OLIVET, Michigan, Jan. 20 -- The University of Olivet posted the following news: * * * 11 Liberal Arts Colleges in Michigan * Michigan offers a wide range of liberal arts colleges, giving you many options for building a strong academic foundation. Key Takeaways * Liberal arts colleges in Michigan are not all the same. Each school has its own approach to education. * Many smaller colleges focus on offering small class sizes and strong relationships with professors. * No matter the more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Jan. 20 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Seniors Create Plans That Revitalize City Identity By Charis Marshal, Student Public Relations Writer Before the first shovel hits the dirt, senior industrial and innovative design students at Cedarville University are already shaping the future of Broadview Heights, Ohio. As part of a senior-level architecture course, the students drafted a master plan and digital renderings for a more vibrant, connected ci more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * The Balkan Limbo and Wobbly Western Resolve The Western Balkans enter 2026 in limbo rather than crisis; policymakers in Washington and Brussels need to grasp the distinction. By Blerim Vela While crises demand immediate decisions and high-level interventions, limbo delays them and quietly yet profoundly reshapes regional incentives, alliances, and risk calculations. Acros more PR

HEIDELBERG, Germany, Jan. 20 (TNSjou) -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * Heidelberg Physicists Bridge Worlds of Quantum Matter Unified theory of mobile and static impurities connects fundamental domains of modern quantum physics * A new unified theory connects two fundamental domains of modern quantum physics: It joins two opposite views of how a single exotic particle behaves in a many-body system, namely as a mobile or static impurity among a large number of more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Hidden Emissions from Wetlands, Wildfires and Permafrost Are Speeding Up the Climate Clock, Exposing a Blind Spot in Climate Policy and Reporting * (WASHINGTON, D.C. -January 20) A growing share of global greenhouse gas emissions is coming from natural, unmanaged ecosystems in response to human-caused warming, according to a study from a group of scientists led by Environmenta more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Jan. 21 -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: * * * Magnetic avalanche on the Sun At the end of 2024, ESA's Solar Orbiter was lucky to witness a strong solar flare - and observed the events leading up to this firework with unprecedented precision. To the point * Violent eruption: New analyses of Solar Orbiter data reveal solar flares with unparalleled views. * "Sports photography" on the Sun: Thanks to their uniquely rapid sequence - every two seconds - , t more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Jan. 20 -- McGill University posted the following news release: * * * McGill researchers identify a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk * An interdisciplinary team including researchers at McGill University has found a range of unexpected chemical contaminants in human milk samples from Canada and South Africa. The chemicals include traces of pesticides, antimicrobials and additives used in plastics and personal-care products. The findings were published more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Jan. 20 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T awarded MoDOT grant to test low-salt diets for winter roads A Missouri S&T research team has been awarded $450,000 from the Missouri Department of Transportation for a two-year study evaluating new materials for treating roadways during winter weather that could reduce or replace traditional salt-based treatments. "We know from basic chemistry that chloride salts are effec more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 20 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * New study finds that water makeup of Jupiter's Galilean moons set at birth * January 20, 2026 -While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor Europa is thought to harbor a vast global ocean of liquid water beneath its icy crust. A new international study co-led by Aix-Marseille University and S more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Jan. 20 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * U of T researchers say their lightweight sensor tech could eliminate need for toxic aircraft de-icing fluid * Ice detection technology developed by researchers at the University of Toronto could speed up the de-icing process for aircraft and other aerospace vehicles, helping to prevent costly flight delays. In a paper published in the journal Advanced Materials, researchers from the Durable Repellent En more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * To Fight Cancer, Scientists Customize Cellular Protein Researchers at UMass Amherst develop methods that could offer tailored treatments for specific cancers with fewer side effects * Precise methods for shredding or repairing and replacing specific cancer-causing proteins in a malignant cell, developed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, could have applications beyond cancer more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Jan. 20 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Woodland birds living amongst native trees produce more chicks * Native trees, such as oaks, have long held a special place in our culture and countryside. Now, researchers have shown that these trees are also important to woodland birds and their offspring. A new study, led by the University of Glasgow and published in the journal Ecology, shows that common woodland birds, such as blue tits, produce m more PR

MACAU, China, Jan. 20 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * The UM equation for new faculty integration * As 2026 begins, scholars from around the world at the University of Macau (UM) are setting ambitious new goals in teaching and research. Achieving these goals, however, depends in large part on how well new faculty members are supported as they settle into the university. Beyond strong infrastructure and a solid reputation, universities need practical and comprehens more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following Q&A on Jan. 20, 2026, with Purnima Kumar, professor and chair of the Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine at the School of Dentistry: * * * Vicious cycle? Study finds how gum disease, rheumatoid arthritis feed off one another New research documents lower inflammation after deep gum cleanings * It's well established that gum disease and rheumatoid arthritis are strongly linked. But what wasn't kn more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Slowing the progression of myopia in children and teens Nearsightedness is becoming a global epidemic. UdeM optometry professor Langis Michaud discusses the advances made over the past 25 years to treat it. By Virginie Soffer By 2050, an estimated 50 per cent of the world's population will be nearsighted, and nearly a billion people will suffer from severe myopia. To understand this alarming tr more PR

TUBINGEN, Germany, Jan. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tubingen issued the following news release: * * * The last spiny dormouse in Europe Team from the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tubingen finds 11.6 million year old evidence of the rodent at the Hammerschmiede clay pit * Very few know of them, fewer still have seen them in their natural environment, not least because today only one species of the spiny dormouse survives, in southern  more PR