UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * 'Missions with Monty' advances science literacy through game-based learning UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- " Missions with Monty," an international science literacy project developed by a faculty member in the Penn State College of Education and colleagues at North Carolina State University, received a $600,000 grant from the William T. Grant Foundation to increase science literacy and reading c more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, April 16 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * 'Rochester History' explores deaf spaces in 19th-century New York Journal wins prestigious publishing award Buoyed by a partnership between RIT and the Rochester Public Library, the Rochester History journal has a new look and a growing readership. The journal's 21st-century makeover is turning heads and winning accolades and grant funding. While the first issue published 86 years ago more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 16 -- The University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * 2024-2025 SPARC Graduate Research Grants awarded to six Arnold School graduate students Six of the 33 2024-2025 Support to Promote Advancement of Research and Creativity (SPARC) Graduate Research Grants from the USC Office of the Vice President for Research have been awarded to Arnold School graduate students. The students, who represent three departments (Hea more PR

ALFRED, New York, April 16 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * AI Week at AU: Taskforce findings show wide range of attitudes toward AI Approximately, two-thirds of Alfred University faculty members omit explicit references to AI in their syllabi, according to polling conducted by an AI Taskforce. Twenty-two percent permit the use of AI in some cases, and 12 percent prohibit it entirely in their classes. Meanwhile, syllabus references to the University's academic co more PR

MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- Allegheny College issued the following news: * * * Allegheny College Professor's Ornithology Studies Draw National Attention Dr. Jennifer Houtz has had a passion for ornithology since she started college, and it is taking flight now as her research makes its way into national publications, including the New York Times, Newsweek, and Nature Research Highlights. Houtz, an assistant professor of biology at Allegheny College, co-authored a paper, "The Evoluti more PR

ALTOONA, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- Pennsylvania State University at Altoona issued the following news: * * * Altoona research lab sweeps state criminal justice research competition ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- Penn State Altoona's Integrated Social Science Research Lab (ISSRL) swept the undergraduate research poster competition at the 2025 Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators conference (PACJE). The conference was held April 4-5 at DeSales University in Center Valley. This is the seco more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania issued the following news release: * * * Do 'Harm Reduction' Interventions for Substance Use Lower or Raise Trust in Government? "Harm reduction" interventions for substance use - measures like needle exchange programs and methadone distribution that aim to reduce the adverse effects of substance use, rather than punish or prevent it - have been repeatedly shown to lower the risk of ov more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 15 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Bachelot sees new opportunities amongst fire's destruction of research site Media Contact: Elizabeth Gosney | CAS Marketing and Communications Manager | 405-744-7497 | egosney@okstate.edu When wildfires began to tear through the Stillwater region on March 14, Oklahoma State University's Dr. Benedicte Bachelot wasn't thinking about her research at the McPherson Botanical Preserve eight miles west of  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Book by Penn State instructional design experts receives national award UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The book that two Penn State instructional design experts wrote as a guide for designing online courses has received an award from one of the country's leading higher education organizations. The book, "High-Impact Design for Online Courses: Blueprinting Quality Digital Learning in Eight Prac more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, April 16 -- Brooklyn Law School issued the following news: * * * Cybersecurity Law Students Share Research, Moderate Attorneys at NYCLA Program Students in the Cybersecurity Law, Policy & Practice class taught by Adjunct Professor Mark Rosen '75, shared their research and helped moderate discussions among attorneys at a recent New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA) continuing legal education (CLE) session titled "Lawyering in an AI and Cyber World." Nearly 100 atte more PR

PASADENA, California, April 15 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Caltech Senior Yiyi Cai Named Gates Cambridge Scholar Caltech senior Yiyi Cai will be joining the 2025 class of Gates Cambridge Scholars at the University of Cambridge next year. Cai, who grew up in Beijing and came to the United States when she entered high school, will be pursuing an MPhil in advanced computer science. Cai's particular interest is in quantum computing, a field she fir more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Engineering Beneath the Surface Students build an autonomous underwater vehicle that can perform tasks important to the maritime industry, including exploring, detecting, and manipulating objects and deploying projectiles underwater. By Sherry Stokes Sitting at the edge of the pool, the Kingfisher, an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) at Carnegie Mellon University, looks more like something f more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Precision Scale KATRIN Sets Record For Measuring Neutrino Mass By Joachim Hoffman The international KArlsruhe TRItium Neutrino Experiment (KATRIN) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), which includes researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, has surpassed its own achievements. The latest data, recently published in Science, establish an upper limit of 8 x 10-37 kg (or in scientific  more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 15 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * From fossilized past to sustainable future: Finding the right rock cap Researcher explores for the right place to store carbon gas By Eric Baerren The story of Natalia Zakharova's latest research project starts 500 million years ago when Michigan was at the bottom of a shallow sea. Dust, dirt and decomposing organisms floated down through the water to the bottom, forming layers. Layers slowly more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 15 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * Chancellor King Marks Milestone Formalizing Clinton Community College's Relocation to SUNY Plattsburgh SUNY and North Country Leaders Partner on Bold Steps to Advance Higher Education in the Region New Agreement Between Clinton Community College and Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Creates a Pathway for Nursing and EMT Students to Gain Hands-On Training Plattsburgh, NY - State Univers more PR

PASADENA, California, April 15 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Chemistry Graduate Student Wins Inflection Award for Developing Scalable, Sustainable Battery Technology Eshaan Patheria, a Caltech graduate student in chemistry, is one of 30 young scientists from around the world to receive the inaugural Inflection Award, an honor celebrating early-career scientists working on solutions to address climate change. Patheria was recognized for his work in  more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * CMU Study Shows Large Language Models Have Distinctive Styles LLMs can be distinguished by word choice, level of detail and more By Byron Spice It's not unusual for people to have distinctive speech or writing styles. They can favor certain words and phrases or structure a sentence or a story uniquely. It turns out that text-generating AI models have similar idiosyncrasies. In a recent study, more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 15 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell research designs maple sugarbush agroforestry system Virtually all of the world's maple syrup is produced in Canada, the Northeast U.S. and some upper Midwestern U.S. states, where natural conditions for maple sugaring are perfect: wet summers, cold winters and springs with fluctuating temperatures above and below freezing. The same environmental conditions that support maple trees also produce a host of more PR

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 16 -- Creighton University issued the following news: * * * Hoffman receives $330K VA grant to address health disparities in rural communities Growing up in rural Nebraska has informed Rashelle Hoffman's, PhD, PT, DPT, research career. The assistant professor in Creighton University's Department of Physical Therapy has focused her research on understanding neural mechanisms that underlie cognitive and motor performance in those contending with neurological injury or dis more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 16 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Three Faculty Members Named 2025 Guggenheim Fellows Carolyn Dever, Paul Christesen '88, and Cecilia Gaposchkin are among 198 honored. Three Dartmouth faculty members have been awarded fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The prestigious fellowships provide support to outstanding scholars and artists in midcareer, allowing them to pursue their work without restriction. Paul Chris more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 16 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Ask an Expert: The Public Health Impact of Medicaid Policy with Kathleen Adams With the passing of a recent domestic policy bill that outlines $880 billion in spending cuts, Medicaid is once again in the news. Medicaid is a federal and state-funded program that covers millions of Americans and helps them access essential health services. Kathleen Adams, PhD, is a professor more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 16 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Differences in Ovarian Cancer Tumor Genes Could Aid Clinical Decision-Making for Black Patients By Shelby Crosier Ovarian cancer diagnoses have been decreasing in recent decades, but it is still one of the leading causes of death from cancer for women. This is especially true for Black women, who are over 7% less likely than white women to survive five years after their dia more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 15 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Father's Mental Health Can Impact Children for Years By Greg Bruno Five-year-olds exposed to paternal depression are more likely to have behavioral issues in grade school, Rutgers Health researchers find In popular culture, dads are stoic, sensitive and strong. So powerful is the mystique of the happy dad that celebrities, joke books - even hard seltzers - carry the label. Real life is different. Fat more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Feeling salty? Increased salt stress reduces tomato pest activity UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Increased soil salinity can reduce damage from prominent tomato pests such as the tomato fruitworm, according to researchers at Penn State. They published their findings in the Journal of Plant, Cell and Environment. The team, comprising entomologists from the College of Agricultural Sciences, foun more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 15 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Finding friendship at first whiff The room is crowded and noisy. There are conversations all around, and the residual smell of popcorn and beer hangs in the air. Yet two women meeting for the first time can judge within minutes whether they have potential to be friends - guided as much by smell as any other sense, according to new Cornell psychology research. "People take a lot in when they're meeting face to f more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 15 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Promising PTSD research gets boost with Department of Defense grant By Patrick Crowley The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a four-year, $3 million grant to a Florida State University College of Medicine research team to begin a clinical trial on a potential therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder -- the second DoD grant for the FSU clinical neuroscience team led by Dr. F. Andrew Kozel and co-di more PR

ROANOKE, Virginia, April 16 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Milestone' discovery may unlock the true biomedical might of exosomes A Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC discovery identified a process to potentially produce, warehouse, and deliver a wound-healing medicine for cancer patients, military troops, and industrial workers exposed to radiation. By Matt Chittum The Gourdie laboratory had a problem of its o more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 15 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Hatfield lecturer offers insights on obtaining success "Do we work to live or live to work?" Christy Pambianchi '90, Cornell's 42nd Robert S. Hatfield Fellow in Economic Education, asked that question of the nearly 300 alumni, students and Cornell community members gathered on April 10 in 105 Ives Hall and online. "You think you may know the answer to that," she said, "but maybe after I give you these things more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 16 -- Hope College issued the following news: * * * Acclaimed Biography of Isabella Stewart Gardner Wins National Marfield Prize The book "Chasing Beauty: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner" by Dr. Natalie Dykstra, professor emerita of English at Hope College, has received the 2024 Marfield Prize from the Arts Club of Washington. The Marfield Prize, or the National Award for Arts Writing, has been given annually since 2006 to the author of a nonfiction book about t more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 16 -- Hope College issued the following news: * * * Book Chronicles Untold History of Dutch American Midwives The latest book published by the Van Raalte Press of the A. C. Van Raalte Institute at Hope College, "Present, but Not Counted: Dutch-Immigrant and Second Generation Midwives Working in Dutch Colonies in the United States, 1840-1940," spotlights a group of women that author Janet Sjaarda Sheeres discovered were rendered all but invisible by their times even as more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, April 16 -- Hope College issued the following news: * * * Students Present Research at National Conference A total of 13 Hope College students presented their collaborative faculty-student research during this year's National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), held on Monday-Wednesday, April 7-9, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. NCUR is the largest undergraduate research conference in the country, and each year brings together thousands of undergraduate students from more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Immune system proteins involved in severe parasitic disease identified UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- New insights into the mechanisms that cause more severe cases of schistosomiasis -- a disease caused by parasitic worms and second only to malaria in terms of potential harm -- have been revealed by researchers at Penn State. The study -- which took place in mice and was published in PLOS Path more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 15 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * In time of crisis, sport teams invested in community support Concept illustration of professional athletes volunteering in the community.credit: Nicole Smith, made with Midjourney Study: Examining professional sport teams' community engagement in response to a crisis Professional sports teams focused on outreach to their local communities during the COVID-19 pandemic instead of focusing solely on  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 16 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * New Analysis Underscores Health Risks of E-Cigarettes A Johns Hopkins Medicine-led analysis of medical information gathered on a diverse group of almost 250,000 people over four years has significantly clarified the link between the "exclusive" use of e-cigarettes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as high blood pressure in a sub-group of adults 30 to 70 years of age. The  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 15 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * KU chemistry professor receives NSF CAREER Award for carbon dioxide research LAWRENCE -- A University of Kansas chemistry faculty member has been chosen for a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation. Manar Shoshani, assistant professor of chemistry at KU, received a five-year grant from the NSF totaling more than $769,000 to further his research on  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 15 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Making desalination more eco-friendly: New membranes could help eliminate brine waste Membranes packed with charge help overcome the current salinity limit, making it easier to crystallize ocean salts and harvest valuable minerals from desalination waste Study: Fast and Selective Ion Transport in Ultrahigh Charge Density Membranes (DOI: 10.1038/s44286-025-00205-x) Desalination plants, a major and more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Materials Research Institute announces 2025 seed grant recipients UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Materials Research Institute (MRI) at Penn State has announced the recipients of the 2025 Interdisciplinary Seed Grants and Transdisciplinary Teaming Initiative awards, designed to support collaborative, high-risk research with the potential for significant societal and technological impact. Th more PR

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, April 16 -- Monmouth University issued the following news: * * * Graduate Student Selected for Summer Research at Duke University English graduate student, Carlee Migliorisi '24, was recently awarded a travel grant from Duke University's David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library to visit and conduct research for her graduate thesis at the Franklin Research Center. Migliorisi's thesis focuses on the last 50 years of Asbury Park's history, including the ri more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 15 -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * Navigating Transit With Low Vision: PSU Works With TriMet To Improve Wayfinding By Lacey Friedly For people who are blind or have low vision, navigating public transportation can be a daunting challenge. Portland State University (PSU) is partnering with TriMet--the transit agency serving the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area--to make it easier. "Human Wayfinding" is a new collaborative researc more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 15 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * NJIT Study Probes Genetic 'Smoking Gun,' Health Risks of Vaping Among Gen Z We all know how bad smoking is for you, but what about vaping? A new study at New Jersey Institute of technology (NJIT) led by forensic anthropologist and biochemist Sara Zapico is exploring the potential long-term health risks of e-cigarettes and how they might manifest in young adults at the genetic level more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Transforming Immunotherapy Design Pitt's Natasa Miskov-Zivanov receives CAREER Award for developing a system to design new cancer immunotherapies The University of Pittsburgh's Natasa Miskov-Zivanov, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has received a prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award of $581,503 from the National S more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 16 -- The Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: * * * Northwestern Engineering, Law Researchers Earn Best Paper Honors at ACM CS+Law 2025 The team's legal-technological framework enables the secure reporting of private misconduct settlements An interdisciplinary paper coauthored by researchers from Northwestern Engineering and Northwestern's Pritzker School of Law earned the Best Paper Award at the Fourth Association for C more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: * * * Rockefeller University Press launches new journal in partnership with scientists Rockefeller University Press and the International Alliance for Primary Immunodeficiency Societies (IAPIDS) have launched the Journal of Humanity Immunity, a journal co-owned by the nonprofit publisher and a global consortium of scientists. Open access and peer reviewed, JHI focuses on human inborn errors of immunity (IEI), a rapidly a more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 15 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Spears Business HTM teams earn top honors at a pair of ICHRIE competitions to maximize hotel operations, profits Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405.744.4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University's School of Hospitality and Tourism Management program students have been raking in honors at the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Ins more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, April 16 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Stuck in an exercise rut? AI can help, says Bryant expert By Emma Bartlett When Jason Sawyer, Ph.D., first used ChatGPT to create a resistance training exercise program, he was curious if the AI chatbot would follow the principles and science of resistance training. "Compared to some of the exercise programs you can pay for and download online, AI did a much better job," says Sawyer, director and assoc more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Students advocate for increased state funding during Capital Day in Harrisburg UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Each year on Capital Day, more than 200 Penn State students from across the commonwealth gather in the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg to advocate for vital state funding that benefits all Penn State students. This year, students met with a record number of elected leaders and more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 15 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * 5 Questions with Talia Klippel and Natalia Zehner about the New President's Fellowship Program By Amy Geduldig When Talia Klippel '26 and Natalia Zehner '26 transferred to the University at Albany, they were excited to immerse themselves in their new academic home. But, like many new students, they experienced some nervousness as well. Learning to navigate a new environment and all the resources the Univ more PR

ALBANY, New York, April 15 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Showcase 2025: CEHC Students Study Real World Impact of Cyber Attacks By Mike Nolan ALBANY, N.Y. (April 15, 2025) -- The power grid is a prime target for cyberattacks, with the potential to lead to widespread blackouts, economic losses and threats to national security. In 2024, Check Point Research documented 1,162 cyberattacks on utilities, a 70 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023. Po more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 16 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Engineering a Better Day at the Beach Barrier islands protect coastal communities and infrastructure - so what happens if they disappear? By Alyssa Schaechinger At a Glance: * Barrier islands can exist in either a "high" or "barren" state, characterized by vegetation and dune levels. * Barrier islands are essential for protecting coastal infrastructure from damaging storms  more PR

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, April 16 -- Bard College issued the following news release: * * * Two Bard College Faculty Members Named 2025 Guggenheim Fellows ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.--The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation has awarded 2025 Guggenheim Fellowships to Bard College Assistant Professor of Photography Lucas Blalock '02 and Bard College Visiting Artist in Residence Gwen Laster. Chosen through a rigorous application and peer review process from a pool of nearly 3,500 applic more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 15 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS, CDC Find 3% of Arkansas 8-Year-Olds, 2.5% of 4-Year-Olds Diagnosed with Autism One in 34 (3.0%) of 8-year-old children in Arkansas were identified with autism spectrum disorder by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' (UAMS) Arkansas Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (AR ADDM) program in 2022, according to an analysis published April 15 in more PR

LA JOLLA, California, April 15 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Advocating for Their Peers: Student-Driven Efforts to End Campus Food Insecurity By Stacey Diamond There is a startling reality for many college students across the United States, including students at UC San Diego - they are struggling to afford food. The 2024 UC Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) data shows that 51 percent of UC San Diego undergraduate students report facin more PR

LA JOLLA, California, April 15 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Researchers Develop an LSD Analogue with Potential for Treating Schizophrenia UC San Diego biologist's lab is the first to apply modern 3D electron microscopy techniques to psychedelic-treated brain tissue Researchers at University of California campuses at Davis and San Diego have developed a new, neuroplasticity-promoting drug closely related to LSD that harnesses the psychedeli more PR

LA JOLLA, California, April 15 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Tiny Molecules, Big Science: How RNA Research Could Transform Medicine, If We Let It We are in the midst of an RNA revolution, set to change the future of medicine. However, that revolution is now in jeopardy. By Miles Martin Gene Yeo, Ph.D., professor of cellular and molecular medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, studies some of the smallest molecul more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 15 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Colombia's peatlands could be a crucial tool to fight climate change. But first we have to find them. By Allison Arteaga Soergel UC Santa Cruz Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Scott Winton has been wading through thick, smelly muck in the tropics for almost a decade. He wouldn't have it any other way. As a wetland ecologist and biogeochemist, he's been hard at work  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 16 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * UChicago receives $100 million gift to support Chicago Booth's Executive MBA program Program to be renamed in honor of commitment from alum Konstantin Sokolov, MBA'05 Entrepreneur and investor Konstantin Sokolov, MBA'05, has made a $100 million gift to the University of Chicago, in support of the Executive MBA Program at the Booth School of Business. In honor of his commitment, the program will be renam more PR

EDMOND, Oklahoma, April 16 -- The University of Central Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * UCO Celebrates Largest Delegation of Presenters at 2025 National Conference on Undergraduate Research The University of Central Oklahoma affirmed its commitment to undergraduate research with the largest delegation presenting at the 2025 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). With participation from 49 states, four foreign countries and more than 250 institutions, UCO had m more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, April 15 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Uncovering the hidden cost of water splitting * Water molecules flip their orientation before splitting into hydrogen and oxygen * These acrobatics require significant energy, leading to the reaction's inefficiency * Researchers quantified the precise energy costs of flipping * Efficiency is significantly affected by the water's pH levels EVANSTON, Ill. --- As the global pursuit for su more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, April 16 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Novel treatment approach for language disorder shows promise Primary progressive aphasia is a neurological condition that causes a gradual decline in language abilities. There is no cure or medication that can reverse or stop the progression of PPA. The standard practice in the clinical setting is speech-language therapy to help people with PPA maintain their ability to communicate. University of  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * McCorkle Explores Brain-Computer Interfaces for Racing Vehicles at Student Research Expo Martin McCorkle, a junior computer engineering major from Malvern, is pushing the boundaries of human-computer interaction through his research project that will be among the many student-led research projects showcased at the Student Research and Creative Works Expo on April 18 at UA Little Rock. His research  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, April 16 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news: * * * Faculty Mentors Forge Bonds, Clarify Academia's Unwritten Rules Flanked by several faculty mentees and by her first mentor--her father--Professor of English and Interim Ethnic Studies Chair Sarah Hagelin was honored March 31 with the CFDA Faculty Mentoring Award for 2025. This award from the Center for Faculty Development & Advancement (CFDA) commemorates Hagelin's influence as a faculty leader (she's more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, April 16 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Coral reefs release a colorful mix of chemicals, feeding tiny ocean recyclers New research has uncovered just how chemically diverse coral reefs really are. Thousands of different substances released by tropical corals and seaweeds aren't just floating away--they serve as food for tiny ocean microbes that break them down and recycle them. The study, published recently in Environmental Mi more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 15 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * New book 'Psychology of Liberty' examines freedom as allowing humans to be what they were intended to be A new book from a University of Kansas education scholar explores history, cultural anthropology, creativity, family studies, evolutionary studies end education to suggest a new conception of freedom. Barbara Kerr, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Counseling Psychology in KU's School of Edu more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 16 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * The surprising truth about 'pink slime' journalism Pink slime news is low quality -- but not because of political bias, according to research from the Missouri School of Journalism You've probably seen one before: a news website filled with an overwhelming amount of aggregated content from all over the internet, with just enough local stories thrown in to capture your at more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 16 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * New study may help detect early signs of autism in the first year of life Mizzou researchers hope parent surveys could lead to earlier interventions to help children flourish. Autism is typically diagnosed in children ages 3 to 5 years old, but researchers at the University of Missouri's Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment are exploring whether signs of autism could be detected as  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 16 -- The University of New Mexico issued the following news: * * * A recipe for sustainable 3D printing By Carly Bowling Preparing a new recipe from a cookbook usually means a trip to the grocery store for fresh ingredients, but a new recipe book created by a postdoctoral fellow at The University of New Mexico School of Engineering calls for used eggshells over eggs. Fiona Bell, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Computer Science Hand and Machine Lab, more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 15 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * New Center to Address Health Concerns in Young Children By Bonnie Rucker April 4, University of Oklahoma researchers launched the Children's Environmental Health Center in the U.S. Southern Great Plains, a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to advancing research on children's health and environmental exposures, following a year of preparation. Funded by a $1.8 million grant from the U.S. Enviro more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 15 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * President Harroz Presents 'Lead On, University: The Next Phase' Strategic Plan By Chelsea Julian Hundreds of members of the University of Oklahoma community gathered today as OU President Joseph Harroz, Jr. shared the renewed vision of the "Lead On, University: The Next Phase" Strategic Plan refresh. Building upon the success of the original Strategic Plan introduced in 2020, this updated roadma more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, April 16 -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Community factors linked to cardiac-arrest outcomes Study findings suggest improvements in care alone won't reduce regional differences in outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. A study of people who had suffered out-of-hospital cardiac arrests showed that their locations affected their outcomes: * People in rural areas were less likely to have been resuscitat more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Fine art and design using artificial intelligence Second-year student Jessica Mach discovers the potential of AI tools through creating several projects, including an interactive game. In a story that second-year Jessica Mach created for a design course, an origami-like paper crane flies out a bedroom window and travels to meet other paper animals throughout th more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Marcia Chatelain and Matthew Levendusky named 2025 Guggenheim Fellows Both in the School of Arts & Sciences, they are among the 198 chosen for the Guggenheim's 100th class of Fellows. Marcia Chatelain of the Department of Africana Studies and Matthew Levendusky of the Department of Political Science in the School of Arts & Sciences have been named 2025 John Sim more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 16 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * USC Researchers Develop Plastic Substitute from Mineral Found in Seashells Biomedical engineers at USC Viterbi have created a new biocompatible material that is safe for marine life and avoids harmful microplastics. According to UNESCO, plastic waste makes up 80% of all marine pollution, with 8-10 million metric tons of plastic making its way into our ocea more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 16 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * VUMC researchers report the number of children with autism in Tennessee has doubled in the past decade CDC releases new autism data highlighting early identification trends, prevalence and differences across the U.S. Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers, as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) net more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, April 14 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * You received your blood test results. Now what? * Link to: Northwestern Now Story * Third-year medical student is one of only eight finalists nationwide * Winning team could secure $125,000 in VC funding * Lipid Llama uses AI to explain lipid-panel results in plain language CHICAGO --- Medical student Tyler Smith has advanced to the finals of InnoFest, a new national competition hosted more PR