WURZBURG, Germany, April 15 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Drought Takes a Heavy Toll on Bumblebees * How did the drought year of 2022 in Lower and Upper Franconia affect a specific bumblebee species? What differences are evident compared to the climatically average year of 2024? A research team from the Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical Biology (Zoology 3) at Julius-Maximilians-Universitat Wurzburg (JMU) investigated these questions. Their fin  more

HEIDELBERG, Germany, April 15 -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * Award Goes to Outstanding Heidelberg Master's Student Biochemist Franziska GieBler receives fourth edition of Marie-Luise Jung Prize * Franziska GieBler is to be honored as an outstanding master's graduate of Heidelberg University. Her scientific potential with respect to the doctoral phase she has just begun, and to a subsequent career in academic research, has earned her the Marie-Luise Jung Pr  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 15 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nelson, Riley named finalists in research and innovation vice chancellor search * The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced two finalists for the vice chancellor for research and innovation position. Selected through an internal search, the candidates will participate in interviews with faculty, staff, stakeholders, students and administrators April 21-22. Announced by Interim Chancellor Kathe  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, April 15 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news: * * * Neurodivergent students showcase talents at APSU's Reverse Career Fair * Junior mathematics and computer science major Owen Fink during APSU's third annual Reverse Career Fair. Fink was offered an internship with Altivum through the event. | Photo by Chris Tallent CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Austin Peay State University's third annual Reverse Career Fair recently gave neurodivergent students a chance  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 15 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * New imaging tools help cancer researchers see inside living cells * A new study co-led by an Oregon Health & Science University researcher describes a breakthrough in microscopy tools that could dramatically expand how cancer biology labs study the inner workings of living cells. The research, published today in Nature Methods, introduces a series of fluorescent dyes that make it much easier  more

BARCELONA, Spain, April 16 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * New method comprehensively measures changes in the height of trees and buildings * Researchers at the UAB and CREAF have developed a method that improves the knowledge collected on the height of plants, buildings, and other objects of a region. The tool can be used to obtain digital models of extension and vertical evolution with much more precision than before, with a large amount of associ  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 15 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Unlocking Secrets of Human Development: How Early Cell Choices Shape the Nervous System * Key Takeaways * Our nervous system takes shape long before birth, but much of this process remains mysterious. * UC San Diego scientists found that undifferentiated cells in the neural crest -an embryonic structure that gives rise to various tissues -settle on their eventual identity m  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, April 14 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * USD Announces 2026 President's Research Award Recipients * 2026 President's Research Award recipients, who received a $2,500 cash award and a plaque, include the following: President's Award for Research Excellence: Established Faculty * Jeff Wesner, Ph.D., associate chair of biology and professor in the Department of Biology President's Award for Research Excellence: New or Mid-Caree  more