NEWPORT, Rhode Island., Sept. 8 -- Salve Regina University posted the following news: * * * A cycle of learning and teaching powered Hannah Grey's Salve journey from BA to MA to Ph.D. in behavior analysis * When she was coming up through middle and high school, Hannah Grey '21, '22 (M), '26 (Ph.D.) was already teaching and mentoring others. "I was that kid who was the camp counselor and worked with children. I knew I would wind up in some kind of teaching role," she said. But like many new college students, when she got to Salve Regina Uni more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 8 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * The frog that reads the water with its fingertips * Key takeaways * Surinam toads lie in wait with outstretched forelimbs until a small fish approaches, then snap open their jaws to create enough suction to draw the fish into their tongueless mouths and swallow it whole. * The water is murky, and the frog's vision is poor, but UCLA biologists have discovered that strange lobes on its fingertips are as sensitive to touch as human fin more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 8 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Upskilling for library workers * CHICAGO -Many of today's libraries and their workers are facing a skills crisis. By some estimates, an employee's current skills are only relevant for a maximum of five years, but other estimates put the longevity of current skills at only 18 months. Though it's crucial that library workers continuously upskill and reskill to keep up with technological changes, including those brought more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Sept. 8 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Vape waste poses risks to health and environment, analysis finds * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Researchers analyzing discarded nicotine vapes have found extremely high levels of lead and other metals in the liquid used in many popular disposable e-cigarette devices, raising new concerns about both public health and the fast-growing piles of vape waste. The study, led by Andrew Turner of the University of Plymouth in the U.K. in collabor more PR