ROLLA, Missouri, Feb. 3 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * 29 Missouri S&T researchers rank among world's top 0.05% of scholars * Researchers affiliated with Missouri S&T are among the top 0.05% cited scholars in their specialty areas, recognized either for their lifetime of work or for research over the past five years, according to the 2025 Highly Ranked Scholars list developed by ScholarGPS. For lifetime rankings, Dr. Sajal Das, S&T's Danie more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Did We Just See a Black Hole Explode? Physicists at UMass Amherst Think So--and It Could Explain (Almost) Everything Cosmic mystery of the impossibly high-energy neutrino solved by "dark charge" model of black holes * In 2023, a subatomic particle called a neutrino crashed into Earth with such a high amount of energy that it should have been impossible. In fact, there are no known sou more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 3 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Briefs December 2025 and January 2026 * Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff m more PR

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Four on faculty to receive DOE early-career grants * Four Cornell faculty members are among 99 researchers across the U.S. who have been awarded grants by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of its Office of Science Early Career Research Program. Debanjan Chowdhury, associate professor of physics, and Jennet Dickinson, assistant professor of physics, in the College of Arts and Sciences; Matthew Reid, associat more PR

GENESEO, New York, Feb. 4 -- The State University of New York's Geneseo Campus issued the following news: * * * Geneseo Honored as Combined Top Fulbright Producer SUNY Geneseo has once again been named a Top Producer of both Fulbright US Student and Fulbright US Scholar awards, as announced by the State Department's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and reported in The Chronicle of Higher Education in its annual article. Geneseo remains the only dedicated SUNY institution to be named more PR

DEKALB, Illinois, Feb. 4 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * NIU Law to Host Campus-Wide Presentation on Quantum: Changing Jobs, Industries and Opportunities All are invited to attend a special presentation, "How Quantum is Changing Jobs, Industries, and Opportunities" on Thursday, February 12 from 2-3 pm in Altgeld Hall Auditorium featuring Quantum expert attorneys Robert Karr and Martin Montes, who are Partners at Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Quantum Technology Indus more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Feb. 2 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Reverend Joseph Laracy Engages Global Dialogue on AI Ethics * The Reverend Joseph R. Laracy, S.T.D., associate professor and chair of Systematic Theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology (ICSST), is currently spending a portion of his sabbatical as a visiting scholar at the University of Oxford, England. "I'm very grateful to the Faculty and Rector-Dean of Immaculate Conception Se more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Feb. 3 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * Rice-Derived Compound Shows Promise in Protecting Cells From Aging, UAPB Study Finds * A natural compound found in rice may help protect cells from age-related damage, according to Dr. Sankar Devarajan, associate professor of nutrition for the Department of Human Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Dr. Devarajan is leading a study focused on gamma-oryzanol, a nutrient more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Feb. 4 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Improving cancer diagnostics with precise medical imaging By Addison DeHaven A collaborative project between South Dakota State University's College of Nursing and College of Natural Sciences is improving medical imaging accuracy through the study of germanium, a chemical element found in the Earth's crust. Cancer continues to be the leading cause of death worldwide, according to the World Heal more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 3 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Scientific machine learning researchers available to discuss where field is headed * Scientific machine learning is a growing field that sits at the intersection of physics and data: By combining physics-based models with machine learning -a form of artificial intelligence that designs computer algorithms to detect patterns in data and use these patterns to make predictions about new data -researchers are deve more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Feb. 4 -- 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

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Feb. 4 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH researcher wins $1.27M award to study dynamic evolution of plasma conditions during a solar flare Russ Nelson Despite decades of observations, our understanding of plasma conditions during solar flares has been limited by instrument capabilities. Understanding the physical processes that transfer energy during solar flare evolution is crucial for developing techniques to forecast when flares will oc more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 3 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * University at Buffalo named a top producer of U.S. Fulbright scholars * UB is one of 25 institutions nationwide to receive the designation By Cory Nealon BUFFALO, N.Y. - The University at Buffalo is among the nation's colleges and universities with the highest number of scholars selected in the 2025-26 academic year for the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. The d more PR