BERKELEY, California, Sept. 8 -- The University of California Haas School of Business posted the following news release: * * * A 'triple Bear' gives back: Haas renames MFE Program for Gifford Fong * * The top-ranked MFE program has been renamed the Fong Master of Financial Engineering Program. * Gifford Fong has been a mainstay of the MFE Program, giving both financially and with his time. * The gift will help set up the program for years to come. The UC Berkeley Haas Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) Program has been renamed to h more PR

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Sept. 8 -- Illinois Wesleyan University posted the following news release: * * * Alumni Award Winners to Be Honored at Homecoming * Illinois Wesleyan will recognize Alumni Award winners as part of 2026 Homecoming festivities. Winners of the Distinguished Alumni Award, Loyalty Award, and Outstanding Young Alumni Award will be honored during The President's Celebration Banquet & Campaign Premiere, 5 - 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, in the Memorial Center, Young Main Lounge. #Distinguished Alumni Award - Dr. Bob Spear '77 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following fact sheet: * * * Three Strategies for Advancing Workforce Education & Training Jay Menees, Ph.D. Max Eden September 8, 2026 Introduction For decades, the public education system offered one value proposition: do well here, get a college degree, and enjoy a meaningful career and a middle-class life--or don't. Workforce education and training programs were deprioritized and viewed as the lower track toward, at best, a job with static prospects. Despite $1.86 tri more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Sept. 9 -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: * * * Cash-in-hand economy contributes to billions in unpaid UK tax as study reveals why businesses become trapped * HM Revenue & Customs estimates that PS59.2 billion in tax went unpaid in 2024/25, equivalent to 6.4% of the total tax theoretically due. Around 6% of that tax gap is attributed to the "hidden economy", which HMRC defines as economic activity that is entirely undeclared to the tax authorities. That equates to approximately PS3.6 billi more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 9 -- City St George, University of London issued the following news: * * * Professor Robert Wood FREng receives the Distinguished STEM Alumni Award 2026 In a wide-ranging interview with City St George's News, Professor Wood shares insights into his career in the field of tribology and the pressing issues facing STEM in the UK today. - On Wednesday 28 October, 2026, the School of Science & Technology at City St George's, University of London will honour four of its most outstanding alumni at its fifth, annual STEM Alu more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 10 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news wrap up entitled "COMM Updates - 9/4/2026": * * * The Department of Communication is pleased to welcome Dr. Dominic Balog-Way as an Assistant Professor. Dominic is a scholar of risk communication. His research examines how societies communicate, interpret, and govern risk amid rapid technological innovation, social and political controversy, and environmental change. Working at the intersection of communication science, geog more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * First-ever trackway of adult T. rex discovered * 9th September 2026 #Massive footprints preserve a 66.5-million-year-old walk through North Dakota T. Rex trackway, credit Kent Hups Scientists have discovered the first adult T. rex trackway, providing insights into how this emblematic predator moved. The findings have been published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. The approximately 23-foot- more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 9 -- The University of Tulsa College of Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * From the Dean's Desk: A&S, September 2026 * We started this fall semester by making news, as The University of Tulsa's president announced that we were cutting annual tuition and fees from $54,000 to $25,000, making us the most affordable private research institution in America's heartland. Forbes magazine noted that the move is all about making an excellent UTulsa education accessible by "providing greater transparency to stude more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Giving Review, an independent platform featuring analysis of philanthropy and giving, posted the following commentary on Sept. 8, 2026, by Michael E. Hartmann, senior fellow and director of the Center for Strategic Giving at the Capital Research Center: * * * A conversation with Notre Dame's Patrick J. Deneen (Part 1 of 2) The political-science professor and leading postliberal thinker talks to Michael E. Hartmann about his new book on the "American odyssey," the innate American tension between rootedness and restl more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- Griffith University issued the following news: * * * Trial by WhatsApp: The shift in parent-teacher relations School principals are under growing pressure, as social media scrutiny, formal complaints and demands for documentation change the way schools work with parents. New research from Griffith University shows parent engagement, while central to the moral fabric of schooling, has become an increasingly delicate and emotionally weighted dimension of educational leadership. The study drew on i more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Holland & Knight's Amy Leder Named 2026 Office Managing Partner of the Year by New York Law Journal * NEW YORK (September 9, 2026) - Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Amy Leder, executive partner of the Firm's New York office, was honored as Office Managing Partner of the Year at the 2026 New York Legal Awards. The New York Law Journal presented the award on September 3, 2026, at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. Ms. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by Walter Russell Mead, Ravenel B. Curry III distinguished fellow in strategy and statesmanship, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Europe Hits the Snooze Button AfD's win in Germany shakes a fractured, sleepy continent that should pull together. - Sunday's victory of the anti-immigrant, anti-America, pro-Russia and pro-China Alternative for Germany party, or AfD, in the  more PR

SCHENECTADY, New York, Sept. 8 -- Union College posted the following news: * * * Let's go U: Convocation opens Union's 232nd academic year * As chants of "Let's go U" filled a packed Memorial Chapel, Union officially kicked off its 232nd academic year with an hour-long ceremony Tuesday afternoon. The athletic chants were a nod to a special guest on the dais, former Union men's hockey star Shayne Gostisbehere '15. Gostisbehere was back on campus to receive the Eliphalet Nott Medal. Established in 1995, the medal is awarded to alumni who hav more PR

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, Sept. 9 -- The Dartmouth College School of Medicine (Geisel) posted the following news: * * * Medicine in the Media Workshop Brings Journalists to Dartmouth to Untangle Health Misinformation * Since its inception in the early 2000s, the annual Medicine in the Media workshop, has helped journalists specializing in medicine and science sharpen their reportorial skills in an era of increased mis- and disinformation. Steven Woloshin, professor of health policy and clinical practice, who has worked to improve the commun more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 10 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Medicine in the Media Workshop Brings Journalists to Dartmouth to Untangle Health Misinformation Since its inception in the early 2000s, the annual Medicine in the Media workshop, has helped journalists specializing in medicine and science sharpen their reportorial skills in an era of increased mis- and disinformation. Steven Woloshin, professor of health policy and clinical practice, who has worked to improve the communication of medical evidence to physi more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 9 -- The Notre Dame of Maryland University posted the following news: * * * NDMU Psychology Professor Honored Globally for Her Research and Advocacy for Black Youth with Disabilities * Dr. Nicole Telfer Wins Awards Recognizing Her Work from Black Health Connect Foundation and The Maryland Daily Record BALTIMORE, Md. - A Notre Dame of Maryland University psychology professor and research lab director has received global recognition for her research and advocacy for Black families of youth with neurodevelopmental  more PR

ROXBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 9 -- Piedmont Community College issued the following news: * * * PCC Announces New Kirby Director Piedmont Community College (PCC) is pleased to announce Devra Thomas as the new Director of the Kirby Cultural Arts Complex. The Kirby is a partnership between PCC and the Person County Department of Recreation, Arts and Parks. Thomas will also serve as the Executive Director of the Person County Arts Council. "I have served communities across North Carolina through arts and culture programming, and I'm eager to more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Director of Criminal Justice Policy Vittorio Nastasi: * * * Webinar: Reforming how cities fund themselves through fines and fees A recent Reason Foundation webinar explored how local governments across the country raise billions of dollars a year through court fines, fees, and forfeitures. - Local governments across the country raise billions of dollars a year through court fines, fees, and forfeitures. In some jurisdictions, that revenue more PR

LUBBOCK, Texas, Sept. 8 -- Texas Tech University posted the following news: * * * Rod Williams Wants Texas Tech to be the Leader in Engaged Scholarship * Rod Williams sees engaged scholarship efforts, like bringing the hellbender salamander to Minecraft, as a means to strengthen trust in higher education. When Rod Williams joined Texas Tech University as its first-ever vice provost of Outreach & Engagement in January 2024, he did so with the goal of making engagement a core part of the university's culture. "What was really exciting to m more PR

COVENTRY, England, Sept. 9 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Scientists create rare material that could pave the way for faster, greener computer memory * Warwick researchers have created a new material combining two properties, magnetism and electrical polarisation, that scientists have struggled to bring together for decades - and crucially, it works at close to room temperature. Materials with both magnetism and electrical polarisation, known as magnetoelectrics, are highly prized because they allow m more PR

BURNABY, British Columbia, Sept. 9 -- Simon Fraser University posted the following news: * * * Seven SFU researchers honoured by the Royal Society of Canada * Simon Fraser University is celebrating seven extraordinary scholars for their induction into the Royal Society of Canada (RSC), Canada's highest academic honour. The RSC has officially announced its Class of 2026, with four new Fellows from SFU and three new Members of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Their work spans healthy aging, digital media studies, economic more PR

NEWTON, New South Wales, Sept. 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The George Institute for Global Health issued the following news release: * * * Study of nearly 5,000 Delhi students finds 65% cross major roads alone, calls for safer infrastructure around schools * Study by The George Institute for Global Health and the HumanQind Design Foundation finds that walking is the most common mode of school travel, while students report fears of road crashes, speeding vehicles, robbery and harassment. A study of 4,789 school-going adolescents in Delhi f more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Sept. 9 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for September 8, 2026 * ASAM Weekly -September 9 Overdose, harm reduction, and novel drug trends take center stage in this week's issue. It is encouraging that expanded harm reduction strategies over the past decade have helped curb overall overdose death rates in the United States; even with this encouraging news, it is reassuring that the CDC is launching a new channel to track overdo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 10 -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release: * * * UIC sets enrollment record for second straight year The University of Illinois Chicago has reached the highest enrollment in its history for the second straight year, welcoming more than 37,000 students for the 2026 fall semester. It also marks a third straight year of growth. Official enrollment figures from UIC's 10th-day census show total enrollment increased by 3.7%, or 1,330 students, from 35,869 in fall 2025 to 37,199 thi more PR

RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 10 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Longtime Leader of Communications, Marketing Retires By Veronica Gonzalez John Walls, who worked to elevate the reputation and visibility of The University of Texas at Dallas as vice president for communications and marketing, retired Aug. 31 after 16 years with the University. His successor, Jennifer Hollingshead, who has more than 25 years of experience leading marketing and communications efforts at major public research universities, s more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Sept. 9 -- The University of Rochester posted the following news: * * * URochester and RIT lead national research effort to improve STEM student success * #A five-year NSF-funded project will examine how universities can better support low-income engineering and computer science students. The University of Rochester's Warner School of Education & Human Development is leading a new national research collaboration with Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences to und more PR

SILVER CITY, New Mexico, Sept. 9 -- Western New Mexico University posted the following news release: * * * WNMU Professor Wenjie Wang Highlights 'Symbolic Anchors' in Early Childhood Education Research * How young children build connections between concrete objects and abstract concepts is central to the innovative early childhood education research led by Associate Professor and Department Chair of Early Childhood and Special Education, Wenjie Wang, PhD, conducted in collaboration with Adjunct Associate Professor Annabelle Black Delfin, Ph more PR