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Joseph Shavit
Jan 8, 2021
Tiny wireless device sheds light on combating obesity
Texas A&M researchers have designed a device that stimulates the endings of the vagus nerve, which is responsible for the regulation of food


Joseph Shavit
Nov 3, 2020
Self-Watering Soil Could Transform Farming
A new type of soil created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants


Joseph Shavit
Oct 28, 2020
Family builds 'Hogwarts Castle' in front yard to lift neighborhood's spirits during Halloween
2020 has been a year filled with uncertainty, but one man wanted to remind his neighbors that magic can still exist


Joseph Shavit
Oct 19, 2020
Meghan Thee Stallion Offers Two $10,000 Scholarships To Women Of Color Pursuing Higher Degrees
There just aren't enough random acts of philanthropic largesse landing in the right places these days, least of all in education, or among


Joseph Shavit
Oct 17, 2020
14-Year-Old Wins $25,000 for Developing Antiviral Drug That May Combat COVID-19
A Texas teenager was awarded tens of thousands of dollars for developing a potential cure for COVID-19.
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