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$3.5 Million NIH Grant Works to Restore Immune Function in Older Adults (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 12 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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$3.5 Million NIH Grant Works to Restore Immune Function in Older Adults
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Laijun Lai, research professor of allied health sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR), has received a $3.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a novel therapy aimed at improving immune function in older adults. Laura Haynes, professor of immunology at the UConn Center on Aging, is a co-investigator on t more PR
2026 Faculty Awards recipients announced (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Oct. 12 -- Auburn University posted the following news:
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2026 Faculty Awards recipients announced
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Auburn University has announced the recipients of its 2026 Faculty Awards, recognizing 15 faculty members for exceptional achievement in teaching, research and creative scholarship, mentorship, outreach, and leadership.
Representing seven colleges, this year's honorees reflect the breadth of faculty excellence across Auburn. They will be recognized Nov. 16 at the university's 20th annual Faculty Awards ceremony, hosted more PR
2026 SSSA Fellows Includes University of Tennessee Soil Scientist (10)
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 12 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture posted the following news release:
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2026 SSSA Fellows Includes University of Tennessee Soil Scientist
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Jie Zhuang is one of nine members of the international cohort
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A University of Tennessee professor of soil science is among the nine newest Fellows of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA). Jie Zhuang, a professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science within the UT Institute of Agriculture, will formall more PR
6 students and alumni nominated for Rhodes Scholarship (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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6 students and alumni nominated for Rhodes Scholarship
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Four undergraduates and two recent graduates are nominated for the prestigious award to study at the University of Oxford
By: Melanie Brender
Michigan State University has nominated four undergraduate students and two alumni for the U.S. Rhodes Scholarship. The results of this competition will be determined in November.
The Rhodes Scholarship is the oldest and perhaps most prestigious inte more PR
A multidisciplinary research institute to guide the business world (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Temple University posted the following news:
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A multidisciplinary research institute to guide the business world
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Housed within the Fox School of Business, Temple's Responsible Business Institute (RBI) is a new multidisciplinary hub for research, dialogue and innovation that has launched this fall.
Only 53% of Americans believe large U.S. companies are very or somewhat just, the lowest percentage that the number has been since it started being tracked by JUST Capital seven years ago. That same s more PR
A multidisciplinary research institute to guide the business world (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13 -- Temple University College of Public Health posted the following news:
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A multidisciplinary research institute to guide the business world
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Housed within the Fox School of Business, Temple's Responsible Business Institute (RBI) is a new multidisciplinary hub for research, dialogue and innovation that has launched this fall.
Only 53% of Americans believe large U.S. companies are very or somewhat just, the lowest percentage that the number has been since it started being tracked by JUST Capital sev more PR
A Scholar Studies How Digital Health Can Deliver on Its Promise (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 12 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news:
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A Scholar Studies How Digital Health Can Deliver on Its Promise
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Technology promises to improve health care delivery, enhance disease management, and promote satisfaction for patients and providers alike. Yet the reality often falls short. Mitchell Tang, an assistant professor of Health Policy and Management, studies how digital health technologies function in the real world, uncovering subtle challenges they can introduce and identify more PR
Abstract Portal Open for the 57th Annual Student Scholar Showcase (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Oct. 12 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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Abstract Portal Open for the 57th Annual Student Scholar Showcase
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Calling all WKU students: Have a research question you've been chasing, a creative project you're proud of, or a discovery you can't wait to share? The Student Scholar Showcase is the place to do it. Today, the abstract portal opens for the 57th edition of this beloved WKU tradition, taking place Saturday, March 6, 2027, at DSU.
Since 1970, the Showcase has brought students, me more PR
AI deepfakes are getting spookier. Scientists at CU have developed a better way to spot them (10)
BOULDER, Colorado, Oct. 12 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus posted the following news:
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AI deepfakes are getting spookier. Scientists at CU have developed a better way to spot them
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Hundreds of the nation's smartest computer scientists gathered for a conference in Denver last fall, and Tuan Tran had a big test for them:
Could they tell the difference between the real Brad Pitt and an AI-generated version of him?
Tran, a doctoral candidate in computer science at CU Boulder, rolled the tape on a large projector. Only half more PR
AI deepfakes are getting spookier. Scientists at CU have developed a better way to spot them. (10)
BOULDER, Colorado, Oct. 12 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus posted the following news:
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AI deepfakes are getting spookier. Scientists at CU have developed a better way to spot them.
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Hundreds of the nation's smartest computer scientists gathered for a conference in Denver last fall, and Tuan Tran had a big test for them:
Could they tell the difference between the real Brad Pitt and an AI-generated version of him?
Tran, a doctoral candidate in computer science at CU Boulder, rolled the tape on a large projector. Only half more PR
AI-assisted digital twins for building retrofits (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 12 -- The University of Alabama posted the following news:
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AI-assisted digital twins for building retrofits
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UAB researchers are developing an AI-assisted digital twin platform for building retrofit planning.
Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham have been awarded a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to help advance research and develop an AI-assisted digital twin platform. The purpose of the platform is for building assessment and retrofit planning.
The three-year project, more PR
Alfred University sophomore gains experience in research through NSF-funded S-STEM program (10)
ALFRED, New York, Oct. 12 -- Alfred University posted the following news release:
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Alfred University sophomore gains experience in research through NSF-funded S-STEM program
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Alfred University students are gaining hands-on research experience, exploring career possibilities, and building connections through a National Science Foundation S-STEM program focused on ceramic and glass engineering.
The program brings together students from Alfred University, Colorado School of Mines, and Missouri University of Science and Technology. Durin more PR
An alumna's journey from George Mason nursing to NIH clinical research (10)
FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 12 -- The George Mason University College of Public Health posted the following news:
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An alumna's journey from George Mason nursing to NIH clinical research
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Nursing wasn't part of Nyah Collier's original plan when she arrived at George Mason University.
She started as an international relations major before switching to nursing at the suggestion of her father, who was a nurse himself. Once there, her interests kept expanding. Microbiology introduced her to infectious disease, epidemiology drew her to public more PR
Application window open for university teaching awards (10)
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 12 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news:
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Application window open for university teaching awards
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Mississippi State is accepting applications for the 2027 Grisham Master Teacher, Donald Zacharias Early Career Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Alumni Association Graduate and/or Professional Teaching Excellence awards.
Interested faculty must email an electronic application in PDF form to the MSU Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President. An application cover sheet and instruc more PR
Arkansas Tech Students Provide Aid for RVCAC Clients (10)
RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 12 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news:
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Arkansas Tech Students Provide Aid for RVCAC Clients
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Arkansas Tech University behavioral sciences students recently collected 50 sets of Bluetooth earbuds and headphones for the River Valley Child Advocacy Center as part of an ongoing fall 2026 partnership between ATU students and the organization.
The donation effort developed in conjunction with an interdisciplinary project-based learning course taught by Dr. Jason Ulsperger, ATU professor of s more PR
ArtSci at USU: October 2026 Events Preview (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 12 -- Utah State University posted the following news:
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ArtSci at USU: October 2026 Events Preview
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October brings a full calendar of events from Utah State University's College of Arts & Sciences, celebrating a range of ideas, talent, and work in the ArtSci community.
Tiny Houses Exhibition
Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippets & Eccles Galleries.
This exhibition runs Sept. 8-Oct. 2 in the Tippetts & Eccles Galleries. The galleries are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Kait Arndt Ceramics Workshop
9:3 more PR
Azusa Pacific University: Student Spotlight - Mia Pierce '27 Prepares for Career in Medical Research (10)
AZUSA, California, Oct. 13 -- Azusa Pacific University issued the following news:
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Student Spotlight: Mia Pierce '27 Prepares for Career in Medical Research
October 12, 2026 | Written By Jacqueline Guerrero
One of the most distinctive aspects of an Azusa Pacific University education for STEM students is the opportunity to work alongside accomplished faculty and use advanced technology to conduct research, providing hands-on experience that prepares them for careers in a variety of research-based fields. One of these students is Mia Pie more PR
Bard College: Upcoming Levy Economics Institute Event in Washington, DC, to Focus on A.I. and Financial Instability (10)
ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Oct. 12 -- Bard College issued the following news release:
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Upcoming Levy Economics Institute Event in Washington, DC, to Focus on A.I. and Financial Instability
The Levy Economics Institute launched its Capitol Hill Series in 2025. The annual series brings together financial experts, academics, and policymakers in Washington, DC, to discuss the most pressing issues facing the United State's economy.
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ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.--On Wednesday, October 14, in Washington, DC, the Levy Economics Institute of more PR
Behind Nobel-Winning IceCube Science Lies a Decade of SDSC Computing Expertise (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 12 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Behind Nobel-Winning IceCube Science Lies a Decade of SDSC Computing Expertise
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A long-standing collaboration with the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University of California San Diego has helped provide the computing expertise for the search for high-energy neutrinos from space, work recognized this week with the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Francis Halzen, the University of Wisconsin-Madison physicist whose visio more PR
Billboard names Music Industry Studies Program among world's best (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 12 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news:
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Billboard names Music Industry Studies Program among world's best
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Over two back-to-back September weekends in Louisville, Kentucky, about a dozen University of South Carolina students witnessed the behind-the-scenes challenges and drama inherent in typical crowd-surfing outdoor rock music festivals. Make no mistake, though. Their presence there was strictly business.
The entourage of students, accompanied by Jeremy Polley, assistant pro more PR
Biologist's latest space research tests the waters for lunar gardening (10)
LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 12 -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus posted the following news:
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Biologist's latest space research tests the waters for lunar gardening
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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Dr. Karl Hasenstein has spent more than three decades researching ways to grow plants and vegetables in space, producing a body of work that's informing longstanding efforts to colonize the moon and Mars.
As part of NASA-funded research, Hasenstein, a distinguished professor emeritus of biology in the Ray P. Authemen more PR
Bowdoin College: Can Beauty and Grief Compel Us to Care? (10)
BRUNSWICK, Maine, Oct. 13 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news:
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Can Beauty and Grief Compel Us to Care?
By Kenny Hamann '30 and Maggie Hunter '30
In early October, Professor of Asian Studies and Cinema Studies Shu-chin Tsui gathered scholars from around the world to examine the ecological entanglements created by humans and the impact of our material world.
"In an era marked by ecological disruption and global instability, we are called to attend not only to what matters, but to matter itself," Tsui writes in the program.
Wh more PR
Building resilient coastal communities: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering professor honored by National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 12 -- Florida State University posted the following news:
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Building resilient coastal communities: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering professor honored by National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine
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* Associate Professor Nasrin Alamdari received the Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
* Alamdari's research helps communities develop infrastructure plans to manage water resources.
The National Academies of Scien more PR
BW is international destination for Bach scholars, artists (10)
BEREA, Ohio, Oct. 12 -- Baldwin Wallace University posted the following news:
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BW is international destination for Bach scholars, artists
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In the world of Bach, Baldwin Wallace is among a prestigious group of universities revered for historic and artistic archives and vision, which is why BW became the premier destination for an elite group of scholars, performers and melophiles*.
In October, the 2026 American Bach Society (ABS) held its biennial meeting in Berea, Ohio, placing BW among distinguished previous hosts such as Harvard Un more PR
CAFNR Celebrates State-of-the-art Facilities to Benefit Missouri Agriculture (10)
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Oct. 12 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release:
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CAFNR celebrates state-of-the-art facilities to benefit Missouri agriculture
The four projects resulted from strong collaborations and investment in Missouri agriculture across agronomy, beef production, meat science and vinology.
Oct. 12, 2026
The College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Missouri hosted a day of celebratory ribbon cuttings on Friday, Oct. 9, for four facilities for research, teaching and outrea more PR
Case Western Reserve: Andrew Pieper Awarded the Case Medal for Excellence in Health Science Innovation (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 13 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news:
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Andrew Pieper awarded the Case Medal for Excellence in Health Science Innovation
October 12, 2026 | Story by: Kayla Kingston
When Andrew Pieper, MD, PhD, set out to study the brain, he was drawn by the difficulty of the challenge--and the possibility of making a meaningful difference for patients facing some of medicine's most devastating conditions. Now, that commitment to transformative research and patient care has earned him the Case Medal for E more PR
Case Western Reserve: Hear From Two Students Presenting at Graduate and Medical Student Research Day (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 13 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news:
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Hear from two students presenting at Graduate and Medical Student Research Day
October 12, 2026 | Story by: Kayla Kingston
Every day, students at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine are pushing the boundaries of discovery--conducting research that moves medicine forward, builds healthier communities and improves outcomes for patients around the world. From basic science that expands knowledge to translational studies with real-world i more PR
Cedarville University Launches New Aerospace Engineering Concentration (10)
CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 19 -- Cedarville University posted the following news:
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Cedarville University Launches New Aerospace Engineering Concentration
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Employment of aerospace engineers is projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, faster than the average for all occupations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The agency projects an average of 3,800 openings for aerospace engineers each year.
Cedarville's new 12-credit-hour concentration will provide students with specialized aerospace coursework while building on the univ more PR
Chemist elected fellow of American Physical Society (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Chemist elected fellow of American Physical Society
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John Marohn, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected as a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).
The fellowship program recognizes scientists who have made exceptional contributions in physics and chemical physics research; important applications of physics, leadership in or service to physics; or significant contributions more PR
Chun Wang '24 Continues Efforts to Improve Well-Being of Migrant Youth As Lang Social Impact Fellow (10)
SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Swarthmore College posted the following news:
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Chun Wang '24 Continues Efforts to Improve Well-Being of Migrant Youth As Lang Social Impact Fellow
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As this year's Lang Social Impact Fellow, Chun Wang '24 will continue to work on improving the social and emotional well-being of migrant youth within the context of climate change-induced extreme weather conditions.
With their project, Wang engages with young people through the method of photovoice, a social work practice and research modality that us more PR
College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building Groundbreaking a Milestone for Healthcare Education in Tennessee (10)
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 12 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center posted the following news:
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College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building Groundbreaking a Milestone for Healthcare Education in Tennessee
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Under a large tent on the future site of the College of Medicine Interdisciplinary Building at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences, hundreds of university leaders, elected officials, community partners, alumni, students, faculty and staff gathered Thursday, Oct. 8, to mark a milestone years in the making: the more PR
Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science: Dana Foundation to Fund Neuroscience and AI Education Pilot in NYC High School (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 -- Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news:
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Dana Foundation to Fund Neuroscience and AI Education Pilot in NYC High School
This philanthropic gift extends the NSF-funded outreach work by ARNI, an NSF AI Institute that studies links between natural and artificial intelligence.
October 12, 2026
The NSF AI Institute for Artificial and Natural Intelligence (ARNI) at Columbia Engineering has received a grant from the Dana Foundation to develop an innovative hi more PR
Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science: New $20M NSF Grant to Further Power Physical AI (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 -- Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news:
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New $20M NSF Grant to Further Power Physical AI
Institute will train emerging talent on how to apply AI to manufacturing.
October 12, 2026
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $20 million grant to the NSF AI Institute in Dynamic Systems that will focus on fundamental AI research in aerospace, robotics and manufacturing. The institute is led by five researchers from the University of Washington in Seattl more PR
Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science: The Future of Fusion Depends on Collaboration (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 -- Columbia University Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news:
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The Future of Fusion Depends on Collaboration
At the Columbia Fusion Research Center, leaders charted the path forward while students highlighted their work in plasma physics.
October 12, 2026
Sophia Ramirez
The Columbia Fusion Research Center welcomed a distinguished group of leaders at its annual symposium on September 24, 2026. This event, part of Columbia Engineering's celebration of Climate Week NYC, highl more PR
Cross-disciplinary Clemson research team earns NSF award to develop science teachers (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 12 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Cross-disciplinary Clemson research team earns NSF award to develop science teachers
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Steph Dean has a strong hunch that when a science teacher sees themselves as equal parts scientist and educator, everyone in a school benefits.
Dean, an assistant professor in the College of Education, is leading faculty researchers from multiple colleges at Clemson University on a project to cultivate more scientist-educators who can build bridges between their class more PR
CSUN Prof Received $2M Grant to Study How RNA Helps Bacteria Respond to Heat (10)
NORTHRIDGE, California, Oct. 12 -- California State University Northridge posted the following news release:
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CSUN Prof Received $2M Grant to Study How RNA Helps Bacteria Respond to Heat
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Media Contact: Carmen Ramos Chandler, carmen.chandler@csun.edu, (818) 677-2130
When we get sick, we get a fever. We've been taught that a rising temperature means your immune system is actively fighting off an infection. But what does that mean at the most basic core of your body, your genes? Michael Abdelsayed hopes to find out, and the National In more PR
Darlene Weaver named University of Dayton's 20th president (10)
DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 12 -- The University of Dayton posted the following news:
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Darlene Weaver named University of Dayton's 20th president
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The University of Dayton Board of Trustees named Darlene Weaver, UD's provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, as the University's 20th president. She will begin her tenure July 1 as the first woman to serve as president in UD's 176-year history.
Weaver, a nationally respected ethicist and moral theologian, accomplished academic leader and Catholic educator, has served as UD's pro more PR
Earhart expedition update: Crew arrives at Nikumaroro, launches critical phase of Amelia Earhart plane search (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 12 -- Purdue University posted the following news release:
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Earhart expedition update: Crew arrives at Nikumaroro, launches critical phase of Amelia Earhart plane search
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NIKUMARORO, Kiribati -- Following a five-day, 830-nautical-mile voyage across the remote South Pacific, the 17-person Taraia Object expedition team, supported by a 17-person boat crew, arrived Monday (Oct. 12) at Nikumaroro to start its investigation of a visual anomaly spotted in satellite imagery that may be what remains of Amelia Earh more PR
Economists Robert E. Hall PhD '67 and Michael Woodford PhD '83 share Nobel prize (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Economists Robert E. Hall PhD '67 and Michael Woodford PhD '83 share Nobel prize
The MIT alumni are honored for work that illuminates how government policy can spur growth in response to economic downturns.
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Robert Hall PhD '67 and Michael Woodford PhD '83, scholars who both earned their doctorates at MIT, have been awarded the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.
Hall, a professor at St more PR
Elder and Sister Bednar Return to BYU-Idaho for Its 25th Anniversary (10)
REXBURG, Idaho, Oct. 10 -- Brigham Young University Idaho campus issued the following news:
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Elder and Sister Bednar Return to BYU-Idaho for Its 25th Anniversary
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This article was originally published by Church News. It is republished here with permission.
For BYU-Idaho student Kaley Serpa, Thursday's devotional with Elder David A. Bednarof the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Sister Susan Bednar, filled her with gratitude for her education.
On Thursday evening, Oct. 8, Elder and Sister Bednar -- who served as the preside more PR
EPICC Awards recognize commitment to Duffield Engineering's core values (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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EPICC Awards recognize commitment to Duffield Engineering's core values
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The Cornell Duffield College of Engineering celebrated its fifth annual EPICC Awards on Oct. 8 in Statler Auditorium, recognizing faculty and staff whose work exemplifies the college's core values of excellence, purpose, innovation, community and collaboration.
"These values anchor our work and the commitments we make to each other in Duffield Engineering," said Lynden Archer, the Joseph more PR
Experts will discuss 2027 economy predictions at Futurecast (10)
KOKOMO, Indiana, Oct. 12 -- Indiana University Kokomo campus posted the following news:
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Experts will discuss 2027 economy predictions at Futurecast
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KOKOMO, Ind. -- Much of 2026 has been marked by persistent inflation, escalating energy costs, and macroeconomic headwinds such as higher interest rates and geopolitical conflict. Looking ahead to the coming year, some may wonder whether these conditions will settle into a new economic baseline.
Economists at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business will provide guidance to help more PR
Finding Purpose at Saint Francis University (10)
LORETTO, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Saint Francis University posted the following news:
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Finding Purpose at Saint Francis University
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More Than a Major: Finding Purpose, Community, and Opportunity at Saint Francis University
Choosing a college is about more than finding a major. It's about finding a place where you can learn, grow, and discover who you want to become.
The right university will prepare you for a career while helping you discover new strengths and the kind of person you want to become. At Saint Francis University (SFU), more PR
Ford School of Public Policy: Lessons From Maine - What It Takes to Implement Aligned P-2 Curriculum (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 13 -- The University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news:
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Lessons from Maine: What it takes to implement aligned P-2 curriculum
October 12, 2026
As preschool access expands, a crucial gap remains. Many preschoolers lack access to high-quality early learning experiences and curricula. Further, many early elementary classrooms fail to build on children's earliest learning experiences. New evidence-based curricula spanning Pre-K through second grade (P-2) could provide that missin more PR
FSU computer scientist appointed National Science Foundation program director (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 12 -- Florida State University posted the following news:
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FSU computer scientist appointed National Science Foundation program director
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A Florida State University researcher is helping guide national research priorities in artificial intelligence, advanced computing and data systems in his new role as a program director within the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure at the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Professor of Computer Science Weikuan Yu will serve as an NSF program director for at least one more PR
FSU names Keithen Mathis interim director of Civil Rights Institute (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 12 -- Florida State University posted the following news:
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FSU names Keithen Mathis interim director of Civil Rights Institute
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Florida State University has appointed Keithen Mathis as interim director of the FSU Civil Rights Institute (CRI). Mathis will lead the institute's academic and public-facing initiatives and its work to advance civil rights research, dialogue and engagement.
A respected scholar and educator, Mathis brings extensive experience in research, teaching and community engagement to the ro more PR
Gardner-Webb Faculty-Staff Showcase Highlights Artistic and Scholarly Talent (10)
BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina, Oct. 12 -- Gardner-Webb University posted the following news:
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Gardner-Webb Faculty-Staff Showcase Highlights Artistic and Scholarly Talent
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Senior Art Major Frances Blackston Helps Organize the Exhibit Opening on Oct. 16 in Tucker Gallery
BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.--The Department of Communication, Art, and Design (CAD) will host a Faculty-Staff Showcase throughout the 2026 Fall Semester in the Ali Pouryousefi Memorial Art Gallery in Tucker Student Center. The exhibit will open on Oct. 16 with a reception more PR
Gatton Academy Senior Takes Home Third Award at Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Oct. 12 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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Gatton Academy Senior Takes Home Third Award at Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair
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Gatton Academy senior Jiwoo Kim (Model Laboratory School) earned Third Award and a cash prize at the renowned Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in the cellular and molecular biology category. ISEF is the world's largest precollege science and engineering competition featuring more than 1,700 finalists and awarding more more PR
Georgia State University Receives Approval for State's First Doctor of Social Work Degree (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 13 -- Georgia State University issued the following news:
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Georgia State University Receives Approval for State's First Doctor of Social Work Degree
October 12, 2026
ATLANTA -- Following unanimous approval by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents at its Oct. 6 meeting, Georgia State University will offer the state's first Doctor of Social Work (DSW) degree.
Housed in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies' School of Social Work, the program is expected to begin in 2027. The hybrid program, with b more PR
Golden Volt ranks Kentucky State No. 7 for HBCU campus acreage (10)
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 12 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news:
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Golden Volt ranks Kentucky State No. 7 for HBCU campus acreage
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Research farms, forests, and aquatic facilities extend learning beyond the classroom
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky State University ranks No. 7 on Golden Volt's recent list of the 15 historically Black colleges and universities with the largest campus acreage, highlighting the land that supports its teaching, research, and community service.
Golden Volt, a digital media brand focused on H more PR
GRCC Student Turns Engineering Interests into Hands-On Opportunities (10)
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Grand Rapids Community College posted the following news:
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GRCC Student Turns Engineering Interests into Hands-On Opportunities
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Aidan Lamptey knows the kind of things he wants to build someday.
"Like Iron Man-type, stuff," he said with a laugh.
More specifically, the Grand Rapids Community College student is interested in mechanical engineering, robotics, and creating things that move -- maybe a mechanical arm or another device that combines mechanical and electrical systems.
"I just want to be a more PR
GVSU Survey: West Michigan Economy Marks Ninth Month of Growth (10)
ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 13 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news:
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GVSU survey: West Michigan economy marks ninth month of growth
By Brian Vernellis
Oct 12, 2026
For the ninth consecutive month, an economic report compiled by a Grand Valley researcher showed continued growth in West Michigan, although the pace of growth slowed in September.
Brian Long, director of supply management research at GVSU's Seidman College of Business, said his monthly survey of the region's purchasing managers continues to demonstrat more PR
Harry S Truman College celebrates 70 years of serving the people of the City of Chicago, the college traces its origins back to 1956 (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 12 -- City Colleges of Chicago posted the following news:
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Harry S Truman College celebrates 70 years of serving the people of the City of Chicago, the college traces its origins back to 1956
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For seventy years and counting, Harry S Truman College had served thousands of Chicagoans by offering academic excellence to its students in their chosen educational pathways.
"Harry S Truman College has spent 70 incredible years of opening doors of opportunity for our students through education. Opportunities they've ea more PR
Having someone to talk to linked to better mental health among LGBQ+ teens (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 12 -- Tulane University posted the following news release:
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Having someone to talk to linked to better mental health among LGBQ+ teens
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Gay or bisexual teens who have someone to turn to with a serious problem have significantly better mental health outcomes than those who don't, according to a new study from Tulane University researchers.
Among gay and lesbian teens, an estimated 61% of those without a trusted person had experienced depression in the past year, compared with 35% of those who had at least more PR
Her mixed reality (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 11 -- The University of Southern California Gould School of Law posted the following news:
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Her mixed reality
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Borders, for Ivon Bensason (LLM 2009), have always been things you traverse, not barriers to entry.
She speaks three languages fluently: Turkish, French and English.
She was born in Israel and grew up in Istanbul, attending a French lycee. She learned international law in French, but completed her Master of Laws (LLM) degree in English at USC Gould School of Law. Today, she lives in Astana, Kaz more PR
Hillsdale College Ph.D. Candidate Presents Doctoral Research on Southern Political Philosophy (10)
HILLSDALE, Michigan, Oct. 13 -- Hillsdale College issued the following news release:
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Oct. 12, 2026
Hillsdale College Ph.D. Candidate Presents Doctoral Research on Southern Political Philosophy
Jacob Nelson presented research from his dissertation, 'Equality Among Equals the Polestar of Politics: The Political Philosophy of the Antebellum South.'
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HILLSDALE, Mich. -- Hillsdale College doctoral candidate Jacob Nelson recently completed his dissertation, "Equality Among Equals the Polestar of Politics: The Political Philosophy of the more PR
HMEI to Open Environmental Exhibition by Artist Maya Lin (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 13 -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University posted the following news:
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HMEI to Open Environmental Exhibition by Artist Maya Lin
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This month, High Meadows Environmental Institute will open the inaugural exhibition in our new Environmental Gallery in Briger Hall with an installation of artist Maya Lin's What Is Missing?
Lin's memorial to the planet uses immersive, science-based artworks to raise awareness about the present sixth mass extinction, emphasizing that, through conservat more PR
Hofstra Research Explores Student-Athletes' Connections Online and Off (10)
HEMPSTEAD, New York, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- Hofstra University issued the following news:
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Hofstra Research Explores Student-Athletes' Connections Online and Off
A six-session program developed by Hofstra University researchers helped student-athletes scale back their social media usage and focus more on building interpersonal connections, according to findings featured in the Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice.
The article, "Enhancing Student-Athlete Belonging Through an Identity-Focused Intervention," was co-authored by Dr more PR
Honoring a legacy, expanding hands-on learning at the MSU Pollinator Performance Center (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news:
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Honoring a legacy, expanding hands-on learning at the MSU Pollinator Performance Center
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Inspired by the leadership of Dr. Meghan Milbrath, Charlotte Hubbard's gift creates a new gathering place for education and outreach while celebrating the legacy of her late husband, Marshall Beachler.
For beekeepers, there is no substitute for stepping into an apiary and opening a hive.
"You can watch webinars, e more PR
Honors College student receives national Pioneer Award (10)
RUSTON, Louisiana, Oct. 12 -- Louisiana Tech University posted the following news:
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Honors College student receives national Pioneer Award
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Brantley Gray, Louisiana Tech Honors student, recently received a Pioneer Award worth $1,000 from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. As the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society, Gray is one of 50 students nationwide to receive the award.
The Pioneer Awards are designed to encourage undergraduate members to develop the research, engagement, and leadership skills necessary t more PR
How CSU Students Are Strengthening California's Cyber Defenses (10)
LONG BEACH, California, Oct. 13 -- California State University issued the following news:
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How CSU Students Are Strengthening California's Cyber Defenses
By Janice Yun
10/12/2026
Across California, CSU students are learning to defend networks, respond to emerging threats and bring vital cybersecurity services to their communities.
From ransomware attacks on businesses to online scams targeting older adults, cybercrime poses a serious threat on individuals, small businesses, large corporations and government infrastructure worldwide. more PR
How Team Science at Sylvester is Changing Brain Cancer Care (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 12 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news:
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How Team Science at Sylvester is Changing Brain Cancer Care
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At Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, specialists across surgery, neuro-oncology, radiation oncology, pathology and data science collaborate to personalize brain cancer care and move research discoveries into clinical evaluation.
Key Takeaways
* Multidisciplinary teams at Sylvester integrate care, research and data science to improve outcomes in complex brain cancer more PR
How the super El Nino could affect fall fertilizer's all-important timing (10)
AMES, Iowa, Oct. 12 -- Iowa State University posted the following news release:
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How the super El Nino could affect fall fertilizer's all-important timing
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AMES, Iowa -- Timing is crucial for Iowa farmers preparing their post-harvest fields for the coming season, but they don't work on a date-based schedule. Fertilizing fields in the fall requires closely watching soil temperatures to avoid lost production in next year's crop and nitrate pollution in waterways.
Looking to the ground instead of the calendar will be especially importan more PR
How the USC program Third Space teaches California teens power skills to succeed (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 12 -- The University of Southern California Rossier School of Education posted the following news:
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How the USC program Third Space teaches California teens power skills to succeed
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For one week in June and another in July, 124 high school students from Riverside and Los Angeles counties traded their summer plans for USC dorms, roommates and a full schedule of leadership and problem solving training on campus. By the end of the program, the week had more than filled a summer resume, it had reshaped how so more PR
In Print: 'The Right to Knowledge: A Learning-Systems Approach for the Sustainable Development Goals' (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 12 -- Purdue University posted the following news release:
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In Print: 'The Right to Knowledge: A Learning-Systems Approach for the Sustainable Development Goals'
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The Right to Knowledge: A Learning-Systems Approach for the Sustainable Development Goals
Purdue authors
Julia Bello-Bravo
John Medendorp
Barry Pittendrigh
Additional author
Anne Namatsi Lutomia
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Springer Nature
Publication date
November 2025
About the book (from the publisher)
This empirically researched and grounded book p more PR
In the clouds (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 12 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news:
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In the clouds
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* WashU won a federal grant to build AI models that will help scientists better understand aerosol effects on marine low clouds.
* The new models will separate out the effects of tiny particles from wildfire smoke.
* The knowledge can help communities protect public health and prepare for extreme weather.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded researchers at Washington University in St. Louis a grant worth $1 mil more PR
Iowa Dentistry Hosts International Delegation from Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 12 -- The University of Iowa International Programs posted the following news:
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Iowa Dentistry Hosts International Delegation from Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
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The University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics hosted an international delegation from the College of Dentistry at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 7-9.
Dr. Rahaf Al-Mohareh, dean of the College of Dentistry at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, and Dr. Hala Ragab, professo more PR
ISU History Professor Gives Talk at Museum of the American Revolution (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Oct. 12 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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ISU History Professor Gives Talk at Museum of the American Revolution
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Dr. Marie Stango, Associate Professor of History at ISU, recently presented a paper at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia as part of an international celebration of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence, the Museum of the American Revolution created The Declaration's Journey, a landmark exhi more PR
JAMEN Summit Gives Student Journalists Real-World Reporting Experience (10)
TURLOCK, California, Oct. 12 -- California State University Stanislaus posted the following news:
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JAMEN Summit Gives Student Journalists Real-World Reporting Experience
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With cameras, notepads and pens in hand, college and high school students from across the region recently took to the Stanislaus State campus to practice their reporting skills at the second Journalism and Media Education Network (JAMEN) Summit.
Hosted by the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative (CVJC) in partnership with Stan State, "JAMEN 2.0" on Sept. 25 conne more PR
JMU Makes Historic Move to Join the American Conference (10)
HARRISONBURG, Virginia, Oct. 13 -- James Madison University issued the following news:
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JMU Makes Historic Move to Join the American Conference
Dear faculty, staff and students,
Today is a significant day in JMU's history, and I want you to hear it from me directly.
James Madison University is joining the American Conference. Our Board of Visitors voted unanimously to apply for and accept an invitation to the conference, effective no later than July 1, 2028.
The conference's 13 member institutions, including schools like Temple, East more PR
Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Identify Promising Biological Marker Linked to Treatment-Resistant Psychosis (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 12 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine posted the following news release:
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Johns Hopkins Medicine Researchers Identify Promising Biological Marker Linked to Treatment-Resistant Psychosis
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In a preliminary study using blood and spinal fluid samples from 200 people, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have evidence that a well-studied blood pressure regulation protein appears to also be a marker for and perhaps play a role in treatment-resistant schizophrenia and other psychoses.
The findings, if confirmed in la more PR
Johns Hopkins: Tiny Robots Speed Medicine Through Body to the Heart (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news:
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Tiny robots speed medicine through body to the heart
Wireless magnetic millirobots the size of a pencil tip could one day replace open-heart surgery and ineffective drug therapy
By Jill Rosen
Johns Hopkins University engineers have created robots the size of a pencil tip intended to travel through the body to deliver medicine to infections inside a beating heart.
The bots, designed to replace risky open-heart surgery and ineffective IV-drug more PR
K-State Students Combine Spanish Immersion With Interdisciplinary Research During Summer Study Abroad Program (10)
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Oct. 13 -- Kansas State University issued the following news:
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Spanish in action
K-State students combine Spanish immersion with interdisciplinary research during summer study abroad program
By Rebecca Bender, Department of Modern Languages
Oct. 12, 2026
Sixteen Kansas State University students spent part of their summer putting their Spanish language skills to work through immersive cultural experiences and individualized research projects in Spain.
The students, representing majors and minors across the colleges more PR
Kean Awarded $500K Grant for CyberAI Education and Research (10)
UNION, New Jersey, Oct. 12 -- Kean University posted the following news release:
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Kean Awarded $500K Grant for CyberAI Education and Research
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Kean University was awarded a $500,000 National Science Foundation grant to support the development of academic pathways and prepare students for the emerging CyberAI workforce.
The project brings together Kean faculty across multiple disciplines to expand CyberAI coursework, hands-on learning and research while preparing students for careers in the field.
Daehan Kwak, associate professor in more PR
KU launches Higher Learning Commission Accreditation 2029 mid-cycle review (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 12 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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KU launches Higher Learning Commission Accreditation 2029 mid-cycle review
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LAWRENCE -- In a little more than two years, the University of Kansas will undergo evaluation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) to verify the institution continues to meet accreditation standards. On Oct. 6, members from various KU campuses met in the Kansas Union to formally begin the process.
Along with ensuring continuous improvement, HLC accreditation is a requirement more PR
La Roche University Announces 2026 Distinguished Alumni Circle Honorees (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- La Roche University posted the following news release:
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La Roche University Announces 2026 Distinguished Alumni Circle Honorees
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PITTSBURGH, Oct. 12, 2026 - La Roche University has named four graduates to its 2026 Distinguished Alumni Circle, recognizing their professional achievements, leadership, and contributions to their communities. This year's honorees represent the fields of interior design, arts education, science and technology, and higher education.
The recipients will be recognized duri more PR
Lean Six Sigma for Doctoral Research (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 12 -- The University of Phoenix posted the following news release:
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Lean Six Sigma for Doctoral Research
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Author-developed evidence chain adapts Lean Six Sigma Define and Measure logic to help practitioner researchers build evidence-based, methodologically aligned dissertation problem statements
University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies has published a new white paper, "Building a Lean Six Sigma-Based Background of the Problem and Problem Statement," by James C. Rice, DM/IST, MBA, and Scott A. McCalla, more PR
Leeds Faculty Bring Business Perspectives to CU Boulder's Inaugural Sustainability Research Summit (10)
BOULDER, Colorado, Oct. 12 -- The University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business posted the following news:
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Leeds Faculty Bring Business Perspectives to CU Boulder's Inaugural Sustainability Research Summit
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From strengthening supply chains and organizational accountability to understanding public attitudes and bringing climate innovations to market, Leeds faculty highlighted the role of business research in advancing sustainability at CU Boulder's inaugural Sustainability Research Summit, held October 8-9.
Hosted by CU Bou more PR
Legacy in Motion: Danielle Dickens Carries Her Family's Spelman Story Forward (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 12 -- Spelman College posted the following news:
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Legacy in Motion: Danielle Dickens Carries Her Family's Spelman Story Forward
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From a Mother's Second Chance to a Daughter's Calling, Dickens' Spelman Journey Reflects the Enduring Power of Education, Sisterhood and Mentorship
For Danielle Dickens, Ph.D., C'2009, a psychology professor at Spelman College, her connection to the College began long before she became a student. As an elementary school student, Dickens sometimes accompanied her mother, Brenai Dickens more PR
Lycoming College awarded $34,955 IDEAS grant to support study abroad opportunities in Colombia (10)
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Lycoming College posted the following news:
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Lycoming College awarded $34,955 IDEAS grant to support study abroad opportunities in Colombia
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The U.S. Department of State's IDEAS Program has awarded Lycoming College an IDEAS grant for $34,955 under the 2025 grant competition to support efforts to expand opportunities for more American students to study abroad and gain skills that are critical to U.S. national security and economic prosperity. The IDEAS Program is a federal initiative that helps U. more PR
Mahurin-Crawford Lab Team Goes International for Landscape Conservation Efforts (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Oct. 12 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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Mahurin-Crawford Lab Team Goes International for Landscape Conservation Efforts
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A team from WKU's Crawford Hydrology Laboratory (CHL) and the WKU Mahurin Honors College (MCH) recently returned from Vancouver Island, Canada, where they attended the biennial EuroMAB conference. The event is a gathering of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International Biosphere Reserves representing Europe and North more PR
Miami University's 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition winners (10)
OXFORD, Ohio, Oct. 12 -- Miami University posted the following news:
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Miami University's 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition winners
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Ruth Obianuju Ndupu, a third-year year doctoral student in Chemistry with faculty adviser John Alumasa, assistant professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, for her presentation "Giving a Last-Resort Antibiotic a Second Chance." Ndupu's research focuses on understanding and combating resistance to colistin, a last-resort antibiotic. She will compete at the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools more PR
Michael Woodford '80 Awarded Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 12 -- Yale Law School posted the following news:
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Michael Woodford '80 Awarded Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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Michael Woodford '80, the John Bates Clark Professor of Political Economy at Columbia University, was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Oct. 12. Woodford shared the prize with Robert E. Hall, the Robert and Carol McNeil Endowed Professor in Economics at Stanford University.
Woodford and Hall received the prize "for microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabi more PR
Michael Woodford, UChicago alum and former faculty member, shares Nobel Prize (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 12 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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Michael Woodford, UChicago alum and former faculty member, shares Nobel Prize
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Michael Woodford, AB'77, a University of Chicago alum and former faculty member, won a share of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2026 for his work developing new frameworks to address fluctuations in the economy.
During the announcement on Oct. 12, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited Woodford and Prof. Robert E. Hall of Stan more PR
Michigan Medicine: Can Your Voice Reveal Early Signs of Alzheimer's? (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Can Your Voice Reveal Early Signs of Alzheimer's?
An interview with Neguine Rezaii, MD
October 12, 2026
In this episode, Lauren & Matt speak with Neguine Rezaii, MD, an Assistant Professor at Neurology at Harvard Medical School and a Board-Certified Neuropsychiatrist at Mass General Hospital. Dr. Rezaii's research focuses on using natural language processing and artificial intellige more PR
Modified lentil protein mimics fat in non-fat yogurt, researchers report (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Modified lentil protein mimics fat in non-fat yogurt, researchers report
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Modified lentil protein can act like fat in non-fat foods, especially yogurt, delivering creaminess and richness, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State.
The work, published in Food Chemistry, is the latest effort to develop an effective fat texturizer for use in low-fat foods. Excessive calorie intake, particularly from more PR
Montana State doctoral student uses drones to identify ailing plants (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 12 -- Montana State University posted the following news:
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Montana State doctoral student uses drones to identify ailing plants
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BOZEMAN -- Shehzore Hashmi is considering a career in academia. Or perhaps he'll pursue a career in industry. Either is a possibility. But first, the second-year doctoral student at Montana State University needs to get his drone pilot's license.
Hashmi, who came to MSU in 2025, is studying electrical and computer engineering in MSU's Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering.
"One of m more PR
Montana State researchers receive $1.5 million grant to study adaptive grazing management with ranches statewide (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 12 -- Montana State University posted the following news:
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Montana State researchers receive $1.5 million grant to study adaptive grazing management with ranches statewide
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BOZEMAN -- Montana State University researchers from the Department of Animal and Range Sciences and the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences have received a $1.5 million grant from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation with funding through the Ranchland Stewardship Program to study adaptive grazing p more PR
More Than a Crop: MSU historian's new book examines cotton's place in Southern history (10)
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 12 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news:
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More Than a Crop: MSU historian's new book examines cotton's place in Southern history
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STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State University historian James C. "Jim" Giesen's latest book explores the cultural, environmental and economic influence of cotton on the American South and its people.
Released this month by University of Georgia Press, "The Land of Cotton: Culture, Landscape, and the Fabric of Southern History," examines approximately 150 more PR
MSU scientist Bruno Basso to be honored for outstanding contributions to agronomic research (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news:
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MSU scientist Bruno Basso to be honored for outstanding contributions to agronomic research
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Basso will receive the Carl Sprengel Agronomic Research Award Nov. 2 in Portland, Oregon.
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Michigan State University researcher Bruno Basso, a world-renowned soil scientist and expert in precision agriculture, will receive the 2026 Carl Sprengel Agronomic Research Award from the American Societ more PR
NASA Awards Virginia Tech $5.8 Million to Advance Aircraft Design and Certification (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 13 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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NASA awards Virginia Tech $5.8 million to advance aircraft design and certification
The project's goal is faster and more efficient aircraft design that incorporates certification requirements earlier, reducing costly redesigns later in development.
By Jama Green
12 Oct 2026
When designing new aircraft, aerospace engineers optimize for cost, fuel efficiency, and reduction in weight and noise. After a lengthy development process, the vehicle must then meet cer more PR
New INAR report measures Highland Center's significant community impact (10)
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 12 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus posted the following news:
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New INAR report measures Highland Center's significant community impact
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SHREVEPORT - Madison Poche witnesses the daily impact the Highland Center has on the historic Shreveport neighborhood for which it's named.
But now Poche, the Center's executive director, has comprehensive data to measure that impact.
The Highland Center is "associated with measurable improvements" for residents across a variety of areas through its 21 pa more PR
New method offers a closer look at cells that help nerves repair (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 12 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news:
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New method offers a closer look at cells that help nerves repair
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A clearer look at hard-to-see cells could help researchers answer new questions about nerve damage and recovery.
Under the microscope, mitochondria inside healthy terminal Schwann cells form a web of interconnected branches, with tiny doughnut-shaped loops appearing near where the cells branch and split.
But getting that view presents a challenge. Terminal Schwann cells -- which help m more PR
New Pezold Center for Emergent Technology to reshape Georgia's tech education, workforce (10)
COLUMBUS, Georgia, Oct. 12 -- Columbus State University posted the following news:
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New Pezold Center for Emergent Technology to reshape Georgia's tech education, workforce
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Landmark support from Jack and JoRhee Pezold is elevating Columbus State University's impact on STEM education, technology innovation and workforce development in Columbus, across Georgia and beyond.
The university will break ground early next year on the 36,000-square-foot building that will serve as the new home for CSU's Coca-Cola Space Science Center and its more PR
New sensor developed at Oregon State shows promise for fast, low-cost food-quality testing (10)
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 12 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release:
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New sensor developed at Oregon State shows promise for fast, low-cost food-quality testing
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Science have developed a new electrochemical sensor for rapidly and accurately detecting a naturally occurring compound widely used in the food, beverage and fragrance industries.
The compound is eugenol, which gives cloves their telltale flavor and smell, and measuring its presence i more PR
New York University Steinhardt School of Culture: Communicative Sciences & Disorders Faculty Grigos and Yoon Awarded Nearly $7M in NIH Grant Funding (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 -- The New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development issued the following news:
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Communicative Sciences & Disorders Faculty Grigos and Yoon Awarded Nearly $7M in NIH Grant Funding
October 12, 2026
Maria Grigos and Si On Yoon received $3.16M and $3.79M, respectively, from the National Institutes of Health for multidisciplinary, cross-institutional research projects.
Two faculty from NYU Steinhardt's Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders (CSD) have received five-year gra more PR
Niagara University Hospitality Students Head to Dublin for International Experience (10)
NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Oct. 12 -- Niagara University posted the following news:
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Niagara University Hospitality Students Head to Dublin for International Experience
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Six students from Niagara University's College of Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management are headed to Dublin, Ireland, to get a firsthand look at the international hospitality industry through a weeklong study trip organized in partnership with Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin), one of Ireland's best-known institutions for hospitality education. The stude more PR
NJIT Spinout OppyAI Takes Private Hybrid AI to the Global Stage (10)
NEWARK, New Jersey, Oct. 13 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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NJIT Spinout OppyAI Takes Private Hybrid AI to the Global Stage
October 12, 2026
What if organizations could use powerful cloud AI without handing over readable prompts, confidential context, or generated responses? OppyAI, an NJIT spinout led by Associate Professor Hai Phan in the Department of Data Science, is tackling that challenge with Neural Crypto, a technology designed to combine cloud-scale intelligence with customer-controlled pr more PR
Northwestern University: Blink-powered Glasses Could Keep an Eye on Health (10)
EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 12 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release:
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Blink-powered glasses could keep an eye on health
New smart glasses harvest mechanical energy from facial movements to power sensors
October 12, 2026
* Tiny sensors harvest energy from blinks, eyebrow raises, jaw movements and even pulsing arteries
* Prototype glasses tracked behaviors associated with bruxism, including jaw clenching and teeth tapping
* System uses machine learning to recognize six facial activities with 93.8% accurac more PR
Northwestern University: Shape of Water Defines the Hotspot That Starts Protein Aggregation in Dementia (10)
EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 12 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release:
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The shape of water defines the hotspot that starts protein aggregation in dementia
Blocking that single spot stopped misfolded tau proteins from spreading and points to a new drug target
October 12, 2026
* Tau proteins misfold and stack into long fibrils that disrupt neurons, and when released, can cause tau in neighboring cells to misfold and aggregate, too
* Researchers found naive soluble tau connects to an existing tau at a single more PR
Novel material's magnetism could improve electronics' speed, efficiency (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Novel material's magnetism could improve electronics' speed, efficiency
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A material thinner than a human hair may foster faster computing devices that demand less energy and store more data, according to a multi-institutional team led by researchers in the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF).
Published in the journal Advanced Materials, the more PR
Now 50 Years Old, One of the World's Most Diverse Collection of Organisms Lives On at UT (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 13 -- The University of Texas issued the following news:
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Now 50 Years Old, One of the World's Most Diverse Collection of Organisms Lives On at UT
David Nobles Jr., curator of the UTEX Culture Collection of Algae, looks back and explains why algae matter in research.
October 12, 2026
In 2026, a remarkable collection, unique to The University of Texas in Austin, celebrated its 50th anniversary -- the UTEX Culture Collection of Algae. David Nobles Jr., just the third curator of the collection in its 50 years, is char more PR
Nursing professor earns inaugural fellowship focused on nurse retention (10)
KENNESAW, Georgia, Oct. 12 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release:
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Nursing professor earns inaugural fellowship focused on nurse retention
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From pediatric and school nursing to academia, Kennesaw State University assistant professor Alyson Epp has made a career of working with younger people.
Her research into retaining nurses and professional identity among nurses helped make her the first recipient of the Jane J. Yarbrough Nursing Fellowship in KSU's Wellstar School of Nursing. Epp earned the fellowship, wh more PR
Oct. 16 talk to present new framework for modeling and predicting landslides (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Oct. 16 talk to present new framework for modeling and predicting landslides
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Mirna Kassem, postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, and incoming assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University, will give the talk "Regional-scale coupled hydrological and hillslope stability modeling of rainfall-induced landslides" at 2 p.m. on Friday, O more PR
Oct. 19 EarthTalks seminar to discuss community support to prevent flood impacts (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Oct. 19 EarthTalks seminar to discuss community support to prevent flood impacts
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Lara Fowler, professor of teaching with Penn State Dickinson Law, will give the talk "Multisolving the deluge: building community-led solutions to flooding challenges" at 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, in 112 Walker Building at Penn State University Park. The talk will also be available via Zoom.
The event is part of the 2026-27 EarthT more PR
Ohio Wesleyan University: Always in Reach (10)
DELAWARE, Ohio, Oct. 12 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release:
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Always in Reach
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Human Rights Researcher to Discuss 'Silencing Across Borders' Oct. 27 at Ohio Wesleyan
DELAWARE, Ohio - Human rights researcher Muetter Tohti will present "Silencing Voices Across Borders: China's Repression of the Uyghur Diaspora" when she presents Ohio Wesleyan University's 2026 Corinne Lyman Lecture on International Studies.
Tohti will speak at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27 in the Benes Rooms of OWU's Hamilton-Williams Campus Center, 40 R more PR
Pair of MSU students named to prestigious Gateway to Ag Careers program (10)
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 12 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news:
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Pair of MSU students named to prestigious Gateway to Ag Careers program
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STARKVILLE, Miss.--Two Mississippi State students are among seven nationwide selected for the 2026 Gateway to Ag Careers program.
Anslee Boyd, a plant and soil sciences graduate student from Sandhill, and Ella Britt, a biosystems engineering junior from Macon, Georgia, will represent MSU at the AgGateway Annual Meeting and Conference Nov. 9-11 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Penn State Abington Students Build Leadership Skills in Global Business Challenge (10)
ABINGTON, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13 -- Pennsylvania State University Abington campus issued the following news:
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Penn State Abington students build leadership skills in global business challenge
October 12, 2026
By Regina Broscius
ABINGTON, Pa. -- For five intense days last week, Penn State Abington students worked like colleagues instead of classmates.
Joined by students from Germany's Hof University, they spent hours on campus developing recommendations for a real-world challenge presented by a health-care technology company while navi more PR
Personality Traits Influence Level of Lasting Distress During a Crisis, USC-led Study Finds (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California issued the following news:
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Personality traits influence level of lasting distress during a crisis, USC-led study finds
National study finds neuroticism was associated with greater and more persistent mental distress during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 12, 2026 By Beth Newcomb
An individual's personality, especially how strongly they react to uncertainty, may help indicate how vulnerable they are to prolonged mental distress during a major c more PR
Polar Bears, Brown Bears and a Historical Alaskan Mystery (10)
POCATELLO, Idaho, Oct. 12 -- Idaho State University posted the following news:
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Polar Bears, Brown Bears and a Historical Alaskan Mystery
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On a little island in the North Pacific, there is a mystery that no one can quite explain--not yet, at least.
The National Science Foundation recently awarded a grant to fund an archaeological project on Unalaska Island, Alaska, spearheaded by Katherine Reedy, interim dean and professor of anthropology at Idaho State University College of Humanities, Education and Social Sciences.
Reedy shared th more PR
Pomona College Launches $530 Million Campaign to Expand Access, Academic Excellence and Global Education (10)
CLAREMONT, California, Oct. 12 -- Pomona College posted the following news:
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Pomona College Launches $530 Million Campaign to Expand Access, Academic Excellence and Global Education
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Story Date: Monday, October 12, 2026Pomona College students, faculty, alumni, staff, and Trustees celebrated the launch of the Originals Campaign, the most ambitious fundraising effort in the more PR
Preliminary targets identified for Road Map workstreams (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 11 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Preliminary targets identified for Road Map workstreams
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Following the announcement of 11 Road Map workstreams in September, University leaders, in collaboration with workstream sponsors and leads, have solidified preliminary workstream targets. The preliminary targets establish initial goals to guide planning and inform recommendations for advancing key University priorities.
The targets were developed based on more PR
Princeton: Luc Deike Wins Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative Award From the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 13 -- Princeton University issued the following news:
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Luc Deike wins Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Oct. 12, 2026
Luc Deike, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and the High Meadows Environmental Institute, has won an Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
The award supports tenured, mid-career faculty doing experimental work in physics. Deike is one of 21 U.S. researchers more PR
Professor Advances Research on Computer Security (10)
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Virginia, Oct. 12 -- Hampden-Sydney College posted the following news:
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Professor Advances Research on Computer Security
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Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science William Tolley is contributing to an Open Technology Fund (OTF)-supported research project focused on internet censorship, protecting online privacy, and strengthening access to information.
As co-founder and president of Breakpointing Bad, a nonprofit dedicated to computer security research that supports privacy, censorship resistance, free e more PR
Professor Andrea J. Martin presents at the Center for Jewish Legal Studies International Law Symposium at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news:
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Professor Andrea J. Martin presents at the Center for Jewish Legal Studies International Law Symposium at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
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She presented her research and led a discussion on building Jewish Legal Studies as an academic field
CARLISLE, PA--Professor Andrea J. Martin presented her research at the Center for Jewish Legal Studies (CJLS) International Law Symposium on October 5, 2026, at Northwestern Pri more PR
Professor RonNell Andersen Jones named visiting fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12 -- The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law posted the following news:
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Professor RonNell Andersen Jones named visiting fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project
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Professor RonNell Andersen Jones, a First Amendment scholar, will spend the remainder of fall semester as a visiting fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project.
One of the nation's top scholars on statutory and constitutional protections for newsgatherers and the role of a free press in a healthy democracy, more PR
Professor Samantha J. Prince appears in new documentary 'Undeliverable' (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news:
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Professor Samantha J. Prince appears in new documentary 'Undeliverable'
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CARLISLE, PA--The new documentary Undeliverable: Prime Profits. Poor People., an in-depth investigation of how Amazon treats its partner drivers, features Penn State Dickinson Law Professor Samantha J. Prince as one of the experts weighing in on the retail behemoth's exploitative labor practices.
Director and producer Frank Licari contacted Prince more PR
Projects Hatchery Connects Student Ideas to Real-World Needs (10)
POMONA, California, Oct. 12 -- California State Polytechnic University-Pomona posted the following news:
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Projects Hatchery Connects Student Ideas to Real-World Needs
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From developing innovative engineering projects to earning recognition at major competitions, Cal Poly Pomona students are taking ideas beyond the classroom through the Projects Hatchery.
Since 2023, the program has served approximately 730 students across five colleges, providing them with the mentorship, resources, and structure to transform ideas into fully realized more PR
Protein puts brakes on intestinal inflammation, UTSW study finds (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 12 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release:
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Protein puts brakes on intestinal inflammation, UTSW study finds
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ZBTB44's newly discovered role could lead to more precise treatments for inflammatory bowel disease and other conditions
DALLAS - Oct. 12, 2026 - A preclinical study by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center has discovered how a protein called ZBTB44 helps prevent excessive immune activity that can cause inflammation in the colon, the main section of more PR
Psilocybin providers follow safety guidelines, study finds (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 12 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release:
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Psilocybin providers follow safety guidelines, study finds
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First look at how centers screen callers reassuring, but cost may impede greater access
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* Researchers evaluated licensed psilocybin centers in Oregon.
* All centers followed the law for patient screening and treatment provision; none allowed unsupervised use; all asked about psychiatric history, medications and risk factors before recommending services. more PR
Q&A: Dr. Brian Muntean on Brain Signaling, KCTD Proteins and the Future of Neuroscience (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 12 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news:
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Q&A: Dr. Brian Muntean on Brain Signaling, KCTD Proteins and the Future of Neuroscience
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The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Brian Muntean, Ph.D., discusses how his laboratory studies KCTD proteins, visualizes signaling inside neurons and explores new ways to understand the molecular control of brain communication.
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* Neuronal signaling allows brain cells to communicate and coordinate brain function.
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Q&A: How are UVA Researchers Working to Protect Virginia's Vulnerable Eastern Shore? (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 13 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news:
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Q&A: How are UVA researchers working to protect Virginia's vulnerable Eastern Shore?
By Zeina Mohammed, spr2jm@virginia.edu
October 12, 2026
University of Virginia scientists are working to use plants and other natural processes to better shield the Eastern Shore from the intrusion of saltwater into farm fields.
Landscape architect Michael Luegering, an assistant professor in UVA's School of Architecture, answered questions from UVA more PR
Rainfall reshapes river ecosystems and food webs, study finds (10)
GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, Oct. 12 -- William and Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science posted the following news:
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Rainfall reshapes river ecosystems and food webs, study finds
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Global warming is often treated as synonymous with climate change, but rising temperatures are only one consequence of the human-driven phenomenon. Changes in rainfall patterns are another, but their effects on ecosystems are less understood.
In fact, rain has an outsized impact on the ecology of rivers, according to a new study led by William & Mary's more PR
Rattlesnake personalities may influence venom expenditure during defensive bites (10)
LOMA LINDA, California, Oct. 12 -- Loma Linda University Health posted the following news:
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Rattlesnake personalities may influence venom expenditure during defensive bites
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A study has found that rattlesnakes exhibit repeatability in the amount of venom a particular snake expends while defending itself. The new data contributes to the evidence that snakes have personality traits in defensive contexts given the consistent individual tendencies.
The study, conducted by researchers at Loma Linda University, led researchers to conclude more PR
Reinforced vertebrae allow plunge-diving seabirds to survive high-speed impact (10)
SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 12 -- The University of Washington posted the following news release:
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Reinforced vertebrae allow plunge-diving seabirds to survive high-speed impact
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A northern gannet scans the sea for fish from 100 feet in the air. Upon seeing a school, it pitches its body into a nosedive, somehow breaking the surface at 70 miles per hour without breaking its neck. This daring maneuver seems to defy the laws of nature, but it's standard hunting behavior for plunge-diving seabirds.
A University of Washington study publishe more PR
Relationship Study Finds Helping Dementia Patient Supports Even Their Spousal Caregiver (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 12 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Relationship Study Finds Helping Dementia Patient Supports Even Their Spousal Caregiver
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Just as a fleet of ships moves across the ocean - the flagship in the lead as other vessels circle around it - people move through life with a social convoy around them, closest confidants shifting as a person's season of life changes.
It's a well-documented phenomenon for those who study relationships, says Amanda Cooper, assistant professor of communicatio more PR
Renowned Chemist and Researcher to Address Plastics Sustainability & Solutions (10)
HOLLAND, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Hope College posted the following news:
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Renowned Chemist and Researcher to Address Plastics Sustainability & Solutions
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The Hope College Office of the Dean for Natural and Applied Sciences invites the campus and Holland community to the annual Gentile Interdisciplinary Lectureship, featuring renowned researcher Dr. Thomas H. Epps, III. The free lecture will take place on Wed., Oct. 21, from 5 to 6 p.m. in Winants Auditorium, located in Graves Hall on the Hope College campus. The campus and community are more PR
Researcher Using $7M Grant to Create 'Self-Driving' Lab at Ole Miss (10)
OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 12 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news:
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Researcher Using $7M Grant to Create 'Self-Driving' Lab at Ole Miss
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AI-powered facility could help scientists discover, develop new medications faster
OXFORD, Miss. - The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded a University of Mississippi researcher $7 million to create a lab that can develop, test and refine medications with little human intervention.
Artificial intelligence-powered, self-driving laboratories are key to getti more PR
Researchers Develop First High-Resolution Map of Groundwater Across Brazil (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 13 -- 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 more PR
Researchers to transform grasses into source for biobased products (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Oct. 12 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news:
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Researchers to transform grasses into source for biobased products
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Chemical engineering researchers part of multi-disciplinary effort to transform farmland grasses into source for biobased consumer products
Published: Oct 12, 2026 12:55 PM
By Joe McAdory
Was a shipped package left at your doorstep today? What was inside? A Christmas or birthday gift for a loved one, or perhaps a new gadget for your automobile?
Guess what else was insi more PR
Researchers uncover new driver of preeclampsia (10)
AUGUSTA, Georgia, Oct. 12 -- Augusta University posted the following news release:
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Researchers uncover new driver of preeclampsia
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A protein widely used to assess the risk and severity of preeclampsia may contribute directly to the disease by triggering excess production of the hormone leptin, according to new research from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.
Published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, the study found that elevated levels of the placental protein sFlt-1 stimulate leptin product more PR
Rocket Career Center Hosts Science, Data and Health Career Fair on Oct. 14 (10)
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 12 -- The University of Toledo posted the following news:
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Rocket Career Center Hosts Science, Data and Health Career Fair on Oct. 14
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The University of Toledo's Rocket Career Center will host the Science, Data and Health Career Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Thompson Student Union Auditorium.
The combined event brings together the former DiscoverHEALTH and DiscoverSTEM career fairs, expanding opportunities for students to connect with employers across healthcare and clinical care, behavioral more PR
Rutgers: More Than 8 in 10 New Jerseyans Support the State's School Cellphone Ban (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 13 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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More Than 8 in 10 New Jerseyans Support the State's School Cellphone Ban
October 12, 2026
At least 70% support the new policy across every key demographic, with the widest divide by age
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With the new school year underway, a majority of New Jersey residents support the state's ban on non-academic cellphone use in grades K-12 for the entire school day, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll.
More than 8 in 10 residents express some level of su more PR
Seeing what others can't: Dr. Pedram Hamrah's quest to transform chronic eye pain treatment (10)
TAMPA, Florida, Oct. 12 -- The University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine posted the following news:
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Seeing what others can't: Dr. Pedram Hamrah's quest to transform chronic eye pain treatment
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By the time patients reach Dr. Pedram Hamrah's clinic, they have usually spent years searching for an explanation for debilitating eye pain that no one can see.
They describe pain that burns, stabs and throbs. Some compare it to having shards of glass lodged in their eye. Others are so sensitive to light that even ordinary daylig more PR
SIU Zoology, Computer Science Researchers Team Up for IDNR Deer Density Study (10)
CARBONDALE, Illinois, Oct. 12 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release:
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October 12, 2026
SIU zoology, computer science researchers team up for IDNR deer density study
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- White-tailed deer are a staple of Southern Illinois culture. Pope County celebrates with a festival dedicated to the animal, hunters of all ages skip school or work for the first day of bow or shotgun season, and some residents run seasonal taxidermy side businesses to create deer mounts, which end up lining the walls of homes more PR
SIUE Secures No. 2 Spot in Illinois Psychology Rankings for 2027 (10)
EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois, Oct. 12 -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus posted the following news:
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SIUE Secures No. 2 Spot in Illinois Psychology Rankings for 2027
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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville has earned the No. 2 spot in the 2027 Rankings of Psychology Programs in Illinois from CounselingPsychology.org.
The rankings focus on programs offering online or hybrid learning options, with SIUE's listing featuring its online psychology bachelor's program and graduate specialization in exercise and sport psychology more PR
Six College of Medicine students headed to national AMA Research Challenge (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Six College of Medicine students headed to national AMA Research Challenge
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HERSHEY, Pa -- Six Penn State College of Medicine students have advanced to the 2026 American Medical Association (AMA) Research Challenge, the country's largest multi-specialty research conference built specifically for medical students, residents and international medical graduates.
This year's competition drew submissions from hundreds of medical schools and more PR
Small businesses, big lessons: How UT San Antonio interns help entrepreneurs grow (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 12 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio posted the following news:
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Small businesses, big lessons: How UT San Antonio interns help entrepreneurs grow
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Weeks after her summer internship ended, UT San Antonio business student Tarasa Kelly met again with an entrepreneur she had worked with at the Small Business Development Center. The entrepreneur's first U.S. shipment of organic fertilizer made from compressed sheep's wool from Mongolia had just arrived, and she wanted Kelly to see the packaging.
Kelly notice more PR
Small Talk, Big Impact: UM Researchers Study on-Trail Conversations (10)
MISSOULA, Montana, Oct. 12 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release:
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Small Talk, Big Impact: UM Researchers Study on-Trail Conversations
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MISSOULA - Have you ever had the experience of passing two people on a path, deep in lively conversation or perhaps walking in complete silence, and wondered what was going on between them?
University of Montana researchers got to learn just that through an ongoing study seeking to better understand the impact of everyday conversation in scenic spaces on well-being.
"In plai more PR
Sociologist alumna who studies climate change wins MacArthur Fellowship (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Sociologist alumna who studies climate change wins MacArthur Fellowship
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When the MacArthur Foundation scheduled a call with sociologist Holly Jean Buck, Ph.D. '17, she assumed that the nonprofit wanted her thoughts on where it should direct funding for research on mitigating climate change - one of her areas of expertise.
"It was actually the third call with funders I had scheduled that day, just randomly," she recalls. "I wasn't expecting that they would no more PR
Sowing sensors, harvesting solutions (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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Sowing sensors, harvesting solutions
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* The Penn-led Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture center unites four universities to build sensing, communication, and response systems for agriculture.
* The center's biodegradable soil and leaf sensors are designed to cost as little as a cent and work with equipment farmers already own.
* Researcher Akhila Mallavarapu is spinning the leaf-sensor technology into a startup, Vividence Labs. more PR
Stanford University: Robert E. Hall Wins Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (10)
STANFORD, California, Oct. 12 -- Stanford University issued the following news:
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October 12th, 2026
Robert E. Hall wins Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
The professor of economics and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, emeritus, developed models that help governments and central banks respond to economic volatility.
Robert E. Hall, the Robert and Carole McNeil Endowed Professor in Economics and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Emeritus, and professor emeritus of economics in the School of Humanities and Sciences more PR
Startup from Penn State research to scale-up domestic critical mineral recovery (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Startup from Penn State research to scale-up domestic critical mineral recovery
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During Stage 1, the team is focusing on prototype development, product characterization, process validation and industry engagement. The work will help determine how the platform can be integrated into existing recycling facilities and how recovered materials can meet the specifications of downstream users, all within the U.S. The project is intended to hel more PR
Study abroad trip leads to llama research project (10)
AMES, Iowa, Oct. 12 -- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news:
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Study abroad trip leads to llama research project
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Makenna Hansen has shown llamas since middle school. Now she is part of a research group studying the species to better understand how Midwesterners use their wool.
Hansen, a sophomore in animal science, connected with Maria Wurzinger, Rothschild Endowed Professor in Global Food Security and Animal Science, during a study abroad trip to Peru last spring as they explored t more PR
Study links brain cancer risk with exposure to elevated concentrations of radon (10)
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 12 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release:
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Study links brain cancer risk with exposure to elevated concentrations of radon
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - Long-term tracking of nearly 160,000 people from across the United States suggests that brain cancer risk rises as exposure to radon increases.
The study led by Oregon State University scientists provides a look at the possible connection between radon, a known lung carcinogen, and cancers in other parts of the body.
Published in Neuroepidemiology more PR
Study Offers New Clues About How Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's Affects Brain Immune Cells (10)
AURORA, Colorado, Oct. 12 -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health posted the following news release:
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Study Offers New Clues About How Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's Affects Brain Immune Cells
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Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have found a new clue that may help explain why some people are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. It suggests that a protein linked to the disease can change how the brain's immune cells handle fat and trigger inflammation. Those c more PR
Syracuse University School of Management: Preparing Students for an AI-Driven Business World - Inside MGT 247's Classroom Innovation (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 13 -- The Syracuse University School of Management (Whitman) issued the following news:
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Preparing Students for an AI-Driven Business World: Inside MGT 247's Classroom Innovation
October 12, 2026
Alison Kessler
Assistant Professor of Management Anparasan Mahalingam sees how the future of business is being reshaped in real time by artificial intelligence. Rather than treating that shift as a distant trend to discuss in the abstract, Mahalingam has built it directly into the classroom experience for MGT 247, giv more PR
Syracuse University: From Research to Picture Books - Why a Law Professor Writes for Every Audience (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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From Research to Picture Books: Why a Law Professor Writes for Every Audience
Kevin Maillard, whose latest children's book is "The Ones Who Came Before," shares how his legal scholarship and journalism shaped his path to writing for young readers.
Dialynn Dwyer
Oct. 12, 2026
Kevin Maillard, professor in the University's College of Law, has always been drawn to studying the legal issues that impact families, Indigenous communities and identity. He has long more PR
Team of EEAS Faculty Awarded an NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program Grant (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Oct. 12 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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Team of EEAS Faculty Awarded an NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Program Grant
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Six faculty from the WKU Department of Earth, Environmental, and Atmospheric Sciences (EEAS) in the WKU Ogden College of Science & Engineering were awarded a three-year, $1.1 million federal grant from the National Science Foundation Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR). The project, titled Experiential Learning and Workforce Training in more PR
Texas A&M Engineering: Computer Science and Engineering Welcomes New Faculty Members (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 13 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Computer science and engineering welcomes new faculty members
Growth continues in Texas A&M's Department of Computer Science and Engineering as faculty with expertise in artificial intelligence for science, human computer-interaction and robotics join the group.
Oct. 12, 2026 By Amanda Norvelle, Contributor
The Department of Computer Science and Engineering welcomed three new faculty members for the fall 2026 semester. The n more PR
Texas A&M Engineering: DOE Assistant Secretary Visits Campus to Explore Power Advances (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 13 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:
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DOE assistant secretary visits campus to explore power advances
Catherine "Katie" Jereza, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity, toured Texas A&M University to meet with researchers and view the latest power engineering advancements.
Oct. 12, 2026 By Amy Leifeste, Contributor
Catherine "Katie" Jereza, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Electricity, toured more PR
The Americas Are Living Longer. The Next Challenge Is Healthier Lives. (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 12 (TNSxrep) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs posted the following news:
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The Americas Are Living Longer. The Next Challenge Is Healthier Lives.
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Life expectancy is rising across the Americas, but people are not necessarily living healthier lives. In 2023, life expectancy was 77.1 years, with 64.5 of those years expected to be lived in "good health."
At the same time, more people are living with multiple chronic illnesses and disabilities, such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, kidn more PR
The Crucial Responsibilities Doctors Must Never Offshore to AI (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 12 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release:
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The Crucial Responsibilities Doctors Must Never Offshore to AI
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With artificial intelligence making deep inroads into healthcare, two top doctors are urging physicians to embrace the technology but to remember that only humans can serve the best interest of individual patients.
The University of Virginia School of Medicine's Andrew S. Parsons, MD, MPH, and Harvard Medical School's Adam Rodman, MD, MPH, note in a new commentary that more PR
The hidden networks that drive the global economy (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 12 -- The University of California posted the following news release:
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The hidden networks that drive the global economy
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A few years ago, Miriam Posner had an idea for a new assignment for the UCLA class she was teaching on digital labor. She would ask students to trace the supply chain of an electronic device of their choosing -- that is, to document the origins of each of the device's components and to determine how those components eventually came together to form the final product.
In her new book, more PR
The power of an applied liberal arts education (10)
COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Ursinus College posted the following news:
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The power of an applied liberal arts education
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Higher education expert Jeff Selingo and Ursinus President Gundolf Graml, Ph.D., discuss why transferable skills, hands-on learning, and intellectual curiosity matter more than ever.
What should students know before entering a rapidly changing world after graduation?
According to higher education expert Jeff Selingo, one of the most important things they can learn is how to be comfortable not knowing.
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Tiny droplets can form soft networks for brain-inspired computing (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Tiny droplets can form soft networks for brain-inspired computing
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Inside the human brain, billions of individual neurons connect to form a vast network capable of rapidly processing information and electrical signals. A team of researchers and engineers at Penn State is taking inspiration from these natural computers to build soft networks of water-based droplets, connected by membranes like those found in the w more PR
TSU Community Rallies at Hale Stadium for 'Miles of Hope' Breast Cancer Walk/Run (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 12 -- Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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TSU Community Rallies at Hale Stadium for 'Miles of Hope' Breast Cancer Walk/Run
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (TSU News Service) - Hale Stadium transformed into a sea of vibrant pink on Oct. 9 as hundreds of Tennessee State University students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members gathered for the annual Miles of Hope walk/run. Organized by the Department of Residence Life and Housing, the event aimed to raise breast cancer awareness, honor survivors, more PR
Tulane Cancer Center's Wave Makers 5K returns Oct. 18 to rally community around cancer research (10)
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 12 -- Tulane University posted the following news release:
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Tulane Cancer Center's Wave Makers 5K returns Oct. 18 to rally community around cancer research
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Tulane Cancer Center is inviting runners, walkers, families, cancer survivors and supporters to make waves against cancer at the second annual Wave Makers 5K walk and run, Sunday, Oct. 18, at Lafreniere Park in Metairie.
The family-friendly event, held in collaboration with the New Orleans Track Club, will begin with "The Swell" Kids' Half-Mile Run at more PR
Two Residents Honored With Lloyd Rader Award (10)
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Oct. 12 -- The University of Oklahoma posted the following news:
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Two Residents Honored With Lloyd Rader Award
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The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine has honored two residents with the Lloyd Rader Award, which recognizes outstanding clinical and research achievements in residency. Named for the director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services from 1951 to 1982, the award comes with a $500 cash prize.
Ganesh Prasanna, M.D., was honored in the category of residency programs lasting four years or less. He more PR
UA Capital Campaign Raises Record $2.1 Billion (10)
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama, Oct. 13 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news release:
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UA capital campaign raises record $2.1 billion
October 12, 2026
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The Rising Tide 2.0 capital campaign at The University of Alabama has completed its 10-year comprehensive fundraising effort with more than $2.1 billion in charitable commitments.
The capital campaign launched publicly in September 2021 and surpassed its previous fundraising goals of $1.5 billion and $1.8 billion in 2024 and 2025, respectively. The Rising Tid more PR
UAB Libraries elected to Association of Research Libraries membership (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 12 -- The University of Alabama posted the following news:
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UAB Libraries elected to Association of Research Libraries membership
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ARL is the leading and most prestigious association of academic and research libraries in North America, and membership places UAB among distinguished company.
University of Alabama at Birmingham Libraries is the newest member of the Association of Research Libraries, the leading and most prestigious association of academic and research libraries in North America.
ARL members ma more PR
UAH Astrophysicist Sukanya Chakrabarti Elected Fellow of American Physical Society (10)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Oct. 13 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
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UAH astrophysicist Sukanya Chakrabarti elected Fellow of American Physical Society
OCT 12, 2026 | Russ Nelson
An astrophysicist whose research is helping scientists uncover the hidden structure of the universe has earned one of the physics community's most selective professional honors. Dr. Sukanya Chakrabarti, Pei-Ling Chan Endowed Chair in the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has been elected a Fellow of the Ameri more PR
UC-San Francisco: When It Comes to Health Care Access, More Isn't Always Better (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release:
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October 12, 2026
When It Comes to Health Care Access, More Isn't Always Better
UCSF research finds new services save lives when they fill critical gaps, but adding capacity where it already exists offers little benefit.
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Hospitals and policymakers routinely face a difficult question when investing in specialized emergency services: Will adding another facility improve care, or would those resources do more PR
UConn Physical Therapy Event Celebrates 75 Years of Impact (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 12 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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UConn Physical Therapy Event Celebrates 75 Years of Impact
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On October 3, 2026, alumni joined current students, faculty, and UConn administration to celebrate the Doctor of Physical Therapy program's 75-year-long legacy.
The day-long event included an open house at the Kinesiology Building to learn about the program's current research, teaching, and community outreach. Optional attendance at the UConn Football game added to the day's festivities more PR
UIS to host the Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture on "Lincoln and America 250" (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 12 -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus posted the following news:
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UIS to host the Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture on "Lincoln and America 250"
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WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies will host the 24th annual Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture, "Lincoln and America 250," featuring Jon Grinspan, the curator of political history at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History and Saladin Ambar, professor of political science and senior schol more PR
UND professor leads publication of book on sustainable ceramics (10)
GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, Oct. 12 -- The University of North Dakota posted the following news release:
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UND professor leads publication of book on sustainable ceramics
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New volume explores how advanced materials can support cleaner technologies and global carbon reduction goals
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Surojit Gupta, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of North Dakota, is the lead editor of a new book exploring how advanced ceramic materials can contribute to sustainable development and efforts to achieve net-zero carb more PR
University of Arkansas: AIMRC Seminar - Explore the AIMRC Research Cores (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 13 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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AIMRC Seminar: Explore the AIMRC Research Cores
Oct. 12, 2026
The Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center (AIMRC) will host Dr. Patience Okoto, manager of the AIMRC Bioenergetics Core; Dr. Prateek Verma, manager of the AIMRC Data Science Core; and Dr. Meichen Liu, co-manager of the AIMRC Imaging & Spectroscopy Core, at 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, in BELL 2269. In this seminar, presenters will provide an overview of AIMRC's core facil more PR
University of Arkansas: Rites of Passage - Toothy Traditions With the Department of Anthropology (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 13 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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Rites of Passage - Toothy Traditions With the Department of Anthropology
Oct. 12, 2026
The U of A Department of Anthropology will be here to help you learn about oral health and toothy traditions around the globe!
Toothy Traditions will allow participants to learn more about their dentition, oral health and global traditions. At the event, children will be given a "tooth passport," and each station they visit will earn them a stamp. A fully-stam more PR
University of Arkansas: Three Families, One Community, Lasting Impact (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 13 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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Three Families, One Community, Lasting Impact
Oct. 12, 2026
In a historic Northwest Arkansas neighborhood where professional paths and personal relationships intersect, three families have built lasting connections through work and community life. Those ties shaped how each chose to invest in the future of University of Arkansas students.
John and Harriet Mack, Jim and Nancy Swearingen, and David and Marilyn Swearingen have recently established more PR
University of Cincinnati: 2026 Daniel Drake Medals Awarded to Three Pioneering Physician-scientists (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 13 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news:
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2026 Daniel Drake Medals awarded to three pioneering physician-scientists
By Ashley Duvelius, duvelian@ucmail.uc.edu
October 12, 2026
The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine's highest honor recognizes transformative contributions to transplantation, rare lung disease and cardiometabolic medicine.
Three physician-scientists whose discoveries have reshaped transplant medicine, rare lung disease care and our understanding of cardiometabolic di more PR
University of Cincinnati: Some Physicists Question Existence of Dark Energy (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 13 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news:
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Some physicists question existence of dark energy
BBC turns to UC physicist for context about one of science's big perplexing mysteries
By Michael Miller, 513-556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu
October 12, 2026
BBC Science turned to a physicist at the University of Cincinnati for context about dark energy, which scientists say makes up 70% of the universe.
UC College of Arts and Sciences Assistant Professor Jessica Muir was among a group of 400 scien more PR
University of Georgia: Increasing Woody Vegetation May Boost Populations of Georgia's Gamebird (10)
ATHENS, Georgia, Oct. 13 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news:
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Increasing woody vegetation may boost populations of Georgia's gamebird
Oct 12, 2026
By Juleah Carl
Northern bobwhite quail have dropped by almost 90%. Changing landscapes may be why.
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Georgia has been a destination for quail hunters for more than a century. But recent declines in its bobwhite population have researchers searching for answers to boost the popular gamebird's numbers.
A new study from the University of Georgia suggests the birds' survi more PR
University of Hawaii Manoa: 2026 Quality of Life Survey - Hawaii Residents Healthier With Higher Life Satisfaction (10)
MANOA, Hawaii, Oct. 13 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release:
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2026 Quality of Life Survey: Hawaii residents healthier with higher life satisfaction
Oct 12, 2026
The Social Science Research Institute's Health Policy Initiative in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, in partnership with the Office of Wellness and Resilience, launched the 2026 Hawaii Quality of Life and Well-Being Dashboard on October 12. Based on responses from more than 10,000 residents statewide, the more PR
University of Maryland-Baltimore: Can A Ketogenic Diet Be Used To Help Treat Mental Illness? (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland Baltimore campus issued the following news:
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Can A Ketogenic Diet Be Used To Help Treat Mental Illness?
October 12, 2026 | Ryan J. Fox
Specialized high-fat, low carbohydrate diets, known as ketogenic metabolic therapy, are showing promising therapeutic benefits for certain mental illnesses in emerging research. Now, a new study from researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC) shows that an immersive trainin more PR
University of Michigan: How Nature Lovers Can Aid Ecology With an Assist From AI (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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How nature lovers can aid ecology with an assist from AI
October 12, 2026
Tools like Claude and ChatGPT can help researchers monitor ecosystems by finding and extracting data from observations made in nature by everyday people
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Millions of people worldwide, likely without realizing it, are capturing rare and valuable data that can help researchers assess trends in ecosystem health. Such data, however, are hidden in an ocean of comments on more PR
University of Minnesota Alumni Association Announces 2026 Twin Cities Campus Homecoming Grand Marshals (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 12 -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release:
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University of Minnesota Alumni Association Announces 2026 Twin Cities Campus Homecoming Grand Marshals
October 12, 2026
The University of Minnesota Alumni Association (UMAA) today announced its 2026 Twin Cities campus Homecoming Grand Marshals: Pat Duncanson (B.S. '83), Dr. Ken Holmen (M.D. '78) and Carissa Carroll (M.Ed. '08). The trio will serve collectively as guests of honor for the 2026 University of Minnesota Twin Cities Homecoming more PR
University of Oklahoma, NOAA Partnership Continues Life-Saving Research with Five-Year Renewal (10)
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Oct. 12 -- The University of Oklahoma posted the following news:
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University of Oklahoma, NOAA Partnership Continues Life-Saving Research with Five-Year Renewal
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NORMAN, OK - The University of Oklahoma will receive up to $220 million over five years from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to continue the life-saving weather research led by the OU-NOAA Cooperative Institute for Severe and High-Impact Weather Research and Operations (CIWRO). The partnership, w more PR
University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication: New Study Examines How TikTok Memes Shaped Kamala Harris's Public Image During the 2024 Election (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news:
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12 Oct 2026
New Study Examines How TikTok Memes Shaped Kamala Harris's Public Image During the 2024 Election
Research analyzes the viral "Kamala is Brat" trend to show how everyday meme creators helped construct a presidential candidate's public identity
By Meredith Rovine
A new study examines how TikTok memes tied to the viral "Kamala is Brat" trend shaped public perception of then-Vice Presid more PR
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education: Our Alumni - Ola Abdalla, GRD'26 (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13 -- The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education issued the following news:
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Our Alumni: Ola Abdalla, GRD'26
The alum of the Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management drew on more than 17 years of leading career development programs in Qatar to research more inclusive career pathways for neurodiverse college students.
Oct 12, 2026
What is your proudest professional accomplishment?
One of my proudest professional accomplishments has been building a career dedicated to expandin more PR
University of Southern California Pullias Center for Higher Education: Elif Yucel's Award-Winning Research Centers System-Impacted Students (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 13 -- University of Southern California Pullias Center for Higher Education issued the following news:
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Elif Yucel's Award-Winning Research Centers System-Impacted Students
October 12, 2026
By Zoe Corwin
Elif Yucel, a Pullias alumna and member of the Learning and Evaluation team at ECMC Foundation, has been named the 2026 recipient of the Association for the Study of Higher Education's Dissertation of the Year Award. She was also honored in 2025 with the USC Rossier's Dissertation of the Year Award.
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UNT team researching materials to sharpen the future of thermal imaging (10)
DENTON, Texas, Oct. 12 -- The University of North Texas posted the following news release:
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UNT team researching materials to sharpen the future of thermal imaging
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DENTON (UNT), Texas -- Researchers at UNT are entering the second phase of a project to develop infrared sensors that go beyond current capabilities for thermal imaging.
Usha Philipose, a professor in the College of Science's physics department, is leading the project. She's joined by Distinguished Research Professor Arkadii Krokhin, Professor Chris Littler and Research P more PR
UToledo Researcher Receives Ohio Cancer Research Grant to Study Pancreatic Cancer's Resistance to Treatment (10)
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 12 -- The University of Toledo posted the following news:
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UToledo Researcher Receives Ohio Cancer Research Grant to Study Pancreatic Cancer's Resistance to Treatment
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Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest cancers in the United States, with limited treatment options and a high rate of therapeutic resistance. A University of Toledo scientist is working to change that trajectory.
Dr. Kuo-Hui Su, assistant professor in the Department of Cell and Cancer Biology, has been awarded a two-year, $80,000 grant from more PR
UW researchers among key contributors to new roadmap for future climate assessments (10)
SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 12 -- The University of Washington posted the following news release:
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UW researchers among key contributors to new roadmap for future climate assessments
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Last month, a group of 175 researchers, including eight from the University of Washington, co-authored a commentary published in Earth's Future and the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.
The paper provides a roadmap for future climate assessments in the U.S. by synthesizing the science and identifying research priorities based on existing ga more PR
UW-Platteville students engineer new on-bed exercise device for rehab patients (10)
PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, Oct. 12 -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville posted the following news:
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UW-Platteville students engineer new on-bed exercise device for rehab patients
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After UW-Platteville senior Emily Milchuck's grandmother developed dementia, all she could do was sit in a chair. Slowly, her body weakened; the only way to keep her muscles active was manipulating her limbs by hand multiple times each day.
When Milchuck, a mechanical engineering major with a biomedical engineering emphasis from Pleasant Prairie, learned more PR
VCOM Equips Every Student With Handheld Ultrasound Technology (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 13 -- VCOM - Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news:
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VCOM Equips Every Student with Handheld Ultrasound Technology
By Amy Ostroth - 10/12/2026
Every student at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) will receive a personal handheld point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) device beginning this academic year. The devices are being provided through VCOM's ongoing partnership with Butterfly Network, a medical technology company specializing in handheld ultrasound.
While u more PR
VCU: 'No One Right Answer' - Exploring Medicine's Toughest Ethical Questions (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 13 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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Oct. 12, 2026
'No one right answer:' Exploring medicine's toughest ethical questions
After a summer program at Yale University, Megan Castle returned to VCU School of Medicine eager to help her peers learn about bioethics.
By Grace McOmber, School of Medicine
Weeks after finishing her first year of medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University, Megan Castle moved into a Yale dorm suite with total strangers: a prelaw student from Florida, more PR
Villanova University to Present Inaugural Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal in Rome (10)
VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Villanova University posted the following news release:
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Villanova University to Present Inaugural Pope Leo XIV Sustainability Medal in Rome
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The inaugural medal bearing Pope Leo XIV's name will be presented to Cardinal Czerny, S.J., tomorrow at Borgo Laudato Si'
ROME, Italy (Oct. 12, 2026) -- Villanova University opened its 2026 International Sustainability Conference, "Responding to the Cries of the Earth and the Poor", today in Rome. The four-day gathering at the Augustinian Patristic Pontifical more PR
Virginia Tech: A New Approach to Kidney Matching Could Save Lives (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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A new approach to kidney matching could save lives
According to Virginia Tech-led research, a redesign of the U.S. transplant system could lead to 900 more kidney transplants each year.
By Hannah Williams
12 Oct 2026
Although more than 100,000 people are on the national transplant waiting list in the U.S., thousands of donated kidneys are discarded each year, often because they're slightly older, with fewer years of remaining function.
Researchers a more PR
Virginia Tech: Experts Available - Midterms and Congress, Daylight Saving Time, Sympathizing With Dracula, Jane Austen, Screwworms, More (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 13 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Experts available: midterms and Congress, daylight saving time, sympathizing with Dracula, Jane Austen, screwworms, more
12 Oct 2026
Virginia Tech experts are available to discuss top news stories--including the how the midterms could reshape Congress, who wins if daylight saving time becomes permanent, why pop culture celebrates monsters like Dracula, the evergreen appeal of Jane Austen, and more. To schedule an interview with any of them or if you need analysi more PR
W&M researcher leads study on students' literacy outcomes under Virginia Literacy Act (10)
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 12 -- William and Mary posted the following news:
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W&M researcher leads study on students' literacy outcomes under Virginia Literacy Act
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The following story originally appeared on the website for the William & Mary School of Education. - Ed.
Elizabeth Talbott, professor and associate dean for research & faculty development in the School of Education, has been awarded a $978,904 research grant from the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education to conduct a longitudinal study of t more PR
Washington & Lee University: Aliaa Bassiouny to Deliver Lecture in Honor of Her Appointment to the A. Stevens Miles Professorship in Banking and Finance (10)
LEXINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 13 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news:
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Aliaa Bassiouny to Deliver Lecture in Honor of Her Appointment to the A. Stevens Miles Professorship in Banking and Finance
Bassiouny's talk, titled "There Is a Story Behind This Number: What Financial Market Frictions Teach Us About the World," will be held Oct. 21 in Northen Auditorium.
By Brian Laubscher
October 12, 2026
Aliaa Bassiouny, the A. Stevens Miles Professor of Banking and Finance at Washington and Lee University, will deliver a pub more PR
What 2024's record-breaking rainfall says about the next El Nino (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 12 -- The University of California posted the following news release:
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What 2024's record-breaking rainfall says about the next El Nino
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* Climate change and El Nino combined to set a global record for extreme rainfall in 2024, exceeding the historical baseline by 20%.
* Human-caused warming can explain 40% of the record rainfall, while El Nino and rare tropical warming in three different oceans play contributing roles.
* UCLA researchers see many parallels in the formation of the current and 2024 El Ni more PR
Wild Bobwhite Quail Spotted at UT's Ames AgResearch and Education Center (10)
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 12 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture posted the following news release:
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Wild Bobwhite Quail Spotted at UT's Ames AgResearch and Education Center
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GRAND JUNCTION, Tenn. -- Multiple coveys of wild bobwhite quail were recently sighted at the University of Tennessee's Ames AgResearch and Education Center, marking an encouraging milestone in an ongoing effort to restore habitat for the species at this historic bird dog field trial destination.
The sighting comes during the second year of a more PR
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