At it's last general meeting of the year on Wednesday, Dec. 11, the Wayne State University Board of Governors unanimously approved an exciting new academic initiative. The doctorate in integrative neuroscience program – also known as INSPIRE – will launch in fall 2025 and will be located in the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Designed to tackle some of today's most pressing challenges in neuroscience, INSPIRE represents a bold, interdisciplinary approach to education and research, combining expertise from biology, psychology, engineering and other disciplines.
Can you imagine a day when you turn on your faucet and no water comes out? The hypothetical question, posed by a research team at UNLV, is called a Day Zero scenario. It sounds like the plot of a doomsday apocalypse series but its not as unimaginable - or as far-fetched - as a Hollywood screenplay might seem. A few years ago in Cape Town, South Africa they almost reached this point, where they were about to tell their citizens that they simply had no more water to give them, even though we all know that water is necessary on a daily basis, said Erica Marti, an associate professor of civil and environmental
Each November, we celebrate National Adoption Month—a time to raise awareness, honor adoptive families, and most importantly, recognize the children who are still waiting for their forever homes. As the Program Coordinator for Adoption Support for Kentucky (ASK), I have the privilege of working with foster and adoptive families across the Commonwealth, witnessing their joys, challenges, and extraordinary resilience. This month, I invite you to join us in celebrating adoption while recognizing the essential need for ongoing support and understanding for families as they navigate this life-changing