LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 5 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * 48 UK undergrads to present at national research conference * 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

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 5 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news: * * * Mentor, Scientist, Builder of Community: JSNN's Dennis LaJeunesse * Joy, enthusiasm, energy -this is what emanates from even a brief interaction with Dennis LaJeunesse, longtime nanoscience professor at UNC Greensboro's Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN). As he concludes a 26-year career at the University, he seems thrilled to mentor JSNN graduate s more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, March 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * The Maya engineering paradox: masters of water, prisoners of mercury The Maya of Ucanal, in present-day Guatemala, kept their water free of biological contaminants for a millennium--but their ritual use of mercury created a toxic taint. By Virginie Soffer Under the supervision of Universite de Montreal archaeology professor Christina Halperin, PhD student Jean Tremblay spent six years, from 20 more PR