Browsing Category
University News
Northwestern University Recognizes Five Outstanding Educators with University Teaching Awards
Five Northwestern faculty members — Masi Asare, Barbara Butts, Mei-Ling Hopgood, Ilya Mikhelson and Cynthia Nazarian — are being honored with 2024 University Teaching Awards. The annual recognition is given to professors who demonstrate…
Revolutionary Algorithm Enhances Robot Performance, Northwestern University Study Finds
Northwestern University engineers have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm designed specifically for smart robotics. By helping robots rapidly and reliably learn complex skills, the new method could significantly…
$4.5 million for koala care announced
The University of Sydney School of Veterinary Science's Camden campus will be the site for the NSW Government's new koala care centre. With $4.5 million in new funding, the facility will be part of the Wildlife Health and Conservation…
NHMRC partnership grants for Sydney health researchers
New NHRMC funding will help University of Sydney researchers work with partner organisations to address lower back pain and chronic wounds.
University of Sydney researchers Professor Paulo Ferreira and Dr Michelle…
University of Sydney researchers awarded Australian Government grants
$11M of funding for health research in the Asia-Pacific
The Australian Government has awarded University of Sydney researchers $11m in funding over four years to improve health in the Asia-Pacific region.
Researchers at the University of…
Sydney researchers awarded over $42 million in NHMRC Investigator Grants
27 ground-breaking research projects receive funding
The University of Sydney has been awarded over $42 million in 2024 NHMRC Investigator Grants funding to research some of the nation's greatest health…
Sugar-Based Catalyst Transforms Carbon Dioxide into Valuable Resources
A new catalyst made from an inexpensive, abundant metal and common table sugar has the power to destroy carbon dioxide (CO2) gas.
In a new Northwestern University study, the catalyst successfully converted CO2 into carbon monoxide…
Northwestern University Celebrates Mercouri Kanatzidis and Aaron Naber’s Election to National…
Chemist Mercouri Kanatzidis and mathematician Aaron Naber, faculty members in Northwestern University’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.
Membership in the academy…
U-M Research Uncovers Overlooked Factor Fueling China’s Real Estate Crisis
The default of Evergrande, one of China’s largest developers, set off a chain of defaults among developers, triggering the ongoing property market crisis in China.
While analysts frequently attribute the crisis to China’s tax system,…
Six University of Michigan Faculty Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Six University of Michigan professors are among 120 new members inducted into the National Academy of Sciences for distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
In addition, 24 international members were recognized.…