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College Student Summer Break: The Smart Parent’s Guide
Every June, parents flood my inbox with the same question: “What should my college student do over summer break?” Should they: Take extra classes? Kick back and have fun? Get a job to “build character”? The answer? Yes. To all of it. But with...

Student Research Leads to a Major Discovery
On Friday, May 31, Telo Onyango, Jocelyn Nieze, and Myles Radersma were walking along a path in Grand Mere State Park in Stevensville, Michigan. The trio was doing routine tick surveillance efforts as part of their summer research project at...

University of Cincinnati structural biology research published in prestigious PNAS
Two key protein structures in the body are being visualized for the first time, thanks in part to the latest technology in the University of Cincinnati’s Center for Advanced Structural Biology — potentially opening the door for better designed...

University Of Ibadan inducts 63 veterinary medicine graduates
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Oyo State has inducted 63 graduands to enhance the development of the profession. The event, which marks the 54th oath-taking and induction ceremony of the veterinary doctors by the...
University of Sheffield academic teams up with former BBC producer to launch “sector-merging” research communications agency
Dr. Rivka Smith, an award-winning academic and criminologist from the University of Sheffield, has joined forces with Edwin Buckley, communications expert and former BBC producer, to launch Creative Smarts, a new research communications agency...

University of Bradford hosting unique event for Bradford City supporters
It's being labelled as the 'Stories from Valley Parade' event, which is free to attend in just over a week's time. Supporters' stories will be brought to life by local artists and shown through the University's immersive technology. Using their...

Students brand school toilets 'horror movie' as kids 'wet themselves instead'
One in six (16%) primary school children have wet themselves at school because of dirty toilets, grim polling shows. Almost a fifth of children (18%) have suffered constipation as a result of avoiding using school toilets, the research by...

Research highlights vital role psychologists can play in school safety
First, it was Columbine in 1999, followed by Sandy Hook in 2012, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, Oxford High School in 2021, and Robb Elementary School in 2022. These are just a few of the most notable mass shootings that have...

Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Maharashtra-based BJ Medical College student Aishwarya Toshniwal narrowly escapes Air India tragedy
Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Aishwarya Toshniwal from Akola district in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region, who is a second-year student at the BJ Medical College in Meghani Nagar area of Ahmedabad, narrowly escaped the Air India plane crash. Toshniwal said,...

Researchers abuzz after tests show promise to track deadly bee parasite
A study to ultimately protect bees against a deadly parasite has tested more than 400 samples. Photo: John Roberts. Canberra researchers have revealed a non-invasive way to detect a deadly pest. CSIRO and University of Canberra researchers, as...

Research Finds Yet Another Health Benefit of the Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean diet—one of the most popular healthy eating patterns out there—might be good for more than just lowering your risk of heart attack, stroke, and dementia. A new study suggests it could ease symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome...

Researchers say it's essential for children to learn how to climb into boats and swim in cold water
Learning to swim in a pool is not enough, according to researchers. To understand risk, children and young people need outdoor swimming experience, where conditions are more unpredictable. (Photo: Shutterstock / NTB) In a swimming pool, the water...

University of Michigan to build AI research facilities in Ypsilanti Township, sparking mixed reactions
YPSILANTI TWP, Mich (WXYZ) — The University of Michigan Board of Regents has approved the purchase of more than 124 acres of land in Ypsilanti Township for up to $8.1 million. The property will be used to build two AI supercomputing facilities in...

The yacht-rock of Boaterhead to open the University Heights Summer Concert Series June 26: Press Run
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The University Heights Summer Concert Series will get under way at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 26, with a performance by the acclaimed yacht-rock group Boaterhead. Boaterhead last appeared in University Heights in 2021 and...

OHIO Board of Trustees receive updates regarding University’s growing national leadership in healthy aging research, recent institutional designations by Carnegie
The Ohio University Board of Trustees learned about the growing impact of five institutes across OHIO that are leading and advancing healthy aging research; they also received an update regarding Ohio University Opportunity College and...

Multiple area students named to Ohio University’s Dean’s List
Following the completion of each semester, Ohio University recognizes the academic achievements of its students by publishing the President’s, Dean’s and Provost’s Lists. The Dean’s List recognizes undergraduate students who complete a particular...

College vaping linked to higher rates of alcohol abuse, USU researcher says
SALT LAKE CITY — Researchers at Utah State University say college students who vape are more likely to deal with alcohol-related problems later in life. They came to this conclusion after a four-year study of students from three U.S. universities....

Verge, Yang, Lang honoured as top USask researchers
The awards will be presented June 26 at USask’s Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony. SASKATOON — The University of Saskatchewan (USask) is honouring groundbreaking neuroscientist Dr. Valerie Verge (PhD), a professor in the College of Medicine’s...
What’s University of Utah President Taylor Randall doing at the BYU Creamery?
University of Utah President Taylor Randall makes lunchtime visit to BYU to fortify relationships — and indulge in a scoop of BYU Creamery ice cream. BYU leaders say the two schools can learn much from one another — even while competing in...

UVA President donates money raised ahead of Boston Marathon to Alzheimer’s research
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A big check from UVA’s president is aiming to make big steps when it comes to Alzheimer’s research. On Friday afternoon, President Jim Ryan presented the nearly $80,000 he raised ahead of running the Boston Marathon...