Wednesday - October 21, 2026

Education (Colleges & Universities)

Here's a look at documents from public, private and community colleges in the U.S.

Featured Stories

Researchers Develop First High-Resolution Map of Groundwater Across Brazil
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 21 -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University posted the following news:

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Researchers Develop First High-Resolution Map of Groundwater Across Brazil

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Princeton researchers used machine learning to construct a map of groundwater levels across the entire 3.29-million-square-mile (8.5 million km2) expanse of Brazil, from its rainforests to its alternately dry and rainy savanna. It is the first national-scale high resolution overview of groundwater depth and could help scientists study the effects of both farmland irrigation and climate ... Show Full Article
Research Computing Manager Jason Simms Helps Lead $24.5 Million Initiative to Advance AI-Driven Science
SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 21 -- Swarthmore College posted the following news:

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Research Computing Manager Jason Simms Helps Lead $24.5 Million Initiative to Advance AI-Driven Science

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Jason Simms, research computing manager at the College, is helping lead a $24.5 million National Science Foundation-funded initiative aimed at advancing AI-driven scientific research.

This past May, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the Morgridge Institute for Research in Madison, Wis., a five-year grant to advance its project, Fabric for AI-Driven Science (FabAID), for which Simms serves ... Show Full Article
Queenslanders spend $2.2 billion on almost one million e-mobility devices
BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 21 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news:

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Queenslanders spend $2.2 billion on almost one million e-mobility devices

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E-mobility ownership is now mainstream in Queensland with a survey finding almost one million privately owned e-bikes, e-scooters and other e-devices across rural, regional and metropolitan areas.

The University of Queensland study, funded by Transport and Main Roads, was the first statewide Australian estimate of e-mobility device ownership, use and travel exposure.

Dr Richard Buning from UQ's Business School said e-mobility ... Show Full Article
Hamlet gets a contemporary twist in Darwin
DARWIN, Australia, Oct. 21 -- Charles Darwin University posted the following news:

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Hamlet gets a contemporary twist in Darwin

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Shakespeare's most famous tragedy will be brought into the modern world in a bold new production of Hamlet at Charles Darwin University (CDU) Theatre this month.

Stripped back, intimate and contemporary, the production takes a play written more than 400 years ago and explores it through a distinctly modern lens where surveillance is everywhere, and nobody quite knows who they can trust.

Director Mark Bunnett said he wanted audiences to see beyond the famous ... Show Full Article
HMEI to Open Environmental Exhibition by Artist Maya Lin
PRINCETON, New Jersey, Oct. 21 -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University posted the following news:

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HMEI to Open Environmental Exhibition by Artist Maya Lin

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This month, High Meadows Environmental Institute will open the inaugural exhibition in our new Environmental Gallery in Briger Hall with an installation of artist Maya Lin's What Is Missing?

Lin's memorial to the planet uses immersive, science-based artworks to raise awareness about the present sixth mass extinction, emphasizing that, through conservation and habitat restoration, we can both reduce carbon ... Show Full Article
Chance conversation inspires UQ alum to support future generations
BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 21 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news:

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Chance conversation inspires UQ alum to support future generations

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A chance conversation between a University of Queensland alum and a scholarship recipient inspired an ongoing commitment to support future generations of students experiencing financial hardship.

In 2019, Ann Crook (Bachelor of Arts 1974, Grad Dip Arts 1993) received a call from then-student Tegan Frei (Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Education 2023) as part of UQ's telephone fundraising campaign but did not expect the conversation ... Show Full Article
CSUCI Nursing Students Gain Hands-on Experience While Helping Protect the Campus From the Flu
CAMARILLO, California, Oct. 21 -- California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release:

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CSUCI Nursing students gain hands-on experience while helping protect the campus from the flu

October 20, 2026

Cal State Channel Islands (CSUCI) Nursing students are putting their clinical skills into practice this Fall while helping to protect the campus community during a series of flu vaccination clinics offered in partnership with the campus' Student Health Services.

Second-year Nursing students who are members of CSUCI's Student Nurses Association (SNA) will be ... Show Full Article