STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 8 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Auerbach chases Olympic dream after graduating with two majors, two minors and a 4.0 GPA Media Contact: Tanner Holubar | Communications Specialist | 405-744-2065 | tanner.holubar@okstate.edu Sivan Auerbach's pursuit of her passions has led to the highest levels of success in her academic and athletic endeavors. Auerbach, who is from Ein Ayala, Israel, is set to graduate from Oklahoma State University  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 8 -- The European Organization for Nuclear Research issued the following news release: * * * Ireland to become an Associate Member State of CERN On 8 May 2025, CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and Irish Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless signed an agreement admitting Ireland as an Associate Member State of CERN Today, CERN Director-General Fabiola Gianotti and the Minister for Further and Higher Education,   more

KOKOMO, Indiana, May 9 -- Indiana University's Kokomo Campus issued the following news: * * * IU Kokomo experts to host community conversation on AI in Noblesville KOKOMO, Ind. -- Join Indiana University Kokomo experts to discuss how to use and understand AI tools at a free community conversation from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 4 at Bier Brewery, 1618 S. 10th St., Noblesville. Registration is requested here. From the Taproom to the Tech Boom: What AI Means for Hoosiers will be led   more

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, May 8 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Physicists use artificial intelligence to reveal how layered gases and metals melt A team of physicists - including a Nobel Prize winner - has used artificial intelligence to uncover how layered materials melt and shift between physical states when confined to two dimensions. The international team, which includes Professor Tapio Ala-Nissila from Loughborough University and Aalto University, and   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT engineering students crack egg dilemma, finding sideways is stronger It's been a scientific truth so universally acknowledged that it's taught in classrooms and repeated in pop-science videos: An egg is strongest when dropped vertically, on its ends. But when MIT engineers actually put this assumption to the test, they cracked open a surprising revelation. Their experiments reve  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Penn fourth-year and recent alum named 2025 Hertz Fellows Eric Tao in the College of Arts and Sciences and alum Suraj Chandran are among 19 in the country chosen this year for the doctoral fellowship in applied science, engineering, and mathematics niversity of Pennsylvania fourth-year Eric Tao and Class of 2023 graduate Suraj Chandran have each been awarded a 2025  more

ERIE, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Mercyhurst University issued the following news: * * * Planting seeds of innovation: Mercyhurst nets $400,000 PDE grant to expand STEM & Vine Mercyhurst University's innovative STEM & Vine program, launched in 2022, was designed to make STEM education more meaningful and accessible to young learners by linking scientific concepts to students' local environment. Now, thanks to a $400,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education's PASmart initiative, the   more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following floor remarks on May 7, 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, as we consider the critical reforms in the reconciliation process, I rise today to make the case for why we must eliminate the generous Federal subsidies for wind and solar energy paid for by taxpayers. By continuing to incentivize these intermitte  more

SEOUL, South Korea, May 9 -- Samsung, a manufacturer of mobile devices and wearable tech to intelligent home appliances, issued the following news release on May 8, 2025: * * * Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Features New Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 for Enhanced Durability With Corning's leading-edge manufacturing technology, Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 offers engineered resilience on Galaxy S25 Edge, the slimmest Galaxy S series yet Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Corning Incorporated (NY  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Ten reasons to phase out taxpayer-funded subsidies for wind and solar energy Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) spoke on the House Floor to highlight ten reasons why we must phase out tax credits for wind and solar energy. She urged her colleagues in Congress to prioritize grid security and eliminate the incentives that are distorting energy markets and flooding them with   more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, May 9 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * Fragmentation Experiment Reveals Surprising Fractured Symmetry An experiment shows that assumptions about how quark flavor influences fragmentation don't always hold true NEWPORT NEWS, VA - From the powdered wings of a butterfly to the icy spines of a snowflake, symmetry is a common feature in nature. This often even holds true down to the smallest bits o  more

RIVERSIDE, California, May 8 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Turning light into usable energy New project explores how light moves energy through materials By Jules Bernstein Every time a screen flickers to life, or sunlight powers a home, energy is being transferred from light into something useful. Yet for all of its ubiquity, scientists do not fully understand the process by which light transfers energy through materials. A grant from t  more

EXETER, England, May 8 -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * New project investigates mysteries of Sun's atmosphere A new pound sterling5 million, five-year project will tackle fundamental questions in solar physics. The Sun's activity has a profound impact on satellites, humans in space and technology on Earth. To understand the physical processes behind the Sun's activity, it is vital for any simulation to capture the fundamental interplay between the Sun's radiatio  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 8 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following news: * * * USU Nurses Forge Readiness in Extreme Environments: Dive and Mountain Training Pushes Boundaries From the peaks of Vermont to the depths off Key West, specialized USU Graduate School of Nursing readiness training hones military nurses for any operational challenge. By Zachary Willis Forget the sterile halls of a typical hospital. For aspiring advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) at the Uni  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Delivers 298th 'Time to Wake Up' Speech on 10th Our Ocean Conference Whitehouse was the only U.S. official in attendance after Trump administration abandoned global conference on ocean conservation Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, delivered his 298 th speech tonight urging his colleagues  more