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Newswise: Embracing the Eclipse: Shedding Light on the Importance of Light for our Sleep and Daily Routines
Released: 5-Apr-2024 9:20 AM EDT
Embracing the Eclipse: Shedding Light on the Importance of Light for our Sleep and Daily Routines
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM)

In light of the solar eclipse, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine reminds Americans of the important role light plays in our day-to-day lives and in regulating our sleep/wake cycle.

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Released: 4-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
The Vandal Theory Podcast - Season 6, Episode 6: Matthew Bernards — Engineering A Better World
University of Idaho

Meet Matthew Bernards, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at University of Idaho and the director of the NASA Idaho Space Grant Consortium.

Released: 4-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Introducing New York Valves: The Structural Heart Summit
Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF)

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) is excited to introduce New York Valves: The Structural Heart Summit, the expanded next iteration of our renowned annual Transcatheter Valve Therapy (TVT) conference.

Newswise: Revelan detallada panorámica de 11 mil millones de años hacia el pasado del Universo
Released: 4-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Revelan detallada panorámica de 11 mil millones de años hacia el pasado del Universo
NSF's NOIRLab

Astrónomos de diversas partes del mundo están realizando un análisis inicial de los datos del primer año de estudio del Instrumento Espectroscópico de Energía Oscura, que lleva a cabo un sondeo de 5 años para crear el mapa en 3D más grande que se haya hecho sobre el Universo. Utilizando el espectro de las galaxias cercanas y de cuásares distantes, los astrónomos reportaron que lograron medir la historia de la expansión del Universo con la mayor precisión jamás alcanzada, proporcionando un panorama sin precedentes sobre la naturaleza de la energía oscura y su efecto en la estructura a gran escala del Universo.

Newswise: DESI Looks 11 Billion Years Into the Past to Reveal Most Detailed View Ever of the Expanding Universe
Released: 4-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT
DESI Looks 11 Billion Years Into the Past to Reveal Most Detailed View Ever of the Expanding Universe
NSF's NOIRLab

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is conducting a five-year survey to create the largest 3D map of the Universe ever. Astronomers are now performing initial analysis of the survey’s first-year data. Using spectra of nearby galaxies and distant quasars, astronomers report that they have measured the expansion history of the Universe with the highest precision ever, providing an unprecedented look at the nature of dark energy and its effect on the Universe's large-scale structure.

Newswise: Up and away with the Iowa State University high-altitude balloon course
Released: 4-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Up and away with the Iowa State University high-altitude balloon course
Iowa State University

The High Altitude Balloon Experiments in Technology course at Iowa State University conducts balloon launches each semester to gather data at the highest reaches of Earth’s atmosphere.

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Released: 4-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
How to safely watch the 2024 solar eclipse
University of Miami

The April 8 solar eclipse—a spectacular show in the sky when the moon will pass in front of the sun—is almost here. University of Miami ophthalmologists explain how to view it safely.

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Released: 4-Apr-2024 8:05 AM EDT
The stars align: A ‘dance between light, gravity, and time’
University of Miami

The Great North American Eclipse of 2024 will offer spectacular views and provide scientists an opportunity to study and make new discoveries about the sun, Earth, and our space environment. University of Miami astrophysics experts discuss the rare phenomenon.

Released: 3-Apr-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Tip Sheet: Weight loss drugs and cancer prevention, Fred Hutch at AACR, lymphedema Q&A — and new vice president and chief nursing officer
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

SEATTLE — April 3, 2024 — Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center research findings, patient stories and other news. If you’re covering the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, please see our list of and contact to set up interviews.

Newswise: Computational Chemistry Needs To Be Sustainable, Too
Released: 3-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Computational Chemistry Needs To Be Sustainable, Too
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

As new paradigms in advanced computing take shape, computational chemistry researchers are finding new ways to solve challenging chemistry problems.

Newswise: Chris Anderson combining materials science, physics and electrical engineering to advance quantum technologies
Released: 3-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Chris Anderson combining materials science, physics and electrical engineering to advance quantum technologies
University Of Illinois Grainger College Of Engineering

Chris Anderson is the newest addition to the Materials Research Laboratory (MRL) faculty, and he is ready to make a quantum leap into the world of materials science.

Released: 3-Apr-2024 3:20 PM EDT
Michigan and Argonne join forces to drive clean energy transition
Argonne National Laboratory

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Argonne National Laboratory are looking to establish an economy that reduces carbon emissions and promotes sustainability while driving progress with expertise in battery manufacturing, sustainable transportation, industrial decarbonization and workforce development.

Newswise: Former director of UWF Japan House recognized with the Order of the Rising Sun award
Released: 3-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Former director of UWF Japan House recognized with the Order of the Rising Sun award
University of West Florida

Congratulations to Shigeko Honda, who was director of the #UWF Japan Center and Japan House for 26 years, for being awarded the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays at the 20th-anniversary celebration of the Japan House.

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Released: 3-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
The Vandal Theory Podcast - Season 6, Episode 5: Karen Humes — Water, Energy and Irrigation
University of Idaho

Meet Karen Humes, a professor in the Department of Earth and Spatial Sciences at University of Idaho. Idaho uses water for irrigation and to make energy. Idaho also uses energy to pump irrigation water.

   
Released: 3-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Helping to Restore Stolen African Works
Tufts University

Tufts Professor Kwasi Ampene assisted West Africa's Asante kingdom restore antiquities looted by the British in the 19th century.

Newswise: The Largest Digital Camera Ever Built for Astronomy Makes Its Debut
Released: 3-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
The Largest Digital Camera Ever Built for Astronomy Makes Its Debut
Department of Energy, Office of Science

On screensaver mode, smart TVs often rotate through photos of natural wonders, from waterfalls to canyons. Now imagine hundreds of those televisions, with one single image spread out among them.

Released: 3-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
College in Prison Changed Them. Now They Want to Change Minds
Tufts University

While the Massachusetts Department of Correction offers vocational education in fields like barber training and culinary arts, its partnership with the Tufts University Prison Initiative of Tisch College (TUPIT) is dedicated to the idea that higher education in the liberal arts can transform people in ways that other rehabilitation programs can’t.

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Released: 2-Apr-2024 6:05 PM EDT
Next-Generation ShAPE™ Metal Extrusion Arrives
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

The next-generation ShAPE machine has arrived at PNNL, where it will help prove the mettle of the ShAPE extrusion technique. ShAPE 2 is designed to allow researchers to produce larger, more complex extrusions.

Released: 2-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Total eclipse: U-M experts leap at rare chance to view sun's atmosphere from the ground
University of Michigan

The April 8 total eclipse will reveal the sun's outer atmosphere as a tangle of light that outlines the moon's silhouette like a crown. This image inspired the Latin name for the sun's atmosphere—the corona.

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Released: 2-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT
A return to roots: PPPL builds its first stellarator in 50 years and opens the door for research into new plasma physics
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

For the first time, scientists have built a fusion experiment using permanent magnets, a technique that could show a simple way to build future devices for less cost and allow researchers to test new concepts for future fusion power plants.

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Released: 2-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
The Vandal Theory Podcast - Season 6, Episode 4: Helen Brown, Erich Seamon — Tracking Idaho’s Health Trends
University of Idaho

Meet Helen Brown, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Movement Sciences at University of Idaho, and Erich Seamon, a research scientist in the Institute for Modeling Collaboration and Innovation.

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Released: 2-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
The Vandal Theory Podcast - Season 6, Episode 3: Kenny Wallen — Natural Resource Management
University of Idaho

Meet Kenny Wallen, an assistant professor of human dimensions in the Department of Natural Resources and Society at the University of Idaho. Everyone has opinions about how Idaho’s natural resources should be used.

Released: 2-Apr-2024 10:30 AM EDT
A clean start: Argonne spotlights projects that give underserved communities equitable access to sustainable transportation
Argonne National Laboratory

As the U.S. electrifies transportation, its critical to give underserved communities a voice in the planning process. Argonne highlights projects focusing on equity in e-mobility projects.

Newswise: Advancing Technology to Improve the Therapeutic Effect of Radionuclide Therapy for Cancer
Released: 2-Apr-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Advancing Technology to Improve the Therapeutic Effect of Radionuclide Therapy for Cancer
Stony Brook University

A team of Stony Brook University researchers developed a new method for image-guided radionuclide therapy that uses a two-step process with specially-modified antibodies to target the cancerous tumors, followed by a radioligand designed to bind specifically to the modified antibody.

Newswise: Research integrity experts call for new forensics discipline
Released: 2-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Research integrity experts call for new forensics discipline
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

A new field of forensics is being proposed by research integrity experts to recognize their investigations into unscrupulous research behavior and misuse of scholarship: Forensic Scientometrics.

   
Released: 2-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
Press passes available now for NUTRITION 2024 to be held June 29–July 2
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)

Complimentary press passes are now available for NUTRITION 2024, the annual flagship meeting of the American Society for Nutrition.

Newswise: ISPOR Launches HEOR by Topic Microsite
Released: 2-Apr-2024 4:05 AM EDT
ISPOR Launches HEOR by Topic Microsite
ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research

ISPOR—The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) announced today that it has launched a new microsite that provides HEOR information and resources organized by topical areas of interest—HEOR by Topic.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: April fools vs. April facts
Released: 1-Apr-2024 6:05 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: April fools vs. April facts
Penn State Health

‘Tis the season of April trickery. Five Penn State health experts help you separate what’s real and what’s myth.

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Released: 1-Apr-2024 6:05 PM EDT
A Clinic for Ovarian Cancer ‘Previvors’
Cedars-Sinai

When Elisa Schoenfeld, a child development specialist, learned she had tested positive for a BRCA gene mutation, she knew it raised her risk for breast and ovarian cancer. She and her daughter, Amira, who received similar genetic test results, visited the BRCA Ovarian Previvor Clinic at Cedars-Sinai.

Newswise: North to Alaska: Project Tests Electrification Concepts
Released: 1-Apr-2024 4:05 PM EDT
North to Alaska: Project Tests Electrification Concepts
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Researchers from PNNL have been assessing installation and use of electric heat pumps in an Alaskan community that relies on fuel oil for heat. The resulting information could advance electrification in cold rural areas across the nation.

Newswise: Mayo Clinic, Terasaki Institute launch collaboration for transplant innovation
Released: 1-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Mayo Clinic, Terasaki Institute launch collaboration for transplant innovation
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic and Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation announced today a research collaboration centered on improving organ transplant outcomes.

   
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Released: 1-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Yale Cancer Center Experts, Scientists to Share Vision and Research at Leading Conference
Yale Cancer Center/Smilow Cancer Hospital

The five-day session (April 5-10), themed as “Inspiring Science. Fueling Progress. Revolutionizing Care,” will include new findings from Yale Cancer Center researchers.

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Released: 1-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT
The Vandal Theory Podcast - Season 6, Episode 2: Damon Woods — Energy Regulations
University of Idaho

Meet Damon Woods, director of the Integrated Design Lab and a research professor at University of Idaho. Woods has helped state officials drill down which energy regulations — among hundreds on the books — protect Idahoans from wasting energy and money in their homes, businesses and elsewhere. He’ll break down the tedious work he and other researchers did to discover how these rules help.

Newswise: Après une chirurgie de l'épilepsie : gérer les attentes et les soins
Released: 1-Apr-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Après une chirurgie de l'épilepsie : gérer les attentes et les soins
International League Against Epilepsy

Avant la chirurgie, les personnes atteintes d'épilepsie subissent une longue évaluation et des tests approfondis. Mais après une opération chirurgicale, certains professionnels et défenseurs affirment que les gens sont injustement laissés seuls pour gérer le traitement et les soins, sans beaucoup d’aide ou de conseils.

Released: 1-Apr-2024 9:45 AM EDT
Facing a Potentially Warmer, Drier Washington State, Argonne Develops Plans to be Sure Nuclear Power Plants Stay Cool
Argonne National Laboratory

Nuclear science and environmental science experts at Argonne look beyond climate changes to model the design of tomorrow’s nuclear systems in the state of Washington.

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Released: 1-Apr-2024 6:05 AM EDT
Eminent physician-scientist joins Virginia Tech to lead cancer research in Washington, D.C.
Virginia Tech

Formerly a National Institutes of Health senior investigator who studies and treats blood cancer, Christopher Hourigan has joined Virginia Tech to lead cancer research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Washington, D.C.

Released: 31-Mar-2024 11:00 PM EDT
Globus Announces New Endochronic Communication Capability
Globus

Today we announce work by the Globus team that overcomes that limitation so that data transfers can start—and in some cases even complete—before a user makes a transfer request.

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Released: 31-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
The Vandal Theory Podcast - Season 6, Episode 1: Adolfo Carmona — Latino Mental Health
University of Idaho

Meet Adolfo Carmona, a second-year medical student at Idaho WWAMI. Between his first and second year of medical school, Adolfo worked in Jerome, which has a large Latino population.

   
Released: 29-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
What Ohtani scandal means for his career, fans and team: U-M experts can comment
University of Michigan

University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the scandal involving Los Angeles Dodgers player Shohai Ohtani, the two-way sensation and two-time American League Most Valuable Player, and interpreter Ippei Mizuhara, who was fired for stealing $4.5 million from Ohtani's bank account to pay off gambling debts.

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Released: 29-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Clean Energy, One Community at a Time
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL researchers are working to provide the technical assistance and expertise needed for communities to shape their clean energy future.

Newswise: FAU Experts Available to Discuss Upcoming Solar Eclipse
Released: 28-Mar-2024 4:30 PM EDT
FAU Experts Available to Discuss Upcoming Solar Eclipse
Florida Atlantic University

Experts from Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science are available to discuss various aspects related to the upcoming solar eclipse.

Released: 28-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Hormones, Anxiety, Video Games, and DNA: Autism Research and Experts Available
Newswise

Hormones, Anxiety, Video Games, and DNA: Autism Research and Experts Available Recent articles and Expert Profiles on Autism for media covering Autism Awareness Month in April

   
Newswise: Open Letter: Farewell to Staff from the Outgoing Director of the DOE Office of Science
Released: 28-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Open Letter: Farewell to Staff from the Outgoing Director of the DOE Office of Science
Department of Energy, Office of Science

As I depart the Office of Science to return to my academic position, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the amazing things we’ve done together over the past two years.

Newswise: Q&A: How to train AI when you don't have enough data
Released: 28-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Q&A: How to train AI when you don't have enough data
University of Washington

As researchers explore potential applications for AI, they have found scenarios where AI could be really useful but there’s not enough data to accurately train the algorithms. Jenq-Neng Hwang, University of Washington professor of electrical and computer and engineering, specializes in these issues.

Newswise: DOE officials tour Southern Great Plains atmospheric observatory
Released: 28-Mar-2024 11:45 AM EDT
DOE officials tour Southern Great Plains atmospheric observatory
Argonne National Laboratory

U.S. Department of Energy officials received a behind the scenes look at the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility’s Southern Great Plains (SGP) atmospheric observatory in Lamont, Oklahoma.

Newswise: Epilepsy research and funding in low-resource countries: Ethical issues and steps toward equity
Released: 28-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Epilepsy research and funding in low-resource countries: Ethical issues and steps toward equity
International League Against Epilepsy

Less than 10% of funding for health research goes towards health in lower-resource countries, where 90% of preventable deaths occur. Epilepsy research faces similar challenges to research in other health conditions, but also some unique issues.

Newswise: Lexington Teenager, Future Doctor Flourishes Despite Rare Illness
Released: 28-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Lexington Teenager, Future Doctor Flourishes Despite Rare Illness
University of Kentucky

In many ways, Treasure Newton is your typical 17-year-old. She loves hanging out with her friends and family, trying new recipes and doing her makeup. But unlike most teens, she knows exactly what she wants to be when she grows up.

Newswise: Nation's Ocean Observing Network Facing 76% Funding Cut
Released: 28-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Nation's Ocean Observing Network Facing 76% Funding Cut
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System-Regional Association (GCOOS-RA)

The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 proposes funding regional ocean observing associations at $10 million — a 76 percent reduction in the budget for these critically important services.

Newswise: The Medical Minute: Help your children experience the solar eclipse while protecting their vision
Released: 27-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: Help your children experience the solar eclipse while protecting their vision
Penn State Health

It’s a celestial anomaly that happens only once in a blue moon. A Penn State Health expert talks about the safest ways for you to witness the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.

Released: 27-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Ask the expert: What to know about pivotal case on abortion pill
Michigan State University

The U.S. Supreme Court has now heard arguments on a key case involving access to abortions. Specifically, opponents are trying to hamper the use of a pill called mifepristone, a safe and effective pill accounting for about half of abortions in the United States.



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