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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 19-Oct-2026 15:16 ET (19-Oct-2026 19:16 GMT/UTC)

Protecting young skin: a new approach to melanoma prevention for children

Huntsman Cancer Institute
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The FLARE program teaches children at risk for melanoma and their parents who have melanoma sun-safety habits through telehealth education and parent-child problem-solving strategies.

Journal: JAMA Dermatology

Rural medical training key to stronger healthcare in First Nations communities

Flinders University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Training doctors in rural and remote communities and embedding First Nations knowledge and leadership in medical education could be key to improving healthcare access and workforce sustainability in Australia, the United States and other underserved communities worldwide.

Journal: BMJ
Funder: Australian Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council

Higher education institutions attract international students to Finland, while politics and the labor market push them out – students face conflicting pressures

University of Eastern Finland
Peer-Reviewed Publication

University students coming to Finland from outside the EU expect to receive education that serves as a bridge to meaningful work and to a better standard of living and a better life. The expectations are intertwined with neo-liberal ideals of a “good immigrant” who studies and works. The expectations both support students and appear as dehumanising demands to work more, better and harder while the life imagined keeps slipping further away.

Journal: Nordic Journal of Transitions Careers and Guidance

Japanese philosophy offers a new perspective on education

Doshisha University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Modern education increasingly focuses on technological rationality, emphasizing control, efficiency, prediction, and measurable outcomes. A recent study proposes a “philosophy of pathos” that considers suffering, vulnerability, uncertainty and human fragility as important factors in education. Drawing on Japanese philosophy shaped through intersections between Eastern and Western thoughts, the study uses the “knowledge of pathos” and “logic of lemma” to envision education that can respond more meaningfully to suffering, ambiguity, global catastrophe, and crisis.

Journal: Educational Philosophy and Theory

Organizing school-based teacher professional development: Insights from Ghana

ECNU Review of Education
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A recent study conducted in 10 schools in Ghana tested a model for teacher professional development (TPD) based on mobile phone access to an online course. Regular professional learning community meetings supported the teachers. Meeting facilitators' modelling of participatory approaches, along with opportunities for discussion and questions, positively influenced teachers' engagement. Despite the relevance of the course content, teachers required support to access materials for professional purposes using their mobile phones.

Journal: ECNU Review of Education

Historic $250 million gift from John Paulson to Hebrew University will advance engineering, medicine, and trauma recovery

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Grant and Award Announcement

In recognition of the largest donation ever made to the Hebrew University, the historic Mount Scopus campus will be named The Alina and John Paulson Campus, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem

Chicago Journals becomes first publisher to offer free journal access to Tribal Colleges and Universities

University of Chicago Press Journals
Business Announcement

In early 2026, the University of Chicago Press Journals Division became the first publisher to offer free journal access to Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) in the United States through a partnership with the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). The initiative provides no-cost digital subscriptions to every journal in our program, ensuring our new and archival scholarship is available to the students and faculty served by these often-underfunded institutions.

AIHEC includes 37 TCUs that were created and chartered by their own Tribal government or the federal government to provide higher education opportunities to American Indians through programs that are locally based, holistic, and supportive. So far, we have provisioned access to more than ten institutions, and we are working with AIHEC as additional institutions opt in. This new program is an exceptional opportunity to build productive and collaborative relationships with institutions we were not previously reaching. Learn more about the American Indian Higher Education Consortium.

Biology professor earns $228K grant for STEM teaching

SUNY Geneseo
Grant and Award Announcement

A new NSF-supported initiative will bring professional development and evidence-based teaching practices to faculty across SUNY, helping expand student success and retention in STEM fields. As part of a $2 million statewide collaboration, the project will provide training in learner-centered instruction, undergraduate research, AI-enabled teaching tools, and faculty mentoring networks. The effort aims to accelerate the adoption of proven teaching methods across SUNY and strengthen New York’s future STEM workforce.

FAU receives $1.2 grant to expand youth mental health services

Florida Atlantic University
Grant and Award Announcement

FAU’s College of Education has received a $1.2 million grant to launch OWLS-Fly, a three-year initiative expanding access to free, family-centered mental health services for children ages 6 to 17 and their families in Palm Beach County. The program will prioritize underserved families, including those with children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, while training graduate counseling students to address the mental health needs of youth with and without disabilities.

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