22-Apr-2024 Black and Hispanic people in the United States growing more confident learning and performing CPR American Heart Association New survey from the American Heart Association shows the confidence to perform CPR has significantly increased from 30% to 44% in Black participants, 37% to 44% in those of Hispanic origin.
22-Apr-2024 Vision of sustainability success: Argonne targets zero emissions and encourages others to join the journey DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne aims to transform its decades-old buildings to achieve net-zero carbon emissions and a safer world. Here are ten ways Argonne has been changing its sustainability practices to meet the future.
22-Apr-2024 NFL’s Chiefs add lifesavers to the chain of survival in Kansas City American Heart Association The American Heart Association and Kansas City Chiefs provided Hands-Only CPR education at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium to improve cardiac emergency outcomes.
22-Apr-2024 Fighting impostor syndrome: Binghamton researcher aims to help students struggling with self-doubt Binghamton University Impostorism is understood as the negative self-perception regarding one’s competence, ability and deservingness of success. A psychology lecturer at Binghamton University, State University of New York, is conducting research into impostorism, better known as impostor syndrome.
22-Apr-2024 Breaking down recycling challenges, one slice at a time DOE/Idaho National Laboratory Each day, roughly 43 million Americans eat at least one slice of pizza, according to experts. The hot, cheesy, Italian-inspired dish contributes a whopping $47 billion to the U.S. economy each year, and about a third of those pies come delivered to their destinations in corrugated cardboard boxes.
19-Apr-2024 Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visits Brookhaven National Laboratory DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory on April 8-9, getting an up-close look at cutting-edge facilities researchers use to advance the mission of DOE and its Office of Science.
19-Apr-2024 Targeted cancer treatments take priority at UT, UTHSC, and ORNL University of Tennessee at Knoxville A partnership between the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, the UT Health Science Center, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory aims to improve outcomes for cancer patients by identifying new precision therapies that leverage the state’s deep expertise in radioisotope production. The partnership will advance new radioisotope theranostics—diagnostics plus therapeutics—from concept to clinical application by combining the talents and resources of each organization’s scientists and clinicians.
19-Apr-2024 The 2024 wildfire season has started – here’s what to know University of British Columbia Last year’s wildfire season marked B.C.’s most destructive on record: 2.8 million hectares burned, more than double any previous year. UBC researchers Dr. Lori Daniels and Dr. Mathieu Bourbonnais actively work on projects enhancing wildfire resilience, collaborating with community, government, private-sector and academic partners, and First Nations. We spoke with Drs. Daniels and Bourbonnais about the outlook for wildfire season, and how communities can prepare for a challenging year.
19-Apr-2024 "Turing test" for animal systems University of Konstanz What advantages do robots offer in researching the behavioural rules of animal groups? How is robotics research inspired by nature? Three robotics researchers from the Cluster of Excellence "Collective Behaviour" (CASCB) at the University of Konstanz provide insights.
18-Apr-2024 Two Argonne scientists recognized for achievements in their fields DOE/Argonne National Laboratory Argonne scientist Massimiliano Delferro and scientist emeritus Arthur Schultz elected as American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows for their pioneering work in conversion of single-use plastics and neutron diffraction science, respectively.
