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48 UK undergrads to present at national research conference (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 5 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:
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48 UK undergrads to present at national research conference
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Forty-eight University of Kentucky students will present their research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) on April 13-15 in Richmond, Virginia.
NCUR is one of the largest events in the United States for undergraduate students to share their academic work with peers, faculty and professionals.
Students from vari more PR
Against all odds, popular math animator Grant Sanderson wooed into the redwoods (10)
SANTA CRUZ, California, March 5 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
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Against all odds, popular math animator Grant Sanderson wooed into the redwoods
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The explosive growth of artificial intelligence platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini has millions of users marveling at their capabilities, mostly without a fundamental understanding of what actually powers them. That lifeblood, as it turns out, is deeply rooted in advanced mathematics.
On more PR
Americans Don't Just Fear Driverless Cars Will Crash -- They Fear Mass Job Losses (10)
LA JOLLA, California, March 5 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Americans Don't Just Fear Driverless Cars Will Crash -- They Fear Mass Job Losses
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How driverless cars may be AI's biggest trust test -and why many Americans say they're failing it
Driverless cars are one of the clearest real-world tests of AI because they use machine learning to interpret a messy, fast-moving physical environment -full of pedestrians, cyclists and unpredictabl more PR
Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development: AI Is Already in Our Classrooms - Now What? (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development issued the following news:
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AI Is Already in Our Classrooms. Now What?
The question isn't whether AI belongs in schools--it's how teachers can engage with it thoughtfully, critically, and on their own terms.
By TJ McKenna
Ask 10 people what AI is and you will get 12 answers. It is a tool. It is a threat. It is a plagiarism machine. It is the future of learning. It is full of know more PR
Dr. Joshua Schulz Delivers Kraft Lecture as DeSales Honors Legacy of Joan and Wayne Kraft (10)
CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, March 6 -- DeSales University issued the following news:
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Dr. Joshua Schulz Delivers Kraft Lecture as DeSales Honors Legacy of Joan and Wayne Kraft
Standing in the Connolly Chapel of the Sacred Heart near an artful, Lenten sculpture of ash, sand, and candles tangled with liturgical purple, DeSales University's Dr. Joshua Schulz delivered an hour-long lecture exploring the call to honor death as part of our commitment to the dignity of the human person.
As p more PR
Ethics Week explores AI, industry trends, leadership, inclusion and more (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 5 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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Ethics Week explores AI, industry trends, leadership, inclusion and more
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The second annual Ethics Week at MSU, held Feb. 16-20, allowed the campus and surrounding communities to engage in relevant and timely conversations about ethical considerations and decision-making.
Programming expanded this year, with more than 30 events exploring artificial intelligence, leadership, entrepreneurship, law, more PR
Fordham Focus on AI: Legal Strategies to Preserve Water as Data Centers Boom (10)
NEW YORK, March 6 -- Fordham University issued the following Q&A on March 4, 2026, by Patrick Verel with law adjunct professor Kim Diamond:
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A Fordham Focus on AI: Legal Strategies to Preserve Water as Data Centers Boom
For our series, A Fordham Focus on AI, we're speaking with faculty experts about the impact of this rapidly evolving technology and what to expect next. We sat down with Kim Diamond, an adjunct professor at Fordham Law whose expertise spans science, technology, and energy more PR
From Cuneiform to Kindle: Dartmouth Course in Book History (10)
HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 3 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news:
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From Cuneiform to Kindle: A Dartmouth Course in Book History
Professor Jessica Beckman's students handle rare manuscripts, print their own books, and grapple with what vanishes in the digital age.
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On the first day of History of the Book, professor Jessica Beckman puts objects on the table that most people only see behind glass: a cuneiform tablet from ancient Babylon, 3,000 years old and small enough to more PR
HKU Develops "AI-powered Metalens" to Break Ultrasound Barriers and Enhance Diagnosis Precision (10)
HONG KONG, March 5 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release:
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HKU Develops "AI-powered Metalens" to Break Ultrasound Barriers and Enhance Diagnosis Precision
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Time is critical when addressing serious conditions such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, and pulmonary embolism. Unfortunately, traditional ultrasound examinations of the heart and lungs are often obstructed by the high impedance of rib bones, which causes the reflection and scattering of sound wa more PR
How fires, storms, and bark beetles will shape the future of Europe's forests (10)
MUNICH, Germany, March 5 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news:
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How fires, storms, and bark beetles will shape the future of Europe's forests
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Forest damage could double
Wildfires, storms, and bark beetles have a major impact on forests and the benefits they provide for people and the environment. For the first time, a large international team led by researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has calculated how disturbances could transform Euro more PR
Inaugural Penn State-Ghana Seed Grant Program awardees announced (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Inaugural Penn State-Ghana Seed Grant Program awardees announced
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The inaugural Penn State-Ghana Research Partnerships Seed Grant Program has awarded nine projects that aim to fuel global impact, including crop disease surveillance, removing heavy metals from mining wastewater and understanding multimodal traffic streams.
The program is designed to foster new and more PR
Intergroup Dialogue Initiative to Host Days of Dialogue Small-Group Circles March 24-26 (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Intergroup Dialogue Initiative to Host Days of Dialogue Small-Group Circles March 24-26
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The campuswide Intergroup Dialogue Initiative (IGDI) invites all UMass Amherst students, faculty and staff to join facilitated small-group circles during the Days of Dialogue, March 24-26. These dialogue, listening and storytelling circles welcome members of the university community to share and consider more PR
Keller Chosen for Competitive Author Fellowship (10)
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, March 5 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news:
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Keller Chosen for Competitive Author Fellowship
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Justin Keller, grant coordinator in the Arkansas Tech University Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, has been selected for the Society of Research Administrators International (SRAI) Author Fellowship program.
The SRAI Author Fellowship is a competitive national program designed to mentor research administrators in developing and publishing s more PR
KU Business announces 2026 Sutton Lecture with VML innovation leader Brian Yamada (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 5 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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KU Business announces 2026 Sutton Lecture with VML innovation leader Brian Yamada
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LAWRENCE -The University of Kansas School of Business will host Brian Yamada, global chief innovation officer at VML, for the Walter S. Sutton Lecture at 5 p.m. April 8. His talk, "From Madison Avenue to Machine Learning: Business Ethics at the Speed of AI," will explore the ethical questions emerging as artificial intellig more PR
Measuring Local Well-Being from Space (10)
PASADENA, California, March 5 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Measuring Local Well-Being from Space
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Since 1990, the United Nations (UN) has used the Human Development Index (HDI) to assess the development of a country using indicators of well-being and quality of life gathered via census data. HDI scores are then used by government agencies and nonprofits to help allocate resources. But the index rankings do not reflect information at the local le more PR
Media Tip Sheet: Anthropic's Claude AI is Central to U.S. Military (10)
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- George Washington University posted the following news:
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Media Tip Sheet: Anthropic's Claude AI is Central to U.S. Military
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WASHINGTON (March 5, 2026) - Two unnamed sources confirmed that the U.S. military is using Anthropic's Claude AI model as a tool against Iran. Claude, regarded as one of the most advanced artificial intelligence systems, recently helped the U.S. military strike 1000 targets in the first 24 hours of battle. Despite a recent government-wide b more PR
New report shows how Europe can regain its deep-tech edge (10)
KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, March 5 (TNSrpt) -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news:
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New report shows how Europe can regain its deep-tech edge
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Tore Vind Jensen
A new report argues that Europe risks losing ground in key technologies like artificial intelligence, quantum, Biotech, and dual-use technologies unless it acts quickly to remove the barriers that prevent promising ventures from scaling.
"Europe is at a historic turning point, and unless we mobilise more PR
Northern Illinois University: John Tsaras, '14, Discusses Leadership, Adaptation and AI With EMBA Students (10)
DEKALB, Illinois, March 6 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news:
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John Tsaras, '14, discusses leadership, adaptation and AI with EMBA students
In February, John Tsaras '14, head of operations for Operating Unit Digital Services at The Coca-Cola Company, joined NIU's Executive MBA community for an Executive in Residence event at NIU Naperville.
More than 70 Executive MBA students, alumni and faculty members gathered for dinner before Dean Joan Phillips-Hernandez and A more PR
NUS graduates demonstrate resilience in a cautious job market (10)
SINGAPORE, March 5 -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release:
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NUS graduates demonstrate resilience in a cautious job market
* Higher or similarly strong starting salaries for graduates from 20 courses/1
* Steady rise in mean starting salaries for Arts and Social Sciences, Business, Design and Engineering, and Nursing graduates over the past three years
* More than nine in 10 graduates across 18 degree programmes 1 secured employment within six months more PR
Samford Business Faculty Member Highlights Faith-Centered Approach to AI in New Article for The Gospel Coalition (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 4 -- Samford University issued the following news release:
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Samford Business Faculty Member Highlights Faith-Centered Approach to AI in New Article for The Gospel Coalition
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As AI continues to transform industries worldwide, Darin White, Margaret Gage Bush Distinguished Professor of Business at Samford University Brock School of Business, is encouraging students and professionals to think carefully about its impact. He also challenges them to consider how fai more PR
SFSU holds faculty symposium on 'Research in the Age of AI' (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 5 -- California State University San Francisco State University posted the following news:
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SFSU holds faculty symposium on 'Research in the Age of AI'
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San Francisco State University hosted the "Research in the Age of AI: SFSU Faculty Symposium," a dynamic half-day gathering on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, that convened faculty from across disciplines to explore how AI is transforming the research landscape.
Designed as both a showcase and a conversation, more PR
Slam the Scam Day Raises Awareness of AI-Driven Scams (10)
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 5 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news:
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Slam the Scam Day Raises Awareness of AI-Driven Scams
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Government imposter scams are no longer limited to robocalls and poorly written emails. Today, criminals are using artificial intelligence (AI) to make their messages more convincing, more personal and harder to detect. From cloned voices to highly polished emails, scam tactics are evolving rapidly -and colleges are not immune.
According to the more PR
UB researchers help develop new class of powerful antibodies to treat HIV using AI (10)
BUFFALO, New York, March 5 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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UB researchers help develop new class of powerful antibodies to treat HIV using AI
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -Not that long ago, a diagnosis of the human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV, was considered a death sentence. Today, advancements in medicine have rendered HIV a manageable condition that allows most individuals to enjoy a typical lifespan.
What it often takes to achi more PR
UB to host national artificial intelligence leaders this June (10)
BUFFALO, New York, March 5 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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UB to host national artificial intelligence leaders this June
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The summit will explore AI's incredible potential to improve health care, education, the environment and other areas
BUFFALO, N.Y. - National leaders in higher education, industry and policy will converge in Buffalo this June to shape the future of how artificial intelligence is employed to address so more PR
UCLA Professor Pearl at Freeman Spogli Institute: Mutual Recognition of 'Peoplehood' Key to Israeli-Palestinian Coexistence (10)
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies hosted the University of California, Los Angeles professor Judea Pearl at the annual Daniel Pearl Memorial Lecture, where he told a Stanford audience that mutual recognition of historical and national attachment to the land is essential for Israelis and Palestinians.
Speaking on February 25, Pearl stated that denying the peoplehood of either group deepens the struggle. Pearl, the UCLA Chancellor's more PR
UConn Engineering Offering AI Short Course For Workforce Development (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, March 5 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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UConn Engineering Offering AI Short Course For Workforce Development
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UConn College of Engineering Associate Dean for Research George Bollas has been selected for a new grant to launch an artificial intelligence training program.
Bollas, who is also the director of the Pratt & Whitney Institute for Advanced Systems Engineering, will oversee UConn delivering a cross-disciplinary, industry-inspire more PR
University of Birmingham: Historic AcadMathSci Fellowship Awarded to Professor Veronica Bowman OBE (10)
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 5 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news:
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Historic AcadMathSci Fellowship awarded to Professor Veronica Bowman OBE
Professor Bowman is part of the Academy's milestone inaugural cohort.
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Through this Fellowship, the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences aims to unite the UK's strongest mathematical scientists across academia, education, business, industry and government to solve pressing national challenges. The appointed Founding Fellows more PR
University of Montreal Neuroscientist Dumas Looks at Consciousness, Cognition, Brain Activity Through Lens of Interpersonal Dynamics (10)
MONTREAL, Quebec, March 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news:
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No man is an island
UdeM neuroscientist Guillaume Dumas looks at consciousness, cognition and brain activity through the lens of interpersonal dynamics.
By Beatrice St-Cyr-Leroux
Could the mysteries of cognition be revealed in the interactions between minds, not just the operation of the brain in isolation?
This is the question behind two recent studies by Guillaume Dumas, a professor in the more PR
University of Windsor: Cross-border Collaboration and Sustainable Education Central to International Education Conference (10)
WINDSOR, Ontario, March 2 -- University of Windsor issued the following news:
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Cross-border collaboration and sustainable education central to international education conference
By Kate Hargreaves
This August, educational researchers from around the world will share their perspectives as the University of Windsor's Faculty of Education hosts the 3rd Chinese Society for Education (CSE) Annual International Conference.
Taking place Aug. 10 to 12 at UWindsor, the conference's theme is " more PR
University showcases AI materials discovery excellence during UKRI CEO visit (10)
LIVERPOOL, England, March 5 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release:
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University showcases AI materials discovery excellence during UKRI CEO visit
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Professor Sir Ian Chapman, Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), visited the University of Liverpool to explore how its research excellence and industry collaboration are driving regional and national prosperity.
Hosted by Professor Laura Harkness, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Science and Engineering, S more PR
USC students lead in adopting AI at ADDY Awards (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 4 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news:
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USC students lead in adopting AI at ADDY Awards
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AI is everywhere -and marketing is no exception. This year marked the first time that the American Advertising Federation incorporated an AI category into its Midlands ADDY Awards, and University of South Carolina students rose to the challenge, showcasing what is possible in dynamic, creative concept and design in collaboration with AI.
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Using the Vagus Nerve to Treat Disease: Review Maps Today's Science, Points to Tomorrow's Therapies (10)
LA JOLLA, California, March 5 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Using the Vagus Nerve to Treat Disease: Review Maps Today's Science, Points to Tomorrow's Therapies
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"There are now hundreds of papers talking about different mechanisms -how stimulating or blocking the vagus nerve modulates brain circuits, the immune system and organ systems like the heart, lungs and kidneys," said the paper's first author Troy (Yifeng) Bu, a recent PhD graduate more PR
UTMB honored for leadership in advanced cardiac CT imaging (10)
GALVESTON, Texas, March 5 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release:
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UTMB honored for leadership in advanced cardiac CT imaging
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The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) Cardiac CT team in Galveston has earned the HeartFlow CT Quality Award for excellence in coronary CT imaging for the fourth quarter of 2025, placing the program in the top 12% of institutions globally.
The award recognizes centers that demonstrate exceptional accuracy in more PR
Where Flow Becomes Science: Inside the Fabulous Fluids Facility (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, March 5 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news:
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Where Flow Becomes Science: Inside the Fabulous Fluids Facility
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There is a book tucked under Paul Ronney's arm. It is a hardcover, grey with gold lettering, worn at the corners in the way that only a book consulted for decades gets worn. The title: Viscous Fluid Flow, by Frank M. White. Ronney, professor and chair of the Department of Aerospace and Mechan more PR
William McCarthy named to Accounting Hall of Fame (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 5 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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William McCarthy named to Accounting Hall of Fame
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William McCarthy, professor in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems at Michigan State University's Broad College of Business and original designer of the Resource-Event-Agent, or REA, accounting model, will be inducted as the 128th member of the Accounting Hall of Fame in August 2026.
The honor will be conferred by the American Ac more PR
Yale University: AI in Medicine - Collaborating on Challenges and Opportunities (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 5 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on March 4, 2026, by Mallory Locklear with Ohno-Machado, professor of the Medicine and Biomedical Informatics and Data Science and Hua Xu, professor of the Biomedical Informatics and Data Science:
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AI in Medicine: Collaborating on Challenges and Opportunities
The world of AI is still quite new and rapidly changing. Opportunities abound when it comes to how AI can be applied and the discoveries to be made. There' more PR
York University: Machine-learning Immune-system Analysis Study May Hold Clues to Personalized Medicine (10)
TORONTO, Ontario, March 5 (TNSjou) -- York University issued the following news release:
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Machine-learning immune-system analysis study may hold clues to personalized medicine
York U led study found clear vaccine-initiated immune response biomarkers between HIV positive and HIV negative groups, but outliers underscore varied, intricate nature of the immune system
By Emina Gamulin
How people with compromised immune systems respond to vaccines is an important area of immunological resear more PR
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