Wednesday - March 18, 2026
Education (Colleges & Universities)

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

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We Built the First Liquid Rocket Engine in University of Florida History
GAINESVILLE, Florida, March 18 -- The University of Florida issued the following news:

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We built the first liquid rocket engine in UF history

Aidan Mason, Austin Martin, John Bromfield, Andres Villate and Nicholas Hirsch

"Do you want to build a rocket engine?" Those are the words that started this journey 2.5 years ago in the middle of Turlington Plaza at UF. At the time, there was no engine or test stand; they were both concept sketches, clean-sheet designs, CAD models and Excel spreadsheets. Even as freshmen, we knew the opportunity to help build a liquid rocket program from the ground ... Show Full Article

UNC Charlotte Announces Gift From The David & Nicole Tepper Foundation to Support Women's Athletics
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 18 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus issued the following news release:

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UNC Charlotte announces gift from The David & Nicole Tepper Foundation to support Women's Athletics

UNC Charlotte announced today a $250,000 gift from The David & Nicole Tepper Foundation to support the University's Let Me Play initiative, strengthening opportunities for women student-athletes across Charlotte Athletics.

The gift was announced during the Judy W. Rose Let Me Play Luncheon, where Nicole Tepper, chief administrative officer of Tepper Sports & Entertainment ... Show Full Article

Reasons for illegal fishing "more nuanced" than previously thought, international research shows
DARWIN, Australia, March 18 -- Charles Darwin University posted the following news:

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Reasons for illegal fishing "more nuanced" than previously thought, international research shows

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A resurgence of illegal fishing in northern Australian waters is cause for environmental, biosecurity and social concern, and new research suggests the causes of this activity are increasingly complex.

The project, funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), was conducted by an international team of researchers from Charles Darwin University (CDU) and Indonesia's National ... Show Full Article

Million-dollar Grant Powers Better At-home Prenatal Health Care
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 18 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:

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Million-dollar grant powers better at-home prenatal health care

Dr. Hatice Ceylan Koydemir of Texas A&M leads an international team developing an at-home device that could allow pregnant women to quickly screen for preeclampsia.

By Bailey Noah, College of Engineering

A lack of ways to monitor health at home can leave expecting mothers feeling helpless -- especially if complications arise. A particularly dangerous complication is a pregnancy-specific high blood pressure disorder ... Show Full Article

FAU-FWC Study: Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish Make a Comeback
BOCA RATON, Florida, March 18 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news on March 17, 2026:

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FAU-FWC Study: Endangered Smalltooth Sawfish Make a Comeback

Study Snapshot: During the winters of 2024 and 2025, widespread "spinning fish" events in the Florida Keys affected more than 80 marine fish species and likely led to the deaths of hundreds of endangered smalltooth sawfish, compounding long-standing declines driven by habitat loss and fishery bycatch. Once common throughout tropical and subtropical Atlantic ... Show Full Article

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin Brings One Pill Can Kill Initiative to Hendrix College
CONWAY, Arkansas, March 18 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release:

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Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin Brings One Pill Can Kill Initiative to Hendrix College

Attorney General Tim Griffin joined Hendrix College leaders and students Tuesday for a press conference and training session as part of the state's One Pill Can Kill initiative, a program designed to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl and counterfeit pills.

Griffin, a member of the Hendrix Class of 1990, returned to campus to highlight the growing risks associated with illicit opioids and to provide students ... Show Full Article

All Groan Up: UVA Expert Explains the Sounds of Middle Age
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 18 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news:

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All groan up: UVA expert explains the sounds of middle age

By Bryan McKenzie, bkm4s@virginia.edu

If you catch yourself making peculiar vocalizations when standing up, bending over or mildly exerting yourself, don't think of it as a sign of age; think of it as an involuntary expression of power.

The "middle-aged groan" - the sound somewhere between a grunt and a sigh that folks over 30 make - is the body preparing itself for action, according to University of Virginia School of Education ... Show Full Article