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Yavapai College Provost Dr. Doug Berry Selected for the Prestigious Aspen Institute's Rising Presidents Fellowship
PRESCOTT, Arizona, May 28 -- Yavapai College issued the following news:
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Yavapai College Provost Dr. Doug Berry Selected for the Prestigious Aspen Institute's Rising Presidents Fellowship
Dr. Berry will Participate in Fellowship Preparing Next Generation of Presidents to Improve Student Outcomes
Chris J. Minnick
The Aspen Institute announced on May 27 that Yavapai College Provost and Vice President of Student Affairs Doug Berry, Ph.D., has been selected as one of 40 outstanding leaders from across the country for the 2026-27 Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship. The 40 executive and senior
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PRESCOTT, Arizona, May 28 -- Yavapai College issued the following news:
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Yavapai College Provost Dr. Doug Berry Selected for the Prestigious Aspen Institute's Rising Presidents Fellowship
Dr. Berry will Participate in Fellowship Preparing Next Generation of Presidents to Improve Student Outcomes
Chris J. Minnick
The Aspen Institute announced on May 27 that Yavapai College Provost and Vice President of Student Affairs Doug Berry, Ph.D., has been selected as one of 40 outstanding leaders from across the country for the 2026-27 Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship. The 40 executive and seniorcommunity college leaders were chosen from a competitive pool of more than 125 applicants for their potential to enact major reforms that deliver much stronger results for students.
"I am honored to be selected by the Aspen Institute to participate in the fellowship program that will help further advance the high-quality education and services we provide to our students at Yavapai College," Dr. Berry said. "Yavapai College is the premier community college in Arizona, known for our innovation in the certificates and degree programs we offer, as well as the services we provide to our students."
Rising Presidents Fellows are chosen based on their commitment to improving student success and advancing economic mobility, their readiness to lead major student-success reforms, and the likelihood that they will assume a college presidency within five years of completing the program. The selected fellows come from 20 states and a wide range of institutions -- from small rural colleges to large urban campuses -- bringing diverse perspectives and experiences to the fellowship.
"Dr. Berry is a perfect selection for this year's Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship program because, since joining Yavapai College in 2023, he has worked on several innovative changes--such as the launch of the 92-credit optimized bachelor's degrees--that have improved the quality of education and opportunities we provide to our students," said Lisa Rhine, Ph.D., Yavapai College President, who was part of the inaugural Rising Presidents Fellowship class in 2016.
In 2021, Gov. Doug Ducey authorized Arizona's community colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees, and Yavapai College became the first rural community college in the state to offer those degrees. Yavapai College currently offers bachelor's degrees in nursing, computer science, and business, including a fully optimized three-year Bachelor of Applied Science in Business -- the first program of its kind in the nation. Beginning in the fall 2026 semester, Yavapai College will launch a Bachelor of Design in Visual Design and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Public Safety Administration.+
Prior to joining the leadership team at Yavapai College, Dr. Berry served as the Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences in the Maricopa County Community College District. He previously served at Paradise Valley Community College as Interim Vice President of Academic Affairs, where he was responsible for planning, directing, evaluating, and providing oversight of the college's Academic Affairs division.
Dr. Berry holds a Ph.D. in General Psychology, with a research emphasis in Emotional Intelligence and Team Cohesion, from Capella University; a Master of Arts in Sports and Exercise Psychology from Argosy University; and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Olivet Nazarene University.
The Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship is a year-long executive leadership experience that brings together a reform-minded group of up to 40 aspiring community college presidents. The program includes three residential sessions, mentoring from accomplished veteran presidents, and opportunities to apply learning from the seat of the presidency. Fellows join a vibrant network of more than 500 peers--including more than 215 sitting presidents--who are leading colleges that help more students finish college, transfer to four-year institutions, and secure good jobs.
The Aspen Rising Presidents Fellowship is made possible through the generous support of the Burton Family Foundation, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, College Futures Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research at NC State University.
Yavapai College operates seven campuses and centers throughout Yavapai County and offers over 100 degrees and certificates, six baccalaureate degrees, student and community services, and cultural events and activities. To learn more about Yavapai College, visit www.yc.edu.
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Original text here: https://www.yc.edu/v6/news/2026/05/provost-doug-berry.html
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine: What's the Tick Forecast?
MADISON, Wisconsin, May 28 -- The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health issued the following news:
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What's the tick forecast?
New research tracks tick distribution and rising disease risk across Wisconsin
By Mary Ellen Gabriel
While most people dread finding a tick stuck to their clothing or skin, Johnny Uelmen is literally beating the bushes for them.
On a recent Friday morning at Picnic Point, a wooded path on campus, Uelmen and graduate students Sazeda Akter and Amanda Roling unfurled a 4'x4' square of white denim, fringed with flaps. They dragged it over a
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MADISON, Wisconsin, May 28 -- The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health issued the following news:
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What's the tick forecast?
New research tracks tick distribution and rising disease risk across Wisconsin
By Mary Ellen Gabriel
While most people dread finding a tick stuck to their clothing or skin, Johnny Uelmen is literally beating the bushes for them.
On a recent Friday morning at Picnic Point, a wooded path on campus, Uelmen and graduate students Sazeda Akter and Amanda Roling unfurled a 4'x4' square of white denim, fringed with flaps. They dragged it over a10-meter expanse of brush and grass, then stopped to check for ticks, looking closely because the tiny arthropods can be confused with seeds and even specks of dirt.
The work is central to a research project that Uelmen, an assistant professor of population health sciences and a disease ecologist within the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is leading with funding from a New Investigator Grant from the Wisconsin Partnership Program. The goal is to improve how Wisconsin predicts, prevents and responds to tick-borne diseases.
Working with Akter and Roling in locations throughout Wisconsin this spring, summer and fall, Uelmen will collect as many tick species as possible to understand more about the risks to humans who share the ticks' territory. He'll integrate his field discoveries with climate and environmental data, drone imagery and community-submitted tick samples to develop advanced models showing when and where tick risks are highest in the state.
"As a disease ecologist, I study 'zoonosis,' which is when pathogens from animals are transmitted to humans," said Uelmen, who earned a PhD in epidemiology at the University of Illinois. "Through ecological forecasting -- which uses a variety of data to create reliable models of prediction, similar to weather forecasting -- we can provide people with valuable information and knowledge that can help them stay safe."
Using tweezers to drop collected ticks into vials filled with an ethanol solution, team members note tick quantity, species, life stage, date and location. They also plan to set out tick traps containing dry ice, which emits carbon dioxide, a cue used by many host-seeking ticks.
"Over the last few field outings, we have collected over two hundred ticks," Uelmen said. "It's early in the season to be finding so many at all life stages -- larvae, nymphs and adults. The deer tick, also known as the blacklegged tick, nymphal stage is important for human disease risk, because nymphs are very small and easy to miss, and may already be infected after feeding."
Tick ecology is complex and there are large gaps in knowledge. Uelmen's team will share data with the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases, located in Madison, and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, as well as with the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, in Marshfield, Wisconsin. An important project outcome will be a dashboard that clearly tracks short-term changes in tick populations and tick-borne diseases across the state. Users will be able to zoom in on a 5x5 kilometer grid anywhere in Wisconsin and determine their current or future risk, as well as view historic trends.
Among Midwestern states, Wisconsin is a geographic center for tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis and ehrlichiosis (one strain of ehrlichiosis is even named for Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where it was first documented: Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis). Dr. Lindsay Voss, an internal medicine physician at UW Health and an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, said physicians are seeing more cases of tick-borne diseases than they did a decade ago, and the season starts earlier.
"Ten years ago, we would see tick bites starting in May or June," Voss said. "Now, we're seeing them as early as March."
Not all species of ticks carry disease, but of the species that do, infection rates are increasing. More than half of the adult ticks sent in through the Marshfield Research Institute's Tick Inventory via Citizen Science (TICS) project tested positive for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, transmitted by Ixodes scapularis, or deer tick.
Health professionals are also monitoring Powassan virus -- rare but dangerous, transmitted by the deer tick and found in Wisconsin -- and alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy triggered by bites from the range-expanding Amblyomma americanum, or lone star tick, among others.
As part of a weekly educational seminar series for faculty in the Department of Medicine, Voss discussed a recent case of alpha-gal that took months to diagnose. Her colleagues were shocked to learn that the lone star tick was in Wisconsin.
"My takeaway is that we need to have the lone star tick and alpha-gal syndrome, which is tricky to diagnose, on our radar now," she said.
Voss said she would welcome a detailed Wisconsin dashboard like the one Uelmen is developing.
"Knowing what new tick species are emerging in our geographical area would be extremely helpful."
While native ticks such as the deer tick and Dermacentor variabilis, or dog tick, have always been present in the state, their numbers are increasing and their ranges are shifting, likely due to climate change and human-driven alterations to their hosts' habitats.
Uelmen characterized Dane County as a frontier, sandwiched between southern ticks (such as the lone star tick) migrating north and northern ticks (such as the native deer tick) migrating south.
"It's all changing quickly," Uelmen said. "The lone star tick historically ranged from the Southeast up to New Jersey, as well as the Gulf Coast and Texas. In the last dozen years, it has established across the Northeast and Midwest, including central and northern Illinois. While there is no evidence that the lone star tick is established in Wisconsin, we need to stay vigilant. Where are these invasive tick species going next? At what rates? These are some questions we want to answer through our project."
Uelmen's team plans to distribute tick collection kits from the Marshfield TICS project, a successful citizen science effort. The kits, which will be available soon at the UW Arboretum Visitor's Center, allow hikers to send ticks they find to the Marshfield Research Institute for analysis, adding to the data bank.
"Citizen scientists can provide researchers with an enormous amount of information," said Uelmen. "In the process, people become more educated, which is good for public health."
Uelmen's team also plans to partner with the Great Lakes Intertribal Epidemiological Council.
"For so many tribal nations, the land is vital to who they are," he said. "Potentially they are some of the most exposed populations when it comes to tick-borne diseases."
The research team will share surveys with tribal communities and hold workshops where UW scientists and tribal members exchange knowledge about tick ecology, tick dispersal and tick-borne diseases.
Ultimately, the project aims to give Wisconsin residents clearer, more timely information about the risks in their area. Uelmen hopes people educate themselves, rather than panic. Voss takes a similar approach with patients.
"We want you to be outside -- it's good for you!" she said. "But be aware that ticks are everywhere and check yourself carefully after each outing."
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Original text here: https://www.med.wisc.edu/news/tick-risk-forecasting-research/
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: Research Study Links Anti-aging Protein to Chronic Disease Protection
HOUSTON, Texas, May 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news:
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Research study links anti-aging protein to chronic disease protection
By Roman Petrowski
A protein long studied for its connection to aging may also play a key role in protecting the body from chronic disease, according to new research from the laboratory of Mikhail Kolonin, PhD, published in Aging Cell.
Telomerase is a protein best known for maintaining the protective caps on chromosomes called telomeres. For years, telomerase has been associated with slowing cellular
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HOUSTON, Texas, May 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news:
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Research study links anti-aging protein to chronic disease protection
By Roman Petrowski
A protein long studied for its connection to aging may also play a key role in protecting the body from chronic disease, according to new research from the laboratory of Mikhail Kolonin, PhD, published in Aging Cell.
Telomerase is a protein best known for maintaining the protective caps on chromosomes called telomeres. For years, telomerase has been associated with slowing cellularaging by preserving telomeres, which naturally shorten over time. Telomerase is known to play a critical role in keeping cells healthy and helping to protect the body from inflammation, metabolic disease, and organ damage.
"But growing evidence suggests the protein has additional, less understood functions," said Kolonin, professor and director of the Center for Metabolic and Degenerative Diseases at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases, as well as Harry E. Bovay, Jr. Distinguished University Chair in Metabolic Disease Research at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. "This new work focuses on immune cells known as myeloid cells, which include macrophages--key players in inflammation and tissue health."
Using genetically engineered murine models lacking telomerase specifically in these immune cells, the researchers revealed striking changes. Macrophages developed signs of premature cellular aging despite having normal telomere length. Notably, they became more inflammatory and accumulated lipids, transforming into so-called "foam cells," a hallmark of conditions like atherosclerosis.
"These findings reveal new mechanisms of cellular aging and the diseases that come with it," Kolonin said. "They show that telomerase is doing much more than maintaining telomeres: It directly influences how immune cells behave and contribute to disease."
The consequences for overall health were significant. When fed a high-calorie diet, models without telomerase in myeloid cells displayed increased body fat, impaired glucose metabolism, abnormal lipid handling, and low-grade fever. Importantly, even on normal diet, these models developed lung scarring (pulmonary fibrosis) and signs of cardiac dysfunction.
This research builds on earlier findings linking telomerase to the prevention of cellular senescence in multiple cell types. Expanding its role to the immune system offers new insight into how aging processes contribute to disease. Together, these findings point to a function of telomerase in mitochondria, the cell's "batteries," which maintain tissues' energy and function.
According to Kolonin, this work--uncovering noncanonical function of telomerase--opens new avenues for therapies aimed at reducing inflammation and treating conditions such as metabolic disorders, fibrosis, and cardiovascular disease.
While more research is needed to determine how these findings translate to humans, the work provides a compelling new perspective on the biology of aging--and suggests that targeting telomerase pathways in immune cells could one day help combat multiple chronic diseases at once.
Co-authors from McGovern Medical School are Zhanguo Gao, PhD, senior research scientist; Yongmei Yu, research associate; David Wiggins, research assistant; and Eva Sevick-Muraca, PhD, professor at the Institute of Molecular Medicine. The research is supported by the Harry E. Bovay, Jr. Foundation; Levy-Longenbaugh Fund; and the National Institutes of Health.
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Original text here: https://www.uth.edu/news/story/research-study-links-anti-aging-protein-to-chronic-disease-protection
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School: SiRNA Therapy Has Potential to Halt Vision Loss in Age-related Macular Degeneration
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news:
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New siRNA therapy has potential to halt vision loss in age-related macular degeneration
By Pat Sargent
New research out of UMass Chan Medical School reveals how a gene-silencing therapy targeting age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of visual impairment in older adults, could potentially pause visual decline and improve the lives of people living with the disease.
Current AMD therapies require frequent eye injections--as often as once a month--that
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WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news:
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New siRNA therapy has potential to halt vision loss in age-related macular degeneration
By Pat Sargent
New research out of UMass Chan Medical School reveals how a gene-silencing therapy targeting age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of visual impairment in older adults, could potentially pause visual decline and improve the lives of people living with the disease.
Current AMD therapies require frequent eye injections--as often as once a month--thatcan be uncomfortable and stressful.
Led by Claudio Punzo, PhD, associate professor of ophthalmology & visual sciences; Anastasia Khvorova, PhD, the Remondi Family Chair in Biomedical Research and professor of RNA therapeutics; and Julia Alterman, PhD, assistant professor of RNA therapeutics, the research shows that by using a chemically modified tetravalent small interfering RNA (siRNA), the therapy could reduce the need for injections to just once or twice a year, resulting in improved quality of life for people with AMD, such as lessening the burden of arranging transportation and appointments.
"A therapy like this could have a major impact for patients with AMD because it could turn eye treatment from something that requires frequent injections into a much longer-lasting therapy," Dr. Khvorova said.
The findings, published in Molecular Therapy Nucleic Acids, indicate that using the siRNA to turn off ribosomal protein S6 kinase beta-1 (S6K1) through intravitreal injections in the eye is critical to reversing damage and reducing the fatty build up at the Bruch's membrane, a connective tissue layer in the eye. The research shows that the siRNA platform is a promising intervention for geographic atrophy--a slow, progressive form of dry age-related macular degeneration or dry AMD--and the advanced disease stages of wet age-related macular degeneration or wet AMD, characterized by new blood vessels that break from the back of the eye toward the retina. The vessels are leaky, causing a cumulation of blood fluid in the neural retina.
"The problem with the current therapies for AMD is that they treat late-stage symptoms, particularly when retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells die," Dr. Punzo said. "This therapy should reduce the risk of developing wet AMD and the expansion of visual decline and decrease disease progression."
Khvovrova and Dr. Alterman have been working with Punzo for years to develop a siRNA-based therapy to specifically target the photoreceptor cells in the eye that remains stable and effective for six months to a year after a single intravitreal injection.
The siRNA therapy targeting S6K1 works by improving the health of RPE cells. It changes the fat composition of photoreceptor cells, whose outer segments are naturally shed and cleared by the RPE. This healthier "diet" for the RPE cells improves their function and helps stop disease progression.
"By delivering RNA medicines directly to photoreceptors and keeping them active in the eye for months, we may be able to protect the light-sensing cells that patients need for reading, driving, recognizing faces and maintaining independence," Khvorova said.
"Collaboration and cooperation are fundamental for our labs to succeed. Our specialty is in the chemical biology and pharmacology of siRNAs and we partner with disease experts who identify the right genes to target" Alterman said. "Working with Claudio, who spent his career studying and ultimately identifying novel pathways to save and restore vision, is how we can make amazing things happen."
According to a 2022 study, roughly 18.5 million people in the United States over the age of 40 have early-stage AMD, and 1.5 million are affected by late-stage AMD. About 20 percent of early-stage AMD patients will progress to advanced disease stages that can lead to severe vision loss.
Trinetra Therapeutics, a new siRNA therapeutics company founded by UMass Chan, the UMass Chan scientists and an experienced commercial team, is finalizing the technology licensure and fundraising to bring this new innovation to patients.
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Original text here: https://www.umassmed.edu/news/articles/2026/05/new-sirna-therapy-has-potential-to-halt-vision-loss-in-age-related-macular-degeneration/
Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Ebony Gilbreath Honored With Distinguished Postgraduate Alumni Award
TUSKEGEE, Alabama, May 28 -- The Tuskegee University posted the following news:
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Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Ebony Gilbreath Honored with Distinguished Postgraduate Alumni Award
Anissa Riley
Dr. Ebony Gilbreath, Dean of the Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine, received the Distinguished Postgraduate Alumni Award during the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Veterinary Medicine Awards Ceremony and Reception.
Dr. Gilbreath was one of the five alumni awards recipients during the annual ceremony, which honors alumni, staff, and faculty for
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TUSKEGEE, Alabama, May 28 -- The Tuskegee University posted the following news:
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Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Ebony Gilbreath Honored with Distinguished Postgraduate Alumni Award
Anissa Riley
Dr. Ebony Gilbreath, Dean of the Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine, received the Distinguished Postgraduate Alumni Award during the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Veterinary Medicine Awards Ceremony and Reception.
Dr. Gilbreath was one of the five alumni awards recipients during the annual ceremony, which honors alumni, staff, and faculty forachievements and service.
Dr. Gilbreath completed a pathology externship at MSU in 2004. She also completed a three-year residency in veterinary anatomic pathology followed by a Ph.D. in Pathology there.
"It was indeed an honor to be recognized by my veterinary colleagues at my alma mater for my postgraduate studies," she said. "Upon graduating from Tuskegee with my DVM and pursuing my passion in pathology at MSU, I found the university to be a place that supported my growth academically, professionally and personally. I am grateful for the excellent preparation that I received, and life-long friendships gained during my time at MSU."
A recording of the ceremony can be viewed here.
After a national search, Dr. Ebony Gilbreath was appointed Dean of TUCVM last fall. Prior to serving as interim dean, Dr. Gilbreath served as Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs for the college.
She is a board-certified veterinary anatomic pathologist who has served on the faculty at Tuskegee University since 2011. She previously served as the Assistant Dean for Pre-Clinical Programs, Department Head of Pathobiology, and also served as Section Chief of Necropsy.
Dr. Gilbreath earned her B.S. degree in Animal and Poultry Science in 2000 followed by her DVM degree in 2004, both from Tuskegee University. She is a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and has expertise in comparative pathology, neurodegenerative diseases, and reproductive physiology. She is a member the American College of Veterinary Pathologists and the Society of Toxicologic Pathology.
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Original text here: https://www.tuskegee.edu/news/2026/05/Tuskegee-University-College-of-Veterinary-Medicine-Dean-Ebony-Gilbreath-Honored-with-Distinguished-Postgraduate-Alumni-Award.html
Researchers find evidence of red dwarf stars "eating" their planets
STAFFORDSHIRE, England, May 28 -- Keele University posted the following news:
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Researchers find evidence of red dwarf stars "eating" their planets
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Researchers led by a Keele scientist have found evidence of red dwarf stars completely engulfing their surrounding planets; a phenomenon which has been predicted but never conclusively supported.
Led by astrophysicist Professor Robin Jeffries, the team studied young star clusters using data from the Gaia-ESO Spectroscopic (GES) survey and found a small number of red dwarf stars with high lithium content, which was unexpected as red dwarf
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STAFFORDSHIRE, England, May 28 -- Keele University posted the following news:
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Researchers find evidence of red dwarf stars "eating" their planets
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Researchers led by a Keele scientist have found evidence of red dwarf stars completely engulfing their surrounding planets; a phenomenon which has been predicted but never conclusively supported.
Led by astrophysicist Professor Robin Jeffries, the team studied young star clusters using data from the Gaia-ESO Spectroscopic (GES) survey and found a small number of red dwarf stars with high lithium content, which was unexpected as red dwarfstars should not have any lithium at all.
Red dwarfs are lower mass, cooler counterparts of the Sun. However, their interiors are very hot and turbulent, so much so that all their lithium content, originally present in the material they were born from, should be rapidly consumed in nuclear fusion reactions.
Because of this, there have been previous predictions that finding the presence of lithium in their atmospheres could signpost the engulfment of still lithium-rich material accreted from a surrounding planetary system.
In this study, the researchers looked at these stars using spectroscopic data, which refers to the study of how different matter interacts with electromagnetic radiation. The spectroscopic data covered thousands of stars, but in their analysis the team identified six different red dwarfs in three separate clusters which had much higher lithium content than other stars of a similar spectral type.
Their analysis suggests that these stars had engulfed their surrounding Earth-like planets, or about 3 to 10 Earth-masses of planetary material in total, providing a fresh burst of lithium to their otherwise lithium-depleted atmospheres.
These engulfment events have long been theorised as a possible and even probable outcome during early planetary system formation, and may even have happened earlier in our own Solar System.
If this explanation proves correct, a new window is opened onto the early lives of planetary systems, allowing the quantity and timing of planetary engulfment to be investigated. Unlike isolated stars, those found in clusters have well-understood ages and masses, and the presence of many similar siblings, born from the same initial material, means even small chemical abundance differences are easier to establish.
The findings have been published today in the Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society.
Professor Robin Jeffries from Keele University, who led the research, said: "Because these low-mass stars should have depleted all their lithium, the addition of even a trace from their forming planetary systems is readily seen - like throwing paint onto a completely blank canvas."
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Original text here: https://www.keele.ac.uk/about/news/2026/may/red-dwarf-stars/eating-nearby-planets.php
Creative Destruction Lab Launches CDL-Cleveland in Partnership With Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 28 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news:
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Creative Destruction Lab launches CDL-Cleveland in partnership with Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals
CDL-Cleveland will host a new Healthcare Delivery stream--the first CDL Site anchored to a health system--giving science-based ventures direct access to a clinical environment
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Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a global nonprofit that supports science- and technology-based startups, today announced the launch of CDL-Cleveland in partnership with University Hospitals (UH) and Case
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CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 28 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news:
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Creative Destruction Lab launches CDL-Cleveland in partnership with Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals
CDL-Cleveland will host a new Healthcare Delivery stream--the first CDL Site anchored to a health system--giving science-based ventures direct access to a clinical environment
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Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), a global nonprofit that supports science- and technology-based startups, today announced the launch of CDL-Cleveland in partnership with University Hospitals (UH) and CaseWestern Reserve University. The new site will host the CDL Healthcare Delivery stream, focused on early-stage ventures building technology to reduce costs, improve patient outcomes, and accelerate the adoption of innovation inside real clinical environments.
CDL-Cleveland is the first site in the CDL network to be anchored to a health system. Founders in the program will have access to UH as a living laboratory, giving them an opportunity to test their technologies with actual clinicians and caregivers, not in simulation. For healthcare ventures, the gap between a promising idea and a working solution almost always comes down to real-world validation and CDL-Cleveland closes that gap.
The site will be co-hosted with the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, which brings the management disciplines that determine whether healthcare technology gets adopted, how organizational change actually happens, and pathways for bridging technology and human judgment. For founders, that turns clinical validation into a path to a scalable company. For CWRU students and faculty, it is a front row seat to enterprise formation.
Healthcare Delivery Innovation Stream
The CDL Healthcare Delivery stream will support founders working alongside health system leaders and clinicians to identify, co-develop, deploy, and disseminate technologies that advance healthcare's largest opportunities to create value--improving quality, enhancing access, and reducing costs. Ventures will move through CDL's nine-month, objectives-based program, connecting with experienced mentors, clinicians, and domain experts, and will have the opportunity to directly engage with University Hospitals' operations. By bringing founders and health systems into close collaboration, the program shortens the cycle from problem identification to real-world impact.
The stream also creates a direct pathway for UH caregivers and CWRU students to engage with entrepreneurship, learning what it takes to build and scale companies while contributing their clinical and research expertise to ventures that could change how care is delivered.
"Closing the gap between science-based ventures and the clinical environment is one of healthcare innovation's most persistent challenges. CDL-Cleveland is designed to reduce that distance by enabling founders to directly collaborate with University Hospitals clinicians and scientists, and the management expertise of Case Western Reserve University. We are thrilled to welcome CDL-Cleveland into our global network." - Sonia Sennik, chief executive officer, Creative Destruction Lab
"Healthcare is one of the most complex operating environments in the world, and that complexity is exactly why innovation struggles to move from concept to impact. By anchoring CDL-Cleveland within University Hospitals, we're giving founders access to a real clinical system where ideas can be pressure-tested, validated, and refined alongside the clinicians who deliver care every day. This partnership isn't about experimenting on the sidelines--it's about accelerating solutions that can scale because they're built in the realities of healthcare." - Kipum Lee, PhD, president of UH Ventures
"Nurses understand better than anyone how systems, workflows, and technology shape the experience of care--for patients and caregivers alike. By investing in this work, we're placing nursing at the center of healthcare innovation, where clinical insight, problem-solving, and leadership come together to build solutions that truly work. CDL-Cleveland creates a powerful pathway for nurses to influence how innovation is designed, tested, and scaled across healthcare." - Michelle Hereford, MSHA, RN, FACHE, chief nurse executive at University Hospitals
"What excites me most about CDL coming to Cleveland is the opportunity to move beyond promising ideas to solutions that can scale and measurably improve value in healthcare. At UH, we've built a highly systemized approach to care--reflected in our ISO 9001 certification--that allows innovation to be tested rigorously, and reliably. That makes University Hospitals an ideal living lab for founders who want to transform healthcare delivery in ways that truly improve outcomes, safety, and efficiency." - Peter Pronovost, MD, PhD, chief quality and clinical transformation officer at University Hospitals and the Veale Distinguished Chair in Leadership and Clinical Transformation
"Adoption in real clinical settings is often the Achilles heel of healthcare innovation. CDL-Cleveland is where Weatherhead's management scholarship can drive enterprise formation--applied alongside UH clinicians, researchers, and founders to move validated science into companies that can scale. For our students and faculty, it's a front-row seat to that work." - Andrew Medvedev, dean of the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University
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Original text here: https://case.edu/news/creative-destruction-lab-launches-cdl-cleveland-partnership-case-western-reserve-university-and-university-hospitals
