COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 9 -- Columbia College issued the following news: Columbia College is partnering with the James & Annelle Whitt Entrepreneurial Development Foundation in a joint effort to elevate the impact of the annual Black Business Expo. The 2024 edition of the event is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, in the New Hall Event Center (700 Cougar Drive, Columbia, MO 65216). "Columbia College is grateful for the opportunity to partner with the James & Annelle Whitt Ent  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 9 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news on April 8, 2024: In a landmark collaboration, the Tennessee Entertainment Commission (TEC), Tennessee Department of Tourist Development (TDTD), Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development (TNDECD) and the East Tennessee State University Research Corporation have joined forces to announce a new, community-led music initiative designed to bring musicians, venues, music industry professional  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, April 9 -- High Point University issued the following news release: High Point University recently hosted the third annual Elizabeth Miller Strickland Women's Leadership Summit, giving students an opportunity to be mentored by women who have started their own companies and served as top executives for major corporations. The three-day summit ran from March 18-20 and included networking events for HPU students and breakout sessions about the importance of networking   more

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 9 -- Aston University issued the following news: The UK's longest-operating manufacturer, supplier and importer of ceramic tiles has joined forces with Aston University in a Management Knowledge Transfer Partnership (mKTP). Shropshire-based Craven Dunnill, which has been in business for over 150 years, has a large and complex supply chain, both of finished tiles and of the raw materials for manufacturing. Its customers are consumers, merchants, property developers, b  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, April 9 -- Newcastle University issued the following news: Young dads in the North East have received a significant funding boost for a community climate project involving a Newcastle University academic. The Birds, Bees, Bikes and Trees project is an ambitious three-year partnership between Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, North East Young Dads and Lads (NEYDL) and Newcastle University to help young dads build their skills and confidence and support the local   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, April 9 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: For decades the media industry has grappled with how to responsibly incorporate rapidly accelerating technology in the production of news. But since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, debate about balancing the promise with the threat of powerful AI tools has reached a fever pitch on complex questions relating to byline policies and plagiarism; legal issues, including terms of use and copyrig  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 9 -- Portland Community College issued the following news: By Misty Bouse Recently, Portland Community College and Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI) hosted the first-ever celebration with friends and family of a 14-student cohort graduating with a Pre-Trades Construction Career Pathway Certificate of Completion. The students in custody, who often feel overlooked, were exceptionally grateful for this rare opportunity to prepare for brighter futures. Since C  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 8 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Ice cream company Protein Pints took home the grand prize at the 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) April 6 as the best student ventures from top universities across the world competed for prizes in front of nearly 350 angel, venture capital and corporate investors and members of the business community. During his acceptance speech, Founder and CEO of Protein Pints Paul Reiss said, ""The love and support that  more

LONDON, England, April 9 -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: On Sunday, 24 March, Queen Mary University of London formally signed an agreement with the London Medical Exchange (LME) to bring postgraduate medical education to healthcare professionals across China. The signing ceremony was facilitated by the Department for Business and Trade; the new partnership aims to broaden access to Queen Mary's innovative medical training offerings delivered by the Faculty of Medi  more

DULUTH, Minnesota, April 9 -- The College of St. Scholastica issued the following news release: The Flint pediatrician, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, who helped to expose the Flint water crisis, is set to speak at The College of St. Scholastica on Thursday, April 11 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. This event will be the last in the Alworth Peace and Justice series, this year themed "Water: Sustaining Life in the 21st Century," which explores critical questions from local and global perspectives on water and clim  more

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, April 9 -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: Roger Williams University and UMass Dartmouth have partnered to create three joint 4+1 master's programs. The educational partnership agreement between the institutions will provide undergraduate students at RWU with the opportunity to earn accelerated graduate degrees in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and civil engineering at UMassD. During their senior year, RWU Engineering students can beg  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, April 9 -- Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism issued the following news: Seven alumni will join the 2024 Hall of Achievement class at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University. This is the highest honor Medill bestows on its graduates. "These seven individuals have distinguished themselves with exceptional accomplishments in their fields, from media to top brands to government," said Medill Dean  more

SWANSEA, Wales, April 9 (TNSres) -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * New research demonstrates that doubling the employment rate for autistic people - currently at roughly half that of neurotypical people - could boost the economy by up to pound sterling1.5 billion * * * Yet, many employers are unaware of the benefits hiring autistic people could bring to their business 3/4 and autistic graduates are often left unsure where they can fit in after the well-structured experie  more

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, April 9 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: UMass Dartmouth and Roger Williams University (RWU) in Bristol, RI, have partnered to create three joint 4+1 master's degree programs in engineering. The educational partnership agreement between the institutions will provide undergraduate students at RWU with the opportunity to earn accelerated graduate degrees in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and civil engin  more

EXETER, England, April 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: People can have their say on Devon's homes crisis and let experts and politicians know their views on the county's broken housing markets. Time is running out for people to respond to a survey (https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=d10qkZj77k6vMhM02PBKU2cnuF1btL5Iv0QP3QcdSoVUNEFWVUxSQVFNTktOQUNRWUMzMDY2WTFaNS4u) from the Devon Housing Commission - which has been established by the Devon Housi  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, April 9 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: By Michael R. Malone Senior executives, sustainability professionals, investment managers, policymakers, community leaders, researchers, and students gathered April 5 for the Chief Sustainability Officer Summit and Symposium to assess how the increasing focus on sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) is impacting business sectors from real estate to finance. The 7th annual conference,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 9 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: In a study supported by a five-year, $2.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation, Luis Leyva, associate professor of mathematics education and STEM higher education at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, has made critical progress in research on racial equity for undergraduate Latin* students as mathematics learners and aspiring STEM majors. (Note: The term Latin* re  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 9 -- The Washington University St. Louis' George Warren Brown School issued the following news: By Tim Poor For more than two decades, the Prevention Research Center (PRC) at Washington University has been training public-health practitioners from around the world in Evidence-Based Public Health, showing them how to develop programs and policies for communities based on local preferences and proven solutions to public health problems. In its most recent training at   more

DANBURY, Connecticut, April 9 -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: A partnership between the Western Connecticut State University Department of Biology and the Danbury Public Schools benefits the local watershed, middle and high school educators, and future scientists. Finding Our Way, a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education outreach program developed by WCSU, offers, among other benefits, an Environmental Stewardship Competition to get  more

YORK, England, April 9 (TNSres) -- York St John University issued the following news: York St John University's new Institute for Health and Care Improvement and the SeeCHANGE project will support the development of research to benefit the health of the community of Scarborough and surrounding area. The new partnership, called Scarborough Coastal Health and Care Research Collaborative (SHARC) has been established to understand and reduce health inequalities affecting the Scarborough's populati  more