BUFFALO, New York, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Chemistry professor Jason Benedict is co-PI on the ChemMatCARS' beamline at the Advanced Photon Source * * * University at Buffalo crystallographers will continue their research at the nation's premier X-ray synchrotron thanks to a $17.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The funding will support the NSF ChemMatCARS team, led by the Univer  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 22 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Posted by Mary-Lou Watkinson on Monday, November 18, 2024 in News Story. In Lauren Campbell's opinion, getting through graduate school takes a village. It requires financial resources, extraordinary hard work, perseverance, and strong supports. As the executive director of the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master's-to-Ph.D. Bridge Program, Campbell is dedicated to making sure students receive those supports and are set up fo  more

BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 22 -- Fluids, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features fluid dynamic theory and its applications and fluid simulation, modeling and experimentation in chemical, physical and biological processes, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 9, Issue 10): * Article - A Numerical Evaluation of Airborne Transmission Control through Saliva Modification * Article - Analyzing Hydrothermal Wave Transitions through Rotational Field  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 23 -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Projects will utilize established collaborative strengths to fast-track solutions for clinical needs * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas announced funding today for six cancer research projects as part of the Joint Center  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: With the changing climate, the breaking ice in the Arctic has made the seas much more available to travel by water. There is more risk, though, navigating through ice-laden seas. Students at the University of Michigan are researching ideas for mitigating some of those risks, specifically for the U.S. Navy's opportunity to expand operations into the Arctic. The project is a three-year Naval Engineering Education Con  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists used neutron scattering to study how tweaking the ionic clusters in ionizable polymer solutions affects their structure. The polymer building blocks are marked in gold and the ionizable groups in red. Findings could open doors to lighter, more efficient clean energy devices. Credit: Phoenix Pleasant/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Electrolytes that convert che  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: U.S. Air Force Capt. P. Trent Vonich, Secretary of the Air Force PhD Fellow studying weather prediction, recently published a paper with his advisor Dr. Greg Hakim showing how using AI to adjust initial atmospheric data allows a nearly perfect prediction of a 10-day weather forecast. Every year, the Department of the Air and Space Force selects high-performing officers and civilians  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 -- Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 22, 2024: This week, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered a Senate floor speech honoring the life and legacy of Sergei Magnitsky - a brave whistleblower who was tortured and killed for exposing corruption within Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime. This speech follows the 15th anniversary of Magnits  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- The Universities Space Research Association issued the following news release: Groundbreaking research using data from NASA's Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) mission has revealed new insights into the shape and properties of a black hole's corona, a key structure surrounding black holes. Led by Universities Space Research Association's (USRA) postdoctoral researcher, Lynnie Saade, at USRA's Science and Technology Institute, these findings were r  more

LONDON, Ontario, Nov. 23 (TNSres) -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Remarkable encounter during 2022 Niagara fireball event leads to discovery of tiniest asteroid known * * * By Jeff Renaud In an international study led by Western University and Lowell Observatory, scientists describe a pioneering, integrative approach for studying near-Earth asteroids based largely on a November 2022 fireball event that dropped meteorites in the Niagara region. The space scientists de  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Nov. 23 -- William and Mary issued the following news on Nov. 22, 2024: * * * As a leader in the evolution of the liberal arts and sciences, William & Mary has focused on data as one the core initiatives of its Vision 2026 strategic plan. * * * William & Mary's Board of Visitors today voted to approve the transition of the Data Science Program into a full department, pending approval from the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia. The change is expected to hel  more