Washington, DC - Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Catherine Russell will convene experts, development practitioners, and policy makers for the Women and Foreign Policy: Ending Early and Forced Marriage event at the Department on State on September 24 from 9 – 11 a.m.

West Lafayette, Indiana - The high cost and scarcity of lithium are driving research to develop alternatives to lithium-ion batteries, especially to meet future needs in energy storage, say researchers from Purdue University in an article about a potential replacement.

Washington, DC - Across the globe, young leaders are making their voices heard in the food system. From September 21-23, 2015, 75 alumni of the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) network will travel from 17 countries to gather at the 2015 Milan EXPO. The alumni will develop recommendations with guidance from food system experts, launching a youth manifesto at the end of the event.

Washington, DC - NASA is giving university and college students an opportunity to be part of the agency’s journey to Mars with the Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge.

Baltimore, Maryland - Marijuana use among American high school students is significantly lower today than it was 15 years ago, despite the legalization in many states of marijuana for medical purposes, a move toward decriminalization of the drug and the approval of recreational use in a handful of places, new research suggests.

Seattle, Washington - Moving to further strengthen economic, trade and environmental collaboration with China, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will co-chair the Third U.S.-China Governors Forum and later join participants at a meeting with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China on Tuesday in Seattle, Washington.