The Paulson Family Foundation announced an additional $19 million donation to Hebrew University. Together with the foundation's previous donation of $27 million, this brings its total support to $46 million. The donation will be used for expansion of a state-of-the-art research and teaching complex dedicated to STEM disciplines critical to Israel's high-tech future. The combined gifts represent one of the largest donations ever received by the Hebrew University, and represent a significant investment in Israeli higher education and innovation.

A new machine-learning-based approach to mapping real-time tumor metabolism in brain cancer patients, developed at the University of Michigan, could help doctors discover which treatment strategies are most likely to be effective against individual cases of glioma. The team verified the accuracy of the model by comparing it against human patient data and running mouse experiments.

We are delighted to announce the official release of Issue 3, 2025 of Materials and Solidification, an international academic journal published by Tsinghua University Press and academically supported by the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU). Professor Jinshan Li from NPU serves as the Editor-in-Chief, with Professor Junjie Wang as the Executive Editor-in-Chief. Dedicated to providing a high-level academic exchange platform for researchers and engineering experts worldwide, the journal aims to promote advancements in solidification theory, material design, microstructure evolution, and process innovation.