TUCSON, Arizona, March 22 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * $14.2M gift to fund U of A College of Medicine - Tucson scholarships A San Francisco woman is fulfilling the wishes of her late husband and his late brother by donating $14.2 million from her husband's estate to the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson to provide scholarships for students bound for medical school. Pat Gerleman made the gift in the memory of James "Jim" Anthony Gerlem more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 21 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * A bumper crop of Brown medical students celebrate the Match Day spring ritual PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- After four years of demanding studies, research and coursework, 142 Brown University medical students learned where they'll complete the next step of their medical careers at the Warren Alpert Medical School's largest-ever Match Day celebration on Friday, March 21. At the festive culminati more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 21 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Belief in AI as a 'Great Machine' could weaken national security crisis responses, new VCU research finds The Wilder School's Christopher Whyte investigates how emergency management and homeland security professionals react when faced with an AI threat. By Madeline Reinsel Artificial intelligence designed to influence our decisions is everywhere -- in Google searches, in online shopping suggest more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 22 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts Brooke Nichols has launched online tracking tools that capture estimated increases in mortality and disease spread for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other diseases as a result of the near-total freeze in US foreign aid funding and programming. March 21, 2025 By Jillian McKoy Over the last two months, the Trump administra more PR

BEMIDJI, Minnesota, March 22 -- Bemidji State University issued the following news: * * * BSU Faculty Explore AI to Enhance Teacher Preparation and Classroom Learning Bemidji State University faculty are examining how artificial intelligence can improve teacher preparation, providing future educators with new tools to enhance classroom learning. Professors Siri Anderson, Lisa Karl and Lisa Schmitz have spent the past year studying AI's impact on teacher candidates and will present their find more PR

PASADENA, California, March 21 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * How the Planet Stores Our Excess Carbon Emissions Over the last 150 years, humans have emitted over 2,000 gigatons of carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere, increasing the CO2 concentration by 50 percent from pre-Industrial Revolution levels. While some of that carbon remains in the atmosphere or is absorbed by the oceans, about one-third goes back into the land, "eaten" by plants th more PR

NEW YORK, March 22 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * This Artist Explores How Systems and Infrastructures Impact Our Lives Sable Elyse Smith wants her School of the Arts students to see these effects in the world around them. Sable Elyse Smith, assistant professor and director of undergraduate studies in Visual Arts at School of the Arts, is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and educator. Using video, sculpture, photography, text, appropriated imagery, and performing more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 22 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Cross-Border University Collaboration Will Expand Research to Advance Precision Medicine MONTERREY, Nuevo Leon, Mexico -- Tec de Monterrey and The University of Texas at Austin are launching OriGen Health Research Center (OHRC), the first research center to leverage Latin America's largest biobank, alongside leading machine learning tools and a broad base of experts from the two universities, to advanc more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * David Schmittlein, influential dean who brought MIT Sloan into its own, dies at 69 In his 17 years as dean, Schmittlein led the transformation of MIT Sloan into a management school uniquely positioned for the future and "the best version of its distinctive self." By Amy MacMillan Bankson | MIT Sloan School of Management David Schmittlein, an MIT professor of marketing and the MI more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Device enables direct communication among multiple quantum processors MIT researchers developed a photon-shuttling "interconnect" that can facilitate remote entanglement, a key step toward a practical quantum computer. By Adam Zewe | MIT News Quantum computers have the potential to solve complex problems that would be impossible for the most powerful classical supercomputer to cr more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 22 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Federal funding supports critical education research at the University of Michigan A new brief from the Ford School's Education Policy Initiative and Youth Policy Lab shows the impact of federally funded education research. The policy-relevant research is developed in partnership with local and state agencies, practitioners, and policymakers. It spans the full educationa more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 22 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU English professor awarded for career contributions to Romantic-era scholarship By: Kendall Cooper A scholar from Florida State University's Department of English has been recognized for her influence in the field of Romantic-era writing and culture. Judith Pascoe, George Mills Harper Professor of English, earned the 2025 Distinguished Scholar Award from the Keats-Shelley Association of America ( more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, March 21 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * How Robotic Rehabilitation Devices Transform People's Lives Evan Tulsky in the Bionics, Systems and Controls Lab (Photo by Alex Dunbar) Observing his father's work in physical therapy research and cognition tests, Evan Tulsky's '24 interest in robotics and rehabilitation took shape at a young age. He recognized the crucial role that rehabilitation devices play in transforming people's lives, motivating him  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 21 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Insecticides may contribute to bigger problems with certain weeds UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Insecticides may help growers hoping to protect their crops from harmful insects, but they also may contribute to a larger amount of some weeds, according to a study led by researchers at Penn State. The study -- published in the journal PeerJ -- compared using insecticides preventively at planting more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 22 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * New Study Sheds Light on How Bacteria 'Vaccinate' Themselves with Genetic Material from Dormant Viruses Key Takeaways: * Bacteria get invaded by viruses called phages. * Scientists are studying how bacteria use CRISPR to defend themselves from phages, which will inform new phage-based treatments for bacterial infections that are resistant to antibiotics. * Bacteria seize genetic material from w more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, March 22 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: * * * KU Professor to Speak on AI Ethics April 3 Dr. Kathryn "Katie" Conrad, professor of English at University of Kansas and a leading authority on Artificial Intelligence (AI), will speak about the ethics of the emerging technologies in a presentation at University of the Ozarks on Thursday, April 3, as part of the University's Walton Arts & Ideas Series. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Conf more PR

BEAUMONT, Texas, March 22 -- Lamar University issued the following news: * * * Engineering students gain hands-on experience at Quanta Advanced Training Center By Kristen Baker In January, 18 students from Lamar University's mechanical and industrial engineering departments visited the Quanta Advanced Training Center, located at the state-of-the-art Lazy Q Ranch in La Grange, Texas. During this trip, the students were able to receive their OSHA 10-Hour Certification and explore the Quanta tr more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 22 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * Mississippi State University unveils new collaboratory at conference on food, ag and national security STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State University hosted a groundbreaking conference exploring the critical intersection of food and agriculture as national security today [March 21] and announced the establishment of the Food and Agriculture as Competitive Statecraft (FACS) Collaboratory. The e more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Professor Emeritus Lee Grodzins, pioneer in nuclear physics, dies at 98 An MIT faculty member for 40 years, Grodzins performed groundbreaking studies of the weak interaction, led in detection technology, and co-founded the Union of Concerned Scientists. By Sandi Miller | Department of Physics Nuclear physicist and MIT Professor Emeritus Lee Grodzins died on March 6 at his home i more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * "An AI future that honors dignity for everyone" As artificial intelligence develops, we must ask vital questions about ourselves and our society, Ben Vinson III contends in the 2025 Compton Lecture. By Peter Dizikes | MIT News Ben Vinson III, president of Howard University, made a compelling call for artificial intelligence to be "developed with wisdom," as he delivered MIT's an more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * 3D printing approach strings together dynamic objects for you "Xstrings" method enables users to produce cable-driven objects, automatically assembling bionic robots, sculptures, and dynamic fashion designs. By Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL It's difficult to build devices that replicate the fluid, precise motion of humans, but that might change if we could pull a few (literal) strings more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * AI tool generates high-quality images faster than state-of-the-art approaches Researchers fuse the best of two popular methods to create an image generator that uses less energy and can run locally on a laptop or smartphone. By Adam Zewe | MIT News The ability to generate high-quality images quickly is crucial for producing realistic simulated environments that can be used to t more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * At the core of problem-solving Stuart Levine '97, director of MIT's BioMicro Center, keeps departmental researchers at the forefront of systems biology. By Samantha Edelen | Department of Biology As director of the MIT BioMicro Center (BMC), Stuart Levine '97 wholeheartedly embraces the variety of challenges he tackles each day. One of over 50 core facilities providing shared re more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Drawing inspiration from ancient chemical reactions By studying cellular enzymes that perform difficult reactions, MIT chemist Dan Suess hopes to find new solutions to global energy challenges. By Anne Trafton | MIT News To help find solutions to the planet's climate crisis, MIT Associate Professor Daniel Suess is looking to Earth's ancient past. Early in the evolution of life, more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * SeaPerch: A robot with a mission Launched by MIT Sea Grant, SeaPerch and SeaPerch II have had a big impact on young learners interested in ocean science and engineering. Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical Engineering The SeaPerch underwater robot is a popular educational tool for students in grades 5 to 12. Building and piloting SeaPerch, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), in more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A software platform streamlines emergency response First responders worldwide adopt Lincoln Laboratory's Next-Generation Incident Command System for enhanced situational awareness and coordination during emergencies. By Ariana Tantillo | MIT Lincoln Laboratory Wildfires set acres ablaze. Earthquakes decimate towns into rubble. People go missing in mountains and bodies of water.  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * To the brain, Esperanto and Klingon appear the same as English or Mandarin A new study finds natural and invented languages elicit similar responses in the brain's language-processing network. By Anne Trafton | MIT News Within the human brain, a network of regions has evolved to process language. These regions are consistently activated whenever people listen to their native lan more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 21 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Mnookin, Isbell Jr., Cramer: Preserving UW-Madison's mission amid financial uncertainty The following message was sent to all faculty, Academic Staff, University Staff and limited appointees from Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin, Provost Charles Isbell Jr. and Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Rob Cramer on March 21. It is being translated into multiple languages. For updates,  more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 21 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Momentum builds for AI in veterinary medicine As Artificial Intelligence continues to dominate headlines and industries, the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) remains a pioneer in the veterinary medicine space, exemplified by the new special issue of the American Journal of Veterinary Medicine (AJVR), "From Bark to Bytes: Artificial Intelligence Transforming Veterinary Medicine," which show more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, March 21 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Nobel Laureate Steven Chu to discuss path to net-zero emissions EVANSTON, Ill. -- By 2100, the global population could reach 11 billion, intensifying the demand for energy, water and food. How can the world meet these needs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions? Nobel Laureate and former U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will address this critical question and more as the featured speaker fo more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 22 -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * How the brain links related memories formed close in time Study in mice isolates precise location of memory overlap in cells If you've ever noticed how memories from the same day seem connected while events from weeks apart feel separate, a new study reveals the reason: Our brains physically link memories that occur close in time not in the cell bodies of neurons, but rather in their spiny extensions called de more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 22 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers advance effort to turn spent coffee grounds into food packaging CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers have made a key advance in turning spent coffee grounds into food packaging materials that can extend the shelf life of products. An estimated 60 million tons of spent coffee grounds are generated worldwide annually. Most end up in landfills and release methane, a potent greenhouse gas. That h more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 21 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Recurring food insecurity linked to unhealthy weight changes in older adults UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For every year that an adult aged 65 or older experiences food insecurity, they become more likely to undergo unhealthy weight changes associated with earlier death, according to a new study by researchers in the Penn State College of Health and Human Development. The research team exami more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 22 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Scientists Witness Plant Cells Generate Cellulose and Form Cell Walls for First Time By Kitta MacPherson In a discovery with potential practical applications, a team of Rutgers biophysicists, bioengineers and plant biologists capture first live images In a groundbreaking study on the synthesis of cellulose - a major constituent of all plant cell walls - a team of Rutgers University-New Brunswick resea more PR

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, March 22 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * SBU's Gratz will present research at two summer conferences Dr. Elizabeth T. Gratz, assistant professor of Marketing, will collaborate with fellow track members at the 2025 Transformative Consumer Research (TCR) dialogical conference, June 12-15 in Washington, D.C., in a track titled "Improving Marketplace Access for All: Learning from those with Invisible Disabilities." Broadly, this  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Security scheme could protect sensitive data during cloud computation MIT researchers crafted a new approach that could allow anyone to run operations on encrypted data without decrypting it first. By Adam Zewe | MIT News A hospital that wants to use a cloud computing service to perform artificial intelligence data analysis on sensitive patient records needs a guarantee those dat more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 22 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M-Led Study Suggests Former Inmates Struggle To Access Medical Care -- Even When It's Nearly Free Researchers found that many former prisoners, despite being enrolled in Medicaid, stop taking medications for chronic illness shortly after their release. As they studied two years of prison-inmate data, Laura Dague and a team of fellow health researchers noticed that one particular scenario kept cr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The Institute of World Politics issued the following news release: * * * Three new Trustees join the IWP Board IWP is pleased to announce three new members of the Board of Trustees: RJ Blake, Kelley DeConciliis, and Alexander B. Gray. RJ Blake, Founder and CEO of Blake Willson Group (BWG) Mr. Blake is a dynamic leader with over 20 years of combined experience in leadership, entrepreneurship, finance and accounting, consulting, business strategy, and governance, who b more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, March 22 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Triggering parasitic plant 'suicide' to help farmers UC Riverside research explores a new way to fight devastating weeds Author: Jules Bernstein Parasitic weeds are ruthless freeloaders, stealing nutrients from crops and devastating harvests. But what if farmers could trick these invaders into self-destructing? Scientists at UC Riverside think they've found a way. Across sub-S more PR

LA JOLLA, California, March 22 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * New US Academic Alliance for IPCC Opens Critical Nomination Access Network will support vital work of American climate scientists A newly established network of U.S. academic institutions including UC San Diego has formed to provide coordinated support for American climate scientists. The U.S. Academic Alliance for the IPCC (USAA-IPCC) has opened a call for U.S. researchers who a more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, March 22 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * Inspired by Opportunity Lloyd International Honors College seniors reflect on their research and growth A future journalist. An aspiring pediatrician. These are two of the 55 students who will present their research this month at the 25th Annual Undergraduate Honors Symposium hosted by UNC Greensboro's Lloyd International Honors College. Beyond gaining experience in p more PR

BUFFALO, New York, March 22 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Upper-Broadway Fillmore has been selected as the pilot neighborhood By Ellen Goldbaum BUFFALO, N.Y. - The neighborhood is a stone's throw from downtown and the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. It is home to powerful local organizations, and its residents are engaged and eager to participate. It also contains more than 1,000 vacant lots and a variety of owner-occupi more PR

CORAL GABLES, Florida, March 22 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * El Nino inspires a young man's passion for science Benjamin Kirtman, professor at the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science, is this year's recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award for his scholarly research and contributions to the natural sciences. By Karina Valdes Every few years, Benjamin Kirtman had a job to do. He grew up in the coastal city of Santa Barbara, C more PR

GALVESTON, Texas, March 22 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: * * * Autistic adolescents in 'Fit club' showed improved fitness, executive function, social responsiveness Even just low levels of daily physical activity can lead to significant improvements in fitness level, social responsiveness, cognitive flexibility, and planning and organizing abilities in autistic adolescents according to a recent study by Dr. Claudia Hilton, professor with the Univ more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 22 -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: * * * UVA Health Joins National Trials Testing Long COVID Treatments UVA Health has joined nationwide studies examining potential treatments for long COVID. The trials are part of the National Institutes of Health's Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Initiative, a national research program to understand, diagnose and treat long COVID. "The UVA Health pulmonary clinic was one o more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 21 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * School of Nursing recognized for commitment to gerontological nursing A national organization awards the school for advancing gerontological nursing through research, education and innovative care models. By Caitlin Hanbury, School of Nursing The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing has earned designation from the National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence, a d more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 21 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Social work student's focus is entrepreneurship for everyone, everywhere Doctoral student Marianne Lund is using her global connections to explore effectuation - a learnable framework - as a way to overcome poverty and job displacement from AI. By Geoff LoCicero, VCU School of Social Work A long-held assumption - that entrepreneurship is about discovering opportunity, rather than creating it -  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 22 -- Virginia Commonwealth University administration issued the following statement on March 21, 2025: * * * Update about Board of Visitors Resolution Dear VCU Community, At VCU, we proudly foster an environment where all students, faculty and staff have opportunities to succeed. Earlier today, the VCU Board of Visitors approved a resolution affirming that the university must follow federal and state laws regarding discrimination. The resolution directed the unive more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 22 -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Boosting brain's waste removal system improves memory in old mice Research opens door to developing therapies for neurodegenerative diseases As aging bodies decline, the brain loses the ability to cleanse itself of waste, a scenario that scientists think could be contributing to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, among others. N more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 22 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Weiland and Jacob: Lessons from Michigan for Washington's early childhood programs Research shows that high-quality preschool education has the power to positively impact a child's growth and development, even far into adulthood. However, as costs increase and high demand creates long wait times, many children across the country are unable to access high-quality early le more PR

BUFFALO, New York, March 22 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * With Empire AI, UB is helping people with ALS, improving medical imaging, boosting mental health resources and more Projects showcase UB's commitment to harnessing AI for the public good By Cory Nealon BUFFALO, N.Y. - University at Buffalo researchers are tapping the incredible power of Empire AI. The $400 million statewide consortium - which Gov. Kathy Hochul an more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 22 -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * New CRISPR tool enables more seamless gene editing -- and improved disease modeling Yale scientists have developed a CRISPR technology that can assess genetic interactions on a host of immunological responses to multiple diseases, including cancer. By Bill Hathaway Advances in the gene-editing technology known as CRISPR-Cas9 over the past 15 years have yielded important new insights into the roles t more PR