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Released: 19-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Hertz Foundation, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Partner to Support Scientific Entrepreneurship
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

A new collaboration between the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory enables up to three Hertz Fellows a year to attend LLNL’s annual National Labs Entrepreneurship Academy, an intensive four-day commercialization program that gives researchers the tools to transfer their research and technologies out of the lab.

Newswise: Argonne Hosts Second Annual Unity Mile Walk
Released: 19-Jun-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Argonne Hosts Second Annual Unity Mile Walk
Argonne National Laboratory

The Unity Mile walk was designed to bring the Argonne community together to promote core values of respect, integrity, and teamwork.

Newswise: New Scopus CiteScore Rankings Affirm JMIR Publications Journals are Leading in Their Respective Disciplines
Released: 19-Jun-2024 9:25 AM EDT
New Scopus CiteScore Rankings Affirm JMIR Publications Journals are Leading in Their Respective Disciplines
JMIR Publications

JMIR Publications is thrilled to announce an outstanding performance in the recently released Scopus CiteScore rankings. In all, 23 of its journals received a CiteScore this year, a testament to the high-quality research published across our diverse portfolio.

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Released: 19-Jun-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Transgender Navy Medic’s Approach to Care Inspired by His Own Transition
Cedars-Sinai

He’s a U.S. Navy hospital corpsman who has provided medical care to troops in the clinic and to troops fresh off the combat field.

17-Jun-2024 8:05 PM EDT
Computer modeling shows where Arizona’s winter precipitation originates
Arizona State University (ASU)

A team of researchers working with a weather model have uncovered new details of water availability in Arizona’s uplands and where that water comes from. The work may help in future planning of the Phoenix metropolitan area, as well as provide guides for coming precipitation seasons.

Newswise: Chula Makes World’s Top 50 Universities for “Sustainable University” in THE Impact Rankings 2024
Released: 19-Jun-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Chula Makes World’s Top 50 Universities for “Sustainable University” in THE Impact Rankings 2024
Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University has been ranked among the world’s top 50 universities in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings 2024, which assesses universities based on their support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and their societal impact.

Newswise: Illinois-led study reveals stable soil moisture variability within fields and opens the door for satellite remote sensing for future measurements.
19-Jun-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Illinois-led study reveals stable soil moisture variability within fields and opens the door for satellite remote sensing for future measurements.
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A multi-institutional study led by University of Illinois and Agroecosystem Sustainability Center scientists concluded that the variability pattern of soil moisture remained consistent across the growing and non-growing seasons in farm fields across the Midwest.

Newswise: Predicting space weather: machine learning enhances GNSS signal stability
Released: 19-Jun-2024 7:05 AM EDT
Predicting space weather: machine learning enhances GNSS signal stability
Chinese Academy of Sciences

By leveraging geodetic GNSS receivers and a pre-trained decision tree algorithm, the research offers a cost-effective and efficient method to monitor and mitigate the adverse effects of scintillation on navigation accuracy.

Newswise: Breakthrough UC San Diego Brain Recording Device Receives FDA Approval for a Clinical Trial
Released: 19-Jun-2024 7:00 AM EDT
Breakthrough UC San Diego Brain Recording Device Receives FDA Approval for a Clinical Trial
University of California San Diego

The Federal Drug Administration approved a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of an electronic grid that records brain activity during surgery, developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego.

18-Jun-2024 12:00 PM EDT
New research points to 'stem-like' T cells as culprits in ulcerative colitis
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

The researchers hope to one day target this T cell population via drug therapy. "These cells may be a very important target for treating ulcerative colitis and perhaps other autoimmune diseases..."

Newswise: Travellers urged to keep it local in the name of sustainable tourism
Released: 18-Jun-2024 10:05 PM EDT
Travellers urged to keep it local in the name of sustainable tourism
University of South Australia

A tourism expert from the University of South Australia is urging travellers to support local destinations and experiences close to home, instead of long-haul international trips, to lessen the impacts of tourism on the environment.

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Released: 18-Jun-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Statement on the Kansas State Employees Health Care Commission’s Decision to Increase Access to Breast Imaging
Susan G. Komen

Kansas State Employees Health Care Commission voted unanimously to eliminate the out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic and supplemental imaging for Kansas state employees with an effective date of January 1, 2024.

Newswise:Video Embedded polyphase-wireless-power-transfer-system-achieves-270-kilowatt-charge-sets-another-world-record-for-electric-light-duty-passenger-vehicles
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Released: 18-Jun-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Polyphase wireless power transfer system achieves 270-kilowatt charge, sets another world record for electric light-duty passenger vehicles
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have successfully demonstrated the first 270-kW wireless power transfer to a light-duty electric vehicle. The demonstration used a Porsche Taycan and was conducted in collaboration with Volkswagen Group of America using the ORNL-developed polyphase wireless charging system.

Newswise: “Time Cells” in the Brain are Critical for Complex Learning, Study Shows
Released: 18-Jun-2024 6:05 PM EDT
“Time Cells” in the Brain are Critical for Complex Learning, Study Shows
University of Utah Health

More than a simple stopwatch, understanding how time cells work could ultimately aid in early detection of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.



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