25-Aug-2026 Top oceanographer brings phytoplankton and climate change research to Canada's UVic University of Victoria Adrian Marchetti joins University of Victoria (UVic) as BC Leadership Chair in Marine and Ecosystem and Global Change to advance research in phytoplankton, climate change and ocean health.
25-Aug-2026 The AI race is moving to space University of Virginia School of Data Science Peter Beling from the University of Virginia explains why tech companies and aerospace firms are racing to develop and deploy data centers in orbit and why space may be the next AI frontier.
25-Aug-2026 SynBio challenges brings global youth together to turn synthetic biology ideas into future solutions Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences The fifth SynBio Challenges was concluded on August 23 in Shenzhen. The three-day event brought together more than 3,000 students and 500 teams from around the world to showcase scientific projects aimed at addressing future global challenges.
24-Aug-2026 Ohio State helps NASA mission lift off to scan the cosmos Ohio State University A new telescope built with a field of view large enough to unravel some of the universe’s most mysterious puzzles will soon aim to brighten our understanding of dark energy and distant worlds.
24-Aug-2026 Expert pieces together puzzle from fragments of 1,600-year-old Roman text University of Cincinnati A Roman law expert at the University of Cincinnati edited and translated a Latin legal text he pieced together from fragments that surprisingly survived in the Egyptian sands for more than 1,600 years. What’s less surprising? It’s about taxes. Funder European Research Council, Semple Classics Fund
23-Aug-2026 Funding fuels further study into Queensland’s elusive ‘vegan Dracula’ fish Griffith University Scientists team up to understand cryptic Australian brook lamprey, while potentially confirming two new species found in Queensland.
21-Aug-2026 ‘This can’t be correct’ – how scientists formed a new theory around Arctic erosion Simon Fraser University Sometimes science throws up the unexpected. When a team of researchers set out to model river erosion in Canada’s High Arctic, they did not expect the findings to defy common sense. Journal Communications Earth & Environment
21-Aug-2026 Remembering Hertz Fellow and Board Director Elise Cawley (1961–2026) Fannie and John Hertz Foundation The Hertz Foundation mourns the passing of Hertz Fellow Elise Cawley, a valued member of our Board of Directors and a devoted supporter of the Foundation for many years.
21-Aug-2026 The Hertz Foundation Travel Fund: removing barriers to professional growth Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Established in 2025, the Hertz Foundation Travel Fund award provides financial support to enrolled in-school and early-career Hertz Fellows (fewer than 10 years out of their degree) seeking to advance their professional growth through conference travel and interdisciplinary engagement. To date, about 40 Hertz Fellows have received travel fund awards Funder Hertz Foundation
21-Aug-2026 University of Tennessee research moves forward by going in circles University of Tennessee at Knoxville University of Tennessee, Knoxville researchers are advancing a circular bioeconomy that transforms renewable biological resources into fuels, materials and other products while minimizing waste. Through interdisciplinary research, industry partnerships and artificial intelligence, UT is developing solutions that could strengthen agriculture, expand biobased manufacturing and create new economic opportunities in Tennessee and beyond.
