Water scarcity is often understood as a problem for regions experiencing drought, but a new study from Cornell and Tufts universities finds that not only can localized water shortages impact the global economy, but changes in global demand send positive and negative ripple effects to water basins across the globe. […]
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Three University of Portsmouth researchers studying communication between humans and cats, plastic-eating enzymes and how to brew an espresso – have been ranked as among the most influential in the world for 2020. Their work has been ranked in the Altmetric Top 100 – an annual list of the research that most caught the […]
A Lancaster University professor’s new book tells a series of intriguing stories set against a variety of fascinating locations from England to Kurdistan. Professor Graham Mort’s ‘Like Fado and Other Stories’ comprises 13 stories, including a longer novella-style piece entitled ‘Whitethorn’. The stories are set in the north-west of England, […]
A major milestone for a University of South Florida initiative is changing the way students see and interact with the world. USF’s Global Citizens Project (GCP) has presented the Global Citizen Award to its 500th student. The Global Citizens Project is a university-wide initiative aimed at enhancing undergraduate students’ global competencies through the development […]
