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Taking Note

Habit formation can help us avoid some of the problems of moods determining our behavior, can help us resist distractions, and overall help us to be better writers because they force us to write regularly and often. But you can’t establish a good habit if you don’t understand what actually works for you. A fundamental aspect of building a sustainable writing practice is noticing.

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How Pollution Affects Pregnancy

Study led by Kari Nadeau, MD/PhD '95, is first to examine links between PM2.5 and maternal and fetal health at level of a single cell.

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Observing—and Preserving—the Ozone Layer

A new solar-powered aircraft will provide data on how climate change impacts the ozone layer better and faster than ever before thanks to the work of a team that includes PhD student Joe C. Gonzales. 

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The first flight of the new solar powered climate forecasting observatory at Manassas Regional Airport, Virginia.
The first flight of the new solar powered climate forecasting observatory at Manassas Regional Airport, Virginia.
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Thinking in Tongues

Inspired by her multilingual upbringing in the Catalonia region of Spain, PhD candidate Saima Malik-Moraleda studies the brain to find the universal principles behind how it deciphers all language—and even how we define what language is. 

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A Toolkit to Make Sense of the World

Michael Droste, PhD '24, turned to the study of economics and government policy to make sense of what he saw growing up in Iowa, a state that experienced a decades-long decline in manufacturing and jobs.

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