CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, May 2 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health posted the following news: * * * 3 Gillings School graduate students honored with 2026 teaching assistant awards * Every year, the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health presents the Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) Awards to recognize teaching assistants who inspire students; enhance student learning through creative, engaging and/or innovative teaching methods; support studen  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 2 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * 35% increase in students committing to Clark * Strong momentum behind University's transformation plan Yesterday was a pivotal day for universities and colleges across the country, with a national deadline for admitted students to commit to their institution of choice -and it was a banner day at Clark University. At this point, 625 students who would enroll in the incoming Class of 2030 have completed thei  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, May 1 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Can machine learning make the world a fairer place? * A paradox hovers over our increasingly AI-dependent world. On the one hand, artificial intelligence can make the world a better place (or so we're told). On the other hand, algorithms have no imagination or consciousness, and thus can know only the status quo-as reflected in the data they are trained on. And our current world is far from perfectly meritoc  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, May 2 -- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley posted the following news: * * * FIRST IN TEXAS: UTRGV School of Podiatric Medicine graduates its inaugural class * The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's School of Podiatric Medicine (SOPM) celebrated a milestone on Saturday, May 2, graduating its first class of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine (DPM) graduates in Texas.  The SOPM Class of 2026 was the first in Texas to complete the DPM degree at the state's first - an  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Found Industries aims to strengthen America's industrial supply chains * Found Industries has gone through several distinct phases in the four years since it was originally formed as Found Energy. There was the scrappy startup stage, in which the company was primarily housed in the basement of founder Peter Godart '15, SM '19, PhD '21. Then there was the demonstration phase, in which  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 2 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU celebrates spring 2026 graduates with messages of resilience, leadership and service * PHOTOS: Friday, May 1 | Saturday, May 2 Florida State University celebrated its Spring 2026 graduating class Friday and Saturday, awarding more than 8,900 degrees and honoring alumna Sara Blakely with an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters. FSU President Richard McCullough presided over the ceremonies at the Dona  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, May 1 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Mason LIFE marks 20 years of enduring impact in special education * The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) at George Mason University marked the 20th anniversary of the Mason LIFE Program on April 10. To celebrate, a luncheon was held at the Center for the Arts that brought together alumni, families, faculty, and community partners in a powerful show of community and commitment. The program,  more

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, May 2 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * ND Law student Joshua Robe receives University of Chicago Federalist Society Eaton Award * Notre Dame Law third-year student Joshua Robe has received the 2026 Eaton Award, presented by the Federalist Society at the University of Chicago. The national award recognizes emerging scholarship in constitutional law and supports the development of early-career scholars. Robe was honored for his   more

NEW YORK, May 2 -- Cornell University - Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences posted the following news: * * * Should Medicaid Tie Drug Prices To What Other Countries Pay? * A pilot program aimed at reducing Medicaid drug spending has limitations, according to a multi-institutional research team including faculty from Weill Cornell Medicine. Launched November 2025, the GENEROUS (GENErating cost Reductions fOr U.S. Medicaid) program asks drug manufacturers to voluntarily reduce   more

DALLAS, Texas, May 1 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Study links cancer metabolism to DNA replication errors * Loss of an enzyme necessary for a process called lipoylation disrupts the way cancer cells copy their DNA, increasing their vulnerability to a class of anticancer drugs known as PARP inhibitors, a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers shows. The findings, published in Science Advances, reveal a previou  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 3 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news: * * * Ten-year anniversary: Ten decisions that characterize the School of Medicine Basic Sciences * In honor of the 10-year anniversary of the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, we are highlighting 10 decisions that have made us who we are as a school today. Follow along as we share more 10-item lists to celebrate our 10th anniversary throughout the months of April and May.   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * The Loyola Vehicle Lab charges ahead with electric go-karts * Inside the Loyola Vehicle Lab at the Doyle Center, several members of the Loyola EV Race Team huddled around an electric-powered go-kart. "If it beeps, it's broken," called out Kenan Chakich (BS '29), his eyes darting across a graphical display on a nearby computer monitor. After months of work retrofitting the go-kart from a gas-p  more

FLINT, Michigan, May 3 -- The University of Michigan-Flint posted the following news: * * * Trio of College of Health Sciences graduates earn UM-Flint's top academic award * The University of Michigan-Flint's College of Health Sciences boasts three winter 2026 graduates who have been recognized with the Maize & Blue Distinguished Scholar Award, the university's highest undergraduate academic honor. The award celebrates students who demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, leadership, an  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, May 1 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * U of I inventors explore farm needs at ag expo * Matthew Swenson has a product. He also has a patent on that product. To learn how marketable his product is, without telling what it is, Swenson recently went undercover - sort of.  Swenson, an associate professor of engineering, was among a group of U of I researchers with patented products, or inventions in the process of seeking a patent, to attend t  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, May 2 -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release April 30, 2026: * * * UMass Lowell-Led Techhub Convenes Leaders to Address Massachusetts' Housing Crisis Buildsmart Housing Innovation Techhub Aims to Make Housing More Affordable and Sustainable * Leaders from state and local government, housing development and manufacturing, higher education and community organizations gathered on Wednesday to discuss solutions to Massachusetts'  more

DOVER, Delaware, May 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Delaware issued the following research news on May 1, 2026: * * * Using AI to flag high-risk videos UD assistant professor Jiaheng Xie has developed an AI model designed to flag TikTok videos that could cause suicidal thoughts in viewers * The immensely popular social media platform TikTok features over 1 billion daily active users and 34 million videos posted every day, with 63% of United States teenagers ages 13-17 active on the site.   more

TULSA, Oklahoma, May 3 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * UTulsa petroleum engineering program named Top 100 worldwide * The University of Tulsa recently placed in the Top 100 of the 2026 QS World University Rankings by Subject for its petroleum engineering program. UTulsa's McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering was recognized for academic excellence, post-graduation employment and research impact/quality in the field. To produce this year's rankings, QS analyz  more

WICHITA, Kansas, May 2 -- Wichita State University issued the following news release on May 1, 2026: * * * Wichita State's CubeSat ready for NASA launch into low Earth orbit On May 3, a solar detector prototype developed by Wichita State University will be launched by NASA into low Earth orbit, toward a potential future mission close to the sun. Integrated via Germany's launch integrator Exolaunch, the CubeSat platform was built by NanoAvionics of Lithuania. It will carry and test the WSU-d  more