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At its first meeting of the academic year, the faculty senate heard updates from University leadership on the neighborhood system and issues with student life.

President Tessier-Lavigne rejected Daily’s allegations, saying, “the first publication is almost never the final word.” The Faculty Senate also discussed the topic of graduate affordability concerns and upcoming accreditation.

How a Swirling Tail Helps Microbes Swim  May 11, 2021• Physics 14, s61 A microswimmer that rotates its body and tail in opposite directions can propel itself in elastic, non-Newtonian fluids. J. Binagia/Stanford University × Like human swimmers, microorganisms employ various techniques to propel themselves through fluids. But the fluids that these microswimmers navigate, such as mucus in the human body, are often complex and non-Newtonian, enabling strokes that wouldn’t work in a s...