AUSTIN, Texas, July 17 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * AgriLife Extension shares guidance for flood-damaged hay * Following extensive flooding across portions of Texas, experts with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are encouraging producers to document damage and err on the side of caution when dealing with hay exposed to floodwaters or heavy rain. "We're fielding calls from producers who have had hay completely washed away more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 17 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Air pollution simulation reinforces public health data on the dangers of airborne toxins * Hot summer days often lead to poor air quality. High temperatures and high air pressure systems cause pollutant buildups, creating ground-level ozone that can lead to a variety of health issues. And as climate change increases summer temperatures around the globe, being able to track and predict air quality is becoming a public health priority. B.H. Baek, research more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Ask an Expert: Psychedelics, cannabis, GLP-1s and drug policy changes * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -From headlines and social media, psychedelic therapies, cannabis use and GLP-1 medications have seemingly become commonplace overnight, but the science underlying these treatments and the pathway to drug approval is often more nuanced than the headlines suggest. In the following Q&A, Penn State researchers discussed the safety and availability more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Antivaccine Legislation Is Rising Rapidly in US States, Driven Primarily by GOP Push *. A new study revealed that Republican lawmakers were responsible for 86 percent of antivaccine bills introduced across state legislatures after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and this partisan polarization could undermine vaccine coverage and public health.  Despite overwhelming evidence on the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines, v more PR

BUFFALO, New York, July 21 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release: * * * Buffalo State and UNAB renew MOU, highlight importance of creativity education * Buffalo State's Center for Applied Imagination welcomed Juan Camilo Montoya, rector of Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga (UNAB), and alumnus Cesar Guerrero, '16, director of UNAB Creative, for a two-day strategic visit on July 9-10 that culminated in the signing of a renewed Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions. Building on nearly a decade of  more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, July 18 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Family's Support for Medical Center Driven by a Story of Hope * OXFORD, Miss. - Sabrina and David Porter found hope in trying times at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and the Waynesboro couple has made a series of major gifts to help ensure that other families can benefit from the same level of skilled care and services. The Porters' gifts to the Medical Center include support for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the Cancer Center more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 17 -- Florida A&M University, a component of the public university system in Florida, posted the following news: * * * FAMU Appoints Vanessa B. Sheppard as Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences/Institute of Public Health * The American Cancer Society Researcher of the Year to also serve as AVP for Health Science Enterprise and Research Innovation TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -Florida A&M University (FAMU) proudly announces the appointment of internationally recognized scientist, Vanessa B. Sheppard, P more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 15 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * To Your UH Health! How the University of Houston is shaping the future of healthcare in Texas Story by Bryan Luhn Addressing Texas' growing healthcare workforce shortage and rising demand for care, the University of Houston today announced the launch of UH Health, an academic health enterprise designed to integrate education, research and community engagement across the University. UH Health is the University of Houston's cross-disciplinary academic heal more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 17 -- Marian University posted the following news: * * * Marian Medical Student Earns National Leadership Award in Specialty Medicine * Austin Layton, a fourth-year osteopathic medical student (OMS-IV) at Marian University's Tom and Julie Wood College of Osteopathic Medicine, has received the SOMA Foundation's Spring 2026 Leadership in Specialty Medicine Award. Sponsored by Marvin H. and Kathleen G. Teget, the national award honors osteopathic medical students who demonstrate exceptional leadership and a commit more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, July 17 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T, SEMO establish engineering partnership * Missouri S&T and Southeast Missouri State University have established a new partnership that will provide students with a streamlined pathway to engineering degrees while expanding access to engineering education in southeast Missouri. Leaders from both universities took part in a signing ceremony Friday, July 17, at Missouri S&T's Innovation Lab to celebrate the new Cooperative  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State trustees recap: Board approves budget, tuition for 2027-28 * WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -The Penn State Board of Trustees finalized the University's budget and tuition and housing rates for the 2027-28 fiscal year, among other actions during its meeting July 16-17 at the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport. During its session, the board approved: * The final budget and tuition schedules for 2027-28, which freezes tu more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Can a misunderstood tech benefit farmers' bottom lines and the environment? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -An advanced technology that could benefit farmers' bottom line and help answer the rising demand for domestic energy production borrows a key ingredient from a centuries-old practice of burning dried manure to warm homes where trees were sparse or expensive: animal waste. According to Christine Costello, associate professor of agricul more PR

STANFORD, California, July 18 -- Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies issued the following news: * * * Authoritarianism and Higher Education in Turkey Introduction and Contribution Since coming to power in 2002, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) have significantly undermined Turkish democracy. This has most visibly involved police repression, systematic prosecutions of the AKP's critics, and partisan control and censorship of the media. Although opposition persisted in parliam more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, July 17 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * They escaped the slave trade to an island in the middle of the ocean. Almost two centuries later, science is revealing their life histories. * The origin stories of Saint Helena's Liberated Africans come into focus in a new study combining historical methods, computer modeling, and biogeochemical and DNA analysis. July 17, 2026 By Allison Arteaga Soergel and Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen A new interdisciplinar more PR

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, July 17 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * Tusculum University schedules second AI Boot Camp to assist entrepreneurs, business professionals after first event sold out * GREENEVILLE - Learn practical ways to apply artificial intelligence during another boot camp at Tusculum University geared toward entrepreneurs and other business professionals. David Hite Tusculum's Business Division will hold a second AI Boot Camp Tuesday, Aug. 18, from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. in Room 305 of the Meen Center. Condu more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus posted the following news: * * * UMass Boston Receives Decarbonization Grant for Renewable Seawater Heating System * 07/17/2026 | Elizabeth Deatrick With $5.3 million in funds from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, the university will be able to implement innovative decarbonization efforts utilizing its harborside location. UMass Boston received a $5.3 million grant from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) to support the i more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 17 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * University expands global partnerships with new Universidad ORT Uruguay MOU * Contact: Allison Matthews STARKVILLE, Miss.-A new memorandum of understanding between Mississippi State and Universidad ORT Uruguay highlights the significance of research and global exchange between the two partners. The MOU enhances educational and research exchange opportunities for both students and faculty at each institution; identifies commonalities to grow more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 18 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM introduces NM SPARK program with inaugural cohort of scholars * Eleven University of New Mexico faculty members have been selected as part of the inaugural cohort of the New Mexico Scholars Pursuing Advancement, Research, and Knowledge (SPARK) program, a grant initiative supporting assistant and associate professors who are advancing their research, scholarship, and creative work in alignment with the university's 2040 strategic priorities  more PR

WALLA WALLA, Washington, July 17 -- Whitman College posted the following news: * * * Whitties Earned Dozens of Noteworthy Fellowships & Grants This Year * Whitman Stories Whitman Stories This year, Whitman College students and alumni were awarded more than 45 competitive grants, fellowships and scholarships to support advanced research, international and graduate study, community-based initiatives, and career exploration in the United States and globally. They join more than 500 fellow Whitties who have earned prestigious fellowships and  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 18 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * An asteroid doomed the dinosaurs. But did it drive tuna evolution? A new Yale study reveals that tunas evolved their signature size, speed, and warm-bloodedness gradually over 50 million years rather than in rapid response to the mass extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs. By Mike Cummings A long-held theory suggests that the asteroid strike that killed off non-avian dinosaurs -- and most large marine predators -- 66 million years ago create more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 18 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Brian Feldman named the C.N.H. Long Professor of Pediatrics Feldman, who joined the faculty of Yale School of Medicine last year, has made significant discoveries in the study of hormone signaling. - Dr. Brian Feldman, who has made significant discoveries about how hormones regulate stem cells to promote beneficial differentiation and regeneration in living organisms, was recently appointed the C.N.H. Long Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology). His appoi more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 18 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Inci Yildirim named the John F. Enders Professor of Pediatrics Yildirim, a member of the Yale School of Medicine faculty since 2020, is a globally recognized expert in vaccinology and infectious diseases among high-risk populations. - Dr. Inci Yildirim, a globally recognized expert in vaccinology and infectious diseases, was recently appointed the John F. Enders Professor of Pediatrics (Infectious Disease). Her appointment was effective July 1, 2025. A me more PR