ELMHURST, Illinois, April 30 -- Elmhurst University issued the following news: * * * $1.5 Million Gift Will Fund Elmhurst's First Endowed Chair in Science, Technology, Analytics and Math Elmhurst University has announced a significant philanthropic gift that will establish the University's first endowed faculty chair in science, technology, analytics and mathematics. The anonymous donors, a married couple with ties to the University, have established a $1.5 million estate commitment to creat more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, April 29 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * A new shape for energy storage: Cone and disc carbon structures offer new pathways for sodium-ion batteries As global demand for electric vehicles and renewable energy storage surges, so does the need for affordable and sustainable battery technologies. A new study led by researchers from the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice University, along with collaborators from Baylor Universit more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, April 29 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Advance Local, Newhouse School Launch Investigative Reporting Fellowship Program A new collaboration with Advance Local will provide Newhouse School journalism students opportunities to write and report on investigative projects with local impact for newsrooms across the country. The David Newhouse Investigative Reporting Fellowship program, which launched this year in conjunction with Advance Local, will a more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Always looking to home For Mingmar Sherpa, a senior research support associate in the Martin Lab in the Department of Biology, community is more than just his colleagues in the lab, where he studies how mechanical forces affect cell division timing during embryogenesis. On his long and winding path to MIT, he never left behind the people he grew up among in Nepal. Sherpa has been d more PR

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, April 30 -- Antioch University issued the following news: * * * Graduate School of Leadership and Change Explores Relational Cultural Theory With Event, Fund, and Evolving Partnership With ICGC By Dani LaPointe While political conversations between people who hold different political stances have always been tricky, this problem seems only to be getting worse. In previous decades, the question of how to relate with differently-polarized family members, friends, colleagu more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Ashtekar Frontiers of Science lecture series celebrates 'Year of Quantum' UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The United Nations designated 2025 as the "Year of Quantum" to recognize the contributions in quantum science since the development of quantum mechanics 100 years ago. To celebrate this scientific milestone, the Penn State Eberly College of Science's Ashtekar Frontiers of Science lecture seri more PR

NEW YORK, April 30 -- Barnard College issued the following news: * * * Professor Alison Pischedda Publishes New Research on Hidden Costs and Benefits of Prolonged Copulation in Fruit Flies On April 15, 2025, Alison Pischedda, assistant professor of biology, published new research in Animal Behaviour led by Barnard alum Isabella Martinez '24. The paper, titled "Sexual conflict over mating duration in Drosophila melanogaster," sheds light on why some fruit fly matings last much longer than nece more PR

NEW YORK, April 30 -- Barnard College issued the following news: * * * Professor Alison Pischedda Publishes New Research on Why Male Fruit Flies Prefer Larger Mates On April 9, 2025, Alison Pischedda, assistant professor of biology, published new research in Evolution alongside research technician Avigayil Lev '22, Biology staff member Abigail Gutierrez '20, current Barnard student Aanya Srinivasan '26, and collaborators from Canisius University. The paper, titled "Indirect fitness benefits  more PR

NEW YORK, April 30 -- Barnard College issued the following news: * * * Barnard Talks Climate Across Scales Community members tuned into a cross-disciplinary faculty panel discussion on climate politics, research, and debates. Over at least four decades, Barnard has remained at the forefront of climate action from all angles -- being a leading circular campus in the U.S., earning a STARS gold rating, and pledging to reach net-zero emissions by 2040. This Earth Month, the Office of the Provos more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 30 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Blazing a new trail for early-stage innovation: Purdue announces creation of Low Institute for Therapeutics (LIFT) through a generous gift by Phil Low WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Prostate cancer. Malaria. Influenza. All diseases one step closer to eradication thanks to the tireless, lifelong efforts of professor Philip Low. Now he's planning to usher his world-changing innovations into a new era. The  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 -- Boston University issued the following news: * * * YouTube Turns 20--How Have Its 20 Billion Videos Changed Us? BU faculty experts: the social media platform has impacted our mental health, helped small businesses, artists, and musicians, birthed a do-it-yourself generation, and exposed us to dangerous misinformation By Doug Most What started with a grainy, 19-second video from the San Diego Zoo on April 23, 2005, has transformed everyday life--in good wa more PR

ARCATA, California, April 29 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news: * * * Study Finds Flood Risk is Increasing in Pacific Northwest The next great earthquake isn't the only threat to the Pacific Northwest. A powerful earthquake, combined with rising sea levels, could significantly increase flood risks in the Pacific Northwest, impacting thousands of residents and properties in Northern California, Oregon, and Washington, according to a new study pu more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Social Good Inspires Rales Fellows Studying Computer Science By Stacey Federoff Five graduate students chosen as part of the inaugural cohort of the Carnegie Mellon University Rales Fellows Program are working in different aspects of computer science. Each of them wants to learn more about the field not only to benefit their own careers, but also to share the knowledge of computer science wit more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 30 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on April 29, 2025: * * * Class of 2025: In social work and sobriety, Hilda Quansah found solid footing so she could excel The first-generation student's 'bumps and barriers' included switching majors many times, but with clearer focus, she now turns to graduate school at VCU. By Sian Wilkerson Six years ago, Hilda Quansah came to Virginia Commonwealth University as a biology major on a pre-medical tra more PR

NEW YORK, April 30 -- Columbia University's Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: * * * Columbia Journalism School Announces 2025-2026 Spencer Education Fellows This class brings a wide range of professional experience to the fellowship, launched with Spencer Foundation support 18 years ago. Four accomplished education writers will join Columbia Journalism School for the 2025-2026 academic year as the newest group of Spencer Education Journalism Fellows to study and produce  more PR

NEW YORK, April 30 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * A Cosmic Explosion Forged Heavy Elements Like Gold and Platinum New research shows that a 2004 gamma-ray burst produced huge amounts of heavy elements, exceeding the mass of the planet Mars. By Christopher D. Shea Among the major questions in astrophysics is the origins of the heavy elements in our Universe that make up the periodic table. The lightest elements, hydrogen and helium, were formed mainly in the Big Ban more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Consortium on Moral Decision-Making announces seed grant recipients The Consortium on Moral Decision-Making at Penn State recently awarded nine seed grants to support interdisciplinary research related to the conceptual and empirical study of human morality and ethical decision-making.  According to consortium director Daryl Cameron, Sherwin Early Career Professor in the Rock Ethics Ins more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 30 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Cybersecurity Researcher at NJIT Toughens Git Software Repositories Git, the most common protocol for computer programmers to keep track of their code, is becoming more secure because of software jointly developed by researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology and New York University. Git underpins services such as GitHub, which alone has more than 100 million active users wo more PR

DALLAS, Texas, April 30 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Differences in survival persist despite access to cancer clinical trials Study led by UT Southwestern researcher reveals Black and Hispanic children with high-risk neuroblastoma have worse outcomes despite standardized treatment Black and Hispanic children with high-risk neuroblastoma experience worse survival outcomes than their white peers, even when treated in frontline  more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 30 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Dogs With Meningiomas Live Longer With Radiation Therapy Than Surgery, Texas A&M Researchers Find Study of 285 cases shows radiation nearly doubles average survival time in dogs with brain tumors. By Courtney Price Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have discovered that dogs with meningiomas -- the most common type of brain tumor in dogs -- live l more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 30 -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Dogs With Meningiomas Live Longer With Radiation Therapy Than Surgery, Texas A&M Researchers Find Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have discovered that dogs with meningiomas -- the most common type of brain tumor in dogs -- live longer if they receive radiation therapy rather than surg more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 29 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Don Hartill, longtime physics professor, Lansing mayor, dies at 86 Donald Hartill, a professor of physics emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences and a driving force behind decades of experimental research in particle physics, died on April 16. He was 86. Hartill's legacy at Cornell spans more than five decades. His work included some of the most transformative developments in the university's physics res more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, April 30 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Engineering with Character: Cameron Kim on Intellectual Curiosity and Humility As part of Duke Engineering's Character Forward initiative, Cameron Kim discusses how he integrates character development into technical education. It's not often that you hear a professor at an institution like Duke highlight their ignorance, but that's exactly how Cameron Kim, assistant professor of t more PR

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 30 -- Creighton University issued the following news: * * * Eight reasons to research at Creighton University At Creighton University, curiosity leads the way. Students come here to explore their talents, discern their passions and chart unique paths. And some even discover new knowledge that transforms the world. But what makes the journey truly special is the community. Across disciplines and levels of expertise, we come together to ask big questions, support one anot more PR

ELON, North Carolina, April 30 -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * Elon Poll: Wide majority of Americans concerned that tariffs will harm family finances Eighty percent of respondents in the latest Elon University Poll expect higher prices due to new tariffs, with a stark partisan divide on whether higher prices now are worth the hope of a better economic future. A national poll conducted by Elon University reveals widespread economic anxiety among Americans following more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 30 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Study Finds Residents of Georgia County Have Elevated Toxic Chemical Exposure A newly published study led by researchers at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health found that residents of a coastal Georgia county--home to nearly two dozen Superfund sites--have elevated levels of industrial chemicals in their bodies. The study, which was published Friday in Enviro more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 29 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * ETSU helps shape the future of U.S. biotechnology When national leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., to chart the future of biotechnology in the United States, East Tennessee State University was at the table. Eric Jorgenson, vice president of biomanufacturing at the ETSU Research Corporation, joined a powerhouse lineup of scientists, government officials, policy leaders and investors at more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Exploring new frontiers in mineral extraction The ocean's deep-sea bed is scattered with ancient rocks, each about the size of a closed fist, called "polymetallic nodules." Elsewhere, along active and inactive hydrothermal vents and the deep ocean's ridges, volcanic arcs, and tectonic plate boundaries, and on the flanks of seamounts, lie other types of mineral-rich deposits contain more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 29 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * College of Law professor dedicated to improving student well-being By Suzi Baugh Finals week can be a time of heightened stress for many students. For law students, the pressure can feel even more overwhelming. Studies show that 75% of law students experience significant stress and anxiety, a troubling trend that has increased nationwide in recent years. Florida State University College of Law Profe more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 30 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on April 29, 2025: * * * Four honorees spotlighted for multicultural enrichment at VCU 'You welcome all who come,' Rao says at the 2025 PACME ceremony. By Amelia Heymann Chelsea Gary, director of recruitment and student programs in the College of Health Professions, is the 2025 recipient of Virginia Commonwealth University's Riese-Melton Award, which recognizes contributions that advance cross-cultura more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * 4 UCLA faculty members have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences UCLA's Heather Maynard, Sorin Popa, Marilyn Raphael and the late Edward Leamer have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences for their achievements in original research. The four professors are part of a new class of 120 members and 30 international members, the academy announced today. Membership in th more PR

ROANOKE, Virginia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * New online tool tests how taxes shape sugar-sweetened drink purchases Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC created the Experimental Beverage Marketplace to study how taxes affect consumers' purchase of soft drinks, energy drinks, and other sugary beverages. By Matt Chittum Americans like their soda pop. And their sports drinks, and ene more PR

LA JOLLA, California, April 29 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * From Lab to Clinic: The Muscle Physiology Lab at UC San Diego By Miles Martin As a physical therapist in the first part of his career, orthopedic surgery and bioengineering professor Samuel Ward, P.T., Ph.D., always preferred the patients that presented a challenge. "I was immediately drawn into research because I didn't have the answers I wanted for the patients I was seeing," s more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 29 -- George Mason University issued the following campus news: * * * Mason Korea and U.S. Embassy Seoul host Young Trilateral Leaders workshop George Mason University Korea and the U.S. Embassy Seoul recently hosted the 2025 U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK)-Japan Young Trilateral Leaders (YTL) Regional Workshop Series on the Mason Korea campus. The workshop featured sessions on peace technology led by experts from the Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at Ge more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 29 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Georgia Tech Joins Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Association Georgia Tech announces its membership with the Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Association (VRARA) marking a significant step in advancing innovation in the fields of augmented and virtual reality. Georgia Tech is proud to announce its membership with the Virtual Reality Augmented Reality Association (VRARA) -- marking a signifi more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 30 -- Roosevelt University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Gina Ann Garcia Inspires Roosevelt with Vision to Transform Hispanic-Serving Institutions As part of Roosevelt University's commitment to equity, inclusion and academic excellence, the University proudly welcomed renowned scholar and author Dr. Gina Ann Garcia for a keynote presentation titled "Transforming Hispanic-Serving Institutions." The event, held on the Chicago Campus with a live simulcast in Scha more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 28 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Hamm Institute for American Energy at OSU and Divergent partnership make Oklahoma a hub for advanced manufacturing Media Contact: Dara McBee | Hamm Institute for American Energy | 580-350-7248 | dara.mcbee@hamminstitute.org The Hamm Institute for American Energy at Oklahoma State University announced Monday a strategic partnership with Divergent Technologies Inc. to accelerate the adoption of next-g more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * In kids, EEG monitoring of consciousness safely reduces anesthetic use Newly published results of a randomized, controlled clinical trial in Japan among more than 170 children aged 1 to 6 who underwent surgery show that by using electroencephalogram (EEG) readings of brain waves to monitor unconsciousness, an anesthesiologist can significantly reduce the amount of the anesthesia ad more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 30 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * AI-Based Liquid Biopsy Shows Promise for Detecting Brain Cancer A new liquid biopsy approach developed by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center investigators could revolutionize brain cancer detection by identifying circulating DNA fragments from tumors and immune cells in blood samples, potentially enabling earlier diagnosis. A description of the work was published April 29 in Cancer Discovery. The more PR

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- King's College issued the following news: * * * King's Education Faculty Introduce New Learning Model Using Literature to Help Students with Math Anxiety King's College today announced that Jill Yurko, Ed.D., and Denise Reboli, Ph.D., have introduced a new research-backed model that integrates literature, mathematics, and video technology to make STEM more accessible in elementary schools. Their research, entitled Using Mathematics and Technology to I more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 29 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * KU undergraduate team secures third place in national intelligence competition A team of three University of Kansas undergraduate students has earned a third-place finish in the national collegiate Moonshot Labs Analyst Jam with IC Centers for Academic Excellence (MAJIC) Competition, surpassing numerous teams, including many composed of graduate students. The KU team of Amy Wright, of Independence, Missou more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Lighting up biology's basement lab For more than 30 years, Course 7 (Biology) students have descended to the expansive, windowless basement of Building 68 to learn practical skills that are the centerpiece of undergraduate biology education at the Institute. The lines of benches and cabinets of supplies that make up the underground MIT Biology Teaching Lab could easily feel dark an more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 29 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * Astrophysicists Strike Gold Since the big bang, the early universe had hydrogen, helium, and a scant amount of lithium. Later, some heavier elements, including iron, were forged in stars. But one of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics is: How did the first elements heavier than iron, such as gold, get created and distributed throughout the universe? A new answer has come from an unexpecte more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * Beyond Silicon Valley: How Tapping Into Innovation Ecosystems Drives Organizational Competitive Advantage A new book by MIT Sloan faculty highlights the crucial role of geographic innovation hubs and offers a strategic roadmap for engagement. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 29, 2025 - Leaders in large organizations face continuous pressure to innovate, more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 28 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * New center at Brown to study the intersection of climate, environment and human health From extreme heat and air pollution to the health effects of chemicals in plastic products, society is confronting historic challenges at the intersection of climate, environment and health -- challenges that require interdisciplinary expertise to drive innovative research and practical solutions.  Scientists and resea more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 30 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on April 29, 2025: * * * New minor in research ecosystems to debut in fall 2025 at VCU Through the College of Health Professions, the undergraduate program will prepare students for careers in scientific research and administration. By VCU News staff Reflecting an ongoing commitment to future-proofing its students, Virginia Commonwealth University is introducing a new undergraduate minor in research e more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 30 -- The University of South Carolina issued the following news: * * * New USC clinic tackles mental health provider shortage in rural South Carolina By Carol J.G. Ward A new clinic expected to launch this summer will provide free care for those in South Carolina with limited access to counseling services either because of gaps in service, financial and insurance concerns, or their location in a rural community. The student-operated, faculty-directed clinic, more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 30 -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Shilatifard Elected to National Academy of Sciences Ali Shilatifard, PhD, the Robert Francis Furchgott Professor and chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). "Ali is a visionary leader in the fields of epigenetics and chromatin biology, and this well-deserved honor further solidfies his status as a scienti more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Penn Medicine breaks ground on fourth proton therapy center Advanced radiation therapy facility expected to open at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in 2027 Today, Penn Medicine celebrated the groundbreaking of the Roberts Proton Therapy Center at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in University City, which is expected to open for patient care in late 20 more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State to host the 20th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium Penn State will host the 20th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium (NAMVS) in collaboration with the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) and the SME Underground Ventilation Committee (UVC) on June 21-26 in Pittsburgh.  The symposium is North America's largest biennial gathering of mine ventilatio more PR

SCHUYKILL HAVEN, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Pennsylvania State University's Schuykill Campus issued the following news: * * * EnvironMentors Research Symposium celebrates student research in sustainability By Paloma Munoz UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's chapter of EnvironMentors held its annual research symposium on April 26 at the Pasquerilla Spiritual Center at Penn State University Park. The EnvironMentors program partners high school students with faculty and undergraduate student me more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * 'Game of Thrones' topic of faculty member's conference paper Brian J. Gilchrist, assistant professor of speech communication-composition at Pennsylvania College of Technology, delivered his research paper, "A Song of Psychology of Information and a Song of Psychology of Form: A Burkean Analysis of HBO's 'Game of Thrones,'" at the Eastern Communication Association Annual Convention,  more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 29 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Personalized AI tools can combat ableism online People with disabilities experience high levels of harassment online, including microaggressions and slurs. However, social media platforms frequently fail to address reports of disability-based harassment and offer only limited tools that simply hide hateful content. New Cornell research reveals that social media users with disabilities prefer more personalized  more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Making Magnetic Biomaterials Pitt engineers develop magnetically navigable microparticles for targeted drug delivery What if doctors could guide life-saving treatments through the body using only a magnet? An interdisciplinary collaboration at the University of Pittsburgh's Swanson School of Engineering is bringing that concept closer to reality with the develop more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * No Slipping and Sliding Pitt researchers and scholars validate a model that helps predict shoe-floor friction on oily surfaces From busy restaurants to quiet home kitchens, all it takes are a few drops of cooking oil on a tile floor to create a dangerously slick surface. Indeed according the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in the workplace alone, slip and fall a more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 30 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: * * * Reforming the Rules: Professor Zachary Clopton's Research on Civil Procedure Aims at Improvement Understanding the rules and policies that shape the judicial system is a laborious process. And for Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life Zachary D. Clopton, this work is immensely vital to uncovering  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 29 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Professional autism training program and director move to KU, with potential to meet autism screening needs nationwide A nationally recognized professional development program that aims to improve the accuracy, quality and accessibility of autism diagnoses for families is now based at the University of Kansas and has the potential to expand autism screening in schools, mental health clinics and other setti more PR

RADFORD, Virginia, April 30 -- Radford University issued the following news release: * * * Spring Commencement 2025 - Lauren Griffin's experience fuels her fight against cyberbullying Lauren Griffin grew up in the digital era, when children were getting their hands on technology and feeling the pressures of social media at an early age. Living on a farm in a small community, Griffin often was home alone for a while after school before her parents returned from work. She needed to have a mea more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 29 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Research focuses on algorithms for angled boreholes Media Contact: Tanner Holubar | Communications Specialist | 405-744-2065 | tanner.holubar@okstate.edu Installing ground heat exchangers with ground-source heat pump systems can be expensive and time-consuming due to the amount of drilling required. Vertical borehole ground heat exchangers are drilled hundreds of feet deep, where the temperature rem more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Response to infection highlights the nervous system's surprising degrees of flexibility Whether you are a person about town or a worm in a dish, life can throw all kinds of circumstances your way. What you need is a nervous system flexible enough to cope. In a new study, MIT neuroscientists show how even a simple animal can repurpose brain circuits and the chemical signals, or "neu more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, April 29 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice professor Menachem Elimelech receives Sidney Loeb Award for groundbreaking work in water purification Menachem Elimelech with Miriam Balaban, secretary general of the European Desalination Society. Rice University's Menachem Elimelech was honored with the Sidney Loeb Award at the European Desalination Society Conference held in Porto, Portugal, April 28. The award recognizes his pioneering contribution more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 30 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Showcase 2025: UAlbany Researchers Leverage Machine Learning to Predict Depression in College Students By Bethany Bump ALBANY, N.Y. (April 29, 2025) -- Researchers at the Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research at UAlbany are leveraging machine learning to help identify and analyze trends in college student health and mental health. So far, they're finding that the models perform par more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, April 30 -- The University of Arkansas' Walton College of Business issued the following news: * * * Simpson and Eichler to Speak at Walton College Commencement The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the U of A will have not one, but two speakers for its Spring 2025 Commencement ceremonies: Shelley Simpson, president and chief executive officer of J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., and Brad Eichler, chief operating officer of Stephens Inc. The Walton College is excit more PR

STANFORD, California, April 30 -- Stanford University issued the following news: * * * Missed school is an overlooked consequence of tropical cyclones New research finds that tropical cyclones reduce years of schooling for children in low- and middle-income countries, underscoring the need to address the educational impacts of climate change. In brief * Exposure to tropical cyclones during early childhood significantly reduces school enrollment. * The effect is greater in areas unaccustome more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 29 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Student athletes with ADHD more susceptible to concussion: U-M researcher discusses Roundtable discussion: ADHD & Concussion Recovery: New Research, Best Practices & Beyond Study: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder as a Predictor of Prolonged Functional Recovery From Sports-Related Concussion in High School Athletes EXPERT ANALYSIS When athletes who have attention-deficit/hyperactivity dis more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 30 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Showcase 2025: Exploring the Digital Future of Healthcare By Carson Leombrone ALBANY, N.Y. (April 29, 2025) -- Over the past decade, virtual reality (VR), along with other types of immersive technologies, has surged in popularity. Whether for educational purposes, gaming activities or training simulations, these tools are being used across a wide range of applications and industries. One area of interes more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 29 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Synchrotron in a closet: Bringing powerful 3D X-ray microscopy to smaller labs A new design makes a technique for studying metals, ceramics and rocks available in a standard laboratory, expanding access for students, academic researchers and industry Members of Professor Ashley Bucsek's lab group are able to use three-dimensional X-ray diffraction to study polycrystalline materials on campus, a tec more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 30 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Decoding Diseases and Advancing Therapeutics with Machine Learning Dr. Yang Shen is using machine learning and artificial intelligence to understand disease mechanisms and facilitate therapeutics. By Katie Satterlee Diseases like cancer are tragic on their own, but even more so when they evolve to resist the very treatments meant to eliminate them. At Texas A&M University, r more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 28 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Trump's 100 days in office: U-M experts available EXPERTS ADVISORY In the first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump has unleashed a whirlwind of policy shifts that have sent ripples across the globe. The responses to his administration's actions have ranged from applause to skepticism. University of Michigan experts available for comment. Jonathan K. Hanson Jonathan Hanson, a s more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 30 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Graduate Students Present Virtual Reality Research at International IEEE Conference Two graduate students from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock showcased their research on virtual reality (VR) at the 32nd Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, held March 8-12 in Saint-Malo, France. M.J.M. S more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 30 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * UAlbany Atmospheric Sciences Research Center Partners with Tomorrow.io to Build New AI Weather Forecasting Tools By Mike Nolan ALBANY, N.Y. (April 29, 2025) -- The University at Albany today announced a new partnership with Tomorrow.io, a leading weather technology company based in Boston, to collaborate on developing new AI-driven wind and extreme weather forecasting models. The project, led at UAlbany more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, April 30 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * UH BRAIN, TIRR Memorial Hermann Develop First Wearable Pediatric Soft Exoskeleton Made of Smart Materials Team Ushers in a New Era of Mobility for Children with Cerebral Palsy By Laurie Fickman Just one look at the next-generation lightweight, soft exoskeleton for children with cerebral palsy reveals the powerful role technology can play in solving global challenges and improving lives. Built to help chi more PR

BUFFALO, New York, April 29 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Businesses face hidden loan costs after going public New study reveals post-IPO lenders can raise interest rates based on financial performance By Kevin Manne Going public can help a company get better loan terms and more easily borrow from different banks, but new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management reveals that newly public firms can fa more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, April 29 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * As Competitive Grain for Malting, Rice May Open Door to Increase Domestic Demand A new economics study shows the potential for an ancient process to develop new domestic demand for rice and offset declining exports. That process is malting, which has been around for millennia but is usually associated with another grain -- barley. But rice, which is grown prolifically in Arkansas, can also be malt more PR

MERCED, California, April 30 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * For the First Time, All Avian Evolutionary Relationships Revealed Through Collaboration By Lorena Anderson Professor Emily Jane McTavish and colleagues at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology have mapped the evolution of every known bird species. They created a complete evolutionary tree of bird species by combining data on 9,239 species published in nearly 300 studies between 1990 and 2024 and ad more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Regular child care remains out of reach for nearly half of young children in California New report finds that Latino and lower-income families are more likely to have difficulties accessing child care Key takeaways * Less than half (46%) of young children in California ages 0-5 had regular child care arrangements in 2023. * 1 in 6 parents of children ages 0-5 could not find child care more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, April 30 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * New tsunami video gives insights, answers on how to prepare A 2025 Tsunami Preparedness Video has been produced by the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program (Hawaii Sea Grant) in collaboration with the Hawaii State Department of Education and partners across the state. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green proclaimed April as Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii in 2024. "The short video was desi more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 29 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Airlines can improve travel efficiency and resilience by incorporating passenger-level data, study finds Plane delays. It's rare to spend a day traveling in an American airport without experiencing some form of disruption to a scheduled flight. While airlines and regulators track flight delays carefully, new research shows that publicly available airline performance metrics do not fully capture passenger more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 29 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Study finds engagement journalism training reduced 'horse race' political coverage, boosted more substantive content News outlets across the country have been making efforts to engage more deeply with their communities and enhance transparency in their reporting. New research from the University of Kansas has found journalism engagement training has begun to shift political coverage, reducing the prevalenc more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 29 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Gift will expand Schmoker Reading Center's impact across Nebraska By Kelcey Buck Philanthropist and alumna Catherine "Kit" Schmoker has made a leadership gift to support the Kit and Dick Schmoker Reading Center in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Education and Human Sciences. The gift will help the reading center expand its services to communities, schools and children throughout the sta more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 30 -- The University of South Carolina issued the following news: * * * Mentoring program empowers families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder By Carol J.G. Ward Preliminary data from a five-year study on parenting support for families with autistic children shows improvements in mental health and parenting confidence. The NIH-funded study conducted by Robert Hock, a professor in the University of South Carolina's College of Social Work, helps families more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 29 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * The Science of a Better Built Environment Alumni of the USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE) reflect on how to innovate for resilience, energy-efficiency, and wellbeing in the built environment. Chat with just a handful of CEE graduates who studied building science - whether as an undergraduate or a master's student - and  more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, April 30 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: * * * Two Students and an Alumnus Earn 2025 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Two students and an alumnus from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have been awarded National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Dessie Durham, Amelya Fox and Alissa Gordon will use the scholarships to further their research and talents in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. As a nation more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 30 -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * University of Utah Researchers Develop Explainable AI Toolkit to Predict Disease Before Symptoms Appear SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - Researchers at the University of Utah's Department of Psychiatry and Huntsman Mental Health Institute today published a paper introducing RiskPath, an open source software toolkit that uses Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) to predict whether individuals wi more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 29 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * A novel and hands-on approach to teaching about technology and society Elly Truitt teaches students about the history of communication technology, from the invention of writing to large language models, while introducing them to Penn's libraries and unparalleled resources. On a sunny Wednesday morning in the Education Commons, undergraduates clustered in groups more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 29 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * USC Viterbi's CURVE Program Hosts Annual Student Research Showcase 135 student presentations address health, security, sustainability and how to enrich life Each year, the USC Viterbi School of Engineering celebrates the achievements of its CURVE (Creating Undergraduate Research Experiences) scholars through an inspiring research showcase. This event highl more PR

TAMPA, Florida, April 30 -- The University of South Florida issued the following news: * * * USF-headquartered Global Virus Network issues urgent call on rising threat of H5N1 bird flu Today, the Global Virus Network (GVN), representing eminent human and animal virologists from 80+ Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in 40+ countries and headquartered at the University of South Florida, published a comprehensive analysis and call-to-action in The Lancet Regional Health -- Americas on the Nor more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, April 29 -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * AACR: New CAR T cell therapy benefits patients with advanced thyroid cancers * Phase I trial demonstrates lasting responses and encouraging safety profile in two aggressive thyroid cancer subtypes, suggesting further progress for CAR T cell therapy in solid tumors * One patient experienced a complete response, and one patient had a partial response * This type of cancer has more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 30 -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: * * * Peanut Allergy Treatment in Young Kids Proves Highly Successful A real-world study of peanut oral immunotherapy in children younger than 3 has shown the approach is both safe and effective at desensitizing children to the increasingly common food allergy. The UVA Health Children's researchers enrolled 30 peanut-allergic children in the study of what is called epOIT - Early Peanut Ora more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 29 -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Software coders hate in-person interruptions, but physiological stress measures tell a different story It's an intimidating prospect to interrupt a software engineer who has achieved a flow state -- someone who is completely focused and absorbed in the task at hand. Like anyone, it takes time for coders to reengage in their work, meaning interruptions from bosses, co-workers, and ema more PR

OGDEN, Utah, April 30 -- Weber State University issued the following news: * * * Weber State professor helps eliminate urinal splashback with smarter design OGDEN, Utah -- Researchers estimate more than one million liters of urine splashes onto public bathroom floors daily in the United States. Randy Hurd, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Weber State University, helped come up with a more sanitary solution. It's called the Cornucopia and the Nautilus, which are two new urina more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 29 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Will the vegetables of the future be fortified using tiny needles? When farmers apply pesticides to their crops, 30 to 50 percent of the chemicals end up in the air or soil instead of on the plants. Now, a team of researchers from MIT and Singapore has developed a much more precise way to deliver substances to plants: tiny needles made of silk. In a study published today in Natur more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 30 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: * * * WKU Agriculture Students Present Research at International Equine Dentistry Conference Western Kentucky University Agriculture students recently presented original research on equine dentistry at the renowned Internationale Gesellschaft zur Funktionsverbesserung der Pferdezahne e.V. Kongress (IGFP), held March 21-22, 2025, in Wiesbaden, Germany. This international conference draws veterinary prof more PR