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25 years of the Sino-German Center in Beijing: Anniversary in geopolitically challenging times

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Networking meeting of German and Chinese university presidents and discussion of future-oriented topics / Anniversary celebration involving guests from academia and politics in the two countries

AWI researcher Markus Rex receives 2025 NOMIS Award

Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

Climate researcher Prof. Dr. Markus Rex is one of three distinguished recipients of this year’s NOMIS Award for groundbreaking interdisciplinary research. The NOMIS Award is one of the most prestigious and generously funded international scientific awards. The scientist from the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI) received particular recognition for leading the MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate) expedition between the autumns of 2019 and 2020. For a year, the research ship drifted through the Arctic, frozen in ice. The goal was to gain a better understanding of the complex interaction between the ocean, the ice, the atmosphere and the ecosystem. Through the MOSAiC expedition, hundreds of scientists representing institutions from across 20 countries made significant contributions to the global understanding of climate feedback mechanisms in the central Arctic.

Funder: NOMIS Stiftung

Dogs with cancer are helping save lives—both canine and human

University of Pennsylvania

The Comparative Immunotherapy Program led by Nicola Mason of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is redefining how therapies are tested, uniting human and veterinary medicine to move promising immunotherapies forward to fight cancer and autoimmune diseases. “Pet dogs develop diseases spontaneously in the same way as humans do,” Mason says. The research that laid the groundwork for the program is featured in the documentary “Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers,” which has been nominated for two Daytime Emmys.

Hidden for centuries: Mizzou archaeologists unearth ancient Roman water basin

University of Missouri-Columbia

In the heart of the ancient Roman city of Gabii, located just 11 miles east of Rome, a team of archaeologists led by University of Missouri professor Marcello Mogetta has made a remarkable discovery: the remains of a massive stone-lined basin, partly carved directly into the bedrock.

Built around 250 B.C., with evidence that some parts may be even older, this man-made structure may be one of the earliest examples of Roman monumental architecture other than temples and city walls.

Digital Health Institute summit showcases Rice-Houston Methodist partnership in AI-driven medicine

Rice University

The Digital Health Institute, a joint initiative of Rice University and Houston Methodist, held its inaugural summit Oct. 8 at Rice.

Walkthrough screening system enhances security at airports nationwide

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Lincoln Laboratory's 3D microwave imaging technology for detecting concealed threats was integrated into HEXWAVE, commercially developed by Liberty Defense.

Surrey’s low-cost vaccine vial monitors that detect damaging heat exposure brought to market

University of Surrey

A colour-changing label could help prevent millions of vaccine doses from going to waste, say scientists from the University of Surrey. The innovation, now being commercialised through a partnership with MM PACKAGING GmbH (MM) Group and leading materials specialists Advanced Material Development Ltd (AMD), provides a low-cost and reliable way to show whether vaccines have been exposed to damaging heat.

Rice, Houston Methodist developing soft ‘sleep cap’ to advance dementia prevention research

Rice University

Rice University researchers are working with physician scientists at Houston Methodist to develop a soft, wearable “sleep cap” designed to measure and improve deep sleep, a process critical for protecting the brain against dementia and related diseases. The project, a collaboration between mechanical engineers Daniel J. Preston and Vanessa Sanchez, electrical and computer engineer Behnaam Aazhang, Houston Methodist neurologist Dr. Timea Hodics and Dr. Gavin Britz, director of the Houston Methodist Neurological Institute and chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, is part of Rice’s broader commitment to brain health research and its support for the Dementia Prevention Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT).

University of Tennessee and Y-12 advance East Tennessee nuclear renaissance

University of Tennessee at Knoxville

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Y-12 National Security Complex are advancing nuclear energy and national security through the National Security Prototype Center. This collaboration accelerates manufacturing innovations, reducing timelines from years to weeks, fostering economic growth in Tennessee while addressing critical defense and energy challenges.

Applying design to agriculture for a new approach to agroforestry

University of Pennsylvania

Agriculture is a key sector of the U.S. economy, but conventional agricultural practices also pose environmental challenges. At New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania researchers are using principles of agroforestry, a land management system that integrates trees with crops or pastures, to address this problem. This is part of a broader initiative to promote the Center as a living laboratory for studying the interface between animal agriculture and the natural world.

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