LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, May 25 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * 'A debt we owed': Memorial Tower holds the images and now the stories of fallen Aggie servicemen * At the heart of New Mexico State University's Las Cruces campus, a tower rises above the profiles of surrounding buildings, standing sentinel and solemn as throngs of chatting students pass by each day on their way to class. Once part of the university's Quesenberry Field, the tower was buil  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, May 25 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * From Blog to Broadcast: UAPB Launches Innovative AI-Powered Weekly News Podcast Featuring Legend & Reign * The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is introducing a new way to stay connected to campus news and storytelling. From the Yard: The UAPB News podcast is a weekly AI-generated podcast featuring co-hosts Legend and Reign, who recap the latest stories, highlights, achievemen  more

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, May 25 -- Antioch University posted the following news: * * * Hospital Administration Degree: Career Paths & the MSAH * You've earned a bachelor's degree. Now it's time to build the leadership impact you envisioned. But even with a well-read copy of 101 Careers in Healthcare Management and a polished hospital administrator resume, leadership roles can feel out of reach. The healthcare industry needs bold leaders. That's where a Master of Science in Allied Health (MSAH  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 24 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * What Will It Take to Contain the Central Africa Ebola Outbreak? In the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, international and local health entities work one case at a time to stop a rare virus with a high fatality rate. The WHO has labeled the May 2026 outbreak of Ebola disease--responsible for more than 500 suspected cases and 130 suspected deaths as of   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Jonathan Wolf honored as Penn State's 2026 Philanthropist of the Year * Penn State has named Jonathan Wolf as its 2026 Philanthropist of the Year. The award, which recognizes individuals, couples or families who have demonstrated exceptional generosity in the promotion and support of the University, celebrates Wolf's landmark gift in 2025 to dramatically scale up the University's resources  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, May 25 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Mitch Daniels to serve as Purdue interim president * The Purdue Board of Trustees at a public session on Monday (May 25) voted to approve the appointment of Mitch Daniels to serve as interim president of Purdue University, effective July 1.  Daniels, Purdue president emeritus and chair of the board of the Purdue Research Foundation, served for 10 years as Purdue's president (2013-2022). He succeed  more

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, May 25 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame experts respond to Pope Leo XIV's encyclical Magnifica humanitas * On Monday (May 25), Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas (Magnificent humanity), which provides moral guidance to bishops, clergy and the faithful on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence (AI). The encyclical was officially signed on May 15, the 135th an  more

SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, May 25 -- Susquehanna University posted the following news: * * * Professor to present at Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry conference * Other presenters include academics, researchers and Nobel laureate Geneive Henry, Charles B. Degenstein Professor of Chemistry at Susquehanna University, will present at the eighth annual Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry conference. "It is an honor to be invited to participate in the Empowering Women in Organic Chemis  more

STORRS, Connecticut, May 22 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following statement by Andrew C. Agwunobi, CEO and executive vice president for health affairs at UConn Health: * * * Dear Colleagues, I hope you are enjoying the change in weather. My update this week is briefer than usual but please hold the date for my next town hall: Wednesday, June 10, at noon in Keller auditorium (and also virtual). A lot has happened since our last town hall in March, and the June 10 town hall wil  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 25 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * UMSL business alum Ralph McNeal helps shape technical direction at Zillow * Ralph McNeal is senior principal software engineer at Zillow. He earned his BS in management information systems from UMSL in 2003. (Photo by Derik Holtmann) By Ryan Fagan Hometown: St. Louis Degree: BS in Management Information Systems, 2003 Current Position: Senior principal software engineer at Zillo  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 25 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM initiative recognized with 2026 New Mexico Excellence in STEM Award * The James and Gail Ellis School of Business Leadership (previously Anderson School of Management) has been named a recipient of the 2026 New Mexico Excellence in STEM Award for its Rural Student Connectivity Project (RSCP), an initiative led by the school's Corporate and Community Engagement (CCE) office. The project suppor  more