PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: In his new book, "Bob Dylan, Prophet Without God," political philosopher Jeffrey Edward Green of the School of Arts & Sciences offers a vision of Dylan as a modern-day prophet, providing an overarching account of the significance of Dylan's political, religious, and ethical ideas. Green, director of the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy, asserts  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * The progressive landslide took months to develop into a catastrophe * * * Key takeaways * Landslides triggered by intense rainfall can sometimes be predicted along with incoming storms, but dry-season landslides often take people by surprise. * The July 2023 Rolling Hills Estates landslide that destroyed 12 homes seemed to come out of nowhere, but new research shows it began a more PR

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, July 13 (TNSres) -- Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: Leiden University's report regarding undesirable and inappropriate behaviour by one of its professors also concerns the Academy. The university's report has affected us profoundly. First and foremost, our sympathies lie with those who complained about inappropriate behaviour and with others on whom this case may well have a major impact. The professor concerned, Prof. Cori more PR

EXETER, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news on July 12, 2024: Archaeologists have uncovered one of the earliest Christian buildings in the Arabian Gulf - the first physical evidence of a long-lost community. Christianity today is not something usually associated with the Gulf, but the Church of the East, sometimes referred to as the Nestorian Church, thrived there until large-scale conversion to Islam began to occur after the religion was established more PR

NORWICH, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * * Researchers created a computer model that uses AI to examine heart images from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) * Results were comparable to those worked out by doctors manually, but instead of taking 45 minutes or more, the AI model takes just a few seconds * The AI model could lead to more efficient diagnoses, better treatment decisions and improved outcomes for patients * * * Resear more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * * Sasha Ilyukhin is senior vice president of global processing services and services solutions at Tetra Pak * He has held various senior leadership roles in which he has consistently driven business growth, innovation and transformation * He will join the University's Advanced Services Group. * * * Aston University has appointed Sasha Ilyukhin as a senior industrial fellow with its Advanced Services  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has prominently referenced the research work of Aston University's Dr George Salijeni * His work aligns with the PCAOB's objectives, addressing the necessity for updated audit standards * It was included in its recent notice regarding proposed amendments to audit procedures. * * * The top US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has prominently refere more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * An Imperial researcher won a Royal Society Pairing Scheme fellowship and spent time discussing science and policy with Baroness Neville-Jones. * * * By Craig Whittall Dr Pamela Swiatlowska, a postdoctoral researcher at the National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI) at Imperial College London, recently hosted Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones through the Royal Society Pairing Scheme. This prestigious sc more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- City, University of London issued the following news: * * * Bayes insurance and risk academic urges road cycling safety improvements in wake of pro-cyclist's death * * * By Chris Mahony An academic who published research revealing professional cycling's 'safety problem' last year has urged the sport to act after the tragic death of Norwegian cyclist Andre Drege during the Tour of Austria. The 25 year old died last weekend in a high speed descent estimat more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: A team led by scientists from Baylor College of Medicine, University of Copenhagen, and Centre Nacional d'Analisi Genomica and Centre for Genomic Regulation report discovering fossils of ancient chromosomes in the remains of a woolly mammoth that died 52,000 years ago. The fossils preserve the structure of the ancient chromosomes down to the nanometer scale - billionths of a meter. The discovery is fea more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * People's preference for morning or evening activity is linked to their brain function, with 'night owls' generally performing better in tests. * * * By Samantha Rey A study investigating the effect of sleep on brain performance has found a link between an individual's preference for morning or evening activity and their brain function, suggesting that self-declared 'night owls' generally tend to ha more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * New research highlights an urgent need for more effective food policies to address rising levels of obesity in South Asia. * * * By Laura Singleton Better food labelling, healthier school meals, and taxes on unhealthy foods are needed to address the rising health impacts of 'overnutrition' in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, according to a new comparative analysis led by Imperial College  more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * In fruit flies and mice, scientists ID possible way to block muscle fatigue in long COVID, other diseases * * * Infections and neurodegenerative diseases cause inflammation in the brain. But for unknown reasons, patients with brain inflammation often develop muscle problems that seem to be independent of the central nervous system. Now, researchers at Washi more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: The University of Portsmouth is celebrating a significant achievement, securing two prestigious grants through the British Academy Challenge-Orientated Research Grant call, totalling around pound sterling400,000. This funding highlights the University's reputation for delivering high-quality, applied research that addresses global climate challenges and demonstrates the strength of interdisciplina more PR

YORK, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- York St John University issued the following news: Universities, local government and businesses working together is vital to keeping talented graduates in the region, according to a group of senior higher education, business and civic leaders. Key figures from Yorkshire universities, local councils, employers and organisations invested in graduate employment came together on Thursday 11 July to discuss the challenges facing graduate recruitment and how to c more PR

BOTHELL, Washington, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public issued the following news: As the University of Washington's Center for an Informed Public ramps up work in 2024 studying election rumors, Danielle Lee Tomson is now leading efforts as research manager. The CIP's 2024 "election rumor research" adapts innovative research methods -- integrating qualitative, quantitative, visual, and generative AI approaches in the analysis of online information more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 13 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * New research finds that alternate workstation options, such as standing and sit-stand desks, can be a win-win solution for both employees and employers * * * It might be an exaggeration to claim that "sitting is the new smoking," but significant research indicates that people who are sedentary face more health challenges than their active counterparts. Office workers who more PR

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, July 13 (TNSres) -- Radboud University issued the following news: Do you have an opinion about things at work? Radboud University is continuously looking for employees to give their opinions on various topics via the employee panel. The first survey, on internal transitions and development opportunities, has been completed. Read the results here. The survey shows that respondents highly appreciate the fact that this topic is being researched: 123 employees, 15% of wh more PR

OLD ELVET, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- Durham University issued the following news: The ongoing conflict in Ukraine remains of immense concern to us all. As a University, we are proud to enter the third year of partnership with our Ukrainian twinned university, Zaporizhzhia National University (ZNU), with continued sharing of best practice, institutional capacity-building and research collaborations. This summer will see a spotlight on innovative research, deepening academic partnerships and  more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- City, University of London issued the following news: * * * City experts from the Fathers Together study attended a private screening of the forthcoming Netflix documentary 'Daughters', which explores the impact of incarceration on parent-child relationships * * * By George Wigmore Experts from the Fathers Together study, a jointly led City, University of London and UCL initiative that is supporting young fathers in prison and their families in partnersh more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * Daily sugar intake fell by 11g - equivalent to two and a half teaspoons - in adults in the year after the introduction of the UK's 'sugar tax' in 2018, finds a new study involving a UCL researcher. * * * By the end of the first year of the sugar tax roll-out, daily sugar consumption also fell by 5g in children. The findings, published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, analyse more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * An action-packed programme of free interactive events for the whole family will showcase how UCL engineers are creating the future, in fields such as artificial intelligence, space exploration, robotics and medicine. * * * Launching on UN World Youth Skills Day, the first UCL Festival of Engineering will run from 15-20 July 2024 at sites across several London boroughs, from the main UCL campus more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, July 13 (TNSres) -- Utrecht University issued the following news on July 12, 2024: Some bacteria form colonies that display striking, reflective colours. New genetic insights into the formation of such colours allowed an interdisciplinary, international team of researchers to identify the environments and bacterial groups in which these colours are found. Doing so, the team has made a start in understanding the function of these colours in bacteria. The findings, which more PR

UPPSALA, Sweden, July 13 (TNSres) -- Uppsala University issued the following news release: As many as half of all patients admitted to hospital and other healthcare facilities are malnourished. This has serious consequences for the individual in terms of unnecessary suffering, poorer quality of life and mortality. Providing nutrients can alleviate these problems, but not enough attention is paid to this knowledge. This is the conclusion of an article by researchers from Uppsala University and t more PR

MUNICH, Germany, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news on July 12, 2024: Kinexon, a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has equipped the European Championship soccer balls with high-precision sensors. The technology helps referees make difficult decisions. Kinexon specializes in the analysis and control of moving objects - whether in sport or in production. The technology is also used to analyze and automate the processes of entire  more PR

HONG KONG, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: A cross-institutional research team led by the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has developed a novel cinnamaldehyde-based prodrug nanomedicine by utilising cinnamaldehyde, a common food additive, as an anti-inflammatory agent. The prodrug forms nanoparticles that deliver the therapeutic agents precisely to the inflamed sites, offering a solution for the treatment of infla more PR

HEIDELBERG, Germany, July 13 (TNSres) -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * Plant cold specialists like the spoonworts have adapted well to the cold climates of the Ice Ages. As cold and warm periods alternated, they developed a number of species that also resulted in a proliferation of the genome. Evolutionary biologists from the universities of Heidelberg, Nottingham, and Prague studied the influence this genome duplication has on the adaptive potential of plants. more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, July 13 (TNSres) -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * A new treatment that could potentially reverse or stop progression of traumatic brain injury will be developed at a new state-of-the-art biotechnology facility launched at La Trobe University. * * * The $8 million Bio Innovation Hub, funded by the Victorian Higher Education State Investment Fund (VHESIF), was officially opened by Victorian Government Minister Colin Brooks, representing the  more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, July 13 (TNSres) -- Westmont College issued the following news: By Scott Craig Westmont's annual Impact Conference, co-sponsored by Salesforce, explores opportunities and dangers using artificial intelligence tools in education Thursday, July 25, and Friday, July 26, in the Global Leadership Center. Tickets to the two-day event cost $100 with breakfast and lunch provided both days. To register or get more information, please visit westmont.edu/impact. "The conferenc more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * A new spinout will use AI and innovative experimental methods to improve the manufacturing of products such as drugs and fertilisers. * * * By David Silverman Pandemic-beating drugs could enter production more quickly and agrichemicals such as fertilisers could be produced with fewer toxic raw materials thanks to technology from the new company SOLVE. The spinout has been launched by Imperial and  more PR

BRISTOL, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: An international team of researchers led by the University of Bristol has shed light on Earth's earliest ecosystem, showing that within a few hundred million years of planetary formation, life on Earth was already flourishing. Everything alive today derives from a single common ancestor known affectionately as LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor). LUCA is the hypothesized commo more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * Corporate insolvencies are surging as inflation and the cost-of-living crisis continue to bite, with construction, retail and hospitality firms hardest hit - and experts don't see this trend ending anytime soon. * * * By Lisa Uhlman Corporate bankruptcy filings began ticking up in Australia and beyond in 2023, reflecting shifting macroeconomic conditions as rising global inflation promp more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A new study suggests that reducing systolic blood pressure below the clinically safe threshold of 120 mmHg over time may produce slight health-protective benefits against late-life dementia and help reduce racial and ethnic disparities in both hypertension and hypertension control. * * * By Jillian McKoy Hypertension is one of the most modifiable risk factors for dementia, b more PR

PERTH, Australia, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: An international team of researchers analysed a skin sample from a 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth and discovered fossils of ancient chromosomes. Associate Professor Parwinder Kaur, from The University of Western Australia and Director of DNA Zoo Australia, was co-author of the study published in Cells. "This discovery marks a pivotal moment in our ability to reconstruct the genomes of extinct  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Members of the MIT community, supporters, and guests commemorate the opening of the new college headquarters. * * * By Terri Park, MIT Schwarzman College of Computing The MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing recently marked a significant milestone as it celebrated the completion and inauguration of its new building on Vassar Street with a dedication ceremony.  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New CSAIL research highlights how LLMs excel in familiar scenarios but struggle in novel ones, questioning their true reasoning abilities versus reliance on memorization. * * * By Rachel Gordon, MIT CSAIL When it comes to artificial intelligence, appearances can be deceiving. The mystery surrounding the inner workings of large language models (LLMs) stems from their vast more PR

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, July 13 (TNSres) -- Khalifa University issued the following news: Researchers from Khalifa University have engineered a novel carbon fiber-reinforced elastomeric material for airplane wings, advancing morphing wing technologies in the aerospace industry. By combining carbon fiber with a specially designed elastic material, the team created a skin that can stretch up to 200% without getting thinner, offering potential improvements in efficiency, maneuverability,  more PR

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, July 13 (TNSres) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Led by Yoeri van de Burgt and Marco Fattori, TU/e researchers have solved a major problem related to neuromorphic chips. The new research is published in Science Advances. * * * Large-scale neural network models form the basis of many AI-based technologies such as neuromorphic chips, which are inspired by the human brain. Training these networks can be tedious, time-consuming,  more PR

CEREDIGION, Wales, July 13 (TNSres) -- Aberystwyth University issued the following news: Aberystwyth academics will play a key role in new efforts to improve the resilience of UK coasts. A new four year-long project led by experts from Aberystwyth and Greenwich universities will work with coastal communities in mid and north Wales, the Humber Estuary in England, Lough Foyle in Northern Ireland and the Firth of Clyde in Scotland with the aim of building their resilience. In Wales, the researc more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: A group of scientists at UCL have successfully created mechanical force sensors directly in the developing brains and spinal cords of chicken embryos, which they hope will improve understanding and prevention of birth malformations such as spina bifida. The study, published in Nature Materials and in collaboration with the University of Padua and the Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), uses more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: Nasal sprays available over-the counter could keep upper respiratory tract infections like colds, chest infections, and flu at bay, a new study has found. Research, which analysed data from nearly 14,000 adults, found overall they prevented full-blown symptoms from developing and reduced the days of illness by around 20 per cent. They also limited the number of days with severe symptoms, time of more PR

LEICESTER, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- De Montfort University issued the following news: A postgraduate researcher from De Montfort University Leicester (DMU) has won a place in the semi-finals of a national competition for PhD students. Critical heritage scholar Arunima Ghoshal will represent the university in the 2024 Three Minute Thesis contest. It challenges postgraduates from universities around the UK to explain their thesis in just three minutes to an audience of non-academics - for co more PR

CLINTON, South Carolina, July 13 (TNSres) -- Presbyterian College issued the following news: In 11th-century France, famed philosopher and logician Peter Abelard wrote that the first key to wisdom is "constant and frequent questioning ... for by doubting we are led to question, and by questioning we arrive at the truth." At Presbyterian College, the search for wisdom and truth continues in the 21st century with renewed vigor and increased emphasis, thanks to a new academic initiative introduce more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: A Newcastle University anti-racism expert has led a review for the North East Chamber of Commerce into how businesses in the region can take action to promote diversity and inclusion. Over the last two years, Professor Peter Hopkins has played a key role in the North East Chamber of Commerce's Commission on Race, Ethnicity and Discrimination in North East Business. The "Building inclusive places: more PR

LONDON, Ontario, July 13 (TNSres) -- Western University issued the following news: By Alexander Compton When he received the offer to fly across the world to build a universal COVID-19 vaccine with a researcher at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Cody Hird didn't hesitate to pack his bags. The New Zealander is now part of the research team headed by Miguel E. Quinones-Mateu, PhD, Western Research Chair in Viral Pathogenesis. Hird, now a PhD student in the department of pathology and  more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 13 (TNSres) -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: A multidisciplinary team of researchers from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, University of Mons, VIB-VUB Center for Structural Biology and KU Leuven has deciphered one of the most fascinating but least understood chemical defence adaptations in the Animal Kingdom: glue. In a newly published article in Nature Communications, they report on how changes in the structure and expression of two p more PR

BUFFALO, New York, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Scientists find that biomolecular condensates' aging are determined by their amino acid sequence * * * Droplets of proteins, tied to an increasing number of cellular processes and human diseases, are known for their liquid-like ability to flow, exchange material and dissolve as needed. Yet these droplets, known as biomolecular condensates, are something a more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 13 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Access is linked to lower odds of coronary artery calcification in middle age, especially for Black individuals and those living in economically deprived neighborhoods * * * Being near and having more exposure to urban green space and blue (water) space is linked to lower odds of having coronary artery calcification in middle age, which is an early marker of c more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * From championing diverse perspectives to empowering young voices: staff and students recognised in the President's Awards for Excellence. * * * By Ellie Cawthera The Societal Engagement Awards recognise staff and students across Imperial who have gone above and beyond to engage with wider audiences. This year's winners have delivered outstanding schools outreach programmes that inspire the next gen more PR

MACAU, China, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Macau issued the following news release: The book Exploring Computational Pharmaceutics - AI and Modeling in Pharma 4.0, edited by Ouyang Defang, associate professor at the Institute of Chinese Medical Sciences, the State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, and the Department of Public Health and Medicinal Administration of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Macau (UM), has been published by John Wiley & So more PR

PERTH, Australia, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: By Carrie Cox 'New' discoveries of ancient rock art in WA's north-west continue to be made by a UWA-led team of researchers working with local communities to unlock the deep-time secrets of water sourcing in the desert. 'From the Desert to the Sea: Managing Rock Art, Country and Culture' is a five-year collaborative research investigation into how the mythological narratives and rock art enabl more PR

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * Daiga Kamerade, Professor in Work and Wellbeing at the University of Salford, has led an independent report into South Cambridgeshire District Council's performance during its four-day week trial. * * * Of 24 key performance indicators monitored by the Council, analysis by the Universities of Salford and Cambridge found 22 improved or remained the same. Professor Daiga Kamerade said:  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Colin Twomey of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative applied a large language model to create a color-coded, interactive map of publications from current SAS faculty. * * * When Colin Twomey became interim executive director of the Data Driven Discovery Initiative (DDDI) last summer, he says, his background in behavioral ecology meant that he had a good  more PR

NANAIMO, British Columbia, July 13 (TNSres) -- Vancouver Island University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Lindsay McCunn explains Did you know our physical environments can have a big impact on our health and well-being? Environmental psychologist Dr. Lindsay McCunn, a Vancouver Island University (VIU) Psychology Professor, studies how and why our environments impact individuals and what we can do to improve our relationship with the world around us. She recently shared her knowledge in more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * Academics say the research could help to inform future work on designing wellbeing interventions for special populations * * * Board gaming is a growing industry, and anecdotally popular among people who display autistic traits. Now new research has highlighted the science supporting the anecdote - and, for the first time, the important reasons behind the link. Led by researchers at the Univ more PR

LONDON, England, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Institute of Classical Studies, a member of the University of London's School of Advanced Study, issued the following news: Xavier Buxton, a current ICS Early Career Research Associate, has recently accepted a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Cyprus. He will move to Nicosia from London in September. We offer him congratulations on his fellowship. In Cyprus, Xavier will join the GROUPMINDS project, funded by the European Research Council. Bui more PR