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Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology earn USA Today’s Top 250 recognition
Seventeen Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology across the state are included in USA Today’s list of America’s Top 250 Vocational Schools for 2025. The 17 TCATs are the only Tennessee institutions cited on the list. Tennessee had the fourth...

NMC Approves 200 MBBS Seats For Two New Medical Colleges In Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has approved 200 MBBS seats for two newly established government medical colleges in Odisha. The Government Medical College, Phulbani, and the Pabitra Mohan Pradhan Government Medical College,...

Associate professor sentenced to life for leaking core secrets of multiple key Chinese weapons systems to foreign spies
Data Security File. MSS issues a statement on its WeChat account on December 1, urging caution over sharing sensitive information online without declassification or risk evaluation. Such information may serve as a major source of open-source...

Lakeshore College student receives workforce scholarship from Phi Theta Kappa Foundation
Lakeshore College student Sienna Schreiber has been awarded a $1,000 Chime Workforce Scholarship by the Phi Theta Kappa Foundation. The scholarship is intended for high-achieving students at two-year colleges who are pursuing career and technical...

ITF Targets 100,000 Artisans For Global Upgrade In 2025
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has announced plans to train and upgrade 100,000 artisans across Nigeria in 2025 under its flagship “Skill-Up Artisan Super” programme, as part of efforts to close the nation’s skills gap and elevate vocational...

UN High Level Meeting on NDCs offers rare window to tackle global chronic disease epidemic
More than 40 leading public health organisations and individuals* are urging the Australian Government to use its influence to push for an ambitious global response to address growing rates of chronic, often preventable diseases including cancer,...

Liberia’s Ambassador to Japan Calls for Global Unity at Osaka Expo 2025
By Christian Appleton Osaka, Japan – On September 2, 2025, Liberia’s Ambassador to Japan, Edward Wade Appleton, Jr., delivered a powerful address at the International Women’s Forum during the Osaka Expo 2025, advocating for greater unity,...

David Newman named new CEO of National Pork Board
Missouri pork producer to take helm of Checkoff Sept. 1 The National Pork Board (NPB), the producer-led and consumer-focused National Pork Checkoff organisation, has named David Newman the organisation’s new CEO effective Sept. 1, 2025, according...

Camosun College Faculty Association and Camosun College continue clashing
Conflicts between the Camosun College Faculty Association (CCFA) and Camosun College are continuing as the college faces financial struggles in the wake of lost revenue from international-student restrictions and the CCFA attempts to mitigate...

New pilot program tackling food insecurity & food waste on Missouri State University campus
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) -Missouri State University is launching Bears Share, a pilot program designed to help fight food insecurity among students and reduce food waste on campus. Bears Share will provide students with timely...
Trump plans to send National Guard to Chicago despite opposition
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump could soon send the National Guard to crack down on crime in Chicago, following weeks of deployment in Washington, D.C., despite continued opposition. While Trump has been threatening...

‘A joke’: Trump’s national housing emergency scheme ignites fierce backlash
Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent says President Donald Trump may declare a national housing emergency this fall, amid a challenging environment for homebuyers. “Bessent said housing affordability would be a critical leg of Republicans’ 2026...

Eston IT College opens in Accra to train tech workforce
Eston IT College has opened this month at the FAACO Complex in Tesano, Accra, with a focus on practical training to help close the gap between the country’s education system and the needs of the technology industry. ‘Many graduates in Ghana hold...
Dr. Phillips senior earns international JROTC accolade
ORLANDO, Fla. — An Orlando student set herself apart from the pack, earning top honors and a global distinction of a top cadet in the world. What You Need To Know Student Mayra Feliciano is in charge of more than 300 cadets at Dr. Phillips High...

US LBM Coaches Poll: Alabama out of top 10, Ohio State reclaims No. 1 spot in college football
The first in-season US LBM Coaches Poll rankings are out after a chaotic first season in college football. Marked with multiple surprises and changes, it sees the reigning national champion Ohio State getting to reclaim their No. 1 ranking on...

Local teen to be featured in National Down Syndrome Society’s Times Square video
PERRYSBURG, Ohio (WTVG) - Many of us dream of 15 seconds of fame, and for one Perrysburg teen, that dream is coming true! 13-year-old James-Thomas Kish will appear in the bright lights of Times Square this weekend as part of the annual National...

Clemson drops, Gamecocks move up in first AP Top 25 college football poll of regular season
(AP) - In the first AP Top 25 college football poll rankings of the regular season, the Ohio State Buckeyes took the lead, followed by Penn State at No. 2 and LSU at No. 3. The Buckeyes slid into position to dominate this week’s rankings with 55...

Physiotherapy lecturer wins national ‘Educator of the Year’ award
A lecturer at the University of Chichester has been named 'Educator of the Year' by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) student recognition awards. Delyth Beaton, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy, who has worked at the university for four...

Amid pressure to retract his research, a Brown University professor says it’s important to ‘be brave’
An environmental studies professor at Brown University is at the center of a fight that he says underscores the politics of wind energy. J. Timmons Roberts and the Climate and Development Lab at Brown he leads published work documenting the...

St Aloysius University in association with PMI launches unique online diploma programme
Media Release Mangaluru, Sep 2: St Aloysius (Deemed to be University) Mangaluru and Prison Ministry India launched a unique four-month duration online diploma programme on "Criminology and Forensic Psychology” on September 1. The objective of this...