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Ultraprocessed Meal Raised Insulin More Than a Calorie-Matched Whole-Food Meal in Small Virginia Tech Brain Imaging Trial

Two 300-calorie meals with matching nutrients drew different insulin and metabolic responses in a small Virginia Tech trial. Here is what it means.

Medical Daily · Oct 7

Meet Kimberley Christopher, FSU doctoral candidate developing plasma technology to destroy ‘forever chemicals’

Kimberley Christopher, pursuing her doctorate, is innovating a patented plasma technology designed to eliminate PFAS contaminants effectively. This groundbreaking approach aims not merely to relocate these stubborn chemicals but to transform them into non-toxic byproducts. Recently, she triumphed in a pitch competition, propelling her research into a stage backed by…

The Times of India · Oct 7

I’m a physicist who worked on the Nobel-winning neutrino search – here’s how a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice became a telescope for ghost particles from space

Standing at the South Pole is the next-best thing to being on another planet. If you walk a few hundred yards away from the National Science Foundation’s research station, you see a featureless plain of snow and ice, most likely empty of living creatures larger than microbes for hundreds of…

The Conversation · Oct 6

Federal AI security center measure advanced by House Science

A measure that would put into law a key federal office focused on artificial intelligence advanced Thursday out of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, as part of a slate of AI-focused and data center bills.  The committee advanced the bills on a bipartisan basis, but put off potential…

Roll Call · Jun 26

A super El Niño threatens disaster. Trump is handling it recklessly

The administration interrupted data streams that are key to forecasting. These systems should not be vulnerable to political whims

The Guardian - US · Jun 23

National Science Foundation reverses decision to dismantle oceans-monitoring network after outcry

The Trump administration has reversed a plan to dismantle a sprawling ocean monitoring network after vigorous objections from Democratic lawmakers and scientists

The Independent UK · Jun 18

Scientists warn Trump cuts could leave America blind to the next extreme weather disaster

A bipartisan group of senators and two Democratic House committees have launched a fierce challenge against the National Science Foundation (NSF)

The Independent UK · Jun 15

Trump proposes putting political goals above objective criteria in deciding who gets government grants, from childcare to research to public safety

The federal government provides grants – any amount of money that the recipient doesn’t have to pay back – for a wide array of purposes that serve the public interest. States, local governments, colleges and universities, students, nonprofits and other kinds of organizations receive these funds.

The Conversation · Jun 15

National Science Foundation cuts mean researchers like me are losing grants – but impacts extend far beyond academia

As a university researcher focused on education, I have spent hundreds of hours designing studies to help the field and that might attract the National Science Foundation’s attention.

The Conversation · Jun 10

Scientists warning as ocean monitoring network decommissioned under Trump cuts

Comes as an El Niño event, known for disrupting weather patterns and intensifying marine heatwaves, is forecast to hit the Pacific coast this summer

The Independent UK · Jun 2