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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 15-Jun-2026 16:16 ET (15-Jun-2026 20:16 GMT/UTC)

MIT grad recognized for developing tools that entirely reshaped our understanding of quantum systems

Association for Computing Machinery
Grant and Award Announcement

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today announced that Allen Liu is the recipient of the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award for his dissertation “Learning Theoretic Foundations for Understanding Quantum Systems,” toward a PhD earned at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Liu is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Courant Institute School of Mathematics, Computing, and Data Science at New York University.

Old Dominion University launches National Security Institute to advance solutions for complex global challenges

Old Dominion University - Division of Research and Economic Development
Business Announcement

Old Dominion University launches a new National Security Institute (ODU-NSI) designed to accelerate research and technology solutions for some of the most pressing challenges facing the United States today. The new institute brings together the University's strengths in artificial intelligence, modeling and simulation, autonomous systems, communications and sensing, maritime and port operations, and advanced technologies into a coordinated, mission-focused effort.

New algorithmic tool enables to scientists to see cells “talk” to one another

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new U-M study, featured in Nature Genetics, details a technique to infer cell-cell communication using spatial transcriptomics, a map that shows where genes are expressed in the body’s tissue.

Journal: Nature Genetics
Funder: Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Tackling research waste: Call for papers for JMIR Metascience and Research Integrity

JMIR Publications
Business Announcement

JMIR Publications invites submissions to a new section titled "Waste in Research" in its open access journal JMIR Metascience and Research Integrity.

Real-time AI-based radiotherapy planning for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Development and validation

Beijing Institute of Technology Press Co., Ltd
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research paper by scientists from Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center represented the largest prospective validation to date of AI-based treatment planning for NPC, demonstrating real-time feasibility, robust generalizability, and consistent clinical quality.

The new research paper, published on May. 18 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, developed and clinically validated a deep‑learning‑based automated planning system that generates high‑quality treatment plans in real time – within an integrated CT‑linear accelerator (CT‑linac) “all‑in‑one” (AIO) workflow.

Journal: Cyborg and Bionic Systems

Health-related quality of life in Japan steadily declined from 2017 to 2024

Hiroshima University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A nationwide study tracking Japanese adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic found that health-related quality of life steadily declined over seven years and did not rebound after the public health emergency ended. Researchers say the decline may reflect the cumulative impact of pandemic-related changes in physical activity, mental well-being, and social interaction among working-age adults across Japan.

Journal: Scientific Reports
Funder: Japan Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare

Research shows parental motivational resources contribute to children’s math achievements

Society for Research in Child Development
Peer-Reviewed Publication

How do children learn math? It’s shaped by what they know as well as their motivation and engagement. Historically, research on children’s math learning has been focused on parents’ cognitive practices (such as math talk – informal conversations that involve math), however emerging evidence shows how parents’ motivational practices (encouraging independence and helping children enjoy math) may also play a critical role in their math abilities. Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the United States aimed to address the limited attention on the role of parental motivational practices in their children’s math learning experiences.

Journal: Child Development Perspectives

Counterclockwise bias

University of Tokyo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Researchers in Spain and Japan tested a broad range of pedestrians in varying group sizes to see whether there were any patterns to their turning behaviors, and what factors influence them if there are. It turns out that the vast majority of people have a preference for counterclockwise turning. Most factors such as culture or gender made little difference. Only age showed a noticeable but small change in that younger people followed this pattern more strongly. This area of research could impact our understanding of the brain, and fields like design, engineering and architecture. The original research, including the initial experiments and analysis, was conducted by the Department of Physics and Mathematics at the University of Navarra in Spain, with additional comparative experiments later carried out in Japan in collaboration with the University of Tokyo team.

Journal: Nature Communications
Funder: JSPS KAKENHI, JST-Mirai Program, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Fundación BBVA

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