OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 3 -- Drone Systems and Applications, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features unoccupied vehicle systems, such as remotely-controlled or autonomous mobile robots, known as drones, that operate in the air, on the ground, or on or below the water surface, published research articles on the following topics in its 2024 edition (Vol. 12): Review * Multi-UAV networks for disaster monitoring: challenges and opportunities from a network perspective * Review of autonomous   more

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- Leiden University issued the following news: By Margriet van der Zee Archaeology is also digging with computers. This digital quest to find out how we humans lived in the past is what Karsten Lambers likes doing most. He is the first Professor of Digital and Computational Archaeology in the country. 'A dream come true.' In his inaugural lecture on 9 September, the brand-new professor will explore the many challenges facing his discipline. Everythin  more

MERCED, California, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Brenda Ortiz, UC Merced Ph.D. student Micah Oeur has been awarded a 2024-2025 UC President's Pre-Professoriate Fellowship to support her physics research and boost her goal to be a professor. PPPF's goal is to enhance faculty pathways for historically underrepresented groups, particularly Chicanx/Latinx, African Americans, American Indians/Native Americans, Filipinx and Pacific Islanders   more

FREDONIA, New York, Sept. 6 -- The State University of New York Fredonia campus issued the following news: A study abroad experience is often out of the reach of Music Education majors, but it became a reality for Abby Conklin at SUNY Fredonia. Through a 6-credit internship this past summer, Ms. Conklin, who's also majoring in History, worked in an archaeological excavation amid ancient Roman ruins through the Umbra Institute, a higher education institution that's focused on study abroad progr  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: * * * As the world races ahead with AI advancements, concerns are mounting that Africa could be left behind. Enter the Wits MIND Institute. * * * Wits University is in the process of establishing the Wits Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery Institute (MIND Institute). This Initiative is designed to push the boundaries of natural and artificial intelligence research through rob  more