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Research at Colleges Newsletter for 2024-06-15 ( 30 items )  
'The Significance of the Boom and Bust of Bronze Age Mining in Wales for Scandinavia, England and Atlantic Europe' (10)
LAMPETER, Wales, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Wales Trinity Saint David issued the following news: The University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies (CAWCS) held an international conference on 3-6 June 2024 that looked at Bronze Age mining and metals and the long-distance contacts between Scandinavia, Wales and beyond. The conference also helped build new frameworks for exploring implications of Bronze Age trade for maritime transport, migration, social change, and  more PR

Choose Your Own Adventure: Leadership Program Fellows Reflect on a Busy Year (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 14 (TNSres) -- Yale Law School issued the following news: The first three years of the The Tsai Leadership Program have all been action-packed. But this year --which saw the graduation of the first cohort of students who began the program in 2021 -- may have been its busiest yet. The Leadership Program offers a diverse range of classes, workshops, training opportunities, and events to Yale Law School students each year. Designed to reinforce the School's existing c more PR

Darrin McMahon Awarded 2024 Jacques Barzun Prize (10)
HANOVER, New Hampshire, June 14 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * The history professor will receive the prestigious award for his new book, Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea. * * * History professor Darrin McMahon has been awarded the 2024 Jacques Barzun Prize in Cultural History for his recent book, Equality: The History of an Elusive Idea (https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/darrin-m-mcmahon/equality/9780465093939/?lens=basic-books). The prestigio more PR

Dr. Loretta Ovueraye Awarded Fulbright US Scholar Fellowship (10)
SANFORD, Florida, June 14 (TNSres) -- Seminole State College issued the following news: Dr. Loretta Ovueraye, vice president of Academic Affairs and chief academic officer at Seminole State has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in the Germany International Education Administrators Program for 2024-2025. Open to higher education administrators and executives and community college faculty, this prestigious award will enable Dr. Ovueraye to travel to Germany in October 2024 and  more PR

Epitope Binning-Seq - A Game-Changer in Antibody Drug Discovery (10)
TOKYO, Japan, June 15 (TNSres) -- Tokyo Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Researchers pioneer a novel method, enabling simultaneous analysis of multiple antibodies, revolutionizing drug discovery with enhanced precision * * * Antibody drug discovery is an extremely laborious and tedious process. Epitope Binning-seq, a novel method, introduces a groundbreaking approach by enabling simultaneous analysis of multiple antibodies. Using a fluorescently labeled refere more PR

Fellowships for Innovative Easter Bush Scientists (10)
MIDLOTHIAN, Scotland, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute issued the following news: Two early career scientists at Easter Bush have been awarded one of the University's most prestigious fellowships. Dr Alexa Bellows and Dr Jessica Mitchell are among 10 academics announced as the latest Chancellor's Fellows within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (CMVM). The five-year tenure track scheme invests in outstanding early career researchers carrying out more PR

High-Speed Baby Stars Circle the Supermassive Black Hole Sgr A* Like a Swarm of Bees (10)
KOLN, Germany, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * Young stellar objects travel around the black hole in the centre of our galaxy at a speed of over a thousand kilometres per second * * * Observational astronomy shows that the newly discovered young stellar objects (YSOs) in the immediate vicinity of the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A/* located in the centre of our galaxy behave differently than expected. They describe similar orbits  more PR

HPU Poll: National Surveys Track National and Gen Z-Specific Inflation Views (10)
HIGH POINT, North Carolina, June 15 (TNSres) -- High Point University issued the following news release: The most recent High Point University Poll finds the country as a whole and Generation Z respondents (people ages 18-29 years old) continue to have concerns about inflation. Two HPU Poll surveys asked a national all-adult sample (n = 1000) and a separate national Generation Z sample (n = 800, ages 18-29) the same questions about inflation, prices they are paying for products, their personal more PR

Impact of Russian Social Media Campaigns Less Pronounced Than Often Assumed (10)
MUNICH, Germany, June 15 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: Most people do not believe the disinformation spread by Russia about the war in Ukraine, even if they regularly use social media. Instead, the decisive factor in the efficacy of this propaganda is whether a person is fundamentally receptive to conspiracy narratives. These are the findings of an international research team led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in around 20 European and Am more PR

IU McKinney Alumnus's Book Examines History of the Episcopal Church in Indianapolis (10)
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: Lee Little, J.D, '16, research and instructional services librarian and lecturer in law in the Ruth Lilly Law Library at IU McKinney, has published his second book. Titled Changing Mission, Unchanging Faith: Episcopalians and Influence in Indianapolis, the book looks at the ways the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis has changed from one of the most traditional and conserva more PR

Leading the Charge With Disability Support Units in Bachelor of Education (10)
PERTH, Australia, June 14 (TNSres) -- Murdoch University issued the following news: From 2025, the School of Education will offer a co-major and minor for inclusive education. The most recent People with Disability in Australia Report released by the Australian Government revealed that 89 per cent of school students aged 5-18 with a disability attended a mainstream school. Despite this, most training offered to pre-service teachers doesn't prepare them for working with children who have addit more PR

Low-Sodium Alternatives Can Lead to Major Health Gains in Indonesia (10)
GOLD COAST, Australia, June 14 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: Excess sodium intake and a lack of potassium are major contributing factors towards high blood pressure in Indonesia, prompting calls for low-sodium potassium-rich salt substitutes (LSSS) to be readily available to improve health and curb health costs. New Griffith University research has looked at the impact of switching out current table salt (100 per cent sodium chloride) with a low-sodium alternative  more PR

MIT Sloan School of Management: No Shortcuts for Generative AI Upskilling (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management issued the following news release: A new MIT Sloan study shows organizational leaders shouldn't expect junior professionals to be a reliable source of expertise for teaching senior staff the tips, tricks, and tactics of generative artificial intelligence use. Junior professionals may be more able to engage in real-time experimentation with new technologies, but MIT Sloan School more PR

Multicenter Study Identifies Method of Preoxygenation That Prevents Hypoxemia and Cardiac Arrest During Emergency Tracheal Intubation (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 14 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Preoxygenation is the administration of supplemental oxygen prior to the start of a procedure to increase the content of oxygen in the lung and decrease the risk of hypoxemia * * * In critically ill adults undergoing emergency tracheal intubation, hypoxemia (low levels of oxygen in the blood) increases the risk of cardiac arrest and death. In current clinical care, most cr more PR

NU Professor Co-Authors Article With NU Alumna Detailing Experience of Black Afro-Caribbean Early Career Teacher (10)
NIAGARA FALLS, New York, June 14 (TNSres) -- Niagara University issued the following news: Dr. Patricia Briscoe, Niagara University in Ontario associate professor of education, and NU alumna Jody-Ann Robinson, '19, M.S.Ed.'22, co-authored "Surviving and Thriving: An Autoethnography of a Black Afro-Caribbean Early Career Teacher in a Northern Ontario First Nation Community," which was published in the Journal of Teaching and Learning. Their research documented Robinson's experiences during her  more PR

NU Professor Co-Authors Article With NU Alumnus in the Open Journal of Leadership (10)
NIAGARA FALLS, New York, June 14 (TNSres) -- Niagara University issued the following news: Dr. Patricia Briscoe, Niagara University in Ontario associate professor of education, and NU alumnus John Della Fortuna, M.S.Ed.'06, M.S.Ed.'21, co-authored "Elite High-Level Sports Coach and the School Leader: What Can We Learn from Them?" which was published in March 2024 in the Open Journal of Leadership. The authors' sporting backgrounds and the increasing uptake of coaching-leadership principles inf more PR

Ontario Tech Expert Preparing for Second Term as the Leading National Researcher in Aquatic Toxicology (10)
OSHAWA, Ontario, June 15 (TNSres) -- The Ontario Tech University issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Denina Simmons' Canada Research Chair renewed * * * For her outstanding record of research achievement and discovery, the Government of Canada is renewing the Canada Research Chair (CRC) appointment of Ontario Tech University researcher Dr. Denina Simmons of the Faculty of Science to a new five-year term. As Ontario Tech's CRC in Aquatic Toxicology, Dr. Simmons conducts research to  more PR

PhD Student Presents Research at Puerto Rican Conference on Public Health (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 15 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: Yareliz Diaz, a PhD student in health services and policy research, joined Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz , chair and professor of community health sciences, on a special panel and Diaz presented work related to her dissertation on the mental health of Puerto Rican migrants to the mainland US after Hurricane Maria. Growing up, Yareliz Diaz always spoke Spanish at home and English at school. H more PR

Public Acceptance of Adoption and Surrogacy Methods Increases If Parents are Infertile - Study (10)
BIRMINGHAM, England, June 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: New research has found that the public is more accepting of adoption and surrogacy if one or both parents are infertile, even when applied to methods of adoption and surrogacy which are currently illegal in the UK. The interdisciplinary research from the University of Birmingham and the University of Nottingham and published in The Journal of Bioethical Enquiry, has revealed that while the UK publi more PR

Real-World Application of Spanish Skills Translates to BW Student Success (10)
BEREA, Ohio, June 15 (TNSres) -- Baldwin Wallace University issued the following news: * * * From publishing in a Spanish-language newspaper to presenting at a major conference, BW students put their Espanol to work. * * * Since practice makes perfect in mastering a second language, Baldwin Wallace University faculty are hard at work establishing new community connections and finding opportunities for students to flex their Spanish-language muscles. Now, three students have works accepted f more PR

Stanford University: A 'Liquid Battery' Advance (10)
STANFORD, California, June 15 (TNSres) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: * * * A Stanford team aims to improve options for renewable energy storage through work on an emerging technology - liquids for hydrogen storage. * * * As California transitions rapidly to renewable fuels, it needs new technologies that can store power for the electric grid. Solar power drops at night and declines in winter. Wind power ebbs and flows. As a result, the state depends heavily on nat more PR

The Party of Wealth Creation? Experts React to Labour Manifesto (10)
LONDON, England, June 14 (TNSres) -- City, University of London issued the following news: * * * Academics from across City react to the Labour manifesto. * * * Today, Sir Keir Starmer unveiled the Labour manifesto in Manchester, ahead of the UK's General Election due to take place on Thursday 4 July. The Labour party is currently tipped to win, with a 26-point lead in the polls. In a large conference hall in Manchester, the launch was opened by Labour's Deputy leader Angela Rayner. This wa more PR

The Power of Performance Learning (10)
DECATUR, Illinois, June 15 (TNSres) -- Millikin University issued the following news: * * * Millikin's Signature Brand of Education Empowers Academic Excellence * * * An MBA student from Rwanda helps a retired police lieutenant in Macon County conduct ground-breaking domestic violence research. A member of the Women's Triathlon team fills backpacks with food for area schoolchildren who might otherwise go hungry. A Nursing major transfers from a local community college and uses cutting-edge more PR

Three University of Richmond Graduates Receive Fulbright Grants to Study in Bulgaria, Chile, and Taiwan (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: Three recent University of Richmond graduates have been awarded Fulbright grants for the 2024-25 academic year. The Fulbright Program is designed to increase mutual understanding between the U.S. and other countries through educational exchange, providing financial support to outstanding students and recent graduates engaged in international study. Eli Beech-Brown, from Duluth, Minnesota, ma more PR

U of I Among Five Land Grant Universities Chosen to Pilot New 4-H Program (10)
MOSCOW, Idaho, June 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: University of Idaho is among five land grant universities nationwide recruited to pilot a two-year 4-H leadership program culminating with each participating youth planning and implementing a research-based community service project. In late May, U of I, Auburn University, Rutgers University, The Ohio State University and University of Minnesota each brought a team of five high school sophomores, know more PR

UT-MD Anderson Cancer Center Research Highlights: EHA 2024 Special Edition (10)
HOUSTON, Texas, June 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring targeted therapy treatments for mantle cell lymphoma, acute and chronic leukemias and malignancy-associated diseases and conditions ABSTRACTS: LB3439, LB3442, S131, S132, S136, S164, S222 * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research, and prevention. These advance more PR

UTA Awards More Than $130,000 to Spark New Research (10)
ARLINGTON, Texas, June 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation at The University of Texas at Arlington has granted 10 Research Enhancement Program (REP) awards valued at more than $130,000 to support new research initiatives. The REP grant serves as seed funding for launching new research, providing a foundation for recipients to pursue future research and funding from external sourc more PR

UTMB Researcher Named Top Scholar by ScholarGPS (10)
GALVESTON, Texas, June 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release on June 13, 2024: Dr. Michael Sheetz is the top scholar in the world publishing on cytoskeletons and among the top 0.05 percent of scholars according to ScholarGPS, an analytics site which tracks and ranks scholars and institutions worldwide. Along with ranking first in cytoskeleton research, Sheetz, a professor in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology at the University o more PR

Westminster College: Summer Research Fellow - Jonas Clark '25 (10)
NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, June 15 (TNSres) -- Westminster College issued the following Q&A on June 14, 2024, with research fellow Jonas Clark: * * * Meet Jonas Clark, one of the 10 students selected for the 2024 Summer Research Fellowship. Jonas is a rising senior accounting and finance double major from Montgomery Village, Md. He and his faculty mentors, Keith Bittel '95 and Jennifer Tuttle Waldo '90, assistant professors of business, are spending their summer months examining the exposur more PR

Yale University: New Insights Into the Brain Regions Involved in Paranoia (10)
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 14 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: By Mallory Locklear The capacity to adjust beliefs about one's actions and their consequences in a constantly changing environment is a defining characteristic of advanced cognition. Disruptions to this ability, however, can negatively affect cognition and behavior, leading to such states of mind as paranoia, or the belief that others intend to harm us. In a new study, Yale scientists uncover how one specif more PR