BINGHAMTON, New York, May 3 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Pharmacy professor researching how genetics play a role in addiction Jared Bagley looks to understand the genetic components that make someone more or less likely to develop a substance use disorder By Scott Sasina The Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS) has become a home for several new faculty members over the last year. With these new faces walking the halls and  more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, May 3 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Watson GROWS puts spotlight on graduate student research Poster/demo competition showcases a spirit of innovation across all disciplines By Chris Kocher The new Watson Graduate Research Outcomes Workshop Series (Watson GROWS) held its first event on Tuesday -- a poster/demo competition where 45 entries showcased graduate students' spirit of innovation and discovery. The GROWS initiative -- sponsored by th more PR

ITHACA, New York, May 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell anthropology opens Collaboratory May 14 Woven Indigenous art from Brazil, ceramics excavated from the Treman State Park area, stone tools, animal bones: a wide variety of objects from vast spans of time contribute to the study of the human condition undertaken by the Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S). A new Anthropology Collaboratory, set to open with an event on May 14 fr more PR

ITHACA, New York, May 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Tech celebrates opening of new MakerLAB in the Tata Innovation Center Cornell Tech leadership, alongside elected officials, faculty, students, staff, and the Roosevelt Island community, hosted an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the campus's new MakerLAB on May 2. The MakerLAB facility, now located on the first floor of Cornell Tech's Tata Innovation Center, serves as an access more PR

ITHACA, New York, May 3 -- The Cornell University's Industrial and Labor Relations School issued the following news: * * * Health Care Cooperatives Could Hold Key to Easing Elderly Caregiver Shortage Home care cooperatives may be the key to alleviating the shortage of paid caregivers for older Americans, according to a new study co-authored by Senior Associate Dean for Outreach and Sponsored Research Ariel Avgar, Ph.D. '08, and Dr. Madeline Sterling, A&S '08, associate professor of medicine a more PR

PUEBLO, Colorado, May 3 -- Colorado State University Pueblo campus issued the following news release: * * * CSU System Board approves budget and tuition The Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System approved budgets for its campuses this week that keep tuition levels low and preserve fiscal strength in the face of budget challenges and uncertainty related to the changing federal landscape. Facing a more than $1.2 billion state budget deficit, state general fund appropriatio more PR

BAKERSFIELD, California, May 3 -- California State University-Bakersfield issued the following news: * * * CSUB receives $40,000 grant for economic resilience project Research focused on how Kern County's economy can weather energy transition Two California State University, Bakersfield economics professors have received a grant to explore ways that Kern County -- the state's leader in oil production -- can successfully navigate the energy transition away from fossil fuels. Dr. Nyakundi Mic more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 2 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Current Panama Canal authority administrator to discuss global trade EVANSTON, Ill. --- Ricaurte Vasquez Morales, economist and the current administrator of the Panama Canal Authority through 2026, will discuss the Canal's role in global trade across time during the 43rd Annual William A. Patterson Distinguished Transportation Lecture on Wednesday, May 7 at Northwestern University. The popular even more PR

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: * * * ESU to Host 12th Annual Economic Outlook Summit for the Pocono Mountains on May 16 Natalie Nixon, Ph.D., creativity strategist, CEO Figure 8 Thinking, LLC, will present the keynote address at the East Stroudsburg University 12th Annual Economic Outlook Summit scheduled for Friday, May 16, 2025, from 7:30 a.m. to noon at Kalahari Resorts and Conventions in the Poconos. As CEO of Figur more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 3 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * ETSU launches the Mary V. Jordan Center to promote student success In a transformative move to support first-generation and low-income students, East Tennessee State University is launching the Mary V. Jordan Center (Jordan Center), a support hub to guide students from application to career placement. "We want to ensure that all students have the support they need to succeed--not just to enroll more PR

MIAMI, Florida, May 3 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Computer scientists create algorithm to protect videos from quantum hacking By David Drucker Researchers at FIU's College of Engineering and Computing have developed an encryption algorithm to defend videos from attackers with access to the world's most powerful computers. The encryption method protects sensitive videos from quantum computers -- more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, May 3 -- George Mason University issued the following campus news: * * * Q&A with Martina Cheung, Spring Commencement 2025 speaker By Preston Williams Martina Cheung, president and CEO of S&P Global, will be the featured speaker at George Mason University's Spring Commencement on May 15 at EagleBank Arena on the Fairfax Campus. Can you share one piece of personal or professional advice you received that has influenced your life or career and that you would like to impart  more PR

ITHACA, New York, May 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Health care cooperatives could hold key to easing caregiver shortage Home care cooperatives may be the key to alleviating the shortage of paid caregivers for older Americans, according to a new study co-authored by Senior Associate Dean for Outreach and Sponsored Research Ariel Avgar, Ph.D. '08, and Dr. Madeline Sterling, A&S '08, associate professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and director of ILR's Initi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 2 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * How origami could unlock a new class of materials Research led at the University of Michigan modeled how different origami structures made from trapezoidal subunits (i) responded to stresses like compression (ii) and stretching (iii).credit: Adapted from J.P. McInerney et al. Nat. Commun. 2025, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57089-x (Used under a CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license) Study: Coarse-grained fundamental form more PR

ALFRED, New York, May 3 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * Leo Lambert, Elon University president emeritus, to give Alfred University commencement address Leo M. Lambert, president emeritus at Elon University, will deliver the keynote address for Alfred University's 2025 commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 17. Commencement ceremonies begin at 10 a.m. in the Galanis Family Arena, McLane Center. Lambert led Elon's rise to national prominence from 1999 to 2018, dur more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, May 2 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Maxwell's Student-Run History Journal 'Builds a Vibrant Community' In front of an audience of fellow undergraduates and History Department faculty, Maxwell School junior Jorge Morales recently shared his research findings on the 2016 Rio Olympics--specifically, the intersection of race and infrastructure in the event's planning and legacy. Robert Terrell, assistant professor of history, is shown with members o more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * McCourtney Institute awards more than $50,000 in research grants UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Sixteen faculty and graduate students from across the Penn State College of the Liberal Arts will receive more than $50,000 in support from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy's Research in Democracy Support Grant program to advance their work on topics related to democracy. The grants support proje more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 3 -- Mercer University issued the following news: * * * School of Music awarded $1.25M grant to enhance worship for neurodivergent children through music, arts By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams MACON, Ga. -- Mercer University's Townsend School of Music was recently awarded a $1.25 million, five-year grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help establish the project Enhancing Worship for Neurodivergent Children Through Music and the Arts. The project aims to study the experience more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, May 3 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSU-developed vaccine, delivery system ease antibiotic resistance in catfish STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State scientists have developed a live-attenuated oral vaccine and delivery platform that have put the brakes on the spread of antimicrobial resistance in catfish, resulting in significant cost benefits for Mississippi producers. The success of the MSU team represents a breakthrough in catfi more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, May 3 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * New UH Study Finds All STEM Stereotypes Are Not the Same Ask boys or girls to picture an engineer, and they'll likely visualize a man. Ask about a computer scientist, and the response would be the same. But ask which gender is better at and more interested in math or science, and the slight edge these days would likely go to girls. New research from the University of Houston released this week found that stud more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 3 -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Enzyme Drives Treatment Resistance in Ovarian Cancer By Olivia Dimmer Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a key driver of chemotherapy resistance in advanced ovarian cancer, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer deaths among women in the U.S., according to the American Ca more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Novel AI model inspired by neural dynamics from the brain Researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a novel artificial intelligence model inspired by neural oscillations in the brain, with the goal of significantly advancing how machine learning algorithms handle long sequences of data. AI often struggles with analyzing com more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health Joins Pediatric Pandemic Network Expansion increases access to care for children across the region By April Wilkerson OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health is proud to announce its partnership as an affiliate hub site in the Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), significantly expanding the network's reach to Region 6, which encompasses Oklahoma a more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Architecture Students Partner with Community to Reimagine Historic School Building By Lorene Roberson NORMAN, OKLA. - Sixteen students in the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture at the University of Oklahoma are gaining hands-on experience while working on a community project in northeast Oklahoma City. Taught by instructor LaTasha Timberlake, the students are developing architectural r more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Health Sciences Named Among Top 2% of Medical Schools, According to Carnegie Foundation By April Wilkerson OKLAHOMA CITY - The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences has achieved a new Carnegie Classification for its research enterprise and medical school program from the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. "The Carnegie Classification for  more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 2 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Placebo-testing vaccines is unethical, 'a waste of time and money,' expert says CHICAGO --- Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr.'s proposal to require that all new vaccines undergo safety testing in placebo-controlled trials "is ethically problematic and will slow testing down for no good reason," said Seema Shah, professor of pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine a more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 2 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Robotic touch sensors are not just skin deep * Researchers overcome a long-time challenge of flexible touch sensors, demonstrating high repeatability after careful contact preparation * Researchers warn of a native insulation layer that covers sensor which must be removed * Low-cost robotic skin sensor could produce finger-like touch to differentiate between curves and edges when holding objec more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 3 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Spy Vs. Spy: Texas A&M Researchers Work To Secure Messaging Cybersecurity expert Dr. Nitesh Saxena studies the privacy promises -- and addresses the pitfalls -- of secure messaging apps like Signal and WhatsApp. May 2, 2025By Lesley Henton, Texas A&M University Division of Marketing and Communications When you send a message through WhatsApp or iMessage, you might think only you and the recipient can rea more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 3 -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * Statewide economic impact of the University of Minnesota grows to $11.5 billion annually For every $1 invested in the University of Minnesota, the return-on-investment to the state is $16.75, according to a new independent analysis of the University's statewide economic impact. National research firm Tripp Umbach conducted the Economic and Community Impact study, which measured the direct a more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, May 3 -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * Investigating Two Major Cell Types to Help Curb Diabetic Kidney Disease Research supported by a $2.76 million NIDDK grant to Dr. Sandeep Mallipattu STONY BROOK, NY, May 1, 2025 - Preserving the health of kidneys in patients with diabetes can be challenging because the disease often brings complications over time. Sandeep Mallipattu, MD, Professor of Medicine and  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, May 2 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Sustainability Spring Round Up: STARS Rating, Carbon Neutrality, Plastic Reduction and More Syracuse University has been recognized as a STARS (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System) Silver institution by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. STARS is a comprehensive rating system for colleges and universities to measure sustainability. Sustainability Manageme more PR

LAREDO, Texas, May 3 -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: * * * TAMIU'S Sanchez School of Business, Texas Center Releases Second Volume in North American Trade-Linked Employment Analysis Series The Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) A. R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development (TCBEED) has released the second volume in its three-part series analyzing N more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * TeleAbsence: Poetic encounters with the past In the dim light of the lab, friends, family, and strangers watched the image of a pianist playing for them, the pianist's fingers projected onto the moving keys of a real grand piano that filled the space with music. Watching the ghostly musicians, faces and bodies blurred at their edges, several listeners shared one strong but strange c more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 3 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M To Debut PTSD Management System Researchers will introduce a breakthrough wearable device for PTSD management at the 2025 Project Hero Texas Challenge. By Wm Michael Barnes To help veterans and first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder improve their mental health and live normal lives, the Texas A&M University College of Engineering will debut a breakthrough technology called the Firs more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * The future of brain activity monitoring may look like a strand of hair UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The future of electroencephalography (EEG) monitoring may soon look like a strand of hair. In place of the traditional metal electrodes, a web of wires and sticky adhesives, a team of researchers from Penn State created a hairlike device for long-term, non-invasive monitoring of the brain's electri more PR

ITHACA, New York, May 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Those most willing to address health disparities tend to be overlooked During the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that people from historically marginalized racial and ethnic groups were more likely than non-Hispanic white people to be infected, be hospitalized and die from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. However, the very communities that bear the brunt of thos more PR

NEW YORK, May 3 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Two Columbians Elected to the National Academy of Sciences Membership in the academy is considered one of science's highest honors. Cory Abate-Shen, Robert Sonneborn Professor of Medicine, and David Reichman, Centennial Professor of Chemistry, were elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the highest honors that a scientist ca more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, May 3 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH researchers' climate study quantifies Urban Heat Island effect for the first time A new research study from The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a part of The University of Alabama System, addresses the question, how much have urban areas warmed from the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect? UAH Earth System Science Center Research Scientist Dr. Roy Spencer and UAH Earth System Science Center Director  more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, May 3 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Environmental Communication Class Partners With Water Alliance to Boost Sustainable Development A U of A Communication course is making waves in Northwest Arkansas through a service-learning partnership with the Beaver Watershed Alliance, empowering students to promote watershed sustainability through community research and public engagement. This spring students enrolled in the Environmental Adaptat more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, May 3 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * IFAI Empowers FPDIR Managers With Food Safety Training at Cherokee Nation Since its founding more than a decade ago, the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative has been a cornerstone in supporting Tribal Nations, producers and organizations engaged in the development of their food systems. IFAI's Tribal Enterprise Team recently conducted a three-day food safety training at the Cherokee Nation. Thi more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 3 -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * "It's Like They Have a Superpower": Genetic Analysis of All-Women Extreme Divers Finds Changes Linked to Blood Pressure, Cold Tolerance A new analysis of a group of all-women extreme divers off the coast of Korea has uncovered genetic differences that could help them survive the intense physiological stresses of free-diving--and could ultimately lead to better treatments for blood pressure di more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 3 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Rob Ghrist: The soul of an artist, the mind of a mathematician Engineer, mathematician, teacher, author, and illustrator, PIK professor Robert Ghrist embraces innovation to enrich each role. Key Takeaways * Ghrist's interests, from virtual galleries to topological data analysis, shows how combining art, engineering, and mathematics sparks fresh insights and tools more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 3 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: * * * UT Knoxville Proposes No Tuition Increase for Fall 2025 The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will recommend a zero tuition increase for undergraduate students as part of its $2.37 billion budget. The Campus Advisory Board approved the budget for fiscal year 2026 during its meeting May 2. The budget will go before the UT System Board of Trustees for final approval in June. Chancellor Donde Plowman o more PR

GALVESTON, Texas, May 3 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: * * * UTMB Information Technology Services enhances access to innovation through partnership agreement The University of Texas Medical Branch signed a five-year agreement with Microsoft, paving the way for initiatives that will protect data, enhance the patient experience, enhance operations and drive innovation. The agreement creates a framework for bringing Microsoft's resources and experti more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 3 -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: * * * Discovery Explains Long COVID Breathing Problems Groundbreaking research from the School of Medicine has revealed crucial new insights into the immune systems of COVID-19 survivors, particularly those struggling with persistent breathing issues. The study shows that these patients have distinct changes in their immune system that link to the severity of their lung damage. The discovery h more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 3 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's Laughlin Named ESA Fellow Daniel Laughlin, a University of Wyoming professor in the Department of Botany, has been selected as a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA). The ESA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization of professional ecologists. Fellows are members who have made outstanding contributions to a wide range of fields served by ESA, including, but not restricted to, those that ad more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 2 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * UW-Madison strategic visioning committee plans next steps following campus feedback The following message was sent on May 2, 2025 to all faculty, academic staff, university staff and limited appointees from Provost Charles Isbell, Jr. and Lauren Papp, associate dean for research in the School of Human Ecology. Read this message in: * Espanol * Hmoob * bod-skd Tibetan * Zhong  more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, May 3 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Vaccine scientist Teresa Lambe to deliver Graduate School commencement address Teresa Lambe, who played a critical role in the fight against COVID-19 as a principal investigator in the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine program, will deliver the keynote address during the Graduate School's annual Commencement Ceremony on May 17 at the University of Notre Dame. The ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. inside Not more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 3 -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Temperature-controlled switch activates sperm, is key to fertility Mouse study may lead to new approaches for contraception, infertility treatment In mammals -- including us humans -- sperm are surprisingly picky about temperature, thriving best in conditions a few degrees cooler than normal body temperature. But, given that the female reproductive tract is warmer than normal b more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, May 3 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center issued the following news: * * * WVU Health Sciences partnership with First Presbyterian aims to help the community through outreach and screenings The WVU School of Nursing, the WVU School of Pharmacy, the WVU School of Medicine, and First Presbyterian Church have collaborated to provide clinical service as an outreach program for people experiencing homelessness and poverty in the Morgantown area. Some more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 3 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Wyoming Residents Want Communities to Plan for Changes in Water Resources, UW Survey Shows A new University of Wyoming survey reveals Wyoming residents overwhelmingly believe that changes in water resources are happening, and risks can be reduced with community response plans and statewide policies. "This survey reveals some unexpected perspectives of Wyoming residents. We need to reorient to better serve t more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Zinc-Transporting Protein Contributes to Aggressive Growth of Brain Tumor, OU Researchers Find By April Wilkerson OKLAHOMA CITY - In a study published Wednesday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), University of Oklahoma researchers detail their discoveries about why the brain tumor glioblastoma is so aggressive. Their findings center on ZIP4, a protein that transports zin more PR