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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 19-Jun-2025 12:10 ET (19-Jun-2025 16:10 GMT/UTC)

Stephen Hauser wins breakthrough prize for role in redefining MS

University of California - San Francisco
Grant and Award Announcement

Neuro-immunologist Stephen Hauser, MD, whose maverick thinking transformed the treatment landscape for patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), has received the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.

Tulane researchers use AI to improve diagnosis of drug-resistant infections

Tulane University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Tulane University scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence-based method to more accurately detect antibiotic resistance in deadly bacteria such as tuberculosis and staph. The breakthrough could lead to faster and more effective treatments and help mitigate the rise of drug-resistant infections, a growing global health crisis.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: NIH/National Cancer Institute, U.S. Department of Defense, Lavin-Bernick Award of Tulane University

Tabbye M. Chavous named new Executive Director of the American Educational Research Association

American Educational Research Association
Business Announcement

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tabbye M. Chavous as its new executive director, effective August 11, 2025.

Rain barrel basics: Conserving water but not mosquito habitats

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University of Illinois researchers surveyed residential rain barrels around Champaign County to determine how often mosquitoes took up residence in rain barrels and what preventative measures would most effectively keep mosquitoes out. Taking these preventative measures will reduce potential health risks and ensure that rain barrels remain a safe, effective, and environmentally sustainable tool for managing stormwater runoff.

Journal: Journal of Medical Entomology
Funder: Division of Environmental Biology, Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an Integrative Discovery Environment, Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment

Engaging the next generation of dairy leaders: strategies to inspire and retain undergraduates—especially women—in dairy science programs

A symposium presentation review published in JDS Communications explains how universities play a critical role in guiding the future leaders of the dairy industry into successful and fulfilling careers and highlights achievable strategies to improve the engagement of dairy science undergraduate students.

Journal: JDS Communications

Providing educational support for children with severe illnesses: insights from the new Sunshine Hospital School program

ECNU Review of Education
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Established in 2012, the New Sunshine Hospital School in China provides free educational support to hospitalized children aged 3 to 14 to address gaps in their education and development. In a recent article in ECNU Review of Education, researchers use this program as a case study to discuss and explore how and what contributes to the success of this educational support initiative in the hospital, offering insights to counter a global educational challenge.

Journal: ECNU Review of Education

Does teamwork fulfill the goal of project-based learning?

Osaka Metropolitan University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An Osaka Metropolitan University researcher investigated the impact of the group work environment on motivation in English as a second language classes. The study revealed that the group work environment plays an important role in motivating students.

Journal: System
Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

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