Awards

A new mathematical method developed by Cornell University researchers can inject fairness into the fraught process of political redistricting -- and proves that it takes more than good intent to create a fair and representative district.

Some of the most advanced work to enable research at the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is focused on ensuring that nothing gets in the way of the electron beam produced for nuclear physics experiments. Now, one Jefferson Lab staff scientist is being honored for her work on producing ultra-high to extreme-high vacuum environments to do just that.

An AI-powered Teaching Assistant that identifies knowledge gaps and suggests relevant catch-up readings? That is what SMU Masters of IT in Business student Huang Xiaoling proposed to AI Singapore.

The ninth annual Golden Goose Award ceremony on December 1, 2020 will recognize three teams of scientists whose research has greatly benefited society. Led by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the award committee includes a bipartisan group of Congressional supporters and several science and higher education organizations.

The American Pediatric Society elects 55 new members for 2021.

Northern Arizona University researchers Laura Foster Huenneke and Nancy Collins Johnson have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, today announced the clinical investigators and institutions that will lead four NIH HIV clinical trials networks over the next seven years to conduct the innovative, efficient clinical research needed to accelerate progress against the HIV pandemic. NIAID also awarded grants to 35 U.S. and international institutions selected as HIV clinical trials units (CTUs).

Yager, a group leader at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials, is exploring challenges and opportunities for the US Department of Energy.

Professor Kyoung Mu Lee of Seoul National University has been selected as IEEE Fellow.