NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * 20 Members of the Class of 2026 Recognized at Commencement with Academic and Citizenship Awards * Twenty members of the Class of 2026 received academic honors, journal awards, citizenship and leadership awards, or recognition from the Vanderbilt Bar Association. Award recipients recognized in the Commencement program are listed below: Academic Awards Nicholas Wallenburgh of Lexena, Kansas received the   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 [Category: Medical] -- The American Society of Anesthesiologists posted the following news release: * * * Advancing Perioperative Medicine Central to Future of Healthcare * CHICAGO - Perioperative medicine is emerging as a transformative, comprehensive, system-wide approach to patient care before, during, and after surgery - that reduces complication rates and hospital days, provides better health outcomes, and improves health system performance, according to a special art  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 15 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Nina Pavcnik Named Inaugural Dean of Arts and Sciences The economist is committed to advancing liberal arts education and research excellence. Written by Bridget Campolettano President Sian Leah Beilock today announced the appointment of Nina Pavcnik as inaugural dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1--a significant step toward Dartmouth becoming the best undergraduate education within a   more

BARCELONA, Spain, May 14 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Digital environments generate moderate levels of psychological overload among university students * An international study with over 3,700 university students, co-led by the UAB, reveals that digital tools produce a moderate level of psychological overload in students, although their psychological wellbeing has improved since the pandemic. The research also reveals that much data is missing on  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 14 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Faculty voice: Circling back to what matters on the Spartan Bus Tour * Luke Capizzo is an assistant professor of public relations in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences. After traveling with the Spartan Bus Tour through Flint, Saginaw and Bay City, he shared these remarks at the closing reception on May 7. Thank you to President Guskiewicz, the remarkable bus tour planning team and the i  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following information collection: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for rev  more

PERTH, Australia, May 15 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Healthier brains may be more resilient to early Alzheimer's disease * A healthy brain may help protect thinking and memory skills from the early effects of Alzheimer's disease, a new study has found. Dementia is currently the leading cause of death in Australia and Alzheimer's disease is its most common form -accounting for more than 70% of cases. Alzheimer's is a progressive brain disease in which cognitive   more

INDIANA, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * IUP Computer Science and Cybersecurity Program Ranked 8th in Nation Indiana University of Pennsylvania's computer science with cybersecurity emphasis program has been ranked eighth in the nation by Programs.com. IUP's program, the only program at a Pennsylvania public university selected in the top 10 programs in the nation, was recognized for both excellence and affordability. Programs.com   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 15 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Black Community Leaders Urge More Focus on Solutions in Conversations About Black Maternal Health In a new study based on in-depth interviews, Black community leaders say the national conversation about the Black maternal health crisis places too much emphasis on grim maternal mortality and morbidity statistics, without enough attention to community-led s  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 15 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Combined Sensory-and-Motor Function Score May Help Assess Cognitive Impairment Often Underlying Dementia Findings suggest combined sensorimotor assessment measure may support early detection of cognitive decline * A measure that combines sensory and motor function assessments may be useful in gauging the risk of mild cognitive impairment, a condition th  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 14 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Leiter honored with top law libraries association award * The American Association of Law Libraries announced that Richard A. Leiter, director of the Marvin & Virginia Schmid Law Library and the Marvin & Virginia Schmid Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law, is the 2026 recipient of the Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award -the Association's highest honor.  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 15 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * Health science faculty share how AI is re-shaping today's health care Through research and a speaker series, faculty keep Lipscomb abreast of the latest AI use in healthcare. Janel Shoun-Smith, 615-966-7078 Artificial intelligence has already transformed the healthcare world in ways both big and small, and Lipscomb's health science professionals of the future will be prepared to navigate that world thanks t  more

NEW YORK, May 14 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on May 12, 2026, by senior fellow Jason L. Riley to the Wall Street Journal: * * * School Choice Is a Winning Issue for Republicans Even Kathy Hochul opts in to Trump's tax credit. Pandering to the unions is a losing approach. * Republican candidates looking for an issue in November with broad bipartisan support might consider talking up school choice. To paraphrase President Trump, what do they have t  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 14 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * MBA Students Take On Real Consulting Work at the Rady School * There is a moment, somewhere around the second or third week of the Rady Action Project, when students stop treating it like a class. The kickoff meeting is over, the scope has been defined, and the first weekly status report is due - this time going to a real client: a senior executive at a local biotech company, or a s  more

OXFORD, Ohio, May 14 -- Miami University posted the following news: * * * Mike Crowder and Tom Poetter awarded the Benjamin Harrison Medallion * Miami University has honored two professors -Mike Crowder and Tom Poetter -with its most prestigious career faculty award, the Benjamin Harrison Medallion. The medallion is awarded annually for extraordinary and sustained contributions related to teaching, research, and service over the course of a career at the university. Crowder, associate pr  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * OB-GYN and U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Leads Colleagues in Recognizing American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' 75th Anniversary * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative and OB-GYN for more than 20 years Kelly Morrison (MN-03) led the U.S. House of Representatives in commemorating the 75th anniversary of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Over the last  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Older Americans Frequently Seek Out Cannabis as Alternative To Traditional Pharmaceuticals * Boulder, CO: Survey data published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) finds that older adults frequently turn to cannabis products because they believe traditional pharmaceuticals pose too many side effects and negatively impact thei  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 15 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news: * * * ORISE Health Studies helping to resolve the "radiation risk debate" A recent article in Science, one of the world's most influential scientific journals, has reignited a long-running debate in radiation science: How much radiation protection is enough? The article, titled "Resolving the Radiation Risk Debate [science.org] (https://www.science  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 14 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Prior heart attack linked to faster declines in thinking and memory skills * Research Highlights: * People who survived a heart attack had 5% higher odds each year of developing cognitive impairment compared to people who have not had a heart attack. * Maintaining better cardiovascular health plays an important role in preserving normal brain function long term. DALLAS,  more

GUILFORD, England, May 14 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Privately educated CEOs seen as 'safer bets' despite no evidence they are * Investors may be mistaking privilege for competence, rewarding privately educated CEOs with lower perceived risk despite no evidence they perform or behave differently. In a new study from the University of Surrey, published in European Financial Management, researchers show that firms run by CEOs who attended private scho  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, May 14 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Researchers help solve mystery of clockwork-like earthquake system deep beneath the Pacific * Deep beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 1,000 miles off the coast of Ecuador, a fault line on the seafloor has been generating magnitude 6 earthquakes with almost clocklike regularity for at least three decades. The earthquakes strike every five to six year  more

LONDON, England, May 14 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * 'Last titan': Southeast Asia's biggest dinosaur discovered A new type of long-necked plant-eating dinosaur - the largest ever found in Southeast Asia - has been revealed in a study led by researchers at UCL, Mahasarakham University, Suranaree University of Technology and Sirindhorn Museum in Thailand. The dinosaur, described in a new paper in the journal Scientific Reports, was identified from   more

WINDSOR, Ontario, May 14 -- University of Windsor issued the following news: * * * UWindsor students' experience in Tanzania inspires nursing research publication By Sara Meikle A group of University of Windsor nursing students have turned a transformative global experience into research, reflection and recognition. Their manuscript, based on a three-week experiential learning trip to Tanzania last year, has been accepted for publication in the Global Qualitative Nursing Research journal --  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Vanderbilt Law School Commencement 2026 * Vanderbilt Law School celebrated Commencement Day for the Class of 2026 on May 8. Gathered on Curry Field, 181 students were awarded their Juris Doctor degree, 17 students were awarded a Master of Laws degree, and 45 students were awarded a Master of Legal Studies degree. In his opening remarks, Dean Chris Guthrie thanked the faculty, staff, family, and friends f  more

PRESCOTT, Arizona, May 15 -- Yavapai College issued the following news: * * * Yavapai College Professor Nichole Guzzo Wins Dissertation Award Michael Grady Psychology Professor Nichole Guzzo earned her doctorate this year - and then some. Last Wednesday, the Arizona School Administrators (ASA) notified Dr. Guzzo's dissertation chair that her thesis was selected as the Top Dissertation from Arizona's universities in 2026. Dr. Guzzo wrote "The Interaction between Course Duration and Disciplin  more