LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 14 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * A Student Leader With a Global Perspective: How One UA Little Rock Graduate Inspired Change on Campus and Beyond * For Dalia Daaboul, her University of Arkansas at Little Rock education was never just about earning a degree, but using knowledge to better understand the world and finding meaningful ways to make a difference. Throughout her time at UA Little Rock, Daaboul paired academic excellence with campus leadership and commu more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 14 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * AgriLife Extension updates fact sheet with new pasture mealybug treatment * The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service updated its treatment options for pasture mealybug in a fact sheet with science-based recommendations for using Centric 40WG to control the pest. Learn the latest on pasture mealybug AgriLife Extension's updated fact sheet provides the latest approved treatment  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 14 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Ask an Expert -- Tips for Preserving the Harvest Safely * It's peak canning season, and preserving bottled food is a long-held tradition for many Utahns. Whether you're a longtime canner or a first-time food preserver, it's important to stay up to date on best canning practices. There is always something new, and possibly safer, to learn and apply to your own kitchen/canning laboratory. But before you get started, be aware that there isn't room for creativity in more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 14 -- Lewis and Clark College posted the following news: * * * Building a Bridge Between Palatine Hill and Capitol Hill * By 7 a.m. on a typical weekday this summer, Alexi Kremer BA '29 is already scanning media hits for developments in the Middle East and international trade. Kremer is a communications intern at Signal Group, a public affairs and communications firm in Washington, D.C. She researches issues ranging from tariffs to regional security, develops background reports, attends policy-related events, and hel more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Drug that targets an inflammatory enzyme could help prevent lung cancer * Every year, lung cancer kills more than 100,000 people in the United States. Smoking is the leading risk factor for lung cancer, but other environmental exposures can also contribute to the disease. In an advance that could help prevent some of those lung cancer deaths, MIT researchers have shown that blocking an enzyme involved in lung inflammation appears more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Georgetown University Law Center posted the following news: * * * Georgetown Law Welcomes Two New Faculty Members * This summer, two distinguished legal scholars joined the Georgetown Law faculty as full professors: Cathy Hwang, whose teaching and research focus on business law, and Jayesh Rathod, an immigration law expert who is the new co-faculty director of the Law Center's asylum clinic. "I'm thrilled to welcome these new colleagues, who together represent the breadth of what Georgetown Law offers: preparing stud more PR

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Aug. 15 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Welcomes New Students to Campus for Welcome Week Traditions * High Point University(r) celebrated its newest students this weekend as hundreds of faculty, staff and student volunteers moved freshmen onto campus for the start of the 2026-27 academic year. As is tradition, student volunteers dressed in tie-dyed T-shirts swiftly unloaded vehicles and helped move new students into their residence halls while the HPU Marching Panthers perfo more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Aug. 14 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Industry leader establishes first endowment for Clemson's Center for Roofing Innovation and Leadership, powered by the Roofing Alliance * College of Architecture, Art and Construction A gift from roofing industry leader Dennis Conway will strengthen student learning and create new opportunities for experiential education at Clemson University's Center for Roofing Innovation and Leadership, powered by the Roofing Alliance. Conway, principal and vice pre more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 15 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Internationally Recognized Scientists Expand Miller School of Medicine's Strength in Disease Modeling and Regenerative Science * Benjamin Freedman, Ph.D., a pioneer in kidney organoids and genome editing, and Hongxia Fu, Ph.D., an expert in mechanobiology and disease modeling, join the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine to advance regenerative science, drug discovery and translational research. The University of Miami Mi more PR

OBERLIN, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- Oberlin College and Conservatory posted the following news: * * * Jacob Day '27 explores international business in Brussels * This summer, psychology and communication studies major returned to his hometown of Brussels, Belgium, to intern at Easyfairs, an international event organizer that operates multiple venues across Europe. What are you doing this summer in your internship? As a business development intern at Easyfairs, I mainly worked with the Head of Business Development as well as Head of Sales. I have  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 14 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus posted the following news: * * * LSUS undergraduates gain valuable research experience in funded summer program * SHREVEPORT - "A window into what you can expect when you graduate." That's how LSU Shreveport chemistry student Michael Miller described his research with faculty mentor Dr. Jack Baricuatro. That research focused on developing a process to detect a specific chemical (thiocyanate) found in the saliva of heavy smokers, a platform that could be a star more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 14 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State weather instruments monitor air quality * BOZEMAN -As wildfire smoke continues to collect heavily across parts of Montana, Joseph Shaw logs into his computer to check the data gathered from a weather station atop Montana State University's Norm Asbjornson Hall. What he saw a few nights ago was a first in his 20 years of collecting weather-related data. "I would say on a normal, clear day in Montana the scattering coefficient would be five,  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Research explores how faith and work can coexist in increasingly diverse workplace * As workplaces become more religiously diverse, many organizations still struggle with how to navigate conversations about faith. Experts say religion is too often ignored, misunderstood or treated as too divisive for professional life. Rice University sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund has spent years studying that challenge. Through surveys of more than 15,000 workers and j more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 16 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Rethinking drinking: UNM professor's book examines the science of alcohol use * For nearly 10 years, University of New Mexico psychologist William R. Miller has studied how people cut down their alcohol use. Now, he and longtime collaborator Ricardo F. Munoz are revisiting that research in their new book, Rethinking Drinking: Making the Right Choice for You, set for release Sept. 1. Miller is a distinguished professor of psychology and psychi more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Aug. 14 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * Training America's future athletics industry leaders * The Sports Leadership master's program in The University of Tulsa's Oxley College of Health & Natural Sciences is beginning its fourth year. Conceived, developed and directed by Clinical Professor of Athletic Training Greg Gardner, the program enrolls approximately 40 students. "In creating a truly interdisciplinary curriculum, a core part of our mission was to equip students with a sound knowledge bas more PR

MOSCOW, Idaho, Aug. 14 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * U of I developing tools to help irrigators plan, manage for drought * MOSCOW, Idaho -University of Idaho researchers received a federal grant to develop free online tools that will help irrigators make planting and crop management decisions when water supplies are limited. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture funded the work with a rapid response grant, which provides expedited support for urgent need more PR

MOSCOW, Idaho, Aug. 14 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * U of I grad helps shape Idaho state parks through research and service * As a fourth grader at Ramsey Elementary school in Coeur d'Alene, Olivia Wells '26 visited the Cataldo Mission for an Idaho history class. Last year, she was the guide that led elementary school classes on tours of the state park. "It was pretty cool taking the class as a child and looking up to the tour guides -they were so old -and then, you know, 10 years later being one of more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn's Largest Medical School Class Yet Dons 117 New White Coats * UConn School of Medicine's Class of 2030 has just arrived at the UConn Health campus in Farmington, and these 117 future doctors are now wearing their brand-new white physician coats. On August 14 each of the new UConn medical students were gifted their white coat during the annual White Coat Ceremony milestone marking the exciting and symbolic start of their four-year medical sc more PR

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, Aug. 14 -- The University of North Dakota posted the following news release: * * * UND innovations prepare for Lift-Off * August 14, 2026 Inaugural showcase on Aug. 20 highlights 10 research teams working to move university discoveries toward the marketplace The University of North Dakota Center for Innovation (CFI) will host its inaugural Lift-Off Showcase on Thursday, Aug. 20, highlighting the progress of UND faculty, researchers and innovators participating in the Innovation Moonshot Summer Accelerator. The  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 15 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM reimagining how educational leaders are prepared to serve New Mexico * The challenges facing today's schools demand more than a new generation of educational leaders. They demand a renewed vision of educational leadership itself. Recognizing that responsibility, Educational Leadership faculty in The University of New Mexico College of Education & Human Sciences (COEHS) have spent the past year laying the foundation for the next generation o more PR

TAMPA, Florida, Aug. 14 -- The University of South Florida posted the following news: * * * USF opens expanded College of Nursing facility to strengthen Florida's healthcare workforce * The University of South Florida celebrated the opening of its newly expanded USF Health College of Nursing on Aug. 14, cutting the ribbon on a state-of-the-art facility that will enhance training for nursing students and strengthen the healthcare workforce in Tampa Bay and across Florida. USF President Moez Limayem The three-story, 42,000-square-foot expan more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 14 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU AmeriCorps One Utah Summer of Service Fellow Fosters Community Engagement With Nature * Days of trekking through Utah's Logan Canyon and scouting birds in the tranquil waters of Cache Valley's Cutler Marsh are departures for Utah State University scholar Kai Li Tullis. The 2026 Honors graduate is accustomed to long hours of reading, writing and research: He's earned a bachelor's degree in International Studies with a minor in Chinese, along with certificates  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 14 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * UT San Antonio welcomes more than 90 new faculty members for 2026-27 academic year * UT San Antonio is welcoming more than 90 new full-time faculty members across its academic colleges for the 2026-2027 academic year. The incoming group includes tenured, tenure-track and full-time fixed-term-track faculty recruited from leading institutions worldwide. Of the incoming faculty, 65% earned their highest academic degree, also known as terminal d more PR

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * World off-track on nearly every food system goal, latest assessment reveals * The latest study from the Food Systems Countdown Initiative (FSCI) reveals the stark reality of where global food systems transformation stands: For most indicators on health, environment, livelihoods, governance and resilience, a vast majority of countries will not meet the internationally agreed 2030 goals. And for some indicators such as greenhouse gas emissions from food systems,  more PR