HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 16 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Board of Trustees Meet Over Commencement Weekend The Naming Policy Committee and a report on residential communities are discussed. - The Board of Trustees spent their June 11-14 meeting in Hanover tackling a number of timely, strategic topics before attending investitures and commissionings, welcoming honorary degree recipients, celebrating the Class of 2026, and marking the 50th reunion of the historic Class of 1976. "These alumni hold a singular place more PR

BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina, June 15 -- Gardner-Webb University posted the following news: * * * Gardner-Webb Students Engage in Summer Scholar Research Across Disciplines * Seven Fellows Conduct Faculty-Mentored Projects Spanning History, Science and Human Behavior BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.-This summer, Gardner-Webb University undergraduate students are spending five weeks diving deeply into original research. They are exploring topics ranging from World War II history to human behavior, political extremism and biomedical science. Thro more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 15 -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Janet Macdonald Named Director of Vanderbilt's Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program * Janet Macdonald, professor of chemistry and associate director of Vanderbilt University's Interdisciplinary Materials Science (IMS) program, has been named director of the program effective July 1. She succeeds Josh Caldwell, who has served as director since 2021. Macdonald has served as associate director of IMS since 2021 and has been a  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center posted the following news release: * * * Jury Service Boosts Public Trust in Courts, But Fewer Americans Are Serving * As public trust in the U.S. Supreme Court continues to fall, new research from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) of the University of Pennsylvania finds that jury service is associated with more positive attitudes toward courts and judges - but that Americans' opportunities to serve are shrinking as jury trials becom more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 16 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * Lipscomb leads in building Tennessee's effective healthcare teams of the future Federal grants, university partnerships and program consolidation with social work and behavioral health have shaped Lipscomb's interprofessional education in 2026. By Janel Shoun-Smith, 615-966-7078 "Teamwork" has become a watchword in today's healthcare industry. National and international associations are calling for integrated healthcare teams to treat patients. Accredita more PR

ASHLAND, Ohio, June 15 -- Ashland University posted the following news: * * * Metzger selected as provost of Ashland University * ASHLAND, Ohio - After completing a national search, President Jon Parrish Peede has appointed Mitchell Metzger, Ph.D., a longtime Ashland University faculty leader to the position of provost. Metzger, professor of psychology, will begin his new duties on July 1. "For more than 20 years, Dr. Metzger has invested in this university community through teaching, mentorship and service, earning the respect of faculty more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 15 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Music alumnus receives national recognition for library work * After a 25-year career as a full-time church musician, Alvin R. Blount is focusing on another passion: library and information sciences. A 1991 Mercer graduate, he currently serves as a learning and engagement librarian at Georgia State University. Recently, he was recognized nationally as one of Library Journal's 2026 Movers & Shakers in the community builders category. Blount, who grew up in Augu more PR

DELAWARE, Ohio, June 15 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * New Horizons * DELAWARE, Ohio - Ohio Wesleyan University has earned its first IIE American Passport Project grant to help even more students go global as part of their OWU educational experiences. Ohio Wesleyan will use its one-year $4,125 Institute of International Education (IIE) grant to fund U.S. passports for 25 Pell-eligible and first-generation students during the 2026-2027 academic year. Ohio Wesleyan was one of only 40 IIENetwork schools  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 12 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * SPH Researchers Contribute to New Book on Women's Health *. gender The third edition of Women and Health, coedited by Yvette Cozier, explores the latest data and knowledge gaps on a range of clinical and policy issues that affect women. The book features several chapters that are coauthored by members of the SPH community. Women live an average of five years longer than men in the United States, but data suggest they spend 2 more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Support for trainees ensures a bright future for BRCA science * Minh Than, MD, PhD, is not only the lead author of a groundbreaking preclinical study on pancreatic cancer interception in Science, but an emblem of the future of research on cancer interception and related discoveries to help people at elevated hereditary risk of cancer. He is a recipient of the philanthropically supported Basser Center for BRCA Po more PR

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, June 15 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Two Thiel College students earn scholarships to Thomas R. Kline School of Law * GREENVILLE, Pa.-Two Thiel College students will continue their academic journeys in legal studies after earning admission and scholarships to the Duquesne University Thomas R. Kline School of Law in Pittsburgh. Brooke Griffith '26 has accepted a prestigious full-tuition scholarship to the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne School of Law in Pittsburgh, and Mila Brd more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 15 (TNSrpt) -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * New VPA Report Proposes "CityRx," Public Pharmacies for New York City * Large chain pharmacies have closed nearly half of their retail stores in New York City since 2019, leaving a million square feet of empty retail space and blighted storefronts while leaving New Yorkers with fewer options, higher prices, and less access to healthcare services. A new report published by the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator ( VPA ) proposes "CityRx," a system of p more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 16 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Setting the Standard for Pediatric Addiction Care By Emma Biegacki, MPH In January 2026, the Pediatric and Adolescent Addiction Consult Service at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital celebrated its five-year anniversary. Established in 2021 by Deepa Camenga, MD, MHS, associate professor of emergency medicine at Yale School of Medicine, with collaboration from the YPAM's adult Yale Addiction Medicine Consult Service (YAMCS), the service sees patients up to a more PR