KUOPIO, Finland, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: A healthy diet that adheres to nutrition recommendations is associated with better blood glucose levels and a lower risk of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. This association was observed also in individuals with a high genetic predisposition to type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is a strongly genetic disease that can be prevented and delayed  more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 18 (TNSres) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: * * * New, groundbreaking research shows that rotation curves of galaxies stay flat indefinitely, corroborating predictions of modified gravity theory as an alternative to dark matter * * * In a breakthrough discovery that challenges the conventional understanding of cosmology, scientists at Case Western Reserve University have unearthed new evidence that could reshape our perception of th more PR

TOKYO, Japan, June 19 (TNSres) -- Tokyo Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Researchers propose a new way for signal-amplification of chemosensors by flexibly manipulating an allosteric trigger. * * * Chemical sensors whose signals can be amplified by various triggers hold huge potential in multidisciplinary sciences. However, developing such systems was considered a highly challenging task, until a team of researchers from Tokyo Tech recently came up with a nove more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, June 19 (TNSres) -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * What does academic freedom mean? And how do we give shape to it in Leiden? The Academic Freedom Core Team considered these questions and presented its final report on 17 June. 'This jewel in our university's crown deserves better care', said Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl on receiving the report. * * * Bijl established the Academic Freedom Core Team in 2022. This followed various incidents at the u more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Rochester issued the following news: Allison Lopatkin '13, an assistant professor of chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, and microbiology and immunology at the University of Rochester, is one of 22 scientists selected to join the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences this year. The program provides early-career scientists four years of funding to explore some of the most pressing questions in human health and medicin more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The public is invited to the summer semiannual tour of the University of Kansas Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden at 7 p.m. June 21, one day after the summer solstice. The garden, situated just east of the Lawrence Municipal Airport (http://nativeplants.ku.edu/public-gardens-2/medicinal-plant-garden), includes research plantings, a large native plant demonstration garden and the KU Community Garden.  more PR

MANCHESTER, England, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: For a final summer, members of the public will get the chance to get up close to archaeological excavations being carried out at Arthur's Stone. Tours of the mysterious and evocative English Heritage site also took place in 2022 and 2023 as part of a project to investigate early prehistoric Herefordshire, undertaken by The University of Manchester, Cardiff University and the American Insti more PR

MIAMI, Florida, June 18 (TNSres) -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: Can art and science really be interconnected? Scientists collect data, conduct experiments and make discoveries. Artists tell stories and tap into life's intangible spaces to shed light on the human condition. The two roles seem light years apart. A group of FIU student researchers are bursting through stereotypes and showing us that art and  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 18 (TNSres) -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * * Vitae, a global authority on the professional development of researchers, bestows this award * It highlights Aston University's dedication to aligning its processes and practices * Key achievements include career development opportunities, a high-quality training program and the positive role of early career researchers in planning and implementing the Award. * * * Aston University has successfully more PR

CALLAGHAN, Australia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: * * * Clinical researchers from the John Hunter Hospital, Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) and the University of Newcastle are investigating a way to use Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of bladder cancer. * * * While the use of MRIs has exploded in the diagnosis of breast and prostate cancer, vital research is still needed in Australia to determine the role MRI has in bl more PR

LONDON, England, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: A team of researchers, led by scientists at UCL and University Medical Center Goettingen, Germany, have developed a simple blood test that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to predict Parkinson's up to seven years before the onset of symptoms. Parkinson's disease is the world's fastest growing neurodegenerative disorder and currently affects nearly 10 million people across the globe. The condition is more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, June 19 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: By Robert Wang Dr. Mona Sirbescu, a professor of geology in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Central Michigan University, has been elected to Fellowship in the Geological Society of America. Fellowship is awarded "in recognition of a sustained record of distinguished contributions to the geosciences," making it a significant achievement in Dr. Sirbescu's career. Reflecting o more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, June 18 (TNSres) -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: Many text-focused artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have become mainstream. But are students really prepared to maximize their capabilities toward success in the workforce? Vishalini Ramnath, assistant director of undergraduate programs in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSSE), is principal investigator on a project to make sure they can. Building on the Alabama Comm more PR

NEW YORK, June 19 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: Higher social vulnerability is associated with premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality, but this relationship is understudied in low-income countries that have both the highest magnitude of social vulnerability and a growing CVD epidemic. Distinguished Professor Denis Nash, in collaboration with colleagues at the Haiti-based GHESKIO p more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Canberra issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Australians are much less comfortable with AI-generated news than the rest of the world; one quarter of Australians now rely on social media as their main source of news; concern about misinformation has skyrocketed; the gap in news interest between Gen Z women and men continues to widen; and the proportion of Australians paying for news remains steady despite cost-of-living p more PR

LA JOLLA, California, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Some children with profound autism experience lifelong difficulties with social, language and cognitive skills, and even lack the ability to speak. Others experience more mild symptoms that improve with time. The disparity in outcomes has been a mystery to scientists, until now. A new study, published in Molecular Autism by researchers at University of California San Diego, is the more PR

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, June 18 (TNSres) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * The goal is not only to promote equal appreciation and opportunities but also to enhance the quality of teaching and research. * * * The policy TU/e started in 2019 to attract more female scientists has delivered results, the evaluation shows. Over the past five years, the female-male ratio in terms of intake has been about 50-50, where it used to be 30-70. The initial primary  more PR

HONG KONG, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: Twelve distinguished scholars from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) have been named by the international academic website Research.com among the top 100 best scholars globally in their respectively disciplines in 2024. Among them, five professors have been recognised as the highest-ranked in Asia within their fields out of a total of 26 disciplines, further showcasing HKU's academic excellence. The f more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Charles A. Dana Center issued the following news: The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) is on a mission to transform math education across the state. "Focus on Algebra," a professional learning program facilitated by the Charles A. Dana Center in collaboration with NMPED, is a part of a strategic initiative in New Mexico to build an appreciation for math at every grade level. "Transforming a system is about transforming th more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The late 18th to the mid-19th century was the golden age of public speaking. Part education, part entertainment, being a good orator was critical -- particularly in certain social circles. For writer and reformer Frederick Douglass, public speaking was among the vehicles he used to tell his story of enslavement, to call for abolition and to defend Black Americans' rights. A new scholarly article from La more PR

MUNICH, Germany, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * The creative thinking ability of 15-year-olds in Germany corresponds to the OECD average. That is a further result of the latest PISA study. The analysis shows that creative thinking skills closely correlate to results in the core competencies in mathematics, reading and the natural sciences. * * * Can adolescents generate ideas to solve a problem? Are they capable of creating something n more PR

URBANA, Illinois, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois System issued the following news: With the conclusion of the 2024 Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress in Helsinki, organizers and participants in the world's largest annual gathering focused on sustainability turned their attention to 2025 and the first time the event will be held in the United States. The University of Illinois System is the host institution and co-organizer of the five-day SRI2025, which will take p more PR

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, June 18 (TNSres) -- James Cook University issued the following news release: In a world-first experiment, JCU researchers have been using the pelts of dead rats to test if the glow-in-the-dark fur of mammals is being used for secret nocturnal communication. JCU researcher Linda Reinhold led the study. She said photoluminescence in mammal fur is common. "Rats, along with bandicoots, possums, bats, tree-kangaroos and many other creatures in Australia and around the world  more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * Less waste, mild reaction conditions, and no harmful solvents - only a very thin layer of gold is necessary to sustainably convert alcohols into aldehydes through mechanochemistry. * * * A gold-coated milling vessel for ball mills proved to be a real marvel in the research work by Inorganic Chemistry at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany: Without any solvents or environmentally harmful chemica more PR

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, June 19 (TNSres) -- Radboud University issued the following news: * * * Aquatic ecologist Wilco Verberk of Radboud University has received a grant of nearly 1 million euros from NWO to conduct research in Antarctica. From the money, he will investigate the influence of global warming on marine animals in Antarctica. * * * The Antarctic climate and ecosystem are changing rapidly. Therefore, the Dutch Polar Program has allocated a total of 4.6 million euros to five p more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 19 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Amy Walden Here on Earth, gravity is part of everyday life. We can't live without it, but most people never stop to think about how gravity occurs and how gravity impacts mass on a subatomic level, where it's even harder to observe. Scientists around the world are still working to understand "gravitons," the elusive, theoretical particles believed to be responsible for Earth's gravitational force. more PR

MANCHESTER, England, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: Researchers at The University of Manchester are to trial a system that allows people living with rheumatoid arthritis to send their daily symptoms securely to their health record, in a first for the NHS. The technology will help patients answer a painfully difficult question asked by doctors, plaguing them since time immemorial: "How have you been in the last six months?" The trial is fund more PR

BRISTOL, England, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * A decade-long collaborative study has discovered huge genetic potential that is untapped in modern wheat varieties. * * * The international study which appears in Nature reveals that at least 60% of the genetic diversity found in a historic collection of wheat is unused providing an unprecedented opportunity to improve modern wheat and sustainably feed an increasing global population. Re more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Maryland, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release: A research team at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's (UMCES) Horn Point Laboratory will partner with the the City of Cambridge to build and monitor a natural shoreline flood mitigation project along the Choptank River. "Maryland's entire eastern shore community is a front-row witness to climate change," said Ming Li, UMCES Professor more PR

NORWICH, England, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: A new study has provided an in-depth look into the rising trend of disposable vape use among young people in the UK. The research, led by the University of East Anglia, reveals that young people see smoking and vaping as interchangeable, but are far more aware of the potential harms of vaping than they are of the dangers of smoking. The findings also suggest that banning disposable vape products or  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: An international research team has discovered a new way to effectively treat cancer, by using nutrients to reactivate suppressed metabolic pathways in cancer cells. The researchers used a common amino acid, tyrosine, packaged as a nanomedicine, to change the metabolism of melanoma, a deadly skin cancer, and prevent cancer growth. Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. Thi more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * University of Houston Report Indicates Perceptions of Powerlessness Also Make It Harder to Quit Smoking * * * By Laurie Fickman Research from the University of Houston indicates that more people smoke - and have trouble quitting - in neighborhoods where they feel unsafe. High crime rates, low police presence or trust, and a history of neglect in these neighborhoods result in heightened neighborhoo more PR

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, June 19 (TNSres) -- Brock University issued the following news wrap up on June 17, 2024: * * * In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed sailing at the upcoming Paris Olympics, representation of female actresses on television, drip pricing and its impact on consumers, the cold plunging trend, innovations in the grape and wine industry, finding work in a challenging job market, proposed changes to the Cannabis Act and a potential new Indigenous city council s more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, June 19 (TNSres) -- Swansea University issued the following news: Swansea University is working with the University of South Wales (USW) to highlight the unique challenges asylum seekers and refugees face in maintaining good oral health and the broader implications for their overall wellbeing. Having identified that there is very little research on this subject in Wales, the team, led by Dr Anne-Marie Coll, Associate Professor for Nursing and Health at USW, secured funding from more PR

AMES, Iowa, June 18 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: A recent Iowa State University graduate has been named a Stanford University Knight-Hennessy Scholar. Victoria Kyveryga, who just completed a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and chemistry at Iowa State at the conclusion of the spring 2024 semester, will begin a Ph.D. program at Stanford later this year as part of the prestigious program. Stanford's Knight-Hennessy Scholars program aims to develo more PR

LEEDS, England, June 19 (TNSres) -- Leeds Beckett University issued the following news: The event 'Drawing Articulations: a Radical Drawing Symposium' will be hosted at Leeds Beckett University's state-of-the-art School of Arts building on Wednesday 26 June. The symposium will bring together a range of artists, enthusiasts, and speakers to explore drawing practice and will include themes of feminism, post colonialism, play theory, activism, critical theory and new materialism, united by an emp more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA's Little Mavs Academy aims to help kids develop motor skills and confidence * * * A University of Texas at Arlington researcher has made it her mission to instill invaluable skills and confidence in young North Texans. She said it all started with her own experience in sports. "I was a clumsy child who always wanted to play sports but couldn't do it," said Priscila Tam more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A first-of-its-kind study found high rates of food insecurity, housing insecurity, financial strain, and/or a lack of transportation among patients at federally qualified health centers, particularly patients who were low-income or from racial/ethnic minority populations. * * * By Jillian McKoy Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) offer primary care services to 1 in 1 more PR

COVENTRY, England, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Warwick Business School issued the following news: A major new report sets out a national ambition for how the UK can strengthen the ecosystem around major events and expand their long-term social impact. Spirit of 2012, the body set up to build on the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games, has joined forces with Warwick Business School, to set out a plan for the UK to maximise events like the Olympics and Paralympics and the UK City o more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * The newly established Penn Global Dissertation Grants program provides as much as $8,000 in funding to each of 11 Ph.D. candidates to enhance global components in their research. * * * Penn Global has announced the first recipients of the newly established Penn Global Dissertation Grants program, providing as much as $8,000 each in funding to 11 Ph.D. st more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Stuart Weitzman School of Design issued the following news: * * * The newly established Penn Global Dissertation Grants program provides as much as $8,000 in funding to each of 11 Ph.D. candidates to enhance global components in their research. * * * Penn Global has announced the first recipients of the newly established Penn Global Dissertation Grants program, providing as much as $8,000 each in funding to 11 P more PR

BRISTOL, England, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: A new University of Bristol PhD will study the relationship between surfing and mental wellbeing, after a new report found the sport boosts physical and mental health. Released on International Surfing Day (15th June), the UK Surfing and Health Report carried out by the University of Bristol in partnership with The Wave saw more than 1,300 people respond to the survey. The report examines people more PR

ORONO, Maine, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: For thousands of years, shipworms -- a family of mollusks found in oceans -- sank wooden vessels, ravaged wharfs and shipwrecked sailors. They even devastated the Spanish Armada in the 16th century. Exactly how they have been able to wreak such havoc has remained a mystery, until now. A new study published in the journal International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation revealed how shipworms are able t more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, June 18 (TNSres) -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: By Greg Edwards A researcher with expertise in applying artificial intelligence to the world of nuclear engineering will join the Missouri S&T faculty as an associate professor beginning this fall. "Missouri S&T will be a natural fit for me as I continue to use machine learning as a tool to characterize radiation defects in nuclear materials and how this affects their physical and mec more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, June 18 (TNSres) -- Oregon State University issued the following news: Story By: Steve Lundeberg An Oregon State University College of Engineering researcher has helped develop a new artificial intelligence chip that could improve energy efficiency six times over the current industry standard. As the use of artificial intelligence soars, so does the amount of energy it requires. Projections show artificial intelligence accounting for half a percent of global energy consumpt more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Nutrient dilution, caused in large part by carbon dioxide, is leading to dramatic changes in global ecology * * * Michael Kaspari, a professor of biology in the University of Oklahoma School of Biological Sciences, has published research in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution that highlights nutrient dilution in plants and its cascading impact on the animals and insects that eat  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education issued the following news release: * * * Proposed funding would drastically narrow PA student-teacher and student-counselor ratios across the state and increase college enrollment. * * * The Center for Benefit-Cost Studies of Education (CBCSE) at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE) has published a comprehensive analysis of the economic impacts of the  more PR

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 18 (TNSres) -- Dalhousie University issued the following news release: Researchers at Dalhousie University are exploring questions around public access to Nova Scotia's coastline in a new podcast that looks at the increasing private ownership of the province's coastline. Dr. Hannah Harrison, an assistant professor in Dalhousie's Marine Affairs Program, along with science and conservation photographer-filmmaker and Dalhousie alumni Nicolas Winkler, are the hosts of Ri more PR

KUOPIO, Finland, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * The FORMEC 2025 conference will be held in Joensuu on 9-13 June 2025, with the forest machine manufacturer Ponsse as the main partner. FORMEC is the largest annual forest technology conference in Europe. * * * Next year's FORMEC will take place under the theme Harnessing Novel Technologies to Execute Sustainable and Low-carbon Wood Supply. The conference will be organised by the University more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 19 (TNSres) -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: A dynamic world demands leaders who understand the latest trends, who are ready to think ahead and who can implement sustainable strategies. To meet these needs, the Port Oostende and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) are introducing the VUB Masterclass Series in Ostend on Future-proof Leadership & Strategy. This innovative training was officially presented on 12 June and is aimed at pro more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU researcher developing potential new treatment for diabetic retinopathy that could address the problem much earlier. * * * Patients with diabetes face a host of potential health problems as they work to manage the chronic disease. Still, one concern that seems to weigh heavily is the risk of losing their sight through a condition known as diabetic retinopathy. Researchers at th more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: The University of Glasgow, alongside NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, has opened the PRIMUS-006 pancreatic cancer study, part of the Precision-Panc Platform. The Phase II study will evaluate a new drug combination - gemcitabine (a chemotherapy agent), pembrolizumab (a T-cell checkpoint inhibitor) and IMM-101, a broad-spectrum immunomodulatory agent containing heat-killed, whole cell Mycobacterium obuense -  more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, June 18 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * By precisely controlling the concentration of drugs, a new version of a drug delivery tool can better manipulate neuronal activity * * * By Michaela Martinez Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a method to deliver drugs to specific types of neurons throughout the brain. This new approach, which was tested in mice, was 100 times more precise than existin more PR

MANCHESTER, England, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: Early results of an international study examining the risk of arthritis for people with psoriasis have shown a high burden of joint symptoms in 712 patients - 25% of the total studied so far. The study led by researchers at the Universities of Oxford, University College Dublin and supported by The University of Manchester has recruited almost 3,000 patients so far. But the team are still o more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * A Penn Medicine and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia team detailed little-understood cells within bone marrow that contribute to the fight against leukemia and other conditions * * * While research has uncovered many details about how blood cells function within bone marrow, the work of other cells existing in that space remained a relative  more PR

GUILFORD, England, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Nearly three quarters of people with Down syndrome, Fragile X syndrome, and Williams syndrome and the people who support them, are dissatisfied with the current landscape of research on their conditions, a new report from the University of Surrey reveals. Communities are asking for improved accessibility of research outputs, to maximise the opportunity for research to deliver impactful outc more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * PLASTIC: A biofriendly new material made from barley starch blended with fibre from sugarbeet waste sees the light of day at the University of Copenhagen - a strong material that turns into compost should it end up in nature. In the long term, the researchers hope that their invention can help put the brakes on plastic pollution while reducing the climate footprint of plastic production. * * more PR

LANCASTER, England, June 18 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: Hundreds of thousands more breeding pairs of seabirds could return to remote island archipelagos if invasive rats were removed and native vegetation restored - a new paper finds. In a first of its kind study, researchers also calculated that there are enough fish in the seas surrounding the remote tropical islands that were the focus of the research within hunting range of seabirds to support these restored more PR

CORAL GABLES, Florida, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Professor Chao Luo will study an innovative design concept for energy storage batteries, underscoring the University of Miami's commitment to clean energy innovation. * * * By Lorena Taboas While lithium-ion batteries power our cell phones and computers, researchers have long searched for new battery chemistries that offer increased energy and longer lifespans. Creati more PR

MUNICH, Germany, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * The Robotics Institute Germany (RIG), jointly established by Germany's leading robotics centers, is to become the central contact point for robotics in Germany. At the "AI-based Robotics 2024" conference in Berlin, Prof Angela Schoellig from the consortium leader, the Technical University of Munich (TUM), and RIG spokesperson Prof Tamim Asfour from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT more PR

LA JOLLA, California, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: Salk Institute Assistant Professor Jesse Dixon has been named a 2024 Pew Biomedical Scholar by The Pew Charitable Trusts. This honor provides funding to early-career investigators who demonstrate outstanding promise in science toward advancing human health. Dixon and the other 21 awardees will each receive $300,000 over four years to support their research. "Through his develo more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: Using a specially designed 3D printed vacuum system, scientists have developed a way to 'trap' dark matter with the aim of detecting domain walls, this will be a significant step forwards in unravelling some of the mysteries of the universe. Scientists from the University of Nottingham's' School of Physics and Astronomy have created a 3D printed vacuum system that they will use in a new exp more PR

CALLAGHAN, Australia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: * * * A new study has uncovered the significant role stingrays play in shaping estuaries, revealing threatened stingrays in Brisbane Water may move more than 21,000 tonnes of sand per year. * * * University of Newcastle PhD student Molly Grew, who led the study, said stingrays in NSW's Brisbane Water estuary displaced a similar mass of sand each year to that of the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt.  more PR

BRISTOL, England, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Details of an ancient cousin of modern-day mammals have been revealed by modern imaging technology. * * * Hi-tech scanning of an ancient fossil, which was captured in sandstone around 252-254 million years ago, is giving experts valuable insight into the animal's anatomy and evolution. The pig-like, tusked animal, which belonged to a species called Gordonia traquairi, lived in a time bef more PR

ARCATA, California, June 18 (TNSres) -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news: * * * Over the last year, several dozen students spent months analyzing the complex challenges facing Algeria, Ethiopia, Malta, and Guinea-Bissau, preparing how best to represent their assigned countries. * * * Their hard work culminated in March, when the team won an Outstanding Delegation Award, placing it in the top 20% of teams at the Model United Nations Conference in  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The United States is experiencing a housing shortage. At least, that is the case according to common belief -- and is even the basis for national policy, as the Biden administration has stated plans to address the housing supply shortfall. But new research from the University of Kansas finds that most of the nation's markets have ample housing in total, but nearly all lack enough units affordable to very more PR

CORAL GABLES, Florida, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami issued the following Q&A on June 17, 2024, with Blaine Fowers, professor in the School of Education and Human Development: * * * By Barbara Gutierrez A recent Pew Research Center survey shows that many Americans fail to take their allotted vacation days. A University of Miami professor shares that vacations are "vital to well-being." As the song says: "Summertime and the livin' is easy." The kids are out of school, the family more PR

GUILFORD, England, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * A new way to teach artificial intelligence (AI) to understand human line drawings - even from non-artists - has been developed by a team from the University of Surrey and Stanford University. * * * The new model approaches human levels of performance in recognising scene sketches. "Sketching is a powerful language of visual communication. It is sometimes even more expressive and flexibl more PR

MUNICH, Germany, June 19 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * From the scanner at the supermarket checkout to high-speed internet surfing through fibre optic cables: developments in quantum physics have long been part of our everyday lives and are widely used. In the new special exhibition 'Light and Matter', quantum optical phenomena are now being illuminated and made tangible at the Deutsches Museum. As part of the Cluster of Excellence Munich Centr more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: New research has highlighted the higher risk of self-harm and suicide among teenagers with ADHD and the need for better-tailored intervention strategies. Australian children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to self-harm and exhibit suicidal behaviour as teenagers, research shows. Children diagnosed with ADHD by age 10 have elevated risks of self-har more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: A vaccine developed at The University of Queensland has proven highly effective in early trials to address one of the country's top cattle pests. Dr Hannah Siddle, from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation said the cattle tick vaccine was created by the Tabor laboratory at UQ's Centre for Animal Science after more than 18 years of research. "Professor Ala Tabor led small tri more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * From rolling vineyards to stunning beaches, there's no shortage of beauty to discover in our own backyards. * * * A tourism expert from the University of South Australia is urging travellers to support local destinations and experiences close to home, instead of long-haul international trips, to lessen the impacts of tourism on the environment. Adjunct Senior Lecturer in Touri more PR

HARLINGEN, Texas, June 18 (TNSres) -- Texas State Technical College issued the following news: Texas State Technical College recently welcomed more than two dozen high school counselors and career and technical education (CTE) teachers to experience the college's technologies and hands-on labs during its second annual TECHcelerate, a weeklong technical education conference with two different sessions at TSTC's Harlingen location. Rebeca Villanueva-Hernandez, TSTC's enrollment lead in Harlingen more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: University of Chicago graduate student Keerthana Hogirala has been named a 2024 Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow, which will support her studies as an MBA/MPP dual degree candidate at the Booth School of Business and the Harris School of Public Policy. For 26 years, the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans has been celebrating the contributions of immigrants and children of immigrants to the Unit more PR

MIAMI, Florida, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Josh Baxt Caused by mutations in the CFTR gene, cystic fibrosis (CF) affects multiple organs, particularly the lungs. While the condition has been heavily studied, a number of mysteries remain, including why patients with the most common DeltaF508 mutation in the CFTR gene can have radically different outcomes. Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine a more PR

MUNICH, Germany, June 18 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * Abrupt shifts within complex systems such as the Earth's climate system are extremely hard to predict. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) have now succeeded in developing a new method to anticipate such tipping points in advance. They successfully tested the reliability of their method using one of the most sev more PR

KUOPIO, Finland, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: * * * UNITE Flagship researchers are strongly present at the IUFRO World Congress with the theme Forests & Society Towards 2050. * * * In many sessions, UNITE researchers will present the latest advances in innovative technologies, continuous cover forestry, forest systems and gamified approaches to support more sustainable and economically efficient forest management. Digital twins and driver  more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Dr. Federico Fraternale at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, has been awarded a $824,132 NASA heliophysics grant to develop new global models of the heliosphere that incorporate interstellar neutral atoms that can help reveal the properties of space beyond the farthest reaches of the Sun's influence. A research scientist with the UAH Center for S more PR

BRISTOL, England, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Community-based testing and treatment response to Glasgow's HIV outbreak among people who inject drugs (PWID) successfully brought the 2015 outbreak under control, modelling led by academics at the University of Bristol suggests. The study's findings, published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases (JID), indicate that approximately three times as many people would have been infected by 202 more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: By Deann Gayman, University Communication and Marketing Nearly 80 years after the end of World War II, efforts are still underway to retrieve those who went missing in action -- many lost in downed aircraft. For more than two decades, William Belcher, associate professor in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's School of Global Integrative Studies and previously with the U.S. Dep more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: University of Richmond accounting professor Ashley Austin has received a grant from accounting firm Pricewaterhouse Coopers to support new research on the use of AI in audits. Austin and her partners at the University of Virginia and University of Georgia will develop strategies to help auditors examine AI-generated financial reports with sufficient skepticism. "Generative AI can be used to g more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: A sense of time is fundamental to how we understand, recall, and interact with the world. Tasks ranging from holding a conversation to driving a car require us to remember and perceive how long things take--a complex but largely unconscious calculation running constantly beneath the surface of our thoughts. Now, researchers at University of Utah Health have found that, in mice, a specific more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: A University of Queensland project aims to make the teenage years safer for Australian children diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies. Associate Professor Jennifer Koplin from UQ's Child Health Research Centre said a recent study found almost half of 10-14-year-olds with a food allergy had had an allergic reaction in the previous year and 1 in 10 of them experienced anaphylaxis. "Many Au more PR

DALLAS, Texas, June 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: A statistical tool designed to analyze 11 characteristics of postmortem brains reliably diagnosed a common neurodegenerative disease known as essential tremor (ET), a study led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Columbia University shows. Their findings, 20 years in the making and published in the Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, could eventu more PR

PULLMAN, Washington, June 19 (TNSres) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: Voters who are neither wealthy nor white are more likely to live in counties with fewer resources available to make sure ballots are counted on time, a new election index revealed. Researchers developed the County Election Administration index, detailed in the Election Law Journal, to evaluate election performance by county rather than just by state. Election administration encompasses the p more PR

BELLINGHAM, Washington, June 19 (TNSres) -- Western Washington University issued the following news release: Western Washington University's Border Policy Research Institute (BPRI) today announces a new partnership with the Bellingham Regional Chamber of Commerce. They plan to create a network of chambers of commerce and related business organizations across the border between Canada and the United States. The network will be used to help share cross-border related news and issues. Among the  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 18 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: By Lisa Prevost One of the more adventurous and transformative eras in jazz happened amid the societal turbulence of the mid- to late-1960s, and Miles Davis and John Coltrane were leading the way. In his new book "Living Space: John Coltrane, Miles Davis, and Free Jazz, from Analog to Digital" (Wesleyan University Press), Michael E. Veal probes deeply into just what it was the two legendary jazz musicians w more PR