Stay-At-Home Microbes

Stay-At-Home Microbes: Berkeley-Cincinnati Study Finds Micro-Organisms More Complicated Than We Thought

When it comes to plant life and animal life, a species usually shows genetic differences in different parts of the world.  For the tiny form of life known as micro-organisms, the opposite has been considered to be true – they don’t tend to differ by geographic location.  That long-held view has been convincingly overturned in a study by University of Cincinnati and University of California, Berkeley, researchers focusing on a form of life that flourishes in extremely hot conditions.

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Engineering student aims to develop a more sustainable world

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As an aspiring power engineer, University of Cincinnati student Matt Smeal hopes to contribute to a more sustainable world by working towards better energy solutions. Smeal is a fifth-year electrical engineering student at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) specializing in electric energy systems with a minor in environmental studies. Currently, he serves as vice president for Clean Up Cincy, a volunteer litter clean-up organization, and is a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and Theta Tau engineering fraternity. He is also one of the first students to enroll in CEAS’s new Master of Engineering in Sustainable Energy, through the ACCEND program. ACCEND enables undergraduate students to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees concurrently.

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