RICHMOND, Virginia, May 1 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on April 30, 2025: * * * Blue Wooldridge, longtime public service educator at the Wilder School, dies at 86 'His dedication to justice, inclusion and community uplift was unmatched,' Dean Susan Gooden says. By Tiffany Murray-Robertson, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs Blue Wooldridge, whose commitment to equity in public administration helped shape generations of students at Virg  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, May 1 -- Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, issued the following news release: * * * Brown University Student Chosen for Sigma Xi's 2025 Lindau Nobel Student Fellowship Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society is pleased to announce the selection of Meg Shieh to attend the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Chemistry. A fourth year PhD candidate at Brown University, Shieh has been a Sigma Xi member since 2023. She will attend  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on April 29, 2025: * * * Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks "Petrochemical Incidents": Basic Physics By Ken Braun Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks "Petrochemical Incidents" but Not Wind and Solar Accidents (full series) Beyond Petrochemicals (https://capitalresearch.org/article/bloomberg-philanthropies-tracks-petrochemical-incidents-part-1/) | Basic Physics (https://capitalresearch.org/article/bloomberg-philanthrop  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on April 29, 2025: * * * Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks "Petrochemical Incidents": Beyond Petrochemicals Bloomberg Philanthropies Tracks "Petrochemical Incidents" but Not Wind and Solar Accidents (full series) Beyond Petrochemicals (https://capitalresearch.org/article/bloomberg-philanthropies-tracks-petrochemical-incidents-part-1/) | Basic Physics (https://capitalresearch.org/article/bloomberg-philanthropies-tr  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has released the following public communication dated April 7, 2025, from QUEL Imaging, White River Junction, Vermont: * * * To: Dockets Management Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 RE: Comment on Draft FDA Guidance "Developing Drugs for Optical Imaging" Docket No. FDA-2024-D-3780 * * * QUEL Imaging is a leading developer of tissue-equivalent op  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 30 [Category: Health Care] -- G.E. HealthCare posted the following news release: * * * GE HealthCare reports first quarter 2025 financial results * Revenue growth was 3% year-over-year; Organic revenue growth* was 4% * Net income margin was 11.8% versus 8.0% for the prior year; Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) margin* was 15.0% versus 14.7% * Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $1.23 versus $0.81 for the prior year; Adjusted EPS* was $1.01 v  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT engineers advance toward a fault-tolerant quantum computer In the future, quantum computers could rapidly simulate new materials or help scientists develop faster machine-learning models, opening the door to many new possibilities. But these applications will only be possible if quantum computers can perform operations extremely quickly, so scientists can make measurements an  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- NASA issued the following transcript of a podcast: * * * Small Steps, Giant Leaps: Podcast Episode 152: EZIE Does It Andres Almeida (Host): Welcome to Small Steps, Giant Leaps, your NASA APPEL Knowledge Services podcast where we dive into the lessons learned and real-life experiences of NASA's technical workforce. I'm your host, Andres Almeida. Every second, up to 2 million metric tons of charged particles stream from the Sun at 1 million miles per hour. It's what's   more

LONDON, England, April 30 -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Atom-thin semiconductors could cut energy use by over 90% A team of UK scientists at Queen Mary University of London, University of Nottingham and University of Glasgow has received a pound sterling6 million EPSRC programme grant, "Enabling Net Zero and the AI Revolution with Ultra-Low Energy 2D Materials and Devices (NEED2D)." This will develop energy efficient, atomically-thin semiconductors to dra  more

BRISBANE, Australia, May 1 -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Smart energy: Green hydrogen project receives national award A seven-year QUT green energy project that successfully designed, built and tested a hydrogen pilot plant in Brisbane has received national recognition following the project's completion. The H2Xport Pilot Plant produces hydrogen from renewable resources and won the Zero Carbon Hydrogen category at the 2025 Smart Energy Excellence  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 30 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Three Professors Are Named Guggenheim Fellows By Mike Lucas Rutgers-New Brunswick faculty Marc Handelman, Saurabh Jha and Miranda Lichtenstein are among 198 scholars and artists selected for the honor A painter, an astronomer and a photographer - all professors at Rutgers University-New Brunswick - have been named to the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows, which recognizes trailblazing artists and sch  more

PASADENA, California, May 1 -- The Planetary Society posted the following news release: * * * Science, industry, and advocacy groups unite in opposition to deep cuts to NASA science 47% cuts would trigger "immediate and irreparable damage" for American space science, groups say A coalition of leading space industry organizations, scientific societies, and public advocacy groups is submitting a joint letter to Congress opposing the budget cuts to NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) curre  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 30 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Six UC San Diego Faculty Members Join Prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences By Inga Kiderra, Mario Aguilera and Michelle Franklin Six professors from the University of California San Diego have been elected in 2025 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honor societies. They are: education expert Amanda Datnow, economist Jame  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Presents Congressional Gold Medal to the Six Triple Eight For Immediate Release April 30, 2025 Contact: Taylor Haulsee WASHINGTON -- Tuesday afternoon, Speaker Johnson hosted a bipartisan Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony to honor the 6888 th Central Postal Directory Battalion, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight. The battalion was the first and only all-Bl  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Presents Congressional Gold Medal to the Six Triple Eight WASHINGTON -- Tuesday afternoon, Speaker Johnson hosted a bipartisan Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony to honor the 6888 th Central Postal Directory Battalion, commonly known as the Six Triple Eight. The battalion was the first and only all-Black, all-female unit to serve overseas in Europe during World War II. The Six Tripl  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 1 -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release: * * * Teach Plus Launches Leading Edge Fellowship to Elevate Teacher Voice in AI and Innovation Ten Educators from Across the Country Selected for Inaugural 2025-26 Cohort Teach Plus, a national nonprofit that empowers teachers to lead student-centered improvements in educational polic  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 30 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Spacecraft That Sweat? A Cool New Way to Tackle Atmospheric Reentry As space travel becomes more common, the need to reuse spacecraft will rise. The solution may be spacecraft that "sweat." Apr 30, 2025By Jacob Wologo, Texas A&M University College of Engineering A car may drive for 15-20 years before needing replacement, while a passenger jet may fly for up to 40. But a spacecraft may only fly once.   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science issued the following commentary: * * * Celebrating First 100 Days of Accomplishments The Office of Science is supporting fundamental science research. Over the past 100 days, the Department of Energy's Office of Science has seen the pay off in results from decades of research investments and supported new efforts to move forward with cutting-edge technologies. * Advancing artificial intelligence (AI): Nine of the DOE's na  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 30 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Riggan applies layered expertise for force protection It seems as though Benjamin Riggan, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was destined to be an engineer. As early as elementary school, he wanted to be a computer programmer -- even if he didn't really understand the job. His natural curiosity made him want to create things, which often ma  more

PERTH, Australia, May 1 -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: * * * Using computer vision to reveal visual illusions created by moth wing patterns A new study by researchers from The University of Western Australia has used computer vision to reconstruct the false illusion of 3D shapes created by moth wing patterns. The research, published in Royal Society Interface used computer vision, which is typically used for applications such as self-drive vehicles and face  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, May 1 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * New global efforts to map and monitor kelp forests extend to South Africa and Namibia A new expansion of kelpwatch.org brings over 40 years of satellite-derived kelp canopy data to South Africa and Namibia, offering new insights into these vital underwater forest ecosystems. One-third of the world's coastlines are home to vast underwater forests of kelp. These submerged forests s  more