RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Record funding, global footprint, student participation and faculty entrepreneurship highlight the expanding quest for discovery. * * * By David Oglethorpe Powered by a rapidly growing portfolio, VCU Research and Innovation will close out 2024 as its most successful year to date. Highlights include eclipsing $500 million in sponsored funding for the first time, national and internationa more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Bill Wellock At just a few atoms of thickness, 2D materials offer revolutionary possibilities for new technologies that are microscopically sized but have the same capabilities as existing machines. Florida State University researchers have unlocked a new method for producing one class of 2D material and for supercharging its magnetic properties. The work was published in Angewandte Chemie. Exper more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Five MIT faculty members and two additional alumni are honored with fellowships to advance research on beneficial AI. * * * By Jane Halpern, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Five MIT faculty members and two additional alumni were recently named to the 2024 cohort of AI2050 Fellows. The honor is announced annually by Schmidt Futures, Eric and Wendy more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Ten objects on display in the Koch Institute Public Galleries offer uncommon insights into the people and progress of MIT's cancer research community. * * * By Becca Hoff, Koch Institute Throughout 2024, MIT's Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research has celebrated 50 years of MIT's cancer research program and the individuals who have shaped its journey. In honor of more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * SERC Scholars from around the MIT community examine the electronic hardware waste life cycle and climate justice. * * * By Danna Lorch, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing Brought together as part of the Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) initiative within the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, a community of students known as SERC Scholars is colla more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The "PRoC3S" method helps an LLM create a viable action plan by testing each step in a simulation. This strategy could eventually aid in-home robots to complete more ambiguous chore requests. * * * By Alex Shipps, MIT CSAIL If someone advises you to "know your limits," they're likely suggesting you do things like exercise in moderation. To a robot, though, the motto repre more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales Kirby Institute issued the following news release: * * * New surveillance report reveals marked reductions in people living with hepatitis C. * * * * Hepatitis C in Australia has decreased by 58% since 2015. * More than 100,000 Australians have received curative hepatitis C treatments. * There were 1,740 new hepatitis C infections in 2023. * Only 8% of people living with hepatitis C in 2023 had received treatment.  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Montse Zeron Florida State University continues to shine as a leader in international education as the hosting institution for the new Tyler Center for Global Studies, an independent international research organization that offers competitive fellowships at major universities. William H. Tyler III established the Tyler Center for Global Studies in 2022 through a generous gift from the Tyler Found more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The psychology researcher's study will delve into measurement-based care and how clinicians deliver it. * * * By Sian Wilkerson Virginia Commonwealth University psychology professor Bryce D. McLeod has received a $1.8 million federal grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to assess and optimize a treatment practice related to youth mental health. Measurement-based care uses more PR