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Fu discusses research, national advisory board appointment on WBGY

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Kevin Fu, Computer Science, is interviewed on WGBY's Connecting Point about his recent appointment to serve on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board, which advises the Federal Government on cybersecurity. Fu's research focuses on improving security for implantable medical devices and contactless credit cards without compromising effectiveness.

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Bezanilla named an 'Emerging Scholar' by Diverse magazine

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Magdalena Bezanilla, associate professor of Biology, is among 12 "Emerging Scholars" profiled in the Jan. 5 issue of the magazine . Bezanilla, who joined the faculty in 2005, studies the biology of plant cells to discover how they grow. "My lab is interested in understanding how molecules inside the cell help to shape the cell and give the cell its final form," she says in the profile, which notes that she and her colleagues recently pioneered a technique they call multigene silencing to simultaneously silence genes in a multicellular organism. Last year, Bezanilla received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

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Patek's research on speed demons featured on NPR's Science Friday

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Biologist Sheila Patek's research on mini animal speed demons is a featured video on the online version of NPR's Science Friday. Patek says the creatures she studies move at speeds that are hard for us to imagine, let alone perceive. From mantis shrimp to trap-jaw ants, some of the fastest organisms on the planet are ones you may never have heard of. Demonstrating with research videos, Patek explains how these organisms pull off their top speeds.

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The campus' Horse Arena has laid down new footing and is fully functional for the spring semester, according to folks at the Stockbridge School of Agriculture.

Geobacter, an anaerobic organism discovered in 1987 by Derek Lovley, Microbiology, is the main resource for the development of microbial fuel cells for use in space.

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Sleep researchers Rebecca Spencer, Bengi Baran and colleagues in the Psychology Department have produced a study that is the first to suggest that a person's emotional response after witnessing an unsettling picture or traumatic event is greatly reduced if the person stays awake afterward, and that sleep strongly "protects" the negative emotional response.

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