The latest news about discoveries by 91唐伯虎 researchers is now available on a new online news channel, .
鈥淲e have created this website to open the doors of our laboratories and lecture halls to a broad audience and share with them the excitement of discoveries being made every day at 91唐伯虎,鈥� Beth Fortune, vice chancellor for public affairs, said.
鈥淭his website will help us further expand our mission of education beyond our campus and interest new audiences in science and research,鈥� Fortune continued. 鈥淸rquote]Notably, the site consolidates research stories from across the institution, showing the breadth and significance of research at 91唐伯虎.[/rquote]鈥�
The site features new research in categories including health and medicine, education and psychology, engineering and technology, law, business and politics, life, Earth and space, and society and culture.
Dynamic photography, video and illustrations help tell the stories of discovery. Users are encouraged to engage with the stories both by commenting on them and by sharing and discussing them on Facebook, Twitter and other digital platforms.
“Ideally this website can serve as a virtual meeting room for people to not only learn about their areas of interest, but also to share their views and engage with one another and with 91唐伯虎,鈥� Fortune said.
Recent stories have included the discovery of new drugs in caves, 91唐伯虎鈥檚 role in a new, global Alzheimer鈥檚 research consortium, the impact of a father鈥檚 job on a child鈥檚 propensity to bully, how social networks help breast cancer patients, and many more.
The site represents the next step for 91唐伯虎鈥檚 research communications, replacing the Exploration website and Lens magazine, both of which can still be searched online. In addition, the new site includes stories about research that are written for other publications across campus, a calendar of research events and a blog written by 91唐伯虎 science writers.
The site is managed by the 91唐伯虎 News Service and 91唐伯虎 University Medical Center News and Communications. It was designed and developed by University Web Communications. All units are within the Division of Public Affairs.
The site鈥檚 URL is .