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Newswise: Building buzz, WVU becomes first new Bee Campus USA affiliate of 2024
Released: 25-Jan-2024 8:30 AM EST
Building buzz, WVU becomes first new Bee Campus USA affiliate of 2024
West Virginia University

West Virginia University is being recognized as a certified affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program for its buzzworthy efforts to support pollinators on campus by increasing native plants and providing nest sites.

Released: 23-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Baylor Honors University of Texas Professor with $250,000 Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching
Baylor University

Jay L. Banner, Ph.D., F. M. Bullard Professor at UT-Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences, selected for national teaching award, will teach in residence at Baylor in spring 2025.

Released: 23-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Nurturing Tomorrow’s Healers: UA Little Rock’s Virtual Reality Tour Prepares Nursing Students for College
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

The Nursing 360 Project is a collaborative project between the School of Nursing and UA Little Rock’s Emerging Analytics Center, a research center focused on immersive visualization, augmented and virtual reality, and interactive technologies.

Newswise: Michigan Ross Announces New ESG Concentration for Full-Time MBA Students
Released: 23-Jan-2024 4:05 AM EST
Michigan Ross Announces New ESG Concentration for Full-Time MBA Students
University of Michigan Ross School of Business

As of 2024, Michigan Ross is one of the first business schools in the country to offer an ESG concentration.

Newswise: What You Need to Know About Applying to the CSU
Released: 22-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
What You Need to Know About Applying to the CSU
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

More than half of CSUs are still accepting applications for the fall 2024 term.

Released: 22-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Navigating the ‘big little leap’ to kindergarten
Ohio State University

No matter how well children are prepared for kindergarten, their transition to the classroom during the first few months plays a key role in their success, a new study suggests.

Newswise: China’s medieval Tang dynasty had a surprising level of social mobility, new study uncovers
Released: 19-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
China’s medieval Tang dynasty had a surprising level of social mobility, new study uncovers
New York University

In studying social mobility in today’s industrialized nations, researchers typically rely on data from the World Economic Forum or, in the United States, the General Social Survey.

   
Released: 19-Jan-2024 9:05 AM EST
Wren Laboratories Dr. Mark Kidd to speak at 2024 Precision Medicine World Conference
Wren Laboratories

The presentation will focus on the use of mRNA in Liquid Biopsies as a platform for precision diagnostics

Newswise: School Psychologists in Short Supply as Youth Mental Health Concerns Increase
Released: 18-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
School Psychologists in Short Supply as Youth Mental Health Concerns Increase
University of Northern Colorado

Two faculty members from UNC’s College of Education and Behavioral Sciences are actively working to prepare more future school psychologists who will be able to provide mental health services across northern Colorado.

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Released: 18-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Green Bronx Machine to Hold Ribbon-Cutting Event Celebrating New State-of-the-Art Classrooms in the Bronx Made Possible by $100,000 Grant From the Wells Fargo Foundation
Green Bronx Machine

Donation brings hands-on STEAM, health & wellness, and nutrition educational programs to local students across three public schools in the borough.

   
Released: 18-Jan-2024 4:05 AM EST
NUS School of Computing receives US$1 million grant from Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative to further advance financial technology education
National University of Singapore (NUS)

The FinTech Lab at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) School of Computing has received a generous grant of US$1 million from global enterprise blockchain and crypto solutions provider Ripple’s University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI).

Released: 17-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
RSNA Launches New AI Certificate Course in Emergency Imaging
Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is launching a new artificial intelligence (AI) certificate course, focusing on emergency imaging. Following the successful rollouts of the RSNA Imaging AI Foundational Certificate in 2022 and the Advanced Certificate in 2023, the RSNA Emergency Imaging AI Certificate course is the third certificate course developed by RSNA.

Released: 16-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Will long-term operation of constructed wetlands become a source of pollution itself?
Higher Education Press

Eutrophication of lakes is a global environmental issue, and polluted inflowing rivers are important external factors leading to lake eutrophication.

Newswise: UK launches new sport leadership bachelor’s degree
Released: 12-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
UK launches new sport leadership bachelor’s degree
University of Kentucky

For the first time, the University of Kentucky is offering a bachelor’s degree in sport leadership.

   
Newswise: Discover Excellence in ASEAN and Thailand’s Top Corporate Brands 2023!
Released: 12-Jan-2024 8:50 AM EST
Discover Excellence in ASEAN and Thailand’s Top Corporate Brands 2023!
Chulalongkorn University

Step into the world of branding brilliance. The Department of Marketing, Chulalongkorn Business School, Chulalongkorn University, cordially invites you to the grand event ‘ASEAN and Thailand’s Top Corporate Brands 2023’ on January 23, 2024, from 12:00 – 16:00 hrs. at the Chulalongkorn University Auditorium.

Released: 11-Jan-2024 6:05 PM EST
New ECMO Resources Include Online Course, Micro-credential
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

Nurses and other clinicians who care for patients with severe heart and lung failure receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) now have access to multiple resources from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses, including specialized training and validation of their ECMO knowledge

   
Released: 11-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Tufts Named a Top Institution for Community Engagement
Tufts University

Tufts University has been named one of 40 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the 2024 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification from the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Newswise: Making STEM Breakthroughs, One Student at a Time
Released: 10-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
Making STEM Breakthroughs, One Student at a Time
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Role models, often parents or other close family members, serve as crucial sources of inspiration for students engaged in making career choices in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), according to research studies. A big part of what Janice McDonnell is doing with a program known as Rutgers 4-H STEM Ambassadors is to connect students without a STEM role model in their families or communities with working scientists.

Newswise: Five Rutgers Alumni Tapped for Induction into the University’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni
Released: 10-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
Five Rutgers Alumni Tapped for Induction into the University’s Hall of Distinguished Alumni
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

The Rutgers University Alumni Association announced its new class of inductees consisting of renowned leaders in medicine, government, media, and civil rights.

Newswise: Peer review innovator wins APE Award for Innovation in Scholarly Communication
Released: 10-Jan-2024 9:00 AM EST
Peer review innovator wins APE Award for Innovation in Scholarly Communication
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Laura Feetham-Walker from the Institute of Physics Publishing has won the 2024 APE Award for Innovation in Scholarly Communication at the 19th Academic Publishing in Europe (APE) Conference.

   
Newswise: Corps Strength
Released: 9-Jan-2024 2:05 PM EST
Corps Strength
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

CSU students and alumni make a significant impact on California communities through the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program.

Released: 9-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Participants in School-Based Gardening and Food Programs Benefit From Lasting Impacts on Dietary Behaviors
Elsevier

To encourage fruit and vegetable consumption among youth, experiential food education programs such as gardening and cooking lessons have increased across both community and school settings.

   
Newswise: University of West Florida and Coastal Alabama Community College create transfer pathways for nursing and Medical Laboratory Sciences students
Released: 8-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
University of West Florida and Coastal Alabama Community College create transfer pathways for nursing and Medical Laboratory Sciences students
University of West Florida

UWF and Coastal Alabama Community College celebrated the launch of a new agreement that facilitates a seamless transition from associate’s degree programs at Coastal Alabama Community College to bachelor’s degree programs in healthcare at UWF at a signing ceremony.

Newswise: Deadline Extended to Feb. 2 for Nominations to CSU NAGPRA Implementation & Oversight Committees
Released: 8-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Deadline Extended to Feb. 2 for Nominations to CSU NAGPRA Implementation & Oversight Committees
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Seeking qualified individuals to help guide the CSU’s compliance of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation.

Released: 8-Jan-2024 10:00 AM EST
Researchers will launch a tethered blimp to collect first-of-its-kind data on aerosol particles in Miami
University of Miami

The University of Miami and Alta Systems have partnered to complete an altitude-based measurement that will provide insight on atmospheric aerosol dynamics and its impact on human health and climate change.

Released: 8-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
For Black Adolescents, Feeling Connected to School Has Long-Lasting Mental Health Benefits
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

School connectedness – the degree to which students feel part of their school community – influences more than grades.

 
Released: 4-Jan-2024 5:05 PM EST
UA Little Rock Partners with ACDS to Create Career Pathway for Computer Science Students
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is partnering with the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences (ACDS) to create an innovative new program that will strengthen educational pathways for computer science and cybersecurity majors at UA Little Rock while helping to fill the workforce gap for Arkansas employers.

Released: 3-Jan-2024 8:05 AM EST
Why all languages have words for ‘this’ and ‘that’
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

New research shows that languages make the same spatial distinctions using words like ‘this’ or ‘that’ based on whether they can reach the object they are talking about.

Newswise: HKIAS Distinguished Lecture: Making Mechanically Agile Electronics, Opto–Electronics, and Iontronics a Reality. Electroactive Polymers and Amorphous Oxides
Released: 28-Dec-2023 1:05 AM EST
HKIAS Distinguished Lecture: Making Mechanically Agile Electronics, Opto–Electronics, and Iontronics a Reality. Electroactive Polymers and Amorphous Oxides
Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong

Join us for the HKIAS Distinguished Lecture on "Making Mechanically Agile Electronics, Opto–Electronics, and Iontronics a Reality. Electroactive Polymers and Amorphous Oxides" by Professor Tobin Marks, a renowned expert in the field.

Newswise: SLU Graduate Student Improving Barriers to Language Sample Analysis
Released: 22-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
SLU Graduate Student Improving Barriers to Language Sample Analysis
Saint Louis University

Lucy Heller believes language sample analysis difficulties can be measurably improved by automatic transcription or speech-to-text programs.

Newswise: Chula Education Professor Wins Bronze Award from 2023 Zhejiang Yunhe Wooden Toy Creative Design Competition
Released: 21-Dec-2023 8:55 AM EST
Chula Education Professor Wins Bronze Award from 2023 Zhejiang Yunhe Wooden Toy Creative Design Competition
Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University’s Assistant Professor Pornthep Lerttevasiri, from the Art Education Division within the Department of Art, Music, and Dance Education at the Faculty of Education, has garnered recognition at the prestigious 2023 Zhejiang Yunhe Wooden Toy Creative Design Competition.

Released: 20-Dec-2023 9:30 AM EST
As First to Launch Prison Education Program, SLU Leads Jesuit Prison Education Network
Saint Louis University

JPEN was created to foster collaboration among nine higher learning institutions in the U.S. Central and Southern Province to address the root causes of incarceration, like recidivism, and inspire other Jesuit universities and colleges to start and sustain similar programs.

Newswise: Sasin Chula Student Team Wins the Family Enterprise Case Competition – Asia Pacific
Released: 20-Dec-2023 8:55 AM EST
Sasin Chula Student Team Wins the Family Enterprise Case Competition – Asia Pacific
Chulalongkorn University

Congratulations to the ‘B-Rabbit’, a team of Chula students from Sasin School of Management for winning the first place in the Family Enterprise Case Competition – Asia Pacific (FECC–AP), held on November 3-4, 2023.

Released: 19-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Lexical simplification via single-word generation
Higher Education Press

Lexical simplification (LS) aims to simplify a sentence by replacing complex words with simpler words without changing the meaning of the sentence,which can facilitate comprehension of the text for people with non-native speakers and children.

Newswise: “White Rat Organs Model Made from Waste Materials,” a Learning Tool from the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, won 2 Awards at iENA 2023 in Germany
Released: 19-Dec-2023 8:55 AM EST
“White Rat Organs Model Made from Waste Materials,” a Learning Tool from the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, won 2 Awards at iENA 2023 in Germany
Chulalongkorn University

The innovation titled “White rat organs (Rattus norvegicus) made from waste materials as an interactive model for self-learning” by lecturers at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, and students of Chulalongkorn University Demonstration School won the silver medal at The International Trade Fair-Ideas, Inventions and New Products (iENA) 2023, which was held on October 28-30, 2023, in Nuremberg, Germany, as well as received the Special Award on stage from Association of Polish Inventors and Rationalizers.

Released: 15-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
Parents underestimate the importance of guided play in education, finds US study
Frontiers

Child psychologists have long known that play is essential for children’s cognitive development because it boosts their social, physical, and emotional skills. But beginning in the 21st century, specialists repeatedly sounded the alarm that ‘play is under siege’ for US children. Kids were playing less, and – it was feared – with a lesser quality.

Newswise: Come Join the “Night at the Museum @Chula” – Explore the Fascinating World of Elephants!
Released: 14-Dec-2023 8:55 AM EST
Come Join the “Night at the Museum @Chula” – Explore the Fascinating World of Elephants!
Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University cordially invites all to visit the Night at the Museum 2023 @Chula, with the theme “Proboscidea: Nocturnal Life and Their Friends.”

Newswise: Cassyni seminars integrated into Dimensions, further connecting research video into the scholarly ecosystem
Released: 14-Dec-2023 8:00 AM EST
Cassyni seminars integrated into Dimensions, further connecting research video into the scholarly ecosystem
Digital Science and Research Solutions Ltd

Cassyni is pleased to announce its latest strategic collaboration with Dimensions to increase the discoverability of research seminars and further connect them to the scholarly ecosystem.

   
Newswise: The CSU’s Impact on High School Literacy
Released: 13-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
The CSU’s Impact on High School Literacy
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

The Expository Reading and Writing Curriculum helps strengthen literacy skills for hundreds of thousands of California high school students.

12-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Study: Digital Leisure Reading Does Little to Improve Reading Comprehension for Students
American Educational Research Association (AERA)

For years, research showed that print reading, whether for leisure or school, improved developing readers’ ability to comprehend text. However, the explosive use of digital reading devices, constant access to these devices, and new types of reading materials have introduced new reading habits. Now, a new comprehensive review of research on digital leisure reading habits finds a virtually nonexistent relationship between digital reading and improvement in reading comprehension among students.

Released: 12-Dec-2023 2:05 PM EST
The 2024 STS Annual Meeting – A Global Convening on Advances in Cardiothoracic Surgery
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Credentialed press representatives are invited to attend The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 60th Annual Meeting, featuring late-breaking scientific research, thought-provoking lectures, cutting-edge technologies, and innovative cardiothoracic surgery products.

Newswise: Excellence in (Supporting) Diversity
Released: 12-Dec-2023 1:05 PM EST
Excellence in (Supporting) Diversity
California State University (CSU) Chancellor's Office

Four CSUs received national recognition for demonstrating an outstanding commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Newswise: Blending the school curriculum to create eco warriors
Released: 11-Dec-2023 9:05 PM EST
Blending the school curriculum to create eco warriors
University of South Australia

They’re among our youngest citizens, but when children learn about sustainability in their own backyard, they’re more likely to protect the environment, say University of South Australia researchers.

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Released: 11-Dec-2023 4:05 PM EST
UM School of Medicine Awarded Nearly $30 Million to Prevent Infections Associated with IV Drug Use
University of Maryland School of Medicine

National Institutes of Health Funding Will Be Used to Prevent Rehospitalizations and Lower Complications from Infections

   
Newswise: Golden named dean of osteopathic medicine program at PCOM South Georgia
Released: 11-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
Golden named dean of osteopathic medicine program at PCOM South Georgia
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Marla Golden, DO, will become dean of osteopathic medicine at PCOM South Georgia beginning Jan. 2, 2024.

Newswise: ACI Unveils New ‘Packets Up!’ Spanish Language Webpage
Released: 11-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
ACI Unveils New ‘Packets Up!’ Spanish Language Webpage
American Cleaning Institute

The American Cleaning Institute (ACI) launched a Spanish version of the Packets Up! Webpage. Now in its eleventh year, the Packets Up! effort works to help reduce the number of unintended exposures to liquid laundry packets among children.

Newswise: Boys & Girls Club members learn about nutrition through gardening project with student physicians
Released: 8-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
Boys & Girls Club members learn about nutrition through gardening project with student physicians
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

PCOM South Georgia members of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) worked with members of the Boys & Girls Club of Moultrie-Colquitt County to grow a vegetable garden this spring and fall. In addition to learning how to grow the plants, Club members also learned about health and nutrition from the student doctors.

Newswise: Stony Brook Professor Christian Schnell Named a 2024 American Mathematics Society Fellow
Released: 8-Dec-2023 11:05 AM EST
Stony Brook Professor Christian Schnell Named a 2024 American Mathematics Society Fellow
Stony Brook University

STONY BROOK, NY -- December 8, 2023 -- Stony Brook University Professor Christian Schnell from the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Mathematics, has been named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) for 2024. Professor Schnell is among 40 mathematical scientists selected worldwide.

Newswise: Chairman of National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Deliver Public Talk at Chulalongkorn University
Released: 8-Dec-2023 8:55 AM EST
Chairman of National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Deliver Public Talk at Chulalongkorn University
Chulalongkorn University

Chulalongkorn University is poised to welcome the Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, His Excellency Mr. Vuong Dinh Hue, on Friday, 8th December 2023.



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