MUNCIE, Indiana, May 4 -- Ball State University issued the following news release: * * * Approves Namings for new Athletics, Fine Arts Facilities * * * The Ball State University Board of Trustees on Friday, in its final meeting of the 2023-24 academic year, reappointed Mark Ervin to the Muncie Community Schools (MCS) Board of Trustees. Also at Friday's meeting, the Board approved the budget, scope, and naming of the University's new Eric Foss Championship Performance Center, and the naming   more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 4 -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: Spring semester's break is anticipated as a chance to rejuvenate and relax before the last half of the semester, finals, and, for burgeoning graduates, before bar preparation and the bar exam. Professor and Director of Bar Studies Ashley London, however, spent the hiatus in Paris, teaching at the Sorbonne as part of a spring semester exchange. Likewise, Professor Sophie Robin-Oliver, of the Sorbonne, visit  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, May 4 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Two Kansas State University students have been selected for awards through the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government's flagship international academic exchange program. Kylie Litavniks, Andover, and Jeremy Kamman, Antioch, Illinois, will travel to Taiwan and North Macedonia, respectively, as part of Fulbright's prestigious network of cultural exchange programs and bilateral commissions, meant to in  more

ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, May 4 -- Memorial University of Newfoundland issued the following news release: Quality of Care NL has been honoured by Choosing Wisely Canada, a clinician-led campaign that encourages informed conversations between clinicians and patients. Housed in Memorial University's Faculty of Medicine, Quality of Care NL is an applied health and social systems research and evaluation program aimed at improving social and health outcomes in Newfoundland and Labrador. Choosing W  more

WELLAND, Ontario, May 4 -- Niagara College issued the following news release: For the second time in two years, a member of the Niagara College community has earned a prestigious national award recognizing exceptional leadership and significant contributions to student success. Michele O'Keefe, Director, Athletics and Student Engagement, was presented with a silver Leadership Excellence Award for Managerial Staff from Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan) on April 30 during its 2024 CICan Con  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 4 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: The dual degree program offered by the Stevens School of Business, New Jersey, and SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai, allowed Rhythm Goyal to earn a Graduate Management (GMP) certificate and an Analytics MBA, move to the United States, and change careers without skipping a beat. Rhythm completed her bachelor's degree in electronics and communications engineering at Chitkara Univ  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, May 4 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: The statewide Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge recently awarded more than $75,000 in total prizes to 31 aspiring entrepreneurs. In total, 72 businesses and 81 students participated in the event in April at the K-State Student Union. The Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge, or KEC, is a program of the NetWork Kansas Entrepreneurship (E)-Community Partnership and involves several Kansas State University partner  more

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, May 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Groningen issued the following news release: Suzanne Manizza-Roszak, Assistent Professor English at the Faculty of Arts has received an Impact Explorer grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for her postcolonial literary research and the project to translate the results into social impact. The Impact Explorer programme aims to explore the societal value of an unexpected scientific discovery or insight Societal impact With th  more