MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, March 18 (TNSxrep) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Smart phone, bad grades? CMU researchers link excessive phone use with poor academic performance among teens * If you are like most Americans, you'll spend several hours today looking at your cellphone screen -and there's a good chance it isn't making you any smarter. In fact, a new Central Michigan University study shows that excessive use of smartphones may actually decrease acad more PR

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, March 18 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University posted the following news: * * * Embry-Riddle Ph.D. Student Flies High in Academia -- and in an F-16 * In his second year as a Ph.D. student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Seur Gi Jo published three research papers on three different space operations topics in top-rated scientific journals. He attributes that rare feat at least partly to another of his roles -serving as an F-16 fighter pilot in the Republic of more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Thomas Keane, assistant secretary for technology policy and national coordinator for health information technology at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, from a March 5, 2026, hearing entitled "Transforming Health Care with Data: Improving Patient Outcomes Through Next-Generation Care": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished Members of  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 18 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Mercer administrator finds lifelong passion in student affairs * A profession she once didn't know existed became a lifelong passion for Mercer University Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Dr. Samantha Murfree. "Student affairs is an umbrella term that serves as a catch-all for all the ways in which we impact the lives of students from a co-curricular standpoint," Dr. Murfree said. "One of the greate more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 17 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Miss America's Scholarship Foundation Partners with Samford to Offer $100,000 Scholarship * The Miss America's Scholarship Foundation Inc. is proud to announce a new partnership with Samford University, naming the institution an official higher education partner of the Miss America's Teen program. Through this partnership, the winner of Miss America's Teen 2027 will be eligible to receive a $100,00 more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, March 18 -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * More Anxiety When Religion is Lacking * The values of child-raising have changed over time. Religiosity in particular has decreased, taking from children a sense of community that can prevent anxiety disorders. Young people around the world are increasingly suffering from anxiety disorders. A team from the Mental Health Research and Treatment Center (FBZ) at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, has i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren, Window Rock, Arizona, from a March 11, 2026, hearing on the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 953): * * * Ya'at'eeh, Chairwoman Murkowski, Vice-Chairman Schatz, and honorable members of the Committee. My name is Dr. Buu Nygren, and I am the President of the Navajo Nation (the "Nation"). Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support  more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, March 18 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Professor's Research on Space Debris Informs Hands-on AI Education * by Cara Ramer, Student Public Relations Writer Earth's orbit is growing more crowded every year. Thousands of satellites, spent rocket bodies and fragments of debris now circle the planet at high speeds, creating risks for GPS systems, communications and future space missions. Space debris in Earth orbit creates growing risks for satell more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 18 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * An adventurous vulture's plight Disturbing increases in toxic lead exposure are linked to wider foraging by the critically endangered California condor and more wild pigs being shot throughout the state, masking positive effects of outreach and lead-ammo bans Key takeaways * California condors are behaving more "wild," feeding far less on lead-free carcasses provided to them.  more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 19 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Pediatric visits can encourage parents to quit smoking UC health services researcher weighs in on strategy for Medscape By Michael Miller Medscape turned to a University of Cincinnati professor of human services for her opinion about a new study that suggests pediatric visits can help encourage parents to quit smoking. UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Services Professor Ashley M more PR