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Newswise: Pandemic course improved COVID-19 knowledge, study finds
Released: 26-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
Pandemic course improved COVID-19 knowledge, study finds
Washington University in St. Louis

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1,300 students enrolled in a three-week summer immersion course, “The Pandemic: Science and Society,” at Washington University in St. Louis.

   
Newswise: UWF’s student-managed Argo Bond Fund places second in national competition
Released: 26-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
UWF’s student-managed Argo Bond Fund places second in national competition
University of West Florida

Congratulations to the student-managed Argo Bond Fund for placing second among the nation’s student-managed bond funds at the Quinnipiac University Global Asset Management Education’s Global Portfolio Competition!

Newswise: Binghamton University Set to Receive $5 Million Landmark Gift to Pursue Ai Research and Development
Released: 26-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Binghamton University Set to Receive $5 Million Landmark Gift to Pursue Ai Research and Development
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Bloomberg L.P. co-founder and Binghamton University alumnus Tom Secunda ’76, MA ’79 today announced a landmark $5 million donation to Binghamton University to attract, recruit and retain tech talent, creating a pipeline for students to participate in the artificial intelligence economy of the future.

Newswise: Uwf Team Wins First Place at 2024 Southeastern Psychological Association Quiz Bowl
Released: 26-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Uwf Team Wins First Place at 2024 Southeastern Psychological Association Quiz Bowl
University of West Florida

Congratulations to the UWF undergraduate student team who won the first quiz bowl challenge at the 2024 Southeastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting!

Released: 26-Mar-2024 12:00 AM EDT
America’s Top Public Companies De-Emphasize the ‘E’ in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Communications
USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

Research by the USC Center for Public Relations finds the term Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) is falling out of favor

Newswise: University of Northern Colorado Achieves Federal Designation as Hispanic Serving Institution
Released: 25-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
University of Northern Colorado Achieves Federal Designation as Hispanic Serving Institution
University of Northern Colorado

As Colorado's newest Hispanic Serving Institution, the university is now eligible for new funding opportunities to support student success, but will remain equally focused on building and fostering cultural responsiveness

Newswise: Counted: Data Collection on Student Parents
Released: 25-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Counted: Data Collection on Student Parents
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

To comply with a recent California bill, the CSU is now collecting data on student parents—which will help the university better serve this group.

Newswise: Dr. Jean Giddens from Virginia Commonwealth University Appointed Chair of the AACN Board of Directors
Released: 25-Mar-2024 12:00 PM EDT
Dr. Jean Giddens from Virginia Commonwealth University Appointed Chair of the AACN Board of Directors
American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)

AACN is pleased to announce that Jean Giddens, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, dean and professor of nursing at the Virginia Commonwealth University, has been appointed Chair of the AACN Board of Directors. Dr. Giddens officially began her two-year term as Board Chair at noon today following AACN’s Spring 2024 Business Meeting in Washington, DC.

Newswise: Chulalongkorn Students Host 15th EU in Thailand National Inter-Varsity Debating Championship
Released: 25-Mar-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Chulalongkorn Students Host 15th EU in Thailand National Inter-Varsity Debating Championship
Chulalongkorn University

The Chulalongkorn University Debating Society supervised by the Office of Student Affairs Chulalongkorn University hosted the 15th EU in Thailand National Inter-Varsity Debating Championship on January 27 – 30, 2024, at Chulalongkorn University Secondary Demonstration School.

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Released: 25-Mar-2024 8:00 AM EDT
Forum on the Future of Illinois Education to Publicly Examine HB 2170 Progress
College of Education, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The Forum on the Future of Illinois Education event is Thursday, March 28 beginning at 8:30 a.m. CDT at the I Hotel and Conference Center on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. The event is free and open to the public.

Newswise: 2 in 3 parents say their adolescent or teen worries about how sick days may impact grades
19-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
2 in 3 parents say their adolescent or teen worries about how sick days may impact grades
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Many parents recognize increasing mental health concerns among children, reflected by the 1 in 5 who say they’re open to allowing a child to take a mental health day.

   
Released: 22-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
MSU offers first study on teacher effectiveness for students with and without disabilities
Michigan State University

Research has often focused on how teachers and educators can best instruct and accommodate students with disabilities. However, are the methods used to teach students with disabilities effective and inclusive for all students? Michigan State University researchers are some of the first to answer that question.  

Released: 22-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
USU Surgical Global Health Expert Named Fulbright Alumni Ambassador
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)

Navy Capt. (Dr.) Tamara Worlton, director of the Division of Global Surgery at the Uniformed Services University (USU) and director of Surgical Operations at USU’s Center for Global Health Engagement (CGHE), has been selected as a Fulbright Alumni Ambassador, one of the most prestigious international exchange programs in the world.

   
Newswise: Pulitzer Prize-winning author, historian and commentator Jon Meacham to address Tulane’s 2024 graduates
Released: 22-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Pulitzer Prize-winning author, historian and commentator Jon Meacham to address Tulane’s 2024 graduates
Tulane University

One of America’s foremost public intellectuals will address graduates at Tulane’s 2024 commencement. Jon Meacham, the acclaimed presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author will share his insights, perspectives and behind-the-scenes knowledge of America’s history and its leaders at Commencement 2024, which will take place at 6:30 p.m., May 18, in Yulman Stadium.

Newswise: Film Shows Why Creativity Is an Essential Tool of Science
Released: 21-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Film Shows Why Creativity Is an Essential Tool of Science
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Rutgers scientists have put together a short film showing how biologists, chemists, physicists, mathematicians and engineers converge and brainstorm at every stage of the scientific effort to better understand the carbon cycle in the ocean.

Newswise:Video Embedded young-african-students-call-out-racial-stereotypes-in-tiktok-first
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Released: 20-Mar-2024 4:30 PM EDT
Young African students call out racial stereotypes in TikTok first
University of South Australia

Assumptions, misconceptions, and stereotypes – no one wants to be judged by how they look or where they’re from. But for many Black African students, that’s their reality and it’s taking a serious toll on their wellbeing and sense of belonging.

Newswise: Starting Stem Earlier
Released: 20-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Starting Stem Earlier
University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center

The UNM Comprehensive Center is expanding a program aimed at encouraging young people to explore research as a career field. In addition to a first-ever middle school component, the program is adding more opportunities for high school and undergraduates to get real world lab and research experience.

Newswise: New Graduate School at Salisbury University Announced
Released: 20-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
New Graduate School at Salisbury University Announced
Salisbury University

In 1962, Salisbury University launched its first graduate program, the M.Ed. Since then, SU’s graduate offerings have grown to include 14 master’s and two doctoral programs. More than half a century since that first program was approved, they have a new home at the new Graduate School at SU.

Newswise: PCOM and The Wistar Institute Announce Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Released: 20-Mar-2024 10:00 AM EDT
PCOM and The Wistar Institute Announce Cancer Biology Graduate Program
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

The collaboration between Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and The Wistar Institute has resulted in the creation of a PhD program in Cancer Biology, preparing individuals for careers in cancer research and drug development.

   
Newswise: Binghamton University’s Speech and Language Pathology program receives accreditation candidacy
Released: 19-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Binghamton University’s Speech and Language Pathology program receives accreditation candidacy
Binghamton University, State University of New York

The new Master of Science in Speech and Language Pathology (MS-SLP) program at Binghamton University’s Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences has achieved a significant milestone toward accreditation by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA).

Newswise: Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study International Conference on Mathematical Analysis and its Applications
Released: 18-Mar-2024 10:05 PM EDT
Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study International Conference on Mathematical Analysis and its Applications
Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong

City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) has played a major role in developing international scientific cooperation at the highest level with mathematicians worldwide.

Newswise: University of Utah names Kurt Dirks dean of the David Eccles School of Business
Released: 18-Mar-2024 6:05 PM EDT
University of Utah names Kurt Dirks dean of the David Eccles School of Business
University of Utah

University of Utah Provost Mitzi M. Montoya announced that Kurt Dirks has accepted an offer to serve as dean of the David Eccles School of Business. Dirks is the Bank of America Professor of Managerial Leadership and director of the Bauer Leadership Center at Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis.

   
Newswise: Marcilynn Burke named new Dean of Tulane Law School
Released: 18-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Marcilynn Burke named new Dean of Tulane Law School
Tulane University

Marcilynn Burke, the current dean of law and Dave Frohnmayer Chair in Leadership and Law at the University of Oregon and former acting assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of the Interior, has been named dean of Tulane University School of Law, effective August 5.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
“Coping with Crisis: Journalists on the Frontline:” a Discussion Presented by the Stony Brook School of Communication and Journalism on March 25 at 3pm, ET, in New York City
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) presents, “Coping with Crisis: Journalists on the Frontline,” which will address the efforts of reporters, mental health and resilience started by the School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) over a year ago.

Released: 18-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Rural Student Wins Entrepreneurial Award
CFES Brilliant Pathways

Student from Ticonderoga Central School is a finalist in the Vermont Pitch Challenge and will be pitching her idea in person on April 4.

   
Newswise: UWF announces $5 million legacy gift from the Bear Family Foundation to name the College of Business
Released: 18-Mar-2024 10:05 AM EDT
UWF announces $5 million legacy gift from the Bear Family Foundation to name the College of Business
University of West Florida

UWF President Martha Dunagin Saunders announced a gift of $5 million from The Bear Family Foundation to name the Lewis Bear Jr. College of Business.

Newswise: Match Day Makes Dreams Come True at Texas Tech Health El Paso
Released: 15-Mar-2024 6:00 PM EDT
Match Day Makes Dreams Come True at Texas Tech Health El Paso
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Match Day is an exciting milestone for graduating medical students and their families nationwide. It comes after students have spent the past six months applying to residencies, interviewing and deciding the order in which to rank programs they hope to be matched to.

   
Newswise: The University of Queensland Medical School – Ochsner Health celebrates high residency match
Released: 15-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
The University of Queensland Medical School – Ochsner Health celebrates high residency match
Ochsner Health

This year, UQ Ochsner MD Program received a 99% match rate through the National Residency Match Program – the highest rate in the medical school’s history since securing a full cohort of students, exceeding the average national match rate of 93.5% for U.S. medical schools.

Newswise: Match Day magic: UTSW students earn top residency spots
Released: 15-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Match Day magic: UTSW students earn top residency spots
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Future physicians persevere through pandemic to reach milestone moment

   
Newswise: Calling All Entrepreneurs: SCG Bangkok Business Challenge 2024 at Sasin Chula – Unleash Your Startup Potential!
Released: 15-Mar-2024 8:55 AM EDT
Calling All Entrepreneurs: SCG Bangkok Business Challenge 2024 at Sasin Chula – Unleash Your Startup Potential!
Chulalongkorn University

The Sasin School of Management at Chulalongkorn University, in collaboration with SCG Chemicals Public Company Limited, is inviting undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines worldwide to participate in the “22nd Bangkok Business Challenge 2024”, Global Student Startup Competition, themed “Growing Impactful Ventures”

   
Newswise: Antioch College Achieves Federal Work College Designation, Paving the Way for Ohio’s First Work College
Released: 15-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Antioch College Achieves Federal Work College Designation, Paving the Way for Ohio’s First Work College
Antioch College

Antioch College now joins a select cohort of only ten other work colleges nationwide, solidifying its commitment to experiential learning, community engagement, and preparing students for meaningful careers.

Released: 14-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Lower grades, more absences for high schoolers who use both tobacco and cannabis
UC Davis Health

Students who use both tobacco and cannabis (marijuana) have lower grades and miss more school than students who only use one product or don’t use either. Tobacco consumption among high school students, including vaping and e-cigarettes, is a concerning 12.6%.

   
Newswise: Argonne employees help schools across Chicagoland celebrate global Hour of Code
Released: 14-Mar-2024 4:05 PM EDT
Argonne employees help schools across Chicagoland celebrate global Hour of Code
Argonne National Laboratory

Twenty-eight volunteers from Argonne visited Chicago area schools for Hour of Code and talked to more than 2,000 students.

   
Newswise: UW researchers taught kids to code with cultural research and embroidery machines
Released: 14-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
UW researchers taught kids to code with cultural research and embroidery machines
University of Washington

The team taught a group of high schoolers to code by combining cultural research into various embroidery traditions with “computational embroidery.” The method teaches kids to encode embroidery patterns on a computer through a coding language called Turtlestitch.

   
Released: 14-Mar-2024 11:05 AM EDT
New Research Shows Black and Latinx boys Not Getting Enough Support for Post High School Aspirations
University of Delaware

In a new study published in the American Educational Research Journal, Roderick L. Carey, assistant professor in the University of Delaware's College of Education and Human Development, offers a rich, ethnographic case study on how Black and Latinx boys imagine their postsecondary futures.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 5:05 PM EDT
MSU drives conversation, research on the future of work
Michigan State University

Michigan State University’s College of Social Science launched the Future of Work Initiative to address how technology will shape and change the future of work. To kick start this effort, the college held a conference convening those involved in the initiative with faculty from across MSU and representatives from community organizations to engage on this subject.

 
Newswise: All Middle and High Schools: Join Us for the 2024 Illinois Youth Survey (IYS)
Released: 13-Mar-2024 3:05 PM EDT
All Middle and High Schools: Join Us for the 2024 Illinois Youth Survey (IYS)
School of Social Work, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Administered by the Center for Prevention Research and Development (CPRD) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the IYS uses the anonymous data to produce school, district, community, county, and statewide reports.

Released: 13-Mar-2024 2:05 PM EDT
Include Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in Opioid Management Training
The Rothman Orthopaedic Institute Foundation for Opioid Research and Education

Physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) are at the heart of patient care in Appalachia, often taking the lead in managing pain and prescribing medications. Their role is significant, but their training in opioid management falls short when compared to their physician counterparts.

   
Released: 13-Mar-2024 1:05 PM EDT
DOE’s Office of Science Is Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2024 Undergraduate Internships
Department of Energy, Office of Science

Applications are currently being accepted for the Fall 2024 term of two undergraduate internship programs offered by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science: the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program and the Community College Internships (CCI) program.

   
Newswise: Teachers from across US invited to teach, live and play in West Virginia
Released: 13-Mar-2024 8:30 AM EDT
Teachers from across US invited to teach, live and play in West Virginia
West Virginia University

Teachers Ascend into West Virginia, a first-of-its-kind national program based at West Virginia University and designed to attract teachers to the Mountain State, is now accepting applications.

Newswise: Renowned Professor Jean Salençon Explores Collaborative Opportunities at CityU HKIAS
Released: 13-Mar-2024 4:05 AM EDT
Renowned Professor Jean Salençon Explores Collaborative Opportunities at CityU HKIAS
Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) hosted our Senior Fellow Professor Jean Salençon from 29th February to 20th March 2024. This visit brought together professors from various departments at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) for meaningful discussions and potential collaborations.

Newswise: Numbers do not add up for maths homework
10-Mar-2024 10:05 PM EDT
Numbers do not add up for maths homework
University of South Australia

Supporting kids with maths homework is a common afterschool activity. But beyond the basics, new curricula and teaching strategies are making it harder for parents to help and it’s taking a serious toll on children’s confidence and learning.

Released: 12-Mar-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Lower-Class Background Contributes to Imposter Syndrome in Academia: New Study
American Sociological Association (ASA)

New sociological research looks into the relationship between a lower-class background and the experience of imposter syndrome in academia, examining it as something borne of sociological processes as opposed to how it is typically understood—as the result of individual shortcomings.

 
Newswise: São Paulo State University chooses Digital Science to help realize its potential for global and regional impact
Released: 12-Mar-2024 10:00 AM EDT
São Paulo State University chooses Digital Science to help realize its potential for global and regional impact
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

São Paulo State University (UNESP) has chosen Dimensions and Altmetric from Digital Science’s flagship products to advance its world-class research program.

   
11-Mar-2024 3:00 PM EDT
Research Finds a College Degree Remains a Sound Investment Despite Rising Tuition
American Educational Research Association (AERA)

A new analysis of 5.8 million Americans finds that earning a college degree is still a sound investment, although the rate of economic return varies across college majors and student demographics.

Released: 12-Mar-2024 8:05 AM EDT
Invitation to Cover: Perelman School of Medicine Students Meet Their Match
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

On Friday, March 15, the Perelman School of Medicine (PSOM) at the University of Pennsylvania will celebrate Match Day, the annual event that reveals where graduating medical students will head for residency programs to further their training.

   
Released: 11-Mar-2024 11:45 AM EDT
SLU Professor Recognized By AUPHA for Excellence in Health Education
Saint Louis University

Kimberly R. Enard, PhD, MSHA, MBA, FACHE, associate professor in the College for Public Health and Social Justice (CPHSJ) at Saint Louis University, made history when she was named the 2024 John D. Thompson Prize Recipient by the Association of University Programs for Health Administration for her excellence in health education and administration, becoming the first African-American and the first SLU faculty member to receive this award.

Newswise: What Does Social Justice Have to Do with Evolution? Everything.
Released: 11-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
What Does Social Justice Have to Do with Evolution? Everything.
University of Rhode Island

Award-winning Central Falls High School biology teacher David Upegui, Ph.D., teamed up with URI paleontologist David Fastovsky to write a book aimed at helping teachers incorporate social justice into the biology curriculum.

   


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