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Newswise: CSU Dominguez Hills Ranked Second in the Nation for Economic Mobility
Released: 3-Feb-2022 2:45 PM EST
CSU Dominguez Hills Ranked Second in the Nation for Economic Mobility
California State University, Dominguez Hills

A new report from public policy think tank Third Way has ranked California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) second in the United States for economic mobility, with six CSU campuses in total claiming the top ten spots. The report utilized the Economic Mobility Index (EMI), which examines how higher education helps low-income students achieve economic success.

Released: 3-Feb-2022 12:50 PM EST
Teaching Maus: A Free Virtual Workshop for Teachers
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

On March 3, the Rutgers Bildner Center and the Littman Families Holocaust Resource Center (HRC) join this educational effort, presenting a free virtual workshop for middle and high school teachers on how to teach this vital, complex work of second-generation Holocaust literature.

Released: 26-Jan-2022 5:05 PM EST
Free Speech Center at MTSU celebrates Rascals’ Felix Cavaliere Feb. 23 with award, free concert
Middle Tennessee State University

The Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University will present Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Felix Cavaliere of The Rascals with its Free Speech in Music Award Wednesday, Feb. 23, in Tucker Theatre on campus in a free public evening of music and celebration.

Released: 25-Jan-2022 2:05 PM EST
University of Miami presents a world premiere opera
University of Miami

The opera is based on "Il Gattopardo," one of the greatest literary works of the 20th century later adapted to a feature film considered one of the top films ever made.

Newswise: NSU Partners with TAO Connect to Strengthen Student and Faculty Mental Health and Wellness
Released: 24-Jan-2022 1:30 PM EST
NSU Partners with TAO Connect to Strengthen Student and Faculty Mental Health and Wellness
Nova Southeastern University

Since the start of the pandemic, many people have been dealing with the stress that COVID-19 has brought to our lives. To help, NSU has partnered with TAO Connect to provide mental health assistance.

Released: 3-Jan-2022 10:00 AM EST
New ISU project will design 3D-printed housing for rural Iowa
Iowa State University

The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded a $1.4 million Strategic Infrastructure Program grant to ISU's College of Design’s 3D Affordable Innovative Technologies Housing Project. The ISU team will use the funding to find faster, cheaper solutions to meet the demand for affordable housing with 3D-printed homes.

Newswise: December holidays span cultures around the world
Released: 15-Dec-2021 2:45 PM EST
December holidays span cultures around the world
West Virginia University

Aaron Gale, an expert in world religions working at West Virginia University, is available to talk about the many holidays celebrated around the world during December.

Released: 15-Dec-2021 1:05 PM EST
Broadway script discovery reveals how disability was erased from The Music Man
University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield researcher has discovered never-before-seen drafts of one of the most popular musicals in Broadway history

Released: 13-Dec-2021 1:40 PM EST
UCI Institute and Museum of California Art receives naming gift from Jack and Shanaz Langson
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Dec. 13, 2021 — A naming gift from Jack and Shanaz Langson to the University of California, Irvine will support the construction and operation of a state-of-the-art building facility to house the Institute and Museum of California Art and its important collection of California art. In recognition of their generous support, IMCA will be named the Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art.

Newswise: UIC music professor’s classical album spotlights forgotten works by composer with Chicago ties
Released: 9-Dec-2021 12:45 PM EST
UIC music professor’s classical album spotlights forgotten works by composer with Chicago ties
University of Illinois Chicago

Partial funding for the album came from UIC’s Awards for Creative Activity program and featured several UIC faculty and students.

Released: 7-Dec-2021 5:25 PM EST
The New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University reveals 2022 lineup of best-selling authors
Tulane University

The 2022 New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University will host its inaugural weekend, March 10-12, with a three-day, in-person literary celebration featuring more than 100 national, regional and local authors, including some of the nation’s most beloved bestsellers. The festival is free and open to the public. A schedule of events will be released in early February.

Released: 7-Dec-2021 4:05 PM EST
World War II Institute partners with Florida Historic Capitol Museum for exhibit on Florida's role in war
Florida State University

When the United States entered World War II in 1941, Florida was a mostly rural and agricultural state, a relatively unpopulated place compared to the rest of the country. By the time the war ended, federal spending for military bases and an influx of service members had begun a transformation that continues to this day.

Released: 3-Dec-2021 3:25 PM EST
FSU expert available to comment for 80th anniversary of attack on Pearl Harbor
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: December 3, 2021 | 2:55 pm | SHARE: The attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years ago spurred U.S. involvement in World War II, sending the country into a conflict that would change American society in profound ways.Among the many changes was making the country more tolerant of religious pluralism, said Florida State University Associate Professor of History Kurt Piehler, director of the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience.

Newswise: Bows and Blazes, UNC Music Students Tune Up Their Community as Volunteer Firefighters
Released: 1-Dec-2021 4:25 PM EST
Bows and Blazes, UNC Music Students Tune Up Their Community as Volunteer Firefighters
University of Northern Colorado

Two UNC students pick up their violin bows and practice fast passages and rhythms whenever they can. But playing an instrument isn't the only intense activity taking up their spare time. Alongside playing beautiful music, Taber Land and Katherine Muser also help battle raging fires that span hundreds of acres at a time.

Newswise: INU-CU Online Visual Arts Exhibition 2021
Released: 25-Nov-2021 8:55 AM EST
INU-CU Online Visual Arts Exhibition 2021
Chulalongkorn University

The Office of Art and Culture, Chulalongkorn University, and Incheon National University proudly present the ‘INU-CU online Visual Arts Exhibition 2021’.

Released: 22-Nov-2021 2:55 PM EST
The ethical implications of facial recognition technology
Arizona State University (ASU)

Ethics experts weigh in on Facebook’s move to halt facial recognition

Newswise: FAU Center for Body, Mind, and Culture Partners with Krakow Academy of Fine Arts
Released: 17-Nov-2021 8:30 AM EST
FAU Center for Body, Mind, and Culture Partners with Krakow Academy of Fine Arts
Florida Atlantic University

The center will engage in promoting research and creative artworks that focus on a wide range of issues relating to embodiment in the arts: from issues of aesthetic perception and experience to social and ethical problems whose treatment can find support through the awareness and insights that art can provide. Because of the center’s location in Krakow, close to the Auschwitz concentration camp, one focus of research will concern the somatic roots of systemic racism and ethnic discrimination.

Released: 15-Nov-2021 9:00 AM EST
NUS appoints new Dean for Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
National University of Singapore (NUS)

The National University of Singapore (NUS) has appointed Norwegian composer and researcher Dr Peter Tornquist as the new Dean to lead the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music (YST). Dr Tornquist will begin his term of office in February 2022.

Released: 10-Nov-2021 3:30 PM EST
6 tips to tap into the stress-busting power of music
University of Florida

An expert's advice for harnessing the power of music to cope with stress

   
Released: 10-Nov-2021 12:05 PM EST
FSU experts available to comment on Thanksgiving traditions
Florida State University

By: Bill Wellock | Published: November 10, 2021 | 9:46 am | SHARE: As millions of people across the United States prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving, Florida State University experts are available to talk with reporters working on articles about gratitude, the myth and reality of the holiday and the role turkeys have played for Indigenous peoples long before Europeans settled the U.

Newswise: Across California, Veteran Entrepreneurs Supported by New Outreach Center
Released: 8-Nov-2021 12:20 PM EST
Across California, Veteran Entrepreneurs Supported by New Outreach Center
Cal Poly Humboldt

Veteran small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs across California can access free business training and counseling thanks to Humboldt State University’s Veterans Business Outreach Center (NorCal VBOC).

Newswise: CSUDH receives largest single donation in university history from Snap Inc.
Released: 4-Nov-2021 12:50 PM EDT
CSUDH receives largest single donation in university history from Snap Inc.
California State University, Dominguez Hills

The $5 million gift from Snap Inc. will be for the creation and endowment of a new institute focused on addressing equity gaps in computing education.

Released: 3-Nov-2021 11:25 AM EDT
US State Department grants new funding to Peace Accords Matrix
University of Notre Dame

The grant continues CSO support for the PAM team’s first-of-its-kind work to provide real-time monitoring of the Colombian peace process, and sets up a framework for continued partnership over the next five years.

Newswise: UNC Students Honor Mexican, and Chicano Studies Program Tradition Through Creating a New One
Released: 2-Nov-2021 1:15 PM EDT
UNC Students Honor Mexican, and Chicano Studies Program Tradition Through Creating a New One
University of Northern Colorado

El Día de Los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday celebrated annually on Nov. 1-2. The festivity showcases the love and respect for deceased loved ones. Every year, families and communities gather to remember their relatives through building altares or ofrendas.

Released: 2-Nov-2021 11:15 AM EDT
Virtual Event at American University: Seeing Climate Change Symposium
American University

Seeing Climate Change, a symposium at American University, will bring together leading figures from the arts, sciences, and policy worlds to address the climate emergency, with a special focus on the role of communications and art.

Released: 2-Nov-2021 9:25 AM EDT
Shining a Light on U.S. Latinx Art and Artists
Tufts University

Adriana Zavala is a professor in the Tufts University Department of the History of Art and Architecture, and though her academic work has long focused on Mexican art, she has expanded it to include Latinx art in the U.S. Zavala is working to overcome a lack of visibility for Latinx artists.

Newswise: CSU Dominguez Hills is Named 2021 Hispanic-Serving Institution Leader by Fulbright Program
Released: 27-Oct-2021 3:25 PM EDT
CSU Dominguez Hills is Named 2021 Hispanic-Serving Institution Leader by Fulbright Program
California State University, Dominguez Hills

CSUDH is one of 35 HSIs to receive this distinction, which recognizes the noteworthy engagement that selected HSIs have achieved with the Fulbright Program – the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program – during the 2019-2021 academic years.

Released: 26-Oct-2021 11:35 AM EDT
CSU Dominguez Hills Presents “Transcend,” a Multimedia Exhibition by Visual Artist Toni Scott
California State University, Dominguez Hills

“Transcend” features paintings and sculptural works that reimagine our differences and celebrate our shared experiences of being human.

Released: 25-Oct-2021 4:05 PM EDT
Public Health x Art
Rutgers School of Public Health

The Rutgers School of Public Health and the Mason Gross School of the Arts have launched a collaboration to support community-engaged, arts-integrated research projects that will result in performances or productions of art.

Released: 25-Oct-2021 11:00 AM EDT
Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival to Run Nov. 7–21
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

Tickets are now on sale for the 22nd annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, which will be held from Sunday, November 7, through Sunday, November 21.

Newswise: Study finds U.S. bishops silent on moral issue of climate change
Released: 19-Oct-2021 4:50 PM EDT
Study finds U.S. bishops silent on moral issue of climate change
Creighton University

The study, “U.S. Catholic bishops’ silence and denialism on climate change,” examined more than 12,000 columns published from June 2014 to June 2019 by bishops in official publications for 171 of the 178 U.S. Catholic dioceses.

Released: 19-Oct-2021 9:45 AM EDT
Lorne Michaels talks comedy, politics
University of Delaware

Lorne Michaels, creator of "Saturday Night Live," will visit the University of Delaware on Thursday, Oct. 21, for a chat about the intersection of politics and comedy, a place where the show has lived since its debut in 1975.

Released: 13-Oct-2021 11:10 AM EDT
UA Little Rock Public Radio Receives Anonymous $1.5 Million Donation
University of Arkansas at Little Rock

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Public Radio, home of KUAR FM 89.1 and KLRE Classical 90.5, is closing its annual fall fund drive off on a high note with an anonymous donation of $1.5 million, the largest cash gift in UA Little Rock Public Radio history.

Newswise: Rutgers Award-Winning Invention Aims to Reinvent Drug Delivery
Released: 11-Oct-2021 10:40 AM EDT
Rutgers Award-Winning Invention Aims to Reinvent Drug Delivery
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

A group of former Rutgers students who developed a pacifier-like device that delivers medication and nutrients to malnourished infants are working to see their project put to use for the first time at a major hospital system.

     
Released: 8-Oct-2021 11:20 AM EDT
Q&A: Solsiree del Moral
Amherst College

In the midst of National Hispanic Heritage Month, a professor of American studies and Black studies reflects on primary sources, intersectional identities and the new generation of Puerto Rican activists.

Released: 5-Oct-2021 2:35 PM EDT
Backward River Festival presents a celebration of water, art, activism
University of Illinois Chicago

The Backward River Festival: Reclaiming the Chicago River, a two-day outdoor event presented by the University of Illinois Chicago’s Freshwater Lab, will bring together artists, environmental justice advocates, local residents and community organizers for water-related activities, music, panel discussions, art, food and a community expo

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Released: 1-Oct-2021 2:00 PM EDT
The latest research news in Archaeology and Anthropology
Newswise

“Throw me the idol; I’ll throw you the whip!” - From Raiders of the Lost Ark

     
Released: 30-Sep-2021 12:40 PM EDT
Rutgers Medical Student Creates App to Help Trans Patients Find Gender-Affirming Healthcare Providers
Rutgers University-New Brunswick

In the quest to advance a more inclusive healthcare system and fostering innovation among its students, Rutgers is supporting the creation of an app called TranZap to serve as a health care resource guide for trans individuals to help them connect with gender-affirming healthcare providers and to equip them to make better and informed decisions about who they see for their medical needs.

     
Newswise: UGA’s first Black graduate celebrates launch of autobiography
Released: 29-Sep-2021 3:45 PM EDT
UGA’s first Black graduate celebrates launch of autobiography
University of Georgia

"We are all trailblazers.” Mary Frances Early shared that belief with the audience at a book discussion to celebrate the launch of her autobiography, “The Quiet Trailblazer: My Journey as the First Black Graduate of the University of Georgia,” published by the Mary Frances Early College of Education and the UGA Libraries and distributed by the University of Georgia Press.

Released: 29-Sep-2021 1:40 PM EDT
SLU’s Pius Library Named Missouri Library of the Year
Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University’s Pius XII Memorial Library was named Missouri Library of the Year for distinguished achievement in service. The Missouri Library Association (MLA) will recognize SLU during an awards ceremony at the MLA’s annual conference.

Released: 29-Sep-2021 1:40 PM EDT
Novelist Arundhati Roy to Receive the 2022 St. Louis Literary Award
Saint Louis University

Saint Louis University Library Associates today announce author Arundhati Roy as the recipient of the 2022 St. Louis Literary Award. Roy will come to St. Louis next spring to accept the award.

Released: 27-Sep-2021 10:40 AM EDT
Eugene Patterson: Journalism icon, war hero, champion for civil rights
University of Georgia

This story is part of a series, called Georgia Groundbreakers, that celebrates innovative and visionary faculty, students, alumni and leaders throughout the history of the University of Georgia – and their profound, enduring impact on our state, our nation and the world.

Released: 16-Sep-2021 3:20 PM EDT
Tulane University names Maurita Poole as the new director of Newcomb Art Museum
Tulane University

Maurita N. Poole, PhD, the director and curator of the museum at Clark Atlanta University, has accepted the appointment as the new director of the acclaimed Newcomb Art Museum of Tulane University.



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