CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 10 -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * $76 Million in Philanthropic Commitments to Advance Illinois Tech's Academic Transformation Illinois Tech has announced $76 million in recent philanthropic commitments to invest in students and advance the university's student-first academic transformation. Led by a landmark $25 million commitment from University Regent Craig Duchossois and his wife, Janet, the collective support from alumni, trustees, foundations, and corporations st more PR

SHATIN, Hong Kong, Sept. 10 -- The Chinese University of Hong Kong posted the following news release: * * * CUHK unlocks Helicobacter pylori's 'self-defence' mechanism Opening a new path for gastric cancer prevention and antibiotic-free peptic ulcer therapies * Researchers at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have solved a decades-long scientific puzzle by uncovering how Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), a bacterium that is the leading cause of stomach ulcers and a major risk factor for gastric cancer, protects itself in the stomach more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 10 -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Fall faculty assembly celebrates research, service awards * Vanderbilt faculty filled the Student Life Center for the 2026 Fall Faculty Assembly on Sept. 3, listening as Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost C. Cybele Raver celebrated their achievements and their dedication to students. Faculty Senate Chair and Principal Senior Lecturer of Classical and Religious Studies Jason Harris opened this year's assembly, encouraging the more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 7 -- The Group on Earth Observations posted the following news: * * * From orbit to human health: when satellite air quality data can make a difference When wildfire smoke darkens skies, dust storms sweep across borders, or traffic pollution builds over a city, communities need timely information about where pollution is elevated, how it is moving, and who may be exposed. We experienced the need for clear information first hand in the summer of 2026, when wildfire smoke blanketed much of the Midwest and East Coast  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * How VCU's pioneering homeland security and emergency preparedness program is evolving with changing times - and new threats More than two decades after its founding, the program that helped define an academic field is reshaping its curriculum around a profession whose boundaries have largely disappeared. By Julia Carey Twenty-five years ago, the Sept. 11 attacks transformed the nation's understanding of security and preparedness. In the years  more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, Sept. 10 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release: * * * Kennesaw State student publishes study on alcohol's impact on Ugandan women Few undergraduates can add "lead author in a peer-reviewed journal" to their list of accomplishments. Kennesaw State University student and Harry S. Truman Scholarship finalist Allisa George is one of them. George, an Honors student double majoring in public health and biology, is the first author of a National Institutes of Health-funded study examining alcohol and men more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Kids' brains are built for distraction. Sometimes that's a good thing. * Parents often learn the hard way that to make it anywhere on time, they should calculate how much time they think they need to get ready -and double it. It's hard enough for adults with deep-rooted mental checklists to make it out the door. For young children, such lists give way to treasure maps. Everything from clothing choices to snacks and toys for the car require diplomatic negoti more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State, Kurt J. Lesker Company partner to advance atomic-scale processing * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Penn State and Kurt J. Lesker Company (KJLC) are launching a strategic partnership to develop new ways to create and shape the extremely thin layers of specialized materials that form critical parts of semiconductor, advanced packaging, quantum, photonic and other next-generation technologies. As these technologies become smaller and mo more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 11 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * From Class to National Conference: A Maxwell Grad's Research Journey Amelia Rudolph '26 presented undergraduate research at the largest gathering of geographers in North America. Sept. 10, 2026 Amelia Rudolph came to the Maxwell School with questions about how people make decisions and left with research that reached a national audience. When she graduated in May, Rudolph wrapped up a senior year that included a study with faculty on trust in maps. After more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- Michigan State University College of Natural Science posted the following news: * * * These bacteria change their diet to survive inside the body * The human body fights staph infections by starving it of essential nutrients. Staph, it turns out, is remarkably good at changing what's on the menu. Staphylococcus aureus -the infamous agent behind MRSA and most staph infections -needs sulfur to build proteins and other materials essential for survival. In a new Michigan State University study, now published  more PR

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, Sept. 10 [Category: Medical] -- The European Society of Cardiology posted the following news release: * * * Too much light at night changes the shape and working of the heart * Key takeaways * Light pollution has been linked to cardiovascular disease. * New study shows that people exposed to too much nighttime light go to develop changes in the shape and function of their hearts * Researchers say their findings could help to explain the link between light pollution and heart disease. Sophia Antipolis, France more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 11 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Scientists uncover how cells surrounding primary liver tumors may help fuel cancer UCLA study uncovered a potential mechanism explaining why statins may have protective effects against liver cancer - UCLA researchers have identified a pathway in liver cells that may explain how statins could help prevent or slow the development of liver cancer associated with fatty liver disease. The findings (https://journals.lww.com/hepcomm/fulltext/1 more PR

NORWICH, England, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * How sex can help save species from extinction Giving females multiple males to mate with, rather than just one, could help make species more resistant to extinction - University of East Anglia research shows. A new study reveals that when females have multiple males to mate with, their offspring inherit significantly fewer harmful genetic mutations. This, in turn, makes the entire population healthier and less likely to die out. The findin more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 11 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Ziqing Lu honored with Best Thesis Award for research on building more reliable reinforcement learning models Thursday, September 10, 2026 Ziqing Lu has received the Best Thesis Award from the University of Iowa's Program of Applied Mathematics and Computational Science (AMCS) for her dissertation, "Adversarial Robustness of Reinforcement Learning Systems." Lu conducted her research under the mentorship of Weiyu Xu, professor of elect more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * "Peculiar" new species of Jurassic squid found in Wyoming * Researchers have identified a new species of Jurassic squid-like animal from 160-million-year-old fossils * CT scanning showed it belongs to an ancient branch of belemnites thought to have disappeared much earlier, making the discovery exceptionally rare. * The new species, Wyoteuthis linsterorum, is the "chunkiest" belemnite ever found, with a skeleton far broader than  more PR

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * UToledo Herpetologist Tracks Turtles Amid Harmful Algal Bloom * Harmful algal blooms pose serious threats to people, animals and the environment. So The University of Toledo's Dr. Jeanine Refsnider counts it as a positive discovery that northern map turtles tend to steer clear, as she and an undergraduate collaborator recently reported in the peer-reviewed Journal of Great Lakes Research. Dr. Jeanine Refsnider, a professor of ecology, utilized acoustic and more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 11 -- Vanderbilt University Peabody College issued the following news: * * * Fall faculty assembly celebrates research, service awards Faculty theme for 2026-27 revealed: "Let us serve so that all may flourish." Sep 10, 2026, 11:04 AM Vanderbilt faculty filled the Student Life Center for the 2026 Fall Faculty Assembly on Sept. 3, listening as Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and Provost C. Cybele Raver celebrated their achievements and their dedication to students. Faculty Senate Chair and Principal Senior Lectur more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 11 (TNSjou) -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Wild Cam: Woodland caribou genes match glacial patterns Large-scale analysis in western Canada reveals hidden identity of herds - The invisible barriers that separate woodland caribou herds that look the same and eat the same things may actually be the vestiges of a lost landscape. New genetic analysis has revealed that the different woodland caribou populations of western Canada are relics of the last Ice  more PR