ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 10 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * ASCE president-elect to visit Missouri S&T Sept. 17 By Greg Edwards Dr. Marsha Anderson Bomar, president-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), will visit Missouri S&T on Wednesday, Sept. 17, to share her insights on professional engagement and leadership. Bomar will present "So Many Ways to Engage ... Which Paths Do You Choose?" at 7 p.m. in Room  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Can nanobots play follow the leader? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A group of tiny particles followed "breadcrumbs" left behind by a different group of particles in new experiments demonstrating the first steps in creating intelligent communicating systems involving active particles -- sometimes called nanobots -- that perform specialized tasks. The experiment was possible thanks to a new mic more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Seaweed Snare: Sargassum Stops Sea Turtle Hatchlings in Their Tracks By Gisele Galoustian Every year, sea turtles hatch on Florida's beaches and make their way from the sand to the ocean - a critical journey that determines their chances of survival. As these hatchlings navigate obstacles such as artificial lights, beach debris and pred more PR

PASADENA, California, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Study: Celestial 'Accident' Sheds Light on Jupiter, Saturn Riddle An unusual cosmic object is helping scientists better understand the chemistry hidden deep in Jupiter and Saturn's atmospheres -- and potentially those of exoplanets. Why has silicon, one of the most common elements in the universe, gone largely undetected in the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, and gas planets like t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Jhanae Wingfield, an assistant professor of early childhood and literacy education at Rutgers University-Newark, from a Sept. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Foundations First: Reclaiming Reading and Math Through Proven Instruction": * * * Good morning Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunit more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * Can a healthy gut microbiome help prevent childhood stunting? Salk Institute researchers find gut microbiome turnover in children is linked to poor growth outcomes, pointing to microbiome-based diagnostics for malnutrition * Malnutrition is responsible for more than half of all deaths in children under the age of five worldwide. Those who survive can still experience more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 9 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI-led team discovers methane gas on Makemake * September 9, 2025 -- A Southwest Research Institute-led team has reported the first detection of gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This discovery makes Makemake only the second trans-Neptunian object, after Pluto, where the presence of gas has been confirmed. The gas  more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 9 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Three Manchester experts become Academy of Social Sciences Fellows Three academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as leading experts in their fields by being named as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences. New Fellows are named in recognition of their excellence and impact, and their advancement of social sciences for the public good. Through leadership, research more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * NIH funds first-of-its-kind center to study resilience and aging UMD, UMB researchers and partners collaborate to tackle critical health issues facing an aging population * America's population is the oldest it has ever been. And though older people are more independent than ever, they face a huge care gap, one that challenges families, communities and healthcare systems.  more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Sponge-like gold particles could upgrade ovarian cancer diagnostics Sponge-like gold particles could be used to triage women with suspected ovarian cancer more accurately than current diagnostic tools. Key points * Specially designed gold nanoparticles can be used to highlight ovarian cancer markers in samples of urine, saliva, or blood * The mesoporous gold structures act as tiny light  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Unusual molecular conformation could help explain RNA's versatility * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Despite being made from a relatively simple set of building blocks, ribonucleic acid (RNA) has a broad array of complex responsibilities. From providing structure to carrying the instructions for regulating genes and translating them into proteins, RNA is critical to cellular function. Now, resea more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * What the crash of a play-to-earn game reveals about the future of Web3 * At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, players flocked to Axie Infinity, a blockchain-based video game where users received cryptocurrency tokens for their time spent playing. In 2022, when the broader crypto market crashed and a massive hack erased players' earnings, most users fled. A new study by Cornell researchers investigated why som more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 10 (TNSrep) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Origins of mental illness, fast gas for a black hole Yale researchers discover a gas guzzling black hole, learn that mental illness may start to develop earlier than once thought, and explore why some brain seizures cause a loss of consciousness. This month's "Insights & Outcomes" features research that either zooms in or zooms out for answers to pressing questions about life, the mind, and  more PR