WACO, Texas, April 25 -- Baylor University issued the following news: By Lori Fogleman On the heels of recognition as a Fulbright Top Producing Institution, Baylor University's soaring success for major fellowships and awards continues as a record 16 Baylor University students and recent alumni have been selected for Fulbright U.S. Student Grants. The grants from the U.S. government's flagship international educational exchange program allow Fulbright recipients to pursue graduate study, condu more PR

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, April 25 -- Brock University issued the following news: By Mel Smith Brock University recently strengthened its connections in the Caribbean by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI). Representatives from the Trade Commissioner Service and the High Commission of Canada in Jamaica joined senior leaders from both institutions for a virtual signing ceremony on Monday, April 22. UCCI expressed an interest in p more PR

OSHAWA, Ontario, April 25 -- Durham College issued the following news: A quick hallway chat between two Durham College (DC) faculty members sparked an annual partnership, benefiting students from both the Occupational Therapist Assistant and Physiotherapist Assistant (OTA/PTA) program and the Journalism - Mass Media program. The partnership produces the Rehab Matters Newsletter - which just published its sixth edition - where the OTA/PTA students focus on writing about a rehab matter in the Ca more PR

RADFORD, Virginia, April 25 -- Radford University issued the following news release: Radford University is proud to announce the distinguished keynote speakers for its upcoming Spring Commencement ceremonies, scheduled for May 3 and 4, 2024. This year's commencement speakers represent excellence as alumni, embodying leadership, service, philanthropy and accomplishment. Mark Pace '92 will deliver the keynote address at the university's undergraduate ceremony. Amanda Cox, MBA '21, will deliver t more PR

BEAUMONT, Texas, April 24 (TNSres) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Lamar University embraced Earth Day with a unique and eco-conscious celebration aimed at educating students about sustainability while treating them to solar-powered smoothies. The smoothies were provided by Schneider Electric. The partnership with Schneider Electric underscores Lamar University's commitment to promoting renewable energy and sustainable practices on campus. "Earth Day has been celebrated since  more PR

LANCASTER, England, April 24 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: The Morecambe Bay Curriculum (MBC) features in a new climate change report, proposing innovative ideas to Government on how to reach net zero. Lancaster University nominated the MBC as a project that showcases how a community can help the UK meet its net zero targets. In their new report out today, the Key Cities Innovation Network, a group of universities working with Key Cities, a 27-strong national net more PR

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, April 24 -- Memorial University of Newfoundland issued the following news release: Dr. Harris Berger has spent his lengthy career listening to and deciphering the stories and history held within songs. The professor, who is cross-appointed between Memorial's School of Music and the Department of Folklore, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, was recently renewed as a tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in ethnomusicology. Broadly defined, ethnomusicology is the  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, April 25 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * With National Science Foundation funding, faculty members Lauren Lucas and Zach Gompert create Research, Scholarship and Creative Inquiry-Intensive course that leads fledgling researchers, step-by-step, through the scientific inquiry process. * * * By Mary-Ann Muffoletto What does it mean to "do research"? Seasoned researchers will tell you it takes more than reading a few online articles and news items more PR

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, April 25 -- Dalhousie University issued the following news release: A new $4.3 million NSERC Alliance-Mitacs Accelerate Grant will support a partnership between the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority (AFNWA) and Dalhousie University to help the organization in its mission to deliver world-class drinking water and wastewater treatment guided by Indigenous knowledge and values. The new partnership will support the AFNWA in improving the quality and sustainability of it more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 24 -- Brown University issued the following news: A discussion comparing health policy challenges facing the U.S. to those faced by other high-income countries illustrated how the Center for Health System Sustainability aims to improve health care systems through research. A launch event for the Center for Health System Sustainability at Brown's School of Public Health featured a panel discussion comparing health policy challenges faced by countries around the w more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 25 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Innovative Purdue collaboration highlighted at annual CHIPS for America summit * * * Purdue University is taking semiconductor workforce development and research to new levels with the signing of a three-way agreement with industry leaders Lam Research and Dassault Systemes focused on training today's students for future semiconductor careers and forging next-generation breakthroughs in e more PR

RADFORD, Virginia, April 25 -- Radford University issued the following news release: United States Sen. Mark Warner hosted members of the Radford University community, local elected officials and regional business leaders for a luncheon and discussion of economic development, infrastructure, community partnerships and entrepreneurship in the New River Valley at The Highlander Hotel Radford on Monday, April 22. An audience of more than 70 people heard updates from Warner about relevant domestic more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 24 -- The University of Baltimore issued the following news release: The University of Baltimore's Schaefer Center for Public Policy, in partnership with The Baltimore Banner, WJZ-TV, and WYPR, will host a Baltimore City Mayoral Candidate Forum on Tuesday, April 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., on the UBalt campus in the H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons Town Hall. The event is free and open to the public; registration is required and seating is limited. (Details li more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 24 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, which received $527.7 million in direct and indirect NIH grant support in FY23, has been among the top 10 U.S. medical schools in NIH funding for six of the last 10 years. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine ranked 10th in the nation in total research grant support provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in fiscal year 2023, according to figures compiled more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, April 24 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: The SOURCE (Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement) announces a new grant and changes to existing student award programs, effective for the 2024-25 academic year. "Based on feedback from students and faculty, the new award and changes to existing awards will make SOURCE funding more flexible for an even broader population of students," says Kate Hanson, director of the SOURCE. The new SOU more PR

LA JOLLA, California, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Katherine Connor Wonjun Yim, who earned a PhD in materials science at the University of California San Diego, is one of 32 researchers selected from the world's leading science and engineering institutions to receive a 2024 Schmidt Science Fellowship. The prestigious postdoctoral scholar program, launched in 2018, harnesses an interdisciplinary approach as a way to break down  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 25 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Report for America, a national journalism service program, announced the selection of a new cohort of journalists who will join the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, an award-winning environmental journalism collaborative. The 11 new journalists who will work with the Ag & Water Desk are among the 2024-25 corps members selected by Report for America. Fiv more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 25 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: The Missouri School of Journalism will welcome Maria Parazo Rose, a journalist and spatial data analyst at Grist, for the Smith/Patterson Science Journalism Lecture on Thursday, April 25. The lecture and Q&A, which is free and open to the public, will take place at 6 p.m. in Smith Forum, with free pizza available at 5:30. Rose's work, which often examines how l more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 25 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: Two internationally acclaimed authors, Tahmima Anam and Chris McCormick, will each deliver a free public lecture next month as part of the City of Literature lectures. The annual Nottingham City of Literature lectures, delivered in partnership with the University of Nottingham, aim to attract world-leading authors to the city. The event provides a platform for leading writers and thinkers to share  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: A pound sterling9.4 million collaborative research centre, involving researchers from the University of Nottingham, will accelerate improved tests, treatments and potentially cures for thousands of people living with rare respiratory diseases. The LifeArc Centre for Rare Respiratory Diseases will unite children, adults and families with clinical experts, researchers, investors and industry more PR

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, April 25 -- Wilkes University issued the following news release: Wilkes University and Widener University Commonwealth Law School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, have entered into an agreement to create an accelerated program that will allow highly qualified and motivated students to complete both their bachelor's degree and their juris doctorate in six years. This 3+3 program gives students who are committed to legal practice the ability to finish their education and b more PR

MANCHESTER, England, April 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: Manchester scientists are developing a world-first Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) that integrates cutting-edge imaging and spectroscopy with artificial intelligence and automated workflows (AutomaTEM). While existing TEMs can image atomic scale structure and chemistry, the time-consuming nature of the technique means the typical regions of interest (ROI) - areas of the sample selec more PR

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, April 25 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news on April 24, 2024: Two West Virginia Wesleyan College students Tyriek Crutchfield '25, of Lanham, Maryland, and Elisha Taylor '26, of Ridgeley, West Virginia, advanced to the finals of the West Virginia Innovation and Business Model Competition held on Tuesday, April 9. The Encova Auditorium in the Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation played host to the Finals of the sixth installment of more PR