AALTO, Finland, Sept. 26 -- Aalto University issued the following Q&A by Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne with assistant professor Juho Leinonen: * * * Juho Leinonen: Problems with self-regulation can cause students to rely too heavily on AI New assistant professor Juho Leinonen at Aalto University Computer Science Department explains the difference between experts and novices in the use of AI and how it can be determined whether AI was used in the creation of code. What do you research and why? My  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 25 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Access and affordability drive record interest as UW-Madison welcomes new students from all 72 Wisconsin counties * The incoming class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison represents every one of Wisconsin's 72 counties. Students also hail from all 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and more than 50 foreign countries. This year's freshman class was selected from more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Sept. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: * * * After schools instituted universal free meals, fewer students had high blood pressure, UW study finds In the 10 years since the federal government established the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which enabled universal free meal programs for schools in low-income communities, studies have suggested the policy has wide-ranging benefits. Students in participating schools choose more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 25 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Awards honor Cornell Engineering faculty for teaching, advising * Cornell Engineering honored the transformative impact of its faculty at the 2025 Fall Faculty Reception, held Sept. 24 in the Statler Ballroom, recognizing this year's Teaching and Advising Award winners for their outstanding commitment to student success. "The college Teaching Awards recognize outstanding instructors across many aspects includ more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 26 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Anxiety disorder support for children the focus of the 10th annual Lisman Lecture in Clinical Psychology Wendy Silverman, PhD, BS '77 to discuss how parent involvement in treatment can help children By David Hermanovitch Parental involvement in helping children get treated for anxiety disorders is the focus of the 2025 Stephen A. Lisman Lecture in Clinical Psychology at Binghamton University. The lectur more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Boston University (BU) submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement opposing the Department of Homeland Security's proposed rule that aims to establish a fixed time period for the admission of nonimmigrant academic students, exchange visitors, and representatives of foreign information media. The university, which boasts a student population of over 37,000 including approximately 12,000 F-1 students and 700 J-1 exchange visitors, asser more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following wrapup: * * * InfluenceWatch Friday By Jonathan Harsh InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing insight often neglected by other watc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal, Colleagues Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Fund Agricultural Education at Community Colleges * U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), a member of the House Agriculture Committee, and Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS-01) reintroduced the Community College Agriculture Advancement Act, a bipartisan bill which would fund community college workforce training, education, and research more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 26 -- DarkSky International issued the following news release: * * * Cataloochee Ranch and The Swag expand DarkSky Approved Lodging to East Coast Maggie Valley, North Carolina, United States Cataloochee Ranch and The Swag, sister Relais & Chateaux properties in Western North Carolina, have officially been designated as DarkSky Approved Lodgings by DarkSky International and are the first to bring the designation to the East Coast. This prestigious recognition reflects t more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Sept. 23 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * 'Backyard neighbors' deliver care to rural communities CMU and MyMichigan Health partner to train healthcare professionals By Eric Baerren A partnership between two "backyard neighbors" is helping fill critical healthcare gaps in rural northern Michigan. Central Michigan University and MyMichigan Health collaborate to provide future healthcare professionals with the hands-on experience and tra more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chair Cassidy Sounds Alarm on Stanford Allegedly Forcing Student to Pay Union Dues to Fund Radical Left Ideology U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is seeking answers following allegations that Stanford University and Stanford Graduate Workers Union (SGW more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 26 -- Catholic Legal Immigration Network issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * CLINIC Calls for Prayer and Solidarity After Tragic Dallas ICE Facility Shooting The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), mourns the tragic loss of life following today's shooting at the ICE facility in Dallas. Reports confirm multiple fatalities and injuries, a heartbreaking reminder of the violence and fear that too often touch the lives of migrant more PR

EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 26 -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * El Paso Computes: UTEP, City, EPISD Team up to Teach El Paso Kids Coding, Artificial Intelligence Program will train teachers in beginner coding, AI and data literacy, building foundation for computer science education * Children throughout the city will soon be learning foundational artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and data literacy skills thanks to a new partnership between  more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 25 - The Ottawa Catholic School Board issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2025: * * * ESTA's Automotive Program: Building Bridges Between Students and Industry Sixteen OCSB students are taking their first big step toward a career in the skilled trades through the Elite Skilled Trades Academy's (ESTA) new Automotive Service Technician program. What makes this program special? It's more than just a class; it's a bridge between high school, college, and the workplace.  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 26 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Hochul announces $68M investment to support campus decarbonization project at UB By David J. Hill The University at Buffalo's clean energy master plan received a major boost with the announcement Wednesday that New York State will provide UB $68 million to decarbonize the central utility plant, create energy hubs and thermal energy networks and build geotherma more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 24 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Senator Antonio Hayes Slams Larry Hogan * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Last week, Senator Antonio Hayes published an opinion piece in the Baltimore Sun slamming Larry Hogan's record. Senator Hayes unloaded the brutal truth about Hogan's record in Baltimore stating: For Hogan, Baltimore was a foil -- he constantly overlooked and purposefully underfunded our community because that was what was politic more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 26 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * Professor Katz's Casebook Published by Carolina Academic Press IU McKinney Professor Robert Katz's casebook, Antisemitism and the Law, has been published by Carolina Academic Press. The book is a resource for understanding the legal history of antisemitism and legal strategies to combat it. It explores how legal systems have been wielded both to oppress Jews and to fight a more PR

BRIGHTON, England, Sept. 26 (TNSrep) -- The Institute of Development Studies, an organization that conducts research, learning and teaching that aims to transform the knowledge, action and leadership needed for equitable and sustainable development globally, issued the following news: * * * Internet shutdowns in Africa double since 2016 Countries in Africa experienced over 190 internet shutdowns between 2016 and 2024, new research (https://www.ids.ac.uk/publications/internet-shutdowns-in-afri more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 25 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Kevin Stack named senior associate provost for Vanderbilt University-New York City * Kevin M. Stack, Lee S. and Charles A. Speir Professor of Law, is the new senior associate provost for Vanderbilt University-New York City. Working in collaboration with Assistant Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives James Kellerhouse, Stack will oversee academic affairs for Vanderbilt's New York City campus; Kellerh more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Tillis, Gillibrand, Mullin Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Support Schools Serving Students in Military and Tribal Communities * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) reintroduced the Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act, bipartisan legislation to advance Impact Aid programs more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Manhattan Teacher Charged With Possession And Distribution Of Child Pornography * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"), Ricky J. Patel, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department ("NYPD"), Jessica S. Tisch, and Special  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 25 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * Montgomery Chapter Applauds Alabama Educators & Community Partners * AFA's Montgomery Chapter in Alabama hosted its annual Community Partners and Teacher of the Year Recognition Luncheon on September 12, 2025. The event brought together educators, community partners, local leaders, veterans, and military personnel from across the River Region. The lunc more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Sept. 26 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame School of Architecture poised for global leadership through historic investment University of Notre Dame alumnus Matthew Walsh and his wife, Joyce, have made a transformative investment in Notre Dame's School of Architecture. Their investment will significantly expand the global reach, research capacity and long-term vision of the school. Already a national leader in classical and new urb more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 25 -- The San Diego Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Prebys Foundation, Price Philanthropies and San Diego Foundation Lead $70M Response to Protect Local Families Amid Historic Cuts in Services * San Diego's largest foundations - Prebys Foundation, Price Philanthropies and San Diego Foundation - together with the Price family, today announced they have formed "United for San Diego" and increased their annual giving by $70 million. The funders a more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 26 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Professor Honored in Long Line of USU Sociology Researchers By Andrea DeHaan Utah State University Sociology Professor Jessica D. Ulrich-Schad has been named the 2025 recipient of the William R. Freudenburg Award of Merit from the Rural Sociological Society. She was recently honored at the Natural Resources Research Interest Group business meeting in Salt Lake City. Schad is a recognized scholar in environmenta more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-CA, has introduced the Supporting Early-childhood Educators' Deductions Act of 2025, aiming to extend the educator expense deduction to include early childhood educators. This legislation seeks to recognize the vital role these educators play in shaping the foundational years of children's learning, providing them with necessary financial relief. Early childhood educators often spend their own money on supplies, materials, and other resources essent more ST

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 26 -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Sept. 24, 2025, by Carol Peters, with Ali Motamedi, an assistant professor of library and information science with the School of Communication and Information: * * * How Leveraging Art and Technology Can Improve the Immigrant Experience Rutgers professor Ali Motamedi shows how art and technology can help people better understand and empathize with the immigrant experience Immigrants face a particularly stre more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Sept. 26 -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: * * * Seton Hall Law Announces Three New Endowed Scholarships Ahead of Annual Red Mass By Carolanne Chanik Seton Hall Law School is proud to introduce three new endowed scholarships ahead of the 41st Annual Red Mass on Friday, September 26. Named in honor of Professor Denis F. McLaughlin, Marie Rose and William James McLaughlin, and alumnus John F. Chiaia '93, the scholarships embody Seton Hall's commitme more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 26 -- The Boston Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Seventeen Greater Boston artists honored as 2025 Brother Thomas Fellows 2025 Fellows receive unrestricted $20,000 grants; program has awarded more than $1.7 million since its inception * The Boston Foundation and Pucker Gallery today announced that seventeen artists from a wide range of experiences and disciplines have been selected as 2025 Brother Thomas Fellows. For 2025, th more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 25 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Teens' portraits celebrate Toni Morrison as community-builder * Since Toni Morrison Hall opened on North Campus, scholars charged with preserving the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author's legacy at Cornell - where she earned a master's degree and later served as an A.D. White Professor-at-Large - have wanted to portray her as more than a name on a building. "We wanted people to know whose house they were  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Releases Secretary McMahon's Meaningful Learning and Workforce Readiness Supplemental Priorities * Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced her sixth and seventh proposed supplemental priorities for the U.S. Department of Education (the Department)'s discretionary grants: Meaningful Learning as well as Career Pathways and Workforce Readiness. Thes more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 26 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * UC San Diego's New AI Major is Here The major is based in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, with connections from across the entire campus By Ioana Patringenaru - ipatrin@ucsd.edu The University of California San Diego is launching an artificial intelligence major for undergraduates this fall -- the result of more than a decade of growth in AI teaching and resea more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 26 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * A New Kind of College Course: Learning 'How to Be Human' Initiative that grew out of the Psychology Department at UC San Diego aims to make mental well-being as foundational as math and writing. By Melanie Poppel - mdpoppel@ucsd.edu General education courses aim to give students experience in foundational subjects like math, history and writing before they dive into their majors. more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 26 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * New Major in Cinematic Arts Premieres By Erika Johnson - erjohnson@ucsd.edu A new major in cinematic arts has launched at the University of California San Diego. The interdisciplinary program, which blends the theory and production of film, became available to current students last year and is now open to all prospective students this fall. Students can choose from more than 90 co more PR

KUOPIO, Finland, Sept. 25 -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * "We need to understand the gut microbiome much better" "There's a lot of interest in harnessing the gut microbiome for the betterment of our health, but it's a complex system we still need to understand much better," says Professor Alice Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein's research at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, US, focuses on the interplay between di more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Sept. 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: * * * Trees are dying at an alarming rate: Researchers need more data to understand why In recent decades, tree mortality has increased in many forest ecosystems worldwide. Forest researchers stress the importance of better understanding this phenomenon, as its full impact on Earth's ecology remains unclear. * The rise in tree mortality is troubling for local forest ecosystems. As a global  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 26 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * University of Phoenix Selected to Participate in AAC&U Institute on AI, Pedagogy, and the Curriculum Institute emphasizes thoughtful integration of AI into teaching and learning in higher education * University of Phoenix is proud to announce it has been selected as one of 175 institutions nationwide to participate in the Association of American Colleges and Universities' (AAC&U) 2025-26 Institu more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, Sept. 25 -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * Faster, easier diagnosis could soon benefit people with neurological conditions A new pound sterling2.45m project led by the University will test whether a brain-monitoring headset can deliver quicker and more accessible diagnosis By Alan Williams, Media and Communications Manager A new brain-monitoring headset is being developed to bring quicker, more accessible diagnosis of seizures and other neuro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- University of Wisconsin-Madison Departments of Radiology, Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Professor Timothy P. Szczykutowicz submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), urging the agency to maintain mandatory reporting for a quality measure. The letter expressed strong support for the CT quality measure but opposition to a proposed change to indefi more ST

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 26 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * USC Viterbi Student Wins Prestigious Astronaut Scholarship Alara Berkmen, a biomedical engineering student, is recognized for leadership and dedication to cancer research. By Ava Izadi Alara Berkmen, a USC Viterbi senior studying biomedical engineering, recently won the prestigious 2025 Astronaut Scholarship award for her research in pediatric cancers. Sh more PR

PENSACOLA, Florida, Sept. 26 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: * * * UWF chemistry professor awarded grants to advance energy storage research and workforce training The University of West Florida has been awarded two grants totaling nearly $90,000 to advance energy storage research and strengthen workforce development in Northwest Florida. Dr. Jacob Tracy, assistant professor in the UWF Department o more PR

COVENTRY, England, Sept. 25 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Warwick success in latest Knowledge Exchange Framework results The University of Warwick has once again demonstrated its leadership in innovation, collaboration, and societal impact, achieving strong results in the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF 5) published by Research England. Key highlights: * Achieving highest possible award of 'Very high engagement' (Quintile 5) for 'Public and c more PR