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ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ Endowed Alfred Chair associate professor in dairy manufacturing Maneesha Mohan is utilizing nanosized bubbles to improve the efficiency of dairy wastewater treatment.

Researchers from ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics contributed to a global study that found cyanide — a highly poisonous chemical in large doses — plays a major role in the normal functioning of our bodies.

Avian metapneumovirus is a highly contagious virus causing respiratory and reproductive disorders in poultry, leading to significant animal welfare concerns and economic losses. The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research is providing ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ a $150,000 Rapid Outcomes from Agricultural Research grant to develop a diagnostic tool and vaccine for the virus. ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ is providing matching funds for a total investment of $300,000.

In a collaborative project with ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's College of Nursing, Phuong Nguyen, assistant professor in the Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, will help facilitate nursing simulation programming research by utilizing eye-tracking technology.

Researchers in ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's Department of Dairy and Food Science are improving the shelf life of strawberries and raspberries using biodegradable packaging material.

Researchers in ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences are developing the next generation of innovative packaging materials that may help curb the Earth's ongoing plastic waste crisis.

Researchers in ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory were the first to identify a new strain of avian metapneumovirus — a highly contagious disease that is currently causing significant problems for the U.S. poultry industry — and are now working toward developing a safe and effective vaccine.

Mohammed Teymouri, assistant professor of construction management in ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's Jerome J. Lohr College of Engineering, is working to solve one of the most pressing issues in the construction industry: how to lower carbon emissions of concrete.

Rachel Short and Gazala Ameen, two assistant professors in ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, have each received one of the National Science Foundation's most prestigious grants for early career faculty to pursue biology research projects.

ÈÕ±¾avÊÓƵ has been tapped by the National Science Foundation to lead a statewide project that will build research capacity focused on biological nitrogen fixation and its applications in sustainable agriculture and industry.