LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 28 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * 15 students named 2026 Global Scholars * LAWRENCE -Representing academic fields across the university, 15 sophomores have been selected by the University of Kansas as the 2026 cohort of Global Scholars. The Global Scholars Program, now in its 15th year, recognizes undergraduate students who have an interest in international studies and a strong academic record. Elizabeth MacGonagle, associate professor o more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 28 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news: * * * APSU's College of STEM announces Spring 2026 Science on Tap slate * The APSU College of STEM hosts Science on Tap events throughout the academic year at Strawberry Alley Ale Works. | Photo by Colby Wilson CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -The Austin Peay State University (APSU) College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) has announced a four-date Science on Tap slate for Spring 2026.  more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 28 -- Cleveland State University issued the following news: * * * CSU's Adeniyi Recognized Among a New Generation of Scientists Shaping the Global Future of Quantum Technology * CSU Ph.D. student Temitope Adeniyi, who works in quantum computing and artificial intelligence, was recently recognized as part of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Quantum 100, a list highlighting a new generation of scientists shaping the global futu more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 29 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center issued the following news: * * * CUNY Graduate Center Selected for National Project to Improve Student Success The NSF-funded program is an opportunity to study and strengthen program offerings and student outcomes. * The CUNY Graduate Center is one of 10 universities nationwide chosen to participate in the Creating Learning Environments for Advancing Researchers (CLEAR) project, a multiyear initiative led by the Council o more PR

STATESBORO, Georgia, Jan. 29 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: * * * Georgia Southern University and Shimadzu Scientific Instruments launch strategic research and education partnership Georgia Southern University has entered into an impactful collaboration with Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, Inc., a leading provider of analytical instrumentation, through the Shimadzu Partnership for Academics, Research, and Quality of Life (SPARQ) program. Representatives fro more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Jan. 28 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * In-space manufacturing, quantum projects part of all-Boilermaker suborbital spaceflight WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Purdue University is expanding the scientific footprint of 2027's all-Boilermaker suborbital flight mission with the addition of on-board autonomous experiments in quantum technology and in-space chip manufacturing. The experiments, prepared by Purdue researchers, will be housed in researc more PR

STANFORD, California, Jan. 28 -- Stanford University issued the following news: * * * Light-based platform sets the stage for quantum supercomputers A new "parallel interface" developed at Stanford enables quick data extraction from quantum computers and has the potential to scale into networked quantum supercomputers. In brief *A new optical cavity array design enables a rapid readout of quantum information by using light to collect information efficiently from the atoms in a quantum compu more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 28 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Meet this historian of alien worlds * Thanks to theorists like Ruth Murray-Clay, astronomers are decoding how distant planets form, evolve, and maybe even host life. When Ruth Murray-Clay entered graduate school, only a handful of astronomers focused on studying exoplanets: far-flung planets that orbit stars light-years out of our reach. Back then, astronomers looked down on t more PR

STANFORD, California, Jan. 28 -- Stanford University issued the following news: * * * New chip-sized optical amplifier can intensify light 100 times Energy-efficient and small enough to fit in a smartphone, an optical amplifier developed at Stanford could improve fiber optic networks and spur new technologies in biosensing, data communications, and more. In brief * The compact optical amplifier recycles energy, keeping its power needs low while maintaining performance. * The device deliver more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 28 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Schubert elected National Academy of Inventors Fellow * Mathias Schubert, one of the world's foremost innovators in the field of optical ellipsometry, has been elected to the 2025 class of National Academy of Inventors Fellows, the highest honor the organization bestows. Schubert joins 13 University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty as National Academy of Inventors Fellows. The honor recognizes researchers  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 28 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * UCLA study sets new benchmarks for 3D, atom-by-atom maps of disordered materials * FINDINGS Researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA published a step-by-step framework for determining the three-dimensional positions and elemental identities of atoms in amorphous materials. These solids, such as glass, lack the repeating atomic patterns seen in a crystal. The team an more PR