GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 17 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news: * * * A Triple Major, an Open Hearth, a One-of-a-Kind Career * Most people don't grow up planning to make a career out of preparing 18th century dishes. Yet nearly every day, UNCG alumna Abbey Shoaf '16 stands before hundreds of visitors at Colonial Williamsburg, recreating historically accurate recipes over a fire, discussing archaeology and food history, and bringing the past to life through conversation and demonstration more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 16 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * Archaeologist Michael Cosmopoulos promoted to Curators' Distinguished Professor * Michael Cosmopoulos has earned international attention and acclaim for his work digging - often quite literally - into the history and culture of Ancient Greece. The longtime professor of archaeology and the Hellenic Government-Karakas Family Foundation Professor in Greek Studies at the University of Missouri-St. Louis has been featured on the pages o more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Sept. 16 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Assistant professor of anthropology publishes new co-edited book exploring the relationships between humans and animals across generations * A new book co-edited by Jessica Jenkins, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, explores how human-animal interactions have shaped political systems, social frameworks, ritual practices and daily life in the southeastern United States across thousands of years. Co-ed more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 15 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Binghamton surpasses $100M in research spending Battery ecosystem, projects across disciplines push campus to new record By Rachel Coker September 14, 2026 Binghamton University recorded its highest figure to date for research expenditures in 2025-26, crossing the $100 million threshold for the first time. Expenditures -- the money spent on externally sponsored research and scholarly activities -- rose about 18% to $103,261,584. That figure includes t more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 19 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Discovering a lost WWII battlefield in the Solomon Islands Research project seeks to aid the recovery of 23 servicemen who never made it home By Jennifer Micale September 18, 2026 Under the verdant and steamy jungle canopy lie the remnants of a nearly forgotten battle and, somewhere, 23 U.S. servicemen who never made it home. Binghamton University Anthropology Professor Carl Lipo and Geography Professor Thomas Pingel are doing the groundwork to find  more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 18 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * NSF-funded projects to introduce high school students to geoarchaeology Students and educators from rural communities will use remote sensing to investigate local archaeological sites By Jennifer Micale September 16, 2026 You never know what you might find in your backyard: remnants of old towns and bygone eras, covered by dirt and years. Binghamton University faculty have received a three-year, $730,000 grant from the National Science Foundation tha more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 15 -- Rhodes College issued the following news: * * * Career Booster: Rhodes College Offers New Certificate in Geographic Information Science Published on: September 14, 2026 For many years, students at Rhodes College have made a mark using geographic information science and cartography, earning top awards for their innovative projects. In response to this success and to enhance students' skills to analyze and visualize spatial data and mapping techniques, the college is now offering a Geographic Information Scienc more PR

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa, Sept. 14 -- Cornell College issued the following news: * * * Cornell announces faculty promotions 14 September 2026 Three Cornell College faculty members were granted tenure and promoted to associate professor beginning this academic year. * Tyler George - Associate Professor of Statistics * Melanie King - Associate Professor of Mathematics * Alex McKenzie - Associate Professor of Art Receiving tenure means a committee of their peers and college leaders has thoroughly evaluated their teaching, research, and service  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 17 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU 175: Around the world with International Programs * #Key Points * FSU is ranked No. 1 among public universities and No. 4 overall for long-term study abroad enrollments in the Institute for International Education's Open Doors 2025 Report. * FSU also ranked No. 10 among public universities and No. 12 overall for number of students studying abroad, with 2,702 students participating in programs in the 2023-2024 academic year. Florida State Uni more PR

RADFORD, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- Radford University issued the following news release: * * * Highlanders in the News: Week of Sept. 14, 2026 * Our Highlanders are using their education to do extraordinary things. In this column, we highlight some notable mentions from local, regional, national and international news media. Whether our students, alumni, faculty and staff are featured as subject matter experts in high-profile stories or simply helping make the world a little better, we'll feature their stories. 'Making our community a safer, b more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 16 -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * Ancient trees reveal how the climate and landscape changed 15 September 2026 Remains of trees that grew thousands of years ago can tell us how the climate and the landscape changed in the distant past. In his inaugural lecture, archaeologist Jos Bazelmans highlights the importance of these wooden witnesses. 'They offer insights into present-day climate change.' Extreme drought causing the soil to crack, or excessive rainfall leading to landslides. 'The  more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * Not all roads lead to Rome, researchers conclude in Nature 15 September 2026 Although Rome was the political centre of the Roman Empire, geographically it lay closer to the edge of the road network than to its centre. That is the conclusion of an international team of researchers including Leiden archaeologist Eduardo Herrera Malatesta. Researchers had never mapped the Roman road network in such detail before. The multidisciplinary team publish more PR

KAMPALA, Uganda, Sept. 16 -- Makerere University issued the following news: * * * Prof. Walakira takes over as CHUSS Deputy Principal, pledges research-driven leadership Published on September 14, 2026 By Jane Anyango New Deputy Principal Prof. Eddy Joshua Walakira has pledged to build on the existing foundations at Makerere University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS), with a focus on strengthening research, innovation, partnerships and the college's income-generating capacity. Prof. Walakira made the pledge on Monday, more PR

PARIS, France, Sept. 15 -- The International Council of Museums issued the following news: * * * September 14, 2026 Museum International Webinar: Provenance Research The two latest issues of Museum International, ICOM's academic journal, were dedicated to provenance research. To further discuss this topic and share best practices, ICOM is organising a webinar on 7 October 2026. The webinar will bring together the editors and several authors of the two issues to discuss provenance research across different types of collections. Speakers wil more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 16 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Ohio State collaborates with Colombian search agency * After more than six decades of conflict, 137,000 people have been reported missing in Colombia. A partnership between The Ohio State University's new Mershon Search Lab and Colombia's Unidad de Busqueda de Personas dadas por Desaparecidas (UBPD) aims to identify the missing and bring closure to their families. While attending an international convening about the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, which broug more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Sept. 18 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Spurlock Museum repatriates Peruvian objects from its collection * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Spurlock Museum of World Cultures at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is returning 201 objects from its collection to Peru. This is the museum's first voluntary international repatriation, the result of several years of review and research into the objects in its collection and how they were acquired. Most museums have objects that more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 18 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Staff Spotlight: Heather Para, College of Arts and Sciences * Heather Para joined NMSU in 2024 as the curator of the University Museum in Kent Hall, which is an extension of the Department of Anthropology. She also teaches classes in museum studies. Para grew up moving around a lot and has lived on four continents. She has three decades of experience working in cultural and archaeological museums in Oklahoma, Alaska and Texas. "I cam more PR

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Sept. 15 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus posted the following news: * * * State of the University 2026: 140 years of momentum * x In her first State of the University address, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chancellor Lori Mann Bruce spoke to faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members about UTC's 140-year history, recent successes and the momentum that will drive the University forward. The address, held Tuesday, Sept. 15, in the University Center Auditorium, is a tradition tha more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Sept. 14 -- The University of Southampton posted the following news: * * * Study reveals how prehistoric coastal flooding shaped the Northern Adriatic * Researchers have shown how dramatic sea level rise, over a 5,000 year period, profoundly changed the coasts of northern Italy, Slovenia and northern Croatia. Successive shaping and reshaping of coastal features influenced the lives of Mesolithic and Neolithic people, and the development of local communities. Land once roamed by hunter-gathers and later tended by farm more PR

PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia, Sept. 14 -- The University of Northern British Columbia posted the following news release: * * * Tse'k'wa Heritage Society and UNBC collaboration on cultural accessibility receives federal funding * The Tse'k'wa Heritage Society and researchers from the University of Northern British Columbia are working together to advance cultural understandings of accessibility with support from a Social Sciences Humanities Research Council Partnership Engage Grant. The Tse'k'wa Heritage Society is expanding its accessib more PR

GALWAY, Ireland, Sept. 15 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Galway issued the following news: * * * New research identifies policy priorities to support women-led innovation in Irish farming Sep 14 2026 New research from University of Galway, Longford Women's Link and Teagasc has identified nine policy priorities to better support women-led innovation in Irish farming and rural areas. The research is presented in a series of policy briefs, developed as part of the three-year FLIARA project- Female-Led Innovation in Agriculture and Rural Areas  more PR

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 14 -- The University of Groningen issued the following news: * * * Beerput remnants tell what Dutch people ate centuries ago 14 September 2026 What did the eating habits of Dutch people look like between 1500 and 1850? Merit Hondelink investigated the consumption of plant-based food in Dutch cities from that time on the basis of a unique combination of archaeobotanic and historical research. Her work offers a surprising picture: despite changing food trends and the rise of exotic ingredients, the building b more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 9 -- The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute issued the following news: * * * New book club explores the mysteries of Great Lakes shipwrecks September 9, 2026 Jenna Mertz This fall, the Wisconsin Water Library and the Wisconsin Historical Society are teaming up to launch an online book club focused on Great Lakes shipwrecks and maritime history. The "Dive into History" book club will feature books from regional authors as well as presentations from maritime archaeologists who document the wrecks and reconst more PR

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Sept. 17 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * USD President Sheila K. Gestring Delivers State of the University Address * University of South Dakota President Sheila K. Gestring highlighted enrollment, academic programs, facility improvements and more during the State of the University Address on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. Last week, in conjunction with the South Dakota Board of Regents, the university reported strong enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year, with fall numbers reaching more PR

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- National Grid, an electricity and natural gas delivery company, issued the following news release: * * * Viking Link archaeological work uncovers thousands of years of Lincolnshire history 15th September 2026 * Archaeological investigations carried out along the Viking Link interconnector reveal evidence of settlement, farming, salt making, and burial practices. * A total of 50 sites were investigated along the cable route, providing evidence of human activity from the Mesolithic to the modern period. * more PR

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 15 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Wake Forest partners with Historic Bethabara Park to save 18th-century artifacts * Archaeologist Terry Brock and a team of students are working to salvage artifacts from Historic Bethabara Park in Winston-Salem. Their efforts to conserve and catalog thousands of pieces of pottery and other items from Bethabara (pronounced beth-ab-uh-ruh) will shed light on the first Moravian settlement in North Carolina, which dates to the 1750s. A new $750,0 more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- The University of Tulsa College of Engineering and Computer Science posted the following news: * * * Where disciplines meet: UTulsa scientists, conservators unlock secrets of centuries-old manuscripts * Ancient artworks are more than historical records. They can also serve as scientific time capsules. Researchers at The University of Tulsa and Gilcrease Museum are combining expertise in chemistry, physics, engineering and art conservation to examine pigments in 16th-century Indigenous Mexican manuscripts. Using  more PR