CHICAGO, Illinois, June 26 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * As the birth cliff looms, Loyola strategizes for the future * The enrollment scenario college administrators have seen looming since the start of the Great Recession when American birth rates began to dip has arrived in full force: the so-called demographic cliff. In December, the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education reported that the number of 18-year-olds nationwide who graduate from high school each year will drop by 13%-rou more PR

LA JOLLA, California, June 26 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Marine Microbiologist Farooq Azam Receives Kyoto Prize * University of California San Diego marine microbiologist and Distinguished Professor Emeritus Farooq Azam has been selected as the 2026 Kyoto Prize laureate in Basic Sciences. Azam is widely recognized for his discovery of the "microbial loop," a foundational concept that transformed scientific understanding of the ocean's role in sustaining life and regulating the planet.  more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 26 -- Sam Houston State University posted the following news: * * * Preparing Compassionate Physicians Begins with Caring for Medical Students * A medical student may know the signs. They may understand that eating disorders are serious health conditions rather than lifestyle choices. They may learn how stress, anxiety, depression, body image concerns and perfectionism can affect health. They may even one day help a patient recognize those signs and seek care. Recognizing those same concerns in themselves or in a c more PR

MOSCOW, Idaho, June 26 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * Two U of I professors earn Fulbright awards for research abroad * MOSCOW, Idaho - One University of Idaho professor will study how Ukrainian refugees adapt to life in Europe while another will investigate how microbes can help clean up toxic pollution after both received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards for the 2026-27 academic year. Leontina Hormel, professor of sociology in U of I's Department of Culture, Society and Justice, and Christopher  more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, June 26 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * UCR experts examine social security 'sleight of hand' * For more than 30 years, there have been episodic, gloomy reports about the fate of social security. And politicians have broached this "third rail" of the American political landscape with great trepidation. Recent reports are sounding the alarms again, with Social Security trustees saying that, by 2023, 30% of Americans will be receiving benefits, and the fund will run dry. more PR