HAMPTON, Virginia, Feb. 18 -- Hampton University posted the following news: * * * Amid National Winter Weather Chaos, Hampton University Scientist Earns National Recognition for Extreme Weather Research * HAMPTON, Va. -(February 18, 2026) -Against the backdrop of increasingly severe and unpredictable weather patterns this winter season, Dr. Stephen R. Guimond, Associate Professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (APS) and Director of Hampton's Severe Weather Research C more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 18 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Congress approves $2M for 'microgravity' space research Fiscal 2026 federal funding commitment supports Case Western Reserve University's ongoing and wide-ranging collaboration with NASA Glenn Research Center Story by: Bill Lubinger Case Western Reserve University and NASA Glenn Research Center have enjoyed a long-standing and extensive history of research collaboration. Now, $2 million recently co more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 19 -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * Georgia State Celebrates Inventors, Innovators at 2026 Panther Innovations Awards Leadership and faculty from across Georgia State University gathered Feb. 10 for the Panther Innovations Awards, celebrating the work of university inventors and innovators throughout last year. The event honored individuals who have disclosed new inventions to Panther Innovations, received newly issued U.S. patents and those  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 18 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * New Rice-led perspective charts path to next-generation water and energy membranes * When you turn on a faucet, charge an electric vehicle or use products made with clean hydrogen, you may not realize that membranes -ultrathin films perforated with pores too small to see -make these modern processes possible. They purify water, recover valuable minerals and help power emerging clean-energy technologies. But more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Feb. 19 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Ph.D. student recognized for work in optics Muhammad Akif Qadeer receives scholarship from the Optica Foundation By Mollie Radzinski Muhammad Akif Qadeer, who considers himself to be a curious person who wants to know how things work, came to RIT as an undergraduate student in 2018 to study physics. Qadeer had no plans to attend graduate school, but after working with Associate Profes more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Three early-career Yale faculty members named Sloan Research Fellows Yale's John Eric Humphries, Liang Liang, and Diana Y. Qiu have received 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships, which recognize outstanding early-career scientists and scholars. By Jim Shelton Recipients of this year's Sloan Research Fellowships -- prestigious, two-year fellowships awarded to some of the most promising early-career researchers in more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Feb. 18 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Two promising technology development projects receive UC Santa Cruz Innovation Catalyst grants * Two University of California, Santa Cruz, professors are recipients of the campus's Innovation Catalyst grants, providing crucial support to bridging the gap between foundational research and early-stage commercial investment for these promising projects. UC Santa Cruz's Innovation more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Early human ancestor's journey to Asia happened sooner than believed What if Homo erectus (H. erectus), the direct ancestor of modern humans, arrived in China much earlier than we thought? New research published in Science Advances on February 18, may rewrite our understanding of early human dispersal in that area. A study by a team of geoscientists and anthropologists, including more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Feb. 18 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM, industry partners work to advance statewide strategy utilizing quantum innovation * In an effort to capitalize on the next wave of the quantum revolution, The University of New Mexico, along with partners including Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)), are working hand-in hand to capitalize on the latest quantum revolution and chart a roadmap establi more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 19 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following Q&A on Feb. 18, 2026, with Allison Moore, associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics in the College of Humanities and Sciences: * * * VCU expert Allison Moore unknots the complexity of one of civilization's oldest ideas The mathematics associate professor specializes in knot theory, an advanced math concept that appears in everything from topology to religion. * If you've e more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 18 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Insights & Outcomes: Methanol, mitochondria, and new science at CERN Yale researchers find a new way to convert methane into methanol, discern patterns in the placement of mitochondria in the brain, and offer new guidelines for managing functional seizures. Meanwhile, a Yale astrophysicist is part of the Impact 100 list of influential Indian Americans. * This month's "Insights & Outcomes" clears a  more PR