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Ukrainian UNBROKEN Hospital and TAMK build long-term research and development cooperation in healthcare (opens the original)
UNBROKEN has become one of Ukraines key centers for rehabilitation, surgical care, mental health services and prosthetic rehabilitation. A Ukrainian delegation visiting Tampere University of Applied Sciences TAMK sought new opportunities for cooperation in research, education and development. The discussions…
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What animal bones in Malawi teach us about the social lives of people long ago
The bones of animals at an archaeological site in Malawi show that food was scarce over the last 21,000 years, but people didn’t cooperate far and wide to get it.
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University of Crete Joins Stanford University’s SPARK Global Program (opens the original)
The University of Crete is the first Greek academic institution to join Stanford University’s SPARK Global, an international program that helps move scientific discoveries from the lab into clinical practice and develop innovative solutions that benefit patients. The University’s official entry into the program will…
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Ghostly Cat’s Head Nebula Lurks Within Sight of NASA’s Hubble, Webb (opens the original)
Like a spectral form rising out of a cold mist, NASA’s Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes have captured a hauntingly dynamic star-forming scene. It lies within the vast Carina Nebula, a diffuse star-forming region located about 7,500 light-years away from Earth. The small, select area both telescopes observed is nicknamed the Cat’s Head Nebula
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Fingerprints of the sea: FIU researchers identify sharks with new technique (opens the original)
FIU researchers identified more than 50 oceanic whitetip sharks by their fins alone using pelagic baited remote underwater video stations, pBRUVS, off the coast of Cat Island, The Bahamas.
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UCSB chemical engineer to develop low-cost technologies for renewable energy storage (opens the original)
Coming with nearly $1 million in unrestricted research funding, a 2026 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering has been awarded to UC Santa Barbara’s J. Tyler Mefford
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Concordia secures $4.69M for research and infrastructure (opens the original)
Canada Research Chair and infrastructure funding will support research across five disciplines
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Workshop ‘Around the kitchen table – Writing life stories into academic research’ on 3 November (opens the original)
s.fixe@maastri… Thu, 10/29/2026 - 14:56 3 November 2026 14:00 - 3 November 2026 16:00 CGD member Nina Andro is organising a writing workshop with South-African scholar and writer Dr. Nadia Kamies! Date: 3 November 2026…
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Tobias Sjöblom explores what causes cancer to develop (opens the original)
Home tests for early detection, identifying people with a genetically increased risk, better treatments and new medicines. Tobias Sjöblom’s cancer research covers a broad field. Alongside his own
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When things go bump in the night: how our brains trick us into hearing things that aren’t there
The boundaries between sleep and wakefulness can become blurred.
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How creative risk-taking can build students’ confidence in the art classroom (opens the original)
Doctoral researcher Nancy Long on how moving beyond grades can help students embrace uncertainty
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New CORDIS Projects Info Pack highlights innovative research on democracy
Democratic resilience, built on robust and inclusive decision-making, is essential for European societies to thrive and prosper. Yet Europe’s democratic fabric is strained by a complex and interconnected set of threats, including geopolitical instability, socio‑economic pressures, fragmented trust in institutions and…
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Brandon University researcher renewed as Canada Research Chair in Genotoxicology to tackle treatment-resistant breast cancer (opens the original)
Dr. Mousumi Majumder’s renewed Chair will explore why some breast cancers survive treatment, resistance, and whether a simple blood test could spot the problem early Brandon University’s Dr. Mousumi Majumder has been renewed as Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Genotoxicology. The five-year, $500,000 award from the…
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Cancer Vaccine Results in Melanoma: What the Data Show and What’s Next (opens the original)
A personalized cancer vaccine has taken an important step forward. In a large Phase 3 clinical trial, adding an experimental mRNA cancer vaccine to an established immunotherapy helped more patients with high-risk
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Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Jared Spiers (opens the original)
Jared Spiers had an interest in contributing to NASA’s mission long before becoming a civil servant for the agency. Growing up close to NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and hearing about his father’s work there, he gained a firsthand connection to the nation’s space program. Before graduating high school, he knew
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Prof. Sebastian Skuza receives honorary doctorate from AGH University of Krakow (opens the original)
Prof. Sebastian Skuza from the Faculty of Management at the University of Warsaw has received an honorary doctorate from AGH University of Krakow. The distinction recognises his research and teaching achievements, as well as his contribution to the development of the Polish science and higher education system, public…
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Why Donald Trump’s foreign policy could cost Republicans in the midterm elections
Voters say they care about the economy, but many blame Trump’s wars and tariffs for their bills.
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Q&A: Brown University political scientist offers insights ahead of midterm elections (opens the original)
jpellet2@brown.edu October 29, 2026 PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The countdown is on. In less than a week, American voters will decide whether Republicans will retain control of Congress or if Democrats will win it back…
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UCF Astronomer Selected by NASA to Explore Virtual Super Telescope Concept (opens the original)
Senior scientist Anish Roshi Damodaran received a $175,000 NASA award to investigate a virtual telescope concept that could reveal planet formation and the early universe in unprecedented detail.
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UCF Students, Emmy-Winning Professors Team Up to Give a Voice to the Dead (opens the original)
From the graveyard to a podcasting studio, UCF legal studies and journalism students collaborated for a unique cross-disciplinary class project.
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