PASADENA, California, May 12 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A Greener Route to Making Epoxides * When you hear the word "epoxide," what do you think? If anything, likely "glue." But epoxides are quite common in our everyday lives. You might be sitting on a foam seat cushion made from epoxides. There is a good chance the synthetic textiles in your clothing involve epoxides in their production. The same is true of the paint on your car and the printe  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, May 12 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * AI could help agriculture grow smarter, Kentucky State researchers suggest * Review article examines AI's potential to strengthen controlled environment agriculture FRANKFORT, Ky. -The future of farming may depend as much on data as it does on soil, water, and sunlight. A new review article co-authored by Kentucky State University researchers examines how artificial intelligence can help producers   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The American Action Forum issued the following research on May 12, 2026, by health care policy analyst Nicolas Montenegro: * * * Certificate of Need: The Scope and Impact of Health Care Supply Restrictions Executive Summary * While federal policymakers establish national parameters for health care coverage and delivery systems, state-level policies that shape individual markets contribute to significant variation in health care access, quality, and costs across the coun  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 13 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering inducts two VCU engineers to its College of Fellows Arvind Agarwal and John Speich were honored with one of the highest professional distinctions for medical and biological engineers. By David Pulgar, VCU College of Engineering The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering inducted Arvind Agarwal, Ph.D., and John Speich, Ph  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 12 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Analysis reveals AI's impact on research, journals * ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools have been heavily marketed as productivity tools to boost creativity and accelerate workflows. In academia, that has led to more -but not better -research, according to a new analysis published April 27 by the editors of Organization Science, including Editor-in-Chief Lamar Pierc  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 11 -- The University of Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs posted the following news: * * * Associate Professor Yuan (Daniel) Cheng Named Humphrey School's Associate Dean for Research * Yuan (Daniel) Cheng, associate professor in the Humphrey School's leadership and management area, has been named the School's next associate dean for research, beginning a three-year term on August 31, 2026. He succeeds Professor Ryan Allen, who is leaving the   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Calls Out Trump's FDA for Pattern of Political Interference in Lifesaving Scientific Research U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), today wrote to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Martin Makary, raising concerns about the Trump Administration's disturbing pattern of political interfer  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 12 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Cahoon elected to National Academy of Sciences * Edgar Cahoon, director of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Plant Science Innovation, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the nation's highest honors for scientists and engineers. Cahoon is the sixth Husker faculty member elected to the academy. He is also the second affiliated with the Center for Plant Science Inno  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations released the following written testimony by Karl Jablonowski, director of science and research at Children's Health Defense, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Unmasked: How Biden Health Officials Purposely Turned a Blind Eye Toward COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Signals": * * * My research at Children's Health Defense has been focusing on bringing about an end to childhood epid  more

OXFORD, Ohio, May 12 -- Miami University posted the following news: * * * Computer Science Ph.D. student's research focuses on agency artificial intelligence * Videography by Zach Burnett and Cameron Johnson The artificial intelligence (AI) landscape is continuously changing, and Miami University's Computer Science department aims to lead improvements that will help our community. Originally from China, Jingyi Huang is a first-year student pursuing her doctoral degree in Computer Science  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, May 13 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * Dr. John Christy to retire after nearly four decades at UAH, leaving lasting legacy of research, service and leadership Paola Pinto Dr. John Christy, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science and director of the Earth System Science Center (ESSC) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), is retiring after a career spanning nearly four decades at the university. UAH is part of The University  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 12 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Dr.P.H. student selected for global health fellowship, public health think tank * MACON, Ga. - Mercer University Doctor of Public Health student Hridith Sudev, Class of 2027, was selected for the Empower Through Health Global Health Experiential Fellowship and also to be a part of the 2026-27 American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) Student Think Tank. The Global Health Experiential Fellowship is a five-week, in  more

SOUTHAMPTON, England, May 12 (TNSjou) -- The Economic and Social Research Council Centre for Population Change issued the following news: * * * Early career instability leaves lasting mark on future assets A newly published UK study shows that the way young people move from school into work has lasting effects on whether they own a home or have savings and investments by their early 30s, with family background amplifying these outcomes. Using longitudinal data from the Next Steps study, CPC-  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 13 (TNSjou) -- The Florida State University's College of Criminology and Criminal Justice issued the following news: * * * FSU criminology researcher named editor of leading journal A researcher in Florida State University's College of Criminology and Criminal Justice has been named editor of a top journal in the field. Professor Sonja Siennick was named editor of the American Society of Criminology's journal, 'Criminology.' Siennick called the appointment an honor   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, May 12 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * Guided by Purpose: Jazmine James Finds Her Calling in the Law * Jazmine James decided she wanted to be a lawyer when she was in fifth grade. Years later, that dream seemed deferred. However, a setback became the push she needed to pursue law school. "I was working as a paralegal and loving it, but I was laid off, and alongside applying to more jobs, I finally applied to law schoo  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 12 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * How 'digital twins' could help predict the fate of a forest * In his office in MSU's forestry department, EEB core faculty member David Carter shows off an image of a virtual forest on his laptop. It's not just any forest. It's a computerized replica, or "digital twin," of a loblolly pine stand, created using lidar, the laser scanning technology that self-driving cars use to map their surroundings.  more

NEW YORK, May 12 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news: * * * Leon Levy Center for Biography Awards Five New Fellowships * The Leon Levy Center for Biography at the CUNY Graduate Center has awarded five prestigious resident fellowships for the 2026-2027 academic year. Hosted by the Graduate Center and generously funded by the Leon Levy Foundation, the center is widely regarded as the nation's leading institution dedicated to the art of biography. Its   more

ONEONTA, New York, May 12 -- Hartwick College issued the following news release: * * * New Book by Hartwick Professor Explores Abortion Opinion After Dobbs * Hartwick College Professor Laurel Elder continues to bring nationally recognized political research into the classroom and broader public conversation with the release of the new book "Not Going Back: Public Opinion on Abortion in Post-Dobbs America", published May 8 by Temple University Press. Elder, who serves as chair of Hartwick's  more

ITHACA, New York, May 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New instrument will map the formation of early galaxies * Cornell astronomers are deploying a new instrument that grants them, for the first time, a better view of the universe's earliest galaxies, which can't be observed individually with traditional ground- or space-based telescopes. "Instead of trying to isolate every tiny galaxy, it measures the combined glow from enormous numbers of galaxies all at once,"   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 13 (TNSjou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA research offers roadmap to improve West Nile forecasting and prevention A new technique based on weather data is the first to successfully predict caseloads * A new technique for forecasting West Nile virus based on NOAA weather data is the first of its kind to successfully predict caseloads of the most common and deadliest mosquito-borne disease in the natio  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 13 (TNSjou) -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * PSU-led team develops promising drug candidate for control, elimination of malaria A Portland State University-led research team has developed a novel chemical compound that shows promise for the treatment and prevention of malaria, one of the world's deadliest diseases. Malaria, a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, results in approximately a quarter billion   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48916) entitled "Retailer Inventory and Pricing Behavior During Supply Chain Disruptions" by Michael Alan Havlin and Clare Y. Cho, industrial organization and business policy specialists. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Recent supply chain disruptions have contributed to price increases for certain consumer goods, such as vehicles, groceries, apparel, and consumer electronics. Congress has e  more

BASEL, Switzerland, May 13 -- Roche, a biotech company, issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Roche receives CE mark for new blood test to detect Alzheimer's pathology: Elecsys(R) plasma phosphorylated-tau 217 (pTau217) * Elecsys(R) pTau217 is the first blood test for Alzheimer's disease pathology with a single assay design, intended to rule in and rule out amyloid pathology across primary and secondary care, offering faster diagnosis for millions of patients around the wor  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Solving hard problems in soft electronics * A crepe cake. That's how Camille Cunin describes the polymer-metal "sandwiches" that became a highlight of her doctoral thesis at MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE). Over close to five years, these composites were a key component of her research on bioelectronics -devices designed to interface with the human bod  more

FULLERTON, California, May 12 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news: * * * Student Researches Light-Driven Chemistry to Create Everyday Products * When graduating senior Liam Ryals first entered Cal State Fullerton, studying chemistry seemed daunting, despite his keen interest in science. "But I decided to study chemistry to prove to myself that I could accomplish anything I set my mind to do," he said. Ryals is on track to earn a bachelor's degree in   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * FCC Addresses Critical Spectrum Needs for Commercial Space Development Yesterday, TechFreedom filed comments in response to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NRPM) regarding Spectrum Abundance for Weird Space Stuff. TechFreedom supports the Commission's efforts to provide much-needed spectrum for innovative space enterprises and  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 12 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * The dam dilemma: How to build dams to best protect community, environment * As the U.S. and other countries expand clean energy, large hydropower dams, often seen as a reliable renewable solution, can come with significant environmental and social costs if not planned thoughtfully. New research from Michigan State University finds that without better planning and community involvement, dam projects  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Thoreau, the artist? A new book sheds light on the author's other work * Henry David Thoreau, the artist? New book sheds light on the author's less known work In a new book, Northeastern's Kathleen Kelly delves into the little studied drawings in Henry David Thoreau's journal. Where words failed, drawings helped catalog nature in ways that were more scientific than poetic. by Cody Mello-Klein May 12  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 13 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * New Research Shows How Much Space Between Houses Keeps Big Game Moving Housing development is expanding, pushing homes into wild landscapes at an unprecedented pace. The allure of living near the West's large landscapes and its big game species such as elk, deer and pronghorn has increased demand for houses in these areas. Yet, as residential development moves into previously undeveloped areas, those same   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 12 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Want to succeed in academia? Build a network beyond your co-authors * Is one type of collaboration more crucial than the other? To answer this question, a team of researchers led by Lluis Danus, postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Information Networks and Democracy (CIND), and Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon, co-director of CIND and Carolyn Marvin Professor of Communication and Sociology at the Ann  more