RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Craft/material studies major blended art, fashion, journalism and entrepreneurial spirit during her VCU experience. * * * By Dina Weinstein Hope Ollivant planned to major in fashion, but her journey through Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts took on a different look during her freshman year. Her exposure to its metal and ceramics studios, and her enjoyment of the art foundat more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 18 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: The Wonderful Company, California-based maker of the popular pomegranate juice POM, is the state's second-largest user of paraquat - a toxic herbicide banned in over 60 countries - a new Environmental Working Group investigation finds. Studies have found a strong connection between paraquat exposure and an elevated risk of Parkinson's disease. The chemical has also been linked with non-Hodgki more PR

LONDON, England, April 18 -- Financial Times, a daily newspaper, issued the following corporate news release: In collaboration with Infosys, the Financial Times has launched free FT content on Infosys' Springboard education platform in India. The FT will now provide curated content to registered users on Infosys Springboard, the free digital learning and reskilling platform for students. The users will be able to read FT news stories on different themes including, India, education, work and car more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: In case you missed it, yesterday, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law, raised significant concerns regarding the threat AI poses to elections through the use of deepfakes during a hearing titled "Oversight of AI: Election Deepfakes." "We are here today at this Subcommittee meeting because a deluge of deception, dis more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, April 18 -- Miami University issued the following news: Miami University students were recognized for their 2023 work in journalism, winning a record-number 26 awards at the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) regional competition. Fourteen were first-place winners in the annual regional Mark of Excellence (MOE) competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists and 12 were MOE finalists. "Our students are doing important, thoughtful reporting on the communiti more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The fellowship will incubate early-career science journalists, providing them with a year of skill-building freelance experience and dedicated mentorship. * * * The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT has announced a new fellowship program that will provide students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) with training, mentorship, and early-career support t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, issued the following news: Connecting with 249 students, Pulitzer Center grantee Naipanoi Lepapa visited Pulitzer Center Campus Consortium partners Davidson College, Glendale Community College, and Huston-Tillotson University; K-12 campuses Fairfax High School in Los Angeles and the Girls' School in Austin; and the University of Texas at Austin. Stella Mackler, a fourth-year student at Dav more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, April 18 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: By Jordan J. Phelan '19 In a sunlit studio nestled within Roger Williams University's Visual Arts Department, senior Will Nichols wields his camera like a painter with a brush, capturing moments that turn the ordinary into extraordinary. It is here that the Milford, N.H., native has spent the majority of his academic tenure navigating the worlds of film, photography, and journalism with finesse through his  more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, April 18 -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: Students from the University of Plymouth have picked up three of the main prizes at a regional event run by the Royal Television Society (RTS). Studying on the University's BA (Hons) Filmmaking course, the winners triumphed in 'Factual: Short Form', 'Journalism' and 'Saving the Planet' categories at the RTS Devon and Cornwall Student Television Awards. The awards are open to students from universities and col more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 18 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: CreateCollab, a unique collaboration between University of Texas at Arlington Associate Professor of communication Erika Pribanic-Smith and the Arlington Museum of Art, is a rich repository of digital storytelling generated entirely by Maverick students. Stories range from an interview with a local aspiring musician to a one-minute documentary about Nepalese dancers to an audio exploration more PR

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 18 -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: Wake Forest University is preparing to welcome several national, state and local experts to campus for the 2024 Mellon Environmental and Epistemic Justice Summit. The full-day program will take place on April 24 from 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m. at the Broyhill Auditorium in Farrell Hall. The free event is open to the public. The goal of the program is to bring various perspectives together for a deeper understand more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation issued the following news release: It is our great pleasure to announce the winners of the 30th annual NIHCM Awards. Chosen from a remarkably competitive field of 460 entries, the journalism winners revealed new climate related health risks using pioneering data techniques, investigated a health care crisis in America's prison system, charted the impact of artificial intelligence on health care, uncovered misconduc more PR