MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 8 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FIU experts ready to weigh in on back-to-school topics parents and educators care about most As the new school year approaches, FIU researchers are available to provide expert insight into the issues families and educators are navigating, spanning child development, mental health, and education. Experts are ready to speak on the challenges and opportunities that come with going back to school, i more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 7 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release: * * * Mindfulness offers cost-effective alternative for treating opioid misuse * Reposted from U of U Health. An epidemic of opioid addiction costs the United States as much as $4 trillion per year in health care, criminal justice and lost productivity costs. But an evidence-based, neuroscience-informed therapy for opioid misuse and chronic pain saves $12 for every dollar spent, according to a new economic evaluation conducted by a University of Utah  more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 7 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Trustees approve named professorships and deanships, distinguished professors, appointment of new athletics director, resolutions of appreciation and namings * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (Aug. 7) approved named professorships and deanships, distinguished professors, the appointment of the new director of Intercollegiate Athletics, and resolutions of appreciation and namings. The newly ratified professor more PR