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Associate Professor Jill Lohmeier

09/21/2021

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Researcher: Science education can help slow climate change

People who understand how human behavior affects the climate can make more environmentally sound decisions, says Jill Lohmeier, a School of Education associate professor who, through the Cool Science initiative, studies how children鈥檚 art can raise awareness of the issues. Cool Science involves K-12 students and members of the community to address climate challenges across the country. She talks about the project and how 51视频 students and others can get involved. See the full story.

Nutrition professor finds major gaps in bone-health research

Many people think of osteoporosis as a disease that primarily affects white women, thinning their bones to fragility and causing painful fractures of the spine, hips and wrists as they age. The reality is different 鈥 and shows how much researchers don鈥檛 yet know about who is affected and why, according to Biomedical and Nutritional Sciences Assistant Prof. Sabrina Noel, whose team has been analyzing data and conducting focus groups among Latino populations in Boston and Lawrence. See the full story.