COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * A shift from the sandlot to the travel team for youth sports * Pickup basketball and neighborhood kickball are less common now than for generations past, giving way to more organized and formal youth sports intended to help kids get ahead, a new study suggests. Researchers found that compared to people born in earlier decades, youths born in the 1990s spent more of their recreational time playing formal sport  more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Feb. 23 -- Augusta University posted the following news release: * * * New study reveals who is most at risk for CKMS in the U.S. * New research out of Augusta University reveals widespread prevalence of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, or CKMS, among adults in the United States, but there is a notable increase in key sociodemographic groups, including women, Black Americans, residents in rural areas and individuals with lower income. The study continues the work  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Feb. 23, 2026, by Michael E. Hartmann, senior fellow and director of the Center for Strategic Giving: * * * A conversation with presidential historian Tevi Troy (Part 2 of 2) The Ronald Reagan Institute senior fellow talks to Michael E. Hartmann more about how the right should consider what to do about problems caused by the left's intermingling with and reliance on politicized nonprofits. Editorial note: t  more

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 23 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Gift from Citadel Founder and CEO Kenneth C. Griffin to Bring Eminent Gastroenterologist to Miller School and UHealth as Division Chief * The $10 million donation will enable Dr. Field F. Willingham to advance the growth of a division focused on innovation, research and training, building on Griffin's prior support for UHealth. Field F. Willingham, M.D., M.P.H., will join the Unive  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 23 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU's Garrison named Truman Scholar finalist * Contact: Mary Pollitz STARKVILLE, Miss.-A Mississippi State aerospace engineering and mathematics junior is the university's 2026 national finalist for the Harry S. Truman Scholarship. Evan Garrison, a Louis A. Hurst Jr. Presidential Scholar from Webb City, Missouri, is among the U.S. finalists for the premier graduate scholarship for students p  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 24 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * New NCFR Journal Research Is Online Now Articles Published Feb. 15-21 * Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals -- Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Newest Journal Issues: FR February 2026 issue (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 23 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh organizes mock hearing in conjunction with Penn State Health * CARLISLE, Pa.-Professor Lucy Johnston-Walsh recently organized a mock hearing as part of Penn State Dickinson Law's partnership with Penn State Health. The mock hearing allowed students from her Children's Advocacy Clinic to practice their courtroom skills by examining an expert w  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Students Help Develop Proto, a New AI Education Platform * by Cara Ramer, Student Public Relations Writer As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly common in homes and classrooms, the question is not whether children will interact with it, but who is shaping those systems, with what values and for what purpose. The Role of AI in Christian Education Many parents and educators are concerned abo  more

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 22 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * Successful financial professional and Tusculum University alumna named vice president of institutional advancement * GREENEVILLE - Tiffany Greer, a Tusculum University alumna who has achieved success in the finance space for 15 years and previously served in sales, has been named Tusculum's vice president of institutional advancement. Tiffany Greer Greer will lead the Office of Institutional Advanceme  more

BEAVER DAM, Wisconsin, Feb. 24 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee released the following testimony by Laura Owens, president of TransCen Inc. and a professor in exceptional education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, from a Feb. 13, 2026, field hearing entitled "Work, Dignity, and Choice in Disability Employment": * * * Representative Grothman and Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony on the continued use of subminimum wage under Sectio  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 24 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * UC/UC Health Addiction Center to advance addiction research, treatment and education By Tim Tedeschi, 513/556-5694, tedesctd@ucmail.uc.edu The University of Cincinnati (UC) and UC Health have launched the UC/UC Health Addiction Center (UCAC), a multidisciplinary initiative designed to unite research with clinical and educational expertise to improve addiction prevention and treatment outcomes in the Gr  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Feb. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: * * * New research validates 2 brief screeners to measure diet quality in Southeastern US From the UNC Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (HPDP) * A new study, Validation of a Brief and Very Brief Screener to Assess Overall Diet Quality in a Southeastern US Sample, has been published in the latest issue of the Journal of Nutrit  more

TYLER, Texas, Feb. 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Tyler campus issued the following news release: * * * New Study Reveals Discovery in Blood Clotting Process First Human Study of Key Clotting Protein * The University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine Assistant Professor Dr. Shabbir Ansari, in collaboration with researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, has conducted the first study examining tissue factor mutations in humans. Tissue factor   more