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Newswise: An Open Road to Education
Released: 11-Jul-2022 2:05 PM EDT
An Open Road to Education
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Seven CSU campuses received funding through the state’s K-16 Education Collaboratives Grant Program to eliminate equity gaps in higher education and workforce participation.

Newswise: Iowa State Students Provide Landscape Expertise in Proposed Mississippi River Bridge Project
Released: 8-Jul-2022 1:10 PM EDT
Iowa State Students Provide Landscape Expertise in Proposed Mississippi River Bridge Project
Iowa State University

Iowa State University landscape architecture students are involved in what could one day be the longest wildlife bridge in the world: a proposed multi-use bison crossing and public viewing area over the Mississippi River.

   
Released: 8-Jul-2022 12:05 PM EDT
Seven UCI faculty members named Hellman Fellows for 2022-23
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., July 8, 2022 — Seven assistant professors at UCI will receive Hellman Fellowships, which are bestowed annually to support research by junior faculty. They join an elite group of 70 UCI Hellman Fellows since 2013, when the Hellman Fellows Fund established the program here. The program began in 1995 at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego and has since expanded organically to all UC institutions.

   
Newswise: $75 Million 'We Are SU: The Campaign for Salisbury University' Comes to Successful Completion
Released: 8-Jul-2022 10:05 AM EDT
$75 Million 'We Are SU: The Campaign for Salisbury University' Comes to Successful Completion
Salisbury University

Following three years of the public phase of friend-raising and fundraising, Salisbury University and the SU Foundation, Inc., have surpassed the ambitious $75 million goal for “We Are SU: The Campaign for Salisbury University,” the largest such initiative in campus history.

Released: 7-Jul-2022 10:05 AM EDT
UAlbany Launches New Graduate Program in Emergency Management and Homeland Security; Information Sciences Minors in Machine Learning and Game Design
University at Albany, State University of New York

The new academic programs will help shape future leaders in emergency management, homeland security and emerging technologies.

Newswise: Giving by Donors, Alumni Drives Transformational Year
Released: 6-Jul-2022 3:50 PM EDT
Giving by Donors, Alumni Drives Transformational Year
University of Miami

The public launch of Ever Brighter, the University of Miami’s most ambitious fundraising campaign ever, sparked a year of inspired giving and enduring impact.

Newswise: Tulane Board ensures that President Michael Fitts’ vision for university continues
Released: 5-Jul-2022 5:00 PM EDT
Tulane Board ensures that President Michael Fitts’ vision for university continues
Tulane University

When President Michael A. Fitts arrived at Tulane University in 2014, he came with a vision to transform the university into one of the country’s pre-eminent academic institutions. Over the past eight years, by leveraging its unique location, culture, people and structure, he has moved Tulane to the next level of academic excellence and elevated its national stature as a leader in interdisciplinary teaching, learning, research and public service.

Released: 5-Jul-2022 1:50 PM EDT
State Awards $1.8 Million to Expand UCI’s in-Prison B.A. Program
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., July 5, 2022 — The state of California, through an agreement between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature, has allocated $1.8 million to expand the University of California, Irvine’s Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees effort, the first in-prison B.A. program in the UC system. LIFTED enables incarcerated individuals at the Richard J.

Newswise: UTHealth Houston Emergency Medicine provides training to Polaris Dawn crewmembers
Released: 5-Jul-2022 10:05 AM EDT
UTHealth Houston Emergency Medicine provides training to Polaris Dawn crewmembers
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Along with educating students, residents, and fellows in the most advanced lifesaving therapies on Earth, UTHealth Houston Department of Emergency Medicine is helping to prepare members of the Polaris Dawn crew to handle medical emergencies in space. The Department of Emergency Medicine, which has been training NASA astronauts in emergency medical care for more than 20 years, recently welcomed Polaris Dawn’s medical officer Anna Menon and mission specialist Sarah Gillis for a week-long space medicine training session.

   
Newswise: AERA Selects John B. Diamond to Deliver 2022 Brown Lecture in Education Research
Released: 5-Jul-2022 9:30 AM EDT
AERA Selects John B. Diamond to Deliver 2022 Brown Lecture in Education Research
American Educational Research Association (AERA)

John B. Diamond, professor of sociology and education policy in Brown University’s department of sociology and Annenberg Institute for School Reform, has been selected by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) to present the 2022 Brown Lecture in Education Research.

Newswise:Video Embedded lift-up-atlanta-laundrycares-foundation-citywide-free-laundry-and-literacy-day
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Released: 5-Jul-2022 9:30 AM EDT
Lift Up Atlanta: LaundryCares Foundation Citywide Free Laundry and Literacy Day
LaundryCares Foundation

In partnership with Too Small To Fail, the early learning initiative of the Clinton Foundation, the LaundryCares Foundation will host five Free Laundry and Literacy events to coincide with the laundry industry trade show, The Clean Show. To be held Friday, July 29, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., these coordinated events will celebrate the pairing of early learning in laundromat spaces as a way to widen and deepen community engagement and early learning.

Released: 30-Jun-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Marginalized Students Face Extra Hurdles, More Prone to Procrastination
Cornell University

A new study from Cornell University finds that first-generation students and those belonging to underrepresented ethnic and racial groups turn in assignments later, on average, than their nonmarginalized peers.

Newswise: JMIR Publications Journals Receive Substantial Impact Factor Increases in 2022
Released: 29-Jun-2022 2:05 PM EDT
JMIR Publications Journals Receive Substantial Impact Factor Increases in 2022
JMIR Publications

A complete list of 2022 JMIR Publications Impact Factors include: Journal of Medical Internet Research - 7.076 JMIR Public Health & Surveillance - 14.557 JMIR Mental Health - 6.332 JMIR mHealth and uHealth - 4.947 JMIR Serious Games - 3.364 JMIR Medical Informatics - 3.228

       
Released: 29-Jun-2022 1:05 PM EDT
RSNA’s ‘Radiology’ Journal Nearly Triples Impact Factor
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) announced today that Radiology, the Society’s flagship peer-reviewed journal, sharply increased its impact factor in 2021, according to the newly released 2022 update to the Clarivate Analytics Journal Citation Reports. Impact factor measures the relevance and influence of academic journals based on citation data.

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Released: 29-Jun-2022 12:00 PM EDT
AACN Rounds with Leadership: Moving Beyond the Pandemic
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

Responding to COVID-19 has had a transformative impact on what we teach, how we teach, and how we practice. Nursing programs moved quickly to adapt curriculum to ensure that graduating nurses at all levels are better prepared to respond to current and future public health emergencies.

Released: 29-Jun-2022 8:00 AM EDT
Mighty Oak Monday: KC Coryatt
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

KC Coryatt is passionate about environmental justice, though they haven't always known it. They knew in high school they loved the environment, and when they started applying for colleges, ESF became the only logical choice.

Released: 28-Jun-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Action for Equity: Digital Degree Planners
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

How CSU digital degree planners enable underserved students to confidently map out their path to graduation.

Newswise: CSU Community Shows Out for Hill Day
Released: 28-Jun-2022 12:05 PM EDT
CSU Community Shows Out for Hill Day
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Students, employees and CSU leadership came together to advocate for doubling the maximum Pell Grant and federal support for undocumented students, among other priorities.

Released: 28-Jun-2022 8:00 AM EDT
Robin Hood Oak Offspring Marks an ESF Connection
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

A little oak tree that sprouted this spring in Newton, Massachusetts, is part of a rich history that links a postwar seventh-grade girl with ESF's first woman president.

Newswise: ASSET Inc.’s Executive Director on Learning Recovery for K-12 Students and Preservice Teachers
Released: 28-Jun-2022 6:00 AM EDT
ASSET Inc.’s Executive Director on Learning Recovery for K-12 Students and Preservice Teachers
ASSET Inc. (Achieving Student Success through Excellence in Teaching)

In a new blog today, ASSET Inc. Executive Director explains how the organization has simultaneously evolved its mission of teacher preparation and put Pittsburgh squarely at the center of learning recovery for K-12 students and preservice teachers through its high-impact tutoring initiative.

Newswise: Ming-Tung “Mike” Lee Appointed Interim President of Sonoma State University
Released: 27-Jun-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Ming-Tung “Mike” Lee Appointed Interim President of Sonoma State University
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Ming-Tung “Mike” Lee Appointed Interim President of Sonoma State University

Newswise: University of Redlands Announces Collaboration with the San Bernardino Community College District
Released: 27-Jun-2022 1:05 PM EDT
University of Redlands Announces Collaboration with the San Bernardino Community College District
University of Redlands

The University of Redlands is proud to announce its newest collaboration with San Bernardino Community College District (SBCCD) to expand undergraduate pathway program opportunities for admitted transfer students.

Released: 27-Jun-2022 12:50 PM EDT
Texas Tech Aims to Expand STEM Participation with New Study
Texas Tech University

The study is funded by a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

Released: 27-Jun-2022 8:00 AM EDT
Mighty Oak Monday: Twiggy Hamilton
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Twiggy Hamilton had a long road to get to where she is today. Unsure of how to navigate the college process, she instead entered the workforce after high school and moved to Chicago.

Released: 24-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
SUNY ESF Hosts NYSDEC 2022 Forest Ranger Training Academy in the Adirondacks
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) - the most distinguished institution in the nation that focuses on the study of the environment-is proud to announce it is hosting the prestigious New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Ranger Training Academy at the College's Ranger School and Newcomb campus in the Adirondack Park.

Released: 23-Jun-2022 5:05 PM EDT
The Sorenson Impact Center, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and Urban3 Announce 6 U.S. Local Governments Selected for the Inaugural Putting Assets to Work Incubator
University of Utah

The Sorenson Impact Center, the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA, through its Rethinking Revenue initiative), and Urban3 today announced six jurisdictions have been selected for the inaugural Putting Assets to Work (PAW) Incubator.

Released: 23-Jun-2022 2:55 PM EDT
Novel Sleep Education Learning Modules Developed for Nurse Practitioners
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Sleep health is increasingly recognized as important to overall health, and sleep disturbances and disorders are clinical problems that require diagnosis and management. But when patients present with symptoms and concerns about their sleep disturbances, they often do so to healthcare providers who are not sleep specialists.

   
Newswise: CSU Juneteenth Symposium Reinvigorates Efforts to Improve Black Student Success
Released: 22-Jun-2022 3:45 PM EDT
CSU Juneteenth Symposium Reinvigorates Efforts to Improve Black Student Success
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

CSU leaders call for improving outcomes for Black and African American students at inaugural symposium.

Released: 22-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
CSU CREATE Awards Support Faculty in Advancing Student Success
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Five proposals chosen to receive funding for the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year.

Newswise: Engineers Explore Innovative Ways to Improve Resilience of Coastal Structures
Released: 22-Jun-2022 6:05 AM EDT
Engineers Explore Innovative Ways to Improve Resilience of Coastal Structures
University of Miami

University of Miami engineering and ocean sciences faculty members received federal research funding recently to delve into how they can strengthen coastal buildings and seawalls in the face of climate change.

Released: 21-Jun-2022 2:35 PM EDT
FSU Faculty Member Named Kenneth P. Kidd Mathematics Educator of the Year
Florida State University

The Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics (FCTM) named Robert Schoen, an associate professor at the Learning Systems Institute (LSI), the Kenneth P. Kidd Mathematics Educator of the Year.

Released: 21-Jun-2022 1:00 PM EDT
Who Benefits From Brain Training, and Why?
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., June 21, 2022 — If you are skilled at playing puzzles on your smartphone or tablet, what does it say about how fast you learn new puzzles, or more broadly, how well can you focus in school or at work? In the language of psychologists, does “near transfer” predict “far transfer”? A team of psychologists from the University of California, Irvine and the University of California, Riverside reports in Nature Human Behavior that people who show near transfer are more likely to show far transfer.

Newswise: First Multigenerational Study of Head Start Shows Significant Gains for Second Generation
Released: 21-Jun-2022 11:20 AM EDT
First Multigenerational Study of Head Start Shows Significant Gains for Second Generation
University of Notre Dame

When assessing the children of the first generation of Head Start participants, Notre Dame researcher Chloe Gibbs, saw decreases in teen parenthood and criminal engagement and increases in educational attainment, which correspond to an estimated 6 to 11 percent increase in wages through age 50.

Released: 21-Jun-2022 11:00 AM EDT
75% of Teens Aren’t Getting Recommended Daily Exercise
University of Georgia

Three out of every four teens aren’t getting enough exercise, and this lack is even more pronounced among female students. But new research from the University of Georgia suggests improving a school’s climate can increase physical activity among adolescents.

Newswise: Green Bronx Machine Partners with DNB Bank ASA to Donate Laptops to Students
Released: 21-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Green Bronx Machine Partners with DNB Bank ASA to Donate Laptops to Students
Green Bronx Machine

Green Bronx Machine, an impact driven, non-profit organization is partnering with DNB Bank ASA to provide 105 laptops to underprivileged students living in the poorest congressional district in the United States.

Newswise: UTEP to Offer New Doctoral Degree in Occupational Therapy
Released: 20-Jun-2022 4:00 PM EDT
UTEP to Offer New Doctoral Degree in Occupational Therapy
University of Texas at El Paso

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved a new doctoral degree in occupational therapy (OTD) at The University of Texas at El Paso. The OTD is the highest level of academic preparation that an entry-level occupational therapist can obtain. It is expected to be the required degree program to enter the occupational therapy profession in the coming years.

Released: 17-Jun-2022 8:30 AM EDT
Physiology Educators to Discuss Inclusive Teaching, Mentoring and Assessment at the APS Institute for Teaching and Learning
American Physiological Society (APS)

Physiology educators will gather in Madison, Wisconsin, June 21–24, 2022, for the American Physiological Society (APS) Institute on Teaching and Learning (ITL). The interactive multiday workshop will engage educators in sessions focused on the latest research and best practices in teaching, learning and assessment.

   
Newswise: FAU Receives 2022 Innovation Award from Encoura Eduventures Research
Released: 17-Jun-2022 8:30 AM EDT
FAU Receives 2022 Innovation Award from Encoura Eduventures Research
Florida Atlantic University

FAU was awarded for its novel approach of using “team-based analytics” to break down organizational barriers so that students can progress toward timely completion of their degree programs.

Newswise: Chula Ranked No.1 University in Thailand for the 14th Consecutive Year by the QS World University Rankings 2023
Released: 16-Jun-2022 8:55 PM EDT
Chula Ranked No.1 University in Thailand for the 14th Consecutive Year by the QS World University Rankings 2023
Chulalongkorn University

The latest results of QS World University Rankings 2023 have been announced on June 9, 2022. For the 14th consecutive year, Chulalongkorn University is ranked the first in Thailand according to the QS World University Rankings 2023 (since 2009) and is placed 224th in the world.

Newswise: UTEP names Dr. Anne-Marie Núñez executive director of Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success
Released: 16-Jun-2022 4:10 PM EDT
UTEP names Dr. Anne-Marie Núñez executive director of Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success
University of Texas at El Paso

The institute, named after UTEP President Emerita Diana Natalicio to honor her legacy of promoting student achievement, will formally launch this fall.

Released: 16-Jun-2022 10:45 AM EDT
Virtual Reality Useful in Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Boston University School of Medicine

Virtual Reality (VR) (computer-generated environment with scenes and objects that appear to be real making the user feel they are immersed in their surroundings), is not just fun and games any more. Applications include entertainment, military training, business and education.

Newswise: Lighthouse Guild Awards College Scholarships of $10,000 Each To 15 Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
Released: 16-Jun-2022 9:30 AM EDT
Lighthouse Guild Awards College Scholarships of $10,000 Each To 15 Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
Lighthouse Guild

Lighthouse Guild is awarding 15 college scholarships of $10,000 each to students from across the country who are visually impaired and will be entering college or graduate school in the Fall.

Newswise: Green Bronx Machine Recognized as a 2022 Classy Award Winner
Released: 16-Jun-2022 9:00 AM EDT
Green Bronx Machine Recognized as a 2022 Classy Award Winner
Green Bronx Machine

Green Bronx Machine, an impact driven, non-profit organization has been recognized as a 2022 Classy Award Winner. The Classy Awards recognize the work of nonprofits that are driving lasting impact around the world.

   
Newswise: Doll Houses — A Toy Aimed at Teaching Compassionate Living with People with Disabilities in the Society
Released: 16-Jun-2022 8:55 AM EDT
Doll Houses — A Toy Aimed at Teaching Compassionate Living with People with Disabilities in the Society
Chulalongkorn University

A lecturer from the Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University has developed a toy that instills a sense of compassion in children while teaching them to live happily with people with disabilities and the elderly in society.

Newswise: ACI’s Future Leaders Launch New Ingredient Communication Tool
Released: 15-Jun-2022 2:05 PM EDT
ACI’s Future Leaders Launch New Ingredient Communication Tool
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) previewed the launch of a new ingredient communication tool, ‘What Cleaning Ingredients Do,’ designed to enhance consumer understanding through greater transparency and building trust with consumers.

Newswise: Ithaca College Announces Inaugural Dean of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Released: 14-Jun-2022 2:05 PM EDT
Ithaca College Announces Inaugural Dean of the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance
Ithaca College

Anne Hogan has been named the inaugural dean of Ithaca College’s School of Music, Theatre, and Dance. The college had announced in January that its School of Music and Department of Theatre Arts will be joining together to establish the new school as of July 1.

Newswise: Penn Nursing Launches New Online Master of Science in Nutrition Science
Released: 14-Jun-2022 10:50 AM EDT
Penn Nursing Launches New Online Master of Science in Nutrition Science
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) is launching a new, online Master of Science in Nutrition Science (MSNS) program. The 10-course interdisciplinary program has been in the works for the past 25 years. The MSNS will foster a formidable grounding in Nutrition Science to support innovation in nutritional management and research and enhance research skills to advance this work.

Newswise: Developing Intelligent Digital Libraries: International Experience – Proposed Solutions for Vietnam
Released: 14-Jun-2022 8:25 AM EDT
Developing Intelligent Digital Libraries: International Experience – Proposed Solutions for Vietnam
Chulalongkorn University

Ton Duc Thong University and the Office of Academic Resources, Chulalongkorn University, would like to invite you to join the free international conference on “Developing Intelligent Digital Libraries: International Experience – Proposed Solutions for Vietnam“, which will be held on July 15, 2022.

Released: 13-Jun-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Philanthropist Stacey Nicholas Pledges $3 Million to School of Education
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., June 13, 2022 — A $3 million gift from longtime University of California, Irvine supporter Stacey Nicholas will advance the School of Education’s ambitious projects for improving environmental and climate change literacy in California’s classrooms. The funding will create a new $2 million endowment fund for the Stacey Nicholas Endowed Chair in Environmental Education to support the teaching, research and service activities of the chair holder.



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