PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 18 -- Brown University issued the following news: As part of a class taught by Brown neuroscientist David Badre, undergraduates embrace the rare opportunity to conduct experiments and engage in research with state-of-the-art MRI technology. Brown University students can practice using an MRI by operating a mock scanner which looks and sounds like a real MRI machine but doesn't have any magnets. Photos: Brown University. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] --   more

IRVINE, California, April 19 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: Four University of California, Irvine researchers - working in fields as diverse as computational chemistry, statistical methods, particle physics and inorganic chemistry - have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society. "Congratulations to the four UC Irvine researchers named fellows of the American As  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article on April 18, 2024: * * * Five researchers have been elected into the 2023 class of the American Association for the Advancement of Science * * * The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has announced their 2023 Fellows, including five scientists from the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). This lifetime honor  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 18 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: From top left, Jean-Michel Ane (biological sciences), Vernon Barger (physics), Katrina T. Forest (biological sciences), Simon Gilroy (biological sciences), James Keck (biological sciences) and Sissel Schroeder (anthropology) have been elected 2024 AAAS Fellows. Six University of Wisconsin-Madison scholars have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the  more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, April 19 -- Hastings College issued the following news: Hastings College has signed agreements with Nebraska Methodist College (NMC) and Des Moines University (DMU) to create additional medical-related career pathway opportunities for students. "With a growing number of students looking for careers in health care and related fields, we want to provide more opportunities for them. These agreements help ensure our students who meet the requirements have additional options," s  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Walton Family Foundation issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Walton Family Foundation today announced two new fellows: Emily Fairfax, PhD, and Meaghan Parker. Fairfax is an Assistant Professor of Geography at the University of Minnesota. Parker is currently a Public Policy Fellow at the Wilson Center. She previously led the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ). The fellows will bring their expertise and perspectives to reporting on water an  more

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, April 19 -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: StudieInfo is a nationwide online study information event that reaches students at 168 upper secondary schools across the country. DTU participates with a dedicated team of students and employees who tell the students about DTU's programmes. In DTU's 'studio' in building 202, preparations are being made for another round of StudieInfo. Employees from DTU's Student Recruitment and the students, A  more

PASADENA, California, April 18 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Lynne Hillenbrand, professor of astronomy at Caltech, and Anneila Sargent (PhD '78), the Ira S. Bowen Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus, have been named 2023 AAAS Fellows. In addition, Joseph Giaime, the head of the LIGO Livingston laboratory, which is managed by Caltech and MIT, has also been named a fellow. According to the AAAS, or American Association for the Advancement of Science, the fellow  more

PASADENA, California, April 17 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Since 1998, the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans have been awarded to immigrants and children of immigrants for their graduate studies in the United States. This year, the fellowship was awarded to 30 graduate students, including Abigail Jiang, who graduated from Caltech in 2023 with a double major in materials science and history, and is now studying applied physics at Harvard; a  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Scientists have found evidence of an elusive, glassy phase of matter that emerges when a crystal's perfect internal pattern is disrupted * * * A dish made of crystal and a dish made of glass might look similar from the outside, but internally, their structures differ significantly. Crystals consist of perfectly ordered, repeating patterns of atoms, whil  more

NEW YORK, April 19 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has announced its 2023 class of AAAS Fellows, including Steven Hamburg, Chief Scientist of Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). This lifetime honor, which follows a nomination and review process, recognizes scientists, engineers and innovators across 24 disciplinary sections for scientific excellence, fostering trust in the communities they serve an  more

BAVARIA, Germany, April 19 -- The University of Erlangen-Nuremberg issued the following news: 16 subjects among the top 20 in Germany Four subjects from Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU) have been included in this year's QS subject ranking for the first time: Geology, Law, Psychology and Archeology. After one year's break, Pharmacy has once more returned to the ranking. A total of 21 subjects from FAU are listed, with our University represented in all five subject areas i  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, April 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news on April 18, 2024: Today, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals, announced its newest class of AAAS Fellows, including five faculty from the University of Notre Dame. This class represents expertise and accomplishment in the fields of biological sciences, chemistry, medi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 18 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: The University of Wisconsin-Madison touches many aspects of life in Wisconsin and beyond, from nurturing sustainable agriculture to advancing cancer research to unlocking the secrets of the cosmos. On Wednesday, April 17, the breadth and depth of the university's impact took center stage at the Wisconsin State Capitol during UW-Madison Day. The annual event sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni As  more

LONDON, England, April 19 (TNSres) -- Imperial College London issued the following news: By Thomas Angus and Hayley Dunning Researchers have produced, stored, and retrieved quantum information for the first time, a critical step in quantum networking. The ability to share quantum information is crucial for developing quantum networks for distributed computing and secure communication. Quantum computing will be useful for solving some important types of problems, such as optimising financial r  more

AMES, Iowa, April 19 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is honoring five Iowa State University researchers for their individual contributions to physics, agriculture, chemistry and engineering. Two of the researchers are also affiliated with the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames National Laboratory, which is operated by Iowa State and located on the university's campus. The latest class of AAAS Fellows incl  more

LAUREL, Maryland, April 19 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release: Epidemiology researchers are harnessing tools developed by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, to untangle the origins of the 2020 Ebola virus disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A recent article (https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanmic/article/PIIS2666-5247(23)00259-8/fulltext) in The Lancet Microbe explores how a  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- 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 18, 2024, edition (Vol. 15, Issue 15): Viewpoints: * Hydrogen Bonds Are Never of an "Anti-electrostatic" Nature: A Brief Tour of a Misleading Nomenclature Mini-Reviews: * Foundations of Quantum Information for Physical  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 19 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Kansas State University scientists Alice Boyle, Elizabeth Guertal and Raj Khosla have been selected as members of the 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, fellows. Boyle, Guertal and Khosla join 502 scientists, engineers and innovators recognized in the 2023 fellows class for their scientifically and socially distinguished achievements. Boyle, associate professor of  more

SANTA ROSA, California, April 19 -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) introduces RFPro Circuit, a next-generation radio frequency (RF) simulation tool targeting the complex, multi-physics requirements of today's RF integrated circuit (RFIC) designers. Wireless, automotive, and satellite designers can now deliver robust designs that overcome  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected NETL Director Marianne Walck as a 2023 AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions and technical excellence in geophysics, earth sciences and energy and climate science; strategic leadership at two national laboratories; and unwavering diversity, equity and inclusion leadership a  more

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, April 19 -- Niagara University issued the following news: Four undergraduate students from NU's Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics presented the results of their research work at the 2024 WNY ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium at The State University of New York at Buffalo on Saturday, April 13. Raegan Lawton, a junior education major, and Zachary Holmes, a sophomore biochemistry major, presented their work on single crystal X-ray diffraction of chalc  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 18 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State's Office of Research Information Systems (ORIS) has updated its researcher portal by adding a new module, called myFunds, enables researchers to more easily navigate and manage their accounts, including grants and startup funds. The action is part of the Research Support Transformation Project (RSTP), which aims to reduce administrative burdens and increase the efficiency of operations  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, April 19 -- Rutgers University Camden campus issued the following news: On a recent spring afternoon in the Rutgers University-Camden teaching kitchen, students learned about phase changes using egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar. Hunter King, assistant professor of physics, challenged the students to consider how these ingredients would transform from a liquid and two solids into light, fluffy foam. "When you whip the egg whites, you denature the proteins with agitatio  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 19 -- Samford University issued the following news release: Dale Wilger, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Samford University's Howard College of Arts and Sciences, has mentored students through his research projects since 2015. In that time, students and Wilger developed an organic reaction that synthesizes a molecule known as an indenone. "Many different research groups have developed indenone syntheses in the past because these molecules are of  more

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, April 19 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: Faculty promotions and tenure appointments at St. Bonaventure University have been announced by Dr. David Hilmey, provost and vice president of Academic Affairs. The following promotions are effective Sept. 1, 2024: * Dr. Khaled Amira, associate professor of Finance in the School of Business, granted tenure. * Tae Cooke, promoted from lecturer to senior lecturer of Physics in the School of Ar  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: The Smithsonian has created interactive Instagram experiences (https://www.instagram.com/smithsonian/) using 3D models of celestial objects generated from data collected by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes. Through augmented reality, users will be able to view and immerse themselves in nebulae, exploded stars and more through their phone cameras while listening to the data transformed into s  more

STONY BROOK, New York, April 19 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: Stony Brook University's Judith "Judi" Brown Clarke, Anatoly I. Frenkel, and Richard K. Larson were recently named 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. According to the Council of the AAAS, election as a Fellow honors "members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science, or its applications, are scientifically or   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Three scientists from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. "Keith Kline, Rigoberto Advincula and Takeshi Egami have delivered significant impact for the sci  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 19 -- The University of Rochester issued the following news: Three University of Rochester faculty members have been elected as 2023 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS): - Gilbert (Rip) Collins for "distinguished contributions to Condensed Matter Physics, particularly for his seminal groundbreaking work in high energy density science of matter at extreme pressures." - Douglas Portman for "distinguished contributions to the field  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Mike Pena and Allison Arteaga Soergel Three UC Santa Cruz faculty members have been named 2023 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals. They are Diane Gifford-Gonzalez, emerita distinguished research professor of anthropology; longtime  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: By Niranjana Rajalakshmi, University Communications Two University of Arizona faculty members have been elected 2023 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society, which includes more than 250 affiliated societies and academies of science, serving 10 million individuals. The newest class of AAAS Fellows, announced Thursday, in  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, April 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: UMass Lowell kicked off Massachusetts Space Week Tuesday, April 16, with a program that united scientists, students and leaders across many industries who share a bold vision for the future of space research and exploration. Presented by the The Space Consortium, the week allows aerospace experts and enthusiasts to collaborate and learn about the latest discoveries and   more

BRISTOL, England, April 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * The mystery of how futuristic aircraft embedded engines, featuring an energy-conserving arrangement, make noise has been solved by researchers at the University of Bristol. * * * The study, published today in Journal of Fluid Mechanics, reveals for the first time how noise is generated and propagated from these engines, technically known as boundary layer ingesting (BLI) ducted fans. BLI  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Eleven faculty members at The University of Texas at Austin, including leading artificial intelligence and quantum research experts, have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society. The honor recognizes important contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- including pione  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 18 -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Alicia Richmond Students with refugee backgrounds and faculty members from the University of Utah and Utah State University recently celebrated the installation of five cosmic ray detectors in Salt Lake City. The event, hosted at the Utah Refugee Center in Salt Lake City on April 9, was the culmination of a three-year research project that began with an after-school STEM program where refugee students and faculty con  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, April 19 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Campus issued the following news: By Linda Tollefsrud A little bit of chemistry, a smidgen of physics, a pinch of biology and a healthy dose of environmental law: Waste incineration is the process of taking our refuse and transforming it into ash, gases and, often, a source of renewable energy. Dr. Lauren Wentz, professor of biology at UW-Eau Claire - Barron County, will present "Something's Burning: Waste Incineration"  more