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From their base halfway across the globe in Singapore, Cambridge researchers are working with colleagues from around the world to reduce carbon emissions in industry.

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Additional media contacts: SEPA: K Kaufmann , 202-379-1637 PNNL: Susan Bauer , 509-372-6083 EPRI:  Donald Cutler , 650-847-8077 A consortium of national labs and nonprofit organizations has announced

Psychologist Dr Jan Rummel has been awarded a Heisenberg Professorship at Heidelberg University. The five-year position funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) is an outstanding distinction for highly qualified young researchers.

A newly updated online tool and guidebook will help utilities measure the cost and impact of power outages, a key strategic consideration as the nation works to modernize the electricity system, and especially important now during hot summer months that can strain the power grid. The Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and industry partner Nexant, Inc.

Suzanne Glassburn of MIT's Office of the General Counsel will assume role.

"Indo-Pacific" security was top of mind this week when U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defense James Mattis met their Australian counterparts for talks at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.

Vice President for Communications Nate Nickerson today shared the following. To the members of the MIT community and friends of MIT: Today, MIT launches a redesigned homepage and a new daily email newsletter.

The Global Disability Innovation (GDI) Hub has been awarded £10m from the Department for International Development (DfiD) to widen access to assistive technology for disabled people.

Millions of California parents face slim odds in finding child care or preschool slots, especially in fast-growing edges of metro areas and the Central Valley, says a new report from UC Berkeley.

A careless Brexit poses significant risks to food flows into and out of the UK, say experts.

The clock is ticking for UK food security unless a deal is done, says new report Amidst all the political uncertainties, the clock is ticking for UK food security.

President Donald Trump's news conference in Helsinki with Russian President Vladimir Putin opened a new constitutional crisis.

The Network of Excellence in Engineering Sciences of the French-speaking Community (RESCIF), which was created at EPFL in 2011, will now be chaired by the Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire.

A long-time analyst of Russian politics said President Donald Trump's deference to Russian President Vladimir Putin has done more to destabilize the western world order than any other effort by Russian or Soviet agents since the start of the Cold War.

The Trump Administration has shown time and time again that public health takes a backseat to political promises, writes public health law experts Professor Lawrence Gostin and Professor Roger Magnusson.

A new study shows that Americans overwhelmingly want a reduction in global warming and support renewable energy development. But according to the data, Americans don't realize how many people share their beliefs. While the United States is deeply divided on many issues, climate change stands out as one where there is remarkable consensus, according to Stanford research.

Using documents in the Hoover Institution archives, Stanford political scientist Lisa Blaydes examined life in Iraq under Saddam Hussein, including how Iraqi citizens found creative ways to resist the Baath Party's authoritarian regime.

News reports recently pointed out that Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Land Commissioner George P. Bush and Commissioner of Agriculture Sid Miller aren't planning to debate their Democratic opponents before the upcoming election.

"Regulatory barriers likely to be contentious and most significant obstacles to UK-US trade" Standards and technical regulations are likely to be the most significant - and potentially contentious - obstacles to a UK-US trade deal, according leading trade experts.

An independent review into the regulatory framework for legal services in the UK is to be led by Professor Stephen Mayson (UCL Laws).

Research being carried out at Cardiff University will help policymakers decide on the future of the Welsh justice system.

The referendum process in the UK requires wholesale reform according to a report by the Independent Commission on Referendums, established by the UCL Constitution Unit.

Three UCL spin-out companies focused on delivering advanced therapeutics to treat a range of diseases received a substantial amount of investment following two initial public offerings worth £177 million ($235 million) combined and one Series B funding round of £88 million in June.

A new initiative, piloted in Bristol, has shown that providing young people leaving care with driving lessons is highly beneficial for their life chances.