COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Dec. 12 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * 3 UMD Researchers Elected to National Academy of Inventors Pines, Nelson, Raghavan Honored for 'Translating Research Into Products and Services That Improve Lives' * Three longstanding University of Maryland researchers and leaders will join the ranks of the nation's most creative academic innovators as new fellows of the National Academy of Inventors' (NAI) Class of 2025. UMD President a more PR

MERCED, California, Dec. 11 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Doctoral Student Secures New Fellowships to Support Computational Modeling Research * Physics Ph.D. candidate Arabi Seshappan added two prestigious fellowships to her curriculum vitae: the Chateaubriand Fellowship is a Science, Technology, Engineering Mathematics & Biology-Health and the UC President's Pre-Professoriate Fellowship. During her graduate studies journey, the Fremont native has  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New materials could boost the energy efficiency of microelectronics * MIT researchers have developed a new fabrication method that could enable the production of more energy efficient electronics by stacking multiple functional components on top of one existing circuit. In traditional circuits, logic devices that perform computation, like transistors, and memory devices that stor more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 11 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU, Northwestern University astronomers discover new planet in old data * Working through years' worth of data from an old observational campaign, a team of astronomers have directly imaged a new exoplanet, meaning a planet that exists outside our solar system. New Mexico State University Astronomy Assistant Professor Eric Nielsen and graduate students Anne Peck and William Roberson are  more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Dec. 11 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Rare image of Tatooine-like planet is closest to its twin stars yet * EMBARGOED UNTIL NOON EST (U.S.) ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2025 * * Astronomers discovered a new exoplanet hidden in decade-old data * * Planet is bound to binary stars, which orbit each other every 18 days * * Planet is six times closer to its stars than other directly imaged planets orbiting binary systems EVANSTON,  more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 11 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news: * * * The bird detectives: APSU Middle College students turn curiosity into impact * Austin Peay State University is working to protect the birds on its campus, like this cardinal, from fatal collisions with windows through a conservation effort that has grown to include Middle College students. | Photo by Taylor Slifko CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. When Austin Peay State University Middle College student Devli more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 11 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Three USC Viterbi Professors Named Fellows of National Academy of Inventors * Shang-Hua Teng, S.K. Gupta and Massoud Pedram of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering have been elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors, an honor that recognizes academic inventors whose work has generated significant societal and economic impact. Teng's research f more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 11 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * UC San Diego Alumnus Honors Cognitive Science Pioneers with Endowed Chairs * Glushko credits these mentors with shaping his success in industry and academia. After completing his Ph.D. at UC San Diego, Glushko entered industry, where he built and sold multiple companies, developing early digital publishing technology and online commerce infrastructures. In 2002, he returned to acad more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Dec. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH scientists help unlock the Sun's magnetic secrets with AI Researchers at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA) are helping reshape how scientists study the Sun. The UH-led team has developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can map the Sun's magnetic field in three dimensions with unprecedented accuracy, supporting research tied to the U.S. National more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 12 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * University of Houston Expands Addiction Research with $2.67M Gift to Help Combat National Opioid Epidemic By Laurie Fickman, 713-743-8454, lafickma@Central.UH.EDU As the United States continues to face the persistent and deadly opioid crisis, driven by the dangerous synthetic fentanyl, a $2.67 million gift to the University of Houston from the estate of Dr. William A. Gibson will honor his late son Michael, more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 12 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * National Academy of Inventors to induct Jay Guo Guo is recognized for advances in nanoscale lithography, transparent conductors and structural color * L. Jay Guo, the Emmett Leith Collegiate Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been elected to the National Academy of Inventors for playing a crucial role in enabling the next generation of flexible electronics and technologies  more PR