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A Dedicated Terp Gives Triple Gift (10)
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Aug. 18 -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health posted the following news:
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A Dedicated Terp Gives Triple Gift
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If anyone could be considered a lifelong Terp, it would be Deb Rudy-thanks to her father Arthur Rudy '40 and growing up in College Park. She officially became a Terp in 1969 and graduated with a degree in government and politics in 1973.
In the years since then, she has generously donated to the university. Rudy began as a fan of UMD Athletics and multi-sport season ticket holder, then more PR
A new ingredient for quantum computing: krypton gas (10)
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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A new ingredient for quantum computing: krypton gas
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To commercialize quantum computing, manufacturers need high-quality superconducting materials for microchips, but they also require a reliable, sustainable nanofabrication process.
Tantalum is a corrosion-resistant metal that meets the first criteria but not the second. That's because it has to be deposited on a substrate at temperatures that typically exceed 400 degrees Celsius - too hot for many semicond more PR
A summer built on questions: Students at Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine learn how research improves patient care (10)
GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Aug. 18 -- Rowan University posted the following news:
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A summer built on questions: Students at Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine learn how research improves patient care
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How can veterinarians improve trauma care for cats? Are dogs exposed to microplastics, too?
Those were just two of the questions explored this summer by students at Rowan University's Shreiber School of Veterinary Medicine (SSVM) through the inaugural Veterinary Summer Scholars Program (VSSP). The program gives students an opportunity t more PR
A weakening Atlantic Ocean current system could accelerate Earth's warming, research suggests (10)
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 17 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release:
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A weakening Atlantic Ocean current system could accelerate Earth's warming, research suggests
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - A current system in the Atlantic Ocean that shapes regional climates and distributes ocean nutrients also serves as a control knob to help regulate temperatures across the planet, new research has found.
An analysis of past natural oscillations in the strength of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation system, or AMOC, shows t more PR
Ahmed earns $600,000 NSF award to advance AI hardware development (10)
RUSTON, Louisiana, Aug. 17 -- Louisiana Tech University posted the following news:
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Ahmed earns $600,000 NSF award to advance AI hardware development
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As Louisiana Tech's College of Engineering and Science prepares to open its new privately funded 15-station NVIDIA AI Laboratory in Nethken Hall this fall, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $599,982 to Md Rubel Ahmed, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science, for a three-year research project that will help translate advanced AI models to custom hardware/accel more PR
AI organizations recognize NMSU researchers for 20-year milestones, early career success (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Aug. 17 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:
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AI organizations recognize NMSU researchers for 20-year milestones, early career success
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The Association for Logic Programming and KR, Inc. are highly prestigious, non-profit scientific foundations dedicated to fostering research in artificial intelligence, driving worldwide research for decades.
Three New Mexico State University researchers received awards for their contributions to the field of Artificial Intelligence at two co-loca more PR
Air pollution linked to distinct brain changes in regions vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 18 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine posted the following news release:
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Air pollution linked to distinct brain changes in regions vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease
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Exposure to common forms of outdoor air pollution may be linked to structural changes in brain regions that are especially vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study led by researchers from the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at the Keck School of M more PR
American University Issues AU in the News: Week of Aug. 14, 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- American University issued the following AU in the News: Week of Aug. 14, 2026:
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AU in the News: Week of August 14
Your weekly roundup of faculty expertise, student achievements, leadership perspectives, and top campus initiatives.
By Jack Frederick
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* Naomi Baron, professor emerita in the College of Arts and Sciences, joined The Report Card podcast to discuss how artificial intelligence is altering the ways students work and read.
* Interim President David Marchick and Christina Eid, Kogod/BSBA '26, more PR
Ann and Charles Quilter to Receive Extraordinarius Award for Enduring Impact on UC-Irvine (10)
IRVINE, California, Aug. 18 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release:
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Ann and Charles Quilter to receive Extraordinarius Award for enduring impact on UC Irvine
The university's highest alumni honor recognizes their five decades of leadership, engagement and support for campus mission
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For more than five decades, Ann and Charles Quilter have remained deeply engaged with UC Irvine, helping advance the university's mission through leadership, service and generosity. Their support has accelerated A more PR
Anne Douglass Advances Leadership in Early Childhood Education (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus posted the following news:
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Anne Douglass Advances Leadership in Early Childhood Education
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08/18/2026 | Madeline Kaprich
Anne Douglass, professor of early childhood education at UMass Boston, is a nationally recognized leader in early childhood education research, policy, and leadership development. As a professor and the founding executive director of the Early Education Leaders Institute, she has been awarded more than $50 million in research and trai more PR
Anthea Coster awarded International Union of Radio Science Appleton Prize (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Anthea Coster awarded International Union of Radio Science Appleton Prize
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MIT Principal Research Scientist Anthea J. Coster was awarded the prestigious Appleton Prize at the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) General Assembly and Science Symposium in Krakow, Poland, on Aug. 16.
The Appleton Prize recognizes career achievements and outstanding contributions to studies in ionospheric physics. Appleton awardees are regar more PR
Are Tariffs Making Prices Go Up? (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 17 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Are Tariffs Making Prices Go Up?
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As Americans continue to worry about the cost of living, U.S. tariffs are back in the news.
Supporters argue they strengthen American manufacturing and create jobs. Critics warn these import taxes raise prices for consumers and businesses. Economists, meanwhile, are beginning to measure what actually happened after the sweeping U.S. tariffs of 2025.
In a new working paper, Caroline Freund, dean more PR
Aspiring LSUS pre-med students get crash course on pathways to medical school (10)
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 17 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus posted the following news:
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Aspiring LSUS pre-med students get crash course on pathways to medical school
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SHREVEPORT - "Your pathway is your own."
That's how Dr. Tracie Pasold, a clinical psychologist and LSUS faculty member, kicked off a robust panel discussion designed to direct college students who have aspirations of medical or professional school.
Nearly 40 students attended the Pre-Health Success Program on Monday, a starting point for aspiring fu more PR
Associate Dean Daryl Lim comments on Meta social media bellwether trial (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 18 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news:
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Associate Dean Daryl Lim comments on Meta social media bellwether trial
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CARLISLE, PA-Daryl Lim, H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and associate dean for research and strategic partnerships at Penn State Dickinson Law, was quoted by Law360 in its August 11, 2026, coverage of a major federal bellwether trial involving state claims that Meta's social media platforms harm children and are intentionally designed to be add more PR
Atlantic Cape Sophomore Jayed Sourov Cherishes the Experiences at Princeton's Transfer Scholars Initiative Program (10)
MAYS LANDING, New Jersey, Aug. 18 -- Atlantic Cape Community College posted the following news:
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Atlantic Cape Sophomore Jayed Sourov Cherishes the Experiences at Princeton's Transfer Scholars Initiative Program
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PRINCETON, NJ - Growing up in a rural community, Atlantic Cape Community College rising sophomore and business major Jayed Sourov knew he always wanted to help people.
Today, thanks to his experiences as a first-year student at Atlantic Cape and his time this summer studying with the Princeton University Transfer Scholars In more PR
Austin Peay honors faculty for excellence during annual awards ceremony (10)
CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 18 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news:
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Austin Peay honors faculty for excellence during annual awards ceremony
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APSU President Mike Licari delivers remarks during the university's annual faculty meeting, where several professors were recognized with awards. | Photo by Sean McCully
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -Austin Peay State University hosted its annual faculty awards ceremony on Aug. 10 in the George and Sharon Mabry Concert Hall. President Mike Licari and Provost & Vice President for Ac more PR
Beyond yes or no: How the brain navigates between competing goals (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 18 -- The Baylor College of Medicine posted the following news:
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Beyond yes or no: How the brain navigates between competing goals
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How do we decide what to do when faced with choices? And how does the brain adapt those decisions as the world around us changes? A new study published in Nature by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital offers surprising insights by revealing how the human brain continuously balances competing goal more PR
Binghamton University: Summer Research Fellows Advance Research Discoveries Across the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Aug. 19 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Summer Research Fellows advance research discoveries across the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Researchers explore topics like drug development, patient care, and more
By Ethan Knox '20
Each summer, research labs across the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS) welcome summer research interns into their ranks. Labs come alive with discovery as faculty mentors and dedicated students from across campus work side by side to more PR
Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development: Unlocking Flow Through Mental Practices (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- The Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development issued the following news:
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Unlocking Flow Through Mental Practices
Edson Filho talks about peak performance--what we know about it and how to get it
By Stephanies Vang
When people think about elite athletic performance, they often focus on physical training, natural talent, or the countless hours of practice that go into honing those skills. But according to Edson Filho, an associate professor of sport, exercise, and performa more PR
Brandeis University: Finance Major and Sports Analytics Minor Pair Rigorous Academics With Career-focused Experience (10)
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- Brandeis University issued the following news:
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New finance major and sports analytics minor pair rigorous academics with career-focused experience
By Steve Foskett
Two new academic programs rolling out this fall at the Brandeis School of Business and Economics - a finance major and a minor in sports analytics - will equip graduates with practical, real-world knowledge and experience in sectors increasingly reliant on a complex mix of computer science, data, teamwork and decision-making.
Finance majo more PR
Bryn Mawr Students Welcomed with New Dining Options for Fall 2026 (10)
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Aug. 18 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news:
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Bryn Mawr Students Welcomed with New Dining Options for Fall 2026
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As the 2026-27 academic year gets underway, the College is introducing several changes and upgrades to help students get the food they want when they want it.
Starting Wednesday, Sept. 2, students on a meal plan can come into the dining halls as often as they like during regular business hours. On weekday mornings when students can't make it to a dining hall, they can now use their meal more PR
Bucking Trends: What New USU Research Says About Mule Deer in Utah (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 18 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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Bucking Trends: What New USU Research Says About Mule Deer in Utah
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Utahns have a deep affinity for mule deer -they enjoy seeing them browse sagebrush slopes, love to pursue trophy bucks and appreciate the role they play in Utah's unique ecosystems.
Wildlife ecologists in USU's Department of Wildland Resources study mule deer health, behavior and movement to support land managers who make complex decisions about deer populations in the state. In partnership wit more PR
Bunn named provost's fellow for public engagement (10)
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Bunn named provost's fellow for public engagement
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Austin Bunn, professor of performing and media arts in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), has been appointed provost's fellow for public engagement.
Bunn is the seventh faculty member to hold this position in an initiative that launched in 2011 to strengthen Cornell's capacity to support public engagement. He will work with the Office of the Vice Provost for Engagement and Land-Grant Affairs and the Davi more PR
C. Cybele Raver named president-designate of the University of Michigan, to transition from Vanderbilt (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 18 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release:
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C. Cybele Raver named president-designate of the University of Michigan, to transition from Vanderbilt
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Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver has been named president-designate of the University of Michigan and will transition out of her role at Vanderbilt later this fall. She will begin her new role as president of Michigan on Dec. 1.
Michigan's Board of Regents is expected to formally vote on Raver's appointment on more PR
California Institute of Technology: Jellyfish Enable Surprising New Findings About Cancer (10)
PASADENA, California, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Jellyfish Enable Surprising New Findings about Cancer
Although increased cell proliferation is a hallmark of cancerous tissues, in some cases, it may actually be protective against tumor growth, according to a new study from Caltech researchers. Using mathematical models, the work suggests a new paradigm for the earliest stages of cancer development. Subsequent experiments in jellyfish, a particularly cancer-resistant model organ more PR
Campus Happenings (10)
DELAWARE, Ohio, Aug. 18 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release:
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Campus Happenings
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DELAWARE, Ohio - Ohio Wesleyan University, including its Richard M. Ross Art Museum and Perkins Observatory, announced its public events for August and September 2026 today. Unless otherwise noted, admission is free.
9 p.m. Aug. 21 and 28 and 8 p.m. Sept. 11, 18, and 25 - Friday night skywatches, at Ohio Wesleyan's Perkins Observatory, 3199 Columbus Pike (U.S. 23), Delaware. Content varies based on weather conditions, but may in more PR
Can Advanced Mapping Improve AFib Ablation? The EMPIRE-AF Study (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 17 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news:
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Can Advanced Mapping Improve AFib Ablation? The EMPIRE-AF Study
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University of Miami Miller School of Medicine researchers are testing whether an advanced heart-mapping technology can identify the electrical signals driving persistent atrial fibrillation and improve catheter ablation outcomes.
For patients living with persistent atrial fibrillation (AFib), catheter ablation can be life changing. Yet, despite decades of advances in more PR
Can AI help cities get a handle on urban heat? (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 18 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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Can AI help cities get a handle on urban heat?
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The heat waves that have struck the U.S. and Europe this summer have killed thousands of people. While much is known about how extreme heat affects city dwellers, Xiaojiang Li says that widely used heat-modeling methods today are insufficient for policy makers to act on responsibly. Li is an assistant professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the Stuart Weitzman School of more PR
Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Fund Six Research Teams Through the 2026 Collaborative Science Pilot Awards (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 19 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news:
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Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals fund six research teams through the 2026 Collaborative Science Pilot Awards
Program emphasizes mentorship between junior investigators and established researchers
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To advance collaborative discovery and support the next generation of research leaders, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals (UH) have jointly awarded funding to six research teams through the 2026 Collaborativ more PR
Charlie Johnson to retire as Genomics and Bioinformatics Service director (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 18 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program:
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Charlie Johnson to retire as Genomics and Bioinformatics Service director
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Charlie Johnson, Ph.D., founding director of Texas A&M AgriLife Genomics and Bioinformatics Service, TxGen, will retire Sept. 1 after more than 35 years as a researcher advancing genomics technology across agriculture, biotechnology and life sciences.
Johnson began his career in life science research in more PR
CLAS researchers reveal deeper workings of brain's information hub (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 18 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news:
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CLAS researchers reveal deeper workings of brain's information hub
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The human brain is constantly awash with information. Even during a routine activity such as driving, the brain sorts through and reacts to multiple sources of information: Remembering the route, recalling how to operate the vehicle, and adapting to sudden obstacles such as a street closure or changing traffic.
The frontoparietal cortex is the brain's i more PR
Class of 2026-27 Senior Administrative Fellows announced (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 18 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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Class of 2026-27 Senior Administrative Fellows announced
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LAWRENCE -Ten faculty members have been selected to join the Senior Administrative Fellows cohort for the 2026-27 academic year. The signature KU program dates back to 1993. Through the program, fellows learn more about KU and administrative roles, engage in self-reflection and assessment of their own leadership styles and preferences, and consider possible leadership pathways in academia.
#The more PR
Cornell College: Teaching Art in the Age of AI (10)
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa, Aug. 19 -- Cornell College issued the following news:
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Teaching art in the age of AI
In rooms across Cornell's campus, professors are incorporating various types of artificial intelligence (AI) into their classes and research. The relevance of this cutting-edge tool extends beyond science and engineering and is also appearing in humanities courses, such as those taught by Associate Professor of Studio Art Alex McKenzie.
McKenzie said many computer programs in digital arts classes, like Photoshop, which has offered c more PR
CoSearch Brings K-State Researchers Together to Solve Kansas Water Challenges (10)
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Aug. 19 -- Kansas State University issued the following news:
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CoSearch brings K-State researchers together to solve Kansas water challenges
Cooking up great research
The CoSearch recipe is K-State's approach to sparking new campus connections for solving interdisciplinary water challenges
By Melissa Harvey, Kansas Water Institute
What happens when the Kansas Water Institute puts an entomologist, a journalist, a chemical engineer, a statistician, and a graphic artist at the same table and asks them to tackle a wate more PR
Could GLP-1s help treat opioid use disorder? Vanderbilt Health study now enrolling (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 18 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center posted the following news release:
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Could GLP-1s help treat opioid use disorder? Vanderbilt Health study now enrolling
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Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist drugs have been on the forefront as a promising treatment for multiple health issues -specifically in the management of type 2 diabetes and weight management.
Vanderbilt Health has opened enrollment in a national, multi-site research study in hopes of determining if the addition of the Food and Drug more PR
Criminal Justice Doctoral Students Participate in Summer Program at UN Headquarters in Vienna (10)
HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 18 -- Sam Houston State University posted the following news:
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Criminal Justice Doctoral Students Participate in Summer Program at UN Headquarters in Vienna
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This past June, Sam Houston State University (SHSU) criminal justice doctoral students, Kelly Martinez and Zoe Hayes, attended a two-week international summer program covering transnational crime and justice. The program was hosted in Vienna, Austria, by the Alliance of NGOs (non-governmental organizations) on Crime Prevention and the United Nations Office more PR
Dartmouth College Launches K-12 Community Partnership (10)
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 19 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news:
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Dartmouth Launches K-12 Community Partnership
A day of workshops sets the course for educational collaboration.
Written by Nicola Smith
Dartmouth this month has launched a groundbreaking K-12 community partnership that aims to strengthen collaboration between Dartmouth and educators in the Upper Valley.
Formally known as the K-12 Community Dartmouth Partnership, it launched on Aug. 12 with a morning introduction at the Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center more PR
Davenport University professor awarded prestigious Fulbright (10)
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- Davenport University posted the following news:
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Davenport University professor awarded prestigious Fulbright
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Davenport University Occupational Therapy assistant professor Barbra Katerberg has been selected for a prestigious Fulbright Award, which will send her to Uzbekistan for four months in January 2027 to advance inclusive education and early childhood development in the country.
"My project is really a dream come true," said Katerberg. "I wrote the project from my heart, based on the needs I s more PR
Deep Dive Into the Special Collections at Northwestern Pritzker Law (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- The Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news:
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A Deep Dive into the Special Collections at Northwestern Pritzker Law
What do ancient cuneiform tablets, 16th-century French legal manuscripts, and case files from the first U.S. crime lab have in common? They all live in the archives and special collections of the Pritzker Legal Research Center at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. The unique collections maintained in the archives support the study of legal history as w more PR
Distinct neurons drive mice's social sounds and squeaks (10)
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Distinct neurons drive mice's social sounds and squeaks
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Mice use almost completely distinct sets of neurons for their two different types of vocalizations - the squeaks they produce when in distress or fighting, and the whistle-like ultrasonic vocalizations they use when communicating socially, Cornell neuroscientists have found.
The discovery is a step toward understanding how the brain is organized to control vocalization in mammals, including humans.
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DNA shaper steers nervous system development (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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DNA shaper steers nervous system development
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A functional nervous system depends on the cooperation of many kinds of cells. So as developing organisms build their nervous systems, their neurons must take on different forms and functions to fulfill their designated roles. That carefully orchestrated process gives rise to thousands of different cell types in the human brain.
In the tiny worm known as C. elegans, the nervous syste more PR
Early Ambition, Hard Work Lead to Graduating UC Merced at 19 (10)
MERCED, California, Aug. 17 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news:
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Early Ambition, Hard Work Lead to Graduating UC Merced at 19
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A few months ago, Adesh Johal wanted to join Patti LiWang's research group.
"At the time, he was loaded up on credits so it didn't seem like he would have enough time to get much done in lab," said LiWang, a professor of molecular biology at UC Merced.
She was putting it lightly. Johal, who is 18, entered the university last fall after graduating from Merced College. And he is o more PR
Eckerd College Students Co-Author Gopher Tortoise Research in Prominent Scientific Journals (10)
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Aug. 18 -- Eckerd College posted the following news:
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Eckerd College Students Co-Author Gopher Tortoise Research in Prominent Scientific Journals
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Jeffrey Goessling, Ph.D. examines a tortoise on Egmont Key. Photo by Penh Alicandro '22
New technology is allowing the Eckerd community to tackle old questions.
Associate Professor of Biology Jeffrey Goessling, Ph.D., operates a herpetology lab where students across disciplines collaborate to study gopher tortoises. Since last summer alone, Goessling has co-author more PR
Education programs at Ivy Tech provide multiple pathways to teaching (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 18 -- Ivy Tech Community College posted the following news:
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Education programs at Ivy Tech provide multiple pathways to teaching
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Despite its critical importance, early childhood education continues to face workforce challenges in Indiana and across the country, with the primary issue being the ability to recruit, retain, and compensate qualified teachers and caregivers.
It's part of the reason why Ivy Tech was awarded nearly $22 million by the Lilly Endowment in 2024 to strengthen Indiana's early childh more PR
Elena Camacho's Innovating Plant Protein-Rich Foods as PURIS Intern (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 18 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Elena Camacho's Innovating Plant Protein-Rich Foods as PURIS Intern
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Elena Camacho '28 (CAHNR) is putting the knowledge and skills she's developed as a nutritional sciences major to work this summer as an intern at PURIS.
PURIS is a food company focused on plant-based protein. It produces pea protein and non-GMO soybeans as both finished consumer products like beverages and snacks as well as ingredients for preparation in recipes.
Camacho says more PR
Elon Poll: North Carolinians are defined more by shared identities than political movements (10)
ELON, North Carolina, Aug. 18 (TNSrep) -- Elon University posted the following news release:
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Elon Poll: North Carolinians are defined more by shared identities than political movements
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A new report by the Elon University Poll finds that political identities receiving the greatest public attention represent a smaller share of the electorate than the broader identities that unite many North Carolinians.
The loudest voices in American politics often come from the ideological left and right. But a new report from the Elon University Po more PR
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University: Sun Warms and Enchants Us - and Occasionally Goes on the Attack (10)
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University posted the following news:
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The Sun Warms and Enchants Us -- and Occasionally Goes on the Attack
Embry Riddle Researcher Measures Waves Generated by Extreme Solar Storm that Wreaked Havoc on Earth
Author: Michaela Jarvis
As exceptionally powerful ejections of magnetically charged plasma from the sun called coronal mass ejections (CMEs) blasted toward Earth in May 2024, two NASA spacecraft formations detected never-before-witnessed solar storm activity. No more PR
Emotion-regulation training reduces distress, changes the brain, team reports (10)
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Aug. 18 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news:
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Emotion-regulation training reduces distress, changes the brain, team reports
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -A five-week training intervention taught college students to better regulate their emotions in response to negative events, a new study finds. After the training, the students reported less emotional distress when viewing negative images or thinking about difficult events from their own lives, and brain scans revealed corresponding more PR
ETSU scientist explores new approach to sepsis recovery (10)
JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 18 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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ETSU scientist explores new approach to sepsis recovery
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For many patients, surviving sepsis is only the beginning of their recovery journey.
Even after the life-threatening infection has been treated, many survivors experience lasting immune dysfunction that leaves them vulnerable to future infections and other complications.
East Tennessee State University's Dr. Kun Yang has received a $3.1 million grant from the National Institutes o more PR
Existing drug could treat invasive canine oral tumors (10)
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Existing drug could treat invasive canine oral tumors
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A benign but invasive canine oral cancer is often mistaken for a very similar malignant one, leading to misdiagnoses in close to a third of cases, but a new diagnostic tool can now distinguish between the two, according to a new study that also identified a promising FDA-approved drug ready for clinical trials.
Canine acanthomatous ameloblastoma (CAA) is benign but also a locally aggressive, destructive a more PR
FAU: 'Snooping' on Dolphins Reveals Hotspots for Food and Friends (10)
BOCA RATON, Florida, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news:
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'Snooping' on Dolphins Reveals Hotspots for Food and Friends
Study Snapshot: Researchers from Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute have been "snooping" on dolphins - and what they heard offers new clues about where the animals socialize and hunt. Using an autonomous wave glider equipped with an underwater acoustic recorder, the team spent two months listen more PR
Florida State University expert explores potential GLP-1 link to binge-eating improvements (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 18 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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Florida State University expert explores potential GLP-1 link to binge-eating improvements
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As GLP-1 drugs become increasingly common for weight loss, researchers are beginning to examine what these medications may reveal about eating behavior beyond the scale, including why some people experience persistent urges to binge.
Florida State University's Pamela Keel, the Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Psychology, has developed emerging rese more PR
Food as medicine: Six insights from a George Mason nutrition expert (10)
FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 17 -- George Mason University issued the following news:
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Food as medicine: Six insights from a George Mason nutrition expert
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George Mason University community health students share their insights from nutrition professor and registered dietitian Raedah Basiri for their Honors College project exploring nutrition interventions for chronic disease.
The concept of food as medicine is gaining traction as a way to prevent and manage chronic disease. During an Honors College consulting course (Honors 260), communit more PR
Four Wake Forest students awarded Fulbright Scholarships (10)
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 17 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news:
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Four Wake Forest students awarded Fulbright Scholarships
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Four Wake Forest students have been awarded Fulbright Scholarships to conduct research and teach English during the 2026-2027 academic year.
Since 1946, the Fulbright U.S. Student Program has provided nearly 450,000 students, scholars, scientists, professionals, teachers, and artists with life-changing opportunities to study, conduct research, and teach in over 160 countries and territ more PR
Fresno State Partners With Ziplines Education to Offer AI Certificates (10)
FRESNO, California, Aug. 19 -- California State University Fresno campus issued the following news release:
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Fresno State partners with Ziplines Education to offer AI certificates
Responding to local demand for professional training in artificial intelligence, Fresno State is partnering with Ziplines Education to deliver a series of innovative certificate programs to the Central Valley.
"Our region has always been full of capable, hardworking people. What they need is access to the skills the next economy is asking for," said Dr. Scott more PR
From Chemical Engineering to Medicine: AJ Hernandez Chooses Miller School's M.D./M.B.A. Path (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 18 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news:
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From Chemical Engineering to Medicine: AJ Hernandez Chooses Miller School's M.D./M.B.A. Path
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An incoming M.D./M.B.A. student at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, AJ Hernandez discusses how a chemical engineering education at Johns Hopkins shaped his approach to medicine, why physician leadership matters and what drew him back to Miami.
AJ Hernandez is coming home. He grew up a few miles from the University of Mi more PR
From lab to layperson, UChicago students learn to make science land (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 18 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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From lab to layperson, UChicago students learn to make science land
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While many environmental science majors spend their summers in campus labs, rising third-year Brianna Leech found herself in a NASA research center, building presentations on the spread of invasive tree species across the state of Utah.
It was less a typical research gig than a crash course in building and communicating data on the ground. In a small cohort at a NASA research center, more PR
FSU Museum of Fine Arts opens new performance exhibition exploring work of father, daughter (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 18 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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FSU Museum of Fine Arts opens new performance exhibition exploring work of father, daughter
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The Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts (MoFA) will present "Floating Metal: UNDERcurrents In My Father's Garden" beginning Aug. 27, an immersive performance exhibition bringing together the work of two artists and FSU faculty members, father and daughter Ed Love and nia love.
Conceived by School of Dance Professor and Guggenheim-winning choreograph more PR
Furman University launches The Furman Network platform to connect students, alumni and professionals (10)
GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Aug. 18 -- Furman University posted the following news:
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Furman University launches The Furman Network platform to connect students, alumni and professionals
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A Furman University education has always been built on relationships - with professors, mentors, advisors and the alumni who came before. Now, the university is making those connections easier to find and easier to keep.
Furman has launched The Furman Network, a private networking platform that links current students with alumni, faculty and staff, p more PR
Gen Alpha and Gen Z trust parents, faith leaders more than social media and digital content for religion and spiritual matters (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 18 -- The University of California posted the following news release:
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Gen Alpha and Gen Z trust parents, faith leaders more than social media and digital content for religion and spiritual matters
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Key takeaways
* The adolescents surveyed are consuming digital content that supports their faith or spirituality but continue to turn to parents and religious leaders as their most trusted sources for religious and spiritual guidance -in person and in spaces where they feel safe.
* 97% of religious respond more PR
Going Greene, heading to Brown: NIH F31 fellowship recipient begins postdoctoral journey (10)
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The University of North Texas Health Fort Worth posted the following news:
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Going Greene, heading to Brown: NIH F31 fellowship recipient begins postdoctoral journey
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Observation sparks the questions that shape a researcher's career and curiosity is the foundation. For Dr. Allison Greene, one observation became the foundation of years of studying alcohol use, the environmental factors that influence risky behaviors and the perceived norms surrounding substance use among young adults.
In May, Greene receiv more PR
Harvard Medical School: Pilots, Flight Attendants Have Greater Risk of Radiation-Related Cancer Death Than Other Professions (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news:
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Pilots, Flight Attendants Have Greater Risk of Radiation-Related Cancer Death Than Other Professions
Findings support efforts to protect U.S. aircrews from cosmic radiation exposure
By Katie Brace
Of more than 500 occupations in the United States, flight attendants and pilots have the highest and second-highest proportion of radiation-related cancer deaths, a new study has found.
The results support considering occupational radiation protect more PR
Harvard Undergraduates Immerse Themselves in Global Health Research and Community (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- Harvard University Global Health Institute posted the following news:
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Harvard Undergraduates Immerse Themselves in Global Health Research and Community
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This summer, nine Harvard undergraduates spent eight weeks immersed in global health research through the Harvard Global Health Institute's Summer Undergraduate Research in Global Health (SURGH) program, working with Harvard faculty, researchers, clinicians, and partner organizations across the Boston area.
The 2026 cohort explored global health more PR
Health Wanted: Autonomous Vehicles (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 18 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health posted the following news release:
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Health Wanted: Autonomous Vehicles
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#The Episode
When the Beatles said "baby you can drive my car," I don't know that they realized they'd one day be talking to a robot.
This week on Health Wanted, we're talking about autonomous vehicles' impact on health and safety and looking at the world of tomorrow! Today! We also talk to Yonah Freemark of the Urban Institute about what policy we should consider to make the technolo more PR
Higher Fluoride Levels in Public Drinking Water During Pregnancy May Be Linked to Differences in Children's Cognition Scores (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news:
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Higher Fluoride Levels in Public Drinking Water During Pregnancy May Be Linked to Differences in Children's Cognition Scores
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Pregnant mothers who lived in neighborhoods where public drinking water fluoride levels were near or above the current U.S. recommended levels tended to have children who scored lower on tests of fluid reasoning as fluoride levels increased, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health more PR
How do I survive my first year in college? Here's advice from Clarkies (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- Clark University posted the following news:
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How do I survive my first year in college? Here's advice from Clarkies
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#'Lean into the fact that Clark is a small school'
Starting college is exciting -and overwhelming. Most students are adjusting to a new city while being away from home for the first time and juggling classwork and social life. Students are thrown myriad opportunities and challenges: Make new friends, join a couple of clubs, explore Worcester, try local restaurants, network with peer more PR
How studying RNA regulation in the brain illuminates mysteries ranging from the birth of language to treating Parkinsons (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news:
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How studying RNA regulation in the brain illuminates mysteries ranging from the birth of language to treating Parkinsons
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When Robert Darnell, MD, PhD, was launching his research career more than thirty years ago, he became fascinated by paraneoplastic neurological disorders (PNDs), a group of syndromes so rare that most doctors had never heard of them. Patients with lung, ovarian, or breast cancer would suddenly show signs of severe brain disease. They would lose more PR
How to Transfer Your Doctoral Credits and Complete Your PhD (10)
YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, Aug. 18 -- Antioch University posted the following news:
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How to Transfer Your Doctoral Credits and Complete Your PhD
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Your Previous Efforts Matter
You invested years of your life into doctoral study-attending seminars, writing research papers, passing qualifying exams, maybe even drafting chapters of a dissertation. Then life interrupted. You stepped away, and now you're wondering: Do those credits still count?
The short answer is: Yes.
At Antioch University, we know that leaving a PhD program doesn't erase more PR
How Vanessa Chan is training Ph.D. engineers for real-world impact (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 18 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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How Vanessa Chan is training Ph.D. engineers for real-world impact
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Vanessa Chan, the Jonathan and Linda Brassington Practice Professor in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) and Penn Engineering's vice dean of innovation and entrepreneurship, is shaping a new kind of classroom. In her course, EAS5500: Applying Your Thesis to the Real World, Ph.D. students step beyond the lab and into the real-world ecosystems their research is meant more PR
Hunter Nursing Leader Elected Secretary of Preeminent Association on Aging (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, posted the following news:
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Hunter Nursing Leader Elected Secretary of Preeminent Association on Aging
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A Hunter College nursing leader has been elected secretary of the Gerontological Society of America, a national role that places her at the center of one of the most influential organizations advancing research, education, practice, and policy on aging.
Dr. Sherry Greenberg, who will assume the role on January 1, 2027 was elected by a mem more PR
Hunter Nursing Student Completes Prestigious Fellowship at Calvary Hospital (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, posted the following news:
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Hunter Nursing Student Completes Prestigious Fellowship at Calvary Hospital
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An undergraduate at the Hunter-Bellevue School of Nursing recently celebrated her graduation from a highly competitive summer fellowship at Calvary Hospital in The Bronx.
Althea Castro, who will graduate with a BSN in 2027, was part of the hospital's inaugural Flynn Fellowship Program and one of only two undergraduates selected for the c more PR
ICYMI: SUNY Chancellor King Op-Ed in the Buffalo News: 'Public Higher Education Invests in Democracy' (10)
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 18 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: SUNY Chancellor King Op-Ed in the Buffalo News: "Public Higher Education Invests in Democracy"
In an op-ed published by the Buffalo News, State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. describes how public higher education plays an integral role in instilling the value of civic service in students and bolstering democracy. Chancellor King underscores initiatives to expand opportunities for students to be engaged members of more PR
Inexpensive Reflective Tiles Pave the Way for Cost Effective Millimeter Wave Wireless Communications (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 18 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Inexpensive Reflective Tiles Pave the Way for Cost Effective Millimeter Wave Wireless Communications
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Key Takeaways
* Millimeter wave wireless channels can carry huge amounts of data wirelessly, but the waves are unable to pass through walls or other objects.
* UC San Diego electrical engineers created a cost-effective workaround to this path-obstruction problem.
* Inexpensive custom tiles can be used to reflect millimete more PR
Interdisciplinary lab broadens Auburn's space research capabilities (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Aug. 18 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news:
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Interdisciplinary lab broadens Auburn's space research capabilities
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Auburn University researchers are expanding the university's presence in the space sector.
The Auburn Space Technology and Research Applications (ASTRA) program, an interdisciplinary hub for satellite development and space systems engineering, brings together satellite design, spacecraft testing, ground station operations and space technology.
"My goal is to establish a more PR
Iowa State University Digital Ag Innovation Lab Launches Inaugural Combine University (10)
AMES, Iowa, Aug. 18 -- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news:
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Iowa State University Digital Ag Innovation Lab Launches Inaugural Combine University
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AMES, Iowa - The Iowa State University Digital Ag Innovation Lab, in collaboration with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will host the inaugural Combine University, a new hands-on educational program designed to help operators, producers and agricultural professionals maximize harvest performance through practical education more PR
Ivy Tech Named Best Indiana Employer by Forbes (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 17 -- Ivy Tech Community College posted the following news:
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Ivy Tech Named Best Indiana Employer by Forbes
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INDIANAPOLIS -Forbes has named Ivy Tech Community College among the best employers in Indiana for the fifth year in a row. The College was included in the 2026 America's Best In-State Employers list for its commitment to fostering a successful workplace for its 7,000 faculty and staff across Indiana.
"As Indiana's workforce engine, Ivy Tech's mission is to deliver high-quality learning experiences t more PR
Jen Daum MPA '12 Returns to Princeton SPIA to Lead Admissions, Career Development, and Alumni Affairs (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news:
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Jen Daum MPA '12 Returns to Princeton SPIA to Lead Admissions, Career Development, and Alumni Affairs
By Tom Durso
Jennifer A. Daum MPA '12, a senior leader with extensive experience managing large-scale humanitarian and development programs and operations in the United States, Latin America, and Africa, has been named associate dean of admissions, career development, and alumni affairs at the Princeton School o more PR
Johns Hopkins Researchers Partner With Toyota to Accelerate New Battery Discovery (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 19 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news:
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Johns Hopkins researchers partner with Toyota to accelerate new battery discovery
The research team is using AI to test and develop fluoride-ion batteries, a promising and safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries
By Wick Eisenberg
Lithium-ion batteries are the most common batteries used widely in everything from consumer electronics to scooters and cars. However, such batteries are highly flammable. A team from Johns Hopkins University and the Toyot more PR
Johns Hopkins: Case Study - Public Health Student Turns Experience Into Innovation (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 19 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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Case Study: Public Health Student Turns Experience Into Innovation
Tommy Li saw a gap in the public health sector and launched BioBuild to address it.
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Before Tommy Li, ScM '26, launched BioBuild, an AI-enabled bioinformatics company, he gathered experience in the innovation sector from opportunities he encountered at the Bloomberg School.
Tommy Li, ScM '26, graduated from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School more PR
Johns Hopkins: Healthcare Access Out of Reach for Many Older, Noncitizen Immigrants (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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Healthcare Access Out of Reach for Many Older, Noncitizen Immigrants
Nearly one-quarter report lacking health insurance, and insurance options will narrow with new federal policies
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Older immigrants in the United States--particularly those who are not U.S. citizens--are more likely to report facing greater barriers to healthcare than U.S. citizens according to a study from researchers at the Johns Ho more PR
Joint Study Details Surface Water Movement, Measurement Need Throughout Sevier River Basin (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 18 (TNSrep) -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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Joint Study Details Surface Water Movement, Measurement Need Throughout Sevier River Basin
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Researchers at Utah State University recently completed a gap analysis report on water measurement infrastructure in Utah's Sevier River Basin in collaboration with the Utah Division of Water Rights.
The report, titled "Measurement Infrastructure Gap Analysis in Utah's Sevier River Basin," details existing gage status and identifies new locations where additiona more PR
Kathryn McGarry - University Scholar Award 2026 (10)
WAUSAU, Wisconsin, Aug. 18 -- The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point posted the following news release:
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Kathryn McGarry - University Scholar Award 2026
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Associate Professor, Kathryn McGarry, chemistry, is proud of the confidence developed in the students she invites into research and the communal spirit they build together in her lab. In her own time as a graduate student immersed in materials research, McGarry grew passionate about her discoveries.
She brought her curiosity to her role teaching in the Department of Chemistry and more PR
KU Libraries opens 'Ad Astra: A Kansas Story Written in the Stars' exhibition (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 18 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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KU Libraries opens 'Ad Astra: A Kansas Story Written in the Stars' exhibition
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LAWRENCE -In January 1986, after six failed launch attempts on Space Shuttle mission STS-61C, University of Kansas alumnus and NASA astronaut Steve Hawley decided drastic measures were in order. Joking that he was the problem, Hawley donned a Groucho Marx disguise -the glasses, the nose, the mustache -to fool the orbiter into finally letting the crew fly.
The disguise worked more PR
Last common ancestor, no matter its feet, could have been a vertical climber (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 17 -- Ohio State University posted the following news:
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Last common ancestor, no matter its feet, could have been a vertical climber
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New research suggests that no matter what we eventually determine the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees to be, we'll learn it was a primate that climbed trees.
Humans and chimpanzees began their separate evolutionary paths between 6 and 7 million years ago when they split from the last common ancestor (LCA) they shared. Debate about the LCA hinges in part on the tree- more PR
Life in the deep Atlantic depends on the Labrador Sea (10)
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 17 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news:
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Life in the deep Atlantic depends on the Labrador Sea
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By Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle
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Researchers have pinpointed the source of oxygen that sustains deep sea life in the North Atlantic Ocean: the churning waters in the Labrador Sea.
The study, published in Nature Geoscience on Aug. 17, gives heightened significance to the Labrador Sea, sandwiched between Gre more PR
Locke Endowment to Expand Opportunities for Kinesiology Students, Faculty (10)
STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Aug. 18 -- Tarleton State University posted the following news:
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Locke Endowment to Expand Opportunities for Kinesiology Students, Faculty
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STEPHENVILLE, Texas -Jimmy and Denise Locke have committed $500,000 through a planned gift to establish an endowment that will create lasting opportunities for students and faculty in Tarleton State University's College of Kinesiology and Sport Science.
The Jimmy and Denise Locke Excellence Endowment for Kinesiology and Sports Science will give college leadership the flexibil more PR
Loewen begins serving as Center of Mennonite Brethren Studies Director (10)
HILLSBORO, Kansas, Aug. 17 -- Tabor College issued the following news:
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Loewen begins serving as Center of Mennonite Brethren Studies Director
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HILLSBORO, Kan.-Ryan Loewen, Ph.D. Candidate (g'14) has begun serving as the director of the Center of Mennonite Brethren Studies (CMBS) at Tabor College. After two years as a visiting professor on campus, Loewen was named assistant professor of theology ahead of the 2021-22 academic year. His appointment as CMBS director began on Aug. 1.
"I am deeply honored to be named the next CMBS direct more PR
Loma Linda University Health is the first in the Inland Empire to offer robotic HIFU for prostate cancer (10)
LOMA LINDA, California, Aug. 18 -- Loma Linda University Health issued the following news:
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Loma Linda University Health is the first in the Inland Empire to offer robotic HIFU for prostate cancer
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Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) is the first provider in the Inland Empire to offer robotic High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), bringing an innovative, minimally invasive treatment option for men diagnosed with localized prostate cancer.
Using the advanced Focal One(r) robotic HIFU system, physicians can precisely target and dest more PR
LSU New Orleans and University of Innsbruck Mark 50 Years of Transatlantic Partnership With Weeklong Celebration in Austria (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 18 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release:
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LSU New Orleans and University of Innsbruck Mark 50 Years of Transatlantic Partnership with Weeklong Celebration in Austria
LSU New Orleans joined the University of Innsbruck in Austria to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the LSU New Orleans-Innsbruck International Summer School, one of the longest-running transatlantic academic partnerships of its kind. The milestone also marked 30 years of the Sister City partnership between New Orlea more PR
Marshall professor's research highlighted in leading astrophysics journal (10)
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Aug. 18 -- Marshall University posted the following news release:
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Marshall professor's research highlighted in leading astrophysics journal
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Dr. Maria C. Babiuc Hamilton, a professor of physics in Marshall University's College of Science, has teamed up with Dr. Axel Gross of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and student Owen Odney of Purdue University to conduct research that has been published by The Astrophysical Journal. It can be found here.
The publication is among the most prestigious peer-reviewed more PR
Mathematical framework connects biological principles to manufacturable, adaptive materials (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Mathematical framework connects biological principles to manufacturable, adaptive materials
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The scales of a pine cone open in low humidity to scatter seeds, but close in damp conditions to protect seeds from moisture. An artificial material with the same behavior could be useful in applications like moisture-responsive shingles for passive cooling.
MIT researchers have now developed a system that simplifies the process of desig more PR
Mavericks kick off fall semester at SuccessU Block Party (10)
ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release:
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Mavericks kick off fall semester at SuccessU Block Party
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The event helps incoming students prepare academically and acclimate to UTA's massive campus. (UTA)
Scores of students crossed campus Friday evening, walking past the University Center, Arlington Hall, and Spaniolo Drive toward College Park Center for the first big campuswide event since move-in: the SuccessU Block Party.
Inside the CPC, much-appreciated air conditioning more PR
Michigan Medicine: How a Common Virus's Hijack of Cell Repair Processes May Promote Cancer (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release:
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How a common virus's hijack of cell repair processes may promote cancer
A deeper look into how Epstein-Barr virus' reactivates from latent infection
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Most people will become infected with Epstein-Barr virus, or EBV, at some point in their lives.
In addition to being an extremely common herpes virus, EBV persists in its host for life as a "quiet" or latent infection.
While EBV inf more PR
Michigan Medicine: Rethinking Care - How 'De-implementation' Can Improve Quality and Reduce Burnout (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following transcript of a podcast involving Eve Kerr, professor and division chief of general medicine:
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Rethinking care: How 'de-implementation' can improve quality and reduce burnout
A discussion of reducing low-value practices to streamline healthcare systems and support clinician well-being
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In this episode of Well-Being at Michigan Medicine with Dr. Elizabeth Harry, Dr. Eve Kerr explores the concept of de-impl more PR
Minnesota Carlson Launches Professional MBA Program (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 18 -- The University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management issued the following news:
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Minnesota Carlson Launches Professional MBA Program
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In January 2027, Minnesota Carlson will launch its new Professional MBA program, a redesign and merger of the school's Online MBA and Part-Time MBA programs that maintains flexibility for working professionals while equipping them with today's in-demand business skills.
To inform the extensive program update, a committee analyzed student input, market and employer more PR
MIT engineers connect bacteria to create living transistors (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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MIT engineers connect bacteria to create living transistors
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MIT researchers have engineered bacteria that can function as transistors, allowing the team to create living "circuit boards" that can be printed onto a growth medium in a Petri dish.
In electrical circuits, transistors function as switches that can turn current on or off. In the biological circuits that the researchers have created, bacterial switches control the fl more PR
Mohammed Meysami: Using mathematics to build more trustworthy AI (10)
TULSA, Oklahoma, Aug. 18 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news:
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Mohammed Meysami: Using mathematics to build more trustworthy AI
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New UTulsa faculty member Mohammed Meysami uses mathematics to make artificial intelligence more trustworthy and reliable. While AI can analyze data and answer questions quickly, it often does not explain how it reaches its conclusions or how confident it is in its answers. Meysami is creating mathematical frameworks that allow AI to estimate and report its level of confidence, helping users more PR
Mohammed Meysami: Using mathematics to build more trustworthy AI (10)
TULSA, Oklahoma, Aug. 18 -- The University of Tulsa College of Engineering and Computer Science posted the following news:
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Mohammed Meysami: Using mathematics to build more trustworthy AI
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New UTulsa faculty member Mohammed Meysami uses mathematics to make artificial intelligence more trustworthy and reliable. While AI can analyze data and answer questions quickly, it often does not explain how it reaches its conclusions or how confident it is in its answers. Meysami is creating mathematical frameworks that allow AI to estimate and r more PR
Montana State researchers reconstruct environmental history of Yellowstone's geyser basins (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 17 -- Montana State University issued the following news:
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Montana State researchers reconstruct environmental history of Yellowstone's geyser basins
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BOZEMAN - A study led by a Montana State University research professor reveals how climate and hydrothermal activity have shaped the vegetation, wildfire and aquatic ecosystem history of the Yellowstone Plateau over the past 15,000 years.
The results of the National Science Foundation-funded project were published this week in the journal Proceedings of the Natio more PR
MPH student unravels complexities of public health at Fairfax County Health Department internship (10)
FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 17 -- The George Mason University College of Public Health posted the following news:
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MPH student unravels complexities of public health at Fairfax County Health Department internship
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Daniel Serruya, MPH student, combines his nutrition, community health, and health policy experience during his MPH practicum.
How do vending machines and health policies influence each other? Daniel Serruya explored that question during his Master of Public Health practicum with the Fairfax County Health Department's Fairfax F more PR
N.C. A&T's Honors College Hosts 2026 Honda STEM Summer Camp on Biotechnology, Data Science (10)
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 18 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news:
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N.C. A&T's Honors College Hosts 2026 Honda STEM Summer Camp on Biotechnology, Data Science
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EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Aug. 18, 2026) -Twenty-nine students participated in the inaugural 2026 Honda STEM Summer Camp at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, gaining hands-on experience in biotechnology, data science, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
Hosted by The Honors College, more PR
N.C. State, New York Power Authority and EPRI Demonstrate Solid State Transformer Success Under Real World Conditions (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 18 -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:
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NC State, New York Power Authority and EPRI Demonstrate Solid State Transformer Success Under Real World Conditions
North Carolina State University, in collaboration with the New York Power Authority (NYPA) and EPRI, has designed and tested a high-efficiency solid state transformer (SST) capable of handling up to 1 MW of power under real-world conditions. Supported by NYPA and demonstrated at EPRI's laboratory in Lenox, Mass., the sys more PR
Nebraska U Becomes Partner in National Homelessness Prevention Initiative (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 19 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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Nebraska U becomes partner in national homelessness prevention initiative
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center on Children, Families and the Law is joining Right at Home, a national initiative to stop homelessness before it starts.
As one of 10 partner communities, the center will work with Destination: Home and a coalition of national organizations to build a Nebraska homelessness prevention system modeled on Destination: Home's nationally reco more PR
New framework developed for treating liver cancer (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release:
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New framework developed for treating liver cancer
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DALLAS - Aug. 17, 2026 - A multidisciplinary team co-led by Amit Singal, M.D., Chief of Hepatology and Director of the Liver Tumor Program in the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has developed new treatment recommendations for liver cancer that incorporate the latest research and an expanding range of therapeutic options. The cons more PR
New York Medical College: Dr. Julie Di Martino Awarded Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research Grant (10)
VALHALLA, New York, Aug. 19 -- New York Medical College issued the following news:
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Dr. Julie Di Martino Awarded Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research Grant
The $442,502 Grant Will Support Dr. Di Martino's Research on Breast Cancer Dormancy
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Julie Di Martino, Ph.D., assistant professor of cell and molecular physiology at New York Medical College, is one of just six recipients worldwide of a 2026 Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research Grant to advance her research into breast cancer dormancy.
"I am deeply honored to receive suppo more PR
New York Medical College: GLP-1 Use Associated With Better Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer (10)
VALHALLA, New York, Aug. 19 -- New York Medical College issued the following news:
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GLP-1 Use Associated with Better Outcomes in Colorectal Cancer
NYMC Residents Reported Lower Mortality and Fewer Complications Among Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Taking GLP-1 Medications
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Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer using GLP-1 medications had a lower mortality rate compared to those not taking GLP-1s, according to a study by New York Medical College (NYMC) residents that was presented at the American Society of Clinical O more PR
New York Medical College: Medical Student Aubrey Sperling Johnson Awarded Prestigious AOA Research Fellowship (10)
VALHALLA, New York, Aug. 19 -- New York Medical College issued the following news:
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Medical Student Aubrey Sperling Johnson Awarded Prestigious AOA Research Fellowship
The Fellowship Will Support Johnson's Research on the Role of Neuroinflammation in the Development of Alzheimer's Disease
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Aubrey Sperling Johnson, School of Medicine Class of 2028, has been awarded the prestigious Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship from Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the national medical honor society, to support her research on Alzheimer's dise more PR
New York Medical College: Minimally Invasive Procedure Halves Risk of Recurrent Brain Bleeds (10)
VALHALLA, New York, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- New York Medical College issued the following news:
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Minimally Invasive Procedure Halves Risk of Recurrent Brain Bleeds
Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization Cuts Treatment Failure by 47 Percent Compared to Standard Care Alone
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Middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE), a minimally invasive procedure, significantly reduces recurrence and reoperation rates in patients with chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH), one of the most common neurosurgical conditions affecting older adults, according to a ne more PR
Newberry College Begins 170th Academic Year With Record Enrollment (10)
NEWBERRY, South Carolina, Aug. 18 -- Newberry College posted the following news:
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Newberry College Begins 170th Academic Year With Record Enrollment
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Growth in online and graduate enrollment and expanded academic offerings help push estimated enrollment to 1,752 students
NEWBERRY, S.C. -Aug. 18, 2026 -Bolstered by a substantial increase in online and graduate students, Newberry College begins its 170th academic year with a record estimated enrollment of 1,752 students, continuing the College's recent momentum and growth.
The new enr more PR
NJIT's Atam Dhawan to Receive 2026 Catalyst Award (10)
NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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NJIT's Atam Dhawan to Receive 2026 Catalyst Award
Atam P. Dhawan, New Jersey Institute of Technology's chief strategic innovation officer and senior vice provost for research, will receive the Research & Development Council of New Jersey's 2026 Catalyst Award for his contributions to strengthening the state's innovation ecosystem.
Dhawan will be honored Nov. 19 during the 47th Annual Edison Patent Awards Ceremony and Reception at Bell Work more PR
Notre Dame announces inaugural Arts Biennial featuring prominent artists from around the world (10)
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 18 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news:
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Notre Dame announces inaugural Arts Biennial featuring prominent artists from around the world
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The inaugural Notre Dame Arts Biennial, which runs January through June 2027, will feature more than 100 public events, including exhibitions, performances, community workshops, and guest artists slated to visit the South Bend area for a six-month festival of visual, literary, spatial, and performing arts. Most events are free to attend.
The biennial-t more PR
Nova Southeastern University Appoints Kelley Shanley Executive Vice President for University Engagement and External Affairs (10)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, Aug. 18 -- Nova Southeastern University issued the following news release:
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Nova Southeastern University Appoints Kelley Shanley Executive Vice President for University Engagement and External Affairs
Kelley Shanley, formerly the vice president for institutional foresight and government relations at Nova Southeastern University (NSU), has been appointed NSU's new executive vice president for university engagement and external affairs and the president's advisor for institutional foresight.
Shanley will continu more PR
NUtech Ventures Starts Fund to Bridge Gap Between Innovation and Impact (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 19 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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NUtech Ventures starts fund to bridge gap between innovation and impact
By Jeewan Jyot, NUtech Ventures
NUtech Ventures is launching the Innovation Advancement Fund, a proof-of-concept funding program designed to help move promising university research from the laboratory toward commercialization.
The Innovation Advancement Fund supports researchers in generating evidence to propel their innovations toward licensing, startup creation, practical appli more PR
Oklahoma State: MAE Research Explores How Surface Geometry Influences Vortex Flows (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Aug. 18 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news:
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MAE research explores how surface geometry influences vortex flows
Vortices are a fundamental feature of fluid motion and appear across a wide range of natural and engineered systems. They influence how fluids mix, how heat and momentum are transported, and how aerodynamic and hydrodynamic forces are generated.
A long-standing question in fluid mechanics is how vortices interact with solid surfaces. Much of the existing understanding comes from studi more PR
On the hunt for Rhode Island's rare plants: Summer program sends budding botanists into the field (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 17 -- Brown University posted the following news:
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On the hunt for Rhode Island's rare plants: Summer program sends budding botanists into the field
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -The students were not lost -but given the cryptic, outdated directions that had guided them, they had ventured far beyond the GPS point they targeted.
As part of a plant census-taking project, Brown University rising sophomores Avinav Cariens and Klara Zietlow were on the hunt for a specific rare plant at a nature prese more PR
OU's Lowry Center partners with Oakland Schools to offer Great Start Readiness Program (10)
ROCHESTER, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- Oakland University posted the following news:
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OU's Lowry Center partners with Oakland Schools to offer Great Start Readiness Program
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Oakland University's Lowry Center for Early Childhood Education is partnering with Oakland Schools to implement a Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) classroom for the 2026-27 program year, expanding access to no-cost pre-K for eligible four-year-olds in the surrounding community.
GSRP is Michigan's free pre-K program for eligible four-year-olds. Through hands-on lear more PR
Patent No. 50: Reuben Burch Brings Inventor's Approach to Texas Christian University Research (10)
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 19 -- Texas Christian University issued the following news:
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Patent No. 50: Reuben Burch Brings Inventor's Approach to TCU Research
Your doorbell rings.
The FedEx Express courier stands there, package in one hand, a rugged handheld computer in the other.
You sign with a swipe of your finger.
Millions of people have repeated this moment. Millions still do.
What most people don't know is that this everyday interaction was based on research done by Reuben F. Burch V, Texas Christian University's vice provost more PR
Penn State Altoona Professor Wins Prize for Spanish Flu Article (10)
ALTOONA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 19 -- Pennsylvania State University at Altoona posted the following news:
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Penn State Altoona professor wins prize for Spanish flu article
John Eicher, associate professor of history at Penn State Altoona, won the triennial Charles R. Bailey Memorial Prize from the New York State Association of European Historians for his article "A Provincial Pandemic: European Ignorance of the 1918 'Spanish' Influenza as a Shared Event," published in Contemporary European History.
The competition drew more than 50 submissi more PR
Penn State doctoral student earns Corning honor for research into stronger glass (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Penn State doctoral student earns Corning honor for research into stronger glass
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Glass may look uniform, but some of the strongest and most useful glass materials contain carefully controlled crystals. Their size, number and arrangement can determine whether a material is strong enough for a smartphone screen, transparent enough for an optical device or durable enough for a dental crown.
Scientists still have di more PR
PG&E Corporation Foundation Awards $50,000 in Scholarship Support to San Jose State University's Department of Meteorology and Climate Science (10)
SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 19 -- San Jose State University issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2026:
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PG&E Corporation Foundation Awards $50,000 in Scholarship Support to San Jose State University's Department of Meteorology and Climate Science
The San Jose State University College of Science announced today that the PG&E Corporation Foundation has awarded a gift to provide scholarships for students in the Department of Meteorology and Climate Science (MetCS). The funding will help talented students pursue degrees in one of the few st more PR
Piedmont Colleges Launch Collaborative Wildlife Tracking Effort to Map Migratory Birds (10)
SALISBURY, North Carolina, Aug. 18 -- Catawba College posted the following news:
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Piedmont Colleges Launch Collaborative Wildlife Tracking Effort to Map Migratory Birds
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A new collaboration between Catawba College, Davidson College, and Queens University is bringing the secret migrations of birds into focus.
Led by Joe Poston, professor of biology at Catawba College, Nicole M. Baran, professor of biology at Davidson College, and Jeff Thomas, professor of biology at Queens University, the project expands the reach of Motus, an intern more PR
Preserving and Pickling Beets: Safe, Simple Ways to Enjoy Beets Year-Round (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news:
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Preserving and Pickling Beets: Safe, Simple Ways to Enjoy Beets Year-Round
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Michigan Fresh grown beets are available from mid-summer to late fall. Whether you choose to purchase beets at a local farmers market or grow beets in your garden, they are a great source of vitamins and minerals. Michigan State University Extension recommends you wash your hands before handling any fresh produce and rinse the b more PR
President Kelly: "We will innovate, excel, and thrive" (10)
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- Christopher Newport University issued the following news:
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President Kelly: "We will innovate, excel, and thrive"
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As prepared for delivery in the Diamonstein Concert Hall at the Ferguson Center for the Arts on August 18, 2026
Good morning Captains and welcome to all of our friends and supporters who have taken the time to join us this morning.
Bruce - Thank you for welcoming all of us to your on-campus home and congratulations to all of our winners this morning!
As I begin my fourth year at Chris more PR
President's Book Club Ponders Poetry As a Way Through Love and Loss (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 18 -- Trinity University posted the following news:
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President's Book Club Ponders Poetry As a Way Through Love and Loss
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Trinity University President Vanessa B. Beasley brought faculty and staff together to discuss poetry professor Jenny Browne's forthcoming collection, I Am Trying to Love the Whole World, as the President's Book Club summer selection. Browne's poems explore love, loss and uncertainty, highlighting how poetry can help people navigate difficult experiences and find new possibilities.
The firs more PR
Princeton Review ranks Elon among nation's best in 15 categories, including 'Best Classroom Experience' (10)
ELON, North Carolina, Aug. 18 -- Elon University posted the following news release:
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Princeton Review ranks Elon among nation's best in 15 categories, including 'Best Classroom Experience'
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By University Communications, staff
August 18, 2026
The 2027 edition of "The Best 392 Colleges" ranks Elon University among the nation's best in multiple categories, including #1 Best College Theater and #4 Best Classroom Experience.
The Princeton Review has again featured Elon University in a popular college guide that annually recognizes excel more PR
Psychiatrist Naama Hegenbarth, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Psychiatry (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 18 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:
Psychiatrist Naama Hegenbarth, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Psychiatry
Psychiatrist Naama Hegenbarth, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the College of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry.
Hegenbarth graduated from Albert-Szent-Gyorgyi Medical School in Szeged, Hungary, in 2012.
She completed a residency at Asklepios Westklinikum in Hamburg, Germany, where sh more PR
Psychology Professor Selected as 2026-27 STEM-NET Faculty Fellow (10)
TURLOCK, California, Aug. 18 -- California State University Stanislaus posted the following news:
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Psychology Professor Selected as 2026-27 STEM-NET Faculty Fellow
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Esteban Montenegro, an associate professor of psychology at Stanislaus State's Stockton Campus, has been selected as one of 11 California State University STEM-NET Faculty Fellows for 2026-27.
His appointment began July 1, 2026, and continues through June 30, 2027. The fellowship includes a $5,000 summer stipend and three units of reassigned teaching time per semester in more PR
Purdue joins national pilot program giving PhD students industry research experience (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 18 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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Purdue joins national pilot program giving PhD students industry research experience
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Purdue University is part of the University-Industry Demonstration Partnership's (UIDP) national pilot initiative called the Industry-Integrated PhD (I-PhD) Scholars Program. It is supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships.
The goal of I-PhD is to strengthen doctoral edu more PR
Q&A: How does public sentiment on the economy affect hedge fund returns? (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 18 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Q&A: How does public sentiment on the economy affect hedge fund returns?
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Economists have long used measures of public sentiment around the economy to forecast a wide range of key financial outcomes, like consumer spending and gross domestic product growth. Now, researchers at Penn State, Florida International University, University of Cincinnati and California State University, Fresno, have used an artificial inte more PR
Q&A: NSF CAREER Award to reinvent modern operating system design and education (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 17 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Q&A: NSF CAREER Award to reinvent modern operating system design and education
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Ruslan Nikolaev, assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Penn State, has been awarded a five-year, $656,226 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for his project, "Comprehensive approaches to designing systems with higher performance, scalability, and security." The pro more PR
Q&A: Rethinking how innovation happens (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Q&A: Rethinking how innovation happens
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Innovation is a concept that has become mythologized in the modern era: what it is, how to manage it, how to teach it, and how to get it to work for us. Despite these explorations, it remains fundamentally misunderstood, writes Eugene Fitzgerald, the Merton C. Flemings SMA Professor in MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, in his latest book, "The Invisible Engine: Why Inno more PR
Read More about Diving into reproductive microbiology (10)
AMES, Iowa, Aug. 18 -- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news:
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Read More about Diving into reproductive microbiology
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by Madelyn Ostendorf
Lucille Jonas did not set out to become a microbiologist. In fact, she arrived at Iowa State University with a very different goal in mind: to become a veterinarian. A general microbiology course in her first year shifted that trajectory and set her on a path toward graduate research examining a little-understood aspect of animal biology.
"I foun more PR
REJECTED: Stockton Adds New Business Certificates, Transfer Options (10)
GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Aug. 18 -- Stockton University posted the following news:
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Stockton Adds New Business Certificates, Transfer Options
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Galloway, N.J. -Stockton University announced this week that it will offer several new academic options beginning this fall, including new certificates in entrepreneurship and business management fundamentals in hospitality to meet the growing demand from students and the community.
Both certificates are in the School of Business but open to all students regardless of their major. The Entrepreneu more PR
Renovated Archives Open New Opportunities for Student Research at John Carroll (10)
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio, Aug. 17 -- John Carroll University posted the following news:
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Renovated Archives Open New Opportunities for Student Research at John Carroll
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In a collection of 35-millimeter slides stored in the John Carroll University Archives are images of an unlikely research destination: Antarctica.
The photographs document a 1958 Antarctic research expedition led by John Carroll faculty, capturing researchers at work alongside images of penguins, seals, and the Antarctic landscape. For Grace Pierce, Special Collection more PR
Research helps NYC students aim higher in public high school applications (10)
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Research helps NYC students aim higher in public high school applications
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Many New York City eighth-graders - particularly those from underserved communities - aren't applying to academically competitive high schools where they could succeed, according to new Cornell research.
In partnership with New York City Public Schools (NYCPS), the research team is putting its findings into practice to help combat the phenomenon, known as "undermatching."
New York Cit more PR
Researchers in various studies looking for participants (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 18 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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Researchers in various studies looking for participants
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Here is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants.
#Study to understand associations between rural food environments and microbial cysteine metabolism as risk factors for early onset colorectal cancer
Researchers in the Department of Nutrition Science are conducting a study to learn more about bacteria and items we put in our mouths, like food and tobacco prod more PR
Resilience and Key Fellowship Help UNE Graduate Find Footing in Maine's Climate Economy (10)
BIDDEFORD, Maine, Aug. 19 -- The University of New England issued the following news:
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Resilience and key fellowship help UNE graduate find footing in Maine's climate economy
Sophie Piette came to the University of New England thinking businesses were the cause of the climate crisis. Now, after graduating in 2024 with a degree in marine affairs, she is being paid to help them be part of the solution -- and it took an unexpected layoff that tested her resolve and a lot of "showing up" to get there.
Today, Piette largely credits UNE's more PR
Robotic Ocean Glider Reveals Giant Phytoplankton Chains in the Mediterranean Sea (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 17 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Robotic Ocean Glider Reveals Giant Phytoplankton Chains in the Mediterranean Sea
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Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography in Marseille, France have discovered something surprising in the Mediterranean Sea: giant chains of phytoplankton.
To find them, Scripps biological oceanographer Mark Ohman, phytoplankton expert Karine Leblanc from Marseille, and SIO Vi more PR
Rutgers Issues Q&A: Mars Attacks - How Much Dust From the Red Planet Is Safe to Breathe? (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 19 -- Rutgers University issued the following Q&A on Aug. 18, 2026, involving Shaunna Morrison, professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in the School of Arts and Sciences:
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Mars Attacks: How Much Dust From the Red Planet Is Safe to Breathe?
A Rutgers mineralogist and planetary scientist helps NASA develop a limit for future astronauts
By Kitta MacPherson
NASA has released a report recommending an initial health standard for the Martian dust that astronauts could inhale during future more PR
Rutgers: Students Who View More Social Media Use More Products That Often Harbor Hormone-Disrupting Ingredients (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Students Who View More Social Media Use More Products That Often Harbor Hormone-Disrupting Ingredients
By Andrew Smith
Personal care products are among the largest everyday sources of exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, and high schoolers who follow social media influencers or watch beauty tutorials seem to use considerably more of them, according to Rutgers researchers.
In a Rutgers-led study published in the Journal of Exposure Scie more PR
San Jose State University: Researchers Respond to Technical Review of Moss Landing Battery Fire Study (10)
SAN JOSE, California, Aug. 19 -- San Jose State University issued the following news:
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Researchers Respond to Technical Review of Moss Landing Battery Fire Study
MOSS LANDING, Calif. -- A team of San Jose State-led researchers who studied the environmental effects of the January 2025 Moss Landing battery fire have issued a response to a technical review by Terraphase Engineering hired by Vistra, the owner of the facility. The response serves as a rebuttal to specific Terraphase findings, examining the scientific validity of several meth more PR
School of Engineering, Architecture, and Aviation Students Build Monumental Connections at OBAP's Historic 50th Annual Conference (10)
HAMPTON, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- Hampton University posted the following news:
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School of Engineering, Architecture, and Aviation Students Build Monumental Connections at OBAP's Historic 50th Annual Conference
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University's strong presence in Chicago connects aspiring aviation professionals with airlines, federal agencies and aerospace leaders
CHICAGO (Aug. 17, 2026) -Hampton University students strengthened their professional networks and explored career pathways across the aviation and aerospace industries during the Organization of B more PR
Scientists identify brain's brake that shuts off chronic pain (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 17 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news:
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Scientists identify brain's brake that shuts off chronic pain
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Deep at the base of the brain, a tiny cluster of nerve cells serves as the body's natural pain reliever, dialing down pain signals traveling up the spinal cord. But nerve damage can flip this system into a hyperactive engine for chronic pain.
Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have figured out why that switch flips and how to shut it off. T more PR
Seeing and believing (10)
KENT, Ohio, Aug. 18 -- Wright State University posted the following news:
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Seeing and believing
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Christina Davis '21 stopped by Professor Madhavi Kadakia's lab on the first floor of Diggs Laboratory during a campus visit in August, 2026. (Photo by Mike Burianek)
A person with true vision doesn't overlook the promise right in front of them. Christina Davis '21 has already proven that twice: first, when she chose to attend Wright State University, and now once again, as she explores soil for the next breakthrough in cancer treatment.
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Seeing Bare Norway Maples Already? Fungal Diseases Are Mostly to Blame (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry posted the following news:
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Seeing Bare Norway Maples Already? Fungal Diseases Are Mostly to Blame
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SYRACUSE, NY -Aug. 18, 2026 -A hallmark of Central New York is the fall foliage. This year, however, the Norway maples seem to have got a jump start on autumn, but not in a good way.
Most Norway maples in the Central New York landscape, especially the purple-leaved cultivars such as Crimson King and Queen, have few if any functional leav more PR
Six Eckerd College Students Spend the Summer Interning at One of the Nation's Leading Hospitals (10)
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Aug. 18 -- Eckerd College posted the following news:
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Six Eckerd College Students Spend the Summer Interning at One of the Nation's Leading Hospitals
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Eckerd-MGH interns during their final presentations. Left to right: Senior Project Coordinator Coleen Cunningham, Finn Topham '27, Maggie Tomaszewski '27, Kylee Roberts '27, Brady Schumaker '28, Allen Chen '27, Stephanie Wall-Perrogon '28 and Professor of Neurology Sue Slaugenhaupt '85 (P '20), Ph.D. Photo courtesy of Coleen Cunningham.
When Finn Topham graduat more PR
Six Gettysburg College Faculty Earn Honors for Mentorship, Teaching Excellence (10)
GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 19 -- Gettysburg College issued the following news:
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Six Gettysburg faculty earn honors for mentorship, teaching excellence
With passion and purpose, Gettysburg College professors remain committed to supporting students through mentorship and excellence in and out of the classroom.
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Inspiring and empowering students to Do Great Work are hallmarks of Gettysburg College's first-class faculty. During the Spring 2026 semester, six faculty members were recognized for mentorship and teaching excellence.
Lear more PR
Six UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff recognized with excellence awards (10)
EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, Aug. 18 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news:
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Six UW-Eau Claire faculty and staff recognized with excellence awards
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The 2026 excellence awards, sponsored each year by Markquart Motors, were presented to:
* Dr. Seungbin Oh, associate professor of accounting
* Brian Drollinger, director of risk management, safety and sustainability
* Dr. Pedro Sottile, professor and chair of accounting and finance
* Dr. Dorothy Chan, associate professor of English
* Nicole Owen, ac more PR
Small fixes, big savings (10)
ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 17 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release:
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Small fixes, big savings
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For South Dallas residents living on fixed incomes, an increase of a few hundred dollars a year in an elecrtic bill isn't pocket change. It can be the difference between paying for groceries and skipping meals.
A pilot project led by a University of Texas at Arlington researcher shows that a modest investment in weatherizing older homes can help close that gap. The project took about five years from init more PR
Smart Thinking, Less Drinking (10)
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Aug. 17 -- Christopher Newport University issued the following news:
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Smart Thinking, Less Drinking
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When Payten Gary arrived at CNU as a freshman, she knew neuroscience was her passion, but she did not know exactly how she could turn it into a career.
That quickly changed when she met Christopher Newport neuroscience professor Dr. James Bogenpohl. Among the topics his lab studies: the effect alcohol has on the brains of mice.
Gary, '28 Neuroscience, was enthralled with the research, and after working in Boge more PR
St. Thomas Aquinas College Launches New Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity (10)
SPARKILL, New York, Aug. 18 -- St. Thomas Aquinas College issued the following news:
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St. Thomas Aquinas College Launches New Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity
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St. Thomas Aquinas College is expanding its College of the Future initiative with the launch of a new Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity, an undergraduate program that prepares students to protect the d more PR
Stan State's Summer of Impact (10)
TURLOCK, California, Aug. 17 -- California State University Stanislaus posted the following news:
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Stan State's Summer of Impact
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Stanislaus State remained a hub of innovation, regional impact and community engagement this summer, drawing young learners, professionals and community members to campus while Warriors earned national honors and expanded opportunities across the region.
From youth camps and hands-on learning experiences to professional training, student achievement and new partnerships, the University's summer activities more PR
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies: When Heat Outpaces the Human Body - Warming, Aging World at Risk (10)
STANFORD, California, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies issued the following news:
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When Heat Outpaces the Human Body: A Warming, Aging World at Risk
As the climate warms, understanding where, when, and to what extent human heat tolerance limits will be breached has become increasingly important--particularly for the elderly.
Beth Duff-Brown
As global temperatures climb, a growing number of older adults are facing a point where their bodies simply can't keep up, a state that phy more PR
Studies find media literacy, social media use can predict trust in institutions, civic engagement (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 18 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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Studies find media literacy, social media use can predict trust in institutions, civic engagement
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LAWRENCE -New research from the University of Kansas has found the more media literate people are, the more they trust in institutions like government and nonprofits. Further, their social media habits can predict civic engagement.
Across two studies involving more than 1,300 adults in India, researchers examined internet use, media literacy, online behavi more PR
Summer Research Experiences Give Students Career-Building Boost (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 18 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Summer Research Experiences Give Students Career-Building Boost
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The academic rotunda at UConn Health was abuzz with activity on Summer Research Day, as attendees flooded the halls to hear poster presentations by undergraduate researchers.
Some 44 students ranging from first-year to rising seniors completed the Health Research Program (HRP), a 10-week, 360-hour research experience offered through UConn's Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR). A more PR
SUNY Board of Trustees and Chancellor King Announce Appointment of Dr. Michelle Coach as the Ninth President of SUNY Morrisville (10)
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 18 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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SUNY Board of Trustees and Chancellor King Announce Appointment of Dr. Michelle Coach as the Ninth President of SUNY Morrisville
Dr. Coach Currently Serves as Dean of the School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) at Connecticut State Community College
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The State University of New York Board of Trustees voted today to name Dr. Michelle Coach as the ninth president of SUNY Morrisville. Dr. Coach currently serves as more PR
SUNY Chancellor King Announces Simons Empire Faculty Fellows (10)
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 18 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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SUNY Chancellor King Announces Simons Empire Faculty Fellows
Established by the Simons Foundation and Simons Foundation International, the Program Will Support Tenure-Track Faculty Positions Across SUNY's Four University Centers
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State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced the inaugural class of Simons Empire Faculty Fellows in academic fields including neuroscience, mathematics, and physics. The fellowship s more PR
SUNY ESF's Center for Sustainable Materials Management Announces Staff Leadership Team to Guide Next Phase of Statewide Growth (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 18 -- The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry posted the following news:
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SUNY ESF's Center for Sustainable Materials Management Announces Staff Leadership Team to Guide Next Phase of Statewide Growth
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -Aug. 18, 2026 -The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry's (ESF) New York State Center for Sustainable Materials Management (CSMM) today announced a strengthened staff leadership team that positions the Center for continued statewide growth, innovation, a more PR
SUNY University at Albany Faculty to Explore AI, Quantum Tech and the Human Brain (10)
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 19 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news:
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New UAlbany Faculty to Explore AI, Quantum Tech and the Human Brain
UAlbany researchers are studying how to combine the enormous power of quantum computing with the unparalleled adaptability and energy-efficiency of the human brain thanks to a new endowment from the Simons Foundation to the State University of New York.
The endowment of UAlbany's Neuromorphic Quantum Computing Constellation will fund four Simons Empire Faculty Fellows -- two focused on n more PR
Supersonic whale calls and special relativity (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 18 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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Supersonic whale calls and special relativity
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Standing on the sandy, windswept shores of Provincetown, Massachusetts, people may find themselves squinting at the horizon, waiting for a whale to make its grand entrance with a spectacular breach.
On a good day, they might spot a couple. But for a more precise and consistent way to detect the presence of whales, oceanographers like John Spiesberger, a visiting scholar in the Department of more PR
Survey: Foulkes leads McKee in Governor's race, Reed holds strong Senate lead, other races remain uncertain (10)
NEWPORT, Rhode Island., Aug. 18 (TNSrep) -- Salve Regina University posted the following news:
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New Survey: Foulkes leads McKee in Governor's race, Reed holds strong Senate lead, other races remain uncertain
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Helena Foulkes (48%) leads incumbent Governor Dan McKee (28%) in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island governor, according to a new survey from Salve Regina University's Pell Center. The survey was directed by Pell Center Associate Director and Fellow Katie Sonder and fielded by Embold Research between August 3-11, 2026. It sur more PR
Susquehanna University Welcomes New Faculty in the Arts, Humanities, Sciences and Business (10)
SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 19 -- Susquehanna University posted the following news:
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Susquehanna welcomes new faculty in the arts, humanities, sciences and business
Susquehanna University has welcomed several new faculty members in the School of the Arts, School of Humanities, School of Natural & Social Sciences and the Sigmund Weis School of Business, all with strong backgrounds in teaching and research.
School of the Arts
Sean Ironman, assistant professor of creative writing, holds a doctorate in English with an emphasis in crea more PR
Sustainability commitments have serious consequences (10)
FAIRFAX, Virginia, Aug. 17 -- George Mason University issued the following news:
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Sustainability commitments have serious consequences
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Amid increasingly stiff competition for capital, one way for a business to stand out is to make strong social impact pledges.
For example, companies can voluntarily commit to environmental impact goals in hopes of attracting sustainability-minded investors and lowering cost of capital. However, it isn't easy to tell whether these commitments, in and of themselves, make a difference to the marketplac more PR
Tackling rare genetic disorders with patient-focused science (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Tackling rare genetic disorders with patient-focused science
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Shannon Knight attributes her interest in neuroscience to an experience she had in high school. She and her sister attended a medical day for students at the nearby University of Illinois Chicago. As they were on their way out of the event, they walked past a room with a person holding a brain.
"We stopped and backpedaled into the room, and I was so fascinated," says more PR
Taste the foods of Rosh Hashanah: Celebrate the Jewish New Year through food and tradition (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 18 -- The University of Iowa International Programs posted the following news:
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Taste the foods of Rosh Hashanah: Celebrate the Jewish New Year through food and tradition
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Food often serves as a bridge between culture, tradition, and community. On Sept. 10, the University of Iowa Anne Frank Initiative invites students, faculty, staff, and community members to celebrate the Jewish New Year through a special event highlighting the foods and customs of Rosh Hashanah.
Taste the Foods of Rosh Hashanah
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TB Preventive Treatment for People with HIV Shown Effective in Real-World Settings (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 17 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health posted the following news release:
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TB Preventive Treatment for People with HIV Shown Effective in Real-World Settings
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Tuberculosis (TB) is responsible for about a quarter of all AIDS deaths. In 2024, it was also the leading cause of death among people with HIV. This is despite TB being a preventable and curable disease.
Although clinical trials have shown the benefit of TB preventive treatment in people with HIV, implementation in program settings was slo more PR
Texas A&M Engineering: Using AI to Accelerate Nuclear Reactor Simulations (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 18 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Using AI to accelerate nuclear reactor simulations
High-fidelity nuclear reactor simulations can require substantial computing power, especially when conditions change over time, but machine learning could make these simulations faster while maintaining accuracy.
By Julianne Hodges, Contributor
Understanding how the physics of an active nuclear reactor behaves is crucial for safety, efficiency and the development of new tech more PR
Texas A&M Researchers Discover Extraordinary Immune Gene Diversity In Atlantic Herring (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 18 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release:
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Texas A&M Researchers Discover Extraordinary Immune Gene Diversity In Atlantic Herring
The discovery sheds light on the evolutionary battle between pathogens and one of the world's most abundant vertebrates.
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Atlantic herring travel in massive schools that can contain hundreds of millions -- and sometimes even billions -- of fish. While this abundance is characteristic for one of more PR
The 'fly' effect: Oles create an interactive exhibit on sound for young learners (10)
NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, Aug. 17 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news:
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The 'fly' effect: Oles create an interactive exhibit on sound for young learners
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This summer, visitors at the Great River Children's Museum can explore an interactive exhibit on animal sounds thanks to the work of a team of St. Olaf College students.
Wyatt Gurgel '28 and Mary Cate Pugh '27 worked alongside Associate Professor of Biology and Director of Neuroscience Norman Lee to bring the new Sound Seekers exhibit to life. A collaboration between St. Clou more PR
The Long Fuse: MTU Student Research Sparks Award-winning Community Service (10)
HOUGHTON, Michigan, Aug. 17 -- Michigan Technological University posted the following news release:
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The Long Fuse: MTU Student Research Sparks Award-winning Community Service
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Michigan Tech's EmpowerUP program is only five years old but has involved nearly 700 Huskies in community-engaged research. This year, the program received national recognition for its civic engagement and community service.
What started with two curious, caring and community-focused business students at Michigan Technological University has evolved into a mul more PR
The Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day returns to Michigan (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news:
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The Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day returns to Michigan
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Each year, the Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day moves to a different state in the Midwest. This year, the field day's 9th year, they are partnering with Michigan State University (MSU) Extension and holding the field day at the MSU Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center in Benton Harbor, Michigan, on Wednesday, Sept. 1 more PR
The robotic arm of the future starts at NAU (10)
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Aug. 17 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news:
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The robotic arm of the future starts at NAU
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Jackson Truitt started his research early and organically.
Now a Ph.D. student working on building a robotic arm to help children with cerebral palsy be more independent, his passion for the work started when he was growing up. His brother had muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy, so Truitt saw firsthand how people's lives were affected and the challenges they faced with these conditions.
When it came more PR
The Science of Inspiration: Dr. Melissa Hayes Honored for Impact on Students, Community (10)
GREENWOOD, South Carolina, Aug. 18 -- Lander University posted the following news:
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The Science of Inspiration: Dr. Melissa Hayes Honored for Impact on Students, Community
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Dr. Melissa Hayes, a Lander University associate professor, has found that teaching microbiology can't be confined to a laboratory. Often the lessons with the greatest impact are found in student research opportunities and in the greater Greenwood community and beyond.
For her teaching, research and service achievements, Hayes has been named the recipient of the p more PR
Two Beales Scholars from Southside Virginia Join Class of '30 (10)
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 18 -- William and Mary issued the following news:
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Two Beales Scholars from Southside Virginia Join Class of '30
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Among the impressive, bright-eyed students welcomed to the William & Mary Class of 2030 are two students who have been awarded the selective Harriett Pittard Beales Scholarship and Walter R. Beales III Scholarship for the 2026-2027 academic year.
These merit-based scholarships provide tuition assistance to first-year students from Southside Virginia and honor Harriett Pittard Beales '34 and he more PR
Two Gifts Kick Off Fundraising for New School-Specific Career Center (10)
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Aug. 18 -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health posted the following news:
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Two Gifts Kick Off Fundraising for New School-Specific Career Center
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Students in the School of Public Health cross the commencement stage equipped with cutting edge skills and a passion for helping people. But like so many young people right now, what they don't always cross with is a job, especially one that matches their ambitions. Thanks to a long-held goal from Dean Boris Lushniak and two transformative donations from more PR
UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute Hires Omair Ali, M.D., as Director of Outreach (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 18 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:
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UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute Hires Omair Ali, M.D., as Director of Outreach
Ophthalmologist Omair Ali, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute as the director of global and community outreach.
Ali will lead the institute's many outreach initiatives to save and restore sight to patients in need, including the "Gift of Sight" cataract progra more PR
UC Merced Researchers Launch Project to Bring Light-Tuning Materials to Central Valley Greenhouses (10)
MERCED, California, Aug. 18 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news:
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UC Merced Researchers Launch Project to Bring Light-Tuning Materials to Central Valley Greenhouses
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UC Merced researchers are launching a project that could change how Central Valley growers harness the sun's energy, using a family of light-active molecules developed at the university to design smarter agricultural greenhouses.
The Central Valley grows a significant share of the nation's food but does so under increasing pressure from heat more PR
UC-Irvine: Lifesaving Cancer Treatment Without Life-threatening Side Effects (10)
IRVINE, California, Aug. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release:
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Lifesaving cancer treatment without life-threatening side effects
UC Irvine researchers propose new target, repurposed drugs to make CAR T-cell therapy safer
* UC Irvine researchers highlight mitochondrial dysfunction as a promising target for reducing a serious neurological complication of CAR T-cell therapy in cancer patients.
* The study outlines how existing drugs could be repurposed as safer alternatives to stero more PR
UConn and Voyager Technologies Expand Partnership to Advance In-Space Research (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 18 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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UConn and Voyager Technologies Expand Partnership to Advance In-Space Research
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The University of Connecticut and Voyager Technologies are expanding their philanthropic partnership valued at more than $1 million, opening access to in-space research environments for UConn faculty and students. This partnership places UConn among a select group of institutions nationwide with the ability to conduct active research in space.
Through this partnershi more PR
UD starts new school year with experiential learning guarantee (10)
DAYTON, Ohio, Aug. 18 -- The University of Dayton posted the following news:
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UD starts new school year with experiential learning guarantee
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The University of Dayton will welcome more than 1,600 first-year students and more than 200 transfer and UD Sinclair Academy students this fall, introduce new academic programs and, for the first time, offer an experiential learning guarantee.
With the guarantee, every student will take part in hands-on learning through internships, co-ops, research, study abroad, service and more during their more PR
UIS announces six new faculty appointments for fall 2026 (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 17 -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus posted the following news:
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UIS announces six new faculty appointments for fall 2026
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The University of Illinois Springfield has announced six new full-time faculty appointments for fall 2026. These educators bring a diverse array of expertise and research interests to their respective fields, enhancing the university's commitment to academic excellence and innovation.
Nikki Baker joins UIS as a visiting instructor in the School of Communication and Media more PR
UK graduate researcher leads landmark methamphetamine treatment systematic review (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 18 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:
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UK graduate researcher leads landmark methamphetamine treatment systematic review
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Publishing a paper in a top-tier journal is a major accomplishment for faculty members. For first-year graduate students, it's almost unheard of.
Alexandra N. Johansen, a psychology Ph.D. student in the University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences, has done exactly that, serving as the lead author of a comprehensive systematic review recently published in Phar more PR
UK researchers explore new way to protect trees from invasive diseases (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 18 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:
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UK researchers explore new way to protect trees from invasive diseases
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A fungus that causes laurel wilt can kill a sassafras tree in just a few weeks, and it's a disease threatening sassafras in Kentucky and other members of the laurel family across the nation. Researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) are studying whether the fungus' own natural defenses could be used to stop it.
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UNC Health Launches UNC Health Ventures, Marking Next Phase of Strategic Investment Platform (10)
CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Aug. 19 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news on Aug. 18, 2026:
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UNC Health Launches UNC Health Ventures, Marking Next Phase of Strategic Investment Platform
New initiative builds on Rex Health Ventures' legacy to advance system-wide innovation, partnerships and long-term value.
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UNC Health today announced the rebranding of Rex Health Ventures and the launch of UNC Health Ventures, its corporate venture capital and strategic investment platform.
The platform bui more PR
UNF alum Luke Delaney will pilot NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station (10)
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Aug. 18 -- The University of North Florida posted the following news:
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UNF alum Luke Delaney will pilot NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station
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Luke Delaney remembers as a child watching the sky light up as a rocket took off from Cape Canaveral near his home in DeBary, Florida.
Those early days sparked a lifelong dream of spaceflight.
The University of North Florida alum will fulfill that childhood dream this September as pilot on NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 mission to the International Spa more PR
University of Colorado: Ask an Expert - Can Bees Help Scientists Measure Pollution in Urban Cities? (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 17 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news:
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Ask an Expert: Can Bees Help Scientists Measure Pollution in Urban Cities?
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One thing you probably don't think about when you encounter a honey bee is how that honey bee could be helping researchers at CU Denver monitor different pollutants along the Front Range.
However, it might be doing exactly that. Christy Briles, associate professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences in CU Denver's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, has more PR
University of Hawaii Maui College Receives $660K to Enhance AI, Cybersecurity Education (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 18 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
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UH Maui College receives $660K to enhance AI, cybersecurity education
To tackle a critical nationwide shortage of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) professionals, the University of Hawaii Maui College has secured a three-year, $441,645 National Science Foundation (NSF) award to launch a groundbreaking project: "CyberAI Innovation: AI-Enhanced Cyber Data Analytics Education."
Led by Principal Investigator Debasis Bhattacharya and Co-I more PR
University of Houston Students Continue Legacy of Participation in Fulbright U.S. Student Program (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 19 -- The University of Houston issued the following news:
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University of Houston Students Continue Legacy of Participation in Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Key Takeaways
* Eight University of Houston students and alumni earned prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards during its 80th anniversary year, raising the University's total to 82 recipients since 2018.
* The latest cohort highlights major firsts for UH, including Nine Abad securing the University's first Taiwan Debate Coach Grant and Maryam Mukht more PR
University of Illinois System Explores Quantum Links With Mexico (10)
URBANA, Illinois, Aug. 18 -- The University of Illinois System issued the following news:
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University of Illinois System explores quantum links with Mexico
By Alex Quigley
The University of Illinois System will link the architects of the rapidly developing quantum technology hub in Chicago with one of Mexico's leading quantum computing researchers during an Aug. 20 virtual event focused on accelerating cross-border innovation through partnership.
"Quantum Computing and Microelectronics Technology: Driving Innovation in Modern Industry more PR
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School: Study Reveals How Neutrophils Reach Infection Sites Without Damaging Healthy Tissue (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news:
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New study reveals how neutrophils reach infection sites without damaging healthy tissue
Findings suggest a potential target for treating inflammatory diseases
At a glance
* Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School and the University of Bath discovered how neutrophils are guided to infection sites without damaging healthy tissue.
* Neutrophils are the body's most abundant type of white blood cells and are a fir more PR
University of Michigan Board of Regents Names C. Cybele Raver as Choice for 17th President (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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U-M Board of Regents names C. Cybele Raver as choice for 17th president
The University of Michigan Board of Regents has announced C. Cybele Raver, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Vanderbilt University, as its choice to become the university's 17th president.
The board will hold a special meeting at 11 a.m. Sept. 1 to take a formal vote. Pending approval, Raver's appointment will take effect Dec. 1.
Raver is a nationally recognize more PR
University of Michigan: Beyond the Park Boundary - When Green Space Has Polluted Neighbors (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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Beyond the park boundary: When green space has polluted neighbors
More than half of U.S. public parks are within two miles of an active industrial facility that handles toxic chemicals, according to a new University of Michigan study.
About 80,000 such parks are listed on the federal Toxics Release Inventory. In addition, nearly 27,000 parks are close to a toxic waste site requiring emergency federal cleanup, known as a Superfund site. Of th more PR
University of Michigan: How Supermassive Black Holes Feed Themselves (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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How supermassive black holes feed themselves
An international research team using the JWST has found 'photographic evidence' that brings astronomers a step closer to solving a longstanding mystery about black holes
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An international research team, including an astronomer from the University of Michigan, have revealed how certain black holes manage to eat and grow while simultaneously flinging their food across galaxies.
"We've found this more PR
University of Michigan: Premium Customer, Quickest Service - Not So Fast, at Least in World of Agentic AI-driven Services (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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Premium customer, quickest service? Not so fast, at least in world of agentic AI-driven services
It's conventional wisdom in the business world: Premium customers get a pass to the front of the line. Think airports or amusement parks.
But new research from the University of Michigan finds the best approach--at least in the realm of data processing services--may be placing those big spenders in the "better-but-later" queue and completing the more PR
University of Michigan: Who Holds the Keys to Paradise - Residents of Puerto Rico Fear Being Displaced From Their Home (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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Who holds the keys to paradise? Residents of Puerto Rico fear being displaced from their home
Puerto Ricans are deeply concerned about displacement, rising housing costs and the future of land ownership across the archipelago, according to a new report from the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research.
The findings from a recent report from El Laboratorio Puertorriqueno de Opinion Publica (Puerto Rican Public Opinion Lab, or PR more PR
University of Nebraska: Nama Advances Software to Expand Ultrasound's Role in Medicine (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 19 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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Nama advances software to expand ultrasound's role in medicine
By Tiffany Lee, Research and Innovation
Ultrasound has long enabled doctors to peer inside the body and treat certain conditions without a scalpel. Now, researchers envision a next frontier of sound wave-based technologies for targeted drug delivery, blood clot dissolution, surgeries that spare healthy tissue and beyond.
But first, they must answer the longstanding question of how comple more PR
University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute: Terry Benzel Wants to Lead the IEEE Computer Society Through Computing's AI Inflection Point (10)
MARINA DEL REY, California, Aug. 18 -- The University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, a component of the Viterbi School of Engineering, issued the following news:
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Terry Benzel Wants to Lead the IEEE Computer Society Through Computing's AI Inflection Point
The USC cybersecurity leader and longtime volunteer is running for president-elect with a plan to bring more voices into the 370,000-member society as artificial intelligence reshapes computing
By Marc Ballon
Terry Benzel has spent decades developing trust in more PR
University of Virginia Researchers Take Malaria Expertise From the Lab to the Field (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news:
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UVA researchers take malaria expertise from the lab to the field
By Zeina Mohammed, spr2jm@virginia.edu
Earlier this summer, University of Virginia doctoral students spent three weeks in Angola, collaborating with institutions and researchers to mitigate the spread of malaria.
In May, Kwesi Forson, a biology doctoral student, and Julia Zulawinska, a biomedical science doctoral student, traveled between Luanda and Lubango to train scie more PR
UNO Honorees Earn 2026 President's Excellence Awards (10)
OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 17 -- The University of Nebraska Omaha Campus posted the following news:
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UNO Honorees Earn 2026 President's Excellence Awards
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The University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Department of Computer Science and Sajda Qureshi, Ph.D., have earned 2026 President's Excellence Awards, the University of Nebraska (NU) System's most prestigious faculty awards for teaching, research, engagement, and commercialization.
The annual, systemwide President's Excellence Awards celebrate individuals and teams whose contributions have more PR
URI Innovations awarded funding to expand RISE-UP Program, strengthening Rhode Island's defense and maritime innovation ecosystem (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 18 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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URI Innovations awarded funding to expand RISE-UP Program, strengthening Rhode Island's defense and maritime innovation ecosystem
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KINGSTON, R.I.-Aug. 18, 2026-The University of Rhode Island has received $2.5 million in funding from the U.S. Office of Naval Research to advance the next phase of its Regional Innovation by Scaling Entrepreneurship via University Partnerships (RISE-UP) initiative. RISE-UP, in collaboration with URI Innovations, more PR
URI's Mental and Behavioral Health Counseling master's program sets students up for success (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Aug. 18 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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URI's Mental and Behavioral Health Counseling master's program sets students up for success
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KINGSTON, R.I. - Aug. 18, 2026 - Now in its second year, the University of Rhode Island's Mental and Behavioral Health Counseling master's degree program in the College of Health Sciences is putting students on a path to becoming the next generation of mental health practitioners.
Unlike master's programs at many other universities, the URI program p more PR
UTA student leads NASA-backed air taxi safety research (10)
ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 18 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release:
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UTA student leads NASA-backed air taxi safety research
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At The University of Texas at Arlington, students aren't just working toward a degree: They're building the future of flight. With support from a new NASA grant, a UTA undergraduate researcher is leading a project to develop innovative materials that could make emerging electric air taxis safer and more resilient.
The project is led by Ryan Shrestha, a mechanical and aerospa more PR
Utah Law Protects Student Privacy After BYU Research Found K-12 Apps Were Collecting and Sharing Data (10)
PROVO, Utah, Aug. 19 -- Brigham Young University issued the following news:
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New Utah law protects student privacy after BYU research found K-12 apps were collecting and sharing data
Report for Utah's board of education found leaks in student digital footprints
By Sharman Gill
Educational technology (EdTech) is big business -- rapidly growing with AI despite data privacy risks. Utah K-12 schools currently support thousands of educational apps, including the widely known Canvas, Duolingo, Khan Academy, Quizlet, YouTube, coolmathgames.c more PR
UTIA Hosts Southern Weed Science Society's Weed Contest (10)
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 18 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release:
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UTIA Hosts Southern Weed Science Society's Weed Contest
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Twelve universities compete in annual event
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Faculty and staff at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture hosted the annual Weed Contest in Knoxville, Tennessee on August 5 and 6, sponsored by the Southern Weed Science Society.
More than 70 students from 12 land-grant universities tested their weed science knowledge across si more PR
UToledo Health Performs Northwest Ohio's First Histotripsy Procedures (10)
TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 18 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news:
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UToledo Health Performs Northwest Ohio's First Histotripsy Procedures
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UToledo Health is the first health system in Northwest Ohio to perform histotripsy, a groundbreaking, noninvasive procedure that destroys tumors using focused sound waves instead of a scalpel, heat or radiation.
The new technology, in clinical use at the University of Toledo Medical Center since July, provides an alternative method for treating solid tumors, including tumors in locations more PR
UToledo Researchers Develop Blood Test Targeting Overlooked Marker of Liver Disease (10)
TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 18 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news:
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UToledo Researchers Develop Blood Test Targeting Overlooked Marker of Liver Disease
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Liver disease often progresses silently until it has become a serious condition. Researchers at The University of Toledo have found a way to identify one of its earliest warning signs before symptoms appear.
By the time symptoms such as fatigue, abdominal discomfort and jaundice develop, liver disease has often progressed beyond its earliest and most treatable stages. New r more PR
UVA and UVA Wise Leaders Convene for Evening of Dialogue and Discovery (10)
WISE, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- The University of Virginia College at Wise issued the following news:
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UVA and UVA Wise Leaders Convene for Evening of Dialogue and Discovery
Dedra Duty
Yesterday, the University of Virginia (UVA) and the University of Virginia's College at Wise (UVA Wise) brought together members of both university communities for an evening of dialogue and discovery featuring University of Virginia President Scott C. Beardsley and UVA Wise Chancellor Donna P. Henry.
The gathering was the first of its kind jointly hosted ev more PR
Vanderbilt Health's Annet Kirabo to receive major award for hypertension research (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 18 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center posted the following news release:
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Vanderbilt Health's Annet Kirabo to receive major award for hypertension research
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Vanderbilt Health's Annet Kirabo, DVM, MSc, PhD, will be honored this fall for her groundbreaking research on immune mechanisms that drive high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.
Kirabo, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Genetic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, will receive the Established Investigator Award for Clinical Hyperten more PR
VCU Summer Program Propels Undergraduate Student's Research (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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VCU summer program propels undergraduate student's research
Biology major Melody Ngo embraces how the Honors College and Wright Center offer 'a crash run in what it is like to work in a lab day to day.'
By William Lineberry, Honors College
For many rising sophomores in college, summer meant getting to put your feet into the ocean. For Melody Ngo, it meant, as she said, "getting to dip your toes into the field of research."
To build on the mome more PR
Virginia Tech: Anne M. Brown Named to National Academies' New Voices Program (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Anne M. Brown named to National Academies' New Voices program
The National Academies' New Voices program recognizes outstanding mid-career researchers for scientific leadership and service.
By Alex Hood
Anne M. Brown Ph.D. '16, associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), has been named to the New Voices in Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine cohort for 2026-28 by the National Academy of Sciences more PR
Volatile weekly work hours have adverse effects on health, employment (10)
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Aug. 18 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news:
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Volatile weekly work hours have adverse effects on health, employment
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CONTACT: Sharita Forrest, Education Editor 217-244-1072; slforres@Illinois.edu
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Workers who juggle volatile work hours that change from week to week may experience adverse health effects that impact their ability to work, although the limitations vary by gender, say researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who conducted a more PR
Washington and Lee University: Sociology Professor Receives Distinguished Dissertation Award (10)
LEXINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news:
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Sociology Professor Receives Distinguished Dissertation Award
Ivan Shmatko was cited by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies after receiving a nearly perfect score from the program's eight expert judges.
By Brian Laubscher
Ivan Shmatko, assistant professor of sociology at Washington and Lee University, was recently selected as one of two winners of the 2026 CAGS-ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award presented by the Canadian Associat more PR
WashU builds momentum through AI initiative (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 18 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news:
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WashU builds momentum through AI initiative
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WashU is committed to providing students, faculty and staff with the knowledge and tools to engage with artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly in academics, research and operations. The university has built momentum in several key areas, maintaining its focus on the WashU mission, the needs of the academic community and the preparation of future-ready leaders.
Led by Provost Mark West, the univ more PR
Welcome to Fall 2026 on the Hill! (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Aug. 17 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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Welcome to Fall 2026 on the Hill!
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Dear Colleagues,
Welcome back to campus! I hope each of you had an opportunity to recharge this summer and spend time with those who matter most to you. As we prepare to welcome students back for the start of another academic year, I also want to extend my sincere appreciation to the many faculty and staff members who remained on campus throughout the summer months. Your dedication and hard work behind the sc more PR
West Liberty University Students Showcase Summer Research at TOPPER-SURE Symposium (10)
WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, Aug. 18 -- West Liberty University posted the following news:
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West Liberty University Students Showcase Summer Research at TOPPER-SURE Symposium
Thirteen West Liberty University students presented original research spanning biology, ecology, wildlife conservation, microbiology, and biomedical sciences during the 2026 TOPPER-SURE (Training Opportunity for Pre-Professionals, Educators, and Researchers Summer Undergraduate Research Experience) Symposium, marking the culmination of the University's nine-week Su more PR
Western Illinois University's For the W campaign passes $75 million mark (10)
MACOMB, Illinois, Aug. 18 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release:
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Western Illinois University's For the W campaign passes $75 million mark
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MACOMB, IL -The Western Illinois University Foundation reached $75 million in contributions and passed an important milestone in its For the W campaign on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. The For the W Campaign was publicly launched on Sept. 23, 2022.
The campaign focuses on three pillars: student success, learning innovation and scholarly support. To date, the campaign has gen more PR
What's Happening at WKU (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Aug. 18 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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What's Happening at WKU
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Here is a listing of WKU events for Tuesday, August 18 through Saturday, September 5. All times are Central (unless noted). For more events, visit the WKU Events calendar at https://www.wku.edu/events. or follow @wkuevents on Instagram. (More: How to Place Campus Events on WKU Events Calendar)
Tuesday, August 18
M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan Activities Begin. Various locations. Contact M.A.S.T.E.R. Plan, (270) 745-3577.
10 a.m.: more PR
What's new at USF: Coaches, facilities, student services and more (10)
TAMPA, Florida, Aug. 17 -- The University of South Florida posted the following news:
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What's new at USF: Coaches, facilities, student services and more
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By Paul Guzzo, University Communications and Marketing
As the University of South Florida begins the 2026-27 academic year, students, faculty and staff will find new faces, new facilities and new opportunities across campus.
From nationally recognized coaches to expanded dining options and new academic programs, USF continues to invest in the areas that shape student life, learning more PR
What's new at USF: Coaches, facilities, student services and more (10)
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Aug. 18 -- The University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus posted the following news:
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What's new at USF: Coaches, facilities, student services and more
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By Paul Guzzo, University Communications and Marketing
As the University of South Florida begins the 2026-27 academic year, students, faculty and staff will find new faces, new facilities and new opportunities across campus.
From nationally recognized coaches to expanded dining options and new academic programs, USF continues to invest in the areas th more PR
When AI meets global health: Who governs, who benefits and what works? (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 18 -- Harvard University issued the following news:
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When AI meets global health: Who governs, who benefits and what works?
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Across a four-part virtual discussion series convened by the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) in partnership with the Center for Bioethics at Harvard Medical School this spring, experts from academia, multilateral organizations, government, philanthropy and civil society examined the opportunities, challenges and key questions shaping AI's role in global health. Together, the more PR
Why are some of Nevada's elk dying each spring? Researchers seek answers (10)
RENO, Nevada, Aug. 18 -- The University of Nevada posted the following news:
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Why are some of Nevada's elk dying each spring? Researchers seek answers
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There's a simple, unique, rustic beauty possessed by elk. But in some areas, Nevada's treasured herds have been experiencing a higher rate of mortality in the spring for more than a decade, and there are no simple answers.
University of Nevada, Reno and Nevada Department of Wildlife researchers have teamed up to try to get to the bottom of the phenomenon, informally termed seasonal el more PR
Will Rescheduling Boost Research on Medical Marijuana? (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 17 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news:
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Will Rescheduling Boost Research on Medical Marijuana?
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When President Donald Trump called for expedited rescheduling of medical marijuana in December 2025, he cited the need to boost scientific research on the drug as one of his primary motivations. With the move to Schedule III complete, will the desired outcome of that executive order take shape?
A new article co-authored by Robert Mikos, LaRoche Family Chair in Law at Vanderbilt Law School, argues more PR
Wired For Care (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 17 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Wired For Care
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Health care is in the midst of a profound digital shift powered by data, algorithms and connected devices. Through the voices of four alumni working across the industry, this article explores what this means for patients, providers and the future of medicine
Jessica Eisner, MD '96
Founder and principal, BioPharm Consult LLC (Drug Development Advising);
former senior medical officer, U.S. Food and Drug Adminis more PR
WKU extends strategic plan through 2031 (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Aug. 18 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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WKU extends strategic plan through 2031
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Western Kentucky University is extending its strategic plan through 2031, building on eight years of progress and establishing priorities to guide the University toward its 125th anniversary.
President Timothy C. Caboni shared details about the extension, Climbing to Greater Heights: 2026-2031, during WKU's annual Faculty and Staff Convocation on Monday, August 17. The amended plan extends the Universit more PR
Wood Innovation Grant Awarded to Accelerate the Great Lakes Mass Timber Collaborative (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 18 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news:
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Wood Innovation Grant Awarded to Accelerate the Great Lakes Mass Timber Collaborative
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A new U.S. Forest Service wood innovation grant will enable Dovetail Partners, MassTimber@MSU (Michigan State University), and Team Pennsylvania to accelerate the next phase of the Great Lakes Mass Timber Collaborative (GLMTC). The multi-state effort advances mass timber markets, manufacturing capacity, and forest-hea more PR
Yale Issues Q&A: How Ambient AI Scribes Impact Medical Students (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 18 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A involving Jaideep Talwalkar, professor of general medicine and pediatrics and associate dean for educational technology and innovation:
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How Ambient AI Scribes Impact Medical Students
Jaideep Talwalkar, MD, discusses the impact of AI scribes on medical students and offers advice on how best to use this new technology.
By Serena Crawford
As technology in medicine rapidly evolves, Jaideep Talwalkar, MD, is helping Yale School of Medicine lead efforts to integra more PR
Yale Researchers Identify New Strategy to Protect the Brain in Type 1 Diabetes (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 18 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news:
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Yale Researchers Identify New Strategy to Protect the Brain in Type 1 Diabetes
By Jordan Shaked
Insulin is a cornerstone of treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes, essential for lowering blood glucose levels. However, if insulin doses are not appropriately matched to the body's needs, glucose levels can fall too low, resulting in hypoglycemia, a common and potentially dangerous complication of treatment. Hypoglycemia can impair thinking and ca more PR
Yale: Heather Tookes Appointed Inaugural Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 18 -- Yale University issued the following news:
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Heather Tookes appointed inaugural vice provost for faculty and academic affairs
Tookes, a professor of finance at the Yale School of Management, will provide strategic leadership for policies, programs, and services that support faculty excellence.
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Heather Tookes, a professor of finance at the Yale School of Management (SOM), has been named the university's inaugural vice provost for faculty and academic affairs, Provost Scott Strobel announced this wee more PR
Yale: Summer of Service, From Mississippi to New York (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 18 -- Yale University issued the following news:
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A summer of service, from Mississippi to New York
The Dwight Hall Summer Fellowship program provides financial support to Yale students who devote their summer break to serving their communities.
By Lisa Prevost
One student helped investigate criminal cases for the New Hampshire Public Defender office.
Another visited greater New Haven residents struggling with chronic psychosis, part of a mental health program that assists with their well-being.
A thi more PR
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