CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Helping scientists run complex data analyses without writing code * As costs for diagnostic and sequencing technologies have plummeted in recent years, researchers have collected an unprecedented amount of data around disease and biology. Unfortunately, scientists hoping to go from data to new cures often require help from someone with experience in software engineering. Now, Wat more PR

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Marie Reith's 1916 vow to 'do good' lives on in new scholarship * Sitting in her family's Bronx home on her 19th birthday in March 1916, future pioneering professional engineer Marie Reith, Class of 1921, made a pledge in the gentle cursive of her daily diary. "And so we get older year by year and what have we accomplished... what done for the betterment of humanity?" she asked, chiding herself to study harder more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU professor develops new method to predict occurrences of disruptive solar flares A New Mexico State University astronomer and her team can now predict space weather in the sweet spot between two extremes of current methods that provide warnings of solar flares that can significantly impact our daily lives. Currently, the predictions either provide a few hours to a few days' not more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 14 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Parkinson's treatment tested at UW showing promise in first clinical trial * Parkinson's patients are receiving a new investigational treatment after a successful study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison helped demonstrate the cell therapy's safety in non-human primates and refine the method for its delivery. Now, the biotechnology company running the trial is reporting encouraging  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State Emeritus Academy announces induction of 9 distinguished faculty * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State has announced the induction of nine distinguished faculty members into the Emeritus Academy for fall 2025. The academy recognizes retired faculty who have made significant contributions through teaching, research, creative accomplishments and service, and who continue to be enga more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice physicists probe quark-gluon plasma temperatures, helping paint more detailed picture of big bang * A research team led by Rice University physicist Frank Geurts has successfully measured the temperature of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) at various stages of its evolution, providing critical insights into a state of matter believed to have existed just microseconds after the big bang, a scientific theory descr more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Two Penn faculty elected American Physical Society Fellows Ritesh Agarwal of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Douglas Jerolmack of the School of Arts & Sciences and Penn Engineering have been elected by their peers in recognition of their contributions to the field. * Two Penn faculty have been elected to the 2025 class of American Physical Soci more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 14 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * UB biophysicist to dive deeper into protein-RNA droplets with $2.1 million NIH grant Award will allow Priya R. Banerjee to continue research on biomolecular condensates and their role in cancer, neurodegenerative diseases * University at Buffalo biophysicist Priya R. Banerjee has received a $2.1 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to continue his rese more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Metamaterials can stifle vibrations with intentional complexity Researchers have forged a new path to vibration isolation that could help absorb shocks in a variety of applications, including vehicles, buildings and more * In science and engineering, it's unusual for innovation to come in one fell swoop. It's more often a painstaking plod through which the extraordinary gradually becomes ord more PR