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University of Mississippi: Entrepreneurship Forum to Convene at Insight Park
OXFORD, Mississippi, March 21 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news:
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Entrepreneurship Forum to Convene at Insight Park
Annual statewide higher education gathering will be April 9-10 at Ole Miss
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The University of Mississippi will host the 2026 Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum on April 9-10, bringing together leaders from public and private institutions of higher education across Mississippi to share campus-based entrepreneurship efforts.
The two-day forum will be at Insight Park, the university's research and business park, with opening activities in the Johnson
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OXFORD, Mississippi, March 21 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news:
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Entrepreneurship Forum to Convene at Insight Park
Annual statewide higher education gathering will be April 9-10 at Ole Miss
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The University of Mississippi will host the 2026 Mississippi Entrepreneurship Forum on April 9-10, bringing together leaders from public and private institutions of higher education across Mississippi to share campus-based entrepreneurship efforts.
The two-day forum will be at Insight Park, the university's research and business park, with opening activities in the JohnsonCommons ballroom. The forum serves as a convention for higher education leaders engaged in entrepreneurship, innovation and economic development.
"MEF is intentionally designed as a working forum," said J.R. Love, assistant director of economic development and Insight Park. "It gives colleagues from across Mississippi's colleges and universities the opportunity to step away from their campuses, reflect on what's working and learn from one another in a setting that encourages collaboration and honest dialogue."
The opening session on April 9 will feature a conversation between Lisa Cooley, assistant professor of marketing at Delta State University, and John T. Edge, director of the Mississippi Lab and Greenfield Farm Writers Residency. They will focus on the economic and community impact of place-based creative and entrepreneurial initiatives.
That evening's dinner will feature remarks from Saundra Thompson McFarland, chair of the Department of Business Administration and associate professor of business law at Jackson State University.
Activities will continue April 10 at Insight Park, with breakfast and a guided tour of the park, followed by a business and entrepreneur roundtable led by Allen Kurr of Oxford Lafayette Inc. The forum will also include a planning team meeting and lunch remarks from Lucy Schultze, CEO of Red Window Communications.
The annual event is organized by the Office of Economic Development and the Grisham-McLean Institute for Public Service and Community Engagement as a part of the Catalyzing Entrepreneurship and Economic Development initiative. A committee of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning schools and statewide organizations also support the event.
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Original text here: https://olemiss.edu/news/2026/03/mississippi-entrepreneurship-forum-to-convene-at-insight-park/index.html
University of Dayton Issues UD in the News Wrap Up for March 14-20
DAYTON, Ohio, March 21 -- The University of Dayton posted the following UD in the News wrap up for March 14-20, 2026:
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UD in the News March 14-20
Inside Higher Ed and radio stations in Los Angeles and Ohio, plus the Dayton Daily News tapped faculty expertise. Political scientist Dan Birdsong wrote an editorial for The Columbus Dispatch about the SAVE Act, which also was published by USA TODAY.
Utah could allow conscientious objection to class assignments (https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/state-policy/2026/03/16/utah-could-allow-conscientious-objection-class-assignments)
Inside
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DAYTON, Ohio, March 21 -- The University of Dayton posted the following UD in the News wrap up for March 14-20, 2026:
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UD in the News March 14-20
Inside Higher Ed and radio stations in Los Angeles and Ohio, plus the Dayton Daily News tapped faculty expertise. Political scientist Dan Birdsong wrote an editorial for The Columbus Dispatch about the SAVE Act, which also was published by USA TODAY.
Utah could allow conscientious objection to class assignments (https://www.insidehighered.com/news/government/state-policy/2026/03/16/utah-could-allow-conscientious-objection-class-assignments)
InsideHigher Ed
Charles Russo, School of Law and School of Education and Health Sciences
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What would a cyberattack by Iran look like and how would we protect ourselves? (http://mms.tveyes.com/MediaCenterPlayer.aspx?u=aHR0cDovL21lZGlhY2VudGVyLnR2ZXllcy5jb20vZG93bmxvYWRnYXRld2F5LmFzcHg%2FVXNlcklEPTE4MDg3NyZNRElEPTI1Mzk2NjI1Jk1EU2VlZD01MTIwJlR5cGU9TWVkaWE%3D)
KNX-AM (Los Angeles)
Grant Neeley, Center for Cybersecurity and Data Intelligence
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Ohio law bans cell phones during the school day. Teachers and students have mixed feelings (https://www.statenews.org/section/the-ohio-newsroom/2026-03-16/ohio-law-bans-cell-phones-during-the-school-day-teachers-and-students-have-mixed-feelings)
The Statehouse News Bureau
Corinne Brion, educational administration
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Discussing Iran and the possibility of domestic attacks (https://www.diigo.com/user/udnews?query=%23terrorism+%23March_2026)
WLW-AM (Cincinnati)
Mark Ensalaco, political science
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Trump officials have your voting records. Voting security punched in face (https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columns/guest/2026/03/20/ohio-voter-data-frank-larose-save-america-act/89229132007/)
USA TODAY, via The Columbus Dispatch
Dan Birdsong, political science
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Attorney, judge accused of conspiring to influence election: See video from elections board (https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/attorney-judge-accused-of-conspiring-to-influence-election-see-video-from-elections-board/EFQTS347BNFYDBD2PXAV5ELHME/)
Dayton Daily News
Denise Platfoot Lacey, School of Law
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Haiti TPS: Supreme Court to hear case impacting program in April as local advocates highlight impact (https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/haiti-tps-springfield-advocates-ask-supreme-court-to-consider-local-impacts-of-ending-program/VLOW4J7ORZGOBBUUWO7FUWUJ4Y/)
Dayton Daily News
Ericka Curran, School of Law
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Original text here: https://udayton.edu/news/articles/2026/03/ud-news-march-14-20.php
University Of West London Economics Students Gain Venture Capital Insight
WASHINGTON, March 21 -- University of West London Business Economics students gained direct exposure to venture capital decision-making during a visit to Blue Lake Venture Capital in London. This industry engagement allowed participants to observe how firms evaluate start-ups, assess scalability, and manage investment portfolios.
The session, hosted at the High Holborn offices, featured founder David Gilgur. He shared perspectives on valuation under uncertainty, funding rounds, and investor incentives. These topics connected academic economics to practical finance. Approximately 25 students participated
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WASHINGTON, March 21 -- University of West London Business Economics students gained direct exposure to venture capital decision-making during a visit to Blue Lake Venture Capital in London. This industry engagement allowed participants to observe how firms evaluate start-ups, assess scalability, and manage investment portfolios.
The session, hosted at the High Holborn offices, featured founder David Gilgur. He shared perspectives on valuation under uncertainty, funding rounds, and investor incentives. These topics connected academic economics to practical finance. Approximately 25 students participatedin the workshop, engaging in discussions regarding risk management and career pathways within the sector.
The experience moved learning beyond theory for those enrolled at the Claude Littner Business School. By engaging with an active investor, students applied exit thinking to real-world scenarios. Lucie Ingram, associate professor and course leader stated the visit gave students rare access to how investment decisions are made. Ingram noted that understanding why scalability drives these choices connects academic study to entrepreneurship.
Direct exposure to how investors assess opportunity and structure deals addresses a professional skills gap. As innovation-focused sectors expand in the U.S. and abroad, venture capital remains central to how firms scale. One student described the discussion as a perfect introduction to the reality of funding start-ups and how ideas gain the opportunity to grow.
This visit is part of a strategy to integrate employer engagement into the academic experience. Students will continue building connections with the entrepreneurial finance community through networking events and exposure to capital-raising platforms.
-- Kripaa Chhughani, Targeted News Service
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Original text posted on March 20, 2026, here: https://www.uwl.ac.uk/news/uwl-business-economics-students-gain-direct-venture-capital-insight-london-industry-visit
Rowan University: Exploring Cell Communication With 3D Printing
GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 21 -- Rowan University issued the following news:
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Exploring cell communication with 3D printing
In the body's tissues, cells coordinate with one another constantly. Andrea Vernengo, Ph.D., associate professor of chemical and biomedical engineering in the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, studies the messages they send and receive by suspending cells within soft substances, called hydrogels. With this approach, which relies on 3D printing, her lab studies wound healing and cancer, with the aim of discovering new therapies.
"In many physiological processes,
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GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 21 -- Rowan University issued the following news:
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Exploring cell communication with 3D printing
In the body's tissues, cells coordinate with one another constantly. Andrea Vernengo, Ph.D., associate professor of chemical and biomedical engineering in the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering, studies the messages they send and receive by suspending cells within soft substances, called hydrogels. With this approach, which relies on 3D printing, her lab studies wound healing and cancer, with the aim of discovering new therapies.
"In many physiological processes,cells coordinate and communicate with each other through chemical signals," Vernengo says. "We use biomaterials to recreate these processes in a controlled way."
To study wound healing, her lab focuses on mesenchymal stem cells, which regenerate tissues including bone and cartilage. The signals these cells send to one another could one day become the basis for new therapies that, for example, promote the growth of the protein collagen in the skin or healing in orthopedic injuries. They could also kick-start healing in patients in whom this process is impaired, she says.
For cancer, they are focusing on chondrosarcoma--a rare type of cancer that develops in bone. Her lab wants to know if communication between the cancer cells and mesenchymal stem cells determines whether a tumor becomes more aggressive.
Using a specialized 3D printer, her lab prints 1-cubic centimeter blocks of hydrogel. Each one contains 500,000 to a million cells, which lab members study using imaging and biochemical tools.
In addition to scientific insights, Vernengo aims to produce marketable products. As a participant in the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps, which trains scientists and engineers to become entrepreneurs, she has learned how to commercialize her work. "I believe in the process of identifying real world needs, validating them, and then letting those insights shape the studies I do in the lab," she says.
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Original text here: https://today.rowan.edu/news/2026/03/andrea-vernengo-cell-communication-with-3d-printing.html
IEEE Jax State Student Branch and Computer Science Students Earn Multiple Awards at IEEE SoutheastCon 2026
JACKSONVILLE, Alabama, March 21 -- Jacksonville State University issued the following news on March 19, 2026:
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IEEE Jax State Student Branch and Computer Science Students Earn Multiple Awards at IEEE SoutheastCon 2026
Students from Jacksonville State University (Jax State) delivered an impressive performance at the IEEE SoutheastCon 2026 Conference, held March 13-15 in Huntsville, Alabama, earning multiple awards in highly competitive student competitions and continuing to improve their results each year at the conference.
Under the mentorship of Dr. Arup Ghosh, Associate Professor of
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama, March 21 -- Jacksonville State University issued the following news on March 19, 2026:
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IEEE Jax State Student Branch and Computer Science Students Earn Multiple Awards at IEEE SoutheastCon 2026
Students from Jacksonville State University (Jax State) delivered an impressive performance at the IEEE SoutheastCon 2026 Conference, held March 13-15 in Huntsville, Alabama, earning multiple awards in highly competitive student competitions and continuing to improve their results each year at the conference.
Under the mentorship of Dr. Arup Ghosh, Associate Professor ofComputer Science and advisor of the IEEE Jax State Student Branch, members of the student branch participated in several competitions and conference activities. Students participating this year included Oluwapamilerin Agbekorode, Sabin Banjara, Prashant Basyal, Aashish Bista, Nala Caldwell, Rodney Hicks, Luke Joplin, Savannah Jones, Katty Juarez, Anuska Pandey, Sakib Hossen Rajon, Greesh Sah, Utsav Shrestha, Utsav Singh, and Ralph Wheeler.
All students are active members of the IEEE Jax State Student Branch, which provides opportunities for professional development, technical competitions, and leadership within the global IEEE community. Despite being a relatively new student branch--established in 2023 in the Department of Mathematical, Computing, and Information Sciences (MCIS) at Jax State--the group has already demonstrated strong performance in regional IEEE competitions.
The Jax State team achieved several notable results at the conference. The Software Competition (Open Category) team--Oluwapamilerin Agbekorode, Prashant Basyal, Aashish Bista, and Utsav Shrestha--earned first place. In the Website Competition, Prashant Basyal and Sakib Hossen Rajon secured third place, while the Promotional Design (T-Shirt) Competition team of Nala Caldwell, Savannah Jones, and Katty Juarez earned second place.
In addition to these awards, the Jax State team ranked 7th among 39 university teams in the qualifying round of the Hardware Competition, demonstrating improvement from last year's performance and achieving a strong result in another highly competitive category.
Jax State students also participated in several other events, including the Ethics Competition, Circuit Design Competition, and Student Presentation Competition, where they performed well and gained valuable experience competing with teams from across the region.
Graduate students Sabin Banjara and Utsav Singh, members of Dr. Ghosh's research lab, also presented their research at the conference. Their work examines distributed computing and peer-to-peer network architectures for improving online safety for teenagers and older adults. The paper has been accepted for publication and is scheduled to appear in IEEE Xplore.
IEEE SoutheastCon is one of the region's premier engineering and computing conferences, bringing together about 1,000 students, researchers, and professionals for technical competitions, presentations, and networking opportunities.
"This achievement reflects the dedication, teamwork, and technical talent of our students," said Dr. Ghosh. "Competing against strong universities and bringing home multiple awards is a great accomplishment for our students. During the conference awards banquet, our university's name was announced multiple times, and it was wonderful to see Jax State recognized among so many institutions."
In addition to mentoring the student teams, Dr. Ghosh participated in several IEEE Region 3 meetings during the conference and delivered a presentation on Southeast Region industry engagement in his new role as the IEEE Region 3 Industry Engagement Coordinator. In this role, he is working to establish an Industry Engagement Committee and foster stronger connections between professionals and companies across IEEE Region 3, helping create communities where industry and engineers can collaborate and advance technology for the benefit of humanity.
In addition to the student accomplishments, the IEEE Alabama Section also received the IEEE Exemplary Section Award, recognizing outstanding leadership and service to IEEE members and communities across the region. Dr. Ghosh, who has been serving as Chair of the IEEE Alabama Section since last year, received the award on behalf of the section for its achievements in 2025.
This trip was made possible through the generous support of the IEEE Jax State Student Branch, IEEE Alabama Section, IEEE Region 3, the NSF S-STEM Program, Jacksonville State University's College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences, and the Department of Mathematical, Computing, and Information Sciences (MCIS).
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Original text here: https://jsu.edu/news/articles/2026/03/ieee-jax-state-student-branch-and-computer-science-students-earn-multiple-awards-at-ieeesoutheastcon2026.html
Hunter College: From Bedside to Biotech: Brookdale Legacy Lives On in New SPARC Vision
NEW YORK, March 21 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, issued the following news on March 20, 2026:
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From Bedside to Biotech: Brookdale Legacy Lives On in New SPARC Vision
It's time to say goodbye to an old friend.
Hunter College's Brookdale campus -- which trained generations of nurses at the front lines of public health for more than 70 years before housing additional academic programs and serving as Hunter's main dormitory -- will be reimagined as the Science Park and Research Campus Kips Bay.
Back in the day, Brookdale was designed with a clear
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NEW YORK, March 21 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, issued the following news on March 20, 2026:
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From Bedside to Biotech: Brookdale Legacy Lives On in New SPARC Vision
It's time to say goodbye to an old friend.
Hunter College's Brookdale campus -- which trained generations of nurses at the front lines of public health for more than 70 years before housing additional academic programs and serving as Hunter's main dormitory -- will be reimagined as the Science Park and Research Campus Kips Bay.
Back in the day, Brookdale was designed with a clearand practical purpose: to house nurses, support their training, and place them within steps of one of the nation's oldest public hospitals. But its unofficial historian said it was built for use, not for permanence.
"This building was never meant to be a monument," said Martin Dornbaum, director of the Health Professions Education Center.
That doesn't mean it didn't have its own charm.
Inside, the building's purpose was visible in every detail -- in the Art Deco steel and stone friezes, the tightly organized dormitories, and specialized classrooms.
For decades, it functioned as part of the city's public health infrastructure, embedded in a corridor defined by hospitals, research, and care.
From Florence Nightingale to Brookdale
The roots of Brookdale's story extend back to the founding of the New York Training School for Nurses in 1873, one of the earliest formal nursing programs in the United States.
Its early structure was shaped in part by correspondence between Florence Nightingale and Dr. William Gill Wylie, helping to establish standards rooted in discipline, hygiene, and academic rigor.
"This is where professional nursing in America really takes shape," Dornbaum said. "Not just in theory, but in practice."
Over time, the school helped define the profession -- contributing to nursing scholarship, formalizing training standards and introducing nursing pins, caps, and standardized uniforms in the United States.
"Everybody knows those pinstripe uniforms -- that started at Bellevue," Dornbaum said. "These weren't just symbols; they were markers of a profession defining itself."
As enrollment grew in the postwar years, a new facility was needed. Brookdale was designed as both a residence and a school, placing students within steps of the hospital and reflecting an era when nursing was more than just a profession.
"The assumption was that nursing was not just a job, but a calling that structured your entire life," Dornbaum said.
Life at Brookdale was structured and communal. Dorm rooms were modest but private, while social interactions were closely supervised. Visitors met students in monitored parlors, and the campus provided shared spaces for recreation and study.
A Building Designed for Its Time
The building reflected its purpose. Private spaces were compact. Shared spaces -- hallways, stairwells, and common areas -- were expansive and built for durability.
Materials like pink marble signaled permanence. Art Deco steel railings and carefully designed interiors added a sense of order and cohesion.
Classrooms, labs, and lecture halls supported a rigorous academic environment. In one, a rotating floor allowed instructors to present specimens from all angles, reinforcing the school's emphasis on hands-on learning.
A Job Well Done
More than 50 years on, it became clear the building had reached its limits. Advances in healthcare education and technology had outpaced what a mid-century structure -- particularly one along the East River -- could support.
Hurricane Sandy made those vulnerabilities visible, leaving waterlines on walls and damaging research spaces.
"That was a reckoning," Dornbaum said. "Not just about repair, but about vulnerability."
Those realities accelerated conversations already underway, as the needs of modern health education continued to grow.
For Dornbaum, the transition reflects success, not failure.
"This building did exactly what it was supposed to do," Dornbaum said. "It supported generations of nurses and helped shape a profession."
Alumni have embraced that perspective as well.
"Whenever something is being built, it's built for the better," said Nenna Akoma-Onoaji BS '97.
A New Horizon for Excellence
Brookdale was home not only to Hunter's School of Nursing, but also to the School of Health Professions -- both of which are now positioned for growth in new locations.
The nursing school continues to rise in prominence, with a 98 percent pass rate on the registered nurse licensing exam and as many as 800 applications each year for just 150 seats.
"We just don't have enough seats to meet the demand," said Dr. Ann Marie Mauro, the Joan Hansen Grabe Dean of the School of Nursing.
Both schools are now in new locations as the City University of New York prepares for SPARC. The School of Nursing relocated in January 2026 to 60 West Street in the Financial District, where it is continuing its programs. The School of Health Professions, long based at Brookdale, has moved to Hunter's Silberman campus in East Harlem.
When SPARC opens, that future will take physical form: a modern, purpose-built campus designed to support interdisciplinary research, education, and innovation.
In that sense, Brookdale's legacy will not be erased. It will be extended -- from a campus that trained generations at the bedside to one that will shape the future of health and science across New York City and beyond.
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Original text here: https://www.hunter.cuny.edu/news/from-bedside-to-biotech-brookdale-legacy-lives-on-in-new-sparc-vision/?news-feed=all-news&source=/news/
Biodiversity Expert to Present at 11th Annual USI Shaw Biology Lecture
EVANSVILLE, Indiana, March 21 -- The University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release:
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Biodiversity expert to present at 11th annual USI Shaw Biology Lecture
The University of Southern Indiana will host its 11th annual Shaw Biology Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 in Carter Hall, located in University Center West on campus. The event is open to the public at no charge.
Dr. Jill Jankowski, Associate Professor of Zoology at the University of British Columbia, will present a public lecture titled, From Jungle to Summit: Hummingbirds and the Hidden Rules of Biodiversity.
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EVANSVILLE, Indiana, March 21 -- The University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release:
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Biodiversity expert to present at 11th annual USI Shaw Biology Lecture
The University of Southern Indiana will host its 11th annual Shaw Biology Lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 in Carter Hall, located in University Center West on campus. The event is open to the public at no charge.
Dr. Jill Jankowski, Associate Professor of Zoology at the University of British Columbia, will present a public lecture titled, From Jungle to Summit: Hummingbirds and the Hidden Rules of Biodiversity.Jankowski, an Evansville native, is a biodiversity scientist whose career has been spent studying nature, from tropical forests to research labs. Through decades of research on birds, ecosystems and species interactions, she has become an expert on the ecological and evolutionary processes that determine the rules behind how bird species share space, adapt to changing environments and persist in their complex yet delicate ecosystems.
This lecture is underwritten by a USI Foundation Endowment with the support of the Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education and the USI Biology Department.
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Original text here: https://www.usi.edu/news/releases/2026/03/biodiversity-expert-to-present-at-11th-annual-usi-shaw-biology-lecture
