NEW YORK, Oct. 17 -- Columbia University issued the following issued the following Q&A on Oct. 16, 2025, with Elizabeth Leake, professor and chair of the Italian department: * * * Italian at Columbia Is Still Going Strong After 200 Years Elizabeth Leake, the new chair of the department, looks both behind and ahead. * This year marks 200 years of Italian studies at Columbia. In 1825, the Standing Committee of the Trustees of Columbia College established a Professorship of Italian Literature, more PR

PARIS, France, Oct. 18 -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization issued the following news release: * * * General History of Africa: UNESCO completes pioneering historical oeuvre and launches new educational resources Sixty years after embarking on the ambition of restoring, documenting and chronicling the history of the African continent from Prehistory to the present day, UNESCO announces the completion of the last three volumes of the General History of Africa more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, Oct. 17 (TNSjou) -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * Training AI to identify ancient artists Griffith researchers built and tested a digital archaeology framework to learn more about the ancient humans who created one of the oldest forms of rock art, finger fluting. Finger flutings are marks drawn by fingers through a soft mineral film called moonmilk on cave walls. Experiments were conducted - both with adult participants in a tactile setup and  more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 18 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MDAH and MSU sign agreement to transform Historic Jefferson College into regional field school for historic preservation trades The Mississippi Department of Archives and History and Mississippi State University have signed an agreement that establishes a framework to create a regional hub for education, research, and workforce development at Historic Jefferson College near Natchez. MSU Presiden more PR