MENLO PARK, California, April 22 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Dedicated beamline will support SLAC's growing catalysis research community Following a boom in catalysis users at SSRL, Beam Line 10-2 has been transformed and outfitted with new technologies, including a quick-scanning monochromator, to support operando catalysis studies Catalysts make our modern lives possible. By reducing the start-up energy needed for chemical reactions  more

HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania, April 22 -- Juniata College issued the following news: * * * Juniata College Announces Commencement Speaker and Honorary Degree Recipients HUNTINGDON, Pa.--Juniata College's commencement ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025. The commencement speaker will be Dr. James M. Metz '89, chair of Radiation Oncology and Henry K. Pancoast Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Honorary degrees will be   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 21 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Raissa D'Souza elected to AAAS SFI External Professor Raissa D'Souza (UC Davis) has been elected as a 2024 Fellow at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). D'Souza has been elected for her seminal contributions to the physics of complex systems, including abrupt phase transitions, cascading failures and network control. She is also honored for her vis  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 22 -- Vanderbilt University College of Arts and Science issued the following news: * * * Growing academically and personally through undergraduate research By Mary-Lou Watkinson In many ways, the Vanderbilt undergraduate experience is a unique one. One example is in the unparalleled, hands-on research opportunities that students have from the moment they step onto campus. Undergraduate research is a defining experience at Vanderbilt, providing students the opport  more