PASADENA, California, Dec. 2 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Caltech Mourns the Passing of Postdoctoral Scholar Kenny Lau (1989-2025) * Kenny Lau, a postdoctoral scholar research associate and experimental cosmologist in the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy (PMA), passed away on November 22, 2025. He was 36 years old. Lau first joined the Caltech community as a visiting graduate student in 2021. In 2023, he became a postdoctoral scho more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 2 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * How AI can help detect disease and accelerate medical breakthroughs * By Kelly Peters, Special to Rice News As artificial intelligence plays an increasingly prominent role in decoding DNA, tracking pathogens and accelerating drug discovery, the line between real capability and hype can be unclear. Rice University experts can provide clear, technically grounded perspectives on how these tools are meaningf more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Revolutionizing engineering education: The rise of a new research pillar * In 2021, an unexpected email landed in Allison Godwin 's inbox inquiring about her interest in a new position. She wasn't actively looking for a professional change, and she might not have read it at all had she not been on sabbatical with more time for such things than usual. A tenured faculty member at Purdue University, Godwin had est more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 2 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * UCF Researcher Creates Novel Sensors for Smartphone-Based Health Monitoring * Professor Debashis Chanda (right), working with researchers including physics doctoral student Mahdi Soudi (left), created a smartphone-based biosensor to improve infectious disease detection. The platform provides a faster, more affordable option for communities with limited access to traditional diagnostics. Early dia more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, Dec. 2 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * UCF Study Explores Formation of Spider-Like Features on Jupiter's Moon Europa and Potential for Life * From Europa to other icy moons, scientists are studying how surface features form and what they might reveal about the potential for life. In a new study published in The Planetary Science Journal, researchers from UCF, NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) and other institutions explored a unique, sp more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 3 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Fall 2025 Rising Researchers Announced Seven UMass Amherst undergraduates have been named Fall 2025 Rising Researchers in recognition of their outstanding research, scholarship and creative activity in a variety of fields. Not only have these students contributed to scholarly publications and major conference presentations, but their work is making meaningful advances in quantum computing, comm more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Dec. 3 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Research Uncovers the Telltale Tail of Black Hole Collisions UM, Perimeter Institute researchers get first glimpse at black hole 'tails' * When black holes collide, the impact radiates into space like the sound of a bell in the form of gravitational waves. But after the waves, there comes a second reverberation - a murmur that physicists have theorized but never observed. An international collabor more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Dec. 2 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * What's Happening at WKU * Here is a listing of WKU events for Tuesday, December 2 through Saturday, December 20. 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, December 2 7 p.m.: Planetarium Show : Celebrations for a Long Wi more PR