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Newswise: Human Expansion 1,000 Years Ago Linked to Madagascar’s Loss of Large Vertebrates
Released: 4-Nov-2022 7:30 PM EDT
Human Expansion 1,000 Years Ago Linked to Madagascar’s Loss of Large Vertebrates
Cell Press

The island of Madagascar—one of the last large land masses colonized by humans—sits about 250 miles (400 kilometers) off the coast of East Africa.

Released: 3-Nov-2022 4:55 PM EDT
UA Little Rock Researchers Explore the Role of Congregations in Racial Justice
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

A trio of University of Arkansas at Little Rock investigators are exploring the role that Little Rock congregations play in faith-based, racial justice efforts, including the response of congregations after the 2020 death of George Floyd. The paper, “Race and Faith: The Role of Congregations in Racial Justice,” was presented at the American Political Science Association Conference in Montreal in September.

Released: 3-Nov-2022 11:05 AM EDT
UCLA's Operation Mend Healing the Wounds of War
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA Health’s Operation Mend will celebrate 15 years of serving post 9/11-era wounded warriors and their families by walking with patients, their family members, physicians, staff, and supporters in the 2022 New York City Veterans Day Parade. They will be joining an estimated 25,000 marchers who gather to honor veterans, raise awareness of those who serve them, and to salute members of our currently serving military.

Newswise: A Stone Age Child Buried with Bird Feathers, Plant Fibres and Fur
Released: 2-Nov-2022 1:55 PM EDT
A Stone Age Child Buried with Bird Feathers, Plant Fibres and Fur
University of Helsinki

The exceptional excavation of a Stone Age burial site was carried out in Majoonsuo, situated in the municipality of Outokumpu in Eastern Finland.

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Released: 26-Oct-2022 3:20 PM EDT
"SMFA at Tufts: Archive and Autobiography" features work exploring geography, legacy, memory
Tufts University

Compelling work from five recent MFA and BFA graduates of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts University is the focus of the new exhibition “SMFA at Tufts: Archive and Autobiography,” on view from Nov. 19, 2022 to April 16, 2023 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), in the Edward H. Linde Gallery (Gallery 168).

Newswise: Helping R.I. Communities Depolarize and Resist Divisive Rhetoric
Released: 26-Oct-2022 12:50 PM EDT
Helping R.I. Communities Depolarize and Resist Divisive Rhetoric
University of Rhode Island

KINGSTON, R.I. – Oct. 25, 2022 – As a deep political polarization has divided the nation, communities, and even families, a new project led by a University of Rhode Island professor aims to help people tune out divisive rhetoric and spot misleading media messages.The project, led by URI Communication Studies Professor Renee Hobbs, aims to engage faith leaders, K-12 teachers, law enforcement officials, public health workers, military veterans, high school students, and others in constructive dialogue, active listening, and creative media production.

Released: 26-Oct-2022 9:50 AM EDT
Bringing Needed Diversity and Inclusion to America’s Art Museums
Tufts University

Curator Kelli Morgan started the new Anti-Racist Curatorial Practice certificate program at Tufts, which enrolled its first class this September. The online program is aimed at providing museum professionals with “a comparative understanding of museum development, art history, and curatorial practice, and the ways that each traditionally functions in service of larger discriminatory systems,” she says.

Released: 26-Oct-2022 9:40 AM EDT
SMFA Art Sale Is Back In-Person This Fall
Tufts University

After two years as a virtual event, the art sale returns to an in-person experience this year, with the sale days set for Friday, November 4, through Sunday, November 6, at SMFA at Tufts in Boston. More than 1,000 works created by some 250 alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the school will be on display and up for grabs.

Released: 24-Oct-2022 2:30 PM EDT
New Muses Project Injects Diversity Into Classical Music Choices
Cornell University

The New Muses Project is a platform that provides recommendations of composers based on a person’s current preferences.

Released: 21-Oct-2022 4:10 PM EDT
US Food Insufficiency Spiked by 25% After Monthly Child Tax Credits Expired
Boston University School of Public Health

In the months after the advance federal Child Tax Credit cash payments ended in December 2021, low-income families with children struggled the most to afford enough food.

Released: 20-Oct-2022 12:20 PM EDT
World Language: Initiative to Spotlight Korean Linguistics on a Global Stage
Binghamton University, State University of New York

A new three-year grant for more than $200,000 from the South Korean government will help spotlight the Korean language and its impact both in the region and larger world.

Newswise: New Book ‘Roadhouse Justice’ Focuses on True Crime
Released: 20-Oct-2022 10:05 AM EDT
New Book ‘Roadhouse Justice’ Focuses on True Crime
Missouri University of Science and Technology

In his latest book, "Roadhouse Justice: Hattie Lee Barnes and the Killing of a White Man in 1950s Mississippi," historian Trent Brown weaves a story of injustice, civil rights and the southern legal system.

Newswise: Listen up: Jennifer Stoever researches the sounds that surround us
Released: 19-Oct-2022 3:15 PM EDT
Listen up: Jennifer Stoever researches the sounds that surround us
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Binghamton University Associate Professor of English Jennifer Lynn Stoever researches the meaning of sound to people and the meanings we make of sound, including how soundscapes both reflect and shape American ideologies of white supremacy.

Newswise: 2022 Korean Arts Festival
Released: 14-Oct-2022 11:05 AM EDT
2022 Korean Arts Festival
Hackensack Meridian Health

Join the 2022 Korean Arts Festival

Released: 13-Oct-2022 9:00 AM EDT
English Professor’s Book Probes How Cold War Policies Helped Create Post-Colonial Literature
University of Kentucky

A new book by Peter Kalliney, William J. and Nina B. Tuggle chair in English in the University of Kentucky's College of Arts & Sciences, looks at ways in which rival superpowers used cultural diplomacy and the political police to influence writers.

Released: 11-Oct-2022 5:05 AM EDT
Academics to chart the historical evolution of the relationship between Conservatism and Unionism
Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s University Belfast and the University of St Andrews have been awarded £492,630 for a project which will chart the historical evolution of the relationship between Conservatism and Unionism throughout the UK.

Released: 4-Oct-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Researcher retrieved archival information that attributes a pseudonymous astronomical treatise to Galileo Galilei
Ca' Foscari University of Venice

A researcher at the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Dr Matteo Cosci, has retrieved archival information which confirms that the treatise Considerazioni Astronomiche di Alimberto Mauri (1606) was in fact written by Galileo Galilei, the illustrious mathematician from Pisa. Galileo used a pseudonym and the author’s uncertain identity had not been confirmed until now. Dr Cosci closely examined original documents preserved at the National Central Library of Florence for the purpose.

Released: 27-Sep-2022 8:05 AM EDT
SHRO’s Giordano Participates in Lecture with Historic Tradition
Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO)

This week, Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO) Founder and President, Antonio Giordano, M.D., Ph.D., participates in a lecture sponsored by UC Berkeley’s Institute for European Studies.

   
Newswise:Video Embedded climbing-from-life-s-bottom-to-the-top-with-a-college-education
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Released: 22-Sep-2022 4:55 PM EDT
Climbing from Life’s Bottom to the Top with a College Education
University of Northern Colorado

Once Luca Lovato knew higher education was an option, it was easy for him to decide what he wanted to study. He wanted to learn what he didn’t know before and what could have saved him from being homeless in his mid-twenties; he wanted to learn how to successfully launch a business.

Newswise: Search for clues may explain the collapse of ancient city in Mexico
Released: 21-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
Search for clues may explain the collapse of ancient city in Mexico
Iowa State University

Faculty and students from ISU joined an international team of archaeologists this summer to begin excavating one of Teotihuacan’s suburbs. The four-year project could help unlock clues about the ancient city’s mysterious collapse and what happened in the hundreds of years before Spanish conquistadors arrived in central America.

Released: 16-Sep-2022 2:55 PM EDT
Support for art and other cultural objects can be strengthened by highlighting their collective value
University of Toronto, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management

Toronto - New research into the sacredness of artistic objects shows that it’s possible to get people to see just about any artwork as sacred – even an amateur drawing -- so long as they believe that the art connects humanity to something bigger than itself.

Released: 14-Sep-2022 6:05 PM EDT
During Hispanic Heritage month, 8 ASU undergrads head to DC for Smithsonian's Latino Museum Studies Program
Arizona State University (ASU)

Thanks to a new partnership between Arizona State University and the Smithsonian’s Latino Museum Studies Program, museum studies major Ruby Maderafont will spend the first 10 weeks of their junior year in Washington, D.C., helping to develop digital experiences for all for the National Museum of the American Latino.

Released: 13-Sep-2022 9:15 AM EDT
LaundryCares Offers Free Laundry and Literacy Day Events in New York
LaundryCares Foundation

The LaundryCares Foundation welcomes the communities of Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx to experience a free Laundry and Literacy Day event at four Clean Rite Center laundromat locations throughout the greater New York area on Monday, October 10.

Released: 12-Sep-2022 10:30 AM EDT
Report shows near-total erasure of Armenian heritage sites
Cornell University

A new report from Cornell-led Caucasus Heritage Watch (CHW) has compiled decades of high-resolution satellite imagery to document the complete destruction of Armenian cultural heritage in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan beginning in the late 1990s.

Newswise: First federal center focused on farmworker health and safety to open in Chicago
Released: 12-Sep-2022 10:05 AM EDT
First federal center focused on farmworker health and safety to open in Chicago
University of Illinois Chicago

First federal center focused on farmworker health and safety to open in Chicago

Newswise: MOCRA Presents Exhibition of Work by Acclaimed American Artist Lesley Dill
Released: 2-Sep-2022 3:05 PM EDT
MOCRA Presents Exhibition of Work by Acclaimed American Artist Lesley Dill
Saint Louis University

The Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA) at Saint Louis University presents three new collage-paintings by acclaimed artist Lesley Dill in the exhibition, Lesley Dill: Dream World of the Forest, on display through Oct. 16, 2022.

Released: 29-Aug-2022 8:05 AM EDT
Pop Warner: A ‘creative genius’ and innovator of football
University of Georgia

The football programs at the University of Georgia and Iowa State University don’t share a lot in common. They’ve never played each other in the 130 years since they each started formal football programs in 1892. Their campuses in Athens, Georgia, and Ames, Iowa, are separated by 800 miles. They don’t even compete in the same recruiting pool for players. Yet in 1895, Georgia and what was then called Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm shared the same first-time head football coach – Glenn Scobey “Pop” Warner.

Released: 25-Aug-2022 1:30 PM EDT
CLA Names New and Reelected Members to its 2023 Board of Directors
Coin Laundry Association

The Coin Laundry Association (CLA) today announced 2023 board members who together with the board of directors will prioritize the organization’s focus and lead the CLA in its commitment to advance an evolving self-service laundry industry and improve the customer experience.

   
Released: 23-Aug-2022 1:50 PM EDT
UCI’s Center for Jewish Studies and Office of Inclusive Excellence join Jewish Federation of Orange County to host “Driving Out Darkness,” a summit focused on combating antisemitism
University of California, Irvine

EVENT:  UCI’s Center for Jewish Studies and Office of Inclusive Excellence join Jewish Federation of Orange County to host “Driving Out Darkness,” a one-day immersive learning experience for leaders across all sectors of the Orange County community, including civic, government, non-profit, faith-based, education, media and law enforcement.

Newswise: Local Laundromat Works to Bridge Literacy Gap in Oceanside Community
Released: 17-Aug-2022 4:30 PM EDT
Local Laundromat Works to Bridge Literacy Gap in Oceanside Community
LaundryCares Foundation

Pearl Laundromat welcomed the community of Oceanside, Calif. to experience its transformation to a place of learning and generosity during its first Free Laundry and Literacy Day on May 17, 2022.

Newswise: Media Advisory: Move-in Day 2022
Released: 16-Aug-2022 12:15 PM EDT
Media Advisory: Move-in Day 2022
University of Illinois Chicago

More than 3,000 students will live on campus this fall.

Released: 8-Aug-2022 4:10 PM EDT
UCI hosts Warrior-Scholar Project boot camp for fourth year
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Aug. 8, 2022 – The University of California, Irvine will host a Warrior-Scholar Project academic boot camp this summer for the fourth year in a row. WSP prepares military veterans for transitioning back to the classroom environment at the nation’s most prestigious research universities, including UCI. The goal of WSP is to empower enlisted veterans and service members to excel at four-year universities.

Released: 2-Aug-2022 3:05 PM EDT
Neil Gaiman to Receive the 2023 St. Louis Literary Award
Saint Louis University

The St. Louis University Library Associates announce author Neil Gaiman will receive the 2023 St. Louis Literary Award.

Released: 1-Aug-2022 12:05 PM EDT
UCI receives $4 million matching gift for Center for Jewish Studies
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Aug. 1, 2022 — The University of California, Irvine has received a $4 million matching pledge from Susan and Henry Samueli, longtime campus supporters, for gifts to UCI’s Center for Jewish Studies. The donation – the largest one ever in support of Jewish studies at UCI – positions the university as a leader in the field.

Released: 29-Jul-2022 9:55 AM EDT
The Coin Laundry Association Announces 2022 Industry Award Winners
Coin Laundry Association

The Coin Laundry Association (CLA) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2022 Industry Awards.

Released: 27-Jul-2022 3:15 PM EDT
CLA Appoints New Members to 2022 Board of Directors
Coin Laundry Association

The Coin Laundry Association (CLA) welcomed three highly respected industry leaders to its 2022 Board of Directors.

Newswise: Laundrycares Foundation’s Free Laundry and Literacy Events on July 29 in Atlanta Metro Area to Feature Nickelodeon’s Santiago of the Seas
Released: 20-Jul-2022 5:05 PM EDT
Laundrycares Foundation’s Free Laundry and Literacy Events on July 29 in Atlanta Metro Area to Feature Nickelodeon’s Santiago of the Seas
LaundryCares Foundation

LaundryCares Foundation’s Free Laundry and Literacy Day events, taking place July 29 at five locations in the Atlanta metro area, will feature family-friendly activities and giveaways for Nickelodeon’s hit animated preschool series Santiago of the Seas.

Newswise: FSU dance professor wins prestigious Gish Prize as awards continue to flow
Released: 20-Jul-2022 12:45 PM EDT
FSU dance professor wins prestigious Gish Prize as awards continue to flow
Florida State University

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, a Lawton Distinguished Professor at Florida State University and the founder of New York-based dance company Urban Bush Women, has been awarded the Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize — one of the most prestigious awards in the American arts.Zollar will receive a cash award of approximately $250,000 for her groundbreaking work as a dancer and choreographer and her contributions to social change.

Newswise: Celebrating CUR Division 2022 Awardees
Released: 13-Jul-2022 1:05 PM EDT
Celebrating CUR Division 2022 Awardees
Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)

The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) recognizes its divisional award recipients for the first half of 2022. CUR’s community aligns across its thirteen divisions. The divisions work to recognize the best of the undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry community.

   
Newswise: UNC Student Triumphs Learning Disability and Invasive Aliens with One Book
Released: 11-Jul-2022 3:05 PM EDT
UNC Student Triumphs Learning Disability and Invasive Aliens with One Book
University of Northern Colorado

Michael Nolting, a business major at UNC who just finished his freshman year, is sharing his dream with the world — and it’s no ordinary dream. It’s one that came to him more than four years ago in a deep sleep, involving an apocalyptic alien invasion that he never quite got out of his mind.

Newswise: Nanoparticles Can Save Historic Buildings
Released: 11-Jul-2022 1:40 PM EDT
Nanoparticles Can Save Historic Buildings
Vienna University of Technology

Buildings made of porous rock can weather over the years. Now, for the first time, scientists at TU Wien (Vienna) have studied in detail how silicate nanoparticles can help save them.

   
Released: 8-Jul-2022 5:10 PM EDT
$1.3M to Boost Arts and Humanities Faculty in Institutional Leadership
University of Utah

The grant will expand the successful University of Utah Presidential Leadership Fellows pilot to Salt Lake Community College, Utah State University and Weber State University. The program aims to increase academic leaders from the arts and humanities who have been historically excluded from the ranks of chairs, deans and university presidents.

Released: 7-Jul-2022 4:20 PM EDT
Unlocking the Secrets of the Ancient Coastal Maya
Georgia State University

Scientists have unearthed a treasure trove of artifacts along Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Learn what researchers have discovered about the ancient Maya people and their relationship with this hidden stretch of coast.



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