GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Jan. 20 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news: * * * A&T to Honor McNair '71 on 40th Anniversary of Challenger Disaster * EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Jan. 20, 2026) - It has been 40 years since the space shuttle Challenger disaster killed its seven crew members, including 1971 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University graduate, astronaut and physicist Ronald E. McNair, Ph.D. McNair's beloved alma mate more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 21 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures to begin Jan. 24 * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Ashtekar Frontiers of Science Lectures in the Eberly College of Science, a series of free public lectures now in its 32nd year, will return to Penn State on Jan. 24. This year's lecture series, titled "Unexpected pairings: Addressing today's biggest societal questions using different disciplinary approac more PR

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Jan. 22 -- Bard College issued the following news release: * * * Bard College Awarded Department of Energy Grant for Quantum Computation Research Project Bard College Assistant Professor of Physics Abhinav Prem has received a two-year research award from the US Department of Energy to develop new methods that make quantum computers more stable and reliable. The project, "Leveraging Novel Symmetries for Noise-Resilient Topological Quantum Computation," is a joint more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Books published by William & Mary faculty in 2025 The following books were authored or edited by William & Mary faculty members and published in 2025. Books are listed in alphabetical order within the following categories: arts & sciences ; computing, data sciences & physics ; fiction and law. Additional categories may be added as more books are included. The information contained herein was submitted by the more PR

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Jan. 21 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: * * * Hopeman Lecture: Physicist Barr to discuss 'Myth of Conflict' * Grove City College's Albert A. Hopeman Jr. Memorial Lecture in Faith, Science and Technology will feature physicist Stephen Barr discussing "Science and Religion: The Myth of Conflict." The lecture at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2 in Sticht Lecture Hall of the Staley Hall of Arts and Letters on campus is free and open to the public.  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 22 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Chiral Phonons Create Orbital Current via Their Own Magnetism In a new study, an international group of researchers has found that chiral phonons can create orbital current without needing magnetic elements - in part because chiral phonons have their own magnetic moments. Additionally, this effect can be achieved in common crystal materials. The work has potential for the deve more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Jan. 21 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * New insight into light-matter thermalization could advance neutral-atom quantum computing * Concept of thermal equilibrium featuring a golden atom and sound waves on a black background.  *A University at Buffalo-led study has found that photons and atoms don't always rapidly thermalize when light is forced to repeatedly interact with matter. *Simulation of Rydberg more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Jan. 21 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU hands out honors for research, creative scholarly activity at spring convocation * A day before New Mexico State University welcomed students back to campus, staff and faculty came together for NMSU's spring 2026 convocation. Nearly 200 Aggies gathered in Atkinson Recital Hall to kick off the new semester and celebrate a group of staff and faculty who received some of the university more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 20 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Scientists Propose New Explanation for Quantum "Spookiness" That Einstein Might Actually Like * For nearly a century, quantum physics has carried a reputation for being deeply strange, so strange that even Albert Einstein rejected some of its implications, famously declaring that "God does not play dice with the universe." Now, researchers at the University more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 21 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news: * * * Study on brain navigation reveals function of an unconventional electrical-signaling mode in neurons * Navigating the world is no mean feat-especially when the world pushes back. For instance, airflow hitting a fly on its right side can, after a turn, become a headwind. To stay on course, the fly's brain must interpret sensations that constantly shift with each turn of its body. Indeed, transforming changing sensory more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Jan. 22 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Physics Student to Advocate for Science Policy in Washington Doctoral student Byungchul Yu named top winner in national science policy contest * The University Research Association selected University of Mississippi doctoral student Byungchul Yu as one of the top winners of the 2025 Science Policy and Advocacy for Research Competition. Yu, a fifth-year doctoral student in physics from Suwon, Sout more PR

MARINA DEL REY, California, Jan. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, a component of the Viterbi School of Engineering, issued the following news: * * * Scientists Propose New Explanation for Quantum "Spookiness" That Einstein Might Actually Like USC Viterbi researchers suggest mysterious quantum connections may arise from common-sense physics, not supernatural weirdness. By Magali Gruet For nearly a century, quantum physics has carried a repu more PR