NOTRE DAME, Indiana, June 4 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Black suburbanization is reshaping American neighborhoods, study finds * In 1970, nearly half of all Black individuals in the U.S. resided in a large city. Over the past 50 years, that number has fallen to merely 25 percent, while the share living in the suburbs of large cities rose from 16 to 36 percent. This demographic shift is as large as the post-World War II wave of the Great Migration, accor  more

ITHACA, New York, June 5 -- Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine issued the following news: * * * "Giant" of veterinary dentistry Sandra Manfra Marretta, D.V.M. '77, honored with Salmon award For Sandra Manfra Marretta, D.V.M. '77, becoming a national authority on veterinary dentistry hadn't been her intended career path. "I wasn't necessarily drawn towards animal dentistry, I think it was drawn to me," Manfra-Marretta says. However, fate had different plans. At a clinical staff  more

WALTHAM, Massachusetts, June 5 -- The Education Development Center issued the following news: * * * A New Approach to EdTech New toolkit offers a human-centered, collaborative approach to sustainable innovation By Megan Silander, Nicole Breslow and Daniel Light What happens when an edtech intervention is introduced into classrooms where teachers have little access to technology or experience using it? This question shaped the evolution of Kenya Play (KPLAY), part of the LEGO Foundation-fund  more

AMES, Iowa, June 4 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Preparing future math teachers to teach data science * AMES, Iowa -When Eric Weber, professor and chair of mathematics at Iowa State University, talks about data science with future math teachers, he doesn't begin with code, algorithms or buzzwords. Instead, he asks them to imagine the scientific method -form a hypothesis, collect data, conduct experiments -running in reverse. "In data science, you don't  more

KENT, Ohio, June 4 -- Wright State University posted the following news: * * * Raj Soin College of Business Associate Dean Rachel Sturm named rising education star by Dayton Business Journal * Rachel Sturm, Ph.D., associate dean of Wright State University's Raj Soin College of Business, was named to the 2026 Rising Stars of Education class by the Dayton Business Journal. The annual recognition honors emerging leaders who are shaping the future of education in the Dayton region through innov  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 5 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Record $75 million commitment to Virginia Tech A historic show of support will strengthen Hokie athletics and extend innovative Honors College learning experiences. By Albert Raboteau Virginia Tech recently received its largest commitment ever. The unprecedented $75 million in support will advance the university's ambitious athletics strategy and expand one of its most innovative academic programs. A   more

ROCHESTER, New York, June 4 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Vodacek returning to Africa as Fulbright Scholar Imaging science professor will be researching the African Great Lakes - Imaging science Professor Anthony Vodacek is no stranger to Africa, having visited numerous countries on the continent for more than a decade. This fall, he will be making another trip for his longest stay as he conducts research through the Africa Regional Research P  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 3 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford University Appoints Todd C. Ream to Lead Mann Institute for Christian Faith & Learning * Following its national search for an executive director to lead the new Mann Institute for Christian Faith & Learning, Samford University has appointed Todd C. Ream, an accomplished author, professor and administrator with 30 years of experience in higher education. Ream currently serves as university pro  more

NEW YORK, June 3 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Scientists Uncover Hidden Drug-binding Pocket in Cancer Protein, Highlighting the Power and Limitations of AI Drug Discovery * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a previously hidden druggable site in a cancer-related protein that could open the door toward the development of a new generation of more precise cancer drugs. The finding also revea  more

MACAU, China, June 4 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM scholar publishes correspondence in Nature to address apprenticeship in AI era * Tony Zhang Huiquan, associate professor in the Department of Sociology of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Macau (UM), and his collaborator have published a correspondence in the leading international academic journal Nature. Drawing on their experience of using agentic artificial intelligence (AI) tools such a  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 5 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Husker team reimagines leadership development By Russell Shaffer For decades, leadership development programs have traditionally focused on strengthening individual participants. A University of Nebraska-Lincoln team is testing a different approach - one designed to strengthen leadership systems community-wide. The model is being put into practice in Seward, where researchers and Nebraska Extension educ  more