LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 11 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * 50 Years of Engineering Better Health * From developing the first retinal prosthesis approved to restore partial sight to pioneering an implant designed to restore memory, the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering has spent five decades turning ambitious ideas into technologies that improve human health. Today, that tradition continues through innovations ranging from advanced cancer therapi more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- Harvard University issued the following news: * * * Abbie Tingstad named director of Arctic Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center * The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School has named Abbie Tingstad as the next director of the Center's Arctic Initiative. She will begin her tenure in late September, succeeding Jennifer Spence, who has led the Arctic Initiative since March 2024. Abbie Tingstad is a prominent Arctic analyst with deep expertise related more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 10 -- City Colleges of Chicago posted the following news: * * * AEI-Urban Commission on AI and the Future of the American Workforce Names 20 Commissioners to Advise Policymakers, including City Colleges' Chancellor * Commission co-chairs Gina Raimondo and Paul Ryan announced the group of cross-sector leaders tasked with helping policymakers respond to AI's impact on work. WASHINGTON, DC, September 10, 2026-The Commission on AI and the Future of the American Workforce today named 20 commissioners who will deliver re more PR

LOMA LINDA, California, Sept. 11 -- Loma Linda University Health issued the following news: * * * Board appoints Paul Herrmann and Lyndon Edwards to expanded roles * The LLU Board has appointed Paul Herrmann, MD, PhD, as Chief Executive Officer of Loma Linda University in addition to his role as Provost. In this expanded capacity, Dr. Herrmann will use the title Chancellor of Loma Linda University. As Executive Vice President for University Affairs of LLUH and Chancellor of LLU, Paul Herrmann, MD, PhD, will provide vision, direction, and s more PR

DECORAH, Iowa, Sept. 10 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Brian Solberg receives Hamlet Peterson Professorship * Three Luther College faculty were named to endowed positions at the college's Opening Convocation held on Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall. Brian Solberg, associate professor of health and exercise science, was selected for the inaugural Hamlet Peterson Distinguished Professorship in Exercise Science. Gregory Patton, associate professor of management, was reappointed the Birkestrand  more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 12 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Music's Matthew L. Garrett shares research on LGBTQ+ studies and music education September 11, 2026 Matthew L. Garrett, PhD, professor of music education at Case Western Reserve University's College of Arts and Sciences, shared his praxial research on LGBTQ+ studies and music education with "Queering Music Teacher Education," a chapter in the new Oxford Handbook of Queer and Gender Studies in Music Education. The first-of-its-kind, the handbook of more PR

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, Sept. 10 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: * * * Class of 2030 begins St. Olaf journey with 'good questions' * St. Olaf College welcomed the Class of 2030, transfer students, and returning Oles to their first day of classes with an Opening Convocation centered on the power of questions, connection, and community. Faculty processed into Boe Memorial Chapel in their academic regalia as the St. Olaf Band, conducted by Assistant Professor of Music Henry L. Dorn, played Fanfare and Grand March -composed by S more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 10 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * CMU Builds a Stronger Pipeline From Research to Startups * When founders, investors and researchers gather at Carnegie Mellon University for CMU Startup Week,() they will get an early look at technologies moving out of university laboratories and toward the marketplace. The university's flagship entrepreneurship event returns Sept. 14-18, bringing together more than 3,000 founders, investors, corporate partners and university community members more PR

WENHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 -- Gordon College posted the following news: * * * Communication Sciences and Disorders: A Path to Speech-Language Pathology * Explore whether a communication sciences and disorders major fits a speech-language pathology career, and see the steps, options, and careers it opens. If you dream of helping others speak, listen, and connect, the major you choose in college carries real weight. Communication sciences and disorders is where many future speech-language pathologists, and audiologists, get their start. more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 12 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Search Begins for Director of Tribal Sovereignty Institute Trustee Hilary Tompkins '90, a member of the Navajo Nation, is leading the search. 9/11/2026 A search is underway for the inaugural executive director of the Dartmouth Tribal Sovereignty Institute. The institute, which launched in late July, is bringing together Dartmouth scholars and tribal leaders from across the country and internationally to create new knowledge and partnerships to help addre more PR

LOUDONVILLE, New York, Sept. 11 -- Siena College posted the following news: * * * Faculty Participate in Advanced AI Workshops * First came the introduction of artificial intelligence tools and principles; now comes the examination of how faculty can use AI to shape teaching, learning, research and assessment. Just before the new academic year got underway, more than 100 Siena faculty members participated in a two-day series of AI workshops on September 1-2. Building on introductory workshops offered in May, faculty took part in advanced s more PR

SPOKANE, Washington, Sept. 12 -- Gonzaga University issued the following news: * * * From Athlete to Assistant Professor in Gonzaga's M.A. In Sport & Athletic Administration September 11, 2026 From the baseball field to a Ph.D. in Sport Administration, Brian Fowler's career has been shaped by a passion for sport and leadership. After graduating from Gonzaga's M.A. in Sport and Athletic Administration in 2017, he continued to build on that foundation through coaching, research, and higher education. In this Q&A, Brian shares insights from h more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * From SPH to the UN: An MPH Student Researches Respiratory Health in Ethiopia *. Feven Lencha, an MPH studying epidemiology and biostatistics, at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland during the 2026 Global Youth Summit for Change, where Boston University's Institute for Global Sustainability sponsored her to serve as a delegate. Photo courtesy of Feven Lencha. School News What started as a course paper became a research fe more PR

BETHANY, West Virginia, Sept. 12 -- Bethany College issued the following news: * * * Grateful Confidence Sets the Tone for a New Year at Bethany BETHANY, W.Va. (Sept. 11, 2026) -- Bethany College officially opened the 2026-27 academic year Thursday with its annual Fall Convocation, bringing the campus community together to celebrate the start of a new academic year, recognize members of the Bethany community, and welcome distinguished alumnus and biomedical researcher Dr. Robert M. Brosh, Jr. '85 as keynote speaker. Held in historic Commen more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 11 -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Law Professor Named a Top Legal Innovator 09/11/2026 Chicago-Kent College of Law Professor Daniel Martin Katz has been named among the 2026 Top 50 Legal Innovators in Academia, which was recently published by National Law Review and Wickard. The list recognizes 50 educators and academic leaders who are working to modernize legal education. The evaluation panel included esteemed members of the academy, judiciary, and members of ind more PR

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio, Sept. 11 -- John Carroll University posted the following news: * * * In Conversation: Bonnie Gunzenhauser and Malia McAndrew * Provost Bonnie Gunzenhauser and Director of Teaching Innovation Malia McAndrew on Silicon Valley, human speed, and the enduring power of a Jesuit education in an automated world. This summer, Bonnie Gunzenhauser, Provost and Academic Vice President, and Malia McAndrew, Director of Teaching Innovation + Enrichment, traveled to Silicon Valley to help chart the future of Jesuit higher educat more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 12 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Meet some of CWRU's newest faculty members September 11, 2026 Case Western Reserve University is proud to welcome its newest cohort of accomplished faculty members across our schools and colleges. From pioneering breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and quantum gravity to advancing suicide prevention, pediatric surgery, and sustainable energy, these distinguished scholars, researchers, and practitioners bring a wealth of expertise and innovatio more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 10 -- Belmont University posted the following news: * * * Nashville Business Oral History Reaches 25 Hours of Digitized Recordings * Grant-funded effort preserves firsthand accounts of Nashville's business legacy When passing a golf course one day, Nashville businessman Jack C. Massey came across a young boy selling buckets of golf balls retrieved from the sand and water traps for $1 apiece. When he tried to purchase one, the boy shook his head. "$10," he said. This started a lively back-and-forth, as each pa more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * New World Health Summit Academic Alliance-Lancet Commission to Strengthen Academic Responsibility and Trust in Science * Dean Adnan Hyder is part of a first-of-its-kind, 30-member commission of global leaders will assess and strengthen the value of academic institutions to society, build greater public trust, and support their contributions to society. In an era marked by social, economic, environmental, technological, and poli more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 12 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * September 11, 2026 Princeton SPIA Afghanistan Policy Lab Community Shares Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 To mark the 25th Anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks--an event that profoundly reshaped global politics, international security, and the lives of millions around the world, the Afghanistan Policy Lab at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs shares a variety of reflections that h more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Public Health Leaders and 161 Scholars File Amicus Brief Challenging CMS Medicaid Work Requirement Rule * The American Public Health Association, Grantmakers in Health, the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health's Jacobs Institute of Women's Health and National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership, Liberty Health Alliance and 161 public health and health policy deans, chairs and scholars have filed an amicus curiae brief supp more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 10 -- Calvin University posted the following news: * * * Redeeming Laughter * Whether your streaming queue includes The Good Place series, your movie night features The Croods: Family Tree, or your latest scroll on TikTok finds a comedian with over 65 million likes, your laughs could be courtesy of Calvin grads. Calvin University, a community of rigorous learning and Reformed faith, has become an incubator for innovation, research, the arts... and, since the 1990s, comedy. Perhaps some could have seen it comi more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 10 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice extends Provost Amy Dittmar's contract through 2031 fiscal year * Rice University President Reginald DesRoches has extended Amy Dittmar's contract as the Howard R. Hughes Provost and executive vice president for academic affairs through the 2031 fiscal year with the support of the Rice Board of Trustees. Dittmar, who joined Rice in 2022, oversees the university's academic enterprise and has played a central role in advancing Rice's strategic prioritie more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Sept. 11 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * RIT president says next build is strengthening people and programs President Bill Sanders expresses confidence in State of the University remarks - For several years, construction cranes were part of Rochester Institute of Technology's skyline, proof that new buildings were a sign of growth. "Now, another important building project is ahead of us. This time, we're strengthening and supporting the people and programs of the universit more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 11 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Senior awarded transportation engineering scholarship * MACON, Ga. -Mercer University civil engineering student Gracy Padgett, EGR '27, has been awarded a Georgia ITE (GAITE) Transportation Engineering Scholarship in recognition of her academic achievement, leadership and commitment to pursuing a career in transportation engineering in Georgia. The scholarship supports Georgia students pursuing careers in transportation engineering and recognizes academic exce more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 12 -- The New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development issued the following news: * * * Many New Moms Suffer from Anxiety and Depression. What About Their Partners? Posted September 11, 2026 NYU Steinhardt Professor Erin O'Connor's new research finds mental health screening lacking for parents who have given birth--and nonexistent for other caregivers, who also struggle. While postpartum depression has received more attention in recent years as a common complication of new parenthood, th more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 11 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Tulane University wins rare $6 million National Science Foundation grant -- one of only nine nationwide -- to build the South's next innovation engine * Tulane University has been selected for a four-year, $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Accelerating Research Translation (ART) program. The grant, one of only nine such awards available nationwide, focuses on transforming academic research into tangible solutions that benefit more PR

LOUDONVILLE, New York, Sept. 11 -- Siena College posted the following news: * * * Two Siena Students Teach Up Teachers on Particle Physics * Not everyone can travel to CERN, the lab in Geneva that houses the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), so how can the study of particle physics be brought into classrooms? You develop a workshop for teachers that focuses on how to use datasets from the Data Preservation and Open Access (DPOA) working group at CERN, and enlist the aid of two Saints to help facilitate it. Matt Bellis, Ph.D., professor of phys more PR

WEST HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 12 -- The University of Hartford issued the following news: * * * Where Innovation Comes to Life September 10, 2026 In thanks to the investment of generous donors and corporate partners, UHart opened the doors to the Francis X. and Nancy Hursey Center for Advanced Engineering and Health Professions five years ago with a vision of bringing innovation, collaboration, and hands-on learning together under one roof. Today, that vision is thriving. Edith Ouellet has been a nurse for more than 35 years. In most  more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Sept. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Master of global affairs students turn Guatemala agriculture research into peer-reviewed study Research conducted through the Keough School of Global Affairs' Integration Lab (i-Lab) has contributed to a peer-reviewed study examining how resource constraints affect farmers' ability to retain knowledge of water-smart agricultural practices in Guatemala. The paper, published in Discover Agriculture, s more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: * * * Update on MIT Sloan Management Review * Excerpted from MIT Sloan Management Review Editor in Chief Abbie Lundberg's letter to subscribers on September 10, 2026 We're writing to inform you that MIT Sloan Management Review will cease print publication following the magazine's fall issue. Our regular digital content will continue through November 2026. This winter, MIT Sloan will launch a new, fu more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 12 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * W&L Announces 2026 Distinguished Young Alumni Award Winners Bren Flanigan '16 and Madison Sanders '16 will be recognized during Young Alumni Weekend. September 11, 2026 Washington and Lee University's 2026 Distinguished Young Alumni Award winners, Bren Flanigan '16 and Madison Sanders '16, will be celebrated during Young Alumni Weekend, Sept. 25-27. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to W&L, community service and personal and profess more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Sept. 12 -- Western New England University issued the following news: * * * A Week of Possibility: Western New England University Celebrates the Installation of President Joseph C. Hartman Published: September 11, 2026 The installation of Joseph C. Hartman as Western New England University's seventh president served as the centerpiece of a two-day series of events that brought together students, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees, and community leaders while highlighting the University's strengths in academic exce more PR

WENHAM, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 -- Gordon College posted the following news: * * * What Can You Do with an Elementary Education Degree Besides Teaching? * Explore careers with an elementary education degree besides teaching, from curriculum design and instructional roles to corporate training and nonprofit work. Many future teachers wonder whether an education degree commits them to a single career for life. In practice, the skills behind good teaching open a wide range of doors, inside schools and far beyond them. Choosing an elementary  more PR

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Sept. 12 -- Wofford College issued the following news: * * * Terriers connect through research Sarah Stahl '27 joins lab of Dr. Caroline Erter Burns '95 during Papadopoulos Scholar experience 2026-09-11 Each summer, the Gus and Maria Papadopoulos Endowed Scholarship at Wofford College affords students the opportunity to do innovative research across the nation. For Sarah Stahl '27, her Papadopoulos Scholar research in Boston connected her to an exceptional Wofford graduate. Stahl studied the development of the more PR

BETHLEHEM, Pennsylania, Sept. 10 -- Lehigh University posted the following news: * * * Year Three Progress Report - Inspiring the Future Makers * Dear Members of the Lehigh Community, Three years into our ten-year strategy, Inspiring the Future Makers, our momentum continues to build across research, education, community and infrastructure. Today, we are pleased to share the Year Three Progress Report, which highlights our collective impact, key milestones and ongoing commitment to shaping the future of Lehigh. This past year reflects wha more PR