DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Jan. 16 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University posted the following news: * * * Embry-Riddle Faculty Awarded Office of Naval Research Grant to Develop Autonomous Boat Curricula * With a strong record of designing award-winning uncrewed surface vehicles, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is creating openly available training guides for autonomous boat builders at the high school through graduate school levels. "Our project will be a great starting point for stude more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 16 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * ISC4 opening marks new home for School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics * The following story originally appeared on the website for the School of Computing, Data Sciences & Physics. - Ed. William & Mary's first new school in more than 50 years takes a major step forward with the opening of Integrated Science Center 4 for the spring 2026 semester. The latest phase of the ISC complex serves as the home more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 16 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU nominates 5 students for Goldwater Scholarship * LAWRENCE -Five University of Kansas students who have been actively involved in undergraduate research during their university careers are competing for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. The students' applications are coordinated by the Center for more PR

SOCORRO, New Mexico, Jan. 17 -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer Achieves "First Fringes" Infrared project hits benchmark for proof of concept * The Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (MROI) is an ambitious astronomy installation developed by New Mexico Tech (NMT) in partnership with the University of Cambridge, UK, and the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. On Saturday, July 12, the interferom more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 17 (TNSjou) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Building the World's First Graviton Detector With support from the W. M. Keck Foundation, a Stevens-Yale collaboration is now transforming graviton detection from a long-standing impossibility into a first-of-its-kind experimental program * Modern physics has a problem. Its two main pillars are quantum theory and Einstein's theory of general relativity, yet these two frameworks are seem more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Igor Pikovski Receives $1.3 Million Keck Foundation Grant, a First for Stevens The prestigious foundation backs high-risk research that challenges scientific convention -- a fitting match for Pikovski's quest to detect the most-wanted missing particle * Stevens Institute of Technology physicist Igor Pikovski has received a $1.3 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation -- the first time in St more PR

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, Jan. 16 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: * * * Three St. Olaf students selected as Rossing Physics Scholars * Three St. Olaf College students have been named Rossing Physics Scholars for 2025-26, an honor that recognizes exemplary students in physics at colleges and universities in the U.S. affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Anastasia Ajkoviq '27 and Natalie Gonzalez '26 have each received $5,000 from the Thomas D. Rossin more PR