COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 7 -- The University of Copenhagen posted the following news: * * * Artificial intelligence may accelerate the path to radicalisation * How are ordinary people drawn into extremist circles - and what role can artificial intelligence play in that process? This question is addressed by a new study which, for the first time, combines psychological theories of radicalisation with knowledge of modern AI technologies such as recommendation algorithms, generative AI and bo  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 7 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrap up: * * * The ASAM Weekly for May 5, 2026 Addiction care is often talked about as a continuum of care, and within this continuum, there is a cascade. This is demonstrated in the cascade of care for opioid use disorder (OUD), which follows metrics such as OUD prevalence, medication for OUD (MOUD) access, MOUD retention, negative outcomes, etc. Policy plays an import  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 6, 2026, by Dessie Zagorcheva, a PhD in Columbia University International Relations: * * * Bulgaria: Hope Despite the Noise Bulgaria has finally elected a strong government. But don't assume its Kremlin-friendly instincts will be the defining feature. * The European Union barely had time to celebrate the ouster of Hungary's Viktor Orban before Bulgaria delivered a political shock of its own.   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 6, 2026, by Thomas Godward, founding member of CEPA's Business Leadership Council: * * * How Private Capital Can Accelerate European Rearmament Europe's defense industry supply chains are technology dependent, fragile and lack surge capacity. Private capital can help if legislators act. * The continent has increased its financial commitment to its own security, as it scrambles to compensate f  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following written testimony by Kari A. Bingen, director of the Aerospace Security Project and senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Defense and Security Department, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Orbits of Influence: Emerging Threats to U.S. Space Security and Foreign Policy Implications": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, and distinguished Members of the Subco  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 8 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Tony Jun Huang Wins ASME Worcester Reed Warner Medal Huang was recognized for his field-defining contributions to surface acoustic wave microfluidics and the permanent literature of engineering. * Tony Jun Huang, the William Bevan Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University, has been selected to receive the 2026 Worcester Reed Warner M  more

HOKKAIDO, Japan, May 7 (TNSjou) -- Hokkaido University issued the following news release: * * * Rare Footage of Elusive Sea-floor Creatures and Backward-Swimming Fish captured by Compact Video-Acoustic System in Greenland Researchers have deployed a portable, non-invasive monitoring system on the seafloor of a remote Greenlandic fjord to observe Arctic biodiversity without disturbing the ecosystem. * Arctic glacial fjords are hotspots of marine life, yet their seafloor environments remain s  more

RUSTON, Louisiana, May 8 (TNSjou) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: * * * COES professor contributes to breakthrough technology advancing brain disorder research Louisiana Tech University is contributing to a cutting-edge technology that could transform how scientists understand and treat brain disorders such as depression, Parkinson's disease, and addiction. Dr. Elisa Castagnola, assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering, and her team in the College of Engineering   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 7 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * How Higher Temperatures Can Benefit (or Devastate) Bumble Bee Populations New research finds that higher temperatures can actually benefit some bumble bee species - particularly those that make subterranean nests. However, periods of extreme heat appear to offset those benefits, and may contribute to declining bumble bee populations in the southeastern United States. "A lot of   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Michaele N. Turnage Young, senior counsel and co-manager of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. Equal Protection Initiative, from an April 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Congress must also ensure ED is adequa  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 7 [Category: Health Care] -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release: * * * New Study Finds No Significant Joint Damage in Astronauts After Short-Duration Spaceflight, Highlighting Promise of Ultrasound Monitoring * DENVER - Researchers at National Jewish Health have published new findings demonstrating that short-duration spaceflight may not significantly impact lower extremity joint structures, while also identifying a promisi  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, May 7 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release: * * * Nina Jankowicz, Jane Lytvynenko and Peter Erdelyi to lead GlobalFact as invited speakers * Award-winning author and counterdisinformation expert Nina Jankowicz will be a keynote speaker at the annual GlobalFact conference, held June 17-19 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Also joining the conference will be Jane Lytvynenko, an NBC News investigative journalist who reports on the Russia-Ukr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 7 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice students turn classroom project into publishable breakthrough in aerospace composites A group of Rice University students has turned a single semester course project into a peer-reviewed research paper, demonstrating a new way to make high-performance composite materials both stronger and more resistant to catastrophic failure.  The study, published in Composites Part B, introduces an architectural approa  more