PASADENA, California, Oct. 13 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A Breath of Fresh Air: Bacteria Confined to Droplets Form Complex Patterns * Even in an environment as seemingly simple as a drop of water, bacteria can organize themselves into complex patterns or arrangements. Through experiments, theory, and computational modeling, scientists from Caltech and Princeton University have found that the way these cells arrange themselves is shaped by oxyge more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Oct. 12, 2025: * * * Boot Camp: Scare Stories A Kremlin stunt near the Estonian border highlights a much bigger problem: frayed nerves. By Edward Lucas The thick forest of the Saatse Boot protrudes sharply but pointlessly into Estonian territory. The dented oblong is crossed by a quiet single-track lane, about 800m long, which is not connected to the Russian road network. The only reason to use more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Council on Foreign Relations issued the following news release: * * * CFR Welcomes Joseph Torigian as Senior Fellow for Asia Studies The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is pleased to welcome Joseph Torigian to the David Rockefeller Studies Program, CFR's think tank, as senior fellow for Asia studies. Dr. Torigian is an associate professor at American University's School of International Service and a center associate at the University of Michigan's Lieberthal-R more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Earth's continents stabilized due to furnace-like heat, study reveals * For billions of years, Earth's continents have remained remarkably stable, forming the foundation for mountains, ecosystems and civilizations. But the secret to their stability has mystified scientists for more than a century. Now, a new study by researchers at Penn State and Columbia University provides the clearest  more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: * * * Eight Years of Passion and Purpose: Seton Hall's Journal 'Locus' Reaches 70,000 Downloads Across 182 Countries By Flora Qiyue Wu With its eighth anniversary approaching, the journal Locus: The Seton Hall Journal of Undergraduate Research is celebrating a milestone. The response from Arts and Sciences undergraduates has been, in the words of one of the founding faculty editors, Nathan Kahl, Ph more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 [Category: Media] -- The Association of American Publishers issued the following news release: * * * Freedom Letters Receives 2025 AAP International Freedom to Publish Award * The Association of American Publishers (AAP) today awarded Freedom Letters, a Russian and Ukrainian language publisher, the 2025 AAP International Freedom to Publish Award. The award recognizes a publisher outside of the United States who has demonstrated courage and fortitude in defending freedom o more PR

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Generative art enhances virtual shopping experience * Art infusion theory - the idea that displaying art in retail settings can positively impact consumer behavior - can be applied to the metaverse with similar results, a Cornell design researcher has shown. Employing algorithm-fueled generative art, So-Yeon Yoon, professor of human centered design in the College of Human Ecology (CHE), and colleagues found th more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Oct. 13 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * High-Speed Whole-Body SPECT Tracks Tumor Evolution to Optimize Prostate Cancer Treatment * A new fast and convenient approach to scintigraphy-based monitoring allows physicians to efficiently and reliably assess prostate cancer progression or regression during treatment. With this strong prognostic information, treatments for prostate cancer patients more PR

HONG KONG, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Engineering Researchers Pioneer Differentiable Imaging and Launch Landmark Application with Uncertainty-Aware Fourier Ptychography Professor Edmund Lam, Dr Ni Chen and their research team from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering under the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have developed a novel uncertainty-aware Fourier ptychography (UA-FP) tech more PR

HONG KONG, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKUMed unveils revolutionary nano bone material: High elasticity and strength expected to accelerate surgery and healing A research team from the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the University of Hong Kong's LKS Faculty of Medicine (HKUMed) has successfully developed a novel elastic calcium phosphate material that mimics the structure of human bone. The material, dubbed 'nano bon more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 13 -- The Institute of Cancer Research issued the following news on Oct 11, 2025: * * * New research identifies a more accurate way of predicting which blood cancer patients will relapse early Scientists have identified a more accurate way of predicting which patients with multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer, are likely to relapse early following treatment. A study carried out by a team of researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research, London, found that combin more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 13 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Joel Mokyr wins Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences * * Link to: Northwestern Now Story Joel Mokyr, the Robert H. Strotz Professor of Arts and Sciences and professor of economics and history in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University, today (Oct. 13) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded The Sveriges Riksbank  more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- Marquette University issued the following news release: * * * Marquette University researchers offer the first empirically supported explanation for loss of tropical forest carbon storage, decaying tropical forest carbon sink 10-year study observed more than 117,000 plants to provide first direct empirically supported explanation * An increasing abundance in woody vines--or "lianas"--reduces canopy tree growth and survival in tropical forests, which more PR

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Native American stereotypes, as seen by Native Americans * Asked to list stereotypes they had heard about themselves or other Native Americans, more than 200 middle school-age citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a federally recognized nation located in rural North Carolina, most often cited cultural activities, financial privilege and substance abuse. The Cornell-led study, among the first to exp more PR

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Public speeches challenged assumptions in ancient Greece * Ancient Greeks loved public speaking. Athenians flocked to performances in large venues and private homes to hear intellectuals debate subjects ranging from ethics and astronomy to poverty and rats. "Many of these speeches make a point of holding controversial and often paradoxical views - for example, that 'nothing exists,'" said Davide Napoli, Klarma more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Researchers Track Characteristics of Firearm Owners Receiving Mental Health Treatment By Patrice Harley People who are female, younger, more educated and have reported suicidal ideation are more likely to go to therapy or use psychiatric medications, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Their study, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, examined the use of mental health resource more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Spanish-Language Counseling Cuts Heavy Drinking Among Latinx Adults by 22%, UC San Diego Study Finds A culturally tailored program led by Spanish-speaking community health workers reduced alcohol use and may help close care gaps among Latinx adults By Lizelda Lopez - llopez2@ucsd.edu A culturally adapted behavioral intervention delivered in Spanish by community health wor more PR

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 13 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * The Intercontinental Exchange 2B investment in Polymarket * The Intercontinental Exchange, the parent company of the NYSE, recently announced a strategic investment of up to $2 billion in Polymarket. This massive institutional buy-in is a watershed moment for the prediction market industry, moving it from the crypto-adjacent fringe directly into the financial mainstream. Wake Forest Universi more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * UNC Research Uncovers Ways to Address Early Suicidal Thoughts in Children A new study is uncovering ways to assess early suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children as young as 5 -years old. * The idea of a child dying by suicide is unimaginable. Yet, according to recent data, a significant number of children will seriously consider or attempt suicide, even  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * UK heatwaves overwhelm natural ecological safeguards to increase wildfire risk Extreme conditions including 40C heat seen in 2022 led to all fuel sources in heathlands to dry leading to significant increase in threat of wildfire incidents * Heatwaves in the UK have led to unseasonable drying of vegetation bypassing natural ecological processes that limit the spread of wildfires, a new stud more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Does the US have enough graphite to meet growing energy demand? Yes, but costs, quality are concerns New research from the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Co. shows that the United States could mine enough graphite to build batteries for electric vehicles and other applications, but economics and geopolitics make it a complex problem. In August, the U.S. Department of Energy announced f more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Columbia University anthropologist to deliver annual Journal of Anthropological Research Distinguished Lecture By Simon Roybal Severin Fowles, a leading anthropologist at Columbia University, will deliver the 2025 Journal of Anthropological Research (JAR) Distinguished Lecture. The annual event will feature an engaging talk by a leading expert examining colonialism in the American West more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * University of Portsmouth scientists find way to "see" anxiety in the brain Psychology PhD student develops brain-scanning method which could help improve how anxiety is understood and diagnosed * First study to map brain activity during "no-win" decision scenarios linked to anxiety * Portsmouth researchers develop method to "see" anxiety in the brain using gaming task and technique to dete more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Researchers Discover Mountain Lions Are Resilient to Human Disturbances at Feeding Sites Previous studies have shown that mountain lions tend to shy away from feeding sites that have been disturbed by human presence. However, a group of University of Wyoming researchers has turned that conventional notion on its head. Joseph Holbrook, an associate professor in the Haub School of Environment an more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 13 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Training Workshop on Journal Publishing Starts Oct. 27 The University of Wyoming invites faculty, staff, visiting scholars and graduate students to participate in a hands-on workshop facilitated by Bobur Sobirov beginning Monday, Oct. 27. Titled "Journal Publishing and Management -- From Idea to International Indexing," this hybrid-format workshop is designed for emerging academics and research profess more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * A skeleton and a shell? Ancient fossil finally finds home on the tree of life Picky, pragmatic, and enigmatic -- a tiny fossil found in Southwestern Virginia eluded classification for more than 514 million years. Now, Virginia Tech geoscientists have restored this unique organism into its evolutionary lineage. By Kelly Izlar Skeleton season may be just around the corner, but the skeleton age dawned with the ear more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on Oct. 13, 2025, by Lisa Prevost with Neta Alexander, assistant professor of film and media: * * * 'Interface Frictions': Examining technology and the body In a Q&A, Yale scholar Neta Alexander discusses her new book, an examination of the frictions between digital interface features and the human body, both abled and disabled. * Like many people during the COVID pandemic, Neta Alexander began spending much of her  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 14 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Analysis could map the ancient history of Earth's surface An international team, including Yale researchers, may have solved a magnetic field mystery contained in 565-million-year-old rocks. * Earth's Ediacaran Period, roughly 630 to 540 million years ago, has always been something of a magnetic minefield for scientists. During earlier and later time periods, tectonic plates kept a steady p more PR