WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 1 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Digging into the past: Faculty-student researchers investigate Greek site * The following story originally appeared on the website for the William & Mary College of Arts & Sciences. - Ed. Growing up visiting her extended family in Varna, Bulgaria, Maya Parfitt '27 spent her summers immersed in thousands-year-old history. With the city's deep ties to ancient Greek and Roman history, Parfitt remembers hearing  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following information collection: * * * The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The pur  more

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * India's economy, heritage forensics, WWII mobilization examined * India, the world's most populous nation, stands at a crossroads. With more than 1.4 billion people, the fifth-largest economy on the planet and geopolitics that make it potentially preferrable to China as a destination for investment, India has rarely faced such a confluence of opportunity and peril. A generation after liberalization transformed   more

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 1 -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * First-ever Opening of the Academic Year in The Hague: 'One academic community together' For the first time in Leiden University's 451-year history, the Opening of the Academic Year took place in The Hague. The programme featured a procession through the city, a talk show on AI and a keynote address by Junior Minister Willemijn Aerdts. To mark this historic occasion, a procession formed part of the opening   more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Sept. 2 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Looking to the past to protect South Carolina's coastal future * College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences Long before satellite imagery, climate models and environmental monitoring stations, the wetlands, forests and waterways surrounding Winyah Bay were already telling a story. Now, Clemson University scientists are learning how to read it. The Winyah Bay estuary, part of the 16,000-acre Hob  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Assistant Professor Thomas Rose, an expert in archaeometallurgy, dies at 37 * MIT Assistant Professor Thomas Rose, an expert in ancient metallurgy, passed away on Sept. 2 due to injuries sustained during a bicycle accident in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The incident, currently under investigation, occurred at the intersection of Memorial Drive and Massachusetts Avenue. Rose was 37.   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 2 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * Podcast: Time traveling into Peru's ancient past through archaeology and virtual reality * What does it take to travel thousands of years into the past? For Rebecca Bria, PhD, an archaeologist and assistant professor of anthropology in the UT San Antonio College of Liberal and Fine Arts, it means spending months at a time more than 10,000 feet above sea level in the northern Peruvian Andes, c  more

KOLN, Germany, Sept. 4 -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * ERC Starting Grants: Millions in funding for two Cologne researchers Researchers at the University of Cologne in the fields of medicine and medieval history have each received one of the most coveted European research grants for early-career researchers. Total of up to three million euros over five years The historian Dr Ninon Dubourg and the medical scientist Professor Dr Dr Philipp Schommers have   more

GALWAY, Ireland, Sept. 1 -- The University of Galway issued the following news: * * * University of Galway and ATU relaunch Rural Voices Seminar Series Ireland's first dedicated national rural seminar series enters a new phase as a joint initiative, supported by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht - University of Galway and Atlantic Technological University (ATU) have joined forces to revive Rural Voices - a nationwide seminar series bringing together researc  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 2 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * UNLV Newsmakers 2026: Summer Edition * Summer is often associated with leisurely days and a lull in everyday operations. But the excellence at UNLV never stops -and the university community consistently made headlines for it in the weeks before and after students began making their way back to campus. Faculty experts appeared in major national, international, and trade publications lendi  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Sept. 2 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * USD Archaeology Students Dig Into Field Work * The 2026 University of South Dakota Archaeology Field School, led by Associate Professor of Anthropology Tony Krus, Ph.D., and Archeologist Aaron Mayer, M.A. '14, involved 12 USD students and several volunteers traveling to the Bear Butte Creek Historic Preserve to excavate historical artifacts. The Bear Butte Creek Historic Preserve is an 180-a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 18, 2026 Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305) Food and Drug Administration 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061 Rockville, MD 20852 Submitted electronically via Regulations.gov Re: Docket No. FDA-2026-N-4699, Expedited Investigational New Drug Pilot Program; Request for Information (91 FR 37996, June 24, 2026) Dear Docke  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 2 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * What's in an 'O'? New UCLA research may unlock mystery of ring tied to Pontius Pilate * Key takeaways * One letter changes the story. UCLA professor Catherine Bonesho, in studying an ancient ring thought to be tied to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor who figures prominently in the story of Jesus, has proposed a new theory about the ring's inscription. * Who was the owner? Bonesho's  more