloleucel, B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Dr. Lin, Dr. Yi Lin, Mayo Clinic CAR T-cell therapy , Medical Research, Minnesota News Releases, news releases, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, regenerative immunotherapy, Yescarta, Yi Lin Yi LinMayo Clinic announced today that its Rochester campus is one of 16 cancer centers nationally selected to provide chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR T-cell therapy) for adults with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma who have not responded to, or have relapsed, after two or more lines of treatment.
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van der Waals, Van Der Waals Forces, Crystal, Bonding, Spintronics, bonding force, tellurium, Gallium, Semiconductor, Physics, Journal of Applied PhysicsEighty years after the theoretical prediction of the force required to overcome the van der Waals’ bonding between layers in a crystal, engineering researchers at Tohoku University have measured it directly. They report their results this week in the Journal of Applied Physics.
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