AMES, Iowa, April 28 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * 'Lab-on-a-drone' tests remote farm waterways for nitrate levels * AMES, Iowa - The underground tiles that drain farm fields can release water into remote and shallow waterways. It's not always easy to get out there with equipment to sample and test for agricultural chemicals such as nitrate. Improving testing capabilities is important for managing nitrate levels in drinking water, which are federally reg  more

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, April 28 -- The University of Prince Edward Island issued the following news release: * * * Celebrating Women in the Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering * While UPEI's Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering (FSDE) aims year-round to build a community that reflects the various branches of society it serves, there are several dates between February and June when they intentionally consider how equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)-in particular, t  more

SINGAPORE, April 28 (TNSjou) -- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School issued the following news: * * * Hidden enzyme linked to cancer-related muscle loss may offer new treatment target A newly identified enzyme may help explain why patients with cancer experience severe muscle loss--and could point to a new therapeutic strategy. * Muscle wasting, a hallmark of cancer cachexia, is a common and debilitating condition affecting up to half of patients with advanced cancer. It is associated with weak  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Georgetown University Law Center posted the following news: * * * Four Faculty Members Receive 2026 Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Service * Professor Jay Thomas presented the Frank F. Flegal Award for Excellence in Teaching to Professor Dorothy Brown, L'83; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Professor Kristelia Garcia presented the Adjunct Professor of the Year Awards to Wayne Dale Collins and Jesse Kreier, L'86, F'86; and Interim Dean Joshua C. Teitelbaum pr  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Mapping molecular markers of physical fitness * Patterns of molecular activity in the blood may hold clues not only to how fit someone is, but also to the biological processes that support physical performance. Researchers at MIT, GE HealthCare, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point have developed a computational model that links thousands of these molecular signals to fitne  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 29 (TNSjou) -- The National Eye Institute issued the following news: * * * NIH research points to new therapeutic opportunities for retinal diseases Study links glucose metabolism to epigenetic and gene expression changes in the retina * National Eye Institute (NEI) scientists have found that the way the retina metabolizes glucose directly controls which genes get switched on and off in light-sensing photoreceptors. The findings suggest that metabolic disruptions s  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * PNNL Scientists Leverage AI to Optimize Glass Formulas for Liquid Radioactive Waste * RICHLAND, Wash. -Scientists have used the power of AI to analyze and predict the conversion of liquid radioactive waste into solid glass waste forms, increasing the amount of waste that goes into each container of glass produced and reducing operational risks, mission duration and cos  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, April 28 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Turning what farms leave behind into renewable energy * Kentucky State research collaboration explores how dairy manure can produce more renewable methane FRANKFORT, Ky. -On a dairy farm, one of the most overlooked energy sources may be the material most people would rather not think about. Dairy manure is a waste-management challenge for producers, but it also holds renewable energy potential. A  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Vibrational exfoliation - a scalable, sustainable method for producing graphene A new method for producing conductors, semiconductors and electronic insulators uses vibrational energy to split and peel off molecular-thin layers of material. * Researchers have demonstrated a new technique for creating 2D materials that runs at room temperature and increases production rates tenfold over cu  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, April 29 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Research and scholarship honored with spring awards Each year, the Office of Research and Innovation collaborates with the Office of Faculty Affairs to honor the extraordinary faculty who have demonstrated such impact through three awards: the Early Career Scholarly Impact Award, the Frontier Award, and the Engaged Research Award. By Travis Williams Faculty members are working on research that impacts everyday  more