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Call for papers: Special collection honoring Dr. Mikhail (Misha) Blagosklonny

Impact Journals LLC
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BUFFALO, NY — April 3, 2025 — Aging (Aging-US) is pleased to announce a special Call for Papers for a commemorative collection honoring the legacy of Dr. Mikhail (Misha) Blagosklonny, the founding editor of the journal and a pioneer in aging biology. His groundbreaking work shaped fundamental concepts in the field, particularly regarding the role of mTOR in aging and cancer, the use of rapamycin, bypassing senescence during the process of transformation, personalized medicine, and theories on why we age.

Technologies to mitigate space debris and improve in-orbit satellite services

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
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Sustainability in space and the fight against the accumulation of waste produced in Earth orbit are the objectives pursued by PERSEI Space, a company whose partners include two researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and which has developed a space electrodynamic tether technology that is useful in this area.

ISS National Lab launches Orbital Edge Accelerator Program to propel startups into the growing space economy

International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory
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The International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station) National Laboratory is taking a giant leap in fostering new space innovators with the launch of the Orbital Edge Accelerator program. This bold initiative is designed to integrate cutting-edge startups and investment partners into the rapidly expanding space economy. Through the accelerator, six pioneering startups will be selected to receive an investment of up to $500,000 each—which is being provided by global investors Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), E2MC, and Stellar Ventures—along with mentorship and the opportunity to launch an ISS National Lab-sponsored investigation. By bridging the gap between early-stage companies and space-based innovation, the Orbital Edge Accelerator program aims to unlock discoveries that can benefit humanity and drive new commercial opportunities in low Earth orbit.

Sociology leaders rally in support of academia, urge protection of free inquiry and research

American Sociological Association
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The American Sociological Association has led a coalition of leading sociological organizations to issue an open letter defending the vital role of sociology in universities and society while condemning recent federal actions that threaten academic inquiry and free speech.

Mount Sinai launches AI small molecule drug discovery center

The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched the AI Small Molecule Drug Discovery Center, a bold endeavor that harnesses artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize drug development. The new Center will integrate AI with traditional drug discovery methods to identify and design new small-molecule therapeutics with unprecedented speed and precision. Unlike conventional drug discovery, which can take years and cost billions, AI-driven approaches enable researchers to rapidly navigate a vast chemical landscape, including natural products, to pinpoint promising drug candidates. By leveraging Mount Sinai’s world-leading expertise in machine learning, chemical biology, and biomedical data science, the Center aims to bring innovative treatments to patients faster—particularly for diseases with urgent unmet needs, including cancer, metabolic disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases.

WVU, RAND research partnership launches with initial focus on workforce needs

West Virginia University
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To support policymaking that helps develop an agile, future-ready labor pool, West Virginia University is partnering with RAND to turn world-class research into practical solutions for evolving job markets — focusing on workforce development and education.

Earth observation and advanced modelling to improve climate predictions: The CONCERTO Project is launched

Pensoft Publishers
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Terrestrial carbon cycle dynamics remain one of the greatest sources of uncertainty in climate projections, with diverging estimates of ecosystem carbon uptake, affecting the accuracy of Earth system models.

To address these challenges, CONCERTO (Improved CarbOn cycle represeNtation through multi-sCale models and Earth obseRvation for Terrestrial ecOsystems), was launched in January 2025.

More than 20 journals published by Pensoft with their own hosted data portals on GBIF to streamline and FAIR-ify biodiversity research

Pensoft Publishers
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In collaboration with the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), Pensoft has established data portals for 25 open-access peer-reviewed journals published on the ARPHA Platform. The portals aim to make biodiversity data related to published research more accessible, usable, and in line with FAIR data principles. The portals offer seamless integration of published articles and data elements with GBIF-mediated records, and currently host data on over 1,000 datasets and almost 325,000 occurrence records across the 25 journals.

Carbon-neutral marine fuel from wastewater

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
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Europe’s approximately 80,000 sewage treatment plants offer considerable potential for an innovative, carbon-neutral process for the production of the universal chemical methanol.. ICODOS, a start-up founded at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and its partners have built an innovative facility at Mannheim’s sewage treatment plant. The facility purifies the biogas produced by the plant and uses green hydrogen to convert it into carbon-neutral fuel for ships. They opened the facility today, March 24, 2025.

Tinker Tots: A citizen science project to explore ethical dilemmas in embryo selection

University of Oxford
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Researchers at the University of Oxford, University of Exeter, and the National University of Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine present a new, interactive study:

When choosing an embryo for implantation during in vitro fertilization (IVF), would you consider its chances of developing a health condition? What about traits like creativity, intelligence, or physical fitness? Tinker Tots is an interactive research project designed to explore how people make these difficult choices. By taking part, you help researchers understand how different genetic possibilities influence decision-making—while also gaining insight into your own and other people’s values.

IPWSO welcomes US FDA approval for first PWS hyperphagia treatment

International Prader-Willi Syndrome Organisation (IPWSO)
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The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has approved VYKAT™ XR, as the first approved treatment for hyperphagia in Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). IPWSO hopes the US FDA approval is the first step towards ensuring that all individuals with PWS who need access to these novel therapeutics will soon find them available, and accessible, in their own countries. As part of its global mission, IPWSO continues to advocate for equitable access to life-changing treatments, working with regulatory agencies, policymakers, and the rare disease community to remove barriers and accelerate availability worldwide.

Taylor & Francis journals convert to open access through Subscribe to Open pilot

Taylor & Francis Group
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Every article published in the 2025 volume of three Taylor & Francis journals will be made open access (OA), following a successful launch of the publisher’s Subscribe to Open (S2O) pilot. Taylor & Francis has confirmed that enough institutions have renewed or confirmed the renewal of their subscriptions for each journal to reach the required S2O threshold.

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