ATCHISON, Kansas, Aug. 26 -- Benedictine College issued the following news: * * * Benedictine Library Dedication with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Barrett The new Independence Hall-inspired library at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, is complete and will be formally dedicated on September 26 during the college's Family Weekend. The Moritz Library in D'Aniello Hall will be the center of attention in a ceremony that includes remarks from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. The event is free and open to the public and will begin more PR

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 25 -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * New children's book by Salford acoustics expert Exploring the science behind how sounds are made, a new children's book penned by a University of Salford acoustics expert has just been published. Titled A Symphony of Sound: The Science Behind What We Hear, the book by Professor Trevor Cox is a visual exploration of the science behind sound and music. Looking at how different instruments create their own unique sound, the story also explores  more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 25 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Countering violent extremism: how Australia fares * Programs designed to address violent extremism in Australia are largely effective, according to a University of Queensland expert. Criminologist Professor Adrian Cherney said the programs used to prevent, identify and respond to radicalisation in Australia were well-designed, evidence-based and broadly aligned with international best practice. "There is now a well-established infrastructure of p more PR

ELON, North Carolina, Aug. 25 -- Elon University posted the following news release: * * * Elon Law Review's 2026 Symposium to examine immigration law changes Attorneys, scholars and advocates will examine asylum, immigration policy, family immigration and other issues during "A Changing Landscape: Immigration Law in the 21st Century" on Sept. 25 at Elon Law's downtown Greensboro campus. As immigration law evolves amid shifting policies and legal challenges, area lawyers, scholars and the public will hear insights from experts on the nation' more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 24 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU economics professor studying AI's impact on hiring as Microsoft AI Economy Institute Senior Fellow * Pellumb Reshidi, an assistant economics professor in Florida State University's College of Social Sciences and Public Policy, has been named a Senior Fellow of Microsoft's AI Economy Institute (AIEI), joining an international cohort of researchers studying how artificial intelligence is transforming firms and the future of work. As part of the fel more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * Georgia State Researchers Uncover Brain-Network Dynamics in Schizophrenia Researchers at Georgia State University have identified a previously unknown aspect of schizophrenia that offers a new way to understand how the disorder affects large-scale brain coordination. In a new study, published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, researchers introduced a new method for measuring how brain networks maintain balanced activity as well as how they more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Historic Kenyan drought reshaped livelihoods, health and daily life * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -During a historic drought in northern Kenya, a pastoralist community turned to a food source it had long viewed as a fallback for people without livestock: fishing. As herds dwindled and families struggled to obtain food, fishing on nearby Lake Turkana became increasingly common among the Daasanach. By the end of the drought, a livelihood once a more PR

HONG KONG, Aug. 25 -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: * * * HKU Chemists Harness Light to Build 3D Molecular Structures for Drug Discovery * Researchers from the Department of Chemistry at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), led by Professor Jian HE and collaborators, have developed a new light-driven method for constructing three-dimensional molecular building blocks that could give medicinal chemists greater flexibility in designing new drug candidates. The approach broadens the range of starting materials th more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Notables | September 2026 * #Stetson-Hatcher School of Business Astrid Loretta Ayala, Ph.D., associate professor of economics and finance, presented the article "Score-driven Markov-switching models of scale and shape parameters: an application to the Indian stock market" at the International Conference on Empirical Economics at Penn State Altoona held on Aug. 1. The article is co-authored with Szabolcs Blazsek, Ph.D., professor of economics,  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Generating scenarios for extreme events, without extreme data A new algorithm learns to anticipate the unprecedented scenarios that critical infrastructure and global supply chains are least prepared for. - Can a city's seawall stand up to a blockbuster storm? Will a region's power grid hold against record-breaking heat? And can a town's fire-fighting resources contain a major wildfire? To answer these questions, communities w more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 25 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news: * * * Monitoring employee performance: the pitfalls for HR * Performance metrics designed to motivate employees and drive efficiency in the workplace can paradoxically leave workers less engaged and more likely to quit, research has found. Human Resources analytics expert Professor Martin Edwards from The University of Queensland led a study which analysed data from 283 employees in the UK across 23 industries. "Our research found the more intensivel more PR

RENO, Nevada, Aug. 25 -- The University of Nevada posted the following news: * * * Moving science out of silos: A conversation with biochemist and philanthropist Mick Hitchcock, Ph.D. * One April morning during the first year of my graduate program in the Reynolds School of Journalism, I sat at a long table in an upstairs classroom, waiting for our guest speaker - a biochemist named Mick Hitchcock, Ph.D. Our course, Science and New Media, had already introduced us to a range of science journalists and communicators. That day, however, we wo more PR

STANFORD, California, Aug. 26 -- Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies issued the following news: * * * Pei-Chia Lan to Join FSI as the Wang and Chen Senior Fellow in Taiwan Studies Pei-Chia's research explores the complexity of intersecting social inequalities in everyday life, shaped by macropower dynamics such as globalization and international migration. - The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University is pleased to announce that Pei-Chia Lan has been named the Wang more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug. 24 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford University Receives $1 Million Gift to Expand Sports Analytics Center, Transforming Student Opportunities * Samford University has received a transformative $1 million gift from distinguished alumnus Gary Cooney '74 to expand the Andrews-White-Cooney Center for Sports Analytics, dramatically enhancing experiential learning opportunities and industry connections for students pursuing careers in the rapidly growing sports business sector. The  more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 26 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Law Alumni Society Announces New Officers and Board Members The U of A School of Law proudly announces the new Law Alumni Society officers and board members for the 2026-27 academic year. Board members are selected to serve a three-year term, and officers are nominated by board members to serve one-year terms. Collectively, the Law Alumni Society sponsors six awards that highlight alumni for their service and contributions to the law school and leg more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 26 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Researchers Zap Microbe DNA in the Name of Food Safety By Mary Hightower, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Researchers are gauging the effectiveness of electron beams in the fight against foodborne illness pathogens in poultry. "Impact of Electron Beam (eBeam) Treatment on Meat Quality and Sensory Attributes of Ground Chicken and Turkey," was published in the August 2026 edition of the journal Poultry Science. At the heart of the s more PR

OSLO, Norway, Aug. 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Oslo issued the following news: * * * New discovery could make biological drugs safer for pregnant women For women with chronic illnesses, pregnancy can pose a difficult dilemma: should they continue the medication they depend on and risk it crossing over to the fetus, or should they stop and risk becoming much sicker themselves? Biological drugs have revolutionized the treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, migraine, inflammatory diseases and a range of other conditions. At the same t more PR

ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of Zurich issued the following news release: * * * Buried Underwear Shows Land Use Is Key to Soil Health Five years ago, 1,000 volunteers across Switzerland buried more than 2,000 pairs of cotton underwear. The unconventional citizen science project, led by the University of Zurich and Agroscope, aimed to gain a better understanding of the activity of soil organisms. The newly published findings show that land use is the most important factor in determining decomposition rates and soil  more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Aug. 24 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center posted the following news: * * * UT Health Sciences' Care for the Community on Display at 2026 Health Care Heroes Awards * "Care, create, connect: This is my vision for child mental health in Memphis," Alicia Barnes, DO, the Urban Child Institute Endowed Chair of Excellence in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and director of the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences, said Thursday evening during the 27th annua more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 25 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release: * * * Wildfires don't just pollute the air, rain may turn its smoke into fertilizer * Wildfire smoke is usually discussed as an airborne pollutant and a threat to human health. But when smoke and rain coincide, nutrients released by burned landscapes rain back down. A new study finds that smoke-rain events can deliver large bursts of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium-three nutrients essential to life-across ecosystems in the United States. As wildfi more PR