WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSjou) -- American University faculty and students are leading global environmental research efforts ranging from urban river restoration to Arctic food web preservation. The university community operates a carbon-neutral campus while the Department of Environmental Science addresses climate resilience through ecosystems research in rivers and coastal lagoons. Professor Steve MacAvoy and his students found that BPA may remain in the environment longer than expected. MacAv  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 27 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Bacteria resistant coating on catheters reduces infection and need for antibiotics The results of a clinical trial into the use of a catheter coated with a bacteria resistant material has shown a reduction in infection rates and need for antibiotics to treat infections. Camstent Coated Catheters feature a bacteria resistant polymer coating developed by scientists at the University of Nottin  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Children and young people from deprived areas less likely to gain access to mental health care * Children and young people from deprived areas with mental health conditions are less likely to access mental health services, according to a new study led by experts from the University of Nottingham. In a new study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, experts identified si  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 27 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * The Engineer Who Taught Cells to Behave * On paper, Bernhard Palsson builds computer models. In practice, he builds a playbook to make living systems predictable enough to design and harness them for specific uses. His work bridges the industrial and the medical -from using microbes as chemical factories to predicting how pathogens will respond to antibiotics. Most people encoun  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 27 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Ten to the Prison Rehabilitative Industries and Diversified Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Chuck Brannan, Denise Grimsley, Lake Ray, and Bill Yeargin and the reappointment of Kimberly Banks, Gino Collura, Alan Garey, David Kilcrease, Denver Stutler Jr., and James Upchurch to the Prison Rehabilita  more

UNION, New Jersey, April 27 -- Kean University issued the following news release: * * * Kean Researcher Expands Access to STEM Education Kean University Associate Professor Matthew Niepielko, Ph.D., is advancing a model for the integration of education, scientific training and community engagement.  Through New Jersey's Research Alliance for Inclusive STEM Education (NJ-RAISE) program, an initiative he designed to broaden access to STEM education and research opportunities, Niepielko is cre  more

NEW YORK, April 28 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 26, 2026, by senior fellow Allison Schrager to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * Yale Is the Least of US Higher Education's Problems Last week Yale University took the first step on the road to recovery: It admitted it had a problem. That problem is a lack of trust -- and the damage that Yale and other top schools have done isn't to themselves, it is to the entire system of US higher education. Americ  more

ROLLA, Missouri, April 27 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T student selected for national engineering educators program Darya Pirmohammadi, a Ph.D. student in chemical engineering at Missouri S&T, has been selected for a national professional development program designed to prepare future engineering educators. Pirmohammadi, of Iran, will attend the 2026 Emerging Engineering Educators (EMEE) workshop this summer -part of the Kern E  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 28 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * New NCFR Journal Articles Available Online 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). Most Recent Journal Issues: FR April 2026 issue (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17413729/2026/75/2): Featur  more

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, April 27 [Category: BizHospital] (TNSjou) -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Noninvasive proton beam therapy may help treat dangerous heart rhythm disorder Mayo Clinic researchers report that a highly targeted, noninvasive form of radiation therapy reduced episodes of a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder by nearly 80% in a first-in-human early feasibility study of patients with few remaining treatment options. The findings, presented as late  more

ROCHESTER, Michigan, April 28 -- Oakland University issued the following news: * * * Oakland University Provost Amy Thompson honored as SOPHE 2026 Distinguished Fellow Amy Thompson, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at Oakland University, was honored as a 2026 Distinguished Fellow by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE), the organization's highest honor. Thompson received the recognition during the SOPHE 2026 Annual Conference, themed "Local Roots, Global I  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 27 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Penn announces nine 2026 Thouron Scholars * Nine University of Pennsylvania affiliates-six fourth-years and three recent graduates-have each received a 2026 Thouron Award to pursue graduate studies in the United Kingdom. Each Thouron Scholar receives tuition for as long as two years, as well as travel and living stipends. Penn's 2026 Thouron Scholars are Tristen Brisky, Charissa Howard,   more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, April 27 (TNSjou) -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * SIU researchers use new bacteria to create sustainable bio-products A quick stop for an iced coffee and a breakfast sandwich on the morning commute, grabbing cutlery from the breakroom during lunch, or picking up a soda to wash down dinner. Our mostly thoughtless consumption of single-use plastic is a growing problem, inundating landfills and potentially harming our bodies. A team  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 27 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Spring '26: UTA grads balance PhDs & a toddler * A husband and wife will walk across the graduation stage at Globe Life Field on Sunday, each receiving a doctoral degree from The University of Texas at Arlington. Their achievement caps a journey that included adapting to a new culture, navigating the COVID 19 pandemic, welcoming their first child and supporting each other every ste  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSjou) -- University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication researchers find that U.S. college students generally oppose punishing objectionable speech unless it is perceived as highly harmful. The research, involving a nationally representative sample of 3,065 students, shows that support for disciplinary action depends heavily on the severity of the statement and the identity of the targeted group. Guy Grossman, professor of political science at the Universi  more