LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 2 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * 'No more excuse': KU professor launches research journal for undergraduates * LAWRENCE -After a decade of guiding students through what he calls an "infamously difficult" capstone, Brian Lagotte realized their work deserved more than a final grade and a spot on a shelf: They should be published. "If the students are putting up with me to do the amount of work I'm demanding of them at the level I'm demandi  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Feb. 2 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Black and Latino teens show strong digital literacy * A study by UC Riverside and USC education scholars found that Black and Latino teens are significantly more adept than their white peers at detecting online disinformation-particularly content related to race and ethnicity. These youth are not only quicker to identify false claims and racist propaganda, but also more likely to   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 3 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology School of Public Policy's Internet Governance Project issued the following commentary on Feb. 1, 2026: * * * Digital Media and the American Civil Conflict By Milton Mueller Operation "Metro Surge" in Minneapolis-St. Paul, USA, has now attracted national and worldwide attention. Both sides in this conflict see it as a showdown. It is a showdown, and it matters who wins. In this blog, we try to focus on digital media; that is, o  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Feb. 2 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release: * * * Kennesaw State professor advocates a better way for former prisoners * KENNESAW, Ga. | Feb 2, 2026 The way Kennesaw State University professor Oluwayomi Paseda sees it, if a social worker does their job correctly, the social worker becomes obsolete to those who needed help and received what they needed to thrive. Put more bluntly, Paseda said, "We want to fire ourselves." The assistant profe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump's 'Jaw-dropping' Conflict of Interest with the UAE Defies Common Sense * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Wall Street Journal revealed new details on an unprecedented business deal where foreign leaders from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) bought a massive stake in Trump's World Liberty crypto company, a few months before the Trump administration approved the sale of America's most advanced AI chip  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 2 [Category: Arts/Cultural] -- The Museums Association posted the following news: * * * UK museum leaders hail China visit * A delegation of UK museum leaders accompanied British prime minister Keir Starmer on his visit to China last week. The museum leaders were among 60 representatives from British business, sport and culture that were on the trip, which included visits to Beijing and Shanghai to meet government representatives and Chinese business leaders and inves  more

DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 2 -- The University of Dayton posted the following UD in the News wrap up for Jan. 17-31, 2026: * * * Faculty contributed expertise to The National Desk, Axios, WOSU-AM, Catholic World Report and Dayton Daily News. ASEE First Bell highlighted Flyer Nest. Local media featured the W.S. McIntosh Memorial Leadership Award and UD's food festival. Cost of healthcare stays in spotlight as affordability concerns mount The National Desk Christopher Devine, political science   more