ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia, April 16 -- St. Francis Xavier University issued the following news: * * * $250,000 endowment established to honour longtime StFX physics professor and supporter of the arts, Dr. Michael Steinitz The Michael Steinitz Legacy Fund will be established to support the Otto and Else Steinitz Performing Arts Series and an Annual Robert Steinitz Lecture in the StFX Physics Department St. Francis Xavier University is pleased to announce that alumna Joy Romero '77 and her husb  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 17 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * 52 KU-affiliated scientists recognized for Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics LAWRENCE -- Fifty-two physicists affiliated with the University of Kansas -- both currently and formerly -- are on the teams that recently were awarded the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for their papers analyzing data from CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world's largest and most powerful particle accele  more

MERCED, California, April 17 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Graduate Student Earns Fellowship to Study Fusion at Livermore Lab UC Merced physics graduate student Sameen Yunus has been awarded a prestigious fellowship allowing her to spend the next three years working at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, conducting experiments and simulations that could lead to faster fusion ignition. The UC-National Lab In-Residence Graduate Fellowship is design  more

LAUREL, Maryland, April 16 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Johns Hopkins APL Develops Engineering Guide for Lunar Explorers Lunar experts at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, have created a new technical resource to guide technology developers who are designing systems to withstand the rigors of the Moon's surface. A suite of videos, titled Lunar Engineering 101, hig  more

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, April 17 -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * New Era of Entrepreneurship Begins at IWU with The Petrick Idea Center Groundbreaking By Julia Perez BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Illinois Wesleyan University celebrated a milestone moment on Tuesday during a groundbreaking ceremony for The Petrick Idea Center, marking the transition from planning to physical construction. Faculty, staff, students, alumni, trustees and community members gathere  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Bridging Minds Pitt's neural engineers advance neuroscience through collaboration Much like the inner workings of the brain itself, neural engineers from various departments at the University of Pittsburgh work together to study fundamental neuroscience and create translational applications that directly impact human brain and psychological health. These innovatio  more

HONG KONG, April 16 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU and HKAABJU co-organise "Together with Scientists" thematic event, featuring talks by Nobel laureates sharing their cutting-edge research ideas The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Hong Kong Alumni Association of Beijing Universities (HKAABJU) co-organised the "Together with Scientists" thematic event, as part of the key events of the second Hong Kong World Youth Science   more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 17 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue Books Initiative webinar to feature World Scientific Publishing Co. Faculty and staff are invited to attend the Purdue Books Initiative webinar featuring World Scientific Publishing Co. at 3 p.m. April 23. World Scientific is a leading academic publisher specializing in scientific, technical and medical books and journals. The company's core disciplines include physics, mathematics, computer  more

LONDON, England, April 17 -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street are the real power behind Big Oil's climate retreat, report finds A small group of powerful investment firms is quietly fuelling the global oil industry's retreat from climate targets, according to a new report published today by the Centre for Climate Crime and Climate Justice at Queen Mary University of London. The report, Toxic Investors: The Dirty Dozen's ins  more

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, April 16 -- Radboud University issued the following news: * * * NWO Domain Science-M grants for research into polymers, hydrogels and the universe Five research projects by researchers from Radboud University have received a grant in the new round of the Open Competition Domain Science-M programme. In the Open Competition Domain Science-M programme of the NWO (Dutch Research Council), 21 applications were honoured, of which Radboud researchers were the main applica  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 16 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Sunscreen, clothes and caves may have helped Homo sapiens survive 41,000 years ago University of Michigan researcher Agnit Mukhopadhyay reconstructed what the magnetic field around Earth may have looked like during the Laschamps excursion, a time period between 42,200 and 41,500 years ago when the north and south poles wandered from their geographic locations.credit: Agnit Mukhopadhyay, University of   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- NASA issued the following news release on April 16, 2025: * * * Testing in the Clouds: NASA Flies to Improve Satellite Data In February, NASA's ER-2 science aircraft flew instruments designed to improve satellite data products and Earth science observations. From data collection to processing, satellite systems continue to advance, and NASA is exploring how instruments analyzing clouds can improve data measurement methods. Researchers participating in the Goddard Spac  more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 17 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH astronomer finds the universe could be spinning A new study in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society by researchers including Istvan Szapudi of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy suggests the universe may rotate--just extremely slowly. The finding could help solve one of astronomy's biggest puzzles. "To paraphrase the Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus,   more

PEMBROKE, North Carolina, April 17 -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke issued the following news: * * * Student Researchers Shine at PURC Symposium When UNC Pembroke junior Jessie Williams began studying biology, she already had a personal mission--to better understand the disease that changed her family's life. Inspired by a younger brother's daily battle with Type 1 diabetes, Williams' research focused on identifying early warning signs of the condition -- hoping to one day help f  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 17 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Guggenheim Foundation Names 3 at UT in 100th Class of Fellows AUSTIN, Texas -- The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has named three faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin to its 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows: * Swarat Chaudhuri, professor of computer science. * Feliciano Giustino, professor of physics and principal faculty member at the Oden Institute for Computational Engi  more

KENT, Ohio, April 17 -- Wright State University issued the following news: * * * Wright State awarded nearly $780,000 in Choose Ohio First Scholarships to support STEM and education students By Bob Mihalek Wright State University received nearly $780,000 in Choose Ohio First Scholarship funds from the State of Ohio to support students pursuing degrees and certificates in STEM and STEM-focused education disciplines during the 2025-2026 academic year. This competitive scholarship program, whi  more