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SSU Appoints Dr. Jonathan Lambright as Associate Vice President for Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment
Savannah Herald - Georgia
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June 8, 2025
Dr. Jonathan Lambright Savannah State University is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jonathan Lambright as the Associate Vice President for Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment. A distinguished member of the SSU faculty and...
Are You Eating Plastic? New Research Shows Serious Health Risks
SciTechDaily
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June 7, 2025
Microscopic plastics in food and drink may harm metabolism and organs, with new research in mice pointing to potential human health risks and the urgent need for deeper investigation. Credit: Stock An animal study finds that consuming nanoplastics...
Scientists develop remarkable new tool that will transform how we respond to major natural disasters: 'High-resolution sensing imagery'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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June 7, 2025
"Actionable intelligence." by Leslie SattlerJune 7, 2025 Traditional tornado damage assessments take weeks or months, leaving families and businesses waiting for help while recovery efforts stall. Now, Texas A&M University researchers have created...
Clinical Wesley hammer Science 63-15
Sunday Observer
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June 7, 2025
110 Wesley College powered their way to an emphatic 63-15 victory over Science College, Mount Lavinia in their Inter-Schools Under-19 League Rugby Tournament encounter played at Havelock Park yesterday. The Wesleyites ran down as many as nine...
Scientists uncover fossilized dinosaur eggs in America, dating back 100 million years
Pravda.ru
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June 7, 2025
Scientists uncover fossilized dinosaur eggs in America, dating back 100 million years A major paleontological discovery has scientists buzzing: fossilized dinosaur eggs estimated to be 100 million years old have been found in the U.S., offering...
Metro mayors get share as research spend set to hit £22.5 billion
University of Nottingham
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June 7, 2025
Metropolitan mayors are set to be given control of regional innovation budgets for the first time under Labour’s newly announced plan to spend more than £22.5 billion on research annually by the end of the decade. Ahead of this week’s spending...
Fears for Polish research reforms as right-winger wins presidency
University of Nottingham
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June 7, 2025
The election of a right-wing populist president in Poland could block long-awaited reforms to higher education and research, academics fear. Karol Nawrocki narrowly beat the liberal Warsaw mayor Rafał Trzaskowski in a second round run off on 1...
“Robot Skin Heals Itself”: Scientists Unveil Breakthrough Tech That Repairs Damage Instantly Without Any Human Intervention
Sustainability Times
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June 7, 2025
IN A NUTSHELL 🔧 Engineers at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln have developed a self-healing artificial muscle that mimics biological tissue. 🔥 The muscle uses a Joule heating process to autonomously detect and repair damage without human...
Research Paper Provides Roadmap For AI Advancement In Nigeria
New Telegraph
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June 7, 2025
Share As developing economies like Nigeria grapple with challenges in harnessing the full potential of artificial intelligence (AI), a new research paper highlights how strategic AI implementation across key sectors could significantly reduce...
The kids are alright: Hong Kong AI scientist offers a vision for ‘parenting’ AI
South China Morning Post
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June 8, 2025
For years, the story of artificial intelligence (AI) has been cast as a high-stakes contest between the US and China – a technological arms race with global consequences. But to De Kai, a pioneering machine learning scientist and advocate for AI...
As energy gets more expensive in Lawrence, a KU researcher wants new ways to make tenants more aware of the costs
Lawrence Journal-World - Kansas
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photo by: Mike Yoder/Journal-World File Photo A flock of birds glides over a field east of Evergy's Lawrence Energy Center in this file photo. Come summertime in Lawrence, it’s no surprise to hear the hum of air conditioning units turning on to...
Menopause drug might prevent breast cancer and treat hot flashes, research finds
New York Post
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June 7, 2025
A drug intended to treat menopause symptoms could double as breast cancer prevention. New research from Northwestern University in Illinois found that Duavee, a Pfizer-made drug, “significantly reduced” breast tissue cell growth, which is a major...
Researcher thinks invasive algae is upping mercury levels in the food chain
WHQR - North Carolina
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June 7, 2025
For tourists, coastal North Carolina is a paradise. And it can feel that way for tiny little Eastern Mud Snails, too. For them, though, it’s perhaps a different part of the coast: instead of white sandy beaches, these tiny gastropods love the...
Photos: Cyclists cross Carlton County, fundraise for MS research
Pine Journal - Minnesota
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June 7, 2025
Founded in 1980, the Bike MS: MS 150 is the oldest and first established event in the Bike MS series, which now includes nearly 50 rides nationwide. This two-day, 150-mile cycling event begins in Proctor and follows the Willard Munger State Trail...
Researchers Suppress Dendrites in Solid-State Batteries
IEEE Spectrum
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June 7, 2025
While lithium-ion batteries have become a global standard, the need for batteries with a higher energy densities is prompting more research into other promising battery architectures―one of which is lithium-based all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs),...
Ancient Pacific sediments hold key to future climate research
Muser Press
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June 7, 2025
Summary: Ancient sediment buried beneath the Pacific Ocean may hold the key to understanding how Earth’s climate and ecosystems will respond to global warming. In a new commentary published in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology, researchers...
The new initiative to bring more international researchers to Norway is ready
ScienceNorway
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June 7, 2025
The Norwegian government has introduced a new initiative aimed at attracting top international researchers to the country. Minister of Research and Higher Education, Sigrun Aasland (Labour Party), wants to bring more world-class researchers to...
AI Firms Say They Can't Respect Copyright. But A Nonprofit's Researchers Just Built a Copyright-Respecting Dataset
Slashdot
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June 7, 2025
Is copyrighted material a requirement for training AI? asks the Washington Post. That's what top AI companies are arguing, and "Few AI developers have tried the more ethical route — until now. "A group of more than two dozen AI researchers have...
When tradition thrives through technology
The Malaysian Star
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June 7, 2025
In a unique initiative blending tradition with technology, students of Curtin University Malaysia, Sarawak, recently empowered Bidayuh youth in Tudan through a full-day digital empowerment workshop, equipping them with modern tools to preserve and...
HPU research explores pathways of marine toxins affecting Hawaiʻi’s reef fish
Maui Now - Hawaii
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Kaylee Tanig and Valentia Salgado Montanez display their research at the recent IDeA Networks of Biomedical Research Excellence symposium. PC: Hawaiʻi Pacific University Hawaiʻi Pacific University undergraduate students and faculty researchers are...