RICHMOND, Virginia, April 18 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Amelia Heymann Shawn Utsey, Ph.D., is the 2024 recipient of Virginia Commonwealth University's Riese-Melton Award, which recognizes contributions that advance cross-cultural relations. The announcement was made April 16 at the ceremony for the annual Presidential Awards for Community Multicultural Enrichment. Utsey is among five PACME honorees for 2024. The PACME program recognizes VCU individuals a  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 21 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Penn State men's volleyball clinched back-to-back championships in the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA) after beating George Mason 3-1 in the final round of the conference tournament on April 20 at Rec Hall at University Park campus. Top-seeded Penn State earned a first-round bye in the EIVA Tournament, and defeated Harvard 3-1 in the tournament semifi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 17 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The award recognizes exceptional distinction in teaching, research, and service at MIT. * * * By Sandi Miller, Department of Physics Class of 1958 Career Development Assistant Professor Erin Kara of the Department of Physics has been named as the recipient of the 2023-24 Harold E. Edgerton Faculty Achievement Award. Established in 1982, the award is a tribute to the l  more

SYDNEY, Australia, April 22 -- Macquarie University issued the following news release: Macquarie University and Nanjing Normal University today announced a proposal for a new joint institute to foster academic collaboration and nurture international talent between Australia and China. The institute, to be located in Nanjing, will focus on a bespoke number of dual degree programs across a range of fields, enabling students to gain the benefit of a transformative educational experience delivered  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 18 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Advancing technology for aquaculture * * * By Lily Keyes, MIT Sea Grant According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, aquaculture in the United States represents a $1.5 billion industry annually. Like land-based farming, shellfish aquaculture requires healthy seed production in order to maintain a sustainable industry. Aquaculture hatchery production  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Senior Olivia Rosenstein balances cross-country competitions with research in quantum gasses and early-universe radio wave signals. * * * By Sandi Miller, Department of Physics Newton's third law of motion states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. The basic physics of running involves someone applying a force to the ground in the opposite di  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 18 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Combining engineering, earth system science, and the social sciences, Course 1-12 prepares students to develop climate solutions. * * * By Stephanie Martinovich, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Lauren Aguilar knew she wanted to study energy systems at MIT, but before Course 1-12 (Climate System Science and Engineering) became a new undergraduate major,  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * PhD candidate Emma Bullock studies the local and global impacts of changing mineral levels in Arctic groundwater. * * * By Olivia Young, Office of Graduate Education A quick scan of Emma Bullock's CV reads like those of many other MIT graduate students: She has served as a teaching assistant, written several papers, garnered grants from prestigious organizations, and ac  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A new technique can be used to predict the actions of human or AI agents who behave suboptimally while working toward unknown goals. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News To build AI systems that can collaborate effectively with humans, it helps to have a good model of human behavior to start with. But humans tend to behave suboptimally when making decisions. This irrationality  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 18 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Brian McNeill The National Endowment for the Humanities on Tuesday announced that it is awarding two grants to projects in the College of Humanities and Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University One project, "Crafting a Health Humanities Minor," will receive nearly $150,000 in support of a three-year effort to establish a minor in health humanities. It will launch this fall and will focus on unde  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A new program is equipping every campus building with an automated external defibrillator. * * * By Jennifer Burke, Office of the Executive Vice President and Treasurer MIT has launched an initiative to install an automated external defibrillator (AED) in every building on MIT's campus, including leased spaces and satellite locations. The effort will continue over the course of   more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 21 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Writing and rhetoric professor Amy Murphy has been awarded a Fulbright to research and teach in Slovakia. The photo is of Murphy during a trip to Slovakia in 2023. She traveled there in search of ancestral information about her great-grandfather. Genealogy websites like Ancestry.com are a popular way for individuals to trace and preserve their family histories. Before this information was widely accessible via the w  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 22 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Fredda Sacharow Efren Mercado began serving time in 1993 on a felony murder charge for his role in a robbery that went horribly wrong - a scared kid of 17, barely speaking English, separated from his family for the first time and looking at an uncertain future. He walked out a free man 30 years later, not only ready to receive his bachelor's degree in justice studies from the School of Criminal Justice at   more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, April 22 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: A group of former University of Notre Dame football student-athletes led by linebacker Jack Shields is providing generous support for a new Fighting Irish football facility -- one that, combined with the existing Guglielmino Athletics Complex ("Gug"), will accommodate the current and future needs of the University's athletics programs. The new Jack and Kathy Shields Family Hall will foster team building an  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 -- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine issued the following news: By Grace McOmber, School of Medicine Gisham Vohra admitted that his first semester of medical school at Virginia Commonwealth University was easier than he expected. It hasn't been without its challenges, but he has a built-in support system that not many first-year medical students can claim -- two older sisters, Habeebah and Hiba, who are both also M.D. students at the VCU School of  more

WOLLONGONG, Australia, April 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Wollongong issued the following news release: * * * * Aquaculture is a critical industry for Australia's blue economy with significant opportunities for growth. * If done well, regenerative aquaculture has potential to contribute to resilient local economies, and provide a range of social, cultural and environmental benefits. * Regenerative aquaculture has been found to be a supported blue economy industry on the NSW South Coast,   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Sian Wilkerson Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr., a poet, actor and storyteller and a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, has been named a 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow in support of his continued education as he pursues a Master of Fine Arts. Tejan-Thomas, who received a bachelor's degree in mass communications from the Robertson School of Media and Culture at VCU in 2015, said he was eage  more