ROCHESTER, New York, Aug. 26 -- The University of Rochester posted the following news: * * * Can scientists predict--and control--turbulence? * #URochester joins a new NSF-funded center to find the answers by combining experiments, theory, simulations, and AI. Researchers at the University of Rochester are part of a new $30 million National Science Foundation-funded Science and Technology Center, or STC, focused on one of science's most stubborn problems: predicting-and ultimately controlli  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * DOE Contracting: Risk-Informed Oversight and Clearer Expectations for Assurance Systems Would Improve Accountability * #Fast Facts The Department of Energy relies on contractors to clean up nuclear-related contamination. Contractors oversee their own performance in part by using contractor assurance systems. These systems can often provide evidence that can assure contractors and DOE th  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Aug. 25 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Guest Editorial: Healing is an Act of Communion * By Jessica Gregg, MD, PhD, FASAM Contributing Editor When my son was very young and crying with a fever or because he was afraid of things that might be hiding in the dark, I'd hold him close and murmur comforting nonsense, things like "Hey, hubba bubba," or "Oh, sweet potato." My son is grown now and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Advance Responsible, International Nuclear Energy Cooperation U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, along with Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.), introduced the Foundational Infrastructure   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- Michigan State University College of Natural Science posted the following news: * * * MSU receives $30M NSF grant to establish turbulence research center * Turbulence is all around us -in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the storms moving across the atmosphere and the plasmas inside experimental fusion devices. It's the chaotic swirling motion of air, water, plasma and other fluids that plays an essential role in how energy moves, how pollutants and   more

SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 27 -- San Jose State University issued the following news: * * * SJSU Researchers Join $30M NSF Science and Technology Center to Tackle Turbulence Key Takeaways: * SJSU joins a $30 million NSF effort to crack the science of turbulence -- one of physics' toughest challenges. * SJSU researchers will bring AI, advanced mathematics and supercomputing together to improve predictions in fusion energy, astrophysics and hypersonic flight. * SJSU students will work alongs  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug. 27 -- Texas AandM University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: * * * TAMU-CC Researcher to be Part of $30M NSF-Funded Turbulence Research Center in Collaboration with Michigan State University The research will center on understanding and controling turbulence, with potential breakthroughs in fusion energy, hypersonic flight, and other complex scientific challenges. Carlos Adamez Michigan State University has received a $30 million grant from the N  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Dear Director Stone, The University of New Mexico (UNM) appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the National Science Foundation's proposed Guidance on Financial Assistance (GFA) and the transition from the current Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG). The University of New Mexico (UNM) strongly   more