BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * "How Would You Increase Motorcycle Helmet Use in Cambodia?" *. Professor Veronika Wirtz provides feedback on a student's stakeholder map during a GH888 class. Photo: Megan Jones in the classroom Students in Veronika Wirtz's global health policy seminar tackle this question and others like it in classroom exercises designed to give them hands-on experience in the application  more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, March 14 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Bear Down 100: Reading time in wood * Inside every tree trunk is a record of every year it lived. For nearly a century, the University of Arizona has been the world's leading institution for reading that record. Trees grow one ring per year, and the width of each ring reflects the conditions of that year. A wide ring signals a wet, favorable season. A narrow one points to drought or stress. Beca more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 9 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news: * * * New Data Science Entrepreneurship Building planned for UVA's Emmet-Ivy Corridor The University of Virginia's Board of Visitors' Buildings and Grounds Committee on Thursday reviewed the schematic design of the School of Data Science Entrepreneurship Building, proposed for the Emmet-Ivy Corridor. The board initially approved the project, immediately west of the School of Data Science, in June. The more PR

CLINTON, South Carolina, March 20 -- Presbyterian College posted the following news: * * * Faculty Friday: Dr. Clay Wright '19 * Presbyterian College physics professor and alumnus finds joy in helping students Dr. Clay Wright has loved math and science for as long as he can remember. As a high school student, he initially thought he wanted to pursue a career as a medical doctor, until he took a physics class and began thinking about pursuing engineering instead. When he began his colle more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Fronefield Crawford, Charles A. Dana Professor of physics and astronomy, utilizes high-performance computing clusters to pinpoint rotating stars within neighboring galaxies. These radio pulsars are compact stars emitting faint pulses detectable through large radio telescopes. Sophisticated analysis packages are necessary to identify these signals. The cluster at Franklin & Marshall provides vital capacity for Crawford to process massive datasets. This technology complete more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Hackathon for Health Equity Sparks Student Interest in Epidemiology *. School News Guided by SPH mentors, multidisciplinary teams of undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students from universities across the country analyzed national high school survey data to answer original research questions about teen health. More than 40 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral students f more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx, and Latine: Do We Need a Consensus on a Preferred Label? * Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx, and Latine: Do We Need a Consensus on a Preferred Label ? health inequities In response to a study that found no consensus for a preferred label among people with Spanish and Latin-American origin, Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz provides guidance in a JAMA Network Open co more PR

LAS VEGAS, New Mexico, March 11 -- New Mexico Highlands University issued the following news: * * * Wildfire Resiliency Training Center: Higher Education Supporting Community Safety The Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute (FWRI), hosted by New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU), works with government agencies, academic research institutions, land managers, and the public to improve forest and watershed health and reduce wildfire risk. Since 2012, the Institute has collaborated across t more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, March 14 -- The University of Pittsburgh issued the following news on March 12, 2026: * * * A Pitt alumni couple committed $1.5M to the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research Charles Chabal III (MED '82) and Sharon W. Chabal (NURS '80) have pledged to create a $1.5 million fund to support the work of the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. "Traumatic brain injury, cardiac arrest and the other devastating event more PR

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, March 14 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * Siena/SBU Survey: Half of Americans to watch some of March Madness * Mar 13, 2026 Nearly half of Americans (49%) say they plan to watch college basketball games during March Madness, according to a new survey of United States residents released today by the Siena Research Institute (SRI) and St. Bonaventure University's Jandoli School of Communication. Over a quarter (28%) will fil more PR

SARASOTA, Florida, March 10 -- The University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus issued the following news: * * * Step into a World of Wonder -- curiosity leads the way in this virtual reality application designed by a USF team When people hear the term, virtual reality (VR), many quickly conjure up an image -- a person whose eyes are covered by a small, rectangular plastic box that is held on by straps crisscrossing the top of their head. Although popular culture has made it easy for more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Michael Serazio, professor and chair of the Department of Communication at Boston College, delivered the 2026 George Gerbner Lecture in Communication at the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication. Serazio discussed the growing obsession with authenticity across media, culture, and politics, describing it as a mirage carefully constructed by advertisers and influencers. His lecture highlighted how media makers prioritize the appearance of realness to more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- University of Scranton undergraduate students and faculty members presented findings from multiple studies during the Eastern Psychological Association Conference held in Boston. The delegation included twelve students and five professors who shared six research posters during the event on Feb. 27-28. Several projects focused on historical and educational aspects of the field. Gianna Assuncao, neuroscience major from Clark, New Jersey, Joseph Battaglia, a neuroscience ma more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of South Carolina Arnold School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Is telehealth the great equalizer for postpartum care? The postpartum period is one of the most challenging times for mothers of all backgrounds. In addition to providing 24-hour care for a newborn infant (and likely other members of the family) on limited, sporadic sleep, these individuals are recovering from childbirth. From c-sections and other sur more PR

SARASOTA, Florida, March 10 -- The University of South Florida's Sarasota-Manatee campus issued the following news: * * * USF hosts inaugural Leadership Council meeting of Master of Social Work program directors The USF School of Social Work hosted seven Master of Social Work (MSW) program directors from across the country for the inaugural Leadership Council meeting of the Association of MSW Program Directors (AMPD), a new national initiative aimed at strengthening leadership and collaborati more PR

WICHITA, Kansas, March 10 -- Wichita State University issued the following news release: * * * Shocker Design Experience increases retention by leading students through challenges While many factors help student retention, Samantha Corcoran's favorite is fostering curiosity. She likes to ask her students: "Do you love learning? Do you love going new places?" "We've chosen to focus on increasing student curiosity in everything that we do," says Corcoran, associate engineering educator in th more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 9 -- Worcester Polytechnic Institute issued the following news release: * * * WPI Launches Two New Undergraduate Degrees in Marketing Analytics and Business Analytics and Applied AI to Meet Rising Industry Demand New programs show WPI's commitment to preparing students for the future of work * Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has announced two new bachelor's degree programs--the bachelor of science in marketing analytics and the bachelor of science in bu more PR

WICHITA, Kansas, March 14 -- Wichita State University issued the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * WSU launches Kansas Data Trust to support healthier communities across Kansas Wichita State University's Public Policy and Management Center (PPMC) announced today the launch of the Kansas Data Trust, a new statewide, university-based initiative designed to bring data together from multiple sources to better understand issues, understand impact, and strengthen evidence to inform de more PR