Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Cyberstalking Campaign
A Seattle, Washington man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in the Western District of Washington for conducting cyberstalking and threat campaigns against multiple Washington residents. The victims’ names are…
Plant biodiversity struggles to return in wake of agricultural abandonment
Research News Decades after farmland is abandoned, plant recovery is slow December 2, 2019 Decades after farmland is abandoned, plant biodiversity and productivity struggle to recover, according to new University…
Geoscientists develop technology to improve forecasting of earthquakes, tsunamis
Research News Prototype has been tested off Egmont Key, Florida; potential uses could span the globe December 2, 2019 With funding from NSF, geoscientists at the University of South Florida…
Predicting Alzheimer’s-like memory loss before it strikes
Research News Alzheimer’s disease findings could open new treatment possibilities December 2, 2019 For someone with Alzheimer’s disease, there’s no turning back the clock. By the time memory loss and…
Media call: Upcoming study on research security
Media Advisory 19-007 Interview opportunity on findings from independent group December 3, 2019 Media are invited to join a 30-minute call to learn about the upcoming release of the report…
Former St. Bernard Parish Correctional Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating the Civil Rights of an Inmate Resulting in Her Death
Acting Assistant Attorney General John Gore and U.S. Attorney Peter G. Strasser today announced that former St. Bernard Parish correctional officer Timothy Williams pled guilty to violating the civil rights…
Whaling and climate change lead to 100 years of feast or famine for Antarctic penguins
Research News Chinstrap and gentoo penguins’ diets – and futures — differ December 4, 2019 New NSF-funded research reveals how two penguin species, the gentoo and the chinstrap, have dealt…
How mantis shrimp make sense of the world
Research News Newly discovered brain region sheds light on processing of visual information with other sensory input December 4, 2019 A new, NSF-supported study published in the Journal of Comparative…