While they re here for a short time, they will be busy molting, mating and then will die off by the end of June. The influx of protein into ecosystems will fatten up other animals and spur reproduction.
Brood X is one of 15 broods of periodical cicadas. Of the broods, Brood X is the largest range with cicadas appearing throughout parts of the South, northeastern states and Midwest. It s also the brood that has the highest concentration which could send the numbers into the trillions.
Where has Brood X emerged so far?
According to uploads from the Ohio-based app Cicada Safari, Brood X has already began to emerge in Benton, Tennessee, a rural town 38 miles southwest of Chattanooga as well as parts of north Georgia. In photos that users snapped, all of the cicadas have black patches behind their eyes, said Gene Kritsky, a cicada expert and dean of the School of Behavioral and Natural Sciences at Mount St. Joseph University in Cincinnati.
Executive director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Louisiana Monroe will receive the award at the chapter s annual conference in June
ULM staffer named Louisiana Social Worker of the Year
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The National Association of Social Workers, Louisiana Chapter, has named Pamela Saulsberry as its Social Worker of the Year.
Saulsberry serves as executive director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Louisiana Monroe. She will receive the award at the chapter s annual conference in June.
NASW-LA Executive Director Ayn Stehr said the committee s decision was unanimous, calling Saulsberry a model for other social workers and students who has contributed positively to the profession in a meaningful and lasting way.
Researchers provide a promising new way to elucidate the brain s health
Researchers from the Center for BrainHealth
® at The University of Texas at Dallas are investigating a potential new early indicator of the decline toward Alzheimer s disease: measuring the energy metabolism of the living human brain using cutting-edge imaging techniques.
The scientists devised a unique way to illustrate energy consumption and reserves in the brain with phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy using an ultra-high-field 7 Tesla MRI scanner. Their results suggest that neurological energy metabolism might be compromised in mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the stage of decline between healthy aging and more serious disease states like dementia and Alzheimer s.
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DALLAS (May 3, 2021) - Researchers from the Center for BrainHealth® at The University of Texas at Dallas are investigating a potential new early indicator of the decline toward Alzheimer s disease: measuring the energy metabolism of the living human brain using cutting-edge imaging techniques.
The scientists devised a unique way to illustrate energy consumption and reserves in the brain with phosphorus magnetic resonance spectroscopy using an ultra-high-field 7 Tesla MRI scanner. Their results suggest that neurological energy metabolism might be compromised in mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the stage of decline between healthy aging and more serious disease states like dementia and Alzheimer s.