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$1 Million Gift Accelerates Cancer Research at Nova Southeastern University, Bringing Royal Dames' Total Support to Nearly $7 Million (10)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, March 13 -- Nova Southeastern University issued the following news release:
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$1 Million Gift Accelerates Cancer Research at Nova Southeastern University, Bringing Royal Dames' Total Support to Nearly $7 Million
The Royal Dames of Cancer Research, Inc., has awarded a $1 million gift to Nova Southeastern University (NSU) to accelerate NSU's next phase of cancer research focused on developing therapies and treatments for glioblastoma, melanoma, and brain, breast, p more PR
$2M Grant to Improve Follow-Up After Hearing Screening in 4 States (10)
LOGAN, Utah, March 12 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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$2M Grant to Improve Follow-Up After Hearing Screening in 4 States
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Approximately 98% of infants born in the U.S. receive hearing screenings within one month of birth. It is the first step in ensuring that those with hearing differences have the best chance at success in building strong communication skills and supporting healthy socio-emotional and behavioral development.
But follow-up after not passing a hea more PR
'Dignity in the Fields': report documents conditions and outlines recommendations for Salinas farmworkers (10)
SANTA CRUZ, California, March 12 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
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'Dignity in the Fields': report documents conditions and outlines recommendations for Salinas farmworkers
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* Low wages and unsafe working conditions have persisted over the last decade, while the increase in temporary and seasonal labor and increased immigration en more PR
'Privacy by design': Purdue tech protects against identity leaking during AI photo editing (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 12 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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'Privacy by design': Purdue tech protects against identity leaking during AI photo editing
Consumers, businesses and institutions may soon have private, secure and trustworthy generative AI tools for editing and sharing profile photos, ID images and personal pictures without exposing their private identities to external platforms.
Purdue University researchers Vaneet Aggarwal, Dipesh Tamboli and more PR
17 CSU Campuses Join Statewide Wildlife Monitoring Effort (10)
ARCATA, California, March 12 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news:
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17 CSU Campuses Join Statewide Wildlife Monitoring Effort
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The initiative, supported with $2.5 million in funding from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), will bring together 17 California State University (CSU) campuses to strengthen and grow the Sentinel Sites for Nature (SSN), the state's coordinated system of long-term biodiversity monitoring sites.
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2026 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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2026 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named
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Two outstanding MIT educators have been named MacVicar Faculty Fellows: professor of mechanical engineering Amos Winter and professor of electrical engineering and computer science Nickolai Zeldovich.
For more than 30 years, the MacVicar Faculty Fellows Program has recognized exemplary and sustained contributions to undergraduate education a more PR
3 Questions: Fortifying our planetary defenses (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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3 Questions: Fortifying our planetary defenses
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When people think of asteroids, they tend to picture rare, civilization-ending impacts like those depicted in movies such as "Armageddon." In reality, the asteroids most likely to affect modern society are much smaller. While kilometer-scale impacts occur only every tens of millions of years, decameter-scale (building-sized) objects more PR
36 UI Health Care Nurses Recognized as 2026 Great Iowa Nurses (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, March 13 -- The University of Iowa of issued the following health care news:
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36 UI Health Care nurses recognized as 2026 Great Iowa Nurses
Record number of UI Health Care nurses named as 'Great Iowa Nurses'
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University of Iowa Health Care proudly celebrates 36 nurses recognized among the 2026 Great Iowa Nurses. That's a record number for UI Health Care, which has seen an increase of employees on the list each year since the Great Iowa Nurses program returned in 2022. more PR
A UNM researcher's mission to help AI make sense (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 12 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news:
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A UNM researcher's mission to help AI make sense
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When misinformation spreads faster than a hurricane, who is responsible for teaching the public to recognize it?
Jegason Diviant is a Ph.D. student at The University of New Mexico's College of Population Health. He joined the program in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic began.
He began as a Ph.D. student trying to understand the difference bet more PR
AI storytelling helps adult learners (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 11 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release:
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AI storytelling helps adult learners
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Peer-reviewed research examines character-driven narratives and human-centered AI that make complex scientific ideas more approachable for adult learners
University of Phoenix announces the publication of "Harnessing AI, Virtual Landscapes, and Anthropomorphic Imaginaries to Enhance Environmental Science Education at Jokulsarlon Proglacial Lagoon, Iceland" more PR
AI-empowered research initiative signals UChicago's ambitious vision for future (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 12 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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AI-empowered research initiative signals UChicago's ambitious vision for future
Event highlights faculty studies on AI's role in education, and AI-driven research in fields ranging from oncology to visual arts
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Artificial intelligence is transforming daily life, but how will AI continue reshaping the way we learn and discover? In 2024, President Paul Alivisatos and Provost Katherine Baicker convened more PR
American University Expert Warns Kurdish Leaders Against War Without U.S. Guarantees (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Kurdish factions face a dangerous choice as pressure mounts to engage in conflict against Iran without firm security pledges. While the U.S. and Israel increase strikes on Iranian targets, an American University expert warns that entering the fray could destroy decades of self-rule.
The U.S. is reportedly arming Iranian Kurdish groups, and six opposition parties have formed a coalition. However, Yerevan Saeed, American University Barzani Scholar-in-Residence, argues that more PR
American University Launches National Program to Stem Extremist Violence (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- American University has established a national initiative to combat extremist and political violence through its Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab. This effort involves a partnership with Bedrock, a coalition of 67 organizations representing diverse groups including Arab American, Jewish, LGBTQ, and Evangelical communities. The collaboration aims to create a unified approach to protect marginalized populations and public officials from hate-fueled att more PR
ASEC Staff Travel to Zambia for Leadership Workshop and Ministry Visits (10)
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, March 11 -- Marywood University posted the following news:
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ASEC Staff Travel to Zambia for Leadership Workshop and Ministry Visits
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Several staff members from the African Sisters Education Collaborative (ASEC) recently traveled to Lusaka, Zambia, to participate in ASEC's Alumnae Leaders and Staff Workshop and conduct site visits for the organization's Service Learning Program.
ASEC Executive Director Sr. Draru Mary Cecilia, LSMIG; Senior Program Managers Tara more PR
ASU System Board of Trustees Approves Measures to Advance, Fund Capital Projects (10)
JONESBORO, Arkansas, March 12 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news:
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ASU System Board of Trustees Approves Measures to Advance, Fund Capital Projects
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LITTLE ROCK - Creation and exploration of new financing options to fund and advance campus capital projects were approved today during a special meeting of the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees.
The board also agreed to a $15 million investment in phase one of construction of the Career Readiness Educ more PR
At USC Rossier, scholars from the Critical Policy Collective are turning research into education policy action (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, March 12 -- The University of Southern California Rossier School of Education posted the following news:
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At USC Rossier, scholars from the Critical Policy Collective are turning research into education policy action
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In the fall of 2024, members of the Critical Policy Collective, a group of USC Rossier PhD students, a USC Dornsife PhD student and a USC Rossier postdoctoral fellow traveled to Washington, D.C. with professors Kendrick Davis and Dwuana Bradley to more PR
Blugold researchers at forefront of community PFAS testing (10)
EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, March 12 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news:
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Blugold researchers at forefront of community PFAS testing
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These human-made chemicals, upwards of 4,000 distinct compounds, according to state experts, resist heat, grease and water. They have been prevalent in cleaning products, cookware, water-and flame-resistant fabrics and personal care products for decades. The widespread use of these chemicals over the past 50 years has l more PR
Bringing hundreds of New Mexico Spanish archives online (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 12 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news:
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Bringing hundreds of New Mexico Spanish archives online
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In the basement level of Zimmerman library, voices of 20th-century New Mexicans echo through the halls. Community elders and leaders often speaking Spanish unique to the region share stories and wisdom on tape.
Center for Southwest Research (CSWR) archivist Samuel Sisneros and Center for Regional Studies fellow Maria Feliza Monta-James more PR
BU President on How the University Community Is Helping Shape BU's Future (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 12 -- Boston University issued the following Q&A on March 10, 2026, involving President Melissa Gilliam:
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BU President on How the University Community Is Helping Shape BU's Future
Melissa Gilliam says the strategic framework is "an invitation for all of us to contribute to our future together"
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In late February, Boston University President Melissa Gilliam unveiled a set of shared goals and "guiding principles" that she said will shape and define the Univer more PR
Buffalo State's Women in Technology program supports and empowers (10)
BUFFALO, New York, March 16 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release:
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Buffalo State's Women in Technology program supports and empowers
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In late February, Buffalo State University, in partnership with Institutional Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and Academic Affairs, launched the Buffalo State Women in Technology program as a faculty and staff initiative operating under the SUNY Women in Technology (WIT) program. The university's recent International Women's Day more PR
CalState-Long Beach: Hydrologist Laurie Huning on Extreme Climate and Protecting California's Water Supply (10)
LONG BEACH, California, March 12 -- California State University Long Beach campus issued the following Q&A on March 11, 2026, by Wendy Thomas with Laurie Huning, hydrologist and associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Management:
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Hydrologist Laurie Huning on extreme climate and protecting California's water supply
Few issues shape California's future more than water. Drought, floods and rising temperatures are pushing the state's water sys more PR
Can AI help predict which heart-failure patients will worsen within a year? (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Can AI help predict which heart-failure patients will worsen within a year?
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Characterized by weakened or damaged heart musculature, heart failure results in the gradual buildup of fluid in a patient's lungs, legs, feet, and other parts of the body. The condition is chronic and incurable, often leading to arrhythmias or sudden cardiac arrest. For many centuries, bloodletting and more PR
Career Fair connects Clarkies with employers (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 12 -- Clark University posted the following news:
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Career Fair connects Clarkies with employers
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At the "Just In Time, All Majors Career Fair" on March 11, students of all class years met organizations offering full-time, part-time, internship, and short-term roles.
"When I'm talking to students, I am always looking for folks who have drive, who are kind and are interested in youth development. We love students who can come in with fresh ideas for soci more PR
Castle Connolly Names Upstate University Hospital to 2026 Top Hospitals List (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, March 13 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
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Castle Connolly names Upstate University Hospital to 2026 Top Hospitals list
Upstate University Hospital has been named by the research and information leader Castle Connolly to its 2026 Top Hospital list for cancer surgery and orthopedic surgery, including recognition for lung cancer surgery, mastectomy and hip replacement surgery.
Castle Connolly Top Hospital more PR
Cell Death's 'Beautiful' Rings: U-M Discovery Has Implications for Biological Resilience and Immunity (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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Cell death's 'beautiful' rings: U-M discovery has implications for biological resilience and immunity
The finding helps researchers better understand and potentially support the ability of cells to stop the spread of pathogens without going overboard and harming their healthy neighbors
Researchers at the University of Michigan have revealed that cells use a previously unknown feat of molecul more PR
Cleveland State University Earns Four National Civic Engagement and Community Service Awards (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 12 -- Cleveland State University issued the following news:
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Cleveland State University Earns Four National Civic Engagement and Community Service Awards
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Cleveland State University received four 2026 Civic Engagement and Community Service Awards from Insight Into Academia Magazine, the nation's largest and oldest publication dedicated to advancing best practices in higher education.
The awards recognize colleges a more PR
CMU Researchers Help Reduce Energy Grid Uncertainty (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news:
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CMU Researchers Help Reduce Energy Grid Uncertainty
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At Carnegie Mellon University, researchers are helping cities learn how to make room for too much of a good thing: renewable energy.
Shixiang (Woody) Zhu (opens in new window), an assistant professor of data analytics within the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy (opens in new window), is using his expertise in statistic more PR
Colgate Announces Spring 2026 Faculty Promotions (10)
HAMILTON, New York, March 12 -- Colgate University posted the following news:
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Colgate Announces Spring 2026 Faculty Promotions
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Colgate University has announced a series of faculty promotions following the winter meeting of the Board of Trustees. This recognition of professors' accomplishments -as both scholars and teachers -takes effect July 1, 2026.
"One of the greatest pleasures of being the provost and dean of the faculty is to learn about the remarkable accomplishments of colle more PR
Columbia Law School: Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series Launches With Christine Lagarde and Tom Ginsburg (10)
NEW YORK, March 13 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news:
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Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series Launches With Christine Lagarde and Tom Ginsburg
Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, and Ginsburg, faculty director of the University of Chicago's Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression, joined Dean Daniel Abebe for two events.
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At Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series events held in late February and early March, Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central more PR
CUNY Awards $3 Million to Support More Than 100 Artificial Intelligence Initiatives (10)
NEW YORK, March 13 -- The City University of New York issued the following news:
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CUNY Awards $3 Million to Support More Than 100 Artificial Intelligence Initiatives
CUNY AI Innovation Fund Tackles Food Insecurity, Mental Health Access and Workforce Training
Fund Is Part of Governor Hochul's Investments to Advance AI Use in Education and Research
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The City University of New York this week announced that it awarded $3 million to 113 campus-led initiatives as part of its new AI Innovat more PR
CWRU Now #1 Fastest-growing Research University in AAU (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 13 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news:
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CWRU now #1 fastest-growing research university in AAU
Story by: Lydia Coutre
Case Western Reserve is the #1 fastest-growing research university in the Association of American Universities, according to the latest data from the National Science Foundation (NSF) on research expenditure growth.
The university's research and development expenditures surged by 37.5% between Fiscal Years 2022 and 2024, more PR
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Launches Department of Social Work to Support and Elevate the Profession System-wide (10)
HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 13 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news:
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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center launches Department of Social Work to support and elevate the profession system-wide
Dartmouth Health's Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) recently launched a Department of Social Work to serve as a professional home for this important group of clinicians. Based in Lebanon, the department will support social work identity, training, development and best practices ac more PR
Dr. Luke Tse Teaches Balance Between Biblical and Professional Counseling (10)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, March 12 -- Cedarville University posted the following news:
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Dr. Luke Tse Teaches Balance Between Biblical and Professional Counseling
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Licensed professional counseling and biblical counseling are often treated as mutually exclusive, shaped by differing academic training, licensure requirements, and counseling methods. Dr. Luke Tse of Cedarville University challenges that assumption, arguing that psychology and more PR
Duke University Pratt School of Engineering: From Physics to Treatment - How Fundamental Research Improves Kidney Stone Care (10)
DURHAM, North Carolina, March 13 (TNSjou) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news:
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From Physics to Treatment: How Fundamental Research Improves Kidney Stone Care
An overview of Pei Zhong's work over the past several decades reveals how fundamental engineering research -- often done far from the clinic -- plays a critical role in shaping safer, more effective medical technologies.
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Every year, more than half a million people in the United Stat more PR
ECU Names New Center for Medical Education Building to Honor Brody Family (10)
GREENVILLE, North Carolina, March 12 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release on March 10, 2026:
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ECU names new Center for Medical Education Building to honor Brody family
ECU, ECU Health Foundation announce $10 million donation to expand Brody Scholars Program
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A transformational $10 million gift from David and Laura Brody of Raleigh, and Hyman and Stacy Brody of Greenville, will support and expand the Brody Scholars Program, East Carolina University and ECU Heal more PR
Embassy of Liechtenstein Hosts McCain Institute and Justice & Care Convening of Prosecutors and Practitioners to Advance International Action Against Human Trafficking (10)
WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news:
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Embassy of Liechtenstein Hosts McCain Institute and Justice & Care Convening of Prosecutors and Practitioners to Advance International Action Against Human Trafficking
The Embassy of Liechtenstein, together with the McCain Institute and Justice & Care, convened leading prosecutors and experts in Washington on for a high-level discussion on advancing justice through global prosecution networks an more PR
Esther Goddard's fierce devotion to her husband kept his memory alive, and built a legend (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 12 -- Clark University posted the following news:
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Esther Goddard's fierce devotion to her husband kept his memory alive, and built a legend
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On Friday, August 10, 1945, Esther Goddard opened a pocket-sized diary and turned to the day's page.
Picking up her pen, she carefully wrote, "Darling Bob slipped away."
The journal was not her own. Her husband, rocketry pioneer Robert Goddard, was a compulsive diarist, recording his work and activities over ne more PR
ETAMU Astrophysicist Featured on American Astronomical Society YouTube Channel (10)
COMMERCE, Texas, March 13 -- East Texas A&M University (formerly the Texas A&M University Commerce campus) issued the following news release:
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ETAMU Astrophysicist Featured on American Astronomical Society YouTube Channel
Dr. Billy Quarles, assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at East Texas A&M University, was recently featured in an interview on the YouTube channel of the American Astronomical Society (AAS), one of the world's leading professional organizations more PR
Faculty Spotlight: FSU's Celia Reddick emphasizes hope through education (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 12 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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Faculty Spotlight: FSU's Celia Reddick emphasizes hope through education
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Florida State University's Celia Reddick is an embodiment of the mission of the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) - providing critical research to enhance teacher education worldwide.
As an assistant professor of education and international development with a joint appointment at LSI and in the Department of Educational Leader more PR
Faculty/Staff Achievements Roundup: Serure receives Benita Jorkasky Outstanding College Educator Memorial Award (10)
BUFFALO, New York, March 11 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release:
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Faculty/Staff Achievements Roundup: Serure receives Benita Jorkasky Outstanding College Educator Memorial Award
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This is part of a monthly series highlighting the honors and achievements of Buffalo State University faculty and staff. The roundup is compiled from the previous months' submissions to the Daily Bulletin and department newsletters.
Dana Faye Serure, associate professor of history a more PR
Father's tobacco use may raise children's diabetes risk (10)
SANTA CRUZ, California, March 12 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
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Father's tobacco use may raise children's diabetes risk
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* Intergenerational impact: A father's exposure to nicotine can lead to metabolic alterations in his children, specifically affecting how their bodies process sugar.
* Beyond smoking: The study suggests that non-combustible nicotine sources such as vaping, electronic cigarettes, and nicotine pouches m more PR
FAU: 'Croak' Conundrum - Parasites Complicate Love Signals in Frogs (10)
BOCA RATON, Florida, March 13 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news:
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The 'Croak' Conundrum: Parasites Complicate Love Signals in Frogs
Study Snapshot: Across the animal kingdom, sound is more than communication - it's a signal of survival and success. Male green treefrogs use loud, repeated "honking" calls to attract mates, with females favoring lower-frequency, faster or longer calls that often signal s more PR
FIU: Stress Reshapes Brain Connections and Boosts Resilience (10)
MIAMI, Florida, March 13 (TNSjou) -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news:
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Stress reshapes brain connections and boosts resilience
By JoAnn Adkins
Stress resilience isn't a flatline. It's a flex, according to new research from Florida International University.
Marcelo Bigliassi, assistant professor of psychophysiology, and Ph.D. student Dayanne Antonio thrive in creating stressful environments. They set out more PR
Following a Dream: USU Alum Inspires Students With Unconventional Path to Publishing (10)
LOGAN, Utah, March 12 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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Following a Dream: USU Alum Inspires Students With Unconventional Path to Publishing
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LOGAN, Utah - Nancy Banks, author of the young adult novel " The Uninvited," spoke at Utah State University last month, talking with aspiring writers about her path from USU student to published novelist.
Banks, who holds bachelor's and master's degrees in English from USU, visited the Merrill-Cazier Library on Feb. 11 to sha more PR
Fordham: For Women, By Women - Research That Matters (10)
NEW YORK, March 13 -- Fordham University issued the following news:
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For Women, By Women: Research That Matters
By Chris Gosier
As the nation marks Women's History Month, women across disciplines at Fordham are engaged in research that serves women on multiple fronts--studying cancer and menopause, exploring how to support women's and girls' mental health and social wellness, or writing the history of pivotal moments in the fight for equity. Here are just a few of their projects:
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From 1826 to 2026: Kellogg and Partners Revisit the Roots of Latin American Democracy at Panama City Symposium (10)
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 13 -- The Kellogg Institute for International Studies, a part of the Keough School of Global Affairs at Notre Dame, issued the following news:
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From 1826 to 2026: Kellogg and Partners Revisit the Roots of Latin American Democracy at Panama City Symposium
The Kellogg Institute at the University of Notre Dame, in partnership with the Panamanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), recently convened an international more PR
From Bench to Bedside: Pascaline Dupas is Reshaping Government Policies to Reduce Global Poverty (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 12 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs posted the following news:
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From Bench to Bedside: Pascaline Dupas is Reshaping Government Policies to Reduce Global Poverty
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From providing free insecticide-treated bed nets to creating access to safe drinking water, Pascaline Dupas has long had a singular mission: to identify practical, evidence-based solutions to critical health problems in low-income countries.
The internationally r more PR
From Censored Chatbots to Cinematic Visuals: USC Undergraduates Push the Boundaries of AI (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, March 12 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news:
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From Censored Chatbots to Cinematic Visuals: USC Undergraduates Push the Boundaries of AI
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Artificial intelligence is reshaping nearly every corner of modern life -and at USC Viterbi School of Engineering, four undergraduates are already contributing to that transformation in meaningful ways. This year, they earned national recognition from the Computing more PR
From Ruston to Abu Dhabi: Louisiana Tech Triple Major Wins National Quantum Computing Competition (10)
RUSTON, Louisiana, March 13 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news:
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From Ruston to Abu Dhabi: Louisiana Tech triple major wins national quantum computing competition
Louisiana Tech University senior Jesse Webb will represent the United States this April at the NYU Abu Dhabi International Hackathon for Social Good, one of the world's premier student quantum computing competitions.
Webb, a Physics, Mathematics and Music triple major with a minor in Computer Science, earne more PR
From the Classroom to the Coastline: Hampton's Next Generation is Driving Environmental Change (10)
HAMPTON, Virginia, March 12 -- Hampton University posted the following news:
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From the Classroom to the Coastline: Hampton's Next Generation is Driving Environmental Change
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HAMPTON, Va. (March 12, 2026) - As more scholars of color enter and reshape the environmental sciences, Historically Black Colleges and Universities continue to serve as vital incubators of talent and leadership. At Hampton University, Marine and Environmental Science (MES) students Zuri Murph '26 and graduating ma more PR
FSU College of Social Work launches new institute focused on justice and health innovation research (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 12 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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FSU College of Social Work launches new institute focused on justice and health innovation research
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The College of Social Work at Florida State University is establishing the Justice and Health Innovation Research Institute (JHI) to address disparities between the justice system and the fields of behavioral health and substance abuse care.
The institute will draw from the college's legacy of schol more PR
George Mason researchers put firefighter fitness to the test (10)
FAIRFAX, Virginia, March 12 -- George Mason University issued the following news:
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George Mason researchers put firefighter fitness to the test
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With a new grant from Prince William County, George Mason University kinesiology professor Joel Martin is leading a comprehensive yearlong study to uncover whether the Fire and Rescue Department's Work Performance Exam (WPE) truly mirrors the grueling realities of firefighting. By tracking everything from metabolic strain to air consumption, t more PR
Grand opening celebrates Idaho Museum of Natural History affiliate at University of Idaho (10)
MOSCOW, Idaho, March 12 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release:
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Grand opening celebrates Idaho Museum of Natural History affiliate at University of Idaho
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MOSCOW, Idaho - University of Idaho will host a public grand opening and ribbon cutting 1-2 p.m. Thursday, March 26, in the Mines Building to celebrate the launch of the North Idaho affiliate of the Idaho Museum of Natural History (IMNH). This will expand natural history exhibit spaces on the Moscow campus and more PR
Harvard professor to discuss Taylor Swift's 'genius' at March 26 URI humanities festival (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 12 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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Harvard professor to discuss Taylor Swift's 'genius' at March 26 URI humanities festival
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KINGSTON, R.I. - March 12, 2026 - In a little more than two decades, Taylor Swift rose from being an aspiring young artist to becoming an influential pop culture icon who has made a mark on society well beyond her sold-out live performances.
Stephanie Burt, a Harvard University professor and poetry exp more PR
HFA Days Invites Campus and Community to Step Inside the Humanities and Arts March 23-April 1 (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 12 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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HFA Days Invites Campus and Community to Step Inside the Humanities and Arts March 23-April 1
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The College of Humanities & Fine Arts (HFA) will again be opening its classroom doors from March 23 to April 1 to the campus and regional communities for its third annual HFA Days, a series of immersive events and opportunities showcasing research, teaching, learning and collaboration in the humani more PR
Historic $12 Million Gift From Jack Yongfeng Zhang, PhD '87 and Mary Zi-Ping Luo, PhD Propels Yang Institute Into the Future... (10)
STONY BROOK, New York, March 12 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news:
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Historic $12 Million Gift From Jack Yongfeng Zhang, PhD '87 and Mary Zi-Ping Luo, PhD Propels Yang Institute Into the Future...
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STONY BROOK, NY-March 12, 2026- The C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics (YITP) at the State University of New York at Stony Brook has received a historic $12 million endowment gift from alumnus Jack Yongfeng Zhang, PhD '87, and his wi more PR
HPU Natural Sciences Fellow Receives Scholarship to Conduct Research in Germany (10)
HIGH POINT, North Carolina, March 12 -- High Point University issued the following news release:
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HPU Natural Sciences Fellow Receives Scholarship to Conduct Research in Germany
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High Point University sophomore Jake Ankrum, a Natural Sciences Fellow majoring in biochemistry and physics, has been awarded the Research Internships in Science and Engineering (RISE) scholarship in Germany. Ankrum is one of only 350 RISE scholarship recipients out of more than 3,100 applicants from across th more PR
Illinois Institute Of Technology Study Explores Consumer Choice Strategies (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSrpt) -- Illinois Institute of Technology researchers are uncovering why consumers often choose familiar products over potentially superior alternatives. A study led by Stanton Hudja, assistant professor of business analytics and strategy at the Illinois Institute of Technology Stuart School of Business, utilizes multi-armed bandit experiments to analyze how people navigate the trade-off between short-term rewards and exploring unknown options.
The research examines how more PR
Income of High-Skill Workers Growing in Rural Areas, Student Research on 'Brain Drain' Finds (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news:
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Income of High-Skill Workers Growing in Rural Areas, Student Research on 'Brain Drain' Finds
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In rural areas, the number of low-wage jobs, such as those in retail or warehousing, has increased, research by a Carnegie Mellon University junior found. At the same time, income in rural areas from high-wage jobs, such as those in health care and professional services, has also grown.
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Iona University Hosts Future of Work Conference to Explore AI Impact (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Iona University announced it will host a spring conference focused on meaningful careers in the age of artificial intelligence. The event, titled The Future of Work, is scheduled for April 16-17 and features a keynote address by David H. Autor, an economics professor at MIT and labor market authority.
The conference is presented through the Gabelli Center for Teaching & Learning and is open to the public. Iona University President Seamus Carey says the institution is foc more PR
Is College Worth It for You? (10)
OLIVET, Michigan, March 12 -- The University of Olivet posted the following news:
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Is College Worth It for You?
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College can be a game-changer, opening doors to more career options, building skills that last a lifetime, and helping you grow personally. But it's also a big commitment. Understanding the benefits and challenges of earning a degree can help you decide if college is the right path for you at this point in your life.
Key Takeaways
* A college degree can help you build more PR
Is vaping more harmful than smoking cigarettes? More people incorrectly think so (10)
DALLAS, Texas, March 11 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release:
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Is vaping more harmful than smoking cigarettes? More people incorrectly think so
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DALLAS - March 11, 2026 - A growing number of U.S. adults consider electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) more harmful than conventional cigarettes, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers show in a study. The findings, published in Nicotine and Tobacco Research, could have significant impli more PR
It's All Happening! (10)
DELAWARE, Ohio, March 12 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release:
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It's All Happening!
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DELAWARE, Ohio - Ohio Wesleyan University, including its Richard M. Ross Art Museum, announced its public events for April and May 2026 today. Unless otherwise noted, admission is free.
8 p.m. April 2 - Ohio Wesleyan guest artist recital featuring Francis Favis, percussion, and Alexander Sanso, trumpet, in Jemison Auditorium inside Sanborn Hall, 23 Elizabeth St., Delaware. Ad more PR
KU Engineering alumnus receives school's highest honor (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 12 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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KU Engineering alumnus receives school's highest honor
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LAWRENCE -A 1970 University of Kansas School of Engineering graduate with a distinguished career across global corporations and entrepreneurial ventures -and a legacy of service to KU -will receive the school's highest honor at a ceremony in April.
Bob Peebler will be honored with the KU Engineering Distinguished Engineering Service Award on April more PR
Lehigh University: Interdisciplinary Research Initiative Uses Assistive Technology to Support Students With Developmental Disabilities (10)
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylania, March 10 -- Lehigh University issued the following news:
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Interdisciplinary Research Initiative Uses Assistive Technology to Support Students with Developmental Disabilities
The Center for Community-Driven Assistive Technology is bringing together a diverse team of experts to approach the transition gap in individuals with disabilities, reinforcing self-management skills and building a roadmap of assistive technology use.
A new interdisciplinary research initiati more PR
Loneliness is an epidemic. Wellness Week offers connections (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 12 -- Northeastern University issued the following news:
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Loneliness is an epidemic. Wellness Week offers connections
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Loneliness is an epidemic. Social risk-taking offers an opportunity to make connections
Northeastern University is offering many opportunities for "social risk-taking" and meeting with others in person through its annual Wellness Week.
by Erin Kayata March 12, 2026
Loneliness has reached an epidemic level, according to the U.S. surgeo more PR
Lurie Autism Institute awards first Nancy Lurie Marks Prize for Autism Research (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news:
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Lurie Autism Institute awards first Nancy Lurie Marks Prize for Autism Research
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The Lurie Autism Institute, a joint initiative of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Penn Medicine created to drive discovery, develop new treatments, and improve the lives of individuals and families affected by autism, is proud to announce that geneticist Huda Y. Zogh more PR
Malavika Eby '25 Broadens Conversations About Endometriosis (10)
SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Swarthmore College posted the following news:
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Malavika Eby '25 Broadens Conversations About Endometriosis
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Next week, Malavika Eby '25 will present insights on patient-physician relationships in endometriosis care during the "Reproductive Justice Research in Action Panel: Early Career Research on Endometriosis" in recognition of International Endometriosis Month.
The panel, coordinated by SisterSong, a reproductive justice collective of women of more PR
Marywood's Molly Clemente Leads Go Red for Women Woman of Impact Campaign (10)
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Marywood University posted the following news:
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Marywood's Molly Clemente Leads Go Red for Women Woman of Impact Campaign
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Marywood's Molly Clemente has been nominated for the Go Red for Women Woman of Impact campaign supporting the American Heart Association. As part of this nationwide initiative, she has assembled a dedicated team of four members focused on raising awareness and critical funds to support women's heart health and strengthen communit more PR
Medicine Ball Community Screening in Morris set for March 23 (10)
MORRIS, Minnesota, March 12 -- University of Minnesota Morris campus issued the following news:
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Medicine Ball Community Screening in Morris set for March 23
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Medicine Ball, a new documentary by Twin Cities PBS will be screened at the University of Minnesota Morris on March 23.
Medicine Ball follows UMN Morris students Lexus Redthunder '26, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Sisseton, SD, and LeRoy Staples-Fairbanks IV '26, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Cass Lake, on their educational and athleti more PR
Mercyhurst University Expands Applied Learning and Industry Partnerships Through Innovation Ecosystem (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Mercyhurst University is scaling its efforts to connect students with industry partners through an evolving innovation ecosystem designed to address real-world challenges. These initiatives build on established programs such as the Center for Intelligence Research, Analysis, and Training, which involves over 150 students annually in projects for government agencies and national security partners.
Mercyhurst University President Kathleen A. Getz explains that employers va more PR
Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine: One Team, One Health (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 12 -- Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news on March 11, 2026:
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One Team, One Health
Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz recently announced the university's One Team, One Health initiative, outlining a path forward for MSU's Health Sciences and the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine as part of this effort.
Importantly, there are no immediate changes to programs, degrees, accreditation, facul more PR
Michigan State University College of Social Science: Study Finds Most College Students Rebounded After Pandemic, But to Varying Degrees (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 13 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University College of Social Science posted the following news:
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Study finds most college students rebounded after pandemic, but to varying degrees
Shelly DeJong
New research from Michigan State University finds that in the four years after the COVID-19 pandemic upended campus life, the majority of college students successfully bounced back. Students experienced rising life satisfaction and declining loneliness and, surprisingl more PR
Mines Outreach Sparks STEM Interest in Local High Schools (10)
RAPID CITY, South Dakota, March 12 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release:
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Mines Outreach Sparks STEM Interest in Local High Schools
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The idea started simply - a desire to bridge the gap between high school science classes and the STEM university just miles away.
That was three years ago.
Today, Roman Shchepin, Ph.D., South Dakota Mines assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, Biology and Health Sciences, and his graduate st more PR
Missouri S&T professors elected SME Fellows (10)
ROLLA, Missouri, March 12 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news:
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Missouri S&T professors elected SME Fellows
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Two Missouri S&T professors, Drs. Kwame Awuah-Offei and Samuel Frimpong, have been elected to the 2026 class of Fellows of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME).
According to the SME website, Fellows must have belonged to the organization for at least 15 years and have made significant and sustained contributions to bot more PR
Missouri School of Journalism student wins Top Student Paper at AEJMC Southeast Colloquium for third year in a row (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 12 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release:
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Missouri School of Journalism student wins Top Student Paper at AEJMC Southeast Colloquium for third year in a row
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Anna Sago (left) and Jared Schroeder
Associate Professor Jared Schroeder also won the conference's Top Faculty Paper award in the law and policy division
By Austin Fitzgerald
For the third straight year, a Missouri School of Journalism student has won more PR
MIT Leaders for Global Operations announces three new industry partnerships (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management issued the following news release:
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MIT Leaders for Global Operations announces three new industry partnerships
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Cambridge, Mass., March 12, 2026- The MIT Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program welcomes Coherent Corp., GE Vernova, and Mayo Clinic as its newest industry partners. Their addition brings LGO's partner company total to 28-20 of which are Fortune 500 or Global Fort more PR
Montana State Collaborates With Local Elementary Schools to Produce Masked Reader Events (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, March 13 -- Montana State University issued the following news:
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Montana State collaborates with local elementary schools to produce Masked Reader events
By Anne Cantrell, MSU News Service
Hundreds of K-5 students gathered recently in the Emily Dickinson Elementary School gymnasium in Bozeman, sitting in rows on the floor alongside their classmates. They peered toward the front of the gym, craning their necks to get a glimpse of a person wearing a duck mask and a black more PR
Montana State to Award Honorary Doctorate to Couple Who Served University, State and Community for Decades (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, March 13 -- Montana State University issued the following news:
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Montana State to award honorary doctorate to couple who served university, state and community for decades
By Diana Setterberg, MSU News Service
A couple who met and married at Montana State University and each served the institution in public-facing roles for decades will receive a joint honorary doctorate of humane letters degree from MSU during the university's spring commencement ceremony on Friday, M more PR
MPH student becomes first-author published just months from graduation (10)
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 12 -- The University of North Texas Health Fort Worth posted the following news:
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MPH student becomes first-author published just months from graduation
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For many graduate students, publishing research is a milestone. For one UNT Health College of Public Health student, it has become a defining achievement. The second-year MPH student has secured first-author publication for a study investigating spatial patterns of breast cancer risk associated with industrial more PR
MSU Expert: What to Know About Getting Your Best Sleep (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 13 -- Michigan State University College of Social Science posted the following Q&A on March 12, 2026, by Shelly DeJong with Kimberly Fenn, professor in the Department of Psychology:
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MSU expert: What to know about getting your best sleep
March 8 marked the end of daylight saving time and meant we all turned our clocks forward an hour. And with one less hour of sleep, the day was also greeted with the fervent hitting of snooze buttons and coffee cups held tig more PR
MSU helps partners secure $5M to revitalize Lansing's REO Town (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 12 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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MSU helps partners secure $5M to revitalize Lansing's REO Town
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In collaboration with Michigan State University, Lansing has been selected as one of six Michigan communities to receive a placemaking grant through the Michigan Talent Partnership Program administered by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, or MEDC. With $4.35 million in grant funding, and an additional $1 million commitmen more PR
NASA recognizes Clark's geospatial research via recent awards, years of grant funding (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 12 -- Clark University posted the following news:
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NASA recognizes Clark's geospatial research via recent awards, years of grant funding
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Clark has a long legacy of connections to NASA, the federal agency formed in 1958 at the dawn of the Space Age -a moment that would not have happened without alumnus and Physics Professor Robert Goddard's research and launch of the first liquid-fueled rocket, in a field not far from campus, on March 16, 1926.
Over th more PR
Native Peoples in U.S. Face Greater Risk of Fatal Police Violence on or Near Reservations According to Drexel University Study (10)
WASHINGTON, March 10 (TNSjou) -- American Indian and Alaska Native people in the U.S. face a disproportionate risk of death from police violence when living on or near reservation lands. A study by researchers at Drexel University and the University of Washington found that 73 percent of these fatalities occur on or within 10 miles of reservation borders, despite those areas housing only 40 to 50 percent of the Indigenous population.
Gabriel Schwartz, assistant professor in the Department of He more PR
New data release offers unprecedented look at early childhood brain development (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 12 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
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New data release offers unprecedented look at early childhood brain development
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Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham are members of the large-scale long-term national HEALthy Brain and Child Development study consortium. Providing scientists around the world with new ways to answer critical questions about human brain development in early childhood, the HBCD study has announced i more PR
New device aims to advance at-home cervical cancer screening (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 12 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
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New device aims to advance at-home cervical cancer screening
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Researchers and graduate students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are developing a new at-home cervical cancer screening device aimed at increasing access to screening and improving early detection, particularly in under-screened communities.
Jason Warram, Ph.D., professor in the UAB Heersink Marnix E. School of Medicine Depar more PR
New environmental justice track brings new perspectives and methods to environmental science (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 12 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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New environmental justice track brings new perspectives and methods to environmental science
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KINGSTON, R.I. - March 12, 2026 - With a world facing numerous challenges that affect not only the environment but the people within it, there is a growing need for innovative, interdisciplinary, and collaborative approaches to addressing global crises. However, there remains a gap between the scient more PR
New Jersey Institute of Technology: Why Do Lithium-ion Batteries Fail? Scientists Find Clues in Microscopic Metal 'Thorns' (10)
NEWARK, New Jersey, March 13 (TNSjou) -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Why Do Lithium-ion Batteries Fail? Scientists Find Clues in Microscopic Metal 'Thorns'
Written by: Mindy Weisberger
For the first time, scientists have observed how tiny metal "thorns" called dendrites sprout inside lithium-ion batteries, which can cause the batteries to short-circuit. Their findings, published Mar. 12 in the journal Science, shed light on previously unknown mecha more PR
New RadCore Facility at MSU Advances Human and Animal Research Studies (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 12 -- Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news on March 11, 2026:
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New RadCore facility at MSU advances human and animal research studies
Radiochemistry and Radiopharmacy Solutions, more commonly known as RadCore, has launched an exciting new era of scientific possibility at Michigan State University, with several clinical trials underway fueled by the new central facility - the MSU Radiopharmacy.
RadCore's missi more PR
New strategy targets pancreatic cancer before it forms (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news:
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New strategy targets pancreatic cancer before it forms
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A new preclinical study in mice shows that precancerous cells in the pancreas can be eliminated before they have the chance to become tumors. Using an experimental therapy to target microscopic precancerous lesions in the pancreas nearly doubled survival in mouse models of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinom more PR
NIH Awards UH $11.8 Million to Study Early Language Development in Houston Toddlers (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, March 13 -- The University of Houston issued the following news:
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NIH Awards UH $11.8 Million to Study Early Language Development in Houston Toddlers
Study will follow thousands of children during a critical window for language development
Key Takeaways
* $11.8M NIH grant awarded: University of Houston researchers received an $11.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health for a first-of-its-kind study on language development in early childhood.
* Tracking t more PR
NMSU named Gilman Program 25th anniversary top-producing institution (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 12 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:
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NMSU named Gilman Program 25th anniversary top-producing institution
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Established in 2001, the U.S. Department of State's Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program has provided merit-based scholarships to college students to study or intern abroad, and New Mexico State University has been recognized as a top-producing institution.
NMSU was selected in the medium colleges and more PR
NMSU named to Princeton Review's Best Online Graduate Programs for 2026 (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 12 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:
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NMSU named to Princeton Review's Best Online Graduate Programs for 2026
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New Mexico State University has been named to The Princeton Review's Best Online Graduate Programs for 2026 for both its Doctor of Education and Master of Science in Nursing programs, earning national recognition for excellence in online graduate education.
The annual list highlights programs that combine academic more PR
NMSU Nepalese Student Association to host 17th international conference March 21 (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 12 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:
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NMSU Nepalese Student Association to host 17th international conference March 21
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When researchers collaborate across disciplines, it allows them to use new tools, consider new perspectives and see how their work fits into a bigger picture. The New Mexico State University Nepalese Student Association (NeSA) will host their 17th annual international conference embracing international and more PR
Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering Breakthrough Converts Carbon Dioxide into Ethylene (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSrep) -- Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering researchers developed a bismuth-copper alloy catalyst that uses renewable electricity to convert captured carbon dioxide directly into ethylene. This process allows for the creation of essential chemical feedstocks for plastics and packaging while potentially removing more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits during production.
Ethylene production typically relies on fossil fuels, releasing one ton of c more PR
Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering Examines Generative AI in Social Science (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering researchers and interdisciplinary experts convened to evaluate how generative AI reshapes the study of human behavior. The symposium, hosted by the Center for Human-Computer Interaction + Design, focused on creating systems to ensure data generated by large language models remains credible and actionable.
Darren Gergle, codirector of the center, stated that the goal was to build a research community because question more PR
Northwestern University Study Reveals Worsening Thermal Discomfort in Subway Systems (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSjou) -- Subway riders in major metropolitan areas are experiencing increasingly uncomfortable and dangerous heat levels while traveling underground. Northwestern University researchers analyzed 85,000 social media posts and reviews from New York, Boston, and London to identify patterns in thermal discomfort. The findings, published in Nature Cities, indicate that as surface temperatures rise, complaints from commuters increase.
The research team, led by Giorgia Chinazzo more PR
OSU-developed purple wheat variety brings new health benefits to wheat products (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 12 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news:
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OSU-developed purple wheat variety brings new health benefits to wheat products
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Media Contact: Alisa Boswell-Gore | Office of Communications & Marketing, OSU Agriculture | 405-744-7115 | alisa.gore@okstate.edu
OSU-P92 is not your standard winter wheat variety.
This latest Oklahoma State University wheat variety, released by OSU Ag Research in January 2026, doesn't just have the standard resista more PR
Phone or Affection: Study Explores Effect of Phubbing on Relationships (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, March 12 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Phone or Affection: Study Explores Effect of Phubbing on Relationships
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Is your phone use hurting your relationship?
A study from researchers at the University of Connecticut and Columbia University published in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships suggests it might be.
Amanda Denes, a principal investigator at UConn's Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention, and Polic more PR
President-elect Stacy Leeds' introductory remarks and vision for UTulsa (10)
TULSA, Oklahoma, March 12 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news:
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President-elect Stacy Leeds' introductory remarks and vision for UTulsa
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Good morning. Osiyo nigad. Marcia, thank you for that incredibly generous and kind introduction, and thanks to each of you for giving us the gift of your time and your presence today.
This is such an incredible full circle moment for me, and I'd like to begin with gratitude. Ulahelajadi.
I have with me today two of my best men. My more PR
PSU Researchers Honored for Tangible Impacts With Their Inventions (10)
PORTLAND, Oregon, March 13 -- Portland State University issued the following news release:
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PSU researchers honored for tangible impacts with their inventions
From high-speed communications to semiconductor technologies, the inventive work of two Portland State University researchers is being recognized on a national stage.
Suresh Singh, a professor of computer science, and Shankar Rananavare, a research associate professor of chemistry, have been named Senior Members of the National Ac more PR
Psychology, public health sciences faculty members receive funding to implement hepatitis C virus research findings in clinical practice (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 12 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Psychology, public health sciences faculty members receive funding to implement hepatitis C virus research findings in clinical practice
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Faculty members in the Clemson University College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences (CBSHS) have received $3.4 million in funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to implement research findings from a previous PCORI-funded research more PR
Public Health Matters: UConn Faculty and Students Champion Equity and Community Voices at CPHA (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, March 12 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Public Health Matters: UConn Faculty and Students Champion Equity and Community Voices at CPHA
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More than 300 public health professionals, students, researchers, and community leaders gathered at the University of Saint Joseph for the 2026 Connecticut Public Health Association (CPHA) Annual Meeting, Public Health Matters: People, Purpose, Progress. UConn School of Medicine and its UConn Health Di more PR
Purdue Brand Studio awarded Top Place to Work in Communications (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 12 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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Purdue Brand Studio awarded Top Place to Work in Communications
Purdue Brand Studio -the university's full-service, in-house marketing agency -has been named a 2026 Top Places to Work in Communications by Ragan, recognizing its excellence in work and workplace culture for communications and marketing professionals.
The award is a reflection of "what communicators across the industry value most to more PR
Purdue's AGILE3D stabilizes real-time lidar detection under resource contention (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, March 11 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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Purdue's AGILE3D stabilizes real-time lidar detection under resource contention
Companies that manufacture autonomous vehicles, industrial robotics, delivery robots and drones may benefit from a patent-pending Purdue University innovation that outperforms 3D lidar perception pipelines during resource contention.
Somali Chaterji leads a team that has developed AGILE3D, a cutting-edge 3D object dete more PR
Rapid evolution can 'rescue' species from climate change (10)
ITHACA, New York, March 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Rapid evolution can 'rescue' species from climate change
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A potted scarlet monkeyflower would die within a few days without water. But multiple natural populations of the species survived an extreme, four-year drought in California, and researchers now know why: The flowers were rescued by their own rapid evolution.
In the study, published in Science March 12, researchers tracked scarlet monkeyflower populat more PR
Ravi V. Bellamkonda appointed 18th president of The Ohio State University (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 12 -- Ohio State University posted the following news:
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Ravi V. Bellamkonda appointed 18th president of The Ohio State University
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The Ohio State University Board of Trustees today appointed Ravi V. Bellamkonda as the 18th president in university history, effective immediately.
Bellamkonda, who trained as a bioengineer and neuroscientist through a PhD at Brown University and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has served as Oh more PR
Real Money, Real Experience: Inside the Funds Enterprise (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 12 -- The University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management issued the following news:
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Real Money, Real Experience: Inside the Funds Enterprise
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By Amy Carlson Gustafson
When Anna Love was an undergraduate student in Tennessee, studying public relations and psychology, finance wasn't on her radar. Then, a last-minute internship at an insurance agency in her hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, changed everything. There, she met Ella Barnes, a dual-degree M more PR
Research Excellence Fund Awards $500,000 to Tarleton State for Doctoral Fellowships (10)
STEPHENVILLE, Texas, March 13 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news:
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Research Excellence Fund Awards $500,000 to Tarleton State for Doctoral Fellowships
Tarleton State University has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Texas A&M System Research Excellence Fund (REF) to support a new doctoral fellowship initiative designed to strengthen the university's research enterprise.
The funding will support 10 competitive doctoral fellowships through the System-Wide Innovatio more PR
Research Matters: Learning from 'the armpit of the internet' (10)
ITHACA, New York, March 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Research Matters: Learning from 'the armpit of the internet'
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This week's episode of Research Matters features misinformation expert Claire Wardle, discussing how today's information ecosystem has become increasingly polluted by misleading and emotionally charged content that spreads faster than facts.
Wardle, associate professor in the Department of Communication in the College of Agriculture and Life Scien more PR
Responsible AI at Barnard (10)
NEW YORK, March 13 -- Barnard College issued the following news:
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Responsible AI at Barnard
Artificial intelligence experts joined together for Barnard's AI symposium to discuss what responsible AI looks like on a college campus and build upon the College's framework for AI literacy.
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What is responsible AI?"
Provost Rebecca L. Walkowitz posed the question on everyone's mind during her welcoming remarks at Barnard's "Symposium on Responsible AI and the Liberal Arts."
Barnard host more PR
Revitalization of iconic Lake LaVerne set to begin (10)
AMES, Iowa, March 11 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release:
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Revitalization of iconic Lake LaVerne set to begin
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AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University's iconic Lake LaVerne is set to undergo a comprehensive revitalization project to restore the campus landmark's vitality as a centerpiece of campus life and attraction for visitors. The project is made possible in part thanks to the generous support of donors.
"Revitalizing Lake LaVerne is more than a restoration proj more PR
Ribonaut Therapeutics Receives 'Panelists' Choice' Award at UF Innovate Biotechnology Pitch Event (10)
GAINESVILLE, Florida, March 13 -- The University of Florida issued the following news:
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Ribonaut Therapeutics receives 'panelists' choice' award at UF Innovate biotechnology pitch event
* UF Innovate's pitch event traveled to Jupiter for the first biotechnology-focused event, showcasing five University of Florida life sciences startups
* Judges recognized Ribonaut Therapeutics, a UF company developing RNA-targeting small molecules for neurological diseases and movement disorders
Andrea more PR
Rice bioengineer awarded $2.2M for project to develop long-acting cell factory implants for HIV, malaria treatment and prevention (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, March 12 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice bioengineer awarded $2.2M for project to develop long-acting cell factory implants for HIV, malaria treatment and prevention
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Rice University bioengineer Omid Veiseh has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the Gates Foundation to develop implantable cell factory platforms that can deliver therapeutic antibodies over extended periods of two years or longer.
By reducing the need for repeated dosing more PR
Rice Business launches Moody Business Scholars Program to accelerate undergraduate career pathways (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, March 12 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice Business launches Moody Business Scholars Program to accelerate undergraduate career pathways
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Rice University's Virani Undergraduate School of Business is introducing the Moody Business Scholars Program, a highly selective, cohort-based undergraduate experience designed to prepare high-achieving business students for high-profile careers in competitive industries.
The program, funded by The Robert L more PR
Robert Goddard's life and work reimagined through Clark video game (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 12 -- Clark University posted the following news:
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Robert Goddard's life and work reimagined through Clark video game
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Becker School of Design & Technology students highlight the scientist's advances in modern rocketry
Robert Goddard was a dreamer and a visionary, but the Clark physicist and father of modern rocketry likely never could have imagined that in 100 years, students would be learning about his accomplishments through a video game.
Students more PR
Rutgers: $1.5 Million Grant From Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Bolsters Postdoctoral Research at Rutgers-New Brunswick (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 13 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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$1.5 Million Grant From Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Bolsters Postdoctoral Research at Rutgers-New Brunswick
Grant supports 37 postdoctoral researchers across three university schools
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Rutgers University-New Brunswick has received a $1.5 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to support 37 postdoctoral researchers across a dozen scientific disciplines.
The funding strengthens more PR
Rutgers: Picture This - Photographing Food Available in the Local Community Led to Parents Asking Why There is So Much Ultra-Processed and Fast Food (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 13 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Picture This: Photographing Food Available in the Local Community Led to Parents Asking Why There is so Much Ultra-Processed and Fast Food
Rutgers Health researchers study a strategy for generating grassroots awareness of the prevalence and marketing of ultra-processed food
By Patti Zielinski
Feeding children ultra-processed foods, such as chicken nuggets, is common in the US. Social norms li more PR
S.D. State University: Janaswamy Named to Top 2% of Scientists (10)
BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 13 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news:
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Janaswamy named to top 2% of scientists
SDSU researcher makes Stanford/Elsevier list for second straight year
By Alyson Swanson
Srinivas Janaswamy, associate professor in South Dakota State University's Department of Dairy and Food Science, has been named to the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List for 2025.
The honor, which Janaswamy has earned for the second straight year, places him a more PR
S.D. State University: Yellow & Blue Podcast - From Lab to Life - How Research Shapes Our World - S2E4 (10)
BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 13 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news:
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The Yellow & Blue Podcast | From Lab to Life: How Research Shapes Our World | S2E4
By Heidi Bushong
Research is the engine behind innovation, commercialization and economic growth across nearly every industry. At South Dakota State University, that innovation doesn't stop in the lab; it goes to work. In this episode, we explore how a single research idea can become a commercial product with re more PR
SBUH & SBSH Ranked Among Nation's Top Hospitals in General and ObGyn Surgery (10)
STONY BROOK, New York, March 12 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news:
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SBUH & SBSH Ranked Among Nation's Top Hospitals in General and ObGyn Surgery
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STONY BROOK, NY, March 12, 2026 - Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital (SBSH) have been recognized as a leader in patient care, earning a spot on Castle Connolly's 2026 Top Hospitals list.
Castle Connolly Top Hospitals recognizes the nation's leading h more PR
Scaling Light: Iowa Professor Develops Laser Processing Breakthroughs (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, March 13 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Scaling light: Iowa professor develops laser processing breakthroughs
A University of Iowa engineering professor's research in laser-based manufacturing technologies - aimed at improving how materials are produced for industries such as aerospace, transportation, and automotive - has recently led to five newly issued or pending U.S. patents.
Over the past decade, Hongtao Ding, professo more PR
SCU Study Shows Laughter Yoga Boosts Health for Children (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSrep) -- A structured practice combining intentional laughter with breathing and movement improves the emotional and physical well-being of children, according to Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) research.
Postdoctoral Fellow Ozum Erkin led a systematic review of six experimental studies (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-025-06151-0) involving 305 school-aged children. The analysis revealed that laughter yoga leads to measurable red more PR
Second Nature Catalyst Grant Accelerates STEM Learning and Community Engagement at Mesa Community College (10)
MESA, Arizona, March 12 -- Mesa Community College issued the following news release on March 10, 2026:
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Second Nature Catalyst Grant accelerates STEM learning and community engagement at Mesa Community College
Mesa Community College (MCC) has been selected as one of eight institutions nationwide to receive a Catalyst Grant from Second Nature, a national nonprofit dedicated to accelerating climate action across higher education. The unrestricted grant of up to $5,000 will support MCC's Li more PR
Severe COVID-19, Flu Facilitate Lung Cancer Months or Years Later (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 12 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release:
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Severe COVID-19, Flu Facilitate Lung Cancer Months or Years Later
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Severe COVID-19 and influenza infections prime the lungs for cancer and can accelerate the disease's development, but vaccination heads off those harmful effects, new research from UVA Health's Beirne B. Carter Center for Immunology Research and UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center indicates.
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SIUE Campus Community, Alumni and Local Employers Now Have Opportunity to Grow with Google; SIUE and SIU System Enter Pilot for Google's No-Cost Training Licenses (10)
EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois, March 12 -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus posted the following news:
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SIUE Campus Community, Alumni and Local Employers Now Have Opportunity to Grow with Google; SIUE and SIU System Enter Pilot for Google's No-Cost Training Licenses
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As part of a system-wide initiative, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has partnered with Google and the National Association of Higher Education Systems (NASH) to provide Google Career Certificates to stu more PR
Slippery Rock: History Professor Helps Return Panama's Founding Documents to Its People (10)
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- Slippery Rock University issued the following news:
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History professor helps return Panama's founding documents to its people
Thomas Pearcy's distinguished career as a scholar of Latin American studies has reached a new level of collaborative achievement. The Slippery Rock University history professor helped catalog thousands of documents from the archives of Panamanian president Belisario Porras, alongside scholars throughout Central America as p more PR
SoA Faculty Contributes to New Publication on User Experience in Urban Mobility (10)
BROOKLYN, New York, March 12 -- Pratt Institute, a private university that says it educate artists and professionals to be contributors to society, posted the following news:
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SoA Faculty Contributes to New Publication on User Experience in Urban Mobility
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SoA faculty member Xenia Adjoubei has contributed to UX Mobility, a new research-based book exploring how user experience (UX) design can inform and transform urban mobility planning. The book was developed by Systematica, in collabo more PR
Sprinting to space: Goddard, NASA, and Clark's pathbreaking work in geospatial analytics (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 12 -- Clark University posted the following news:
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Sprinting to space: Goddard, NASA, and Clark's pathbreaking work in geospatial analytics
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As space enthusiasts prepared to mark the 100 th anniversary of Clark physicist Robert Goddard's launch of the first liquid-fueled rocket, geospatial and technical experts from the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), ESRI, Earth Genome, The University of Cambridge, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and other leading u more PR
St. Olaf named top producer of Gilman Scholars (10)
NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, March 12 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news:
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St. Olaf named top producer of Gilman Scholars
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The United States Department of State has named St. Olaf College as a top producer of the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program. Established in 2001, the Gilman Program supports undergraduate students from the U.S. to study abroad for academic credit and career-oriented internships through a merit-based scholarship.
"I am so proud of our desig more PR
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Panel Evaluates Middle East Conflict (10)
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Experts at the Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies evaluated the geopolitical consequences of coordinated strikes against Iran during a panel discussion held on March 4. The session examined the aftermath of the February 28 military actions conducted by the U.S. and Israel, which targeted Iranian military and nuclear infrastructure and resulted in the deaths of senior leaders.
Colin Kahl, director of the Stanford University Freeman Spogl more PR
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Research Reveals Regional Gaps in European Climate Platforms (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSxrep) -- Political parties across Europe show sharp divisions in their commitment to environmental protection based on regional history and populist influence, according to a study by researchers at the Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies.
The analysis of 280 parties in 38 countries found that while traditional economic and cultural values shape green platforms in Northwestern and Southern Europe, these patterns often break down in Cen more PR
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies: Seven Things to Know About the U.S.-Israel Campaign in Iran (10)
STANFORD, California, March 11 -- The Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, issued the following commentary:
Seven Things to Know About the U.S.-Israel Campaign in Iran
Scholars from FSI offer insights into the war between Iran and U.S.-Israel forces, and the risk of the conflict expanding beyond the Middle East.
Melissa Morgan
As Americans were waking up on the morning of February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel had already begun wide-spread, coordin more PR
Stanford University: Immune 'Peacekeepers' Teach the Body Which Foods are Safe to Eat (10)
STANFORD, California, March 13 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University issued the following news:
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Immune 'peacekeepers' teach the body which foods are safe to eat
Research shows how regulatory T cells recognize safe foods by scanning for specific protein signals, opening new paths to prevent and treat food allergies.
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* Researchers investigated why so many people tolerate food that causes allergic reactions in some people.
* Through studies with mice, the team determined that short c more PR
Sunshine Genetics Act Expands Newborn Screening to Hundreds of Treatable Genetic Diseases (10)
MIAMI, Florida, March 12 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news:
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Sunshine Genetics Act Expands Newborn Screening to Hundreds of Treatable Genetic Diseases
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A new Florida pilot program co-led by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Dr. Pankaj Agrawal will use genomic sequencing to screen newborns for more than 750 treatable genetic conditions, enabling earlier diagnoses and life-saving interventions.
For decades, babies have been more PR
SUNY Chancellor King Announces Program Expansion to Close the Internship Gap for Educational Opportunity Program Students (10)
ALBANY, New York, March 13 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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SUNY Chancellor King Announces Program Expansion to Close the Internship Gap for Educational Opportunity Program Students
SUNY Campuses to Receive Grants to Connect All EOP Students, Beginning with Fall 2025 Cohort, with Paid Internships or Other High Impact Applied Learning Experiences
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State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced at the SUNY Board of Trustee more PR
SUNY Poly M.S. in Data Science & Analytics Earns Top 20 National Ranking (10)
ALBANY, New York, March 13 -- The State University of New York's Polytechnic Institute issued the following news:
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SUNY Poly M.S. in Data Science & Analytics Earns Top 20 National Ranking
SUNY Polytechnic Institute's Master of Science in Data Science and Analytics (MS DSA) program has been ranked #18 in TechGuide's 2026 Best Master's in Data Analytics Programs, placing it among the top 20 programs in the nation. This recognition highlights SUNY Poly's commitment to preparing students for more PR
SUNY University at Albany: AI Plus Symposium Examines Tech's Impact on Education (10)
ALBANY, New York, March 13 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news:
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AI Plus Symposium Examines Tech's Impact on Education
Over three days last weekend, more than 250 people gathered at UAlbany to wrestle with how artificial intelligence is impacting the future of education -- and society more broadly.
UAlbany's inaugural AI Plus Symposium featured interactive demonstrations of new technologies and thoughtful conversations on pressing issues like the role of libraries in more PR
Syracuse University: Expert on Ukrainian Politics Discusses Russo-Ukrainian War, Peace Prospects (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, March 12 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Expert on Ukrainian Politics Discusses Russo-Ukrainian War, Peace Prospects
Oxana Shevel's lecture reflects the Maxwell School's ongoing scholarship, policy engagement and support for those affected by the conflict.
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Since Russia invaded Ukraine just over four years ago, roughly 500,000 soldiers and civilians have been killed and 1 million people injured. Millions of Ukrainians currently live under Russian more PR
Teens and young adults with ADHD and substance use disorder face treatment gap (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Teens and young adults with ADHD and substance use disorder face treatment gap
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HERSHEY, Pa. -Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder, affecting 12%-13% of adolescents in the United States, according to some studies. The pattern of inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity can interfere with daily life, raising problems at home, work or s more PR
Temple selects advisors to help develop plan for Ambler Campus (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Temple University posted the following news:
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Temple selects advisors to help develop plan for Ambler Campus
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The university has launched a survey where members of the Temple community can share their feedback on what they see as potential opportunities for Temple Ambler.
Temple has engaged U3 Advisors and Newmark to help the university move forward in developing a long-term strategy for the Ambler Campus.
Photo by Ryan S. Brandenberg
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Tennessee Tech board approves new Ph.D. in integrative biology (10)
COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, March 12 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release:
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Tennessee Tech board approves new Ph.D. in integrative biology
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The Board of Trustees at Tennessee Tech University approved a proposal for a new Ph.D. in integrative biology at its quarterly meeting on March 12. The program would be the university's first doctoral offering in the Department of Biology and aims to launch this fall, pending final approval from the Tennessee Higher Ed more PR
Texas Southern University Board of Regents Approves "Ascend 2030" Strategic Plan (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, March 12 -- Texas Southern University posted the following news:
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Texas Southern University Board of Regents Approves "Ascend 2030" Strategic Plan
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As Texas Southern University approaches its centennial in 2027, the Board of Regents has unanimously approved Ascend 2030, the University's comprehensive Strategic Plan, establishing a disciplined roadmap for the institution's next century of growth and impact.
Grounded in the framework of Renew, Enhance, and Expand, Ascen more PR
Thiel public policy major participating in prestigious Washington, D.C. semester program (10)
GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- Thiel College issued the following news release:
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Thiel public policy major participating in prestigious Washington, D.C. semester program
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GREENVILLE, Pa.-Thiel College senior Brooke Griffith '26 is spending the spring semester in Washington, D.C., gaining hands-on experience in public safety policy through the Lutheran College Washington Semester program.
Griffith, a 2022 graduate of Karns City High School in Chicora, Pennsylvania, began her in more PR
Thomas College Announces New York Times Best Selling Author, Media and Sports Executive as 2026 Commencement Speaker (10)
WATERVILLE, Maine, March 12 -- Thomas College issued the following news release:
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Thomas College Announces New York Times Best Selling Author, Media and Sports Executive as 2026 Commencement Speaker
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WATERVILLE, MAINE, March 2026 -Thomas College announces New York Times Best Selling author and media and sports executive Bill Burke as its 2026 Commencement Speaker.
Burke, who has served as Chairman of the Portland Sea Dogs, president of TBS and CEO of the Weather Channel Companies, wi more PR
Thorny issue plaguing lithium-ion batteries laid bare in new study (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, March 12 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Thorny issue plaguing lithium-ion batteries laid bare in new study
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Lithium dendrites, i.e. tiny crystalline thorns that grow off of lithium-ion battery anodes during charging, have been a persistent challenge for the world's most widely used form of energy storage.
"Dendrites can penetrate the battery's separator, causing catastrophic short circuits and safety hazards," said Qing Ai, a former research sc more PR
Tulane geoscientist helping researchers understand rare north Louisiana earthquakes (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 12 -- Tulane University issued the following news release:
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Tulane geoscientist helping researchers understand rare north Louisiana earthquakes
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A Tulane University geoscientist has installed seismic monitoring equipment in northwest Louisiana following an unusual series of earthquakes in the Coushatta area of Red River and DeSoto Parishes, including the largest inland earthquake recorded in state history.
Since December, at least 14 earthquakes with a m more PR
Turning penicillin into a lethal force against bacteria again (10)
ITHACA, New York, March 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Turning penicillin into a lethal force against bacteria again
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When many disease-causing bacteria encounter penicillin, they are not always destroyed right away, shifting into a temporary survival state called antibiotic tolerance. This state allows them to withstand drug levels that would normally eradicate them. Tolerance is not the same as full antibiotic resistance, but researchers now see it as a risky pr more PR
U of A's Supply Chain Department Ranked Top 5 Again for Empirical Research (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, March 13 -- The University of Arkansas' Walton College of Business issued the following news:
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U of A's Supply Chain Department Ranked Top 5 Again for Empirical Research
The J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management at the Sam M. Walton College of Business has been ranked No. 5 globally for empirical supply chain research by the SCM Journal List. The department has held this rank since 2019.
The SCM Journal List's annual ranking reflects research more PR
UA Little Rock to Host 2026 Research and Creative Works Expo April 17 (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 12 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news:
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UA Little Rock to Host 2026 Research and Creative Works Expo April 17
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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host its annual Research and Creative Works Expo from noon to 4 p.m. Friday, April 17, across two campus locations: the Creative and Scholarly Showcase from 12-2 p.m. in the Jack Stephens Center and Presentations and Performance from 2-4 p.m. in the Reynolds Busi more PR
UAPB's Dr. Suzzette Shaw Goldmon Selected for Council on Foreign Relations Educators Workshop (10)
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, March 12 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news:
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UAPB's Dr. Suzzette Shaw Goldmon Selected for Council on Foreign Relations Educators Workshop
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) associate professor Dr. Suzzette Shaw Goldmon recently participated in the Council on Foreign Relations College and University Educators Workshop, a national program designed to help faculty incorporate global policy and international affairs topics i more PR
UC Santa Cruz advances partnerships in Indonesia, formalizes first 2+2 agreement (10)
SANTA CRUZ, California, March 12 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
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UC Santa Cruz advances partnerships in Indonesia, formalizes first 2+2 agreement
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A delegation of UC Santa Cruz faculty and staff visited Indonesia in February, marking an important continuation of conversations in April 2025, when leaders from the University of Indonesia (UI) visited UC Santa Cruz to sign a general institutional agreement.
The delegation traveled to Jakarta more PR
UCCS VICEROY Scholars' Research Shines at MCPA and HammerCon (10)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, March 13 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release:
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UCCS VICEROY scholars' research shines at MCPA and HammerCon
Four UCCS students presented cybersecurity research at the premier gathering of the American military cyber community, HammerCon 2025. HammerCon2025 is the national convention of the Military Cyber Professionals Association (MCPA) and put UCCS undergraduate students Caleb Chang, Matthew Cao and Kenyou Teoh, mentored by then-Ph more PR
UCF Grad Turns Love for Orlando Into Career (10)
ORLANDO, Florida, March 12 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news:
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UCF Grad Turns Love for Orlando Into Career
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* Home to UCF, Orlando welcomes more than 75 million visitors annually as one of the world's top tourist destinations.
* Advertising-Public relations grad Andrea (Rodrigues) Sage '12 fosters Orlando's hospitable reputation as part of the team at Visit Orlando, a not-for-profit trade association that brands, markets and sells the regio more PR
UCO to Host EPIIC@UCO: Oklahoma STEM Summit Connecting Researchers, Industry Leaders and Students (10)
EDMOND, Oklahoma, March 12 -- The University of Central Oklahoma posted the following news:
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UCO to Host EPIIC@UCO: Oklahoma STEM Summit Connecting Researchers, Industry Leaders and Students
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The University of Central Oklahoma's College of Mathematics and Science (CMS) will host the EPIIC@UCO: Oklahoma STEM Summit, supported through the National Science Foundation's Enabling Partnerships to Increase Innovation Capacity (EPIIC) grant, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursday, March 26, in the Nigh more PR
UConn Celebrates Beam Topping-Off for New Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing Building (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, March 12 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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UConn Celebrates Beam Topping-Off for New Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing Building
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The University of Connecticut marked a major construction milestone as faculty, staff, construction teams, university leadership, and project architects gathered on a beautiful day in March to watch the final beam "fly" to the top of the future home of the Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing.
The topping-off m more PR
UCSF Scientist Wins Pew Award in Marine and Biomedical Science (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 13 -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release:
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UCSF Scientist Wins Pew Award in Marine and Biomedical Science
Award will support research linking harmful algal blooms to long-term human health risks and strengthens UCSF's role in global marine health.
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UC San Francisco environmental epidemiologist and toxicologist Matthew Gribble, PhD, was named by The Pew Charitable Trusts as the 2026 recipient of the Pew-H more PR
UI Health Care Remains Iowa's No. 1 Hospital in Ranking by 'US News & World Report' (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, March 13 -- The University of Iowa of issued the following health care news:
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UI Health Care remains Iowa's No. 1 Hospital in ranking by 'US News & World Report'
Eight adult care specialties ranked; medical center once again named among nation's 'Best Hospitals'
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University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center is once again ranked among the nation's "Best Hospitals" and the No. 1 hospital in Iowa, according to the 2025-2026 rankings published by U.S. News & World Repor more PR
UI Learning Sciences Researcher Gahyun Callie Sung Receives Carver Trust Grant to Launch Advanced Learning Traces Lab (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, March 13 -- The University of Iowa College of Education issued the following news:
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UI learning sciences researcher Gahyun Callie Sung receives Carver Trust grant to launch Advanced Learning Traces Lab
Gahyun Callie Sung, assistant professor of learning sciences and educational psychology in the University of Iowa College of Education, has received a $91,716 grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust. The grant will help launch the Advanced Learning Traces (ALT) Lab - more PR
UMass Chan Awarded $800K to Advance ALS Research (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news:
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UMass Chan awarded $800K to advance ALS research
By Sarah Willey
The Angel Fund for ALS Research has awarded $800,000 to UMass Chan Medical School to accelerate research into amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
The donation supports the work of two recognized leaders in ALS research: Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD, the Donna M. and R more PR
UMB Awards Nearly $1.3 Million in MPower Early Scholars Awards (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 13 -- The University of Maryland Baltimore campus issued the following news:
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UMB Awards Nearly $1.3 Million in MPower Early Scholars Awards
Jen Badie
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) has awarded nearly $1.3 million to 29 graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty in the first two rounds of funding for the MPower Early Scholars Awards, created late last year to support those at UMB and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) more PR
University of Chicago Energy Policy Institute Hosts Mumbai Climate Week Dialogue on Scaling Pollution Markets (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- University of Chicago Energy Policy Institute leaders and global stakeholders convened at Mumbai Climate Week to transition emissions trading research into scalable environmental policy. The session focused on expanding market-based solutions for clean air and water governance across India by utilizing data-driven frameworks and institutional partnerships.
Sam Ori, executive director of the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth at the University of Chicago, opened more PR
University of Chicago Energy Policy Institute: Rajasthan Explores Emissions Trading Pathways Through Inter-State Knowledge Exchange (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board officials collaborated with the University of Chicago Energy Policy Institute to evaluate the legal and operational foundations for an Emissions Trading Scheme through a knowledge exchange with the Maharashtra and Gujarat governments. The senior delegation engaged with regional partners to understand market-based instruments designed to complement traditional industrial pollution regulations.
During meetings in Mumbai, the Maharash more PR
University of Florida: Researchers Successfully Make Horse Embryo With IVF, a First in Florida (10)
GAINESVILLE, Florida, March 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Florida issued the following news:
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Researchers successfully make horse embryo with IVF, a first in Florida
* Researchers successfully fertilized a horse egg using IVF for the first time in the state of Florida.
* Frozen sperm, rather than fresh or chilled sperm, appears more practical for IVF.
* The Florida horse industry supports about 244,200 jobs, with industries directly related to horse care contributing about $6.8 bi more PR
University of Georgia: Newest Round of Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants Announced (10)
ATHENS, Georgia, March 13 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news:
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Newest round of Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grants announced
The 2025 projects were selected out of a record 161 proposals from across the university
By Olivia Randall
Eleven new interdisciplinary research projects were selected for the University of Georgia's 2025 Presidential Interdisciplinary Seed Grant cohort and will receive boosts of up to $100,000.
The seed grant program, sponsored by UGA more PR
University of Iowa International Programs: Discover Fulbright Opportunities to Study, Do Research, and Teach Abroad - Join the Info Session on April 8 (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, March 13 -- The University of Iowa International Programs issued the following news:
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Discover Fulbright opportunities to study, do research, and teach abroad - join the info session on April 8
Written by Daniel Vorwerk, International Programs
Join us on Wednesday, April 8, from 1 to 2 p.m. (CDT), via Zoom for an interactive Fulbright Group Presentation Session to learn about opportunities for U.S. citizens to pursue graduate or professional study, conduct research, or more PR
University of Michigan: Breaking the Silence - TELL Tool Helps Donor-assisted Families Discuss Their Origins (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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Breaking the silence: TELL Tool helps donor-assisted families discuss their origins
Many families who use donor-assisted fertilization intend to tell their children about their origins, only to find that a decade later, they still haven't found the right words.
To bridge that gap, Patricia Hershberger, professor at the U-M School of Nursing, and her team created the Tool to Empower Parental more PR
University of Michigan: More Concussions Equal Worse Brain Health 5 Years After College Sports (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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More concussions equal worse brain health 5 years after college sports
For college athletes, three or more concussions can result in significantly worse brain health five years after their playing days are over, according to a new study in the journal Neurology.
Co-lead author Adrian Boltz, a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology and member of the Michigan Co more PR
University of Tennessee Health Science Center: Resident and Fellow Research Drives Patient Care Forward (10)
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, March 13 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news:
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Resident and Fellow Research Drives Patient Care Forward
Written by Allyson Lawson
When rheumatology fellow Dr. Hira Imran meets one of her lupus nephritis patients, she knows the greatest challenge ahead of them will be figuring out which treatment will work best.
The second-year fellow specializes in autoimmune diseases like lupus. And she's improving the ability to pinpoint more PR
University of Utah Health: Huntsman Mental Health Institute Contributes to Framework Ensuring Ethical and Fair Use of AI in Health Care (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release:
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Huntsman Mental Health Institute contributes to new framework ensuring ethical and fair use of AI in health care
Huntsman Mental Health Institute today announced the publication of a pioneering framework designed to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) systems used in health care are developed and deployed ethically, transparently, and with patient equity at the forefront. The fram more PR
University of Utah Health: Short-Term Heat Stress and Air Pollution Linked to Increased Suicide Risk (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release:
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Short-Term Heat Stress and Air Pollution Linked to Increased Suicide Risk
Suicide rates in the U.S. have been steadily rising since the late 1990s, leading to an urgent need to understand what's putting people at risk. Risk factors include high air pollution and hot temperatures, which have each been individually associated with increased suicide risk in the days after exposure.
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University of Virginia: Fear Drives Youth Gun Violence in Virginia - Why? (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 13 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news:
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Fear drives youth gun violence in Virginia. Why?
By Jane Kelly, jak4g@virginia.edu
James "Trae" Watkins III was 6 years old when he first saw someone brandish a gun.
It was at a Hardee's on Hull Street on the south side of Richmond. He and his sister, Shae, were sitting in the back seat of their car, watching as their mother, Angela, stood in line to buy a fried chicken dinner.
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University of Virginia: Severe COVID-19, Flu May Raise Lung Cancer Risk (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news:
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Severe COVID-19, flu may raise lung cancer risk
By Traci Hale, vmv7mc@virginia.edu
New research from UVA Health finds severe COVID-19 and influenza can prime the lungs for cancer and speed the disease's development, but vaccination can help prevent those effects.
"A bad case of COVID or flu can leave the lungs in a long-lasting 'inflamed' state that makes it easier for cance more PR
University of Wisconsin-Platteville: School of Education Faculty Publishes International Special Issue With Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary, Budapest (10)
PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, March 13 -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville issued the following news:
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School of Education Faculty Publishes International Special Issue with Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary, Budapest
Written by Dr. Doug Adams and Dr. Edina Haslauer, School of Education
Faculty in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville recently collaborated with the Faculty of Primary and Pre-school Education at Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE) in Budapest, H more PR
Unraveling the mysteries of human cells one discovery at a time (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 12 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news:
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Unraveling the mysteries of human cells one discovery at a time
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Medicines that Americans are taking today had their origin years, decades, or longer ago in basic research discoveries. The medicine our children and grandchildren will benefit from years from now are in turn being developed in basic science laboratories today.
There is one thing everyone should know abo more PR
Unusual tumor cells may be overlooked factors in advanced breast cancer (10)
ITHACA, New York, March 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Unusual tumor cells may be overlooked factors in advanced breast cancer
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An enigmatic type of circulating tumor cell called a dual-positive (DP) cell is associated with shorter survival time in patients with advanced breast cancer, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.
The findings highlight the potential importance of these under-studied cells in breas more PR
UOPX Embeds AI Skills in Degree Programs (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, March 12 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release:
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UOPX Embeds AI Skills in Degree Programs
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Framework establishes academic AI pillars and embeds AI across programs, course experiences and academic operations-supported by the University's Center for AI Resources and a skills-aligned, career-focused ecosystem
University of Phoenix today announces its academic AI pillars, a three-part framework designed to help working adult learners develop pra more PR
Upstate First in New York Outside NYC to Offer Advanced Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Technology (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, March 13 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
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Upstate first in New York outside NYC to offer advanced atrial fibrillation ablation technology
Written by Jean Albanese
Upstate Medical University is now offering a new technology for atrial fibrillation ablations and is the only hospital in New York state outside of New York City to offer it.
More than 8 million Americans are impacted by atrial fibrillation, more PR
URI professors aiding state's push to become national leader in artificial intelligence (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, March 12 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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URI professors aiding state's push to become national leader in artificial intelligence
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KINGSTON, R.I. - March 12, 2026 - Since Rhode Island created its Artificial Intelligence Task Force in 2024, the group's primary focus has been ensuring that no business sector is left behind in the growing technology boom.
Now, the AI Task Force, which includes two University of Rhode Island faculty me more PR
USC Study Reveals Differences in Early Alzheimer's Brain Markers Across Diverse Populations (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, March 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release:
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USC study reveals differences in early Alzheimer's brain markers across diverse populations
A team of researchers at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC has identified important differences in how early Alzheimer's disease-related brain changes appear across rac more PR
USU Partners with Mount Sinai, HJF in Landmark Study to Predict Chronic Disease through "Big Data" (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, March 12 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news:
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USU Partners with Mount Sinai, HJF in Landmark Study to Predict Chronic Disease through "Big Data"
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The Uniformed Services University (USU) has launched a major research initiative alongside the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) to redefine how chronic illness is detected and treated.
The project, titled more PR
UT Health RGV Cancer and Surgery Center Launches New Oncology Pharmacy Services (10)
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, March 13 -- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley issued the following news:
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UT Health RGV Cancer and Surgery Center launches new oncology pharmacy services
By Heriberto Perez-Zuniga
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS - MARCH. 12, 2026 - A cancer diagnosis often comes with a flood of new emotions, new words, new medications, and new routines.
For many Rio Grande Valley families, long drives out of town and time away from home to find specialized care were also not new.
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UT San Antonio students hone skills to address international challenges (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 12 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news:
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UT San Antonio students hone skills to address international challenges
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For the first time, UT San Antonio's University College sent a group of to the Student Conference on National Affairs (SCONA) -a nationally recognized policy conference that has convened student leaders for more than 70 years.
The experience gave six Roadrunners the chance to participate in high-level discussions on g more PR
Utah State Legislature Brief: How USU is Affected by 2026 Legislative Session (10)
LOGAN, Utah, March 12 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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Utah State Legislature Brief: How USU is Affected by 2026 Legislative Session
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LOGAN, Utah -With the close of the 2026 General Legislative Session on March 6, Utah State University is reviewing House and Senate appropriations actions and bills with direct impacts to the university, employees and students. A list of many of these bills is provided below, with a link for more information.
At the time of this pub more PR
UTEP Ranked Second Most Affordable College in Texas by Research.com (10)
EL PASO, Texas, March 13 -- The University of Texas El Paso campus issued the following news release:
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UTEP Ranked Second Most Affordable College in Texas by Research.com
Named fifth in Texas for quality of education
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The University of Texas at El Paso is the second most affordable college in the state of Texas, according to new 2026 rankings by Research.com.
The platform also ranked UTEP fifth best college in Texas in terms of overall quality of education, beating out Rice Universit more PR
UW-Platteville Students Showcase Research at State Capitol During Research in the Rotunda (10)
PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, March 13 -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville issued the following news:
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UW-Platteville Students Showcase Research at State Capitol During Research in the Rotunda
Written by Bridget Wallace
Students from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and University of Wisconsin-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County presented their research projects at the Research in the Rotunda on Wednesday at the Wisconsin State Capitol, joining undergraduate researchers from across more PR
Virginia Tech: Intensive Therapy Approaches Show Benefits for Infants and Toddlers With Cerebral Palsy (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 13 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Intensive therapy approaches show benefits for infants and toddlers with cerebral palsy
NIH-funded Baby CHAMP trial, led by researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, provides new evidence to guide early treatment decisions for families and clinicians.
By John Pastor
Infants and toddlers with unilateral cerebral palsy, which affects the brain's control of muscles on one side of th more PR
W&M research teams wow General Assembly, spark dialogue (10)
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, March 12 -- William and Mary issued the following news:
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W&M research teams wow General Assembly, spark dialogue
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The following story originally appeared on the Charles Center's website. - Ed.
Six William & Mary undergraduates braved icy roads Jan. 29 to represent the university at the second annual Network for Undergraduate Research in Virginia (NURVa) showcase at the State Capitol in Richmond.
The students presented their projects to several dozen members more PR
Washington and Lee University Law Professor and Student Publish Article Exploring International Criminal Law (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSrep) -- Washington and Lee University law professor Mark Drumbl and law student Will Vardy have coauthored a study in the International Criminal Law Review. Their article examines the evolution of international law through the life of Fritz Haber, a German-Jewish scientist known for his dual role in pioneering chemical warfare and expanding global food production.
Drumbl and Vardy explain that the Allies declared Haber a war criminal following World War I due to his dev more PR
Washington and Lee University Professor and Students Publish Research on Higher Education Tax Changes (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSrep) -- Ehi Rajsky, assistant professor of accounting at Washington and Lee University, co-authored a paper in the AICPA Tax Advisor Journal examining the impact of the 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill on collegiate donations. The research, produced alongside students Trey Smith and Jacob Taggart, outlines how legislative shifts influence financial contributions to institutions across the U.S.
Rajsky notes that the paper (https://www.thetaxadviser.com/issues/2026/jan/effects more PR
Washington and Lee University Senior Sahin Publishes Research on Parkinson's Disease Biomarkers (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSjou) -- Washington and Lee University senior Sarp Sahin, a chemistry major and Goldwater Scholar, serves as co-first author of a study identifying blood-based biomarkers for Parkinson's disease. The research, published in the peer-reviewed neuroscience journal Brain: A Journal of Neurology, proposes using linear RNA from whole blood as a practical alternative to studying scarce brain tissue.
Sahin explains that brain tissue studies typically rely on postmortem donations more PR
Washington University in St. Louis: SWARM Student Engineers on the Cutting Edge of Modular Robotics (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 13 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news:
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SWARM student engineers on the cutting edge of modular robotics
SWARM, one of seven WashU Robotics teams, is designing robots that can cooperate
By Elizabeth Stump
The phrase "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts" is doubly true for SWARM, the WashU Robotics team on the cutting edge of modular robotics. The project's 15 members are working to create robots that can connect and coop more PR
Westminster Professor Helps Continue Landmark Study on Women in College Athletics (10)
NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, March 13 -- Westminster College issued the following news:
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Westminster professor helps continue landmark study on women in college athletics
Dr. Martha McGrath-Brown, assistant professor of sports management at Westminster College, is playing a key role in the latest update of the landmark Acosta-Carpenter Report, a longitudinal study documenting the participation and leadership of women in NCAA athletics.
Originally launched in 1977 by Brooklyn College p more PR
With declining diversity, the U.S. theatrical film industry faces an uncertain future (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, March 12 (TNSrpt) -- The University of California posted the following news release:
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With declining diversity, the U.S. theatrical film industry faces an uncertain future
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Key takeaways
* The UCLA team's latest release on theatrical film finds the industry missing opportunities to support diverse filmmakers and bring audiences back to the theater as Hollywood loses footing to foreign productions.
* Horror, the most common genre last year and a favorite o more PR
WKU named a Top Producer of Gilman Scholars from 2001-2025 (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, March 12 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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WKU named a Top Producer of Gilman Scholars from 2001-2025
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WKU has been recognized as an all-time Top Producing Institution in the Gilman Scholarship Program. In the 25-year history of the program, WKU is a national leader, ranking among the top 25 in the Medium Colleges and Universities category.
The nationally competitive Gilman International Scholarship is congressionally funded and named more PR
Yale University: AI Tools in Medical Education and Health Care - Climate Impact and Sustainable Practices (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 12 -- Yale University issued the following news:
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AI Tools in Medical Education and Health Care: Climate Impact and Sustainable Practices
By Dana Haugh
When first-year MD student Amy Edziah started at Yale School of Medicine six months ago, she found herself using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to enhance her learning process and concept understanding. However, she was concerned about how these tools might cause harm to the environment and low-income c more PR
Yale University: Critical Window After an Overdose (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 12 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on March 10, 2026, by Avi Patel with associate research scientist Maryam Kazemitabar:
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The Critical Window After an Overdose
A nonfatal opioid overdose is often treated as a near miss. But clinically, it is one of the strongest predictors of future harm--and one of the few moments when patients are actively engaged with the health care system. What happens next can shape outcomes long after the crisis h more PR
Yale University: How 3D and Mixed Reality Can Transform Bone Cancer Surgery (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 13 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news:
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How 3D and Mixed Reality Can Transform Bone Cancer Surgery
By John Ready
In the world of musculoskeletal oncology, a specialized orthopedic surgeon acts as both an architect and a demolition expert.
When a patient is diagnosed with osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer, the mission is to remove the tumor entirely. Leaving behind even a microscopic cluster of malignant cells can be the di more PR
Yale University: Pioneering Approach Aims to Improve Family Health and Wealth Across Generations (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 12 -- Yale University issued the following news:
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Pioneering Approach Aims to Improve Family Health and Wealth Across Generations
By Mallory Locklear
For the past 15 years, a Yale Child Study Center program called the MOMS Partnership has been working to advance maternal mental health. It began in New Haven with the aim of offering support to mothers experiencing poverty while meeting them where they were, out in the community. With its success, the progra more PR
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