WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news on Oct. 9, 2023: The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. "It is my honor to welcome this truly e  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 11 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The University of Arizona Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering has received a $2.8 million bequest from alumnus Kenneth Hartwein, who died in March at the age of 93. Hartwein grew up in Tucson and graduated from UArizona in 1953 with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Hartwein's gift, which was left through a bequest, will be used to create an endowment that will prepare students  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Oct. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * As part of the Roman Space Telescope mission, researchers from the Arizona Cosmology Lab are developing a new method to study dark energy. * * * The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next flagship astrophysics mission after the James Webb Space Telescope, recently selected its science teams, and a UArizona research group has been selected for two of those teams. A total of 91 propo  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has awarded stipends to 221 Husker undergraduates to participate in research with a faculty mentor during the 2023-24 academic year. * * * Nebraska's Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience Program supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities. Students receive stipends of $2,40  more