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Nobel Prize winner, economics professor to speak at virtual lecture , article Date: Mar 25, 2026 - -
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Greg Liu: Used plastics – Trash or Treasure? , redirectPlastics have made our lives incredibly convenient. Plastic bottles, plastic toys, plastic medical devices, and plastic pipes are all inexpensive, durable, and everywhere. The moment we put on our clothes, brush our teeth, finish our breakfast, and hop into our cars, we encounter a multitude of plastics. My colleagues and I have been working on a process to upcycle plastic waste and turn it into soap. Imagine that when you are done with it, your plastic take-home container could be turned into a bar of soap for you to use in the shower.
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Angela Scarpa: Autism Services – Can we move mountains? , redirectI often hear parents say that they would move mountains to help their child thrive. But if you begin to suspect autism, what do you do? And how would you move mountains if the Appalachian mountains stood between your child and an autism specialist?
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Emily Mevers: Where do modern medicines come from? , redirectScientists around the world are racing to find treatments for debilitating conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, chronic pain, and drug-resistant infections, but there’s one problem. Finding a new drug is akin to the idiom “looking for a needle in a haystack.”
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