EVANSTON, Illinois, May 9 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * A more realistic look at DNA in action * Most scientists look at DNA behavior in isolation, without considering how matter within a cell interacts with DNA * Researchers observed DNA strand separation preceding replication and repair suppressed by molecules pushing strands together * Findings challenge the standard in biochemical practice of heating DNA to separate strands EVANSTON, Ill. --- more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, May 9 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Arts and Sciences Hosts Inaugural Scholarship and Research Gala The College of Arts & Sciences (A&S) kicked off a new tradition for recognizing A&S faculty excellence and achievements from over the past year with its inaugural Scholarship and Research Gala. The May 1 event was held in the Schine Student Center's Goldstein Auditorium. University and college leadership, including Interim Vice Chancellor, Provost more PR

TEMPE, Arizona, May 10 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * ASU launches Work-Integrated Learning Accelerator with donor support National initiative embeds real-world projects and employer experiences in academic programs to better prepare grads for today's workforce By Michelle Stermole Imagine a college student named Ava. She balances part-time jobs, keeps up with her classes and dreams of building a meaningful career. But like many students, Ava struggles to gain more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 10 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Author John Green to visit KU to kick off 2025-26 KU Reads program A Lawrence campus visit from award-winning author John Green will be among the first events of the fall semester as the University of Kansas adopts his title, "The Anthropocene Reviewed," as the 2025-26 KU Reads: A Common Book Experience selection. "An Evening with John Green" will include a hosted conversation with the author, followed by  more PR

ITHACA, New York, May 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Avgar, CAROW awarded grant to document home care worker power The ILR School and Weill Cornell Medicine have received a $300,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to administer a worker-focused survey of home health aides across the North and the South of the United States. It will allow for a comparison of home care work in different institutional contexts, including the prevalence of labor unions in t more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 10 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Where Passion Meets Purpose: Alum Bridges Civil Rights and Health Equity Inspired by the professors he encountered during his time at SPH and compelled by a deeply personal experience when he was young, Aaron Pinkett (SPH'19), a law student in his final year at Northwestern University, recently published a note in the Northwestern University Law Review on the litigation of race-based di more PR

BAKERSFIELD, California, May 10 -- California State University-Bakersfield issued the following news: * * * Livermore Lab Foundation fellow presents research Ruby Diaz shared her work on carbon removal projects at conference Electrical engineering student Ruby Diaz recently presented her research on carbon removal projects at the Emerging Researchers National Conference. Not only was it the first-ever academic conference and first time presenting her research for the California State Universi more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 10 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Policy Research Shop Fuels Public Policy Work in Vt., N.H. The Rockefeller Center's program teaches the tools for nonpartisan research work. For just over 20 years, the Nelson A. Rockefeller Center's Class of 1964 Policy Research Shop has provided nonpartisan policy research reports to lawmakers, courts, and nonprofits in New Hampshire and Vermont to help inform the creation of data-driven public policy. St more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 10 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * AI-Integrated Imaging Reveals Retinal Cellular Structures with Precision and Speed A new cost-efficient and open-source technology could revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of eye and brain diseases. Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a novel imaging system that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to visualize individual retinal cells better than more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 10 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Reimagining Academic Publishing with Game Theory Duke researchers are launching an open-source publishing model where researchers are incentivized to participate in every step of a paper's journey. When Han Zhang published his first research paper as a PhD student at Duke, he couldn't help but think that there must be a better way. After looking into the pitfalls of the current mode more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * First fossil evidence of endangered tropical tree discovered UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For the first time, scientists have discovered fossil evidence of an endangered, living tropical tree species. The unprecedented find was made in Brunei, a country on the large island of Borneo, and reveals a critical piece of the ancient history of Asia's rainforests, highlighting the urgent need for conser more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, May 10 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: * * * GVSU researcher: West Michigan economy resilient amid economic tensions Profile picture for Brian Vernellis By Brian Vernellis While global economic markets face turbulence following the Trump administration's implementation of tariffs, the West Michigan economy continues to show modest strength, according to a Grand Valley researcher. Brian Long, director of supply management research at GVSU's S more PR

EASTON, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- Lafayette College issued the following news: * * * New endowed professorship advances 'Democracy and Its Technologies' strategic initiative Anonymous $3M alumni donation elevates academic excellence through one of the priorities in the College's new strategic plan Lafayette College today announced an anonymous $3 million alumni donation to create a new endowed professorship that will support the "Democracy and Its Technologies" priority of the recently approve more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, May 9 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Machine learning powers new approach to detecting soil contaminants A team of researchers at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine has developed a new strategy for identifying hazardous pollutants in soil, even ones that have never been isolated or studied in a lab. The new approach, described in a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, uses light-based imaging, theoretica more PR

DECATUR, Illinois, May 10 -- Millikin University issued the following news: * * * Millikin DNP-NAP doctoral student Alexis Stoufee's research was inspired by personal challenges Stoufee '19 won first place at the 2025 Judith & G. Richard Locke Poster Symposium. By Matthew Flaten DECATUR, Ill. - When Alexis Stoufee graduated from Millikin University with a Nursing degree in 2019, she was eager to begin her career in medicine and quickly landed a position in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at S more PR

JOPLIN, Missouri, May 10 -- Missouri Southern State University issued the following news release: * * * MSSU Launches Missouri 3D Printing Center for Precision Health By Felicia Vaught Missouri Southern State University (MSSU) proudly announces the opening of the Missouri 3D Printing Center for Precision Health, a groundbreaking initiative made possible through a Science to Jobs grant from the Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development. The center officially opened on more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 10 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Nebraska U charts course to elevate research distinction By Troy Fedderson The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is sharpening its vision for the future of research, scholarship and creative activity, discussing research identity and deepening its commitment to community collaboration. That effort launched May 7, when more than 260 faculty, campus administrators and community leaders gathered at the Nebras more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 8 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Skin Graft Research Leads Students to Top 8 in Hult Pitch Competition New Jersey Institute of Technology's Aliza Mujahid, a senior biomedical engineering student, along with mechanical engineering Ph.D. student and research assistant Mohammad Jafari, reached the final round-of-eight in the 2025 U.S. Hult Prize competition for social-minded startup founders. The duo, with Assistant Pro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 10 (TNSrep) -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * New McCain Institute Report Highlights Lessons in Protecting Democracy in Europe WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 9, 2025) - The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) released a report titled, "Addressing the Shrinking Democratic Space in Europe: Lessons and Successes in Combatting Far-Right Authoritarianism," following an in-person workshop with democracy, civic, and media representati more PR

HAMILTON, New York, May 9 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Next Up on 13: An Anthropologist's Field Guide to Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life On the latest episode of 13, the Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor Emeritus of Astronomy, Anthropology, and Native American Studies Anthony Aveni discusses his newest book, Aliens Like Us?: An Anthropologist's Field Guide to Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life. Aveni started teaching at Colgate in 1963 and is wide more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 10 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Junior Leads Study Revealing Urban Climate Model Biases Across U.S. Cities By Kat Gebauer NORMAN, OKLA. - Liam Thompson, a junior in the University of Oklahoma College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, is the lead author of a new study published in Urban Climate. The study was an assessment of a hydroclimate model's ability to simulate temperature, dew point and wind speed evaluated again more PR

CLAREMONT, California, May 10 -- Pomona College issued the following news: * * * Prof. Lupe Bacio to Continue Her Research on COVID-19 Impact on Latino Adolescents and Caregivers Through Haynes Foundation Grant Lupe Bacio, associate professor of psychological science and Chicana/o Latina/o studies, has been awarded a Haynes Foundation Faculty Fellowship to further her research on the disproportionate consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on Latino adolescents and caregivers in Los Angeles Cou more PR

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 9 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Pope Leo XIV is Augustinian: WFU expert can provide context The newly elected pope, Leo XIV, previously led the Order of St. Augustine and identifies as an Augustinian. What does that mean? Understanding St. Augustine and his intellectual and spiritual influence can provide important context for the upcoming papacy. A Wake Forest University professor can offer insight on the teachings of a man wh more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 8 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * The protein craze: Florida State University expert explains the 'why' behind a high-protein diet By Stephen Stone Millions of consumers look to social media for advice on weight management. In 2025, the "protein craze" is generating the most buzz for diet seekers, young and old. According to the Mayo Clinic, protein should account for 10% to 35% of your calories, with calorie intake based on factors li more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, May 10 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue announces spatial computing hub WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue, in collaboration with Apple, plans to launch a spatial computing hub utilizing Apple Vision Pro in Fall 2025 to enable collaborative research, innovative educational programs and industry engagement. The spatial computing hub will enable innovative training and workforce development for critical fields including semiconductor and  more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, May 10 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Lilly plans to expand Purdue University collaboration with up to a $250 million investment to accelerate pharmaceutical innovation INDIANAPOLIS and WEST LAFAYETTE, May 9, 2025 -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) and Purdue University announced today a significant expansion of their long-standing alliance, with Lilly's planned investment of up to $250 million in the collaboration over the next eight  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 10 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford's Orlean Beeson School of Education Earns National Recognition from International Literacy Association Samford University's Orlean Beeson School of Education has once again received national recognition for academic excellence and innovation in teacher preparation. The Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary and Collaborative Education (ESEC) program recently earned national recognition fr more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 9 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * Seeing better, living longer: Eye care and fall prevention may extend lifespan in older adults Study: Self-Reported Visual Difficulty and Mortality Risk Among Older Adults: The Mediating Role of Recurrent Falls (DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igaf016) Older adults with vision problems face a heightened risk of falls and premature death, according to a new University of Michigan study. The findings highlight a d more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Stability solution brings unique form of carbon closer to practical application UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Carbyne, a one-dimensional chain of carbon atoms, is incredibly strong for being so thin, making it an intriguing possibility for use in next-generation electronics, but its extreme instability causing it to bend and snap on itself made it nearly impossible to produce at all, let alone pro more PR

FREDONIA, New York, May 10 -- The State University of New York Fredonia campus issued the following news: * * * Readability focus of macroeconomic textbooks topic of journal article A journal will publish Professor Moj Seyedian's paper that compares the readability level of macroeconomics textbooks. "A Comparison of Readability of the Most Popular Principles of Macroeconomics Textbooks" is co-authored with School of Business colleague Associate Professor Tai Yi and Professor Jeffrey Forrest, more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, May 10 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Texas A&M agricultural economics marks milestone in South Texas Program celebrates first graduates in the Rio Grande Valley, advancing regional impact and opportunity By Karn Dhingra The Department of Agricultural Economics in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences marked a major milestone with its first South Texa more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 10 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Optimizing Human Health On Earth And In Space Texas A&M's aerospace medicine program is pioneering research and education that supports the health of astronauts during long-duration spaceflight. The health challenges astronauts face in the spaceflight environment are numerous. There are the effects of microgravity, exposure to space radiation and mental health struggles that come with long-duration missi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 9 -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * This just in: Facebook reaps significant economic benefits from content provided by news providers Study: Frontiers: Does Carrying News Increase Engagement with Non-News Content on Social Media Platforms? (DOI: 10.1287/mksc.2024.0993) When it comes to Facebook, news matters--not the fake stuff but the real kind generated by working journalists. That's the takeaway of a University of Michigan study, w more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Trustees reappoint Penn State Health directors, OK renewal project in Hershey UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Board of Trustees held annual elections for various representatives and approved the reappointment of directors for Penn State Health and the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, among other actions, on May 9. During their meeting, the trustees approved: * The renewal of air more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 9 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Twelve CEAT students named 2025-26 Wentz Research Scholars Media Contact: Desa James | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-2669 | desa.james@okstate.edu Twelve students from Oklahoma State University's College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology have been named 2025-26 Wentz Research Scholars. Funded by the Lew Wentz Foundation and administered by OSU's Henry Bellmon Office of Scholar Develo more PR

MIAMI, Florida, May 10 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Molecular Profiling Yields Insights into Glioblastoma By Charlotte Schubert Glioblastoma is one of the most enigmatic and difficult-to-treat tumor types. Patients with the most common form of this brain cancer, IDH-wildtype glioblastoma, have a median survival of only 14.6 months, a number that has barely budged for decades. Two new studies seek to understand the disease more fully a more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, May 10 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Production Economist Aims to Boost Farm Efficiency Amid Evolving Technology, Weather Risks Informing and incentivizing optimal farm management decisions fuel the research of production economist Kristiina Ala-Kokko -- and she looks forward to zeroing in on the Arkansas rice industry come this fall. Ala-Kokko will join the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Department in August as an assistant p more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 10 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * "Peacekeeper" cells play important role in preventing autoimmune disease UChicago research shows how immune cells keep their compatriots in line during infection During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign molecules from invading bacteria and viruses from molecules that are made by cells of the body. If it can't, the immune system can mistakenly attack its own cells, causing lasting  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 10 -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * University of Minnesota navigates federal research funding disruptions As uncertainty continues in the federal funding landscape, the University of Minnesota, one of America's leading public research universities, remains strongly committed to its research mission. That was the message brought forth by Shashank Priya, vice president for research and innovation, and David Hagen, director of more PR

PEMBROKE, North Carolina, May 10 -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke issued the following news: * * * REACH Fellows Present Research at National Public History Conference in Montreal A group of REACH Fellows at UNC Pembroke recently traveled to Montreal, Canada, to attend the 2024-2025 National Council on Public History (NCPH) Conference. The five students -- Skyla Miller, Jacob Fischak Talbert, Sheena Holbrook, Kristin Stowell and Ahelayous Oxouzidis were accompanied by mentors Drs more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * Generative AI Can Help Doctors Diagnose Patients -- But Is it Biased? A new study by Professor Damon Centola tested if AI tools could help improve medical care without increasing bias. By Hailey Reissman In the age of generative artificial intelligence (AI), healthcare workers and health communication scholars want to ensure that new AI diagnostic tools us more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, May 10 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * New research reveals how organisms are shaped to optimize feeding A major transition in the evolution of life on Earth can be traced to how ciliates have adapted to maximize nutrient intake. We're used to the saying "you are what you eat." But you're also how you eat - in other words, the physical form of living organisms adapts to optimize for nutrient inta more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, May 10 -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: * * * AI headphones translate multiple speakers at once, cloning their voices in 3D sound Tuochao Chen, a University of Washington doctoral student, recently toured a museum in Mexico. Chen doesn't speak Spanish, so he ran a translation app on his phone and pointed the microphone at the tour guide. But even in a museum's relative quiet, the surrounding noise was too much. The resulting text was use more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 10 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * UNMC faculty member leaves gift to support microbiology research $738,000 estate gift from White-Miller to fund fellowships at UNMC, UNL By Connie White Dr. Roberta White-Miller, a former faculty member in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is remembered as a trailblazer in her field. The late professor loved science and education, and as a de more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Exploring inflation and economics through the lens of history In Inflationary Times, a history course from Melissa Teixeira, students grappled with big-picture concepts of debt, money, and currency across the globe and through time. Key Takeaways * Inflationary Times course uses history to explore economic issues such as how to build trust in a new currency, the more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 10 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on May 9, 2025: * * * VCU Board of Visitors sets 2025-26 tuition and fees Tuition will increase by 2.5% for in-state undergraduate students. By Mike Porter The Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors voted Friday to set tuition and fees for the 2025-26 academic year. Tuition will increase by 2.5% for in-state undergraduate students. University leaders cited the need to cover increases in man more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, May 10 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * World Bank economist brings global policy experience to Texas A&M Harun Onder to fill the Howard G. Buffett Endowed Chair on Conflict and Development by Karn Dhingra Harun Onder, Ph.D., is an associate professor and the new Howard G. Buffett Endowed Chair on Conflict and Development in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life more PR