WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Jan. 13 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * 'Purdue Pursuits': Pivio NOW * Sarah Starks had been itching for an opportunity to prioritize her health for years, but she wanted something that went beyond increased gym visits or a new diet -something that would force her to focus fully on her health and make intentional, long-term changes to her lifestyle. "I wanted something to kick my butt for a while," says Starks, an academic advisor in t more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Jan. 12 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * College of Nursing Hosts Dean's Speaker Series * Seton Hall's College of Nursing will host Kathleen Evanovich Zavotsky, Ph.D. '15, RN, CCRN, CEN, ACNS-BC, FAEN, FCNS, system senior director of nursing research and program evaluation at NYU Langone Health, for its upcoming Dean's Speaker Series on Thursday, February 5, from 5-7 p.m. at the Interprofessional Health Sciences (IHS) campus in Nutley. Zav more PR

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Jan. 13 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Awards and Honors: January 2026 * Twenty-one High Point University students in the Siegfried Leadership Fellows program traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, in late November to participate in the National Conference on Student Leadership, one of the nation's premier events dedicated to collegiate leadership development. They were accompanied by Dr. David Bergen, executive director of the Siegfr more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 13 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Long-running research center in Kansas City celebrated in scholarly journal * LAWRENCE - Juniper Gardens Children's Project, part of the Life Span Institute at the University of Kansas, is focus of a special issue of the peer-reviewed journal Education and Treatment of Children. The issue pays tribute to strides the center has made to improve children's social well-being and academic achievement over the more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Jan. 13, 2026, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * How DEI Caused a Military Recruitment Crisis By Kevin Wallsten and Mike Gallagher The Biden administration discouraged white recruits. Secretary Hegseth's 'reset' invites everyone to serve. In his recent viral essay, "The Lost Generation," published in Compact, Jacob Savage describes how U.S. media and academia in the 2010s closed their doors to mill more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: What to Know Ahead of Tomorrow's GOP-Led Senate Hearing Targeting Mifepristone * TO: Interested Parties FROM: Reproductive Freedom for All RE: What to Know Ahead of Tomorrow's GOP-Led Senate Hearing Targeting Mifepristone DATE: January 13, 2025 What to Know Ahead of Tomorrow's GOP-Led Senate Hearing Targeting Mifepristone  more PR

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- Monmouth University issued the following news: * * * Prof. Sengupta and Undergraduate Researcher Sarah Henry Publish in Scientific Journal Saheli Sengupta, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, co-authored a peer-reviewed research article published in Scientific Reports (Vol. 16, 2026). The study examines the neural and behavioral mechanisms underlying aggression and courtship in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) using advanced, high-reso more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 14 [Category: Education] -- The National Association of Scholars issued the following news release: * * * Schools Still Have Illegal DEI? Tell Us! Both the Trump Administration and the United States Supreme Court have said that "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) programs are illegal. At least 22 states have also passed bans of their own and an additional 12 have introduced legislative bills to that effect. They prohibit schools from using DEI in admissions, hiring, employ more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 14 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * New NCFR Journal Research Available New FR & JMF Issues, Plus New Articles Jan. 4-10 * Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals -- Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Newest Journal Issues: FR February 2026 issue (https://onlinelibrar more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 13 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice's Spanos receives biennial medal for contributions to computational mechanics * Rice University engineer Pol D. Spanos has been awarded the O.C. Zienkiewicz Medal, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the field of computational mechanics. Established in 2007 by the Polish Association for Computational Mechanics, the biennial medal recognizes exceptional merit in advancing computational mechanic more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 14 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following news: * * * Army Chief of Staff Names USU Civil Affairs Education Article a Top Read of 2025 The Special Warfare Journal piece spotlights a USU bachelor's degree pathway supporting Civil Affairs and Special Operations medics. By Sharon Holland An article highlighting the Uniformed Services University's (USU) innovative approach to educating Civil Affairs and Special Operations Combat Medics has been named  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Cost of exclusion: LGBTQ+ young adults are at dramatically higher suicide risk Suicide is driven not by personal failings, but by stigma, exclusion and policy choices, according to a new University of Michigan study. LGBTQ+ young adults face suicide-related risks two to five times higher than their peers, with transgender and nonbinary youth bearing the greatest burden. The study, funded by  more PR

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 14 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * Searching for understanding through elephants Undergraduate researcher, Avery Nicholas, evaluates how anthropology and ecology work together to provide solutions for Human-Elephant Conflict * In this first-person narrative, Honors College student and undergraduate researcher Avery Nicholas recounts her experience investigating the relationship between humans and elephants in Sri Lanka during the Summer of 202 more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Education = Prevention: Physician Called to Educate Public on Infectious Disease Prevention By Peggy Reisser Here's how Chinelo Animalu, MD, describes her role as an infectious disease physician: "We deal with those cases that make everybody else run in the opposite direction," she says. An associate professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the College of Medicine  more PR