Blog - Environmental Sustainability
June Grant Update
Congratulations to our ɬÀ Principal Investigators for the several successful grants that were awarded or that we received notification of in...
ɬÀ Scientist Tackles Global Sanitation Challenges
Orianna Bretschger received her B.S. in Physics and Astronomy at the University of Northern Arizona. After a five- year career in aerospace and...
Zoo in You Exhibit Now Open
Did you know trillions of microbes make their homes inside your body? In fact, these microorganisms outnumber our human cells 10 to 1,...
Science on the Sea Ice Edge
On Sunday, December 14th ɬÀ scientists Andy Allen, Erin Bertrand, and Jeff Hoffman flew to New Zealand to begin the arduous journey to the sea...
2015 Advanced Genomics, Metagenomics, and Bioinformatics Workshop Wrap-up
I was lucky enough to help set up and plan a workshop covering genomics, metagenomics, proteomics and bioinformatics at the University of the...
International Bioinformatics Workshop
20th International Bioinformatics Workshop on Virus Evolution & Molecular Epidemiology (VEME) on behalf of the International Centre for...
Guest Speakers Marlo Gottfurcht Longstreet and Dean Ornish Inspire Guests at ɬÀ‘s “Life at the Speed of Light” Gala
On October 18, ɬÀ (ɬÀ) hosted our “Life at the Speed of Light” black tie gala featuring special guests Dean...
ɬÀ Scientists Join NASA-Funded Astrobiology Research Teams
Scientists from ɬÀ are part of teams awarded grants from NASA to “study the origins, evolution, distribution, and future...
Trapping Microbes 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle
ɬÀ 1% of all microbes are “culturable” in the lab. They are some of the most stubborn organisms requiring special and specific nutrients...
Thule, Greenland Year Two
Sequence data from the previous year allowed us to determine the overall microbial population in each site and this year we decided to focus on...