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California-bound Badgerloop team aims for top prize
Childhood stress leaves lasting mark on genes
How does stress put some children at risk of psychiatric disorders when they grow up? To find out, researchers compared their genomes to those of kids whose childhoods were relatively tranquil.
Data Science Initiative supports faculty research
Study suggests buried internet infrastructure at risk as sea levels rise
The most susceptible U.S. cities are New York, Miami and Seattle, but the effects would ripple across the internet — potentially disrupting global communications.
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