Offered by the California NanoSystems Institute, CNSI, and the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, the Semiconductor Microelectronics Training Program is preparing the next generation of engineers and scientists for careers in one of the most in-demand industries. Through focused, hands-on training, the program, now in its second year, equips community college students with practical skills while supporting workforce development across California.

Six progressive microcredential modules are offered in partnership with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Modules include introductions to semiconductor fabrication, lithography, deposition, etching, metrology and process controls, and CAD for integrated circuit design. By combining learning with cleanroom training, the program aligns with current industry needs while offering valuable networking with peers and industry leaders.

With the theme “Healthy Lungs, Healthy Life,” FIRS is highlighting practical steps individuals and communities can take - and leading two global initiatives to transform how lung diseases are diagnosed and treated.

For more than a decade, the GENIE Project Team at HHMI's Janelia Research Campus has collaborated with Janelia’s tool developers and tool users to take innovative biological sensors from novel prototypes to widely used laboratory staples—a feat likely impossible for a single lab on its own. Now, the team is unveiling their latest collaborations.

The Institute for Child Development at Binghamton University, State University of New York is a national and international leader in serving children diagnosed with autism, their families and their communities, and as a locus for autism-related research. Over the past 50 years, it has transformed the lives of thousands of families, shaped careers and developed some of the best practices for diagnosing and providing services to young children with autism.

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is a major oceanic current determining global climate that is showing signs of weakening. It transports warmer waters northwards in the Atlantic Ocean, sinks colder and denser waters and is a climate regulator in the northern European continent. According to some hypotheses and computer models, the impact of climate change and melting of the poles could eventually collapse the AMOC, with effects on global ocean regulation and climate that are difficult to predict. In this complex system of ocean currents, how do these affect the water masses flowing from the Mediterranean into the Atlantic along the course of the AMOC?

Researchers at universities requiring advanced information technology expertise could soon gain new opportunities to access comprehensive, affordable solutions, thanks to a pilot initiative led by Texas A&M AgriLife Center for Managed Technology Services.

The Center for Managed Technology Services, a part of Texas A&M AgriLife Information Technology, has been awarded a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

Since its founding, Quanta Magazine has sought to illuminate the pursuit of knowledge about the basic mechanics of the natural world. Today, the Pulitzer Prize-winning magazine continues this mission with “How We Came To Know Earth,” a nine-story chronicle of the modern understanding of fundamental climate science — from quantum effects to ancient hothouses, from the math of tipping points to the audacity of climate models.