BIRMINGHAM, England, Jan. 22 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * 3D printed surfaces help atoms play ball to improve quantum sensors * Scientists have created 3D printed surfaces featuring intricate textures that can be used to bounce unwanted gas particles away from quantum sensors, allowing useful particles like atoms to be delivered more efficiently, which could help improve measurement accuracy. The researchers from the University of Nottingham's Sc more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 22 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * 5 pre-conference symposia scheduled ahead of International Stroke Conference 2026 * The American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association has expanded it's International Stroke Conference with multiple pre-conference symposiums in 2026. The meeting is in New Orleans, Feb. 4-6, 2026, and is a world premier global event dedicated to advancing stroke  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 [Category: Education] -- The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education posted the following news release: * * * AACTE Honors Outstanding Educators and Innovators with 2026 National Awards * (Jan. 22, 2026, Washington, D.C.) - AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) is pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of its annual awards recognizing innovative research, exemplary practice, and outstanding leadership in educator preparation. Selec more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Jan. 22 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Bright ideas, hidden pathways: Florida State University researchers discover mechanism for inefficient photoreactions in molecules * Florida State University researchers have discovered a pathway within a certain type of molecule that limits chemical reactions by redirecting light energy. The study could help develop more efficient reactions for pharmaceuticals and other products. The researchers exa more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Goethe and a Re-energized West Assertions of power and national interest are leaving the West divided and rudderless. Referring to its cultural history could help bring it back together. By Walter Clemens There was a time when Europeans, North Americans, and their partners around the world would unite around their cultural greats: Beethoven's Fidelio against tyranny; Friedr more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Jan. 22 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Desai Sethi Urology Institute's Urology on the Beach 2026 * Summary * This year's Urology on the Beach featured a new urologic oncology thematic format emphasizing in-depth sections focused on biomarkers, topics of debate and the year's best research papers applied across prostate, bladder and kidney cancers. * The meeting at Fontainebleau Miami Beach expanded coverage of urolo more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 22 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Domestication has changed the chemicals squash flowers use to attract bees * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Flowers emit scented chemicals to attract pollinators, but this perfume -and how pollinators interact with the plant -can go through profound changes as a crop becomes domesticated. In a new study published in the Journal of Chemical Ecology, a team led by researchers in Penn State's Colle more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * Study reveals scorpion venom is not sterile, opening new paths for antibiotic research By Kyle Berson A new study published today by biologists at Eastern Connecticut State University has revealed that scorpion venom contains complex microbial communities, challenging the long-held scientific belief that venom is sterile and opening new pathways for potential antibiotic discove more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, Jan. 22 -- The University of Plymouth posted the following news: * * * Living walls boost biodiversity by providing safe spaces for urban wildlife * Living walls - structures housing flowers and plants fitted to the outside of new and old buildings - can significantly enhance the biodiversity within urban environments, a new study has shown. The research monitored activity involving pollinating insects, spiders, soil invertebrates, birds and bats at three locations sprea more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Ignore the Tech Naysayers By James B. Meigs The other day I talked with a nurse who recently began using an ambient AI system while conducting medical-history interviews. In the past, she had to spend big chunks of her days--and evenings--organizing her hastily typed notes. Now, her AI assistant listens to the conversations and turns them into properly formatted written summarie more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Jan. 22 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * No clear path for U.S. in Venezuela, Cuba, scholar says * With Venezuela in the thrall of U.S. oil demands and Cuba confronting massive fuel shortages due to an American blockade, the two countries face a more uncertain future than at any time since becoming close allies at the start of the 21st century. We turned to David Pion-Berlin, a distinguished professor emeritus of polit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary: * * * America's Long History of Trying to Buy Greenland A timeline of U.S. efforts to purchase Greenland, from Seward to Truman to Trump * By Peyton Lofton President Trump gave a brief history lecture to global leaders at a recent World Economic Forum gathering. Speaking at the annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump explained his inter more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 22 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs posted the following news: * * * Even Outside the Classroom, Faculty Educate in Many Ways * Members of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs faculty neither vote on legislative bills nor implement those that are approved and signed into law. They aren't roaming statehouse corridors or city halls, they don't disburse grant funding, and their nonprofit work is largely confined t more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: * * * Ancient DNA pushes back record of Treponemal disease-causing bacteria by 3,000 years Discovery adds to evidence of extensive pathogen diversity in the Americas long before European contact. * Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum - the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four treponemal diseases, including syphilis - from 5,500-year-old human remains in Saban more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Jan. 22 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Stingrays inspire smarter ocean robots * Using robotic fins, researchers at the University of California, Riverside have learned how stingrays are able to swim with impressive control. These insights could help underwater vehicles avoid disastrous ground collisions. In the wild, rays fall into two broad camps: pelagic, like manta rays, soaring far above the ocean floor, and bent more PR

IRVINE, California, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * UC Irvine researchers find differences between two causes of heart valve narrowing Findings point to new ways of diagnosing and treating the condition * UC Irvine and Jefferson Health investigators identify distinct structural and blood-flow signatures in two major forms of mitral stenosis. * Findings highlight limitations of applying rheumatic-based diagnostic criteri more PR

PEMBROKE, North Carolina, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke issued the following news: * * * UNC Pembroke Research Published in World's Leading Alzheimer's Journal By Mark Locklear A research team led by Dr. Ben Bahr, the William C. Friday Chair and Distinguished Professor at UNC Pembroke, has achieved a significant milestone in Alzheimer's disease research with a new study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, widely reg more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI study identifies long-term source of PFAS contamination to Pawcatuck River Provides foundation for decision-making around remediation for sites previously identified by researchers as PFAS 'hotspots' * A study led by University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography alumnus Jarod Snook, Ph.D. '25, identified a long-term source of PFAS, or "forever chemicals," entering the more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 22 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Biochemists Say Resurrected Ancient Enzyme Could Explain Early Life on Earth, Beyond * Nitrogen, upon which all life on Earth depends, may hold the key for explaining how early life on the planet evolved and how it could evolve on other planets. "All living organisms need nitrogen to survive and, though it's all around us, we can't access it directly," says Utah State University biochemist Lance Seefeldt. "E more PR

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * UToledo Physicists Predict Significant Growth for Cadmium Telluride Photovoltaics By Nicki Gorny A solar energy generation technology once considered limited in its potential is poised for significant growth in the United States. That's the conclusion of a team of scientists who analyzed the outlook for cadmium telluride photovoltaics in research published in the peer-reviewed journal Joule. Univers more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Warren, Colleagues Press FSOC to Launch Probe into Financial Stability Risks of AI Debt Bubble Lawmakers warn opaque and risky AI financing could fuel next financial crisis if regulators fail to act * U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 22 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Why women are more skeptical of AI than men, according to a new study * Faced with uncertainty, women are more skeptical of AI than men, new research finds The findings add to a growing literature about gender differences in tech attitudes, which carry implications for tech policy, AI adoption and the future of work, according to Beatrice Magistro. by Tanner Stening January 22, 2026 Women are mor more PR