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$3.75M grant to Vanderbilt's Jason Chow supports special education doctoral training (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release:
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$3.75M grant to Vanderbilt's Jason Chow supports special education doctoral training
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How can research guide policymakers in selecting effective models of service delivery in early intervention? How can essential special education knowledge and best practices be integrated into juvenile court systems? And how can we better support the educational and developmental experiences of children and youth in foster care as they move across home, school, more PR
$3.75M Grant to Vanderbilt's Jason Chow Supports Special Education Doctoral Training (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 6 -- Vanderbilt University Peabody College issued the following news:
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$3.75M grant to Vanderbilt's Jason Chow supports special education doctoral training
Oct 5, 2026
How can research guide policymakers in selecting effective models of service delivery in early intervention? How can essential special education knowledge and best practices be integrated into juvenile court systems? And how can we better support the educational and developmental experiences of children and youth in foster care as they move acr more PR
$3.9 Million NIH Grant to Fuel U-M Effort to Develop First Targeted Therapy for Fatal Childhood Brain Disorder (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 6 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release:
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$3.9 million NIH grant to fuel U-M effort to develop first targeted therapy for fatal childhood brain disorder
October 5, 2026
For children with CLN3 Batten disease, the first symptom is often vision loss. What follows is relentless neurological decline and currently there is no effective treatment. Now, University of Michigan researchers are working to change that.
The University of Michigan more PR
2 WCU Grad Students Attend Forensic Genetics Conference in Montreal (10)
CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Oct. 6 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news:
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October 5, 2026
2 WCU grad students attend forensic genetics conference in Montreal
Just about anyone's going to be starstruck when they meet their favorite celebrities. Natalie May's idols, however, are a bit different than most. They're scientists, whose research she's read since she started graduate school at Western Carolina University.
Recently, she had the opportunity to present her research to them on a worldwide stage.
May, fellow WCU more PR
2026-27 Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee named (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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2026-27 Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee named
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT), part of Penn State University Libraries, has announced the members of the Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee for the 2026-27 academic year.
The faculty advisory committee brings together faculty from across Penn State to guide the integration of technology within the more PR
2026-27 Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee named (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University College of Education posted the following news:
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2026-27 Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee named
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT), part of Penn State University Libraries, has announced the members of the Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee for the 2026-27 academic year.
The faculty advisory committee brings together faculty from across Penn State to guide the integration of more PR
2026-27 UTulsa Schweitzer Fellows address education, health, community needs (10)
TULSA, Oklahoma, Oct. 5 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news:
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2026-27 UTulsa Schweitzer Fellows address education, health, community needs
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The Tulsa chapter of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship has welcomed five University of Tulsa students to its 2026-27 cohort. Through projects developed in partnership with local organizations, the Fellows will address needs related to mobility access, financial literacy, STEM education, end-of-life planning and community connection.
"The Tulsa Schweitzer Fellowship develops leader more PR
5 Reasons Why Two Professors are Better Than One (10)
WALTHAM, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Bentley University posted the following news:
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5 Reasons Why Two Professors are Better Than One
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What happens when professors from two different disciplines, like computer science and English, come together to teach the same class? Bentley students will find out this academic year when the university launches team-taught course options.
The model -- in which two or more instructors from different disciplines collaborate to design, teach and grade a single course -- opens the door to tackle tough issu more PR
A creative approach to learning biology (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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A creative approach to learning biology
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When Jenny Li took a biological design course as a first-year student, she gained a newfound appreciation for bridging art with science education and making the life sciences more accessible. The course, as well as her own experiences with crafting art for social change, inspired her to launch the BioArt Lab, a student-led Penn club that partners with West Philadelphia public schools to curate and d more PR
A Note on Grief: Jessie Vallejo Awarded for Documenting Pandemic's Toll on Mariachi Musicians (10)
POMONA, California, Oct. 5 -- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona posted the following news:
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A Note on Grief: Jessie Vallejo Awarded for Documenting Pandemic's Toll on Mariachi Musicians
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For Music Professor Jessie Vallejo, the pandemic isn't simply a memory.
It still surfaces when she thinks of the lives lost and the goodbyes said at funerals and aniversarios luctuosos, or death anniversaries, she played alongside fellow mariachi musicians for people who had succumbed to COVID-19.
During the height of the pandemic, Vall more PR
Adelphi Stands Out as Long Island's Only Private University in 2027 Global Rankings (10)
GARDEN CITY, New York, Oct. 6 -- Adelphi University issued the following news:
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Adelphi Stands Out as Long Island's Only Private University in 2027 Global Rankings
October 5, 2026
Adelphi is among the 7 percent of U.S. universities included in the recently released 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
The lofty position in the Times Higher Education rankings reflects Adelphi's reputation for academic excellence, contributions to research, and global influence.
The University also received high national rankings in more PR
Adelphi University: New Chair and Trustee, Both Healthcare Innovators, Bolster Adelphi Board (10)
GARDEN CITY, New York, Oct. 6 -- Adelphi University issued the following news:
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A New Chair and Trustee, Both Healthcare Innovators, Bolster Adelphi Board
October 5, 2026
With the recent appointment of Leonard C. Achan '99 as chair of the Adelphi University Board of Trustees and the election of Northwell Health CEO Emeritus Michael Dowling as a trustee, Adelphi University is reinforcing its leadership in the field of healthcare education.
Adelphi University has added two highly distinguished leaders in the healthcare field to its boa more PR
Agriculturist and Global Food Security Leader Cary Fowler to Guest Lecture at K-State (10)
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Oct. 6 -- Kansas State University issued the following news:
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Agriculturist and global food security leader Cary Fowler to guest lecture at K-State
Oct. 5, 2026
Internationally recognized agriculturalist Cary Fowler, father of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault -- the world's largest secure seed vault located north of the Arctic Circle in Norway -- will deliver the President's Distinguished Lecture at Kansas State University at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15.
Fowler will present "Understanding Food Insecurity: From Geopolitic more PR
Aidan Choi: Bringing together art, policy and public health to create positive change (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 5 -- Brown University posted the following news:
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Aidan Choi: Bringing together art, policy and public health to create positive change
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Art as a vehicle for storytelling, advocacy, community connections
When Choi debuted "The Move on Chinatown" in 2024, the Providence community was invited to engage with the project through an installation at the Trinity Repertory Company and an event at the Providence Public Library. Supported by a Brown Arts Institute grant, the project grew out of a collaboration wi more PR
Allegheny College Welcomes Three New Faculty Members for Fall 2026 (10)
MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 -- Allegheny College issued the following news:
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Allegheny College Welcomes Three New Faculty Members for Fall 2026
October 5, 2026
The fall semester at Allegheny College is full of momentum between the rollout of two new initiatives making private college education more affordable and accessible, and the announcement of a 20% enrollment increase for the class of 2030.
At the heart of this excitement are the staff and faculty who make up the Allegheny community, and at the top of this academic year, we more PR
American University: Buying Hearts and Minds, Securing Blue Helmets (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- American University issued the following news:
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Buying Hearts and Minds, Securing Blue Helmets
Policy Brief: How UN Quick Impact Projects affect Violence against Peacekeepers
October 5, 2026
Executive Summary
United Nations Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) are small, visible, low-cost projects implemented in consultation with local communities as part of peacekeeping operations (PKOs). Using geo located data from the Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, and South Sudan for January 2017-Septe more PR
American University: Call for the 2027 Human Rights Essay Award is Now Open! (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- American University issued the following news:
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The call for the 2027 Human Rights Essay Award is now open!
Annual Academy Award to Promote Academic Production in International Human Rights Law. Item 2027: Democracy, Human Rights and Participation.
By Gabriel J. Ortiz Crespo | October 5, 2026
The Human Rights Essay Award is an annual Academy-sponsored award that aims to encourage the production of scholarly articles in the field of international human rights law. The theme for 2027 will be: Democracy, Human Right more PR
American University: Public Purchasing, Political Priorities, and the Promise of AI (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- American University issued the following news:
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Public Purchasing, Political Priorities, and the Promise of AI
New research by SPA Professor Nicole Darnall examines the future of sustainable public procurement.
October 5, 2026
Public procurement is often treated as an administrative function: governments identify what they need, solicit bids, and award contracts based on price, quality, and delivery time. These purchasing decisions, however, have strategic consequences far beyond budgets and supply rooms. When go more PR
Astronomers catch a star slowly snacking on a brown dwarf, 300 light years away (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Astronomers catch a star slowly snacking on a brown dwarf, 300 light years away
The discovery reveals a new way that stars and planetary companions can interact.
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Like Earth, most planetary bodies circle their star in stable, detached orbits. These companionable systems can suddenly change when a planet comes too close to its star. In such a close encounter, a star can pull the planet in and swallow it whole.
Across the galaxy, more PR
Baack Named President of Sanford Research (10)
VERMILLION, South Dakota, Oct. 5 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news:
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Baack Named President of Sanford Research
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Sanford Research, one of the largest clinical research footprints in the rural United States, is embedded within an integrated health system that spans more than 320,000 square miles and serves over two million patients across the Upper Midwest.
As its president, Dr. Baack will work closely with system leaders, scientists, clinicians and community partners to expand Sanford Research's impact. She w more PR
Barbara Evans Named Recipient of the 9th OU International Water Prize (10)
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Oct. 5 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news:
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Barbara Evans Named Recipient of the 9th OU International Water Prize
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NORMAN, Okla. - A trailblazer in improving global sanitation, Barbara Evans has been named the recipient of the University of Oklahoma's ninth International Water Prize. This biennial award is sponsored by the OU Water Technologies for Emerging Regions (WaTER) Center, housed in the Gallogly College of Engineering, and is presented to individuals who have made notable contributions to more PR
Baruch Mathematics Professor Louis-Pierre Arguin Selected for Prestigious Simons Foundation Grant (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- Baruch College posted the following news:
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Baruch Mathematics Professor Louis-Pierre Arguin Selected for Prestigious Simons Foundation Grant
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For 15 years, Professor Louis-Pierre Arguin has drawn on his expertise in probability and mathematical physics to investigate enduring mysteries in number theory. Now, his work is taking on a new dimension as part of a major international collaboration supported by the Simons Foundation, whose mission is "to advance the frontiers of research in mathematics and basic sciences. more PR
Baylor Engineering Professor Lulin Jiang, Ph.D. Named AIAA Associate Fellow (10)
WACO, Texas, Oct. 6 -- Baylor University issued the following news:
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Baylor Engineering Professor Lulin Jiang, Ph.D. Named AIAA Associate Fellow
Prestigious honor recognizes outstanding contributions to aerospace science and technology
By Kelly Craine
October 5, 2026
Lulin Jiang, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering in Baylor University's School of Engineering and Computer Science, has been elected a Class of 2027 Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the world's largest te more PR
Biology, Engineering Staff Members Honored as JMU Game Changers (10)
HARRISONBURG, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- James Madison University issued the following news:
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Biology, engineering staff members honored as JMU Game Changers
Joey Powers of the College of Science and Mathematics and Megan Holland of the College of Integrated Science and Engineering were recognized as JMU Game Changers during the second quarter of Saturday's football game against Marshall University.
The Game Changer program recognizes faculty and staff members whose contributions make a meaningful impact on students, colleagues and the univer more PR
Book banning harms more than books, says URI education leader (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 5 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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Book banning harms more than books, says URI education leader
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KINGSTON, R.I. - Oct. 5, 2026 - The impacts of book banning have disturbing consequences, according to Danielle Dennis, dean of the University of Rhode Island Feinstein College of Education. A professor of literacy, teacher education and policy, Dennis has taught across ages and levels throughout the U.S. and abroad. She is president of the International Literacy Association's boar more PR
Bridging Policy and Technology: Social Work's Zhao Explores Telehealth and Rural Substance Use Care (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 5 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Bridging Policy and Technology: Social Work's Zhao Explores Telehealth and Rural Substance Use Care
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Jie Zhao keeps coming back to one question: does technology actually change people's health, or does it just look like progress?
"We keep working hard to make this technology more advanced and sophisticated, but for most people's health management, it still feels like there's a layer in between," says Zhao, a second-year Ph.D. student in the UConn more PR
Case Western Reserve: Forged for Impact - Inside the ISEB's Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Research Cluster (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 6 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news:
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Forged for impact: Inside the ISEB's Advanced Materials & Manufacturing research cluster
Case Western Reserve researchers are rethinking the materials behind everyday life--and the new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building is giving them the space to do it together.
October 05, 2026 | Story by: Lydia Coutre
This story is the second in a series introducing the research, people and building that will define Case Western Reserve's next cha more PR
Case Western Reserve: Meet an Engineering Student Working at NASA (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 6 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news:
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Meet an engineering student working at NASA
Lucy Ma "shoots her shot"--all the way to the moon--with two co-ops at NASA Glenn Research Center
October 05, 2026
Story by: Lauren Marchaza
Lucy Ma was only a child growing up in San Francisco's Bay Area when she watched the Discovery space shuttle fly to Los Angeles. It was her first brush with outer space, and she's been hooked ever since.
It's what launched her academic career in engineering and rob more PR
Cash rewards help underserved adults quit smoking (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Perelman) posted the following news:
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Cash rewards help underserved adults quit smoking
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Nearly twice as many people quit smoking when offered cash rewards
In a Penn Medicine trial of more than 3,200 adults undergoing lung cancer screening, cash rewards plus free medication helped more people quit than usual care.
Offering financial incentives of up to $600 nearly doubled smoking cessation rates among medically underserved adults undergoing lung more PR
CHANCELL-ING: The Arboretum's Legacy of Leisure, Learning, Leadership (10)
DAVIS, California, Oct. 5 -- The University of California Davis posted the following news:
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CHANCELL-ING: The Arboretum's Legacy of Leisure, Learning, Leadership
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It's impossible to imagine our city without the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. It's a shared community treasure that's connected our campus to the region community for nearly a century. For LeShelle and myself, our strolls through the Arboretum offer a welcome retreat from our busy lives.
For generations, the Arboretum has strengthened our community's well-being as a more PR
Clemson scientist helps reveal a largely hidden world of giant viruses (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 5 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Clemson scientist helps reveal a largely hidden world of giant viruses
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When we think of viruses, we often associate them with disease, but many viruses in nature have nothing to do with human illness.
A new study that included Clemson University microbiologist Barbara Campbell suggests that one poorly described group in particular -- giant viruses -- may be important participants in ecosystems ranging from ocean and freshwater systems to soil.
A colla more PR
CMU Robotics Expertise and Facilities Attract IROS 2026 Conference Attendees (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news:
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CMU Robotics Expertise and Facilities Attract IROS 2026 Conference Attendees
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Hundreds of academics and industry leaders in robotics toured Carnegie Mellon's robotics and engineering facilities on Oct. 1 to see what Carnegie Mellon University researchers are working on inside the Robotics Innovation Center, Mill 19 and the National Robotics Engineering Center as part of the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)(opens more PR
Contest invites examples of innovative use of AI in research (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Contest invites examples of innovative use of AI in research
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State's Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence (CSRAI) is launching the "Research-a-thon," a competition celebrating innovative uses of generative AI in academic research.
The event is open to all Penn State researchers, including collaborative teams. Entries must be submitted via the Research-a-thon submission form by 11:59 p.m. more PR
Cornell mathematicians win grants to ensure AI safety, research integrity (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 5 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Cornell mathematicians win grants to ensure AI safety, research integrity
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September 2026 was a watershed month for the field of mathematics, as OpenAI claimed to solve the Navier-Stokes problem with artificial intelligence (AI), Fields Medal winners branched into AI safety and spoke up for AI constraints, and prominent mathematicians, including Cornell professors Steven Strogatz and Lionel Levine, commented in the media on the benefits and risks of AI.
As mat more PR
CVS Health donates $5 million in scholarships to ULM College of Pharmacy (10)
MONROE, Louisiana, Oct. 5 -- The University of Louisiana Monroe campus posted the following news:
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CVS Health donates $5 million in scholarships to ULM College of Pharmacy
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MONROE, La. - The University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) College of Pharmacy welcomed representatives from CVS Health along with Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry at a ceremony on September 28, 2026, where Governor Landry announced a $5 million donation from CVS to fund scholarships for ULM College of Pharmacy students.
"Partnerships like what you're seeing today actua more PR
D-Wave Partners With U of A to Establish Quantum Supply Chain Initiative at Walton College (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 6 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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D-Wave Partners With U of A to Establish Quantum Supply Chain Initiative at Walton College
Oct. 05, 2026
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NASDAQ: QBTS) ("D-Wave"), the only dual-platform quantum computing company providing annealing and gate-model systems, software and services, and the Supply Chain Management Research Center in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the U of A (SCMRC) today announced a collaboration to explore quantum computing's impact on more PR
Data Breach Victims Face Significant Increase in Loan Denials, Virginia Tech Study Finds (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Data breach victims face significant increase in loan denials, Virginia Tech study finds
Companies recover from data breaches within weeks, but new Pamplin research shows the financial consequences for consumers can persist for years.
By Jacob Levin
5 Oct 2026
Beyond the immediate headache for consumers impacted by a data breach, new Virginia Tech research has found they can also trigger years of financial repercussions such as mortgage refinancing an more PR
Distinguished Nursing Alum Honored at Homecoming (10)
BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Oct. 5 -- Illinois Wesleyan University posted the following news release:
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Distinguished Nursing Alum Honored at Homecoming
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Michael Luttrell '93 was honored as the 2026 Distinguished Alumnus at the Illinois Wesleyan School of Nursing and Health Sciences Distinguished Alumni Ceremony during Homecoming on Oct. 2.
Luttrell serves as a Deputy Chief of Staff of Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, where he directs regional operations for a 26,000-person Navy medical enterprise of 12 hospitals and nin more PR
Does birth order shape our health? UChicago scientists analyze 5 million families to understand (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 6 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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Does birth order shape our health? UChicago scientists analyze 5 million families to understand
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Anyone who has a brother or sister knows that siblings raised under the same roof can show stark dissimilarities when it comes to everything from favorite colors to food allergies.
But for Andrey Rzhetsky, the Edna K. Papazian Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago, those everyday observations turned into a scientific hunch.
"I have casually ob more PR
Dr. Francis Hornicek Honored for Leadership in Tissue-Banking Safety (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 5 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news:
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Dr. Francis Hornicek Honored for Leadership in Tissue-Banking Safety
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The AATB "50 at 50" honor recognizes Francis Hornicek, M.D., Ph.D., for leadership that strengthened tissue-banking standards, patient safeguards and scientific collaboration.
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* AATB's "50 at 50" honor recognizes Dr. Francis Hornicek's leadership, service and contributions to tissue banking.
* His work included helping revise tissue-banking standa more PR
Elmira College: Hayden Prize and Fellowship Expand Access to Mark Twain Studies (10)
ELMIRA, New York, Oct. 5 -- Elmira College issued the following news:
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Hayden Prize and Fellowship Expand Access to Mark Twain Studies
October 05, 2026
Thanks to Carl LL.D. '99 and Cindy Hayden '71, area students and teachers have new opportunities to walk in Mark Twain's footsteps. They created the Carl and Cindy Hayden Prize and the Carl and Cindy Hayden Teaching Fellowship. Both are exciting opportunities that include access to Quarry Farm, where Mark Twain spent more than 20 summers writing his most famous works.
The Hayden Prize more PR
Experts at St. Olaf: Spring potholes are born in winter (10)
NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, Oct. 5 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news:
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Experts at St. Olaf: Spring potholes are born in winter
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While Minnesotans typically associate hitting bumps in the road with spring or summer, the science behind what makes a pothole occur begins months prior.
St. Olaf Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Studies Paul Jackson '92 explains why Minnesota's climate in particular is prone to deep asphalt divots -- aka, potholes.
Before fixing a pothole, it would help to know: What is asphalt?
Asphalt con more PR
Finding a New Way to Talk About Hearing Health (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 5 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs posted the following news:
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Finding a New Way to Talk About Hearing Health
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We have ways to measure many things about our health: blood pressure, vision, heart rate, daily steps and even sleep. But for most people, hearing remains a mystery until something starts to change.
A collaboration between the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs (CCP) and the Johns Hopkins Cochlear Center for Hearing and Public Health is exploring how to make hearin more PR
Florida Institute of Technology: Carlos Garcia-Galan Leads NASA's Next Giant Leap in Space Exploration (10)
MELBOURNE, Florida, Oct. 6 -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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Carlos Garcia-Galan Leads NASA's Next Giant Leap in Space Exploration
Erin Alvarado October 5, 2026
Carlos Garcia-Galan '97, '97, has spent a lifetime looking toward the moon.
Today, as NASA's program manager for Moon Base, he is leading efforts to establish a permanent human presence on the lunar surface and lay the groundwork for future space exploration.
"The objective of the Moon Base program is to build humanity's first outpost in deep spac more PR
Focused Ultrasound to Transform Brain Disease Treatment, Experts Say (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release:
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Focused Ultrasound to Transform Brain Disease Treatment, Experts Say
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The fast-evolving field of focused ultrasound is rapidly nearing an "inflection point" that would radically change how we treat brain tumors, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurological diseases, leading UVA Health experts report in a series of new scientific papers.
Focused ultrasound is being explored for a wide variety of medical applications, including del more PR
Fordham Law School: Professor Deborah W. Denno Weighs in on Failed Tennessee Execution (10)
BRONX, New York, Oct. 6 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news:
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Professor Deborah W. Denno Weighs in on Failed Tennessee Execution
October 5, 2026
After Tennessee's botched execution of Christa Pike by lethal injection, the nation's eyes turned to the issue of the death penalty and execution methods across the U.S. Fordham Law Professor Deborah W. Denno, a leading expert on the death penalty and lethal injection, was sought out for her scholarly perspective on the issue by news outlets across the country and th more PR
Four NCR-SARE grant opportunities to fund farmers, educators and researchers are open for applications (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 5 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news:
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Four NCR-SARE grant opportunities to fund farmers, educators and researchers are open for applications
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Apply by December 3 for Farmer Rancher, Youth Educator, Partnership and Research and Education grants.
The North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program, or NCR-SARE, is accepting proposals for four grant programs supporting farmer-led research, agricultural education and more PR
From 4-H Member to Healthcare Leader: A Conversation with Davina Ferrero King (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 5 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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From 4-H Member to Healthcare Leader: A Conversation with Davina Ferrero King
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For 10 years, Davina Ferrero King, RN '89 (NUR), '93 MBA, of Mansfield, was an active member of UConn 4-H. Today, she is national account director for CVS Health/Aetna, following a career that began in nursing leadership at UConn Health and evolved through multiple roles at Johnson & Johnson. As part of National 4-H Week, we spoke with King about how her 4-H experiences more PR
From Childhood Fascination to an Archaeology Career (10)
ADELPHI, Maryland, Oct. 5 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news:
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From Childhood Fascination to an Archaeology Career
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Online learning helped one aspiring archaeologist keep digging
No matter where Madeline Flokadottir's travels took her, her University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) coursework went with her.
As she worked across three states, traveled with family to Sweden and Norway, got married in Iceland, and spent long weeks in the field, Flokadottir was able to keep working toward her degree f more PR
FSU data scientist receives NSF CAREER Award to develop AI model to analyze complex numerical data at scale (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 5 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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FSU data scientist receives NSF CAREER Award to develop AI model to analyze complex numerical data at scale
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A Florida State University artificial intelligence and data scientist has earned one of the most prestigious early career faculty awards to develop a new type of AI model that better calculates and uses numeric data, including large-scale healthcare data for applications in cancer research.
Michael Gubanov, associate professor in the Departmen more PR
Georgia College Expands Leadership Development Opportunities for Students with Launch of New Institute (10)
MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia, Oct. 5 -- Georgia College posted the following news:
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Georgia College Expands Leadership Development Opportunities for Students with Launch of New Institute
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The development of core leadership skills, such as critical thinking, communication, teamwork and problem solving, is central to any high-quality liberal arts education, and Georgia College & State University is furthering its commitment to these standards with the announcement of its new Institute for Leadership and the Public Good, which launched this fa more PR
Global Cruise Leaders Partner on FIU Cruise Excellence Center (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 6 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news:
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Global cruise leaders partner on FIU Cruise Excellence Center
The university has convened an advisory board of top industry executives to establish an academic hub for research, talent development and innovation that will have worldwide impact.
Business & Entrepreneurship
By Ivonne Yee-Amor
October 5, 2026
FIU has announced the launch of the FIU Cruise Excellence Center, led by its Chaplin S more PR
Grace College Launches Historic 'Created for More' Campaign, Announces Plans for Zimmer Biomet Building (10)
WINONA LAKE, Indiana, Oct. 5 -- Grace College posted the following news:
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Grace College Launches Historic 'Created for More' Campaign, Announces Plans for Zimmer Biomet Building
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Grace College and Grace Theological Seminary publicly announced the "Created for More" campaign at the official launch event on Thursday, Oct. 1. A historic initiative to raise $135 million to fund the institution's strategic plan, the "Created for More" campaign is the largest fundraising effort in the school's 89-year history.
"We aren't simply launching a more PR
GW Law Hosts Panel on National Security Careers in Law Firms (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The George Washington University Law School posted the following news:
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GW Law Hosts Panel on National Security Careers in Law Firms
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GW Law's National Security, Cybersecurity, and Foreign Relations Law Program and the National Security Law Association hosted a "National Security Careers in Law Firms" panel to a full audience in the Burns Moot Courtroom on September 23.
The panel, moderated by Professor of Practice Jonathan Cedarbaum, featured leading attorneys from four law firms whose practices span different more PR
Harvard Impact Labs announces 2026-2027 Impact Lab Development Fellowship faculty cohort (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- Harvard University issued the following news:
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Harvard Impact Labs announces 2026-2027 Impact Lab Development Fellowship faculty cohort
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Harvard Impact Labs has selected eight faculty from seven schools across Harvard University for the 2026-2027 Impact Lab Development Fellowship. The faculty were chosen through a competitive application process to participate in a nine-month fellowship providing them with training, coaching, and $25,000 in seed funding to develop collaborations with public and priv more PR
Highlighting the Strength of St. Mary's College (10)
ST. MARY'S CITY, Maryland, Oct. 6 -- St. Mary's College of Maryland issued the following news:
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Highlighting the Strength of St. Mary's College
October 05, 2026
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National recognition and new evidence from St. Mary's College of Maryland students are providing a fuller picture of the distinctive public honors education students experience at the National Public Honors College. U.S. News & World Report has ranked St. Mary's College No. 6 among national public liberal arts colleges in its 2027 rankings. The Princeton Revi more PR
Hofstra Celebrates Distinguished Chairs in Economics and Literature (10)
HEMPSTEAD, New York, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- Hofstra University issued the following news:
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Hofstra Celebrates Distinguished Chairs in Economics and Literature
Hofstra University celebrated the installation of Dr. Danyang Li, professor of economics, as the Augustus B. Weller Chair, and Dr. Vicente Lledo-Guillem, professor of Hispanic studies, as the Dorothy and Arthur Engle Distinguished Professor of Literature.
The ceremony, held at the Hofstra University Club on September 22, recognized the scholars' extensive records of research, teachin more PR
Hofstra University: Oceanography Students Use Long Island's Coast as Their Classroom (10)
HEMPSTEAD, New York, Oct. 6 -- Hofstra University issued the following news:
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Oceanography Students Use Long Island's Coast as Their Classroom
Students in Hofstra University's General Oceanography course are taking their studies beyond the classroom this semester, using Long Island's bays and coastal waters as a laboratory for hands-on scientific research.
Taught by Dr. Christa Farmer, professor of geology, environment, and sustainability, Geology 123 introduces students to the physical, chemical, and geological processes that shape th more PR
Hofstra University: Zarb Alumni Share a Human Perspective on the Future of Work (10)
HEMPSTEAD, New York, Oct. 6 -- Hofstra University issued the following news:
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Zarb Alumni Share a Human Perspective on the Future of Work
Ebony David '02 and Danny Pellegriti '00 returned to Hofstra on September 29 to share how artificial intelligence is changing their work, and what students can do now to prepare for careers that demand both technological fluency and human judgment.
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* Zarb alumni Ebony David '02 of Quest Diagnostics and Danny Pellegriti '00 of Google Beam shared career insights at Hofstra's 2026 Presi more PR
Hood College Teacher Preparation Program Receives National Recognition (10)
FREDERICK, Maryland, Oct. 6 -- Hood College issued the following news:
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Hood College Teacher Preparation Program Receives National Recognition
Undergraduate programs earn an A from the National Council on Teacher Quality for reading instruction
Oct 5, 2026
By Matthew Lee
The undergraduate teacher preparation program at Hood College has earned an A from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) for how well it prepares future teachers to teach reading to elementary students.
The report, Teacher Prep Review: Decoding Progress i more PR
Houston is booming, even as fertility rates fall (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Houston is booming, even as fertility rates fall
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Houston keeps growing. New residents continue to arrive, neighborhoods are expanding and the region remains one of the nation's major population centers.
But Houston's population boom masks other trends that have been unfolding for more than two decades: Women here are having fewer children and having them later.
New research from the Houston Population Research Center at Rice University's Kinder Institute more PR
How Illinois Wesleyan Students Are Exploring Culture Through Food This Fall (10)
BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Oct. 5 -- Illinois Wesleyan University posted the following news release:
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How Illinois Wesleyan Students Are Exploring Culture Through Food This Fall
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Illinois Wesleyan University students are turning up the heat this semester in the Petrick Idea Center's test kitchen.
Carolyn Nadeau's "Food, Culture and Society" class is a new offering this year, allowing students to do more than simply sit in a classroom.
The Health Sciences department was in the development process of the nutrition majo more PR
How political, cultural, and economic forces can shape the risk of zoonotic disease (10)
FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- George Mason University issued the following news:
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How political, cultural, and economic forces can shape the risk of zoonotic disease
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In eastern Ethiopia, pressures like conflict and displacement are changing how people and their camels travel, shifting livestock into new environments and potentially influencing the risk of zoonotic diseases spreading between animals and humans.
A new study co-led by George Mason University infectious disease expert Amira Roess explores these connections as part of a b more PR
How political, cultural, and economic forces can shape the risk of zoonotic disease (10)
FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- The George Mason University College of Public Health posted the following news:
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How political, cultural, and economic forces can shape the risk of zoonotic disease
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In eastern Ethiopia, pressures like conflict and displacement are changing how people and their camels travel, shifting livestock into new environments and potentially influencing the risk of zoonotic diseases spreading between animals and humans.
A new study co-led by George Mason University infectious disease expert Amira Roess explores the more PR
How Small Dollar Donations Make a Critical Difference for Scientists and Students at W&M's VIMS & Batten School (10)
GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- William and Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science posted the following news:
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How Small Dollar Donations Make a Critical Difference for Scientists and Students at W&M's VIMS & Batten School
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Every penny counts.
It's a common enough phrase, but in a world where large, multi-million-dollar donations make headlines, the impact of giving $500, $100 or even $25 can be overshadowed. However, at William & Mary's VIMS & Batten School, faculty, staff and students all agree on one thing: a little goes more PR
Human trial: Popular diabetes drug shown to lower inflammation, which may protect the heart (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center posted the following news release:
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Human trial: Popular diabetes drug shown to lower inflammation, which may protect the heart
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For the first time in a human trial, a class of drugs known as sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, already known for their weight loss and glucose-lowering benefits, has been shown to also reduce inflammatory cells in the blood known to cause cardiovascular disease. The findings were published in Circulation, a journal of the more PR
Iconic illustrator Mary Engelbreit donates collection to WashU Libraries (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 5 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news:
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Iconic illustrator Mary Engelbreit donates collection to WashU Libraries
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* Mary Engelbreit has donated 120 original illustrations, along with books, consumer products and magazine mockups, to WashU Libraries.
* The collection highlights Engelbreit's five-decade career and will be featured in an exhibition scheduled for July.
* Curators say the archive will serve as a valuable resource for students and researchers.
Beloved illustrator and more PR
In the Lead With Andrea Neil (10)
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 5 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news:
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In the Lead With Andrea Neil
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In the Lead magazine seeks to inform future leaders, generate global dialogue on leadership and build a community that sees more effective leadership as a prerequisite to building a better world.
It is published by the Buccino Leadership Institute, developing leaders at Seton Hall for over 30 years. This edition reaffirms Seton Hall's commitment to fostering innovative, ethical and impactful leadership. Stay ahead of th more PR
Innovation Catalyst Fund announces June 2026 awardees (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering posted the following news:
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Innovation Catalyst Fund announces June 2026 awardees
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Vanderbilt University announced seven recipients of the Innovation Catalyst Fund awards for the June 2026 cycle. These awards offer strategic pre-seed funding to help Vanderbilt faculty turn promising research concepts into solutions that address fundamental societal needs.
The selected research projects span a range of disciplines, from Biosciences and Healthcare to Engineerin more PR
Isaac Larsen Serves as Lead Author on UN Soil Resources Report (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Isaac Larsen Serves as Lead Author on UN Soil Resources Report
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Isaac Larsen, an associate professor in the College of Natural Sciences' Department of Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences, is a lead author of "Status of the World's Soil Resources 2026," a new report produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) that draws on recent scientific literature and contributions from hundreds of experts around the w more PR
Johns Hopkins: Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Dean Christopher Celenza to Conclude Tenure in 2027 (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 6 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news:
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Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Dean Christopher Celenza to conclude tenure in 2027
Celenza has led the school through a period of growth in faculty hiring and interdisciplinary research development, while spearheading the reimagining of key foundations of its undergraduate experience
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Christopher S. Celenza, who has served as the James B. Knapp Dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University since January 2021, will co more PR
Kansas State University: People With Purpose - Migette Kaup (10)
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Oct. 6 -- Kansas State University issued the following news:
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People with Purpose: Migette Kaup
Migette Kaup approaches design as a lifelong relationship between people and place, reimagining how the spaces around us can evolve alongside us through every stage of life.
By Abbigail Marshall, News and Communications Services
Oct. 5, 2026
As we age, our needs change. Migette Kaup believes the spaces around us should be designed to keep up.
Kaup, professor of interior design and director of research for the Center on more PR
Katherine Whitaker, UMass Astronomy Alumni Receive Berkeley Prize for JWST UNCOVER Collaboration (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Katherine Whitaker, UMass Astronomy Alumni Receive Berkeley Prize for JWST UNCOVER Collaboration
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Katherine Whitaker, professor of astronomy in the College of Natural Science, will receive the 2027 Lancelot M. Berkeley-New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy as a member The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) UNCOVER collaboration, recognizing the UNCOVER team's groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of the e more PR
KU student Kenzie Besgrove honored as Newman Civic Fellow (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 5 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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KU student Kenzie Besgrove honored as Newman Civic Fellow
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LAWRENCE -- A University of Kansas junior in speech-language-hearing has been named a 2026 Newman Civic Fellow, recognized for leadership potential and commitment to create positive change in the community.
Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities working to advance the public purposes of higher education, has announced the student civic leaders who will make up the 2026- more PR
Lamar University: Dr. Alam Receives NSF Award for Autonomous Aquatic Robotics Research (10)
BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Lamar University issued the following news:
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Dr. Alam receives NSF award for autonomous aquatic robotics research
October 05, 2026 | By April Thompson
Lamar University Assistant Professor of Computer Science Tauhidul Alam has received a $199,839 award from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance research using autonomous robotic systems to monitor changing aquatic environments.
The two-year Engineering Research Initiation award will support Alam's project, "ERI: Autonomous Monitoring and Plann more PR
Latinos Revealed as California's Economic Edge (10)
THOUSAND OAKS, California, Oct. 5 -- California Lutheran University posted the following news:
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Latinos Revealed as California's Economic Edge
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The 2026 California LatinoGDP Report documents a dramatic economic reality in California: If it weren't for Latinos, California would have lost its economic edge relative to the broader United States. That's because the economic contribution of California's Latinos is growing 2.7 times faster than the contribution of California's non-Latinos, even as economic growth across the state has slowed more PR
LU Cooperative Extension Highlights Native Edible Crops and Agroforestry (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 5 -- Lincoln University posted the following news:
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LU Cooperative Extension Highlights Native Edible Crops and Agroforestry
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Lincoln University of Missouri's (LU) Nadia Navarrete-Tindall, Ph.D., joined more than 500 growers, landowners and native plant enthusiasts at Forrest Keeling Nursery's annual field day in Elsberry, Missouri. The nursery specializes in native trees and other native plants used for conservation, agroforestry and landscaping.
"I was invited as one of the guest speakers to talk abou more PR
Making pediatric cancer more 'visible' boosts immunotherapy response (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Making pediatric cancer more 'visible' boosts immunotherapy response
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Blocking a protein makes neuroblastoma cells easier to detect and more vulnerable to treatment, new preclinical study reveals
An immunotherapy for neuroblastoma, a cancer of the nervous system that strikes young children, works by flagging tumor cells for the immune system to destroy. Penn State College of Medicine researchers found that blocking a protein called VPS3 more PR
Marshall University Forensic Science Center receives $2.5 million to expand DNA testing (10)
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 5 -- Marshall University posted the following news release:
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Marshall University Forensic Science Center receives $2.5 million to expand DNA testing
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The DOJ funding will support the MUFSC's capacity to generate SNP DNA profiles to support forensic investigative genetic genealogy (FIGG) testing in West Virginia.
FIGG uses the SNP DNA data and genealogy research to try to help identify unknown individuals in unsolved forensic cases.
The grant was supported by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virg more PR
Meet Binghamton University's New Chief Sustainability Officer (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 6 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Meet Binghamton University's new chief sustainability officer
Elizabeth Drake brings more than a decade of experience as a strategic leader in guiding institutional change
By Anthony Borrelli
October 05, 2026
Elizabeth Drake has joined Binghamton University as its new chief sustainability officer, bringing more than a decade of experience as a strategic leader guiding institutional change in higher education and the private sector.
Sustainability rema more PR
Mental health stigma in Japan may deter care (10)
RIVERSIDE, California, Oct. 5 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news:
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Mental health stigma in Japan may deter care
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A UC Riverside-led study of mental health stigma in Japan has found a striking gap between the need for treatment and people's willingness to seek it, with high levels of social distancing toward people with mental illness serving as a potential barrier.
Motivated by concerns about Japan's current mental health crisis, Andrew Subica, a professor of social medicine, population, and pu more PR
Michigan Medicine: 15 Years of Data Will Help Uncover How Flu Spreads--and How to Reduce Its Impact (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 6 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release:
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15 years of data will help uncover how flu spreads--and how to reduce its impact
$14.2-million NIH award to University of Michigan funds research to untangle intricacies of person-to-person flu transmission--and reduce illness, deaths, economic losses
October 5, 2026
The grant from the National Institutes of Health will fund a team of the country's leading influenza researchers' efforts to an more PR
Michigan Medicine: Rural-urban Disparities in Head and Neck Cancer (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Rural-urban disparities in head and neck cancer
Overall age-adjusted mortality rates rose from 2018 to 2024
October 5, 2026
Existing research has shown a higher rural than urban mortality for head and neck cancers.
In a new paper in Oral Oncology, University of Michigan Health researchers explicated these trends, examining differences in outcomes in urban and rural settings for diff more PR
Misericordia University to Host Healthcare Symposium with Presenting Sponsor Geisinger (10)
DALLAS, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Misericordia University posted the following news:
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Misericordia University to Host Healthcare Symposium with Presenting Sponsor Geisinger
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Regional and National Healthcare Leaders to Gather Oct. 23 for Discussions on Connected Care, Health Equity and Innovation
DALLAS, Pa. -- Misericordia University's College of Health Sciences and Education, with Geisinger as Presenting Sponsor, will host the 2026 Healthcare Symposium, "Connected Care: Aligning Education, Innovation & Community Health," on Friday, Oc more PR
Mo. University of Science & Tech: Inaugural Delbert E. Day Lecture to Be Held Oct. 15 (10)
ROLLA, Missouri, Oct. 6 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news:
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Inaugural Delbert E. Day Lecture to be held Oct. 15
Author By Ehrhard, Peter
October 5, 2026
The first Delbert E. Day Lecture on Glass Science and Technology will be presented by Dr. Claudio Mazzali, vice president of global research at Corning, Inc. The title of his lecture will be "Precision at Scale: Navigating the Science-to-Factory Continuum that Reshapes Industries for Glass Manufacturing and Beyond."
The lecture will be held more PR
MSU launches AI Essentials course for undergrads (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 5 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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MSU launches AI Essentials course for undergrads
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Michigan State University is encouraging undergraduates to consider enrolling in a new course to help students understand, evaluate and responsibly use AI.
"AI presents opportunities and challenges across every discipline and in nearly every workplace, and we want to equip our Spartans with dynamic skills for a future-facing economy," said President Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Ph.D. "Michigan State Univer more PR
MSU remains the top choice for Michigan students as fall 2026 enrollment tops 50,900 (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 5 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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MSU remains the top choice for Michigan students as fall 2026 enrollment tops 50,900
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Reaffirming its position as the top destination for in-state students seeking higher education, Michigan State University has welcomed 50,941 students this fall, including 37,244 in-state students. Enrolled Spartans come from all 83 Michigan counties, all 50 states, and 127 countries around the globe.
The university welcomed 10,984 new undergraduate students to t more PR
N.C. State: Model Traces C. Diff Spread in Hospital Oncology Units (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 5 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:
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Model Traces C. diff Spread in Hospital Oncology Units
October 5, 2026
In a new study, researchers modeled the transmission of Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections among patients in hospital cancer units. They found that most new infections were introduced by patients who were infected but not symptomatic at the time of admission, rather than by patients who were infected and symptomatic. The model provides a clearer more PR
National Academy of Kinesiology ranks UMD Kinesiology in top 10 (10)
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Oct. 5 -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health posted the following news:
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National Academy of Kinesiology ranks UMD Kinesiology in top 10
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It's not a stretch to say the doctoral program of the University of Maryland's Department of Kinesiology is among the nation's best. In fact, the new 2026 rankings - out this week - from the National Academy of Kinesiology have awarded the department the No. 10 ranking in the nation, per the organization's Doctoral Program Evaluation. The new ranking represent more PR
Nevada Athletics announces Renown Health as official healthcare partner (10)
RENO, Nevada, Oct. 5 -- The University of Nevada posted the following news:
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Nevada Athletics announces Renown Health as official healthcare partner
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Nevada Athletics on Oct. 1 announced Renown Health as its Official Healthcare Partner in a multifaceted sponsorship agreement that expands the organizations' long-standing relationship and further strengthens their shared commitment to advancing health and wellness throughout the region.
"This partnership reflects the deep and enduring relationship between our University and Renown Heal more PR
New McNulty Chair of Science Innovation and Leadership Named at Hunter (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, posted the following news:
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New McNulty Chair of Science Innovation and Leadership Named at Hunter
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Hunter College is proud to announce that cancer researcher Dr. Jill Bargonetti has been named the Anne Welsh McNulty Chair of Science Innovation and Leadership, an endowed professorship made possible through the generosity of the McNulty Foundation.
The chair recognizes a distinguished scientist whose career exemplifies excellence in research, more PR
Newly discovered cell helps shape blood vessel growth in the heart (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 5 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Newly discovered cell helps shape blood vessel growth in the heart
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Researchers have discovered a new cell type that may help regulate blood vessel growth in the heart during development and in response to injury, according to a study from Weill Cornell Medicine. Working with zebrafish, they found that the new cell type helps stabilize the vascular network that supplies oxygen to growing cardiac muscle.
The findings, published Aug. 20 in Nature Communications, more PR
NIH grant to fund research on how aging effects long-term memory (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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NIH grant to fund research on how aging effects long-term memory
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Alzheimer's disease currently affects 5.8 million Americans, and 13.8 million people over the age of 65 are expected to develop the disease by 2030. Cognitive decline is a consistent factor in typical aging and Alzheimer's disease, according to Penn State Associate Professor of Biology Janine Kwapis, yet the cellular and molecular mechanisms underly more PR
Nursing alumna helps shape care at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 5 -- Mercer University posted the following news:
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Nursing alumna helps shape care at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
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Rebekah (Goforth) Carter, NUR '14, grew up receiving care from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. As a nurse now, she's part of the team that provides vital pediatric services.
By age 15, Carter knew that nursing was the career for her. She was inspired by her mother's work as a nurse, as well as her experiences as a Children's patient while dealing with some chronic health conditions during ch more PR
Nutritional countermeasures to spaceflight studied at URI (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 5 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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Nutritional countermeasures to spaceflight studied at URI
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KINGSTON, R.I. - Oct. 5, 2026 - As humans spend longer periods of time in outer space and venture further from Earth, it's increasingly important for scientists to learn how varied gravity levels affect muscle function and muscle loss, and how those effects can be counteracted or minimized.
Theodoros Pavlidis, a second-year doctoral student who is pursuing a Ph.D. in health sciences w more PR
Oakland University faculty bring leadership experience to national AASCU cohort (10)
ROCHESTER, Michigan, Oct. 5 -- Oakland University posted the following news:
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Oakland University faculty bring leadership experience to national AASCU cohort
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Four Oakland University faculty members recently joined department chairs from across the country for a national leadership institute designed to strengthen academic leadership through professional development, peer learning and collaboration.
Melissa Hoag, Ph.D., Doris and Paul Travis Professor of Music and chair of the Department of Music; Yongjin Lu, Ph.D., professor and cha more PR
Oklahoma Baptist University Honors Distinguished Alumni During Harvest Dinner (10)
SHAWNEE, Oklahoma, Oct. 6 -- Oklahoma Baptist University issued the following news:
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October 5, 2026
Oklahoma Baptist University Honors Distinguished Alumni During Harvest Dinner
Oklahoma Baptist University recognized outstanding alumni with special awards during its annual Harvest Dinner on October 2, 2026. The event was held during The Weekend, the University's annual homecoming celebration, on the OBU campus in Shawnee.
Multiple awards were presented, including the Alumni Achievement Award, Graduate of the Last Decade (GOLD) Award more PR
Oklahoma State: 'Belonging' Film Highlights Human Development and Family Science Research on Classroom Dynamics (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 6 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news:
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'Belonging' film highlights Human Development and Family Science research on classroom dynamics
October 5, 2026
"Belonging" follows kindergarten teacher Terry Varnell, who knows the rejection students often face in elementary school but refuses to let her classroom become the starting point for middle school cliques and grown-up bullies.
OSU Human Development and Family Science emeritus professor Dr. Amanda Harrist is a special producer and educator more PR
Oklahoma State: More Than $800k Raised for Scholarships, Wellness Center at Orange Impact (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 6 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news:
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More than $800k raised for scholarships, wellness center at Orange Impact
October 5, 2026
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences hosted its first Orange Impact event Thursday night to showcase the growing campus, the latest in medical education innovation and the incredible impact scholarships can have on students.
The event raised more than $800,000 toward a new wellness center and scholarships for OSU-CHS students.
OSU President Jim more PR
Operations research program prepares students to solve real-world challenges (10)
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- William and Mary issued the following news:
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Operations research program prepares students to solve real-world challenges
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The following story originally appeared on the website for the William & Mary College of Arts & Sciences. - Ed.
"When they say, 'Houston, we have a problem' in movies, they are hailing mission control. However, when mission control has problems, they contact us," said Elisa Leal Acevedo M.S. '25, an engineer in NASA's Mission Evaluation Room (MER) during the Artemis II mission.
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Opportunities to advance precision kidney medicine for women: Vanderbilt Health-led scientific statement (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center posted the following news release:
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Opportunities to advance precision kidney medicine for women: Vanderbilt Health-led scientific statement
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects about 1 in 10 women worldwide, yet diagnosis is often delayed and women are less likely to receive critical treatments like dialysis or a kidney transplant compared to men, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement recently published in the association's flagship jou more PR
Opus Dean of Engineering Dr. Kris Ropella to retire from Marquette after 37 years of service (10)
MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 5 -- Marquette University issued the following news release:
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Opus Dean of Engineering Dr. Kris Ropella to retire from Marquette after 37 years of service
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Dr. Kristina Ropella, Opus Dean of the Opus College of Engineering at Marquette, has announced her intention to retire at the end of summer 2027 after 37 years with the university, President Kimo Ah Yun announced today.
Ropella was named Opus Dean of the Opus College of Engineering in 2014 and was the first female dean in the college's history. Prior to more PR
Orientation 2026: Welcoming a New Cohort to Columbia Law (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 -- The Columbia Law School posted the following news:
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Orientation 2026: Welcoming a New Cohort to Columbia Law
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Members of the J.D. Class of 2029 and LL.M. Class of 2027 began their time at the Law School with workshops, information sessions, and community-building events.
Over two weeks in August, this year's J.D. and LL.M. candidates arrived on the Morningside campus to begin their Columbia Law School journeys at an orientation packed with programming designed to help them connect with their classmates, prepare fo more PR
OU professor to serve on national media ethics committee (10)
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Oct. 5 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news:
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OU professor to serve on national media ethics committee
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NORMAN, OKLA. - Jensen Moore, Ph.D., an associate professor of public relations at the University of Oklahoma's Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, has been elected to a three-year term on the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication's Standing Committee on Professional Freedom and Responsibility.
The committee focuses on free expression, ethics, media cri more PR
Paper explores systemic racism as the default explanation for disparities (10)
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Oct. 5 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news:
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Paper explores systemic racism as the default explanation for disparities
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Much of the field of sociology treats systemic racism as its default explanation for racial disparities rather than as the subject of an open question that requires further investigation and evidence, according to a recent position paper. The assumptions and moralization surrounding the origins of race-based disparities have undermine more PR
Penn State-Lehigh Valley: 2026-27 Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee Named (10)
CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 -- Pennsylvania State University Lehigh Valley campus issued the following news:
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2026-27 Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee named
October 5, 2026
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT), part of Penn State University Libraries, has announced the members of the Teaching and Learning Technologies Faculty Advisory Committee for the 2026-27 academic year.
The faculty advisory committee brings together faculty from across Penn State to guide the int more PR
Polk State celebrates 90 days with President Kamoutsas (10)
WINTER HAVEN, Florida, Oct. 5 -- Polk State College posted the following news:
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Polk State celebrates 90 days with President Kamoutsas
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When Anastasios "Stasi" Kamoutsas became Polk State College's sixth president on July 6, his work started with the people, not a distant vision.
A Miami native, grandson of Cubans who fled communism, and first-generation college graduate raised by a hardworking single mother, he calls education the great equalizer that "opens doors, creates possibilities, and empowers individuals to achieve the Ameri more PR
Poll finds bipartisan support for US presidents enforcing Constitutional laws (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Poll finds bipartisan support for US presidents enforcing Constitutional laws
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- As the midterm elections approach, new data from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy's Mood of the Nation poll finds broad bipartisan support for a president's duty to uphold the laws set forth in the U.S. Constitution.
The results of the poll -- conducted from May 19-26 through YouGov, a company that runs public opinion research -- more PR
Pollen study reveals the hidden history of grasses (10)
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Oct. 5 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news:
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Pollen study reveals the hidden history of grasses
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Scientists used machine-learning and super-resolution microscopy to overcome a challenge that has stymied research into the natural history of grasses for decades. Their method allowed them to detect subtle differences among grass pollen grains and trace changes in grass diversity at one site over a period of 25,000 years.
"Open grasslands are a relatively more PR
Powering the Capital: American University Outpaces National and DC Peers in Federal Placement (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- American University issued the following news:
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Powering the Capital: American University Outpaces National and DC Peers in Federal Placement
AU sends the highest concentration of graduates into Congress and the Departments of State, Homeland Security, Justice, and Commerce, according to a new analysis.
By Adrienne Frank | October 5, 2026
American University sends a higher concentration of its graduates into the core corridors of the federal government and the Washington policy apparatus than any of its elite nat more PR
Princeton Pre-meds Pursue Careers in Pediatrics and Family Medicine Through New National Fellowship (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- Princeton University issued the following news:
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Princeton pre-meds pursue careers in pediatrics and family medicine through new national fellowship
By Emily Aronson, Office of Communications
Oct. 5, 2026
As the United States faces a critical shortage of primary care and family medicine doctors, Princeton undergraduates are committing to help fill the gap. Princeton is among a select group of universities across the country partnering with the Coleman Family Ventures foundation to give pre-medical stu more PR
Professor Hannah Wiseman quoted in Newsweek article on data centers (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news:
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Professor Hannah Wiseman quoted in Newsweek article on data centers
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA--Newsweek quoted Professor Hannah Wiseman in a story about data centers. The magazine cited her recent "Ask an expert" Q&A for the Penn State community in a story titled "Congress Targets Data Centers: What It Could Mean for Home Prices, Bills."
The article noted that with the rise in the number of data centers, electricity use for more PR
Professor Hannah Wiseman quoted in PolitiFact article (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news:
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Professor Hannah Wiseman quoted in PolitiFact article
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She discussed the use of NDAs by tech companies building data centers
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA--PolitiFact quoted Professor Hannah Wiseman in a recent article titled "AI data centers, explained: Why do tech companies request NDAs? What's a moratorium?"
Wiseman said that tech companies behind proposed data centers are likely employing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) ami more PR
Professor Hannah Wiseman's insights on data centers cited (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 3 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news:
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Professor Hannah Wiseman's insights on data centers cited
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UNIVERSITY PARK, PA--Byteseu quoted Professor Hannah Wiseman's recent "Ask an expert" Q&A for the Penn State community in a story about data centers titled "Data Centers and Electricity: Who Really Pays?"
The publication noted Wiseman's observation that all consumers share the initial shock of upgrading infrastructure "while wholesale prices in the large PJM mar more PR
Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia speaking on Penn State panel (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news:
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Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia speaking on Penn State panel
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She will be a panelist on the Migration & Diversity Initiative International Student Resource Panel
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA--Professor Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia will serve as a panelist at the Penn State Social Science Research Center's upcoming Migration & Diversity Initiative International Student Resource Panel. It will take place on October 22 at noon at the more PR
Public Impact Headlines UAlbany Research & Entrepreneurship Week 2026 (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 6 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news:
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Public Impact Headlines UAlbany Research & Entrepreneurship Week 2026
ALBANY, N.Y. (Oct. 5, 2026) -- Four faculty members with expertise ranging from wireless communication to the changing demographics of the U.S. prison population and origins of complex human societies have been nominated by their colleagues to present this year's Pathbreaking Research Talks on the third day of UAlbany's Research & Entrepreneurship Week.
The talks, which will take place more PR
Purdue: This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 5 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients
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Purdue Today's "Thumbs Up" series gives faculty and staff members the opportunity to recognize, thank and congratulate others for their outstanding service, support and performance across the Purdue system. This week's "Thumbs Up" recipients are:
Mark Chen, Samanthi Obeyesekera, Michele Eavey and Matt Bowers
I needed technical help, so I reached out with a question, and within an hour, Mark, Samanthi, Michele more PR
Reading the ocean's snowflakes: How AI decodes marine snow (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 5 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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Reading the ocean's snowflakes: How AI decodes marine snow
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KINGSTON, R.I. - Oct. 5, 2026 - A steady "snowfall" of tiny particles carries carbon, nutrients and pollution from the ocean's surface toward the deep sea. Scientists can see those particles sinking, but determining exactly what they contain is much harder. URI Graduate School of Oceanography Research Professor Melissa Omand is turning to artificial intelligence to help solve that pro more PR
Remembering Brooke Eby '10: Humor, Honesty and a Life That Reached Millions (10)
BETHLEHEM, Pennsylania, Oct. 5 -- Lehigh University posted the following news:
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Remembering Brooke Eby '10: Humor, Honesty and a Life That Reached Millions
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Eby's symptoms began in 2018. While rushing out of her office building into the Manhattan streets, she noticed a slight limp affecting her foot. What she initially believed was a minor injury stretched into a years-long medical journey. Her limp continued to worsen and physicians were mystified as they ran a myriad of tests. Four years later, in 2022, Eby was diagnosed with ALS, a more PR
Researchers Develop First High-Resolution Map of Groundwater Across Brazil (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 6 -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University posted the following news:
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Researchers Develop First High-Resolution Map of Groundwater Across Brazil
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Princeton researchers used machine learning to construct a map of groundwater levels across the entire 3.29-million-square-mile (8.5 million km2) expanse of Brazil, from its rainforests to its alternately dry and rainy savanna. It is the first national-scale high resolution overview of groundwater depth and could help scientists study t more PR
Researchers Study How Psychopathic Traits Shape Language (10)
OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 5 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news:
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Researchers Study How Psychopathic Traits Shape Language
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Findings reveal differences in language associated with psychopathic traits
OXFORD, Miss. - Popular culture often depicts people with psychopathy as cold, emotionless and hollow, but a recent University of Mississippi study found that the language associated with psychopathic traits is more complicated than often described.
University of Mississippi psychologists studied hundreds of autob more PR
Researchers turn to unique aquatic creatures for engineering inspiration (10)
DENTON, Texas, Oct. 5 -- The University of North Texas posted the following news release:
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Researchers turn to unique aquatic creatures for engineering inspiration
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DENTON (UNT), Texas -- To learn how groups of autonomous underwater vehicles could move more efficiently, researchers are turning to one of the ocean's more unique denizens: squid.
"There's not really a lot of other animals in the ocean, or otherwise, that use a jet propulsion system to move," said Paul Krueger, dean of the College of Engineering and professor of mechanic more PR
Royel Johnson receives prestigious 2026 ASHE Mid-Career award (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 5 -- The University of Southern California Rossier School of Education posted the following news:
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Royel Johnson receives prestigious 2026 ASHE Mid-Career award
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Royel M. Johnson, USC Rossier associate professor and co-director of the Pullias Center of Higher Education, has been selected to receive the 2026 Mid-Career Award from the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE).
The Mid-Career Award is presented to ASHE members who earned their doctoral degree between seven and 12 years ago, in re more PR
Rutgers: How Rotting Food in the Kitchen and a Whiff of Vinegar Led to a 'Happy' Agricultural Accident (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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How Rotting Food in the Kitchen and a Whiff of Vinegar Led to a 'Happy' Agricultural Accident
By Greg Bruno
October 5, 2026
The surprise discovery of a natural fruit fly repellent could lead to new controls for one of New Jersey's biggest blueberry pests
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Rutgers scientists have identified natural repellents against an invasive blueberry pest, a scientific breakthrough that was accidentally discovered when fruit flies invaded their laborato more PR
Samford Advances Sustainability, Environmental Stewardship through Local Research, Restoration and Education (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 2 -- Samford University issued the following news release:
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Samford Advances Sustainability, Environmental Stewardship through Local Research, Restoration and Education
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On university-owned property just across Lakeshore Drive from Samford University's main campus, wetlands, seasonal pools and natural areas along Shades Creek provide habitat for birds, fish, amphibians and other wildlife-a living laboratory for environmental research, restoration and education.
For more than a decade, Samford faculty and stu more PR
Scholar-practitioner collaborations shape latest Page Center insights report (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Scholar-practitioner collaborations shape latest Page Center insights report
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Unlike past reports, this edition was built entirely around scholar-practitioner collaborations, combining academic research and professional experience to better address the challenges communicators face.
"While this report is not intended to be prescriptive or tell people how to do things, it can give them a playbook to help inform their strategy and priorit more PR
September Medical Student Grand Rounds (10)
DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, Oct. 5 -- The Dartmouth College School of Medicine (Geisel) posted the following news:
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September Medical Student Grand Rounds
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September Medical Student Grand Rounds at DHMC featured a Geisel School of Medicine student who shared a study examining whether social deprivation that has been linked to worse outcomes across multiple levels of medicine, also affects a more concrete outcome--how bones heal after injury and which patients may benefit from additional clinical support following surgery.
Here is a sum more PR
Shakila Ali Wins the 2025-2026 Matthew Lee Girvin Award (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 5 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health posted the following news release:
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Shakila Ali Wins the 2025-2026 Matthew Lee Girvin Award
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Since earning her MPH in Global Health in 2022, Shakila Ali has demonstrated her leadership in emergency preparedness, humanitarian response, health communications, and health equity. As an ORISE research and evaluation fellow at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), she has researched, written, and coordinated more than 120 communication surveillance more PR
Skagit Valley College selected as pilot college for national community college baccalaureate quality initiative (10)
WHIDBEY ISLAND, Washington, Oct. 5 -- Skagit Valley College posted the following news:
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Skagit Valley College selected as pilot college for national community college baccalaureate quality initiative
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MOUNT VERNON, Wash. -- Skagit Valley College's Bachelor of Applied Science in Management (BASM) program has been selected as one of 21 community college baccalaureate programs participating this fall in a national pilot of the Community College Baccalaureate Association's (CCBA) new Quality Framework. The college will evaluate the BASM p more PR
Soil Science and Sea Turtles: A UToledo Senior's Case for Hands-On Learning (10)
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 5 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news:
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Soil Science and Sea Turtles: A UToledo Senior's Case for Hands-On Learning
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Rosalie Cufr has built a University of Toledo experience defined less by the classroom and more by what she's done outside it in agricultural fields, in a gas chromatography lab and on a research trip to Trinidad that she calls a "cultural awakening."
Cufr started college studying molecular biology before finding that a related discipline was where she belonged.
"I knew I wanted to more PR
Southern California University of Health Sciences: As AI Gets Smarter, Healthcare Education Must Get More Human (10)
WHITTIER, California, Oct. 6 -- The Southern California University of Health Sciences issued the following news:
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October 5, 2026
As AI Gets Smarter, Healthcare Education Must Get More Human
By Tamara Rozhon, EdD, Provost, Southern California University of Health Sciences
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Artificial intelligence is going to transform healthcare. In many ways, it already has.
AI-enabled technologies are being used to detect and diagnose disease, analyze medical images, support clinical decisions, accelerate research, and make sense of enormous amou more PR
Special Report: Researchers say AI can help protect the grid from AI-driven attacks (10)
AMES, Iowa, Oct. 5 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release:
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Special Report: Researchers say AI can help protect the grid from AI-driven attacks
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AMES, Iowa - The cover illustration shows a front-and-center, top-to-bottom rip.
On one side of the divide, an artificial intelligence agent creates dark chaos; the collage includes explosions, skulls and crossbones, warning signs over cities, solar panels and wind turbines. On the other, a lone defender at a control station watches over peaceful, remote power plants, sub more PR
Sponsored Program Services training and resources available for faculty and principal investigators (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 5 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
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Sponsored Program Services training and resources available for faculty and principal investigators
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Whether you are new to sponsored research or have years of experience managing sponsored projects, Sponsored Program Services (SPS) offers a growing collection of training and resources designed specifically for faculty, principal investigators and department leaders.
The SPS training website serves as a central location for learning materials tha more PR
Stanford University Professor Karl Deisseroth Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (10)
STANFORD, California, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news:
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Stanford University professor Karl Deisseroth wins 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine
By Krista Conger
The psychiatry and bioengineering professor was recognized for his work in optogenetics.
October 05, 2026
Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, a Stanford University professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine "for discoveries leading to opt more PR
Student research examines politics behind 'tradwife' social media posts (10)
TACOMA, Washington, Oct. 5 -- The University of Puget Sound posted the following news:
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Student research examines politics behind 'tradwife' social media posts
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Sophie Goble '27, a double major in communication studies and sociology and anthropology (SOAN), spent her summer examining the growing digital phenomenon of "tradwives." Her research analyzes how U.S.-based "momfluencers" and traditional wives use social media to communicate political and ideological beliefs, often without stating them directly.
Goble's project highlights a more PR
Sugarbeet root aphids plentiful in Michigan fields (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 5 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news:
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Sugarbeet root aphids plentiful in Michigan fields
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Sugarbeet root aphid populations are increasing across Michigan. Industry and producers are asking why and what should we do?
Sugarbeet root aphid populations have been increasing across the Michigan growing region. Root aphids primarily feed on secondary roots, inhibiting the plant's ability to properly absorb water and nutrients. This results in dire more PR
Sunshine Genetics enrolls first Florida families, launching expanded newborn screening pilot program (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 5 -- Florida State University issued the following news:
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Sunshine Genetics enrolls first Florida families, launching expanded newborn screening pilot program
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The Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases (IPRD) at Florida State University has enrolled its first families in the Sunshine Genetics pilot program, which utilizes whole-genome sequencing to screen newborns for rare genetic conditions.
The screening checks for nearly 900 genetic conditions. Early identification of these conditions will empowe more PR
SUNY Chancellor King Encourages New York Students to Fill Out the FAFSA to Receive Financial Aid for College (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 5 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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SUNY Chancellor King Encourages New York Students to Fill Out the FAFSA to Receive Financial Aid for College
October 5, 2026
Chancellor King Joined Parents and High School Students at SUNY Broome to Highlight the Opening of Applications for the 2027-28 FAFSA
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Binghamton, NY -- State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. participated in an event at SUNY Broome to kick-off the opening of applications for the 2027-2028 Free App more PR
Syracuse University: Researcher Helps Show Why the Universe May Be Stuck in Place (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 6 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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Researcher Helps Show Why the Universe May Be Stuck in Place
A new study by postdoctoral researcher Gregory Kaplanek suggests the universe may be trapped in its own comfort zone--and why that is a good thing.
Alex Dunbar
Oct. 5, 2026
The universe may be trapped in its own comfort zone, and a researcher in the College of Engineering and Computer Science has helped explain why it cannot seem to leave. A new study suggests the universe could be locked into it more PR
Talent Incubator a Hit for Tech Park, Students, and Industry (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 5 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Talent Incubator a Hit for Tech Park, Students, and Industry
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The UConn Tech Park, student participants, and industry partners didn't know quite what to expect from the Talent Incubator that was piloted over the summer. In this program, first-year Huskies - not seniors or graduate students - would be challenged with real-world problems from major Connecticut companies, testing their mettle, knowledge, and creativity.
Now the question is not wheth more PR
Teaching students scientific-storytelling skills to inspire change (10)
SANTA CRUZ, California, Oct. 5 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
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Teaching students scientific-storytelling skills to inspire change
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The senior capstone course ESCI 191 equips environmental-science majors with digital-storytelling skills to translate complex climate data into compelling narratives to immerse and engage the public.
The average person isn't moved by statistics alone, but by stories that humanize those data points and make them feel personal and important to their lives. This more PR
Tech, Business and Education: Discover 5 CWRU Student Startups (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 6 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news:
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Tech, business and education: Discover 5 CWRU student startups
October 05, 2026 | Story by: Juliene Jones
Editor's note: Juliene Jones, the author of this story, is a student employee in the Department of University Marketing and Communications. She is a third-year student majoring in political science, international studies and sociology.
Case Western Reserve University students are entrepreneurial multitaskers, simultaneously launching businesses more PR
Temple alum who was last year's winner of the Three-Minute Thesis Competition lands faculty job at a university (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Temple University posted the following news:
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Temple alum who was last year's winner of the Three-Minute Thesis Competition lands faculty job at a university
Last spring, Doyoung Kim, ENG '26, won judges over with a first-place finish in Temple's 2026 Three-minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, an annual event where graduate students from across the university share a three-minute version of their research in front of an audience in the Feinstein Lounge at Sullivan Hall.
The event was essentially a laun more PR
Texas A&M Engineering: Robotics Research to Advance Harvesting Leads to Award (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 5 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Robotics research to advance harvesting leads to award
Mechanical engineering researcher Dr. Minghui Zheng wins a National Science Foundation grant for her project that implements aerial robots to improve automated harvesting in dense, complex apple orchards.
Oct. 5, 2026 By Jason Carranza, Contributor
Dr. Minghui Zheng, associate professor in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, has received a Nationa more PR
Texas A&M Researchers Uncover Multiple Genetic Paths To Mottled Feathers In Chickens (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release:
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Texas A&M Researchers Uncover Multiple Genetic Paths To Mottled Feathers In Chickens
Oct. 5, 2026
The discovery shows how selective breeding preserved multiple genetic paths to the same feather pattern while highlighting a related human gene associated with Hirschsprung disease.
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The white-tipped feathers found in many chicken breeds may look like variations of the same decorative pattern, more PR
Texas Engineer Joins Effort to Land New Space Academy (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 -- The University of Texas issued the following news:
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Texas Engineer Joins Effort to Land New Space Academy
Oct 5, 2026 By Nat Levy
Lori Magruder will represent UT in a statewide push to bring the new Space Academy to Texas.
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Lori Magruder will play a key role in a statewide push to make Texas the national aerospace capital.
The aerospace engineering professor and director of the Center for Space Research at The University of Texas at Austin was recently tapped to serve on a leadership team tasked with bringi more PR
The Work Behind Accreditation Happens Every Day at Wayne State (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 6 -- Wayne State University issued the following news:
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The work behind accreditation happens every day at Wayne State
October 5, 2026
An accreditation site visit may happen every 10 years, but the work behind it happens every day. On Oct. 26 and 27, reviewers from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) will visit Wayne State University as part of the university's accreditation review. Institutional accreditation helps ensure the quality and rigor of the university's academic programs and maintains Wayne State's e more PR
Three Embry Riddle Faculty Earn Prestigious AIAA Associate Fellows Honors for Aerospace Excellence (10)
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Oct. 6 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University posted the following news:
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Three Embry Riddle Faculty Earn Prestigious AIAA Associate Fellows Honors for Aerospace Excellence
Author: Seth Robbins
October 5, 2026
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has named three Embry Riddle Aeronautical University faculty members to its 2027 Class of Associate Fellows -- a designation recognizing significant and lasting contributions to the aerospace profession.
It marks the fourth year in a row that more PR
Three Questions with an Arcadia Professor: Staying Safe in a Digital World (10)
GLENSIDE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Arcadia University posted the following news:
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Three Questions with an Arcadia Professor: Staying Safe in a Digital World
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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, calling attention to the need to protect ourselves against online threats.
Dr. Vitaly Ford, associate professor of Computer Science, is an expert in the computing field, including online security, privacy, and machine learning.
With threats becoming more and more sophisticated each day, he has some tips and tricks for staying safe during more PR
Two Foundation Grants Advance Prostate Cancer Research at Desai Sethi Urology Institute (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 5 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news:
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Two Foundation Grants Advance Prostate Cancer Research at Desai Sethi Urology Institute
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Grants from the Elsa U. Pardee Foundation and Prostate Cancer Foundation will support studies of an understudied protein modification and a potential driver of hormone therapy resistance.
Key Takeaways
* Zhipeng Wang, Ph.D., received a $200,000, one-year grant to study allysine in prostate cancer.
* Masoud Bitaraf, M.D., received a $225,000, more PR
UAB receives grant to investigate how genetics shape blood pressure response to salt (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 5 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
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UAB receives grant to investigate how genetics shape blood pressure response to salt
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Pankaj Arora, M.D., professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine and director of the UAB Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic, has received a five-year R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to investigate how genetic differences in natriuretic peptide more PR
UAH-led Alabama Shield 2026 Exercise Puts Drone Technology to the Test in Realistic Disaster Scenarios (10)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Oct. 5 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
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UAH-led Alabama Shield 2026 exercise puts drone technology to the test in realistic disaster scenarios
OCT 05, 2026 | Russ Nelson
When disaster strikes, every minute matters, and the right information can mean the difference between uncertainty and action. To meet these challenges, The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) hosted Alabama Shield 2026, the first exercise of its kind in Alabama. The statewide disaster response exercise was designed to more PR
UB receives NSF grant aimed at making scientists more relatable to students (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 5 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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UB receives NSF grant aimed at making scientists more relatable to students
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- How do you make a scientist more relatable?
They can often seem like brilliant but distant figures who understand the world in ways most of us can't. But research suggests that helping students relate to scientists can increase their interest and engagement in science and help them envision themselves pursuing a career in more PR
UC Launches Center for Environmental Engagement (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 6 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news:
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UC launches Center for Environmental Engagement
New center connects UC expertise with communities facing environmental challenges
By Beth Vleaminck, vleamieh@ucmail.uc.edu
October 5, 2026
The University of Cincinnati is launching the Center for Environmental Engagement, a new interdisciplinary initiative focused on supporting communities that face disproportionate environmental risks.
Faculty, students, community partners and environmental practitio more PR
UC Research Examines Role of Spinal Cord Neural Pathways in Depression (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news:
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UC research examines role of spinal cord neural pathways in depression
Expert presents at international conference, publishes literature review on yearslong project
By Tim Tedeschi, 513-556-5694, tedesctd@ucmail.uc.edu
October 5, 2026
Ongoing University of Cincinnati research is contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of how spinal cord neural pathways affect major depressive disorder and is making a stronger case for new therapeu more PR
UC San Diego Researchers Discover Why Chronic Low Back Pain Feels "Personal" (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 5 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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UC San Diego Researchers Discover Why Chronic Low Back Pain Feels "Personal"
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Movement-triggered pain flares activate the brain's "self network," suggesting that treatments like mindfulness and psilocybin may be more effective than traditional symptom-based approaches.
Story by:
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* Unlike acute pain, which shuts down the brain's "self network" (Default Mode Network), movement-triggered flares in ch more PR
UC Santa Cruz joins national research initiative on student basic needs (10)
SANTA CRUZ, California, Oct. 5 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news:
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UC Santa Cruz joins national research initiative on student basic needs
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UC Santa Cruz joins a national research initiative to better understand students' basic needs challenges and improve access to support.
UC Santa Cruz is joining 14 colleges and universities across the country in a three-year research initiative focused on better understanding how students define and experience basic needs insecurity and what influences th more PR
UConn Scientists' Startup Seeks to Advance Women's Reproductive Healthcare (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 5 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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UConn Scientists' Startup Seeks to Advance Women's Reproductive Healthcare
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As a scientist, researcher, and now an entrepreneur, Xingyu Wang Ph.D. '22 strongly believes that advanced technology should be used primarily to improve the health and happiness of humankind.
Wang, a post-doctoral researcher in Dr. Baikun Li's "Biosensors and Bioenergy" group at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is striving to do that with a new -- inven more PR
UI Engineering Professor Leads DARPA Project to Make Nitric Acid From Air and Water (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 6 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news:
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UI engineering professor leads DARPA project to make nitric acid from air and water
How is nitric acid produced?
October 5, 2026
A University of Iowa-led engineering research team is developing a new way to produce nitric acid using only air, water, and electricity.
Nitric acid is an industrial chemical used to make fertilizers that support food production, explosives used in mining and construction, and countless manufactured produc more PR
UMass Amherst Leads $13.1M Research Effort to Treat Breast Cancer with Bacteria (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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UMass Amherst Leads $13.1M Research Effort to Treat Breast Cancer with Bacteria
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Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have been awarded $13.1 million to lead new, complementary research efforts engineering therapeutic Salmonella to target critical gaps in treatment for drug-resistant triple-negative breast cancers. The five-year grant, the first of its kind for bacteria cancer therapies awarded by the U.S. National Institutes more PR
UNE, Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center Host Celebration of Biddeford's Franciscan Heritage (10)
BIDDEFORD, Maine, Oct. 6 -- The University of New England issued the following news:
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October 4, 2026
Biddeford, Maine
Deirdre Fleming Stires
UNE, Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center host celebration of Biddeford's Franciscan heritage
The Biddeford Cultural and Heritage Center hosted a celebration at the University of New England on Saturday, Oct. 3, to honor St. Francis of Assisi, the famous saint for whom the college that preceded UNE was named after, and to celebrate Biddeford and UNE's Franciscan heritage.
In January, Pope L more PR
UNF receives $620K investment from Project One Health JAX to expand nature and health initiatives (10)
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Oct. 5 -- The University of North Florida posted the following news:
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UNF receives $620K investment from Project One Health JAX to expand nature and health initiatives
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The University of North Florida's Institute of Environmental Research and Education (IERE) has received a $620,000 gift from Project One Health JAX to support the continued growth of the UNF Nature and Health Center and expand initiatives that promote health and well-being through stronger connections to nature.
Project One Health JAX selected U more PR
University of Arkansas: Grisly Tales, Campus Changemakers and Mathematical Whimsy - Spring Retro Readings Return (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 6 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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Grisly Tales, Campus Changemakers and Mathematical Whimsy: Spring Retro Readings Return
Oct. 05, 2026
Long before true crime filled podcast queues, readers were devouring grisly accounts of murder and mayhem. College campuses have long been proving grounds for competing ideas about progress. And mathematics can be playful, beautiful and even a work of art.
This spring, three Honors College Retro Readings courses will take students beyond the fam more PR
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering: Developing Quantum Sensors for Better Health (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 6 -- The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering issued the following news:
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Developing quantum sensors for better health
By: Emily Ayshford
PhD student Antoni Wellisz is working at the forefront of quantum technology, developing biosensors that could actively monitor tiny molecules in the human body
October 5, 2026
For Antoni Wellisz, studying quantum engineering as an undergraduate was one of the opportunities that made the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineeri more PR
University of Colorado: Inside the Lab - Researching Better Ways to Cool the Body (10)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Oct. 6 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release:
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Inside the lab: Researching better ways to cool the body
October 5, 2026 Maren Burkhart
Inside the William J. Hybl Center's environmental chamber, UCCS graduate student Lauren Pruden is putting the body's response to heat to the test in hopes of improving how hyperthermia is treated in emergency departments.
"I am certified as an EMT, so I've seen hyperthermia in the emergency department," said Lauren. "My interest is in preventing hy more PR
University of Georgia: Warmer Oceans and Increasing Disease Put Coral Reefs at Risk (10)
ATHENS, Georgia, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following news:
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Warmer oceans and increasing disease put coral reefs at risk
Oct 5, 2026
By Savannah Peat
Coral on edges of reefs are more likely to grow and thrive, new study finds
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Disease and heat pose a deadly combination for coral reefs, according to a new University of Georgia study.
Previous research has shown that heat stress can increase disease and kill coral. But the new paper found that corals with preexisting disease conditions were particularly more PR
University of Illinois-Chicago: Sardinian Village May Be a New Longevity Hotspot, UIC Research Finds (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release:
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Sardinian village may be a new longevity hotspot, UIC research finds
October 5, 2026
A terracotta-tiled village in the mountains of Sardinia may offer researchers a rare opportunity to uncover the secrets of exceptional longevity.
A new study co-authored by S. Jay Olshansky, professor emeritus of epidemiology at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health, found that women in the village of Bolotana, on more PR
University of Michigan: Who Will Rural Voters Blame for Harmful Healthcare Changes, Policies This Election? (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 6 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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Who will rural voters blame for harmful healthcare changes, policies this election?
October 5, 2026
University of Michigan expert asks if this midterm might be the election to redefine them
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Michael Shepherd
When we look at rural voters, we see that these health care experiences can be quite informative and quite important for shaping their electoral voting decisions. And what we see with rural voters is a tendency to blame the Democrati more PR
University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs: Local Evidence Changes Policy - Research Highlights How Senegal Accomplished Groundbreaking Bilingual Education Reform (10)
NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Oct. 5 -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release:
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Local evidence changes policy: Research highlights how Senegal accomplished groundbreaking bilingual education reform
October 05, 2026
In Senegal, fewer than 1 percent of adults speak French as their first language. Yet this West African country, home to 39 living languages, has traditionally required students to learn in French from their first day of school.
The consequences are stark. Almost 70 percent of more PR
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing: New Editorial Calls for Investing in Hospital Nursing Workforce to Address Health Impacts of Extreme Heat (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing issued the following news:
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New Editorial Calls for Investing in Hospital Nursing Workforce to Address Health Impacts of Extreme Heat
Hospitals should make nurse staffing and supportive nurse work environments a core part of extreme heat emergency preparedness, according to a new editorial from Penn Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research (CHOPR), as record-breaking temperatures and heat-related emergency department visits continue to more PR
University of Texas Highlights Donor-Driven Innovation and Data-Powered Approaches to Redefine Cancer Treatment (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 -- The University of Texas issued the following news:
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Powering the Next Breakthrough
Dell Med fuels research, technology and discoveries that are redefining the future of cancer treatment.
October 5, 2026
Every advancement in cancer research begins with a bold idea and people who dare to dream big. Cancer is one of the greatest challenges of our time, affecting millions of families, yet each patient has a unique story to tell. Solving cancer requires more than determination. It requires collaboration, innovation more PR
URI Honors Colloquium lecture on Oct. 13 will explain how the final frontier is about trust, not space (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 5 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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URI Honors Colloquium lecture on Oct. 13 will explain how the final frontier is about trust, not space
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KINGSTON, R.I. - Oct. 5, 2026 - Throughout her career, renowned international lawyer and scholar of planetary futures Timiebi Aganaba has conducted space governance research across five countries, examining how legitimacy, institutional design and strategic sovereignty shape humanity's expansion beyond Earth.
Aganaba, also an assistant prof more PR
USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy: As Immigration Enforcement Increased in L.A., Foreign-Born Patients Made Fewer ER Visits (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics issued the following news:
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As Immigration Enforcement Increased in L.A., Foreign-Born Patients Made Fewer ER Visits
October 5, 2026
Emergency room visits among people born outside the United States declined sharply at Los Angeles County safety-net hospitals after immigration enforcement intensified in the region last year, according to new USC research.
Despite making fewer ER visits, foreign-born patient more PR
USU Launches Building Together Series to Strengthen Faculty Industry Collaboration (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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USU Launches Building Together Series to Strengthen Faculty Industry Collaboration
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LOGAN, Utah -- Utah State University's Office of Research will launch its Building Together series with an Industry Relations Workshop from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 15 in room 205/207 of the Eccles Conference Center.
The Building Together series is designed to help USU faculty develop the strategies, skills, and connections needed to work effectively with industry. The kickoff worksho more PR
USU Psychology to Launch Behavioral Neuroscience Major (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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USU Psychology to Launch Behavioral Neuroscience Major
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Utah State University will launch a new behavioral neuroscience program for undergraduate students in October.
Students can begin coursework in January for the new major, part of the Department of Psychology within the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences in January.
Behavioral neuroscience examines the relationship between the brain and behavior and includes training in chemi more PR
UT San Antonio Health Science Center study finds elevated levels of toxicants in teeth of children with autism (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 5 -- The University of Texas Health San Antonio posted the following news release:
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UT San Antonio Health Science Center study finds elevated levels of toxicants in teeth of children with autism
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Suggests children are 'chronically and repeatedly exposed' to dozens of potentially harmful chemicals
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SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 5, 2026 - A pilot study by The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center found elevated levels of toxicants in the primary teeth of children with more PR
UTA awarded $5.8M in federal TRIO grants (10)
ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 5 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release:
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UTA awarded $5.8M in federal TRIO grants
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The University of Texas at Arlington has been awarded $5.8 million in federal funding over five years to continue and expand three TRIO programs that help students and adults overcome barriers to higher education and connect education with career opportunities.
The awards include two Talent Search grants totaling $3 million and a $2.8 million Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) grant. To more PR
Utah Survey Uncovers Why Residents Oppose New Data Centers (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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Utah Survey Uncovers Why Residents Oppose New Data Centers
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LOGAN -- A new Utah State University statewide survey examines Utah residents' views on data centers. The results indicate that 75.8% of respondents oppose or strongly oppose building new or additional data centers in Utah. The survey offers insights about what drives this opposition.
The findings appear in the first executive summary from a broader research project led by Gina Gilson, Stacia Ryder, and more PR
UW-led optoelectronic center receives second round of funding from the US National Science Foundation (10)
SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 5 -- The University of Washington posted the following news release:
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UW-led optoelectronic center receives second round of funding from the US National Science Foundation
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A University of Washington-led center for optoelectronics -- technologies that combine light and electronics -- brings researchers from 14 universities across the U.S. together with the mission to develop new materials to transform information technology with light. This research has broad ranging applications, from enabling photorealistic more PR
UWF Professor Receives Distinguished CHEST Educator Award (10)
PENSACOLA, Florida, Oct. 5 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release:
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UWF professor receives Distinguished CHEST Educator award
Oct. 05, 2026
Amanda Dexter, director of respiratory therapy and assistant professor of clinical practice at UWF, has been named a 2026 Distinguished CHEST Educator. This honor recognizes national excellence, leadership and sustained contributions to clinical education, placing Dexter among the top 3% of CHEST faculty worldwi more PR
Vanderbilt Health to lead national consortium on life-threatening drug reactions of the skin (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center posted the following news release:
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Vanderbilt Health to lead national consortium on life-threatening drug reactions of the skin
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Vanderbilt Health has received an award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), expected to total approximately $8.5 million over five years, to establish and lead a Severe Cutaneous Adverse Reaction (SCAR) Clinical Research Consortium.
Part of the NIH's Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network, SCAR is the first U.S. consortium devo more PR
VCU: Why Don't Pain Treatments Work? Naomi Carter Hopes to Find Out (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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Oct. 5, 2026
Why don't pain treatments work? Naomi Carter hopes to find out
The VCU M.D.-Ph.D. student has advanced from the Wright Center's T32 training grant to her own NIH fellowship, developing new ways to measure pain that could help close the gap between the lab and the clinic.
By Christopher Richmond
Naomi Carter has a mission, and she'll tell you exactly what it is.
"My mission is to improve how we treat patients. That is why I wake up more PR
VCUarts Professor Michelle Yee Explores Asian American Art Through Smithsonian Fellowship (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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Oct. 5, 2026
VCUarts professor Michelle Yee explores Asian American art through Smithsonian fellowship
Her research focuses on photography, cultural history and the American landscape in the early 20th century.
By Sophie Tran and Leila Ugincius
When Michelle Yee arrived at the Smithsonian Institution this summer, it was a homecoming of sorts.
Yee had once interned at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. Now, two decades later as an assistant p more PR
Villanova Nursing to Present M. Louise Fitzpatrick Award for Transformative Leadership to Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN, Acclaimed Nursing Workforce Advocate and Health Outcomes Researcher (10)
VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Villanova University issued the following news release:
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Villanova Nursing to Present M. Louise Fitzpatrick Award for Transformative Leadership to Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN, Acclaimed Nursing Workforce Advocate and Health Outcomes Researcher
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VILLANOVA, Pa. (October 5, 2026) -- Villanova University's M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing has named Linda H. Aiken, PhD, RN, FAAN, FRCN, professor of Nursing and Sociology and founding director of the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Res more PR
Virginia Tech: Brain's Response to a Stroke May Advance Tumor's Progression (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Brain's response to a stroke may advance tumor's progression
A study co-led by Virginia Tech researcher Qi Ye of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Cancer Research Center in Washington, D.C., reveals how changes in the brain after injury can create conditions that support tumor growth.
By John Pastor
5 Oct 2026
After a stroke, the brain gets to work repairing damaged tissue. But new research suggests some of the same biological processes that ai more PR
Virginia Tech: Disease Ecologist on the Emergence of the New World Screwworm and How to Stop It (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Disease ecologist on the emergence of the new world screwworm and how to stop it
By Jenise L. Jacques
5 Oct 2026
As a new parasite with flesh-eating larvae threatens the nation's livestock industry, a team of Virginia Tech researchers will be on the frontlines of defense.
Led by Luis Escobar, an associate professor of fish and wildlife conservation, the team is working on one of 40 breakthrough projects funded through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) more PR
Virginia Tech: Food Processing Influences Metabolism and Brain Activity (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Food processing influences metabolism and brain activity
In healthy adults, meals matched for calories and nutrients, but otherwise prepared differently, led to unexpectedly different metabolic responses and activity in the brain's reward system.
By Leigh Anne Kelley
5 Oct 2026
Most nutrition science suggests that meals with the same basic nutritional profile will have the same impact on a person's blood sugar.
But is there something about food proce more PR
Virginia Tech: Measuring What Your Brain is Telling Itself (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Measuring what your brain is telling itself
Virginia Tech neuroscientist Matt Howe joins the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to better understand how signaling molecules in the brain influence cognition and symptoms of human disease.
By Lena Ayuk
5 Oct 2026
Matt Howe has long been curious about how people see the world.
What interests him most is the idea that we can make up our minds about reality and use words to get other people to see reality more PR
Virginia Tech: Q&A - Why Consumer Confidence is Falling, and Who Pays the Price (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 6 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Q&A: Why consumer confidence is falling, and who pays the price
5 Oct 2026
U.S. consumer confidence sank to a 12-year low in September, according to the U.S. Consumer Confidence Survey. With households cutting back and businesses raising prices, Virginia Tech marketing expert Shreyans Goenka explains what the decline means for shoppers, brands, and policymakers amid inflation and job anxiety.
How do we define consumer confidence, and why is it dropping?
"At its more PR
Wayne State University: BOG Notebook - Campus Investment and a Home for the Emerging School of Public Health, Enrollment and Research Growth Highlight October Meeting (10)
DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 6 -- Wayne State University issued the following news:
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October 5, 2026
BOG Notebook: Campus investment and a home for the emerging school of public health, enrollment and research growth highlight October meeting
Wayne State University's Board of Governors approved a five-year capital renewal plan and received updates on record enrollment, student success and growing research activity during its Oct. 2 meeting at the Integrative Biosciences Center.
Record enrollment and Student Success 2.0 momentum
Ericka Ma more PR
What does future of faith look like? Rice's Boniuk Institute brings Houston leaders together to explore what's next (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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What does future of faith look like? Rice's Boniuk Institute brings Houston leaders together to explore what's next
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A crowd of Houston-area religious and civic leaders gathered at Assembly HTX to consider a question that reaches across congregations and faith traditions: What does the future of faith look like?
It is a question many of them are already confronting as they navigate changing attitudes toward religious institutions, new ways of finding commun more PR
What the neuroscience of motivation has to say about GLP-1 drugs (10)
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 5 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news:
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What the neuroscience of motivation has to say about GLP-1 drugs
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Even before the era of GLP-1 weight loss drugs, Wake Forest University neuroscientist Wayne Pratt dedicated his research lab to better understanding how the brain regulates food motivation.
Now, with GLP-1s a household name, his research has even greater and more immediate implications: We know that drugs like Ozempic, developed to treat diabetes because they lower blood sugar, more PR
Why the conversation about livestock and hunger needs to change (10)
AMES, Iowa, Oct. 5 -- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news:
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Why the conversation about livestock and hunger needs to change
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Iowa State University, the International Livestock Research Institute and the University of California, Davis will make the case in two sessions at this year's World Food Prize Foundation's Borlaug Dialogue.
AMES, Iowa - Livestock keep an estimated 1.7 billion people fed, employed, or both. Yet in most conversations about ending hunger, livestock shows up onl more PR
Women of Innovation Finalists Showcase Southern's STEM Opportunities on WTNH (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 5 -- Southern Connecticut State University posted the following news:
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Women of Innovation Finalists Showcase Southern's STEM Opportunities on WTNH
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Ahead of this month's Women of Innovation Awards, two Southern Connecticut State University finalists took to the WTNH airwaves to share how research, mentorship, and hands-on learning are helping open more doors for women in STEM.
Julia Irwin, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs and professor of psychology, and chemistry student Maritza S more PR
Worcester State Announces $30 Million Believe in Beyond Campaign and Transformational $1 Million Gift for School Teachers (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Oct. 6 -- Worcester State University issued the following news:
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Worcester State Announces $30 Million Believe in Beyond Campaign and Transformational $1 Million Gift for School Teachers
October 5, 2026
By: Deborah Alvarez O'Neil
Worcester State University has launched Believe in Beyond, the largest and most ambitious philanthropic campaign in university history, anchored by an historic $1 million gift that will strengthen the pipeline of licensed public school teachers, President Barry Maloney announced Mon more PR
Wright State trustees approve new academic programs, highlight student success and new research partnerships (10)
KENT, Ohio, Oct. 5 -- Wright State University posted the following news:
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Wright State trustees approve new academic programs, highlight student success and new research partnerships
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Wright State University's first-year retention rate has remained above 70% for a third consecutive year, marking continued progress toward one of the university's key student-success goals, the Provost's Office announced at the Wright State Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 17. More than 72% of the fall 2025 cohort returned this fall.
The retention rat more PR
WVWC Students Present at 24th Annual Summer Research Symposium (10)
BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Oct. 5 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news:
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WVWC Students Present at 24th Annual Summer Research Symposium
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BUCKHANNON, West Virginia - Students from across several science disciplines at West Virginia Wesleyan College spent their summers in the lab and classroom, culminating in final projects presented at 24th Annual Summer Research Symposium in Morgantown. The symposium is hosted by the West Virginia IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence.
Breanna Waldron '28, from Fairmon more PR
Yale Public Health School: Antimalarial Drugs Can Persist in Mosquitoes, Potentially Exposing Malaria Parasites, Study Finds (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- Yale School of Public Health issued the following news:
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Antimalarial Drugs Can Persist in Mosquitoes, Potentially Exposing Malaria Parasites, Study Finds
By Janice Hur
October 05, 2026
Antimalarial drugs are designed to protect people from malaria, but they may also affect the mosquitoes exposed to them during blood meals. A new Yale study, published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, investigates the impact of these medications on mosquitoes, laying the groundwork for future research in more PR
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