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	A new variable Yaniv Brandvain created a new AI-enriched biostatistics textbook to help students learn key concepts.
	Spotlight on CBS science influencers College of Biological Sciences faculty are well-represented on Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list.
	A MIGHTY undertaking University of Minnesota researchers lead key effort in up to $28M ARPA-H project to harness phages to enhance human health.
	Microbial power Department of Defense-funded research lays the groundwork for self-powered remote sensors and other unexpected technologies.
	CBS welcomes new department heads Shiv Sivaramakrishnan and Cari Vanderpool join the College’s leadership team.
	Life on the threshold New Plant and Microbial Biology faculty member Chris Smith-Martin seeks to understand the survival strategies of trees.
	A storybook ending A student-driven effort to share insights about dry tropical forests comes to fruition.
	Three CBS faculty members named McKnight professors Mark Bee, Jeff Gralnick, and Daniel Stanton were recognized by the University with McKnight professorships.
	A boom in blooms Pablo Almela works with Trinity Hamilton’s lab to study a colorful algae that can accelerate snow melt with its rapid growth.
	An eye on invasives Using remote sensing and machine learning, researchers can spot an invasive species from space—and predict its spread.