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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 29-Apr-2025 23:08 ET (30-Apr-2025 03:08 GMT/UTC)

UC3M obtains two prestigious Consolidator Grants

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Grant and Award Announcement

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) obtains almost four million euros to develop two research projects of excellence focused on estimating turbulent air flows with sensors and analyzing the consent of losers in the survival of democracy. Andrea Ianiro, from the Dept. of Aerospace Engineering, and Ignacio Jurado, from the Dept. of Social Sciences at UC3M, have each received two million euros after being awarded Consolidator Grants from the European Research Council (ERC).

Mass General Brigham researchers present key findings at American Society of Hematology (ASH) Meeting

Mass General Brigham
Meeting Announcement

Investigators from the Mass General Brigham healthcare system will present research discoveries and outcomes from clinical trials at the 2024 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting, held December 7-10, 2024, in San Diego.

Study introduces a new and useful definition of sustainable aviation

University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In his sustainable aviation course, aerospace engineering professor Phil Ansell asked, “What does sustainability look like integrated to a system engineering process?” One of his student's answer became a new definition of sustainable aviation and a framework for achieving it.

Journal: Progress in Aerospace Sciences

A band’s sophomore slump? A figment of music critics, study finds.

University of Florida
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The supposed curse of the "sophomore slump" in record quality is really just a social phenomenon among music critics.

Journal: Psychology of Music

FAU receives $6 million grant to propel expansion of the FAU Marcus Institute of Integrative Health

Florida Atlantic University
Grant and Award Announcement

The grant from the late Bernie Marcus and The Marcus Foundation will enable the FAU Marcus Institute of Integrative Health to expand its operations to provide more services and conduct more research. The institute also will enhance educational programs and expand community wellness initiatives, ultimately aiming to create a national model that demonstrates the effectiveness of comprehensive integrative health as the optimal approach for achieving overall well-being for everyone.

Altmetric adds Bluesky social media as a research attention source

Digital Science
Business Announcement

Digital Science is excited to announce that Altmetric has added the social media platform Bluesky as a new attention source for published research.

Studies of misinformation risk inculcating false beliefs without proper debriefs

PNAS Nexus
Peer-Reviewed Publication

To study the effects of misinformation on attitudes, some social science experiments expose participants to false, misleading, or dangerous information. According to the authors, current social science practice may harm participants by failing to reverse the effects of exposure to misinformation and scholars should consider using enhanced debriefing practices to protect participants.

Journal: PNAS Nexus