CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Anything-goes "anyons" may be at the root of surprising quantum experiments * In the past year, two separate experiments in two different materials captured the same confounding scenario: the coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism. Scientists had assumed that these two quantum states are mutually exclusive; the presence of one should inherently destroy the other. Now, the more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Dec. 22 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown University outlines enhanced safety measures, after-action review and security assessment * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] In a Monday, Dec. 22, message to the Brown University community, President Christina H. Paxson outlined three immediate actions the University is taking to learn from Brown's response to a tragic Dec. 13 shooting and to ensure the ongoing security of its campus: * A rapid more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 22 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Ever Wondered What Alumnus Neil Armstrong Learned at USC? * Few turning points in history are as well documented as the moment that Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon. Less has been shared about what he decided to do next - shortly after the lunar landing, he finally completed his master's degree in aerospace engineering from USC.  more PR

BETHLEHEM, Pennsylania, Dec. 23 -- Lehigh University issued the following news: * * * Lehigh's Research Highlights of 2025 Take a look back at some of the top research stories at the university in 2025. As 2025 comes to a close and we reflect on the university's progress over the past year, below is a selection of standout research stories that capture the momentum of Lehigh's scholarly achievements. This year brought the launch of innovative research centers, interdisciplinary breakthroughs more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 22 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT's top research stories of 2025 * In 2025, MIT's research community had another prolific year filled with exciting scientific and technological advances. To celebrate the achievements of the past 12 months, MIT News highlights some of our most-read stories from this year. * More powerful concrete "batteries" : MIT researchers combined cement, water, ultra-fine carbon black, a more PR

RENO, Nevada, Dec. 22 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * Science, Engineering faculty collaborate on black hole research Project aims to answer a cosmic mystery and provide a standardized dataset of black holes By Chris Moran They pull us in, literally and figuratively. Black holes -- remnants of collapsed stars -- have immense mass that curves spacetime so all paths lead inward. They also capture the popular imagination as sci-fi plot devices and metaphors for t more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 22 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Using quantum mechanics, researchers crack the hidden chemistry of ice * When ultraviolet light hits icewhether in Earth's polar regions or on distant planetsit triggers a cascade of chemical reactions that have puzzled scientists for decades. Now, researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) in more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 23 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences issued the following news on Dec. 22, 2025: * * * Prominent molecular biologist Andre Nussenzweig delivers Apex Lecture on genome stability in both mitotic and post-mitotic cells Andre Nussenzweig delivered a School of Medicine Basic Sciences Apex Lecture to a full house on Dec. 15. Nussenzweig is chief of the Laboratory of Genome Integrity in the Center for Cancer Research at the National Cancer Institut more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Dec. 22 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * What's the state of the research landscape? * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. The first year of President Trump's second term has ushered in host of policy changes to higher education, research funding and priorities. Kelvin Droegemeier, professor of climate, meteorology and atmospheric science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, directed the White House Office of Science and Techn more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 23 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Year in review: 25 stories from '25 As 2025 draws to a close, we present here 25 of our favorite stories that were published this year on Yale News -- those that informed us, inspired us, or gave us hope. At Yale, 2025 brought our community together in ways both steeped in tradition and engaged in the future. In April, the university celebrated the inauguration of President Maurie McInnis during a week of e more PR