RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 13 (TNSres) -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University's Dr. Christine Austin has assisted the Kosovo Accreditation Agency in developing and completing a document designed to aid the Republic of Kosovo in establishing best practices in higher education. The document is entitled "Thematic Analysis of Processes Involved in Accrediting/Reaccrediting Study Programs: A Three-Year Review of Accreditation Processes for a Study Program  more

AUBURN, Alabama, April 13 -- Auburn University issued the following news: Auburn University has partnered with Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) to enhance collaboration in research, education and workforce development via the Weapons Production-Technology and Nuclear Training Program (WP-TNT). Through the WP-TNT initiative, Auburn will collaborate with LANL and its partner, TechSource Inc., to introduce advanced Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tracking and analytical data processing  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, April 13 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: The East Carolina University Board of Trustees approved the appointment of Dr. Nicole Bromfield as dean of the College of Health and Human Performance and Dr. Debra L. Jackson as dean of the Graduate School during its meeting April 12. Dr. Nicole Bromfield Bromfield has been appointed dean of the ECU College of Health and Human Performance, effective July 1. In addition to extensive internatio  more

NEW YORK, April 8 (TNSres) -- Columbia University issued the following news: A new type of investigational therapeutic in development for pancreatic cancer has shown unprecedented tumor-fighting abilities in preclinical models of the disease, suggesting it has the potential to offer novel treatment options for nearly all pancreatic tumors, a comprehensive study has found. The inhibitors in this new class of oral medications, being developed by Revolution Medicines Inc., target the oncogenic or  more

EMORY, Virginia, April 13 -- Emory and Henry College issued the following news: By Billy Chandler A best-selling author who serves as interim president and CEO of Philander Smith University will deliver the annual commencement address May 4 at Emory & Henry College. Dr. Cynthia A. Bond Hopson will be a part of ceremonies that will award degrees to nearly 200 undergraduate students and graduate students. The commencement program will begin at 10 a.m. at Fred Selfe Stadium on the E&H campus.   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 13 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: Five alumni of the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law were selected for the Indianapolis Business Journal's Forty under 40 class for 2024. They are Lauren Box, J.D. '15; Chaka Coleman, J.D. '22; Stephanie Flittner, J.D. '11; Roya Porter, J.D. '15; and Brian R. Prince, II, J.D. '15. Lauren Box, J.D. '15, is a partner at Barnes & Thornburg in Indianapolis. Box serv  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 13 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: A Kansas State University engineer is designing building blocks for reconfigurable structures that can change shape from one configuration to another without human intervention. Raj Kumar Pal, assistant professor in the Alan Levin Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, has received a more than $400,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense's Air Force Office of Scientific Research through t  more

HAMILTON, Ontario, April 13 -- McMaster University issued the following Q&A on April 12, 2024, with Jaclyn Desforges, award-winning Hamilton writer and the 2023-2024 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence: By Sara Laux Jaclyn Desforges, an award-winning Hamilton writer and the 2023-2024 Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence, will be wrapping up her residency at the end of April. The Mabel Pugh Taylor Writer in Residence program is an annual partnership between the Faculty of Humanities' depar  more

HAMILTON, Ontario, April 13 -- McMaster University issued the following news: By Daniella Fiorentino Are you a faculty member looking to commercialize your health and technology innovations? McMaster's Innovation Matchmaking program - hosted in partnership with Hamilton Health Sciences and the Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton, and with funding support from the Faculty of Engineering - connects research teams from across campus and affiliated hospitals and provides them with an equival  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 13 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Penn State Sustainability has announced the 2024 recipients of its sustainability awards. These accolades, including the John Roe Sustainability Impact Award, the Student Sustainability Advisory Council Tree Award, and the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium (PERC) Campus Sustainability Champion Award, commend the extraordinary contributions of students in spearheading sustainability i  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, April 13 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: More than 400 Grand Valley students, faculty and staff presented their innovative and impactful projects during the Reach Higher Showcase on April 12 at the DeVos Center on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus. Nearly 150 projects were presented, exemplifying Grand Valley's Reach Higher commitments in providing an empowered educational experience and fostering a lifetime of learning and a culture of educational e  more

AUBURN, Alabama, April 13 -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Twenty-two Auburn University faculty and staff were recognized at the 2024 Auburn Author Awards ceremony on April 10 in the Ralph Brown Draughon Library's Caroline Marshall Draughon Auditorium. The Auburn Author Awards program, co-sponsored by Auburn University Libraries and the Graduate School, recognizes faculty and staff who publish a book-length scholarly work during the previous calendar year. This awards  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * This Time, They'll Have UArizona Science in Tow * * * University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary Laboratory researchers will have a hand in two of the three instruments NASA selected for deployment on the lunar surface by Artemis III astronauts. Once installed near the moon's South Pole, the instruments will collect valuable scientific data about the lunar environment, the lunar interior   more

MERCED, California, April 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: Four current or incoming UC Merced graduate students and an undergraduate alumnus were recently offered fellowships from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). UC Merced's 2024 NSF GRFP recipients are: * Anthony Alfaro graduated with a bachelor's degree in chemistry and will attend graduate school at San Diego State. * Andrew DeMello is graduatin  more

REGINA, Saskatchewan, April 13 -- The University of Regina issued the following news release: The University of Regina and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) recognized the accomplishments of four outstanding Indigenous students at the RBC Neekaneewak Leadership Initiative Awards at a ceremony today at the U of R. The Neekaneewak (which loosely translates from Cree to they are leading) Leadership Initiative is an Elder-based leadership program run by the ta-tawaw Student Centre at the U of R. The init  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, April 13 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: The forthcoming agricultural education building at Arkansas Tech University will be funded in part by a $20,000 donation from Yell County Farm Bureau. The new ATU agricultural education building will be approximately 1,980 square feet and will house welding equipment, a tool storage area, classroom space, laboratory space and other equipment. It will be located on the Tech Farm, adjacent to the ATU Greenhou  more