LA JOLLA, California, May 12 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * 7 UC San Diego Discoveries That Changed the World By Sara Bock It starts with a spark of curiosity. Can the damage caused by a stroke be reversed? How is the atmosphere changing over time? Could seeing inside living cells lead to better treatments? At UC San Diego, questions like these have guided decades of research. Some of the answers have changed how doctors treat patients or   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 12 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown faculty to confer highest honor on preeminent scholars in physics, public health J. Michael Kosterlitz and Terrie Fox Wetle, two longtime Brown University faculty members who are accomplished researchers, leaders and educators, will receive the Susan Colver Rosenberger Medal of Honor during Brown's 257 th Commencement on Sunday, May 25.  The medal is the highest honor the Brown University faculty can  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 13 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Carnegie Mellon University Launches Partnership with Schoolhouse.world To Expand Educational Pathways Sal Khan, CEO of Khan Academy and Schoolhouse.world, highlights new partnership during Commencement keynote address By Alexander Johnson A new partnership between Carnegie Mellon University and Schoolhouse.world, an educational nonprofit organization founded by Sal Khan of Khan Academy, aims to h  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 12, 2025: * * * Building a Golden Dome: Lessons from the 1950s By Peppi DeBiaso In response to his January executive order, President Trump will soon consider options developed by the Pentagon for a technologically advanced "next generation" missile defense system, known as Golden Dome. The goal of this initiative is to protect the homeland against threats and potential attacks fro  more

PASADENA, California, May 12 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Europa Clipper Captures Mars in Infrared On its recent swing by Mars, NASA's Europa Clipper took the opportunity to capture infrared images of the Red Planet. The data will help mission scientists calibrate the spacecraft's thermal imaging instrument so they can be sure it's operating correctly when Europa Clipper arrives at the Jupiter system in 2030. The mission's sights are set   more

ITHACA, New York, May 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * OADI honors scholar-leaders at awards ceremony The Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives held its ninth annual OADI Honors Awards celebration Friday evening, May 2, at the Statler Hotel. OADI serves as a hub providing academic and professional development support and resources for students from all undergraduate colleges and schools at Cornell. It focuses especially on the needs of first-generation college st  more