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$31.2 million state investment in NMSU to improve state's energy resiliency (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 21 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:
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$31.2 million state investment in NMSU to improve state's energy resiliency
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A large investment by the New Mexico Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources Department promises to boost efforts by New Mexico State University's College of Engineering to strengthen the state's electric grid infrastructure, while providing opportunities for students to improve hands-on learning and research opportunities.
Today, the New Mexico Board of Finan more PR
'A Special Place in My Heart': Rush University Prepares Student for a Career in Research (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 23 -- Rush University issued the following news:
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'A Special Place in my Heart': Rush University Prepares Student for a Career in Research
Jackie Bollinger's summer break is anything but a break. The Oak Park native is heading into her junior year at the University of Michigan. But from June to August, she's working with Rush's Arka Mallela, MD, MS, assistant professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, through the Summer Scholars Program in the Division of Translational Science at Rush Medical College.
The S more PR
6 UK researchers selected for historic DOE 'Genesis Mission' (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 22 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:
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6 UK researchers selected for historic DOE 'Genesis Mission'
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As the United States pushes to accelerate innovation, researchers from the University of Kentucky will play a leading role in the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission.
Principal investigators:
* Sean Bailey, Ph.D., ( Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering ), "A Physically Informed Neural Network for Power-Grid Resilience to Extreme Wind Events"
* Chad Risko, Ph.D., more PR
A Career in Conservation Led This Alumnus Back to Graduate Research (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 22 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news:
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A Career in Conservation Led This Alumnus Back to Graduate Research
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Long before Daniel "Danny" Villanueva, '15 BS Biological Sciences, was studying one of the world's rarest fish species, he was a kid watching nature documentaries with his dad and becoming fascinated by the wildlife featured on screen. That curiosity eventually led him to UNLV, where he studied ecology and evolution and found the experiences that would shape his future more PR
A one-two punch: Using lipid nanoparticles to transform oral cancer treatment (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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A one-two punch: Using lipid nanoparticles to transform oral cancer treatment
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common form of head and neck cancer, and the number of new cases is predicted to rise by 30% in the next decade.
Despite decades of cancer research, treating OSCC remains a challenge. The five-year survival rate is approximately 50%, and standard treatments such as ablative surgery and radiation often leave pati more PR
Adelphi University: Forget Europe - Why 13 Biology Students Swapped Paris for Sharks, Spiders and Australia's Coral Reefs (10)
GARDEN CITY, New York, July 23 -- Adelphi University issued the following news:
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Forget Europe: Why 13 Biology Students Swapped Paris for Sharks, Spiders and Australia's Coral Reefs
By Amy Wagner, UCOMM Contributor
When choosing to study abroad, most college students head to Europe. But 13 Adelphi students, who opted to explore Australia's coral reefs, rainforests and dynamic culture, had the experience of a lifetime.
When most college students plan a study abroad trip, they picture sipping espresso in Italy or riding trains through E more PR
Adrian College Adds 13 New Programs to 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog (10)
ADRIAN, Michigan, July 17 -- Adrian College issued the following news release:
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Adrian College adds 13 new programs to 2026-2027 undergraduate catalog
Adrian College has added 13 new programs to its 2026-2027 undergraduate catalog, broadening the educational opportunities available to students.
Most recently, Adrian College added a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Architecture, a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Communications, a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) in Cybersecurity Management, a Bachelor of Business Administr more PR
Agentic AI in biomedical research: What is it and can it expedite science? (10)
STANFORD, California, July 21 -- Stanford University School of Medicine posted the following news:
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Agentic AI in biomedical research: What is it and can it expedite science?
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It wasn't that long ago when the human-like conversational skill of artificial intelligence models mesmerized us all. And while such ask-and-answer interfaces are still the most popular way to use AI, the technology is rapidly advancing in capability, shifting the paradigm from "What can you tell me?" to "What can you do for me?"
It's a move toward something c more PR
Agreement Reached on University Laboratory School-University of Hawaii Partnership (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 23 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
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New agreement reached on University Laboratory School-UH partnership
The University of Hawaii and the University Laboratory School (ULS) have finalized a new facilities use and occupancy agreement, cementing their shared commitment to Hawaii students and educators.
The agreement establishes an initial three-year term through June 30, 2029, with a mutual option to extend for an additional five years through June 30, 2034. This arrangement ensures o more PR
AI Hub honors 14 individuals with Penn State AI Awards (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- Pennsylvania State University College of Education posted the following news:
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AI Hub honors 14 individuals with Penn State AI Awards
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Penn State AI Hub, one of the five research hubs housed under the Institute for Computational and Data Sciences (ICDS), has recognized 14 students, faculty and alumni with 2026 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Awards for their AI-related innovations and contributions to society.
The Penn State AI Awards is an annual University-wide compe more PR
Albany State University Names Dr. Denise Davis-Maye as Inaugural Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs (10)
ALBANY, Georgia, July 22 -- Albany State University posted the following news:
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Albany State University Names Dr. Denise Davis-Maye as Inaugural Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
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Media Contact: Rachel Lawrence, media@asurams.edu
ALBANY, Ga., July 22, 2026 - Albany State University (ASU) has appointed Dr. Denise Davis- Maye as its inaugural Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs, effective August 1, 2026. This newly established leadership role reflects the university's continued commitment to strengthening faculty excellence, adv more PR
As Fulbright Scholar, Kean Graduate Will Bring Her Vision for Innovative School Libraries to South Africa (10)
UNION, New Jersey, July 22 -- Kean University issued the following news release:
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As Fulbright Scholar, Kean Graduate Will Bring Her Vision for Innovative School Libraries to South Africa
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Kean University alumna Patricia (Patt) Dennis '21, M.A., has built her career as a school librarian, channeling her wide-ranging interests into learning experiences that are both imaginative and educational.
Now, the Kean graduate will bring that same creative approach to the global stage as a Fulbright Scholar. Inspired to pursue the prestigious more PR
Beach students show up for children with autism (10)
LONG BEACH, California, July 21 -- California State University Long Beach campus posted the following news:
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Beach students show up for children with autism
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Psychology students at The Beach are devoting their summer to community-based research to help families raising young children who are exhibiting early signs of autism.
This Early Intervention Study is taking place under the banner of the Community Autism Research for Equity Lab, or CARE Lab, which seeks to improve therapies for young children in underserved communities. This p more PR
Bethel University Launches Master's in Speech-language Pathology Program (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 23 -- Bethel University issued the following news:
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Bethel launches master's in speech-language pathology program
Bethel will launch a new Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program in summer 2027, expanding its speech-language pathology offerings and creating a new pathway for students preparing to serve in schools, healthcare settings, clinics, and communities.
By Macey Heath, social media content specialist
The new Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (MS-SLP) program builds on Bethel more PR
Biggs Institute at UT Health San Antonio to lead $2.5 million national, multi-site study on dementia with Lewy bodies (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 21 -- The University of Texas Health San Antonio issued the following news release:
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Biggs Institute at UT Health San Antonio to lead $2.5 million national, multi-site study on dementia with Lewy bodies
Teaming with UF, UCSF and VCU to improve detection, bring hope
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The Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio, has received a competitive $2.5 million award to launch and lead a national, more PR
Binghamton University: Microelectronics Camp Introduces Students to Key Industry (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, July 23 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Microelectronics camp introduces students to key industry
Lab tours, hands-on activities highlight weeklong program
By Katie Liu
More than 40 middle and high school students crowded around tables at Binghamton University's Innovative Technologies Complex with nametags and bingo sheets. "Do you have a sibling in college?" they called out across the room in the quest to fill their squares. "Have you built a circuit before?"
This collaborative spirit char more PR
Binghamton University: Natural Environmental Change Center Supports Student and Faculty Research on Environmental Change and Solutions (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, July 23 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Natural Environmental Change Center supports student and faculty research on environmental change and solutions
Grants prioritize environmental change research that involves collaboration in and across disciplines
By Jennifer Micale
As with any ecosystem, the research ecosystem involves a web of relationships that connect scientists across a variety of disciplines.
As part of its mission, the Natural Environmental Change Center (NATCHANGE) issues gran more PR
Biomedical imaging, autonomous vehicle sensors may get boost from AI designed for physical signals (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 22 -- The University of California posted the following news release:
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Biomedical imaging, autonomous vehicle sensors may get boost from AI designed for physical signals
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A research team led by UCLA and the University of Rochester has demonstrated a promising evolution of an imaging system designed to capture details within "complex media," which scatter light, from depicting structures inside body tissue to seeing obstacles through heavy fog. The system uses physics-based more PR
Birds' flying 'V' formation saves energy with flatter flaps, new research shows (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 21 -- Brown University posted the following news:
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Birds' flying 'V' formation saves energy with flatter flaps, new research shows
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Scientists have known for years that birds like geese and ibises get an aerodynamic advantage from flying in a "V" formation. Now, researchers from Brown University have provided new insights into the nature of that advantage.
In a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Brown researchers Olivia Pomerenk and more PR
Boilermakers moving Indiana forward: Purdue leaders, trustees, alumni named to IBJ Media's Indiana 250 (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, July 22 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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Boilermakers moving Indiana forward: Purdue leaders, trustees, alumni named to IBJ Media's Indiana 250
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Purdue University is once again well represented in IBJ Media's annual Indiana 250, which honors the state's most impactful and influential leaders across sectors such as business, government and philanthropy. The Boilermakers recognized have made significant impacts in the fields of civic leadership, higher education, lif more PR
Brooklyn Law School Professors Lead Discussions at Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference (10)
BROOKLYN, New York, July 22 -- Brooklyn Law School posted the following news:
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Brooklyn Law School Professors Lead Discussions at Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference
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Professors Irene Ten Cate, Joy Kanwar, Alissa Bauer, Maria Termini, and Danielle Tully created a strong presence for Brooklyn Law School at the Legal Writing Institute Biennial Conference.
Professors in Brooklyn Law School's nationally recognized legal writing program shared their scholarship, teaching, and legal writing expertise with law professors from across more PR
Cafeteria Menu Makeover Could Reduce Students' Sugar, Salt Intake (10)
OXFORD, Mississippi, July 22 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news:
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Cafeteria Menu Makeover Could Reduce Students' Sugar, Salt Intake
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OXFORD, Miss. - Pizza, pastries and parfaits are staples in many school cafeterias. But new research from the University of Mississippi and the University of Southern Mississippi suggests some of students' favorite meals may contain more sodium and sugar than schools will be allowed to serve under updated federal nutrition standards.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will requi more PR
Cal. State-San Bernardino Issues Faculty In the News Wrap Up for July 22, 2026 (10)
SAN BERNARDINO, California, July 23 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following Faculty In the News wrap up:
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Faculty in the News, July 22
Carmen Beck (education) has been named the Association of California School Administrators' 2026 Professor of Education of the Year; Cari Goetz (psychology) discussed why dating apps make relationship commitments harder; and Stuart Sumida (biology) was interviewed about the private sales of dinosaur fossils and how that impacts scientific research.
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CSUSB's Carme more PR
Carnegie Mellon Researchers Lead Three DOE Genesis Mission Awards to Advance the Future of AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news:
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Carnegie Mellon Researchers Lead Three DOE Genesis Mission Awards to Advance the Future of AI-Enabled Scientific Discovery
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Carnegie Mellon University, working with researchers, partners and collaborators at Department of Energy national laboratories and other universities, will lead three projects selected for funding () through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Genesis Mission, positioning CMU at the forefront of a national effort to tran more PR
CBA faculty member challenges students to think beyond the answer (10)
MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, July 22 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news:
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CBA faculty member challenges students to think beyond the answer
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Professor Ekhomen Ehimen-Ebitibituwa didn't expect to be in the classroom, at least not yet.
"I used to always tell my friends, even my husband when I got married that it was a retirement plan," she said. "Maybe I would like to teach when I turn 50 or when I turn 60, but it wasn't something I thought I was going to start now."
Instead, her path into higher education came ea more PR
CBER Population Forecast: Clark County's Path to 3 Million Slows by a Decade (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 22 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news:
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CBER Population Forecast: Clark County's Path to 3 Million Slows by a Decade
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Clark County is still growing, but the pace of future growth may not be as brisk as previously expected.
A year ago, UNLV's Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) projected the county would reach 3 million residents by 2045. Its 2026 Population Forecast now moves that milestone to 2055.
The change reflects a slower long-term growth outlook for So more PR
Christos Constantinidis: Decoding Working Memory (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 22 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release:
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Christos Constantinidis: Decoding Working Memory
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The day 14-year-old Christos Constantinidis finished reading Asimov's New Guide to Science, he knew he was going to be a scientist.
Today, the holder of the Stevenson Chair and associate director of the Vanderbilt Brain Institute runs the Constantinidis Lab at the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. He studies what's actually happening in our brains when we're thinking.
His curiosity more PR
Clark Atlanta University Establishes Endowed Sustainability Professorship With $500,000 Southern Company Grant (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 23 -- Clark Atlanta University issued the following news:
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Clark Atlanta University Establishes Endowed Sustainability Professorship with $500,000 Southern Company Grant
Grant Underscores CAU as a Leader in Environmental Politics and Sustainable Urban Planning
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Clark Atlanta University is set to enhance its academic offerings through the establishment of an endowed professorship in sustainability. This initiative is made possible by a $500,000 matching grant from the Southern Company Foundation as part of the H more PR
Clarkson University Study Uses Virtual Reality to Improve Walking Balance Assessment (10)
POTSDAM, New York, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Clarkson University issued the following news:
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Clarkson University Study Uses Virtual Reality to Improve Walking Balance Assessment
A new study led by Clarkson University Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Kwadwo Appiah-Kubi introduces a virtual reality tool that could help clinicians better evaluate walking balance and detect balance problems before they lead to falls.
Published in the journal Methods and Protocols, the study presents the Gait Sensory Interaction Test, or GaitSIT, a portabl more PR
Connecting Autonomous Laboratories to Speed Scientific Advancement (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news:
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Connecting Autonomous Laboratories to Speed Scientific Advancement
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University will develop AI-based tools that will enable autonomous laboratories to work together as one connected research ecosystem. The project has been selected to receive funding by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Genesis Mission.
The CMU research team, led by Herman Herman (), director of CMU's National Robotics Engineeri more PR
CQE-led Bloch Quantum Tech Hub raises $55 million to build U.S. quantum supply chain (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 21 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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CQE-led Bloch Quantum Tech Hub raises $55 million to build U.S. quantum supply chain
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The Bloch Quantum Tech Hub has won nearly $55 million to build the nation a quantum supply chain following a U.S. Economic Development Administration award that positions the Illinois-Wisconsin-Indiana region as the center of quantum manufacturing.
The multisector project, led by the University of Chicago-based Chicago Quantum Exchange, leverages the Midwest's exist more PR
CSU Advances Universal AI Literacy Education Across California Through New Micro-Credential Pilot Program (10)
LONG BEACH, California, July 23 -- California State University issued the following news:
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CSU Advances Universal AI Literacy Education Across California Through New Micro-Credential Pilot Program
California pilot program to expand access to AI learning through university-industry-government partnership.
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To further its commitment to providing equitable access to artificial intelligence tools and education, the California State University (CSU) is helping lead a first-in-the-nation effort to prepare Californians for an AI-enabled fut more PR
Dartmouth Co-Leads Federal Project to Make Childbirth Safer in Real Time (10)
HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 23 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news:
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Dartmouth Co-Leads Federal Project to Make Childbirth Safer in Real Time
Computer science professor Tam Vu will direct the development of a wearable, AI-driven multi-sensor system to monitor mother and baby during labor.
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The technology for tracking a baby's heartbeat and vital signs during birth works much the way it did when it was developed in the late 1960s. As a result, two clinicians reviewing the same tracing from a fetal electronic monitor will a more PR
Data analysis shows no increase in mental health prescriptions after abortion (10)
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, July 22 -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health posted the following news:
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Data analysis shows no increase in mental health prescriptions after abortion
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As more women globally turn to medications to have abortions, a University of Maryland-led study out today in JAMA Psychiatry found no evidence that a first medication or procedural abortion caused an increase in mental health medication use.
Using records from the Danish health registry, researchers looked to see if a person's first medicatio more PR
Dental Faculty Honored for Exceptional Mentoring (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, July 22 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Dental Faculty Honored for Exceptional Mentoring
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Dr. Jaqueline Duncan, assistant dean for clinical education, and Kshitiz, associate professor of biomedical engineering at the UConn School of Dental Medicine, received the 2026 Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award.
The award, currently in its fourth year, recognizes a faculty member for their exceptional junior faculty mentoring activities.
"Mentoring is a critical component of professional growt more PR
DOE Genesis Mission awards will advance AI-driven science (10)
ITHACA, New York, July 22 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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DOE Genesis Mission awards will advance AI-driven science
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Two Cornell-led research teams have been selected to receive nearly $1.2 million through Phase I of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Genesis Mission, a national initiative that brings together laboratories, universities and industry to accelerate scientific breakthroughs in energy, discovery science and national security using artificial intelligence.
Projects led by Jian-Xun Wang, associate pro more PR
Dr. Guillermo Amescua Named Inaugural Holder of the Dr. John A. Strobis Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology (10)
MIAMI, Florida, July 22 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news:
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Dr. Guillermo Amescua Named Inaugural Holder of the Dr. John A. Strobis Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology
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A gift inspired by extraordinary patient care establishes a lasting legacy at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, naming Guillermo Amescua, M.D., as the inaugural holder of the Dr. John A. Strobis Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology.
Justin Strobis knows firsthand the life-changing impact of extraordinary eye care. More than 20 years ago, more PR
Dr. Shereen Naser Honored with Outstanding Committed Professional Award (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 22 -- Cleveland State University issued the following news:
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Dr. Shereen Naser Honored with Outstanding Committed Professional Award
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Cleveland State University Associate Professor of Psychology Dr. Shereen Naser has been selected to receive the Outstanding Committed Professional Award from the American Psychological Association in recognition of her contributions to advancing anti-racism in school psychology.
She will be honored Aug. 8 in Washington, D.C., a more PR
Duke University Pratt School of Engineering: DOE-Funded Brain-Inspired Hardware to Enable Futuristic Robotic Systems (10)
DURHAM, North Carolina, July 23 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news:
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DOE-Funded Brain-Inspired Hardware to Enable Futuristic Robotic Systems
Duke engineers are leading a Phase 1 Genesis project funded by the Department of Energy to develop robotic AI processing hardware 10x faster and 100x more efficient than today's top performers.
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A team of researchers led by engineers at Duke University have been awarded a Phase 1 Genesis grant from the Department of Energy to develop and integrate brain-lik more PR
Duke University Pratt School of Engineering: Thwarting Hidden Resume Hacks Targeting AI Hiring Tools (10)
DURHAM, North Carolina, July 23 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news:
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Thwarting Hidden Resume Hacks Targeting AI Hiring Tools
An academic-industry collaboration identifies 1% of resumes in a 200,000 sample across multiple sectors as containing concealed instructions meant to exploit AI systems.
By Ken Kingery
In an increasingly competitive job market, some applicants are quietly trying to outsmart AI hiring tools. Now, new research focused on rooting out the practice of "prompt injection" shows how more PR
Eckerd's 'Tiny Earthlings' uncover bacteria in the Palm Hammock that may have visited Mars (10)
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, July 22 -- Eckerd College posted the following news:
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Eckerd's 'Tiny Earthlings' uncover bacteria in the Palm Hammock that may have visited Mars
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Allen Chen examines bacteria under a microscope as Colbin Campbell (left) and Steven Denison, Ph.D observe. Photos by Penh Alicandro '22.
Eckerd College's campus is a bayside paradise on Florida's west coast. Mars is a giant ball of red dust millions of miles away. Yet these two contrasting locales may have something in common. Soil samples from the Palm Hammock at more PR
Emory University Winship Cancer Institute Researchers Engineer 'Armored' CAR T Cells to Improve Tumor Control (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 22 (TNSjou) -- Emory University Winship Cancer Institute issued the following news release:
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Winship researchers engineer 'armored' CAR T cells to improve tumor control
Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have developed an "armored" form of CAR T-cell therapy designed to remain active longer and recruit additional immune cells to help attack cancer.
The findings, published July 22 in Science Translational Medicine, could provide a new strategy for overcoming some of the most persistent bar more PR
Fellowship Awards Allow Washington and Lee University Recipients to Forge New Paths (10)
LEXINGTON, Virginia, July 23 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news:
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Fellowship Awards Allow Washington and Lee Recipients to Forge New Paths
Inspired by life-changing study abroad opportunities, many W&L students decide to pursue fellowships that allow them to complete meaningful work on a global stage.
By Emily Innes Stanley
Washington and Lee University has enjoyed another successful year for nationally competitive fellowships for the 2025-2026 academic year, with more than 30 recipients earning opportunities t more PR
Finding what it takes to make a white blood cell could lead to new cancer treatment (10)
AMES, Iowa, July 22 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release:
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Finding what it takes to make a white blood cell could lead to new cancer treatment
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AMES, Iowa -In leukemia's most aggressive forms, the blood cell factories in our bone marrow falter. Instead of dividing and multiplying at their usual prolific pace, generating hundreds of billions of new cells daily, some precursor cells stall out at an immature stage.
"They never finish. They never become what they should be. Because they are progenitor cells, they d more PR
First Ever Reported Cryo-EM Visualization of E. coli TGT Structure (10)
LA JOLLA, California, July 22 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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First Ever Reported Cryo-EM Visualization of E. coli TGT Structure
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The enzyme tRNA-guanine transglycosylase (TGT) chemically modifies transfer RNA (tRNA) and plays a key role in how disease-causing bacteria control the production of proteins needed to cause infection. E. coli TGT is nearly identical to the one found in Shigella, which causes the intestinal infection shigellosis. Traditionally, scientists have used E. coli TGT as more PR
Florida State names Susan Glenn interim vice president for University Advancement, FSU Foundation president (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 22 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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Florida State names Susan Glenn interim vice president for University Advancement, FSU Foundation president
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Florida State University President Richard McCullough has appointed Susan Glenn interim vice president for University Advancement and president of the FSU Foundation.
Glenn begins the interim role immediately, succeeding Marla Vickers, who stepped down earlier this summer after serving as vice president since 2022.
"Susan Glenn brings deep more PR
Florida State University secures Department of Energy Genesis Mission awards (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 22 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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Florida State University secures Department of Energy Genesis Mission awards
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Florida State University will lead four major projects as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's highly coveted Genesis Mission, showcasing the university's strengths in advanced technological innovation.
These landmark projects, led by FSU's world-class faculty, utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning to tackle some of the nation's most complex challenges, more PR
Ford School of Public Policy: Rethinking Bureaucracy - Study Finds Overloaded Officials-not Corruption-can Slow Public Benefits (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news:
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Rethinking bureaucracy: Study finds overloaded officials-not corruption-can slow public benefits
For years, University of Michigan economist Yusuf Neggers worked alongside government officials in India, watching them navigate one of the world's largest public employment programs.
The experience left him questioning a common assumption about why government benefits are often delayed.
"One thing that was always st more PR
Former pediatric cancer patient helps bring NASA experience to today's patients (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 21 -- The University of Iowa posted the following health care news:
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Former pediatric cancer patient helps bring NASA experience to today's patients
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Years before Dillyn Mumme helped plan operations for the International Space Station, he was an eighth-grader going through treatment for high-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
From 2009 to 2012, Mumme's treatment at University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children's Hospital changed nearly every part of his life. During his first year alone, he missed more t more PR
Franklin & Marshall Experts Weigh in on Wildfire Air Quality (10)
LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- Franklin and Marshall College issued the following news:
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F&M Experts Weigh in on Wildfire Air Quality
By Kim O'Brien
As Canadian wildfire haze blanketed the mid-Atlantic last week, local news sources turned to experts at Franklin & Marshall College for air quality and public health insights.
Professor of Geosciences Robert Walter '75 has been monitoring Lancaster's air-quality index (AQI) via an air sampler atop of the Alumni Sports & Fitness Center. Student researcher Julian Marsh '28 and local s more PR
From Hollywood to the UTA classroom (10)
ARLINGTON, Texas, July 22 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release:
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From Hollywood to the UTA classroom
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Accomplished television director and filmmaker Rachel Raimist recently joined The University of Texas at Arlington as the Morgan Woodward Distinguished Professor of Film and Video in the Department of Art and Art History. An active director whose credits include Elsbeth, Bel-Air, The Spiderwick Chronicles, Sex/Life, Queen Sugar and numerous other television series, Raimist brings decades of exp more PR
From one mother to another (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 21 -- The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news:
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From one mother to another
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By the time he was 4 years old, Norma Granados-Madrigale's son had been kicked out of every preschool he'd attended. He got in trouble for things he said and his reactions to other children, leading to intense meltdowns that his teachers struggled to manage. The calls to please pick him up early would come in the middle of the workday, at least every week-sometimes every day. Eventua more PR
FSU center launches trauma-informed training for judges and court professionals nationwide (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 22 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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FSU center launches trauma-informed training for judges and court professionals nationwide
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Every day, judges, attorneys and court staff make decisions that shape people's lives. As research increasingly shows that many behaviors bringing people into the courtroom are deeply rooted in unresolved trauma, Florida State University's Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Policy (CPEIP) is helping lead a national shift to change how the justice syste more PR
FSU Colleges of Nursing and Medicine awarded $1.6M NIH grant to train next generation of nurse scientists in digital health and AI (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 22 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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FSU Colleges of Nursing and Medicine awarded $1.6M NIH grant to train next generation of nurse scientists in digital health and AI
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The Florida State University College of Nursing and College of Medicine have been awarded a more than $1.6 million Institutional National Research Service Award (T32) from the National Institutes of Health to prepare the next generation of nurse scientists to harness technology and artificial intelligence in improving he more PR
FSU sport management professor discusses how pickleball builds social connections in older adults (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 22 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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FSU sport management professor discusses how pickleball builds social connections in older adults
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The rise of pickleball has been rapid, growing in popularity since the pandemic. While the game is mostly promoted for its physical benefits in older adults, its greatest effect is shown in the social connections it builds.
According to the National Poll on Healthy Aging conducted by the University of Michigan and the AARP, 1 in 3 adults aged 50 to 80 more PR
FSU Vice President for Student Affairs earns Fulbright International Education Administrators Award (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 21 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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Florida State University Vice President for Student Affairs Amy Hecht has received a Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) Award, giving her the opportunity to strengthen FSU's global engagement while exploring higher education systems abroad.
Fulbright IEA Awards are two-week seminars that give U.S. higher education administrators more PR
FSU VP for Research inducted into National Academy of Inventors (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 21 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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FSU VP for Research inducted into National Academy of Inventors
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Florida State University Vice President for Research Stacey S. Patterson this summer was officially inducted into the National Academy of Inventors, the highest professional distinction awarded to academic inventors.
"Being named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors is an incredible honor," Patterson said when she learned the news this past spring. "I firmly believe that our more PR
Global Engineering Leader Joe Thompson '81 Joins Clarkson University Board of Trustees (10)
POTSDAM, New York, July 23 -- Clarkson University issued the following news:
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Global Engineering Leader Joe Thompson '81 Joins Clarkson University Board of Trustees
Clarkson University has appointed alumnus Joe Thompson '81 to its Board of Trustees, effective June 17, 2026. A respected business leader with more than four decades of international leadership experience, Thompson brings valuable insight to Clarkson as the University advances its impact in engineering, technology, innovation and workforce development.
During a distinguishe more PR
Gut Bacteria Tied to Biological Aging, New University of Hawaii Study Finds (10)
MANOA, Hawaii, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
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Gut bacteria tied to biological aging, new UH study finds
Researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa have found that certain gut bacteria are linked to how quickly the body ages, providing new insight into the connection between the gut, health and longevity.
The findings, published in Scientific Reports on July 14, found that differences in gut bacteria explained about 15% of the differences in how quickly participants' b more PR
Harnessing AI to Find Critical Minerals (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news:
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Harnessing AI to Find Critical Minerals
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Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University will develop a new artificial intelligence framework to better identify critical minerals in the ground, increasing America's access to these valuable materials and reducing the cost and time for exploration and extraction.
The CMU research team will work with Sandia National Laboratories, Colorado School of Mines and the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center () t more PR
Harvard Medical School Researchers Receive ARPA-H Award To Tackle Rare Genetic Vascular Diseases (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 23 -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news:
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Harvard Medical School Researchers Receive ARPA-H Award To Tackle Rare Genetic Vascular Diseases
New program led by HMS faculty at Massachusetts General Hospital aims to bring the first disease-modifying therapies to children with rare, life-threatening genetic vascular diseases
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Harvard Medical School researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital have been selected to receive up to $25.8 million in federal funding from the Advanced Research Projects more PR
Honors College hosts event celebrating Declaring Independence: How America Announced Its Birth to the World exhibit (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 22 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news:
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Honors College hosts event celebrating Declaring Independence: How America Announced Its Birth to the World exhibit
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In partnership with UNM Alumni, The University of New Mexico Honors College will host a reception on Monday, Aug. 3 at the Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections at Zimmerman Library as the "Declaring Independence: How America Announced its Birth to the World" exhibit, which is on display now through Aug. 2, winds more PR
How a Calvin student discovered a career in cybersecurity (10)
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 22 -- Calvin University posted the following news:
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How a Calvin student discovered a career in cybersecurity
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Midway through high school Landon Faber '26 was looking for a class to fill his schedule. He didn't know what to take, so on a whim he chose "programming."
What he didn't realize at the time is that that class and that teacher, Mr. Stasiak, would fulfill way more than his required credit load.
"The way he taught the class and how fun he made it really sparked my interest for the entire thing," more PR
How Calvin expanded one future teacher's world (10)
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 22 -- Calvin University posted the following news:
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How Calvin expanded one future teacher's world
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In spring 2026, Anna Haverdink and 14 students were standing in Professor Jennifer Holberg's English class practicing reading through Canto 8 of Dante's "The Divine Comedy."
"From chilly clouds, no seen or unseen winds ever shot down to earth with such rapidity as not to seem slow-motioned..." recited Haverdink.
The moment they had been preparing for came on May 26 as they stood in Ravenna, Italy. Their more PR
How Harvard Medical School Helps Prepare High School, College Students To Become Doctors and Scientists (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 20 -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news:
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How Harvard Medical School Helps Prepare High School, College Students To Become Doctors and Scientists
Online pre-med and pre-college certificate courses provide real-world experience, guidance
By Bobbie Collins
Aspiring physician and recent college graduate Minjae (MJ) Eum intends to change circumstances and attitudes about medicine and health care in her home state, Alabama, patient by patient.
Many people in the South and other areas of the Unite more PR
How to Land an Internship in a Tight Market (10)
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, July 22 -- Bentley University posted the following news:
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How to Land an Internship in a Tight Market
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College students know that internships are an essential career steppingstone -but landing one has gotten a lot harder. While we are still seeing numerous jobs and internships posted for Bentley students to view and apply to, a recent Wall Street Journal article reported that postings are well below previous years, creating a tight market for applicants and leaving college students scrambling to stand out. Part more PR
HPU Students Conduct Innovative Summer Research with Professors (10)
HIGH POINT, North Carolina, July 22 -- High Point University issued the following news release:
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HPU Students Conduct Innovative Summer Research with Professors
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Pictured from left observing dark matter in HPU's Culp Planetarium were sophomore physics majors Sencerity Baker and Blake Bird with Dr. Alex Sobotka, assistant professor of physics.
HIGH POINT, N.C., July 22, 2026 - High Point University's labs are buzzing this summer with students and faculty collaborating on innovative research through three unique programs.
Students f more PR
Human Study Links Reduced Inflammation to Later Myopia Onset (10)
NORMAN, Oklahoma, July 21 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news:
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Human Study Links Reduced Inflammation to Later Myopia Onset
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OKLAHOMA CITY - University of Oklahoma College of Medicine researcher Jody Summers, Ph.D., has long hypothesized that inflammation plays a role in the development of myopia, or nearsightedness, in which close-up vision is clear but distance vision is blurry. Her laboratory experiments have been convincing, and now she has preliminary human data to support the theory.
Summers, a professor o more PR
I Love CT, But It's the Season of the Ticks (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, July 22 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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I Love CT, But It's the Season of the Ticks
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Earlier this year, there was a flurry of reports about CDC data showing increased ER visits for tick bites.
In April, the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station reported that they were seeing more ticks submitted by the community for testing than they usually do at that time of year, likely due to warmer, wetter weather creating ideal conditions for ticks to breed.
The Connecticut Veterinary M more PR
Illinois Tech Receives UGC Letter of Approval for Mumbai Campus (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 22 -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
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Illinois Tech Receives UGC Letter of Approval for Mumbai Campus
The university becomes the first U.S. institution to offer degrees in India
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Illinois Tech, one of the United States' leading technology-focused research universities, has received the Letter of Approval (LoA) from the University Grants Commission (UGC), marking a significant milestone in enabling the university to commence academic operations for its inaugural intake a more PR
Illinois-Led Team Selected for DOE Genesis Mission Award (10)
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, July 22 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news:
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Illinois-Led Team Selected for DOE Genesis Mission Award
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -A multidisciplinary team led by U. of I. chemical and biomolecular engineering professor Huimin Zhao has received a Phase I award through the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission to develop the world's first foundation models specifically designed for metabolic engineering.
Metabolic engineering enables microorganisms to produce value-added pr more PR
In Memoriam: Alan L. Gross (10)
NEW YORK, July 21 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news:
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In Memoriam: Alan L. Gross
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The Graduate Center community is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Emeritus Alan L. Gross, a longtime and influential faculty member and former executive officer of the Educational Psychology Ph.D. program. He died on June 24. He was 82.
His death was confirmed by his family.
Distinguished Professor David Rindskopf (Educational Psychology, Psychology, Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences ) s more PR
In Memoriam: E. Bruce Brooks (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 22 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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In Memoriam: E. Bruce Brooks
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E. Bruce Brooks, adjunct research professor of Chinese in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, died May 26.
A remembrance published on the HFA website can be found below, and a memory of Brooks written by his colleague, Professor Emeritus Alvin Cohen, was posted here.E. Bruce Brooks, a research professor of Chinese at the University of Massachusetts Amherst College of Humanities & Fine Arts, died May 26, 2 more PR
Innovation takes flight as IU Southeast and Redwire open NovaParke facilities (10)
NEW ALBANY, Indiana, July 21 -- Indiana University Southeast campus posted the following news:
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Innovation takes flight as IU Southeast and Redwire open NovaParke facilities
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On the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Indiana University Southeast celebrated the official opening of IU Southeast @ NovaParke on Monday, July 20, while joining Redwire Corporation in the grand opening of more PR
Inside SMU's archaeology lab, volunteers young and old preserve history (10)
DALLAS, Texas, July 23 -- Southern Methodist University posted the following news:
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Inside SMU's archaeology lab, volunteers young and old preserve history
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On his first day volunteering at SMU's Archaeology Research Collections (ARC) lab this summer, high school student Eric Weinberg met Christy Bednar, a longtime volunteer with a particular expertise in stone tools. As they talked, Weinberg learned that Bednar had spent years excavating in the deserts of Egypt and Sudan, working alongside some of the biggest names in the field, incl more PR
Integrated learning prepares APSU students as entry-level roles decrease (10)
CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, July 22 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news:
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Integrated learning prepares APSU students as entry-level roles decrease
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Avery Neufeld, an MBA student at APSU, presents on corporate AI usage at the 26th annual Society of Business, Industry and Economics (SOBIE) Conference in April. | Contributed photo
CLARKSVILLE, TN - As traditional entry-level jobs disappear, Austin Peay State University's College of Business has spent the last several years pushing students out of the classroom and int more PR
IU McKinney Alumna Named to World IP Review List of Influential Women (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 22 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release:
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IU McKinney Alumna Named to World IP Review List of Influential Women
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Angela Freeman, J.D. '12, has been named to the World Intellectual Property Review's list of Influential Women in IP for 2026. Freeman is a partner in the Indianapolis office of Barnes & Thornburg.
The honor highlights women whose leadership and influence are shaping the global IP landscape. Being recognized places each honoree among an exceptional more PR
Jennifer Brown appointed interim chancellor of Montana State University-Northern (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, July 22 -- Montana State University issued the following news:
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Jennifer Brown appointed interim chancellor of Montana State University-Northern
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Jennifer L. Brown has been appointed interim chancellor of Montana State University-Northern in Havre.
HAVRE -Jennifer L. Brown, provost of Montana State University-Northern, has been appointed interim chancellor of the campus in Havre, according to an announcement from Montana State University President Brock Tessman.
Brown succeeds Greg Kegel, wh more PR
KCI leader to highlight campus impact at IU Economic Development Summit (10)
KOKOMO, Indiana, July 21 -- Indiana University Kokomo campus issued the following news:
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KCI leader to highlight campus impact at IU Economic Development Summit
An innovation leader from Indiana University Kokomo will be part of an event next month highlighting IU's research, partnerships, and initiatives that impact economic development by fostering business growth, talent development, and community resilience.
Alan Krabbenhoft, director of the KEY Center for Innovation (KCI), will present about his program's support for Carey Servic more PR
Keeping kids on bikes: Researchers unveil roadmap for lifelong cycling (10)
LOMA LINDA, California, July 22 -- Loma Linda University Health issued the following news:
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Keeping kids on bikes: Researchers unveil roadmap for lifelong cycling
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While cycling offers physical, mental, and social health benefits, there is limited guidance about how cycling program leaders, coaches, and parents can effectively support long-term participation in the sport.
A study, led by Sean Wilson, PhD, senior author and professor of basic sciences in the Lawrence D. Longo Center for Perinatal Biology at Loma Linda University Scho more PR
Ken Kollman to succeed David Campbell as Democracy Initiative director in January (10)
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, July 22 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news:
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Ken Kollman to succeed David Campbell as Democracy Initiative director in January
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As the University of Notre Dame's Democracy Initiative approaches its fourth year, Inaugural Director David Campbell, the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy, is preparing to transition leadership of the initiative to renowned political scientist Ken Kollman, the Dr. William M. Scholl Professor of Politics in the Department of Political Science and the Keo more PR
Kennesaw State professor earns Texas Innovator's Award for AI platform supporting student success (10)
KENNESAW, Georgia, July 22 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release:
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Kennesaw State professor earns Texas Innovator's Award for AI platform supporting student success
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Kennesaw State University assistant professor Sagnik Dakshit, of the College of Computing and Software Engineering, has earned a Texas Innovator's Award for developing an artificial intelligence-powered platform that supports student success.
He received the honor for creating VTA, or Virtual Teaching Assistant, a more PR
Kent State Engineers Begin a Lasting Tradition (10)
KENT, Ohio, July 22 -- Kent State University posted the following news:
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Kent State Engineers Begin a Lasting Tradition
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The future of engineering at Kent State reached an important milestone this spring as the College of Aeronautics and Engineering welcomed its first class of inductees into the Order of the Engineer.
Faculty, alumni and graduating students gathered to celebrate the college's inaugural induction ceremony, joining a national tradition that recognizes engineers' commitment to integrity, ethical practice and service to more PR
La Salle University Board of Trustees Welcomes New Members (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 23 -- La Salle University issued the following news:
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La Salle University Board of Trustees welcomes new members
The two new members bring over six decades of experience from the finance, business, manufacturing, and automation industries to their roles.
Royal Cole, '83, and Jill Evanko, '00, have been elected as the newest members of La Salle University's Board of Trustees, with both having assumed their roles on July 1, 2026.
Between them, the newest trustees bring over six decades of experience from more PR
Lagoudas Named Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering Department Head (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 23 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Lagoudas named aerospace engineering department head
After spending time as the interim department head, Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas was declared the permanent head for a three-year term that began July 1.
By Marina Vences, Contributor
Dr. Dimitris Lagoudas, the Robert C. "Bud" Hagner Chair of Engineering, was recently appointed as the permanent head of Texas A&M University's Department of Aerospace Engineering, effective July 1. more PR
Lt. Governor Miller and County Executive Braveboy Announce Development Partners for Bowie State MARC Station Transit-Oriented Development (10)
BOWIE, Maryland, July 21 -- Bowie State University posted the following news release:
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Lt. Governor Miller and County Executive Braveboy Announce Development Partners for Bowie State MARC Station Transit-Oriented Development
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Maryland Department of Transportation, Prince George's County and Bowie State University Unveil Next Steps for Building a Dense, Vibrant Community Centered Around Transit
HANOVER, MD (July 21, 2026) - Today Lt. Governor Aruna Miller and Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy announced the state and cou more PR
Mercer helps teachers bring student-centered discussions to their classrooms (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, July 22 -- Mercer University posted the following news:
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Mercer helps teachers bring student-centered discussions to their classrooms
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Last month, 20 high school teachers had the chance to become students again as they read core texts together and saw where their conversations took them. During the weeklong Great Books Summer Seminar hosted by Mercer University's McDonald Center for America's Founding Principles, the teachers learned how to bring student-centered discussions like those at Mercer to their own classroo more PR
Miami graduate and Fulbright Fellow presents work at U.S. Embassy in Ghana (10)
OXFORD, Ohio, July 22 -- Miami University posted the following news:
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Miami graduate and Fulbright Fellow presents work at U.S. Embassy in Ghana
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Rachelle Swan waited three years to take ART 335: Arts of West Africa, a class taught by associate professor of Art History Jordan Fenton that explores the visual and performed expressions of West Africa.
It was definitely worth the wait - and led to an incredible opportunity for Swan. The 2024 Miami University graduate recently completed her Fulbright Fellowship in Ghana, which culminated more PR
Michigan Medicine: Scientists Discover That Bacteria Use an Understudied Polymer Found in All Life to Protect Cell Functions During Stress (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Scientists discover that bacteria use an understudied polymer found in all life to protect cell functions during stress
The findings could pave the way for new antibiotics
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Each moment, our cells go about their business of making proteins, cleaning up waste and responding to external stressors.
It's only recently that scientists have come to appreciate the extent to which cells re more PR
Mines selected for 2 Genesis Mission projects to apply AI to critical mineral exploration, nuclear energy (10)
GOLDEN, Colorado, July 22 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news:
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Mines selected for 2 Genesis Mission projects to apply AI to critical mineral exploration, nuclear energy
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Researchers at Colorado School of Mines will develop new artificial intelligence-driven frameworks to address two major energy challenges in the U.S.: the search for new deposits of critical minerals and the recycling of fuel for nuclear power.
The projects, led by Sebnem Duzgun, Fred Banfield Distinguished Endowed Chair in Mining Engineering, and more PR
Mizzou-led Team Selected for U.S. Department of Energy's Inaugural Genesis Mission (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 23 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release:
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Mizzou-led team selected for U.S. Department of Energy's inaugural Genesis Mission
A University of Missouri-led research team has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Energy's inaugural Genesis Mission, a nationwide initiative using artificial intelligence to accelerate scientific discovery. The project is entitled "Toward a U.S. Institute for Cell Design: AI-Driven Computer-Ready Synthetic Cells with Quantum Integration."
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Monmouth University: June EDNA Samples Show Migration of Fish Species Into Local Rivers and Bays (10)
WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, July 20 -- Monmouth University issued the following news:
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June eDNA Samples Show Migration of Fish Species into Local Rivers and Bays
Beach tourists weren't the only ones crowding the Jersey Shore in June. An analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) in water samples from beaches and estuaries in Monmouth and Middlesex counties found that the number of fish species roaming the waters scaled up to 79 from the 68 detected during a similar effort in the fall.
Last month, volunteer community scientists collected s more PR
More social connections with weaker ties lead to greater polarization (10)
ITHACA, New York, July 22 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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More social connections with weaker ties lead to greater polarization
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Social networks, intended to bring people together, can actually increase polarization, new research finds, because while the links in the network may be plentiful, they're probably weak.
A research team including Cornell sociologist Michael Macy has found that while the growing number of international contacts enabled by modern communications technologies may indeed contribute to greater more PR
Move over, Instagram: The screen teens are obsessed with this summer is SHE (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 22 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center posted the following news release:
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Move over, Instagram: The screen teens are obsessed with this summer is SHE
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For two weeks this summer, 30 high school students were glued to their screens.
But instead of scrolling social media or streaming videos, they were learning about the world of cancer research and medicine through the Summer Healthcare Experience in Oncology (SHE) program at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
More than a summer virtual learning program, more PR
N.C. A&T Names Wabomnor Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Dean of Students (10)
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, July 22 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news:
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N.C. A&T Names Wabomnor Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs, Dean of Students
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EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (July 22, 2026) - A higher education leader with extensive experience advancing student safety, support, wellbeing and success has been appointed associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs and dean of students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, following a competitive nat more PR
N.C. State To Lead National Effort To Accelerate Chemistry, Materials Research (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 23 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:
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NC State To Lead National Effort To Accelerate Chemistry, Materials Research
North Carolina State University has been awarded a four-year, $20 million award from the National Science Foundation to leverage advances in artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous labs to accelerate the pace of scientific discovery in chemistry and materials science.
The research initiative, dubbed Self-driving Platforms for Expedited Experimental more PR
N.C. State: Birdsong and Walks in the Forest Tied to Significant Mental Health Benefits (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 23 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:
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Birdsong and walks in the forest tied to significant mental health benefits
A new study finds the sounds and sights of nature are associated with significant positive effects on mental health compared to loud, urban environments.
The study, by North Carolina State University researchers, compared the experience of hearing different types of sounds in natural and urban environments to determine their effects on the listeners' more PR
New approach helps scientists uncover disease-linked genes that traditional methods can miss (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 -- The Baylor College of Medicine posted the following news:
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New approach helps scientists uncover disease-linked genes that traditional methods can miss
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Every person's DNA tells a unique story. To unlock the full potential of genetic research, scientists need tools that reflect the complexity of the people they study.
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) have developed a new computational method that enables scientists to more ac more PR
New mechanoresistant cancer cells show how they survive high stress environments (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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New mechanoresistant cancer cells show how they survive high stress environments
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When a cancer cell leaves the original tumor to spread to a new, far away location, it first has to survive what most cells cannot: periodic high force moments in the vessels and heart of up to 5,000 dynes per centimeter squared as it circulates throughout the body. Rice University bioengineer Michael King and his team recently published a paper in Advanced Science demonstrati more PR
New Stretchable Catheter Could Help Doctors Spot Plaque Before It Causes Heart Attacks (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 22 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news:
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New Stretchable Catheter Could Help Doctors Spot Plaque Before It Causes Heart Attacks
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We all know about plaque from dreaded trips to the dentist. But plaque can also build up inside the arteries, taking the form of fatty deposits that can potentially restrict blood flow. Some deposits remain stable for years, while others accumulate and increase the likelihood of rupture. When this happens, a blood clot more PR
New therapeutic target expands options for multiple myeloma (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- The University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine posted the following news:
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New therapeutic target expands options for multiple myeloma
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In a Phase I clinical trial, treatment with the investigational bispecific antibody cevostamab reduced cancer in more than 40 percent of patients with multiple myeloma, many of whom had already been through multiple other cancer treatments, and produced a median duration of response of 11.2 months before the cancer progressed.
Cevostamab works by ac more PR
NIH awards Creighton researcher $549,932 continuation grant to advance neuroimmune disease research (10)
OMAHA, Nebraska, July 22 -- Creighton University posted the following news:
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NIH awards Creighton researcher $549,932 continuation grant to advance neuroimmune disease research
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Understanding why the brain's immune system sometimes protects against disease and other times contributes to it is at the center of research led by Annemarie Shibata, PhD, professor of biology at Creighton University.
Now, that work has received renewed support from the National Institutes of Health.Shibata has been awarded a $549,932 continuation grant fro more PR
NIH grant advances Creighton research into hearing loss (10)
OMAHA, Nebraska, July 22 -- Creighton University posted the following news:
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NIH grant advances Creighton research into hearing loss
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For most people, hearing seems like a one-way process. Sound enters the ear, travels to the brain and is interpreted. But hearing is more complex.
As the brain processes sound, it also sends signals back to the ear through a little-understood network known as the auditory efferent system. This feedback pathway helps regulate hearing sensitivity and protect the auditory system from damage, yet research more PR
Northwestern University Projects Receive Genesis Mission Funding (10)
EVANSTON, Illinois, July 23 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release:
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Northwestern projects receive Genesis Mission funding
U.S. Department of Energy initiative aims to transform how complex scientific problems are investigated and solved
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The U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission has selected four projects with ties to Northwestern University for Phase I funding. The national initiative aims to build the world's most powerful scientific platform with a goal to double the productivity and impact of American more PR
Northwestern University: Quantum Internet Leaves the Lab (10)
EVANSTON, Illinois, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release:
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Quantum internet leaves the lab
First real-world demonstration of quantum entanglement over busy telecom fiber
* In 2024, scientists demonstrated quantum teleportation in a lab-based cable filled with high-speed internet traffic
* New study sent entangled photons through a busy cable connecting Evanston to downtown Chicago
* Quantum signals remained remarkably intact, preserving entanglement with more than 94% fidelity
* Demonstrates more PR
Ohio State president is building new pathways for business partnerships (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 22 -- Ohio State University posted the following news:
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Ohio State president is building new pathways for business partnerships
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The Ohio State University is committed to working with the state's business community to bring excellence at scale to research partnerships, student entrepreneurship and workforce development.
That message was part of a conversation on leadership and other topics hosted by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce this week between Ohio State President Ravi V. Bellamkonda and Chamber President more PR
Oklahoma State Public Health Professor Honored With Champion of Change Award (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, July 23 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news:
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OSU public health professor honored with Champion of Change Award
For Dr. Anita Silwal, public health research is about more than data and publications -- it is about creating meaningful change in communities facing some of today's most urgent health challenges.
Silwal, an assistant professor in Oklahoma State University's School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, recently received the American Public Health Associati more PR
Osceola and Renegade leader Allen Durham, Lawton Professor Brad Schmidt to address summer FSU graduates (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 22 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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Osceola and Renegade leader Allen Durham, Lawton Professor Brad Schmidt to address summer FSU graduates
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Florida State University alumnus and insurance executive Allen Durham, who oversees the university's iconic Osceola and Renegade tradition, and Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor Brad Schmidt will address graduates during FSU's summer commencement ceremonies Friday, July 31, at the Donald L. Tucker Civic Center.
FSU expects to award 2,891 more PR
Pandemic detour leads to clues about a mysterious disease (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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Pandemic detour leads to clues about a mysterious disease
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When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down international travel in 2020, Michigan State University researcher Eric Benbow faced a problem.
A $2.5 million research project designed to study an environmental pathogen in South America was suddenly on hold. With fieldwork canceled and uncertainty surrounding when travel might resume, Benbow and his collaborators needed a new plan.
That unexpecte more PR
Pawpaw Ale-8 Partnership Highlights Decades of Kentucky State Research (10)
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, July 22 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news:
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Pawpaw Ale-8 Partnership Highlights Decades of Kentucky State Research
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Returning seasonal beverage brings the University's pawpaw expertise to a growing audience
For a second summer, Pawpaw Ale-8 will quench the thirst of consumers eager to experience the tropical character of the largest edible fruit native to the United States.
Developed in collaboration with Kentucky State University researchers, the limited-edition beverage pairs Ale-8-One' more PR
Polk State grad aims to revolutionize bathing for patients in care facilities (10)
WINTER HAVEN, Florida, July 22 -- Polk State College posted the following news:
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Polk State grad aims to revolutionize bathing for patients in care facilities
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To honor his late grandmother, Polk State graduate Terrance King has invented a machine intended to revolutionize bathing in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.
King has created the Clean Box - the first autonomous self-bathing machine. The seated capsule comes with 14 scrubbers for a patient's back, six for the front and 20 water jets that wash users from the neck more PR
Powering the Future of Cosmology With AI (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news:
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and partners at the University of Washington are collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory on a new Genesis Mission-funded project to help scientists use artificial intelligence to better understand the universe.
Modern astronomy is producing more data than ever before. Powerful telescopes and instruments from arou more PR
Prescribed Burns Saved Thousands of Giant Sequoias (10)
DAVIS, California, July 22 -- The University of California Davis posted the following news:
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Prescribed Burns Saved Thousands of Giant Sequoias
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When two major wildfires burned through the Sierra Nevada in 2020 and 2021, they took thousands of giant sequoia trees with them. Without prescribed burns, thousands more would have died, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis.
The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, found that giant sequoias treated with prescribed fire in the previous decade w more PR
Princeton Researchers Awarded Genesis Mission Grants From Department of Energy to Accelerate AI Use for Scientific Discovery (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 23 -- Princeton University issued the following news:
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Princeton researchers awarded Genesis Mission grants from Department of Energy to accelerate AI use for scientific discovery
By Molly Seltzer, Office of Communications, and Rachel Kremen, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Princeton University faculty members Hantao Ji, Egemen Kolemen, Josh Atkinson and Jurgen Hackl have been awarded grants to lead projects in the Genesis Mission, a nationwide initiative that was announced today by the U.S. Department o more PR
Professor seeking to grow student experience with research and scholarship named honors director at Tusculum (10)
GREENVILLE, Tennessee, July 21 -- Tusculum University posted the following news:
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Professor seeking to grow student experience with research and scholarship named honors director at Tusculum
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GREENEVILLE - A professor with a passion for learning and fostering student-driven academic research and scholarship has been named director of Tusculum University 's Honors Program.
Dr. Adam Denton, an assistant professor of psychology, recently was chosen for this key leadership post. He will help high-achieving, motivated students take their more PR
Project MESA's free bilingual summer clinic helps children with autism thrive through play (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 21 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news:
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Project MESA's free bilingual summer clinic helps children with autism thrive through play
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This summer, Project MESA at The University of New Mexico hosted a free bilingual summer clinic that gave children with autism an opportunity to strengthen their communication skills through play while providing hands-on training for future speech-language pathologists.
Project MESA, which stands for M ultilingual, culturally responsive, E arly childh more PR
Reece Museum earns three statewide Awards of Excellence (10)
JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, July 22 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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Reece Museum earns three statewide Awards of Excellence
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East Tennessee State University's Reece Museum has received three statewide Awards of Excellence from the Tennessee Association of Museums (TAM) for its 2025 exhibition, "The Place Speaks: Sacred and Artistic Genealogies of Appalachia."
The museum received top honors in three categories - Blockbuster Exhibit, Public Programming and Publication - recognizing the exhibition itself, it more PR
Researchers explain differences in brain tissue vulnerability in neurological disease (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 -- The Baylor College of Medicine posted the following news:
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Researchers explain differences in brain tissue vulnerability in neurological disease
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Many neurological diseases damage specific parts of the brain, even though the harmful protein involved is present throughout the brain. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital report in Genes & Development new evidence that explains these differences in brain tissue vulnerab more PR
Researchers find college-educated population more likely to shelter during dangerous wildfire smoke (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, July 22 -- The University of California posted the following news release:
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Researchers find college-educated population more likely to shelter during dangerous wildfire smoke
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* According to researchers, even when protection from a threat is virtually free, schooling still appears to predict who acts.
* Education stood out as the only demographic that registered a significant differential response when wildfire smoke got alarmingly thick during the study period. In higher-educated neighbor more PR
Resource Announcement: Disease Resistant Grape Breeding Website (10)
ITHACA, New York, July 22 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news:
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Resource Announcement: Disease Resistant Grape Breeding Website
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Locally adapted, disease resistant grape varieties are needed now more than ever as the Northeastern wine industry faces a changing climate, increasingly variable weather patterns, emerging pests and pathogens, and reduced fungicide efficacy and availability. The Cornell G more PR
Rice researchers earn 2 DOE Genesis Mission awards (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, July 22 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice researchers earn 2 DOE Genesis Mission awards
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Two Rice University research teams have received Phase I awards through the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission, a national initiative harnessing artificial intelligence and advanced computing to accelerate scientific discovery.
The projects, led by computer scientist Anastasios Kyrillidis and bioscientist Caroline Ajo-Franklin, will explore how AI can overcome fundamental challenges in quantum c more PR
Rice, Baylor College of Medicine researchers explore safer surgical tools to reduce swallowing complications after spine surgery (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice, Baylor College of Medicine researchers explore safer surgical tools to reduce swallowing complications after spine surgery
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Rice University mechanical engineers and Baylor College of Medicine neurosurgeons have identified simple changes to surgical tools that could reduce strain on the esophagus and potentially lower the risk of swallowing difficulties after neck surgery.
The study, published in the Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical M more PR
Rutgers Oceanographers Prepare to Take the Helm at Sea (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 23 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Rutgers Oceanographers Prepare to Take the Helm at Sea
Two early-career scientists will lead an international team on a 25-day expedition in the Atlantic Ocean
By Kitta MacPherson
Oceanographers Joe Gradone and Corday Selden are preparing to step into the most consequential assignment of their careers so far.
On Aug. 7, they will board the research vessel Falkor (too) in Bridgetown, Barbados. Two days later, the ship will leave port, carrying Gradone more PR
Rutgers: Inside 25-Day Ocean Science Mission (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 23 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Inside a 25-Day Ocean Science Mission
Rutgers researchers will study small ocean processes with big consequences
By Kitta MacPherson
At sea, their days will begin in darkness.
Before dawn, Rutgers oceanographers Joe Gradone and Corday Selden expect to be on deck aboard the research vessel Falkor (too), preparing instruments, reviewing data and directing the first collection of water samples of the day.
Related: Read more about the scientists leadin more PR
S. Terri Gomez Named President of Cal State San Bernardino (10)
SAN BERNARDINO, California, July 23 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news:
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S. Terri Gomez Named President of Cal State San Bernardino
S. Terri Gomez has been appointed to serve as president of CSUSB by the California State University Board of Trustees. A lifelong resident of the Inland Empire, Gomez is currently the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona, and she is a first-generation college graduate who began her higher education journey at San Bernardino Valley Col more PR
S. Terri Gomez Named President of Cal State San Bernardino (10)
LONG BEACH, California, July 23 -- California State University issued the following news:
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S. Terri Gomez Named President of Cal State San Bernardino
The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed S. Terri Gomez to serve as president of California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB). Gomez currently serves as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona.
"As a first-generation college graduate and a lifelong resident of the Inland Empire, I am honored to be named Cal State San Bernardin more PR
SC State names alumna Stephenson interim dean of Dr. Emily England Clyburn Honors College (10)
ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, July 22 -- South Carolina State University posted the following news:
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SC State names alumna Stephenson interim dean of Dr. Emily England Clyburn Honors College
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Dr. Windy Ann Mack Stephenson's Interim appointment ensures continuity for scholars and academic programs.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. - South Carolina State University has appointed Dr. Windy Ann Mack Stephenson, an SC State alumna, educator and Orangeburg native, as interim dean of the Dr. Emily England Clyburn Honors College.
Stephenson assumes leader more PR
Second Time's the Charm for Seadragon Eggs (10)
LA JOLLA, California, July 22 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Second Time's the Charm for Seadragon Eggs
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Fresh off hatching his last brood, a male Weedy Seadragon at Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is already carrying a second clutch of eggs -marking the first time the aquarium has documented the same male receiving a second clutch of eggs in a single breeding season.
"Seeing one of our male Weedy Seadragons successfully accept a second brood of eggs more PR
Secretary of Army Daniel Driscoll visits Montana State (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, July 22 -- Montana State University issued the following news:
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Secretary of Army Daniel Driscoll visits Montana State
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Krishna Rupavatharam, Director of the Montana State University Spectrum Lab, left, U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll and Spectrum Lab staff Zachery Lakin tour the lab during a visit by the Secretary to Montana State University Thursday, July 16, 2026. Photo: U.S. Army/ Staff Sgt. Amanda McLean
BOZEMAN -U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll visited Montana State University Jul more PR
Several Iowa State research projects selected for U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission (10)
AMES, Iowa, July 22 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release:
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Several Iowa State research projects selected for U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission
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Iowa State University is the lead institution in four research projects and university faculty are collaborators on four additional projects that are part of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) sweeping Genesis Mission. The awards were announced July 22 in Washington D.C.
The Genesis Mission is a historic national initiative to build the world's most powerful more PR
Share your World Cup story with UTA Libraries (10)
ARLINGTON, Texas, July 22 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release:
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Share your World Cup story with UTA Libraries
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Following Arlington's hosting of nine World Cup matches, The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries is inviting soccer fans, residents and visitors from around the globe to help preserve this historic moment by contributing their personal experiences to a new World Cup digital collection.
The UT Arlington Libraries Special Collections and Archives has launched the World Cup Fan more PR
Sophia Cardona Shines Light on Cuba's Elderly Population Through Pulitzer Center Fellowship (10)
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, July 22 -- Flagler College posted the following news:
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Sophia Cardona Shines Light on Cuba's Elderly Population Through Pulitzer Center Fellowship
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After enrolling in Flagler's "Global Issues and the Pulitzer Center" course, Cardona developed a reporting proposal focused on one of the world's most underreported humanitarian issues: Cuba's rapidly growing elderly population and the unique challenges they face.
Her proposal earned her a spot as one of just 32 students nationwide selected for the Pulitzer Center more PR
South Dakota Mines Receives $3.1 Million DOE/ARPA-E Grant to Accelerate Critical Minerals Exploration (10)
RAPID CITY, South Dakota, July 22 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release:
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South Dakota Mines Receives $3.1 Million DOE/ARPA-E Grant to Accelerate Critical Minerals Exploration
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South Dakota Mines has been awarded a $3.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to lead a new research effort aimed at developing advanced technologies that could locate and map rare earth elements (REE) and critical minerals with greater speed and at more PR
Southern Miss Offers One of the Nation's Most Recognized Hydrography Programs (10)
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, July 22 -- The University of Southern Mississippi posted the following news:
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Southern Miss Offers One of the Nation's Most Recognized Hydrography Programs
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The University of Southern Mississippi is one of only two destinations in the United States that trains Category A hydrographers at an internationally recognized level through the School of Ocean Science and Engineering's hydrographic science (hydrography) program.
Recently, the International Board on Standards of Competence for Hydrographic Surveyors a more PR
Stanford Law School's Neukom Center for the Rule of Law Launches New Teaching Hub (10)
STANFORD, California, July 20 -- Stanford University Law School issued the following news:
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Stanford Law School's Neukom Center for the Rule of Law Launches New Teaching Hub
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As legal and democratic institutions come under renewed strain around the world, interest in the rule of law as a field of study has grown. But professors setting out to teach it face a sprawling and "essentially contested" subject, shaped by competing definitions and a wide range of possible approaches. They must decide which texts, countries, and historical mom more PR
Stony Brook University Researchers Chosen for Landmark DOE Genesis Mission AI-for-Science Awards (10)
STONY BROOK, New York, July 22 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news:
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Stony Brook University Researchers Chosen for Landmark DOE Genesis Mission AI-for-Science Awards
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More than $2.4M will support collaborations with Brookhaven National Lab and other institutions to address complex science and technology challenges
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 22, 2026 - Researchers at the State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University) secured five inaugural awards through the U.S. Depa more PR
Student research gives voice to how students are really thinking about AI (10)
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 22 -- Calvin University posted the following news:
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Student research gives voice to how students are really thinking about AI
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When conversations about artificial intelligence happen on college campuses, they often center on what technology companies, researchers, or faculty think. But what are students saying?
That question became the focus of a summer research project by Calvin University senior David Lafe, a digital communication major, working alongside communication professor Katie Good. Together, t more PR
Study Spotlights Human Toll of Abrupt U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts (10)
NEW YORK, July 22 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news:
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Study Spotlights Human Toll of Abrupt U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts
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In January 2025, the Trump Administration announced a 90-day freeze on all United States Government (USG) foreign aid, which subsequently became a permanent shutdown of USAID in July 2025. New research finds that the abrupt cessation of foreign aid disrupted health and humanitarian systems worldwide, with disproportionate impacts on women, girls, and other marginalized popula more PR
Study suggests MSCI's ESG ratings favor stability over frequent updates (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 22 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management issued the following news release:
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Study suggests MSCI's ESG ratings favor stability over frequent updates
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Cambridge, MA, July 22, 2026 - Many institutional investors depend on the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings they pay for to assess risk and build resilient portfolios. They also don't want the scores that judge how environmentally, socially, and governance-conscious a company is to shift too often or sharp more PR
SUNY ESF and Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Connect Bronx Students to College-Level Environmental Science Education and Stewardship Experiences (10)
NEW YORK, July 21 -- The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry posted the following news:
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SUNY ESF and Van Cortlandt Park Alliance Connect Bronx Students to College-Level Environmental Science Education and Stewardship Experiences
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -July 22, 2026 -Building on a successful partnership, the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) and the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance (VCPA) are continuing to invest in the next generation of environmental leaders through the Garden 2 Mar more PR
SUNY-Upstate Medical Campus, Syracuse University Study Finds Memory Screenings in Local Aging Offices Boost Early Detection (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, July 23 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
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Upstate, Syracuse University study finds memory screenings in local aging offices boost early detection
A two-year initiative involving Syracuse University and Upstate Medical University has found that bringing memory screenings directly into local Offices for the Aging (OFAs) can help identify older adults with early signs of cognitive impairment, but also confirmed that transportation barriers persist. Plus, fe more PR
SUNY-Upstate Medical Campus: Christina Dickerson Named Community Relations Manager (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, July 23 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
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Christina Dickerson named community relations manager
Christina Dickerson has been named community relations manager, where she will be responsible for the university's employee giving initiatives and assist in coordinating Upstate's participation in community events.
Dickerson will oversee Upstate's annual Community Giving Campaign, which raises approximately $600,000 annually to support local human service ag more PR
Syracuse University Names Ryan Schram Inaugural Executive Director of the Center for the Creator Economy (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, July 23 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Syracuse University Names Ryan Schram Inaugural Executive Director of the Center for the Creator Economy
A recognized industry leader, Schram will oversee Syracuse University's trailblazing center following a successful first year.
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Ryan Schram, a veteran industry leader and strategic advisor at the intersection of content, commerce and creativity, has been named the inaugural executive director of Syracuse University's Center for the Creator E more PR
Teaching Professor Maureen Quigley developing historical card game (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 22 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news:
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Teaching Professor Maureen Quigley developing historical card game
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Teaching Professor Maureen Quigley is surrounded by games - Calcio Storico, Settle the Dead, Dress That Duck and 1-2-3 Go! - designed by UMSL students in her class, Making Games: Design and Theory. Quigley began integrating games into her curriculum 10 years ago and first taught the game design course in 2020. At the end of the summer, she'll pitch her game, Dissolu more PR
Temple partners with local business to support manufacturing in Pennsylvania (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- Temple University posted the following news:
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Temple partners with local business to support manufacturing in Pennsylvania
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A new grant awarded to the College of Engineering and Demco Automation, a local alumni-owned business, will explore how AI can help engineers design and build automated manufacturing systems for Pennsylvania businesses.
For decades, globalization and lower labor costs overseas have put pressure on American manufacturers, especially small businesses. But a new grant awarded more PR
Texas State students, alumni selected as awardees during NSF's 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program competition (10)
SAN MARCOS, Texas, July 22 -- Texas State University issued the following news:
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TXST students, alumni selected as awardees during NSF's 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program competition
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Two graduate students at Texas State University and two undergraduate alumni were selected as awardees or recognized with an honorable mention during the National Science Foundation (NSF) 2026 Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) competition.
Fellows receive three years of funding for their graduate education during a five-year period. F more PR
The mark of a university: The designer behind generations of USF's academic logos (10)
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, July 20 -- The University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus issued the following news:
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The mark of a university: The designer behind generations of USF's academic logos
By Paul Guzzo, University Communications & Marketing
Guided by a commitment to help strengthen the University of South Florida's identity as it grew from a little-known institution into a globally recognized university, Anne Scott spent decades helping shape and standardize its visual brand.
Now, as she prepares to retire after 41 years more PR
The Spartans behind your favorite Michigan golf courses (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 22 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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The Spartans behind your favorite Michigan golf courses
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When the eyes of the world turned to the FIFA World Cup 26, they were watching a playing surface engineered by Michigan State University. In collaboration with FIFA and the University of Tennessee, MSU helped provide the elite natural grass surface where Spain prevailed. Some of the same science behind that World Cup turf is also found at hundreds of golf courses around Michigan and the worl more PR
The U remains a pathfinder for tech commercialization (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 22 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release:
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The U remains a pathfinder for tech commercialization
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Reposted from the Technology Licensing Office.
The University of Utah ranks among the top-10 U.S. universities in several key research commercialization measures, based on data from the Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) 2025 Annual Survey.
Research commercialization moves discoveries beyond the lab and into the world through products, treatments, services, licenses an more PR
This course turns climate science into real-world impact for Virginia communities (10)
FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 21 -- George Mason University issued the following news:
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This course turns climate science into real-world impact for Virginia communities
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What difference does a tree make? That's what George Mason University researcher Luis Ortiz wanted to find out-before it was planted. Cities increasingly experience extreme heat that poses danger to anyone outside. The urban environment, even on a very small scale, can either help alleviate the problem or make it vastly worse.
"We teach students the fundamentals of how t more PR
Trine engineering faculty member receives grant to write textbook (10)
ANGOLA, Indiana, July 22 -- Trine University posted the following news:
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Trine engineering faculty member receives grant to write textbook
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A faculty member in Trine University's Allen School of Engineering and Computing has received a $5,000 grant to write an open education resource (OER) textbook for a new class to be offered beginning in the fall.
"Technical Documentation and Data Tools for Engineers - A Practical Guide to Reports, Presentations, Spreadsheets, and AI Tools," by Timothy Jenkins, Ph.D., professor in the Department more PR
Two Caltech Projects Selected for DOE Funding as Part of Genesis Mission (10)
PASADENA, California, July 23 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Two Caltech Projects Selected for DOE Funding as Part of Genesis Mission
Two new multi-institution collaborations led by Caltech scientists have been selected to receive first-round funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Genesis Mission, a national effort to use AI to accelerate scientific discovery. The first of the two funded projects aims to create a new kind of chemical refinery while the second will work to r more PR
Two Drones Are Better Than One: Embry Riddle Researcher to Release Double Aircraft in Hurricanes to Improve Forecasts (10)
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, July 23 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University posted the following news:
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Two Drones Are Better Than One: Embry Riddle Researcher to Release Double Aircraft in Hurricanes to Improve Forecasts
Author: Michaela Jarvis
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season is ramping up, and Embry Riddle Meteorology professor Dr. Josh Wadler is working on new ways to fly drones inside the storms to harvest data that could help predict when, where and how strongly they will hit.
Wadler -- who has repeatedly flown into massive storms more PR
U.S. Department of Commerce awards $38 million to Missouri S&T's critical minerals Tech Hub (10)
ROLLA, Missouri, July 22 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news:
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U.S. Department of Commerce awards $38 million to Missouri S&T's critical minerals Tech Hub
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The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded Missouri S&T's Regional Innovation and Technology Hub (Tech Hub) $38 million to help rebuild America's domestic critical minerals supply chain.
"This federal award is a landmark achievement for Missouri S&T and our partners who have worked to make this vi more PR
UC Merced's Flores Honored for Work with the Community and Labor Center (10)
MERCED, California, July 21 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news:
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UC Merced's Flores Honored for Work with the Community and Labor Center
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The Pacific Sociological Association recently honored UC Merced sociology Professor Edward Flores, faculty director of the university's Community and Labor Center, with its Distinguished Contribution to Sociological Praxis Award.
According to the selection committee, Flores earned the distinction for his contributions to improving the lives of working families and und more PR
UCA's Arkansas Research Center selected as statewide CLASS third-party verification team (10)
CONWAY, Arkansas, July 22 -- The University of Central Arkansas posted the following news:
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UCA's Arkansas Research Center selected as statewide CLASS third-party verification team
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The Arkansas Research Center (ARC), a research unit within the University of Central Arkansas College of Education, has been selected by the Arkansas Department of Education's Office of Early Childhood (ADE-OEC) to serve as the statewide third-party verification team for the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS).
"Being selected for this work demon more PR
UIS students explore conservation, culture in the Brazilian Amazon (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, July 22 -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus posted the following news:
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UIS students explore conservation, culture in the Brazilian Amazon
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A group of University of Illinois Springfield students recently traveled to Brazil's Amazon region for a study away experience that combined environmental science, biology, culture and conservation.
The course, led by Megan Styles, UIS professor of environmental studies, and Amy McEuen, professor of biology, gave students the opportunity to explore one of the more PR
UK researcher explores how communities remember the Underground Railroad (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 22 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:
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UK researcher explores how communities remember the Underground Railroad
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Video by Ben Corwin and Erin Wickey, Research Communications.
For generations, communities along the Ohio River have passed down stories about the Underground Railroad and the people who helped enslaved individuals escape to freedom. Through his research, Daniel Vivian, Ph.D., associate professor in the University of Kentucky College of Design, studies how those stories have more PR
UMaine-led team selected for inaugural DOE Genesis Mission to advance AI in underground science (10)
ORONO, Maine, July 22 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release:
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UMaine-led team selected for inaugural DOE Genesis Mission to advance AI in underground science
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Beneath Maine's salt marshes, an invisible transformation is constantly underway. Water moves through soil and rock. Chemicals react. Tiny microbes living underground help determine whether minerals dissolve or form, how fluids move and whether pollutants break down or spread.
Existing computer models used to guide decisions about energy infrastructure a more PR
UMass Amherst Computer Science Researchers Join Project to Develop an Integrated Wearable Platform to Monitor Pregnancy (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 22 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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UMass Amherst Computer Science Researchers Join Project to Develop an Integrated Wearable Platform to Monitor Pregnancy
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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are contributing their computer science prowess to a large-scale federally funded project that will "fundamentally rethink hospital monitoring for expectant mothers and their babies," according to Assistant Professor VP Nguyen of the Manning College of Information and more PR
UMass Chan Leading National Study on School-based Health Centers (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, July 23 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news:
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UMass Chan leading national study on school-based health centers
By Pat Sargent
The largest ever nationwide study on the effectiveness of school-based health centers is being led by Michelle K. Trivedi, MD'09, MPH, associate professor of pediatrics and vice chair of research career development at UMass Chan Medical School.
Dr. Trivedi, a pediatric pulmonologist and asthma researcher, received a $3.86 million grant from more PR
UMKC Community Entrepreneurship Program Expands Opportunities for Kansas City Business Owners (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 23 -- The University of Missouri Kansas City campus issued the following news:
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UMKC Community Entrepreneurship Program Expands Opportunities for Kansas City Business Owners
Community-focused entrepreneurship initiative aims to expand opportunity, mentorship and upward mobility for Kansas Citians
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The Henry W. Bloch School of Management received a $50,000 gift matched dollar-for-dollar to create a $100,000 investment supporting local businesses and higher-education pathways through the University of Missou more PR
UNC Charlotte projects named in first cohort of U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 22 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus posted the following news release:
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UNC Charlotte projects named in first cohort of U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission
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The U.S. Department of Energy has selected two UNC Charlotte projects for the first cohort of the Genesis Mission. The projects led by Stephanie Schuckers, Bank of America Distinguished Professor in Computing & Informatics, and Jinzhen Wang, assistant professor of computer science, were among the projects highlighted at the more PR
Undergraduate Summer Scholar aims to help those with colorectal cancer (10)
OXFORD, Ohio, July 22 -- Miami University posted the following news:
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Undergraduate Summer Scholar aims to help those with colorectal cancer
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Videography by Zach Burnett and Cameron Johnson
Choosing the right college can be an overwhelming task. But for Stephen Mullally '28, a Biology major with a Premedical and Pre-Health Studies co-major, it was a no-brainer: He was coming to Miami. An Oxford native, he already knew the area well and described Miami's campus as "the most beautiful place on earth."
His favorite spot on campus is more PR
Understanding University of Idaho's MESA Program (10)
MOSCOW, Idaho, July 21 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release:
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Understanding University of Idaho's MESA Program
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The Microchip Engineering and Security Alliance (MESA) is University of Idaho's four-year global Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering pathway, that combines international study, hands-on engineering education and industry-focused learning to prepare graduates for careers in the rapidly growing semiconductor industry.
The demand for semiconductors continues to grow around the world, creating more PR
University of Houston to Lead DOE Project Using Artificial Intelligence to Advance Next-Generation Energy Systems (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, July 23 -- The University of Houston issued the following news:
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University of Houston to Lead DOE Project Using Artificial Intelligence to Advance Next-Generation Energy Systems
DOE-funded collaboration combines artificial intelligence, advanced physics and engineering to accelerate the design of nuclear fission and fusion energy technologies
Key Takeaways
* The University of Houston has been selected by the Department of Energy to lead a nearly $750,000 research project using artificial intelligence to accelerate the more PR
University of Mary Washington Earns a Best Colleges Award With Four Stars From Money (10)
FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia, July 23 -- The University of Mary Washington issued the following news:
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UMW Earns a Best Colleges Award With Four Stars From Money
By Amy Jessee
The University of Mary Washington has once again been recognized by Money online, earning four stars out of five in the annual "Best Colleges in America" ranking.
Now in its 12th year, Money's ranking evaluates more than 700 four-year institutions on 25 metrics tied to value, including graduation rates, net price, student debt and alumni salaries. As Money notes, th more PR
University of Miami: Can You Spot Fake News or Images? (10)
CORAL GABLES, Florida, July 23 -- The University of Miami issued the following news:
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Can you spot fake news or images?
A University of Miami professor has developed two apps to test your knowledge in telling apart real or fake images or texts.
By Barbara Gutierrez, bgutierrez@miami.edu
As artificial intelligence becomes more sophisticated, prevalent, and capable of producing more realistic images and text, it has become critical for the public to distinguish "real" texts and images from "non-real" ones.
That is the premise behind tw more PR
University of Michigan Selected for Department of Energy Genesis Mission Initiative (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 23 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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U-M selected for Department of Energy Genesis Mission initiative
A University of Michigan-led research team has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to advance a project that will use artificial intelligence to dramatically improve scientists' ability to observe how materials behave under stress and in extreme environments.
Led by Ashley Bucsek, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and of materials science and engineering at the Co more PR
University of Michigan: Rethinking Bureaucracy - Study Finds Overloaded Officials - Not Corruption - Can Slow Public Benefits (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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Rethinking bureaucracy: Study finds overloaded officials - not corruption - can slow public benefits
University of Michigan research in India shows that giving bureaucrats better access to information can speed payments to millions of workers.
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For years, University of Michigan economist Yusuf Neggers worked alongside government officials in India, watching them navigate one of the world's largest public employment programs.
The experien more PR
University of Michigan: Study Links Mothers' Stronger Ethnic-racial Identity to Higher Social Skills in Young Children (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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New study links mothers' stronger ethnic-racial identity to higher social skills in young children
As children head back to school this fall, one of the most important lessons won't be found in a textbook. It will happen as they learn to share, cooperate and build friendships.
New University of Michigan research suggests that a mother's stronger connection to her ethnic-racial identity may help shape those social skills.
In a study of more more PR
University of Nebraska: Nebraskans' Support of Legal Cannabis is Growing (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 23 (TNSxrep) -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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Nebraskans' support of legal cannabis is growing
By Deann Gayman, University Communication and Marketing
Nearly two years after Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved medical cannabis in the state, new survey data shows cannabis legalization is gaining steam among the state's residents.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Rural Drug Addiction Research Center tracked Nebraskans' opinions on and use of cannabis through the Nebraska Annual S more PR
University of North Carolina Lineberger PhD Student Awarded NCI F30 Fellowship for Bladder Cancer Research (10)
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, July 23 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news:
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UNC Lineberger MD/PhD Student Awarded NCI F30 Fellowship for Bladder Cancer Research
MD/PhD student Kounlavong has received an NCI F30 Predoctoral Fellowship to investigate how the tumor microenvironment shapes treatment vulnerability in bladder cancer, a disease where we still cannot predict which patients will respond to available therapies.
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Emily Kounlavong, an MD/PhD student in the UNC MD/PhD Program at UNC Lin more PR
University of Oklahoma Health: Human Study Links Reduced Inflammation to Later Myopia Onset (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 23 -- The University of Oklahoma Health campus issued the following news:
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Human Study Links Reduced Inflammation to Later Myopia Onset
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine researcher Jody Summers, Ph.D., has long hypothesized that inflammation plays a role in the development of myopia, or nearsightedness, in which close-up vision is clear but distance vision is blurry. Her laboratory experiments have been convincing, and now she has preliminary human data to support the theory.
Summers, a professor more PR
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: Grants 102 Celebrates Graduates (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, July 23 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news:
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Grants 102 celebrates new graduates
By Roman Petrowski
Junior faculty from across UTHealth Houston are one step closer to securing external research funding after completing the Grants 102 program.
Grants 102, a six-month workshop and a follow-up to the Grants 101 course, helps junior faculty members develop a grant application that is peer reviewed and ready to submit to an external funding agency upon completion of the pro more PR
University of Utah Health is Nationally Recognized for Its Commitment to Excellence in Stroke Care (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release:
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University of Utah Health is nationally recognized for its commitment to excellence in stroke care
The American Heart Association presents the Get With The Guidelines(R) awards for proven dedication to best practices, life-saving care
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The Stroke Center at University of Utah Health has received the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines(R) Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for demonstrating a multi-year c more PR
University of Virginia Issues Q&A: Could Your Eye Exam Save More Than Your Sight? (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Virginia issued the following Q&A on July 22, 2026, involving Sai Samayamanthula, fourth-year medical student in the School of Medicine and retina specialist Michael Cusick:
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Q&A: Could your eye exam save more than your sight?
By Jane Kelly, jak4g@virginia.edu
Research led by a University of Virginia medical student has found a routine health check can flag dangerous high blood pressure in patients who often think they have it under control.
Although the study was small more PR
University of Washington School of Medicine: Secondary Care Gap Tied to Prostate Cancer Deaths (10)
SEATTLE, Washington, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington School of Medicine posted the following news release:
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Secondary care gap tied to prostate cancer deaths
Black men who did not receive secondary treatment were up to twice as likely to die of prostate cancer as white men.
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A doctor and patient share a discussion. A new study looks at secondary treatment's potential role in mortality disparities among prostate cancer patients.
An observational study of more than 83,000 older U.S. men with localized prostate cancer more PR
University of Wyoming Partners in Genesis Mission Project to Improve Forecasting of Dangerous Storm Systems (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 23 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Partners in Genesis Mission Project to Improve Forecasting of Dangerous Storm Systems
Planette AI, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the University of Wyoming have launched DL4MCS, a jointly led Genesis Mission Phase I project supported by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to improve forecasting of large clusters of potentially dangerous thunderstorms.
Called mesoscale convective systems, the clusters can produce intense rainfall, hai more PR
UNT Professor named 2026 Richard Yepp Award Winner (10)
DENTON, Texas, July 22 -- The University of North Texas posted the following news release:
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UNT Professor named 2026 Richard Yepp Award Winner
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DENTON (UNT), Texas -University of North Texas professor Eric Dafoe has been selected as the 2026 Richard Yepp Award winner, a national honor presented by the American Counseling Association that recognizes individuals who make selfless contributions that help counseling students, professionals or educators succeed.
Dafoe, a professor in UNT's Department of Counseling and Higher Education, w more PR
USU Strengthens Tech Ed Mission With Dual Reporting to Provost (10)
LOGAN, Utah, July 22 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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USU Strengthens Tech Ed Mission With Dual Reporting to Provost
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Beginning fall 2026, Utah State University's leadership for technical education will report to the USU Office of the Provost while maintaining a dual report to the dean of the Quinney College of Agriculture and Nature Resources. Professional and technical education will remain housed within QANR, and its associate and bachelor's degree programs will continue in the college without interruption.
"A more PR
USU Strengthens Tech Ed Mission With Dual Reporting to Provost (10)
PRICE, Utah, July 22 -- Utah State University Eastern campus posted the following news:
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USU Strengthens Tech Ed Mission With Dual Reporting to Provost
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Beginning fall 2026, Utah State University's leadership for technical education will report to the USU Office of the Provost while maintaining a dual report to the dean of the Quinney College of Agriculture and Nature Resources. Professional and technical education will remain housed within QANR, and its associate and bachelor's degree programs will continue in the college without int more PR
USU Welcomes More Than 400 Providers to Military Mental Health Short Course (10)
BETHESDA, Maryland, July 22 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news:
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USU Welcomes More Than 400 Providers to Military Mental Health Short Course
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The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) welcomed more than 400 registered mental health professionals to the 2026 Military Mental Health Short Course, held both in person and online in Bethesda, Maryland, June 29 through July 1.
Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the 46th Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and commanding general of U.S. Army Medical Co more PR
UTA selected for landmark DOE AI initiative (10)
ARLINGTON, Texas, July 22 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release:
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UTA selected for landmark DOE AI initiative
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As artificial intelligence plays an increasingly important role in supporting some of the nation's most advanced scientific facilities, ensuring that these systems remain trustworthy has become a critical national challenge. The University of Texas at Arlington will lead a new U.S. Department of Energy-funded project to help address that challenge.
The project-Real-Time Trust and Resi more PR
UW researchers join national effort to streamline AI-driven cosmology (10)
SEATTLE, Washington, July 22 -- The University of Washington posted the following news release:
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UW researchers join national effort to streamline AI-driven cosmology
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Researchers at the University of Washington and partners at Carnegie Mellon University are collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory on a new project to help scientists use artificial intelligence to better understand the universe.
Modern astronomy is producing more data than ever before. Powerful telescopes -like the Simo more PR
Virginia Tech: Interactive 3D Models Expand Veterinary Learning (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 23 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Interactive 3D models expand veterinary learning
Digital technology helps students explore equine anatomy beyond the classroom.
By Chase Parker
The University Libraries and the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine have transformed a collection of horse dental specimens into interactive 3D teaching models that students and anyone interested in equine health can study anytime.
Open a cabinet in the veterinary college, and you'll find rows of preser more PR
W&M's VIMS & Batten School partner with NOAA to expand access to shallow water mapping data (10)
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, July 22 -- William and Mary issued the following news:
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W&M's VIMS & Batten School partner with NOAA to expand access to shallow water mapping data
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The following story originally appeared on the website for W&M's VIMS & Batten School. - Ed.
A new partnership between William & Mary's VIMS & Batten School and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) turns routine vessel operations and lost crab trap removal into a new source of valuable bathymetric data.
Bathymetry describes the depth and s more PR
W.M. Keck Foundation awards $1.2 million to KU team pursuing new theory of Alzheimer's disease (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 22 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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W.M. Keck Foundation awards $1.2 million to KU team pursuing new theory of Alzheimer's disease
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LAWRENCE -What if our current understanding of Alzheimer's disease is incorrect?
A research team led by a University of Kansas School of Pharmacy professor is trying to answer that question with a $1.2 million grant awarded by the W.M. Keck Foundation. The team's novel hypothesis could explain why existing treatments only modestly slow the rate of cognitive more PR
What you missed this summer: Facilities (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 22 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news:
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What you missed this summer: Facilities
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You'll notice a few changes around campus this fall. Throughout the summer, teams across the University of South Carolina's Facilities management organizations continued making progress on major projects across campus.
From new residence halls and renovated academic spaces to expanded research facilities, these projects -most of them tied to the campus master plan USC Next -represent important in more PR
Why Nutrition and Dietetics Careers Are Key to Advancing Health Equity (10)
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, July 21 -- Antioch University posted the following news:
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Why Nutrition and Dietetics Careers Are Key to Advancing Health Equity
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Health equity does not begin only in hospitals or doctors' offices. It begins in neighborhoods, schools, grocery access, public programs, and daily choices shaped by income, transportation, culture, and education. Nutrition sits at the center of that reality. When communities face barriers to affordable, healthy food or culturally responsive care, diet-related illness often follows. Th more PR
William States Lee College of Engineering Dean Robert Keynton announces 2027 leadership transition (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 22 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus posted the following news release:
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William States Lee College of Engineering Dean Robert Keynton announces 2027 leadership transition
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Robert Keynton, dean of UNC Charlotte's William States Lee College of Engineering, has announced his intention to step down from the leadership role and return to the faculty, effective July 1, 2027.
"Rob has dedicated his tenure as dean to ensuring student success, building industry relationships and broadening more PR
Would you trust AI for ethical advice? (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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Would you trust AI for ethical advice?
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Wharton professor Christian Terwiesch used to love the long-running advice column in The New York Times, "The Ethicist," until 2023. That's the year he and two colleagues at Penn's Wharton School conducted an experiment to see whether people could tell the difference between Kwame Anthony Appiah's advice or advice spit out by ChatGPT.
In a blind study, even experienced professionals could not tell more PR
Yale: Removing 'Forever Chemicals' From Farmlands - at a Fraction of the Cost (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news:
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Removing 'forever chemicals' from farmlands -- at a fraction of the cost
Yale researchers have developed a new, less expensive method for remediating "forever chemicals" from farmlands that would also remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
By Jim Shelton
A Yale-led research team has proposed a less expensive -- and more environmentally friendly -- method for removing certain "forever chemicals" from millions of acres of farmland in the United more PR
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