3-Feb-2025 Pulmonary fibrosis warrior to kick off ATS Breathe Easy podcast relaunch American Thoracic Society Tuesday, Feb. 4 will mark the relaunch of the ATS Breathe Easy Podcast. The American Thoracic Society is breathing new life into its podcast series, which kicked off in 2016 and saw a resurgence during the COVID-19 pandemic. After a brief pause, the podcast is introducing new hosts and a new format for episodes dropping on the first Tuesday of each month.
3-Feb-2025 Join the Nation of Lifesavers at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans American Heart Association The American Heart Association and the National Football League continue to improve the chain of survival at Super Bowl Experience
3-Feb-2025 How rice can become more resilient University of Würzburg Rice is the basis of life for many people. An international research team involving researchers from Würzburg wants to make the plant, which originates from Asia, more resilient to heat and drought.
3-Feb-2025 Algorithms, avocados, and adventures Johannes Gutenberg Universitaet Mainz The step abroad was a deliberate adventure for Professor Sebastian Erdweg. When planning his research sabbatical, the computer scientist of Mainz University envisioned not just an academic collaboration, but also family life in an unfamiliar country. As a visiting professor, he eventually went to the Universidad de Chile – bringing home not only formative experiences but also a major third-party funded project. Funder Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo
3-Feb-2025 From science to social impact: A student’s legacy to help Okinawan children Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University Sachie Yukawa has been running a Christmas donation initiative for underprivileged children in Okinawa for 4 years. The PhD student, who joined OIST’s former Immune Signal Unit, began her community welfare involvement when she participated in a university outreach initiative, part of the first-year PhD curriculum at OIST.
3-Feb-2025 Employee-led giving at ORNL nets over $1.1M for area nonprofits, disaster relief in 2024 DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL staff and its managing contractor, UT-Battelle, donated $1,104,866 in the 2024 ORNL Gives campaign, an annual employee-led effort to address needs throughout East Tennessee.
