EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 31 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * 2 students awarded prestigious Goldwater Scholarship * Two Michigan State University students have earned the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. This places MSU at 62 Goldwater Scholars since the award's inception. The Goldwater Foundation seeks sophomores and juniors committed to a research career in STEM fields with the potential for significant future contributions in their chosen fie more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 31 -- Assumption University issued the following news: * * * Announcing the 2026 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients Assumption University today announced that scholar Roosevelt Montas and non-profit executive Larry R. Thayer will speak at the Undergraduate and Graduate School Commencement ceremonies in May. Montas, and Micheal J. Kelly, a global business leader, will receive honorary degrees. "We are honored to have these distinguished speak more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, March 31 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news: * * * Austin Peay students turn research into real-world career gains * CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -Five business students at Austin Peay State University set a goal last year to understand how college majors and demographics influence long-term earnings. While studying data on 1,058,246 students, they unintentionally began documenting the blueprint for their own success. The study, recently published in the more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 31 -- The Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development issued the following news: * * * A Human-Centered Approach to AI The importance of designing tools that center users to ensure inclusive outcomes By Stephanies Vang As a productivity tool, AI can support students and help transform existing systems, creating new opportunities for growth. But as educators navigate the rapidly changing landscape, it's not without challenges, including more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, March 31 -- Miami University posted the following news: * * * CEC faculty member earns TAPPI's highest honor * Douglas Coffin never intended to work with paper. A longtime professor of Chemical, Paper, and Biomedical Engineering at Miami University, Coffin's professional life started as a structural engineer primarily focused on nuclear submarines. When the Cold War ended, Coffin's focus switched from structural analysis to education. In 1994, Coffin's wife brought him an a more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Ending birthright citizenship would impact Asians and Latinos most, study finds * Established in 1868 with the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, birthright citizenship grants citizenship to all persons born on U.S. soil regardless of the parents' citizenship status. If birthright citizenship is ended, the number of children born without a defined legal status i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSjou) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * Renowned medical journal issues scathing report on Trump rollbacks' dire health toll EWG: Weakening environmental, public health protections won't Make America Healthy Again * The health of millions of Americans will suffer, thanks to President Donald Trump's pursuit of the most aggressive assault on environmental and health safeguards in modern history, a peer-reviewed analysis by the p more PR

NEW YORK, March 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Microaxial Flow Pump Does Not Improve Outcomes for High-Risk Heart Attack Patients Without Cardiogenic Shock * Using a microaxial flow pump prior to and during cardiac stenting procedures for patients with severe heart attacks who don't have cardiogenic shock does not significantly reduce heart damage. That is the major finding from the first clinical trial of its kind to analyze  more PR

NEW YORK, March 31 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Plastic Additives Tied to Millions of Preterm Births Worldwide * Exposure to a chemical commonly used to make plastic more flexible may have contributed to about 1.97 million preterm births in 2018 alone, or more than 8 percent of the world's total, a new analysis of population surveys shows. The chemical was also linked to more PR

NEW YORK, March 31 [Category: Media] -- ProPublica, an independent nonprofit newsroom that produces investigative journalism, issued the following news release: * * * ProPublica's Local Reporting Network Names Five New Partners * ProPublica has selected five new partner newsrooms and local journalists for its Local Reporting Network. The reporters are Luis Valentin of Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Jenna Carlesso of The Connecticut Mirror, Jacob Margolis of LAist, Paige Pfleger of WPLN  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Is true empathy possible between humans and AI? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to influence all facets of our personal and professional lives, questions abound, like, "Can people have actual feelings for robots?" or "Can a chatbot comfort someone in distress?" Penn State faculty members and Rock Ethics Institute senior research associates Daryl C more PR

NEW YORK, March 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Researchers Identify the Most Common Recessive Neurodevelopmental Disorder Ever Discovered * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified and described a previously unknown recessive neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) that appears to be the most prevalent ever discovered. The condition is caused by changes in a small noncoding gene called R more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Slotkin Joins Colleagues in Raising Concerns to the USDA on Reliability of Data Reports * WASHINGTON - Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined 10 Democrats on the Senate Agriculture Committee in raising concerns to the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the quality of data reports from USDA. A recent Farm Journal survey found that 73% of ag producers and 78% of ag retailers are less confident in USD more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 31 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Understanding the Now, Building What's Next: 2026 JETLaw Esports Symposium Recap * Vanderbilt's Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law ( JETLaw ) hosted its annual Symposium on February 27, 2026, focusing on the rapidly evolving landscape of esports regulation and innovation. As competitive gaming continues its transformation into a commercial enterprise, the legal questions surrounding governance,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by University of Michigan President Domenico Grasso from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "U.S. Universities Under Siege: Foreign Espionage, Stolen Innovation, and the National Security Threat": * * * Chairman Walberg, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today about research security at the University of Michigan. My name is Dome more PR