CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost * Our muscles are nature's actuators. The sinewy tissue is what generates the forces that make our bodies move. In recent years, engineers have used real muscle tissue to actuate "biohybrid robots" made from both living tissue and synthetic parts. By pairing lab-grown muscles with synthetic skeletons, researchers are engineering  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 1 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release: * * * Faculty/Staff Achievements Roundup: Sypniewski named PLANT WNY Person of the Year Steven Sypniewski, campus arborist, manager of the annual Big Dig tree planting, and member of the campus Sustainability Task Force, was named the PLANT (Professional Landscape and Nursery Trades) WNY Person of the Year at the organization's annual awards ceremony on November 13. This prestigious award is given by the  more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Dec. 2 -- Clemson University issued the following news: * * * Clemson physicist elected APS Fellow for pioneering quantum research Sumanta Tewari's theoretical contributions to quantum condensed matter physics could lead to fault-tolerant quantum computers. By Cindy Landrum Clemson University physics professor Sumanta Tewari has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), an honor recognizing his pioneering theoretical contributions to quantum cond more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * CTI grants enable faculty to research how students think and learn * Assessment and reflection - understanding what students are learning and how they think about learning - are essential to education. But the 2024-2025 Innovative Teaching & Learning Grant projects aim for something even more ambitious: metacognition, the art of thinking about thinking. From student storytelling and project archiving in the Dys more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Grants to support research at nexus of AI, climate science * As energy use associated with artificial intelligence climbs and sustainability challenges intensify, research is needed to make AI systems more efficient and more effective for environmental research. The 2030 Project: A Cornell Climate Initiative, the Cornell AI Initiative and the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability have announced an inaugura more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 1 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * In Memoriam: Joel Primack * Joel Primack, a renowned physicist and cosmologist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, whose most influential scientific feat was co-developing the theory of cold dark matterthe standard modern theory of structure formation in the universedied on November 13, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Primack, also widely more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 25 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * New UChicago, CNRS partnership to bolster particle physics, cosmology research * The University of Chicago welcomed representatives from two leading European institutions on Nov. 19 to mark the expansion of science collaboration into the field of particle physics and cosmology. This new International Research Laboratory (IRL) will be a three-way partnership between UChicago, the French National Centre  more PR

DELAWARE, Ohio, Dec. 2 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Advancing Engineering Ohio Wesleyan Launches an Endowed School of Engineering, Charting a New Direction for Student Learning, Innovation, and Leadership * Ohio Wesleyan University today announced the creation of an endowed School of Engineering, powered by more than $17 million in alumni philanthropy and strengthened by collaborations with leading engineering partners. The school - th more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 1 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * Physicists make groundbreaking discoveries, opening new paths to combating devastating diseases * Researchers at UT San Antonio have uncovered new details about electrical signals happening within nerve cells, deepening scientists' understanding of the brain. The UT San Antonio research team and international collaborators investigating the electrical activity inside neurons are led by Marcel more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Dec. 1 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * S&T student aims for faster ballistics prototyping, lands on world stage * Bullets move fast. Prototyping them? Not so much. But a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at Missouri S&T is researching an accelerated process for producing and testing 3D-printed ballistics, and she has already earned international recognition. "What's exciting about my research is that it shows 3D-print more PR

ORANGE, California, Dec. 2 -- Chapman University issued the following news: * * * Struppa and Panza Spotlight Chapman's Cross-Disciplinary Research on Global Stage Through Infinity Exhibit Fresh off his return to the faculty, President Emeritus Daniele Struppa has wasted no time bringing Chapman's interdisciplinary work to global audiences. In partnership with Marco Panza, Kennedy Professor of Philosophy, the duo recently helped showcase Chapman University's commitment to interdisciplinary sc more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Dec. 1 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Study details how analog computing solves signal processing challenges faster * Researchers at RIT have improved the electronics used in communication and radar systems to better process signals using electromagnetic radio waves. This breakthrough could advance computing processes for technologies that need to handle signals quickly and efficiently. Mohammad-Ali Miri, an associate prof more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Dec. 2 -- The University of Connecticut issued the following news: * * * UConn's Tech Incubator a Model of Quantum's Many Applications As home to six quantum startups, TIP is a hub of multi-disciplinary innovation driving the creation of a new commercial force By Loretta Waldman AI-enabled chatbots, driverless cars, and deepfake videos may be among the better-known applications of quantum computing. But they are far from the whole picture. Quantum plays a role in a mul more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Dec. 2 -- The University of North Florida issued the following news: * * * UNF receives $1.3M National Science Foundation grant to support STEM education The University of North Florida has received a $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to support the development, testing and research of a STEM education tabletop roleplaying game. Dr. Brian Lane, assistant professor of physics and co-director of UNF's Northeast Florida Center for STEM Education, wi more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 1 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW NASA Space Grant Science Kitchen and Science Initiative Roadshow Host Curated Visit for Laramie Students * More than 75 students from Laramie Montessori School spent a day exploring the cutting edge of Wyoming's energy and natural resources research during a fully curated visit to the University of Wyoming Nov. 19. The science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Curated University Research more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * College of Engineering's Major Grants Initiative to fuel large-scale, interdisciplinary research Nine research teams have been awarded inaugural grants to encourage collaborations that position the college for center- and institute-level growth. By Chelsea Seeber The Virginia Tech College of Engineering has awarded nine research teams with funding to support innovative and interdisciplinary collaborations that w more PR