Ali Afify, PhD, an assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, was interviewed on an May 29 NPR "Short Wave Science" story about how wasps help to protect bean plants from caterpillars.
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Murugan Anandarajan, PhD, a professor in LeBow College of Business, was quoted, and LeBow’s “2026 College Hiring Outlook” report was cited, in a May 29 Bloomberg Businessweek story about how AI is affecting college internship availability. The report was also mentioned in in a May 29 Bloomberg Radio “Money Minute” segment and Bloomberg’s “AI Today” newsletter and the May 30 Briefs Finance newsletter.
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Research on the reach and accuracy of information on autism on the social media app TikTok co-authored by Giacomo Vivanti, PhD, an associate professor in the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute, was mentioned in a May 28 column in The Conversation about a new study analyzing Reddit posts discussing mental health.
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Lauren D'Innocenzo, PhD, a professor in LeBow College of Business, was quoted in a May 29 Minnesota Star Tribune article about a Minnesota based company, whose top executives live and work remotely out of state, and a stakeholder’s push to have the management team work at a central headquarters.
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A May 26 column written by Pragati Awasthi, an assistant teaching professor in the College of Engineering and Computing, for The Conversation about how financial institutions use AI technology to detect fraudulent credit card use was republished by a number of news outlets, including The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, on May 26, and News Nation, on May 30.
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Yury Gogotsi, PhD, Distinguished University and Bach professor in the College of Engineering and Computing, was mentioned in a May 28 VRT NWS (Belgium) segment featuring recipients of honorary doctoral degrees from Hasselt University.
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La Salle University Keeps Its Accreditation After Warning
The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 29
Middle States last year warned the Philadelphia Catholic university its accreditation could be in jeopardy for not meeting a standard involving "planning, resources and institutional improvement."
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Tuition Discounting Continues to Climb
Inside Higher Ed, June 1
A NACUBO study found average tuition discount rates at 57.1% for the first-time, full-time undergraduates, according to preliminary estimates. Net tuition revenue is also down.
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Top U.S. Science Funder Slows Research Grants to Universities
Scientific American, May 31
It's not clear why the National Science Foundation may be limiting funding to certain U.S. universities.
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Loan Rules Would Gut Aid for Thousands of Low-Paying College Majors
The Washington Post, June 1
Religious colleges, trade schools and others are lobbying to change proposed federal regulations that would deny loans for programs that don't lead to higher salaries.
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Will AI Help Revive the 'Stale' OPM Market?
Inside Higher Ed, June 1
Online program management companies — many now in the hands of private equity firms — are attempting to rebound after years of reputational damage and financial troubles.
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