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'I am a UK Innovator:' College of Pharmacy's Chang-Guo Zhan (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 14 -- The University of Kentucky posted the following news:
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'I am a UK Innovator:' College of Pharmacy's Chang-Guo Zhan
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What happens when bold thinking meets collaboration? Innovation that changes lives. Through the video series "I Am a UK Innovator," Research Communications and UK Innovate highlight the University of Kentucky researchers transforming breakthrough ideas into discoveries, technologies and ventures with real-world impact. UK Innovate works collaboratively with innovators to strategically asse more PR
'Let's build something else': Meet Earl Grady, ESSIE's unsung hero (10)
GAINESVILLE, Florida, Oct. 14 -- The University of Florida posted the following news:
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'Let's build something else': Meet Earl Grady, ESSIE's unsung hero
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* Earl Grady manages ESSIE's machine shop, located at UF's East Campus.
* There, he fabricates, welds and repairs structures that underpin many of the school's complex research projects.
* His support and expertise is critical to ESSIE's research mission.
In the cavernous metal building that houses the Powell Family Structures & Materials Lab, Earl Grady is, in his own words, bui more PR
'Oh to Be Pure Again' (10)
DELAWARE, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release:
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'Oh to Be Pure Again'
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Ohio Wesleyan Performing Arts to Present the Recently Published Play Oct. 29-Nov. 1
DELAWARE, Ohio - In a world that lives in binaries and absolutes, five teenage campers and a pair of camp counselors step into a 2010 Christian summer camp to find their way through a faith of connection and divine mystery.
Kira Rockwell's play "oh to be pure again" interrogates purity culture, celebrates the holy ground of community, and as more PR
'Out of Virginia' author to speak at University of Lynchburg on Nov. 5 (10)
LYNCHBURG, Virginia, Oct. 14 -- The University of Lynchburg posted the following news:
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'Out of Virginia' author to speak at University of Lynchburg on Nov. 5
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On Thursday, Nov. 5, the University of Lynchburg will host Joseph P. Stinnett, author of "Out of Virginia: Black Americans' Search for Freedom in Nineteenth-Century Liberia." Stinnett will give a lecture, "Lynchburg, Liberia, and London: The Contradictions of Colonization," in Hopwood Auditorium from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Stinnett's book was more PR
'Queen Esther' Illuminated Lecture to Bring Harley Erdman's Research to the Stage Nov. 18 (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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'Queen Esther' Illuminated Lecture to Bring Harley Erdman's Research to the Stage Nov. 18
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Harley Erdman, professor of dramaturgy in the Department of Theater, will bring his research on a 1613 Spanish play to the stage in "Queen Esther: A Heretical Play from Early Modern Spain," on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 4:30 p.m. in the Rand Theater. The event is free and open to the public, with no registration required.
Written by Erdman and directed by more PR
2 Rice students named Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholars (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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2 Rice students named Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholars
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Sarai Abram knows the power of being heard.
Long before she began studying Black maternal health at Rice University, she knew the story of her grandmother, a Black woman who was told by a doctor that she wasn't pregnant and that the baby she was carrying was a tumor. Her grandmother trusted herself and sought a second opinion.
Eli Risinger has spent much of his life thinking about a different question: more PR
2026 Andy Awards Recognize CMU Staff for Outstanding Work (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news:
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2026 Andy Awards Recognize CMU Staff for Outstanding Work
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Carnegie Mellon University recognized seven staff members and two teams for their significant contributions at the 32nd annual Andy Awards ceremony Oct. 14 in the Rangos Ballroom at the Cohon University Center.
Named for Andrew Carnegie and Andrew Mellon, the Andy Awards recognize the legacy forged by CMU staff members through their hard work. This year's nominees consisted of 53 indiv more PR
2026 Mary Stuart Rogers Scholars Carry Forward a Legacy of Purpose and Service (10)
TURLOCK, California, Oct. 14 -- California State University Stanislaus posted the following news:
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2026 Mary Stuart Rogers Scholars Carry Forward a Legacy of Purpose and Service
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For 35 years, the Mary Stuart Rogers Scholarship Program has helped Stanislaus State students turn their ambitions into opportunities, opening doors to higher education and inspiring generations of Warriors to make a difference in their communities.
This year's 12 Rogers Scholars are carrying that legacy forward.
They are aspiring nurses, educators, researc more PR
7 UCF Engineering Students Awarded SMART Scholarships to Take on National Defense Challenges (10)
ORLANDO, Florida, Oct. 13 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news:
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7 UCF Engineering Students Awarded SMART Scholarships to Take on National Defense Challenges
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* Seven UCF students -- Katey Bright, Annie Driskell, Nathan Couch '25, Hunter Glass, Johanna Matias '12, Jonathan Meyers '26 and Jean Bernard Pierre -- have earned the U.S. Department of Defense's Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Scholarship.
* The program provides full tuition, summer internships and civilian employment with the D more PR
A better way to get ALS treatments into the brain (10)
ATHENS, Georgia, Oct. 14 -- The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences posted the following news:
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A better way to get ALS treatments into the brain
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One of the great challenges in treating diseases like amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is not necessarily finding a promising drug. It is getting the drug to the right place.
Nature may already have the answer. New research from the University of Georgia's Regenerative Bioscience Center (RBC) is revealing how tiny, naturally produced carriers could h more PR
A New Degree Offering in Health Economics and Policy (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news:
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A New Degree Offering in Health Economics and Policy
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The U.S. health care landscape is evolving rapidly and is now more complex than ever. Recent trends include changes in prescription drug pricing and coverage, growing consolidation among health care providers and insurers, and shifts in how providers are paid for care. Not surprisingly, demand is high for researchers with specialized training to understand the impacts of these and o more PR
Aboard Hurricane Hunter Aircraft, Embry Riddle Undergrad Braves Isaias (10)
DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Oct. 15 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University posted the following news:
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Aboard Hurricane Hunter Aircraft, Embry Riddle Undergrad Braves Isaias
Author: Michaela Jarvis
October 14, 2026
Lauren Baez Sepulveda, a junior at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, just had the exhilarating -- and apparently life-changing -- experience of flying into a hurricane aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hurricane hunter aircraft.
"The bumpiest moments came before breaking through the eyewall," more PR
Advanced MRI dataset maps adolescent brain development (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Perelman) posted the following news:
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Advanced MRI dataset maps adolescent brain development
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Advanced diffusion MRI dataset offers new view of adolescent brain development
Advanced processing methods revealed subtle changes in the brain's white matter across adolescence despite differences in scan quality and equipment at 21 clinical sites.
Researchers have created a large, openly available neuroimaging resource from more than 24,000 MRI scans more PR
AI @ CLS: Columbia Law School's Artificial Intelligence Initiative (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 -- The Columbia Law School posted the following news:
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AI @ CLS: Columbia Law School's Artificial Intelligence Initiative
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Launched this fall, the AI Initiative reflects a new approach to preparing lawyers for a profession increasingly shaped by AI.
Artificial intelligence is changing what it means to study and practice law. As AI tools become increasingly embedded into lawyers' day-to-day work, law students need to develop not only fluency with these emerging technologies, but also the capacity to deploy them respo more PR
AI model offers a faster way to explore how proteins move, study finds (10)
CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Oct. 14 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus posted the following news:
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AI model offers a faster way to explore how proteins move, study finds
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The proteins that keep the cells in all living things working don't stay still. They bend and shift between shapes as they perform their jobs, but many tools for studying proteins reveal only a snapshot of how they really work.
Historically, capturing protein movement for molecular biology studies required massive supercomputing cluste more PR
AI platform allows patients to text with their medical device (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (Perelman) posted the following news:
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AI platform allows patients to text with their medical device
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AI platform allows real-time conversation between patients and their medical devices
The Penn-developed program allows patients and devices to exchange information, learn together, and adapt disease management on the fly.
A new AI-driven platform could allow people to interact with their medical devices by sending messages using a smartphone app more PR
American University: Gemma Puglisi Named PRSA 2026 Outstanding Educator (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- American University issued the following news:
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Gemma Puglisi Named PRSA 2026 Outstanding Educator
Puglisi is recognized for her commitment to supporting students both in and outside of class.
By Mary Clare Ingram | October 14, 2026
This month, American University (AU) professor Gemma Puglisi will travel to Orlando to be honored as an outstanding educator by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). As a professor at the School of Communication (SOC), Puglisi works to provide students with real-world exper more PR
American University: Moving Beyond Cynicism - 2026 Solutions Summit Centers Gen Z in Democracy's Next Chapter (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- American University issued the following news:
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Moving Beyond Cynicism: 2026 Solutions Summit Centers Gen Z in Democracy's Next Chapter
National survey findings and campus voices challenge conventional political tropes, calling for systemic fairness, economic opportunity, and human-driven storytelling.
By Adrienne Frank | October 14, 2026
Across the Washington College of Law's Grossman Hall, the 2026 Solutions Summit did not attempt to paper over the fractures in American democracy with comfortable platitudes.
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Are You Prepared for an Earthquake? (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 14 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Are You Prepared for an Earthquake?
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Research has made infrastructure more resilient, but earthquake readiness is still critical
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Two powerful earthquakes struck Panama last week - the latest in a series of devastating quakes to hit Latin America this year and a reminder to us here in California that our state is home to hundreds of active fault lines including the massive, 800-mile long San Andreas fault.
While the r more PR
ATSU students, faculty, staff gather with families of donors to recognize contributions in annual Gift of Body ceremony (10)
KIRKSVILLE, Missouri, Oct. 14 -- A.T. Still University posted the following news:
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ATSU students, faculty, staff gather with families of donors to recognize contributions in annual Gift of Body ceremony
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Each year, A.T. Still University (ATSU) pauses to thank those whose final gift becomes a first lesson in medicine. On Oct. 14, 2026, students from ATSU's Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) and Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health (ATSU-MOSDOH), along with faculty, staff, and alumni, gathered at Forest-Llewell more PR
Author Brings Larry Itliong's Legacy Home to Valley for UC Merced Filipino American History Month Event (10)
MERCED, California, Oct. 14 -- The University of California Merced posted the following news:
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Author Brings Larry Itliong's Legacy Home to Valley for UC Merced Filipino American History Month Event
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"We're still alive. We're still here. This history lives on in us."
For author and artist Gayle Romasanta, the story of Filipino American labor leader Larry Itliong is both a reflection of and a tribute to the Central Valley communities that raised him and the families who still call the region home.
Romasanta, a Stockton native and co- more PR
Baylor University Announces 2026 Alumni Awards Honorees (10)
WACO, Texas, Oct. 14 -- Baylor University issued the following news:
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Baylor University Announces 2026 Alumni Awards Honorees
Four alumni honored, including inaugural Pro Mundo honoree
October 14, 2026
Baylor University has announced the recipients of the 2026 Baylor Alumni Awards, which honor individuals who embody the distinctive mission of the University and their remarkable achievements. A celebration honoring this year's recipients will be held on campus on Nov. 5, 2026, during Homecoming Week.
"It is a pleasure and an honor to more PR
Beyond the Data (10)
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 16 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news:
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Beyond the Data
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In the Lead magazine seeks to inform future leaders, generate global dialogue on leadership and build a community that sees more effective leadership as a prerequisite to building a better world.
It is published by the Buccino Leadership Institute, developing leaders at Seton Hall for over 30 years. This edition reaffirms Seton Hall's commitment to fostering innovative, ethical and impactful leadership. Stay ahead of the curve -- e more PR
Binghamton School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Welcomes Three New Faculty Members (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Oct. 15 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
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Binghamton School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences welcomes three new faculty members
New professors bring innovation, new opportunities, expertise to campus
By Ethan Knox '20
October 14, 2026
Binghamton University's School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SOPPS) welcomes three faculty members in the 2026 semester. These three members -- Daniel Ciulla, Islam Ghazi, and Patrick Meek -- bring expertise that strengthens Binghamton's commitm more PR
Bippy Siegal Joins Sylvester Board of Governors to Advance Cancer Care and Research (10)
MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 14 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news:
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Bippy Siegal Joins Sylvester Board of Governors to Advance Cancer Care and Research
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Entrepreneur, investor and longtime cancer philanthropist Bippy Siegal will bring business experience, community connections and a personal commitment to cancer research to Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center's Board of Governors.
Key Takeaways
* Bippy Siegal has joined the Board of Governors of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.
* He brin more PR
Blast Off! Student-Designed Experiment Travels to the International Space Station (10)
KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture posted the following news release:
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Blast Off! Student-Designed Experiment Travels to the International Space Station
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Herbert College of Agriculture students design experiments to test growing conditions in space
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- If people traveled to Mars or other destinations in space, would they be able to grow plants for food? Herbert College of Agriculture students hope the answer comes from their experiment chosen to fly on the Internation more PR
Borlaug lecture features researcher's success expanding nutrition sources in Africa (10)
AMES, Iowa, Oct. 14 -- Iowa State University posted the following news release:
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Borlaug lecture features researcher's success expanding nutrition sources in Africa
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AMES, Iowa -- In a lecture at Iowa State University, Pamela Afopke will discuss her work developing climate-resistant vegetables in West Africa that have improved food and nutrition security across the region.
After studying more than 2,000 often-overlooked indigenous vegetable varieties, including African eggplant, okra, yarrow and amaranth, Afopke blended plant genetic more PR
Buffalo Statement calls for AI to serve the public good (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 14 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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Buffalo Statement calls for AI to serve the public good
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BUFFALO, N.Y. --Artificial intelligence must be shaped around the public good, with its development guided not only by technological possibility, but by the values, needs and aspirations of society.
In this effort, universities are vital as respected institutions that build human capacity, strengthen public trust and enhance access to help ensure that this more PR
California Institute of Technology: The Magical Mysteries--and Histories--of Physics - A Conversation With Historian Alexander Blum (10)
PASADENA, California, Oct. 15 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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The Magical Mysteries--and Histories--of Physics: A Conversation with Historian Alexander Blum
October 14, 2026
When Alex Blum was growing up in the Black Forest region of Germany, he was consumed by what some might consider an unusual pastime: reading fantasy books and trying to reconstruct the implicit histories of the characters in detail. In the 11th grade, his attention shifted when he was introduced to physics--an interest that wou more PR
Campbell University: Clinical Research Students Connect Classroom Learning With the Patient Experience (10)
BUIES CREEK, North Carolina, Oct. 15 -- Campbell University issued the following news:
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Clinical research students connect classroom learning with the patient experience
October 14, 2026
Understanding the patient experience took center stage as Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences students and faculty participated in the OneVoice Symposium: The Patient Perspective at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Durham.
Presented by the Research Triangle Park Chapter of the Association of Clinical Research Profession more PR
Campus hosts high school Spanish competition (10)
KOKOMO, Indiana, Oct. 14 -- Indiana University Kokomo campus posted the following news:
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Campus hosts high school Spanish competition
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KOKOMO, Ind. -- Students from six Indiana middle and high schools showcased their Spanish language skills at a competition on the Indiana University Kokomo campus.
Students from Northwestern Middle School, Northwestern High School, Logansport High School, the Academy at LCSC (Logansport), University High School (Carmel), and Garrett High School participated in the Indiana Spanish Academic Contests, sp more PR
Case Western Reserve: Music of the Brain - Musicians, Scientists, Engineers, and Students are Joining Forces to Make Musical Compositions From Brainwaves (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news:
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Music of the brain: Musicians, scientists, engineers, and students are joining forces to make musical compositions from brainwaves
Our brain helps us to listen all the time, but what if we try to listen to it?
October 14, 2026 | Story by: Jasmine Vo
Inside the new Brain Media Lab at Case Western Reserve University, musicians, scientists, and engineers assemble various musical instruments, a range of speakers, and multiple devices for recording and more PR
CBE Centennial Celebration Concludes, Highlighting More Than a Century of Innovation, Education (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news:
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CBE centennial celebration concludes, highlighting more than a century of innovation, education
Explore the history of chemical engineering at Iowa
October 14, 2026
The University of Iowa (UI) Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (CBE) will mark the conclusion of its year-long centennial celebration with a reception at the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting on Nov. 10 in Minneapolis.
While more PR
Coastal Carolina University waives graduate application fees for undergraduates (10)
CONWAY, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- Coastal Carolina University posted the following news:
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Coastal Carolina University waives graduate application fees for undergraduates
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Coastal Carolina University is making it easier for undergraduates to continue their education at CCU by waiving graduate application fees for all currently enrolled undergraduate students.
The new fee waiver eases the transition from undergraduate to graduate study and reinforces the University's commitment to creating accessible pathways for students interested i more PR
Columbia: Microplastics Are Chemically Active, and Could Cause Biological Harm (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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Microplastics Are Chemically Active, and Could Cause Biological Harm
A new study found that when microplastics contact water, their surfaces can become chemically reactive; it could be how they get us sick.
October 14, 2026
Plastics are supposed to be chemically inert. It's the reason they're used so frequently to package food, bottle water, and create children's toys: They're safe.
But something important happens when a large piece of plastic fragments in more PR
Columbia: The Story Behind African Immigration to America (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- Columbia University issued the following news:
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The Story Behind African Immigration to America
In her book, Neeraj Kaushal chronicles how the rise in African immigrants to the U.S. can be a positive force for change.
October 14, 2026
Africans are the fastest-growing immigrant group to the United States. Only a tiny fraction in the 1960s, they represented 10% of documented immigration in 2022. Without attracting much notice, immigration from Africa has the potential to change American society for the better, as Ne more PR
Continuous Glucose Monitors Help Type 2 Diabetes Patients Spend Five More Hours a Day in Healthy Blood Sugar Range (10)
AURORA, Colorado, Oct. 14 -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health posted the following news release:
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Continuous Glucose Monitors Help Type 2 Diabetes Patients Spend Five More Hours a Day in Healthy Blood Sugar Range
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Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) could transform diabetes management for millions of Americans with type 2 diabetes who don't take insulin, according to findings from new research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
The clinical trial found that adults using CGMs spent approximately five ad more PR
CTL, ISI to Co-present Panel Discussion, 'Interdisciplinary Dialogues Across Teaching, Research, and Service,' on Oct. 29 (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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CTL, ISI to Co-present Panel Discussion, 'Interdisciplinary Dialogues Across Teaching, Research, and Service,' on Oct. 29
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The Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) and Interdisciplinary Studies Institute (ISI) will co-host a panel discussion, "Interdisciplinary Dialogues Across Teaching, Research, and Service," in the Multi-Purpose Room of Old Chapel from 3:30-5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29
Hands-on, interdisciplinary teaching has the potentia more PR
Curious about Quantum? Dive In at Qiskit Fall Fest 2026 (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Curious about Quantum? Dive In at Qiskit Fall Fest 2026
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Want to learn more about quantum, the emerging and innovative Connecticut-driven innovation engine that's bridging academia, industry, entrepreneurship, and government to advance next-generation technologies from the laboratory to the marketplace?
Then join the UConn Quantum Computing Club for Qiskit Fall Fest 2026, an interdisciplinary event open to anyone in Connecticut who's curious abo more PR
Current Earhart expedition renews interest in pioneering aviator's ties to Thiel College (10)
GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- Thiel College posted the following news release:
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Current Earhart expedition renews interest in pioneering aviator's ties to Thiel College
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GREENVILLE, Pa.-- As an expedition team begins investigating a possible discovery of Amelia Earhart H'32's long-missing aircraft on a remote Pacific island, Thiel College is highlighting its historical and personal connections to the pioneering aviator, who received an honorary degree from the College in 1932.
Members of the Taraia Object expedition arrived on more PR
Dartmouth College Dialogues Now Offering a Certificate (10)
HANOVER, New Hampshire, Oct. 15 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news:
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Dartmouth Dialogues Now Offering a Certificate
The program documents that students have the skills to navigate hard conversations.
10/13/2026
Beginning this fall, Dartmouth Dialogues is offering a Foundational Certificate in Principles of Dialogue--an intensive co-curricular program designed to help students develop the skills to navigate interpersonal conflict and collaborate across differences.
President Sian Leah Beilock has made education around civ more PR
DNA's 'molecular sunscreen' offers clues to life's origins (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 14 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news:
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DNA's 'molecular sunscreen' offers clues to life's origins
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Researchers' groundbreaking discovery unlocks insights into the beginning of life on Earth.
Scientists have long sought to understand the complex origins of intelligent life. Emerging during the hostile climate of primordial Earth, it remains unclear how biological systems not only formed but survived and persisted under extreme conditions.
Now, researchers at Texas A&M University are using more PR
Dochtermann named RCA Undergraduate Research Director (10)
FARGO, North Dakota, Oct. 14 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news:
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Dochtermann named RCA Undergraduate Research Director
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Ned Dochtermann, NDSU professor of biological sciences and Engberg Presidential Professor, has been named NDSU Office of Research and Creative Activity Undergraduate Research Director.
A part-time appointment, the Director provides leadership for campus-wide undergraduate initiatives and oversees the development and administration of undergraduate research programs within the RCA Office, inc more PR
Dr. Katie Matt Examines Fraud Prevention in Federal Relief Programs (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 14 -- The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute posted the following news:
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Dr. Katie Matt Examines Fraud Prevention in Federal Relief Programs
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SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) Assistant Professor of Accounting Dr. Katie Matt, in collaboration with Daniel Hebert of Syracuse University, recently published research examining the widespread fraud associated with the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their article, "Governance and Fraud Prevention in Federal more PR
Dr. Matt Brigida Examines What Drives Cryptocurrency Returns (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 14 -- The State University of New York Polytechnic Institute posted the following news:
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Dr. Matt Brigida Examines What Drives Cryptocurrency Returns
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SUNY Poly Professor of Finance and Chair of the Department of Chair of Accounting and Finance, Dr. Matt Brigida, is exploring the evolving relationship between cryptocurrency and traditional financial markets in his new paper, "Crypto Pricing with Hidden Factors," published in Finance Research Letters.
The research examines which types of risk help explain expect more PR
DSU, Wildfire Labs to host fall Ignite Hackathon Nov. 13-15 (10)
MADISON, South Dakota, Oct. 14 -- Dakota State University posted the following news:
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DSU, Wildfire Labs to host fall Ignite Hackathon Nov. 13-15
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MADISON, S.D. -- Dakota State University and Wildfire Labs will bring the Ignite Hackathon back to campus Nov. 13-15, 2026, giving students, entrepreneurs, and community members a chance to turn real-world ideas into working products over one collaborative weekend.
Held at The Beacom Institute of Technology and powered by OpenAI Academy, the free event will introduce participants to AI-pow more PR
Earhart expedition update: Underwater survey of Taraia Object begins (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 14 -- Purdue University posted the following news release:
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Earhart expedition update: Underwater survey of Taraia Object begins
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NIKUMARORO, Kiribati -- The search in Nikumaroro's lagoon for what could be Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10-E is underway. On Wednesday (Oct. 14), members of the Taraia Object expedition, a joint effort between the Archaeological Legacy Institute, Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University, began the underwater survey at the heart of their investigation.
The 17-pers more PR
Edison State to Host RN to BSN Fair (10)
PIQUA, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Edison State Community College posted the following news:
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Edison State to Host RN to BSN Fair
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Edison State Community College is hosting a Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Fair on Friday, October 23, 2026, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Emerson Center at the Piqua Campus. During the event, current nursing students and practicing nurses can learn about advanced degree options available after obtaining an RN license and discover how earning a BSN can expand career opportunities, enhance lead more PR
Education Professor Awarded Grant to Advance STEM Learning Through Bike Engineering and Design (10)
GENESEO, New York, Oct. 13 -- The State University of New York Geneseo Campus posted the following news:
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Education Professor Awarded Grant to Advance STEM Learning Through Bike Engineering and Design
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Image courtesy of Damon Kimbrough.
Jennifer Tripp, PhD, SUNY Geneseo assistant professor of adolescence science education, has been awarded a $96K National Science Foundation grant, "STEMCyclists: Advancing Youth STEM Learning through Bicycle Engineering and Biomechanics," to teach teens about science, technology, engineering, and math more PR
Electrical sliding switches graphene between magnetic states (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Electrical sliding switches graphene between magnetic states
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In a discovery that could offer a new way to control quantum properties in two-dimensional materials, researchers at Cornell have found that electrically sliding the layers of ultrathin graphene can switch the material between distinct magnetic states that persist even after the voltage is removed.
Researchers in the lab of Kenji Yasuda, assistant professor in the School of Applied and Engineering more PR
Emory University College of Arts & Sciences: A Lightbulb Moment - Chemists Find Way to Boost Efficiency of Hybrid LEDs (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 14 -- Emory University College of Arts and Sciences issued the following news:
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A lightbulb moment: Chemists find way to boost efficiency of hybrid LEDs
October 14, 2026
Carol Clark
Chemists developed a way to significantly improve the performance of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) made with perovskite. The journal Nature published the advancement in these hybrid LEDs, which hold potential for a range of uses, including biomedical sensing, low-light imaging and automated facial recognition.
Most previous work in more PR
Enabling CSU Students to See What's Possible Through TRIO (10)
LONG BEACH, California, Oct. 15 -- California State University issued the following news:
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Enabling CSU Students to See What's Possible Through TRIO
By Alisia Ruble
10/14/2026
College success often starts with one person who believes in you. TRIO programs help make those connections every day.
As a high school student participating in Upward Bound through Cal State Fullerton, Erica Lizano was introduced to opportunities that helped shape her educational journey. Today, she has come full circle, returning to CSUF as an assistant profe more PR
Enduring friendship started at Miami for prominent political figures Ryan, Razdan Duggal (10)
OXFORD, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Miami University posted the following news:
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Enduring friendship started at Miami for prominent political figures Ryan, Razdan Duggal
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Foreign policy, bipartisanship, immigration, and midterm elections were among the conversation topics Tuesday night at Wilks Theater.
So, too, were the Miami University experiences of Paul Ryan '92 and Shefali Razdan Duggal '93 -- and a friendship that started with studying together at Shriver Center and has endured through their prominent political careers.
Razdan Duggal, th more PR
Engineers make quality, low-cost carbon fiber from coproducts of paper, energy production (10)
AMES, Iowa, Oct. 14 -- Iowa State University posted the following news release:
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Engineers make quality, low-cost carbon fiber from coproducts of paper, energy production
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AMES, Iowa - Xianglan Bai illustrates her development of biobased carbon fiber with two beakers in researchers' hands.
The first contains low-cost, low-value and plentiful softwood kraft lignin, the tough stuff that strengthens and waterproofs the cell walls of trees and plants. The natural binder is a coproduct of paper production.
The second contains a low-value more PR
ESF Associate Professor Deepak Kumar Named 2026 Young Engineer of the Year (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 -- The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry posted the following news:
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ESF Associate Professor Deepak Kumar Named 2026 Young Engineer of the Year
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Oct. 14, 2026 -- Dr. Deepak Kumar, associate professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), has been recognized with the 2026 Young Engineer of the Year Award from the Northeast Agricultural and Biological Engineering Conference (NABEC). The award more PR
Exploring how plants thrive in a changing environment (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 13 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Exploring how plants thrive in a changing environment
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The Sierra Nevada mountain range in California is as stunning as it is diverse, with storms from the Pacific Ocean dumping rain and snow on the range's western slopes while arid conditions mark much of its eastern face. David Des Marais, MIT's Amgen Career Development Associate Professor, knows the mountains well. His childhood in San Francisco was filled with hiking and camp more PR
Faculty in the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences receive funding to develop industry-embedded experiential learning programs (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Faculty in the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences receive funding to develop industry-embedded experiential learning programs
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Two faculty members in the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences (CBSHS) have received funding from Clemson University to develop experiential learning programs with industry partners nationwide.
"Industry-embedded experiential learning programs are an exceptional way for students to apply the knowled more PR
FAU Researcher Asks: Can AI Understand Space, Time and Pain? (10)
BOCA RATON, Florida, Oct. 15 -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news:
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FAU Researcher Asks: Can AI Understand Space, Time and Pain?
By Gisele Galoustian | 10/14/2026
Research Snapshot: Artificial intelligence can identify locations, infer historical timelines and detect descriptions of pain and emotion. But do these abilities mean large language models actually build an internal representation of the world? New research by Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D., of Florida Atlant more PR
First Light: Celebrate the Inauguration of Caltech's 10th President, Ray Jayawardhana (10)
PASADENA, California, Oct. 15 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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First Light: Celebrate the Inauguration of Caltech's 10th President, Ray Jayawardhana
October 14, 2026
First light is the threshold moment in astronomy when a telescope makes its first observation and opens a new window to discovery. That same spirit of possibility defines the Caltech community. Through curiosity-driven inquiry, powerful experimentation, and groundbreaking instrumentation, Caltech illuminates new fields of knowledge and more PR
First Proof project calls upon UB expert to test AI's prowess in math (10)
BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 14 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release:
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First Proof project calls upon UB expert to test AI's prowess in math
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Adam Sikora, PhD, professor of mathematics at the University at Buffalo, developed a research-level math problem recently used by the First Proof project to test artificial intelligence's evolving mathematical capabilities.
First Proof is an independent experiment led by Harvard University and others that assesses advanced AI more PR
First Utah Navajo Weather Station to Bring Local Data to Monument Valley (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 14 -- Utah State University posted the following news:
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First Utah Navajo Weather Station to Bring Local Data to Monument Valley
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Monument Valley is getting a new source of local weather data.
The first Utah Navajo weather monitoring station will provide locally collected information to help ranchers, community leaders, emergency responders, and others navigate drought, changing weather patterns, and other challenges in the region.
The installation will be celebrated from 10:30 a.m. to noon Oct. 15 at Goulding's Ai more PR
First-Time Student Voters 'Feel Ready' for Election Day (10)
KENT, Ohio, Oct. 13 -- Kent State University posted the following news:
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First-Time Student Voters 'Feel Ready' for Election Day
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As election season approaches, first-time voters at Kent State University are preparing to make their voices heard. Whether registering at events like Democracy Fest or researching candidates in their residence halls, students across campus are taking their first steps toward casting their votes.
Empowering student voters reflects Kent State's commitment to an inclusive culture on campus where students can more PR
Ford School of Public Policy: Javed Ali Joins OVPR as Assistant Vice President for Research Security (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- The University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news:
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Javed Ali joins OVPR as assistant vice president for research security
October 14, 2026
Javed Ali will join the Office of the Vice President for Research where he will help lead the university's efforts to advance safe, secure and compliant research across its campuses.
Ali, who currently serves as an associate professor of practice at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, has been named assistant vice president f more PR
Former summer researcher, now a physician, comes full circle , article (10)
ROANOKE, Virginia, Oct. 13 -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech posted the following news:
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Former summer researcher, now a physician, comes full circle, article
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Former summer researcher, now a physician, comes full circle
Marc Morales first visited Roanoke as an undergraduate in the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC's neuroSURF program, which helped solidify his interest in the brain. He's now back, this time as a neurology resident at Carilion Clinic.
When Marc Morales left his native Houston for more PR
From Hand-built Bike to the Edge of Space, UI Student Discovers the Breadth of an Engineering Education (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Oct. 15 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news:
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From hand-built bike to the edge of space, UI student discovers the breadth of an engineering education
Building a bike, building an engineer
October 14, 2026
For University of Iowa chemical and biochemical engineering PhD student Jackson Begolka, the past year has taken him far beyond the traditional boundaries of an engineering education.
It began with a bicycle.
During the spring semester, the West Des Moines native enrolled in more PR
From spreadsheets to statewide insight (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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From spreadsheets to statewide insight
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When Kevin Burkett, a Clemson University Extension agribusiness associate, and Justin Ballew, a Clemson fruit and vegetable research associate, restarted the South Carolina FarmGate Project, the goal was to gather valuable information on specialty crop acreage and yields to estimate crop value across the state.
It was an old tool and researchers needed it to be more powerful and work faster to help farmers guide more PR
FSU Askew School professors elected to National Academy of Public Administration (10)
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 14 -- Florida State University posted the following news:
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FSU Askew School professors elected to National Academy of Public Administration
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Two professors from Florida State University's Reubin O'D. Askew School of Public Administration & Policy have been elected as fellows of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). Election as a NAPA Fellow is one of the highest honors in the field of public administration.
Arnold L. & Priscilla Moss Greenfield Endowed Professor Keon-Hyung Lee and Professor more PR
Gislason named recipient of SDSU's DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurse Educators (10)
BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Oct. 14 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news:
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Gislason named recipient of SDSU's DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurse Educators
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Traci Gislason, an instructor for South Dakota State University's College of Nursing, received the college's 2026 DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurse Educators.
This award recognizes educators in the College of Nursing who demonstrate exceptional mentorship and compassion.
Gislason started working in healthcare when she was young.
"I have always been interest more PR
Governor will speak at KU's 50th annual Kansas Economic Policy Conference (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 14 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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Governor will speak at KU's 50th annual Kansas Economic Policy Conference
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LAWRENCE -- For 50 years, the Institute for Policy & Social Research at the University of Kansas has hosted an event for scholars, policymakers and local leaders to discuss the economy. The 2026 Kansas Economic Policy Conference, taking place Oct. 29, will address the "Future of the Kansas Economy" and feature a discussion with Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly.
"This year is the 50th edit more PR
Green space is linked with fewer gun-related homicides -- but not everywhere (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Ohio State University posted the following news:
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Green space is linked with fewer gun-related homicides -- but not everywhere
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Study uses Google Street View and AI to measure greenery at the scene of fatal shootings
Our physical surroundings affect everything from personal well-being to a neighborhood's safety. A new study from The Ohio State University finds that when it comes to preventing gun violence in a community, green space can help, but its location makes a big difference.
A growing body of resea more PR
Hands-on Research Helps CSUSB Student Luis Gonzalez Chart His Future (10)
SAN BERNARDINO, California, Oct. 15 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news:
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Hands-on research helps CSUSB student Luis Gonzalez chart his future
From curiosity to neuroscience, Luis Gonzalez talks about his research journey at CSUSB. The first-generation psychology graduate student has built his academic experience around faculty mentorship, hands-on research, a peer-reviewed publication and award-winning presentations.
October 14, 2026
Luis Gonzalez came to Cal State San Bernardino intrigued b more PR
Harvard Global Health Institute announces 2026-2027 fellowship cohorts (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- Harvard University posted the following news:
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Harvard Global Health Institute announces 2026-2027 fellowship cohorts
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The Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) is pleased to welcome its 2026-2027 fellowship cohorts across three programs: the HGHI Burke Global Health Fellowship, the HGHI-Salata Burke Climate and Health Fellowship, and the Harvard LEAD Fellowship for Promoting Women in Global Health.
Together, these programs support scholars, clinicians, researchers, and emerging leaders working a more PR
Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture Emphasizes Bioethics in Health Care (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 13 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine posted the following news release:
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Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture Emphasizes Bioethics in Health Care
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BALTIMORE, MD -- More than 700 people attended the 16th Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture in person and virtually on Saturday, Oct. 10. The lecture was held at Johns Hopkins Medicine's Turner Auditorium in East Baltimore.
"The Henrietta Lacks Memorial Lecture is another opportunity to honor and celebrate the life and legacy of Henrietta Lacks, while educating the public about more PR
Higher Education Forum Highlights Power of Community Partnerships (10)
STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Oct. 14 -- Tarleton State University posted the following news:
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Higher Education Forum Highlights Power of Community Partnerships
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Leaders from higher education and industry gathered for the 2026 State of Higher Education Forum, hosted by The Business Press at The Fort Worth Club. Tarleton State University President Dr. James Hurley joined the panel discussion, which centered on "The Impact of Partnerships" and the role collaboration plays in strengthening students, communities and the workforce.
Panelists drew more PR
Historic Ahuja Foundation Gift to Transform Business Education at CSU (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Cleveland State University posted the following news:
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Historic Ahuja Foundation Gift to Transform Business Education at CSU
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Gift of more than $10 million will reshape how CSU prepares tomorrow's business leaders;
college to be renamed the "Ahuja College of Business and Entrepreneurship"
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Oct. 14, 2026) -- Cleveland State University (CSU) President Laura Bloomberg today announced a gift of $10 million from the Ahuja Foundation and the Ahuja family that will redefine business education at more PR
HMEI to Open Environmental Exhibition by Artist Maya Lin (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 15 -- 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
Homecoming 2026 (10)
INDIANA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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Homecoming 2026
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Skip to main content IUP 150 Student Support Find Your Degree Athletics Alumni MyIUP News Events Give Resources Prospective Students Current Students Faculty & Staff Alumni & Friends Parents News & Media Admissions & Aid Academics Research Life at IUP This Is IUP Search Apply Visit Give News Events Search Admissions & Aid Admissions & Aid Why IUP Visit IUP & Virtual Tours Tuition & Aid How to Apply First Year Admissions Tr more PR
Hope Hosts Indigenous Peoples' & Environmental Justice Lecture on Nov. 10 (10)
HOLLAND, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- Hope College posted the following news:
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Hope Hosts Indigenous Peoples' & Environmental Justice Lecture on Nov. 10
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Hope College will host a lecture titled "A Case for Why Indigenous Peoples are Leaders in Biodiversity Conservation Globally" on Tues., Nov. 10 at 3:30 p.m. in the concert hall of the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. The public is invited and admission is free.
Delivering the lecture will be Dr. Kyle Whyte, faculty member at the University of Michigan as the George Willis Pack Profes more PR
HRSA grant expands scholarships at Marshall School of Pharmacy (10)
HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Marshall University posted the following news release:
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HRSA grant expands scholarships at Marshall School of Pharmacy
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The first $649,999 in funding was awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)* to the Marshall University Research Corporation in September.
The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program provides scholarships to full-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds who demonstrate financial need.
The scholarships cover at least half of annual tuition, w more PR
Hunter College Seeks Community Feedback on Draft Strategic Plan (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, posted the following news:
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Hunter College Seeks Community Feedback on Draft Strategic Plan
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Hunter College is preparing to adopt a new strategic plan this fall, and now is the time for members of the Hunter community to weigh in.
The college is inviting students, faculty, and staff to read the draft Hunter College 2026 Strategic Plan and submit questions, comments, and recommendations by Saturday, October 31. The plan lays out five priorit more PR
In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Ronald J. Gilson (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 -- The Columbia Law School posted the following news:
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In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Ronald J. Gilson
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The scholar whose influential work changed the way law schools approach the study and practice of transactional law dies at 80.
Ronald J. Gilson, an expert on law and economics who taught at Columbia Law School for more than three decades, died on October 12, 2026, at 80. His scholarship on the role of transactional lawyers--and their inadequate preparation by law schools at the time--led to the development of a more PR
Indiana University Media School: Doctoral Student's Article Published in Autism in Adulthood (10)
BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- Indiana University Media School issued the following news:
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Doctoral student's article published in Autism in Adulthood
October 14, 2026
Doctoral student Priscilla Boateng's article, "Performing Neurotypicality: A Concept Explication of Autistic Masking as Strategic Identity Communication," was published in Autism in Adulthood on Oct. 8.
The article examines autistic masking, the suppression of autistic traits, and communication behaviors to appear neurotypical. Boateng argues that masking is more PR
Institute for Advanced Analytics and Society Receives $3 Million NOAA Grant Extension (10)
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Oct. 14 -- The University of Southern Mississippi posted the following news:
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Institute for Advanced Analytics and Society Receives $3 Million NOAA Grant Extension
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The University of Southern Mississippi's Institute for Advanced Analytics and Society (IAAS) has received a $3 million grant extension from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to continue development of AQUAVIEW, a cloud-based platform that improves access to NOAA ocean science and environmental data. The extension will supp more PR
Is a Transfer Recommendation Letter Required? (10)
BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- The University of Bridgeport posted the following news:
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Is a Transfer Recommendation Letter Required?
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When you're figuring out how to transfer colleges, the requirements checklist can feel long. Transcripts. Essays. A college report from your registrar. And then there's the recommendation letter question, which turns out to have a less straightforward answer than most students expect.
Whether it's required depends on the school. Some don't require one. Others make it optional. And selective progr more PR
Isabella Weber to Discuss New Book, 'Anti-Fascist Economics,' Oct. 22 at ILC (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Isabella Weber to Discuss New Book, 'Anti-Fascist Economics,' Oct. 22 at ILC
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Isabella Weber, associate professor of economics, will discuss her new book, "Anti-Fascist Economics: In Defense of Affordability, Dignity, and Democracy," on Thursday, Oct. 22, from 6 to 7 p.m., in the Integrative Learning Center Communication Hub, N301.
The talk will examine how economic policy might better serve the public, particularly as households face persi more PR
ISP Emeritus Professor Received Sustained Accomplishment Award at ICMI 2026 (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information issued the following news:
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ISP Emeritus Professor Received Sustained Accomplishment Award at ICMI 2026
Jeffrey Cohn, Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Intelligent Systems, received the Sustained Accomplishment Award at the 28th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2026).
Held this year in Napoli, ICMI is a leading international forum that brings together researchers in AI, multimodal data processing, and hu more PR
IUP Cejka Planetarium Offering Program About Formation of Solar System, Oct. 20 (10)
INDIANA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 12 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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IUP Cejka Planetarium Offering Program About Formation of Solar System, Oct. 20
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Cejka Planetarium in John J. and Char Kopchick Hall will host a program about the formation of the solar system on October 20 at 7:00 p.m. The planetarium shows are free and open to the community.
A second show will be offered at 7:50 p.m. if needed; the second show will take place if at least 20 people are present and wai more PR
IUP Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Hanna's Town Research Featured on Pennsylvania Cable Network Program (10)
INDIANA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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IUP Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Hanna's Town Research Featured on Pennsylvania Cable Network Program
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Ongoing research by Indiana University of Pennsylvania's Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences at Historic Hanna's Town is featured on a Pennsylvania Cable Network segment.
The segment, "Pennsylvania Frontier Archaeological Sites," is part of the network's History and Culture series. It is more PR
Johns Hopkins: Online Sports Betting Legalization Linked to Increased Use of Depression and Anxiety Treatment (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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Online Sports Betting Legalization Linked to Increased Use of Depression and Anxiety Treatment
Study analyzed insurance claims in U.S. states before and after legalizing online sports betting
October 14, 2026
States in the U.S. that legalized online sports betting saw increases in the use of depression and anxiety medications as well as outpatient diagnoses for depression and anxiety, according to a s more PR
Johns Hopkins: Study - Medicaid Direct Certification Increased School Meal Participation in Maryland Schools (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release:
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Study: Medicaid Direct Certification Increased School Meal Participation in Maryland Schools
Findings come as changes to federal Medicaid raise new questions about the future of school meal access.
October 14, 2026
A new study of Maryland public schools found that a Medicaid enrollment program Maryland implemented in the 2022-23 school year increased free and reduced meal access and participation. The more PR
Kansas State University: A Message From President Linton (10)
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Oct. 15 -- Kansas State University issued the following news:
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A message from President Linton
Oct. 14, 2026
Dear K-State Community,
With tremendous gratitude for my time at Kansas State University and excitement for what lies ahead, I want to share that I have accepted the opportunity to serve as president of my alma mater, Virginia Tech. Having earned all three of my degrees from Virginia Tech, this opportunity brings my professional journey full circle. Returning to the university that helped shape who I am and g more PR
Kansas State University: Jordan Wilson Named Chief Information Security Officer (10)
MANHATTAN, Kansas, Oct. 15 -- Kansas State University issued the following news:
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Jordan Wilson named chief information security officer
Oct. 14, 2026
Following a national search, Jordan Wilson has been appointed assistant vice president and chief information security officer at Kansas State University. She will start Oct. 26.
Wilson will provide universitywide leadership for K-State's information security program, working across the institution to strengthen cybersecurity, manage risk and protect university information and technology more PR
Kennesaw State appoints Peter Grandjean as dean of Wellstar College of Health and Human Services (10)
KENNESAW, Georgia, Oct. 14 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release:
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Kennesaw State appoints Peter Grandjean as dean of Wellstar College of Health and Human Services
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Kennesaw State University has named Peter W. Grandjean dean of the Wellstar College of Health and Human Services (WCHHS), effective Jan. 1, 2027.
Grandjean currently serves as dean of the College of Behavioral and Health Sciences at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), where he has led efforts to strengthen academic programs, expand community more PR
Keurig Dr Pepper R&D Executive and UMass Amherst Alumna to Deliver Tang Lecture Oct. 27 (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Keurig Dr Pepper R&D Executive and UMass Amherst Alumna to Deliver Tang Lecture Oct. 27
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Karin Rotem-Wildeman, chief research and development officer at Keurig Dr Pepper and a 1999 doctoral graduate of UMass Amherst, will deliver the 2026 Shirley and Ting-Wei Tang Endowment Lecture on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 4 p.m. in Old Chapel. The event, hosted by the Daniel J. Riccio Jr. College of Engineering, is free and open to the public.
In her lectur more PR
KU Law professor writes book on negotiation skills (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 14 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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KU Law professor writes book on negotiation skills
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LAWRENCE -- Almost everyone negotiates. Negotiation skills are especially important for attorneys who frequently negotiate on behalf of their clients in high-stakes transactions and disputes, such as the sale of a business or the settlement of a complex case involving thousands of parties. A University of Kansas law professor has written a book on negotiation and a journal article on how negotiated sett more PR
KU Law professor writes book on negotiation skills (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 14 - The University of Kansas School of Law posted the following news:
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KU Law professor writes book on negotiation skills
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LAWRENCE -- Almost everyone negotiates. Negotiation skills are especially important for attorneys who frequently negotiate on behalf of their clients in high-stakes transactions and disputes, such as the sale of a business or the settlement of a complex case involving thousands of parties. A University of Kansas law professor has written a book on negotiation and a journal article on how ne more PR
KU presentation will share story of Lawrence native, Met Opera singer Beatrice Belkin (10)
LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 14 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news:
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KU presentation will share story of Lawrence native, Met Opera singer Beatrice Belkin
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LAWRENCE -- Before she sang at the Metropolitan Opera and Radio City Music Hall, coloratura soprano Beatrice Belkin was a Lawrence teenager learning music and teaching piano. A public presentation Nov. 8 will tell that little-known story in the town where it began.
Samantha Cooper, Robert M. Beren Assistant Professor in Jewish Studies at the University of Kansas, will more PR
Laidlaw scholars build better world (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Laidlaw scholars build better world
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For Desai Wang, BArch '24, the Laidlaw Leadership and Research Program was a "training process" that laid the groundwork for her current work as a digital product designer and user research specialist.
The two-year Laidlaw scholars program supports undergraduates as they become globally minded researchers and ethical leaders. Administered by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, the Laidlaw program at Cornell more PR
Lamar University Celebrates Inaugural Southeast Texas Energy Day (10)
BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct. 15 -- Lamar University issued the following news:
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Lamar University celebrates inaugural Southeast Texas Energy Day
October 14, 2026 | By April C Thompson
Lamar University's College of Business hosted the inaugural Southeast Texas Energy Day celebration Friday, Oct. 9, at the LU Welcome Center, bringing together university leadership, local officials and industry representatives to recognize the region's contributions to the energy industry and its role in shaping the sector's future.
The celebration followed pr more PR
Latina Scholars 5K raises more than $10,000 to support graduate scholarships (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 14 -- The University of Southern California Rossier School of Education posted the following news:
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Latina Scholars 5K raises more than $10,000 to support graduate scholarships
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The inaugural Latina Scholars 5K brought together community members around a shared mission: supporting Latina students pursuing graduate education. On September 19, the event raised more than $10,000 to support scholarships through Latina Grad Guide and The East Los Angeles Community Union (TELACU) Education Foundation.
Valerie more PR
Learning beyond the classroom: Fundamentals of Environmental Science students explore Kentucky State's 308-acre EERC (10)
FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 14 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news:
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Learning beyond the classroom: Fundamentals of Environmental Science students explore Kentucky State's 308-acre EERC
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Dr. Manisha Parajuli leads field lessons in forest inventory, plant identification, and invasive plant management
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- A tree's diameter and height can tell researchers much more than its size. During a field visit Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, to Kentucky State University's Environmental Education and Research Center, graduat more PR
Lindsay DiStefano Appointed Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Lindsay DiStefano Appointed Vice President for Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
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I am pleased to announce the appointment of Lindsay DiStefano, Ph.D., ATC as UConn's vice president for research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Lindsay was named interim vice president in October 2025 after serving as associate vice president for research development since 2023.
Since joining UConn in 2009 as an assistant professor of kinesiology, she more PR
Maintaining Momentum After Weight Loss (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Maintaining Momentum After Weight Loss
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When someone decides to lose weight, the beginning of the process is often encouraging. Their progress may be visible to themselves and the people around them, in addition to bringing perks like higher energy levels.
But after significant weight loss has been achieved, these exciting milestones start to plateau. At this point, it can be harder to find motivation to continue healthy behaviors and maintain t more PR
Marian University Professor Explores Why Saving Research Data Isn't Always Enough (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 14 -- Marian University posted the following news:
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Marian University Professor Explores Why Saving Research Data Isn't Always Enough
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Newly published research by Pan Liu examines how missing documentation can make scientific findings difficult to verify.
Scientists can save years of research data and still lose something essential: the ability to show how they reached their conclusions.
Pan Liu, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication at Marian University, examines this challenge in a newly published more PR
Miami launches search for next Graduate School dean (10)
OXFORD, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Miami University posted the following news:
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Miami launches search for next Graduate School dean
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Miami University has launched its search for the next dean of the Graduate School. Jason Abbitt currently serves as interim dean of the Graduate School.
Amity Noltemeyer, dean of the College of Education, Health, and Society, is chair of the search committee. Other members of the search committee include:
* Ayodeji Adedeji, graduate student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry;
* Valerie Carmichael, direct more PR
Michigan Medicine: What's the Latest on 7-OH and Kratom Availability and Addiction Care? (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release:
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What's the latest on 7-OH and kratom availability and addiction care?
Federal and state policy changes make treatment for addiction recovery even more important
October 14, 2026
For two years, anyone has been able to walk into a vape shop or convenience store in Michigan and other states, hand over cash or a credit card, and walk out with as much of a substance called 7-OH and other related more PR
Michigan Technological University's APS LABS Partners with Oshkosh Defense to Advance Mobile Energy Generation Capability (10)
HOUGHTON, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- Michigan Technological University posted the following news release:
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Michigan Technological University's APS LABS Partners with Oshkosh Defense to Advance Mobile Energy Generation Capability
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Michigan Technological University's Advanced Power Systems Research Center, also known as APS LABS, has been tapped by the U.S. Army to expand its cutting-edge work developing expeditionary power generation kits for tactical vehicles.
Through a Defense Innovation Unit other transaction agreement (OTA), the U.S. Ar more PR
MIT remembers Thomas Rose, a brilliant researcher and generous colleague (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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MIT remembers Thomas Rose, a brilliant researcher and generous colleague
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More than 100 people filled the MIT Chapel on Sept. 24 to pay tribute to Assistant Professor Thomas Rose, the MIT archaeometallurgist who died last month following a bicycle crash in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Faculty, students, and staff affiliated with the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE) and the Center for Materials Research in Arch more PR
Montana State to establish endowed professorship of optics and photonics (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 13 -- Montana State University posted the following news:
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Montana State to establish endowed professorship of optics and photonics
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BOZEMAN -- Montana State University recently received two donations totaling $1 million to fund an endowed professorship of optics and photonics, an area of research in which MSU is widely considered a national leader. The professorship will support teaching, mentoring and research in optics and photonics.
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, donated $500,000 more PR
MSU to Honor 2026 Alumni Award Winners at Homecoming (10)
MOREHEAD, Kentucky, Oct. 15 -- Morehead State University issued the following news:
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MSU to honor 2026 Alumni Award winners at Homecoming
14 October 2026
Morehead State University's Office of Alumni Relations & Development and the MSU Alumni Association will honor the 2026 class of alumni award honorees and the Founders Award winner during Homecoming 2026.
These individuals will be honored at the Homecoming Alumni Awards Ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at Luckey Ballrooms A & B on the third floor of the Adron Doran University Cen more PR
MTSU joins TN STEAM Festival to offer myriad community learning opportunities (10)
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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MTSU joins TN STEAM Festival to offer myriad community learning opportunities
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee State University is again participating in the Tennessee STEAM Festival, back for its 10th year of offering community learning opportunities in science, technology, engineering, art and math across the state.
The Discovery Center at Murfree Spring in Murfreesboro founded the festival in 2016, and over the past decade, it more PR
MTSU Public Health Program celebrates growth, alumni impact at annual PHamily Dinner (10)
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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MTSU Public Health Program celebrates growth, alumni impact at annual PHamily Dinner
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- From celebrating three consecutive years of enrollment growth to recognizing outstanding alumni, Middle Tennessee State University's Public Health Program had plenty to celebrate during its fourth annual PHamily Dinner.
Held on Wednesday, Sept. 23, the dinner brought together about 100 alumni, students, faculty and friends of the more PR
MTSU Religious Studies Colloquium on Oct. 29 to explore religion, land and colonialism (10)
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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MTSU Religious Studies Colloquium on Oct. 29 to explore religion, land and colonialism
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee State University's upcoming Religious Studies Colloquium on Oct. 29 will explore how religious traditions shape people's views of land, ownership and the environment.
The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies will host MTSU adjunct professor Andrew Krinks for a presentation titled "Religion and Land Bet more PR
N.C. State: Study Offers Insights On How Heart Valves Last So Long (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:
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Study Offers Insights On How Heart Valves Last So Long
October 14, 2026
Collagen plays a critical role in keeping heart valves strong, but the heart is surrounded by enzymes designed to break down collagen. So how can heart valves function efficiently decade after decade? A new study shows that the biomechanical tension applied to these valves every time your heart beats plays a key role in protecting the collagen from break more PR
NCCU Awarded $4.9 Million to Accelerate Path to R2 Research Status (10)
DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 14 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news:
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NCCU Awarded $4.9 Million to Accelerate Path to R2 Research Status
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North Carolina Central University (NCCU) has been awarded $4.9 million from the U.S. Department of Education Research and Development Infrastructure Grant Program to expand its research programs, increase opportunities for students and prepare more graduates for careers in biotechnology, biomanufacturing and artificial intelligence.
The 48-month initiative, "NCCU R2-READY more PR
NDSU biology professor helps build graduate student support system through NSF EPSCoR award (10)
FARGO, North Dakota, Oct. 14 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news:
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NDSU biology professor helps build graduate student support system through NSF EPSCoR award
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NDSU professor of biology Ned Dochtermann has received a National Science Foundation EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Award of $1,113,000 for the project, "Understanding Organismal Resilience and Building Academic Resilience: The Fellowship in Organismal Resilience (FOR) Program."
The NSF EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship program provides financial support for gradua more PR
Neurobiologists Trigger Learned Movements by Activating Just 20 Brain Cells (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 14 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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Neurobiologists Trigger Learned Movements by Activating Just 20 Brain Cells
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Researchers use technological advances to read neuronal activity and write in patterned commands at the level of individual cells
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* Scientists identified and activated a small group of neurons responsible for the initiation of learned movements.
* The study, started by a scientist who tragically died in 2023, used cutting-edge techniques more PR
New molecular diagnostics instruments provide improved accuracy (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 14 -- Purdue University posted the following news release:
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New molecular diagnostics instruments provide improved accuracy
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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University researchers have developed prototypes of three new molecular diagnostics instruments designed to rapidly and affordably deliver results in a user-friendly manner.
The new instruments -- created by Mohit Verma, associate professor of agricultural and biological engineering, and his team -- can be used for human and animal diagnostics as well more PR
New spaces, new opportunities at MSU (10)
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- Michigan State University posted the following news:
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New spaces, new opportunities at MSU
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New facilities and renovated spaces empower student success and research collaboration
By: Melody Kindraka
Michigan State University's campus is always evolving. As MSU expands its academic and research landscape with new buildings and renovated spaces, these facilities will accommodate a growing student population and research enterprise while providing spaces that put collaboration and future-thinking firs more PR
NSF awards $22.5M to continue plant-human communication projects (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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NSF awards $22.5M to continue plant-human communication projects
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Thanks to Cornell-led research, a tomato plant's leaves turn red when its roots signal that soil nitrogen is low, prompting a farmer to fertilize.
A grower may soon be able to see a weather forecast for a hot dry day and signal her crops to close their leaf pores, called stomates, to preserve water.
And when drought is predicted midway through a summer, a farmer will be able to apply an agroch more PR
ODU Partners With Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance to Prepare National Security Leaders (10)
NORFOLK, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news:
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ODU Partners with Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance to Prepare National Security Leaders
October 14, 2026 By Robyn Sidersky
When national security leaders face fast-moving threats and rapid technological change, the central challenge is rarely a lack of technology or information. Rather, it is knowing how to integrate emerging tools -- from artificial intelligence to autonomous systems -- into reliable capabilities that work under high-stakes, real-world more PR
OHSU researchers secure $12.5 million to explore ubiquitin, a fundamental driver of health, disease (10)
PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 14 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news:
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OHSU researchers secure $12.5 million to explore ubiquitin, a fundamental driver of health, disease
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What do foodborne bacteria, inflammatory bowel disease, stroke, Parkinson's disease and cancer have in common?
At Oregon Health & Science University, researchers are finding they share a connection through ubiquitin, a tiny cellular molecule that helps regulate some of the body's most essential functions. New investments totaling approximatel more PR
Osteoarthritis therapy study advances with $17 million from ARPA-H (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 14 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release:
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Osteoarthritis therapy study advances with $17 million from ARPA-H
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Funding will support collaboration to move single-injection treatment to reverse joint damage into clinical trials
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* WashU Medicine has received $17 million from ARPA-H to develop an injectable osteoarthritis treatment.
* The nanoparticle-based therapy regenerates damaged joint tissue.
* In collaboration with CRISPR Therapeutics and SynGenix, t more PR
OU College of Medicine Researcher Named 2026 AAIP Physician of the Year (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 15 -- The University of Oklahoma Health campus issued the following news:
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OU College of Medicine researcher named 2026 AAIP Physician of the Year
October 14, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY - A leader in improving Native American health outcomes, Dorothy A. Rhoades, M.D., M.P.H., has been named the 2026 Physician of the Year by the Association of American Indian Physicians (AAIP).
Rhoades is a professor of medicine at the University of Oklahoma's College of Medicine. She is also the inaugural director of the Native A more PR
OU researchers lead creation of NSF-backed grassland ecosystem forecasting center (10)
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Oct. 14 -- The University of Oklahoma posted the following news:
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OU researchers lead creation of NSF-backed grassland ecosystem forecasting center
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NORMAN, Okla. - Across the Earth, about 40% of land is covered by grasslands. These regions support food and economic security worldwide and locally underpin Oklahoma's row crop operations, and livestock, transportation and tourism industries. However, these ecosystems face ongoing changes and threats to their survival. To address these challenges, a team of researchers more PR
Penn receives $20M commitment from Scott and Elena Shleifer to expand opportunity and advance key University priorities (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news:
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Penn receives $20M commitment from Scott and Elena Shleifer to expand opportunity and advance key University priorities
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The University of Pennsylvania has announced a $20 million commitment from Scott and Elena Shleifer to expand affordability and opportunity for undergraduate students and provide flexible support for Penn Forward, a University-wide initiative to shape Penn's future.
The gift includes $12 million to create and endow the more PR
Peruvian caves sound the alarm for global long-term drought, a team of researchers at Union discover (10)
SCHENECTADY, New York, Oct. 14 -- Union College posted the following news:
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Peruvian caves sound the alarm for global long-term drought, a team of researchers at Union discover
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Caves in the tropical Peruvian Andes hold clues amassed over the past 450,000 years, which suggest a strong possibility for an alarming reduction in rainfall across a third of the globe, according to a new study.
The long-term drought is a troubling issue for the more than 2.7 billion people on Earth who depend on monsoon rains for fresh water.
The research more PR
Physicist Tristan Smith Elected American Physical Society Fellow (10)
SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- Swarthmore College posted the following news:
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Physicist Tristan Smith Elected American Physical Society Fellow
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Associate Professor of Physics Tristan Smith has been elected a 2026 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).
The APS Fellowship Program was created to recognize members for exceptional contributions in physics research, important applications of physics, major contributions to physics education, and leadership in or service to the APS community. Less than one percent of the socie more PR
Plant cell receptor balances signals from food and foe (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 14 -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release:
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Plant cell receptor balances signals from food and foe
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Salk Institute plant biologists discover a receptor called SRF3 restores cellular iron balance and prevents immune overreaction, offering insights with potential applications in animal biology
LA JOLLA--Energy production in our cells, oxygen traveling in our blood, and immune cells fighting infection all depend on iron, an essential mineral that enters the food chain wh more PR
Postpartum Medicaid Extensions Improve Follow-up Care for Women with Pregnancy Complications (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news:
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Postpartum Medicaid Extensions Improve Follow-up Care for Women with Pregnancy Complications
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Extending Medicaid coverage to 12 months after childbirth increased postpartum health care utilization among women with pregnancy complications such as diabetes and hypertension, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The findings suggest that expanded postpartum Medicaid coverage can be leveraged to i more PR
Princeton Engineering Grants Could Help Build a Moon Base, Block Foodborne Illness, and Map the Brain (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 15 -- Princeton University issued the following news:
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Princeton Engineering grants could help build a moon base, block foodborne illness, and map the brain
By Molly Sharlach, Office of Engineering Communications
Oct. 14, 2026
NASA's new plans for a permanent moon base emphasize using lunar resources for construction and operations. Bringing these plans to fruition in the coming decade will require foundational knowledge of the moon's materials and how to optimize them for our needs, said Claire White, a p more PR
Princeton: Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts Welcomes New Scholars (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 15 -- Princeton University issued the following news:
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Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts welcomes new scholars
By Beate Witzler, Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts Oct. 14, 2026
Five new scholars joined the Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts this fall. The society is an interdisciplinary community of postdoctoral fellows and Princeton faculty members that fosters vibrant and innovative interdisciplinary research, teaching and collaboration in the humanities and humanities-related social sciences more PR
Professor Lara Fowler giving talk on solutions to flooding challenges (10)
CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news:
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Professor Lara Fowler giving talk on solutions to flooding challenges
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The October 19 event in University Park will also be available via Zoom
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA--Professor Lara Fowler will give a talk titled "Multisolving the deluge: building community-led solutions to flooding challenges," to be held Monday, October 19, at 4 p.m. in 112 Walker Building at Penn State University Park. You can also sign up to watch the more PR
Professor Matthew Tokson receives Faculty Research Excellence in Responsible AI Award (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 14 -- The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law posted the following news:
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Professor Matthew Tokson receives Faculty Research Excellence in Responsible AI Award
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Professor Matthew Tokson, a Fourth Amendment law expert, received the University of Utah's 2026 Faculty Research Excellence in Responsible AI Award. Presented by the One-U Responsible Artificial Intelligence Initiative, the award recognizes faculty and students who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to advancing responsible AI.
"Pro more PR
Provost's Faculty Fellows Program supports faculty growth beyond tenure (10)
FULLERTON, California, Oct. 14 -- California State University Fullerton campus posted the following news:
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Provost's Faculty Fellows Program supports faculty growth beyond tenure
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Faculty and student success go hand in hand at Cal State Fullerton. When faculty achieve their professional goals and advance their teaching, they bring that expertise and scholarship back to their students, training them to be thoughtful and creative leaders.
Earning tenure marks a significant milestone in a faculty member's career, but it also brings new more PR
Puget Sound Celebrates Fundraising Success with $22.1 Million Raised in 2025-26 (10)
TACOMA, Washington, Oct. 14 -- The University of Puget Sound posted the following news:
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Puget Sound Celebrates Fundraising Success with $22.1 Million Raised in 2025-26
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The University of Puget Sound celebrated another year of inspiring philanthropy, with nearly 3,600 donors giving $22.1 million in fiscal year 2025-26. The Puget Sound community came together to support the university and advance its mission of providing a transformative liberal arts education that offers students experiential learning opportunities, expands access to more PR
Pulling strings: New method maps exoplanet's true shape (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Pulling strings: New method maps exoplanet's true shape
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Mathematical models have necessarily reduced distant exoplanets to idealized circles - until now.
Leveraging observations by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and a new mapping method called "transmission strings," a Cornell-led international research team has for the first time resolved an exoplanet's uneven contours. The resulting shape - circle-like, of course, but slightly egg-shaped, with on more PR
Purdue wearable AI device aims to improve epinephrine injections to treat anaphylaxis (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 14 -- Purdue University posted the following news release:
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Purdue wearable AI device aims to improve epinephrine injections to treat anaphylaxis
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Patent-pending device seeks to administer drug rapidly by monitoring, acting on physiological indicators
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A Purdue University electrical and computer engineer is conducting research and developing technology to answer whether wearable devices can recognize a life-threatening event, make an intelligent and safe decision, and intervene whe more PR
Purdue, state of Indiana to host second Global Nuclear Energy Economic Summit (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 14 -- Purdue University posted the following news release:
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Purdue, state of Indiana to host second Global Nuclear Energy Economic Summit
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Indianapolis event to focus on developing nuclear workforce, expanding nuclear power statewide
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Global Nuclear Energy Economic Summit, hosted by the state of Indiana and Purdue University's College of Engineering with support from the Institute for Energy Innovation (IEI) and the School of Nuclear Engineering, will bring together industry and govern more PR
Q&A: UW doctoral student on expanding climate models to better capture the complexities of public health (10)
SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 14 -- The University of Washington posted the following news release:
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Q&A: UW doctoral student on expanding climate models to better capture the complexities of public health
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About a decade ago, a group of climate scientists described five scenarios for the future. Called the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs), these scenarios suggest how socioeconomic development could evolve in worlds with differing challenges to climate adaptation and mitigation.
One SSP, "Sustainability," envisions a collective shift more PR
Renowned sculptor's work comes to Montana for first time in exhibit at Museum of the Rockies (10)
BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 14 -- Montana State University posted the following news:
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Renowned sculptor's work comes to Montana for first time in exhibit at Museum of the Rockies
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BOZEMAN -- A new exhibit opening Saturday, Oct. 17, at Montana State University's Museum of the Rockies will unite an acclaimed sculptor's artwork and historical artifacts with those of her brother for the first time in Montana.
"Chisel and Razor: Art, Entrepreneurship and the Lewis Family" includes original artwork by Edmonia Lewis, the first Black and Indigen more PR
Report: Earth's climate system increasingly unstable, but signs of positive change emerge (10)
CORVALLIS, Oregon, Oct. 14 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release:
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Report: Earth's climate system increasingly unstable, but signs of positive change emerge
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - The seventh annual report by an international coalition led by Oregon State University scientists says the Earth's climate system is quickly becoming unstable and that while signs of important societal changes are emerging, greater and faster action is necessary.
"Rapid destabilization is now a diagnosis rather than a warning for the futu more PR
Research Professor John Ruple files amicus brief in Sixth Circuit case involving the Congressional Review Act (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 13 -- The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law posted the following news:
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Research Professor John Ruple files amicus brief in Sixth Circuit case involving the Congressional Review Act
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Research Professor John Ruple, an environmental law expert, filed an amicus brief in Ohio Telecom Ass'n v. Federal Communications Commission, a case pending before an en banc panel of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
"The case involves the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which gives Congress and the President an more PR
Researchers Develop First High-Resolution Map of Groundwater Across Brazil (10)
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 15 -- 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 discover a commonly prescribed blood-pressure drug may stimulate "healthy" brown fat (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 -- Rockefeller University posted the following news:
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Researchers discover a commonly prescribed blood-pressure drug may stimulate "healthy" brown fat
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* A new study shows that the drug losartan, commonly prescribed for high blood pressure, boosts brown adipose tissue activity in mice, enhancing their metabolism.
* Losartan may be a clinically viable method of stimulating brown fat, which is known to be associated with significantly lower rates of cardiometabolic diseases.
* By analyzing the medical records of 100, more PR
Researchers from SwRI, UT San Antonio collaborate to better understand solid rocket propellants (10)
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 14 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio posted the following news:
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Researchers from SwRI, UT San Antonio collaborate to better understand solid rocket propellants
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Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio) are collaborating to better understand how solid propellant burns, with the goal of refining current chemical kinetics models to improve solid rocket motor (SRM) efficiency and performance. The research could support local resource utilization for futu more PR
Researchers improve weather forecasts looking two to six weeks out (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news:
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Researchers improve weather forecasts looking two to six weeks out
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In 2021, Texas suffered the worst energy infrastructure failure in state history, following three severe winter storms in February. At least 246 people were killed as a result of the disruptions, which led to food, water, heat and electricity shortages.
If energy officials had had more time to prepare for the storms, for example by bringing in more trucks of nat more PR
Researchers in various studies looking for participants (10)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 14 -- Purdue University posted the following news release:
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Researchers in various studies looking for participants
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Here is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants.
Study on mood and cognition in perimenopause
The PACER Lab is looking for volunteers aged 40-60 for a study on mood and cognition in perimenopause.
Participation involves:
* An on-campus laboratory visit lasting approximately five hours
* Recording brain activity using EEG
* Completing computer tasks that more PR
Researchers reminded to review proposal submission requirements (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Oct. 13 -- Auburn University posted the following news:
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Researchers reminded to review proposal submission requirements
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Maintaining a culture of compliance is a shared responsibility across the Auburn community. The commitment demonstrated by our faculty, staff and administrators helps ensure the integrity of our sponsored programs while enhancing our competitiveness for external funding opportunities.
In a new memorandum, Steve Taylor, senior vice president for research and economic development reminds all faculty more PR
Rice psychologist takes resilience research beyond classroom (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release:
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Rice psychologist takes resilience research beyond classroom
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Workplace challenges are inevitable. But being resilient doesn't mean simply pushing through them.
That's one of the ideas at the heart of Leading Resilient Teams, a new online course from Rice University psychological science professor Danielle King Jordan that brings years of research on workplace resilience out of academic journals and the traditional classroom and makes it available to anyon more PR
RISE Award winners highlight 'the best of R&I' (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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RISE Award winners highlight 'the best of R&I'
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Eight employees across Cornell Research and Innovation were recognized Sept. 23 as part of the inaugural Research and Innovation STAFF Excellence, or RISE Awards.
The awardees were selected from more than 80 nominations across the division.
"It was so gratifying to all of us in leadership and on the RISE Awards committee to see the sheer number of nominations submitted by supervisors and peers from across the u more PR
Rush University System for Health and Endeavor Health Announce Plans to Merge (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 14 -- Rush University Medical Center posted the following news:
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Rush University System for Health and Endeavor Health Announce Plans to Merge
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Rush University System for Health and Endeavor Health today announce their intention to come together to form a leading, integrated academic health system committed to ensuring every team member and every neighbor, in every community it serves, has the opportunity to thrive.
With 12 award-winning, Magnet-recognized hospitals and more than 400 care sites, the system wil more PR
Russell Tuttle, renowned scholar of human evolution, 1939-2026 (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 14 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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Russell Tuttle, renowned scholar of human evolution, 1939-2026
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Prof. Russell Tuttle, a preeminent University of Chicago scholar of hominid evolution, morphology and function, died Sept. 18 at age 87.
Tuttle's paleoanthropological, anatomical, and primatological research fundamentally changed multiple fields in the study of human evolution. He explored the mechanics, functions, and anatomy of hominoid locomotion and grasping, was the first to use elec more PR
Rutgers' Disease-Resistant Oysters Offer Hope to Canadian Growers (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 15 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Rutgers' Disease-Resistant Oysters Offer Hope to Canadian Growers
By Trevor Rutledge-Leverenz
October 14, 2026
A new licensing agreement brings disease-resistant mollusks to an industry facing major losses
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Rutgers University has signed an exclusive licensing agreement to bring its disease-resistant oysters to Canadian hatcheries and farmers facing substantial losses from disease outbreaks.
The agreement is with Atlantic Aqua Farms, a major North more PR
Rutgers: Understanding Gynecologic Cancer: What Women Should Know (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 15 -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
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Understanding Gynecologic Cancer: What Women Should Know
By Lavene Gass
October 14, 2026
Rutgers specialists share insights on the disease, prevention, early detection and collaborative care
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Gynecologic cancer continues to affect thousands of people, with 117,600 new cases projected in the United States this year, according to the American Cancer Society.
Experts at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and University Hospital note the estimate unde more PR
Sagebrushers season 5 episode 6: University Aphasia expert on awareness, research and community outreach (10)
RENO, Nevada, Oct. 14 -- The University of Nevada posted the following news:
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Sagebrushers season 5 episode 6: University Aphasia expert on awareness, research and community outreach
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President Brian Sandoval: Welcome back, Wolf Pack family. I'm your host, Brian Sandoval, a proud graduate and the president of the University of Nevada. Today's episode is focused on research and community outreach related to a disorder that affects millions of people worldwide called aphasia. Aphasia, which causes an inability to understand or produce s more PR
Samford Startup: The Etc. Shop (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 13 -- Samford University posted the following news release:
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Samford Startup: The Etc. Shop
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Emma Claire Thompson, a sophomore finance and marketing double major, is the owner of The Etc. Shop. What started as a creative hobby has grown into a thriving small business fueled by her resourcefulness, entrepreneurial spirit and love for crafting meaningful, personalized products. The Etc. Shop offers custom apparel, stickers, cups and more.
What is the story of your business? How did it start?
My business, The more PR
Science Spotlight: Putting AI to Work for the Planet (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 13 -- The City University of New York Graduate Center posted the following news:
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Science Spotlight: Putting AI to Work for the Planet
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Professor Saptarashmi Bandyopadhyay is designing responsible AI agents to address environmental problems, including deforestation, sustainable supply chains, and new materials.
Professor Saptarashmi Bandyopadhyay (GC/City College, Computer Science) envisions a future in which artificial intelligence does far more than generate text and code.
He is developing AI agents -- systems that more PR
Scientists Identify Avian Cholera as Major Cause of Penguins Deaths in Antarctica (10)
DAVIS, California, Oct. 14 -- The University of California Davis posted the following news:
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Scientists Identify Avian Cholera as Major Cause of Penguins Deaths in Antarctica
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Thousands of Adelie penguins found dead in Antarctica in 2024 were primarily victims of avian cholera, not high pathogenicity avian influenza (H5N1) as researchers initially suspected, according to a study published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. The findings highlight an underrecognized threat to Antarctic wildlife and the importance of comprehens more PR
Scott Brooks Named Endowed Chair for Sport Leadership and Administration at UMass Boston (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus posted the following news:
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Scott Brooks Named Endowed Chair for Sport Leadership and Administration at UMass Boston
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Brooks Will Serve as the Director of the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport
The University of Massachusetts Boston announced today that Dr. Scott Brooks has been named the new Dr. J. Keith Motley Endowed Chair for Sport Leadership and Administration. In addition to this new role, Brooks will serve as the director of t more PR
Service milestones in October (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Service milestones in October
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Congratulations to faculty and staff celebrating at least a full decade of service in October at Clemson University.
(*The names listed are based on the number of years served as an FTE employee.)
Julie Helm, Public Service Activities, 30 years
Fredda Owens, Libraries, 30 years
Mary Cribb Stephan, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, 20 years
Lisa Terry, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Science more PR
Shaffer Appointed SSU Chief of Executive Affairs (10)
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Shawnee State University issued the following news:
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Shaffer Appointed SSU Chief of Executive Affairs
October 12, 2026
PORTSMOUTH, OH - Shawnee State University has appointed Chris Shaffer as Chief of Executive Affairs in the Office of the President.
Shaffer, who has been with Shawnee State University since 2011, has previously served as Advisor to the President for Education and Agency Partnerships and as Director of the University's grants, institutional research, and public policy functions.
"Chris is more PR
Sheep grazing in solar fields offers farmers economic, ecological gains (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Sheep grazing in solar fields offers farmers economic, ecological gains
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Two new research papers shed light on the growing practice of grazing sheep in fields with solar arrays. One demonstrates that, in the right numbers, sheep grazing increases populations of beneficial insects like bees and lady beetles compared to mowing around solar panels. The other research describes a decision-making support tool to help farmers profitably grow their solar grazing herd more PR
Soil reclamation research helps restore damaged soil to healthy condition (10)
FARGO, North Dakota, Oct. 14 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news:
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Soil reclamation research helps restore damaged soil to healthy condition
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The North Dakota Coat of Arms states the motto, "Strength from the Soil."
For NDSU University Distinguished Professor of Soil Science Tom DeSutter, that underscores the importance of his team's soil reclamation research.
"To me, it means that our cultures and economies depend on healthy, functioning, and productive soils," DeSutter said.
DeSutter's research team is tack more PR
South Dakota Mines' Century-Old Metal Tester Makes Its Journey Back Home: From Rapid City to Tinius Olsen headquarters in Horsham, Pa (10)
RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Oct. 14 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology posted the following news release:
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South Dakota Mines' Century-Old Metal Tester Makes Its Journey Back Home: From Rapid City to Tinius Olsen headquarters in Horsham, Pa
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At the time, it was likely the Cadillac of metallurgical instruments. A top-of-the-line, hand-operated hydraulic testing machine used by generations of South Dakota Mines students to test the properties of various metals. After spending more than 100 years on campus, the historic equ more PR
Space Dynamics Laboratory's Pat Patterson Selected as AIAA Associate Fellow (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 14 -- Utah State University posted the following news:
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Space Dynamics Laboratory's Pat Patterson Selected as AIAA Associate Fellow
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NORTH LOGAN, Utah -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics has selected Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory Director of Advanced Concepts Pat Patterson as a member of the Class of 2027 AIAA Associate Fellows, recognizing a nearly four-decade career advancing space systems for national and scientific missions.
The grade of AIAA Associate Fellow is reserved more PR
Special Seminar: An interactive session offering expert insight on engaging potential research support (10)
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 12 -- The West Virginia University Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news:
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Special Seminar: An interactive session offering expert insight on engaging potential research support
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What's your story, why would I give you my money, and how will I get it back?
Sponsored by the WVU School of Pharmacy and the Office of Research and Graduate Education, a special, interactive session will offer expert insight on engaging potential biopharmaceutical research support. This session wi more PR
SPH Snapshot: Autumn on Campus (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news:
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SPH Snapshot: Autumn on Campus
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Photos from the fall 2026 Student Experience Fair, BU Sustainability Festival, Health Data Science and AI Showcase, and a community craft night, among other goings-on at SPH.
Student Experience Fair
Student organizations and student-facing offices tabled in Heibert Lounge, offering new students the opportunity to learn more about membership and resources. Bean, BU's community resource dog, also more PR
Spielman installed as Lauren and Lee Fixel Distinguished Professor (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 14 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news:
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Spielman installed as Lauren and Lee Fixel Distinguished Professor
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* Spielman brings decades of global food policy and economics expertise to WashU.
* His research strengthens FARM's focus on food systems, innovation and rural health.
* Spielman calls for economic and policy reforms to improve access to healthy food.
Economist David J. Spielman has spent decades working with farmers, researchers and policymakers across Africa and Asia, s more PR
Springfield College Names Edward R. O'Connor as Provost (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- Springfield College issued the following news:
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Springfield College Names Edward R. O'Connor as Provost
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Springfield College President Mary-Beth Cooper has announced the appointment of Edward R. O'Connor, PhD, MBA, FACHE, as the College's next provost. Dr. O'Connor brings extensive experience in academic leadership, health sciences, interdisciplinary education, and student success to Springfield College.
O'Connor most recently served as provost and executive vice president for Academic, Research more PR
Statistical sleuthing strengthens medical records (10)
FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 12 -- George Mason University posted the following news:
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Statistical sleuthing strengthens medical records
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Students Broadcasters Cover Campus, Develop Industry Skills at Rocket News Now (10)
TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- The University of Toledo posted the following news:
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Students Broadcasters Cover Campus, Develop Industry Skills at Rocket News Now
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Less than an hour out from the first broadcast of Rocket News Now, University of Toledo student journalists were abuzz -- adjusting cameras, fiddling with microphones, reviewing the run-down that sequences studio banter and pre-recorded packages.
Aliciana Martinez, a communication senior tasked with overseeing the inaugural production as a co-producer alongside Anthony Kruszka, more PR
Students Invited to Explore Innovation, Creativity at Annual Experience Innovation Expo (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Students Invited to Explore Innovation, Creativity at Annual Experience Innovation Expo
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Have an idea for a project or a venture you want to pursue, but don't know where to start?
Want to connect with clubs, programs, or resources geared toward student innovation and creative thinking?
Not sure where your interests rest, and just want to see what kind of innovative opportunities UConn has to offer?
If so, regardless of your year, your school, more PR
Studies Examine the Connection Between Primary Care Provider Resources and Health Outcomes for Type 2 Diabetes Patients (10)
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news:
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Studies Examine the Connection Between Primary Care Provider Resources and Health Outcomes for Type 2 Diabetes Patients
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Within the medical ecosystem, health guidelines aim for timely diagnosis and regular follow-up of chronic illnesses, such as Type 2 diabetes, to ensure that no patient gets left behind. However, two studies by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst show that a patient's actual care experience can vary, and more PR
Study Aims to Update Highway Curves for Modern Vehicles (10)
OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 14 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news:
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Study Aims to Update Highway Curves for Modern Vehicles
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UM-led research investigates the science behind safer curves
OXFORD, Miss. - As vehicles become heavier, smarter and increasingly automated, the roads they travel may need to change, too. A University of Mississippi-led study will investigate whether highway curve design criteria should be updated for today's vehicle fleet.
Electric vehicles often carry hundreds of pounds of batteries ben more PR
Study evaluates HIV viral suppression in a community-based care setting (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy posted the following news release:
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Study evaluates HIV viral suppression in a community-based care setting
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A new study by CUNY SPH researchers evaluates viral load suppression among people receiving HIV services through Harlem United, a New York City community-based organization. The research examines how demographic, clinical and social factors relate to viral suppression, a core indicator of effective HIV treatment and preventio more PR
SUNY Chancellor King Announces Outdoors for All Grant Awards (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 15 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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SUNY Chancellor King Announces Outdoors for All Grant Awards
October 14, 2026
SUNY's Outdoors for All Program Designed to Engage Students with Nature and Outdoor Activities that Make Campuses More Inclusive and Welcoming
Grants Awarded to 14 SUNY Institutions
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Albany, NY -- State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today announced the grant recipients from SUNY's Outdoors for All program. The program is designed to empow more PR
SUNY Chancellor King Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Educational Opportunity Centers With Empire State Plaza Exhibit (10)
ALBANY, New York, Oct. 15 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release:
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SUNY Chancellor King Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Educational Opportunity Centers with Empire State Plaza Exhibit
October 14, 2026
Historical Exhibit Highlights Educational Opportunity Centers' Impact on over 250,000 New Yorkers
Statewide 12 EOCs and 33 ATTAIN Labs Empower New Yorkers Toward Upward Mobility
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Albany, NY - State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today celebrated the launch of SUNY's Educational Opportu more PR
SUNY ESF and Upstate Medical University Reintroduce Upstate Accelerated Scholars Program (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 14 -- The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry posted the following news:
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SUNY ESF and Upstate Medical University Reintroduce Upstate Accelerated Scholars Program
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Oct. 14, 2026 - Students interested in pursuing careers in medicine will have renewed access to an accelerated pathway through a partnership between the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) and Upstate Medical University. The Upstate Accelerated Scholars Program has been reintroduced more PR
SUNY-Upstate Receives $1.5 Million to Advance Brain Disease Research (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 15 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
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Written by Jean Albanese
October 14, 2026
Upstate receives $1.5 million to advance brain disease research
Upstate Medical University has been awarded $1.5 million by New York state to create an advanced research center for brain diseases.
Announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul, Upstate's $ 1.5 million award is part of a $10 million, multi-campus initiative called the SUNY Brain Institute, which aims to expand SUNY's more PR
Support may offset stigma for parents of children with mental health problems (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Support may offset stigma for parents of children with mental health problems
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Parents of children with mental health problems may experience stigma when the ideals that matter most to being considered a "good parent" are perceived as not being met, according to preliminary research led by Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.
Discussions with a group of these parents are more PR
Syracuse University: NSF Funds Professor's Research to Tackle AI's Blind Spots (10)
SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news:
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NSF Funds Professor's Research to Tackle AI's Blind Spots
Junzhe Zhang, professor in the College of Engineering and Computer Science, is working to help artificial intelligence learn from imperfect data.
Alex Dunbar
Oct. 14, 2026
AI systems are increasingly used to help make decisions. To do that well, an intelligent agent must learn from data which actions tend to produce good outcomes. Two common obstacles get in the way. Data can be shaped by hidden fa more PR
Texas A&M celebrates 60 years of hospitality (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 14 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program:
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Texas A&M celebrates 60 years of hospitality
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Department studies the connection between people, places and experiences
A conference at a ballroom in Houston. A family weekend at a state park. A small-town festival that fills every hotel room in the county. Each depends on the same three things: a destination, participants and the experience.
The connection of those three thing more PR
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine: Aicher, Curley Recognized With Association of Former Students Teaching Awards (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 15 -- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release:
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Aicher, Curley Recognized with Association of Former Students Teaching Awards
Oct. 14, 2026
Two faculty members in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have been selected to receive 2026 College-Level Teaching Awards from The Association of Former Students.
Dr. Kathleen Aicher, an assistant professor in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, a more PR
Texas A&M Engineering: Simulating Radiation Behavior Better With Advanced Computer Hardware (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 15 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Simulating radiation behavior better with advanced computer hardware
Four graphics processing units provided by technology company Nvidia will enable researchers to investigate better ways of simulating radiation transport for nuclear engineering.
Oct. 14, 2026 By Julianne Hodges, Contributor
Four cutting-edge computing units will allow Texas A&M University researchers to explore new approaches to high-performance simulation more PR
Texas Woman's University: Researcher Aims to Make Food Safer (10)
DENTON, Texas, Oct. 15 -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news:
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Researcher aims to make food safer
Oct. 13, 2026 -- DENTON -- Listeria is a wily and dangerous food pathogen. Found naturally in soil and water, the bacteria can survive chilled temperatures and cause life-threatening conditions. It is the fourth-leading cause of death from foodborne illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Developing quick methods to detect listeria is essential to keeping contaminated foods off the grocery shel more PR
The Catholic University of America Receives Three AI NEXTGEN National Awards (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Catholic University of America issued the following news:
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The Catholic University of America Receives Three AI NEXTGEN National Awards
Oct 14, 2026
The Catholic University of America received three 2026 AI NEXTGEN America Futurist Awards for leadership in artificial intelligence during the AI NEXTGEN America Conference, held Oct. 10, in Baltimore, Md.
Catholic University's awards include an AI Governance Leader Award, received by University President Peter Kilpatrick; AI Innovator Award for Daniel Sierra-So more PR
The surprising relationship between sickle cell genes and malaria (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 14 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release:
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The surprising relationship between sickle cell genes and malaria
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Reposted from U of U Health.
Malaria is one of the deadliest infectious diseases on the planet, afflicting people for the entirety of recorded history. In places where malaria is most common, it has shaped human evolution by driving higher rates of a paradoxically protective genetic change. Two copies of the genetic change cause sickle cell disease, but one copy helps protect p more PR
Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 15-22 (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Things to Do at Penn State: Oct. 15-22
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Here's a look at some of the cultural events -- both in-person and virtual -- open to the University and local community:
Performances
Bach's Lunch - 12:10-12:45 p.m., Oct. 15, Eisenhower Chapel, University Park campus. "Bach's Lunch" is a weekly concert series during the school year. These popular concerts are brief in order to make it possible for the University community to attend during the more PR
Thoughtful Conservation (10)
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Christopher Newport University posted the following news:
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Thoughtful Conservation
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Time spent in nature can often be beneficial.
That time in the woods is quickly elevated to an educational, life-changing experience when there are two CNU professors teaching an insightful two-week philosophy class in California focused on national parks.
In the case of Lindsey Johnson, '26 Computational and Applied Mathematics with a concentration in Biology and Life Sciences, those two weeks studying in national more PR
Three CMU Researchers Join Google Cohort To Study How AI Is Changing the Economy (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news:
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Three CMU Researchers Join Google Cohort To Study How AI Is Changing the Economy
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Three Carnegie Mellon University professors are researching the influence of artificial intelligence on the economy and workforce as part of Google's inaugural AI & Economy cohort. Their projects range from how job applicants feel about interacting with AI agents in the hiring process to why certain types of work tasks are more susceptible to AI than others.
The more PR
Tiny platform creates and directs microbubbles on demand (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news:
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Tiny platform creates and directs microbubbles on demand
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Bubbles can be useful tools for microscopic robots, helping them move, steer, create flows of liquid and perform other functions. But designs based on trapping a bubble, a common approach, are unwieldy and unpredictable because bubbles can be hard to catch and control.
"Why are we trying to trap these bubbles?" said Itai Cohen, the Josephson Family Professor of physics in the College of Arts and Scienc more PR
To save democracy, put financial power in the hands of the people (10)
SANTA CRUZ, California, Oct. 14 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus posted the following news:
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To save democracy, put financial power in the hands of the people
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An award-winning book by Professor Michael McCarthy reveals the financial sector's power over governments and envisions a new path forward for democratizing finance
As America heads toward midterm elections next month, many voters are harboring concerns about the health of our nation's democracy. A Pew Research Foundation poll over the summer found that 69% of more PR
Transfer students add experience, insights to USC campus (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news:
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Transfer students add experience, insights to USC campus
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Transfer students find their way to the University of South Carolina in all sorts of ways. Some have started at another USC campus or a different college or technical school. Some have been serving in the military, while others are returning from breaks in their educational journey.
Regardless of how they get here, their numbers are steadily growing. Approximately 1,680 transfer s more PR
Turfgrass Disease Diagnostic Lab Helps Professionals Maintain Healthy Turf (10)
STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news:
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Turfgrass Disease Diagnostic Lab Helps Professionals Maintain Healthy Turf
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The Turfgrass Disease Diagnostic Lab in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR) offers valuable services to turfgrass professionals in the state and beyond.
The lab provides rapid diagnosis of and recommendations for addressing turfgrass pathogens and other problems.
The lab serves professional turfgrass managers, including golf courses, athleti more PR
Two Weeks of Computational Social Science at Stanford (10)
STANFORD, California, Oct. 15 -- Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies issued the following news:
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October 14, 2026
Two Weeks of Computational Social Science at Stanford
Ronald E. Robertson, Matt DeVerna
From August 10 to 21, the Tech Impact and Policy Center (TIP) hosted 23 scholars at the second annual Summer Institute in Computational Social Science at Stanford (SICSS-Stanford). Since 2018, institutions around the world have hosted these two-week institutes to help interdisciplinary scholars (gradu more PR
U.S. Pacific Territories Serve as a Research Station for VCU Students (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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Oct. 14, 2026
U.S. Pacific Territories serve as a research station for VCU students
Political science professor Andrea Simonelli leads a field project to Guam and Saipan to explore governance, disaster recovery and the environment.
By Haley Tenore
The two U.S. territories are far from the mainland - and far off the radar for most Americans - but Guam and Saipan provided direct insight this summer for a handful of Virginia Commonwealth Universi more PR
UAB Libraries elected to Association of Research Libraries membership (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 13 -- 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
UC Researchers Help Demonstrate Proof-of-concept Gene Therapy for Hydrocephalus (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 15 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news:
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UC researchers help demonstrate proof-of-concept gene therapy for hydrocephalus
Potential minimally invasive treatment targets fluid overproduction at its source in the brain
By Megan Burgasser, burgasma@ucmail.uc.edu
October 14, 2026
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have published the first proof-of-concept study showing the potential of an experimental gene therapy for hydrocephalus. The preclinical research from the more PR
UC San Diego Awarded $2.35 Million from Google to Advance AI-Driven Climate Modeling (10)
LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 14 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news:
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UC San Diego Awarded $2.35 Million from Google to Advance AI-Driven Climate Modeling
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Team led by Halicioglu School and Scripps Oceanography researcher will use artificial intelligence to improve climate models and help guide new ocean observations
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Oct. 14, 2026 - For the University of California San Diego's Duncan Watson-Parris, the next frontier for artificial intelligence more PR
UC Santa Cruz history professor tapped to lead historic slave trade database as it moves to Harvard (10)
SANTA CRUZ, California, Oct. 14 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus posted the following news:
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UC Santa Cruz history professor tapped to lead historic slave trade database as it moves to Harvard
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Slavevoyages.org, a free online database chronicling tens of thousands of slave-trade voyages, is heading to Harvard University, and UC Santa Cruz History Professor Gregory O'Malley has been chosen to lead it.
"I feel very honored," O'Malley said. "It's such an important project, and one that I've admired before I was involved more PR
UC-Irvine: Pierre Baldi to Receive 2027 IEEE CIS Neural Networks Pioneer Award (10)
IRVINE, California, Oct. 15 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release:
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October 14, 2026
Pierre Baldi to receive 2027 IEEE CIS Neural Networks Pioneer Award
Distinguished Professor honored for contributions to early concepts and sustained developments in the field
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Pierre Baldi, Distinguished Professor of computer science at UC Irvine's Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, will receive the 2027 IEEE CIS Neural Networks Pioneer Award from the IEEE Computational Intelligence So more PR
UC-San Francisco: Why Autoantibodies May Be Linked to Preterm Birth Risk in Some Women (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release:
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October 14, 2026
Why Autoantibodies May Be Linked to Preterm Birth Risk in Some Women
Researchers uncover a potential immune mechanism connecting maternal antibodies to premature birth.
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A typical pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but for about 1 in 10 pregnant women labor begins too soon. Premature or preterm birth is the leading cause of newborn deaths worldwide. Yet doctors have struggled to understand why more PR
UCF Awarded $500,000 Grant from JPMorganChase to Support STEM Education and Strengthen Pathways to UCF for Parramore Youth (10)
ORLANDO, Florida, Oct. 14 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news:
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UCF Awarded $500,000 Grant from JPMorganChase to Support STEM Education and Strengthen Pathways to UCF for Parramore Youth
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Today, UCF announces $500,000 in philanthropic support from JPMorganChase to deepen the university's commitment to developing the next generation of STEM talent and expanding opportunity for young people in Parramore. The investment advances priorities central to Go For Launch: The Campaign for UCF's Next Mission by strengt more PR
UCF Football, Spirit Teams Join Go Baby Go! Car-Building Event for Kids (10)
ORLANDO, Florida, Oct. 13 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news:
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UCF Football, Spirit Teams Join Go Baby Go! Car-Building Event for Kids
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* Ahead of the 10th anniversary of UCF's Space Game, student-athletes, physical therapy doctoral students and Orlando Health professionals built 10 space-themed mobility cars for children with disabilities, showing how the university's signature tradition creates meaningful impact far beyond football.
* The customized "spaceships" featured NASA, SpaceU, Citronaut and UCF b more PR
UChicago announces recipients of 2026 Academic Communicators Network Excellence Awards (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 14 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news:
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UChicago announces recipients of 2026 Academic Communicators Network Excellence Awards
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The University of Chicago has announced the recipients of the 2026 Academic Communicators Network (ACN) Excellence Awards, which recognize scholars who excel in sharing their research and scholarship with public audiences.
Six UChicago scholars were honored in a variety of categories for contributions they made during the past year: Prof. Samuel Bray for media rela more PR
UGA, Truist Partnership Drives Impact on Campus and Across Georgia (10)
ATHENS, Georgia, Oct. 15 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news:
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UGA, Truist partnership drives impact on campus and across Georgia
Oct 14, 2026
By Rachael Andrews
The innovative collaboration shone at recent Truist-hosted event for students, alumni
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From investing in entrepreneurship and healthcare to creating career pathways for students and alumni, the longstanding strategic collaboration between Truist and the University of Georgia helps to prepare the next generation of Bulldog leaders while addressing critica more PR
ULM Museum of Natural History celebrates Archaeology Month in Louisiana on Oct. 22 with featured speaker (10)
MONROE, Louisiana, Oct. 14 -- The University of Louisiana Monroe campus posted the following news:
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ULM Museum of Natural History celebrates Archaeology Month in Louisiana on Oct. 22 with featured speaker
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MONROE, La. - October is Archaeology Month in Louisiana, and to celebrate, the ULM Museum of Natural History will host guest speaker Diana M. Greenlee, Ph.D., on Thursday, October 22 at 5:30 p.m. The talk is entitled "The 'Great Mississippi Flood' of 1927: Archaeological Investigation of Camps for Displaced People," and will be host more PR
UMass Chan Medical School: Crista Johnson-Agbakwu Honored With Worcester Black Excellence Award for Community Leadership (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Oct. 15 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news:
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Crista Johnson-Agbakwu honored with Worcester Black Excellence Award for Community Leadership
By Hayley Mignacca
October 14, 2026
At a glance
* Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, MS, FACOG, received a Worcester Black Excellence Award for Community Leadership.
* As founding director of the UMass Chan Medical School Collaborative in Health Equity, Dr. Johnson-Agbakwu advances health equity through research, education, clinical more PR
UNCW Researchers Advance Robotics Through Human Gaze (10)
WILMINGTON, North Carolina, Oct. 14 -- The University of North Carolina Wilmington campus posted the following news:
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UNCW Researchers Advance Robotics Through Human Gaze
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For someone who has lost the ability to use their hands, a glance could one day be enough to control a robotic assistant. At UNCW, intelligent systems engineering students and faculty researchers are working together to advance gaze-guided robotics, turning eye movements into commands that could increase independence and improve quality of life.
Student researchers more PR
Undergraduate research helped launch alum's path to medicine (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Oct. 13 -- Auburn University posted the following news:
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Undergraduate research helped launch alum's path to medicine
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Gabby Gilmer, Class of 2018, orthopedic surgery resident at the University of California, San Francisco after earning both her Ph.D. and M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh.
"Gabby is a superstar."
It's something Dr. Gretchen Oliver recognized soon after Gabrielle "Gabby" Gilmer came to work in Oliver's Sports Medicine and Movement Lab. Gilmer, Class of 2018, arrived at Auburn as a chemical engin more PR
University of Arkansas Walton College of Business: Arkansas Capital Scan Shows Venture Deal Growth, Challenges for Early-Stage Funding (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 14 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Arkansas Walton College of Business posted the following news:
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Arkansas Capital Scan Shows Venture Deal Growth, Challenges for Early-Stage Funding
Oct 13, 2026
Arkansas recorded more venture capital deals in 2025, but total venture investment declined, and a handful of deals accounted for most of the dollars, according to the latest Arkansas Capital Scan.
The report tracked $197 million in angel, seed and venture capital investment across the state. Arkansas recorded 28 ve more PR
University of Arkansas: College of Education and Health Professions Researcher Earns National Science Foundation Grant (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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College of Education and Health Professions Researcher Earns National Science Foundation Grant
Oct. 14, 2026
A researcher studying the intersection of career development and engineering education in the College of Education and Health Professions has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to help students and communities better understand the future of engineering work.
Yuanlu Niu, an associate professor in the Department of Coun more PR
University of Arkansas: Leslie Massey, Kim Petrone Named Student Success Faculty Fellows (10)
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news:
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Leslie Massey, Kim Petrone Named Student Success Faculty Fellows
Oct. 14, 2026
Leslie Bartsch Massey, advanced instructor in the First-Year Engineering Program, and Kim Petrone, teaching associate professor in the Sam M. Walton College of Business, have been named Student Success Faculty Fellows for the fall 2026 semester.
The Student Success Faculty Fellows program supports innovative, evidence-based projects that improve student retention and more PR
University of Cincinnati: What to Know About Lung Adenocarcinoma Following Pope Leo Diagnosis (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 15 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news:
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What to know about lung adenocarcinoma following Pope Leo diagnosis
UC expert featured in Medical News Today article
By Tim Tedeschi, 513/556-5694, tedesctd@ucmail.uc.edu
October 14, 2026
The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center's Robert Van Haren, MD, was featured in a Medical News Today article discussing the diagnosis, risk factors, symptoms and treatment of lung adenocarcinoma in light of Pope Leo XIV's recent diagnosis.
"Lung adenocarcinoma more PR
University of Colorado: Grant Clayton, Ph.D., Appointed as Faculty Enrollment Fellow (10)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Oct. 15 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release:
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Grant Clayton, Ph.D., appointed as Faculty Enrollment Fellow
October 14, 2026
Grant Clayton, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Teaching & Learning, was recently appointed as UCCS Faculty Enrollment Fellow.
Using his combined background in K-12 education, higher education and applied research, Clayton will act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to research and implement ways for boosting enrollment, particularly around the population more PR
University of Delaware: U.S. Department of Energy Honor (10)
DOVER, Delaware, Oct. 15 -- The University of Delaware issued the following research news:
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U.S. Department of Energy honor
Article by Karen B. Roberts October 14, 2026
UD's Thomas H. Epps, III one of nine recognized with E.O. Lawrence Award
University of Delaware chemical engineer Thomas H. Epps, III, is one of nine U.S. scientists and engineers selected to receive the prestigious 2026 Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Established in 1959, the Lawrence Award recognizes exception more PR
University of Georgia: Restoring Mussels to Their Home in North Georgia's Conasauga River (10)
ATHENS, Georgia, Oct. 15 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news:
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Restoring mussels to their home in North Georgia's Conasauga River
By Allison Floyd
October 13, 2026
As it flows through North Georgia's Murray and Whitfield counties, the Conasauga River has been home to a treasure trove of rare freshwater fish and invertebrates, at one time supporting more than three dozen species of mussels.
Many of those species have disappeared over the past few decades, and experts now estimate the river has only a fraction of th more PR
University of Houston: Hobby School Survey - Mealer Has Six-Point Lead in 9th Congressional District Race (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 15 -- The University of Houston issued the following news:
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Hobby School Survey: Mealer Has Six-Point Lead in 9th Congressional District Race
District is one of five that were redrawn ahead of the 2026 midterm elections
October 14, 2026
Key Takeaways
* Republican Alex Mealer is leading by six points in the race for Texas' 9th Congressional District, with 48% of the vote compared to 42% for Democrat Leticia Gutierrez. 10% remain undecided.
* The 9th Congressional District is one of five redrawn during a mid-decad more PR
University of Michigan: Mollusk Microbiome? It's All in the Family (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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Mollusk microbiome? It's all in the family
October 14, 2026
A mollusk's microbial community has more to do with its family tree than its address.
In other words, the composition of a mollusk's microbiome depends less on the environment in which it lives and more on what species it belongs to, say University of Michigan researchers.
A microbiome is the collection of bacteria, archaea, viruses and fungi living on and inside hosts, and it's i more PR
University of Nebraska: 172 Husker Undergrads Receive Stipends for Research Projects (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 15 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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October 14, 2026
172 Husker undergrads receive stipends for research projects
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has awarded stipends to 172 Husker undergraduates to participate in research with a faculty mentor during the fall and spring semesters.
Nebraska's Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experiences Program supports undergraduates to work with faculty mentors in research or creative activities. Students receive stipends of $3,600 to more PR
University of Nebraska: Husker Produce Farm Harvests Food, Opportunity, Community Connections (10)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 15 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news:
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October 14, 2026
Husker Produce Farm harvests food, opportunity, community connections
By Troy Fedderson | University Communication and Marketing
The first harvest at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Husker Produce Farm is yielding more than tomatoes, potatoes and watermelon. It's feeding the community, giving students hands-on agricultural experience and putting down roots to grow stronger local food systems.
A $90,000 grant is helping transfor more PR
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine: Juan Carlos Puyana Wins ACS/Pfizer Academic Global Surgeon Award (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine issued the following news:
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Juan Carlos Puyana Wins ACS/Pfizer Academic Global Surgeon Award
Juan Carlos Puyana, professor of surgery and of critical care medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, has received the 2026 American College of Surgeons (ACS)/Pfizer Academic Global Surgeon Award, recognizing his work for more than three decades to strengthen trauma care, surgical education and health systems around the world.
The award honors more PR
University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health: Suresh Kuchipudi Named Endowed Chair in One Health (10)
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health issued the following news:
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Suresh Kuchipudi named endowed chair in One Health
October 14, 2026
Suresh Kuchipudi, PhD, MVSc, MBA, professor and chair of infectious diseases and microbiology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, has been named the endowed chair in One Health.
Kuchipudi's work advances One Health, an approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant and environmental health. Through research more PR
University of Rhode Island accepting applications for new Ph.D. in accounting program (10)
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 14 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news:
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University of Rhode Island accepting applications for new Ph.D. in accounting program
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KINGSTON, R.I. - Oct. 14, 2026 - The University of Rhode Island College of Business is launching a new Ph.D. program in accounting. The new concentration will offer students intensive training in core principles in accounting, such as accounting information systems, management accounting, and financial accounting. Ph.D. students will also gain teaching expe more PR
University of Southern California Pullias Center for Higher Education: Why Is Hispanic Heritage Month So Quiet This Year? (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 14 -- University of Southern California Pullias Center for Higher Education issued the following news:
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Why Is Hispanic Heritage Month So Quiet This Year?
October 13, 2026
Hello from the other side, which, for me, means that I am now a tenured associate professor of education at USC. I've joined a privileged group: Latinx faculty make up 167 of USC's more than 2,445 tenured faculty.
At the Rossier School of Education, that group includes Dean Pedro Noguera, Stephen Aguilar in educational psychology, and more PR
University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston: Kaddurah-Daouk Secures $12M Grant to Advance Brain Health Research (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 15 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news:
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Kaddurah-Daouk secures $12M grant to advance brain health research
By Catherine Thibault October 14, 2026
Rima Kaddurah-Daouk, PhD, professor and chair in the Department of Precision Behavioral Health at UTHealth Houston School of Behavioral Health Sciences, has secured a five-year, $12 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to investigate how changes in the brain's energy supply affect memory, mood, and Alzheime more PR
University of Texas-Dallas: Researcher Seeks Cause of Gender Gap in Hearing Loss (10)
RICHARDSON, Texas, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news:
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Researcher Seeks Cause of Gender Gap in Hearing Loss
By Stephen Fontenot | Oct. 14, 2026
A University of Texas at Dallas researcher is exploring molecular-level interactions to discover why certain hearing loss manifests differently in men and women.
Dr. Bohua Hu, a professor of speech, language, and hearing in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, published a study in the September issue of the journal Hearing Research desc more PR
Using AI to fight election misinformation works, WashU research finds (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 14 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news:
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Using AI to fight election misinformation works, WashU research finds
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* Election misinformation is a persistent challenge around the world.
* AI-generated "pre-bunking" significantly reduced belief in false election claims.
* Authors note human experts remain essential for developing and refining interventions.
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help counter election misinformation at the same speed that false narratives spread, accordin more PR
USU Teams Up With Utah Startup Company to Advance Retinal Disease Research (10)
LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 14 -- Utah State University posted the following news:
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USU Teams Up With Utah Startup Company to Advance Retinal Disease Research
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A local biotechnology startup built on research from Utah State University has received federal funding for a new biomaterial that could help scientists better study age-related macular degeneration and other eye diseases.
MyxTek Bio, a Cache Valley biotechnology company, received a $305,000 award from the National Science Foundation to further develop the material, which is made from e more PR
UTA study tracks stress in real time (10)
ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 14 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus posted the following news release:
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UTA study tracks stress in real time
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Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington are developing a new way to measure stress in real time, combining smartphone surveys, wearable technology and laboratory testing to better understand how everyday experiences affect the body and potentially impact heart health.
"A lot of studies have investigated the relationship between stress experiences and cardiovascular risk. But most more PR
UTC doctoral student Zach Lloyd finds his path in cybersecurity (10)
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 14 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus posted the following news:
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UTC doctoral student Zach Lloyd finds his path in cybersecurity
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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga doctoral student Zach Lloyd spent the summer at the Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific in San Diego, using cybersecurity skills he developed at UTC to support U.S. Department of Defense research.
Lloyd completed the internship through a Cyber Service Academy (CSA) scholarship. NIWC Pacific brings together milit more PR
UW Graduate Medical Education Receives Federal Grant to Expand Rural Physician Training in Wyoming (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 15 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Graduate Medical Education Receives Federal Grant to Expand Rural Physician Training in Wyoming
October 14, 2026
The University of Wyoming's Department of Graduate Medical Education (GME) has received a federal Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish a new Family Medicine Rural Training Program in Buffalo.
The award will support planning, development and accredita more PR
UW Student Hunts, Finds Elusive 'Ice Crawler' Insect in Yellowstone (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 15 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Student Hunts, Finds Elusive 'Ice Crawler' Insect in Yellowstone
October 14, 2026
The phrase "trying to find a needle in a haystack" comes to mind with reference for what Will Anderson has been searching.
Anderson, a University of Wyoming junior from Casper majoring in biology, has been on the hunt since 2025 for a tiny and rare insect, known as Grylloblattodea, or the ice crawler. One of the rarest orders of insects in the world, ice crawlers only h more PR
VCU: Physical Therapy Professor Michael Kiefer Awarded NIH Career Development Award to Advance Pediatric Muscle Disease Research (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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Oct. 14, 2026
Physical therapy professor Michael Kiefer awarded NIH Career Development Award to advance pediatric muscle disease research
Kiefer will use the funding to support vital work to advance clinical trials for children with congenital myotonic dystrophy, a disease characterized by low muscle tone and difficulty breathing.
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Michael Kiefer, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Virginia Commonwealth Univer more PR
VCU: Rural Roots Power Kayla Spivey's Route to Social Work (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:
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Oct. 14, 2026
Rural roots power Kayla Spivey's route to social work
The Chesapeake native is pursuing undergraduate research - with a focus on the state of rural mental health in Virginia - and gaining real-world experience through the VCU School of Social Work's Evaluation Lab.
By Sian Wilkerson
Growing up in a rural corner of Chesapeake in southeastern Virginia, Kayla Spivey discovered an early calling toward service.
"I saw how substance a more PR
Veterans Event at the KY Museum (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Oct. 14 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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Veterans Event at the KY Museum
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Veterans Event at the KY Museum
Kentuckians at War
On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, the KY Museum will host a Veterans Day event. From 5-6 PM, WKU history professor David Serafini will present "Kentuckians at War." David Serafini is a popular history professor at WKU. He has taught several courses covering WWI and II including Military History, War and Society, First World War, Hitler and Nazi Germany and more more PR
Villanova University and Laudato Si' Center for Higher Education Join Together for Integral Ecology Effort (10)
VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 14 -- Villanova University posted the following news release:
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Villanova University and Laudato Si' Center for Higher Education Join Together for Integral Ecology Effort
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Building on the Memorandum of Understanding by Cardinal Fabio Baggio, C.S., and Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., PhD, institutional representatives met today at the Augustinianum to develop joint programs on integral ecology
(L-R): Rev. Manuel Dorantes; Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD; Cardinal Fabio Baggio, C.S.; Rev. John Abubakar, OSA, more PR
Virginia Tech Board of Visitors Appoints Richard Linton as 17th President (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Virginia Tech Board of Visitors appoints Richard Linton as 17th president
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The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors today appointed Richard Linton as the university's 17th president. Linton will succeed Tim Sands, who will continue to serve as president until Linton assumes office at the beginning of the 2027 spring semester. Linton, an alumnus who received his bachelor's degree, master's degree, and Ph.D. from Virginia Tech, currently serves as president more PR
Washington & Lee University: Alexandra Klein Discusses Botched Tennessee Execution on BBC News (10)
LEXINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news:
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Alexandra Klein Discusses Botched Tennessee Execution on BBC News
Klein examines constitutional questions and potential reforms following a failed lethal injection.
October 14, 2026
Alexandra Klein, associate professor of law at Washington and Lee University, appeared on BBC News to discuss the legal and constitutional implications of the botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee. Klein, whose research focuses on capital punishment and crimi more PR
Washington & Lee University: John Garrison Marks to Deliver Lecture on George Washington's Legacy of Slavery (10)
LEXINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news:
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John Garrison Marks to Deliver Lecture on George Washington's Legacy of Slavery
Marks, a leader in the public history field, will discuss his recent book on Oct. 28.
October 14, 2026
John Garrison Marks, director of the Public History Research Lab at the American Association for State and Local History, will deliver a lecture at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 28 in Northen Auditorium in Leyburn Library. The event, hosted by Washington and Lee University's Ins more PR
Washington & Lee University: Meet a Colleague - Bob Stewart (10)
LEXINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news:
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Meet a Colleague: Bob Stewart
Bob Stewart is a professor of cognitive and behavioral science.
October 14, 2026
Q. How long have you worked at W&L?
This year is my 30th year at W&L.
Q. What is your favorite course to teach, and why?
For a few reasons, Psychoactive Drugs and Behavior is my favorite course to teach. The pharmacological content gives me a sneaky way to teach a lot of basic neuroscience, like functional neuroanatomy, how drugs inf more PR
Washington State University: Workers Who Fear AI Replacement Show Worse Workplace Behavior (10)
PULLMAN, Washington, Oct. 15 (TNSjou) -- Washington State University issued the following news release:
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Workers who fear AI replacement show worse workplace behavior
October 14, 2026
VANCOUVER, Wash. - Workers who fear artificial intelligence is threatening their occupation are more likely to slack off on the job, swipe a co-worker's lunch or engage in other counterproductive workplace behavior, a new study finds.
This is especially true in occupations where AI is likely to have the greatest impact.
The study, led by Washington Stat more PR
When Wall Street (almost) never sleeps (10)
AMES, Iowa, Oct. 14 -- Iowa State University posted the following news release:
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When Wall Street (almost) never sleeps
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AMES, Iowa -- Picture 2 a.m. in central Iowa. Almost everyone is asleep.
But on a phone on a nightstand, shares of company stock are changing hands. An investor in Seoul may be buying while someone in Des Moines is selling.
The market is wide awake.
"For generations, U.S. stock exchanges have hit the pause button every night, and Americans have thought of the stock market as a daytime institution that opens at 9: more PR
Where an art education can take you (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 14 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news:
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Where an art education can take you
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Following an illustrious career, Professor Emerita Laurie Beth Clark is putting on a massive exhibition to showcase the work and lives of her former graduate students.
Emily Belknap (installing an artwork above) is one of more than 100 UW-Madison alumni artists featured in "How We Got It Together," a massive campus exhibition curated by Professor Emerita Laurie Beth Clark.
Forty-one years of a professor's teach more PR
William Paterson University Criminal Justice Professor's New Research Identifies Opportunities to Improve Mass Shooting Prevention (10)
WAYNE, New Jersey, Oct. 14 -- William Paterson University posted the following news:
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William Paterson University Criminal Justice Professor's New Research Identifies Opportunities to Improve Mass Shooting Prevention
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New study led by Jason Silva is first publication stemming from $524,000 National Institute of Justice grant
New research led by William Paterson University Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Jason R. Silva finds that perpetrators communicated violent intentions through leakage or threats before 41 percent of 483 U more PR
With Historic El Nino Forecast, Samoa Launches Village-level Disaster Risk Assessment With UH (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 15 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
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With historic El Nino forecast, Samoa launches village-level disaster risk assessment with UH
Oct 14, 2026
University of Hawaii's Pacific Disaster Center and Samoa's Disaster Management Office begin yearlong program, supported by U.S. Embassy in Apia
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APIA, Samoa -- As forecasters warn that El Nino could reach historic strength this year, the Government of Samoa and the University of Hawaii's Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) launched a yearlong as more PR
Wittenberg to Host Its Third Annual Giving Week, Oct. 19-23 (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Oct. 14 -- Wittenberg University issued the following news release:
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October 12, 2026
Week for Witt 2026
Wittenberg to Host Its Third Annual Giving Week, Oct. 19-23
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Wittenberg University is celebrating its third annual giving week, Week for Witt, Oct. 19-23, 2026. This special week brings together Tigers everywhere, including alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends, spotlighting what makes the Wittenberg experience truly transformative.
Throughout the week, Wittenberg will shine a light on several key area more PR
WIU School Counseling Program Ranked No. 5 in Illinois For 2027 (10)
MACOMB, Illinois, Oct. 14 -- Western Illinois University posted the following news release:
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WIU School Counseling Program Ranked No. 5 in Illinois For 2027
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MACOMB/MOLINE, IL -- Western Illinois University's School Counseling Program has been named among the "Best Master's in School Counseling" programs for 2027 by MastersinCounseling.
"WIU's school counseling program meets the high demand for qualified professionals in Illinois and Iowa through rigorous academic study, practical clinical training, and active K-12 involvement. Guide more PR
WKU Mesonet mobile app receives a makeover (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Oct. 14 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news:
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WKU Mesonet mobile app receives a makeover
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For the first time in nearly four years, the Kentucky Mesonet app has been updated with a new look to go with new products.
The app, which debuted in 2018 for both iOS and Android devices, provides users with real-time, local weather conditions for nearly 90 sites. Variables including current temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, solar radiation and more more PR
WNE Pharmacy Faculty Highlights New Understanding of Complex Women's Health Condition (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Oct. 15 -- Western New England University issued the following news:
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WNE Pharmacy Faculty Highlights New Understanding of Complex Women's Health Condition
October 14, 2026
A recent national article by Maria S. Charbonneau, PharmD, clinical assistant professor in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Western New England University, is helping healthcare professionals understand an important change in how one of the most common endocrine disorders affecting women is diagnosed, discussed, and treated more PR
Young Harris College students present at medieval renaissance conference (10)
YOUNG HARRIS, Georgia, Oct. 14 -- Young Harris College posted the following news:
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Young Harris College students present at medieval renaissance conference
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YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. -- Students represented Young Harris College at the 38th University of Virginia-Wise Medieval Renaissance Conference, speaking on a variety of research topics related to the medieval and Renaissance periods.
Current students Aidan Vrazel and Ralph Elver presented essays at the academic conference in Wise, VA. Academic conferences are public gatherings of scholar more PR
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