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Journals Education Newsletter for 2026-07-01 ( 27 items )  
AFIT announces Distinguished Alumni Award recipients (10)
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, June 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * AFIT announces Distinguished Alumni Award recipients * * Published June 30, 2026 * By Jaclyn Knapp * AFIT Institutional Advancement WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Photo Details / Download Hi-Res The Air Force Institute of Technology and the AFIT Foundation and Association of Graduates selected five graduates to receive recognition for their outstanding career achievements in a ceremon more PR

AFIT Announces Distinguished Alumni Winners (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 30 -- Air University posted the following news: * * * AFIT Announces Distinguished Alumni Winners * The Air Force Institute of Technology and the AFIT Foundation and Association of Graduates selected five graduates to receive recognition for their outstanding career achievements in a ceremony June 19. Lt. Gen. Linda S. Hurry, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, and AFIT alumnus, was the featured speaker and noted the impacts of AFIT education on developing Department of the Air Force leaders across the mission more PR

Baylor Professor Launches Decades-Long Research Project to Discover America's Greatest Entrepreneurs for U.S. Semiquincentennial (10)
WACO, Texas, June 30 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * The Visionaries Who Built America Baylor research explores the entrepreneurs whose ideas transformed industries, reshaped society and fueled economic growth over America's 250 years By Kelly Craine, Media & Public Relations From Henry Ford's assembly line to Steve Jobs' smartphone, entrepreneurs have played a defining role in shaping the American story. Their innovations helped transform the United States into the world's largest economy, creating new industries, ex more PR

Breast milk gives certain gut bacteria a head start (10)
KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, June 30 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * Breast milk gives certain gut bacteria a head start * Research from DTU and Rigshospitalet shows that sugars in breast milk play an important role in the development of the gut microbiota, during weaning or transition from breast milk to solid food. Peter Aagaard Brixen Breast milk helps shape the gut microbiota for longer than previously thought. Researchers from DTU and Rigshospitalet have discovered that sugars in breast milk, whi more PR

CSU Statement in Response to State Auditor Report Title IX (10)
LONG BEACH, California, July 1 -- California State University issued the following news: * * * CSU Statement in Response to State Auditor Report Title IX The CSU has released the following statement on the California State Auditor's review of prevention of and response to sexual harassment and related misconduct in the CSU. The audit was the result of Assembly Bill 2407, which passed in 2024 and called for regular audits of the state's three public higher education systems to ensure compliance with Title IX. For more information, visit The C more PR

CSULB earns 5 out of 5 stars in 'Best Colleges in America' ranking (10)
LONG BEACH, California, June 30 -- California State University Long Beach campus posted the following news: * * * CSULB earns 5 out of 5 stars in 'Best Colleges in America' ranking * In a new Money college ranking, Cal State Long Beach has been recognized as one of the "Best Colleges in America," earning 5 out of 5 stars for the third year in a row. Money's analysis notes that CSULB's six-year graduation rate (81%) is "well above the norm for all the schools we rated this year, so students who do enroll clearly find it a good fit." Only more PR

Dartmouth College: Arts and Sciences Faculty Receive Tenure and Promotions (10)
HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 1 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Arts and Sciences Faculty Receive Tenure and Promotions Fourteen faculty were promoted to full professor this year, and 14 were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. - The Dartmouth Board of Trustees approved promotions for faculty across the Arts and Sciences on June 12. This year, 14 faculty members were promoted to full professor, and 14 were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. "I'm delighted to congratulate these excepti more PR

Faculty and Staff Briefs June 2026 (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 30 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Briefs June 2026 * Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across campus. Faculty and Staff Briefs are produced monthly to more PR

Fredette, Reep, Shupe Honored by SOCHE (10)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, June 30 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Fredette, Reep, Shupe Honored by SOCHE * by Mark D. Weinstein, Executive Director of Public Relations The Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) has announced 52 Excellence Award recipients from 21 member institutions for the 2025-26 academic year. Cedarville University Recipients of 2025-26 SOCHE Excellence Awards Each member institution selected one Faculty Excellence Award recipient who demonstrated excellence in teaching, service and/ more PR

Georgeta Ion receives the Spiru Haret Award for Education and Environment (10)
BARCELONA, Spain, June 30 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Georgeta Ion receives the Spiru Haret Award for Education and Environment * Georgeta Ion, professor in the Department of Applied Pedagogy at the UAB and vice-dean of Students and Internationalisation at the Faculty of Education, was awarded the Spiru Haret Award for Education and Environment at the thirteenth edition of the National Grand Lodge of Romania awards. Ion, who is also associate professor at the West University of Timisoara, rec more PR

Hampton University Mourns the Loss of Tony Brown, Dean Emeritus of the Scripps Howard School of Journalism & Communications (10)
HAMPTON, Virginia, June 30 -- Hampton University posted the following news: * * * Hampton University Mourns the Loss of Tony Brown, Dean Emeritus of the Scripps Howard School of Journalism & Communications * A giant of Black journalism, education, and truth-telling, dies at 93. Hampton, Va. (June 30, 2026) -Hampton University mourns the passing of Tony Brown, Dean Emeritus of the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, who passed away on June 17, 2026, at the age of 93. A pioneering broadcaster, educator, author, and civil  more PR

How Three Alumnae at World Without Exploitation Brought Sex Trafficking Out of the Shadows (10)
BROOKLYN, New York, June 30 -- Brooklyn Law School posted the following news: * * * How Three Alumnae at World Without Exploitation Brought Sex Trafficking Out of the Shadows * World Without Exploitation cofounders, President Rachel Foster '94 and CEO Lauren Hersh '02, who work alongside a third alumnae, Policy Director Rebecca Zipkin '11 gained national attention for their work with the Epstein survivors. The public service announcement video opening was striking and effective: A series of women held up photos of themselves as teenagers a more PR

Humans trained to spot AI faces in the battle against deepfake fraud (10)
CANBERRA, Australia, June 30 -- The Australian National University issued the following news release: * * * Humans trained to spot AI faces in the battle against deepfake fraud * Humans have been successfully trained to spot AI-generated faces in a study led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) Emotions and Faces Lab. AI-generated deepfake faces have become so realistic that it is difficult for people to tell them apart from photos of real humans, contributing to increases in AI-related fraud. "Training on visual a more PR

Kelly Kamm Honored with Faculty Distinguished Service Award for Public Health Initiatives (10)
HOUGHTON, Michigan, July 1 -- Michigan Technological University posted the following news release: * * * Kelly Kamm Honored with Faculty Distinguished Service Award for Public Health Initiatives * For her leadership and development of a contact tracing program during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kelly Kamm has been selected to receive Michigan Technological University's 2026 Faculty Distinguished Service Award. During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health departments and healthcare systems were overburdened as they navigated the pandemic's shift more PR

Morgan State Expands Its Global Footprint as Two Grad Students Earn Prestigious Fulbright Research Awards (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 30 -- Morgan State University posted the following news release: * * * Morgan State Expands Its Global Footprint as Two Grad Students Earn Prestigious Fulbright Research Awards * BALTIMORE -Morgan State University continues to strengthen its reputation as a national leader in global scholarship and academic excellence with two students earning highly competitive U.S. Fulbright Student Awards for the 2026-2027 academic year. Natan Coresh-Chiappori and Michelle Mondrey have each accepted Fulbright Research Awards tha more PR

New York Medical College: Inquiring Minds of Student Research (10)
VALHALLA, New York, July 1 -- New York Medical College issued the following news: * * * The Inquiring Minds of Student Research A thriving culture of student-driven science builds skills from coding to communication, analyzing the tiniest cellular changes--and broadest swaths of data--to improve health outcomes. - As an undergraduate logging time in the lab, Jason Jin's first taste of research was "rote and scripted, just going through the motions for each particular experiment," he recalls. But later in his research career, including at N more PR

Officers Begin Terms for KU Council of Trustees (10)
KUTZTOWN, Pennsylvania, July 1 -- Kutztown University issued the following news release: * * * New Officers Begin Terms for KU Council of Trustees The Kutztown University Council of Trustees has new officers serving in leadership roles for the next two years, as approved at its June meeting. Kevin Harden Jr. '07, Esq., will serve as chair; Phillips Armstrong '71 will serve as vice chair; and Sandy Green will serve as secretary. The 11-member KU Council of Trustees sets broad policy and direction for Kutztown University of Pennsylvania with  more PR

Online Course Rigor (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, June 30 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * Online Course Rigor * Published in the Journal of Educators Online, the literature review examines teaching, grading, course management and faculty support in online learning environments for nontraditional students. University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies announces the publication of a new article by scholars Jennifer L. James, Ph.D., Karen Myers, DNP, and Olivia Miller, M.A., in the Journal of Educators Online. The article, "Studyin more PR

TCM Bank Appoints Two New Members to Board of Directors (10)
WASHINGTON, June 30 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America posted the following news release: * * * TCM Bank Appoints Two New Members to Board of Directors * TCM Bank, N.A., the credit card bank of ICBA Payments, today announced the election of Mark Harrell, president and CEO of CNB Bank Inc., in Berkeley Springs, W.Va. and David Saber, president and chairman of Park State Bank in Minneapolis, Minn., to the TCM Bank Board of Directors. TCM Bank, N.A., the credit card bank of ICBA Payments, today ann more PR

The Exit Interview: Dean Yannis C. Yortsos (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, June 29 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * The Exit Interview: Dean Yannis C. Yortsos * Twenty-one years cannot be captured in a single interview. Fortunately, they don't have to be. Before diving into the conversation that follows, we invite you to explore two remarkable tributes created in honor of Dean Yannis C. Yortsos ' tenure as dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. USC Viterbi Professor Salman Avestimehr and his company, Teami more PR

Training gains momentum as senior nutrition workforce faces growing demand (10)
AMES, Iowa, June 30 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Training gains momentum as senior nutrition workforce faces growing demand * AMES, Iowa -As the nation's older adult population climbs at one of the fastest rates in U.S. history, a new study from Iowa State University researchers points to a growing strain on the workforce responsible for feeding seniors -and a rising need for training. The study, which was recently published in the Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, highlights the scal more PR

Two IU McKinney Alumni Honored with IBJ Nonprofit Excellence Awards (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 30 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * Two IU McKinney Alumni Honored with IBJ Nonprofit Excellence Awards * Dan Evans, J.D. '76, and Fred Glass, J.D. '84, are among the honorees for the Indianapolis Business Journal 's 2026 Nonprofit Excellence Awards. Evans has been named one of the Board Members of the Year for his work with the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute, and Glass has been recognized as Nonprofit Executive of the Year in the large nonprofits c more PR

Two treatments help ARFID, a common pediatric eating disorder, Stanford Medicine trial shows (10)
STANFORD, California, June 30 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Two treatments help ARFID, a common pediatric eating disorder, Stanford Medicine trial shows * The first randomized, controlled trial for a common childhood eating disorder has shown how therapists and parents can help those struggling with the condition, known as avoidant restrictive food intake disorder, or ARFID. The study of 98 children, all 6 to 12 years of age, was conducted by Stanford Medicine scientists and published ( more PR

UD Professor Develops Ethics Module for an International Antibiotic Discovery Research Curriculum (10)
DUBUQUE, Iowa, June 30 -- The University of Dubuque posted the following news release: * * * UD Professor Develops Ethics Module for an International Antibiotic Discovery Research Curriculum * DUBUQUE, Iowa - Undergraduate student researchers collecting soil samples worldwide to unearth new antibiotics can now examine the ethics of such collection thanks to recently developed curricular resource created by a University of Dubuque professor. Adam Kleinschmit, PhD, professor of biology, was partially inspired by conversations and values wit more PR

University of Cincinnati: Can Generative AI Be an Ally in Rooting Out Ransomware Threats? (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Can generative AI be an ally in rooting out ransomware threats? A UC researcher suggests rethinking ways to catch bad actors By Cedric Ricks, 260-415-8554, cedric.ricks@uc.edu The online publication, Securities.io, reports that ransomware attacks on business activity are projected to exceed $265 billion annually by 2031. Using generative AI to find a way to help alleviate these cybersecurity threats may be a smart option. Securities.io cites more PR

University of Otago: Call for Inclusive Approach to Smart Mouthguard Data (10)
DUNEDIN, New Zealand, June 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Call for inclusive approach to smart mouthguard data New University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka research shows head knock data collected from smart mouthguards is run through a model that does not account for people of different sex, age and size. Taking a one-size-fits-all approach to analysing data from smart mouthguards may mean serious injuries are missed, a new University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka-led study shows. The m more PR

University of Utah Launches Secure Research Enclave to Accelerate Competitive Research with Amazon Web Services (10)
SEATTLE, Washington, June 30 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- Amazon posted the following news: * * * University of Utah Launches Secure Research Enclave to Accelerate Competitive Research with Amazon Web Services * Salt Lake City, Utah -June 29, 2026 -The University of Utah, one of the nation's leading research universities and a top-tier public institution for innovation, discovery, and impact, today announced the launch of the Secure Research Enclave (SRE) through the Office of the Senior Vice President for Research. The governed, clo more PR