ITHACA, New York, Sept. 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Expanded SPROUT Awards maintain engineering innovation momentum * From mapping the human gut-brain connection to creating safer cancer nanotherapies, the latest Expanded SPROUT Awards from Cornell Engineering are exploring breakthroughs in microbiome science, quantum materials and biomedical engineering. The SPROUT - which stands for Support for Promising Research Opportunities and Unconventional Teams - prog more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 18 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Generous gift to fund Prince Lab renovation at Brown, creating the Lassonde Innovation and Design Hub * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- With a $16.75 million gift from the Lassonde Family Foundation, Brown University will launch a full-scale renovation of Prince Lab, transforming the 63-year-old building into a dynamic and central campus hub for project-based learning, cutting-edge research and eng more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 19 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU professor looks to faraway star to study planet formation New Mexico State University Astronomy Associate Professor Wladimir Lyra has received a new $450,000 grant from the National Science Foundation that will allow him to learn more about planetary formation by studying a star system over 500 light-years away. The grant funds a three-year collaborative research project between prin more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 15 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Astronomers Discover Rare Einstein Cross With Fifth Image, Revealing Hidden Dark Matter Scientists find a rare cosmic pattern that will help them learn more about the invisible matter that holds the universe together By Kitta MacPherson When Rutgers theoretical astrophysicist Charles Keeton first saw an unusual picture shared by his colleague, he was intrigued. "Have you ever seen an Einste more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 19 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Galaxies Reveal Hidden Maps of Dark Matter in the Early Universe Rutgers researchers uncover "fingerprints" that show how these cosmic systems expand and evolve By Kitta MacPherson A Rutgers-led team of scientists has uncovered evidence of how galaxies expand by tracing the invisible scaffolding of the universe created by a mysterious substance known as dark matter. In a newly published stud more PR