DURHAM, North Carolina, Feb. 6 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following Q&A on Feb. 5, 2026, by Andrew Tie with Tania Roy, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering: * * * Duke's Semiconductor Game Changers: Tania Roy Tania Roy studies novel semiconductor materials and devices to advance energy-efficient computing and edge AI. * In January 2026, a landmark gift from the Lamond Family named the Pierre R. Lamond Department of Electrical and Computer more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * 5 MSU students nominated for Goldwater Scholarship * Michigan State University has nominated five undergraduate students for the nationally competitive Goldwater Scholarship. The Goldwater Foundation seeks sophomores and juniors committed to a research career in STEM fields with the potential for significant future contributions in their chosen field. The award provides $7,500 per year in funding f more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 6 -- Boise State University issued the following news: * * * Broncos at Bogus: the work, fun and research that connects campus to the mountain Bogus Basin is a nonprofit mountain resort that offers year-round adventures, from skiing to a mountain coaster. Bogus gets its name from 19th century scams in the area involving fake gold prospecting, but there's nothing artificial about the mountain's popularity and impact today. Residents of Boise and the surrounding area apprecia more PR

PASADENA, California, Feb. 5 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Economics Puzzle Leads to a New Understanding of a Fundamental Law of Physics * Right now, molecules in the air are moving around you in chaotic and unpredictable ways. To make sense of such systems, physicists use a law known as the Boltzmann distribution, which, rather than describe exactly where each particle is, describes the chance of finding the system in any of its possible states.  more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Feb. 5 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * Roger Williams University Applied Mathematics Alumni Excel in Their Fields Through Powerful Combinations * BRISTOL, R.I. - Doctoral success is often associated with early specialization, but the experiences of three Roger Williams University alumni suggest another route: one rooted in academic breadth, collaborative research, and meaningful faculty relationships. Through Applied Mathematics combined w more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Feb. 5 (TNSjou) -- Auburn University issued the following news: * * * Tiny Steps, Big Discovery: Auburn materials engineers make high-profile breakthrough in nanophotonics By Jeremy Henderson The National Science Foundation (NSF) continues to back the nation's elite materials engineering programs as they plumb the depths of polaritons for nanoscale novelties that could support transformative technologies. Polaritons, quasiparticles which combine light and matter, are central more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * Raindrop-formed 'sandballs' that erode hillsides tenfold Penn geophysicists and colleagues have uncovered Earth-sculpting processes that result from the formation of snowball-like aggregates they call 'sandballs.' Their findings provide fundamental insights into erosion and will broaden scientific understandings of landscape change, soil loss, and agriculture. Key Takeaways * Raind more PR