MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Aug. 4 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * 2026 Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholars pursue service-driven careers to strengthen West Virginia * Whether improving rural infrastructure, advancing public health, preserving cultural heritage, or expanding agricultural education, the 2026 Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship recipients are pursuing graduate study with one goal in common: making a lasting difference for West Virginians. The scholarship program, administered by the West Virg more PR

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 4 -- The Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources has issued the following news release: * * * Archaeologist Nathan May Reveals the Grueling Reality of 19th-Century Military Campaigns at State Archives Speaker Series The Wyoming State Archives Speaker Series invites the public to step into the boots of 19th-century soldiers with its upcoming presentation, "Campaigns in the American West." Featuring archaeologist and cultural resource specialist Nathan May, the event will take place on Thursday, Aug. 13 more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Curiosity and the pursuit of a healthier world: Anika Christensen's journey into global health * Recently named the undergraduate poster winner at the Harvard Global Health Institute's (HGHI) 2026 Student Global Health Research Showcase, and a soon-to-be Fulbright Scholar heading to Germany this fall, Anika Christensen '26 is poised to tackle some of the world's most pressing health crises. But when she first arrived at Harvard, Christensen had never con more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 6 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Dean Henri Ford Inducted into the American Philosophical Society, One of America's Most Selective Intellectual Honors * The dean and chief academic officer of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is being recognized for his pioneering pediatric surgery research, academic leadership, physician-scientist mentorship and global health contributions. Henri R. Ford, M.D., M.H.A., dean and chief academic officer of the Univers more PR

POTSDAM, New York, Aug. 4 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus posted the following news: * * * Dr. Celeste Marie Gagnon Joins SUNY Potsdam as New Dean of The School of Arts & Sciences * Dr. Celeste Marie Gagnon is the new dean of SUNY Potsdam's School of Arts and Sciences. SUNY Potsdam is proud to welcome Dr. Celeste Marie Gagnon to lead The School of Arts and Sciences, as its new dean. She brings a combination of strategic leadership, a strong commitment to academic excellence, and a sustained focus on building community to more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, Aug. 4 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * From inspired volunteer to Community Archaeologist of the Year * A former Cardiff University student who is now creating learning opportunities for others has been named Community Archaeologist of the Year. Tom Hicks (BA 2018, MA 2023), who works as Community Partnership Officer for CAER Heritage, was given the prestigious award by the Council for British Archaeology and Marsh Charitable Trust. Caerau and Ely Rediscovering (CAER) Heritage is a partnership betwee more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Aug. 6 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * How sugars influenced the evolution of our brains * Fruit, honey and other naturally sweet foods may have helped fuel the evolution of the human brain, according to new research from the University of Sydney and the University of Glasgow. Published in Science, the study modelled the glucose needs of humans and their ancestors from four million years ago until recently, finding natural sugars may have supplied energy needed to support growing brains befo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- The Louisiana Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, is repatriating Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to affiliated Tribal nations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) after completing an inventory establishing cultural affiliation. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the inventory includes the human remains of at least 100 Native American individuals and 13 associated funerary objects, includ more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- The Louisiana Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, is repatriating Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to affiliated Tribal nations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) after completing an inventory establishing cultural affiliation. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the inventory includes the human remains of one Native American individual and one lot of associated funerary objects consistin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- The Louisiana Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, is repatriating Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to affiliated Tribal nations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) after completing an inventory establishing cultural affiliation. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the inventory includes the human remains of three Native American individuals and two lots of associated funerary objects from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- The Louisiana Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, is repatriating Native American human remains to affiliated Tribal nations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) after completing an inventory establishing cultural affiliation. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the inventory includes the human remains of at least three Native American individuals recovered from sandbars along the Red River in Bossier Parish, Louisiana more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- The Louisiana Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, is repatriating Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to affiliated Tribal nations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) after completing an inventory establishing cultural affiliation. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the inventory includes the human remains of at least three Native American individuals and one lot of associated funerary objec more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- The Louisiana Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, is repatriating Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to affiliated Tribal nations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) after completing an inventory establishing cultural affiliation. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the inventory includes the human remains of at least 10 Native American individuals and 1,601 associated funerary objects recov more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- Louisiana Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, is repatriating Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to affiliated Tribal nations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) after completing an inventory establishing cultural affiliation. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the inventory includes the human remains of at least four Native American individuals and two lots of associated funerary objects r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- Louisiana Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, is repatriating Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to affiliated Tribal nations under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) after completing an inventory establishing cultural affiliation. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the agency identified the human remains of at least five Native American individuals and three lots of associated funerary objects more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- Louisiana Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, is repatriating Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) after completing an inventory establishing cultural affiliation. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the inventory includes the human remains of at least 24 Native American individuals and six lots of associated funerary objects more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- Louisiana Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, will repatriate Native American human remains and associated funerary objects to the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), after completing an inventory that established cultural affiliation. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the Louisiana Division of Archaeology determined that the inventory includes the human remains of 40 Native American i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSFR) -- The Louisiana Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, has completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), determining that human remains representing four Native American individuals have no identified lineal descendants or cultural affiliation with any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The inventory includes the remains of two individuals seized during a crimina more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 3 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * Michael Cosmopoulos' work at Iklaina featured in National Geographic's 'The Lost Treasures of Ancient Greece' * Michael Cosmopoulos appears in Episode 4 of National Geographic's documentary series, "Treasures of Ancient Greece." (Screenshot) The Trojan War is a legendary conflict in Greek mythology, pitting united kingdoms of Greece in a battle with the city of Troy. It was said to be sparked by the abduction of Helen and was waged  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 (TNSFR) -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Jefferson City, intends to repatriate an object of cultural patrimony to the Osage Nation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The cultural item is a chunk of petroglyph that was removed from a petroglyph panel at Washington State Park near DeSoto, Missouri, likely during the 1950s. According to the notice, the panel section passed through more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49048) on July 30, 2026, entitled "Presidential Authority Under the Antiquities Act" by legislative attorney Cassandra J. Barnum: * * * SUMMARY The Antiquities Act of 1906, codified at 54 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 320301-320303, empowers the President to create national monuments by "public proclamation." The act provides that monuments may consist of "historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects of historic or scientific  more PR

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Aug. 7 (TNSjou)-- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Ancient epidemics Archaeologists analyze how diseases impacted Indigenous populations in the Americas during colonial times - A new study examines the history of smallpox epidemics brought to America by European colonists, the absence of archaeological evidence associated with those epidemics, and whether ancient DNA might offer new insights. When Europeans first arrived in the Americas, they brought many infectious diseases more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 3 -- The University of the Witwatersrand posted the following news: * * * South and East students explore future of AI * Wits and Zhejiang University students find synergy through interdisciplinary exchange. Wits University recently hosted a delegation of postgraduate students from Zhejiang University (ZJU), China, for an academic exchange programme on the theme of Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work: AI Across Disciplines. The exchange brought together eight postgraduate students from Zhejiang  more PR

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 4 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * Undergraduates Uncover Local History with Archaeological Field Techniques * As they meticulously shave away thin layers of soil, occasionally pausing to consider the metal or ceramic or animal-bone fragments they uncover, undergraduate students at The University of Toledo are learning what life was like for the denizens of a local military fort first used during the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. Perhaps just as importantly? From left, undergraduates Hunt more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Aug. 5 -- The University of North Florida posted the following news: * * * UNF alum earns prestigious Fulbright award to study bioarchaeology in the UK * For Sarah Lee Boyd, what began as a curiosity about anthropology during her first semesters at the University of North Florida evolved into an international research journey that will now take her to a leading archaeology program in the United Kingdom. Boyd, a December 2025 UNF graduate who earned both her Bachelor's of Science in biology and Bachelor's of Arts in a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kansas and the University of Tennessee Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, have completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), determining that human remains and associated funerary objects are culturally affiliated with the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma; Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma; and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco and Tawakonie), Oklahoma, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Se more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 3 -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Oscar Wilde's hotel room discovered at Brighton's Royal Albion The hotel room that famed author Oscar Wilde stayed in while visiting Brighton shortly before his arrest on charges of homosexuality has been identified by archaeologists from UCL Archaeology South-East. The room was part of a suite overlooking the sea on the first floor of Brighton's Royal Albion Hotel, where Wilde stayed a night with his companion Alphonse Conway in 1894. Researchers were more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSFR) -- The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, has completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), determining that an associated funerary object is culturally affiliated with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The inventory covers one lot of archaeological materials, including seeds, removed in 1931 f more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Contributes to New Study on North America Bison History Genetic material from bison bones collected at Wyoming archaeological sites -- and housed at the University of Wyoming -- played a key role in a sweeping new study about the history of the iconic species in North America. The study -- which involved researchers from more than 30 institutions and organizations, including Wyoming State Archaeologist Spencer Pelton at UW -- appears today in  more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Aug. 5 -- The University of Rochester posted the following news: * * * URochester faculty appointed to named professorships * #Named positions are part of a long-standing tradition to celebrate the work of URochester's faculty as researchers, scholars, and teachers. Numerous faculty members at the University of Rochester were appointed to named professorships during the first half of 2026. An honor designed to recognize the national stature of a professor's work, the named positions are part of a long-standing traditio more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * With real artifacts, students piece together the ancient past * Editor's Note: This is part of a series called UChicago Class Visits, spotlighting transformative classroom experiences and unique learning opportunities offered at UChicago. Chances are that you've used something made of ceramic today. Maybe it was sipping your morning coffee from the mug you pulled from the cabinet or hitting the brakes on your car during your evening commute. Photo by  more PR