LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 3 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Alice Shapley receives the Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics * UCLA physics and astronomy professor Alice Shapley has received the Dannie Heineman Prize in recognition of her influential research in the origin and development of galaxies. The award is granted by the American Astronomical Society and the American Institute of Physics to recognize outstanding mid-career work in astroph more PR

GARDEN CITY, New York, Feb. 2 -- Adelphi University issued the following news: * * * From Lab to Liftoff: Hoverboards and Electric Tiles at Adelphi Physics * A new sophomore physics lab course taught by Matthew Wright, PhD, professor and chair of the physics department, puts students in charge of ambitious, hands-on projects that introduce them to the kind of work they might do in their careers as physicists. "This class is innovative because it turns a physics lab into a real R&D shop," s more PR

KOKOMO, Indiana, Jan. 28 -- Indiana University Kokomo campus issued the following news: * * * Research in birds, butterflies, leads senior to wildlife conservation Elisabeth Pennington will graduate in August 2026 with a major in biology and minors in chemistry, theater, and physics, and plans to earn a graduate degree in wildlife conservation -- something she would not have considered before her IU Kokomo experiences. * Watching a documentary in her introductory level biology course change more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Feb. 2 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Leading writer, the CEOs of AMD and Adobe, and a tech industry investor to headline Presidential Lecture Series spring lineup An exciting lineup featuring a bestselling science writer, the visionary chief executive officer of computer chipmaker AMD, the CEO of software company Adobe and a tech-industry pioneer will join Purdue University President Mung Chiang this semester as part of the Presidential more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Feb. 2 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU Researcher Awarded Funding to Uncover Secrets of Cloud Formation * NORMAN, Okla. - Scott Salesky, a researcher with the University of Oklahoma, has been awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to study how clouds above the sea surface are created and changed by factors such as airborne particles and atmospheric instability. His team is using advanced computer simulations to determine  more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 2 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Accelerating nuclear engineering research with AI A nuclear engineering doctoral student at Texas A&M is building physics-informed, AI-powered frameworks to help automate information gathering and streamline workflows for nuclear research. By Julianne Hodges Nuclear power has been proposed as a solution to meet the growing energy needs of artificial intelligence. But what if AI more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Two engineering faculty granted early career awards from materials society * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) awarded two faculty members in the Penn State College of Engineering the Early Career Faculty Fellow Award. The award was granted to Miaomiao Jin, assistant professor of nuclear engineering, and Yang Yang, assistant professor of engineering sci more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 3 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * New research brings power of AI, robotics, deep datasets to test drugs for devastating bird flu University of Michigan researchers in pharmacy, chemistry and medicine will test 40 of the most promising drugs in search of prevention strategies for highly contagious avian influenza, specifically the subtype H5Nx. The virus's prevalence and spread has increased annually since 2021, harming animals, people, more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 3 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Curious Conversations' podcast: Patrick Huber talks about dark matter detection By Travis Williams Patrick Huber joined Virginia Tech's "Curious Conversations" to talk about world of neutrino physics and its implications for understanding dark matter. He explained the significance of neutrinos in the universe, the methods used to detect dark matter, and emphasized the interdisciplinary nature of the research. "C more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 3 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * A clearer look at critical materials, thanks to refrigerator magnets With an advanced technology known as angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), scientists are able to map out a material's electron energy-momentum relationship, which encodes the material's electrical, optical, magnetic and thermal properties like an electronic DNA. But the technology has its limitations; it doesn't work we more PR