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Public data exchange rolls out new police use-of-force dashboards (opens the original)
Developed and managed by WSU for the Office of the Attorney General, the dashboards centralize and standardize data received from hundreds of law enforcement agencies statewide.
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W&M dedicates Gates Hall, reflecting commitment to civic leadership (opens the original)
Named in honor of Chancellor Robert M. Gates ’65, L.H.D. ’98, the revitalized building is envisioned as a hub for research and teaching with global impact.
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Closure of Mandate 'Must Never Be Confused with Resolution of Human Rights Violations’, Third Committee Hears, as Experts Warn of Discrimination, Barriers to Health, Justice (opens the original)
The discontinuation of a United Nations human rights mandate risks leaving victims of discrimination without an international voice, experts warned the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) today, exposing violence against persons with albinism, barriers to health justice and the denial of dignity to…
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Can we fix fossil fuels? (opens the original)
Cimate scientist Myles Allen says yes, but only if greenhouse gas emissions are captured and stored underground. And he has a plan.
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UL MF to Establish Comprehensive Genomics Research Infrastructure (opens the original)
The University of Ljubljana Faculty of Medicine (UL MF) will establish a comprehensive national research infrastructure for genomics, supporting the advancement of functional genomics and personalised medicine, as well as more effective diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases, including cancer and rare diseases.
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2026 Rector’s Awards for the Best Innovations at the University of Ljubljana From breakthrough technological solutions to innovations with a profound social impact (opens the original)
The University of Ljubljana’s Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television today hosted the 2026 ceremony for the rector’s award for the university’s best innovations. Traditionally organised by the University of Ljubljana and the Ljubljana University Incubator (LUI), the competition is a focal point of academic…
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New book explores the lasting impact of South Africa’s unresolved land claims (opens the original)
The Department of History and Political Studies recently hosted the launch of Angela Mias’ book, Are We Not Worthy – Yet the Soil Remembers.
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The world’s most expensive spice could provide a lifeline to Colorado farmers (opens the original)
Gauging the potential for saffron as a Colorado crop is the goal of new research underway on the green roof of Colorado State University Spur in Denver. Reece Bailey, a horticulture graduate student, has planted dozens of saffron bulbs in the campus’ urban gardens to determine how the world’s most expensive spice…
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NASA Invites Media to 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium (opens the original)
Members of the media are invited to join NASA at the 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium from Monday, Oct. 26, to Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. This year’s symposium is focused on humanity’s return to the Moon, sustainable lunar infrastructure, advanced space propulsion, and the evolving space workforce. Panels
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Spiral’s Edge (opens the original)
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image released on Oct. 16, 2026, features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove. Hubble captured the image as part of a survey looking at 260 satellite galaxies around 22 Milky Way-like host…
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A mutated virus strain is jumpstarting a worrisome flu season (opens the original)
Despite concerns about the flu, early evidence suggests this year’s vaccine may still offer meaningful protection against the new strain.
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How to speak whale (opens the original)
Can AI decode sperm whale language? A Northeastern physicist explains how Project CETI pairs whale clicks with dive data.
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Supria Sarkar serving as Taylor Geospatial Research Scientist in UMSL Geospatial Collaborative (opens the original)
Sarkar is helping grow the Geospatial Collaborative’s research capacity and impact.
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Tech-savvy STEM students prone to letting AI do their thinking for them, study shows (opens the original)
University students with traits coveted in STEM fields are also the ones most prone to relying on artificial intelligence to the detriment of their cognitive skills, according to a new study by scientists at Oregon State University.
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Abstract submissions open for 2027 Idaho Health Priorities Conference (opens the original)
Public health practitioners, researchers, educators, healthcare professionals, students and community partners are invited to share
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Discovery Days: Five FSU-affiliated startups win $85,000 at fourth annual Discovery Challenge (opens the original)
Florida State University-affiliated startup companies competed “Shark Tank”-style at the fourth annual Discovery Challenge event, pitching their business ideas and
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MIT’s Kavanaugh Fellowship: From invention to impact (opens the original)
The Kavanaugh Translational Fellows Program helps scholars turn promising research into successful businesses.
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Mucins are her mission: Stacy Malaker carves a new path in the fight against cancer and other diseases (opens the original)
In a new Q&A, Yale chemist Stacy Malaker tells the story of how she helped develop a new field of research and the potential it has for detecting and treating disease.
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UH Cancer Center expands cancer care statewide with $2.5M Helmsley grant (opens the original)
Funding advances Ka ʻUmeke Lama , establishing Hawaiʻi’s first in-state oncology fellowship. The post UH Cancer Center expands cancer care statewide with $2.5M Helmsley grant first appeared on University of Hawaiʻi System News.
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Graduate School presents its highest honor to four accomplished alumni (opens the original)
The 2026 Wilbur Cross Medalists include a Nobel Prize-winning economist, an HIV researcher, an earthquake expert and a groundbreaking classicist.
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