Curated News: Scientific Meetings

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Former President Donald Trump has chosen Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate for the 2024 presidential election. ...

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The incident, which resulted in one attendee's death and two injuries, is being investigated as an assassination attempt, marking the first such event involving a U.S. president since 1981. ...

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Scientists are using AI to counter the effects of the atmosphere and provide clearer data to satellites, using physics-informed machine learning.

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Protestors said tourism was driving up the cost of living for the people of Barcelona, while the revenue from visitors hasn’t been distributed fairly across the city. ...

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The Republican National Convention kicks off this coming Monday, July 15-18 in Milwaukee, WI. ...

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The 2024 Summer Olympics are right around the corner! The Games of the XXXIII Olympiad will take place in Paris from July 26 to August 11, 2024. ...

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Recently released data says that wind was responsible for 47.7 million megawatthours of energy in April, vs. coal’s 37.2 million megawatthours, according to Quartz. ...

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Engineers at the University of California San Diego have trained a humanoid robot to perform a variety of expressive movements, from simple dance routines to gestures like waving, high-fiving and hugging, all while maintaining a steady gait on diverse terrains. This work marks a step towards building robots that perform more complex and human-like motions.

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According to CNN, President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced plans to supply new air defenses to Ukraine in a speech opening the NATO summit. ...

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Recent findings shed light on why Donald Trump’s support remains strong despite various challenges. ...

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A person in Colorado tested positive for the bird flu. This is the fourth case reported in the U.S. Two other cases were reported in Michigan and in Texas. ...

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Many of these accounts alleged to be Americans who were taking to social media sites like X, formerly known as Twitter, to praise Putin.  ...

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According to Reuters, the move was aimed “at easing U.S. and UK antitrust regulators' concerns about the extent of its control over the AI startup.” ...

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GW's CPS is pleased to announce the appointment of Lesley Lopez as the new Director of the Public Relations and Communications master’s degree program. ...

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The Associated Press reported that “Textile waste is an urgent global problem, with only 12% recycled worldwide… ...

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A smartphone's unique Bluetooth fingerprint could be used to track the device's user--until now. A team of researchers have developed a simple firmware update that can completely hide the Bluetooth fingerprint, eliminating the vulnerability. The method was developed by a team of researchers at the University of California San Diego.

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Insurers have been taking billions of dollars from Medicare Advantage for diagnosis that doctors didn’t treat. ...

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Argonne environmental and computer scientists have developed a new kind of model, called a foundation model, to predict weather and eventually climate.

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The Biden Administration has proposed a new rule aimed at protecting millions of workers from extreme heat. ...

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Boeing has decided to plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge after it violated a deal struck with the U.S. Department of Justice in the aftermath of two deadly crashes involving the 737 Max jet. ...