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22-Jul-2025

Festivals must involve locals at an early stage

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Engaging the local residents is key to the success of local festivals.

Journal: Center for Migration Studies

22-Jul-2025

At the Bedside: After years of mysterious cardiac episodes, a patient is offered a new lease on life through innovative multidisciplinary techniques championed at UTHealth Houston

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Fifteen years ago, while walking to his car after a routine workout at the gym, Robert Brown, now 71, suddenly felt violently ill. He was rushed to the emergency room. That day led to years of mysterious cardiac episodes until Brown found a novel treatment at UTHealth Houston.

22-Jul-2025

Mapping Oregon’s wildlife corridors: PSU research supports safe travel for people and animals

Portland State University

The Oregon Connectivity Assessment and Mapping Project (OCAMP) was a multi-year collaboration aimed at mapping wild species' habitats and travel corridors across the state.

21-Jul-2025

UTA researcher earns NSF CAREER award for AV security

University of Texas at Arlington

Habeeb Olufowobi, an assistant professor of computer science and engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, has received a Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation to advance his research and education initiatives.

21-Jul-2025

UTA discovery could power next-gen devices

University of Texas at Arlington

Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have discovered a surprising new type of magnetic property that could lead to stronger magnets made from tiny particles of common iron oxide. This breakthrough could enhance the performance of everyday technologies while reducing on the need for rare-earth metals—materials that are more costly, less sustainable and harder to obtain.

21-Jul-2025

Children’s Hospital Colorado Pediatric Neuroscience Institute expands clinical and research capabilities amid record growth and rising national recognition

Children's Hospital Colorado

The Pediatric Neuroscience Institute at Children’s Hospital Colorado (Children’s Colorado) is experiencing significant growth both clinically and academically, driven by generous philanthropists a rapid increase in faculty recruitment, patient access programs and national recognition.

21-Jul-2025

Nature vs. nurture beliefs are still holding women back in STEM

University of British Columbia

In this Q&A, University of British Columbia psychologist Dr. Toni Schamder discusses her new paper which shows that people who believe men and women are naturally interested in different things—like people vs. tech—are more likely to give women fewer chances to explore technical roles. These beliefs shape real decisions about who gets what kind of opportunity. The research also shows that women presented primarily with people-facing opportunities claim to be more interested those types of roles. This suggests a self-fulfilling prophecy in which beliefs shape opportunities, and opportunities shape beliefs.

Journal: Psychological Science
Funder: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

21-Jul-2025

PolyU initiates cognitive remediation programme using memory encoding strategies to provide early intervention for people with mild cognitive impairment

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

With its ageing population, the prevalence of dementia in Hong Kong is expected to increase. Healthcare researchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have developed an innovative mobile application-based cognitive remediation programme, Enhancing Memory in Daily Life (E-MinD Life), targeting those who experience memory complaints, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia. The programme, leveraging memory encoding strategies, provides early intervention to delay the functional deterioration associated with cognitive decline, supporting these individuals’ independent living and enhancing their quality of life.

21-Jul-2025

A century for science

Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization

- The Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) was opened on 16.07.1925 as the “Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Fluid Dynamics” under the direction of Ludwig Prandtl

- Over the decades, the scientific focus was expanded from flow research to self-organizing physical processes and complex networks, and the institute was renamed in 2004

- The official ceremony took place on July 16, 1925, exactly 100 years after the opening of the institute, with 350 invited guests in the auditorium of the University of Göttingen

21-Jul-2025

Researching heat waves in the ocean: Divers collect temperature data

MARUM - Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

With the help of divers, the BlueDOT project is collecting temperature data from the ocean. The aim is to better track changes in ocean temperature and monitor marine heat waves. The BlueDOT citizen science project is being coordinated by MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences at the University of Bremen.

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