MELBOURNE, Australia, May 2 -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: La Trobe University has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), paving the way for a partnership between the two institutions. La Trobe's Associate Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences (International) Dr Raul Sanchez-Urribarri said the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) was Greece's oldest and largest university. "It is one of   more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 2 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Jay Quade, a professor in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Arizona, is among the newest members elected to National Academy of Sciences, a nonprofit society of distinguished scholars. He was recognized for his critical contributions to the geosciences field, which provide a deeper understanding of Earth's past environments. The academy announced 120 new members and 24 new international mem  more

EXETER, England, May 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: The quality of research undertaken by the University of Exeter in the fields of ecology and evolution has been ranked as the best in the country by a new international league table. The rankings, compiled by Research.com, also place Exeter 14th in the world for the discipline, above the likes of Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford and University of California, Berkley. It reveals that Exeter is home to 40 of the mo  more

REHOVOT, Israel, May 2 (TNSres) -- The Weizmann Institute of Science issued the following news release: * * * Weizmann Institute researchers establish absolute chronology for Kingdom of Judah's Jerusalem * * * Jerusalem has been inhabited continuously for thousands of years, serving as both a center of religious significance and a seat of power for kingdoms, yet despite the vast number of historical texts about the city, there are still gaps in its absolute chronology. Researchers from the W  more