NEW YORK, Dec. 8 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Ever Heard of an MRI? * Did you know that if you've ever found yourself lying quietly inside a gently humming magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine, you've experienced quantum mechanics firsthand? And that these medical machines trace their roots to Columbia and physicist Isidor Isaac Rabi? Rabi, who received his PhD from Columbia in 1927, was the sole winner of the 1944 Nobel Prize in Physics for "his resonance me more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Dec. 9 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * Mines Researchers Play Key Role in World-Leading Dark Matter Results from LZ Experiment at SURF Nearly a mile beneath the surface of western South Dakota, one of the world's most sensitive physics experiments is quietly listening for signals from the unseen universe with researchers from South Dakota Mines helping guide every pulse it records, including the newest recor more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State launches quantum theory center * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State has launched a new center dedicated to quantum science and germinating cross-disciplinary collaboration. The Center for Theory of Emergent Quantum Matter (C-TEQ) aims to unite researchers across colleges, institutes and departments, catalyze transformative discoveries and enhance the University's global visibility  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 9 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Satellite data helps UNM researchers map massive rupture of 2025 Myanmar earthquake * The March 28, 2025, Myanmar earthquake is giving scientists a rare look into how some of the world's most dangerous fault systems behave, including California's San Andreas Fault. Earthquakes are notoriously messy and complex, but this one struck along an unusually straight and geologically "mature" fault, creat more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 9 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Twisting Spins: Florida State University researchers explore chemical boundaries to create new magnetic material * Florida State University researchers have created a new crystalline material with unusual magnetic patterns that could be used for breakthroughs in data storage and quantum technologies. In a study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the research team showed that wh more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 9 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Two UChicago undergraduates named 2026 Marshall Scholars * University of Chicago students Logan Hanssler and Elijah Jenkins, both fourth-years in the College, have been selected as 2026 Marshall Scholars. Each will be provided the opportunity to study in their chosen fields for two years at any university in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1953, the Marshall Scholarship aims to honor the unique bond forg more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Dec. 10 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news: * * * An NSF Grant Will Support More Learning Assistants on Campus The funding will help expand the successful College of Liberal Arts and Sciences program within the College of Engineering, Design and Computing. * Abigail Hollmann was headed for a career in health care when she first came to CU Denver--but she was dreading the physics classes she'd have to take as a pre-health student. That all changed when  more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Dec. 9 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * What's Happening at WKU * Here is a listing of WKU events for Tuesday, December 9 through Saturday, January 10. 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 9 7 p.m.: Planetarium Show : Celebrations for a Long Win more PR