SAN DIEGO, California, July 3 (TNSres) -- San Diego State University issued the following news: By Susanne Clara Bard The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)'s ExpandAI program last week awarded San Diego State University a $2.8 million, four-year grant to enhance the existing artificial intelligence infrastructure, education and research capacity and prepare students for careers in AI. The project, "PARTNER: Expanding AI Capacity in San Diego: A Strategic Collaboration between San Diego S more PR

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, July 3 (TNSres) -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: By Emily Thurlow Mount Holyoke College Assistant Professor Adam Hilton shared his opinion on the outcome of the first presidential debate and what it might mean for the November election with local news outlets. The first American presidential debate has garnered strong reactions with some referring to the rematch between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump as a "spectacle." In  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 3 (TNSres) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * Study in mice focuses on 'wet' form of the eye disease * * * A new study in mice hints at the promise of an eventual alternative treatment option for the "wet" version of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Researchers determined in mice that an enzyme related to cell growth and division is a culprit in the blood vessel invasion in the back of the eye that causes blurred central vision in wet AMD.  more PR

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: A University of Tennessee at Chattanooga rising junior is making beneficial change in Dallas neighborhoods. Erin Yenawine, a double major in political science and economics and Brock Scholar in the UTC Honors College, is participating in an eight-week Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program called "Data Science for the Social Good" at Southern Methodist University more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Cambridge and collaborating institutions have discovered that alterations in the human gene TRPC5 cause obesity and postpartum depression. Taken together, their studies in cells, animal models and humans showed that TRPC5 acts on distinct neuronal populations in the hypothalamus, a brain region that regulates multiple innate behaviors includi more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, July 3 (TNSres) -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: By Jackie Torok North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University alumna Nasya Blackwell '20 has been chosen as one of 45 recipients of the 2024 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship. Blackwell is North Carolina A&T's second Rangel Fellow and first since Migael Penix '07 was selected in 2009. "My experiences living across three co more PR

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: Grove City College Professor of Biology Dr. Tracy Farone's observations about "one of God's great gifts" are collected in a new book that focuses on her work outside the classroom. "Honey Bee Vet: The Adventures of a Veterinarian Seeking to Doctor One of the World's Most Important Animals" details her journey as an animal doctor diving into a new field of study- the honey bee. A clinical vet more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * Plan details research priorities for developing diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines * * * The Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota released the 2024 Update of a Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap for Lassa Fever to prioritize medical countermeasures--specifically, diagnostics, therapeutics and vaccines--against Lassa fever more PR

WATERVILLE, Maine, July 2 (TNSres) -- Colby College issued the following news: By Bob Keyes During his senior year at Colby, T.J. Winick '94 landed a Jan Plan internship that changed the direction of his life. He went to New York to work alongside multiple Emmy Award-winning producer Curt Gowdy Jr. '75 on ABC's Wide World of Sports, the weekly sports anthology TV show. Winick advanced from writing sports columns for the Echo to working on a national network sports show helmed by a Colby alumn more PR

NEW YORK, July 3 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: New research by CUNY SPH alumni highlights the role of the parent-caseworker relationship in child maltreatment investigations and decision-making. In the study, published last month in the Journal of Public Child Welfare, doctoral grads Erika Tullberg and Wendy Vaughon emphasize the importance of caseworkers building positive relationships with p more PR

NEW YORK, July 2 (TNSres) -- New York University issued the following news release: * * * New report by the Halving Global Violence Task Force at NYU's Center on International Cooperation, co-chaired by Swiss Cooperation Director Danzi, shows how to reduce violence worldwide * * * Strategies to half global violence, which cost the worldwide economy more than $2 trillion in 2022, are outlined in "Beyond the Battlefields: Practical Strategies to Halving Global Violence in Our Homes, Streets, a more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, June 28 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * UCR professor & co-authors call for addressing the ill consequences of stigmatization * * * With Donald Trump and other right-wing politicians increasingly using dehumanizing rhetoric to stigmatize immigrants coming to our nation's borders, doctors and other health officials should prepare for the resulting health consequences. Such is the message of a "Viewpoint" articl more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: A senior researcher with the Center for Applied Earth Science and Engineering Research (CAESER) at the University of Memphis recently received a $3.4 million grant from the U.S. Army Research Office to continue developing a network of drones with different sensors affixed to each to enhance imaging and reporting capabilities. A professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Herff Colle more PR

NEW YORK, July 2 (TNSres) -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: Most pandemics can be measured in just a few years. But tuberculosis has left its mark on humanity for thousands. We've found its DNA fragments in a mother and daughter buried together more than 9000 years ago in the eastern Mediterranean, and have seen the skeletal deformities it caused in people who died during the Bronze Age in Egypt and Sweden. Every era since has had its own name for this scourge: schachepheth,  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: A study published today by a University of Oklahoma researcher shows that financial incentives can make a big difference in helping smokers quit. The study found that when people with low socioeconomic status are offered small financial incentives to stop smoking (in addition to receiving counseling and pharmacotherapy, primarily nicotine replacement therapy), they achieve higher quit rates more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, July 3 (TNSres) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: * * * Born out of the political violence before, during, and after the 2020 presidential election, the Bridging Divides Initiative, hosted by Princeton SPIA's Empirical Studies of Conflict program, set out to share knowledge, methods, and tools to better track and mitigate political violence across the country. Now, in the leadup to the 2024 election, Bridging  more PR

ALPINE, Texas, July 3 (TNSres) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: Dr. Steven G. Platt, a former professor of Biology at Sul Ross State University, published an extensive study of a rare turtle in Myanmar in May. The Burmese Roofed Turtle (Batagur trivittata) was once widespread and abundant in Myanmar. By the late 1990s the species was considered extinct until it was "rediscovered" during the early 2000s. The investigation relied heavily on the traditional ecological knowl more PR

CLAREMONT, California, July 3 (TNSres) -- Pomona College issued the following news: "When you talk stoves, people listen," says Yannai Kashtan '20. While not the most exciting topic for a Ph.D. research project, years of studying the ubiquitous household appliance at Stanford University revealed to Kashtan and others that gas stoves may be contributing to premature deaths and cases of childhood asthma. A study co-authored with peers at Stanford and Oakland-based research institute PSE Healthy more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * Method Creates Better Understanding, Monitoring of Sleep Patterns * * * Why it matters: * A University of Houston engineer is redesigning sleep studies, no more wires all over your body. * This new procedure requires only two wires, unlike the traditional method. * It can be performed at home, so you don't need to spend the night in a sleep study lab. * * * By Laurie Fickman University of Hous more PR

HAMPTON, Virginia, July 3 (TNSres) -- Hampton University issued the following news dated June 28, 2024: Hampton University proudly hosted the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) conference, bringing together officials from leading universities and small business owners. The conference focused on ARPA-H's mission to accelerate better health outcomes for everyone through innovative research and development. The conference provided an invaluable platform for attendees to learn m more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 2 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU researchers say findings present an opportunity for early intervention, improved patient care before, after giving birth * * * By Nicole Rideout Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Center for Mental Health Innovation have identified why increased adiposity, or the amount of fat in the body, during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk for mental health disord more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is now home to a neutron monitor, a sophisticated device that provides a crucial service by enabling correct real-time soil moisture and hydrology readings in Nebraska and nationwide. The monitor is only the third such device in the United States, and the only one located outside the East Coast. The soil moisture corrections the device enables ar more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Findings come from a new research study coauthored by UCR's Brandon Andrew Robinson * * * A new study centers its research on LGBTQ+ Latinx youth and their positive relationship with grandparents. The study, "Latinx LGBTQ+ Youth and Grandparents: Intergenerational Solidarity, Precarious Familismo, and Cisnormativity" shines light on the crucial intergenerational support L more PR

ORONO, Maine, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: Maine's first research satellite will launch into the stratosphere early Tuesday morning. During its six-month to two-year orbit, MESAT1 will use its astronomical view to gather climate data about Earth for experiments designed and led by middle and high school students. MESAT1 is outfitted with four multispectral cameras that take pictures with scientific data about water and energy. The images are th more PR

EASTON, Pennsylvania, July 3 (TNSres) -- Lafayette College issued the following news: By Stella Katsipoutis-Varkanis Ryan Rosario, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, was recently awarded his first National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for his research on the mechanics of ligament and tendon failure. In addition to providing funding for laboratory equipment and supplies, the two-year, $200,000 award also will provide support for student-researchers to work alongside Rosario on the more PR

NEW YORK, July 3 (TNSres) -- Barnard College issued the following news: On June 11, 2024, Melissa Wright, Executive Director of the Center for Engaged Pedagogy, published new research in Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education titled, "The Hard Work of Happy Accidents: The Origins and Future of Pedagogical Partnership at Barnard College (https://repository.brynmawr.edu/tlthe/vol1/iss43/4/)." The piece, featured alongside other research articles on this topic across different universi more PR

WEST PLAINS, Missouri, July 3 (TNSres) -- Missouri State University's West Plains Campus issued the following news release: * * * Students enrolled in hands-on courses in science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM). * * * Fifty-two students participated in the week-long Summer Scholars Academy June 24-28 at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP). Participants from Alton, Koshkonong, Mtn. View, Thayer, West Plains, Willow Springs and Mammoth Spring, Ark., attended the even more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: For the fifth consecutive year, the average all-land value of agricultural land in Nebraska increased, reaching $4,015 per acre in the 12-month period ending Feb. 1, according to the final report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's 2023-24 Farm Real Estate Market Survey. This marks a 5% increase over the prior year and is the highest non-inflation-adjusted statewide land val more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: * * * Economic growth expected through end of year * * * Nebraska's leading economic indicator increased in May, according to the most recent report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The indicator, designed to predict economic activity six months into the future, rose 0.26%. "The monthly report suggests that the Nebraska economy will grow in the second half of the year," more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 3 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: Neena Shell '26 has been awarded a scholarship to study tribal public policy from the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation. The prestigious Udall Undergraduate Scholarship Program identifies future leaders in environmental, tribal public policy, and health care fields. Shell, a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow majoring in Native American and Indigenous studies and women's, gender, and sexuality  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Surface mapping technology such as GPS, radar and laser scanning have long been used to measure features on the Earth's surface. Now, a new computational technique developed at The University of Texas at Austin is allowing scientists to use those technologies to look inside the planet. The new technique, described by researchers as "deformation imaging," provides results comparable to seismic imaging b more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 3 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Thirteen Dartmouth students and alumni win the STEM fellowships. * * * The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program has awarded 13 Dartmouth students and alumni with fellowships for 2024, and another 14 have received honorable mentions. According to the NSF program, its mission is to "help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforc more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * The findings could unlock the most accurate clock ever and allow advances like deep space navigation, communication * * * Key takeaways * Raising the energy state of an atom's nucleus using a laser, or exciting it, would enable development of the most accurate atomic clocks ever to exist. This has been hard to do because electrons, which surround the nucleus, react easily with l more PR

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, July 2 (TNSres) -- New York University's Abu Dhabi campus issued the following news release: * * * Some fish species in the Arabian Gulf's coral reefs are more resilient to climate change than previously thought, challenging key assumptions of the "shrinking fishes phenomenon" * * * A team of researchers have identified unexpected ways coral reef fish living in the warmest waters on earth, in the Arabian Gulf, have adapted to survive extreme temperatures. L more PR

NEW YORK, July 3 (TNSres) -- Columbia University's Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: Columbia Journalism School congratulates Olga Loginova, '19 M.A. Science, who has been awarded a fellowship in the Joan Konner Program in the Journalism of Ideas. This fellowship supports reporting in areas that depart from traditional journalism beats, focusing on ideas and beliefs. The program honors the late Joan Konner, dean emerita of the school and producer of groundbreaking broadcast more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Babies born during the COVID-19 pandemic in India were more likely to have a lower birth weight (LBW) than those who were born before the pandemic. Newborns with LBW are at a higher risk of physical and cognitive deficits and behavioral abnormalities later in life. The new research from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the University of Notre Dame shows that the prevalence of LBW was more PR

MIAMI, Florida, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Lisette Hilton A Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center surgeon was the first in the U.S. to use the 445-nm blue laser for early glottic cancer, the most common type of laryngeal cancer. One-year follow-up of 49 patients diagnosed with this cancer of the vocal cords and treated with the blue laser by David Rosow, M.D., an associate professor of otolaryngology and director of the more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science issued the following news release: The Nitrogen Summer Institute, hosted by the Global Nitrogen Innovation Center for Clean Energy and the Environment (NICCEE), concluded successfully on June 14, 2024, at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences' (UMCES) Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology (IMET) in Baltimore, Maryland. The three-day event brought together leading more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 2 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Researchers have developed a lightweight fluidic engine to power muscle-mimicking soft robots for use in assistive devices. What sets the new engine apart is its ability to generate significant force without being tethered to an external power source. "Soft robots that are powered by fluid engines - such as hydraulic or pneumatic action - can be used to mimic the behavior of muscle in more PR

NEW YORK, July 3 (TNSres) -- Barnard College issued the following news: On November 1, 2023, Ignacio G. Galan, assistant professor of architecture, published a new article in the quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal Modernism/modernity, titled "Furnishing Italian Colonialism: 'Nomad' Interiors and the Habitations of the Empire." In his article, Galan explores how the design and circulation of furniture and decorative arts between Italy and its Libyan and East African colonies enacted the c more PR

NEW YORK, July 3 (TNSres) -- Barnard College issued the following news: On April 23, 2024, Michael Wheaton, assistant professor of psychology, was interviewed for a new article in Medscape, titled "Avoidance Predicts Worse Long-term Outcomes from Intensive OCD Treatment." In the piece, Wheaton discusses his recent research, as lead investigator on findings published in the Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders in April 2024. Wheaton argues that in a clinical setting, it is imp more PR

NEW YORK, July 3 (TNSres) -- Barnard College issued the following news: In June 2024, it was announced that William Sharpe, professor of English, was awarded a Fermor Fellowship. The prestigious residency fellowship will begin in the fall at the Leigh Fermor House. During this fellowship, Sharpe will work on his newest project, Forging Ahead: Walking, Writing and the Making of Memories. Sharpe's research focuses on Victorian and Modern literature, which he showcases in his most recently publi more PR

DECATUR, Georgia, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Columbia Theological Seminary issued the following news: Two Columbia Theological Seminary professors have been invited to participate in an important peace and justice conference in East Africa this month. Dr. Tim Hartman and Dr. Ralph Watkins will be attending the Listening and Leading: The Art and Science of Peace, Resilience, and Transformational Justice Conference in the Republic of Rwanda July 25-28. Organized by the Aegis Trust, the conference  more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, July 3 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Testing validates the alloys' high strength and plastic deformability * * * Purdue University material engineers have created a patent-pending process to develop ultrahigh-strength aluminum alloys that are suitable for additive manufacturing because of their plastic deformability. Haiyan Wang and Xinghang Zhang lead a team that has introduced transition metals cobalt, iron, nickel and tit more PR

LAREDO, Texas, July 3 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: In ceremonies Monday, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced $799,853 in federal grant funding for Texas A&M International University (TAMIU). The funding consists of three separate awards for the establishment of a center for physics-based A.I. application training, enhancement of statistics curricula for A.I. develop more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, July 2 (TNSres) -- Lycoming College issued the following news: With several family members running a company, business was in her blood. Coupled with an early push toward business from a middle school teacher, it seemed nearly inevitable that Kennedy Marsh '25 would go on to study business administration in college. "I knew from an early age that I wanted to study business. Working part-time in my family's establishment instilled a love of business in me. Additional more PR

NEW YORK, July 3 (TNSres) -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: Every living cell transcribes DNA into RNA. This process begins when an enzyme called RNA polymerase (RNAP) clamps onto DNA. Within a few hundred milliseconds, the DNA double helix unwinds to form a node known as the transcription bubble, so that one exposed DNA strand can be copied into a complementary RNA strand. How RNAP accomplishes this feat is largely unknown. A snapshot of RNAP in the act of opening that bubb more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * UCSF study finds that switching off a protein in white fat cells could open the door to developing a new class of weight-loss drugs. * * * Researchers at UC San Francisco have figured out how to turn ordinary white fat cells, which store calories, into beige fat cells that burn calories to maintain body temperature. The discovery in mice could open the doo more PR

WASHINGTON, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of the District of Columbia issued the following news release: The UDC School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) is serving up a slate of summer programs built to give students--from high school through college--impactful, job-ready training in STEM fields. Among the professional growth opportunities is an eight-week biomedical engineering research program that focuses on aging-related issues, staffed by UDC faculty and graduate student men more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following research brief: * * * FINDINGS Selecting specific cells to be used in an investigational therapy led to improved recovery of heart function in a new study employing a lab model for myocardial infarction, the medical term for heart attacks. A team led by researchers at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA and Columbia University developed a sorting method and grouped stem cells based on how m more PR

HAMMOND, Louisiana, July 3 (TNSres) -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news release: Southeastern Louisiana University Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice Joshua McDermott has been selected to receive a Fulbright U.S. Scholar fellowship. He will conduct research and teach in the Sociology Department at Njala University in Bo, Sierra Leone, the country's third largest city and largest city in the South of the country. According to Fulbright Director of A more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 3 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Johns Hopkins Medicine research finds booster doses of bivalent vaccines given every three to six months helps maintain a person's ability to neutralize multiple SARS-CoV-2 strains, including XBB.1.5 * * * People who have received solid organ transplants and take immunosuppressant medications to prevent rejection are among those most susceptible to the damaging effects of COVID-19, inclu more PR

MONTCLAIR, New Jersey, July 3 (TNSres) -- Montclair State University issued the following news release: * * * A new report by Educational Foundations Professor Zoe Burkholder examines the trajectory of Black teachers in the North before and after 1954. * * * In the two decades following the landmark 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision, some 38,000 Southern Black teachers lost their jobs--a phenomenon that some scholars have argued was not an "unintended consequence" of desegregation, b more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 3 (TNSres) -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams This was a record-setting year for student achievement at Mercer University, with 48 students receiving 55 nationally and internationally competitive merit scholarships and fellowships. At Mercer, everyone majors in changing the world, so it should come as no surprise that students are encouraged to apply for such merit scholarship programs. Dozens of students earn awards each yea more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 3 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: Good news for all the treadmill runners who suffer from stubborn and painful shin splints: A little outdoor gait training may help, new research suggests. A randomized controlled trial found that four weeks of gait training outdoors, in addition to home exercises often prescribed for shin splints, led to improved running biomechanics even when the runners were using a treadmill. These more PR

NEW YORK, July 3 (TNSres) -- Barnard College issued the following news: The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program has offered over 400,000 faculty members, artists, and professionals the opportunity to conduct research abroad as part of a larger effort to synergize dialogue and research within a global context. Barnard has been named a "Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students" by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs for seven consecutive years -- and more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Whitley Small Susan Polk Van Dusen, a UA Little Rock alumna and adjunct professor, has published her first children's book, "What's So Special About a Tree?" The rhyming book is written for children ages 4-8 and features original artwork by her father, the late John Polk. "My dad was a very talented artist who left behind hundreds of paintings when he passed away four years ago," Van Dusen said more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, July 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: The sun barely peeks over the horizon as a suitcase-like transport box exits Steward Observatory, home to the University of Arizona Department of Astronomy. Inside, held snugly in place by foam, is precious cargo: CatSat, the university's first satellite built entirely by students. After loading it into the back of the car, Shae Henley and Walter Rahmer, both engineering students at UArizona, stre more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Gatherings will help shape a national conference at UCLA in December Key takeaways * A UCLA-led project to foster connections among cultural, creative and technology sectors will facilitate a nationwide workshop series to gather ideas that connect research and innovation in the technology and creative sectors. * The workshops, supported by an award from the National Science Foun more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: Their droning chorus - is that a fleet of flying saucers? - seemed inescapable. When the cicadas of Brood XIX emerged across Alabama and elsewhere in spring 2024, they made a large impression on the regular above-ground inhabitants. For birds, they became an unexpected smorgasbord. For people who normally don't study insects, they raised questions: Are they dangerous? Can we eat them? For entomologis more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * Sustainability and Resilience Expert Joins Mission to Drive the Global Energy Transition * * * By Rashda Khan University of Houston - The Energy University - has named Debalina Sengupta as the chief operating officer of its Energy Transition Institute. Sengupta is a chemical engineer with over 18 years of experience working on sustainability and resilience issues. She starts Monday, July 1. Since  more PR

CORAL GABLES, Florida, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami issued the following news: By Janette Neuwahl Tannen Years ago, Steven Safren was looking for a way to help people living with HIV shoulder the emotional impacts of a diagnosis, while also working with them to take new medications that could help them survive and curb the spread of the disease. He came up with a series of behavioral interventions that addressed both areas, helping to improve the future for many of these individ more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh School of Education issued the following news: Chelsea Jimenez, a PhD in Urban Education student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education, received a 2024 Student Scholar Award from the School of Law's Center for Civil Rights and Racial Justice (CCRRJ). Jimenez is one of seven award recipients who were selected for their work in advancing civil rights and racial justice through academic, research, legal, or pr more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA researcher lauds Netflix hit series 'Baby Reindeer' for portrayal of violence against men * * * In the hit Netflix series Baby Reindeer, an act of kindness by the main character toward a vulnerable woman leads to an obsession that impacts both their lives. Based on a true story, the show follows Donny, a bartender and comedian, who is stalked by Martha, the woman he sho more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California issued the following news release: The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new drug designed to slow the progression of early symptomatic Alzheimer's disease. The drug, donanemab, was shown in studies to modestly slow cognitive decline in initial stages of the disease but it also carries safety risks. USC experts can speak about the potential impact of amyloid-clearing medications. Contact: Leig more PR

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release: The Southern Indiana Review (SIR), University of Southern Indiana's nationally recognized literary journal published by the USI College of Liberal Arts and English Department, has released its Spring 2024 issue. The front and back covers feature a digital painting and oil painting on canvas, respectively, by Paris Fithian '23. This marks the first time a USI alum has been featured and more PR

GALVESTON, Texas, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: Eleven University of Texas Medical Branch students were accepted to the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Houston Galveston for the 2024-2025 academic year. Located within the UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, the program aims to help students develop leadership skills and professional knowledge through work that supports the health needs of underserved communities. The newly name more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 3 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Findings alter previous scientific views, and may be relevant to skin cancer development * * * In a recent study, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine suggest the cell's messenger RNA (mRNA) -- the major translator and regulator of genetic material -- along with a critical protein called ZAK, spur the cell's initial response to UV radiation damage and play a critical role in whether the c more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Grant fuels chemistry professor's research on effective medication production * * * With a $300,000 grant, the Welch Foundation is supporting University of Texas at Arlington research into creating new materials to safely and effectively deliver medications to treat diseases such as cancer. Since its founding in 1954, the Houston-based Welch Foundation has contributed over  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * A USC ISI researcher and his collaborators propose separating the AI makers from the AI testers to create more robust systems. * * * By Julia Cohen The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, especially with the development of large language models like ChatGPT, raises an intriguing question: can AI handle genuinely unexpected situations? F more PR

NEW YORK, July 2 (TNSres) -- Marymount Manhattan College issued the following news: Professor of Writing, Literature, and Language and Communication and Media Arts Tahneer Oksman, Ph.D., has published her third book review of 2024 on NPR! Reviewing Jonathan Todd's debut graphic novel (https://www.npr.org/2024/06/29/nx-s1-5022937/jonathan-todd-timid-graphic-novel), Timid, Oksman writes: Organized into 14 chapters illustrated in deliciously bright colors, Timid's offbeat, cartoony drawing style more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 2 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: By Mallory Locklear Any parent of young children can tell you kids are more susceptible to common colds than adults. But a new study suggests that susceptibility to a variety of respiratory infections may be part of what protected children from severe COVID-19. In a new study, Yale researchers found that the presence and preponderance of respiratory viruses and bacteria in children's noses was associated wit more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 3 (TNSres) -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Vascular surgeon to advance innovative patient care, research * * * Mohamed A. Zayed, MD, PhD, a vascular surgeon known for his pioneering research in vascular diseases, has been appointed director of the newly established Division of Surgical Sciences in the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He will assume his n more PR