WASHINGTON, May 3 -- George Washington University issued the following news: WASHINGTON (May 3, 2024) - Twelve public servants from a number of federal agencies will be honored at the 75th annual Arthur S. Flemming Awards. The winners are recognized for performing outstanding service in the fields of applied science and engineering, basic science, leadership and management, and social science, clinical trials, and translational research. Exceptional employees with three to 15 years of federal   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The American Astronomical Society issued the following news release: President Joe Biden will present Dr. Jane Rigby with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Friday, 3 May, in a ceremony at the White House in Washington. Rigby, an American Astronomical Society (AAS) member and elected At-Large Trustee, is an astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, in Greenbelt, Maryland, and the senior project scientist for NASA's JWST mission -- the powerful space telescope   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 3 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Brelynn Bille, left, and John Bason, right. Photo by Doug Erickson/Photo by Joel Hallberg University of Wisconsin-Madison graduating seniors Brelynn Bille and Josh Baston have been named 2024 winners of Theodore Herfurth and Teddy Kubly Awards for Comprehensive Undergraduate Excellence, among the oldest and most prestigious honors on campus. The awards are given annually to two seniors who have  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, May 4 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Space scientists are the boots on the ground of space exploration, and Purdue's researchers are among the most elite. Celebrate the wonder of space with this collection of the most recent and impactful news from Purdue University's space research labs. * * * Icy impacts: Gauging thickness of ice on Europa brings science closer to finding possibility of life (https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/release  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Five Penn State professors have been named Evan Pugh University Professors, an elite and prestigious distinction conferred by the University on only 79 faculty members since the establishment of the designation in 1960. The five professors newly bestowed with the University's highest faculty honor, effective July 1, are: Reka Albert, distinguished professor of physics and biology, Eberly Colle  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- NASA issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: President Joe Biden will present Dr. Ellen Ochoa, former center director and astronaut at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Dr. Jane Rigby, senior project scientist for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, each with the Presidential Medal of Freedom Friday in a ceremony at the White House in Washington. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor award, and these two NASA reci  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 3 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: By Selena Langner Quantum sensors detect the smallest of environmental changes -- for example, an atom reacting to a magnetic field. As these sensors "read" the unique behaviors of subatomic particles, they also dramatically improve scientists' ability to measure and detect changes in our wider environment. Monitoring these tiny changes results in a wide range of applications -- from improving navig  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Together, the Hasso Plattner Institute and MIT are working toward novel solutions to the world's problems as part of the Designing for Sustainability research program. * * * The recent ransomware attack on ChangeHealthcare, which severed the network connecting health care providers, pharmacies, and hospitals with health insurance companies, demonstrates just how disruptive s  more

BRISTOL, England, May 4 -- Inverse Problems, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features inverse problems with numerical and practical approaches to their solution, published research articles on the following topics in its April 2024 edition (Vol. 40, No. 4): Papers: * A deep learning enhanced inverse scattering framework for microwave imaging of piece-wise homogeneous targets * Geometric approach for determining stationary phase points in radar imaging * Increasing stability of a linear  more

CAMBRIDGE, England, May 4 -- Mathematical Proceedings of Cambridge Philosophical Society, a journal that says it covers pure and applied mathematics, theoretical physics and statistics, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 176, Issue 3): Research Article: * A bound of the number of weighted blow-ups to compute the minimal log discrepancy for smooth 3-folds * The sup-norm problem beyond the newform * Log Calabi-Yau surfaces and Jeffrey-Kirwan resi  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 3 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: A team of five students from Oklahoma State University's Department of Physics traveled to Zurich in March to compete in the International Physicists' Tournament, representing the United States as they placed sixth in the world. The 2024 OSU Physics Team consisted of students Brenden Martin, Nathan May, Nathan Rago, Nathan Ross and Jennie Russell, as well as Matthew Maxim from the University of Arizona. The st  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article on May 3, 2024: * * * Abstract The release of radioactive gas into the atmosphere can diffuse into large volumes of air downwind from the point of release. The extent of radioactivity can cover thousands of cubic meters of air and radiation transport simulations for such large source distributions can take tens of hours on multi-node institutiona  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 [Category: National Defense] -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: Considering a post-service career in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) but not sure your service-earned skills make you a competitive candidate? Don't be so sure. "Members of the military too often overlook how the activities they executed and traits demonstrated while in uniform align with so many sought-after STEM skills," said Brendan Curran, a ret  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: In addition to holding annual elections for various representatives, the Penn State Board of Trustees took a handful of actions and heard reports from University leaders during its meeting on May 3. The board approved: A proposal to sell a commercial office building property at 1010 N. 7th St. in Harrisburg for $3.1 million to the Harrisburg School District. Penn State originally purchased the b  more

UPTON, New York, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Honor recognizes distinguished contributions to particle physics, chemistry, and materials science * * * The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has recognized two staff scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory with the distinction of Fellow: Deputy Associate Laboratory Director for High E  more

HAMILTON, Ontario, May 3 -- McMaster University issued the following news: By Kara Aaserud For most students, the transition from high school to university can be challenging enough without barriers. But for recent McMaster graduate Nicholas Cocco '22 who has autism, ADHD and OCD, the transition, at times, seemed insurmountable. Nicholas' postsecondary path began after high school when he made the decision to leave his home in Hamilton to attend Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo. Witho  more

COCOA, Florida, May 4 -- The National Space Society issued the following news release: Isaac Arthur and Brian McManus, the creators and hosts of the hugely popular "Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur" (SFIA) and "Real Engineering" YouTube channels, will appear at the National Space Society's 2024 International Space Development Conference(R) (ISDC(R)), which will be presented at the LAX Sheraton Gateway Hotel from May 23-26 in Los Angeles, CA. In addition to his role with his SFIA channel, A  more