LOS ANGELES, California, May 14 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: Zvi Bern, a theoretical physicist, and Leonard Kleinrock, one of the early pioneers of the internet, have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. The two professors are among 120 new members and 34 international members recently announced by the academy. Membership is one of the highest honor  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The fellowship funds graduate studies at Stanford University. * * * By Julia Mongo, Office of Distinguished Fellowships MIT senior Owen Dugan, graduate student Vittorio Colicci '22, predoctoral research fellow Carine You '22, and recent alumna Carina Letong Hong '22 are recipients of this year's Knight-Hennessy Scholarships. The competitive fellowship, now in its seventh  more

LA GRANGE PARK, Illinois, May 15 -- The American Nuclear Society issued the following news: For the second consecutive year, the Ukrainian Nuclear Society (UkrNS) held its Nuclear Innovators competition, which was organized in partnership with the American Nuclear Society and other leading institutions in the nuclear sector worldwide. The two winners were announced on May 7. Seth Grae, chair of ANS's International Council and president and chief executive of Lightbridge Corporation, was a jury  more

LONDON, England, May 14 (TNSres) -- The Francis Crick Institute issued the following news on May 13, 2024: Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and King's College London have discovered that how soft or rigid proteins are in certain regions can dictate how fast or slow they enter the nucleus. Proteins need to come in and out of the nucleus, the control centre of the cell, to give different functions, such as telling the nucleus to switch on or off certain genes. These proteins cross usin  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 14 -- The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship issued the following news: Global entrepreneurship education nonprofit Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) has named five local student businesses as the winners of its annual South Regional Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. The young entrepreneurs distinguished themselves on May 10 through innovative business ideas, which they will present at the national finals in New York on Oct. 10 to compete for the National Champi  more

ITHACA, New York, May 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: John Silcox, the David E. Burr Professor of Engineering Emeritus who twice served as director of the School of Applied and Engineering Physics (AEP) in Cornell Engineering, died April 25 in Ithaca. Silcox was 88. A member of the Cornell faculty for 48 years, Silcox served as director of the Cornell Materials Science Center (now the Cornell Center for Materials Research) from 1989 to 1997, and as vice provost for research  more

LIVERMORE, California, May 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: The American Geophysical Union is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its journal Geophysical Research Letters (GRL) by showcasing some of the highest-achieving papers that have been published over the past 50 years. A paper by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists is one of the winners. The paper,"Causes of Higher Climate Sensitivity in  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Three stars circling the Milky Way's halo formed 12 to 13 billion years ago. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News MIT researchers, including several undergraduate students, have discovered three of the oldest stars in the universe, and they happen to live in our own galactic neighborhood. The team spotted the stars in the Milky Way's "halo" -- the cloud of stars that envelope  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 15 (TNSres) -- The National Science Board issued the following news: Dario Gil and Victor McCrary will lead the National Science Board (NSB) for the next two years as its respective chair and vice chair. The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 charged the NSB with two roles: governing board of the NSF and advisor to Congress and the President on policy matters related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research and STEM education. Gil, Sen  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The Department of Physics at Syracuse University has long partnered with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) to gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental workings of the universe. In 2015, the Syracuse University Gravitational Wave Group played a leading role in a discovery that confirmed Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, with the first detection of gravitational waves. Sin  more

BRISTOL, England, May 15 -- Physics in Medicine and Biology, a peer-reviewed journal from the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine that says it features developments and applications of physics to medicine, physiology and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its May 21, 2024, edition (Vol. 69, No. 10): Topical Reviews: * Advancing medical imaging with language models: featuring a spotlight on ChatGPT * Spatially fractionated radiation therapy: a critical  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 15 (TNSres) -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: Southwest Research Institute is investigating an unusual event in the Earth's magnetotail, the elongated portion of the planet's magnetosphere trailing away from the Sun. Using data from NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission, SwRI scientists are examining the nature of substorms, fleeting disturbances in the magnetotail that release energy and often cause aurorae. Since their launch   more

LONDON, Ontario, May 15 (TNSres) -- Western University issued the following news: By Jeff Renaud Star and planet formation is a messy affair. It starts with the gravitational collapse of a gigantic cloud of gas and dust, which simultaneously produces massive stars, whose intense radiation field creates a harsh environment, as well as more modest stars, like our Sun, surrounded by a planet-forming disk that is rich in organic materials. Western University astrophysicists Els Peeters and Jan Ca  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 15 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Amanda Rubalcava The University of California San Diego has once again been named No. 7 among U.S. public universities in the latest Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), upholding its position from the previous year. According to the 2024 "Global 2000 List by the Center for World University Rankings," UC San Diego is ranked No. 21 among all U.S. universities and No. 34 i  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 15 -- The University System of Georgia issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: University System of Georgia (USG) Chancellor Sonny Perdue today named Dr. Johnny L. Evans Jr. interim president of the College of Coastal Georgia, effective June 1, 2024. Evans replaces President Michelle R. Johnston, who has been named president of Georgia Southwestern State University. He has served as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Coastal Georgia since Januar  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 15 -- The University System of Georgia issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) today named Dr. Michelle R. Johnston president of Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW), effective June 1, 2024. Johnston currently serves as president of the College of Coastal Georgia, a position she's held since July 2018. Prior to joining Coastal Georgia, Johnston spent more than 20 years in higher education adm  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news on May 14, 2024: The intricate dance of atoms fusing and releasing energy has fascinated scientists for decades. Now, human ingenuity and artificial intelligence are coming together at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) to solve one of humankind's most pressing issues: generating clean, reliable energy from fusing plasma.. Un  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: A project led by the University of Washington to better understand our atmosphere's complexity is a finalist for NASA's next generation of Earth-observing satellites. The space agency this week announced the projects that will each receive $5 million to advance to the next stage and conduct a one-year concept study. STRIVE seeks to better understand the troposphere that we inhabit and the st  more