TUCSON, Arizona, June 7 (TNSres) -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: Cottrell Scholars, Scialog participants, and initiative advisors welcomed the first cohort of RCSA Fellows to an extended community of support, mentorship, and skill building at the first annual RCSA Fellows Conference May 21-22 in Tucson. Research Corporation for Science Advancement's latest initiative, launched in late 2023, aims to increase faculty diversity in the physical sciences i  more

RESTON, Virginia, June 7 -- The American College of Radiology issued the following news release: The American College of Radiology(R) (ACR(R)) is asking for feedback on its draft nuclear medicine quality control manual. The manual is designed to help facilities establish and maintain an effective nuclear medicine quality control program and meet the requirements of ACR's Nuclear Medicine Accreditation Program (NMAP). Comments are sought from clinical personnel who support facilities accredited  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 6 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University College of Arts and Sciences students Sarah Brown and Irving Miguel have been named Beckman Scholars for the 2024-25 school year. The Beckman Scholars Program, directed by Dr. Rachael Eaton, will begin its second year this summer. Through 2025, two scholars are selected each year to receive research mentorship, leadership training and a $21,000 award funded by the Arnold and   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, June 7 -- Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, a journal that says it features developments in applied mathematics, mathematical physics and analysis, published research articles on the following topics in its July 2024 edition (Vol. 77, Issue 7): RESEARCH ARTICLES: * Critical sets of solutions of elliptic equations in periodic homogenization * The anisotropic min-max theory: Existence of anisotropic minimal and CMC surfaces * Overcrowding and separation esti  more

ARMONK, New York, June 7 -- IBM issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Pasqal, as leaders in superconducting circuit and neutral atom-based quantum computers respectively, today announced their intent to partner to develop a common approach to quantum-centric supercomputing and promoting application research in chemistry and materials science. IBM and Pasqal will work with leading institutions in high-performance computing to establish the foundations for quantum  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, June 7 -- Indiana Institute of Technology issued the following news: Indiana Tech and Wittenberg University of Springfield, Ohio have partnered to launch a new dual-degree program that will enable students to earn a B.A. in physics from Wittenberg and a B.S. in engineering from Indiana Tech. Administered through Wittenberg's Department of Physics, the new five-year program gives Wittenberg students a competitive advantage as it combines the critical thinking, immersive res  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 7 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Advanced Study issued the following news release: Sebastian Mizera, Member in the School of Natural Sciences, and his collaborators Claudia Fevola (Universite Paris-Saclay, Inria) and Simon Telen (Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences), have used computational algebraic geometry to study predictions for particle physics experiments, such as those at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which first detected the Higgs particle  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register for June 4, 2024, entitled "Fermi Research Alliance, et al.; Decision on Application for Duty-Free Entry of Scientific Instruments." The notice was issued by Gregory W. Campbell, Director, Subsidies and Economic Analysts, Enforcement and Compliance. * * * This is a decision pursuant to section 6(c) of the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Material  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, June 7 -- The Journal of Differential Geometry, a journal that says it features differential geometry and subjects such as differential equations, mathematical physics, algebraic geometry and geometric topology from the Lehigh University, published research articles on the following topics in its May 2024 edition (Vol. 127, No. 1): Articles: * On the essential spectrum of differential operators over geometrically finite orbifolds * On minimal varieties growing from qu  more

LAKE FOREST, Illinois, June 7 -- Lake Forest College issued the following Q&A on June 6, 2024, with Jack Curtis, student in the electrical and computer engineering program at the Georgia Institute of Technology: * * * Jack Curtis '23 began his research career as an 18-year-old Richter Scholar the summer after his first year at Lake Forest College and is now a PhD student in the electrical and computer engineering program at the Georgia Institute of Technology studying systems and controls. As  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL recently hosted a contingent of undergraduate students from colleges and universities in western Pennsylvania without large in-house research programs as part of an initiative to expand the talent pool of next-generation researchers with skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). "From a workforce development perspective, it was important to  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- TechNet, a network of technology CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, issued the following news release on June 6, 2024: TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, today announced the addition of four new members: Anthropic, Block, Rover, and SV Angel. "Anthropic, Block, and Rover are using cutting-edge technologies to empower creators, connect consumers and businesses, and provide   more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, June 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Russ Nelson Dr. Tom Donlon, a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, is the lead author of a new paper published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society that reveals the Milky Way Galaxy's last major collision occurred billions of years later than previously thought. Donlon worked with Dr. Heidi Newberg,   more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, June 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Russ Nelson Dark matter is a hypothetical form of matter that is implied by gravitational effects that can't be explained by general relativity unless more matter is present in the universe than can be seen. It remains virtually as mysterious as it was nearly a century ago when first suggested by Dutch astronomer Jan Oort in 1932 to explain the so-called "missing mass" necessary for things like gala  more

LONDON, England, June 7 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: Professor Polina Bayvel (UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering) has been honoured with a Royal Society Research Professorship, in recognition of her major contributions to the field of optical networks. The Royal Society Research Professorship offers long-term support to world-leading researchers, enabling them to focus on ambitious and original work within a UK academic institution. It has rarely   more