BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, Sept. 15 -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: * * * Olivet Nazarene University has achieved a series of distinguished accolades and awards in 2024, underscoring the University's commitment to academic excellence, innovation and dedication to the campus community. * * * Olivet Nazarene University has achieved a series of distinguished accolades and awards in 2024, underscoring the University's commitment to academic excellence, innovation and dedicat  more

QUINCY, Illinois, Sept. 15 -- Quincy University issued the following news release: After enrolling the institution's largest freshman class in 50 years in 2023, Quincy University continues to maintain a steady enrollment, with total enrollment down by 3% from last year. This year's freshman class is 22% larger than the class that graduated May 2024. The number of full-time returning students is the highest in the past seven years, marking a trend related to QU's Success by Design initiative to  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * When insect-eating bats died, farmers increased pesticide use--leading to more than 1,000 infant deaths * * * Bats are considered a natural pesticide, widely relied on by farmers as an alternative to chemical pesticides to protect their crops from insects. But since 2006, many bat populations have collapsed in counties in North America due to an invasive fungus found in the caves that bats use.  more