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Team Including Current and Alumni CNS Astronomers Finds One of the Oldest Barred-Spiral Galaxies in the Universe

Analysis of light from the galaxy, called COSMOS-74706, places it on the cosmic timeline at about 11.5 billion years ago.

Published date Thursday, January 8, 2026 Go to all news list News

Chemistry Lab Engages Community to Study and Clean Fort River

The analyses carried out by students are helping to map how local land use affects water chemistry, part of an effort to clean up the Fort River.

Published date Tuesday, January 6, 2026 Go to all news list News

CNS Chemists Develop Unique Tool for Studying RNA

This "fluorescent method" is the best yet for observing the mysteries of RNA inside the cell, in real time and in color.
 

Published date Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Go to all news list News

Toni Lyn Morelli Publishes Research on Climate Safe Havens

This study is part of a major international effort to increase species’ chances of survival.

Published date Wednesday, December 17, 2025 Go to all news list News

CNS Researchers Show That Ocean Sediments are Key to the Survival of Northeastern Salt Marshes

The satellite data collected reveals a process that has been hitherto invisible and holds immediate implications for coastal management.

Published date Tuesday, December 16, 2025 Go to all news list News

Stockbridge Works to Prevent Toxic Metal Contamination of National Food Supply

Stockbridge is now positioned as a leading organization in the quest to guarantee a clean food supply for the nation.

Published date Friday, December 12, 2025 Go to all news list News

CNS Researchers Lead Effort to Save Asia’s Big Cats From Catastrophe

Timothy Randhir and team are at the forefront of efforts to ensure that Southeast Asia’s big cats are saved from extinction.

Published date Tuesday, December 9, 2025 Go to all news list News

CNS Biologists Detail How Striped Bass are Struggling, and Point to Solutions

The team argues that reducing air exposure, fight times, water temps, as well as increasing angler education, are key to a sustainable fishery.

Published date Tuesday, December 2, 2025 Go to all news list News

CNS Team Examines Migratory Species and Their Response to Climate Change

The team’s research could shape our understanding of how migratory species respond to climate change.

Published date Friday, November 21, 2025 Go to all news list News

Alice Cheung and Team Make Plant-breeding Discovery That Could Pave Way for New Crop Species

Cheung and her colleagues have made great strides in understanding how interspecific incompatibility (ISI) works.

Published date Thursday, November 20, 2025 Go to all news list News

Food Scientist Jiakai Lu Wins USDA Grant to Study Savory Textures in Alternative Protein Sources

The grant will allow for a machine-learning approach to better predicting the texture of plant protein products that mimic meat.

Published date Monday, November 10, 2025 Go to all news list News

Wu Lab Wins NIH Grant to Study RNP Condensates and Their Role in Human Disease

Wu argues that this research could help us to understand how cells carry out important tasks in the body.

Published date Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Go to all news list News

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