MONTREAL, Quebec, June 15 (TNSres) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * McGill findings demonstrate need for sustained investment in Montreal bus service * * * A new study from McGill University warns that cutting public transit service could lead to a "doom spiral" resulting in a collapse of the system. The researchers describe a vicious circle in which service cuts brought on by budget deficits drive transit users away; this drop in ridership triggers additional s more PR

FRESNO, California, June 15 (TNSres) -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: Some people grow up with home being a peaceful place. While others discover it when they are older. For Project Rebound students living in the Sierra House, home is part of a new beginning. In an effort to offer formerly incarcerated students equitable and sustainable shelter and support, Fresno State recently secured grant funding to offer housing options for Project Rebound more PR

CEREDIGION, Wales, June 15 (TNSres) -- Aberystwyth University issued the following news: From classic knock-knock jokes to mother-in-law puns, researchers are looking at how humour affects older couples' relationships. Aberystwyth University academics are beginning a new study of how the over-60s use humour with their partners. Psychologists separate jokes into those that have a negative impact on our wellbeing and others that are positive. Many Jerry Seinfeld routines use humour which appea more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham presented a podcast: * * * Episode 16 of the People, Power, Politics podcast features Prof Matthew Winters as he talks to CEDAR's Petra Alderman about foreign aid branding * * * Why do international donors brand foreign aid? And what impact does it have on popular attitudes towards them? Listen to Matt and Petra as they talk about soft power, foreign aid branding, and popular attitudes towards USAID and Japan in India, Ban more PR

AALTO, Finland, June 15 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: The trend towards hyperscale cloud infrastructures is creating powerful global gatekeepers of computational capability. We must understand the geopolitical implications. In recent years, environmental concerns have strengthened awareness of the digital world's basis in physical infrastructure. However, the enormous political and economic importance of this has not yet been fully explored. These implication more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Adding nitrogen to concrete could reduce the amount of harmful pollution created in developing towns and cities. * * * Adding nitrogen to concrete could significantly reduce global levels of potentially harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx) created by the construction industry in developing towns and cities, a new study reveals. Researchers believe that concrete nitrogenation could contribute to a more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * A link between the neurotransmitter dopamine and the mentalising abilities of healthy people has been identified for the first time in a new study. * * * Mentalising describes the act of attributing and understanding mental states (such as thoughts, feelings or intentions) in other people and in oneself. Researchers at the University of Birmingham have been able to show that changing people more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 15 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: A new study found that participants in the BU-based preconception cohort study who lived in states where abortion was banned or severely restricted were less likely to share personal health information in a fertility tracking app, suggesting that concerns and confusion persist around the potential legal consequences of sharing reproductive health information in a post-Roe era. The US more PR

OSHAWA, Ontario, June 15 (TNSres) -- Durham College issued the following news: Durham College (DC) is expanding the capacity of its centre of research excellence in artificial intelligence (AI) - the AI Hub - to provide tangible and transformative solutions to real-life business challenges, thanks to a $172,000 grant. The funding, announced by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), will support the purchase of two high-performance servers specifically optimized for Gene more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news on June 14, 2024: * * * Dr Charlotte Galpin explains why the increase in the abuse faced by women standing to be MPs is a problem for our democracy. * * * Today's Guardian report (https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/14/abuse-female-election-candidates-getting-worse-uk-targeted) that online harassment against women politicians is intensifying is unsurprising, but it indicates a se more PR

CLAREMONT, California, June 15 (TNSres) -- Pomona College issued the following news: The path to a career of service has been paved for Genevieve Krieger '24. Earlier this year she was awarded the Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship. The fellowship provides tuition and a stipend for a two-year master's degree as well as placement in two summer internships. At the completion of the Payne Program, fellows receive appointments as Foreign Service Officers with the U.S. Agency for I more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 15 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: In the Mississippi Delta, over 2 million acres of soybean fields stretch endlessly toward the horizon. Early in the growing season, the hum of honeybees can be heard in many of these fields. At Mississippi State's Delta Research and Extension Center, scientists in the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station are examining the potential benefits and drawbacks of seasonally hostin more PR

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, June 15 (TNSres) -- Khalifa University issued the following news: * * * Research develops a novel control approach to mitigate delays in communication to enhance microgrid resilience * * * Microgrids, localized groups of electricity sources and loads, have become pivotal in decentralized energy systems. Their dependency on communication for distributed control introduces vulnerabilities, particularly in the form of communication delays that can destabilize th more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Partners will provide students in China with the opportunity to receive dual degrees in biomedical sciences and pharmacy. * * * Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) and the University of Birmingham are developing a joint programme to provide students in China with the opportunity to receive degrees from both institutions. The two universities are working on establishing dua more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: A model built by researchers from the University of Liverpool's Management School places England as second favourites to win Euro 2024 behind old rivals Germany. Using the latest machine learning technologies, this state-of-the-art forecasting model can predict match results based on the quality of individual players and how they are likely to interact with each other on the pitch. After run more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, June 15 (TNSres) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: For Chantelle Chapman, research includes bright colors, gouache paints, and a studio--rather than test tubes, safety goggles, a lab coat, and a laboratory. From Chapman's studio came an art project about an extinct bird, the Carolina parakeet, that was declared extinct in 1939. The series of gouache paintings, "Parakeet Lost," built upon research that included visits to museum specimen collectio more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 15 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: Last year, LSU announced a momentous jump in research activity in 2022, eclipsing the $400 million milestone across its eight campuses, achieving $428 million statewide. Today's updated numbers for 2023 show combined research activity at $488 million--almost $500 million. This remarkable uptick represents a 14 percent increase for the LSU family, above the university's aspirational goal of  more PR

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, June 15 (TNSres) -- Monmouth University issued the following news: Robert H. Scott III, Ph.D. professor in the Department of Economics, Finance, and Real Estate and Arthur and Dorothy Greenbaum/Robert Ferguson/NJAR Endowed Chair in Real Estate Policy, recently published in article in the Journal of Economic Issues, Vol. 58, Issue 2 (Taylor & Francis Online, 2024). Scott's article, "The Evolution of Redlining in the United States Housing Market," explores the lasti more PR

NORWICH, England, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: More than 80% of students who graduate from the University of East Anglia (UEA) are employed in professional work or in further study, according to figures released today (Thursday 13 June). The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Graduate Outcomes Survey 2024 measures the percentage of graduates in professional work or further study 15 months after graduating, with 81% of UEA's 2021/22 cohort more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * The comprehensive tracking effort of those sentenced as youths to life without parole looks at outcomes like resentencing, release and exonerations * * * More than 2,900 minors have been given juvenile life-without-parole sentences since the first was meted out in the late 1940s. Now, a new study published in the Journal of Criminal Justice provides the most comprehensive pictur more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: To family medicine physician Lizette Lugo, MD, certain non-medical experiences shape every visit she has with her patients. "Those non-medical drivers will determine whether my patient has to choose between picking up the prescription I sent to the pharmacy or buying food for their children, whether they are late to my appointment because the bus wasn't on tim more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 15 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Virus even worked and proved safe for immunocompromised mice * * * Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that an attenuated (weakened) virus can help eliminate cancer in mice, in findings published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation. In addition, mice that were treated with this virus were more resistant to developing tumors later in life. Th more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, June 15 (TNSres) -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Story By: Molly Rosbach Oregon State University researchers found that U.S. adults are fairly confident in linking wildfires and heat to climate change, but less confident when it comes to other extreme weather events like hurricanes, flooding or tornadoes. The recent study found that politics and personal experience played significant roles in people's responses: Self-identified Republicans were less li more PR

NEWPORT, Oregon, June 15 (TNSres) -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Story By: Molly Rosbach Gray whales that spend their summers feeding in the shallow waters off the Pacific Northwest coast have undergone a significant decline in body length since around the year 2000, a new Oregon State University study found. The smaller size could have major consequences for the health and reproductive success of the affected whales, and also raises alarm bells about the state of the f more PR

LONDON, England, June 15 (TNSres) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: The Resilience of Anthropocene Coasts and Communities (RACC) project, led by Professor Kate Spencer and Dr Andy Russell from the School of Geography at Queen Mary University of London with Professor Larissa Naylor at the University of Glasgow, has been awarded pound sterling2.9 million as part of the broader UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and Defra funded Resilient UK Coastal Communities and Seas  more PR

KUOPIO, Finland, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: The Research Council of Finland's Scientific Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering, and Scientific Council for Culture and Society have granted a total of 10.5 million euros of funding for 9 new Academy Research Fellows and to 11 new Academy Projects at the University of Eastern Finland. The Scientific Councils announced their funding decisions on 13 June 2024. The funding for Academy Rese more PR

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, June 15 (TNSres) -- Khalifa University issued the following news: * * * New framework demonstrates significant improvements in last-mile delivery, pairing modern UAVs with traditional vehicles and leveraging blockchain technology * * * Last-mile delivery is the final step in the delivery process from a distribution center to the recipient. It is also often the most complex and expensive part of the supply chain. Last-mile delivery involves navigating local ro more PR

CAMDEN, New Jersey, June 15 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University Camden campus issued the following news: * * * Business professor brings an innovative approach to helping students prepare for modern work life * * * Finding commonality between the principles of physics and the principles of business management might seem impossible for most, but not for Murad Mithani, an associate professor of strategy, international business, and entrepreneurship in the Rutgers School of Business-Camden. "Physic more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: The University of Glasgow's particle-physics research and theory groups have hosted 120 secondary-school students and staff for a 'masterclass' in the frontiers of physics. The event, on 11 June, was the first such Masterclass visit since the Covid-19 lockdowns put a pause to the once-annual gathering in the University of Glasgow's School of Physics & Astronomy. Students from 18 schools, from Prestwick more PR

BUFFALO, New York, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * UB researchers' experimental flume and object detection models inform ongoing construction of Niagara River fishway * * * University at Buffalo researchers are looking down at a 24-foot-long flume of shallow running water. Inside, about a dozen emerald shiner minnows are furiously attempting to swim against the current. It's not going well for the shiners. more PR

AALTO, Finland, June 15 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: Finland's largest sustainability research and innovation event brought together over 1,500 experts from over a hundred different countries. The event was organized at Aalto University and the University of Helsinki this year in cooperation with the world's largest sustainability congress, SRI. Sustainability Science Days and the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress (SRI) brought together research more PR

MIDDLESBROUGH, England, June 15 (TNSres) -- Teesside University issued the following news release: * * * Research being led by Teesside University could improve access to clean, safe drinking water for millions of people in the developing world. * * * Academics from the University's School of Health & Life Sciences are working with counterparts in South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on an innovative solar-powered water purification system. The new system will provide a p more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, June 15 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news wrap up: 'Purdue News Now' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aodGfBsSFjM&_ga=2.109617024.4436163.1718449119-601436737.1714714852) Purdue earns national praise for patents received and adds another strategic initiative, plus a great way for you to experience the U.S. Olympic Team Swimming Trials in Indianapolis without getting into the pool. We run down the latest Purdue headlines in this week's "Purdue New more PR

TOKYO, Japan, June 15 (TNSres) -- Tokyo Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Researchers present aluminosilicate ferrierite zeolite catalyst as a promising material for carrying out the conversion reaction * * * Direct oxidation of methane to methanol is dominated by transition- or noble-metal-based catalysts, thus making the reaction quite expensive. To make the process efficient and cost-effective, researchers from Tokyo Tech developed a transition-metal-free al more PR

GUELPH, Ontario, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Guelph issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: From antimicrobial resistance to visual distraction, and from feather pecking to the behaviour of atomic nuclei, studies by researchers across the University of Guelph campus will be supported by more than $7.86 million from the federal government. These investments are part of an $693.8-million investment announced today by Yasir Naqvi, parliamentary secretary to the minister of  more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: By Mariam Matti Some of the most anticipated speakers at this year's Collision tech conference are artificial intelligence luminaries from the University of Toronto - and they will be sharing their insights on how the revolutionary technology is poised to transform industry and society. Known as the "godfather of AI," Geoffrey Hinton, a cognitive psychologist and U of T University Professor Emeritus of  more PR

MACAU, China, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Macau issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: The opening ceremony of the 10th Macau Symposium on Biomedical Sciences, organised by the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) of the University of Macau (UM), was held today (14 June) at UM. The symposium has brought together more than 200 experts, researchers and students in the field of biomedical sciences from around the world. Under the theme 'Pushing the Limit', the three-day event fe more PR

FREDERICTON, New Brunswick, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of New Brunswick issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of New Brunswick (UNB) have been awarded $4,966,756 in new research funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). The funding was announced on June 14 by the Government of Canada as part of a $693.8 million bundle. "Funding support from our federal tri-agency partners is an important part of our community's ability to und more PR

MANCHESTER, England, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: As politicians in the US, France and other countries begin introducing legislation banning the free use of social media by young people, new research has found that these bans do not address youth mental health problems - and could actually cause more harm than good. Recent months have seen increased discussions of the impact of social media on youth mental health after the publication of a more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * The findings have been revealed in research carried out by the University's School of Biological and Marine Sciences * * * Magnesium compounds are a common ingredient of many remedies designed to help people wind down and escape the stresses of modern life. However, a new study has shown it is not only humans that are using forms of the chemical as a way to help them survive challenging condit more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, June 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: By Adina Bresge A leading expert in cybersecurity and two renowned AI safety researchers are set to take on leading roles at the University of Toronto's Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society. David Lie, who is known for his seminal work that led to modern trusted execution processor architectures, has been named the new director of the Schwartz Reisman Institute (SRI), which aims to exp more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, June 15 (TNSres) -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: On June 7-9, Philosophy major Ethan Huffaker presented a co-authored paper, "Close Reconstruction of Proofs in the Quantificational Logic of Principia Mathematica" at the Bertrand Russell Society's 51st annual meeting in Amherst, NY. Huffaker previously won a Faculty-Undergraduate Student Engagement (FUSE) grant to work with Dr. Landon Elkind, Assistant Professor of Philosophy. The conference pa more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 15 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale researchers are engaging with business leaders on policy-relevant research to make supply chains more efficient and resilient. * * * By Mike Cummings In recent years, the words "supply chain issues" have emerged as a familiar explanation for the inability of families and businesses in the United States and elsewhere to access certain goods, from toilet paper to computer chips. The COVID-19 pa more PR