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Lunchtime Lagniappe: Student researchers from 3D Digital Field School will present findings Friday
Bossier Press-Tribune - Louisiana
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June 11, 2025
1 Students from a 3D Digital Summer Field School hosted by Northwestern State University and the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training will present their work beginning at 12:15 p.m. Friday, June 13. The researchers will discuss...
Arts University Plymouth named among UK's top universities for student satisfaction
Plymouth Herald
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June 11, 2025
Arts University Plymouth has been named among the UK's top universities for student satisfaction. It was ranked fifth for the category in the Complete University Guide 2026. The creative arts university was also placed second in the UK for...
Student Presents Original Research on True Crime and Personal Safety at National Conference
American University - Washington D.C.
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This spring, American University (AU) Communication Studies major Pallas Garvey, SOC/BA ’25, traveled to Pittsburgh to present original research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, also known as NCUR. The conference brings...
Researchers Unveil Novel Enzyme Families Capable of Degrading Rare Bacterial Carbohydrates
Bioengineer.org
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June 11, 2025
A groundbreaking study from Tokyo University of Science (TUS) has redefined our understanding of carbohydrate-active enzymes by uncovering entirely new families of β-1,2-glucanases—enzymes that play a critical role in the breakdown of complex...
College Basketball Considering Major Change That Should Enrage Fans
OutKick - Tennessee
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June 11, 2025
College basketball fans don't want to see changes to the format of the game. PublishedJune 11, 2025 12:41 PM EDT•UpdatedJune 11, 2025 12:41 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link College basketball might be facing a huge change in the coming...
Researchers like us need Sens. Lankford, Mullin to support NIH funding
The Oklahoman
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The Trump administration wants to cut 43% from the budget of NIH (National Institutes of Health, the U.S. agency responsible for medicine and biomedical research) and 57% from NSF (National Science Foundation, funder of general basic science). We...
University of China at Davis where almost 10% of students are Chinese nationalists
The Ceres Courier - California
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June 11, 2025
Almost one out of every 10 students at the University of California is from China. That’s 3,627 sons and daughters of upper class of the People’s Republic of China taking seats away from 3,627 sons and daughters of middle class, working class, and...
Students For Fair Admissions And The State Of Tennessee File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Racial Discrimination In Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program
MENAFN
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June 11, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) The HSI program, created under Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act, provides federal funding to colleges and universities whose undergraduate enrollment is at least 25% Hispanic. While all public institutions of...
University of Alaska seeks to create the state’s second spaceport
Anchorage Daily News - Alaska
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A rocket is launched from the Poker Flat Research Range 30 miles north of Fairbanks on Jan. 27, 2015. The range, part of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, has been key to NASA studies of the northern lights. (JASON AHMS /...
University of Kentucky launches specialized 'strike teams' to respond to weather disasters
WDRB - Kentucky
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June 11, 2025
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The University of Kentucky launched new specialized strikes teams to respond to natural disasters in the state. UK leaders said in a news release Wednesday that the teams are a response to increase in disasters in...
Research project aims to understand Sculpin fish species
SW News 4 U - Wiscnosin
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June 11, 2025
UW-La Crosse River Studies Center graduate student Evan Sirianni has launched a study aimed at identifying habitat in streams for the Mottled Sculpin and Slimy Sculpin in the Kickapoo River drainage. In addition, the study will identify the way...
Research Center Trend: 41% of Bulgarians say they have difficulty accessing quality food
BNR - Radio Bulgaria
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June 11, 2025
Only 6% of Bulgarians lead a healthy lifestyle, according to a sociological survey conducted by the Research Center Trend, commissioned by the Health Metrics company. 42% of respondents say they "rather" lead a healthy lifestyle, while 35% say...
Research Reveals That Penguin Poop Could Be The Unlikely Key To Fighting Climate Change
Inspire More
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June 11, 2025
As we continue to find ways to combat climate change, it’s nice to be reminded of what all is helping. For example, the world’s largest single coral was discovered just last year. Now, we’re learning that penguins in Antarctica have their own...
Researchers create AI-based tool that restores age-damaged artworks in hours
The Guardian
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June 11, 2025
The centuries can leave their mark on oil paintings as wear and tear and natural ageing produce cracks, discoloration and patches where pieces of pigment have flaked off. Repairing the damage can take conservators years, so the effort is reserved...
Researchers Build a Better Dental Implant
Newswise
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June 11, 2025
BYLINE: Genevieve Rajewski Newswise — Each year, millions of people in the U.S. get dental implants as a long-term, natural-looking fix for missing teeth. But traditional implants don’t fully mimic real teeth. Researchers from Tufts University...
Researchers Uncover the Molecular Determinants of Cystic Fibrosis Drug Response
Technology Networks
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Until you read this, you weren’t thinking about your breathing (sorry I mentioned it). But now that you’re paying attention, maybe your breathing has become a little more shallow, its frequency a little less even. Let’s get it back to normal:...
Research shows how pigs were domesticated from wild boars in China
Cosmos
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June 11, 2025
Black pig in Sapa, Vietnam. Credit: bloodua / iStock / Getty Images Plus. Analysis of 8,000-year-old teeth has revealed how pigs were first domesticated from wild boars in what is today South China. The new study, published in the Proceedings of...
INTEL FROM THE IVORY TOWER: Pell Grants Matter, and Not Just to College Students
Pagosa Daily Post - Colorado
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June 11, 2025
There’s a good chance that the budget being proposed in Congress will seriously gut the Pell Grant programs. Here’s how it will hurt this country in general, and you in particular, and what you can do to stop this from happening. 1. Our Economy...
University of Kent Secures £1.88m Grant to Lead Groundbreaking Research on Synthetic Plants
FE News
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June 11, 2025
The University of Kent is proud to announce that Kent sociologist, Professor Joy Y. Zhang, has been awarded a prestigious £1.88 million grant from the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA). This major investment will support a pioneering...
Researchers explain why AI art is inferior to human creativity
Deutsche Welle
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June 11, 2025
Anyone can sit down with an artificial intelligence (AI) program, such as ChatGPT, to write a poem, a children's story, or a screenplay. It's uncanny: the results can seem quite "human" at first glance. But don't expect anything with much depth or...