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Predicting when each HFIR nuclear fuel cycle ‘turns off’ (opens the original)
Researchers from the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed an advanced predictive software tool that forecasts the date and time of day when each HFIR reactor operating cycle will exhaust its uranium fuel supply – with an accuracy of…
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WSU campuses ready to celebrate first-gen students (opens the original)
A workshop on environmental equity, a research showcase, carnival, and a date with a first-gen author are among the events planned for Washington State University’s First-Gen Celebration, Nov. 2-13, 2026.
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Dr. Universe explains why worms come out when it rains (opens the original)
With rain in the forecast for parts of Washington this week, WSU's Dr. Universe explores why earthworms emerge from the soil when the weather turns wet and what scientists know about this curious behavior.
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Non-small cell lung cancer: Insubria University and ASST Sette Laghi conference in Varese focuses on innovative care pathways (opens the original)
Ven, 30/10/2026 - 13:53 Paragrafo Non-small cell lung cancer: Insubria University and ASST Sette Laghi conference in Varese focuses on innovative care pathways More accurate diagnoses…
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Our nursing team are finalists in national awards for specialist patient care (opens the original)
A focus on specialist patient care and improving patient recovery times are why two of our nursing teams were finalists in the prestigious Nursing Times Awards last night.
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Keeping it in the family – student engineer follows in grandfathers' footsteps at Swansea (opens the original)
When it came to picking where to study, there was only ever one choice for Freddie Williams. He is following in the footsteps of both his grandfathers and enjoying life at Swansea University.
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Why it could be a bad idea to get AI to flirt for you
Choosing your own words can reveal how you really feel about a person or situation.
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Florida Department of Health considers dropping 4 school vaccine requirements – here’s what that could mean for kids
Most parents of young children today haven’t experienced the devastating childhood diseases that used to be common before vaccines were developed.
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Figuring out where cosmic neutrinos come from is tricky - radio telescopes could help find where these ‘ghost particles’ originate
A researcher just won a Nobel Prize for detecting tiny particles from space. Scientists now want to get better at figuring out where in the cosmos they come from.
Picture: mwwile/Flickr, CC BY-NC
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How moving civil rights enforcement out of the US Department of Education threatens students’ protections from race, sex and disability discrimination
A reorganization of civil rights investigations in education likely means many complaints will never be investigated and others will take years to solve.
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Philadelphia’s Academy of Natural Sciences just closed – a blow for budding young scientists like me
Generations of young Philadelphians experienced science firsthand by wandering through Dinosaur Hall, examining dozens of wildlife dioramas or visiting the butterfly garden.
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What the Cornell 7 sexual assault allegations reveal about how parents talk to their kids about rape
Repeatedly talking about consent with teenagers and young adults is necessary to help them understand the risks of sexual assault.
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YSU students provide interpretation support to children from Gaza (opens the original)
Karine Arsenyan and Elina Voskanyan, students at the YSU Faculty of Oriental Studies, have volunteered as interpreters for children brought to Armenia from the Gaza Strip for medical treatment and their parents, helping the families communicate with medical staff.
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First Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Brings Global Perspective to DU (opens the original)
Johannes John-Langba will spend the 2026-27 academic year teaching, strengthening collaborations, and sharing global perspectives on mental health and social work.
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Tracing the online networks behind AI-generated nude images (opens the original)
Led by UF's Kevin Butler, a team is investigating ways internet forums disseminate resources and knowledge that drive illegal image distribution
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HSE University and China National Academy of Educational Sciences Expand Cooperation (opens the original)
On October 12, 2026, a delegation from the China National Academy of Educational Sciences (CNAES), led by its President, Li Yongzhi, visited HSE University. At a meeting with HSE President Nikita Anisimov, the two sides reviewed the results of their long-standing partnership and discussed prospects for joint research.
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New Research Fellow: Torsten Jochem (opens the original)
Torsten Jochem is an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Amsterdam.
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Department of Energy award will support KU research to develop new computational framework for improving simulations (opens the original)
Cheng Huang, assistant professor of aerospace engineering at the University of Kansas, has won a five-year, $875,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy through the DOE’s Office of Science Early Career Research Program.
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