PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 9 -- Brown University issued the following news: Brown University faculty members received numerous accolades over the past several months for outstanding research, service and leadership with many awards, fellowships and other honors. The scholars, whose fields range from music to geophysics to psychiatry and human behavior, earned both national and international recognition and support for their work. Among such distinctions are the following honors: Hip Hop   more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, July 9 -- New York University's Abu Dhabi campus issued the following news release: An 18-metre long reproduction of a Magan boat has successfully sailed off the coast of Abu Dhabi, marking a major milestone for Zayed National Museum's research program. The project is a collaborative initiative between NYU Abu Dhabi and Zayed University which seeks to shed light on the UAE's rich maritime heritage and Bronze Age trade. The vessel, called a 'Magan Boat' in ancie  more

RALEIGH, N.C., July 10 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources' Museum of History issued the following news release: The North Carolina Museum of History is pleased to announce that Maria Vann will now lead the three North Carolina Maritime Museums: the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras, the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Beaufort, and the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport. Vann is a historian and museum professional from New York who serves a  more

ITHACA, New York, July 9 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Through conversations and hands-on learning opportunities, nearly 250 youth from across New York state learned about different career paths at the annual 4-H Career Explorations Conference, hosted by Cornell and New York State 4-H on campus June 26-28. Students stayed overnight in dorms; spent evenings bowling, swimming or playing lawn games at Helen Newman Hall; ate meals in dining halls; and shopped at the Cornell Stor  more