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Science Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Thursday April 04, 2024 ( 3 items )  

CERN and the Swiss Arts Council Announce the Artists Selected for the Sixth Edition of Connect
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 4 -- The European Organization for Nuclear Research issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: * * * Arts at CERN, in collaboration with the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, today announced Robin Meier Wiratunga and Vimala Pons as the artists selected for the sixth edition of Connect * * * Connect is an art residency programme launched by Arts at CERN and Pro Helvetia in 2021. Dedicated to Swiss-based artists working at the intersection of science and art  more

CSHL's Thomas Gingeras Awarded 2 Million NSF Grant
COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, April 4 -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory issued the following news: Climate change threatens crops across the globe. But the problem goes far beyond rising temperatures. One major cause for concern is more acidic soil, a product of increasing rainfall. This can result in aluminum toxicity, putting further stress on global agriculture. A new project at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) seeks to find solutions at the intersection of genomics and plant biology.  more

The CMS Experiment at CERN Measures a Key Parameter of the Standard Model
GENEVA, Switzerland, April 4 -- The European Organization for Nuclear Research issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: * * * With this measurement the LHC is again demonstrating its ability to provide very high-precision measurements and bringing new insights into an old mystery * * * Last week, at the annual Rencontres de Moriond conference, the CMS collaboration presented a measurement of the effective leptonic electroweak mixing angle. The result is the most precise measuremen  more