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$1M DOE grant to explore three elements in used nuclear fuel (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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$1M DOE grant to explore three elements in used nuclear fuel
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Nuclear energy is a clean, low-carbon power source that can generate electricity 24 hours a day, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. New reactor technologies, such as molten salt reactors -which use high-temperature liquid salts instead of water as the primary coolant -have the potential to improve fuel utilization and support more effici more PR
'Bringing the World to Our Students': Arizona Western College Establishes Global Partnerships to Expand Semiconductor Training (10)
YUMA, Arizona, Oct. 3 -- Arizona Western College issued the following news:
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"Bringing the world to our students": Arizona Western College establishes global partnerships to expand semiconductor training
Yuma, Ariz. (October 2, 2026) - Arizona Western College has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with three universities in Taiwan to strengthen workforce pathways for students in Yuma and La Paz Counties.
Collaborating with Asia University, Lunghwa University of Science and Technology, and National Kaohsiung University of Science a more PR
'The mission is visible': UChicago Medicine completes construction phase of AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 2 -- The University of Chicago Medicine posted the following news release:
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'The mission is visible': UChicago Medicine completes construction phase of AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion
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The construction phase of the AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion is complete, and University of Chicago Medicine leaders are ready for the next step: outfitting the space to deliver world-class cancer care to the South Side and beyond.
A celebration last Thursday featured the unveiling of a new sign and a ceremonial key present more PR
2026 Ford Lecture to address policy challenges, prediction markets (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 2 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:
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2026 Ford Lecture to address policy challenges, prediction markets
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The explosion of prediction markets -platforms where participants trade on the outcome of future events -and the debate over the role of government oversight will be the subject of the University of Kentucky's 2026 Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Lecture at 4 p.m. on Nov. 2 at the W.T. Young Library Auditorium.
Hosted by UK's Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, the prog more PR
AI in Action: Olena Holub's Journey From International Student to Mount St. Joseph University Innovator (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 2 -- Mount St. Joseph University issued the following news:
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AI in Action: Olena Holub's Journey from International Student to Mount Innovator
October 2, 2026 By: Haley Codling
From a student who came to the Mount from Ukraine to a leader in artificial intelligence, Olena Holub is using AI to advance research, improve university operations, and prepare the next generation of technology professionals.
Olena Holub's journey with Mount St. Joseph University began thousands of miles away in Ukraine. What started as more PR
Alicia Timme-Laragy Featured as October 2026 Spotlight Scholar (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences posted the following news:
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Alicia Timme-Laragy Featured as October 2026 Spotlight Scholar
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Alicia Timme-Laragy
Alicia Timme-Laragy, professor of environmental health sciences, has been featured as the UMass Amherst Spotlight Scholar for October 2026. The Spotlight Scholars initiative shines a light on faculty working for positive social change through research, scholarship, and creative activity. Learn more about the more PR
Alumni's gift to the School of Music aims to promote student wellness (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Alumni's gift to the School of Music aims to promote student wellness
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Penn State graduates Carol Poblete and Mark Poblete have committed $185,000 to spearhead a student wellness initiative in the College of Arts and Architecture's School of Music.
The gift will create the Poblete Studio, a space in the School of Music's Music Building that will serve as a flexible hub for collaboration and community that supports more PR
American University Student Turns Aviation Passion into Public Service at Smithsonian (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- American University issued the following news:
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High Altitude-Ambition
From window-seat wanderlust to the Smithsonian, political science major Roderick Purdy, SPA/BA '27, turns a passion for aviation into a launchpad for public service.
By Adrienne Frank | October 1, 2026
A lifelong aviation enthusiast, Purdy spends roughly 20 hours a week at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, transforming complex principles of aerodynamics and space exploration into accessible, hands-on discoveries for thousands of more PR
Analytics and Trading Lab Brings Wall Street to Business Row (10)
OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 2 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news:
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Analytics and Trading Lab Brings Wall Street to Business Row
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OXFORD, Miss. - Visitors to the University of Mississippi's Analytics and Trading Lab might think they have stepped into an alcove of a working trading floor, where analysts track markets in real time, debate investment calls and manage actual money.
The lab is home to two ambitious ventures, the future Center for Financial Futures and the Rebel Student Investment Fund. Together, they more PR
APSU students study in Italy, perform off-Broadway, and more through CECA grants (10)
CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 2 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news:
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APSU students study in Italy, perform off-Broadway, and more through CECA grants
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APSU music student Kiley Atkins at the Accademia Vocale Lorenzo Malfatti in Italy, one of the learning opportunities funded by CECA's Transformative Student Experience Grants. | Contributed photo
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts (CECA) awarded several Transformative Student Experience Grants this summer to support practical learn more PR
As AI Changes the Workplace, CU Denver Prepares Students to Navigate What Comes Next (10)
DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 2 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news:
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As AI Changes the Workplace, CU Denver Prepares Students to Navigate What Comes Next
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You don't need to be told twice that artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly changing the workplace. As organizations adopt new technologies, the question increasingly facing college students is not whether they will encounter AI in their careers, but how they will evaluate and use it. Now, as AI becomes more widely adopted, CU Denver is expanding opportunities for stu more PR
Auburn Alumni Engineering Council honors 7 with college's highest awards (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Oct. 2 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news:
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Auburn Alumni Engineering Council honors 7 with college's highest awards
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Six outstanding engineering alumni and one longtime faculty member of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering were honored by the Auburn Alumni Engineering Council during a ceremony Friday, Sept. 25, for their distinguished professional careers and service to the college. These alumni include four who were recognized as Distinguished Auburn Engineers, two as an Outstan more PR
Augustana names Quad Cities strategic leader Angela Snyder to new role focused on engaged learning (10)
ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Oct. 2 -- Augustana College posted the following news:
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Augustana names Quad Cities strategic leader Angela Snyder to new role focused on engaged learning
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Augustana College has selected Quad Cities strategic leader and 2002 alumna Angela Snyder to serve as its first assistant vice president for impact learning, a new role designed to connect every Augustana student more intentionally with hands-on learning, career preparation and meaningful work in the community. Snyder will join the college Oct. 12.
In her ro more PR
Bethel Celebrates Record Incoming Undergraduate Class for Second Year in a Row (10)
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Oct. 2 -- Bethel University issued the following news:
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Bethel celebrates record incoming undergraduate class for second year in a row
For the second consecutive year, Bethel welcomes its largest incoming undergraduate class, continuing strong enrollment momentum.
October 02, 2026
For the second consecutive year, Bethel has welcomed the largest incoming undergraduate class in university history. This fall, 1,179 incoming undergraduate students are starting their Bethel experience through traditional undergraduate, more PR
BHSU Educator Honored at Rosebud Tribal Council Meeting (10)
SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Oct. 2 -- Black Hills State University posted the following news:
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BHSU Educator Honored at Rosebud Tribal Council Meeting
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Black Hills State University educator Stephanie Higdon was recognized by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Education Department during its annual educator honoring held in August at the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council meeting. The annual recognition celebrates educators who are making a meaningful difference in the lives of students within the Lakota community. Higdon was honored for her partnership w more PR
Biology and chemistry students gain research experience through REU programs (10)
SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- Shippensburg University posted the following news:
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Biology and chemistry students gain research experience through REU programs
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Shippensburg University biology students Robert Long and Alissa Dorsey, and chemistry students Kate Tarbert and Landon Herzog, spent the summer of 2026 conducting research through Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) grants and Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs, supported by the SU Foundation.
"REU programs provide an excellent opportuni more PR
Bird savers: Students lead effort to prevent deadly bird-window collisions on campus (10)
SCHENECTADY, New York, Oct. 1 -- Union College posted the following news:
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Bird savers: Students lead effort to prevent deadly bird-window collisions on campus
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Union's campus, with its alluring mix of shrubs, trees and vegetation, is an attractive spot for mourning doves, dark-eyed juncos, American goldfinch and other bird species.
Yet it can be a perilous journey for some as they navigate between buildings, especially those with large, expansive windows. The glass often tricks birds into seeing reflections of the sky and trees inst more PR
Blood Cancer Research Award Advances Lymphoma Clinical Trials (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 2 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news:
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Blood Cancer Research Award Advances Lymphoma Clinical Trials
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A national career development award will support Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center's Juan Alderuccio, M.D., and three investigator-initiated clinical trials testing more precise treatments for large B-cell lymphoma.
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* A national career development award will support three investigator-initiated clinical trials led by Juan Alderuccio, M.D.
* The s more PR
California Baptist University: Professor Shows How Psychology Affects Ministry in New Book (10)
RIVERSIDE, California, Oct. 3 -- California Baptist University issued the following news:
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Professor shows how psychology affects ministry in new book
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Oct. 2, 2026) -- Since 2019, Dr. Erin Smith, director of research for the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, has worked with seminaries in North America that wanted to incorporate science curriculum into their training for future pastors.
"Consistently across very different seminaries -- Catholic, evangelical, Pentecostal, the whole range -- I was asked simila more PR
Caltech Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards (10)
PASADENA, California, Oct. 3 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Caltech Faculty Receive NSF CAREER Awards
October 02, 2026
Five Caltech faculty members have been selected to receive the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award starting this year.
CAREER awards, the NSF's most prestigious awards for junior faculty members, are designed to enable awardees to develop careers as outstanding teacher-scholars. Awardees are chosen because they "exemplify the role o more PR
Campuswide conversation on AI asks, 'How are you going to shape the future?' (10)
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 2 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news:
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Campuswide conversation on AI asks, 'How are you going to shape the future?'
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The University of New Mexico community came together recently to discuss a topic that has rapidly become omnipresent in today's world -artificial intelligence.
The UNM AI Conversation Kickoff event on Sept. 3 brought together a wide mix of faculty, staff and students throughout the day to explore topics through presentations, group activities and panel discussions.
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Capitol Tech's Second Annual GreyCon Coming October 9 (10)
LAUREL, Maryland, Oct. 2 -- Capitol Technology College posted the following news:
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Capitol Tech's Second Annual GreyCon Coming October 9
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Capitol Technology University will host our second annual GreyCon conference on Friday, October 9. As our premier Founder's Week event, the conference will bring together STEM professionals, alumni, and industry leaders to explore emerging technologies and honor our university's 99th anniversary.
This year also marks our 25th anniversary of leadership in cybersecurity education. In 2001, our first more PR
Case Western Reserve: Hispanic Heritage Month - Meet Four Hispanic Members of the CWRU Community (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 2 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news:
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Meet four Hispanic members of the CWRU community
October 02, 2026 | Story by: Brianna Smith
From participating in a medical brigade in Guatemala to creating a platform to empower student voices, individuals of Hispanic and Latine heritage are engaged with countless facets of Case Western Reserve University.
In recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month, which takes place annually from Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, we're highlighting more PR
Case Western Reserve: Medicine's Walter Boron Recognized by the Cell and Molecular Physiology Section of the American Physiological Society (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 2 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news:
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Medicine's Walter Boron recognized by the Cell and Molecular Physiology Section of the American Physiological Society
October 02, 2026
Walter Boron, MD, PhD, Distinguished University Professor and the Myers/Scarpa Professor and chair of the Department of Physiology & Biophysics, was recently selected for the Davson Distinguished Lectureship. The lectureship is the highest honor awarded to a scientist who has made important contributions to the scient more PR
CCU engineering science major Bennett Boulware awarded prestigious GOAL Scholarship for study abroad in Germany (10)
CONWAY, South Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Coastal Carolina University posted the following news:
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CCU engineering science major Bennett Boulware awarded prestigious GOAL Scholarship for study abroad in Germany
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Coastal Carolina University engineering science major Bennett Boulware of Chapin, South Carolina, has been awarded a Global Outreach through Action and Leadership (GOAL) Scholarship to study abroad at Hochschule Mainz - University of Applied Sciences in Mainz, Germany, during the Spring 2027 semester. The award was announced by the Sen more PR
CEIS Honored with YWCA San Gabriel Valley's 'Lighting the Way' Award (10)
POMONA, California, Oct. 2 -- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona posted the following news:
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CEIS Honored with YWCA San Gabriel Valley's 'Lighting the Way' Award
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The YWCA San Gabriel Valley recognized the College of Education and Integrative Studies (CEIS) and the Educational Leadership Doctoral Program with the "Lighting the Way" award at the 2026 YWCA Champions of Change Awards Gala.
The event honors the leadership and service to a community and civic community at the work of civic, community and educational partners more PR
Chicago in Conversation: Partnership to foster dialogue around city and its future (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 2 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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Chicago in Conversation: Partnership to foster dialogue around city and its future
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The University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and Chicago Public Media are partnering on a new initiative, which will bring together 40 civic-minded Chicagoans of different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to explore some of the most consequential issues facing the city. Called Chicago in Conversation: People, Policy, and the City We Share, the progra more PR
Civil engineering lab is latest Purdue facility to achieve internationally recognized quality management certification (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 2 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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Civil engineering lab is latest Purdue facility to achieve internationally recognized quality management certification
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -The Robert L. and Terry L. Bowen Laboratory for Large-Scale Civil Engineering Research has become the latest facility at Purdue University to earn the International Organization for Standardization's (ISO) 9001 certification for quality management systems, awarded to the facility by BSI.
This globally recog more PR
Clemson develops five field pea varieties for Southeast growers (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Clemson develops five field pea varieties for Southeast growers
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College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
Clemson University scientists have developed five field pea varieties tailored to growing conditions in the Southeast and increasing demand for plant-based food ingredients. The varieties could provide farmers with a winter cash crop on land that might otherwise remain fallow or be used for cover crops.
The work began in 2020 through Clem more PR
Clemson student uses drones to bring wildlife recorders into remote wetlands (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Clemson student uses drones to bring wildlife recorders into remote wetlands
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College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
A Clemson University doctoral student has developed a $21 floating platform that drones carry into remote wetlands, helping researchers record wildlife in places not easily reached on foot.
Akshit Suthar's design carries an autonomous recording unit, or ARU, which records sounds from birds and other wildlife. A drone lowers t more PR
College of Ag Sciences spotlights research during Legislative Research Tour (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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College of Ag Sciences spotlights research during Legislative Research Tour
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Pennsylvania legislators, agricultural advocates and industry leaders got a firsthand look at how Penn State research is helping shape the future of agriculture during a recent tour of research and innovation at University Park.
Hosted by the College of Agricultural Sciences and Penn State Ag Council, the Sept. 16 Legislative Research Tour more PR
College of Charleston Welcomes New Employees (10)
CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Oct. 3 -- The College of Charleston issued the following news:
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College of Charleston Welcomes New Employees
October 2, 2026
Alicia Lutz
The College of Charleston is excited to welcome its newest faculty and staff members to campus!
The College of Charleston is excited to welcome its newest employees to the Cougar family! Whether they're stepping on campus for the first time or coming home to the College after some time away, these new faculty and staff members bring a lot of experience, talent, expertis more PR
Communication alum Nick Bowman delivers lecture on the psychology of video games (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 2 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news:
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Communication alum Nick Bowman delivers lecture on the psychology of video games
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Nick Bowman graduated from the University of Missouri-St. Louis with bachelor's and master's degrees in communication. Now, Bowman is a professor of communication in the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. (Photos by Derik Holtmann)
Nick Bowman began to reminisce about his time at the University of Missouri-St. Louis the mo more PR
Computational tools for society's most complex challenges (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Computational tools for society's most complex challenges
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As far back as she can remember, Cathy Wu '12, MNG '13 wanted to find ways to solve problems to improve people's lives. Her parents were Taiwanese immigrants, and her father had a long commute to his job, which took him away from the family. On a tight budget, the rest of the family often stayed home on a street that was too busy for playing outdoors. Wu and her siblings e more PR
Cornell College: Peering Into the Past - Class Researches King Chapel (10)
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa, Oct. 3 -- Cornell College issued the following news:
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Peering into the past: class researches King Chapel
01 October 2026
King Chapel has been closed since the 2020 derecho, but some students are getting a peek inside as they contribute to research ahead of the restoration process.
While the college waits for state and federal agencies to complete their reviews and allow repair work to begin, a group of 16 students suited up in safety gear to explore the inside of the building for their Second-Year Seminar class, more PR
CSUSB Computing Programs Earn ABET Accreditation Renewal Through 2032 (10)
SAN BERNARDINO, California, Oct. 3 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news:
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CSUSB computing programs earn ABET accreditation renewal through 2032
Industry partnerships, hands-on learning and ongoing program assessment support career preparation as Cal State San Bernardino's computer science and computer engineering programs meet rigorous professional standards.
October 2, 2026
Students in Cal State San Bernardino's computer science and computer engineering programs are gaining career preparation more PR
CSUSB Graduate Student's Innovative Research Earns National Recognition (10)
SAN BERNARDINO, California, Oct. 3 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news:
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CSUSB graduate student's innovative research earns national recognition
CSUSB graduate student Mayra Silva Barcenas received national recognition at the American Chemical Society Fall Meeting 2026 for her glucose-monitoring research, with her poster selected among the conference's top 10 and receiving the Best Digital Poster Award.
October 2, 2026
CSUSB graduate student Mayra Silva Barcenas, a materials science major, re more PR
CUNY Receives $1.5 Million Grant Renewal from the Sloan Foundation to Provide Paid, Mentored Research Experiences for Baccalaureate Transfer Students in STEM (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- The City University of New York posted the following news:
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CUNY Receives $1.5 Million Grant Renewal from the Sloan Foundation to Provide Paid, Mentored Research Experiences for Baccalaureate Transfer Students in STEM
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#Three-Year Extension of 'Transfer to STEM Student Success' Program Will Benefit 84 Students Who are Transferring to CUNY Four-Year Colleges from Community Colleges in the System
CUNY has received $1.5 million in new funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to extend the CUNY Transfer to STEM Stu more PR
Dartmouth College: Danielle Boyer Champions Ethical and Inclusive Innovation (10)
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Oct. 3 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news:
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Danielle Boyer Champions Ethical and Inclusive Innovation
From robotics to advocacy, the Indigenous inventor shares what drives her work.
10/2/2026
Written by Harini Barath
Credit Tickle Me Elmo for sparking the idea to make robots that speak an Indigenous language.
The idea came to roboticist and inventor Danielle Boyer when she saw an Elmo doll in the toy aisle of a store.
"When you poked him, he would talk and teach you things like the alphabet or nu more PR
Do I belong in STEM? TXST researcher studies the power of peer culture (10)
SAN MARCOS, Texas, Oct. 2 -- Texas State University issued the following news:
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Do I belong in STEM? TXST researcher studies the power of peer culture
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TXST researcher Eunjin "Jin" Seo will study how peer culture may help students persist in STEM and prepare for a changing workforce.
October 2, 2026
Kate Malazonia
A hard math problem in school can plant a thought that lasts for years or even a lifetime: "Maybe I'm not a math person."
Eunjin "Jin" Seo, Ph.D., assistant professor at Texas State University, has received a $943,000 Na more PR
Earhart expedition update: Crew departs from Purdue University Airport (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 2 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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Earhart expedition update: Crew departs from Purdue University Airport
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -The Taraia Object expedition, a joint search between the Archaeological Legacy Institute, Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University to identify if a visual anomaly in a South Pacific island lagoon is the missing Lockheed Electra 10-E flown by Amelia Earhart, officially began Friday (Oct. 2) as three members of the expeditio more PR
Early Access Program Prepares Students for the Academic Demands of College (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences posted the following news:
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Early Access Program Prepares Students for the Academic Demands of College
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Incoming students spent 12 days developing academic skills, building connections, and learning about University resources.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) welcomed 33 incoming first-year students to campus Aug. 10-21 for the inaugural Early Access Program, a 12-day residential experience designed to prepare students more PR
East Texas A&M Fair Connects Undergraduates With Graduate and Professional Schools (10)
COMMERCE, Texas, Oct. 2 -- East Texas A&M University (formerly the Texas A&M University Commerce campus) issued the following news release:
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East Texas A&M Fair Connects Undergraduates With Graduate and Professional Schools
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East Texas A&M University helped undergraduates explore what comes after their bachelor's degrees during its first TACRAO Graduate School and Professional Fair on Sept. 24.
Held in the Rayburn Student Center, the event brought 84 students together with representatives from 17 graduate and professional schools to more PR
Emily McClellan Lopez and James Pfohl selected as Florida State University's 2026 Max Carraway Employees of the Year (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 2 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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Emily McClellan Lopez and James Pfohl selected as Florida State University's 2026 Max Carraway Employees of the Year
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#Key Points
* Florida State University has honored two staff members with the Max Carraway Employee of the Year Award.
* University Libraries Student Engagement Coordinator Emily Lopez was honored for her exceptional leadership in connecting students to campus resources.
* Anne Spencer Daves College Scientific Research Specialist more PR
FAMU Builds on National Momentum With Gains in Student Success, Research, Performance and Philanthropic Support (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 2 -- Florida A&M University, a component of the public university system in Florida, posted the following news:
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FAMU Builds on National Momentum With Gains in Student Success, Research, Performance and Philanthropic Support
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -Florida A&M University continues to build momentum across key measures of institutional excellence, student success, research, operational performance and philanthropic engagement -progress recognized by the FAMU Board of Trustees with the unanimous approval of Presid more PR
FAU Lands NIH Grant to Study New Cells That May Repair Nerve Damage (10)
BOCA RATON, Florida, Oct. 3 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news:
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FAU Lands NIH Grant to Study New Cells That May Repair Nerve Damage
By Gisele Galoustian | 10/2/2026
Grant Snapshot: Florida Atlantic University neuroscientist Laura Fontenas, Ph.D., has received a $448,664 grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how a newly identified type of glial cell produces myelin, the protective insulation surrounding nerve fibers in the brain, spinal more PR
Finding Signals, Ignoring Noise: NJIT PhD Grad Helps AI Detect Hate Speech (10)
NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 3 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Finding Signals, Ignoring Noise: NJIT PhD Grad Helps AI Detect Hate Speech
An economic theory called rational inattention led Yuan Zhao '26 to a new approach for improving LLM pattern detection.
October 2, 2026
Written by: Mindy Weisberger
Count from one up to fifty. Simple, right? Now try that while watching a video about the history of math and listening to a song about multiplication, as ten nearby people shout random numbers.
Not so more PR
First Year Immersion in a Lab School: A Comparative Pilot Study of Teacher Preparation (10)
RICHMOND, Kentucky, Oct. 1 -- Eastern Kentucky University posted the following news:
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First Year Immersion in a Lab School: A Comparative Pilot Study of Teacher Preparation
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#This project strengthens the EKU School of Education-Model Lab School partnership.
Review a one-page research brief on this month's featured topic -.
#Research methods and early findings
School of Education faculty are building a revitalized partnership with Model Laboratory School in which teacher candidates take the first year of Education courses in a worki more PR
For This USC Engineering Junior, Every Bottleneck Is an Opportunity (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 2 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news:
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For This USC Engineering Junior, Every Bottleneck Is an Opportunity
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Mila Mattson grew increasingly nervous as a cashier scanned the furniture and other dorm supplies she was buying at a local store earlier this month. The total kept climbing.
Then she checked her phone.
An email informed the 20-year-old USC Viterbi junior in the Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering that she h more PR
Ford School of Public Policy: Better Government Lab Receives More Than $2 Million From the Walmart Foundation to Support SNAP Administration, Accuracy, and Access (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- The University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news:
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Better Government Lab receives more than $2 million from the Walmart Foundation to support SNAP administration, accuracy, and access
October 2, 2026
The Better Government Lab (BGL), a joint research center of the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy, today announced a $2,053,870 grant from the Walmart Foundation to help states strengthe more PR
Ford School of Public Policy: Reauthoring Political Futures in U.S. Territories (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- The University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news:
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Reauthoring political futures in U.S. territories
October 2, 2026
Nearly four million people live in U.S. territories. They cannot vote for president, elect senators, or send voting representatives to Congress, even as federal decisions shape their budgets, laws, land, infrastructure, trade, and security.
At a Ford School event during the University of Michigan's Democracy Week, "Decolonizing imagination: Narratives, mem more PR
Four Paths, One Community: Leading with Heart (10)
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 2 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news:
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Four Paths, One Community: Leading with Heart
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"When one or more of us is missing, people usually ask where our other piece is," Corinne Williams said.
It happens at almost every Buccino Leadership Institute (BLI, the Institute) event. Isabella "Izzy" Barbarino, Rachel Beck, Ashlyn McCormick and Corinne Williams show up to so many things together that people have come to treat them as a package deal.
On paper, they don't have much in common. McCorm more PR
From Around the Globe to UVA Law (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- The University of Virginia School of Law issued the following news:
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From Around the Globe to UVA Law
Five LL.M. Students Share Highlights from Their Years of Legal Experience
October 2, 2026
Mike Fox
Judges, in-house counsel, firm litigators, military attorneys and legal scholars are among the accomplished lawyers who are studying at the University of Virginia School of Law to earn their LL.M. degree through a one-year graduate program.
The U.S. master of laws degree gives students a leg up in t more PR
From Campus to the Stars: How John Carroll Students Launch Careers at NASA (10)
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio, Oct. 2 -- John Carroll University posted the following news:
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From Campus to the Stars: How John Carroll Students Launch Careers at NASA
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For STEM students at John Carroll University, working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) isn't a distant aspiration-it's an accessible, local reality. Located just minutes from NASA Glenn Research Center, JCU gives undergraduates a direct bridge to one of the country's primary aerospace facilities through collaborative research, internships, and a more PR
From childhood horse lessons to rodeo queen and forage researcher (10)
AMES, Iowa, Oct. 2 -- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news:
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From childhood horse lessons to rodeo queen and forage researcher
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By Whitney Baxter
Lauren Jaschke is in her happy spot any time she's atop a horse.
"There's no greater feeling than loping a horse through an open field or carrying the American flag around a rodeo arena," said Jaschke, a graduate student in sustainable agriculture.
She'll fly the flag through many more arenas in the coming year as the recently crowned 20 more PR
Full Charge: ARIES Brings Together U of A Research in Power Electronics (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 3 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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Full Charge: ARIES Brings Together U of A Research in Power Electronics
Oct. 02, 2026
The U of A is a world leader in power electronics. Our researchers develop systems for hybrid airplanes, embed electronics in drills that go deep into the Earth and improve the grid that delivers power to our homes.
Alan Mantooth, Distinguished Professor of electrical engineering and computer science and this month's guest on the Short Talks from the Hill podca more PR
Future Otters 'chase their dreams' at upcoming Open House (10)
SEASIDE, California, Oct. 2 -- California State University Monterey Bay campus posted the following news:
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Future Otters 'chase their dreams' at upcoming Open House
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By Caitlin Fillmore
Perhaps it's a kinesiology major with a desire to organize and lead others. Or maybe a Monterey Bay local, excited to give back via sustainable hospitality. It could be an n environmental science student who also wants to learn to surf.
These are some of the possible candidates Cal State Monterey Bay is preparing to welcome next weekend, as hundreds more PR
Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy: Better Government Lab Receives More Than $2 Million From the Walmart Foundation to Support SNAP Administration, Accuracy and Access (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy issued the following news:
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Better Government Lab Receives More Than $2 Million from the Walmart Foundation to Support SNAP Administration, Accuracy and Access
October 2, 2026
The Better Government Lab (BGL), a joint research center of Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy and the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, today announced a $2,053,870 grant from the Walmart Foundation to help states strengthen the acc more PR
Georgia Tech and Amazon Launch Joint Science Hub (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 3 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Georgia Tech and Amazon Launch Joint Science Hub
The collaboration will support research in robotics, industrial and systems engineering, and aerospace technology while fostering innovation in foundational and emerging technologies.
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Amazon and the Georgia Institute of Technology announced today the launch of the Georgia Tech-Amazon Science Hub, reinforcing a shared commitment to advancing cutting-edge research through academic-in more PR
Ghabchi's research seeks to improve gravel roads (10)
BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Oct. 2 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news:
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Ghabchi's research seeks to improve gravel roads
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The concrete and asphalt ribbons that interlace South Dakota communities from Buffalo to Beresford and everywhere in between carry the vast majority of the traffic in the Mount Rushmore State. But when it comes to total miles of roadway, gravel roads are No. 1.
There are roughly 82,000 miles of road in South Dakota and 75% of them are unpaved, primarily maintained by counties and townships, wh more PR
Gloria Doliscar '27 makes new discovery in Parkinson's research (10)
NEWPORT, Rhode Island., Oct. 2 -- Salve Regina University posted the following news:
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Gloria Doliscar '27 makes new discovery in Parkinson's research
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Gloria Doliscar '27's undergraduate research can take her from the inner workings of a brain cell to lines of computer code to a room full of mathematicians - sometimes all in the same project.
Working alongside Dr. Ed Dougherty, associate professor and chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Doliscar has spent the past year using math, computation and biology to investigate more PR
Grant funds expansion of mental health services for military-connected students (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 2 -- Lipscomb University posted the following news:
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Grant funds expansion of mental health services for military-connected students
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Veterans and their dependents will benefit from trained advocates, counselors and more information over the coming years.
Lipscomb's Office of Veteran Services will be making big strides over the next year in mental health and wellness services for military-connected students (MCS) thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC).
The latest more PR
Guest pianist Gabriel Merrill-Steskal to present concert at West Virginia Wesleyan College (10)
BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Oct. 2 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news:
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Guest pianist Gabriel Merrill-Steskal to present concert at West Virginia Wesleyan College
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BUCKHANNON, West Virginia -West Virginia Wesleyan College's Department of Music will host a performance by acclaimed guest pianist Gabriel Merrill-Steskal Tuesday, Oct. 13 in Loar Auditorium at 7 p.m. The performance is open to the public.
Merrill-Steskal will perform masterworks by Chopin and Beethoven, as well as Etudes by Scriabin, Stravinsky, a more PR
GW Leaders Honorable Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Dean Alyssa Ayres Elected as 2026 Fellows of the National Academy of Public Administration (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- George Washington University posted the following news:
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GW Leaders Honorable Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Dean Alyssa Ayres Elected as 2026 Fellows of the National Academy of Public Administration
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Graduate School of Political Management Executive Director the Hon. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell and Elliott School Dean Alyssa Ayres join a distinguished group of public service leaders recognized by the Academy
WASHINGTON -October 1 -Two George Washington University leaders have been elected to the National Academy of Publ more PR
Harvard Medical School: David Hirsh Receives Distinguished Teacher Award From Association of American Medical Colleges (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 (TNSjou) -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news:
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David Hirsh Receives Distinguished Teacher Award From Association of American Medical Colleges
Honor recognizes teaching, mentorship, scholarship, innovative educational design
By Bobbie Collins October 2, 2026
Harvard Medical School educator and mentor David Hirsh has received a 2026 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
The awards were established to recogniz more PR
Hatching a new breed of medicines (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 2 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news:
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Hatching a new breed of medicines
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Sam Levin and Dimi Kellari had the vision and funding for a new biotech company. But then, they hit a wall. Well, more like a city of walls-the Big Apple. Finding a location in NYC that could house a team of scientists and extensive laboratory equipment, along with the kind of specialized animal operations at the scale they required seemed like an insurmountable task.
Then, they heard about a new kind of space on Manhattan's Uppe more PR
Higher education needs better understanding of relationship between AI and literacy, article argues (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 2 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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Higher education needs better understanding of relationship between AI and literacy, article argues
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LAWRENCE -As with most companies and enterprises, higher education is facing the same pressure to integrate artificial intelligence into its framework. But in the rush to embrace this innovation, institutions may be promoting technology for technology's sake rather than truly navigating the positive and negative aspects for reading and writing.
"Universit more PR
Hillsdale College Hosts Conference on the American Revolution (10)
HILLSDALE, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- Hillsdale College issued the following news release:
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Oct. 2, 2026
Hillsdale College Hosts Conference on the American Revolution
The Center for Military History and Strategy's annual conference discussed 'The American Revolutionary War.'
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HILLSDALE, Mich. -- Hillsdale College's Center for Military History and Strategy hosted its fifth annual conference, "The American Revolutionary War," Sept. 3-5. Speakers discussed various aspects of the war, including alliances, leadership, politics, and grand strate more PR
Honored to Lead: Anne D'Alleva Inaugurated as Eighth President of Binghamton University (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 3 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Honored to lead: Anne D'Alleva inaugurated as eighth president of Binghamton University
D'Alleva stresses higher education's value, vows to ensure Binghamton remains a 'beacon of possibility'
By Anthony Borrelli
October 02, 2026
Eighty years of growth have propelled Binghamton University from humble beginnings to state-of-the-art facilities and the distinction of being named a Top Ten Public Ivy.
What hasn't changed, however, is a belief in higher edu more PR
How technology is reshaping violence -- and what can be done about it (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 2 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news:
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How technology is reshaping violence -- and what can be done about it
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#In Brief
* Digital technologies and generative AI are changing how violence and abuse are perpetrated, allowing harm to spread faster.
* WashU violence researchers say that many of the underlying dynamics -including power, prior exposure and social norms -are familiar.
* The new Center on Violence and Health is working to better understand emerging harms and develop more PR
HPU Students Make Connections with 100+ Employers at Career Summit (10)
HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- High Point University issued the following news release:
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HPU Students Make Connections with 100+ Employers at Career Summit
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HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 2, 2026 - High Point University(r) students met with recruiters from more than 100 national, regional and local employers during HPU's annual Life Skills Career Summit at the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center.
Students also received career advice from Teena Piccione, HPU's Data Expert in Residence, a former Google global transformat more PR
IDEELab helps young fans build cowbells on record-setting night (10)
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 2 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news:
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IDEELab helps young fans build cowbells on record-setting night
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Contact: Chris Whitaker
STARKVILLE, Miss.-Mississippi State University's new world record for most cowbells ringing simultaneously during the Sept. 26 football win against Missouri is in part thanks to the university's Bagley College of Engineering and its IDEELab. The lab helped young Bulldog fans build 209 cowbells prior to kickoff and take part in the historic milestone.
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Illinois State University: Dr. Erol Sozen Brings Espresso Science to the Classroom Through the CAST Innovation Grant (10)
NORMAL, Illinois, Oct. 3 -- Illinois State University issued the following news:
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Dr. Erol Sozen brings espresso science to the classroom through the CAST Innovation Grant
Author By Sakura Ghimire October 2, 2026
What happens when the science behind a perfect espresso becomes part of the classroom?
For students in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences in the College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST), the answer is taking shape in the Turner Hall Foods Lab, where coffee is becoming more than a beverage; it is a hands- more PR
Illinois Wesleyan University Launches Ambitious Capital Campaign at a Transformative Moment (10)
BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Oct. 2 -- Illinois Wesleyan University posted the following news release:
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Illinois Wesleyan University Launches Ambitious Capital Campaign at a Transformative Moment
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -Illinois Wesleyan University has launched the most ambitious fundraising campaign in the University's history. The Capital Campaign seeks to raise $200 million to expand opportunities for students, strengthen academic excellence, and invest in continued evolution of the private liberal arts experience for a changing world.
This more PR
In Memoriam: Frank R. Hugus (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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In Memoriam: Frank R. Hugus
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Frank R. Hugus, professor emeritus of German and Scandinavian studies in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, died Sept. 21 in Amherst.
For 50 years prior to his retirement in 2020, Hugus presented a wide variety of courses in Scandinavian and German subjects at UMass Amherst-ranging from "Old Norse" and "The History of the German Language," to "Hans Christian Andersen" and "Trolls, Giants, and Dwarves." He w more PR
In St. Croix, the Hidden Toll of a Refinery Falls Hardest on Women (10)
CLAREMONT, California, Oct. 2 -- Claremont Graduate University posted the following news:
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In St. Croix, the Hidden Toll of a Refinery Falls Hardest on Women
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For nearly a decade, History Professor JoAnna Poblete has been piecing together a story that official records left out.
Poblete studies places that have lived under direct U.S. authority without full incorporation into the union -Native Hawaiian communities, Chicano communities in the Southwest, American Samoa, the Philippines, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which has been an uni more PR
Indiana University Media School: Research, Creative Activity Begins in KIX Lab With Mini-grant-funded Faculty Projects (10)
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Oct. 3 -- Indiana University Media School issued the following news:
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Research, creative activity begins in KIX Lab with mini-grant-funded faculty projects
October 2, 2026
Faculty across the university are using immersion and extended reality to conduct research and creative activity across disciplines as recipients of the Kinetic Immersion and Extended Reality Lab's inaugural mini-grants.
Projects range from a dance performance in which dancers interact with virtual environments to the production of VR content f more PR
International silent film retrospective highlights growing work at Iowa (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 2 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news:
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International silent film retrospective highlights growing work at Iowa
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By Claire McGranahan
A major retrospective of early Weimar cinema-the golden age of German cinema between 1918 to 1933-will take center stage at the Giornate del Cinema Muto in Pordenone, Italy, this October, co-curated by University of Iowa Professor, Michael Cowan.
Cowan, film studies professor in the Department of Cinematic Arts in the College o more PR
It's another record-setting year for Wake Forest's Hit the Bricks (10)
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news:
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It's another record-setting year for Wake Forest's Hit the Bricks
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With the help of 2,406 runners and walkers, Hit the Bricks raised nearly $407,000 for the Brian Piccolo Cancer Research Fund during this year's Oct. 1 event.
That beats last year's record of 2,264 runners and walkers raising $360,000 for cancer research and patient services that the Piccolo Fund supports at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist's Comprehensive Care Center.
Ellie DeMinico more PR
IU Southeast alum Doug Drake name LBF Nonprofit Visionary Leader (10)
NEW ALBANY, Indiana, Oct. 2 -- Indiana University Southeast campus posted the following news:
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IU Southeast alum Doug Drake name LBF Nonprofit Visionary Leader
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(New Albany, Ind.) - IU Southeast alumnus Doug Drake has been recognized by Louisville Business First with the Nonprofit Visionary Leader Award at their recent Partners in Philanthropy event.
Drake has been CEO of Personal Counseling Services for 21 years after spending 26 years in corporate banking. Drake said he was drawn to the position because he was ready for a change. H more PR
Jackrabbit in the spotlight / Leaving home to find a future (10)
BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Oct. 2 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news:
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Jackrabbit in the spotlight / Leaving home to find a future
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Leaving home to study internationally comes with challenges, but for South Dakota State University senior Bhupendra Sen Thakuri, it also opened doors to opportunity.
Originally from Nepal, Thakuri's path to undergraduate research has been driven by a life-long curiosity about the natural world and a willingness to follow opportunities wherever they may lead.
Thakuri has loved sci more PR
Jason Robey investigates changes in American incarceration (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 2 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news:
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Jason Robey investigates changes in American incarceration
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By Bri Brands
For Jason Robey, assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, the story of incarceration is more complicated than the common narrative of a dramatic rise in imprisonment rates across the United States.
In a recent study of imprisonment rates from 2000-2019, Jason Robey's team examined how incarceration rates have declined su more PR
Johns Hopkins Celebrates 150 Years of Impact and Partnership in Baltimore (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 3 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news:
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Johns Hopkins celebrates 150 years of impact and partnership in Baltimore
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott join community partners, JHU President Ron Daniels, and university leaders in recognizing the breadth and depth of the city-university partnership
By Doug Donovan
When Baltimore resident Charles McCleary arrived at Turnaround Tuesday in the summer of 2019, he was hoping the job placement nonprofit could provide him a new o more PR
Kennesaw State researcher earns prestigious NSF CAREER Award (10)
KENNESAW, Georgia, Oct. 2 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release:
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Kennesaw State researcher earns prestigious NSF CAREER Award
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KENNESAW, Ga. | Oct 2, 2026
Kennesaw State University Associate Professor of Software Engineering Nasrin Dehbozorgi has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, one of NSF's most prestigious honors for early-career faculty. The award will support her work advancing STEM education through a novel agentic artificial intelligence (A more PR
Kentucky State researchers take a longer look at biochar's benefits for farmland (10)
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 2 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news:
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Kentucky State researchers take a longer look at biochar's benefits for farmland
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Third-year findings add to earlier results as the team studies how to keep soybean soil productive
FRANKFORT, Ky. -Food security depends on soil that keeps producing through many growing seasons. At Kentucky State University, researchers are returning to a soybean field year after year to learn whether biochar can help farmers protect it. Their latest study adds a third more PR
KU leading partnership to develop new special education leaders across the country (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 2 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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KU leading partnership to develop new special education leaders across the country
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LAWRENCE -The University of Kansas has secured a $3.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs to lead a new special education leadership program.
Project ALIGNS, Advancing Leadership Through Interdisciplinary Graduate Networks in Special Education, is a university consortium designed to prepare the next generation of spe more PR
LBJ School GPAC President Builds Community and Connects Engineering With Policy (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 3 -- The University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs issued the following news:
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LBJ School GPAC President Builds Community and Connects Engineering with Policy
October 2, 2026
For Graduate Public Affairs Council (GPAC) president Ella Barwick (MPAff '27), getting involved in the LBJ School community is about showing up, asking questions, helping others and finding ways to contribute.
Barwick's path to LBJ began in environmental engineering where she was part of the inaugural undergraduate cohort more PR
Lebanon Valley College Announces Historic $100 Million Ever Forward Campaign (10)
ANNVILLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 -- Lebanon Valley College issued the following news:
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Lebanon Valley College Announces Historic $100 Million Ever Forward Campaign
Oct 2, 2026
Lebanon Valley College President James M. MacLaren announced Ever Forward, a historic $100 million campaign to support student scholarships, advance academic excellence, and enhance the student experience. MacLaren also shared that $68,714,805 has already been committed toward the campaign's goal.
Ever Forward comes at a time of significant momentum for LVC as rec more PR
Live Insurance News: Nebraska's Homeowners Insurance Ranks Amongst Highest in the Country (10)
OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 1 -- The University of Nebraska Omaha Campus posted the following news:
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Live Insurance News: Nebraska's Homeowners Insurance Ranks Amongst Highest in the Country
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UNO in the news: A recent Live Insurance News article highlights research by University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Economics Professor Zhigang Feng, on Nebraska's insurance crisis, discussing the state's increasing homeowner's insurance costs and the factors behind the rise.
Why it matters: Nebraska homeowners pay more for insurance than homeowners i more PR
Manna University: Why Faculty Mentorship Matters in College (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, Oct. 3 -- Manna University issued the following commentary by faculty Jeff Christensen:
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Why Faculty Mentorship Matters in College
October 1, 2026
Some of the most important moments in a student's education never appear on a syllabus. They happen in conversations after class, in an email exchange about an assignment that becomes a discussion about calling, or when a professor recognizes something in a student that the student has not yet learned to recognize in themselves. This is why college faculty ment more PR
Mario Lemieux Foundation Commits $5 Million to Establish Microbiome Innovation Center at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine issued the following news:
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Mario Lemieux Foundation Commits $5 Million to Establish Microbiome Innovation Center at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
UPMC Hillman Cancer Center has received a transformational $5 million gift from the Mario Lemieux Foundation to establish the Mario Lemieux Microbiome Innovation Center, a coordinated research and translational platform focused on one of the most promising frontiers in cancer science. The center will explore how more PR
Mars symposium sheds light on life on the red planet (10)
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- William and Mary issued the following news:
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Mars symposium sheds light on life on the red planet
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Even the greats like musician David Bowie have asked: Is there life on Mars? In a symposium held earlier this month at William & Mary, Research Professor Joel Levine said we may have answered that question 50 years ago.
"The Exploration of Mars & the Search for Life: Viking to Humans" symposium was held in the Sadler Center on Sept. 18 and focused on the findings of the Viking Project. The project inclu more PR
Mason Korea's C5I Center signs MOU to advance next-generation drone and command-and-control research (10)
FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- George Mason University issued the following news:
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Mason Korea's C5I Center signs MOU to advance next-generation drone and command-and-control research
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The George Mason University Korea Center of Excellence in Command, Control, Communications, Computing, Cyber and Intelligence (the C5I Center) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Cross Sentinel and Taekyung Electronics on September 1. The MOU establishes a collaborative research framework for next-generation command-and-control technologies.
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Matthew S. Lewis named interim chair of the John E. Walker Department of Economics (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 2 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Matthew S. Lewis named interim chair of the John E. Walker Department of Economics
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Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business
The Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business at Clemson University has named Matthew S. Lewis as the interim chair of the John E. Walker Department of Economics.
Lewis brings extensive experience in research, teaching and leadership to the role. As interim chair, Lewis will oversee the department's academic programs, facu more PR
MCPHS Earns National Recognition From TIME (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences posted the following news:
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MCPHS Earns National Recognition From TIME
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University recognized among America's Best Colleges for Student Outcomes and Learning Environment.
For students weighing the cost of a college degree, the value of higher education can come down to a few basic questions: Will I graduate? Will my degree help me get a well-paying job? Will my education be worth what I'm spending?
Those are among the questions TIME and data rese more PR
Meet four CLAS researchers exploring how people understand themselves and the world (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 1 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news:
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Meet four CLAS researchers exploring how people understand themselves and the world
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By Bri Brands
Research in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences can begin with a film, a patient encounter, a media text, or even the physical act of drawing against a wall. Four faculty members share what sparked their curiosity, where they hope their work leads, and what keeps them engaged beyond research and teaching.
#Tisa Bryant more PR
Met Warehouse dedication ceremony launches new era (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Met Warehouse dedication ceremony launches new era
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MIT formally dedicated its newly transformed Met Warehouse (Building W41) on Wednesday, in an energetic evening ceremony heralding the start of a new era for the practice of design on campus.
The ceremony highlighted "the essential vision of the Met: connecting people, disciplines, and ideas, and inviting everyone to see where those connections might be," said Mark Gorenberg '7 more PR
Miami assistant professor is 30 Under 30 selection by Society of Manufacturing Engineers (10)
OXFORD, Ohio, Oct. 2 -- Miami University posted the following news:
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Miami assistant professor is 30 Under 30 selection by Society of Manufacturing Engineers
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Growing up in northeastern Ohio, Clayton Cooper wondered why his father was such an early riser.
At 4:30 a.m., Carl Cooper would get out of bed, ready to start the day at the General Motors plant in Lordstown. He did a little bit of everything there, Clayton Cooper said, from working in the van plant to later serving as a paint auditor.
Seeing and hearing what his father did e more PR
MIT releases financials and endowment figures for 2026 (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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MIT releases financials and endowment figures for 2026
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Investment Management Company (MITIMCo) announced today that MIT's unitized pool of endowment and other MIT funds generated an investment return of 10.3 percent during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, as measured using valuations received within one month of fiscal year end. At the end of the fiscal year, MIT's endowment funds to more PR
MIT: Documenting the tech worker movement (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Documenting the tech worker movement
Writing as a participant and researcher, PhD student JS Tan SM '22 has co-authored a new book about the rise of tech worker protests and the employer backlash that followed.
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Despite the "dot-com crash" in 2000, the tech industry remained an attractive career destination for many who believed technology represented the future. The digital age -defined by global connectivity and computers -had more PR
MSU forensic pathologists begin service in Kent and Ottawa counties (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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MSU forensic pathologists begin service in Kent and Ottawa counties
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Amanda Fisher-Hubbard, M.D., and Nicolas Kostelecky, M.D., this month joined the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM) as faculty members, and were named medical examiner and deputy medical examiner, respectively, for Kent and Ottawa counties.
Dr. Fisher-Hubbard, associate professor in MSUCOM, leads as chief medical examiner, along with Dr. Kosteleck more PR
MU-WCOM Researchers Earn Research Article of the Year (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 2 -- Marian University posted the following news:
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MU-WCOM Researchers Earn Research Article of the Year
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Four Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine students and Michael Burchett, DO, have earned Beyond the White Coat's Research Article of the Year award.
Austin Layton, OMS-III; Lily House, OMS-II; Madison Lather, OMS-IV; Bianca McAravey, OMS-II; and Dr. Burchett were recognized for their case report on the successful treatment of a rare Amyand hernia, a condition in which the appendix is found more PR
NDSU celebrates ribbon cutting and dedication of Richard Offerdahl '65 Engineering Complex (10)
FARGO, North Dakota, Oct. 2 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news:
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NDSU celebrates ribbon cutting and dedication of Richard Offerdahl '65 Engineering Complex
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NDSU News
October 2, 2026
North Dakota State University celebrated the dedication of the Richard Offerdahl '65 Engineering Complex on Friday, Oct. 2, during a public ceremony attended by students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors, industry partners, elected officials and community members.
The nearly $100 million facility provides modern teaching, researc more PR
New and renovated CLAS spaces welcome students for 2026-27 academic year (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 2 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news:
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New and renovated CLAS spaces welcome students for 2026-27 academic year
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By Bri Brands
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences occupies more than one million square feet of space in more than 40 buildings across campus. Here are the new and renovated spaces supporting CLAS research, teaching, and collaboration during the 2026-27 academic year.
#Health Sciences Academic Building
The new $249 million Health Sciences Ac more PR
New Care Board data release offers up-to-date insights on care within households and in the labor market (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 2 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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New Care Board data release offers up-to-date insights on care within households and in the labor market
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LAWRENCE -Newly released data on The Care Board will expand the type of data and methods available for understanding the care economy in the United States. Developed by researchers at the University of Kansas, the Care Board publishes statistics from several high-quality sources to show the magnitude of care work inside homes and care jobs as a share more PR
New Era of Discovery Celebrated at the 31st Annual School of Medicine Graduate Student Research Symposium (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine issued the following news:
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New Era of Discovery Celebrated at the 31st Annual School of Medicine Graduate Student Research Symposium
By Kat Procyk
The 31st Annual School of Medicine Graduate Student Research Symposium, held Sept. 23, 2026, at The Assembly, showcased the innovative discoveries and scientific achievements of the next generation of scientists and physician-scientists from the University of Pittsburgh.
Eight students delivered oral presen more PR
New Exhibit in Barbara A. Matheson Special Collections (10)
CEDAR CITY, Utah, Oct. 2 -- Southern Utah University posted the following news:
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New Exhibit in Barbara A. Matheson Special Collections
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Southern Utah University's (SUU) Gerald R. Sherratt Library has opened a new student-curated exhibit with the Special Collections and University Archives. October is celebrated as American Archives Month with the goal of sharing the importance of the archives and histories they preserve. This year, Utah's theme is "Home in the Archives." Following this theme, the new exhibit is titled "Ever-Changing more PR
New Mentorship Program Aims to Better Connect Researchers With Students (10)
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 2 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news:
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New Mentorship Program Aims to Better Connect Researchers With Students
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Researchers at The University of Toledo study everything from social and psychological experiments to freshwater algae and the earliest development of brain cells. Students play an important role in that work, providing valuable assistance to researchers while gaining hands-on experience that can help prepare them for future careers.
"Students are essential to the research process," sai more PR
New Mexico Tech Awarded $3.3M for Smart Microgrid Demonstration and Training (10)
SOCORRO, New Mexico, Oct. 3 -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news:
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New Mexico Tech Awarded $3.3M for Smart Microgrid Demonstration and Training
Oct 2, 2026
This interdisciplinary project will combine advanced sensing, artificial intelligence, and power systems applications to strengthen grid resilience.
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New Mexico Tech has received a $3.3 million award from the New Mexico Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department's Grid Modernization Program for the Smart Microgrid Demonstration and Tra more PR
New ND EPSCoR director named (10)
FARGO, North Dakota, Oct. 2 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news:
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New ND EPSCoR director named
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Mandy Guinn has been named Director of the North Dakota Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ND ESPCoR). Guinn began the role on October 1, 2026.
As an ecologist and former faculty member at United Tribes Technical College, Guinn brings nearly two decades of experience in higher education, research development and academic leadership to the program.
"I am incredibly excited to lead the next chapter more PR
New pesticide decision website for apple, peach and cherry growers (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 2 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news:
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New pesticide decision website for apple, peach and cherry growers
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The new MI Fruit Decision website allows apple, tart cherry, sweet cherry and peach or nectarine growers and crop consultants to search pest control methods by crop growth stage, specific pests or control measures. Most of the information on the website is compiled from the E154 Michigan Fruit Management Guide and other Michigan State Un more PR
NMSU's Hunt Center launches AI initiative to strengthen Borderplex entrepreneurship ecosystem (10)
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Oct. 2 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release:
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NMSU's Hunt Center launches AI initiative to strengthen Borderplex entrepreneurship ecosystem
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WRITER: Alejandro Najera-Acosta, a_najera@nmsu.edu
SOURCE: Carlos Murguia, cmurguia@nmsu.edu
The Hunt Center for Entrepreneurship at New Mexico State University's Arrowhead Center is launching a new regional initiative to help entrepreneurship-support organizations across the Borderplex build practical artificial intelligence capabilities more PR
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law: Life After the LLM - Naif Alshalan (LLM '25) (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 3 -- The Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news:
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Life After the LLM: Naif Alshalan (LLM '25)
10.01.2026
Northwestern Pritzker Law's international LLM program offers graduates of foreign law schools the opportunity to expand their knowledge of American law and legal processes, continue their studies in international law, and engage in comparative legal research. Graduates of the program represent more than 50 countries and hold prominent positions around the world. They i more PR
Northwestern University: What Happens in the Brain When Cannabis Makes You Anxious? (10)
EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 3 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release:
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What happens in the brain when cannabis makes you anxious?
Mouse study reveals, for the first time, brain cells that help drive anxiety after cannabinoid exposure
October 2, 2026
* Scientists exposed mice to a predator odor after giving them a placebo or a cannabinoid drug
* Mice given the cannabinoid froze more and spent less time investigating the odor
* Using small microscopes, scientists identified neurons activated by the drug tha more PR
Office of Research to host October webinars on evolving federal funding landscape (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 1 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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Office of Research to host October webinars on evolving federal funding landscape
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In partnership with Lewis-Burke Associates, Purdue's Office of Research will host two October webinars to help faculty and researchers better understand significant changes occurring across the federal research funding landscape.
#Federal Funding Outlook: Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Agriculture
Oct. 8 | Noon to 1 p.m.
Lewis-Burke experts Leland Co more PR
Older adults face compounding risks as disasters become more complex (10)
TAMPA, Florida, Oct. 2 -- The University of South Florida posted the following news:
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Older adults face compounding risks as disasters become more complex
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For older adults, no disaster is simple. Repeated hurricanes, floods, wildfires and heat waves can combine with chronic illness, limited mobility, weak social support and strained care systems to create risks greater than any one factor alone. As disasters grow more severe and frequent -and increasingly overlap or strike before communities have fully recovered -preparing for and re more PR
Olsen Investiture: 'NMU Provides Superior Experience' (10)
MARQUETTE, Michigan, Oct. 2 -- Northern Michigan University posted the following news:
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Olsen Investiture: 'NMU Provides Superior Experience'
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In a ceremony that encompassed all facets of the university - students, faculty, staff, alumni, Board of Trustees and the community at large - NMU President Chris Olsen was formally invested as the university's 19th president Friday morning.
The event highlighted the student experience at Northern and Olsen's vision for enhancing that experience for the entire student body.
"We do provide a s more PR
OSU Libraries' Research and Learning Services Announces New Program Subscriptions (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 3 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news:
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OSU Libraries' Research and Learning Services announces new program subscriptions
October 1, 2026
The new school year doesn't have to be stressful, especially with new primed resources prepared for the Oklahoma State University community.
When a research or essay assignment is due, students can utilize these tools to start their assignments or find relevant research. Consensus is trusted by more than 100 institutions, and now Oklahoma State Universit more PR
OU helps deliver over $82,000 in free dental care during full court smiles (10)
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Oct. 2 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news:
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OU helps deliver over $82,000 in free dental care during full court smiles
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OKLAHOMA CITY - For 259 third- and fourth-graders from Oklahoma City Public Schools, a trip to the Paycom Center recently came with something more than a chance to see the home of the Oklahoma City Thunder. During the inaugural Full Court Smiles event, the students received $82,315 in free dental care from faculty, residents and students from the University of Oklahoma College o more PR
Palm Beach Atlantic University: Enduring Importance of Christian Higher Education (10)
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, Oct. 3 -- Palm Beach Atlantic University issued the following news:
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October 2, 2026
The Enduring Importance of Christian Higher Education
My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. -Colossians 2:2-3
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At a time when higher education is increasingly shaped by pragmatic concerns, economic pressur more PR
Philosophy and religion chair discusses women's religious leadership in American history (10)
RADFORD, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- Radford University issued the following news release:
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Philosophy and religion chair discusses women's religious leadership in American history
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Geoffrey Pollick, an associate professor of religious studies and chair of Radford University's Department of Philosophy and Religion, recently appeared on the "With Good Reason" public radio program to discuss his research on women's religious leadership in U.S. history.
Pollick's interview focuses on Annis Ford Eastman, a 19th-century congregational minister an more PR
Poster Conference Puts Spotlight on Summer Experiences (10)
CLAREMONT, California, Oct. 2 -- Pomona College posted the following news:
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Poster Conference Puts Spotlight on Summer Experiences
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Nearly 300 posters showcasing the research of 339 students lined Stover Walk last month at the Pomona College Intensive Summer Experience Poster Conference.
Most students stood at their posters, eager to share with passersby what they'd learned over the summer. Content ranged from art to astronomy, cognitive science to philosophy, with titles such as "Monitoring Wildflower Phenology at Mt. Rainier" and " more PR
Quillen researchers secure major NIH funding (10)
JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Oct. 2 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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Quillen researchers secure major NIH funding
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East Tennessee State University's Quillen College of Medicine continues to expand its research portfolio, with faculty securing more than $2.6 million in grant funding through seven recent awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The projects span a range of pressing health challenges, from developing better treatments for an aggressive form of brain cancer to understanding cardiovas more PR
Read More about 'Garden with confidence' with student-developed app (10)
AMES, Iowa, Oct. 2 -- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news:
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Read More about 'Garden with confidence' with student-developed app
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By Whitney Baxter
Mary Staudt wants to encourage more people to start gardening and help them feel confident doing so.
The upcoming launch of her AI-powered gardening app, CultivAIte, brings her a big step closer to that goal.
"The inspiration for this app came from my own struggles with my garden," said Staudt, a senior in agricultural business and ent more PR
Renowned ceramicist Dr. Sharif Bey to speak at APSU Oct. 15 (10)
CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 2 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news:
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Renowned ceramicist Dr. Sharif Bey to speak at APSU Oct. 15
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Dr. Sharif Bey, an award-winning ceramicist whose work has been exhibited in venues from the Smithsonian American Art Museum to the Carnegie Museum of Art. | Contributed photo
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Austin Peay State University's Department of Art + Design, with support from the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, will host sculptor and ceramicist Dr. Sharif Bey for a free, publ more PR
Research finds sibling aggression to be common, though often dismissed as 'normal' (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 2 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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Research finds sibling aggression to be common, though often dismissed as 'normal'
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LAWRENCE -Sibling aggression takes many forms, like hitting, shoving, threatening or calling names. Although sibling aggression is widespread and can shape people for years, it hasn't been studied well by psychological researchers.
"It's been understudied because we just think that it's normal," said Paula Fite, chair and Dean's Professor of Clinical Child Psychology at t more PR
Research uncovers how bacteria fight viruses, opening the door to better virus-based antibiotics (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 2 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release:
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Research uncovers how bacteria fight viruses, opening the door to better virus-based antibiotics
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Reposted from U of U Health.
In the fight to find better treatments for bacterial infections, one rapidly evolving therapy is a group of viruses called bacteriophages, or phages. Phages can attack and kill dangerous bacteria while leaving human cells unharmed and bypassing antibiotic resistance.
But bacteria have their own defenses against viruses more PR
Rice researchers discover magnetic liquid crystal state in rare earth compound (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 2 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice researchers discover magnetic liquid crystal state in rare earth compound
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Ytterbium manganese dibismuthide, or YbMnBi2, is a magnetic compound that Rice University physicist Pengcheng Dai and his team found can enter an unusual state: a magnetic liquid crystal. In a recent study published in Physical Review X, the researchers heated YbMnBi2 until its normal magnetic order disappeared. Surprisingly, its magnetic spins did not become completely random. E more PR
Rice researchers to use NASA AI model to improve hurricane risk estimates (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 2 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice researchers to use NASA AI model to improve hurricane risk estimates
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Rice University researchers Avantika Gori and Guha Balakrishnan are developing an open-source tool using NASA's artificial intelligence weather and climate model Prithvi-WxC to simulate thousands of potential tropical cyclones and better estimate hurricane hazards and insurance risk.
The project, titled "Leveraging Large Earth Foundation Models for Probabilistic Hurricane Hazard Asse more PR
Salk scientist Tony Hunter receives 2026 Albany Prize (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 2 -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release:
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Salk scientist Tony Hunter receives 2026 Albany Prize
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* Tony Hunter receives the 2026 Albany Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research in recognition of his tyrosine phosphorylation discovery in 1979, which paved the way for 100+ cancer drugs
* The award celebrates scientists whose research has led to treatments that significantly improve patients' lives and comes with a $500,000 prize
LA JOLLA-Tony Hunter, more PR
Samford Debate Duo Claims Back-to-Back Tournament Championships (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 1 -- Samford University issued the following news release:
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Samford Debate Duo Claims Back-to-Back Tournament Championships
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Maggi Kimbrell and Elise Eichholtz
Samford University debaters Maggi Kimbrell and Elise Eichholtz continued their impressive start to the competition season, winning the University of Kentucky debate tournament and securing their second consecutive tournament championship.
Kimbrell, a junior political science major, and Eichholtz, a junior philosophy major, defeated a team from the U more PR
SC State junior named one of six Field to Future Scholars nationwide (10)
ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 2 -- South Carolina State University posted the following news:
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SC State junior named one of six Field to Future Scholars nationwide
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ORANGEBURG, S.C. -Shelton Manning Jr. has a strong interest in agricultural procurement, managing the buying and supply processes that keep agriculture running smoothly, efficiently and sustainably.
Manning, a junior agribusiness and business management major at South Carolina State University, has gained real-world experience in this specialized area of the agricultu more PR
SDSU robotics professor's research explores topics from Apple to apples (10)
BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Oct. 2 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news:
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SDSU robotics professor's research explores topics from Apple to apples
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Shabbir Ahmed, an assistant professor of artificial intelligence and robotics in South Dakota State University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, is working on two projects funded by the National Science Foundation.
The first NSF grant, related to the Apple devices you may own, led to a recent publication in a prestigious journal, which proposed Koopman-based modeli more PR
Seven new faculty members bring wide-ranging expertise to UW Tacoma (10)
TACOMA, Washington, Oct. 2 -- University of Washington-Tacoma posted the following news:
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Seven new faculty members bring wide-ranging expertise to UW Tacoma
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From responsible AI use to preventing common infections, this year's new faculty members are tackling questions that matter to our community and beyond.
We're excited to welcome a diverse group of scholars and educators to UW Tacoma. They offer fresh perspectives for the classroom, expanded opportunities for students and stronger community connections across the South Sound.
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Statement From Chancellor King and SUNY Board of Trustees Vice Chairman Cesar Perales, SUNY Trustee Eunice A. Lewin, and SUNY Trustee Marcos Crespo on Recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 3 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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Statement from Chancellor King and SUNY Board of Trustees Vice Chairman Cesar Perales, SUNY Trustee Eunice A. Lewin, and SUNY Trustee Marcos Crespo on Recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month
October 2, 2026
"In 1968, the country began a week-long observance honoring Hispanic heritage, was was later expanded to recognize a month-long celebration the impact and achievements of our Hispanic and Latino community members. At SUNY, we are proud to more PR
Student researches potential link between inmates' literacy, crime severity (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 2 -- Mercer University posted the following news:
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Student researches potential link between inmates' literacy, crime severity
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Mercer University student Addie White had a question. Is there a connection between the severity of a crime someone commits and that person's reading level?
She went to the jail to find out.
Her work, under the guidance of Assistant Professor Paul Atandoh, Ph.D., has led to presentations locally and nationally, as well as a job at the Bibb County Sheriff's Office.
"I always had an more PR
Student-led cybersecurity center protects Florida Poly while launching high-tech careers (10)
LAKELAND, Florida, Oct. 2 -- Florida Polytechnic University posted the following news release:
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Student-led cybersecurity center protects Florida Poly while launching high-tech careers
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A year after launching its specialized student-powered Security Operations Center (SOC), Florida Polytechnic University is seeing its hands-on education deliver remarkable results as students step into competitive industry roles and the program evolves into a proven training ground for emerging cybersecurity professionals.
The SOC, established in part more PR
SUNY Potsdam Joins The Ogdensburg Promise as Founding Campus Partner in New College Access Initiative (10)
POTSDAM, New York, Oct. 2 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus posted the following news:
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SUNY Potsdam Joins The Ogdensburg Promise as Founding Campus Partner in New College Access Initiative
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SUNY Potsdam is proud to join The Ogdensburg Promise (TOP) as a founding campus partner, helping create new pathways to higher education for eligible graduates of Ogdensburg Free Academy. Announced today during a special ceremony at OFA, the initiative combines last-dollar financial support with individualized student coaching to more PR
SUNY-Fredonia: Hagan Award Winners to Share Work During Lecture Program (10)
FREDONIA, New York, Oct. 3 -- The State University of New York Fredonia campus issued the following news:
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Hagan award winners to share work during lecture program
October 2, 2026
Doug Osborne-Coy
Recipients of the 2026 William T. and Charlotte N. Hagan Young Scholar/Artist Award will be recognized and share their work. Assistant Professor Daniel Lendzian and Dr. Heather McEntarfer will make presentations on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m., in Rosch Recital Hall at SUNY Fredonia.
Lendzian, a faculty member in the Department of Theatre an more PR
Susan Dymecki Named Next Chair of HMS Department of Genetics (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 3 -- Harvard Medical School issued the following news:
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Susan Dymecki Named Next Chair of HMS Department of Genetics
Researcher at interface of genetics and neuroscience shares vision for role, field
By Stephanie Dutchen October 2, 2026
Susan Dymecki, the George Fabyan Professor of Genetics in the Field of Comparative Pathology in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, has been named the next chair of the HMS Department of Genetics, effective Jan. 2, 2027.
She will become only the third chair more PR
Syracuse University: 3 Postdoctoral Researchers Honored for Impactful Research (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 3 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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3 Postdoctoral Researchers Honored for Impactful Research
The scholars were recognized for innovation and excellence in research and creative work in veteran health, speech therapy and ocean science.
Diane Stirling
Oct. 2, 2026
Three postdoctoral researchers were honored for the quality and impact of their research and creative activity at this year's Postdoctoral Appreciation Awards dinner.
The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs and the Graduate School co-ho more PR
Teaching a Valuable Lesson: J. Daniel Chi (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 2 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news:
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Teaching a Valuable Lesson: J. Daniel Chi
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Outstanding Faculty Award: J. Daniel Chi
Professor and Department of Finance chair, UNLV Lee School of Business
When he left his native China to pursue his MBA in the United States nearly three decades ago, J. Daniel Chi wasn't exactly sure what his future held.
Although he was gravitating toward finance, Chi didn't have a definitive career plan. Nor did he know if he would plant roots in A more PR
The Grateful Rebel: Dan Tuntland (10)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 2 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news:
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The Grateful Rebel: Dan Tuntland
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Outstanding Alumnus: Dan Tuntland
'94 BSBA Marketing
Founder and president, DJT Real Estate Co.
There is no truth to the rumor that whenever he suffers a cut, Dan Tuntland bleeds Rebel red. Although it is easy to understand why such a rumor would surface.
Since earning his marketing degree from UNLV more than three decades ago, Tuntland has consistently, passionately, and generously supported the i more PR
The Momentum Continues: UD Moves Forward with Exciting Vision for the Future (10)
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Oct. 2 -- The University of Dubuque posted the following news release:
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The Momentum Continues: UD Moves Forward with Exciting Vision for the Future
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DUBUQUE, Iowa - There's a lot to celebrate as the University of Dubuque's Momentum Campaign reaches the one-year anniversary of its official launch.
When the three-year, $150 million campaign was announced on October 2, 2025, it had already secured $117 million in commitments during the quiet phase. Today, UD's Momentum Campaign has surpassed $135 million.
"At the Univer more PR
The Mystery of How Prehistoric Humans Got Their Meat (10)
KENT, Ohio, Oct. 2 -- Kent State University posted the following news:
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The Mystery of How Prehistoric Humans Got Their Meat
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All these questions are discussed at length in Episode 931 of the MeatEater Podcast, which featured Metin Eren, Ph.D., of Kent State University's Department of Anthropology, and David Meltzer, Ph.D., of Southern Methodist University. The episode, titled "Eating Rotten Mammoths," was filmed in Bozeman, Montana, and released on Sept.14.
Eren and Meltzer cover a wide range of archaeological topics during the epi more PR
The next generation's guide to the new space economy (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 2 (TNSrpt) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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The next generation's guide to the new space economy
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On the first day of class 16.445J/STS.468J (Entrepreneurship in Aerospace and Mobility Systems), David Mindell, MIT professor of aeronautics and astronautics (AeroAstro) and the Frances and David Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing, asked his students to take a look at an image of a textbook. The cover featured a bright and inspiring collag more PR
The risk of looking back at former versions of ourselves (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 2 -- Ohio State University posted the following news:
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The risk of looking back at former versions of ourselves
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For decades, body image researchers have focused almost exclusively on how we compare ourselves to others, and the toll it takes on our well-being. But a new study from The Ohio State University shows that we are often our own worst critics, especially when comparing who we are today with past versions of ourselves.
It is well-established that comparing your body to someone else's can lead to a negativ more PR
Thomas A. Fanning Named Chancellor of the University System of Georgia (10)
ATHENS, Georgia, Oct. 3 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news:
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Thomas A. Fanning Named Chancellor of the University System of Georgia
Atlanta -- October 1, 2026
The Board of Regents today named longtime business leader and Georgia Tech alumnus Thomas A. Fanning as the 15th chancellor of the University System of Georgia (USG).
Fanning, who was named the sole finalist for the position last month, succeeds Chancellor Sonny Perdue.
Perdue is retiring Dec. 31 after more than four decades in public service, a career that more PR
Three New Exhibits on Display at Ivy Indy Art Gallery this Fall (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 2 -- Ivy Tech Community College posted the following news:
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Three New Exhibits on Display at Ivy Indy Art Gallery this Fall
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Ivy Tech Indianapolis is highlighting the work of students, alumni, faculty, and staff through three art installations and exhibitions on display this fall, including a student-designed mural, an alumni exhibition, and a showcase of faculty artwork.
The fall lineup includes "A Seat at the Table," a mural designed by Ivy Tech Fine Arts student Olivia Ramsey; "Sensory Fields," an exhib more PR
UAMS Health Opens New Hospital in Saline County (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 3 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:
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UAMS Health Opens New Hospital in Saline County
By Kate Franks
Oct. 1, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK --The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of a new comprehensive healthcare facility at 21514 I-30 Frontage Road (Exit 123) in Bryant.
UAMS leases the 108,055-square-foot facility from The Landes Group, a Dallas-based real estate investment firm that acqui more PR
UC Welcomes Seven New Engineering Faculty Members (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 3 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news:
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UC welcomes seven new engineering faculty members
Faculty join the College of Engineering and Applied Science in six departments
By Anya Rao, raoa3@ucmail.uc.edu
October 2, 2026
The University of Cincinnati welcomed seven new faculty members to the College of Engineering and Applied Science this fall, bringing expertise in aerospace engineering, computer science, chemical engineering, engineering education, biomedical engineering, materials engineeri more PR
UK entomologist advances gene-silencing technology to protect forests from invasive pests (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 2 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:
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UK entomologist advances gene-silencing technology to protect forests from invasive pests
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A University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) forest entomologist is closing in on a pest management strategy that could give landowners, cities and forest managers a highly targeted alternative to conventional insecticides -one that kills invasive beetles by silencing their own genes and leaves surrounding wildlife more PR
UNCP Computer Science Program Earns ABET Accreditation (10)
PEMBROKE, North Carolina, Oct. 2 -- The University of North Carolina-Pembroke posted the following news:
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UNCP Computer Science Program Earns ABET Accreditation
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UNC Pembroke's Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program has earned initial accreditation from ABET's Computing Accreditation Commission, providing independent recognition of the program's quality and rigor as it prepares students for careers and advanced study in computing.
The accreditation, which extends through Sept. 30, 2032, comes as UNCP continues to expand its more PR
UNF unveils state-of-the-art chemistry labs to advance research and student success (10)
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Oct. 2 -- The University of North Florida posted the following news:
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UNF unveils state-of-the-art chemistry labs to advance research and student success
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The University of North Florida Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry celebrated the opening of newly renovated research and teaching facilities with a ribbon cutting ceremony, marking a significant investment in student learning and scientific innovation.
The renovations, completed by local construction firm CPPI, include a new organic chemistry teaching more PR
University Archives exhibit highlights history, impact of Morrow Plots on its 150th anniversary (10)
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Oct. 2 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news:
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University Archives exhibit highlights history, impact of Morrow Plots on its 150th anniversary
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -The historic Morrow Plots on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus have provided a site for agricultural research and experimentation for 150 years. It is the longest-running agricultural experiment in the U.S. and the second-longest in the world, and the University Archives holds records that show tha more PR
University Libraries launches Penn State Behrend student psychology journal (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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University Libraries launches Penn State Behrend student psychology journal
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Penn State University Libraries' Open Publishing team has launched The Behrend Psychology Journal, an open access journal that publishes original research conducted by undergraduate and graduate psychology students at Penn State Behrend in Erie.
The journal began informally in 1995 as a print collection showcasing undergraduate research b more PR
University of Arkansas: National Journalist Visits Campus to Help Train Reporters (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 3 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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National Journalist Visits Campus to Help Train Reporters
Oct. 02, 2026
Award-winning journalist Cecilia Vega will visit campus this month to mentor students and discuss the importance of ethical watchdog reporting.
Vega's 25-year career has taken her to war zones, border towns, the White House, on a trek up Mount Everest and to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean in a submarine.
In Fayetteville, she will speak to hundreds of students during classroo more PR
University of Iowa College of Engineering: Alumna Meesha Dogan Making Waves With Cardio Diagnostics (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 3 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Alumna Meesha Dogan making waves with Cardio Diagnostics
October 2, 2026
Meesha Dogan, CEO, co-founder, and director of Cardio Diagnostics, recently led a group of Iowa engineering students on a tour of her company's Iowa City lab, where patient samples are processed for diagnostic testing. With an impressive 15 patents under her belt, Dogan co-invented her company's core technology during her graduate studies at the University of Iowa, more PR
University of Lynchburg AI Garage prepares business students to solve real-world problems with agentic AI (10)
LYNCHBURG, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- The University of Lynchburg posted the following news:
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University of Lynchburg AI Garage prepares business students to solve real-world problems with agentic AI
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The rapidly expanding capabilities and applications of AI has created a new frontier in higher education. As it is more widely integrated into industry and becoming a highly desired skill, universities are faced with finding effective and ethical ways of teaching the technology and preparing their students for a more technologically savvy workp more PR
University of Michigan: Brazil at the Ballot Box - A Nation--and Region--at a Crossroads (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 3 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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Brazil at the ballot box: A nation--and region--at a crossroads
October 2, 2026
This Sunday, about 160 million Brazilians will head to the polls to elect a president, state governors, two-thirds of the Senate, federal and state deputies and, in the Federal District, district deputies.
The election is taking shape amid divisions over President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the political legacy of former President Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro's son, Flavi more PR
University of Nebraska: Achievements | Honors, Appointments, Retirements and Publications for Oct. 2 (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 3 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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October 2, 2026
Achievements | Honors, appointments, retirements and publications for Oct. 2
Recent achievements for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln community were earned by Somdatta Achar, Roberto Cortinas, Kiyomi Deards, Catherine Eichhorn, Mackenzie Long, Leonardo Luna-Duran, Rhonda Revelle, Mark Svoboda, Cephas Sithole, Sarah Winn and Dance Marathon.
Honors
Somdatta Achar, a graduate student and research assistant in agronomy and horticulture; more PR
University of Nebraska: Kuenning Builds Relationships as Architecture's Director of Advising (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 3 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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October 2, 2026
Kuenning builds relationships as Architecture's director of advising
2026 Celebration of Service
By Kristina Jackson, University Communication and Marketing
Stephanie Kuenning grew up listening to Husker football games on the radio while her dad did yard work, but her love for the university, especially its academic offerings, grew exponentially once she started working for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Architecture.
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University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez: Professor of Chemical Engineering Receives Grant From the NSF to Develop Water Desalination Technologies (10)
MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico, Oct. 3 -- The University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez campus (Recinto Universitario de Mayaguez) issued the following news:
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Professor of Chemical Engineering receives grant from the NSF to develop water desalination technologies
By Javier Valentin Feliciano (javier.valentin@upr.edu)
October 2, 2026
Dr. Paola A. Baldaguez Medina, assistant professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering (INQU) of the University Campus of Mayaguez (RUM), received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), ascending to $27 more PR
University of Richmond Named a Best Value College, Top 50 Best Value Private College by The Princeton Review (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release:
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University of Richmond Named a Best Value College, Top 50 Best Value Private College by The Princeton Review
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The University of Richmond has been named to The Princeton Review's Best Value Colleges for 2027 list. Richmond, which has appeared on the list since 2013, was also included among the Top 50 Best Value Colleges for private schools.
The Princeton Review selected 209 colleges for the 2027 list, which recognizes schools for their academi more PR
University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston: McGovern Medical School Names Executive Vice Dean for Research (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 3 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news:
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McGovern Medical School names executive vice dean for research
October 02, 2026
As McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston continues to expand its research enterprise and invest in the future of scientific discovery, nationally recognized neurologist and physician-scientist Louise D. McCullough, MD, PhD, has been appointed executive vice dean for research.
Effective Oct. 1, she also became the inaugural holder of the UTH more PR
University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston: NIH Awards $4M Grant to Study GLP-1 Weight Regain (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 3 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news:
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NIH awards $4M grant to study GLP-1 weight regain
By Sydney Lowther October 02, 2026
A team of UTHealth Houston researchers has been awarded a five-year, $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to identify genetic markers that may contribute to weight gain after stopping GLP-1 medications.
Stopping GLP-1 medications currently triggers unpredictable weight gain, and scientists do not yet know the exact biologi more PR
University of Texas-Dallas: Neuroscience Innovator Receives Tech Titan Award (10)
RICHARDSON, Texas, Oct. 3 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news:
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Neuroscience Innovator Receives Tech Titan Award
Oct. 2, 2026
Dr. Theodore Price BS'97, director of the Center for Advanced Pain Studies (CAPS) and Ashbel Smith Professor of neuroscience at The University of Texas at Dallas, received the Technology Inventor Award at the 2026 Tech Titans Awards for his innovative research to discover new nonaddictive pain drugs.
Price was recognized for his research as the United States continues to confront more PR
University of Utah Health: Research Uncovers How Bacteria Fight Viruses (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release:
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Research Uncovers how Bacteria Fight Viruses
Oct 01, 2026
Key points:
* Viruses that attack and kill bacteria--called phages--are an important evolving therapy to fight dangerous infections.
* Research found an important bacterial defense against phages.
* A sensor molecule in bacteria can detect viruses and kickstart immune defenses.
IMPACT: The results open the door to better phage-based therapies that bypass bacterial immun more PR
University of Wyoming: Soil Carbon Sequestration Identified as Research Gap in Studies of Livestock Methane Emissions (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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Soil Carbon Sequestration Identified as Research Gap in Studies of Livestock Methane Emissions
October 02, 2026
In a paper published in the New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research this week, University of Wyoming researchers identified a gap in existing studies of livestock methane emissions: soil carbon sequestration.
Globally, there are growing concerns about methane emissions from beef cattle, which produce more methane than any other do more PR
University Researchers Uncover Surprising Diversity in Sharks' Inner Ears (10)
ARCATA, California, Oct. 2 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news:
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University Researchers Uncover Surprising Diversity in Sharks' Inner Ears
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The study, recently published in The Anatomical Record, examined the ears of 10 species of sharks, revealing surprising differences in the shape and structure of an organ that helps them hear and maintain balance.
The research team, led by Cal Poly Humboldt students Kaci Dodd and Isamar Lopez-Argueta, and Biological Sciences Professor Allison Bronson, more PR
UNT Health's CHW Training Center expands rural Texas health care workforce (10)
FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 1 -- The University of North Texas Health Fort Worth posted the following news:
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UNT Health's CHW Training Center expands rural Texas health care workforce
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When Sandy Haby began working in healthcare, she did not expect her career to lead her into building a community health worker workforce in rural West Texas. Haby, a San Angelo native and director of population health and care management at Shannon Health, began her community health work in 2019 after a career as a medical assistant. As she learned about th more PR
URI, CCRI announce new RN-to-BS program to strengthen Rhode Island's nursing workforce (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 2 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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URI, CCRI announce new RN-to-BS program to strengthen Rhode Island's nursing workforce
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WARWICK, R.I. -Oct. 2, 2026 -The University of Rhode Island and the Community College of Rhode Island officially launched a new, fully online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science (RN-to-BS) program during a signing ceremony on Oct. 1. The collaboration provides CCRI nursing alumni with an accessible and adaptable route to achieve their Bachelor of Scienc more PR
USC marine science student combines wildlife conservation with visual storytelling, outreach (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 2 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news:
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USC marine science student combines wildlife conservation with visual storytelling, outreach
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Alden Zerkle grew up loving the ocean and its inhabitants. She spent her free time watching wildlife documentaries on Discovery Channel and National Geographic, so when she was recruited to swim at the University of South Carolina, she knew she wanted to study marine science.
"I went to the beach every year with my family -I love the water," says more PR
USDA administrator seeks agricultural research partnerships with SC State 1890 Research & Extension (10)
ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 2 -- South Carolina State University posted the following news:
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USDA administrator seeks agricultural research partnerships with SC State 1890 Research & Extension
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ORANGEBURG, S.C. -Soil health and crop disease resistance are among the research areas in which a federal administrator says the U.S. Department of Agriculture can foster collaboration with South Carolina State University.
SC State 1890 Research & Extension is the division within the SC State Public Service & Agriculture unit that carrie more PR
USU Honors Presents 51st Annual Honors Last Lecture With Benjamin Burger (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 2 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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USU Honors Presents 51st Annual Honors Last Lecture With Benjamin Burger
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LOGAN, Utah -The Utah State University Honors Program presents the 51st Annual Honors Last Lecture featuring Associate Professor Benjamin Burger, the 2026 Honors Outstanding Professor.
Burger will deliver a lecture titled "Beyond Extinction: The Prehistoric Past and Surviving the Future" in the Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall on USU's Logan campus from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Oct. 21.
The talk wi more PR
UT Leaders Celebrate Research Excellence, Exceptional Student Experience (10)
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 2 -- The University of Tennessee posted the following news:
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UT Leaders Celebrate Research Excellence, Exceptional Student Experience
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Leadership at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, celebrated research excellence, including the hiring of top experts in several fields, and reflected on the exceptional student experience that contributed to record retention and enrollment during the Oct. 2 Campus Advisory Board meeting. The board gathered in Torchbearer Hall, the third new residence hall to open on camp more PR
UT Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo and Master Beef Producer Program Set for October 15-16 (10)
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 2 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release:
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UT Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo and Master Beef Producer Program Set for October 15-16
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Annual event returns bigger and better for 2026
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Beef cattle producers from across Northeast Tennessee and the surrounding region are invited to attend the 2026 Northeast Tennessee Beef Expo and Master Beef Producer Program, scheduled for October 15-16 at the Clyde Austin 4-H Center in Greeneville.
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UTC highlights workforce, research partnerships at Tennessee Governor's Conference (10)
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 2 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus posted the following news:
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UTC highlights workforce, research partnerships at Tennessee Governor's Conference
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Governor's Conference (GovCon) brought together employers, local and state officials and key stakeholders Oct. 1-2 at the Chattanooga Convention Center to discuss the future of workforce development in Tennessee.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chancellor Lori Bruce welcomed eco more PR
UTRGV entrepreneurship center, staff earn five honors for supporting Valley entrepreneurs (10)
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Oct. 2 -- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley posted the following news:
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UTRGV entrepreneurship center, staff earn five honors for supporting Valley entrepreneurs
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RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS - OCT. 2, 2026 - The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's Entrepreneurship and Commercialization Center (ECC) and two of its staff members earned five honors for their work expanding entrepreneurship education and supporting business owners across the Rio Grande Valley.
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UTRGV's RISE program introduces Valley youth to health care careers (10)
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Oct. 2 -- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley posted the following news:
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UTRGV's RISE program introduces Valley youth to health care careers
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#Medical students lead hands-on activities and mentorship for children and teens
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS - OCT. 2, 2026 - Medical students at the UTRGV School of Medicine are helping children and teens across the Rio Grande Valley explore careers in health care through RISE, a student-led program offering mentorship and hands-on learning.
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UW School of Energy Resources to Host Energy Roadshow in Gillette Nov. 4 (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 3 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW School of Energy Resources to Host Energy Roadshow in Gillette Nov. 4
October 02, 2026
The community is invited to explore the future of local energy innovation at an upcoming University of Wyoming Energy Roadshow public outreach event Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 5:30 p.m. at the Campbell County Public Library in Gillette.
Organized to highlight the progress and next steps for the Wyoming Integrated Test Center (ITC) Enhancement Project, this interactive se more PR
UW-Platteville Star Alum Agiimaa Kerwin Earns Fulbright Funds to Teach English in Native Mongolia (10)
PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, Oct. 3 -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville issued the following news release:
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UW-Platteville star alum Agiimaa Kerwin earns Fulbright funds to teach English in native Mongolia
October 2, 2026
UW-Platteville alumna Agiimaa Kerwin has a habit of beating the odds.
Abandoned as an infant in Mongolia's capital city, she spent almost two years in an orphanage before a Wisconsin family adopted her. She grew up in Neenah and played high school football before eventually choosing to attend UW-Platteville. Throug more PR
Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center launches this year's Tennessee Dementia ECHO program connecting health care professionals with dementia care experts (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 1 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center posted the following news release:
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Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center launches this year's Tennessee Dementia ECHO program connecting health care professionals with dementia care experts
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The Vanderbilt Memory and Alzheimer's Center (VMAC) is launching the third year of the Tennessee Dementia ECHO program, a statewide educational initiative designed to help health care professionals improve the diagnosis, treatment and management of Alzheimer's disease and rel more PR
Virginia Tech: Expert Explains How Childhood Diets Can Shape Eating Habits Later in Life (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Expert explains how childhood diets can shape eating habits later in life
By Carley Thompson
2 Oct 2026
What children eat in their first years of life isn't just about early growth, it's a lifelong blueprint. Virginia Tech nutrition specialist Elena Serrano explains how early flavor exposure shapes adult palates, why breaking early sugar habits requires fewer exposures than parents think, and ways to increase variety.
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Virginia Tech: New Global Data Tool Takes Aim at a 50-year Slowdown in Agricultural Productivity (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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New global data tool takes aim at a 50-year slowdown in agricultural productivity
Developed with Google Public Sector and Appnovation, the new open-access platform puts six decades of global agricultural data to work, helping leaders explore which policies, technologies, and investments could make the biggest difference.
2 Oct 2026
With global agricultural productivity growth at its lowest rate in 50 years, the Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Initiative a more PR
Virginia Tech: Wendy Parker Named Chair of the Department of Philosophy (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 3 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Wendy Parker named chair of the Department of Philosophy
By Kelsey Bartlett
2 Oct 2026
Wendy Parker has been named chair of the Virginia Tech Department of Philosophy.
Parker joined the department as a professor in August 2020. Her research focuses on the philosophy of science, with an emphasis on climate science and meteorology. She is particularly interested in how scientists develop and evaluate evidence related to global climate change and its causes.
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W&M ranked No. 1 among public universities for making an impact (10)
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- William and Mary issued the following news:
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W&M ranked No. 1 among public universities for making an impact
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William & Mary has been named the nation's top public university for students seeking to make a difference in the world, according to The Princeton Review's newly released 2027 Best Value Colleges rankings.
The publication's "Best Schools for Making an Impact" category recognizes colleges that prepare students to contribute meaningfully to society through service, leadership and civic engagem more PR
Wellness Week activities help MC students optimize their physical, mental health (10)
CLINTON, Mississippi, Oct. 2 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news:
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Wellness Week activities help MC students optimize their physical, mental health
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A substantial amount of peer-reviewed research and national survey data indicate that many college students experience significant stress, burnout and mental health challenges that can affect learning, retention and daily functioning.
For the third year, Mississippi Christian University is offering a weeklong series of events to help students learn how to take c more PR
Where a St. Bonaventure Education Can Take You (10)
ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Oct. 3 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release:
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Where a St. Bonaventure education can take you
Oct 2, 2026
Choosing a college has always been a major decision. But as the cost and value of higher education face greater scrutiny, students and families are asking an increasingly important question: What will this education make possible?
For graduates of St. Bonaventure University, the latest outcomes offer a compelling answer.
Among members of the Class of 2025, 95.2% were employed, more PR
Why Do We Celebrate UCF Space Week? Because Discovery Starts Here (10)
ORLANDO, Florida, Oct. 1 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news:
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Why Do We Celebrate UCF Space Week? Because Discovery Starts Here
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Landing humans on the moon was just a dream when UCF was founded in 1963. But we dared to believe -developing the talent and inventing the technologies to make it reality. That same spirit still drives us today.
We are America's Space University. And we celebrate UCF Space Week to honor our origin as we dare to build what's next.
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Winship Investigators Showcase Advances at International Myeloma Society Meeting (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 3 -- Emory University Winship Cancer Institute issued the following news release:
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Winship investigators showcase advances at International Myeloma Society meeting
October 2, 2026
Clinicians and researchers from Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University played key roles at the International Myeloma Society's 23rd Annual Meeting, held Sept. 23-26 in Glasgow, Scotland. Twenty-two Winship faculty members, advanced practice providers and trainees delivered plenary and abstract presentations, presented posters, ch more PR
WNMU School of Business Reaches Record Enrollment, Earns Top Statewide Rankings (10)
SILVER CITY, New Mexico, Oct. 2 -- Western New Mexico University posted the following news release:
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WNMU School of Business Reaches Record Enrollment, Earns Top Statewide Rankings
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Enrollment at the Western New Mexico University School of Business reached an all-time high this semester with 348 declared majors. The historic record comes alongside new national distinctions recognizing the WNMU business programs among the state's best.
Research.com recently ranked the WNMU Bachelor of Business Administration among the top 10 business more PR
Young Harris College sees largest enrollment class in years (10)
YOUNG HARRIS, Georgia, Oct. 2 -- Young Harris College posted the following news:
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Young Harris College sees largest enrollment class in years
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By Steve Esser
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. -The incoming class of new students at Young Harris College is one of the largest the college has seen in years, with increases across the board including first-year students, dual enrollment, and graduate students.
"This year was a good year for us in the Enchanted Valley. It was the largest incoming class at YHC in four years," said YHC President John Wells. more PR
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