LEXINGTON, Virginia, March 30 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: * * * 36th Annual Environment Virginia Symposium Held at VMI Over 570 representatives from state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, higher education, and the private sector converged at Virginia Military Institute for the 36th annual Environment Virginia Symposium March 24-26. The conference was organized and co-hosted by VMI's Center for Leadership & Ethics (CLE). Col. Dave Gray, executive di  more

ORLANDO, Florida, March 30 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * Bold, Relentless, Rising: Meet UCF's 2026 Reach for the Stars Honorees * Highlights * The 2026 Reach for the Stars award recipients -Assistant Professors John Bush, Ana Carolina de Souza-Feliciano, Shyam Kattel, Kevin Moran, Soyoung Park and Hao Zheng -are recognized for conducting impactful research and creative activity with national and international reach. * The prestigious award is UCF  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, March 31 -- Duke University issued the following news: * * * Climate Pathfinder: Fixing Environmental Problems -- Rather Than Just Worrying About Them For Duke student Nicholas Nease, climate change has never been a distant or abstract concept--it's something he has seen reshape the place he calls home. Growing up in Florida, Nease saw people raise their houses 12 feet into the air, setting them on pilings to stay ahead of rising floodwaters in coastal communities. "T  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, March 30 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Engineering the Oceans and Shaping the Blue Economy By Cara Ramer, Student Public Relations Writer As nations invest in the "blue economy" - efforts to explore, use, and protect the oceans that cover more than two-thirds of the Earth's surface - Cedarville University graduate Toby Dewhurst is helping shape how offshore development happens. Dewhurst founded Kelson Marine in 2020 to design marine structures f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 31 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Hard-hit Asian countries must tax windfall profits, deploy renewables to combat price shocks * As the Iran conflict enters its second month, 350.org and its partners urged Asian governments to tax windfall profits of oil and gas companies, while accelerating a just transition away from foss  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 [Category: Energy] -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, an organization that engages Republican policymakers and the public in solutions to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental security, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Rep. Lawler, Heather Reams: "Energy Affordability Demands an 'All of the Above' Strategy" * WASHINGTON - ICYMI, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) President and CEO Heather Reams and Rep. Mike Lawle  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT researchers use AI to uncover atomic defects in materials * In biology, defects are generally bad. But in materials science, defects can be intentionally tuned to give materials useful new properties. Today, atomic-scale defects are carefully introduced during the manufacturing process of products like steel, semiconductors, and solar cells to help improve strength, control el  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 30 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Over $100 Billion Lost to Oil and Gas Price Spikes in First Month of Iran War, 350.org Analysis Shows * One month after the start of the Iran war, new analysis from 350.org shows that over $100 billion has been siphoned from ordinary people to oil and gas companies due to soaring energy pri  more

STONY BROOK, New York, March 30 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * Stony Brook University Researchers Uncover New Clues About Carbonaceous Asteroids * STONY BROOK, NY-March 30, 2026- The State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University) Department of Geosciences in the College of Arts and Sciences faculty: Research Associate Professor Mehmet Yesiltas, Professor and Department Chair Timothy Glotch and Research Profess  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 30 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI supports novel industrial heat production system * March 30, 2026 -Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) is home to the first full-scale system showcasing a novel and commercially scaled method of industrial heat production, the Joule Hive(tm) Thermal Battery. The project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and led by Electrified Thermal Solutions. SwRI designe  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * The Iran Conflict Is Hitting Europeans Hard * Key Takeaways 1 Europe was already suffering from high energy prices before the Iran conflict, as climate policies and other factors lifted prices there much higher than those in Asia and the United States. 2 Higher rates of renewable energy adoption in Europe have not reduced electricity prices, but have instead led to the offsho  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 31 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Plants Need Water? Breakthrough Sensor Measures Leaf Hydration in Real Time Researchers have developed an electronic tattoo to track moisture levels in plant leaves, potentially leading to improvements in wildfire prediction, agricultural yields, water conservation and food security. Is your houseplant thirsty? Are crops getting enough water? Is a forest at high risk of wildfire? Leaf health   more