MUNICH, Germany, April 7 -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * "Better design instead of blanket bans" * Digital safety for children and youths US courts have ruled against platform providers for failing to protect children, and the debate over age restrictions for social media has gained momentum. An international group of experts from academia, children's rights organizations and non-profit institutions is convinced that bans would be the wrong approach.   more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 8 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news: * * * From Classroom Project to National Resource: USU Graduate's Online Course Expands Orofacial Pain Education * A course developed at the Uniformed Services University (USU) as part of a graduate health professions education project has grown into a widely used training resource for military and civilian dental professionals nationwide. Cmdr. James M. Hawkins, a U.S. Navy dental officer and recent   more

HOKKAIDO, Japan, April 8 (TNSjou) -- Hokkaido University issued the following news release: * * * How fresh is this fish? New mathematical model predicts fish freshness in real time * Every day, fish caught in oceans and seas around the world pass through a long journey before reaching supermarkets, restaurants, and home kitchens. Along the way, their freshness steadily declines, often in ways that are difficult to detect. Now imagine being able to measure how fresh a fish is at any point a  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 8 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Mackey to deliver annual Brauer Lecture * John Mackey, co-founder of Whole Foods Market, will deliver the keynote address for WashU Olin Business School's annual Brauer Lecture Series. The event will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, in Graham Chapel on Washington University in St. Louis' Danforth Campus and will include a 45-minute lecture followed by a Q&A. Students, alumni, faculty, st  more

ROLLA, Missouri, April 8 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T, Idaho National Laboratory sign SUPER-powered research agreement * Missouri S&T and Idaho National Laboratory (INL) held a signing ceremony Tuesday, April 7, during a visit by INL leaders to the university for a collaboration aimed at advancing research and educational opportunities. The partnership was formalized through a memorandum of understanding highlighting their j  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Jason J. Fichtner, senior fellow at the National Academy of Social Insurance, and a senior policy fellow of the Center for Social Development at the Washington University in St. Louis Brown School, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Experience Matters: Seniors and the Workforce": * * * Good morning, Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and members of the committee. Thank you for invitin  more

NEW YORK, April 8 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy posted the following news release: * * * Researchers urge stronger safeguards for health and medical science information * Editorial calls for greater responsibility in protecting the quality and integrity of scientific information amid rising technological and political pressures New York, NY | April 8, 2026: Editors of 20 medical, scientific, and health journals have published a joint   more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 7 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Pharmacy Posts Top 9% National Results in ASHP Residency Match * Samford University's McWhorter School of Pharmacy placed in the top 9% of pharmacy programs nationwide in Phase I of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists residency match. Among Samford's fourth-year Doctor of Pharmacy students, 27 matched with Postgraduate Year One (PGY1) residencies, while participating graduates   more

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, April 8 -- Stockton University posted the following news: * * * Spotlight On: Anthony Dissen * Galloway, N.J. -Anthony Dissen, assistant professor of Health Science at Stockton, was speaking to a group of nutrition and dietetics graduate students in Michigan about LGBTQIA+ health disparities when something clicked. "One of the students asked where they could learn more about the subject," Dissen said. "At the time, there wasn't a single resource that brought all of th  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 8 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Putting the 'forever' in Forest Park * Over the past few decades, a collaboration of St. Louis regional groups have partnered to be good stewards of Forest Park, one of the largest urban parks and wildlife areas in the country. Organizations such as Forest Park Forever have restored habitat, while scientists with the Saint Louis Zoo have partnered with conservation groups and universities incl  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 8 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Winning contest entry shows AI's agricultural potential * Nipuna Chamara, research assistant professor in biological systems engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, won a category of the 2025 Testing Ag Performance Solutions competition using artificial intelligence to make decisions for him. The takeaway? AI can be an invaluable agricultural tool when paired with farmers' experience and kn  more