ITHACA, New York, Jan. 8 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * AI improves flood projections under climate change * When engineers and planners design roads, bridges and dams, they rely on hydrological models intended to protect infrastructure and communities from 50- and 100-year floods. But as climate change increases the frequency and severity of floods, existing models are becoming less and less reliable, new Cornell research finds. To combat this uncertainty, physics- more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Eighteen MIT faculty honored as "Committed to Caring" for 2025-27 * At MIT, a strong spirit of mentorship shapes how students learn, collaborate, and imagine the future. In a time of accelerating change from breakthroughs in artificial intelligence to the evolving realities of global research and work guidance for technical challenges and personal growth is more important than ever. more PR

NORMAL, Illinois, Jan. 8 -- Illinois State University issued the following news on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * "Excellence by Design" Strategic Initiative Fund awardees announced Illinois State University President Aondover Tarhule launched the Excellence by Design Strategic Initiative Fund during his September 2025 State of the University address to support the University's strategic plan's success. Earmarking $500,000, the fund was established for one-time financial awards to support strategic ini more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 8 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * Inside one of the world's largest controlled explosions: The Detonation Research Test Facility * From industrial safety and Mach-speed propulsions to the birth of diamonds and the death of stars, Texas A&M's colossal detonation facility turns raw explosions into groundbreaking discoveries. Media Credit: Texas A&M University College of Engineering/Ms. Lois Rockwell. * * * * Stretching almost twice the le more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Jan. 9 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Soaring over Antarctica: UH balloon mission seeks to decode universe's mysteries Link to launch video (Credit: NASA/Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility): https://go.hawaii.edu/pPD. *Note: at approx. 2:47, some solar panels were deployed from a stowed configuration to the flight configuration. They have to be stowed in front of the lower antennas during launch, and then they are lowered to  more PR

STANFORD, California, Jan. 8 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University issued the following news: * * * New material changes color and texture like an octopus Stanford researchers have developed a flexible material that can quickly change its surface texture and colors, offering potential applications in camouflage, art, robotics, and nanoscale bioengineering. In brief * Like the famed patterning of an octopus, Stanford engineers have developed a new flexible material that can swell into different te more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, Jan. 7 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * Stony Brook Southampton and Suffolk County Community College Partner to Offer "Sharks and Seawolves at Stony Brook Southampton" Initiative * A New University Partnership for High School, Community College and Adult Learners to Earn Transferable College Credit on the East End STONY BROOK, NEW YORKJanuary 7, 2026 The State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook (Sto more PR

SELDEN, New York, Jan. 8 -- Suffolk County Community College issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Stony Brook Southampton and Suffolk County Community College Partner to Offer Sharks and Seawolves at Stony Brook Southampton Initiative The State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University) and Suffolk County Community College (Suffolk) will be partnering to present the Sharks and Seawolves at Stony Brook Southampton to be conducted at Stony Brook So more PR

IRVINE, California, Jan. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * UC Irvine astronomers spot largest known stream of super-heated gas in the universe Discovery was made using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and other resources * UC Irvine astronomers found an unexpectedly large stream of super-heated gas at nearby galaxy. * The team used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope and other observatories. * Project funding was provided by NA more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Astronomers Find one of the Oldest Barred-Spiral Galaxies in the Universe Research led by Daniel Ivanov, who earned his undergraduate degree at UMass Amherst studying under Professor of Astronomy Mauro Giavalisco and is now a physics and astronomy graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh, has uncovered a contender for one of the earliest observed spiral galaxies containing a stellar bar  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 8 -- The University of San Francisco issued the following news release: * * * USF Team Wins Two NASA Grants to Explore the Origins of the Universe A USF professor and research team are using two NASA grants and the Hubble Space Telescope to test the mathematical model of the Big Bang theory and use AI to explore 30 years' worth of Hubble images and data. "It's very unusual for a research group to have two proposals granted in a single cycle," said Xiaosheng Hu more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 8 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale School of Medicine Gifted $3 Million from Physician Couple to Establish Endowed Professorship and to Advance Research in Multiple Sclerosis By Julia Chianelli, MS Betsy Coward Phillips, MD, and Herb Phillips, MD, JD, have always been inspired by the words of the fictional boxer, Rocky Balboa: "Life ain't about how hard you can hit; it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward." Both have em more PR