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Newswise: Tulane University names school in honor of Celia Scott Weatherhead’s record-breaking support
Release date: 18-Sep-2024 4:15 PM EDT
Tulane University names school in honor of Celia Scott Weatherhead’s record-breaking support
Tulane University

Tulane University announced that it will rename its School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in honor of alumna Celia Scott Weatherhead, whose lifetime giving totals more than $160 million—the largest in the university’s history.

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Newswise: Nawaz named ASME Fellow
Release date: 18-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Nawaz named ASME Fellow
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Kashif Nawaz, distinguished researcher and section head for Building Technologies Research at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, or ASME. The Fellow grade recognizes outstanding engineering achievements for members with 10 or more years of active practice.

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Release date: 18-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Houston Methodist and Rice University team up to track gut-brain connection
Houston Methodist

For the next two years, 120 Division I Rice University athletes will be part of a concussion study with Houston Methodist researchers to identify reliable and novel concussion biomarkers in their gut microbiomes in ways that standard brain imaging cannot.

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Release date: 18-Sep-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Houston Methodist and Rice University team up to track gut-brain connection Houston Methodist and Rice University team up to track gut-brain connection Houston Methodist and Rice University team up to track gut-brain connection
Houston Methodist

For the next two years, 120 Division I Rice University athletes will be part of a concussion study with Houston Methodist researchers to identify reliable and novel concussion biomarkers in their gut microbiomes in ways that standard brain imaging cannot.

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12-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Can the MIND Diet Lower the Risk of Memory Problems Later in Life?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

People whose diet more closely resembles the MIND diet may have a lower risk of cognitive impairment, according to a study published in the September 18, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Results were similar for Black and white participants.

12-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Some Diabetes Drugs Tied to Lower Risk of Dementia, Parkinson’s Disease
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

A class of drugs for diabetes may be associated with a lower risk of dementia and Parkinson’s disease, according to a study published in the September 18, 2024, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Release date: 18-Sep-2024 3:20 PM EDT
Flexible Circuits Made with Silk and Graphene on the Horizon
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Ultra-thin layers of silk deposited on graphene in perfect alignment represent a key advance for the control needed in microelectronics and advanced neural network development.

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Newswise: The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses 2024-2025 Board of Directors Installed
Release date: 18-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses 2024-2025 Board of Directors Installed
Association of Rehabilitation Nurses

The Association of Rehabilitation Nurses (ARN) has inducted their 2024-2025 ARN Board of Directors during the closing ceremony of ARN’s 50th Rehabilitation Nursing Conference.

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Newswise: Smoother Surfaces Make for Better Particle Accelerators
Release date: 18-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Smoother Surfaces Make for Better Particle Accelerators
Department of Energy, Office of Science

A new toolkit helps researchers build optimal superconducting radiofrequency (SRF) cavities that form the backbone of advanced particle accelerators. The cavities’ cleanliness, shape, and roughness of their inner surfaces contribute to their efficiency. In tests of the toolkit, scientists found that smoother cavities function more efficiently.

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Newswise: ORNL kicks off technical collaboration program for electric grid research
Release date: 18-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
ORNL kicks off technical collaboration program for electric grid research
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A new technical collaboration program at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory will help businesses develop and launch electric grid innovations. The initiative will provide companies with access to national laboratory resources, enabling them to capture market opportunities. Even startup and small businesses can now easily submit specific proposals for cost-shared research in ORNL’s Grid Research Integration and Deployment Center, or GRID-C.

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Newswise: A moonshot for the world’s oceans
Release date: 18-Sep-2024 3:05 PM EDT
A moonshot for the world’s oceans
University of Miami

Ved Chirayath has been awarded the prestigious Moore Inventor Fellowship to advance his work in mapping the world’s oceans.

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Release date: 18-Sep-2024 2:55 PM EDT
UTHealth Houston makes commitment to nursing science by establishing Cizik Nursing Research Institute
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Building on the momentum of Cizik School of Nursing’s growing portfolio of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health, the institute will provide key resources that nurse scientists need to advance meaningful programs of research.

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Release date: 18-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Rutgers Receives $3.2 Million from NIH to Study Micronanoplastics in the Digestive System
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers received a $3.2 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the impact of micronanoplastics on the digestive system.

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Release date: 18-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Global Challenges After a Global Challenge: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Newswise

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected not only individual lives but also the world and global systems, both natural and human-made. Besides millions of deaths and environmental challenges, the rapid spread of the infection and its very high socioeconomic impact have affected healthcare, economic status and wealth, and mental health across the globe. To better appreciate the pandemic's influence, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches are needed. In this paper, together with world-leading scientists from different backgrounds we share collectively our views about the pandemic's footprint and discuss challenges that face the international community.

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Release date: 18-Sep-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Humboldt and California Insurance Commission to Create Nation’s First Public Wildfire Catastrophe Model
Cal Poly Humboldt

The strategy group will draw from California’s research and higher education communities to recommend a new, publicly accessible data source to predict future wildfire losses. This effort will support California’s goals of building safer communities and expanding access to insurance coverage.  “We can’t keep our Department and Californians in the dark ages when it comes to the use of technology and climate science.

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Release date: 18-Sep-2024 2:00 PM EDT
Versatile knee exo for safer lifting
University of Michigan

A set of knee exoskeletons, built with commercially available knee braces and drone motors at the University of Michigan, has been shown to help counteract fatigue in lifting and carrying tasks. They helped users maintain better lifting posture even when tired, a key factor in defending against on-the-job injuries, the researchers say.

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Newswise: Flexible Circuits Made with Silk and Graphene on the Horizon
16-Sep-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Flexible Circuits Made with Silk and Graphene on the Horizon
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Ultra-thin layers of silk deposited on graphene in perfect alignment represent a key advance for the control needed in microelectronics and advanced neural network development.

Newswise: McInnes named DOE Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellow
Release date: 18-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
McInnes named DOE Office of Science Distinguished Scientist Fellow
Argonne National Laboratory

Lois Curfman McInnes, a senior computational scientist at Argonne, has been named a 2024 DOE Distinguished Scientist Fellow for her contributions to software and high performance computing leadership.

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Newswise: Horse-Caring Helps Veterans With PTSD
Release date: 18-Sep-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Horse-Caring Helps Veterans With PTSD
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A study by Rutgers University-New Brunswick researchers has shown that military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who participated in a program caring for horses, experienced an improved mental outlook and easing of symptoms. Some of the most widely used psychotherapy interventions for PTSD ... have shown that about one-third of participants drop out prior to the completion of treatment.

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