RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 26 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Sept. 24, 2026 Bryant Mangum, longtime VCU English professor and F. Scott Fitzgerald scholar, dies at 83 His half-century tenure was marked by numerous honors for his scholarship and teaching. By Sian Wilkerson Bryant Mangum, an author and prominent F. Scott Fitzgerald scholar whose Virginia Commonwealth University career spanned more than 50 years, died Sept. 13 at age 83. Mangum, Ph.D., retired in 2022, and throughout his distinguished car more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 25 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Can Reliable Access to Nutritious Food Improve Health? * health policy In a new collaboration, Jacey Greece and Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz will partner with a local food insecurity nonprofit and a Swedish grocery store chain to evaluate whether reliable access to nutritious food from week to week can influence individuals' and families' health outcomes. September 25, 2026 * Jillian McKoy Twitter Facebook Each day, nearly 50 mil more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 26 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Investing in Innovation * Randall (Randy) Kendrick '86 has always been a bold thinker, willing to invest in the Big Idea, whether that means launching his first real estate business the same day he graduated from USC Marshall School of Business or pioneering ways to balance development with environmental stewardship on a megasite in central Texas. So Kendrick, inspired by his mentor and former Marshall more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 25 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Kidney Disease in Nicaragua Linked to Adolescents and Young Women, and Those Without Occupational Heat Exposure *. Global Health In a Nicaraguan region marked by a high burden of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu) among young males working in heat-intensive labor, a new study not only shows evidence of CKDu among males, but also metabolic-associated kidney disease among young girls and women and those with and with more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 27 -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University posted the following news: * * * Researchers Develop First High-Resolution Map of Groundwater Across Brazil * Princeton researchers used machine learning to construct a map of groundwater levels across the entire 3.29-million-square-mile (8.5 million km2) expanse of Brazil, from its rainforests to its alternately dry and rainy savanna. It is the first national-scale high resolution overview of groundwater depth and could help scientists study more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 26 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * State Senators and Representatives from Northwest Arkansas Tour U of A Research Facilities Sep. 24, 2026 Several state senators and representatives from Northwest Arkansas visited the University of Arkansas campus to learn more about the university's role beyond education, specifically regarding the U of A's rapidly growing research enterprise. Members of the Arkansas General Assembly's 3rd Congressional District Caucus, a bipartisan group of s more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 26 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center earns NCI redesignation * The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center has once again achieved the highest recognition from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), earning redesignation as an NCI Comprehensive Cancer Center. This elite status, awarded every five years through a rigorous and highly competitive process, places UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center among the nation's top 3.8% cancer centers and more PR

TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 26 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * UToledo Biophysicist in Japan to Continue Cell Research as Fulbright Scholar * The University of Toledo's Dr. Aniruddha Ray is continuing his research on microscopy-based studies of cellular processes through mid-November at Kyoto University as a Fulbright Scholar. Ray, an associate professor in the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, is working alongside researchers at the Institute for Life and Medical Sciences based at Kyoto University to combin more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Sept. 26 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU recognizes 2026 Family of the Year * As part of Parent and Family Weekend, the family of WKU senior Carley Givens and WKU sophomore Clayton Givens was recognized as WKU's 2026 Family of the Year. Carley Givens, a fourth generation Hilltopper and Marketing major from St. Louis, Missouri, nominated her family, Corey Givens ('99), Debbie Olsofka Givens ('97) and Clayton Givens, for the award. In her essay, Carley Givens said, "Both of my par more PR