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University of Massachusetts Amherst Approves Two New Academic Programs for Fall 2025
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has recently been approved by the UMass Board of Trustees and the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education to offer two new academic programs – Computational Linguistics and Master of Health…
UMass Amherst to Bestow Four Honorary Degrees and Two Distinguished Achievement Awards at…
Three illustrious alumni and a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist will be bestowed honorary degrees, and two accomplished alumnae will receive Distinguished Achievement Awards, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Undergraduate…
Auburn University: Grant Awarded to Faculty to Further Rosenwald School Preservation Efforts
A $750,000 grant from the National Park Service (NPS) will allow Auburn faculty members to continue their restoration of the Tankersley Rosenwald School in Hope Hull, Alabama.
The project’s team includes Gorham Bird, Junshan Liu…
Atypical Genes Unveiled: Key Players in Controlling Diverse Soybean Traits Discovered by Gene…
A team led by Purdue University soybean geneticist Jianxin Ma has developed a new biotechnological tool for the domestication of desirable traits from wild soybeans, such as resistance to leafhopper insect pests. The use of such tools,…
Purdue University: Research Studies Evaluate Feasibility of Aquaculture Wastewater Treatment Methods
Aquaculture production operations that help feed the world’s growing population also generate polluted wastewater that harms the environment. Four studies published by Purdue University scientists since last May document the feasibility of…
Purdue University Selected by Indiana Office of Energy Development for Small Modular Nuclear Reactor…
Purdue University has been selected by the Indiana Office of Energy Development (IOED) to research small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technology and analyze the potential impacts should the technology be deployed in Indiana. This…
Pioneering Project: First U.S. Highway Segment to Offer Electric Vehicle Charging While Driving
At the “Crossroads of America,” Purdue University engineers and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) are working to make it possible for electric vehicles ranging from tractor-trailers to passenger cars to wirelessly charge…
Purdue-USDA Collaboration Pioneers Fast-Track Process for Genetic Enhancement of Plant Traits
Researchers interested in improving a given trait in plants can now identify the genes that regulate the trait’s expression without doing any experiments.
Purdue University’s Kranthi Varala and 10 co-authors published the details of the…
Purdue Pharmacy Researcher Secures $2.4M NIH Grant to Combat Antimicrobial-Resistant Lung Infections
Qi “Tony” Zhou, a researcher in Purdue University’s College of Pharmacy has received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fight lung infections that have established a resistance to antimicrobial drugs.
Zhou is…
New Study May Unravel Mystery Behind Venus’s Scarce Water Content
Planetary scientists at CU Boulder have discovered how Venus, Earth’s scalding and uninhabitable neighbor, became so dry.
The new study fills in a big gap in what the researchers call “the water story on Venus.” Using computer…