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- 1Columbia Physicist Sebastian Wins $1.35M Moore Foundation AwardβΌWill Labβs Sebastian Wins Columbia $1.35M Moore Foundation Award
Sebastian, a researcher with Columbia University's Will Lab, has been awarded a $1.35 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The award supports the lab's work in physics, and the announcement is drawing attention within the research community as recognition of the group's ongoing experimental program.
- 2HHS launches $10 million challenge to revive presidential fitness testβΌHHS Launches $10 Million Challenge To Promote Presidential Fitness Test
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a $10 million challenge to promote the presidential fitness test, the school-based physical fitness program long used to measure American children's strength and endurance. The funding competition is aimed at encouraging schools and communities to embrace fitness testing again, though details on eligibility and criteria remain limited.
- 3Study links genes and physical activity to depression riskβΌAssociations and interactions between genetic vulnerability and physical activity with MDD in the All of Us Research Program
A study published in Nature examined how genetic vulnerability and physical activity interact in relation to major depressive disorder, using data from the All of Us Research Program, a large US biomedical database. The findings add to ongoing discussion about how lifestyle factors such as exercise may influence depression risk in people with genetic predisposition.
- 4Harvard physicist Kiyoul Yang wins federal Young Investigator awardsβΌKiyoul Yang receives federal Young Investigator awards
Kiyoul Yang of Harvard University has received federal Young Investigator awards, recognition given to early-career researchers showing exceptional promise. The awards typically come with multi-year funding to support ambitious research programs. The announcement highlights Yang's standing in the physics community and the federal government's continued investment in promising young scientists.
- 5Trump administration revives presidential fitness test with $10 million programβContinuing the tradition of the Trump administration spending whatever money it wants on whatever stupid stuff it wants,
The Trump administration is reviving the presidential fitness test in schools, backed by $10 million in federal funding through a new Presidential Fitness School Innovation Challenge. Critics online are calling it a wasteful use of taxpayer money, arguing the administration spends freely on initiatives they consider unnecessary. Supporters see the return of the fitness test as a positive push for youth physical health.
- 6RFK Jr. launches national school fitness challenge with WWE starsβΌRFK Jr. launches school fitness challenge with WWE stars
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced a school fitness challenge in partnership with WWE, aimed at encouraging American students to be more physically active. The initiative pairs the health official with professional wrestling personalities to promote exercise programs in schools. Details on funding, participation and timing were not included in the initial reports.
- 7UC Riverside physicist named Moore Foundation investigatorβΌUC Riverside physicist selected as an experimental physics investigator by Moore Foundation
A University of California, Riverside physicist has been selected as an experimental physics investigator by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The appointment recognizes the researcher's work in experimental physics and comes with support from the foundation's investigator program, which funds leading scientists. The announcement was shared via a research news release.
- 8HHS Launches $10 Million Presidential Fitness School ChallengeβHHS Launches $10 Million Presidential Fitness School Innovation Challenge
The US Department of Health and Human Services has announced a $10 million Presidential Fitness School Innovation Challenge, a federal competition aimed at spurring new approaches to youth fitness and physical education in schools. The announcement was published on the department's official site. Details on eligibility, timelines and judging criteria were not included in the initial announcement, and reaction from schools, educators and health advocates has not yet emerged.
- 9New video-based fitness program targets childhood inactivityβNew fitness program uses videos to help children combat inactivity
A new fitness program is using videos to help children become more physically active and combat rising inactivity among young people. The initiative aims to make exercise more accessible and engaging for kids, particularly as screen time and sedentary lifestyles continue to raise health concerns. Details on where the program operates and who is behind it remain limited in initial coverage.
- 10HHS Secretary Kennedy Launches Presidential Fitness School ChallengeβHHS Sec. Kennedy Launches Presidential Fitness School Innovation Challenge
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched a Presidential Fitness School Innovation Challenge aimed at improving youth fitness in American schools. The initiative invites schools to develop new approaches to physical education and student health, reviving the long-running presidential fitness program tradition.
- 11UW Physicist Yankowitz Named Moore Foundation InvestigatorβYankowitz Selected as Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
University of Washington physicist Matthew Yankowitz has been selected as an Experimental Physics Investigator by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The honor recognizes leading experimental physicists and provides substantial long-term support for research. Yankowitz, known for work on quantum materials including twisted bilayer graphene, joins a select cohort of investigators backed by the foundation's flagship physics program.