CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Katie Spivakovsky wins 2026 Churchill Scholarship * MIT senior Katie Spivakovsky has been selected as a 2026-27 Churchill Scholar and will undertake an MPhil in biological sciences at the Wellcome Sanger Institute at Cambridge University in the U.K. this fall. Spivakovsky, who is double-majoring in biological engineering and artificial intelligence, with minors in mathematics and biology, aims to integrate computation and bioengi more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 3 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Mineral sunscreen that reduces white cast developed by UCLA researchers * Key takeaways * Mineral sunscreen formulas with zinc oxide often leave a white, chalky cast. * The new study, led by UCLA researchers, found that a simple change in the shape of zinc oxide particles could address this drawback. * Instead of producing a stark white or gray cast, they appeared warmer and closer to natural skin tones in laboratory tests and c more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 3 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska in the national news: January 2026 * University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty offered expertise on California's drought recovery and U.S. trade policy for national news stories in January. The stories were among 30-plus featuring Husker faculty, staff, administrators, students, centers and programs during the month. * Brian Fuchs, a climatologist with the university's National Drought Mitigation Center, was interviewed for a Jan. 9 CBS News st more PR

HONG KONG, Feb. 3 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU develops novel antibody targeting fat cell protein, offering new approach to treating metabolism-related liver cancer * Liver cancer is one of the three deadliest cancers worldwide, and metabolic dysfunction-related cases have become increasingly common in recent years. A research team from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has identified a protein secreted by fat cells that promotes cancer growth and has successfully develope more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 4 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * UCLA researchers develop mineral sunscreen that reduces white cast A novel shape of zinc oxide helps reduce chalkiness in mineral sunscreen and makes it easier to wear, especially for people with darker skin tones Key takeaways * Mineral sunscreen formulas with zinc oxide often leave a white, chalky cast. * The new study, led by UCLA researchers, found that a simple change in the shape of zinc oxide par more PR