ALFRED, New York, April 4 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * Alfred University hosts 2025 Scholes Memorial Lecture Efstratios I. Kamitsos, researcher and former director of the Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute (TPCI), National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece, delivered the annual Samuel L. Scholes Sr. Memorial Lecture at Alfred University, on Thursday, April 3, in Holmes Auditorium, Harder Hall. In his lecture, "Structure and Ion Dynamics i  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 4 -- Axiom Space Inc., a provider of human spaceflight services and developer of human-rated space infrastructure, issued the following news release on April 3, 2025: * * * Ax-4 to Set Record for Most Research Activities Conducted During Axiom Space Mission Axiom Space revealed today new details about the scientific research and technology demonstrations set to fly on Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station no earlier than May 2025. The Ax-4 research   more

BINGHAMTON, New York, April 3 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Exhibit showcases scientists' creativity Art of Science show will be unveiled April 30 during Research Days By Katie Liu The scientific process doesn't simply yield answers or breakthroughs, but also some stunning sights along the way. Nowhere is this more evident than in Binghamton University's annual Art of Science competition. This year, more than 30 researchers, professors, staff and students from ar  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Commencement Speakers: PA State Rep Joanna McClinton & Naomi Halas, Ph.D. '87 Bryn Mawr's Commencement ceremonies for 2025 will be held on Friday, May 16, and Saturday May 17. Graduate degrees will be awarded on Friday, May 17, at 5 p.m., and undergraduate degrees will be awarded Saturday, May 18, at 2 p.m. Addressing the undergraduate Class of 2025 will be Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Joanna McClint  more

TORONTO, Ontario, April 3 -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * In the mind of the machine: U of T researcher explores AI's most existential questions Karina Vold says the rapid development of AI systems have left both philosophers and computer scientists grappling with difficult questions By Adam Elliott Segal When Karina Vold began her postdoctoral research at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge in 2017, the idea of   more

AMES, Iowa, April 3 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Engineers using 'digital twins' to improve agriculture, health, manufacturing and more AMES, Iowa - Every week, researchers visited a campus greenhouse, pulled out their phones and took video of millet plants, a hardy cereal crop grown around the world. They recorded the plants' structure and growth from sprouts to grain producers. With the help of an artificial intelligence tool called NeRF (for neural rad  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 3 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * MAE students gain experience simulating aircraft airflow velocities Media Contact: Tanner Holubar | Communications Specialist | 405-744-2065 | tanner.holubar@okstate.edu Students in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Oklahoma State University's College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology are learning how to simulate the airflow in and around different aircraft components un  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Assigned to First Space Station Mission NASA astronaut Chris Williams will embark on his first mission to the International Space Station, serving as a flight engineer and Expedition 74 crew member. Williams will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft in November, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome  more

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, April 3 -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: * * * Start of construction of Denmark's new research vessel DTU signs a shipyard contract for the construction of the research vessel Dana V, designed by Danish ship designers. The ship will be used by all research environments in the Danish Realm. Construction of Denmark's future research vessel Dana V can begin in April 2025. Following an EU tender, a shipyard has been selected to fulfil the  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Here's a look at research generated by colleges and universities outside the U.S. * * * $10.8 Million for Deakin Health and Medical Research Aalto University: Lignin - A Sustainable Solution for Future Energy Storage Cardiff University: Good Mood Helps COVID-19 Vaccines Work Better COVID-19 Boosters Help Avoid Breakthrough Infections in Immunocompromized People, McGill-led Study Finds Curtin University: Study Finds Children Exiting the Youth Justice System at Risk E  more

LAUREL, Maryland, April 3 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Training Robots to Plan and React Like Humans Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, are advancing robotic perception capabilities by using artificial intelligence (AI) to equip autonomous agents with the capacity to make sense of unstructured environments and make plans like humans. It's an effort w  more

TORONTO, Ontario, April 3 -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * U of T researchers explain the significance of the universe's recent 'baby pictures' Two recent images from the Atacama Cosmology Telescope collaboration show the universe when it was just 380,000 years old, "a time long before there were any stars and galaxies" The Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) collaboration, which includes researchers from the University of Toronto, recently produced the clearest i  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 4 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * U-M study highlights urgent need to train students about the ethical, social, and policy dimensions of STEM There is growing awareness that science and technology have profound impacts on all of us. Advances in fields like artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and data science are rapidly shaping society and raising significant ethical and policy questions. The dizzyi  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel released the following testimony by Vice Adm. Yvette M. Davids, superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, from a March 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Status of the Military Service Academies": * * * Chairman Tuberville, Ranking Member Warren, distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today on behalf of the United States Naval Academy (USNA). The Naval Academy's mission is  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 4 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Q and A with Cancer Biologist Priyamvada Rai, Ph.D. By: Tara Roberts Dr. Rai's research looks to exploit the "greed" of cancer cells while sparing the health of normal cells. Cancer cells are greedy, said Priyamvada Rai, Ph.D., co-leader of the Tumor Biology Program and professor of radiation oncology at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Miller S  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * AI Across Disciplines event highlights the power of 'breadth and connectivity' at universities At a cross-disciplinary gathering at Amy Gutmann Hall, the Penn community celebrated the launch of the Penn AI Initiative with a panel discussing AI research at Penn--and writ large. In a packed auditorium at the recently opened Amy Gutmann Hall, Penn community members  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel released the following testimony by Lt. Gen. Tony D. Bauernfein, superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, from a March 26, 2025, hearing entitled "Status of the Military Service Academies": * * * Chairman Tuberville, Ranking Member Warren, and other distinguished members, good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity to address this committee on behalf of the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). Thank you to  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the following public communication dated March 18, 2025, from the World Resources Institute: * * * To: William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy Office of the Chief Economist U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 Re: Docket No. USDA-2024-0003 USDA-2024-0003, Technical Guidelines for Climate-Smart Agriculture Crops Used as Biofuel Feedstocks, 90 Fe  more