Category Archives: Researcher stories

The coronavirus gives us a chance to rethink graduate school admissions

By Nick Young

We would never ask a musician to take a multiple-choice test to join our band.

Yet, this is how many physics and astronomy graduate programs select students. As a result, we limit the talent that enters our field.

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Discovering how cells talk to each other is key to better diagnosis and treatment of disease

Jon Kaletka

By Jon Kaletka

There are countless apps to keep in touch with friends and family throughout the world.

But have you ever wondered how your body’s trillions of individual cells talk to each other?

That’s what I study to improve the diagnosis and treatment of bacterial infections.

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