PASADENA, California, April 9 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Alumnus and Two Graduate Students Receive Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans recognizes the potential and contributions of immigrants and children of immigrants with up to $90,000 toward their graduate studies. This year, three students affiliated with Caltech have received this award: Patryk Kozlowski, who graduated from Caltech in 2024; Da  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 10 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * NEURD - Proofreading the map of the brain From the smallest fragment of brain tissue, the intricate blueprint of the entire brain is beginning to emerge. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are making several time-consuming aspects of this process a lot easier with the development of a software package called NEURD short for "NEURal Decomposition". This new software increases the speed of data er  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 10 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news: * * * CU Denver Students are Helping Make Castles More Accessible Ireland's largest castle boasts 20 sides, three-meter-thick walls, and the remains of what was once a moat. The Trim Castle, which dates to 1172 and took 30 years to build, is often referred to as one of the country's most impressive medieval structures (you may even recognize it from some of the scenes in Braveheart). And while the castle is a   more

ROANOKE, Virginia, April 10 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * What overrides the brain's satiety signals and promotes overeating? A team of Virginia Tech neuroscientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will capture real-time brain signals that govern people's decisions about food with help from a $2.75 million grant. By Leigh Anne Kelley Obesity is on the rise. Among U.S. adults aged 20 or older, 4 in 1  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, released the following opening statement from an April 1, 2025, hearing entitled "From Chalkboards to Chatbots: The Impact of AI on K-12 Education": * * * Good morning. Artificial Intelligence has been advancing at such a rapid pace in recent months, weeks, and days that by the end of this hearing anything we say this mornin  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, April 10 -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: * * * New Publications: March 2025 Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In March 2025, 10 new studies were published. MBL-affiliated authors are in bold. Kananen, K., Veseli, I., Quiles Perez, C., Miller, S., Eren, A., & Bradley, P. (2025). Adaptive adjustment of profile HMM signi  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, April 10 -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, issued the following news: * * * New Publications: March 2025 Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In March 2025, 10 new studies were published. MBL-affiliated authors are in bold. Kananen, K., Veseli, I., Quiles Perez, C., Miller, S., Eren, A., & Bradley, P. (2025). Adaptive adjustment of profile HMM signi  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 10 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou researcher offers new theory on universe's star formation In a new study, University of Missouri astronomy professor Charles Steinhardt challenges the notion long held by professional astronomers that red galaxies are simply "dead" and have ceased forming stars. The universe doesn't come with an instruction manual -- but if it did, University of Missouri Assistant Professor Charles Stei  more

PASADENA, California, April 9 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Proving Quantum Computers Have the Edge Quantum computers promise to outperform today's traditional computers in many areas of science, including chemistry, physics, and cryptography, but proving they will be superior has been challenging. The most well-known problem in which quantum computers are expected to have the edge, a trait physicists call "quantum advantage," involves factoring la  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 9 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Researchers unlock hidden pathway to tunable magnetic devices A new study published in Nature Communications April 7 could reshape the future of magnetic and electronic technology. Scientists at Rice University have discovered how a disappearing electronic pattern in a quantum material can be revived under specific thermal conditions. The finding opens new doors for customizable quantum materials and in-situ e  more

MENLO PARK, California, April 10 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Longstanding model fails to explain spin dynamics in 1D cuprates In a recent study, the Hubbard model was unable to predict the behavior of a simplified, one-dimensional cuprate system. SLAC scientists say the model is unlikely to fully explain high-temperature superconductivity in 2D cuprates. Superconductivity - the ability of some materials to conduct electricity with no   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Here's a look at the academic research conducted at U.S. colleges and universities that was submitted to journals for publication: Binghamton University: Research - To Ensure Fair Elections, Look at the Values That Shape Voting Maps Cancer-fighting implant shows promise in treating melanoma, pancreatic and colorectal tumors CUNY-Graduate School of Public Health: Journal of Health Communication Publishes Inaugural Society for Health Communication Special Issue Drivers o  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Here's a look at research generated by U.S. colleges and universities: 10 VCU Graduate Programs Ranked Among the Top 50 in Their Fields Alumni use their CSU experiences and industry expertise to support student success Arizona State University: 'The Time to Change the Future is Now' Binghamton University: Research - To Ensure Fair Elections, Look at the Values That Shape Voting Maps Brainstorming Possibilities: IU Southeast Alumni Beth Ann Rice Co-Authors a Children'  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Texas. *** Modular Systems and Methods for Transporting Tower Assembly of Wind Turbine ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 8 -- BNSF LOGISTICS, LLC, Dallas, Texas has been assigned a patent (No. US 12263776 B2, initially filed Oct. 30, 2023) developed by three inventors Evan Keller, Houston, Texas; Marco A. Poisler, Houston, Texas; and Joseph M. Sindelar, Houston, Texas, for "Modular systems and methods for transp  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 10 -- The University of South Carolina issued the following news: * * * The future of aerospace manufacturing is thermoplastics Engineering researcher focused on improving manufacturing processes for advanced composite materials By Chris Horn Embedded sensors, edge computing, machine learning and high-fidelity simulations are part of the toolkit for Paul Ziehl and the research team he works with at USC's McNAIR Center for Aerospace Engineering and Research.   more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Are Autonomous Robots Ready to Navigate Under Water? New research from Kanso Bioinspired Motion Lab at USC uses on-board flow sensors to enable robots to learn, adapt and move fluidly in underwater environments. Ocean monitoring is essential for understanding ecosystem functioning, marine biodiversity and the ocean's carbon cycle, particularly in the face   more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * New Insight into Unique Kagome Superconductors that Could Advance Applications of Quantum Materials Computational materials research offers a breakthrough in our understanding of the superconducting behavior of metals with a woven-basket-like atomic structure that houses electrons with exotic properties. Kagome basket weaving is a centuries-old tradition i  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * New Research Reveals the Origins of Cooperation A groundbreaking study by USC Kanso Bioinspired Motion Lab reveals fundamental insights into the selective forces favoring the early evolution of multicellular organization. Cooperation has been a key factor in human survival and success as a species, with sources ranging from biology, to anthropology, to eco  more

TORONTO, Ontario, April 9 -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * Researchers say 3D map project is changing our understanding of the universe Data gleaned from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument in Arizona suggest dark energy may be waning over time A team of astronomers has created the largest 3D map of our universe to date and tracked dark energy's influence on the evolution of the cosmos over the past 11 billion years. Using the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Ins  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 10 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: * * * UT's Discovery to Impact Invests in TAU Systems' Laser Driven Particle Accelerator AUSTIN, Texas -- Discovery to Impact at The University of Texas at Austin has invested $250,000 through the UT Seed Fund in TAU Systems, a company focused on commercializing the world's first compact laser-driven particle accelerator to expedite breakthroughs in environmental solutions, manufacturing and health care. TAU  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, April 10 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: * * * VMI Chemistry Professor Looks at Cosmic Ice LEXINGTON, Va. April 8, 2025 -- Maj. Christopher N. Shingledecker, assistant professor of chemistry at Virginia Military Institute, recently learned that a research proposal he submitted to the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) has been accepted. The proposal titled, "A New Modeling Toolkit for JWST Ice Observations," describes the construction of   more