- Feb 18, 2026
Woman has family party — not ready for why she’s being ‘sued’ one day later
This article cites research on family estrangement from Karl Pillemer, the Hazel E. Reed Human Development Professor in the College of Human Ecology.
- Feb 20, 2026
- Social Impact + Justice
What to know before new SNAP guidelines take effect March 1
Roger Figueroa, associate professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, comments on the challenges families face in meeting the new SNAP requirements.
- May 1, 2026
- Social Impact + Justice
Why nearly 4.3 million people are no longer receiving food stamps
Roger Figueroa, assistant professor in the Division of Nutritional Sciences, provides expert analysis on food insecurity and SNAP participation declines.
Ph.D. Fiber Science
Broaden your expertise in fiber science, exploring the many possible uses of fibers — and proposing your own innovative ideas.
- Mar 20 ,2026
- by Karen Steffy
- Human Centered Design
- Human Ecology Building T01
Understanding the chemical principles underpinning the fundamental features of life beyond biochemistry within the origins of life context
Investigating prebiotic chemistry and the fundamental features of life like metabolism, information, self-reproduction, natural selection and computation, is significant within the origins of life research. In this context, one of the key elements constitutes the synthesis of chemistry-based natural-life-mimicking artificial or synthetic living systems, starting from a homogeneous aqueous blend of a few strictly non-biochemical compounds, using a technique called polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA). In one of the studies, gradient sequence-controlled polymers were generated through PET-RAFT-PISA
