EMPORIA, Kansas, April 5 -- Emporia State University issued the following news: For nearly three decades, Hershel and Augusta Shepherd's magnanimity and commitment to academic excellence have allowed Emporia State University to recognize and aid more than 300 outstanding upperclassmen through the Shepherd University Scholars program. The 12 recipients for 2024 were honored Thursday, April 4, in the Shepherd Scholars Recognition Ceremony and Reception at the Sauder Alumni Center's Butcher-Boer  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The AI Alliance has issued a public comment to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The comment was written on March 27, 2024, and posted on April 3, 2024. The comment was on Docket No. NTIA-2023-0009. * * * Response to Request for Comment on "Dual Use Foundation Artificial Intelligence Models with Widely Available Model Weights" Executive Summary President Biden's "Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence" (Execu  more

ALFRED, New York, April 5 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: Alfred University alumnus John Mauro '01, '06 PhD, delivered the Scholes Memorial Lecture on Thursday, discussing his journey from growing up in nearby Almond, NY, and attending Alfred University to becoming one of the preeminent researchers in the field of glass science. In his lecture, "There and Back Again: A Journey in Glass," Mauro talked about his career as a glass scientist and educator and how his time as  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: Next week, the world's solar physics community will meet in Dallas, Texas to witness the 8 April total solar eclipse and talk Sun science at the 2024 Triennial Earth-Sun Summit (TESS24) sponsored by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and American Astronomical Society (AAS). Space weather impacts satellites, communications, GPS and power grids. TESS unites the community dedicated to the study of   more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 5 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University and the City of Russellville welcomed an outreach team from NASA and a group of astronomers from the Paris Observatory in France during a reception at ATU's Hull Building Student Union on Wednesday, April 3. The guests are at Arkansas Tech and in Russellville to observe the total solar eclipse that will take place on Monday, April 8. "I'm so proud of the people of Russellville...the  more

PASADENA, California, April 5 -- CALSTART, an organization that says it works with member companies to build a clean transportation industry, issued the following news release: CALSTART has elected two new members to its board of directors: National Grid Vice President Bart Franey and Rivian Senior Director of Public Policy Chris Nevers. National Grid is committed to delivering safe, reliable and clean energy solutions to the customers and communities it serves. Rivian is an electric-vehicle ma  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 5 -- The Clemson University's Cooperative Extension issued the following news: After a competitive national search, Chad Sosolik has been appointed chair of the Clemson University Department of Physics and Astronomy, effective April 1. Sosolik is an experimental condensed matter physicist. His research focuses primarily on the interactions of single atoms and ions with surfaces, including extensions of that work to electronic devices and biomaterials. He also ma  more

HAMILTON, New York, April 5 (TNSres) -- Colgate University issued the following news: * * * Editor's note: The publication referenced in this article, which was originally published on July 14, 2023, has received the Cozzarelli Prize, acknowledging papers that reflect scientific excellence and originality. The co-authors will be recognized at an awards ceremony during the National Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting this month. * * * Stars beam brightly out of the darkness of space thanks to   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 3 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Forty Penn State graduate students were named recipients of Penn State's most prestigious annual graduate student recognition awards, administered by the Graduate School in collaboration with several Penn State units. The awards recognize and celebrate graduate students excelling in teaching, research and service, and other academic pursuits. "The students award recipients are phenomenal, and it  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, April 5 -- Hudson County Community College issued the following news: Whether it's building a hydroponic mushroom farm for the culinary program, developing novel innovations like biodegradable golf tees made from pistachio nuts, or building model rockets used in national competition, HCCC Engineering Science Professor Dr. Clive Li consistently finds new ways to make scientific innovation both fun and accessible for Hudson County Community College (HCCC) STEM students. N  more

VIENNA, Austria, April 5 -- The International Atomic Energy Agency issued the following statement on April 4, 2024, by Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi on the situation in Ukraine: * * * Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) lost the connection to its only remaining back-up power line today amid renewed indications of military activity in the area, in yet another incident highlighting persistent nuclear safety and security risks during the conflict, Director General Rafael Ma  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, a peer-reviewed journal from the American Chemical Society that says it advances in physical chemistry, chemical physics and materials science, published research articles on the following topics in its April 4, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 13): Perspectives: * Living Cell as a Self-Synchronized Chemical Reactor * Replacing the Langmuir Isotherm with the Statistical Thermodynamic Fluctuation Theory Physical Insights into Qua  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 5 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: It's time to celebrate Jayhawk colleagues' achievements: KU News Service staff accepted submissions and combed websites, social media and newsletters for recent external honors and awards for current faculty and staff at the Lawrence, Edwards and Medical Center campuses and affiliates. KU Kudos is published six times a year. Have something to share? Submit by June 1 for the next edition. Self-nominations are encou  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article on April 4, 2024: * * * Researchers have used the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument to make the largest 3D map of our universe and world-leading measurements of dark energy, the mysterious cause of its accelerating expansion * * * By Lauren Biron With 5,000 tiny robots in a mountaintop telescope, researchers can look 11 billion years into the past. The light   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 5 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * In a first, four different technologies will monitor changes in the upper atmosphere, locally and across the continent, as the sun's radiation dips. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News On April 8, the moon's shadow will sweep through North America, trailing a diagonal ribbon of momentary, midday darkness across parts of the continent. Those who happen to be within the "path o  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 5 -- Occidental College issued the following news: By Rachael Warecki Four Occidental College students in the fields of chemistry, cognitive science, physics, and geology make up this year's cohort of Science Scholars. They have been presented research grants funded by the Fletcher Jones Foundation. The scholars selected for this honor are Mario Alvarado '25, a chemistry major; Lily Gebhart '25, a cognitive science and mathematics major; Zelie Goldberg Little '2  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Project Canary PBC, Denver, Colorado, has issued a public comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The comment was written on March 26, 2024, and posted on April 2, 2024. The comment was signed by Brian S. Taylor, Vice President, Environmental Solutions. The comment was on Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2023-0434. * * * To: The Honorable Michael S. Regan, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 Sub  more

SONOMA, California, April 5 -- Sonoma State University issued the following news: "If you look at the mission of Sonoma State University, we are here to serve our basin. We are meant to push the boundaries of knowledge and train students for a lifetime of intellectual work," said Dr. Daniel Soto, Department Chair and Associate Professor of Geography, Environment, and Planning (GEP). "I take that second one seriously." Customizing his teaching to SSU's strengths and opportunities, Soto said he  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news on April 4, 2024: When the moon completely blocks the sun on April 8, you'll notice more than the darkness. Here are some things you may pick up on. If you don't, that's OK. There may be variation depending on your location, your area's geography and other factors. But it's still fun to keep an eye out for these potential changes! You'll feel colder. With the entire sun blocked, temperatures will drop, potentially up  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 5 -- Syracuse University issued the following news on April 4, 2024: On April 8, 2024, Syracuse will witness a rare and splendid event as a total solar eclipse will cast the city into a brief period of daytime darkness. Students, faculty, staff and the community are invited to the Shaw Quadrangle (aka "the Quad") for an afternoon of fun, with science demonstrations presented by the College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Physics. Ahead of the momentous occasion, S  more

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, April 5 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: Senior researcher at DTU Nanolab, Eugen Stamate, has discovered something tiny that could significantly impact the development of sensors for the Internet of Things and open a vast business potential. On 4 April 2024, he defended his doctoral dissertation: '3D Plasma-sheath-lenses: phenomenology and applications.' By the end of the year, there will be more than 20 billion devices (genera  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 5 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: By Luke Henkhaus The last time the shadow of a total solar eclipse passed over the Lone Star State, it was the summer of 1878. Rutherford B. Hayes was president, and the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas had opened its doors to students just two years prior. Plenty has changed since then, but the total eclipse on April 8 promises to be just as stunning as the one that captivated parts of Texas 146 ye  more

WEST POINT, New York, April 5 -- The Military Academy issued the following academic news: By Jorge Garcia, Public Affairs Specialist Imagine the spectacle of a solar flare erupting from the Sun's incredible mass. The explosive burst of radiation released from magnetic energy towers 66,000,000 feet into the vast expanse above. From this monstrous explosion emerges an average sunspot the size of our humble blue planet. Now, think about a common task you would accomplish in eight minutes. Perhap  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 5 (TNSres) -- Trinity University issued the following news: * * * Economics professor discusses research in Chile and international lectures on Adam Smith * * * Trinity University is excited to announce that economics professor Maria Pia Paganelli, Ph.D., has been granted her second Fulbright Scholarship. Paganelli will spend the Fall 2024 semester in Chile, the same location as her first Fulbright. There, she will investigate whether Adam Smith's ideas on free bank  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 4 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Michigan. *** Portable Listening Device With Sensors ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 2 -- APPLE INC., Cupertino, California has been assigned a patent (No. US 11944172 B2, initially filed May 3, 2021) developed by seven inventors Arun D. Chawan, San Francisco, California; Kurt Stiehl, Los Gatos, California; Benjamin A. Cousins, Campbell, California; Jonathan S. Aase, Rochester, Michigan; Yacine Azmi, San Mateo,  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * UC Santa Cruz researchers hold crucial roles in Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument collaboration * * * By Mike Pena We now have the largest 3-D map of our cosmos ever created, thanks to a powerful instrument mounted atop a telescope in Arizona with a robotic array of 5,000 fiber-optic "eyes" that look into the night sky. Over the last five years, the Dark Energy Spec  more

PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, April 5 -- The Universities of Wisconsin issued the following news on April 4, 2024: The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted today to approve a 3.75 percent increase in tuition for resident undergraduates during the 2024-25 academic year, a rate similar to recent inflation. The new tuition rates increase tuition for the second straight year after 10 years of a tuition freeze. The total proposed average cost of attendance for resident undergraduates will in  more

LONDON, England, April 5 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration, led by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in the US and involving UCL researchers, has made the most precise measurements to date of how fast the universe has expanded throughout its history. The analysis, based on the largest 3D map of the cosmos ever created with just the first year of data from DESI, confirms the basics of our cu  more

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * Quantum Particles A breakthrough in theoretical physics is an important step towards predicting the behavior of the fundamental matter of which our world is built. It can be used to calculate systems of enormous quantities of quantum particles, a feat thought impossible before. The University of Copenhagen research may prove of great importance for the design of quantum computers and could ev  more

PORTSMOUTH, England, April 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Key points: * The international Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) project mapped millions of galaxies and quasars with unprecedented detail, creating the biggest ever 3D map of the Universe and measuring how fast the Universe has expanded over 11 billion years. * This is the first time that scientists have measured the expansion history of the most distant period (8 to 11 billion   more

WURZBURG, Germany, April 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * An international team including researchers from the University of Wurzburg has succeeded in creating a special state of superconductivity. This discovery could advance the development of quantum computers. * * * Superconductors are materials that can conduct electricity without electrical resistance - making them the ideal base material for electronic components in MRI machines, magnet  more