SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, July 16 -- California Polytechnic State University issued the following news: * * * Birds Respond Differently to Environmental Change -- and Their Traits Explain Why * A sweeping new Cal Poly study of North American birds reveals that environmental change does not affect all species equally and that a bird's traits can explain whether populations rise or fall as local conditions change. The peer-reviewed research in the journal Current Biology, titled "Avian traits link divergent population responses to enviro more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachussetts, July 17 [Category: Education] -- Education Next, an academic journal and magazine that says it focuses on K-12 education policy, reform, and research, posted the following commentary by Russell T. Warne, chief scientist at Riot IQ and creator of the Reasoning and Intelligence Online Test: * * * "Gifted" Is Dead. Long Live "Advanced" Learners! * The American education establishment loves to rebrand. Home economics became family and consumer science, while vocational education is now career and technical education. more PR

STANFORD, California, July 17 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following remarks on July 16, 2026, by Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson at the Stanford University Institute for Economic Policy Research: * * * Navigating Economic Shocks: A Monetary Policymaker's Perspective Thank you for the kind introduction. I am delighted to be here at Stanford University today to discuss a topic that is central to the Federal Reserve's work: how policymakers analyze and respond to economic shocks in real time./1 The economy is constantly experiencing sho more PR

SILVER CITY, New Mexico, July 15 -- Western New Mexico University posted the following news release: * * * Higher Ed Needs to Rethink the Traditional Student - by President Jose E. Coll * In a recently published op-ed in the Albuquerque Journal, President Jose E. Coll, Ph.D., explores the changing landscape of higher education and the need to rethink support for non-traditional students. He emphasizes how flexible learning options and credit for life experience can help working adults achieve their goals while filling critical workforce gap more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 16 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * MSU research provides new insights into rare pediatric lung disease * For families of children with rare diseases, the search for answers can be lonely, desperate and frustrating. Such is the case with pulmonary hypertension. Defined as high blood pressure in the lungs, PH forces the heart to work too hard. It has many causes, is incurable and can develop at any age. While it's difficult to calculate the number of cases of pediatric PH, particula more PR

SAN MATEO, California, July 17 -- Oracle NetSuite, a subsidiary of Oracle, issued the following statement by Brian Chess, senior Vice President of AI, product, and technology: * * * NetSuite Next Rollout Begins; Ask Oracle and New AI Capabilities Added to NetSuite As part of NetSuite release 2026.2, we are beginning the North America rollout of NetSuite Next, the next generation of NetSuite with AI built into its core. It will first be available to customers in the United States and Canada, with other countries planned to follow shortly afte more PR

MERCED, California, July 15 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Research Reveals the Hidden Life on a Pine Needle * Everyone recognizes the sharp, clean fragrance of pine needles. But that's not just a pine forest or a Christmas tree we're smelling - it's the aroma of thousands of microscopic partners working quietly on every needle, helping shape the health of entire forests. For years, researchers have known a great deal about microbes living underground around tree roots. But the phyllosphere - the more PR

WHITTIER, California, July 17 (TNSjou) -- The Southern California University of Health Sciences issued the following news: * * * How Occupational Therapy Helps Bring Lifestyle Medicine into Daily Life Maria knew she needed to eat better and move more. Her physician had concerns about her Type 2 diabetes, weight, and declining quality of life. However, knowing what to do was not enough. Maria was a 52-year-old single mother of two teenagers who worked full time as a receptionist. Most evenings, she felt too tired to cook, walk her dogs, hel more PR

TOOWOOMBA, Australia, July 16 -- The University of Southern Queensland posted the following news: * * * Spotlighting Our Research: July 2026 * UniSQ researchers are continuing to deliver research with real-world impact, securing major competitive funding, earning national and international recognition, and strengthening partnerships that address some of society's most pressing challenges. As the University enters the second half of 2026, the breadth of research activity reflects growing momentum across disciplines - from agriculture, engi more PR

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, July 17 (TNSjou) -- Franklin and Marshall College issued the following news: * * * Tracing the Outbreak: F&M Public Health Alum Investigates Hantavirus By William Keller Anna Catherine Grady '19 arrived at Franklin & Marshall with veterinary school aspirations, drawn by the College's consistent record of developing successful pre-health graduates and the opportunity to work at F&M's vivarium. A few public health courses later, she discovered a love of research and a holistic approach to the discipline that reoriente more PR

SWINDON, England, July 15 [Category: Business] -- The UK Research and Innovation posted the following news: * * * UK astronomers help uncover faintest planet imaged from Earth * Researchers uncovered the elusive planet after combining new observations with more than a decade of archival data. An international team has discovered a third planet orbiting the nearby star Beta Pictoris. The new planet, Beta Pictoris d, is 100 times fainter than Beta Pictoris b, the first planet discovered in the same system. It is among the lightest exopl more PR

VALDOSTA, Georgia, July 17 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news: * * * VSU Students Showcase Research at NCUR Nine Valdosta State University students recently stepped into the national spotlight and presented their original research at the 2026 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in Richmond, Virginia. Dr. Anne Price, professor of sociology and experiential learning leader at VSU, said that being selected to participate in this three-day event is a significant achievement. A Council on Undergraduate Resea more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, July 15 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus posted the following news: * * * Want to get published in a top-tier journal? Where you're from matters * Scientists from prestigious universities are more than three times more likely to have their research published in top-tier scientific journals than authors from lesser known schools are. Meanwhile, authors based in China and those studying politics, economics, gender or other social issues face a significant disadvantage. These are a few takeaways from a sweeping more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 16 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * JWM: Stone partridges gravitate to recently burned areas These sub-Saharan birds enjoy their habitat cooked medium over well-done - For many small animals in the African savanna, life is a series of decisions as they walk the line between eating or being eaten. To stay on the right side of the dinner menu, stone partridges (Ptilopachus petrosus) spend their time in recently burned areas with enough shelter to hide fr more PR

WINGATE, North Carolina, July 16 -- Wingate University posted the following news: * * * Wingate sophomore became teen author after struggling with eating disorder * By Chuck Gordon By high school, Katelyn Olmsted had grown to love volleyball. A versatile talent who played varsity and jayvee as a ninth-grader, she found the sport fast-paced and exciting, and she loved the camaraderie with her teammates. It didn't hurt that the hours of practicing each week were helping her shed pounds. In middle school, Olmsted says, she had been "on the more PR