Transgender identification among college students drops nearly 50% since 2023

Transgender identification among U.S. college students has nearly halved in two years. This decline coincides with the first sustained improvement in student mental health in over 15 years. A separate trend shows high rates of transgender...

College Football Player Props & Best Bets for Week 8 Late Games

Photo By - Imagn Images. Desmond Reid of the Pittsburgh Panthers. What are the top college football player props on the board for the night slate in Week 8? Let’s take a closer look at Maryland running back DeJuan Williams, Kentucky quarterback...

College Football Week 8 Preview, News & Picks - Douglas Farmer’s Friday 40-Yarder

Photo By - Imagn Images. Notre Dame Fighting Irish quarterback CJ Carr (13) looks to pass. Both Notre Dame and USC often describe their rivalry as “the longest intersectional rivalry in college football.” That is not precise. It is the only...

Researchers’ Work from University of Minnesota Focuses on Managed Care (Medicare Advantage Has Lower Resource Use and Better Quality of Care than Traditional Medicare): Managed Care

2025 OCT 17 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on Managed Care have been published. According to news originating from Minneapolis, Minnesota, by NewsRx correspondents, research...

Research Data from University of Michigan Update Understanding of Health and Medicine (Health Insurance and Interhospital Transfer for Critically Ill Patients With Respiratory Failure): Health and Medicine

2025 OCT 17 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Investigators publish new report on Health and Medicine. According to news reporting originating from Ann Arbor, Michigan, by NewsRx correspondents, research...

$25 Million Gift Renames UA College of Engineering

Following a $25 million gift commitment from Catherine Styslinger in honor of her husband, Lee J. Styslinger Jr., The University of Alabama has named the College of Engineering the Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering. The UA System Board...

Improving Governance Of Our Universities

The Australian Government will implement a new set of University Governance Principles to strengthen accountability, transparency and public trust in Australian universities. The Principles respond to serious concerns about the standards of...

Cal Poly Humboldt Surpasses $1 Billion in Research Funding, Driving Innovation and Discovery

“This milestone reflects the extraordinary dedication of our faculty, staff, and students. Our Principal Investigators lead ambitious projects that advance discovery, creativity, and program innovation; work with impact far beyond Humboldt that...

Researchers develop customizable finger brace to ease care

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed a new, customizable finger brace designed to ease rehabilitation and arthritis care for working people. Photo courtesy of Carnegie Mellon University Finger braces used to treat arthritis or...

UVA Becomes Fifth University to Reject Trump Higher Ed Compact

UVA officials told the Trump administration that they seek no special treatment. Daxia Rojas/AFP via Getty Images On a day of campus demonstrations urging officials to reject the Trump administration’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher...

4 Ways to Use the Fresh Start Effect to Motivate Students

A student slouches into class, weighed down by yesterday’s quiz on figurative language, which went badly for him. His shoulders sag. His notebook stays closed. He looks ready to give up. But today is Do Over Day. Instead of charging ahead with new...

'We look forward to more dialogue': White House meets universities still on the fence over Trump’s 'compact'

The White House convened a meeting on Friday with the presidents of five universities still considering President Donald Trump’s higher education compact, seeking to discuss the proposed agreement and outline a “shared vision” for American...

Researchers: Spring freezes drive bears to resort to seek alternative food sources

It’s a pretty common experience that a spring frost reduces the apple crop in fall, but it also has serious impacts on natural food sources, researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno, are documenting how that affects food sources for Western...

Researchers invent new AI tool to automate detection of cancer in blood samples

Cancer associated cells identified by the rare event detector in patients with breast cancer, image courtesy of the Oberai and Kuhn research groups at USC. When cancer spreads, tiny amounts of cells can break away from tumors and circulate in the...

Neighborgall Construction selected to build Marshall University Institute for Cyber-Security

HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA (October 17, 2025) — Marshall University has announced that Neighborgall Construction Company has been awarded the winning bid for construction of the Marshall University Institute for Cyber Security (ICS), a $45 million...

College GameDay's Latest Celebrity Guest Is Yet Another Tragic Misstep

I might have to jelly-roll myself off a cliff after this one PublishedOctober 17, 2025 2:25 PM EDT•UpdatedOctober 17, 2025 2:02 PM EDT Facebook Twitter Email Copy Link Ah, College GameDay! Welcome back to the crucible, old friend! These days, it...

Penn State to host town hall on research enterprise, federal funding landscape 

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State will host a town hall on Friday, Nov. 3, at 1 p.m. to share updates on the University’s research enterprise and the evolving federal funding landscape. The event will take place in 603 Eric J. Barron Innovation...

New Research Shows Your First Job After College Matters More Than Your Major—Here's Why

Key Takeaways Researchers found that the quality and timing of a graduate’s first job explain most of the earnings gap between low- and high-income students five years after college. Lower-income graduates are more likely to land in lower-paying...

What Every College Student Should Know Before Junior Year

Photo: Pexels Ever wake up mid-semester and wonder if you’re actually doing college right? Not the tests or the grades—those you’ve sort of figured out. But the bigger picture stuff. Like whether your classes are leading somewhere useful. Or if...

Chicago’s Famous “Rat Hole” Was Actually Made by a Squirrel, New Research Proves

The original photo of the Chicago rat hole that triggered its virality, as taken by Winslow Dumaine. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons, CC 4.0) Last January, Chicago residents began flocking to an unusual site on the city’s North Side: a rodent-shaped...