TUCSON, Arizona, Feb. 21 -- Research Corporation for Science Advancement issued the following news: * * * 8 Teams Win Awards in 1st Year of Scialog: Early Science with the LSST Research Corporation for Science Advancement will make 21 separate awards of $60,000 in direct costs each to support the research of 20 scientists from colleges, universities, and research institutions in the United States and Canada in the first year of Scialog: Early Science with the LSST, a three-year initiative tha  more

WOLLONGONG, Australia, Feb. 20 -- The University of Wollongong issued the following news release: * * * Centre for Medical Radiation Physics celebrates 25 years of research breakthroughs World-renowned researchers and clinicians to recognise milestone at prestigious conference this week For the past 25 years, the Centre for Medical Radiation Physics (CMRP) has revolutionised the fields of radiation measurement and the study of radiation at microscopic levels. This transformation has been dr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Feb. 12, 2025, from Exploring Ocean Iron Solutions: * * * RE: Docket ID EPA-HQ-OW-2024-0189 * * * To Whom it may concern, We are writing in support of the revised permit application for the Phase 2 of the LOC-NESS project. We have reached a point when to reduce the most severe impacts of climate change on humans and our environment, emissions reductions need to be accompani  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2025: * * * Heinrich Examines Counterintelligence Risks at National Labs Ranking Member Heinrich emphasizes national security threat posed by Trump and Musk's illegal mass firing of DOE employees WASHINGTON - During his opening remarks in the hearing to examine counterintelligence risks at our National Labs, U.S. Senator  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * In Memoriam: Pierre Morel [1933-2024] Pierre Morel [1933-2024] Photo Credit : Morel's obituary on the Ecole Normale Superieure website Pierre Morel, the first director of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and founding member of WCRP's Global Energy and Water Exchanges (GEWEX) Core project, died on December 10, 2024. Pierre began his research as a theoretical physicist. His doctoral thesis examined the existen  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 20 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Joel Tropp Receives Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching Each year, a Caltech faculty member is selected to receive the Richard P. Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching for demonstrating "in the broadest sense, unusual talent, creativity and innovation in undergraduate or graduate classroom or laboratory teaching." Recipients, chosen by a committee appointed by the provost, are nomi  more

ITHACA, New York, Feb. 20 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Solar solutions: Bio-inspired approach creates bespoke photovoltaics This is Part 2 in a five-part multimedia feature examining Cornell's cutting-edge, interdisciplinary contributions to solar energy research as New York state works to achieve its goal of 70% renewable energy by 2030. There is more to photovoltaic panels than the materials that comprise them: The design itself can also drive - or potentially di  more