WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, July 14 -- Monmouth University issued the following news: * * * Heather Korzun Joins UCI as Community Engagement Fellow Focused on Resilience Projects Heather Korzun recently joined the Monmouth University Urban Coast Institute (UCI) as a community engagement fellow supported through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Coastal Resilience Fellowship Program. In this role, Korzun will support UCI Associate Director Tom Herrington in coordi more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 19 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * High School Students Broaden Their Futures Through Experiential Learning at Stevens Internships can help students understand STEM fields better and build lifelong networks * Internship programs aren't just for college students anymore - the number of businesses offering internships to high schoolers has grown from 30% in 2018 to 38% in 2023. While many schools are just now embracing this trend,  more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 19 -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * MAXimizing opportunity: How a Texas A&M student found his calling with public health research By Maya McMillian Meet Max Ma, a Fort Worth native and current senior at Texas A&M University. This summer, he served as a summer intern on behalf of UNT Health Fort Worth as a participant in a research mentoring program supported by the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas.  more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, July 19 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Mines to Megawatts: S&T event to address small modular reactors in retired mines By Greg Edwards Could some of Missouri's decommissioned mines potentially become secure sites for small modular nuclear reactors and help advance the state's clean energy future? Researchers at Missouri S&T believe so and have a symposium on the topic planned for Tuesday, Aug. 5. "There's a real opportuni more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, July 19 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Missouri S&T awarded $3 million from state for small modular nuclear reactor initiative Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe recently approved $3 million for Missouri S&T to establish a small modular nuclear reactor science and development program. Funded through the Department of Natural Resources' Division of Energy, the initiative provides a unique opportunity to help meet the nation's growi more PR

CLAREMONT, California, July 19 -- Pomona College issued the following news: * * * Summer Research on Campus Probes Local Indigenous Population Demise What led to the demise of indigenous people that once inhabited the land around Pomona College? Gabriel Dalton '25 wants to challenge the conventional theory that smallpox epidemics in the late 1800s wiped them out. With funding from Pomona College's Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP), Dalton, a history major from Sierra Madre, Califo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 19 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * Nobel laureates, other experts sound alarm on mounting risks of nuclear war Major assembly at UChicago concluded July 16 with steps to cut risk of global catastrophe By Andrew Haffner Following a three-day conference at the University of Chicago, on July 16 a group including 13 Nobel laureates and 40 nuclear experts issued an urgent appeal to world leaders: Return to diplomacy now to stave off nuclear w more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 19 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Lynn Meskell elected Fellow to the British Academy The honor recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences. Meskell is the Richard D. Green Penn Integrates Knowledge University Professor with joint appointments in the School of Arts & Sciences, the Weitzman School of Design, and the Penn Museum. * P more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 19 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Researching cultural heritage at the Penn Museum Through the Summer Humanities Internship Program, rising third-year Sierra Williams is gaining experience in her chosen field. * Surrounded by many cultures and languages growing up in a multi-ethnic family in New York City, rising third-year Sierra Williams decided to major in cultural and linguistic anthropolog more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 19 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * UT Health San Antonio research team advances in global anti-aging competition A team of researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) Sam and Ann Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies has been selected as one of the semifinalists in the XPRIZE Healthspan competition to help advance therapies aim more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 19 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * For young adults, improved sleep is incentive to drink less In an innovative study, Yale researchers found a new way to help young adults understand the impacts of alcohol. * Young adulthood is the best period to nip alcohol use issues in the bud, but convincing young people to take problematic drinking behavior seriously is a challenge. New Yale research has found an innovative way to engag more PR