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Newswise: Newly discovered ability of comammox bacteria could help reduce nitrous oxide emissions in agriculture
14-Aug-2024 6:00 AM EDT
Newly discovered ability of comammox bacteria could help reduce nitrous oxide emissions in agriculture
University of Vienna

An international research team led by the Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CeMESS) at the University of Vienna has discovered that comammox bacteria, first identified by them in 2015, can grow using guanidine, a nitrogen-rich organic compound, as their sole energy and nitrogen source.

Newswise: Research collaboration to explore the impact of cover crops on soil health and corn production to improve agriculture sustainability
14-Aug-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Research collaboration to explore the impact of cover crops on soil health and corn production to improve agriculture sustainability
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Christopher Topp, PhD, Member and Principal Investigator of the Danforth Plant Science Center and his lab members Marcus Griffiths, PhD and Kong Wong, PhD, have teamed up with colleagues at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Kaiyu Guan, PhD, Bin Peng, PhD, and Sheng Wang, PhD, to explore the impact of cover crops on soil health and corn production to improve agriculture sustainability.

Newswise: Business crucial to addressing toxic pollution and protecting human health
Released: 13-Aug-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Business crucial to addressing toxic pollution and protecting human health
University of Notre Dame

Toxic pollution is the single largest cause of death and poor health, killing up to 9 million people each year — about 100 times more than war and terrorism combined.

Newswise: Le Parc National de Bouba Ndjidda au Cameroun est une lueur d'espoir pour le lion en Afrique centrale
Released: 13-Aug-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Le Parc National de Bouba Ndjidda au Cameroun est une lueur d'espoir pour le lion en Afrique centrale
Wildlife Conservation Society

Afin d'intensifier les efforts de protection des lions d'Afrique centrale, une équipe d’éco-gardes et de biologistes camerounais du ministère des Forêts et de la Faune (MINFOF) et de la Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) a posé des colliers GPS sur sept des grands félins du parc national de Bouba Ndjidda, ce qui porte à dix le nombre de lions munis d'un collier.

Newswise: Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjidda National Park Is a Beacon of Hope for the Lion in Central Africa
Released: 13-Aug-2024 11:05 AM EDT
Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjidda National Park Is a Beacon of Hope for the Lion in Central Africa
Wildlife Conservation Society

Ramping up protection efforts of Endangered Central African lions, a team of Cameroonian rangers and biologists from the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife (MINFOF) and Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), has placed GPS collars on seven of the big cats in Cameroon’s Bouba Ndjidda National Park; this brings the number of collared lions to ten.

Released: 13-Aug-2024 11:00 AM EDT
Urban Future Lab announces finalists for 2024 Urban Future Prize Competition
NYU Tandon School of Engineering

NYU Tandon School of Engineering’s Urban Future Lab has selected nine startup companies from 317 applications to compete for its two flagship awards at this year’s Urban Future Summit in October. The finalists will pitch their businesses to a panel of judges, who will award one winner each in the Future Resilience Prize and the Future Solutions Prize tracks.

Newswise: Grant to help Penn State build semiconductor workforce in Pennsylvania
Released: 13-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Grant to help Penn State build semiconductor workforce in Pennsylvania
Penn State Materials Research Institute

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has awarded $600,000 to Penn State’s Silicon Carbide Innovation Alliance (SCIA) to develop a series of educational courses, workshops, and paid academic and industrial internships focused on workforce development in Pennsylvania for the growing semiconductor industry.

Released: 12-Aug-2024 7:05 PM EDT
Ships Now Spew Less Sulfur, but Warming Has Sped Up
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

New findings document fewer ship tracks, reduced cloud cover, and boosted warming after ship emissions regulations took effect in 2020.

Newswise: FEMA and Argonne celebrate a 20-year partnership that helps strengthen communities
Released: 12-Aug-2024 4:05 PM EDT
FEMA and Argonne celebrate a 20-year partnership that helps strengthen communities
Argonne National Laboratory

Together, Argonne National Laboratory and FEMA help people before, during and after disasters.

Released: 12-Aug-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Summer Surge of COVID-19 Cases Across the U.S.
George Washington University

The CDC says the summer Covid surge came earlier this year than last year. ...

Newswise: Small chemical change may reap big climate reward
Released: 12-Aug-2024 11:50 AM EDT
Small chemical change may reap big climate reward
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated that small molecular tweaks to surfaces can improve absorption technology for direct air capture, or DAC, of carbon dioxide.

Newswise: Eye on America Features Beginner Farmer Program
Released: 9-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Eye on America Features Beginner Farmer Program
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

CBS Evening News aired a segment on the Rutgers Beginner Farmer Training Program “RU Ready to Farm” as an installment of its program “Eye on America.” The segment aired nationally and focused on the aging of today's farmers and the need for future farmers.

Released: 9-Aug-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Study Reveals Canadian Wildfires Are Affecting U.S. Air Quality and Raising Health Concerns
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers researchers examined particulate matter from a June 2023 fire that triggered advisories for more than 100 million Americans in the Northeast.

Newswise: 7 Tips from a Pediatric Cancer Doctor to Help Your Child Have a Healthy School Year
Released: 9-Aug-2024 12:05 PM EDT
7 Tips from a Pediatric Cancer Doctor to Help Your Child Have a Healthy School Year
Rutgers Cancer Institute

For children and teens continuing school during cancer treatment, the start of the school year is a great time to bring a sense of normalcy back into their lives. It is also important to embrace healthy habits to reduce the likelihood of health-related challenges. Peter Cole, MD, chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute and RWJBarnabas Health shares tips for a healthy start to a new school year.

Newswise: Chula Architecture Students Win Awards at Three International Design Competitions
Released: 9-Aug-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Chula Architecture Students Win Awards at Three International Design Competitions
Chulalongkorn University

Congratulations to Chula students from the Faculty of Architecture for receiving awards at three international design competitions for their outstanding designs.

Released: 8-Aug-2024 10:05 PM EDT
Study: Gaming Opens Pathways into IT Careers
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

If you’re worried that your kids are wasting too much of their summer playing video games, there could be an unexpected payoff in the future. A new study by the Rutgers Education and Employment Research Center (EERC) reveals that gaming, modding, and related hobbies can form a career pathway into the high-demand IT field, especially for adolescents and teens with supportive parents.

Released: 8-Aug-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Many survey respondents rated seeking out sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ as more acceptable than creating or sharing them
University of Washington

In a survey of 315 people conducted by researchers at the University of Washington and Georgetown University, respondents largely found creating and sharing sexually explicit “deepfakes” unacceptable. But far fewer respondents strongly opposed seeking out these media. Previous research has shown that other people viewing non-AI image-based abuse harms the victims significantly.

   
Newswise: Landmark Survey Illustrates Frontier Cancer Care Needs for Rural and Frontier Patients
Released: 8-Aug-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Landmark Survey Illustrates Frontier Cancer Care Needs for Rural and Frontier Patients
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

The survey results illustrate the care barriers that rural and frontier communities face throughout the Mountain West. This groundbreaking work helps Huntsman Cancer Institute address these disparities more effectively.



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