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‘Too Big a Risk’: Chinese Students Rethink the American Dream
With an offer from Columbia University’s strategic communication program, a $3,000 deposit paid, and a visa interview booked for early June, Jennifer Tang was on the verge of a future finally within reach. But over two weeks starting May 27, U.S....

U of M students, faculty upset over proposed tuition hike and program cuts
The proposed fiscal year 2026 budget includes a 6.5% tuition increase for in-state,ef undergraduate students at both the Twin Cities and Rochester campuses. MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota is facing mounting criticism from faculty and...

Mon 9AM | Harvard researchers offer evidence-based pathways to equitable work environments
Siri Chilazi joins the Exchange. She’s a senior researcher at the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a masters from Harvard Kennedy School and a BA in chemistry and physics...

Daniel Giroux begins third term as president of College Boreal
Following a unanimous decision by the College Boreal board of governors, Daniel Giroux will begin his third term as president in September.Article content Since his re-appointment in 2020, Giroux has successfully led the Sudbury-based institution...

12 Kildare primary schools win prestigious Research Ireland Curious Minds Award
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, James Lawless TD, has announced that 12 primary schools in Kildare have won a Research Ireland Curious Minds Award for 2025. The recipient schools in Kildare are:...

David Spalding stepping down as dean of ISU’s business college
David Spalding has tried to retire twice during his professional career. Both times, “I failed,” said Spalding, who is stepping down as dean of Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business on June 30. “I found myself getting pulled into...

MEDCoE Symposium highlights research on Soldier Health, Readiness
Graduate students from the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence came together for the 17th Annual Graduate School Research and Education Symposium at the University of Texas San Antonio Medical School, June 6. The symposium is a capstone event...

8 effective ways for students to build a personality that drives success
In a world that is evolving at an unprecedented rate, students are discovering that academic achievements, while important, represent only one dimension of success. Building a strong, impactful personality requires developing specific traits that...

Calcutta University teams up with Darjeeling college to preserve and promote Lepcha language
The University of Calcutta has partnered with Darjeeling Government College for the protection and promotion of the Lepcha language through literary translation, particularly targeting texts that reflect the intellectual, cultural, and historical...

Dundalk IT’s Dr Daithí Kearney published in Irish University Review
Dr Daithí Kearney, co-Director of the Creative Arts Research Centre at Dundalk Institute of Technology, has published an article on Irish dance and embodied memory in Irish University Review. It forms part of a special issue edited by Dr Emily...

Dan Hurley, John Calipari, Bruce Pearl - All the top college basketball coaches at NBPA Top 100 Camp
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a quick photo taken at the NBPA Top 100 camp might be worth a novel. As is typical in the biggest college basketball recrutiing feeding frenzy, a veritable who's who of the top coaches in college...

NUS senior research fellow Jean-Loup Samaan on boiling Israel-Iran tensions
Iran has vowed revenge and demanded swift response, after a barrage of strikes from Israel targeted its military and nuclear sites, killing several of its top military brass. Dr Jean-Loup Samaan, a senior research fellow at the Middle East...

Dr Mishra appointed as Registrar of Purbanchal University
Kathmandu, June 13: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has appointed Prof Dr Kalyani Mishra Tripathi as the new Registrar of Purbanchal University. Prime Minister Oli, who is also the Chancellor of the university, appointed Mishra, a native of Lamjung...

Rewrite Research spotlight: Preventing stalling to improve CAR-T cells’ efficacy against tumors this news headline for the science magazine post
Marcela Maus, MD, PhD, director of the Cellular Immunotherapy Program and the Paula J. O’Keeffe Endowed Chair of the Mass General Cancer Center, is senior author and Stefanie Bailey, PhD, Hana Takei, and Giulia Escobar, PhD of the Krantz Family...

Graduate Student Spotlight: Melanie Cabrera
Introduction: My name is Melanie Cabrera, and I’m in the Plant Breeding Ph.D. program here at UF. I’m originally from Cuba, but I moved to the South Florida area about 10 years ago. I call myself a collector of hobbies. I have way too many...

Jasper Middle School allegedly held unapproved fundraisers for student trip to Disney
The Office of the Comptroller of the Treasury is investigating allegations of malfeasance concerning a teacher at Jasper Middle School (JMS) in Marion County. Authorities have not released the name of the teacher involved. The investigation looked...

Khalifa University and Green Waste Solutions Trading DMCC win top international honours
Two prominent Emirati institutions have been recognised at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award, in a milestone that underscores the UAE’s leadership in sustainability and innovation. Khalifa University won the Innovative Research...

The Mandate Myth: What Actually Moves the Needle on Inclusive Research
Progress toward inclusive trials without mandates. Even before federal mandates such as FDORA (2022), stakeholders across industry, academia, and advocacy began adopting practices to improve representation in clinical trials—such as journal...

VIDEO: Michigan State University's World Cup turfgrass connection
Mitch Galloway, Farm News Media; Video by Ian Kast, Farm News Media EAST LANSING — Expect American footballer and midfielder — you might know him as “Captain America” — Christian Pulisic to play on it. Yep, that’s right. A year from now, the...
Caltech Researchers Create Coordinate System That Reveals Cellular Secrets
Left: Active matter composed of filaments and motors. Center: Active matter overlaid with a fluorescence-cancelling grid, creating a coordinate system to measure deformation. Right: As the system contracts, the coordinate system deforms as well....