WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 26 -- The University of North Carolina's School of the Arts issued the following news release: The UNCSA Board of Trustees has elected a new slate of officers for 2023-24. Peter Juran of Winston-Salem, who served as vice chair last year, was elected chair. School of Drama alumna Rhoda Griffis, of Atlanta, Georgia, who served as secretary last year, was elected vice chair. School of Music alumna Nia Imani Franklin of Winston-Salem was elected secretary. T  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 25 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals the global scale of mining's detrimental impacts on the environment. * * * Gold and mineral mining in and near rivers across the tropics is degrading waterways in 49 countries, according to a Dartmouth-led study published in Nature this week. The findings represent the first physical footprint of river mining and its hydrological impacts on a global scale. River mining often  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Aug. 22 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: More than a dozen medical studies from around the globe show women suffer worse outcomes when diagnosed with and treated for cardiac issues - the No. 1 killer in the world according to the Centers for Disease Control. The discrepancy, as summarized by UMass Lowell biomedical and nutritional sciences Associate Professor Mahdi O. Garelnabi of the Zuckerberg College of Health Science  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 25 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news: * * * WFU researchers collaborate on groundbreaking study with global implications * * * Gold and mineral mining in and near rivers across the tropics is degrading waterways in 49 countries, according to a new study by a team of researchers including Wake Forest University biologists and computer scientists in its Center for Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES). Published in Nature,  more