SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario, July 7 (TNSfund) -- The Algoma University issued the following news: The 2023 Algoma University Classic Golf Tournament brought together Alumni and supporters from the Sault region to support current and future students as they pursue higher education in our community. Led by S&T Group as the tournament's title sponsor, the event raised $30,000 towards the Student Relief Fund (SEF). The Student Relief Fund directly assists Algoma University students in need of emerg more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 7 (TNSfund) -- Benedict College issued the following news release: The Historic Fund, a new venture capital fund, recently announced Benedict College as one of its 10 HBCU partners to be supported by an inaugural $10.35 million fund. The investment will support the growth of the endowments at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). "We are thankful for the opportunity to increase the college's endowment while cultivating connectivity between our sis more PR

SEASIDE, California, July 7 (TNSfund) -- California State University issued the following news: It may be years before the impact of the recently announced NextGen grants will make a difference in American agriculture. But several of the grants awarded to colleges and universities in the Monterey Bay region seem certain to quickly strengthen the ties between those institutions as well as with the local agricultural industry. A $9.5 million grant to Hartnell College and a $5 million grant to CS more PR

ITHACA, New York, July 7 (TNSfund) -- Cornell University issued the following news: Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University have been awarded a five-year, $9.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, to help combat cancer disparities fueled by persistent poverty. The award will engage faculty members from Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University School of Nursing and SUNY D more PR

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, July 7 (TNSfund) -- Johnson County Community College issued the following news release: JCCC will use grant funds to bolster current mental health-related services, expand training for faculty and staff, and establish a community advisory board. Johnson County Community College was recently awarded a $75,129 Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 7 (TNSfund) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: A $2 million gift will modernize the Michigan State University College of Nursing's technology and simulation spaces, ensuring that students' training includes the most up-to-date equipment in the high-demand field of nursing. MSU alumna of 1965 Nancy Grosfeld and her husband, Jim, provided the gift, which will be phased in over three years. The gift include funds for advanced high-fidelity patient more PR

THIBODAUX, Louisiana, July 7 (TNSfund) -- Nicholls State University issued the following news release: Dr. Sarat K. Donepudi's $1.1 million home located in Twelve Cedars Crossing was donated to Nicholls State University on Thursday, May 11, 2023. To honor the family's support, Nicholls will name two facilities in its College of Nursing after the Donepudis. In Betsy Cheramie-Ayo Hall, the auditorium on the first floor will be named in honor of Mrs. Nirmala Yalamanchili Donepudi and the High Fide more PR

LAWRENCEVILLE, New Jersey, July 7 (TNSfund) -- Rider University issued the following news release: A new grant will allow Rider University to expand its mental health-related services for students. The University received the Mental Health in Higher Education: Community Provider Partnerships Grant from the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education. The nearly $200,000 grant will be distributed over a three year period and will support new community partnerships and other professional develo more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, July 7 (TNSfund) -- The SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University issued the following news release: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate), Weill Cornell Medicine, and Columbia University--in a collaborative effort--were among five entities nationwide to receive funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to create new research Centers to advance critical priorities of the Biden-Harris Administration's Cancer Moonshot--reducing inequities in the structur more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 7 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Nima Kalantari has received a grant from the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) to develop a more efficient process for rendering photorealistic 3D images. Kalantari is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. "Computer-generated images are used extensively in our modern more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, July 1 (TNSfund) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: The Patterson School of Accountancy at the University of Mississippi is a step closer to having a new home on the Oxford campus, thanks to a $100,000 gift from one of its own. "I've given to Ole Miss every year since my graduation, but this is a time when I wanted to step it up even more because of the huge opportunity the Patterson School has with this project," said Jon Turner, a 1978 UM more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 7 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Teen pregnancy rates are up to four times higher than the national average in South Texas, pointing to adolescent health care inequities affecting those who historically have suffered from socioeconomic disparities. UT Teen Health, an initiative of UT Health San Antonio that promotes adolescent health and wellness, has been approved for a five-year, $9.86 mill more PR

GOLDSBORO, North Carolina, July 7 (TNSfund) -- Wayne Community College issued the following news release: Wayne Community College was recently awarded $11,535 from the Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Fund. Funds will be used to provide suicide prevention training for both students and employees. "Unfortunately, we are living in a challenging time," said Associate Vice President of Academic & Student Services Joanna Morrisette. "We continue to see increases in anxiety, depression more PR

KENT, Ohio, July 7 (TNSfund) -- Wright State University issued the following news: Wright State University received a federal grant to lead a new national cybersecurity training program for students from community colleges and underrepresented groups. Wright State is collaborating with four-year universities and community colleges from around the country to launch the National Pathway to Success program through a new Cybersecurity Academic Consortium and Career Bridge for Minority and Communit more PR