NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 27 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Alumni elect Mariko Silver '99 to serve on Yale's Board of Trustees Silver, president and chief executive officer of Lincoln Center, was elected in a worldwide balloting of university graduates and begins a six-year term on July 1. Four trustees will conclude their service on June 30. - Mariko Silver '99 has been elected to serve as an alumni fellow of Yale's Board of Trustees, known formally as the Yale Corporation, in a worldwide balloting of university  more PR

LEWISTON, Maine, June 26 -- Bates College issued the following news: * * * Faculty and staff excellence recognized By Meredith McCarroll Many Bates faculty have received grants, awards, and other acknowledgements of their strong teaching and research. Earlier, we highlighted two English faculty -- Jessica Anthony and Myronn Hardy -- who received Guggenheim Fellowships and two faculty Fulbright grantees -- Elena Maker Castro and Michel Droge. Read on for more great faculty news. Professor of Digital and Computational Studies Carrie Diaz E more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 27 -- The Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development issued the following news: * * * Doctoral Student Earns Dissertation Fellowship By Stephanies Vang Souhaila Nassar, a fourth-year PhD student in the Language & Literacy Education program at BU Wheelock, was one of 35 students to be selected for a National Academy of Education (NAEd)/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship. The NAEd/Spencer Foundation's Dissertation Fellowship program supports emerging education scholars and journalists by  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, June 26 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Braille is literacy: Rice researchers are reshaping the science of reading * For many people, braille is something they encounter only on elevator buttons or public signs. Others assume advances in audiobooks and screen readers have largely replaced the need for braille. Rice University researchers Simon Fischer-Baum and Robert Englebretson say those assumptions miss a fundamental truth. Braille is literacy. As schools across the country increasingly e more PR

NEW YORK, June 26 -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following Q&A on June 25, 2026, involving Cody Bahlau, chief science officer in the Office of Marine Operations: * * * Life Aboard the Langseth: A Q&A With Chief Science Officer Cody Bahlau On Columbia's global research vessel, the R/V Marcus G. Langseth, Bahlau serves as the key link between scientists, crewmembers and operations on shore. By Olga Rukovets Aboard Columbia's global research vessel, the R/V Marcus G. Langseth, Cody Bahlau serves as the key  more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 27 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Dean Stanton Gerson reappointed to lead Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Following a comprehensive review process, Stanton L. Gerson, MD, has been reappointed as dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine for a five-year term. The reappointment follows the formal five-year review process for deans, which included a broad assessment of Gerson's leadership, accomplishments and vision for the future of CWRU School of M more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 26 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * Inside an alum's trailblazing model of public school enrichment in the Bay Area * Inside the fabrication lab at Cabrillo Middle School in the Santa Clara Unified School District in California, you won't find students sitting at desks. Instead, you'll see eighth-grade participants chatting excitedly, running software modeling programs, and operating laser cutters, bandsaws, and 3D printers. It's loud, a bit raucous, and highly productive. S more PR

EASTON, Pennsylvania, June 27 -- Lafayette College issued the following news: * * * Inside the classroom: Exploring global connections through African pastoralism In her Cowboys in Africa course, Prof. Wendy Wilson-Fall draws on decades of research to reveal how rural economies in Africa shape, and are shaped by, the wider world By Stella Katsipoutis-Varkanis For Prof. Wendy Wilson-Fall, Cowboys in Africa is no ordinary course. It's the culmination of all the research she's done throughout her career. "I spent my whole life working on thi more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 27 (TNSjou) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * Changing the face of future healthcare Pharmacy faculty raise their voice to impact the future of health care through innovative grant-funded projects and scholarly publications. By Janel Shoun-Smith, 615-966-7078 Lipscomb's College of Pharmacy faculty with expertise in clinical patient care, drug development, point of care services, and health simulation and interprofessional education, are making their mark on the future through federally funde more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 27 -- Albany Law School issued the following news: * * * New Members, President for Albany Law School's National Alumni Association Three alumni have been named to Albany Law School's National Alumni Association (NAA) Board, and one current member was named to the Executive Committee. The NAA Board also has a new President, Emily Chapman '13, who will serve a two-year term starting on July 1. New Board members are: * Cathryn Crummey '22 * Jennifer Sunderlin Morton '07 * Raymond Weiss '22 David Fernandez '92, a  more PR

TROY, New York, June 26 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute issued the following news: * * * Nintendo Classic Remade by RPI Alum for Switch 2 * Velan Studios, a Troy-based game development studio co-owned by RPI alumnus Karthik Bala '97, has been announced as the developer behind a remake of the Nintendo 64 game Star Fox, now available on the Nintendo Switch 2. Karthik Bala '97 and his brother, Guha Bala, co-founded Velan Studios in 2016 in downtown Troy. A decade later, the studio is bringing the beloved Star Fox back to players. Develop more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Past participants are now the leaders of MIT's dynaMIT Club * Every summer for the past 13 years, students in MIT's club dynaMIT have taught STEM principles to Boston-area middle school students at no cost, all in an effort to inspire the next generation of innovators. In August, dynaMIT will welcome two cohorts of budding scientists and engineers to campus. First, 40 middle schoolers in grades 6-7 will dive into hands-on STEM l more PR

CLAREMONT, California, June 26 -- Pomona College posted the following news: * * * Pomona Faculty Members Receive Promotions, Tenure * Fourteen faculty members have been promoted, recognizing the exceptional work and impact of faculty across departments. The Pomona College Board of Trustees approved the promotions during meetings on December 12 and May 15-16. They take effect July 1. Promoted to Associate Professor Ellie Anderson was promoted to associate professor of philosophy and awarded tenure. Anderson specializes in continental Eur more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 27 -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * Eight new members join Princeton Board of Trustees By Emily Aronson, Office of Communications Princeton University has named eight new members to its Board of Trustees, effective July 1. The trustees are: * Katherine Bradley and Kevin Callaghan, who were elected by the board to serve as charter trustees * Thomas Frist III, Thomas Rosenbaum and James Yeh, who were elected by the board to serve as term trustees * John Dabiri and Katharine Strunk, who w more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 27 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Seven recent Yale graduates to continue their studies as U.K. fellows Seven recent graduates of Yale College, including six members of the Class of 2026, have been awarded fellowships for graduate study in the United Kingdom. - Seven recent Yale graduates, including six members of the Yale College Class of 2026, have been awarded fellowships from various organizations for graduate study in the United Kingdom. They join four other 2026 Yale graduat more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Students from across the Northeast step inside MIT.nano's cleanroom A hands-on boot camp teaches integrated photonics to community and four-year college students in the region. - "Illuminating." "Spectacular." "Compelling." This is how community college students described the two days they spent at MIT.nano learning about the complex tools inside the cleanroom and building and packaging their own functional photonic chips. "In more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 27 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * The political determinants of health As a visiting fellow, health equity scholar Daniel Dawes integrated his work on the political determinants of health into Yale School of Nursing's curriculum By Meg Dalton Daniel Dawes has been thinking about health equity for a long time. Growing up in Lincoln, Nebraska, he noticed the disparities in health care access and the disparities in health status among his own family. The child of a white mother and a Black  more PR

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, June 27 -- Bard College issued the following news release: * * * The Zora Neale Hurston Writing Fellowship at Bard College Welcomes Four Writers for Its 2026 Summer Residency Program The Zora Neale Hurston Writing Fellowship at Bard College, now in its fifth year, welcomed its cohort of four writers this summer, Chihiro Shibata, Fawziah A. Qadir, Stephanie Jenn Boggs, and Tomomi J. Emoto. The Hurston Fellows are in residence for three weeks this summer. Each fellow spends their time working, writing, and resea more PR