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Released: 31-May-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Possible Correlation Shown Between the Partial Meltdown at TMI and Thyroid Cancers
Penn State College of Medicine

Penn State College of Medicine researchers have shown, for the first time, a possible correlation between the partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station and thyroid cancers in the counties surrounding the plant.

Released: 1-May-2017 9:05 AM EDT
Pedal Power: Expert Says Communities Need to Stay Up to Speed on Bicycle Infrastructure
Kansas State University

A Kansas State University planner says communities should consider becoming more bicycle-friendly.

Released: 11-Apr-2017 3:55 PM EDT
Big Pixel Initiative Invites Public to Help Map our World
University of California San Diego

Big Pixel Initiative researchers at the University of California San Diego are partnering with Columbia University and Arizona State University to create a continuous, global map of the urbanization process, and they’re looking to the public to help make it happen.

Released: 11-Apr-2017 3:05 AM EDT
Repairing California's Water Infrastructure
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

​​​Recent extreme weather has put increased stress on California's aging water infrastructure and highlighted the fact that the state must invest billions to improve and repair its civil infrastructure.

Released: 29-Mar-2017 10:05 AM EDT
Making America’s Power Grid Much, Much Smarter
Vanderbilt University

A new, open-source software platform has been designed to support applications required to create a smart power grid and protect it from dangers ranging from terrorists to falling tree limbs.

Released: 23-Mar-2017 3:05 PM EDT
MSU’s Vahedifard Examines ‘Lessons From the Oroville Dam’ in Science
Mississippi State University

A letter in Science magazine from a Mississippi State faculty member is examining lessons gleaned from the recent Oroville dam incident in California.

16-Feb-2017 3:00 AM EST
Virginia Tech Expert Says Collapse of Oroville Dam in California Is Virtually Impossible
Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech expert says the danger at Oroville Dam in California is confined to the spillway. While forecasters expect additional storms into next week, damage to the dam itself is highly unlikely.



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