NEW YORK, May 8 -- The American Council of Learned Societies issued the following news release: * * * ACLS Awards 36 Project Development Grants Grants Support Faculty in Teaching-Intensive Roles Pursuing Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) is pleased to announce the 2025 ACLS Project Development Grant recipients. The $5,000 grants support scholars in teaching-intensive faculty roles who are undertaking promising research in the huma more PR

READING, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Alvernia University issued the following news: * * * Alvernia University Receives $450K Grant Through PAsmart Funds will support innovative projects to expand access to Computer Science & STEM Education experiences for both students and adults. Alvernia University benefits from $450,000 through the PAsmart Advancing Grants for Career and Technical Education programs and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. State Rep. Manuel Guzman, D-Berks, announced the more PR

IRVING, Texas, May 8 -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following news wrapup entitled AARC Members In The News: * * * Members in the News | Public Health Advocacy Efforts , RT Awards, and New Programs AARC member David Gibson, RRT, was featured in an interview on the KATV website about why a new state law in Arkansas aimed at educating the public about the dangers of vaping and eliminating disposable vapes is essential to public health. Read and Watch it Here (https: more PR

RESTON, Virginia, May 8 -- The American Society of Civil Engineers issued the following news release: * * * ASCE Honors Class of 2025 Distinguished Members The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) today announced its 2025 class of Distinguished Members, which is the highest honor the Society can bestow upon a member. This year's class includes 11 of ASCE's most distinguished and active members who have made significant contributions to civil engineering throughout their careers. Of ASCE more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, May 7 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Researching the researchers: A look into the school of pharmacy's post doctoral program Fellowships give early-career scientists the skills to become professors and principal investigators By Jennifer Micale If you break down the human elements of research, you find both wonder and uncertainty. Like chemical bonds, these elements relate to each other in complex ways: the wonderment that leads to new questi more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 7 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Collaborative project yields new digital archive on hidden history of Indigenous enslavement Scholars estimate that between 1492 and the 1900s, at least 2.5 million Indigenous people in the Americas were taken from their communities and forced into enslavement and servitude. Just like the transatlantic slave trade, the phenomenon shaped United States history -- yet few schoolchildren learn about it today.   more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 7 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release: * * * Composabl Earns Frost & Sullivan's 2024 Global Company of the Year Award for Transforming Industrial Automation with Its Modern Artificial Intelligence Platform San Antonio, TX -- May 7, 2025 -- Frost & Sullivan recently researched the autonomous AI market and, based on its fi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE AUTHORS LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT TEACHERS, PUT MORE STUDENTS ON PATH TO SUCCESS (Washington, D.C.)--Today, in honor of Teacher Appreciation Week (link is external), Congressman Joe Morelle introduced legislation to strengthen resources for teachers and help maximize student potential. Morelle's Developing and Advancing Innovative Learning Models Act would create a federal inves more PR

COLD SPRING HARBOR, New York, May 7 [Category: Science] -- The Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory posted the following news: * * * CSHL celebrates SBS Class of 2025 On May 4, the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) School of Biological Sciences (SBS) celebrated its 22nd commencement ceremony. The SBS conferred Doctor of Philosophy degrees on nine graduates and awarded James L. Manley, Ph.D., an honorary Doctor of Science degree. "Now in its 26th year, the SBS is the most recent manifestation of more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 8 -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Discovery from Mass General Brigham Researchers Yields Insights on Preventing Organ Transplant Rejection The study identifies receptors that slow inflammation, signaling a promising target for new therapies. Current treatments to prevent organ transplant rejection focus mainly on suppressing T cells, part of the adaptive immune system. However, the innate immune system--the body's first line of defe more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 7 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Dopamine signals when a fear can be forgotten Dangers come but dangers also go, and when they do, the brain has an "all-clear" signal that teaches it to extinguish its fear. A new study in mice by MIT neuroscientists shows that the signal is the release of dopamine along a specific interregional brain circuit. The research therefore pinpoints a potentially critical mechanism of mental more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Consortium for School Networking issued the following news: * * * Education Technology Leaders Nationwide Gather on Capitol Hill to Champion Student-Centered Digital Learning More Than 70 Experts From 28 States Engage in 100+ Congressional Meetings to Advocate for Education Policies on AI, Cybersecurity, E-Rate and More More than 70 education technology (EdTech) experts from school districts and state education agencies across 28 states and the District of Columbia y more PR

ELON, North Carolina, May 8 (TNSrpt) -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * New Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence provides expanded resources for navigating college in the AI age The new publication includes guidance for students using AI in their college studies and offers practical advice about preparing for careers that require AI knowledge and skills. Elon University and the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) have released the second pub more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 7 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Ferguson College student research provides hope for individuals with cystic fibrosis Media Contact: Kristin Knight | Communications and Marketing, OSU Agriculture | 405-744-1130 | kristin.knight@okstate.edu The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation reports that the rare genetic disease affects nearly 40,000 people in the U.S. Elijah Brown, a biochemistry and molecular biology senior in the Oklahoma State Univer more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 8 -- Flagship Pioneering, a bioplatform innovation company, issued the following news release: * * * Flagship Pioneering, the National University of Singapore, National University Hospital and the National University Health System Announce Collaboration to Advance Biotech Research & Development Collaboration Aims to Expand Globally Connected Scientific Dialogue and Accelerate Innovation in Human Health and Sustainability SINGAPORE, May 7, 2025 -- Flagship Pionee more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Florida Department of Education issued a 46-page report in April, 2025, entitled "Funding for Florida School Districts 2024-25". * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 9) FLORIDA EDUCATION FINANCE PROGRAM (FEFP) LEGAL AUTHORIZATION Part II of chapter 1011, F.S.; chapter 2024-231, Laws of Florida (L.O.F.) (202425 General Appropriations Act) 2024-25 FEFP APPROPRIATION $12,720,432,199 REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION Each district participating in the state appropriations for the FE more ST

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 7 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces 'Literacy Launch Institutes' for Educators Boston -- The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced today that registration is open for a new teacher training opportunity, called Literacy Launch Institutes, that is focused on Pre-K through third grade literacy. As a core component of the administration's Literacy Launch: Reading Success from Age 3 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Political] -- Heritage Action for America posted the following news release: * * * Heritage Action Urges Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to Sign Success Sequence into Law WASHINGTON \- Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with over 2.5 million grassroots activists nationwide, including thousands of Alabamians, urges Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to swiftly sign SB289, the Success Sequence Bill, legislation that would require Alabama public schools teach s more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, May 8 -- Learning Forward issued the following news: * * * High-quality mentoring for all new teachers is an idea worth celebrating Learning Forward's newest issue of The Learning Professional magazine happens to publish this week, National Teacher Appreciation Week, as we extend our unending gratitude to the millions of teachers in the U.S. and across the globe and recognize their dedication and service in an environment where they often face daunting challenges to meeting thei more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * How do therapy dogs help domestic abuse survivors receiving support services? MONACA, Pa. -- A new exploration of how therapy dogs can create a safe, nonjudgmental environment for survivors of domestic violence in educational, therapeutic and courtroom settings was recently published in People and Animals: The International Journal of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations. The study -- publ more PR

BROWNWOOD, Texas, May 8 -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: * * * HPU's School of Science and Mathematics now home to Department of Natural Sciences and Department of Engineering Howard Payne University's School of Science and Mathematics announces the merging of two current science departments. The Departments of Biological Sciences and Physical Sciences have had a long-standing relationship of strong collaborations through academics and student support. The departments wil more PR

LONDON, England, May 7 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Imperial and Apollo developing potential treatment for pulmonary hypertension By David Silverman A partnership designed to rapidly turn scientific breakthroughs into medicines has yielded a potential treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension. Imperial College London is working with Apollo Therapeutics to develop a prospective monoclonal antibody treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a rare  more PR

EASTON, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Lafayette College issued the following news: * * * Three geology faculty now honored as fellows of Geological Society of America Designation reflects not only their scholarly contributions but growth and reputation of Lafayette's Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences By Bryan Hay The Department of Geology and Environmental Geosciences has reached a significant milestone with three of its faculty being named fellows of the Geological Society of  more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, May 7 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * "For 'sugar tax' to be truly effective, it must be part of a greater food reform" - expert calls for bigger changes within 'overwhelmingly complex and often misleading food environment' The government announced last week that they are consulting on proposals to extend the sugar tax that is currently applied to fizzy drinks, to include pre-packaged milk-based drinks, as well as non-dairy substitute more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Media Tip Sheet: U.S. China Trade Talks Happening This Week China's top trade official, He Lifeng, will meet with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Switzerland this week. This decision comes at a time when economic data has shown that ongoing trade brinkmanship has had a negative impact on both countries' economies. The negotiating teams are expected to discuss reductions to tariffs, export controls and the more PR

MILLERSVILLE, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Millersville University issued the following news: * * * 50K Grant for Special Ed Cert "This grant helps us to recruit local talents to pursue a career in special education at MU," says Dr. Deborah Tamakloe. By Marissa Farmer Millersville University's Dr. Deborah Tamakloe, associate professor and graduate coordinator for the Special Education Program, was awarded a $50,000 grant for the Accelerated Special Educator Certification Program by Pennsylvania T more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Nemours Children's Health, through its Nemours Children's Reading BrightStart! initiative, issued a national survey on May 6, 2025, highlighting significant concerns among kindergarten through third-grade teachers regarding the early literacy skills of their students. The survey, titled "Nemours Children's Reading BrightStart! Early Literacy Survey," gathered insights from over 300 certified teachers across the United States and revealed that, on average, only about half of  more ST

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The World Bank issued the following news release: * * * New World Bank Support for Education and Improved Learning Opportunities in Djibouti WASHINGTON, May 7, 2025 - The World Bank has approved $11.35 million to help Djibouti improve its education system and advance learning opportunities for its population. The additional financing for the Expanding Opportunities for Learning Project aims to increase access to basic education and enhance teaching practices. The projec more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, May 8 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * No one to play with? UCLA's PEERS for Preschoolers program is changing that Children on the autism spectrum learn fundamental social skills to form lasting friendships Imagine this: You watch your child at the playground, their eyes lighting up as they approach a group of laughing kids. But instead of welcoming them in, the children turn away. No invitation to join, no shared smiles--just an invisible  more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, May 7 -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: * * * Toolkit shares real lessons from the frontlines of plastic recovery The team behind a circular economy initiative aimed at tackling plastic pollution, which includes experts from Northumbria University, is celebrating the launch of a toolkit designed to provide practical guidance on setting up recycling schemes across the world. The Flipflopi Project based in East Africa promotes solutions  more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, May 8 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Warming climate making fine particulate matter from wildfires more deadly and expensive CORVALLIS, Ore. - Scientists say human-caused climate change led to 15,000 additional deaths from wildfire air pollution in the continental United States during the 15-year period ending in 2020. About 35% of the additional deaths attributed to climate change occurred in 2020, the year of the historic Labor Day fi more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 7 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Libraries Awards Alternative Textbook Grants By Lorene Roberson NORMAN, OKLA. - The University of Oklahoma Libraries has awarded 21 Alternative Textbook Grants to 16 faculty members for its 2025 cohort. Representing a range of colleges and departments at OU, the grants are expected to save students nearly $200,000 in textbook costs over a single semester. Morgan Briles, open educational resourc more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 7 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Professor Named Ecology Society of America Early Career Fellow By Josh DeLozier NORMAN, OKLA. - Daniel Becker, an assistant professor of biology at the University of Oklahoma, has been named a 2025 Early Career Fellow of the Ecological Society of America for his research focusing on the spread of zoonotic pathogens. The fellowship recognizes outstanding contributions to ecology and a track recor more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on May 6, 2025: * * * Pennsylvania Relaunches Teach in PA Website to Recruit More Educators and School Staff, Strengthen Pennsylvania's Educator Workforce The Teach in PA website includes a comprehensive job listing board that highlights available jobs by school and location. Teach in PA doubles down on the Shapiro Administration's work to create a robust educator pipeline in the Commonwealt more PR

CLAREMONT, California, May 8 -- Pomona College issued the following news: * * * Prof. Jonathan Lethem Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship in Fiction Jonathan Lethem, Roy Edward Disney '51 professor of creative writing and professor of English, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction, one of the world's most prestigious honors for scholars in the arts and humanities. The 100th class of Guggenheim Fellows included nearly 200 distinguished individuals working across 53 disciplines. The gr more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Smith announces 2025 Congressional High School Art Competition winners -- Winning entries in the 2025 Fourth Congressional District Art Competition were announced by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) at a Friday night award ceremony held at Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center (HMOUMC) in Brick Township. At the award ceremony, Smith congratulated all of the student artists. The to more PR

FORT KNOX, Kentucky, May 8 -- The U.S. Army Cadet Command issued the following news: * * * ROTC cadets build field skills in April 2025 training effort at Fort McCoy By Scott Sturkol Seventy-one cadets and nearly a dozen staff members with Army ROTC units at seven universities in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan trained at Fort McCoy on April 11 in field training lanes to build their skills. "The cadets were participating in a combined field training exercise," said Maj. Michae more PR

NEW YORK, May 8 -- Scholastic, a children's publishing, education and media company, issued the following news release: * * * Scholastic, Members of the Pennsylvania State Legislature, and Abbott Elementary Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph Celebrate Expansion of the United States of Readers Literacy Program Across Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Becomes Second State to Launch Special Literacy Program to Provide Book Choice and Access for Nearly 3,500 Title I Students Across Five School Districts HARRISBUR more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript: * * * Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Delivers Keynote Address at Special Operations Forces Week 2025 SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH: I cannot tell you how humbled I am to be in this room amongst the absolute and very best that our country produces. You could pick any other ballroom in the country, including in Washington DC, and you're not going to find the likes of Americans like we have in this room.  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, May 7 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * SOURCE Enables School of Education Undergraduates to Research, Explore Profession Through a research project funded by the Syracuse Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Engagement (SOURCE), School of Education (SOE) seniors Denaysha Macklin '25 and Emma Wareing '25 are continuing research to investigate barriers women of color face in advancing from K-12 teachers to school leaders. The project--called more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 8 -- The American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence issued the following commentary on May 7, 2025: * * * Suzanne's Path to Teaching in South Carolina By Melanie Olmstead What began as a support role in a school office eventually led Suzanne Crisp to where she was meant to be: teaching in South Carolina. Before becoming a teacher, Suzanne worked as a high school secretary. "I loved interacting with the students and helping them," she shares. "So I thoug more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 8 -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Research Collaboration Takes 'One Health' Approach To Study Chagas Disease Exposure, Treatment Effectiveness Supported by almost $4 million in new funding, researchers in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and University of Georgia are working to develop interventions that will impact both canine and human healt more PR

SEGUIN, Texas, May 8 -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: * * * New Book Offers Insight for the Diverse Classroom Educators have long considered how best to meet the range of students in their classrooms. Any given college classroom may contain students from all walks of life and with an array of experiences and expectations, and equity-minded educators are faced with the challenge of ensuring that everyone gets a fair shake, and that the differences are celebrated. "As co more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Personnel changes in public policy organizations and government - May 7, 2025: * * * IN ACADEMIA Associate Vice Provost and University Registrar Scott Owczarek will assume the role of interim vice provost for enrollment management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Owczarek follows Derek Kindle, who departed for a vice president role at the University of Oregon. Owczarek begins his new appointment immediately. Beth Warner, who currently serves as deputy university re more ST

NEW YORK, May 7 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Transcript: Mayor Adams Hosts Older Adult Town Hall May 7, 2025 Watch video here at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEEx_CMLB8U Mayor Eric Adams: And Rockaway, I think it's no secret that when I was a little boy I had a good friend that lived out here. You know, so listen, the team and I, we have been doing these town halls. What's the number one? Who knows the number we're up to? Twenty-three. Twenty-three more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- A coalition of human rights organizations has praised the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for proposing new export control rules aimed at preventing the misuse of surveillance technologies that threaten human rights globally. The proposed regulations, detailed in a letter submitted by groups including Access Now, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch, target military, intelligence, and foreign-security end-users, as well as facial  more ST

FLINT, Michigan, May 8 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: * * * UM-Flint students awarded $50,000 grant to improve diversity in Parkinson's exercise classes By Tobias Kind A pair of physical therapy doctorate students at the University of Michigan-Flint have secured a $50,000 grant to bolster the diversity of providers offering critical Parkinson's disease treatment. Nia Ahart's and Zoey Humes' "Move to Represent" initiative will train 10 physical and occupation more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, May 7 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Martin Gift to Walton College Establishes Capitaf Scholars Fund U of A alumni Ruben and Sue Martin made a $500,000 gift to benefit the Sam M. Walton College of Business. Their contribution will establish the Ruben and Sue Martin Capitaf Scholars Fund. The fund will support up to 24 students, primarily from Walton College, selected to participate in an annual summer colloquium, focused on Nobel Prize more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 8 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Study finds giving pre-service social studies educators practice in teaching difficult topics boosts confidence If practice makes perfect, teachers should not be expected to teach difficult topics to students without a chance to rehearse in a low-stakes setting. Yet that commonly happens, and a new study from the University of Kansas found that when pre-service teachers designed and taught a lesson on a semin more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, May 7 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * New chronic pain therapy retrains the brain to process emotions UNSW and NeuRA researchers have created an effective therapy for chronic pain that reduces pain intensity by focusing on emotional regulation. A new study led by UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) shows that targeting emotional processing is key to treating and managing chronic pain. The study is based on a random more PR

COVENTRY, England, May 8 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * New trial empowers women to choose how to deliver big babies Published in The Lancet, findings from The Big Baby Trial led by The University of Warwick, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust (UHCW) and the Perinatal Institute, provides crucial new information to help women choose how to safely deliver babies suspected to be large for their age. At birth, large babies are at risk  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 8 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * UT Health San Antonio research blends tai chi with modern technology to prevent falls in people with dementia Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) are blending an ancient movement practice known as tai chi and reimagining it through artificial intelligence (AI) in a new study. The project aims to preve more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Announces Senate Forum on Trump's Attacks on Education Access, Invites Secretary McMahon to Defend Actions Spotlight forum entitled "Stealing the American Dream: How Trump and Republicans Are Raising Education Costs for Families." Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - Today, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Commi more PR