SENATOBIA, Mississippi, Aug. 9 -- Northwest Mississippi Community College issued the following news release: * * * Continued Success for NWCC Practical Nursing The Northwest Mississippi Community College Practical Nursing program continues its tradition of success as employees and students have earned various achievements this past semester. Six employees are seeking to expand their education with advanced degrees, students in the program have been successful in national testing, and Program  more PR

LA PLATA, Maryland, Aug. 9 -- The College of Southern Maryland issued the following news: * * * CSM Establishes AI Task Force to Guide Integration of Artificial Intelligence Across Campus The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) has formed a cross-functional Artificial Intelligence (AI) Task Force to lead the strategic integration of AI in teaching, learning, and operations. This initiative reflects the college's commitment to staying at the forefront of innovation while advancing the goals out more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Secures Over $12 Million for New Mexico Projects in Committee-Passed Appropriations Bill * Total Investments for FY26 is $300,585,000 Investments Include Workforce Development, Health Care, and Education Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) announced over $12 million in federal funding secured for New Mexico through the Appropriations Committee's bipartisan passage of Fi more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 9 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Trustees task College of Science to develop new certificate to meet Indiana's demand for STEM teachers; ratify faculty appointments; approve posthumous degrees, resolutions of appreciation and namings WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (Aug. 8) charged the College of Science to establish a STEM teaching certificate in response to Indiana's growing unmet demand f more PR

BRANCHBURG, New Jersey, Aug. 9 -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: * * * RVCC Education Programs Designed to Meet Demand for Teachers in NJ New Jersey is experiencing teacher shortages at multiple levels. In addition, Governor Phil Murphy recently has signed legislation to mandate full-day kindergarten in all elementary-serving public school districts by the 2029-2030 school year and to codify funding for expansion of universal Pre-K for three- and four-year more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism released the following testimony by Edward Lee, a law professor at Santa Clara University, from a July 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Too Big to Prosecute?: Examining the AI Industry's Mass Ingestion of Copyrighted Works for AI Training": * * * Chair Hawley, Ranking Member Durbin, and other Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am a Professor of Law at Santa Clara University S more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * In The Steps Of Giants A partnership between Texas A&M and the National Park Service combines visualization and 3D printing technology with the arts, bringing new life to some very old bones. By Lesley Henton When Merli V. Guerra, assistant professor of dance technology at Texas A&M University, brought her family to the Waco Mammoth National Monument for a visit, she was so taken with the site, she immed more PR

PEMBROKE, North Carolina, Aug. 9 -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke issued the following news: * * * UNCP's Teaching Fellows Program Experiencing Rapid Growth, Lasting Impact After more than a decade in corporate banking, Bridget Speller-Purington made a bold move into a new profession -- teaching. As a newcomer to the classroom, she leaned heavily on the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program at UNC Pembroke for support and guidance, saying she wouldn't have been successful withou more PR

CORAL GABLES, Florida, Aug. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami's Miami Herbert Business School issued the following news: * * * Study finds big crowds hurt live-stream engagement University of Miami business professor reveals that larger audiences on platforms like Twitch and YouTube Live can lead to cognitive overload and emotional chaos, dampening user participation. By Blair S. Walker Most content platforms thrive on user engagement, but a professor at the University of Miami Patti an more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Aug. 9 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: * * * WKU Board of Regents names new College of Business building, selects 2025-2026 officers The Western Kentucky University Board of Regents today approved naming the new home of the Gordon Ford College of Business as Amy and David Chandler Hall. Amy Chandler, a 1993 WKU graduate with a degree in Political Science, made history in 2004 as the first woman elected Warren County Attorney. David Chandler  more PR