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Research from U.S. Colleges Newsletter for 2026-06-20 ( 23 items )  
Clemson University Foundation welcomes two new members to Board of Directors (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, June 19 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson University Foundation welcomes two new members to Board of Directors * The Clemson University Foundation (CUF) has appointed two accomplished alumni and business leaders to its Board of Directors. Chalmers Carr III of Ridge Spring, South Carolina, and Eric J. Miller of Orlando, Florida, bring extensive experience in agriculture, entrepreneurship and philanthropy, along with longstanding records of service to Clemson and their communities. "The  more PR

Facts about fiber: What Stanford Medicine experts want you to know (10)
STANFORD, California, June 18 -- Stanford University School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * The facts about fiber: What Stanford Medicine experts want you to know Dietary fiber feeds your microbiome and helps keep things moving on the regular, but most of us aren't getting nearly enough of this unsung nutrient. - While researching dietary fiber for this article, I decided to eat a whole kiwi skin. I looked it up and the skin adds about 1.5 grams of fiber to a serving of kiwi, about 6% of my total recommended dietary allowance  more PR

Fairmont State University's Dr. Brian Selmeski Selected for National Executive Leadership Academy (10)
FAIRMONT, West Virginia, June 19 -- Fairmont State University posted the following news: * * * Fairmont State University's Dr. Brian Selmeski Selected for National Executive Leadership Academy * "At a time of significant change across the higher education landscape, programs like ELA play a critical role in supporting and preparing the next generation of institutional leaders," said Charles L. Welch, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) president and CEO. "Through our partnership, we are proud to invest in leaders more PR

Going strong, WVU ends fiscal year on solid financial footing, bolstered by exemplary academics and athletics (10)
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, June 19 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * Going strong, WVU ends fiscal year on solid financial footing, bolstered by exemplary academics and athletics * With a focus on investments in the future of West Virginia University, the Board of Governors approved a $1.3 billion operating budget for the coming fiscal year during a Friday meeting (June 19) that opened with the announcement of a first-of-its-kind research partnership with Johns Hopkins University and a celebration of the historic  more PR

Johns Hopkins and WVU launch research partnership to advance joint solutions for shared challenges (10)
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, June 19 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * Johns Hopkins and WVU launch research partnership to advance joint solutions for shared challenges * Tapping into the power of collaboration, Johns Hopkins University and West Virginia University are launching a new partnership to bring together researchers from both institutions to address complex challenges in health, science and society while positioning faculty teams to compete for future external funding. Ann ounced during Friday's (June 19 more PR

Lasting legacy: Donors honor President Garnett S. Stokes and Dr. Jeffrey Younggren (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 19 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Lasting legacy: Donors honor President Garnett S. Stokes and Dr. Jeffrey Younggren * As President Garnett S. Stokes prepares to conclude her tenure as The University of New Mexico's 23rd president later this month, members of the UNM community have come together to recognize the lasting impact she and her husband, Dr. Jeffrey Younggren, have made on the University through two new philanthropic initiatives. UNM President Garnett S. Stokes Th more PR

Mercer selected as inaugural student co-design team by Campus Compact (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 19 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Mercer selected as inaugural student co-design team by Campus Compact * MACON, Ga. - Mercer University has been selected as one of eight institutions to participate in Campus Compact's new Student Co-Design Teams program. This initiative, which will run until May 2027, aims to incubate new models of student voice and shared leadership within campuses, community engagement centers, and local campus-community partnerships. Mercer University, along with seven oth more PR

Michigan Medicine: How Connection, Purpose and Belonging Help Communities Thrive (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, June 16 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following transcript of a podcast involving Robert Ernst, chief health officer and associate vice president for health and wellness: * * * The Power of Mattering How connection, purpose and belonging help communities thrive - What does it take to create a culture where people can truly thrive? In this episode, Dr. Elizabeth Harry welcomes Dr. Robert Ernst, Chief Health Officer and Associate Vice President for Health and  more PR

Missouri leaders look to S&T as state prepares for AI, data center growth (10)
ROLLA, Missouri, June 18 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri leaders look to S&T as state prepares for AI, data center growth * Gov. Mike Kehoe brought together state leaders, industry experts, researchers and community members at Missouri University of Science and Technology today (Thursday, June 18) to discuss the future of artificial intelligence and data centers in the state. "Artificial intelligence is not some idea for the future," Kehoe said. "It's here, and the question is not more PR

MIT researchers' approach captures subtle atomic patterns, improving predictions of material properties (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 20 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A better way to model the behavior of metal alloys MIT researchers' approach captures subtle atomic patterns, improving predictions of material properties. - Companies working at the frontier of aerospace, energy, and computing are constantly looking for new materials to improve performance. But in order to understand how those materials will actually behave once they're inside rockets or on computer chips, companies first have  more PR

Montana State doctoral student awarded national research service grant for gut microbiome, arsenic research (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, June 19 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State doctoral student awarded national research service grant for gut microbiome, arsenic research Trenton Wolfe, Montana State University PhD student in Microbiology and Cell Biology, has received a national grant for his dissertation research. MSU Photo by Marcus "Doc" Cravens - Some researchers discover their dissertation topic in a classroom. For Trenton Wolfe, the connection started much closer to home.  Growing up in Anaconda, Wolfe was  more PR

N.C. State: Microbial Partners May Help Plants Respond to Higher Temperatures (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Microbial partners may help plants respond to higher temperatures New research suggests the microbiome near the surface of a plant's roots, known as the rhizosphere microbiome, may play a role in helping crops respond to heat stress. When studying adaptation in living things, scientists sometimes analyze the interplay between genetics and environment to influence measurable traits, a phenomenon known as Genotype by Environme more PR

N.C. State: Researchers Find Rare Mutation Doesn't Always Result in Blood Cancer (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Find Rare Mutation Doesn't Always Result in Blood Cancer Researchers have found that a genetic mutation associated with a rare group of blood cancers does not always result in development of the disease. The work provides insight into the initial phases of the disease and may eventually lead to tailored monitoring techniques that improve patient outcomes. The Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative ne more PR

Q&A: Meet the Director of Gordon College Ed.D. Program Addressing the Nation's Literacy Crisis (10)
WENHAM, Massachusetts, June 19 -- Gordon College issued the following Q&A on June 18, 2026, involving Doreen Mazzye, director of Gordon's Doctor of Education in the Science of Learning: * * * Meet the Director of Gordon's New Doctor of Education in the Science of Learning A parent, educator, advocate, and scholar, Doctor Doreen Mazzye has taken the helm of Gordon's new Ed.D. program. - Tell us about your background and what brought you to Gordon College. At the start of my career, I was teaching fourth grade in a very marginalized school  more PR

SC State University, NVIDIA announce collaboration to expand AI education, workforce development (10)
ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, June 18 -- South Carolina State University posted the following news: * * * SC State University, NVIDIA announce collaboration to expand AI education, workforce development Collaboration to strengthen student opportunities, research and innovation in applied artificial intelligence - South Carolina State University and NVIDIA have announced a collaboration designed to expand artificial intelligence education, strengthen workforce development and position South Carolina as a leader in applied AI innovation.  Th more PR

Stony Brook University Researchers Look to Help Reverse Climate Change by Developing Computational Process Using Clean Electricity to Identify the Best Carbon Dioxide Dissolving Liquid Solvents (10)
STONY BROOK, New York, June 19 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news: * * * Stony Brook University Researchers Look to Help Reverse Climate Change by Developing Computational Process Using Clean Electricity to Identify the Best Carbon Dioxide Dissolving Liquid Solvents Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) is a primary driver of climate change in the Earth's atmosphere. At the State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University), PhD researcher Kuldeepsinh Raj, along with Principal Investigator more PR

Texas Southern University and Dr. Ruth J. Simmons Announce Endowment and New Clinic to Support Breast Cancer Prevention and Education (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, June 19 -- Texas Southern University posted the following news: * * * Texas Southern University and Dr. Ruth J. Simmons Announce Endowment and New Clinic to Support Breast Cancer Prevention and Education * Texas Southern University and revered educator Dr. Ruth J. Simmons announced the establishment of the Nora B. Wilson Endowment and Health Clinic in honor of Dr. Simmons' late sister. The gift will support the Texas Southern University Breast Cancer Screening and Prevention Center. The Center provides prevention and early more PR

Trine University: More women are in engineering, but more are needed (10)
ANGOLA, Indiana, June 19 -- Trine University posted the following news: * * * More women are in engineering, but more are needed By Maria Gerschutz, Ph.D.  As we prepare to celebrate International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) on June 23, it's a great time to reflect on how far women have come in engineering fields as well as to assess opportunities for improvement. While society is doing much better than the 1960s, when Trine (then Tri-State) University only had five female students out of 1,600 studying engineering and business, the  more PR

Tusculum University to help people in business better run their operations by teaching them at a workshop how to use AI tools (10)
GREENVILLE, Tennessee, June 18 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * Tusculum University to help people in business better run their operations by teaching them at a workshop how to use AI tools * GREENEVILLE - Entrepreneurs and other business professionals who seek practical ways to apply artificial intelligence to their work will benefit from an upcoming boot camp Tusculum University 's Business Division is holding. David Hite The AI Boot Camp will be held Tuesday, July 28, from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in Room 111 of the M more PR

USC board approves freezing tuition, expanding Russell House, building Civil Rights Center (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 18 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * USC board approves freezing tuition, expanding Russell House, building Civil Rights Center * University of South Carolina trustees approved a 2026-27 fiscal year budget Friday (June 19) that freezes in-state tuition systemwide and advanced key projects tied to the Columbia campus's USC Next master plan, including an expansion of the Russell House student union and construction of a Civil Rights Center. With expected tuition mitigation fu more PR

UT San Antonio graduate is one of 30 U.S. students to earn prestigious Lafayette Fellowship (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 19 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * UT San Antonio graduate is one of 30 U.S. students to earn prestigious Lafayette Fellowship * UT San Antonio graduate Ana Catalina Vallejo Chapa '26 is one of 30 students in the United States to receive the Lafayette Fellowship, a prestigious new scholarship program that supports graduate study in France. As a Lafayette Fellow, Vallejo will receive funding to support her pursuit of a master's degree in neuroscience at Aix-Marseille Universit more PR

UTSW Research: T cells, lung health, cash support for heart patients (10)
DALLAS, Texas, June 18 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * UTSW Research: T cells, lung health, cash support for heart patients New tool maps how T cells move within tumors  - Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center led a study to develop a computational method that reveals how immune cells navigate the complex environment inside tumors, offering insights that could inform future cancer therapies. T cells are key players in the body's defense against cancer, but many tumors more PR

UW-Platteville Students Pitch Pest-Control Innovation at National Competition (10)
PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, June 19 -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville posted the following news: * * * UW-Platteville Students Pitch Pest-Control Innovation at National Competition Students in the National Agri-Marketing Association Club at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's School of Agriculture recently competed in the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) Student Marketing Competition in St. Louis, presenting a marketing plan for HerdWave, a proposed ultrasonic device designed to attach to cattle collars and repel flies a more PR