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University of Texas Dallas: Startup Award Program Advances Student Entrepreneurship
RICHARDSON, Texas, March 6 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news:
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New Startup Award Program Advances Student Entrepreneurship
By: Jimmie Markham
Innovation and entrepreneurship programs at The University of Texas at Dallas have launched a new $5,000 Startup Founders Award to accelerate student entrepreneurship, thanks to the generosity of the Draper Foundation.
Student startup companies from all UT Dallas schools can apply each semester for a Startup Founders Award as long as they are connected to the Naveen Jindal School of Management's innovation and entrepreneurship
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RICHARDSON, Texas, March 6 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news:
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New Startup Award Program Advances Student Entrepreneurship
By: Jimmie Markham
Innovation and entrepreneurship programs at The University of Texas at Dallas have launched a new $5,000 Startup Founders Award to accelerate student entrepreneurship, thanks to the generosity of the Draper Foundation.
Student startup companies from all UT Dallas schools can apply each semester for a Startup Founders Award as long as they are connected to the Naveen Jindal School of Management's innovation and entrepreneurshipprograms. The inaugural cohort features 10 companies -- six founded by undergraduates and four by graduate students.
Structured Path for Student Founders
Michelle Jones, director of the innovation and entrepreneurship programs, said students in every major have ideas that deserve to be heard, so the Startup Founders Award was created with this in mind.
"We built a structured, supportive pathway for students who are ready to move from 'I have an idea' to 'I'm building a real venture,'" she said. "We have created both the motivation and the financial incentive students need to take action while they're learning."
Jones said the award program surrounds recipients with other company founders and provides the structure, funding and accountability they need to make progress.
Students participate in a weekly three hour workshop, complete venture assignments, join cohort accountability sessions and work directly with an assigned industry mentor who provides both guidance and encouragement. Students can earn up to $5,000 in a single semester by meeting critical venture milestones. They may reapply in subsequent semesters based on their progress.
"What excites us most about this first cohort is the energy, diversity of ideas and their desire to learn about the business side of innovation," Jones said. "They're not just dreaming; they're getting rewarded for taking action."
From Idea to Impact
Sindhura Anumolu, a management science graduate student, won a Startup Founders Award for HelioOps, a mobile-first, artificial intelligence (AI) platform that helps midsize hospitals -- 150 to 500 beds -- maximize bed capacity without construction. She said her experience while working in sales operations at Cisco and Dell inspired her business idea.
"I saw firsthand how data-driven decisions transform business outcomes," she said. "When I started researching hospital bed capacity for a class project, I realized the same operational intelligence that works in enterprise tech was completely absent in health care. The award gave me the runway to move from research to reality."
Anumolu said that the U.S. faces a 152,000-bed shortage in the next few years and that HelioOps can help solve it by unlocking hidden capacity already inside every hospital.
"Working on HelioOps taught me that the best solutions sit at the intersection of domain expertise, technology and human behavior -- and that's exactly where I want to build my career," she said. "My advice to future students: Don't wait until graduation to start. Use every course, every project, every professor as fuel for your idea."
Narasimha Sainikhil Marisetty, a computer science senior in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, won a Startup Founders Award for CoachVision.ai, a virtual AI coach that helps beginners and athletes improve their sports skills by using just their phone camera.
"This award is a game changer. High-quality sports datasets for training AI models are incredibly rare and expensive. This funding allows us to bridge that gap, move past the idea phase and actually build our initial product," he said.
Computer science coursework in the Jonsson School provided the technical foundation he needed to understand the "how" of the product. Simultaneously, a Jindal School course he is taking helped him understand the "why" behind the product.
"It is helping me navigate the business side and understand how startups are valued and scaled," he said. "Outside the classroom, I've been pleasantly surprised by the sheer density of the Dallas startup ecosystem. The amount of support and the number of accelerator programs available here make it a fantastic place to be a founder."
Jones said students who thrive in the award program possess determination, willingness to receive and give feedback, swift decision-making, and perseverance even when things get rough.
"And they will get rough," she said. "That's the nature of entrepreneurship. I expect future applicants will be inspired by the funding, but more importantly, the possibility for significant progress for themselves."
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Startup Founders Award Recipients
Athletic Streetwear: Founded by information technology systems senior Sathvik Kesireddy, the gym apparel brand aims to make more durable, comfortable and affordable activewear.
CoachVision.ai: Computer science senior Narasimha Sainikhil Marisetty's startup is a virtual AI coach that helps beginners and athletes improve their sports skills using just their phone camera.
HelioOps: Management science graduate student Sindhura Anumolu's startup aims to help midsize hospitals maximize bed capacity.
Orbital Mentorship: Mechanical engineering senior Meerrah Ganeshram's startup is a nonprofit platform created to make mentorship accessible to everyone.
Prodella: Founded by supply chain management graduate student Smit Shakya, Prodella is a video-first platform that lets people discover, verify and buy authentic country-of-origin products.
Project Experiment (PREXT): Business analytics and artificial intelligence graduate student Yu-Han Ho founded Project Experiment (PREXT), which focuses on fair collaboration, transparent practices and creative freedom for independent designers.
Shimshaun: Founded by business administration freshman Jamarri Thrasher, the startup helps midmarket, direct-to-consumer apparel brands clear their returns and unsold inventory without destroying their profit margins.
Tap-Ins: Shirzaad Ghadially, who is pursuing a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's in innovation and entrepreneurship, created an active entertainment concept designed to help families play soccer together despite differences in age, skill level and physical ability.
TARA: Marketing graduate student Lagan Talley founded TARA, which partners doctors and counselors together to treat patients.
TrustyBlinds LLC: Business administration senior Jude Abo Marish's window-treatment business offers high-quality blinds, shutters and smart privacy solutions, and is designed to deliver a stress-free, trust-based customer experience.
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Original text here: https://news.utdallas.edu/students-teaching/startup-award-program-2026/
University of Nevada: Over-the-counter Doesn't Mean Risk-free: Understanding Overdose Risks and Key Ingredients
RENO, Nevada, March 6 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news:
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Over-the-counter doesn't mean risk-free: understanding overdose risks and key ingredients
Dean of the Orvis School of Nursing Charlie Yingling discusses acetaminophen, ibuprofen and combination cold medicines
Makayla Mirth
As the common cold season continues, many college students are self-treating illnesses for the first time. With endless aisles of over-the-counter medication, it can be overwhelming for students to know what will actually help.
Accidentally overdosing and taking medication that doesn't help
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RENO, Nevada, March 6 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news:
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Over-the-counter doesn't mean risk-free: understanding overdose risks and key ingredients
Dean of the Orvis School of Nursing Charlie Yingling discusses acetaminophen, ibuprofen and combination cold medicines
Makayla Mirth
As the common cold season continues, many college students are self-treating illnesses for the first time. With endless aisles of over-the-counter medication, it can be overwhelming for students to know what will actually help.
Accidentally overdosing and taking medication that doesn't helprelieve the symptoms are some of the biggest concerns when self-medicating.
To better understand these risks, Dr. Charlie Yingling, dean of the Orvis School of Nursing, discusses what students should know when self treating symptoms.
"For common colds, there's no drug that will make you get better faster," Yingling continues. "Cold and flu medicines do not cure you -- they manage symptoms to make it more tolerable."
There is concern that students may double-dose on cold medicine without realizing it, as they hope to go to class without any downtime. Without proper rest and a full recovery, the habit of double-dosing can lead to more severe outcomes, such as accidental overdosing.
"There is no treatment for viral illnesses other than managing symptoms and supporting the body as it fights off the illness," Yingling said. "Many over-the-counter remedies do not have strong clinical value, and simple measures like hydration and humidifiers often work just as well."
Simple solutions first
Some home remedies include honey and lemon juice to soothe a sore throat. For a cough, topical treatments such as vapor rub and a running humidifier can help reduce symptoms. These treatments are often the most manageable first line of defense before over-the-counter medication.
Classes of cold medicine
There are five key ingredients that go into over-the-counter medicine in one variation or another, including decongestants, antihistamines, cough suppressants, expectorants and pain relievers. While these medicines help relieve symptoms, it's important to note some ingredients can come with side effects and have long-term consequences.
"It is a good exercise to walk through the pharmacy. Most of what's on the shelf is simply regroupings of those same five groups of drugs in various pills and liquids," Yingling said. "At the end of the day, whatever product, be it Theraflu, DayQuil, NyQuil or anything else, is essentially the same arsenal of symptom medication, just remixed and repackaged into different colors and flavors."
Expectorants
Guaifenesin is the key ingredient found in Mucinex.
"The data on guaifenesin, from the 1960s when it was originally generated, suggests that simply being hydrated is just as likely to relieve mucus secretions as taking guaifenesin," Yingling said.
Cough suppressants
The cough suppressant that's most widely available is dextromethorphan (DM).
"While dextromethorphan does have a modest cough suppression effect when a person has a relentless cough, so can a vapor rub and a humidifier," Yingling said.
Decongestants
"Phenylephrine is a decongestant that has no clinical value when taken by mouth. There are some products that are produced with phenylephrine as a nasal spray, and those do give some temporary relief of nasal and sinus congestion," Yingling said. "Its related medication, which is only available by signing it out from a pharmacist, is pseudoephedrine, and pseudoephedrine is more commonly known as Sudafed. This is a medication that really does relieve nasal and sinus congestion."
Pain relievers
"Many multi-symptom products contain pain relievers, or analgesics, which widely include acetaminophen," Yingling said.
Antihistamines
"Antihistamines are very helpful for people with allergies. They tend to dry out the nasal passages and relieve symptoms of nasal itchiness. They can't technically reduce congestion, but they can dry out our mucous membranes," Yingling said. "Drugs like diphenhydramine or doxylamine are antihistamines that are often added to nighttime cold medicines, largely to give the benefit of their sedative effect."
Acetaminophen concerns
A lot of over-the-counter medicines include acetaminophen. This can be a concerning ingredient when taking more than one over-the-counter medicine, as this can lead to an accidental overdose. It can also be concerning for those who take acetaminophen constantly for pain relief and for those who regularly consume alcohol. A better option would be ibuprofen, found in Advil and Motrin. It's not as heavily metabolized in the liver, and therefore, it does not compete for access to those metabolic pathways in the same way that acetaminophen does.
When talking about an acetaminophen overdose, it feels like an extreme occurrence. However, the symptoms don't always present as threatening and most people don't realize they have taken too much.
Accidental overdose
"If a person were to take excessive amounts of Tylenol, an extreme presentation would be jaundice. They would notice a yellowing of their skin, yellowing of their eyes, that would be indicative of significant liver damage, which is what we worry about with acetaminophen," Yingling said.
"Milder symptoms from using too much acetaminophen might be related to gastrointestinal side effects, a sense of fullness in the abdomen or a sense of abdominal discomfort, or nausea.
"Unfortunately, for acetaminophen toxicity, there's often not any severe symptoms that would drive someone to the emergency room," he said. "It's often when someone's further along in toxicity where they're seeing severe presentations of liver damage, that they say, 'Something's wrong: I should go to the emergency room.' When they're already quite far along in having toxicity from the medication."
The proper procedure if you accidentally take too much over-the-counter medication is to first call your healthcare provider.
Main takeaway
"To the best of my knowledge, there is no novel product out there that is distinct and separate from the other myriad cold and flu products," Yingling said.
"The next time you get the common cold, don't forget that you may already have useful remedies at home. If you find yourself in the drugstore, it is important to carefully read the labels of what you're picking up. It's important to note which ingredients will help relieve the symptoms you have and make sure you aren't repeating ingredients by taking multiple over-the-counter drugs at once."
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About the professor
Charlie Yingling is the dean of the Orvis School of Nursing at the University of Nevada, Reno, and a clinician scholar known for his work in advancing nursing education and health equity. A first generation college graduate, Yingling earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Loyola University Chicago and completed both his master's as a family nurse practitioner and his Doctor of Nursing Practice at the University of Illinois Chicago.
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Original text here: https://www.unr.edu/nevada-today/news/2026/atp-cold-medicine
UMSL School of Engineering Representatives Make Strong Impression at Science Center Expo
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 6 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news:
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UMSL School of Engineering representatives make strong impression at Science Center expo
Professors George Nnanna and Xin Wang had help from freshmen Moses Prakash and Teddy Fallon in touting all that UMSL has to offer at "SciFest: Engineering Expo."
By Dave Benson
Representatives of the University of Missouri-St. Louis School of Engineering made a strong first impression in their appearance Saturday at the St. Louis Science Center. Especially the robotic dog.
To mark the end of National
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ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 6 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news:
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UMSL School of Engineering representatives make strong impression at Science Center expo
Professors George Nnanna and Xin Wang had help from freshmen Moses Prakash and Teddy Fallon in touting all that UMSL has to offer at "SciFest: Engineering Expo."
By Dave Benson
Representatives of the University of Missouri-St. Louis School of Engineering made a strong first impression in their appearance Saturday at the St. Louis Science Center. Especially the robotic dog.
To mark the end of NationalEngineers Week, which was the last week of February, the Saint Louis Science Center hosted "SciFest: Engineering Expo." Schools and organizations from around the region put up booths throughout the first two floors of the facility, and UMSL, which welcomed its first class of engineering students last fall, was able to display its credentials before a large crowd.
"This is a great opportunity to introduce the School of Engineering to the public, to the St. Louis community, and it's a great opportunity to showcase the capability of the school within these communities," said George Nnanna, the school's founding director. "I think it went great, and we received a lot of questions and a lot of feedback from the participants."
The UMSL contingent also received plenty of oohs and aahs from some of the younger future engineers in attendance, thanks in large part to its robodog.
During a special presentation on the Science Center's Energy Stage, Nnanna and Professor Xin Wang, the program coordinator for electrical engineering, exhibited a few engineering concepts such as thermodynamics and robotics, the latter involving a four-legged robot that Wang controlled with a hand-held device. After the presentation ended, several groups of kids waited at the edge of the stage for their chance to make the robotic quadruped walk, jump and stand on two legs.
"The kids are all passionate, all excited about the robot," Wang said. "I think the UMSL robodog not only is a great research and teaching tool for UMSL students and for UMSL faculty like myself, it is also a great way to motivate the future generations of engineers to come to UMSL."
It's all part of promoting what UMSL has to offer. In January, Nnanna spoke about the School of Engineering to students at Highcroft Elementary School in Chesterfield, and about a week ago, he went to St. Louis Community College-Meramec to talk to engineering students there about transferring to UMSL.
"The reception has been great," Nnanna said. "The integration of hands-on learning into the academic process is really super exciting, and also the connections we're making with local industry, knowing that we're training the future workforce that will drive the regional economy, the enthusiasm has been great."
At a table in the Science Center's Boeing Hall, UMSL freshmen Moses Prakash and Teddy Fallon were excited to tell high school- and middle school-aged kids about the tremendous opportunities offered to engineering students at UMSL.
"The School of Engineering is so new that, whatever you do here, you're leaving your mark, you know? That's, I think, the biggest thing," said Prakash, who is studying mechanical engineering. "I'm only a freshman, but I can talk already about so many different engineering things that I've done so far at UMSL. I literally don't know anybody else that's doing this kind of stuff as a freshman at their college."
That includes starting a new student organization. Prakash is the president and Fallon the treasurer of the Society of Automotive Engineers Club at UMSL, a student-led group that builds motorized vehicles to race in competitions against teams from other schools. The wide range of experiences has Fallon strongly considering changing his major from physics to engineering.
"It's very much exceeding my expectations," Fallon said. "There's just so much I can do. I have my own research project, and I'm only a freshman. Usually, you have to be in grad school to get that, but here, I am starting the resume builders right now."
It's all part of the allure of starting something from scratch.
"It's exciting, and we are building it as we're flying it and making some tweaks and changes as we move along," Nnanna said. "That's the excitement about creating a new school."
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Original text here: https://blogs.umsl.edu/news/2026/03/05/engineering-expo/
Texas A&M University College of Engineering: Feeding the Planet Through Student Solutions
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 6 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Feeding the planet through student solutions
Texas A&M University students addressed hunger and sustainability issues with creative and actionable methods at Invent for the Planet 2026.
By David Cook, Texas A&M Engineering
The Texas A&M University College of Engineering hosted the 8th annual Invent for the Planet (IFTP), a high-stakes, 48-hour design competition that challenges students to tackle some of the world's most pressing issues. Held simultaneously at universities around
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 6 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Feeding the planet through student solutions
Texas A&M University students addressed hunger and sustainability issues with creative and actionable methods at Invent for the Planet 2026.
By David Cook, Texas A&M Engineering
The Texas A&M University College of Engineering hosted the 8th annual Invent for the Planet (IFTP), a high-stakes, 48-hour design competition that challenges students to tackle some of the world's most pressing issues. Held simultaneously at universities aroundthe world from Feb. 27 through March 1, the competition fosters collaboration and a deep understanding of global challenges, leading to innovations that transcend borders.
Global food systems are under unprecedented pressure. Population growth, water scarcity, soil degradation, disruptions in global supply chains, and social and economic inequalities increasingly challenge the world's ability to sustainably produce, distribute and consume food. The event's theme, "Reimagining Food Systems for a Resilient Planet," tasked eight student teams with solving these issues.
Comprised of students who had never met, these teams worked over the course of two days to connect provided need statements with specific problems. They addressed these challenges with creative and actionable ideas to combat food waste, strengthen crop resilience and create more sustainable food production.
Sustainably protecting food
For the first-place team HexCrate, food waste became more than a financial concern. Across sub-Saharan Africa, an estimated 40-50% of harvested tomatoes and fresh produce never reach consumers due to damage during transport. Tomatoes packed loosely in raffia baskets crush each other through vibration, compression and impact on rough rural roads. This wastes food, costs distributors money and contributes to vitamin A deficiency in malnourished communities.
"Reducing postharvest losses by just 25% could provide enough vitamin A through local food systems to prevent vitamin A deficiency in tens of thousands of children," said Micah Mathew, a senior in the materials science and engineering department. "The problem isn't farming -- it's what happens after the harvest on the way to the plate."
The team designed HexCrate, a produce tray that holds tomatoes in hexagonal cells built out of bio-degradable cardboard. The hexagonal shape of each cell keeps fruits from damaging each other while in transit and evenly distributes the load across the entire tray. Not only does it eliminate food waste, but each tray is made from cassava waste, an agricultural product produced at over 200,000 tons per year in Africa. This makes it an ideal material to be turned into bio-degradable cardboard, a sustainable process that would cost only 35 cents per tray.
"Reframing our product from a tomato-saving measure to a child-saving measure changed everything about what we were doing, and ultimately how the judges received it," Matthew said. "There's something irreplaceable about the moment a pile of research and a half-built prototype suddenly become a story worth telling."
Drying grain and freezer gains
The second-place team, VacuGrain, turned their focus to drying grain, a crucial task for many farmers. While traditional drying techniques can take up to five weeks to complete, VacuGrain uses a repeating vacuum pump and heated air cycle to remove moisture from grain and completely dry it in just eight hours.
By cutting down the drying time, farmers would be able to move more grain to market more quickly, reducing the cost of a bushel from 30 cents to 3 cents. Due to the design of VacuGrain, it would excel in many different climates, making it an accessible option for farmers across the world.
Team Budget Bites, winner of the third-place award, noticed that 30% of food produced across the globe is wasted annually, and the restaurant industry is one of the culprits. With roughly 20 pounds of food wasted every day, restaurants are incurring an average loss of $210 per day and missing opportunities to feed more people. Budget Bites targeted this problem with a blast freezer and mobile app combo.
Using a blast freezer, restaurants could quickly freeze food that otherwise would've been thrown away and then allow it to be ordered online for pick-up through their mobile app. The food would be sold frozen and ready to cook or reheat to customers at a reduced rate. By using Budget Bites, restaurants would cut down on food waste, turn lost revenue into gained revenue, and improve food access to the community.
Future innovation
As the first-place winners, team HexCrate will submit their pitch video for a chance to be one of six international teams participating in the 2026 IFTP international finals. While only a few move on to the finals, Matthew encourages students to take part in the next IFTP event or its monthly counterpart, Aggies Invent.
"If you come in thinking your technical skills are your biggest asset, you will be humbled," Mathew said. "But if you come in curious about people, willing to do real research, and able to tell a story about why your solution matters to a specific human being in a specific context, you will surprise yourself with what's possible in 48 hours."
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Original text here: https://news.engineering.tamu.edu/news/2026/03/05/feeding-the-planet-through-student-solutions/
Longwood University: Students' Deep Dive Into Horror Literature Nets Invitation to Speak at International Conference
FARMVILLE, Virginia, March 6 -- Longwood University issued the following news release:
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Students' deep dive into horror literature nets invitation to speak at international conference
The seminar itself was scary enough: the analysis of a psychological horror novel and the classic ghost stories that formed the book's backstory. But what grew out of the seminar was also a little scary--or at least verging on fantastical.
Five students who took the seminar submitted proposals to present their research at the 2026 International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts conference. All five
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FARMVILLE, Virginia, March 6 -- Longwood University issued the following news release:
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Students' deep dive into horror literature nets invitation to speak at international conference
The seminar itself was scary enough: the analysis of a psychological horror novel and the classic ghost stories that formed the book's backstory. But what grew out of the seminar was also a little scary--or at least verging on fantastical.
Five students who took the seminar submitted proposals to present their research at the 2026 International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts conference. All fivewere accepted.
"I was absolutely floored that all five of them were accepted. This is a scholarly conference that accepts very few undergraduates," said Dr. Rhonda Brock, the Longwood professor of English who taught the seminar, titled The Ghost Story Tradition in the U.S. She encouraged her students who took the class in spring 2025 to consider submitting proposals to the conference. Over the summer and during the fall semester, Brock coached them through writing their proposals.
Their collective hard work paid off.
In March, the five students will travel to Florida to present their papers, with most of their expenses covered by Longwood.
"I thought this conference would be a great opportunity for me professionally," said Madeline Moeller '26, an English literature major who has wanted to become a librarian since she was in middle school. "I want to learn more about horror, sci-fi and fantastic genres so I can better serve everyone who walks through my library's door."
Edison Moscar '26 also is an English major, with a concentration in secondary education. "I decided to submit a proposal because my topic is one that I am incredibly passionate about," she said, adding that she's looking forward to sharpening her public-speaking skills from the experience of presenting her paper and answering questions from the audience.
Brock will be right there with her students. An active member of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts for the last 30 years, she will be leading one of the sessions and presenting her own research, which focuses on gothic and horror literature, specifically the works of Peter Straub.
To those who think horror and gothic fiction is less serious than other genres of literature, Brock and her students say think again.
"Horror fiction tends to be closely tied to culture and history," said Brock. "This literature is worthy of study because it reveals social anxieties and social pressure points that tell us about ourselves. Also, ghost stories and horror fiction have a history of being a respectable genre of literature embraced not only by Poe and Shelley but also by Hawthorn, Dickens, Edith Wharton and Henry James."
Zoe Nash '26, another English major participating in the conference, added: "Horror goes back so much further than we realize. Now we're able to connect these older works to modern literature. A lot of horror fiction pulls from real life, bringing to light things that we might rather ignore," she said.
These and other themes were discussed in the seminar, which zeroed in on Straub's novel Ghost Story. Students found the class enriching--and not just academically.
"This class was the best part of my day--the best part of my week," said Nash. "It's my favorite class I've ever taken in college."
Moeller agrees.
"It felt like a book club with my closest family and friends. Of course, we still had assignments and did actual work, but I enjoyed all of it so much that it didn't feel like work. I felt, and still feel, like all of my classmates and Dr. Brock especially genuinely care for me and want me to succeed in everything I do."
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Original text here: https://www.longwood.edu/news/2026/fantastic-arts-conference/
Grambling State University Surpasses $1 Million in Endowment Scholarships During Historic Academic Year
GRAMBLING, Louisiana, March 6 -- Grambling State University issued the following news:
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Grambling State University Surpasses $1 Million in Endowment Scholarships During Historic Academic Year
Grambling State University has surpassed a historic milestone in student support. For the first time in University history, it awarded more than $1 million in endowment-funded scholarships during the 2025-2026 academic year.
That achievement was solidified this spring as the University awarded $743,489.85 in scholarships during the Spring 2026 semester alone. A total of 497 individual awards were
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GRAMBLING, Louisiana, March 6 -- Grambling State University issued the following news:
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Grambling State University Surpasses $1 Million in Endowment Scholarships During Historic Academic Year
Grambling State University has surpassed a historic milestone in student support. For the first time in University history, it awarded more than $1 million in endowment-funded scholarships during the 2025-2026 academic year.
That achievement was solidified this spring as the University awarded $743,489.85 in scholarships during the Spring 2026 semester alone. A total of 497 individual awards weredistributed across 92 named scholarship funds, reinforcing Grambling State's commitment to expanding access and empowering students to persist toward degree completion.
Of the spring awards, 78 were endowed scholarships and 14 were non-endowed scholarships, reflecting both the long-term sustainability of permanent investments and the immediate impact of current-use support. Endowed funds accounted for $645,704.85 of the total, while $97,785 was distributed through non-endowed scholarships.
With the addition of these spring awards, annual scholarship distributions from the University's endowment portfolio have now exceeded $1 million threshold - a defining achievement that underscores disciplined financial stewardship, strategic portfolio growth, and the expanding reach of philanthropic investment at the institution.
"This milestone reflects more than financial growth," said Brandon A. Logan, Vice President for University Advancement and Innovation. "It represents confidence in our students, confidence in our stewardship, and confidence in Grambling State University's trajectory. Surpassing the $1 million mark demonstrates that disciplined endowment growth and strategic management translate directly into expanded opportunity for our students. Every dollar awarded affirms belief in their potential and strengthens the long-term future of this institution."
Spring 2026 also marked continued expansion in the University's scholarship portfolio with the establishment of 11 new named scholarship funds. Five newly created endowed scholarships generated $63,352 in awards, benefiting 31 student recipients, while six new non-endowed scholarships provided $5,000 in support, assisting six additional students. These additions signal sustained philanthropic momentum and growing confidence in the University's mission.
Through intentional endowment growth and disciplined portfolio management, Grambling State is not only increasing scholarship distribution year over year, but also strengthening its long-term financial foundation. By stewarding endowed resources strategically and cultivating meaningful donor partnerships, the University continues to build a sustainable model of student support that will benefit generations of Tigers to come.
As Grambling State University continues its mission, the growth in scholarship support not only reflects its commitment to student success but also lays a robust foundation for future generations of leaders.
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Original text here: https://news.gram.edu/index.php/2026/03/05/grambling-state-university-surpasses-1-million-in-endowment-scholarships-during-historic-academic-year/
Cornell University Industrial and Labor Relations School: Job Listings With Wide Pay Ranges May Deter Female Applicants
ITHACA, New York, March 6 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University Industrial and Labor Relations School issued the following news:
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Job listings with wide pay ranges may deter female applicants
By Julie Greco, ILR School
Pay range transparency laws that are intended to promote pay equity can inadvertently deter women from applying for those positions, thus perpetuating gender gaps in the workforce, according to research from the Cornell ILR School.
"Across our four studies, we consistently found that women show a stronger preference for jobs with narrower salary ranges compared to men, and
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ITHACA, New York, March 6 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University Industrial and Labor Relations School issued the following news:
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Job listings with wide pay ranges may deter female applicants
By Julie Greco, ILR School
Pay range transparency laws that are intended to promote pay equity can inadvertently deter women from applying for those positions, thus perpetuating gender gaps in the workforce, according to research from the Cornell ILR School.
"Across our four studies, we consistently found that women show a stronger preference for jobs with narrower salary ranges compared to men, andthat this preference is associated with less assertive negotiation behaviors. In other words, the way these laws are being implemented may be perpetuating the very pay gaps they were designed to close," said Alice Lee, assistant professor of organizational behavior.
Lee is the lead author of "The Implications of Pay Range Transparency on Job Application Preferences and Negotiations," published Feb. 16 in the Journal of Applied Psychology. Tae-Youn Park, director of research at Cornell's Institute for Compensation Studies, and Sungyong Chang, assistant professor of management and organizations at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, are co-authors.
As of 2025, a total of 15 U.S. states and Washington, D.C., have passed laws requiring employers to disclose salary ranges in job postings, and many employers outside those areas are following suit. The intent is to give workers better information and help close pay gaps across gender and race. However, these laws offer little guidance on how wide or narrow these ranges should be, and the range can shape job application decisions, according to Lee.
In addition, the research team found the pay range had subsequent effects on negotiation behaviors, as applicants who chose positions with narrower salary ranges consistently negotiated less assertively, and they were more satisfied with a midpoint salary offer. The applicants also said they were less likely to negotiate, and when they did, asked for less money.
"This matters because starting salaries have compounding consequences," Lee said. "Raises, bonuses and future opportunities are often tied to your initial salary, so a lower starting point doesn't just affect your first paycheck. It ripples through your career."
To investigate these patterns, the researchers conducted four studies, spanning archival data and experiments with both prospective and actual job seekers.
In their first study, the team analyzed a large archival dataset of nearly 10 million U.S. job postings to document the extent of pay-range variation and examine the relationship between range width and female representation in the workforce.
In the second study, they recruited upper-level undergraduates about to enter the labor market to test whether gender differences in pay-range preferences emerged among prospective job seekers and whether risk preference could explain the pattern.
In the third study, the researchers conducted a field experiment in which actual job-seekers made real application decisions for a genuine job posting with different pay range disclosures.
In the fourth study, the researchers introduced an experimental intervention that explicitly clarified the typical starting salary and the process by which final offers are determined, testing whether reducing uncertainty would affect application decisions and negotiation behaviors.
The results of the fourth study suggest a concrete way companies can address this issue.
"We found that when job ads included some additional context about the typical starting salary and how final offers are determined, it mitigated women's stronger preference for narrower pay ranges," Lee said. "When that information was provided, we no longer observed the gender gap in application decisions, and it also eliminated the gap in negotiation behaviors.
"Pay transparency laws represent meaningful progress, but transparency alone isn't enough," she said. "How employers present pay information matters just as much as whether they disclose it."
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Julie Greco is the communications director for the School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
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Original text here: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/03/job-listings-wide-pay-ranges-may-deter-female-applicants
