ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia, May 3 -- St. Francis Xavier University posted the following news: * * * Class of 2026 celebrated at Spring Convocation: Lift others as you rise; graduates encouraged to lead with compassion * The Charles V. Keating Centre hummed with pride and promise on May 3 as students, families, faculty, and friends gathered at StFX for Spring Convocation 2026, a milestone for many that's been years in the making. Nearly 1,100 students, one of the university's largest graduating   more

HAIFA, Israel, May 3 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Innovative Satellite Network for Computed Tomography of Clouds to Improve Climate Predictions Will Be Initiated In Orbit * The first small satellite of the CloudCT network has been integrated, tested and prepared for launch from California in June 2026. This precursor mission will be followed, if successful, by the launch of ten additional CloudCT satellites in 2027, helping to fill gaps in  more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, May 2 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Restoring rivers can slow flows and boost opportunities for wildlife A major river restoration project in Cumbria has shown that reconnecting rivers to their floodplains can slow the movement of water and improve habitats. * Research led by Newcastle University and the National Trust found that restoring a straightened, engineered channel to a more natural form significantly delayed the mov  more

LONDON, England, May 2 -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Queen Mary academics ranked among UK's top 100 researchers in 2026 Academics from across Queen Mary University of London have been ranked among the top 100 researchers in their fields in the UK, according to Research.com's 2026 global rankings. * Academics have been recognised in the rankings across Law, Mathematics, Medicine and Machine Learning, highlighting the breadth of expertise across the Unive  more

LONDON, England, May 2 -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Professor Andrew Dick appointed as Dean of Brain Sciences Leading eye disease specialist Professor Andrew Dick has been appointed as the new Dean of UCL's Faculty of Brain Sciences, effective from September 2026. Professor Dick currently serves as Duke Elder Chair and Director of the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, and co Director of the NIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre. He succeeds Professor A  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, May 1 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * Wearable sensor that listens to the bowel could get patients home sooner Birmingham researchers are collaboratively developing a device that will help determine when patients can be safely discharged following bowel surgery. * Through the National Institute of Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme, researchers from the University of Birmingham are collaborati  more

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, May 4 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * What celebrity worship says about self-worth * In today's celebrity- and influencer-driven culture, psychologists are increasingly interested in why people form strong emotional connections with famous figures, finding that celebrity admiration is closely linked to how clearly people understand themselves. A new international study led by researchers from Flinders University in Australia and researchers   more