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'So Much Innovation': Cross-Disciplinary Research Incubator Launched at Fordham (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 17 -- Fordham University issued the following news:
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'So Much Innovation': Cross-Disciplinary Research Incubator Launched at Fordham
September 16, 2026 - By Chris Gosier
Fordham University has launched a new research hub to get professors from different specialties working together on tough problems facing society.
The Transdisciplinary Research Incubator brings together faculty and students from diverse fields of study to work on innovative research projects in areas such as biodiversity, artificial intelligence, mig more PR
2026 Faculty Awards Celebrate Excellence Across the Miller School of Medicine and UHealth (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 16 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news:
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2026 Faculty Awards Celebrate Excellence Across the Miller School of Medicine and UHealth
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2026 Miller School/UHealth Faculty Awards at a Glance
* The ceremony recognized faculty excellence across leadership, education, research, mentorship, community engagement and patient care.
* Award recipients represented departments, institutes and programs across the Miller School and UHealth.
* Service Excellence honorees were recog more PR
A Guide to Becoming a Therapist Later in Life (10)
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- The University of Bridgeport posted the following news:
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A Guide to Becoming a Therapist Later in Life
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More and more adults are turning to a second profession later in life, and many are considering a career change to counseling. By this point in your career, you've likely developed valuable transferable skills, gained life experience, and learned more about your strengths and what you want from your work.
So to answer your first question, yes, it is realistic.
In fact, it makes sense for a lot more PR
A Spartan who helps shape AI to serve the common good (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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A Spartan who helps shape AI to serve the common good
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Long before Lorenzo Santavicca, a 2018 James Madison College graduate in international relations, was helping teams at Google DeepMind navigate some of the complex challenges in artificial intelligence, he got the chance to learn how to bring people together amid uncertainty at Michigan State University.
Santavicca served as president of the Associated Students of Michigan State University, more PR
Adelphi Named a Forbes Best-in-State Employer for Sixth Consecutive Year (10)
GARDEN CITY, New York, Sept. 17 -- Adelphi University issued the following news:
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Adelphi Named a Forbes Best-in-State Employer for Sixth Consecutive Year
September 16, 2026 - By Taylor Damian '14, Director for Media Relations
For the sixth year in a row, Adelphi University has been named to the Forbes list of America's Best Employers By State. Adelphi ranked No. 55 in New York state and stands as the only private university on Long Island to earn a spot on the 2026 list.
Of the thousands of organizations across the country considere more PR
Adrian College President Docking Presents 'What I Learned in Class' at Convocation (10)
ADRIAN, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- Adrian College issued the following news release:
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Adrian College President Docking presents 'What I Learned in Class' at Convocation
Posted Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Author: Mickey Alvarado
Adrian College President Jeffrey Docking addressed faculty, staff, and students on the topic of "What I Learned in Class" at Adrian College's Opening Convocation in the Dr. James Borland Convocation Series on Wednesday, Sept. 9, in Herrick Chapel.
Reflecting on his 21 years as President and his years teaching a lea more PR
AI in Pulmonary Medicine: What Works Now and What Still Needs Proof (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 16 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news:
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AI in Pulmonary Medicine: What Works Now and What Still Needs Proof
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Dr. Shirin Shafazand, the inaugural faculty director for the Miller School of Medicine's Office of AI, argues artificial intelligence is helping clinicians analyze pulmonary imaging and other complex data, but local validation, human oversight and stronger evidence are essential.
Key Takeaways
* Pulmonary imaging is among the most mature areas for clinical ar more PR
Airport conversation at NASUP yields summer collaboration at DeKalb YMCA (10)
DEKALB, Illinois, Sept. 15 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news:
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Airport conversation at NASUP yields summer collaboration at DeKalb YMCA
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September 15, 2026 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE, Partnerships, Student Success
A Valentine's Day conversation at Reagan National Airport grew into summertime fun and learning for all ages at DeKalb's Kishwaukee Family YMCA.
The YMCA's Kish Camp already provided children in kindergarten through fifth-grade with group activities, creative arts experiences, games, sports and more PR
APSU's Berlin study abroad program offering $15K in scholarships for 2027 (10)
CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 16 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news:
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APSU's Berlin study abroad program offering $15K in scholarships for 2027
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APSU students outside the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior in Munich. The visit allowed them to learn more about the state police during a study abroad trip to Germany. | Contributed photo
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -When five Austin Peay State University students traveled to Germany over the summer, they presented research to graduate students in Ingolstadt, fielded question more PR
As '2nd Quantum Revolution' Arrives, University of Texas Researchers Stand Ready (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 17 -- The University of Texas issued the following news:
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As '2nd Quantum Revolution' Arrives, University of Texas Researchers Stand Ready
From solving specialized problems in quantum computing and developing sensors to training the next generation of quantum researchers, UT experts are meeting the moment.
September 16, 2026
In 1925, German physicist Werner Heisenberg published a paper that, according to the particle physics laboratory CERN, is considered the "birth certificate" of modern quantum theory. Seven yea more PR
Assistant professor of anthropology publishes new co-edited book exploring the relationships between humans and animals across generations (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Sept. 16 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Assistant professor of anthropology publishes new co-edited book exploring the relationships between humans and animals across generations
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A new book co-edited by Jessica Jenkins, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice, explores how human-animal interactions have shaped political systems, social frameworks, ritual practices and daily life in the southeastern United States across thousands of years.
Co-ed more PR
Assistant professor of chemical engineering earns $1 million NSF grant (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Sept. 16 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news:
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Assistant professor of chemical engineering earns $1 million NSF grant
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Can a robot sense touch using some of the same physical and biological mechanisms found in living systems? Jean-Francois Louf is working toward making that possible.
Louf, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, is the principal investigator on a $1.04 million National Science Foundation project, "Biohybrid Soft Robots that Sense Touch Throu more PR
Associate Dean Daryl Lim's article forthcoming in Michigan Technology Law Review (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news:
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Associate Dean Daryl Lim's article forthcoming in Michigan Technology Law Review
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CARLISLE, PA-H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law and Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships Daryl Lim's article, "Wired Minds: Neural Interfaces, Platform Power, and Control Over Neural Data," is forthcoming in the Michigan Technology Law Review, with publication expected in 2027.
The article examines how brain-computer i more PR
AU School of Public Health announces first undergraduate degree program (10)
AUGUSTA, Georgia, Sept. 16 -- Augusta University posted the following news release:
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AU School of Public Health announces first undergraduate degree program
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Following approval by the University System of Georgia's Board of Regents on Sept. 16, 2026, Augusta University's School of Public Health is preparing to launch its first undergraduate degree program: a Bachelor of Science in Public Health, or BSPH. This will serve as a foundational degree for students interested in a broad array of health sciences careers, including those that a more PR
Author, Illustrator to Discuss New Book on Arkansas Women Musicians (10)
CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 16 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news:
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Author, Illustrator to Discuss New Book on Arkansas Women Musicians
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Author Stephen Koch and illustrator Katherine Strause will discuss their new book, "From Almeda To Zilphia: Arkansas Women Who Transformed American Popular Song," at University of the Ozarks on Wednesday, Oct. 7, as part of the University's 2026-27 Walton Arts & Ideas Series.
The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Rogers Conference Center. There is no cost for admission and th more PR
Award-winning Wertheim College teacher, healthcare scholar embraces visibility, FSU (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 16 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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Award-winning Wertheim College teacher, healthcare scholar embraces visibility, FSU
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#Key Points
* Riley Krotz is an assistant professor in the Herbert Wertheim College of Business who primarily studies complex challenges at the intersection of healthcare, frontline employee management and public policy, with an emphasis on getting people to donate blood and save lives.
* A charismatic professor who bleeds garnet and gold, Krotz's research align more PR
Bacteria that change their diet to survive inside the body (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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Bacteria that change their diet to survive inside the body
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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 in the Journal of Bacteriol more PR
Behind the research at UTC: Dr. Ziwei Ma (10)
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Sept. 16 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus posted the following news:
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Behind the research at UTC: Dr. Ziwei Ma
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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Associate Professor of Mathematics Ziwei Ma is bringing statistical expertise to a multi-university research project developing wearable technology and artificial intelligence tools to support rehabilitation for people with neurological motor disorders.
Supported by a U.S. National Science Foundation award through its Smart and Connected Health more PR
Belmont Law Welcomes Three New Faculty Members (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 15 -- Belmont University posted the following news:
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Belmont Law Welcomes Three New Faculty Members
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New faculty bring courtroom, military and research experience to the law school this fall
Belmont University College of Law new faculty for fall 2026: Nino C. Monea, assistant professor of law; Kaleigh Ruiz, faculty fellow; and Kathryn Booth, visiting professor of law.
#Professor Nino C. Monea
Professor Monea joins Belmont Law as an assistant professor, teaching Criminal Procedure, Constitutional Law, N more PR
Best of the best: A senior thesis wins national honors (10)
SCHENECTADY, New York, Sept. 16 -- Union College posted the following news:
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Best of the best: A senior thesis wins national honors
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Eleanor Peterson '26 never expected her senior thesis to turn any heads, but that's exactly what it's done.
Her paper, "The Unitary Executive Theory Realized: The Office of Legal Counsel on Privilege, Removal, and National Security," was recently named 2026 Best Undergraduate Honors Thesis (qualitative) by Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society.
"When I learned I won, I was extr more PR
Binghamton Alumni Make a Difference in Veteran Healthcare (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Sept. 16 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Pharmacists answer the call to serve
Binghamton alumni make a difference in veteran healthcare
By Ethan Knox '20 September 15, 2026
No degree from Binghamton University's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS) looks exactly alike -- even for the students who end up in the same field. But there is one thing they all share: a need and desire to help those who need it.
This is perhaps especially true for the alumni who go into the field o more PR
Bob Woodruff, award-winning ABC News correspondent,to deliver annual Amanpour lecture (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 16 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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Bob Woodruff, award-winning ABC News correspondent,to deliver annual Amanpour lecture
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KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept. 16, 2026 - Bob Woodruff, an award-winning correspondent for ABC News who has covered the world's most influential stories over the last three decades, will deliver the University of Rhode Island's 2026 Christiane Amanpour Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 4 p.m. in the Robert J. Higgins Welcome Center Hope Room, 46 Upper College Road on more PR
Building safety into the everyday rhythm of agricultural work (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news:
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Building safety into the everyday rhythm of agricultural work
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There is a rhythm to farm work with everyday activities being very familiar. However, familiar does not mean risk-free. Between the years 2022-2023, MSU's Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) identified 35 deaths and 892 non-fatal injuries to individuals working on Michigan farm. Keeping safety at the forefront of daily more PR
Campbell University: From PA Charter Student Named Doctor of Medical Science Program Director (10)
BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Sept. 17 -- Campbell University issued the following news:
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From PA charter student named Doctor of Medical Science program director
September 16, 2026
Campbell University's College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences has named Ashley Nordan, DMSc, MHPE, MSCR, PA-C, program director of its new Doctor of Medical Science program, bringing her Campbell education, diverse clinical experience and commitment to developing future PA leaders full circle.
"As a member of Campbell's charter PA class, it is especially mean more PR
Case Western Reserve: National Institute on Aging Awards Expected to Total $21.1M to Renew Support for Cleveland Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 17 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news:
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National Institute on Aging awards expected to total $21.1M to renew support for Cleveland Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Center is one of 37 NIH-funded centers in nation
September 16, 2026
The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a grant expected to total $21.1 million to continue funding the Cleveland Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (CADRC).
The new five-year award will support the multi-i more PR
Catch up with these two longtime CLAS professors (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 16 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news:
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Catch up with these two longtime CLAS professors
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By Jessica Lien
Some instructors stay with you long after the final exam.
When the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) surveyed alumni and asked which faculty members they remembered and missed, two names that surfaced were Ron McMullen, associate professor of instruction in political science, and Marian Wilson Kimber, professor of musicology in the School of M more PR
Catholic University of America: Q&A With Taryn Okuma, New Director of the Honors Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Catholic University of America issued the following news:
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Q&A with Taryn Okuma, New Director of the Honors Program
Sep 16, 2026
What makes Taryn Okuma tick?
In her 17 years at The Catholic University of America, she's spent her time creating community around a love of learning, particularly English literature. She's excited to build on her service to students as the new director for the Honors Program, which boasts record enrollment this year. Over tea, she discussed what's in store for the Class of 2030. more PR
CBS News: Cartel Drone Activity Drops 75%, With UNO NCITE Driving the Research Behind It All (10)
OMAHA, Nebraska, Sept. 15 -- The University of Nebraska Omaha Campus posted the following news:
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CBS News: Cartel Drone Activity Drops 75%, With UNO NCITE Driving the Research Behind It All
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What's new: Research by UNO's National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE) tracking cartel drone operations is focused on providing security officials insights to understand how cartels integrate drones into their violent activities, and how to best respond to drone activity at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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CEE professor seeks to make water service restoration safer, faster (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Sept. 16 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news:
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CEE professor seeks to make water service restoration safer, faster
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Restoring service after a broken water main is a balancing act.
Refill the system too quickly and water can compress trapped air, creating damaging pressure surges. Move too slowly and homes and businesses remain without water longer than necessary.
Jose Vasconcelos, professor of water resources in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is working to he more PR
Century-old French Letters Reveal a Post-War Helping Hand (10)
OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 16 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news:
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Century-old French Letters Reveal a Post-War Helping Hand
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OXFORD, Miss. - More than a century after a French widow wrote letters to members of an Oxford book club, University of Mississippi students are helping her words be heard again.
The letters are part of the Woman's Book Club of Oxford, Mississippi Collection in the University of Mississippi Libraries' Department of Archives and Special Collections. The collection includes meeting minute more PR
Chancellor's First Year: Getting to Know Newark and Rutgers University (10)
NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Chancellor's First Year: Getting to Know Newark and Rutgers University
By Carrie Stetler
September 16, 2026
This is Part 2 of a four-part Q&A series on Chancellor Tonya Smith-Jackson's first year at Rutgers.
A crucial aspect of Rutgers University-Newark Chancellor Tonya Smith-Jackson's job involves working with the city of Newark and forming relationships with municipal government, nonprofits, grassroots organizations and long-time stakeholders, such as Pr more PR
Co-designing a STEM curriculum for Indigenous kids (10)
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Sept. 16 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news:
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Co-designing a STEM curriculum for Indigenous kids
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They say success is nothing without someone to share it with. That's certainly true in Tuba City, an 8,600-person town in the Navajo Nation.
"Members of the Navajo Nation love celebrating," said Anne Hamlin, a research associate at NAU's Center for STEM Teaching and Learning (CSTL). "They turn out to basketball games, parades, flea markets and fairs in droves. I once tabled at the Navajo Nation more PR
Columbia Theological Seminary: Deep Dialogue (10)
DECATUR, Georgia, Sept. 16 -- The Columbia Theological Seminary issued the following news:
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September 14, 2026
Deep Dialogue
When was the last time you had a good, deep dialogue?
You know, the kind that makes you change your mind about things, maybe even moves the needle of your heart?
The kind that didn't offer a neat, harmonious solution but, instead, opened up the possibility of multiple ways of knowing and being in the world?
Don't be surprised if it takes you a beat or three to remember such a conversation - or if you don't more PR
Columbia University Teachers College: Hip-Hop Education Enters a New Era in the Bronx (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 -- Columbia University Teachers College issued the following news:
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Hip-Hop Education Enters a New Era in the Bronx
The Bronx School of Hip-Hop was co-created by TC's Maxine Greene Chair for Distinguished Contributions to Education, Christopher Emdin
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This month, close to 100 ninth-graders began classes at the nation's first public high school dedicated to hip-hop. At the Bronx School for Hip-Hop, students will learn about the culture, music and business of hip-hop, gain access to industry internships and college o more PR
Construction management gala celebrates 25 years of student support (10)
KENNESAW, Georgia, Sept. 16 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release:
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Construction management gala celebrates 25 years of student support
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KENNESAW, Ga. | Sep 16, 2026
Kennesaw State University's Construction Management Fundraising Gala marked its 25th anniversary on Sept. 10 by continuing a longstanding tradition of support for students and the Department of Construction Management.
Held at Zoo Atlanta, the College of Architecture and Construction Management's largest annual fundraiser raised a record $265,80 more PR
Cottonwood Field Station, Transient Animal Facility reopenings highlight new opportunities (10)
BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Sept. 16 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news:
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Cottonwood Field Station, Transient Animal Facility reopenings highlight new opportunities
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Story by Morgan Marketon
The South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences will celebrate the reopenings of Cottonwood Field Station and the Transient Animal Facility at the end of September, highlighting investments that support research, teaching and extension across the college.
The facilities serve distinc more PR
Dartmouth College: When Rocks and Ice Break - The Tragedy in Nepal and the Need for Resilient Energy Systems (10)
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 17 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news:
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When Rocks and Ice Break: The Tragedy in Nepal and the Need for Resilient Energy Systems
9/16/2026
On the morning of August 26, 2026, part of a mountain--including permafrost, rocks, and a portion of a glacier--collapsed on the Tibet-Nepal border, unleashing a wall of ice, water, rock, sediment, and debris that tore through mountain villages and swept away roads, bridges, and 12 hydropower plants.
More than 1,300 people are dead and thousands more remain more PR
Dartmouth Receives DARPA Award to Develop Geoeconomics (10)
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 17 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news:
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Dartmouth Receives DARPA Award to Develop Geoeconomics
Three faculty members will unite economics and computer science to study geopolitical strategy.
9/16/2026
Written by Harini Barath
An interdisciplinary team of Dartmouth researchers has received an award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency as part of its National Security Economic Theory program, aka NASCENT. The award supports pioneering research at the intersection of economics, nat more PR
Dillard Nursing Student, Michelle Elizabeth Snowden Named Louisiana Student Nurse of the Year (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 17 -- Dillard University issued the following news:
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Dillard Nursing Student, Michelle Elizabeth Snowden Named Louisiana Student Nurse of the Year
September 15, 2026
Dillard University senior nursing major Michelle Elizabeth Snowden has been named Louisiana Student Nurse of the Year by the Louisiana Nurses Foundation (LNF).
Ms. Snowden received the honor during the 2026 Nightingale Awards & Gala, held August 22, 2026, at L'Auberge Casino Hotel Baton Rouge.
A native of New Orleans and graduate of Sophie B more PR
Discovery in Action: CSU GUIDE Grants Put Students at the Center of Research (10)
LONG BEACH, California, Sept. 17 -- California State University issued the following news:
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Discovery in Action: CSU GUIDE Grants Put Students at the Center of Research
By Hazel Kelly
9/16/2026
A new program expands access to hands-on research and immersive scholarship experiences for nearly 4,000 students across the CSU system.
A new CSU grant initiative is supporting 26 undergraduate research experiences across 19 universities, benefiting nearly 4,000 students. The 2026-27 Growth in Undergraduate Innovation, Discovery and Engagemen more PR
Drug molecule finds way to make square peg fit round hole (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 16 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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Drug molecule finds way to make square peg fit round hole
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Concept of fitting a square peg in a round hole.
University at Buffalo researchers have developed a drug molecule that causes its target protein to adapt to its shape.
Molecule's unusual binding strategy causes target protein to change shape, offering new approach to drug design
By Tom Dinki
BUFFALO, N.Y. -A square peg doesn't fit a round hole. But more PR
DSU leaders highlight national security mission during government visits (10)
MADISON, South Dakota, Sept. 16 -- Dakota State University posted the following news:
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DSU leaders highlight national security mission during government visits
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Dakota State University recently welcomed congressional and government leaders for a series of discussions highlighting how the university is applying its expertise to serve South Dakota, the region, and the nation.
The visits showcased a vision that connects DSU's educational mission, applied research, workforce development, and economic development with more PR
ECE students apply engineering skills nationwide through summer internships (10)
TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 16 -- The University of Tulsa College of Engineering and Computer Science posted the following news:
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ECE students apply engineering skills nationwide through summer internships
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Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) students at The University of Tulsa spent the summer of 2026 contributing to projects ranging from cybersecurity investigations and satellite mission development to electric power system analysis and digital engineering. Through internships with industry leaders, government agencies and technology more PR
Ela Gezen and David Mednicoff Named Directors of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Ela Gezen and David Mednicoff Named Directors of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute
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Ela Gezen, professor of German studies, and David Mednicoff, professor of Middle Eastern studies and public policy, have been appointed directors of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute (ISI).For over 25 years, ISI has been a central and indispensable venue for open interdisciplinary exchange and intellectual enrichment, grounded in social, cultural more PR
Emmy Awards, Bielefeld Science Prize, American Cancer Society Awards, and More Accolades for Columbians (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 17 -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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Emmy Awards, Bielefeld Science Prize, American Cancer Society Awards, and More Accolades for Columbians
From medicine to writing to social sciences, here are the Columbians who received awards recently.
September 16, 2026
Columbia News produces a monthly newsletter (subscribe here!) and article series featuring a roundup of awards and milestones that Columbia faculty, staff, and students have received in recent days. In this edition, you'll find awards and milestone more PR
EPA Removes Limits on Power Plant Pollution: U-M Experts Discuss Consequences (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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EPA removes limits on power plant pollution: U-M experts discuss consequences
Published On: September 15, 2026
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will stop restricting the greenhouse gas emissions from gas- and coal-fired power plants. University of Michigan experts discuss the consequences of this move.
Rachel Rothschild is an assistant professor of law. Her scholarship sits at the intersection of environmental law, more PR
Eric Bryan Named Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor at S&T (10)
ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 17 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news:
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Eric Bryan named Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor at S&T
Author By Ehrhard, Peter Publication date September 16, 2026
Dr. Eric Bryan, professor of English and technical communication at Missouri S&T, has been named a Curators' Distinguished Teaching Professor.
The University of Missouri Board of Curators awards this title to honor outstanding professors, call attention to teaching excellence and foster improvements in teac more PR
Exceptional UWO alumni on campus to boost Titans Day of Giving (10)
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, Sept. 16 -- The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus posted the following news:
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Exceptional UWO alumni on campus to boost Titans Day of Giving
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University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh alumnus Craig Culver interacts with students at the Titan Day of Giving event Sept. 15.
A slate of notable University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh alumni-entrepreneurs including Craig Culver, helped launch the 2026 Titans Day of Giving.
With a goal to raise $250,000 for students and programs, UWO called on alumni, friends, parents, faculty, staf more PR
Faculty Lightning Lounge set for Sept. 23 (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 15 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news:
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Faculty Lightning Lounge set for Sept. 23
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The first Faculty Lightning Lounge of the 2026-27 academic year will be held 3:30- 4:30 p.m. Sept. 23 in Centennial Engineering Center's Stamm Commons.
Lightning Lounge gives faculty from a broad range of disciplines an opportunity to give short talks about their research, creative works, teaching or outreach. Time is available for questions during and after the event, and participants can meet new more PR
Fall Convocation 2026: History Makers in the Making (10)
BOWIE, Maryland, Sept. 16 -- Bowie State University posted the following news release:
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Fall Convocation 2026: History Makers in the Making
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The annual Fall 2026 Matriculation Convocation marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter for students beginning their collegiate journey at Bowie State.
The powerful Sept. 9 event officially launched the academic semester, formally welcoming the class of 2030 to a university known for cultivating excellence and empowering leaders.
Bowie State University President Dr. Aminta H. Breaux, alo more PR
FAU Announces New Pathway for Israel Gap-Year Students (10)
BOCA RATON, Florida, Sept. 17 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news:
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FAU Announces New Pathway for Israel Gap-Year Students
By Joshua Glanzer | 9/16/2026
Florida Atlantic University announced a first-of-its-kind academic articulation agreement that creates a pathway for eligible students in the Israel XP gap-year program to receive transfer credit toward a Florida Atlantic degree through approved course equivalencies.
Rivka Tuval-Mashiach, Bar-Ilan University' more PR
FAU Study Finds Time of Day May Be Key in Speech Therapy for Youth (10)
BOCA RATON, Florida, Sept. 17 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news:
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FAU Study Finds Time of Day May Be Key in Speech Therapy for Youth
By Gisele Galoustian | 9/16/2026
Study Snapshot: For young people with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), a disorder that affects the brain's ability to plan and coordinate the movements needed for speech, difficulties can persist well beyond childhood. Unlike many childhood speech disorders that improve with age, CAS can cause more PR
Fayetteville State University Secures $10 Million Department of War Award to Advance Applied AI Research (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept. 16 -- Fayetteville State University posted the following news:
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Fayetteville State University Secures $10 Million Department of War Award to Advance Applied AI Research
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FAYETTEVILLE, NC - Fayetteville State University has secured a $10 million research award from the U.S. Department of War to establish an interdisciplinary research program focused on applied artificial intelligence for defense systems, including contested logistics technologies and biomanufacturing.
FSU being 1 of only 5 instituti more PR
Fifteen Penn Staters named 2026 Alumni Fellows (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Fifteen Penn Staters named 2026 Alumni Fellows
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Fifteen Penn State alumni will be honored for their exceptional leadership and professional accomplishments as 2026 Alumni Fellows, the highest honor bestowed by the Penn State Alumni Association.
Established in 1973, the award celebrates alumni who have achieved exceptional leadership and distinction in their professions. More than 900 Penn State alumni have recei more PR
First Citizens Bank Gift Supports WCU Students Through Access to Stock Market Data (10)
CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Sept. 17 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news:
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First Citizens Bank gift supports WCU students through access to stock market data
Students in the College of Business at Western Carolina University now have access to real-time stock market trading information through laboratory space made possible through a financial contribution from First Citizens Bank.
The renovated lab is home to two Bloomberg Terminals, a subscription-based software platform that delivers live glob more PR
Five UConn Researchers Receive CAREER Awards (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Five UConn Researchers Receive CAREER Awards
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Five UConn faculty members received prestigious CAREER Awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the 2026 cycle.
"The National Science Foundation has a history of recognizing talented, up-and-coming researchers whose work translates into important discovery as well as instructional brilliance, and UConn's five NSF CAREER awards continues that legacy," says Lindsay Distefano, UConn associ more PR
Following a Family Tradition, Arielle Johnson Creates Her Own Legacy at Bowie State (10)
BOWIE, Maryland, Sept. 16 -- Bowie State University posted the following news release:
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Following a Family Tradition, Arielle Johnson Creates Her Own Legacy at Bowie State
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Arielle Johnson '28 grew up with Bowie State woven into her story long before she enrolled as an undergraduate.
Her parents met at Bowie State as students more than two decades ago. Those family ties led her to spend her childhood and teenage years attending homecomings and connecting with the Bulldog community.
When it came time to choose a college, Johnson kn more PR
For the Books: CofC English Professors' Prolific Publishing Season (10)
CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Sept. 17 -- The College of Charleston issued the following news:
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For the Books: CofC English Professors' Prolific Publishing Season
September 16, 2026
Four College of Charleston English professors have books being published over four months in 2026.
This year has been one for the books for faculty members in the College of Charleston Department of English! Between July and October 2026, four English professors have had or will have had their books published.
From Bob Dylan to Kurt Vonnegut and from the p more PR
Ford School of Public Policy: Ayanian Co-leads University-wide Theme Year Focusing on U-M's Role in Transforming Health (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- The University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news:
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Ayanian co-leads University-wide theme year focusing on U-M's role in transforming health
September 16, 2026
The University of Michigan is launching the 2026-27 Year of Human Health and Well-Being as part of the university's Look to Michigan vision.
The year will create opportunities for people across U-M to connect their work and expertise to advance health and well-being.
The theme year is one way the university is more PR
Ford School of Public Policy: U-M Experts Comment on EPA Removing Limits on Power Plant Pollution (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- The University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news:
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U-M experts comment on EPA removing limits on power plant pollution
September 16, 2026
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has announced it will stop restricting the greenhouse gas emissions from gas- and coal-fired power plants. University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the consequences of this move.
Catie Hausman is a professor of public policy whose work focuses on environmental and energy more PR
Four KU seniors to compete for Rhodes, Marshall, Churchill scholarships (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 16 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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Four KU seniors to compete for Rhodes, Marshall, Churchill scholarships
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LAWRENCE -Four University of Kansas seniors have been endorsed for prestigious fellowships for study in the United Kingdom with the support of KU's Center for Undergraduate Research & Fellowships.
Saad Awan, Kaitlyn Carson, Katherine Goodwin and Jaden Huehl have been endorsed for the Marshall scholarship, which provides funding for 1-2 years of graduate study at any university in more PR
Four Students Recognized for Research Excellence with the 2026 Undergraduate Library Research Prize (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 16 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Four Students Recognized for Research Excellence with the 2026 Undergraduate Library Research Prize
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What connects obesity, microbes and cancer progression? Do the tools we use to measure healthy eating reflect diverse communities? How does the media narrative around Asian American student activism diverge from the historical record? Can a new mathematical framework solve a longstanding optimization challenge? This year's four U more PR
From lobster trap to tee box: UMaine researchers turn discarded shells into golf tees (10)
ORONO, Maine, Sept. 16 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release:
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From lobster trap to tee box: UMaine researchers turn discarded shells into golf tees
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A Maine lobster can end up in a roll, a bisque or a butter bath. At the University of Maine, what's left of it can now end up under a golf ball.
Researchers at UMaine are making golf tees from discarded lobster shells.
The project builds on more than a decade of UMaine research into new uses for an underutilized byproduct of Maine's lobster industry.
Maine's lob more PR
From Montana Labs to NASA: Yale Engineering Students' Summer Research (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news:
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From Montana labs to NASA: Yale Engineering students' summer research
Written by Natalie Haase '27
This summer, Yale Engineering undergraduates traded New Haven for research benches and hardware labs across the country -- from a virology lab in the Montana mountains to a NASA space center in Maryland to a hardware validation team outside Boston. Colten Danelski '27 (Biomedical Engineering) investigated how the brain responds t more PR
Georgia Southern's Academic Success Center Earns International Tutor Training Program Recertification (10)
STATESBORO, Georgia, Sept. 16 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release:
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Georgia Southern's Academic Success Center earns international tutor training program recertification
September 16, 2026
The Academic Success Center (ASC) at Georgia Southern University has earned an international recertification by the College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) for the tutoring services it offers students.
The ASC received the recertification as a Level 1 International Tutor Training Program (ITTPC). To earn the re more PR
Georgia State Names Rick Krysiak Vice President for Facilities Management (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- Georgia State University issued the following news:
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Georgia State Names Rick Krysiak Vice President for Facilities Management
September 15, 2026
ATLANTA -- Georgia State University has named Rick Krysiak as its new vice president for Facilities Management, effective Nov. 1.
Krysiak brings more than 28 years of experience in facilities management, campus infrastructure, operations, capital construction and auxiliary services to the university.
Krysiak previously served as vice president for Facilities M more PR
Georgia State University: Mount Wilson Telescope Array Earns New National Science Foundation Funding for Fiber-Optic Connections (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- Georgia State University issued the following news:
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Mount Wilson Telescope Array Earns New National Science Foundation Funding for Fiber-Optic Connections
September 15, 2026
ATLANTA -- Georgia State University's Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array is marking a major new investment in the facility's future as its global research community continues to expand.
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Georgia State a $915,343, three-year grant for a project titled "Reso more PR
Georgia State University: Research on Empathic Digital Humans Expands With New Publication, International Reach (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- Georgia State University issued the following news:
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Research on Empathic Digital Humans Expands With New Publication, International Reach
September 16, 2026
ATLANTA -- Research originating at Georgia State University's Creative Media Industries Institute (CMII) into empathic digital humans and human-centered artificial intelligence is continuing to evolve, with a new peer-reviewed publication, international research activity and professional recognition for Professor of Practice Jeasy Sehgal.
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Georgia State University: Some Governments May Hide a Budget Surplus to Justify a Tax Hike (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- Georgia State University issued the following news:
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Some Governments May Hide a Budget Surplus to Justify a Tax Hike
September 15, 2026
It's yearly property tax collection season, and along with it may come questions of how those property taxes are used, and if there's a tax increase -- why? A new academic study suggests that when local governments collect a more in taxes than their budget requires, some finance officials quietly use accounting tricks to make that extra money disappear from public view - more PR
Graduate students invited to participate in Three Minute Thesis competition (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University College of Education posted the following news:
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Graduate students invited to participate in Three Minute Thesis competition
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Penn State's annual regional Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT), hosted by the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School, is now accepting graduate student competitor and judge registrations.
In its fourth year at Penn State, 3MT allows graduate students to improve their research communication and presentation more PR
Gut microbiome features predict devastating disease affecting preemies (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 16 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release:
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Gut microbiome features predict devastating disease affecting preemies
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In a discovery that challenges long-standing assumptions about necrotizing enterocolitis, a sudden and often fatal intestinal illness that affects premature infants, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified previously unknown predictors for the disease.
While bacteria have been proposed as key drivers for th more PR
GVSU and Van Andel Institute Partner to Launch AI Research and Innovation Institute (10)
ALLENDALE, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news:
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GVSU and Van Andel Institute partner to launch AI Research and Innovation Institute
By Sarah Schaible
Sep 16, 2026
GVSU and Van Andel Institute (VAI) are jointly launching the Artificial Intelligen ce Research and Innovation Institute (AIRII) this fall, uniting two of West Michigan's leading research communities behind a shared ambition: to make the region a nationally recognized center where artificial intelligence and the life sciences advanc more PR
GW Law to Host Preview of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2026 October Term (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The George Washington University Law School posted the following news:
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GW Law to Host Preview of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2026 October Term
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GW Law faculty will provide their expertise on the key cases facing the U.S. Supreme Court in its upcoming October term on Tuesday, September 22, at the law school.
Taking advantage of GW Law's prime location blocks away from the White House, U.S. Capitol Building, and the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court Preview is an annual tradition that provides students, faculty, al more PR
Hispanic Heritage Month Kicks off at UC Merced (10)
MERCED, California, Sept. 16 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news:
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Hispanic Heritage Month Kicks off at UC Merced
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UC Merced's Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations got off to a lively, colorful start on Tuesday, with a performance by Mariachi Los Bobcats, food and tabling in the university's Conference Center.
Attendees received a Loteria-themed T-shirt and were entered into a raffle drawing for a special deck and player cards of the Mexican bingo-like game.
Hispanic Heritage Month, celebrated nationally more PR
Hope College Accepted into NORDP Consultants Program Cohort (10)
HOLLAND, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- Hope College posted the following news:
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Hope College Accepted into NORDP Consultants Program Cohort
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Now entering the final phase of National Science Foundation funding, Emory University and the National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP) announced that Hope College is one of four higher-education institutions accepted into NORDP's fifth Consultants Program cohort.
Ranked #22 nationally among all undergraduate research programs, Hope College will benefit significantly as a memb more PR
In the News: MTSU faculty, staff talk fuel costs, budgeting, politics and Dolly Parton (10)
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Sept. 16 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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In the News: MTSU faculty, staff talk fuel costs, budgeting, politics and Dolly Parton
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -Middle Tennessee State University faculty and staff recently provided the media with their perspectives on various issues, including Dolly Parton, budgeting, politics and rising fuel costs.
* Becca Smitty, MT One Stop director, talked with The Tennessean on July 27 about federal loan changes and the impacts on students. Read the more PR
Introducing UAlbany's Information Science PhD Program Director: 5Qs With Elyse Zavar (10)
ALBANY, New York, Sept. 17 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news:
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Introducing UAlbany's Information Science PhD Program Director: 5Qs with Elyse Zavar
By Mike Nolan
ALBANY, N.Y. (Sept. 16, 2026) -- The University at Albany's College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) has a new face leading its Information Science PhD Program.
Elyse Zavar joined CEHC this fall as the director of the Information Science PhD Program and as an associate professor in the Department of Emergency Managemen more PR
Iowa scientists release 2026 Climate Statement (10)
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa, Sept. 16 -- Cornell College issued the following news:
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Iowa scientists release 2026 Climate Statement
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As electricity demand continues to rise in Iowa, scientists are examining ways to meet the challenge in the 2026 Iowa Climate Statement.
According to the authors of the 16th annual Iowa Climate Statement, including Cornell College Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston, Iowa has been a leader in cheap, clean, and reliable wind and solar energy for decades. With electricity use rising sharply, due in part to the gr more PR
Is America still a democracy? A plurality of Americans say "no." (10)
NEWPORT, Rhode Island., Sept. 16 -- Salve Regina University posted the following news:
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Is America still a democracy? A plurality of Americans say "no."
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A plurality of Americans now say the U.S. is not a democracy, with independent and self-identified progressive voters the most skeptical: 61 percent of Democrats and nearly half of Independents say it is now a dictatorship, the latest poll from Salve Regina University's Pell Center found.
Republicans have a less pessimistic view, with 51 percent saying we live in a democracy, and o more PR
IU physician researcher turns entrepreneur in fight against HPV-related cancers (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 16 -- The Indiana University Indianapolis campus posted the following news:
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IU physician researcher turns entrepreneur in fight against HPV-related cancers
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Over the next several decades, it's estimated that more than 40 million people will die from cancers caused by the human papillomavirus -despite the existence of an HPV vaccine.
Dr. Elliot Androphy is an Indiana University scientist whose initial research training took place in the National Cancer Institute laboratory largely credited with discoveri more PR
IU Southeast professor Dr. Sumreen Asim collaborating on Read It Right Radio Show podcast (10)
NEW ALBANY, Indiana, Sept. 16 -- Indiana University Southeast campus posted the following news:
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IU Southeast professor Dr. Sumreen Asim collaborating on Read It Right Radio Show podcast
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(New Albany, Ind.) - Indiana University Southeast professor Dr. Sumreen Asim is set to collaborate on the Read It Right Radio Show podcast.
The Read It Right Radio Show, launched in October more PR
IUP Dessy-Roffman Myth Collaborative Looking for Logo Design (10)
INDIANA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 15 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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IUP Dessy-Roffman Myth Collaborative Looking for Logo Design
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The Dessy-Roffman Myth Collaborative at Indiana University of Pennsylvania is looking for a new logo and invites submissions from students and community members.
The Dessy-Roffman Myth Collaborative is a cross-disciplinary resource at IUP dedicated to the study of myth in a myriad of forms-literary, visual, musical, and performative-with the intention of fostering dialogue acr more PR
Jeannie M. Kenmotsu appointed curator of Asian art at Harvard Art Museums (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- Harvard University issued the following news:
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Jeannie M. Kenmotsu appointed curator of Asian art at Harvard Art Museums
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Jeannie M. Kenmotsu, a curator and scholar of Japanese art, has been appointed the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Curator of Asian Art at the Harvard Art Museums. She will begin her role in mid December.
Kenmotsu currently serves as the Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Asian Art at the Portland Art Museum, where she has been a member of the curatorial team since 2017. During h more PR
Joel Yuen-Zhou Named Blavatnik Finalist (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 16 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Joel Yuen-Zhou Named Blavatnik Finalist
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University of California San Diego Professor of Chemistry Joel Yuen-Zhou has been named one of 18 finalists for the 2026 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists. The highly coveted awards, given by the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences, recognize exceptional early career scientists and engineers whose discoveries are driving the next generation of sci more PR
Johns Hopkins Launches Global Search to Identify Its Next Provost (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 17 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news:
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Johns Hopkins launches global search to identify its next provost
The process will be led by a 25-member search committee chaired by Theodore DeWeese, dean of the medical faculty and CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine
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A 25-member universitywide search committee has been selected to help lead a global search to identify Johns Hopkins University's next provost, the institution's chief academic officer.
The provost oversees an expansive portfolio encompas more PR
Johns Hopkins: How the $17 Billion Meta Settlement Could Reshape Mental Health Research and Policy in the Digital Age (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 17 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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Published September 16, 2026
How the $17 Billion Meta Settlement Could Reshape Mental Health Research and Policy in the Digital Age
A coalition of state attorneys general claimed that the social media giant harmed young users and violated child privacy protection laws.
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In August, Meta Platforms, Inc.--the parent company of Facebook and Instagram--settled a multistate lawsuit over claims that the company vi more PR
Johns Hopkins: New Guides Equip Clinicians and Clergy to Implement Extreme Risk Protection Orders (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 17 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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September 16, 2026
New Guides Equip Clinicians and Clergy to Implement Extreme Risk Protection Orders
From the clinic to the congregation, new resources equip frontline workers with tools they need during a crisis
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Today, the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions has released valuable resources for two vital Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) implementers--clinicians and clergy members. The new more PR
Kansas State University: Jessica Canfield's Record of Student-centered Mentorship, Teaching Earns Her National Recognition as American Society of Landscape Architects Fellow (10)
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 17 -- Kansas State University issued the following news:
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Shaping students' learning landscapes
Jessica Canfield's record of student-centered mentorship, teaching earns her national recognition as American Society of Landscape Architects Fellow
By Thom Jackson, College of Architecture, Planning & Design
Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026
For Jessica Canfield, a career centered on landscape performance, student mentorship, international education and professional leadership has provided countless opportunities to expl more PR
Lamar University: Chemical Engineering Student Selected as AIChE Southwest Regional Chair (10)
BEAUMONT, Texas, Sept. 16 -- Lamar University issued the following news:
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Chemical engineering student selected as AIChE Southwest Regional Chair
September 16, 2026 | By April Thompson
Lamar University chemical engineering student Layali Abusaleh has been selected to serve as Southwest regional chair for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Executive Student Committee for the 2026-27 academic year.
In the role, Abusaleh will serve as the student leader for AIChE's Southwest Region, representing and supporting 11 univer more PR
Landmark trial finds restoring blood flow does not improve cognition in patients with asymptomatic carotid artery disease (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 16 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
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Landmark trial finds restoring blood flow does not improve cognition in patients with asymptomatic carotid artery disease
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Ronald M. Lazar, Ph.D., professor and director of the Division of Neuropsychology in the UAB Department of Neurology A major clinical trial led by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has answered a long-standing question about the relationship between carotid artery disease and cognition: While patients with s more PR
Late-season soybean decisions: Maximizing harvest efficiency and planning for 2027 (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news:
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Late-season soybean decisions: Maximizing harvest efficiency and planning for 2027
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As the 2026 soybean crop moves toward maturity, many management decisions remain that can influence harvest efficiency, grain quality and overall profitability. While most yield has already been determined by this point in the season, Michigan growers still have opportunities to reduce harvest losses, improve harvest lo more PR
Longwood University: Diane Bottoms Boxley '72 Pays Tribute to Life-changing Math Faculty With Endowed Professorship (10)
FARMVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Longwood University issued the following news release:
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Diane Bottoms Boxley '72 pays tribute to life-changing math faculty with endowed professorship
September 16, 2026
The student-faculty relationship is a cornerstone of higher education. Done well, bonds between teacher and student can awaken a passion for a subject or career that a student may otherwise have overlooked.
For Diane Bottoms Boxley '72, that connection came during a calculus class taught by the late Dr. Merry Lewis Allen, a beloved Lo more PR
Marian University Announces Historic Presidential Transition (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 16 -- Marian University posted the following news:
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Marian University Announces Historic Presidential Transition
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Daniel J. Elsener
Kenith C. Britt
President Daniel J. Elsener to Transition to President Emeritus Following 2027 Commencement; Dr. Kenith C. Britt Selected as Marian University's Next President
INDIANAPOLIS -September 16, 2026 -Marian University today announced a historic leadership transition that will celebrate more than 25 years of extraordinary growth while positioning the university to more PR
Masashi Yanagisawa, M.D., Ph.D., receives Lasker Award for discovery that transformed narcolepsy care (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 23 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release:
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Masashi Yanagisawa, M.D., Ph.D., receives Lasker Award for discovery that transformed narcolepsy care
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DALLAS - Sept. 09, 2026 - The Lasker Foundation has announced that UT Southwestern Medical Center sleep researcher Masashi Yanagisawa, M.D., Ph.D., is a recipient of the 2026 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for his discovery of orexin, a brain peptide that maintains wakefulness, and demonstration that the abse more PR
McCormack Graduate Programs Earn No. 1 SportBusiness Ranking (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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McCormack Graduate Programs Earn No. 1 SportBusiness Ranking
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The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management, housed in the Isenberg School of Management, has been named the world's No. 1 postgraduate sport management program by SportBusiness for the fourth time in the last five years, and sixth time overall.
With more than 50 years of thought leadership in sport management education, the McCormack department-which offers both a two more PR
Media Tip Sheet: New York Times Poll Shows Democrats Leading Republicans Ahead of Midterms (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- George Washington University posted the following news:
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Media Tip Sheet: New York Times Poll Shows Democrats Leading Republicans Ahead of Midterms
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WASHINGTON (September 16, 2026) - With less than 50 days until the 2026 midterm elections, a new New York Times/Siena University poll shows Democrats holding a significant advantage over Republicans, with likely voters favoring Democratic congressional candidates 51% to 43%. President Trump's approval rating remains at 38%, while concerns over the cost of living an more PR
Michigan Medicine: Have an MCAS Diagnosis? Well, Maybe Not (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Have an MCAS diagnosis? Well, maybe not
Mast cell activation syndrome has gained traction on social - but is it being correctly diagnosed? An MCAS expert explains
September 16, 2026
If you've been struggling with unexplainable symptoms such as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, multiple food and environmental intolerances and sensitivities along with negative allergy tests, you may have fallen more PR
Michigan Medicine: Study Looks at Risk Factors for Pain With Menstruation in Adolescents (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Who's at risk for painful periods?
A study looks at risk factors for pain with menstruation in adolescents
September 16, 2026
Author | Kelly Malcom
Pain is often considered a fact of life for people with menstrual cycles.
Yet, for an experience that is so common in women and girls, the risk factors for painful periods have not been closely studied.
A recent study from Melissa Le more PR
Michigan Reconnect Expands Opportunities for GRCC Students (10)
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- Grand Rapids Community College posted the following news:
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Michigan Reconnect Expands Opportunities for GRCC Students
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More adults across West Michigan now have an opportunity to attend Grand Rapids Community College tuition-free through Michigan Reconnect.
The state recently expanded eligibility for the program to Michigan residents ages 21 and older who do not already have a college degree, lowering the previous eligibility age of 25. The change means more adults can use Michigan Reconnect to beg more PR
MIT: Measure by measure, studying society accurately (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Measure by measure, studying society accurately
Naoki Egami has become a standout in political methodology, helping refine tools that give scholars durable results.
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Let's agree at the outset the world is a complicated place, and social scientists have exacting jobs when it comes to measuring civic phenomena with precision.
After all, even careful studies raise follow-up questions: How much do their findings apply in other s more PR
MIT: New AI technique could make minimally invasive surgeries safer and more precise (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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New AI technique could make minimally invasive surgeries safer and more precise
This patient-specific method, called xvr, helps doctors use X-rays for surgical navigation in fields such as orthopedics and neurosurgery.
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Researchers created a new technique that accurately and rapidly matches X-rays captured during surgery with a patient's preoperative 3D medical scan. This method could make it easier for clinicians to precisely more PR
Monmouth University Featured in Washington Monthly's 2026 College Guide (10)
WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Monmouth University issued the following news:
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Monmouth University Featured in Washington Monthly's 2026 College Guide
September 15, 2026
Monmouth University was recently featured in Washington Monthly's annual college guide and rankings, which evaluates colleges on their contributions to the public good by measuring access, affordability, outcomes, and public service. Monmouth was ranked nationally and among colleges and universities in the Northeast on the 2026 Best Colleges for Your Tuition more PR
Monmouth University: Leahy and Santelli Named to NJBIZ 2026 Education Power List (10)
WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Monmouth University issued the following news:
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Leahy and Santelli Named to NJBIZ 2026 Education Power List
September 15, 2026
Monmouth University President Patrick F. Leahy, Ed.D., and Robert Santelli '73 '14HN, executive director of the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, were named to the NJBIZ 2026 Education Power List. This is Leahy's seventh consecutive year on the roster and Santelli's first appearance.
NJBIZ annually identifies members of the higher education field who are acc more PR
Montana State to host national conference celebrating community design Oct. 2-3 (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, Sept. 16 -- Montana State University issued the following news:
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Montana State to host national conference celebrating community design Oct. 2-3
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BOZEMAN -Montana State University students have designed community spaces for more than 50 Montana towns, stretching from Browning to Wibaux, and other towns across the U.S. through MSU's Community Design Center. Their desire to create tangible change through architecture will be celebrated as part of a national community design conference hosted Oct. 2-3 by MSU.
"The MSU more PR
Moody's Affirms Morgan State's A1 Credit Rating and Stable Outlook (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 16 -- Morgan State University posted the following news release:
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Moody's Affirms Morgan State's A1 Credit Rating and Stable Outlook
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Strong State Investment, Surging Enrollment, and Expanding Research Reinforce the University's Financial Foundation for its Next Era of Growth
BALTIMORE -A strong credit rating does more than measure financial health: it strengthens investor confidence, preserves access to capital and helps a university turn long-term priorities into better places to learn, live, teach and d more PR
MTSU joins TN Direct Admissions program to streamline application process (10)
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Sept. 16 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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MTSU joins TN Direct Admissions program to streamline application process
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By Katelynn Liedtke
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -Starting this fall, Middle Tennessee State University is participating in TN Direct Admissions, a program created by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, or THEC, to simplify the college application process by not requiring a traditional long-form application or application fee.
The program started with a pilot stud more PR
MXene Pioneer Yury Gogotsi to Deliver Shipley Distinguished Lecture at Clarkson (10)
POTSDAM, New York, Sept. 17 -- Clarkson University issued the following news:
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MXene Pioneer Yury Gogotsi to Deliver Shipley Distinguished Lecture at Clarkson
September 16, 2026
Internationally recognized materials scientist Yury Gogotsi will visit Clarkson University on Oct. 15 to deliver the 2026 Shipley Distinguished Lecture, offering the Clarkson and North Country communities an opportunity to hear from a pioneer in the development of an emerging class of advanced materials.
The lecture, "Two-Dimensional Materials: Building the Te more PR
N.C. A&T College of Education Has Been Designated an Apple Distinguished School (10)
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Sept. 15 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news:
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N.C. A&T College of Education Has Been Designated an Apple Distinguished School
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Recognized for innovation, leadership, and educational excellence using technology
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Sept. 15, 2026) - The College of Education (COEd) at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is pleased to announce it has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished School for the 2026-2029 program term. Sc more PR
N.M. Institute of Mining & Technology: Math and Physics Combine to Spark Lightning Research From New Mexico Tech (10)
SOCORRO, New Mexico, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news:
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Math and Physics Combine to Spark Lightning Research from New Mexico Tech
Sep 15, 2026
Scientists from New Mexico Tech recently joined forces to study one of the most powerful natural phenomena in the Earth's atmosphere: lightning. Dr. Caitano da Silva, an associate professor in physics, and Saulo Orizaga, an associate professor in mathematics, combined their expertise to study the surge of electric current--the return st more PR
NDSU assistant professor receives NIFA Award to develop web-based tool for aquaculture vaccine candidate predictions (10)
FARGO, North Dakota, Sept. 16 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news:
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NDSU assistant professor receives NIFA Award to develop web-based tool for aquaculture vaccine candidate predictions
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September 16, 2026
Pirim receives NIFA Award to develop web-based tool for aquaculture vaccine candidate predictions
NDSU assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing engineering Harun Pirim has received a United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture award of $591,500 fo more PR
NDSU associate professor's research aims to help pharmacies integrate tobacco treatment into everyday workflow (10)
FARGO, North Dakota, Sept. 16 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news:
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NDSU associate professor's research aims to help pharmacies integrate tobacco treatment into everyday workflow
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NDSU News
September 16, 2026
Maack's research aims to help pharmacies integrate tobacco treatment into everyday workflow
Brody Maack, NDSU associate professor of pharmacy practice, has received a $463,444 award from the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services for his Pharmacy Service Enhancement Project.
PSEP is an i more PR
Nearly a decade of research strengthens case for vitamin D in pregnancy (10)
CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Sept. 16 -- The Medical University of South Carolina issued the following news release:
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Nearly a decade of research strengthens case for vitamin D in pregnancy
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A common and often overlooked nutrient deficiency may play a bigger role in pregnancy outcomes than previously recognized. In a recent analysis published in the Journal of Perinatology, prominent neonatologist and pediatrician Carol L. Wagner, M.D., and Anjali G. Borsum, an M.D. candidate at MUSC's College of Medicine, found that among more than 15 more PR
New Army Agreement Fuels Opportunities at CBU (10)
RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 17 -- California Baptist University issued the following news:
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New Army agreement fuels opportunities at CBU
Riverside, Calif. (Sept. 16, 2026) -- Earlier this summer, California Baptist University signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence at Fort Huachuca in Arizona. This MOU creates opportunities for collaboration in scientific, technical and defense-related innovation.
The agreement expands a growing network of military partnerships that provide CBU stude more PR
New Gulf-wide study explores the mysteries of two popular fish: cobia and tripletail (10)
TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 16 -- The University of South Florida posted the following news:
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New Gulf-wide study explores the mysteries of two popular fish: cobia and tripletail
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By Joey Garcia, University Communications and Marketing
Among thousands of fish species found in the Gulf, two have captured the attention of USF Assistant Professor Lucas Griffin -cobia and tripletail. Both species can weigh up to 40 pounds and are known for their culinary value. Through federal and state funding, Griffin and his collaborators in Florida are tr more PR
New School of Social Work, Psychological and Brain Sciences brings together complementary disciplines (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 16 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news:
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New School of Social Work, Psychological and Brain Sciences brings together complementary disciplines
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The professional disciplines of social work and psychology share complementary strengths including applied learning and research, clinical practice and community engagement.
The University of Missouri-St. Louis recently leveraged those shared assets by bringing together its social work and psychology programs in the new School of more PR
New York Medical College: Students Gain Early Research Experience in the Quest to Combat Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disease (10)
VALHALLA, New York, Sept. 17 -- New York Medical College issued the following news:
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Students Gain Early Research Experience in the Quest to Combat Obesity and Cardiometabolic Disease
High School and College Students Explored How Laboratory Discoveries Can Lead New Treatments for Disease
September 16, 2026
High school and college students gained hands-on experience in biomedical research in the laboratory of Victor G. Garcia, Ph.D. '15, associate professor of pharmacology. Through their work in the lab, the students explored the role more PR
Newmark J-School Launches Applications for New AI Journalism Labs for 2027, and Partnership With Project C (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 17 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism issued the following news:
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Newmark J-School launches applications for new AI Journalism Labs for 2027, and partnership with Project C
Published on Tuesday, September 15th, 2026
The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY is launching two new AI training programs for journalists in 2027, including one in partnership with Project C, the research hub and community for journalists building independent, audience-driven media businesses. Applica more PR
NYC grocery assistance program improves food access, reduces stress (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy posted the following news release:
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NYC grocery assistance program improves food access, reduces stress
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A study by researchers from CUNY SPH and the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOH) provides the first qualitative evaluation of the Groceries to Go program.
Relaunched in 2023, the initiative provides monthly digital grocery credits to members of NYC Health + Hospitals' NYC Care program who are navigat more PR
NYU: New Study Uncovers Links to Support for White Nationalism (10)
NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- New York University issued the following news:
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New Study Uncovers Links to Support for White Nationalism
Support is highest among young white men; people with predominantly online friendships, personal hardship, and social strain also among traits linked to endorsing of extremist ideology
Sep 16, 2026
From social media to the streets of Washington, DC, the organized white nationalist movement has become more visible in the United States over the past few decades. But the extent of this extremist movemen more PR
Ohio State collaborates with Colombian search agency (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 16 -- Ohio State University posted the following news:
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Ohio State collaborates with Colombian search agency
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After more than six decades of conflict, 137,000 people have been reported missing in Colombia. A partnership between The Ohio State University's new Mershon Search Lab and Colombia's Unidad de Busqueda de Personas dadas por Desaparecidas (UBPD) aims to identify the missing and bring closure to their families.
While attending an international convening about the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, which broug more PR
Ohio State sets the pace for world language study (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 16 -- Ohio State University posted the following news:
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Ohio State sets the pace for world language study
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At a time when universities across the country are scaling back world language programs, The Ohio State University is leading the race for language learning -literally. The College of Arts and Sciences will host the nation's first-ever Love of Languages 5K Run and Walk on Sept. 20, bringing together over 1,000 students, faculty, volunteers and community members in celebration of language study.
The event i more PR
Opinion: Catastrophizing Is Not an AI Policy (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 16 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news:
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Opinion: Catastrophizing Is Not an AI Policy
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#In Their Own Words
"Knowledge That Works" is more than a UBalt tagline-it's the driving force behind everything The University of Baltimore stands for and everyone we serve. Through our faculty's insights and expertise, we invite you to explore what that knowledge looks like in action.
In this article, Professor of Accounting Mikhail Pevzner argues for strategic AI governance over what is becoming more PR
OU Health Campus Explores AI's Potential to Improve Health in Oklahoma (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- The University of Oklahoma Health campus issued the following news:
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OU Health Campus Explores AI's Potential to Improve Health in Oklahoma
Published: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY - Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing healthcare, research and education, creating new opportunities to improve the health of Oklahomans while also raising important questions about its risks and responsible use. Those opportunities and challenges took center stage at the first AI Symposium on the OU more PR
PanCAN Funds Sylvester Study of Blood Test for Pancreatic Cancer (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 16 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news:
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PanCAN Funds Sylvester Study of Blood Test for Pancreatic Cancer
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Key Summary
* Sylvester researchers received a $225,000 PanCAN grant to advance blood-based ctDNA testing for metastatic pancreatic cancer.
* The study uses PanCAN's Precision Promise trial samples to compare ctDNA with standard biopsies and assess treatment response.
* Researchers will also explore advanced molecular profiling and AI tools to improve pancrea more PR
Paying it forward, one soccer ball at a time (10)
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- William and Mary issued the following news:
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Paying it forward, one soccer ball at a time
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When Zeta Kromah '28 boarded a plane to Liberia over winter break in December 2025, she wasn't just going home. She was carrying an idea that had been building since she first set foot on William & Mary's campus: What if she could bring the best of her Tribe experience to the kids who needed it most?
That thought became Tribe Stars in Liberia, a series of clinics that offered underserved young people instruc more PR
Penn State Supplier Showcase to be held in September (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Penn State Supplier Showcase to be held in September
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The Penn State Supplier Showcase will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Bryce Jordan Center.
"The Supplier Showcase provides an opportunity for our campus stakeholders to interact with our current contract suppliers, to learn about available products and services, and make connections not only with our current suppliers but wi more PR
Photographer's eye illuminates history of modern painting (10)
ITHACA, New York, Sept. 16 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Photographer's eye illuminates history of modern painting
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When modern photography was introduced via the daguerreotype in 1839, it had a level of verisimilitude that painting couldn't match. That forced painters to expand their creative palette with more subjective perspectives that eventually led to impressionism, modernism and other adventurous forms. At least that's the conventional thinking.
It's also very wrong, according to Andrew Moisey, associate pr more PR
Places, everyone! Penguin Players ready to take Cavan stage again this December (10)
DEKALB, Illinois, Sept. 15 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news:
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Places, everyone! Penguin Players ready to take Cavan stage again this December
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September 15, 2026 Mark McGowan CI, enewsletter, SEED, Student Success
NIU's Penguin Players returns to the Cavan Auditorium stage this fall with "The Pinocchio Show."
A campus-wide, cross-college effort is underway to resurrect the theater troupe for "artists" - adults with special needs - and "mentors" from the Huskie student body.
The College of Education, College more PR
Political science major named VFIC Presidential Scholar (10)
LYNCHBURG, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- The University of Lynchburg posted the following news:
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Political science major named VFIC Presidential Scholar
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When Michael Pellican '28 found out he'd been named a VFIC Presidential Scholar, it took him some time to wrap his head around it.
"It was a complete surprise," Pellican, a political science major from Bedford, Virginia, said. "I was in shock for a good second there. I was not expecting that."
This past summer, Pellican was one of 17 college and university students from across Virginia sel more PR
Pratt Welcomes New Faculty and Administrators This Fall (10)
BROOKLYN, New York, Sept. 16 -- Pratt Institute, a private university that says it educate artists and professionals to be contributors to society, posted the following news:
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Pratt Welcomes New Faculty and Administrators This Fall
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From familiar faces in new roles to those joining the Pratt community for the first time, Pratt Institute is welcoming a number of new academic leaders and full-time faculty members to campus this fall. Representing a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds, they share a commitment to excellence in tea more PR
Recycled concrete aggregate may help treat acid mine drainage (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Recycled concrete aggregate may help treat acid mine drainage
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -A study led by Penn State researchers suggests that recycled concrete aggregate and an iron-rich byproduct of steel production could help treat acid mine drainage, the toxic runoff that pollutes thousands of miles of streams in Pennsylvania and other coal-mining regions.
The research, published in Mine Water and the Environment, evaluated whether rec more PR
Research Targets Troublesome Traffic Light and Other Problems Vexing State (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 16 -- Yale Law School posted the following news:
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Research Targets Troublesome Traffic Light and Other Problems Vexing State
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Back to News
Keegan Vacanti '27 presents his research to current and former government officials. The paper was written for Professor Zachary Liscow's course on state government.
A traffic light placement that has long frustrated Connecticut drivers was among the real-world problems students examined in Professor Zachary Liscow's course on state government last year4. Now, studen more PR
Rice's Sanchez exploring a future where fabric itself becomes the robot (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 16 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice's Sanchez exploring a future where fabric itself becomes the robot
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Imagine a car seat that reshapes itself around the person sitting in it, clothing that gently assists someone as they walk or a soft safety system that can sense an impending impact and respond.
At Rice University, mechanical engineer Vanessa Sanchez is working toward a future in which those functions could be built directly into fabric.
Sanchez, assistant professor of mechanical en more PR
Rutgers: Before Law School, a Fulbright Grant Recipient Spends Months in Taiwan (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Before Law School, a Fulbright Grant Recipient Spends Months in Taiwan
By Mike Lucas
September 16, 2026
Between playing volleyball and running road races, Rutgers graduate Pauline Kung taught English to elementary schoolchildren in Taipei
For Rutgers graduate Pauline Kung, the decision to pursue a career in the legal field wasn't a linear path, but one that included working abroad in Taiwan for nearly a year.
A recipient of a Fulbright English Tea more PR
S&T Structural Engineering Expert Named Curators' Distinguished Professor (10)
ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 17 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news:
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S&T structural engineering expert named Curators' Distinguished Professor
Author By Studyvin, Laura Publication date September 16, 2026
Dr. Mohamed ElGawady, a professor of civil engineering and Alard and Sheri Kaplan Faculty Scholar at Missouri University of Science and Technology, has been named a Curators' Distinguished Professor.
The University of Missouri Board of Curators awards this title to honor outstanding professors, call more PR
Sales Faculty Bring Nuance to 'Lone Wolf' Archetype in New Research (10)
TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 16 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news:
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Sales Faculty Bring Nuance to 'Lone Wolf' Archetype in New Research
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Sales circles are familiar with the archetype of the Lone Wolf.
He's a good salesman, maybe even a company legend known for closing massive deals.
A student participates in the 2026 University of Toledo Invitational Sales Competition in the Savage and Associates Business Complex. The competition is organized annually by the Neff College of Business' Edward H. Schmidt School of Profession more PR
Samantha Black begins as farm manager at MSU Horse Teaching and Research Center (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news:
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Samantha Black begins as farm manager at MSU Horse Teaching and Research Center
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EAST LANSING, Mich. -Michigan State University (MSU) has named Samantha Black as the new farm manager of the MSU Horse Teaching and Research Center. Black began her role Aug. 24.
Black takes over for Paula Hitzler, who served as farm manager for 36 years before retiring on May 29.
A 2019 MSU animal science alumna, Black more PR
Securing tomorrow: Rice hosts key leaders for inaugural summit on quantum and national security (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 16 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Securing tomorrow: Rice hosts key leaders for inaugural summit on quantum and national security
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Rice University's Defense Research Advancement initiative and the Smalley-Curl Institute recently hosted the inaugural Quantum Frontiers Summit, a first-of-its-kind gathering that brought together leaders from industry, academia and government to build a collaborative future vision for the rapid evolution of cutting-edge quantum technologies.
"Quantum technol more PR
Senior international officer Heidi Arola explains new federal immigration rules (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Sept. 16 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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Senior international officer Heidi Arola explains new federal immigration rules
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A series of federal regulatory changes in recent months means significant impacts for international students and scholars at Purdue and around the country. With an important new rule scheduled to take effect this week but temporarily paused, Heidi Arola, Purdue's senior international officer, shares how anticipated changes stand to impact Boilermakers and how the In more PR
Seton Hall and Borys Grinchenko Publish New Journal Issue (10)
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Sept. 16 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news:
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Seton Hall and Borys Grinchenko Publish New Journal Issue
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Seton Hall University and Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University have published the seventh issue of the Young Scholars Grinchenko - Seton International Journal, continuing a scholarly partnership that brings together student research from the United States and Ukraine.
Published in English, the international electronic journal provides undergraduate students, graduate students and more PR
Seven students earn University nominations for competitive UK scholarships (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Seven students earn University nominations for competitive UK scholarships
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Seven Penn State students were nominated for the 2027 Rhodes, Marshall and Churchill scholarships, among the most prestigious and competitive awards available to U.S. students.
The Rhodes Scholarship supports students in pursuing graduate study at the University of Oxford. As one of the oldest and most competitive awards of its type, it more PR
Shahrukh Arif, M.D., Charmee Vyas, M.D., Join UAMS Pulmonary Team (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 16 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:
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Shahrukh Arif, M.D., Charmee Vyas, M.D., Join UAMS Pulmonary Team
Sept. 16, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has welcomed Shahrukh Arif, M.D., and Charmee Vyas, M.D., back to the UAMS Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, where both completed UAMS' Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program.
Arif, a pulmonologist, will practice pulmonary and critical care medicine, b more PR
Siddhartha Mukherjee Discusses AI and Health at OU Presidential Speakers Series Dinner (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- The University of Oklahoma Health campus issued the following news:
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Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses AI and health at OU Presidential Speakers Series dinner
Published: Wednesday, September 16, 2026
NORMAN, Okla. - The University of Oklahoma welcomed Siddhartha Mukherjee to campus for the Presidential Speakers Series dinner on the evening of Sept. 9 at the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Mukherjee -- an oncologist, entrepreneur and Pulitzer Prize-winning author -- delivered a talk titled "Research and the Fu more PR
Solving real-world challenges with data, AI and machine learning (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 16 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news:
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Solving real-world challenges with data, AI and machine learning
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From identifying the dangers of emerging street drugs to helping retailers unlock new business insights using artificial intelligence, UT San Antonio graduate students are helping industry and community partners turn complex challenges into practical solutions.
Through the Headache Cure Board, which connects graduate student teams with industry and community partners seeking more PR
Spreading the word: Project Dragonfly graduate talks Bronx River project with several media outlets (10)
OXFORD, Ohio, Sept. 16 -- Miami University posted the following news:
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Spreading the word: Project Dragonfly graduate talks Bronx River project with several media outlets
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RJ Hawkins, a graduate of Miami University's Project Dragonfly program, received national attention recently when he photographed the first otter seen in nearly 100 years in the Bronx section of the Bronx River. Hawkins is seen here with the trail camera that captured the image of the otter earlier this year.
Seven years separated sightings of beavers along the Br more PR
Stanford Medicine Team Creates Advanced Model for Studying Brain Development, Disorders (10)
STANFORD, California, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news:
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Stanford Medicine team creates advanced model for studying brain development, disorders
By Bruce Goldman
The ability to study brain disorders that arise before birth has taken a leap forward as Stanford Medicine researchers find a new way to grow human brain tissue outside of the human brain.
September 16, 2026
Stanford Medicine scientists have chalked up a major advance in growing human brain cells outside of the human brain more PR
Stephen Di Trolio, MDiv '21, Translates Pope Leo's Biography (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 16 -- The Princeton Theological Seminary posted the following news:
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Stephen Di Trolio, MDiv '21, Translates Pope Leo's Biography
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A chance encounter with an editor for a major publishing house led PhD Candidate Stephen Di Trolio, MDiv '21, to two projects of a lifetime -translating a book by Pope Francis and, most recently, translating the biography of Pope Leo XIV.
"If you would have said 10 years ago, 'Hey, you're going to translate both Pope Francis and Pope Leo books -about or by them.' I'd have said more PR
STONY BROOK MEDICINE COMMUNITY MEDICAL GROUP WELCOMES DARIUS SORBI, MD, AND HIS PRACTICE TO OUR... (10)
STONY BROOK, New York, Sept. 16 -- The State University of New York Stony Brook University posted the following news:
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STONY BROOK MEDICINE COMMUNITY MEDICAL GROUP WELCOMES DARIUS SORBI, MD, AND HIS PRACTICE TO OUR...
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BAY SHORE, NY, September 16, 2026 - Stony Brook Medicine Community Medical Group, part of Stony Brook Medicine's growing network of community-based practices, is pleased to announce that Darius Sorbi, MD, and his newly established practice, South Shore Digestive Medicine, located in Bay Shore, have joined the organizati more PR
Study of bone strength reveals new clues about human evolution (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 16 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine posted the following news release:
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Study of bone strength reveals new clues about human evolution
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Bipedalism, or walking on two legs, is one of the key features that distinguishes humans from other apes. But when and why our ancestors transitioned from a life often spent in trees to a life spent almost exclusively on the ground remains a subject of debate.
New evidence from fossils representing two groups of human ancestors-Australopi more PR
SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOW: Banjamin Burke '27 (10)
NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 16 -- Westminster College posted the following news:
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SUMMER RESEARCH FELLOW: Banjamin Burke '27
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Benjamin Burke, a senior music education and trombone performance double major from Pittsburgh, was one of 10 students selected for Westminster College's 10th annual Summer Research Fellowship. Ben conducted his research, "Participant Perceptions of Musical Benefits Derived from Exploring Pre-Modern Instruments in Lesson Contexts," with his faculty partner and mentor, Dr. Aaron Himes, assistant professo more PR
SUNY-Upstate Medical Campus: Norton College of Medicine Welcomes Alumni for 2026 Medical Reunion (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 17 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
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Published on Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Norton College of Medicine welcomes alumni for 2026 Medical Reunion
Upstate Medical University's Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine will welcome nearly 300 alumni and guests to campus for its 2026 Medical Reunion Sept. 18 and 19.
Alumni from the classes of 1951, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1971, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016 will participate more PR
Sustainable research, renewable energy: Nevaeh Scott-Dominguez '26 (10)
UTICA, New York, Sept. 16 -- Utica University posted the following news:
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Sustainable research, renewable energy: Nevaeh Scott-Dominguez '26
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"I also saw the value in being a part of a team responsible for investigating clean and renewable sources of energy."
Energy is depleted. Machinery can't run. Grid's can't sustain. It wouldn't take much time after that for communities to find themselves on the threshold of collapse.
Our entire modern world runs on energy sources, constantly racing to keep up with demand and maintain the daily more PR
Swine Research and Teaching Center expansion enhances NDSU research opportunities (10)
FARGO, North Dakota, Sept. 16 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news:
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Swine Research and Teaching Center expansion enhances NDSU research opportunities
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NDSU News
September 16, 2026
NDSU recently celebrated the renovation and expansion of its Swine Research and Teaching Center and showcased the enhanced research and educational opportunities it will provide for students and researchers.
The NDSU Foundation led a four-year fundraising effort to support a 600-head expansion barn and 50-seat classroom, both addi more PR
Syracuse University: New Federal Grant Funds Specialized Training in Health and Aging Research (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 17 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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New Federal Grant Funds Specialized Training in Health and Aging Research
Doctoral students will examine how policies and geographic factors shape health outcomes for American adults.
Diane Stirling Sept. 16, 2026
A new grant recently awarded to two faculty members by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) underlines Syracuse University's national reputation in public policy, population health and aging research.
The $1.3 million Ruth L. Kirschstein Nat more PR
TEDxNMSU brings ideas, voices together for first campus event (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Sept. 16 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:
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TEDxNMSU brings ideas, voices together for first campus event
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As a volunteer, Chukwuebuka Ebenezer Osuji had the opportunity to experience how powerful ideas, inspiring stories and meaningful initiatives shared on a TEDx stage could influence people and communities. Now a doctoral student at New Mexico State University, Osuji was a spark in bringing TEDx to NMSU.
The inaugural TEDxNMSU event will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday more PR
Temperature measurement error may cause climate-impact studies to understate impacts by 15% or more (10)
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Sept. 16 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news:
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Temperature measurement error may cause climate-impact studies to understate impacts by 15% or more
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#HIGHLIGHTS
* New study shows temperature proxies can contain substantial measurement error.
* Measurement error varies systematically across locations and geography.
* The study provides practical guidance for researchers.
When policymakers and city officials plan for climate change, they rely on economic studies showing how extreme he more PR
Temple Professor Lauren Alloy wins 2027 APS Mentor Award (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 16 -- Temple University posted the following news:
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Temple Professor Lauren Alloy wins 2027 APS Mentor Award
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The Association for Psychological Science (APS) recognizes Alloy for shaping the future directions of science by fostering students and colleagues' careers.
Lauren Alloy, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, has been recognized with the 2027 Association for Psychological Science (APS) Mentor Award.
An internationally acclaimed researcher in mood disorders, Alloy has ea more PR
Tennessee Tech receives NSF grant to prepare students for AI workforce (10)
COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 16 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release:
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Tennessee Tech receives NSF grant to prepare students for AI workforce
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Artificial intelligence isn't replacing the need for computer scientists, but it's changing what they need to know -and Tennessee Tech University is preparing students for that changing workforce early in their college careers.
Department of Computer Science has received nearly $175,000 from the National Science Foundation as part of a multi-year, multi-insti more PR
Test of Large Language Models Reveals Promise, Pitfalls for Biomedical Research (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release:
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Test of Large Language Models Reveals Promise, Pitfalls for Biomedical Research
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New School of Medicine research highlights the potential of artificial-intelligence tools known as large language models to accelerate our understanding of cellular processes and advance the development of new disease treatments. But the work also underscores the limitations of existing technology and the need for careful human expertise.
Researchers more PR
Texas A&M Aerospace Engineering Professor Earns Fulbright Award (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 16 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Texas A&M aerospace engineering professor earns Fulbright award
Dr. Paul Cizmas will be traveling to Romania for four months to study how to make rocket engines more efficient by building on past research and merging traditional and newer thermodynamic processes.
Sep. 16, 2026 By Marina Vences, Contributor
Texas A&M University aerospace engineering professor Dr. Paul Cizmas has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to teach a more PR
Texas Tech Professor Integrates AI and Human Creativity into Education (10)
LUBBOCK, Texas, Sept. 15 -- Texas Tech University posted the following news:
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Texas Tech Professor Integrates AI and Human Creativity into Education
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Hideki Isoda is using his combined interests in music and technology, including artificial intelligence, to lead the next generation into the modern world of music.
Hideki Isoda, an assistant professor of composition and director of media production in Texas Tech University's School of Music, is an accomplished composer and music technologist who has found ways to create sound not just more PR
The Kind You Don't Forget (10)
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 16 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center posted the following news:
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The Kind You Don't Forget
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When Dee and Jamie Evans talk about their daughter, Stacey Lane Evans, MD, they don't begin with personal accolades or professional titles. They start with the constants of who Stacey was as a person and as a physician. Quietly principled. Deeply empathetic. Unwaveringly kind. The words are delivered, cloaked in the love and pride they feel, and surrounded by the shock of absence following Stacey's u more PR
Think a Human Reviewer Can Catch an AI Mistake? Facial-recognition Study Suggests It's Complicated (10)
BOULDER, Colorado, Sept. 16 -- The University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business posted the following news:
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Think a Human Reviewer Can Catch an AI Mistake? Facial-recognition Study Suggests It's Complicated
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Facial-recognition systems often rely on a relatively simple safeguard. AI identifies a potential match, then a human reviews it before any action is taken.
But new research suggests the effectiveness of that safeguard may depend on who the human reviewer is.
The study, published in February 2026 in the Journal of A more PR
Three Years Strong: Sagehen Giving Fuels Pomona's Future (10)
CLAREMONT, California, Sept. 16 -- Pomona College posted the following news:
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Three Years Strong: Sagehen Giving Fuels Pomona's Future
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More than 8,200 Pomona College alumni, families and friends contributed $63.8 million in gifts and pledges during the 2025-26 fiscal year, making it the second-largest fundraising year in the College's history and extending an unprecedented three-year streak of record-breaking philanthropic support.
"This achievement reflects the extraordinary commitment of the Pomona community to the College's missi more PR
To Target Liver Disease, VCU Researcher Turns to a Molecule Our Bodies Already Have (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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Sept. 16, 2026
To target liver disease, VCU researcher turns to a molecule our bodies already have
Yaping Wang is advancing cholestenoic acid to treat the global menace of MASLD and potentially other conditions.
By John Battiston
When Yaping Wang tells people that the compound she is developing as a liver disease therapy is something the human body produces on its own, she knows what to expect in response.
"Most people will ask, 'It's alread more PR
Tulane Law Professor Receives Grant to Study the Legal Challenges of Surveillance Pricing (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 16 -- Tulane University Law School posted the following news:
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Tulane Law Professor Receives Grant to Study the Legal Challenges of Surveillance Pricing
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Companies know more about you than you might think: what you browse, what you buy and potentially even what you're willing to pay. Increasingly, that data can help determine the price you see on your screen.
The practice is known as "surveillance pricing," and as businesses increasingly use algorithms and customer data to individually tailor prices and more PR
Two Scholarship Challenges Generate Nearly $500,000 for Drew Students (10)
MADISON, New Jersey, Sept. 16 -- Drew University posted the following news:
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Two Scholarship Challenges Generate Nearly $500,000 for Drew Students
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#Leadership from Vanessa Allen Sutherland C'92 and Anthony Caruso C'05, Michael Caruso C'08, and Domenick Caruso C'12 inspired the Drew community to expand access and opportunity for students
September 2026 - This spring, two alumni-led scholarship challenges inspired the Drew University community to come together in support of students, generating nearly $500,000 from over 250 donors and more PR
U-M Experts Comment on Latest National Poverty Statistics (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- The University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news:
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U-M experts comment on latest national poverty statistics
September 15, 2026
National poverty statistics declined to 10.2% in 2025, down 0.5 percentage points from 2024. University of Michigan experts are available to discuss the latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau, which reported that 34.5 million people live in poverty.
The poverty threshold for a family of four in 2025 was $32,970. The official poverty rate f more PR
UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging to Host Geriatric Care Conference on Oct. 1-3 (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 16 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:
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UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging to Host Geriatric Care Conference on Oct. 1-3
Sept. 16, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host its 2026 Geriatrics Updates conference Oct. 1-3, providing an opportunity for health professionals, patients, caregivers, and community members to learn about the latest developments in research and clinical care for older adults.
This year's conferen more PR
UC-Irvine Receives $4.2 Million NIH Award to Continue All of Us Enrollment (10)
IRVINE, California, Sept. 16 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release:
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UC Irvine receives $4.2 million NIH award to continue All of Us enrollment
Study to track cardiometabolic health in underrepresented communities to explore genetics, environment and lifestyle factors
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Irvine, Calif. Sept. 16, 2026 -- The University of California, Irvine has received a$4.2 million award from the National Institutes of Health to continue enrollment in the All of Us Research Program and to support the study of more PR
UC-San Francisco: Brain Activity Can Predict a Risky Decision Before It's Made (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release:
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September 15, 2026
Brain Activity Can Predict a Risky Decision Before It's Made
UCSF and UC Berkeley scientists pinpointed two brain regions that battle it out when deciding whether to take a risk.
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Every day, your brain runs the same calculation: take a risk or play it safe? Your gas tank might be low, but there's just enough to make it to work on time. Do you stop and risk being late? If you're out more PR
UC-San Francisco: Gift to Help Scientists Predict How Drugs Behave in the Body (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 16 -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release:
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September 15, 2026
A Gift to Help Scientists Predict How Drugs Behave in the Body
A $15 million grant from the OpenAI Foundation will expand the UCSF-led OpenADMET Consortium's work.
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Each year, scientists identify thousands of compounds that show promise to treat disease. But many fail before becoming medicines, in part because it's hard to predict how they'll behave inside the human body.
Researchers at UC more PR
UCF Discovery on Immune Cells Could Illuminate Pathways to New Treatments (10)
ORLANDO, Florida, Sept. 15 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news:
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UCF Discovery on Immune Cells Could Illuminate Pathways to New Treatments
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#Highlights
* Newly published research by UCF College of Medicine assistant professor Hung Nguyen and his lab found that an understudied molecule within T cells may be a pathway to treatments for cancers, infections and autoimmune disorders.
* While the research is still in its early stages, Nguyen says that they have already identified ways to modify T cells to pinp more PR
UChicago Medicine appoints Amir Ghaferi as Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 -- The University of Chicago Medicine posted the following news release:
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UChicago Medicine appoints Amir Ghaferi as Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer
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The University of Chicago Medicine has appointed Amir A. Ghaferi, MD, MSc, MBA, as its Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer, effective Nov. 16, 2026.
Ghaferi will serve as the inaugural leader in this enterprise-wide role, working across UChicago Medicine's academic healthcare mission to advance clinical strategy, strengthen more PR
UH Health Names Beto Lopez Executive Director of Institute for Digital Healthcare Transformation (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 17 -- The University of Houston issued the following news:
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UH Health Names Beto Lopez Executive Director of Institute for Digital Healthcare Transformation
Innovation leader brings extensive experience in human-centered design, commercialization and entrepreneurship
By Bryan Luhn
September 16, 2026
Key Takeaways
* New leadership for digital healthcare: Beto Lopez has been named the inaugural executive director of the Institute for Digital Healthcare Transformation, where he will lead university-wide efforts t more PR
UH Hilo's Iwasaki Launches New Book on Designing Education Through Documentary Film (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 17 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
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UH Hilo's Iwasaki launches new book on designing education through documentary film
Posted: Sep 16, 2026
The University of Hawaii at Hilo, in association with The Arts in Society Book Imprint from Common Ground Research Networks, announces the book launch of one of its faculty members that explores how documentary filmmaking can support research, education, and storytelling.
Gathering the Story: Designing Education Through the Documentary Lens i more PR
UK researcher helps shape the future of AI in legal practice and education (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 16 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:
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UK researcher helps shape the future of AI in legal practice and education
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As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform society, University of Kentucky researcher Michael Murray is examining more PR
ULM VAPA faculty perform at international conferences in South Korea and Poland (10)
MONROE, Louisiana, Sept. 16 -- The University of Louisiana Monroe campus posted the following news:
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ULM VAPA faculty perform at international conferences in South Korea and Poland
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CAPTION: Two ULM music professors performed internationally in the summer of 2026. Scot Humes, DMA (left), performed in South Korea, while James Boldin, DMA (right), performed in Poland.
MONROE, La. - Two University of Louisiana Monroe School of Visual and Performing Arts faculty members performed abroad during the summer of 2026. Scot Humes, DMA, and Jam more PR
UM System Honors Six Faculty With Curators' Distinguished Professorships (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 16 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release:
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UM System honors six faculty with Curators' Distinguished Professorships
The designation is the highest academic rank bestowed by the University of Missouri Board of Curators.
Sept. 16, 2026
Six University of Missouri faculty members have been named Curators' Distinguished Professors, the highest and most prestigious academic rank bestowed by the Board of Curators.
The six scholars are internationally recognized leaders whose work spans mat more PR
UMF Announces Top Level Leadership Positions for 2026-27 (10)
FARMINGTON, Maine, Sept. 17 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news:
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UMF announces top level leadership positions for 2026-27
By April Mulherin
FARMINGTON, ME (September 16, 2026)--University of Maine at Farmington President Joseph McDonnell announced new UMF senior leadership for the 2026-27 academic year.
Dr. Pamela MacRae has been appointed UMF Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, as of July 1, 2026. She has served as a university administrator in both a largely residential campus as wel more PR
University of Arkansas: Kegley & Meullenet's 30 Years Top Faculty, Researchers Honored at Bumpers College Reception (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 17 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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Kegley & Meullenet's 30 Years Top Faculty, Researchers Honored at Bumpers College Reception
Sep. 16, 2026
Twenty-two faculty members, scientists and researchers in U of A's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences were recently recognized with milestone service awards to the college, university, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and UA Division of Agriculture.
Honorees were:
* 30-Year Award
- Beth Kegley, professor, more PR
University of Chicago Energy Policy Institute: Concern About AI's Environmental Impact Has Risen Over the Past Year, Especially Among Young Adults (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 17 -- The University of Chicago Energy Policy Institute issued the following news:
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Concern About AI's Environmental Impact has Risen Over the Past Year, Especially Among Young Adults
Most Americans are also concerned about the impact of data centers on electricity prices, water supply, and power outages, and they support policies regulating data centers.
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Americans are increasingly concerned about the environmental consequences of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new survey from The more PR
University of Dayton to work on $1.4M Gates Foundation grant (10)
DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 16 -- The University of Dayton posted the following news:
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University of Dayton to work on $1.4M Gates Foundation grant
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The University of Dayton will help lead a $1.4 million grant project from the Gates Foundation to build smart AI tools for public schools that cut through paperwork and help educators make better decisions for students.
"Leading school improvement efforts is challenging work, and too often, school leaders get bogged down in paperwork or lose momentum when key staff leave," said Meredith Wronowsk more PR
University of Georgia Study Tracks Elusive Weasel Populations With Novel Canine Detection Strategy (10)
ATHENS, Georgia, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following news:
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There are weasels in Georgia
UGA researchers located the hard-to-find species using a new wildlife monitoring strategy.
University of Georgia researchers recently located the mammal equivalent of a needle in a haystack: weasels.
The new study used a combination of strategic camera placement and detection dogs to monitor the mysterious creatures.
Weasels are extremely difficult to find, so not much is known about their preferred habitats and ov more PR
University of Hawaii Manoa: Rising Rents Strain Key Housing Lifeline for Thousands of Hawaii Families (10)
MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 17 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
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Rising rents strain key housing lifeline for thousands of Hawaii families
Posted: Sep 16, 2026
About 12,000 low-income households across Hawaii rely on Housing Choice Vouchers, commonly known as Section 8, to help pay rent. But a new University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) report finds the program is facing growing financial pressure as rising rents make it increasingly expensive to help families.
Federal s more PR
University of Michigan: Most Powerful Laser in US Funded for Another 5 Years (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 17 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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Most powerful laser in US funded for another 5 years
Published On: September 16, 2026
The U.S. National Science Foundation provides $33M to make key upgrades and keep the laser in service for a growing group of U.S. and international users
Key takeaways
* Anticipated upgrades include a larger target chamber to enable new kinds of experiments, beam smoothing to reach full power and AI integration.
* The NSF ZEUS laser facility explores physics on more PR
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine: Jose-Alain Sahel Receives Antonio Champalimaud Vision Award (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17 -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine issued the following news:
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Jose-Alain Sahel Receives Antonio Champalimaud Vision Award
Jose-Alain Sahel, Distinguished Professor, Eye and Ear Foundation Professor and Chair, Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, at the University of Pittsburgh and director of the UPMC Vision Institute, received the prestigious Antonio Champalimaud Vision Award together with his colleague Botond Roska, of the Institute for Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmolog more PR
University of St. Thomas-Houston: Engineering Receives Grant From U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 17 -- The University of St. Thomas Houston campus issued the following news:
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Engineering Receives Grant from U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
The University of St. Thomas Department of Physics and Engineering is beginning to focus on the science of autonomous systems. The new Autonomous Vehicle System (AVS) Lab has received its first externally funded research award since moving to UST--a two-year, $218,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Engineering and Physics Department Chair Dr. Vahid Tag more PR
University of Tampa: New Minors Added to Environmental Studies and Philosophy Departments (10)
TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 17 -- The University of Tampa issued the following news:
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Written by: Madeline McMahon M.A. '24 | Sept. 16, 2026
New Minors Added to Environmental Studies and Philosophy Departments
The minors were created to meet increasing student interest and demand.
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The College of Arts and Letters and the College of Natural and Health Sciences each launched a new minor this fall -- one in peace, justice and conflict resolution and the other in Earth systems science, respectively.
Peace, Justice and Conflict Resolution
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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: Study Targets Overlooked Barrier in Pancreatic Cancer (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 17 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news:
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Study targets overlooked barrier in pancreatic cancer
By Roman Petrowski September 16, 2026
Researchers at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston are collaborating on a National Institutes of Health-funded study investigating whether a protein best known for its role in blood clotting could help explain why pancreatic cancer is so resistant to immunotherapy.
Faraz Bishehsari, MD, PhD, professor, founding director of t more PR
University of the District of Columbia Secures $9.9 Million Federal Grant to Expand Research Capacity (10)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The University of the District of Columbia posted the following news:
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University of the District of Columbia Secures $9.9 Million Federal Grant to Expand Research Capacity
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The University of the District of Columbia has secured a $9.9 million competitive federal award through the Research and Education Program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority-Serving Institutions Pilot Program, a landmark initiative established by Congress to strengthen research capacity at these institutions while more PR
University of Virginia Karsh Institute of Democracy: How Political Rhetoric Shapes Public Views of the Supreme Court--and Why It Matters (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- The University of Virginia Karsh Institute of Democracy issued the following news:
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How Political Rhetoric Shapes Public Views of the Supreme Court--and Why It Matters
As the high court begins a new term next month, a UVA scholar is researching how the specific language used to explain its decisions influences public understanding.
By Natalie Ermann Russell
September 15, 2026
The Supreme Court often makes headlines with its rulings, but full opinions are long, dense, and often not read cover to more PR
University to retire Robert J. Terry Lecture, rename professorship (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 16 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news:
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University to retire Robert J. Terry Lecture, rename professorship
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Washington University in St. Louis will retire the Robert J. Terry Lecture and rename the Robert J. Terry Professorship, following approval by the Board of Trustees. The action follows a recommendation from the university's Naming Review Board (NRB) and concludes its yearlong review of Terry's legacy.
Prompted by a student submission to the NRB, the review was the first fo more PR
URI biomedical engineering professor receives NIH R01 award to advance multimodal neurotechnology and motor brain research (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 16 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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URI biomedical engineering professor receives NIH R01 award to advance multimodal neurotechnology and motor brain research
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KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept. 16, 2026 - Associate professor and biomedical engineering acting chair at the University of Rhode Island Yalda Shahriari has received a $1.015 million R01 research grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop an innovative multimodal neurotechnology framework aimed at better understandi more PR
URI student's nonprofit provides food and sense of purpose for unhoused population (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Sept. 16 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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URI student's nonprofit provides food and sense of purpose for unhoused population
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KINGSTON, R.I. - Sept. 16, 2026 - Three years ago Lucas Johnson founded a nonprofit organization to provide unhoused individuals with an immediate need for nourishment and a more lasting need of having a sense of purpose.
Johnson's organization, Sandwich Party Sunday, makes and distributes peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. What distinguishes the program fr more PR
USC: Rethinking What Urban River Restoration Can Look Like (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 17 -- The University of Southern California issued the following news:
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Rethinking what urban river restoration can look like
A new USC-led study at Taylor Yard, a former rail yard along the Los Angeles River, explores new approaches that work with natural systems to provide flood protection and healthier public spaces.
September 16, 2026 By Trenise Ferreira
For much of the 20th century, cities engineered rivers to solve an urgent problem: keeping people and property safe from floods. In Southern Califor more PR
UT Martin Enrollment Grows for Sixth Consecutive Year (10)
MARTIN, Tennessee, Sept. 17 -- The University of Tennessee Martin campus issued the following news:
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UT Martin Enrollment Grows for Sixth Consecutive Year
September 16, 2026
Final fall enrollment has reached 8,253 students at the University of Tennessee at Martin, the highest since 2010 and second-highest fall enrollment total in the university's history. The total represents a 1.9% increase over the 8,101 students who enrolled in fall 2025. Increases in new graduate and dual enrollment students are among the enrollment highlights.
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UT Tyler and Family Circle of Care Celebrate Five-Year Collaboration (10)
TYLER, Texas, Sept. 16 -- The University of Texas Tyler campus posted the following news release:
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UT Tyler and Family Circle of Care Celebrate Five-Year Collaboration
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The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine and Family Circle of Care celebrated five years of collaboration. Shortly after the UT Tyler internal medicine residency's inception five years ago, the Family Circle of Care's West Gentry Clinic became home to the residents' continuity clinic.
"What makes this clinic special is not simply the growth in numbers or t more PR
UTHealth Houston-developed AI Tool Nears Psychiatrist-level Accuracy (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news:
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UTHealth Houston-developed AI tool nears psychiatrist-level accuracy
By Catherine Thibault September 16, 2026
UTHealth Houston researchers developed an artificial intelligence system that can perform a mental health evaluation at nearly the same accuracy as a team of psychiatrists.
The results of their work, done in collaboration with Yale University and published this week in Nature's npj Mental Health Research, more PR
UToledo Reports Positive Momentum in Fall 2026 Enrollment (10)
TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 15 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news:
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UToledo Reports Positive Momentum in Fall 2026 Enrollment
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Rockets are on the rise.
The University of Toledo is seeing an increase in the number of new students settling into campus this fall, according to census data on the 15th day of the semester that began on Monday, Aug. 31.
UToledo is seeing an increase in the number of new students settling into campus this fall, according to census data on the 15th day of the semester that began on Monday, Aug. 31 more PR
UToledo Researcher Uncovers Molecular Switches That Help Wire the Developing Nervous System (10)
TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 16 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news:
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UToledo Researcher Uncovers Molecular Switches That Help Wire the Developing Nervous System
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Reach for a coffee cup without looking at your hand. Walk downstairs while checking your phone. Touch your nose with your eyes closed. All of that is possible because of a sense most people have never heard of: proprioception, sometimes called the body's "sixth sense." It's what lets your brain track where your body is, how it's moving and how much force it's using more PR
UVA Health Medical Centers Earn American Heart Association Heart & Stroke Awards 2026 (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 15 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release:
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UVA Health Medical Centers Earn American Heart Association Heart & Stroke Awards 2026
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MANASSAS, VA., Sep. 15, 2026 \- UVA Health medical centers in Culpeper and Northern Virginia have received multiple American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines(r) achievement awards for continually demonstrating a commitment to following the up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke. This contribut more PR
UW-Eau Claire named one of Forbes' 'Top Colleges' (10)
EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, Sept. 16 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news:
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UW-Eau Claire named one of Forbes' 'Top Colleges'
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In this year's list, UW-Eau Claire is once more the top regional comprehensive university in the four-state Midwest area that includes Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois. In Wisconsin and Minnesota, only UW-Madison, Marquette University and the University of Minnesota Twin Cities rank higher.
UW-Eau Claire moved up three spots overall, ranking 280th in the latest Forbes l more PR
UWF Professor Receives National Award for Empowering Economically Disadvantaged Students (10)
PENSACOLA, Florida, Sept. 16 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release:
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UWF professor receives national award for empowering economically disadvantaged students
Sep. 16, 2026
The University of West Florida's Professor of Chemistry and Associate Vice President of Computational Intelligence and Student Scholar Programs Dr. Karen Molek has received a national award from the American Chemical Society for Encouraging Underrepresented and Economically Disad more PR
Vanderbilt University Peabody College: AI is Shaping Kids. What If Kids Could Shape AI, Too? (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 17 -- Vanderbilt University Peabody College issued the following news:
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AI is shaping kids. What if kids could shape AI, too?
A new AI teaching framework from Vanderbilt researchers goes beyond technical competency. It equips children with agency, creativity and a critical lens.
Sep 16, 2026
By Jennifer Kiilerich
Vanderbilt University's Golnaz Arastoopour Irgens, assistant professor of human-centered learning technologies at Peabody College of education and human development, partnered with Sarah K. Burris more PR
VCU Libraries Donor Supports 'multiplier Effect' of Affordable Course Content (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 17 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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Sept. 16, 2026
VCU Libraries donor supports 'multiplier effect' of affordable course content
Former VCU staff member Leslie Brown aims to improve textbook costs for students through the magic of a library program that has saved more than $15 million in course material costs since 2017.
By Chelyen Davis
When Leslie Brown thinks about what kind of place Virginia Commonwealth University is, she recalls a story about The Workshop in the basement more PR
Washington State University: Hedgehog Viruses May Threaten Cats More Than Humans (10)
PULLMAN, Washington, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- Washington State University issued the following news release:
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Hedgehog viruses may threaten cats more than humans
September 16, 2026
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Washington State University researchers have discovered how a group of coronaviruses circulating in hedgehogs invades host cells, a key to understanding their potential to jump between species and their risk of causing a pandemic in humans.
Known as Erinaceus coronaviruses, or ErinCoVs, the viruses have concerned scientists because of their cl more PR
Wenting Ma Awarded Second Place for 2025 Jensen Prize by the Journal of Financial Economics (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Sept. 16 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Wenting Ma Awarded Second Place for 2025 Jensen Prize by the Journal of Financial Economics
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Wenting Ma, assistant professor of finance at the Isenberg School of Management, along with co-authors Paige Ouimet and Elena Simintzi from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Kenan-Flagler Business School, were awarded second place for the 2025 Jensen Prize by the Journal of Financial Economics for their paper "Mergers and Acquisition more PR
Why Study International Business? (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 15 -- Belmont University posted the following news:
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Why Study International Business?
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Explore the benefits, career opportunities and global experiences available to international business majors.
You might be wondering, "Why should I study international business?" The international business major helps students understand how companies run in a global economy while preparing them to work with people, markets and ideas from diverse backgrounds.
Students will develop important interpersonal skills such more PR
Wilbur Wright College Professor and Students Take Hands-On AI Project to National Summit (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 -- City Colleges of Chicago posted the following news:
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Wilbur Wright College Professor and Students Take Hands-On AI Project to National Summit
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Two Wright College students and Computer Information Systems Assistant Professor Gustavo Alatta will present their work in machine learning on a national stage next month at the National Summit on Artificial Intelligence.
Dakota, Lisa, and Professor Alatta will share their work with more than 200 educators, industry leaders, and innovators to explore how AI is ch more PR
WIU Research Opportunity Helps High School Student Reach National Competition (10)
MACOMB, Illinois, Sept. 16 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release:
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WIU Research Opportunity Helps High School Student Reach National Competition
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MACOMB, IL - Through the Bellott Research Group in Western Illinois University's School of Natural Sciences, high school students are gaining hands-on research experience and developing real-world laboratory skills alongside WIU students and faculty.
High school students from the Macomb and Peoria areas have been paired with Brian Bellott, Professor of Chemistry, more PR
Wofford Researchers Study Plastic Accumulation in Spartanburg's Small Urban Streams (10)
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Sept. 17 -- Wofford College issued the following news:
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Hidden in plain sight
Wofford researchers study plastic accumulation in Spartanburg's small urban streams
2026-09-16
Plastic is everywhere.
A team of Wofford student researchers led by Dr. Robin A. Lewis, visiting assistant professor biology and environmental studies, came to understand this deeply as they worked to develop a protocol for quantifying the amount of plastic debris in and on the banks of small urban streams in Spartanburg.
They found more PR
Zachry Corporation Supports Texas A&M Engineering Academy at Alamo Colleges District With $2 Million Gift (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 16 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Zachry Corporation Supports Texas A&M Engineering Academy at Alamo Colleges District with $2 Million Gift
Donation highlights Alamo Colleges District's and the Engineering Academies' dedication to providing affordable and accessible higher education for students.
Sep. 16, 2026 By Texas A&M Engineering
The Alamo Colleges District held a special ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 16, to celebrate a generous $2 million gift from Zac more PR
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