COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Jan. 11 -- The American Association of Physics Teachers issued the following news release: The 2025 recipient of the Barbara Wolff-Reichert Travel Grant is Sabrina Whitaker. The award will be presented by the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) at the AAPT 2025 Winter Meeting in Saint Louis, MO. Whitaker earned her BS in physics from Indiana University at South Bend, her MS in Earth science from The Ohio State University, and her Master of Arts in Teaching P  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- The American Physical Society issued the following news release: More than 14,000 physicists from around the world will convene to present groundbreaking research at the American Physical Society's joint March Meeting and April Meeting, now called the Global Physics Summit. The conference will be held in person in Anaheim, California and online everywhere March 16-21. Scientific program The scientific program includes nearly 1,200 sessions and 14,00  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 10 -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: Following nearly 14 years of conflict and recent political changes in Syria, Humanity & Inclusion calls on all the country's parties to facilitate life-saving humanitarian aid. According to the United Nations, an estimated 16.7 million people - 70% of Syria's entire population -need humanitarian assistance. The suffering of the population is immense, marked by endless violence, massive destruction, wid  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Analysis of FDA clearance documents for pulse oximeters finds increasing but still low compliance with 2013 FDA non-mandatory recommendation * * * Manufacturers increasingly but still infrequently follow Food and Drug Administration guidance that recommends testing pulse oximeters on participants with a range of skin pigmentations, according to a new   more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * Tao, Vishkin Honored for 'Creating Tangible Impacts' * * * Two University of Maryland researchers have been named 2024 fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), joining the ranks of some of the nation's most prestigious and creative academic inventors. Yang Tao, a professor in the Fischell Department of Bioengineering, and Uzi Vishkin, a professor in the Department of El  more

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Universities Space Research Association issued the following news release: Why did Venus, Earth's so-called "sister planet," follow such a divergent path? Unlike Earth, Venus currently does not operate with plate tectonics, and its thick atmosphere has led to extreme greenhouse conditions that make liquid water and life as we know it impossible. What led to this dramatic difference between the sibling planets? Dr. Matt Weller's latest research, comple  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Jan. 11 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * Philanthropic investment to fuel innovation, collaboration and accelerated tech transfer to improve human health in Baltimore and beyond * * * The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) are pleased to announce a $10 million joint gift from Edward and Jennifer St. John and the Edward St. John Foundation. This landmark investment will laun  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: More stories from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Marissa Vincent Degree: DVM, 2025, Mixed Animal Hometown: Columbia, Maryland * * * My undergraduate was in... Biology and Spanish with minors in International Studies and Chemistry. Best part of being a VMCVM student... Working with animals you might not come in contact with otherwise and spending time with people who share your interest  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: More stories from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine William Swecker, professor of large animal clinical sciences in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, has been conferred the title of professor emeritus by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The emeritus title may be conferred on retired faculty members who are specially recommended to the board by Virginia Tech Pr  more