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Released: 31-May-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Debt ceiling blues. Find political experts on the debt negotiations and the presidential bids in the Politics channel
Newswise

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continue negotiations on raising the United States debt ceiling. More contenders enter the Republican presidential nominee run. Get your expert commentary on Politics here.

   
Released: 23-May-2023 10:00 AM EDT
Hertz Foundation Announces 2023 Hertz Fellows
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

From advancing artificial intelligence to strengthening our national security, the 2023 Hertz Fellows will address the most pressing challenges facing our nation.

   
Released: 18-May-2023 9:20 AM EDT
ND Experts on the opportunities, concerns and impacts of AI
University of Notre Dame

In testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law on Tuesday (May 16), OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proposed the formation of a U.S. or global agency that would license the most powerful AI systems and have the authority to “take that license away and ensure compliance with safety standards.”

Released: 12-May-2023 3:30 PM EDT
Immigration Nation: Research and Experts
Newswise

Title 42, the United States pandemic rule that had been used to immediately deport hundreds of thousands of migrants who crossed the border illegally over the last three years, has expired. Those migrants will have the opportunity to apply for asylum. President Biden's new rules to replace Title 42 are facing legal challenges. Border crossings have already risen sharply, as many migrants attempt to cross before the measure expires on Thursday night. Some have said they worry about tighter controls and uncertainty ahead. Immigration is once again a major focus of the media as we examine the humanitarian, political, and public health issues migrants must go through.

       
Newswise: Experts available to comment on trending news topics for the week of May 8
Released: 10-May-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Experts available to comment on trending news topics for the week of May 8
Indiana University

Experts from Indiana University are available to comment on trending topics for the week of May 8, including the Writer's Guild of America strike, the ongoing investigation into the leak of classified military documents on Discord, and the role of climate change in an early allergy season.

Released: 1-May-2023 3:30 PM EDT
An unlikely plan is helping the U.S. fast-track hypersonic conventional weapons
Sandia National Laboratories

Sandia National Laboratories has piloted a new way to transfer technical designs to defense contractors for the common hypersonic glide body, which detaches from a rocket and soars at speeds above Mach 5.

Newswise:Video Embedded live-event-for-april-21-sleeping-pill-reduces-levels-of-alzheimer-s-proteins
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Released: 21-Apr-2023 3:10 PM EDT
TRANSCRIPT AND VIDEO AVAILABLE Live Event for April 21: Sleeping pill reduces levels of Alzheimer’s proteins
Newswise

Researcher will discuss the study which involved a sleeping aid known as suvorexant that is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for insomnia, hints at the potential of sleep medications to slow or stop the progression of Alzheimer’s disease.

       
Newswise: PPPL hosts workshop on fusion energy and nonproliferation
Released: 13-Apr-2023 3:20 PM EDT
PPPL hosts workshop on fusion energy and nonproliferation
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

PPPL hosted a workshop on fusion energy and nuclear nonproliferation at Princeton University on Jan. 25 and 26. Participants included representatives from government, national laboratories, Princeton University, other academic institutions, and private fusion developers.

Released: 29-Mar-2023 12:50 PM EDT
USC Center on Public Diplomacy Holds Summit on City Diplomacy
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

The USC Center for Public Diplomacy Summit on City Diplomacy will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on March 30 and can also be attended online.

 
Released: 29-Mar-2023 12:05 PM EDT
DoD funds new project aimed at protecting global supply chains, infrastructure
Northern Arizona University

A new project led by Northern Arizona University, with various collaborators throughout the nation, will help the United States better protect the critical supply chain infrastructure and the supply chains that keeps the country and its economy running.

Newswise: Duling Named Associate Lab Director at PNNL
Released: 24-Mar-2023 7:10 PM EDT
Duling Named Associate Lab Director at PNNL
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Joel W. Duling will steward PNNL’s $1.2-billion campus development plan and guide the Laboratory’s efforts to achieve net-zero emissions among other duties.

Newswise: ORNL malware ‘vaccine’ generator licensed for Evasive.ai platform
Released: 23-Mar-2023 7:00 PM EDT
ORNL malware ‘vaccine’ generator licensed for Evasive.ai platform
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

A technology developed at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and used by the U.S. Naval Information Warfare Systems Command to test the capabilities of commercial security tools has been licensed to cybersecurity firm Penguin Mustache to create its Evasive.ai platform.

Released: 14-Mar-2023 2:05 PM EDT
William Evans Joins Hertz Foundation Board of Directors
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation

The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the most promising innovators in science and technology, has announced the election of William Evans to its board of directors.

Newswise: Social media experts explains why Congress set the stage for a TikTok ban
Released: 13-Mar-2023 5:30 PM EDT
Social media experts explains why Congress set the stage for a TikTok ban
Virginia Tech

TikTok, the world’s fastest-growing social media app, used by two-thirds of America’s teenagers, has federal lawmakers debating its potential threat to national security with legislation introduced by a bipartisan coalition of U.S. Senators  empowering President Joe Biden to ban its use. Mike Horning, an associate professor of multimedia journalism at Virginia Tech’s School of Communication, offers his perspective about the issues with TikTok that have put government officials on edge.

 
Newswise: Johns Hopkins Expert: National Cybersecurity Strategy Neglects Public Awareness
Released: 2-Mar-2023 4:20 PM EST
Johns Hopkins Expert: National Cybersecurity Strategy Neglects Public Awareness
 Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University information security expert Anton Dahbura is available to discuss the Biden administration's newly released national cybersecurity strategy.

 
Released: 1-Mar-2023 12:40 PM EST
Biden taps Sandia Labs’ senior leader for quantum advisory committee
Sandia National Laboratories

Deborah Frincke, associate laboratories director of national security programs at Sandia National Laboratories, has been appointed to the National Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee.

Released: 23-Feb-2023 1:35 PM EST
Is South Africa Taking a Financial Risk by Conducting Naval Exercises with Russia?
University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business

UMD Smith's Lemma Senbet, an advisor to the G20 Compact with Africa, describes the impetus and economic implications of South Africa joining a 10-day naval exercise with Russia and China.

   
Newswise: Anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: IU experts available to comment
Released: 20-Feb-2023 3:25 PM EST
Anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine: IU experts available to comment
Indiana University

Indiana University experts are available to discuss the political, economic and humanitarian implications of the ongoing war as the 1-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches.

Newswise: Weather balloons and UFOs: FSU professor offers historical perspective on aerial surveillance
Released: 15-Feb-2023 12:50 PM EST
Weather balloons and UFOs: FSU professor offers historical perspective on aerial surveillance
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: February 15, 2023 | 12:03 pm | SHARE: The recent incursion of a Chinese spy balloon and other flying objects into American airspace evoked memories of aerial reconnaissance missions from the Cold War era. After a U.S. Air Force fighter downed the balloon, officials sent its antenna array to a Federal Bureau of Investigation lab.

Released: 15-Feb-2023 12:10 PM EST
Li-Bridge outlines steps for U.S. to double annual lithium battery revenues to $33 billion and provide 100,000 jobs by 2030
Argonne National Laboratory

A public-private alliance, convened by the U.S. Department of Energy and managed by Argonne National Laboratory, released an action plan to accelerate the creation of a robust domestic manufacturing base and supply chain for lithium-based batteries.

Newswise: Why Spy Balloons? Computer Engineering Expert Explains the 'Sneaky Surveillance' Technology
Released: 9-Feb-2023 5:05 PM EST
Why Spy Balloons? Computer Engineering Expert Explains the 'Sneaky Surveillance' Technology
California State University, Fullerton

When it comes to China’s global surveillance efforts over military sites around the world, spy balloons are just as capable of collecting images as a satellite, according to U.S. officials.

Newswise: Argonne scientists receive Energy Secretary’s Honor Awards for nuclear nonproliferation and sustainable aviation fuels work
Released: 6-Feb-2023 3:00 PM EST
Argonne scientists receive Energy Secretary’s Honor Awards for nuclear nonproliferation and sustainable aviation fuels work
Argonne National Laboratory

The U.S. Department of Energy presented distinguished team awards to one Argonne team of eight whose conversion of nuclear research reactors makes the world safer, and to one Argonne scientist from a diverse team of 43 whose work advances the future of aviation fuels.

Released: 30-Jan-2023 7:45 PM EST
Terror under lockdown: Pandemic restrictions reduce ISIS violence
Yale University

Lockdown measures aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 had the unintended benefit of curtailing violence by the insurgent group ISIS, according to a new study led by Yale political scientist Dawn Brancati.

Newswise: Modern arms technologies help autocratic rulers stay in power
Released: 26-Jan-2023 1:50 PM EST
Modern arms technologies help autocratic rulers stay in power
University of Copenhagen

When autocratic rulers have access to modern arms that are both fast and accurate at long ranges, it allows them to suppress protests and riots more effectively and at a lower cost.

Newswise: Argonne researchers win defense programs award for nuclear safety work
Released: 4-Jan-2023 2:25 PM EST
Argonne researchers win defense programs award for nuclear safety work
Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne researchers receive award for work securing America’s stockpile.

Newswise: Tracking Explosions with Toughened-Up Tracers
Released: 23-Nov-2022 3:35 PM EST
Tracking Explosions with Toughened-Up Tracers
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL researchers created rugged, adaptable, mass-manufacturable luminescent particle tracers for use in harsh environments.

Released: 18-Nov-2022 11:15 AM EST
There’s no evidence that U.S. aid money sent to Ukraine was then used to invest in FTX as a money laundering scheme
Newswise

The news that FTX, the cryptocurrency company, filed for bankruptcy protection amid news it was short billions of dollars has spawned many conspiracy theories being shared on social media.

   
Newswise: University of Central Florida team protects virtual solar facility to win CyberForce Competition
Released: 8-Nov-2022 4:50 PM EST
University of Central Florida team protects virtual solar facility to win CyberForce Competition
Argonne National Laboratory

More than 140 U.S. college teams competed to test their cyber defense skills and protect a fictional electric vehicle manufacturer’s solar installation from simulated cyberattacks.

Newswise:Video Embedded detecting-nuclear-threats-with-artificial-reasoning
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Released: 3-Nov-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Detecting Nuclear Threats with Artificial Reasoning
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL researchers use machine learning and data analytics to assist with detection of nuclear proliferation and nuclear material trafficking.

Released: 26-Sep-2022 9:40 AM EDT
The COVID pandemic is over? Not quite there, say scientists
Newswise

With the rollout of boosters of life-saving vaccines, new treatments, and a large population already infected, the U.S. is in a less vulnerable place than it was in 2020. However, the death toll, while lower than before, is still at around 400 deaths per day from COVID-19 in the U.S.



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