The urgency of biodiversity crisis increasingly calls for creative solutions, innovations, public engagement, and novel perspectives beyond conservation science. Interdisciplinary collaborations between biodiversity conservation and the arts could play a key role in this transition to generate powerful synergies.

This study evaluates virtual 3D scanned prosections in gross anatomy education. Twenty-nine medical students were divided into physical or virtual teaching groups. Both groups showed significant post-test score improvements, with no significant difference between them. While students found 3D scans effective for learning and exam preparation, they preferred dissection for lab experience. Results indicate virtual 3D scans are a valuable supplementary tool but not a replacement for traditional dissection in medical education. 

New work by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign scholar harnesses the power of generative artificial intelligence, using it in tandem with measurement-based care and access-to-care models in a simulated case study, creating a novel framework that promotes personalized mental health treatment, addresses common access barriers and improves outcomes for diverse individuals.