COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 12 -- The American Institute of Physics issued the following news release: * * * AIP Research Team Launches Interactive Visualization of 25 Years of Federal Physical Sciences and Engineering Employment Data Interactive dashboard provides data from 1998 to 2024 on employee location, salary, service length, and more A new dashboard from AIP's research team provides statistics about federal employees in the physical sciences and engineering. This resource is a key   more

PASADENA, California, April 11 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Caltech Particle Physicists Part of Team Awarded Breakthrough Prize More than 13,500 scientists who have worked on experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), based in Geneva, Switzerland, have been awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for "testing the modern theory of particle physics--the Standard Model--and other theories describing physics that might lie beyo  more

ITHACA, New York, April 11 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Celebrates Breakthrough Prize for LHC Collaborations The international scientific collaborations at CERN's Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have been awarded the 2024 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics, honoring their groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of the universe. Cornell scientists, students, and engineers are active members of the CMS collaboration, and are currently leading a maj  more

LAUREL, Maryland, April 11 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Dave Van Wie Named Next Director of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory Dave Van Wie has been selected to lead the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) as its next director. Van Wie, currently the Air and Missile Defense Sector Head at APL, will succeed Ralph Semmel, who is stepping down after having served in that role since Jul  more

PASADENA, California, April 11 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Exploring Space with AI Through his research at Caltech, a local high school student revealed 1.5 million previously unknown objects in space, broadened the potential of a NASA mission, and published a single-author, peer-reviewed paper. Matteo (Matthew) Paz's Astronomical Journal article describes a new AI algorithm he developed that led to these discoveries and that can be adapted by   more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch released the following written testimony by Government Accountability Office Comptroller General Gene Dodaro from an April 9, 2025, hearing on the fiscal 2026 budget request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and Members of the Subcommittee, I would like to express my appreciation for the support this Subcommittee has shown GAO in the past few years. With your help we have made great progres  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on April 11, 2025: * * * Hundred-year storm tides will occur every few decades in Bangladesh, scientists report With projected global warming, the frequency of extreme storms will ramp up by the end of the century, according to a new study. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Tropical cyclones are hurricanes that brew over the tropical ocean and can travel over land, inundating coastal regions. T  more

LONDON, England, April 11 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Imperial strengthens international ties with new quantum project By Kayleigh Brewer Imperial has explored new quantum collaborations with the USA through a series of workshops and knowledge exchanges. The Quantum ICoNYCh project brought together researchers from Imperial College London, New York, and Chicago, to strengthen quantum research collaborations between Imperial College London, the Chicago Quantum  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, issued the following floor remarks on April 10, 2025 (In this document, the reference to Mr. Speaker refers to the presiding officer of the House at the time of the speech): * * * Mr. Speaker, this last week as chair of the House Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education that covers K-12 education, I held a very important hearing on the topic of artificial intelligence in education. Now, we are in the midst of   more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 11 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Scientists observe exotic quantum phase once thought impossible A team of Rice University researchers reported the first direct observation of a surprising quantum phenomenon predicted over half a century ago, opening pathways for revolutionary applications in quantum computing, communication and sensing. Dasom Kim (Photo by Jorge Vidal/Rice University) Known as a superradiant phase transition (SRPT), the  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 11 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Shubha Sunder '05 Winner of 2025 Whiting Award Photo by Beowulf Sheehan On April 9, Shubha Sunder '05 was announced as one of the winners of the 2025 Whiting Award. "It's a huge honor," Sunder says. "I'm thrilled and humbled to have been selected." For the past 40 years, the Whiting Foundation has supported creative writing through the awards, which are given annually to 10 emerging writers in fictio  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- Here's a look at research generated by U.S. colleges and universities: 3Q: MIT's Lonnie Petersen on the First Medical X-ray Taken in Space Adler University Students, Faculty Trade Knowledge at 2025 International Family Therapy Association Conference Alvernia, Total Experience Learning Partner to Educate the Educators Anderson University: New Economics Degree Emphasizes Free Markets, Student Involvement Baylor College of Medicine: How Mothers Adapt to the Metabolic De  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Unparalleled student support Professors Andrew Vanderburg and Ariel White are honored as "Committed to Caring." By Leila Hudson, Office of Graduate Education MIT Professors Andrew Vanderburg and Ariel White have been honored as Committed to Caring for their attentiveness to student needs and for creating a welcoming and inclusive culture. For MIT graduate students, the Committed   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 11 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Driven to succeed: Physicists explore a new way to control quasiparticles In a new study, Yale physicists demonstrate a new way to manipulate quasiparticles --quantum objects often used to study cutting-edge quantum technology concepts. For the better part of a century, the quantum objects known as quasiparticles have been all dressed up with nowhere to go. But that may change, now that a Yale-led te  more