HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 23 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Incoming winter storm: Rice experts available to discuss forecast and impacts * As a major winter storm is expected to move into Texas beginning Friday night, bringing icy roads, snow and prolonged subfreezing temperatures across much of the state, Rice University experts are available to provide insight into the storm's impact on transportation, the grid and how it compares with past cold weather events.  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Study provides new insight into the origin of a rare proton-rich isotope * Researchers have reported new experimental results addressing the origin of rare proton-rich isotopes heavier than iron, called p-nuclei. Led by Artemis Tsantiri, then-graduate student at the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams and current postdoctoral fellow at the University of Regina in Canada, the study presents the first r more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 23 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * New data-driven 3D chromosome model reveals structural and dynamic features of DNA * Chromosomes are masters of organization. These long strings of DNA fold down into an ensemble of compact structures that keep needed parts of the genome accessible while tucking away those that aren't used as often. Understanding the complexity of these structures has been challenging; chromosomes are large systems, and decip more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Richard Hynes, a pioneer in the biology of cellular adhesion, dies at 81 * MIT Professor Emeritus Richard O. Hynes PhD '71, a cancer biologist whose discoveries reshaped modern understandings of how cells interact with each other and their environment, passed away on Jan. 6. He was 81. Hynes is best known for his discovery of integrins, a family of cell-surface receptors essentia more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Tech Commercialization Notches Milestones and Records * 2025 brought challenges to the nation's innovation landscape, yet despite those headwinds, UConn startup companies and entrepreneurs managed to set records and notch milestones. UConn's Technology Commercialization Services (TCS) reported 117 invention disclosures in FY 2025, a 30% increase over the previous year. Its Technology Incuba more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * What is dark energy? Research shines light on space's biggest question * What is dark energy? Scientists shine new light on outer space's biggest, invisible question The final results from the six-year Dark Energy Survey show there are still more questions than answers but will impact astrophysics for decades, Northeastern's Jonathan Blazek said. by Cody Mello-Klein January 23, 2026 Dark energy i more PR