COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 27 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Astronomers discover super-bright quasar lenses * An international team of scientists has used machine learning to identify seven rare quasar candidates, according to a new study. Quasars, distant cores of galaxies powered by supermassive black holes, are among the most luminous objects in the universe. While not uncommon, their brightness can make it difficult to accurately measure the galaxy they reside in. This means scientists must use gravitational lensi more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, July 27 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Auburn aerospace engineering students, alumni receive AIAA awards * Auburn aerospace engineering students Cade May and Griffin DiMaggio received the undergraduate and graduate Student of the Year awards, respectively, from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Greater Huntsville Section at the section's annual awards banquet. Five Auburn aerospace engineering alumni also received awards recognizing scientific achiev more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Soil carbon effectively measured by new, efficient AI model * A new computer model is one of the first artificial intelligence tools to advance scientific discovery in agriculture and biogeochemistry and is 50 times more efficient than its predecessors, according to a study that offers a proof-of-principle for how AI might be used to shed light on obscure biological processes. In a paper published July 24 in the journal Geoscientific Model Development, the res more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, July 27 -- Assumption University posted the following news: * * * Faculty Members Promoted in Summer 2026 * The following faculty members have been promoted to full Professors: Jessica de la Cruz, Professor, Education Jessica de la Cruz, Ph.D., has been promoted to full professor. De la Cruz is a professor of mathematics education, and in 2019, received a grant to increase high school students' and early college students' interest in becoming mathematics teachers. She holds a bachelor's and master's degree in mat more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, July 28 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Sharks, Spines and Speed: The Secret Behind Their Swimming Styles Study Snapshot: Florida Atlantic University researchers have revealed the hidden architecture inside shark spines, uncovering how these ancient predators evolved skeletons uniquely adapted for speed and agility. Published in the Journal of Anatomy, the study used high-resolution micro-CT imaging to examine and quantify th more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, July 27 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Identify birds offline using AI: New app records animal sounds directly on your smartphone * Previous apps for identifying animal calls regularly reached their limits in practice: without a stable internet connection, real-time identification in the forest or high mountains was impossible. The new BirdNET Live app, a further development of the BirdNET app, solves this problem with a technological breakthrough: the underlying AI models have bee more PR

TUEN MUN, Hong Kong, July 27 -- Lingnan University issued the following news release: * * * Lingnan University joint research finds tropical species near thermal limits as global warming compresses safety margins, reducing feeding and raising mortality risks * With global warming and extreme weather intensifying, can animals raise their thermal tolerance to cope with a continuously warming environment? A joint research project run by the Division of Science at Lingnan University and an international research team carried out practical testi more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 27 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * Math fans of all ages celebrate U of T prof's historic Fields Medal * For high school student Emir Kardos, watching the University of Toronto's Jacob Tsimerman win the 2026 Fields Medal just down the hall from the professor's office felt like "standing in the presence of greatness." The 17-year-old was among dozens of math enthusiasts who gathered at a watch party at U of T's Bahen Centre on Thursday to see Tsimerman accept the award dubbed the "Nobel P more PR

NEW YORK, July 28 (TNSjou) -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Traditional Navajo Medically Tailored Meals Improved Heart Failure Outcomes Study funded by the American Heart Association's Health Care by Food initiative, which received funding from The Rockefeller Foundation, finds that medically tailored meals reduced hospitalizations, proving that Food is Medicine interventions deliver real results for patients Research Highlights: * Among 206 adults living with heart failure in the Navajo Nation, those  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, July 27 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Receives NAACP's Dr. William Montague Cobb Award * Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin received the 2026 Dr. William Montague Cobb Award in the National category from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The award was presented during the Opening Plenary Session of the 117th NAACP National Convention in Chicago in July 2026 where he addressed the organization. Founded in 1909, the NAAC more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Fossil Footprints Reveal That an Ancient Human Relative Was Larger Than Previously Thought and Traveled in Groups 1.4 Million Years Ago Newly Described Trackway in Northern Kenya Preserves a Snapshot of How Individuals of an Ancient Hominin Species Interacted With One Another - Ancient footprints preserved along the shores of Kenya's Lake Turkana are reshaping scientists' understanding of one of humanity's extinct relatives. A paper publish more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 27 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Soil carbon effectively measured by new, efficient AI model By Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle A new computer model is one of the first artificial intelligence tools to advance scientific discovery in agriculture and biogeochemistry and is 50 times more efficient than its predecessors, according to a study that offers a proof-of-principle for how AI might be used to shed light on obscure biological pro more PR

PRETORIA, South Africa, July 27 -- Tshwane University of Technology posted the following news: * * * TUT hosts South African-German Graduate School to advance critical engineering skills * The Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is hosting a major three-year partnership between South Africa and Germany that aims to strengthen critical engineering skills through jointly accredited graduate programmes, international collaboration and professional training. The South African German Graduate School (SAGGS) is a capacity-building initiative  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 28 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * Political Communication Scholar Yphtach Lelkes Promoted to Full Professor Lelkes's work spans political communication, public opinion, and polarization, often using large-scale computational data and experiments to understand citizens' political attitudes. - Yphtach Lelkes has always been curious about why people think and behave the way they do, especially when it comes to politics. Lelkes, who was rec more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, July 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Biopsies reveal breadth of drug's kidney protection Medication reversed molecular signs of early kidney damage in youth with type 1 diabetes, study findings show. - A child uses a smartphone to check blood sugar with a continuous glucose monitor. A new study finds a medication may reset many changes linked to early kidney damage in type 1 diabetes. New research has uncovered clues about how a medication appears more PR