TUCSON, Arizona, March 13 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Bear Down 100: Reading time in wood * Inside every tree trunk is a record of every year it lived. For nearly a century, the University of Arizona has been the world's leading institution for reading that record. Trees grow one ring per year, and the width of each ring reflects the conditions of that year. A wide ring signals a wet, favorable season. A narrow one points to drought or stress. Beca more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, March 13 -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * Reflecting on our university's colonial past: 'We're still too Eurocentric' How do colonialism and historical slavery continue to impact the university today? And what should happen next? Students and staff discussed these questions on 11 March. 'The university was deeply embedded in the colonial system through its research and teaching', said Timo Kos, Vice-President of the Executive Board, as he opened  more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, March 14 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Portsmouth students help inspire 100 future scientists during British Science Week University of Portsmouth students volunteered their time to bring hands-on science to over 100 primary school pupils * University of Portsmouth students volunteered their time to bring hands-on science to over 100 primary school pupils from Portsmouth's most disadvantaged communities - showing the next generation wh more PR

BEIJING, China, March 13 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences issued the following news: * * * Researchers Develop Novel Mass Spectrometry Method for Precise Isotopic Abundance Measurement Editor: Li Yali Researchers from the Institute of Modern Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Beijing Normal University, Shenzhen Technology University, and Tianjin University, have developed a novel two-dimensional coincidence time-of-flight mass spectrometry method for more PR