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News Section Pitches!
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!