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UIS Málaga strengthens its laboratories with new workbenches imported from Germany (opens the original)
The Universidad Industrial de Santander, UIS Málaga Campus, is making progress in upgrading its teaching and research laboratories to provide better learning conditions and strengthen students’ hands-on academic experiences. The Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS), Málaga Campus, continues to strengthen its…
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University and United Utilities strengthen ties through new research and innovation partnership (opens the original)
The University of Liverpool and United Utilities have signed an agreement to explore new ways of working together in research, education, and innovation. The two organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will look at how the University’s expertise, facilities and research can support United…
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£4 million awarded to develop vaccines that protect livestock and tackle growing biosecurity threat (opens the original)
dn0009 Tue, 20/10/2026 - 16:20 Press release Scientists from the University of Surrey are set to receive a share of £4 million to help tackle the growing biosecurity threat faced by the UK. Credit: damnura via GETTY…
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Ancient wildfire study offers warning for a warming world (opens the original)
New research from the University of Aberdeen has revealed that periods of global warming can trigger long-lasting increases in wildfire activity, with ecosystems taking far longer to recover than previously thought.
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New study reveals how deep-sea animals may help sustain critical ocean habitats (opens the original)
Image jessden@noc.ac.uk Tue, 20 Oct 2026 - 16:10 Image Biodiversity Support Us New NOC-led research reveals how deep-sea animals help keep polymetallic nodules exposed, supporting biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. On Open in new tab…
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Bodywork: What you should know about the plague – and prairie dogs (opens the original)
The plague surfaced earlier this month with the death of a woman who worked at a research lab in Siberia. We haven’t gotten a lot of clarity from the Russian government about what happened. However, officials have said that no “emergency situations” had occurred and that there’s no risk of an epidemic. How worried…
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We may never be able to eliminate biases in social science data, but CWRU's Francisca García-Cobián Richter is getting us closer by centering community knowledge (opens the original)
Hero Type Image Katie Laux Tue, 10/20/2026 - 11:06 Research Impact Jasmine Vo October 21, 2026 Francisca García-Cobián Richter, PhDResearch Associate…
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Faculty invited to apply for Digital Transformation Research Corps (opens the original)
WashU faculty can apply for the 2027 cohort of the Digital Transformation Research Corps, a 10-week summer program that pairs WashU faculty with student software developers to create artificial intelligence-driven tools that advance research. Applications are due Nov. 30.
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NASA Provides Progress Update on Moon Base Rovers (opens the original)
As NASA works to build the Moon Base, crewed and robotic lunar rovers will play a crucial role during early development through technology demonstrations, astronaut transport, terrain mapping, scientific investigations, and resource prospecting. Data from these early missions will inform future mobility systems and…
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Judging Faces Without Words (opens the original)
Imagine sitting on a city bus full of strangers. Look around at the people riding with you. If you needed help, how would you choose whom to trust? By scanning people's faces, your brain is already making interpretations about their personalities by judging certain facial features. For decades, neuroscientists have…
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Podcast: Can America's most powerful laser unlock the universe? (opens the original)
U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researcher Louise Willingale discusses the most powerful laser in the United States, the NSF Zettawatt Equivalent Ultrashort Pulse Laser System, how it's being used to advance science, and how it will become
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Roots and Resistance Mark Latinx Heritage Showcase (opens the original)
By Holly Williams, Junior Communication Studies Major What does a prickly pear cactus have in common with a room full of Latin students and faculty? In her poignant keynote speech, Cynthia Alcantar, Ph.D., emphasizes the
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Webb Captures Stellar Jets (opens the original)
An image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Oct. 6, 2026, reveals a cauldron of cosmic creation. Webb has unveiled numerous stars formerly hidden by clouds of dust in a stellar nursery known as NGC 7129, which resides about 3,300 light-years from Earth. Learn more about this region – and tour it in
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Stony Brook Researchers Receive DARPA Funding to Help Make AI More Energy Efficient (opens the original)
Stony Brook University researchers are developing tools to predict how much energy machine-learning models consume and help developers find ways to reduce that consumption without sacrificing accuracy. The two-year project, “Optimizing Machine Learning Models Using Accurate Energy Prediction,” is supported by a $1M…
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Marshall’s Prevention Empowerment Partnership (PEP) teams up with agencies to collect unwanted medications (opens the original)
The Prevention Empowerment Partnership (PEP), a program of the Marshall University Research Corporation’s Center of Excellence for Recovery, will host collection sites for unwanted medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in partnership with the Huntington Police Department and Marshall University…
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NASA Welcomes Uzbekistan as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory (opens the original)
The Republic of Uzbekistan became the 77th signatory of the Artemis Accords during a ceremony in Samarkand on Monday, committing to the practical principles that guide safe, transparent, and responsible civil space exploration. “Uzbekistan joins the Artemis Accords at a pivotal moment,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson. “President Trump has directed NASA to build
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Wainwright fire shows the importance of health-care system resilience to Canadian security
The response to a mass-casualty event does not play out in an otherwise empty health-care system. It competes with everyday care for staff, beds, transport and supplies.
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Seminar: “What Moon Rocks Tell Us About Planetary Evolution” (opens the original)
The Institute of Astrobiology at the University of Crete is hosting a seminar titled “What Moon Rocks Tell Us About Planetary Evolution,” presented by Dr. Yash Srivastava, a postdoctoral researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego). The talk will…
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The 'Value Me' framework: increasing self-awareness and career confidence for law students (opens the original)
zoocha-admin Tue, 20/10/2026 - 15:05 https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/publications/the-value-me-framework-increasing-self-awareness-and-career-confi Harrison, C. 8 Mar 2024 Research output Chapter (peer-reviewed) Pure JSON…
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Addressing the digital deficit in professional military education (opens the original)
zoocha-admin Tue, 20/10/2026 - 15:05 https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/en/publications/addressing-the-digital-deficit-in-professional-military-education Hinman, V. Morris, C. 1 Jan 2026 Research output Chapter (peer-reviewed) Pure JSON link…
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