WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * $7.9 Million for the UMaine System Secured by Senator Collins in Funding Bills * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that she secured $7,935,000 in Congressionally Directed Spending for the University of Maine (UMaine) System in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; Transportation, Housing and Ur more PR

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * ERDC and UTEP sign Educational Partnership Agreement By Sarah Clark, public affairs specialist CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) and the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) have entered into a new Educational Partnership Agreement (EPA) designed to strengthen education, research and workforce development across critica more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 5 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * From STEM to social impact: U-M scholars go global with Fulbright awards Twenty-seven University of Michigan students and faculty scholars have been awarded Fulbright grants for the 2025-26 academic year, putting the university among the top-producing institutions in the country. The grants--one of the U.S. government's most prestigious awards--will fund overseas research of 25 students and 2 faculty s more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, Feb. 4 -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * D&I Symposium 2026: 'You can't call something inclusive if it doesn't include everyone' How can our university really become inclusive? This is what students and staff discussed at our annual Diversity & Inclusion symposium. 'It's moving from a have-to to a want-to' * A technical glitch is every symposium organiser's nightmare. But if one occurs, you might as well turn it to your advantage. Just as moderat more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 5 -- The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2025: * * * East Boston History Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award EAST BOSTON - Elizabeth Metts, a history teacher at Excel Academy Charter High School in East Boston, was surprised today with a prestigious Milken Educator Award recognizing the significant contribution she has made to her school community. Ms. Metts is a ninth-grade his more PR

TUBINGEN, Germany, Feb. 4 -- The University of Tubingen issued the following news release: * * * Valuable new information about life in Europe's Stone Age from the Vogelherd Cave Tubingen Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology Prize for Benjamin Schurch * The 28th Tubingen Prize for Early Prehistory and Quaternary Ecology goes to Dr. Benjamin Schurch of the University of Erlangen-Nurnberg (FAU). He will receive the award on 5 February 2026 at Hohentubingen Castle. The University of Tubinge more PR