Scientists and Awards

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (725+ words) In our September 9 Front Row lecture, Giordano Lippi shares what his lab is learning about the role that tiny molecules called microRNAs play in brain development. With new insights, his team is developing novel tools for potentially treating genetic disorders…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (191+ words) nny360.com POTSDAM — Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Bethany Almeida has been named a Rising Star for the Rock Stars of Regenerative Engineering Symposium, recognizing her as an early-career researcher with the potential to become a…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (492+ words) The following press release was issued by the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.,,,, In recent years, scientists have built methods to measure a cell?s transcriptome, or all the RNA produced by a cell, to study the cell?s…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (582+ words) An Arkansas high school football player discovered a cottonmouth snake inside his helmet after completing a practice. Animal control was able to remove the two-foot reptile from the padding after he wore the equipment during practice. A motley crew of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (454+ words) Penn State Provost Fotis Sotiropoulos spoke at the Huck Institutes' 30th anniversary event, which was held on Aug. 28. Credit: Keith Hickey / Penn State. Creative Commons UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The Penn State Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences celebrated 30 years since its…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (198+ words) Ten research teams were honored Thursday at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns. Soil Science Prize Winners Pia Viviani (right) and Atlant Bieri (left) are on stage during…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (322+ words) Scientific endeavors that seem frivolous at first were recognized for their innovation by Ig Nobels awards organized by the magazine Annals of Improbable Research. Designed as a spoof of the Nobel Prizes, the event took place in Zurich, Switzerland, on…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (656+ words) The Ig Nobels are meant to award research that 'first makes people laugh, and then makes them think' Think of scientific research and you may picture white lab coats, microscopes or arrays of high-end equipment — but the reality is sometimes…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (973+ words) Audience members toss paper airplanes during the 2025 Ig Nobel Prize award ceremony in Boston, Mass. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption This year's Ig Nobel Prizes — which are awarded for humorous, yet thought-provoking research — have been announced, but not on their…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (151+ words) Cell biology sits at the heart of understanding how living systems function, change, and respond to disease. From preserving valuable cell samples to investigating aging, immunity, cancer, and cellular behavior, advances in the field are giving researchers new ways to…...