RIVERSIDE, California, May 11 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Astronomers produce most detailed map of the cosmic web * Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope ( JWST ), astronomers led by researchers at the University of California, Riverside have produced the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever made, tracing the network of galaxies all the way back to when the universe was one billion years old. The cosmic web is the univers  more

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, May 11 -- California Polytechnic State University issued the following news: * * * Cal Poly Study Finds Building Density Was Strongest Predictor of Home Loss in 2025 LA Fires * Top image caption: A view of the Eaton fire from Koreatown in Los Angeles in 2025. Photo by Jessica Christian on Unsplash A new peer-reviewed study by Cal Poly faculty and scientists found that building density, not urban trees, was the strongest predictor of whether homes were destroyed  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following testimony by Navy Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery (ret.), senior director and senior fellow of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Center on Cyber and Technology Innovation, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Data Centers, Telecommunications Networks, and Space-Based Systems: Modernizing DHS's SRMA Role for the Communications and IT Sectors." DHS is the U.S.  more

LONDON, England, May 12 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on ay 11, 2026: * * * GSK enters exclusive collaboration with SBP Group, a market leader in hepatology in China, to accelerate bepirovirsen at launch * Bepirovirsen is a potential first-in-class treatment for chronic hepatitis B, under priority regulatory review in China * Chronic hepatitis B affects 75 million people in China and is a national health priority * Collabor  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government released the following written testimony by Roger T. Severino, vice president of economic and domestic policy, and Joseph C. and Elizabeth A. Anderlik fellow at the Heritage Foundation, from an April 28, 2026, hearing entitled "From Tool to Weapon: The FACE Act and the Dangers of Federalizing Criminal Law": * * * My name is Roger Severino, and I am Vice President for Economic and Domestic Policy at th  more

MISSOULA, Montana, May 11 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * High Above the Valley Floor, a UM Researcher Studies a Vanishing Tree Species * Deep in the wilderness of Montana's Bitterroot Mountains, Josh Beisel and his team of field technicians heft 60-pound packs across rough terrain. Alongside their sleeping bags and dehydrated meals, they carry poster tubes full of tree cores - small cylinders of wood collected from the trunks of high-elevation trees, in  more

HONG KONG, May 11 -- The Hong Kong Trade Development Council issued the following news release: * * * International Healthcare Week opens today, fuelling healthcare breakthroughs * ASGH and Medical Fair open concurrently, showcasing cutting-edge AI, Robotics and MedTech The fifth International Healthcare Week (IHW), organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), opens today, featuring two flagship events. The sixth Asia Summit on Global Health (ASGH) is being held today and t  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on May 11, 2026, by senior fellow Matthew Johnson in its China Brief: * * * PRC-Turkmenistan Gas Ties Hedge Hormuz Risk Executive Summary: * The People's Republic of China (PRC) is intensifying its pursuit of overland energy security through Central Asia as the Middle East conflict raises the strategic cost of maritime exposure. Turkmenistan is the primary anchor of this effort. Politburo Standing Committee member  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, May 11 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * New advanced material could help computers think more like brains * College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences A new advanced material created by researchers at Clemson University and in the Czech Republic could play a key role in helping computers think more like brains and then biodegrade under certain conditions at the end of its lifespan. The trans-Atlantic research team created the mat  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on May 11, 2026, by senior research staffer Marcus Noland: * * * Fentanyl, China, and Trump's 2025 tariffs Fentanyl abuse is a first-order public health crisis in the United States. In 2025, President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on China for its role in fentanyl trade, then raised them, lowered them, and in 2026 a Supreme Court decision eliminated them. But variations in tariff rates over  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Is AI democratizing global health or reinforcing old inequities? * Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the tools that are central to global health decision-making in areas like disease control policies, financing and vaccination strategies, such as infectious disease modeling. This brings new opportunities to the modeling landscape, but could also exacerbate existing   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 12 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news on May 11, 2026: * * * Read the Newest NCFR Journal Research Read 12 New Early-View Articles Published May 3-9 * Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals -- Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Most Recent Journal Issues: JMF April 2026 issue   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 11 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * Spring 2026 Outstanding UNLV Graduates * On the weekend of May 15 and 16, commencement ceremonies will create lifelong memories for thousands of new UNLV graduates -acting as both the close of one chapter, and the start of another. No two stories align in quite the same way. And as students cross the Thomas & Mack Center stage, friends and family will join professors and faculty to celeb  more

ALBANY, New York, May 12 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * SUNY Elevates Five UAlbany Faculty Members to Rank of Distinguished Professor Five University at Albany faculty members have been awarded Distinguished Professorships, the highest academic rank in the State University of New York system. The new Distinguished Professors are Jeanette Altarriba, Youqin Huang, Melinda Larsen, Shao Lin and Juan Andres Melendez. The title ranks above full professor and is confe  more

LONDON, England, May 11 [Category: BizMedia] (TNSrpt) -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Taylor & Francis reports 35% reduction in supply chain emissions and training of 70,000+ researchers in low-income regions Publisher's first sustainable impact report showcases positive impact on society and the environment * Taylor & Francis has announced the release of its first sustainable impact report, Publishing with purpose, highlighting i  more

PASADENA, California, May 11 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Universal Voting-By-Mail Increases Voter Turnout for Both Major Parties * In recent years, voting by mail has been the subject of numerous lawsuits and attacks that often claim the process gives Democratic nominees and legislative bills an edge. But a recent Caltech study shows that sending ballots to all registered voters boosts turnout for both major parties. Co-authors R. Michael Alvare  more

LONDON, England, May 12 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Engaging with arts linked to slower pace of ageing Regularly taking part in arts activities such as reading, listening to music or visiting a gallery or museum may slow the pace of biological ageing, suggests a new study by UCL researchers. The study, published in the journal Innovation in Aging, looked at survey response and blood test data from 3,556 adults in the UK. Researchers compared par  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 11 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Dylan Losey named John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow By Anne Kroemer Hoffman Dylan Losey, associate professor of mechanical engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, has been named a John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow in Mechanical Engineering by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. In 2006, the John R. Jones III Faculty Fellow in Mechanical Engineering endowment was established to acknowledge and r  more

NEW YORK, May 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, posted the following news release: * * * The Wall Street Journal Announces Lineup for WSJ CEO Council Summit 2026 in London * Global CEOs to navigate the AI arms race, energy security and a shifting global order. London, [May 11, 2026] -The Wall Street Journal will convene its annual WSJ CEO Council Summit in London on June 9-10, 2026. The summit brings together the world's most influential lea  more