BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 10 (TNSPer) -- The University of Massachusetts System issued the following news release: Dr. Julie Chen, who has served as UMass Lowell's Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation since 2016 and has been a member of the faculty since 1997, was named Chancellor of the nearly 18,000-student national research university today. She will succeed current Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, who announced last July that she would be retiring as the leader of the 18,000-student univ  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, May 10 (TNSPer) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: Julie Chen, who has served as UMass Lowell's Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation since 2016 and has been a member of the faculty since 1997, was named Chancellor of the nearly 18,000-student national research university today. She will succeed current Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, who announced last July that she would be retiring as the leader of the 18,000-student u  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following statement by Laurel Harmon, vice president for government relations at LanzaTech, involving a hybrid hearing on March 16, 2022, entitled "Bioenergy Research and Development for the Fuels and Chemicals of Tomorrow": * * * Thank you for providing LanzaTech the opportunity to participate in this important hearing on "Bioenergy Research and Development for the Fuels and Chemicals of Tomorrow.   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy issued the following statement by Jonathan Lloyd Male, chief scientist for energy processes and materials at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, involving a hybrid hearing on March 16, 2022, entitled "Bioenergy Research and Development for the Fuels and Chemicals of Tomorrow": * * * I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the state of bioenergy research and development and how  more

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, May 10 (TNSRes) -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: Faced with disease threats to U.S. agriculture, land-grant universities such as Colorado State University must provide a first line of defense to protect public health, economic and national security and the livelihood of farm communities. Emergent diseases pose major risks to the food supply of a globally connected economy in a world undergoing rapid transformation due to droughts and clima  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 13 (TNSRes) -- Thomas Jefferson University issued the following news: Synesthesia is a perceptual phenomenon which occurs in the human brain where physical connections between neurons intertwine. This phenomenon -- which evokes a sense of place by combining sight, sensation, movement, touch, memory, and perception -- is the focus of a multisensory, interactive installation project which aims to capture these experiences. Led by Severino Alfonso and Loukia Tsafou  more

ORONO, Maine, May 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: A 19th-century clan helmet of carved yellow cedar in the Northwest Coast collection of the Hudson Museum at the University of Maine has been introduced to 21st-century 3D printing technology in an attempt to replicate the artifact for future repatriation and educational purposes. The museum, in collaboration with UMaine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center and Intermedia Program, received a $14,6  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Challenges that confront many rural communities in Nebraska aren't unique to the state. Population decline, brain drain, economic development difficulties -- those are commonalities shared by rural communities worldwide. Three panelists with Nebraska connections and global perspectives analyzed these commonalities, as well as differences, in a recent webinar that is part of an ong  more