CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 18 -- Cleveland State University issued the following news: * * * CSU Graduate Student Takes Home Top Award for Best Poster * Peninah Kariuki, a graduate student at Cleveland State University, won the Best Graduate Student Poster Award at the recent fall meeting of the American Physical Society's Eastern Great Lakes Section at Eastern Michigan University. Her poster, titled "Study of Rapid Annealing of DNA Origami Structures," was based on research conducted under Dr. more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Nov. 19 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Decades later, a Yale chemist's water simulations continue to make waves A look back at one of the most cited science studies of all time -- Sterling Professor of Chemistry William Jorgensen's landmark 1983 simulations of water. * One of the most influential science studies of all time started with a modest minicomputer, some simulated boxes of water molecules, and a grand vision for computer-aided c more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 18 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU researchers achieve breakthrough in long-distance crystal growth * A team of scientists from Florida State University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have demonstrated, for the first time, that high-quality single-crystalline films can be grown even when separated from their substrate by several nanometers far beyond what scientists thought possible. "This was one of those neat moments in sc more PR

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * How small satellites can help the US win the space race * Sending spacecraft into low Earth orbit could transform next-generation telecommunications, space exploration and national security. But that altitude - which begins roughly 60 miles above the planet's surface - is a fickle place due to atmospheric drag, and spacecraft would require a new kind of propulsion system to remain in orbit there. "At the bound more PR

ARCATA, California, Nov. 18 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news: * * * New Spaces, New Energy, New Opportunities at Cal Poly Humboldt Cal Poly Humboldt currently has 85 active capital projects underway, including the construction of new facilities and the development of sustainable energy systems. These efforts are improving the campus environment and supporting student learning and growth. Engineering & Technology Building: Where Innovation Ta more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Nov. 17 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * PING students present cutting-edge research at national APS meeting * Three students from Central Michigan University's PING (Physics Inspiring the Next Generation) program took their work to a national stage this year, presenting their research at the American Physical Society's Division of Nuclear Physics (APS DNP) annual meeting. It was an impressive accomplishment for a cohort of just six PI more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Nov. 18 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * What's Happening at WKU * Here is a listing of WKU events for Tuesday, November 18 through Saturday, December 6. All times are Central (unless noted). For more events, visit the WKU Events calendar at https://www.wku.edu/events. or follow @wkuevents on Instagram. ( More: How to Place Campus Events on WKU Events Calendar) Tuesday, November 18 3 p.m.: Chai Chat. The Majlis, Honors College & Int more PR