CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * A wide range of faculty disciplines showcases the breadth of research and scholarship across the school. * * * By Maria Iacobo, School of Architecture and Planning Eleven faculty in the MIT School of Architecture and Planning have been recognized with promotions for their significant contributions to the school, effective July 1. Five faculty promotions are in the Depart  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 16 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, issued the following news release: (NEW YORK) PEN America today mourns the death of poet Hettie Jones, a long time member of the writers organization who served as a trustee from 2001-2002, chaired the Prison Writing Committee, and for 13 years led a writing workshop at the women's maximum-security prison at Bedford Hills, NY. A   more

LONDON, England, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: The largest "bluestone" at the heart of Stonehenge came from northern Scotland, not Wales, according to new research. Published in the journal Nature, the study analysed the age and chemistry of minerals from fragments of the Altar Stone. The findings show a remarkable similarity between the Old Red Sandstone of the Orcadian Basin in northeast Scotland and the Stonehenge Altar Stone. Construction at  more