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Journals Science Newsletter for 2026-03-27 ( 40 items )  
15 U-M Faculty Named as 2025 AAAS Fellows (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 27 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * 15 U-M faculty named as 2025 AAAS fellows Fifteen University of Michigan faculty members earned election to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2025. The AAAS, the world's largest general scientific society, announced 449 members of the 2025 class, elected for their "efforts on behalf of the advancement of science, or its applications, are scientifically or socially distinguish more PR

33 high schools, colleges awarded grants for CPR training and community resources to make campuses safer (10)
DALLAS, Texas, March 26 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * 33 high schools, colleges awarded grants for CPR training and community resources to make campuses safer * DALLAS, March 26, 2026 -According to American Heart Association data, 9 out of every 10 people who experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital die, in part because they do not receive immediate CPR more than half of the time. To help change this, the American He more PR

6 NC State Faculty Elected AAAS Fellows (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 27 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * 6 NC State Faculty Elected AAAS Fellows Six NC State faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest scientific society and publisher of the journal Science. Each year, the AAAS Council - the policymaking body of the society - elects members who have shown "scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to ad more PR

A Machine Learning Model May Enable Liver Cancer Risk Prediction With Routine Clinical Information (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 26 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * A Machine Learning Model May Enable Liver Cancer Risk Prediction With Routine Clinical Information * PHILADELPHIA - A machine learning model that analyzes patient demographics, electronic health record data, and routine blood test results predicted a patient's risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of liver cancer, with high a more PR

As Gen Z Job Search Tightens, Cedarville Says 98.3% of 2025 Grads Placed (10)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, March 26 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * As Gen Z Job Search Tightens, Cedarville Says 98.3% of 2025 Grads Placed * by Daniel Pasho, Student Public Relations Writer As many Gen Z graduates face a tougher-than-expected job market, Cedarville University reports that nearly all its class of 2025 landed on solid footing. Cedarville's First Destination Survey found that 98.36% of 2025 graduates were employed or enrolled in graduate school within six more PR

Bayes Research Lauded in UT Dallas Top 100 Business School Ranking (10)
LONDON, England, March 26 -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * Bayes research lauded in UT Dallas Top 100 Business School Ranking Business school named 3rd in the UK for research output over the last five years. * Bayes Business School's research has been ranked 3rd in the UK, 8th in Europe and 73rd in the world in the University of Texas at Dallas' (UTD) latest Top 100 Business School Research Ranking, The ranking, published by UTD's Naveen Jindal Sch more PR

BMJ Group: Preparing a Home Cooked Meal at Least Once a Week May Cut Older People's Dementia Risk by 30% (10)
LONDON, England, March 26 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health: * * * Preparing a home cooked meal at least once a week may cut older people's dementia risk by 30% This risk may be 70% lower in novice cooks with few culinary skills, study suggests * Preparing a home cooked meal at least once a week may cut older people's risk of dementia by 30%, suggests research (https://jech.bmj.com/lookup/doi/10.1136/jech-2025-225139) p more PR

Bryant and Brown University School of Public Health launch new pathway to public health master's program (10)
SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, March 26 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Bryant and Brown University School of Public Health launch new pathway to public health master's program * In an effort to expand opportunities for students interested in careers in public health, Bryant University and Brown University School of Public Health are launching a new program that will create a direct pathway for Bryant graduates to enroll in Brown's master of public health program. Under th more PR

Case Western Reserve University's Paul Tesar Earns Prestigious Election as 2025 AAAS Fellow (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 27 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Case Western Reserve University's Paul Tesar earns prestigious election as 2025 AAAS Fellow Honored for advancing glial biology and regenerative therapies for neurological disease Story by: Patty Zamora The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science, has elected Case Western Reserve University neuro more PR

CU Denver Rankings (10)
DENVER, Colorado, March 26 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news: * * * CU Denver Rankings * CU Denver is committed to helping students meet their moment, graduate, and pursue meaningful careers that contribute to the communities they live in. Our students change the world by changing their own lives because we are a highly accessible institution that propels students into higher earnings. That means students who might not otherwise have access to higher education are abl more PR

Earthjustice: Trump Administration's Border Plan Is A 'Ticking Time Bomb' According to New Analysis (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 (TNSrpt) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's Border Plan Is A "Ticking Time Bomb" According to New Analysis Border wall and water buoys pose an inevitable and irreversible threat to human life, property, and the environment * Laredo, TX -- A new report by Mark R. Tompkins, PhD, and the Rio Grande International Study Center (RGISC), finds the border wall and buoys in Texas pose a threat to human life and property more PR

False Claims Act Enforcement Involving Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Programs Topic of White Paper From CRS (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11410) on March 24, 2026, by legislative attorneys Madeline W. Donley and Victoria L. Killion: Here are excerpts: * * * False Claims Act Enforcement Involving Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs The Trump Administration has adopted the view that some "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) programs and policies illegally consider protected characteristics in viol more PR

Five From Penn Named AAAS Fellows (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 27 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * Five from Penn named AAAS Fellows Cherie Kagan, Daniel Krashen, George Pappas, Kai Tan, and Patrick Walsh are among the nearly 500 scientists, engineers, and innovators honored by the Association for the Advancement of Science this year for distinguished contributions to their fields. * Five University of Pennsylvania professors representing the School of Arts & Sciences, School of Engine more PR

Four Faculty Members Elected to AAAS (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, March 26 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Four Faculty Members Elected to AAAS * Four University of Connecticut faculty members have been elected by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) to its newest class of fellows. The AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. The four are: * Emmanouil Anagnostou, the Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor i more PR

From Simulation to Strategy: Climate Modeling Motivates Action at the Top (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * From Simulation to Strategy: Climate Modeling Motivates Action at the Top * CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 26, 2026 -New research by MIT Sloan School of Management finds that global leaders who participate in facilitated engagements using an interactive climate policy simulator, En-ROADS, demonstrated a stronger understanding of climate solutions, felt  more PR

Green thumbs up: Project combines YouTube and AI to boost biosecurity (10)
DARWIN, Australia, March 27 -- Charles Darwin University posted the following news: * * * Green thumbs up: Project combines YouTube and AI to boost biosecurity * Gardening videos attract millions of views on YouTube each year, but an innovative research project has showed how this content could be critical in protecting Australia's biosecurity. The project by Charles Darwin University (CDU), supported through the Northern Australia Biosecurity Strategy, combined YouTube gardening content a more PR

Implantable islet cells could control diabetes without insulin injections (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Implantable islet cells could control diabetes without insulin injections * Most diabetes patients must carefully monitor their blood sugar levels and inject insulin multiple times per day, to help keep their blood sugar from getting too high. As a possible alternative to those injections, MIT researchers are developing an implantable device that contains insulin-producing cells more PR

Later sleep and wake times tied to poor diet and sedentary behavior in teens (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Later sleep and wake times tied to poor diet and sedentary behavior in teens * HERSHEY, Pa. -When people think about ways to improve cardiovascular health, diet and exercise are often at the top of the list. But long-term health, especially in adolescents, might start with something more fundamental: sleep. A new study, led by a team from Penn State College of Medicine, found that when more PR

Launch of the AEGIS-OA Project (10)
VILNIUS, Lithuania, March 27 -- Electronic Information for Libraries issued the following news: * * * Launch of the AEGIS-OA project EIFL joins 24-partner consortium to enhance open access scholarly publishing in Europe * AEGIS-OA (Activate European Guidance and Incentives for Sustainable Open Access publishing), a project funded by the EU under the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme, kicked off on 19-20 March 2026 in Brussels. EIFL is one of 24 organizations from 16 Europea more PR

MIT engineers design proteins by their motion, not just their shape (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT engineers design proteins by their motion, not just their shape * Proteins are far more than nutrients we track on a food label. Present in every cell of our bodies, they work like nature's molecular machines. They walk, stretch, bend, and flex to do their jobs, pumping blood, fighting disease, building tissue, and many other jobs too small for the eye to see. Their power does more PR

MSU Philosophy Professor Bickle joins elite ranks as AAAS Fellow (10)
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 26 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU Philosophy Professor Bickle joins elite ranks as AAAS Fellow The American Association for the Advancement of Science is honoring Mississippi State University Professor John Bickle as an AAAS Fellow for his distinguished contributions to the philosophy of science and neuroscience. AAAS, founded in 1848, is one of the world's largest general scientific societies and began electing fellows beg more PR

New Mexico Tech Hosts Stellar Meeting, Advancing Knowledge of the Cosmos (10)
SOCORRO, New Mexico, March 27 -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * New Mexico Tech Hosts Stellar Meeting, Advancing Knowledge of the Cosmos New Mexico Tech hosted space-pioneering astronomers and physicists from across the globe last week to discuss scientific and technical developments at the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array at Georgia State University and New Mexico Tech's Magdalena Ridge Optical Interferometer (MROI) in more PR

New research provides blueprint to protect player health and performance at the 2026 Men's FIFA World Cup (10)
LOUGHBOROUGH, England, March 26 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * New research provides blueprint to protect player health and performance at the 2026 Men's FIFA World Cup * To face these challenges head on, colleagues from Loughborough University have published a new pair of Open Access peer-reviewed articles in the journal Sports Medicine, outlining how national football teams can better protect player health and optimise performance during the tournament, more PR

New Satellite's Observations Close Blind Spot in Tsunami Science (10)
LA JOLLA, California, March 26 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * New Satellite's Observations Close Blind Spot in Tsunami Science * When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, it generated a tsunami that raced across the Pacific, with waves reaching more than 17 meters (55 feet) above sea level in the Russian coastal town of Severo-Kurilsk. Now, an international research team has used the Surface  more PR

New study shows University of Rhode Island generates $2 billion in annual economic impact (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 26 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * New study shows University of Rhode Island generates $2 billion in annual economic impact * KINGSTON, R.I. -March 26, 2026-The University of Rhode Island generates $2 billion in annual economic activity across the state, supporting 17,799 jobs and producing $135.2 million in tax revenue, according to a comprehensive new economic impact study released today. The report highlights URI more PR

Nitrile and Latex Gloves May Cause Overestimation of Microplastics, U-M Study Reveals (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Nitrile and latex gloves may cause overestimation of microplastics, U-M study reveals Nitrile and latex gloves that scientists wear while they are measuring microplastics may lead to a potential overestimation of the tiny pollutants, according to a University of Michigan study. The study found that gloves may unintentionally contaminate lab equipment scientists use to measure microplastics i more PR

Professor Akhil Reed Amar's "Born Equal" Receives Annual Lincoln Institute Book Prize (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 26 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Professor Akhil Reed Amar's "Born Equal" Receives Annual Lincoln Institute Book Prize * Back to News Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Reed Amar 4 '84 was awarded the 2026 Abraham Lincoln Institute Book Award for "Born Equal: Remaking America's Constitution, 1840-1920" at the 29th Annual Abraham Lincoln Institute Symposium. The symposium 5 was hosted at Ford's Theatre in Washington,  more PR

Satellite captured unique fingerprint of giant Pacific earthquake (10)
KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, March 26 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * Satellite captured unique fingerprint of giant Pacific earthquake * A PhD student from DTU Space is a co-author of a new Science study showing how satellite data can improve models used to forecast tsunamis worldwide. Morten Garly Andersen Satellites may in the future become an important tool in efforts to improve the models used to assess and forecast tsunamis worldwide. This is dem more PR

Science association honors Iowa State researcher for studies of criminal behavior (10)
AMES, Iowa, March 26 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Science association honors Iowa State researcher for studies of criminal behavior * AMES, Iowa - The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is honoring Matt DeLisi of Iowa State University for his contributions to criminal justice. The association has named DeLisi, a Distinguished Professor in Liberal Arts and Sciences and coordinator of criminal justice, a new AAAS Fellow. DeLisi joi more PR

SUNY Poly Students Present at International Physics Conference (10)
ALBANY, New York, March 27 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York's Polytechnic Institute issued the following news: * * * SUNY Poly Students Present at International Physics Conference Two SUNY Poly students, Seth Walther (majoring in ECE and Applied Mathematics, with a minor in Physics) and Henry Yerdon (majoring in ECE and Computer Science, with a minor in Physics), delivered oral presentations at the Physics Global Summit (PGS) 2026 in Denver, CO. Organized by the American Physical  more PR

Three Questions for Two of CU Denver's Award-Winning Poets (10)
DENVER, Colorado, March 26 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news: * * * Three Questions for Two of CU Denver's Award-Winning Poets * CU Denver's English Department recently collected some impressive awards. In the fall 2025 semester, Wayne Miller, professor and department chair, and Nicky Beer, professor, were named honorary members of Sigma Tau Delta, an international honor society of writers that also includes influential literary figures like Ursula K. Le Guin, Dave Egge more PR

Two Notre Dame engineers elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (10)
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 26 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Two Notre Dame engineers elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science * On Thursday, March 26, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced its class of 2025 AAAS Fellows, including two faculty from the University of Notre Dame's College of Engineering. The 2025 class comprises nearly 500 scientists, engineers and innovators across two  more PR

University of Nevada: Women Advancing Research in Obstetrics and Gynecology at UNR Med (10)
RENO, Nevada, March 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * Women advancing research in obstetrics and gynecology at UNR Med During Women's History Month, faculty achievements and a new residency program highlight momentum in women's health * In observance of Women's History Month, the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) recognizes the leadership and impact of women advancing the field of obstetrics and gynecology, improving access to car more PR

University of New South Wales: Cellular 'Atlas' of Prostate Cancer Opens Avenues for Earlier Detection (10)
SYDNEY, Australia, March 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Cellular 'atlas' of prostate cancer opens new avenues for earlier detection Scientists have identified a new cell type and discovered that many normal-looking prostate cells already harbour cancer-related changes. * Prostate cancer affects one in five Australian men, making it the most common cancer in the country. Now, researchers at UNSW Sydney and the Garvan Institute of Medical Res more PR

University of North Carolina-Charlotte: Powering the Future - Sukumar Kamalasadan Receives 2026 Charlotte Distinguished Research Award (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 27 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus issued the following news release: * * * Powering the future: Sukumar Kamalasadan receives 2026 Charlotte Distinguished Research Award UNC Charlotte has named Sukumar Kamalasadan, professor of electrical engineering, the recipient of the 2026 Charlotte Distinguished Research Award. Established in the late 1980s, this prestigious honor recognizes senior full time faculty members who demonstrate scholarly  more PR

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: Heart Disease Risk Spikes With Ultraprocessed Foods, Study Finds (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, March 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: * * * Heart disease risk spikes with ultraprocessed foods, study finds By Sydney Lowther Daily consumption of more than nine servings of ultraprocessed foods increased the risk of suffering from a major cardiac event by 67%, according to new research led by UTHealth Houston. The findings were published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Ultraprocessed more PR

UTEP Study: Six Weeks of Boxing Training Significantly Lowers Blood Pressure in Young Adults (10)
EL PASO, Texas, March 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * UTEP Study: Six Weeks of Boxing Training Significantly Lowers Blood Pressure in Young Adults Blood pressure reduction comparable to or greater than that achieved by medication * A new study from researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso shows that just six weeks of boxing training can significantly reduce blood pressure and improve blood vessel function in young adult more PR

UW-Madison ergonomics expert Robert Radwin named AAAS fellow (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, March 26 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * UW-Madison ergonomics expert Robert Radwin named AAAS fellow The engineering professor emeritus was nominated to the prestigious association for his innovative research on physical stress and injuries in the workplace. By Tom Ziemer Robert Radwin, professor emeritus of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been elected to the 2025 class of fellows of the Am more PR

Vanderbilt University School of Engineering: Researchers Develop Innovative Nanotweezers to Analyze Extracellular Particles (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 27 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Researchers develop innovative nanotweezers to analyze extracellular particles Justus Ndukaife, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and Chancellor Faculty Fellow, and his team have developed next generation nanotweezers that better analyze extracellular vesicles and aid in unraveling the mysteries of how cells package molecules and interact with one an more PR

Virginia Tech: Five Faculty Members Named AAAS Fellows (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 27 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Five faculty members named AAAS Fellows By Lindsey Haugh Five Virginia Tech faculty members have been named to the 2025 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. "Virginia Tech's AAAS Fellows represent a distinguished community of scholars and innovators whose work spans disciplines from pioneering research and transformative teaching to technological advancement, leadership  more PR