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A sample of this year's research stories

A sample of this year's research stories

Firefighting

Harrison Schmitt,

Harrison Schmitt,

Apollo 17 lunar module pilot, uses an adjustable sampling scoop to retrieve lunar samples during the second Apollo 17 extravehicular activity (EVA), at Station 5 at the Taurus-Littrow landing site.

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Desert near Alexandria

Desert near Alexandria

Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey (French, 1804–1892). Desert near Alexandria, 1842. Daguerreotype, 3 11/16 x 9 1/2 in. (9.4 x 24.1 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Philippe de Montebello Fund, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Moran Gift, in memory of Louise Chisholm Moran, Joyce F. Menschel and Annette de la Renta Gifts, and funds from various donors, 2016.

Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Research assistant and Ph.D. student Roya Nasimi

Research assistant and Ph.D. student Roya Nasimi

with a drone designed to monitor railroad infrastructure

Matrilineal Kinship Systems

Matrilineal Kinship Systems

In the Alzheimer’s affected brain,

In the Alzheimer’s affected brain,

In the Alzheimer’s affected brain, abnormal levels of the beta-amyloid protein clump together to form plaques (seen in brown) that collect between neurons and disrupt cell function. Abnormal collections of the tau protein accumulate and form tangles (seen in blue) within neurons, harming synaptic communication between nerve cells.

Credit: NIH Public Domain

OMI Database

Credit: Heather Edgar

2019 Research Year-in-Review

January 06, 2020

Categories: Front Page College of Arts & Sciences Anthropology Biology Earth & Planetary Sciences Physics & Astronomy Psychology School of Engineering Research

Tags: research

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