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Jie Xiao, University of Washington professor of mechanical engineering, talks about batteries and how academia can help support the growing domestic battery manufacturing industry.

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Aziza Shad, M.D., the Ellen W.P. Wasserman chair of pediatrics and chief of pediatric hematology/oncology at the Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai, was one of several global changemakers recently recognized at the 2024 Agents of Change Luncheon at United Nations’ headquarters in New York.

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UW assistant professor Sheng Wang discusses BiomedParse, an AI medical image analysis model that works across nine types of medical images to better predict systemic diseases. Medical professionals can load images into the system and ask the AI tool questions about them in plain English.

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Susan G. Komen commended the Massachusetts legislature for passing and Gov. Maura Healey for signing legislation that eliminates out-of-pocket expenses for diagnostic and supplemental breast imaging.

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The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has been named one of the nine colleges with the best financial planning programs by WealthManagement.com.

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Following an Earth Day pledge to significantly reduce the organization’s environmental footprint by 2050, the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) announced its Climate and Sustainability Action Plan (CSAP), an ambitious strategy to halve emissions by 2030, and eliminate them by 2042, underscoring the goal to become the nation’s most environmentally friendly health care organization.

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A new study published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine conducted by a team of Stony Brook University researchers used the PROMOTE Prenatal Screener – a unique screening tool for use during pregnancy – to pinpoint vulnerabilities for substance use.

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Drinking beetroot juice before a workout could enhance the benefits of exercise training in postmenopausal women, according to new research published in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology.

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America has been molded and shaped by property law from its beginnings, a unique history balancing ideals of individual freedom with a complex history of dispossession. However, current trends in other countries may offer new perspectives in how to imagine approaches for the future, according to a University of Nebraska–Lincoln expert in property law.

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Whether it’s ABC Listen’s Health Report or Mamamia’s But Are You Happy, podcasts have fast become a part of our everyday media consumption. In fact, the average person spends more than five hours a week listening to them. But could listening to podcasts lead to healthier habits?

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Teams from Northern Arizona University and the Salt River Project collaborated on several research projects, including ones aimed at protecting the Salt and Verde River watersheds and ensuring the power grid can handle the increasing number of electric vehicles on the road.

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New observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) suggest that planet formation can occur even in harsh stellar environments previously thought to be inhospitable.An international team of astronomers used ALMA to capture high-resolution images of eight protoplanetary disks in the Sigma Orionis cluster, which is irradiated by intense ultraviolet light from a massive nearby star.

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Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have used AI tools to describe three sub-types of Chiari type-1 malformation, which will help guide clinicians to make the most effective treatment decisions for their patients. Chiari type-1 malformation is a condition in which the cerebellum extends beyond the gap in the skull where it connects to the spinal cord.

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A new pro-bono clinic at CU Boulder helps people plan what will happen to their digital legacy after they die.

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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) announced 30 recipients of the 2025 AAOS IDEA Grant Program®, which aims to reduce existing disparities in orthopaedics and foster visible and measurable change in the field. The recipients were selected based on the merits of their initiatives to reduce bias and discriminatory practices or advance diversity, equity, and/or inclusion (DEI) within the orthopaedic specialty. Since its launch in 2022, the AAOS IDEA Grant Program has helped fund nearly 75 programs across the country, contributing over $900,000 to date.

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Studying ancient skeletons can help create specific health measures for different populations in the past, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at James Madison University and published in the journal Science Advances.