CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Body of knowledge A new MIT class explores the pedagogical possibilities of dance. By Nicole Estvanik Taylor, Arts at MIT Inside MIT's Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center, on the springy blue mat of the gymnastics room, an unconventional anatomy lesson unfolded during an October meeting of class STS.024/CMS.524 (Thinking on Your Feet: Dance as a Learning Science). Supported by a gr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has released the following public communication on Feb. 12, 2025, from California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations: * * * To: Doug Boren, Regional Director Pacific Outer Continental Shelf Regional Office Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) 760 Paseo Camarillo, Suite 102 Camarillo, California 93010-6002 Re: Comments on the California Offshore Wind Draft Programmatic Environmental I  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Feb. 17, 2025: * * * Mixing beats, history, and technology Students in a unique MIT course taught by research scientist, DJ, and game designer Philip Tan explore DJ'ing and tech culture with a hands-on approach. By Benjamin Daniel, School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences In a classroom on the third floor of the MIT Media Lab, it's quiet; the disc jockey is setting up. At the e  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Viewing the universe through ripples in space Physicist Salvatore Vitale is looking for new sources of gravitational waves, to reach beyond what we can learn about the universe through light alone. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News In early September 2015, Salvatore Vitale, who was then a research scientist at MIT, stopped home in Italy for a quick visit with his parents after attending a  more

BEDFORD, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- MITRE, a company that advances national security and serve the public interest as an independent adviser, issued the following news release: * * * MITRE's Christina Liaghati Named a 2025 Fed100 Honoree Liaghati Drives Cross-Government and Industry Capabilities to Defend Against AI Security Threats. McLean, Va., February. 17, 2025 - GovExec named Christina Liaghati, Ph.D., an AI expert and department manager at MITRE, to the 2025 Federal 100, an elite group   more

SWANSEA, Wales, Feb. 18 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * Oriel Science celebrates new charity status Following its success as a project at Swansea University, Oriel Science is entering an exciting new phase as an independent charity, unlocking fresh opportunities for growth and innovation. Since beginning as a public engagement project in 2016, Oriel Science has helped bring Swansea University's cutting-edge research to the heart of the community through interactive and  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 17 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Seven Vanderbilt faculty research projects get innovation catalyst funding Vanderbilt has announced seven awardees in the latest round of its Innovation Catalyst Fund, an initiative that supports translational research that has promising commercial potential. The fund, which is available to all university and Vanderbilt University Medical Center faculty, helps tackle real-world problems. It provides vital   more