fire

Humans have dramatically increased extent, duration of wildfire season

Feb. 28, 2017

Humans have dramatically increased the spatial and seasonal extent of wildfires across the U.S. in recent decades and ignited more than 840,000 blazes in the spring, fall and winter seasons over a 21-year period.

Sacks

Why Mendelssohn (Moses, not Felix) matters

Feb. 28, 2017

Elias Sacks, ²ÊÃñ±¦µä assistant professor or religious studies, makes a case for the contemporary relevance of an Enlightenment superstar.

Prada

Visiting aerial dance artist has silk and sensibility

Feb. 28, 2017

Ana Prada’s career has been up in the air for nearly two decades, and that’s just the way she wants it. She will be in residence at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä April 3-14.

kids

Late bedtimes, light at night could turn your kid into a ‘night owl’

Feb. 24, 2017

Scientists in the ²ÊÃñ±¦µä Sleep and Development Laboratory recently found that 4- 5-year-olds who go to bed later and are exposed to brighter nighttime light experience delays in the timing of their brain’s central timekeeper—the biological clock. That, in turn, could lead to night-owl schedules that are associated with a host of health problems.

Artichoke

Dietary prebiotics improve sleep, buffer stress

Feb. 24, 2017

A first-of-its kind study by ²ÊÃñ±¦µä scientists suggests that lesser-known gut-health promoters known as prebiotics – which serve as food for good bacteria inside the gut – can improve sleep and buffer the physiological impacts of stress

feeding

Mother's milk changes with the seasons, influencing baby's well-being

Feb. 23, 2017

Seasonally influenced changes in a mother’s environment and diet can have a profound impact on levels of beneficial sugars in her breast milk, in turn altering the bacterial makeup of her baby’s gut and shaping his or her health and growth.

pills

Common drugs similar to ibuprofen could help treat sepsis, study suggests

Feb. 23, 2017

A potentially life-saving treatment for sepsis has been under our noses for decades in the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) most people have in their medicine cabinets, a new ²ÊÃñ±¦µä study has found.

Outreach

Helping the homeless, one assessment at a time

Feb. 23, 2017

Like many homeless people, Sheila’s challenges began when she was young. She dropped out of school after fourth grade at the age of 12, unable to add or subtract.

the west

West words worth writing home about

Feb. 17, 2017

Open to all ²ÊÃñ±¦µä students, Thompson Awards celebrate writing beyond the 100th meridian.

flag

The 2016 Elections: What Just Happened?

Feb. 17, 2017

Four political scientists will offer their insights into the unexpected results of the 2016 elections, and what can we learn from them, in an event titled “The 2016 Elections: What Just Happened?â€

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