The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) is deeply disappointed in the 2026 budget blueprint released today by President Donald J. Trump. Under the proposed budget, funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) would be cut nearly in half.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has launched a transformational new scholarship program with the support of a $7.5 million gift from the Windgate Foundation to advance its mission of providing access to an affordable, high-quality college education for all Arkansans. The Windgate Foundation’s gift includes $5 million to establish a permanent endowed scholarship fund, creating a sustainable source of financial support for future students, and $2.5 million in immediate-use funds to support affordability initiatives over the next several years while the endowment grows.
Dr. Sandeep Mallipattu of the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook University, investigates cell-to-cell communication within the kidneys. His latest work is supported by a $2.76 million grant that runs through February 2029.
A $2 million gift from Sam and Carol Nappi to the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will support expanded research into the cause of algal blooms - both harmful (HAB) and non-toxic - can impact recreation, aesthetics, and human health on Skaneateles Lake and its watershed as a living laboratory.
Rutgers University has received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to explore why some people struggle to resist everyday temptations and how that may play a role in various mental health conditions, including addiction, depression and impulse-control problems.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) has received a $10 million gift from Ajit Prabhu ’98, founder and CEO of Quest Global, to establish the Ajit Prabhu Catalyst Endowment and the Ajit Prabhu Catalyst Fund, both in support of the Office of Strategic Alliances and Translation (OSAT). Prabhu launched the fund, which will assist RPI student and faculty entrepreneurs.
To address critical U.S. Air Force communications needs, FAU engineering’s Center for Connected Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence has received a $2.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Air Force Research Laboratory to establish the FAU Center of Excellence for Research and Education in Programmable Wireless Networks. The center will serve as a critical hub for innovation in dynamic spectrum operations, secure wireless systems and training the next generation of national defense engineers.
Developed at SLAC’s synchrotron, SSRL, the method could help make those electrochemical conversions more robust and efficient and can be applied to studying a wide range of energy technologies.
Ochsner Health proudly announces today a pivotal milestone in advancing pediatric healthcare in the Gulf South, breaking ground on The Gayle and Tom Benson Ochsner Children’s Hospital. Joined by Mrs. Gayle Benson, Ochsner Health leaders and local and state government officials, this afternoon’s groundbreaking ceremony marks a historic step forward in making this innovative new home for Louisiana’s No. 1 hospital for kids a reality. Adding to the excitement of the day, Ochsner and Mrs. Benson are also excited to unveil a new partnership with Make-A-Wish Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana, aimed at fulfilling the wishes of many children.
An $11.5 million sponsorship will launch a new research institute at Tufts focused on materials science and engineering. The Tufts Epsilon Materials Institute is a collaboration between manufacturer Epsilon Group and the university to advance innovations in materials that address global challenges in energy and sustainability.
Researchers in JMU’s College of Health and Behavioral Studies have developed a cutting-edge method to diagnose balance disorders and treat diseases common in middle-aged and elderly Americans.
The 2025 Breakthrough Prize in fundamental physics partly honours the many scientists here who've been at the forefront of a decades-long experiment using the Large Hadron Collider, in Switzerland.
In February, the USAID-funded Feed the Future Soybean Innovation Lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was told to stop work, bringing an abrupt end to 12 years of progress toward developing a global soybean value chain supporting Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Australia. SIL director Pete Goldsmith cobbled together funding from the university to keep the lab afloat until April 15, which was to be its last day.
A new study from researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center shows that blocking a chemical process called nitrosylation could make one of the most aggressive forms of melanoma more treatable.
An international phase 3 clinical trial led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center shows that patients with certain locally advanced head and neck cancers benefited from the addition of the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab (brand name Keytruda) to standard-of-care therapy. Patients who received pembrolizumab saw greater tumor shrinkage prior to surgery and, on average, survived cancer-free almost two years longer than did patients who only received standard-of-care therapy.
Cleveland Clinic has been awarded $7 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to improve treatment strategies for multiple sclerosis (MS) and hypertension, also known as high blood pressure.
Every March, as students, faculty and staff are well and truly into the swing of the semester, the University of Northern Colorado’s (UNC) Affordable and Open Educational Resources (OER) Committee hosts Open Education Week.
The FAU Center for Connected Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (CA-AI) has received a $799,759 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to develop a state-of-the-art platform for testing and evaluating connected AI autonomous systems. The funding positions FAU as a national leader in this field and one of the first institutions to host a high-end NVIDIA GPU infrastructure for AI-driven autonomy research.