Hundreds of millions at risk: Educating communities about alcohol flush and increased cancer risk
Did you know that facial flushing after drinking alcohol can cause cancer? Over 540 million people have...
Feeling Salty: What Insects Thrive in the San Francisco Bay Area's Former Salt Ponds?
The San Francisco Bay Area's salt ponds represent a vital part of California's history and biodiversity...
Worms at Work: Scoping Natural Carbon Sequestration at Scale
For centuries, scientists noted earthworms' exploits as ecosystem engineers. Recent research shows the feasibility...
Developing a low-cost, rapid diagnostic for urogenital Schistosomiasis infection
We are developing a frugal diagnostic for urogenital schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease that...
Dermatology AI Assistant to Empower Primary Care Providers in Zaatari Refugee Camp in Jordan
An AI-assisted dermatology tool for refugees, utilizing imaging and symptom questionnaires to improve diagnostic...
Working towards a low-cost ostomy bag that doesn't leak
Ostomy bags are a daily medical necessity for 15 million people globally. However, these bags often delaminate...
Development of Low Cost Tent Heaters for Unhoused Populations
For years, makeshift heating solutions for homeless individuals have involved burning unsafe materials like...
Big data and the law: should we graph the entire justice system?
Justice systems can be represented as a graph: a network of nodes linked by different kinds of relationships...
Opening your mind’s eye: collaborating with a computer to reveal visual imagination
Close your eyes and visualize the streets of your childhood. What do you remember of what you have seen...
The pursuit of happiness: The basis of color in the happy face spider (Theridion grallator)
The Hawaiian happy face spider, T. grallator, is known for its striking color polymorphisms (variations...
