UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Abington professor receives DOE grant to engineer advanced quantum materials * ABINGTON, Pa. Burcu Ozden, assistant professor of engineering and physics at Penn State Abington, received a three-year, $800,000 research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop advanced two-dimensional materials for use in quantum technologies. The project, set to begin in 2026, will be conducted  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 10 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown University economist Peter Howitt accepts Nobel Prize in Stockholm * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] Brown University Professor Emeritus of Economics Peter Howitt accepted the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences on Wednesday, Dec. 10, at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Sweden. Howitt received a medal and a diploma from King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf at a ceremony during which the 2025 Nobel Pri more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA receives $4 million bequest from the Gambhir Family Trust Key takeaways * UCLA is a beneficiary of the Gambhir Family Trust, established by the late Sanjiv "Sam" Gambhir, a graduate of the UCLA-Caltech MSTP and a molecular imaging pioneer, and his late wife, Aruna Bodapati Gambhir. * The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA has received a b more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 10 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New Palomar Director and Director of Instrumentation Roles Announced * Mansi Kasliwal (PhD '11), a Caltech professor of astronomy, has been named the new director of Caltech's Palomar Observatory, while Dimitri Mawet, the David Morrisroe Professor of Astronomy at Caltech, has been named the new director of instrumentation of the Caltech Optical Observatories (COO), which includes Palomar  more PR

ABINGTON, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University Abington campus issued the following news: * * * Abington professor receives DOE grant to engineer advanced quantum materials By Regina Broscius Burcu Ozden, assistant professor of engineering and physics at Penn State Abington, received a three-year, $800,000 research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop advanced two-dimensional materials for use in quantum technologies. The project, set to begin in 2026, will b more PR

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Dec. 10 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Physics' Xuemei May Cheng Named a 2025 American Physical Society Fellow * Professor of Physics Xuemei May Cheng has been named a 2025 American Physical Society (APS) Fellow. The APS Fellowship recognizes excellence in physics and exceptional service to the physics community. Cheng was selected as a fellow "for broad contributions to magnetism and spintronics in nanoscale, soft, and bio-inspired materials more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 11 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * SDSU research will advance quantum technologies through NSF-backed project Parashu Kharel, professor in South Dakota State University's College of Natural Sciences, will study advanced materials needed for quantum computing. By Addison DeHaven Quantum computers process vast amounts of information quickly, allowing them to solve complex problems that would be nearly impossible for normal, "clas more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 11 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * National scholarship awarded to 6 electrical engineering students By Dave Graves Six electrical engineering students at South Dakota State University are among 244 students nationwide to have been selected for a prestigious scholarship in the power and energy field. Students selected to receive the Power and Energy Society Scholarship Plus Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * An old jeweler's trick could unlock next-generation nuclear clocks Key takeaways * In 2008, a team of UCLA-led scientists proposed a scheme to use a laser to excite the nucleus of thorium atoms to realize extremely accurate, portable clocks. Last year, they realized this longstanding goal by bombarding thorium atoms embedded in specialized fluoride crystals with a laser. * Now, they more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Dec. 11 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus issued the following news release: * * * Undergraduate researchers shine at Honors Research Symposium Nearly 100 undergraduate students recently took the stage at UNC Charlotte's 2025 Honors Research Symposium, filling The Dubois Center at Center City with fresh ideas and discoveries. This annual event, hosted by the Honors College in partnership with the Office of Undergraduate Research, gave honors and  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 10 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Vanderbilt University and EPB launch innovation institute to accelerate quantum science and technology breakthroughs * New institute in Chattanooga will position Tennessee as a national leader in quantum technologies Vanderbilt University and EPB of Chattanooga, home of America's most comprehensive quantum commercialization infrastructure, today announced plans to establish the Institute for Quantum In more PR