Some News Section pitches! From the connection for mental health and diabetes research, new paper-based sensors detecting harmful pesticides, and Dino discoveries, take a news pitch!

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 Hey everyone! Here are some pitches. As always, please let me know if there is something you would like to write on but is not here. 

New U of A research leads to better data storage for computers that works more efficiently and is less carbon-heavy.

The two pronged research will help users efficiency and, more importantly, the environment. Interview the researchers and get the whole story behind their breakthrough!

 Scotiabank donated $1.25 million to AI research at the U of A  Find out what the money will be used for specifically and how it will benefit students and AI research at the U of A.

Researchers at the U of A find new drugs with potential to treat cancer

Talk with the researchers about this new class of drugs and their potential impact on cancer treatment. 

U of A students make a vlog series about mental health on campus

Meet the students and profile their upcoming series which will be screened on campus later. 

A new U of A developed paper-based sensor can detect toxins

The sensor uses silicon-based quantum dots to detect these powerful toxins, turning the paper sensors yellow or green, depending on the amount of toxin present. The study also shows that a commercial smartphone application can be used to accurately estimate the amount of paraoxon or parathion — common pesticides— in a sample. 

An ancient snake's cheekbones have shed light on snake evolution

A 100-million-year old legged snake fossil provides critical insight into how the heads of modern snakes evolved. Speak with the researcher to get the full story!

A dinosaur skull is changing  palaeontology forever

A U of A researcher who now works elsewhere has found an asymmetrical horn placement of a dinosaur. Researchers always assumed horns were always symmetrical. Speak with the researcher who is changing the field!

 The connection between mental health and diabetes  Researcher Jeff Johnson investigated the burden of Type 2 diabetes’ risk attributable to depression and anxiety, and found that men are more affected than women.