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Tipoffs: Research from U.S. Colleges Newsletter for 2025-06-15 ( 4 items )  
CWRU Researchers Target Pancreatic Cancer With Therapeutic Vaccines (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 14 -- Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * CWRU researchers target pancreatic cancer with therapeutic vaccines Pancreatic cancer vaccines eliminate disease in preclinical studies Pancreatic cancer has a five-year survival rate of just 13%, making it the deadliest cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. It typically causes no symptoms until it has already metastasized. Surgery, radiation and chemotherapy  more PR

UC-Santa Cruz: Data-driven Model to Help Avoid Ecosystem Collapse (10)
SANTA CRUZ, California, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * A data-driven model to help avoid ecosystem collapse New study gives conservationists a simpler, general approach for predicting an ecosystem's tipping point and what comes next Key takeaways * A new model developed by UC Santa Cruz and NOAA researchers can forecast what happens to ecosystems after they cross tipping points, helping scientists plan interventions before more PR

UC-Santa Cruz: Horse Teeth Hold Historical Clues About Military Power and Trade in Western Africa (10)
SANTA CRUZ, California, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Horse teeth hold historical clues about military power and trade in Western Africa Undergraduate Elyse Venerable won the Chancellor's Award and Dean's Award for her research using strontium isotope analysis to uncover the origins of Oyo Empire war horses. By Allison Arteaga Soergel During her time at UC Santa Cruz, anthropology major Elyse Venerable conducted undergra more PR

UPenn School of Arts & Sciences: What Can Tiny Molecules in Ants and Naked Mole-rats Tell Us About Societal Roles? (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * What can tiny molecules in ants and naked mole-rats tell us about societal roles? PIK Professor Shelley Berger and colleagues explored the genetic basis of labor distribution in communal-dwelling species and discovered that pathways dating back hundreds of millions of years are conserved across animal kingdoms. Their findings offer fundamental insights in more PR