STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 27 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Could improved screening methods for detecting newborn heart defects save more lives? That's what Mississippi State's Amirtaha Taebi is using a $3 million National Science Foundation award--and personal motivation--to find out. Taebi, an assistant professor in MSU's Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, is the recipient of a National Science Foundation CAREER Award for his work more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, July 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: * * * After 20 landslides in 70 years, Riverside Avenue is again teetering on the edge of a potential disaster, UVM researchers say * * * At least 20 times in the past 70 years, part of the hill by Burlington's Riverside Avenue has tumbled into the Winooski River, according to new UVM research. With structures atop the unstable slope, it's just a matter of time before the next landslide, with the po more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * New research highlights a therapeutic target that could make thinking easier for patients with a variety of neurologic disorders * * * By Erin Prater An experimental cancer drug could make thinking easier for individuals with Rett syndrome, a rare disorder linked to autism, according to new research from the University of California San Diego -- a discovery that could lea more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Mishra Lab pinpoints PDK4 enzyme that starves cells with mitochondrial damage * * * Liver cells have a vital metabolic inflexibility during regeneration to starve dysfunctional cells and keep damage from spreading, according to new research from Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI) published in Science. CRI Associate Professor Prash more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 27 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: While human activity has had a massive effect on the natural world, a new study from North Carolina State University finds that climate is still the most influential factor in determining where mammals can thrive. The work sheds light on how climate change will affect wildlife populations. Roland Kays, lead author of a paper on the work, said the study's goal was to compare the impor more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, July 27 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Prakash Adhikari will teach and conduct research on forced migration and global security in Malawi, Africa * * * By Sarah Buckley Central Michigan University Political Science Professor Prakash Adhikari has received the 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award to teach and conduct research on forced migration and global security at the University of Malawi in Malawi, Africa. In  more PR

LA PLATA, Maryland, July 26 (TNSres) -- The College of Southern Maryland issued the following news: * * * "The fact that their lineage is so ancient, and their biology differs so dramatically from humans makes them seem almost alien." * * * It's a cycle that has existed each spring for millions of years: as dusk falls along the Delaware Bay, thousands of horseshoe crabs come ashore to lay their eggs, which then become food for migrating birds. Scientists are still working to fully understand more PR

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, July 27 (TNSres) -- Antioch University issued the following news: Camaron Miyamoto, a 2024 graduate of the EdD in Educational and Professional Practice, published his dissertation titled Daring to Lead with Humility: Merging Connective Leadership Theory and Critical Race Theory for Social Justice Advocacy in Higher Education (https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/r/etd/search/10?p10_accession_num=antioch1716501508502096&clear=10&session=6016397719648). Through research more PR

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, July 27 (TNSres) -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: * * * "Writing is central to who I am as a scholar and teacher." * * * By LW Warfel When you hear the word prolific, Dr. Steve Case of ONU's Department of Chemistry and Geosciences is sure to come to mind. A scholar and an imaginer, he has a dual devotion to writing and research. Short story publication His most recent publication is his science fiction short story, "Sisters of the Flare (http more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Russ Nelson In a new study published in the The Astrophysical Journal, a researcher from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, explores critical aspects of a phenomenon called kinetic Alfven waves (KAWs) to provide fresh insights into an age-old heliophysics mystery. Syed Ayaz, a graduate research assistant at the UAH Center for Space Plasma and  more PR

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, July 27 (TNSres) -- Flagler College issued the following news: Flagler College has received a $30,000 grant from Siemens' Empower+ to support two vital initiatives within the College community. The grant includes $25,000 for Flagler College Professor Matt Brown's San Sebastian River Water Quality Research Project. Additionally, Siemens gave $5,000 as the lead/title sponsor of Science Week, underscoring Siemens' commitment to fostering scientifi c education and innovatio more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 26 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: From some 8,000 miles away, Mississippi State scientist Manuel Ruiz-Aravena in the university's Forest and Wildlife Research Center is studying flying foxes, or fruit bats, in Australia to determine the likely causes of viral spillover from animal to human. The assistant professor in wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture watches thousands of signatures streak across his computer screen as a cauld more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, July 27 (TNSres) -- Auburn University issued the following campus notice: By Joe McAdory Levi Petix, a graduate student in chemical engineering, received a one-year Molecular Sciences and Software Institute (MoISSI) software fellowship for his proposal, "Development of a Python Package for Transparent, Reproducible Simulation-based Optimization of Molecular Materials." As one of eight students chosen nationally, Petix spent July 21-26 at MoISSI's Blacksburg, Virginia, headqua more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, July 26 (TNSres) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Brian Vernellis A grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) will help a Grand Valley researcher and his work in implementing artificial intelligence to construct and train models of virtual cells in the hope of better understanding rare diseases. Zachary DeBruine, assistant professor of computing, was one of 17 awards in the third cycle of CZI's Data Insights grants. The Data Insights g more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 27 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * New study evaluates racial disparities in prior authorization outcomes by a major national insurer * * * By Ann Kellett Prior authorization--the process by which a health insurance company denies or approves coverage for a health care service before the service is performed--became standard practice beginning with Medicare and Medicaid legislation in the 1960s. Although more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, July 27 (TNSres) -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 26, 2024)-- Twenty-one Hendrix undergraduate students and four faculty attended the 11th Annual Arkansas Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on July 24, 2024. Five Hendrix students (Allie Farrar '26, John Schaller '25, Neil Dogra '27, Demah Yousef '26, and Sofia Syed '27) were selected to give oral presentations and the oth more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, July 27 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: Three recent papers authored by Ted Schuur, Regents' professor of biological sciences at Northern Arizona University, and other researchers around the world, organized through the Permafrost Carbon Network, investigate the biological processes taking place in the warming Arctic tundra and provide insight into what we can expect from that region as the climate continues to change. The world's most no more PR

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, July 26 (TNSres) -- High Point University issued the following news release: High Point University's campus is busy with approximately 75 students and 40 faculty collaborating on innovative summer research on a variety of topics through three unique programs. For example, the Congdon School of Health Sciences alone is working on research projects funded at nearly $4 million. Students from every academic school are participating in these programs, which they applied  more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, July 26 (TNSres) -- McMaster University issued the following news: By Jay Robb Wanderlust brought Brooklyn Ambis to McMaster and served up a plate of fermented shark far from home. Ambis was in high school researching universities when she found out about EXPLORE 3IS3 at Mac. It's a third-year interdisciplinary science field camp that turns Iceland into a living lab. While she'd travelled far and wide, the land of fire and ice was on her bucket list. Ambis accepted her o more PR

AMES, Iowa, July 26 (TNSres) -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: Strategically planting perennial grass throughout corn and soybean fields helps address the unintended environmental consequences of growing the dominant row crops, including soil erosion, fertilizer runoff and greenhouse gas emissions. But converting portions of farmland back to prairie has to make financial sense for farmers, which is why a research team led by Iowa State University landscape ecologist L more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, July 26 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: Upstate researcher Juntao Luo, PhD, continues to attract funding--securing a more than $2 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)--in his effort to find an effective treatment for severe sepsis, which has a mortality rate of 30 to 40 percent. This new funding will support Luo's efforts at turning his nanotechnology into a bi more PR

ASHLAND, Ohio, July 27 (TNSres) -- Ashland University issued the following news: Ashland University graduate Allison Lawrentz Barnhart started writing her book in the past tense, but quickly changed that. "I thought, 'This is going to be boring - this happened and that happened, and I don't want to do that,'" said Lawrentz Barnhart, describing how "The Record Keeper: The Unfolding of a Family Secret in the Age of Genetic Genealogy" began. "It's so much of a deeper story than that." So, she sw more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 27 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release on July 26, 2024: Tim Slack, LSU professor of sociology, has co-authored a new book titled "Rural and Small-Town America: Context, Composition, and Complexities" (University of California Press, 2024). The book paints a social scientific portrait of rural America and confronts common misunderstandings about rural people and places. A central premise is that despite romanticized notions of r more PR

GALVESTON, Texas, July 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: A new collaborative study by researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch and the University of Texas, Austin has revealed significant positive findings on the cognitive benefits of dual-language use among older Mexican Americans. The study demonstrates that Mexican American adults aged 65 and older who use both English and Spanish more equally exhibit better cognitive funct more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, July 26 (TNSres) -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: By Greg Edwards Dr. Zhi Liang from Missouri S&T is researching something so small that it can't be seen by the naked eye, but its implications could be so large that the Air Force Office of Scientific Research recently awarded him a three-year, $600,000 grant. Liang's research team is studying microdroplets of fuel that range from a few micrometers to 50 micrometers in size. To put t more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, July 27 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * UC Riverside astrophysicists measured distribution of matter in the universe using neutral hydrogen * * * A University of California, Riverside, study has expanded our knowledge of the structure of the universe and supports the existence of a new physical effect, such as a particle that has never been observed before. The astrophysicists used the "Lyman-Alpha Forest," a  more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, July 27 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Allison Arteaga Soergel UC Santa Cruz will receive more than $2 million in funding to support education and training programs for undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals as part of a larger $71.1 million federal grant to the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation and a host of local partners. The funding comes from the NOAA Climate Resilience Regional  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * The University of Birmingham has received pound sterling5M funding to further understanding of a region spanning Eastern Europe, Caucasus, and Central, East & Pacific Asia. * * * The initiative will bring together a network of leading expertise and centres of excellence from across the UK and overseas to address gaps and needs in research during a period of major societal, geopolitical, and more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Publius Ovidius Naso -- better known to modern readers as Ovid -- was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. Much of his life was shrouded in mystery, and his works remain equally admired and scrutinized. "His poetry straddles that line between humor and sincerity," said Tara Welch, a professor of classics at the University of Kansas. "You can't always tell whether to take him seriously or n more PR

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, July 27 (TNSres) -- Niagara University issued the following news: By Lisa McMahon Niagara University has been selected to receive a grant from the New York State Biodefense Commercialization Fund. The award of nearly $261,500 will be used to formulate a general anti-viral therapeutic using CholestosomeTM technology, a molecule delivery system developed at Niagara by Dr. Mary McCourt, professor of chemistry. It was one of just three academic institutions to receive awar more PR

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, July 27 (TNSres) -- Niagara University issued the following news: By Lisa McMahon Niagara University biology/environmental science students and faculty showcased research findings at the annual meeting of the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, June 2-7, 2024, in Madison, Wisc. The annual ASLO meeting is the premier international science conference on limnology, the study of lakes and other inland water systems. This year's conference discussed  more PR

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, July 27 (TNSres) -- Niagara University issued the following news: By Lisa McMahon Dr. Cassandra Marnocha, associate professor of biology at Niagara University, and rising seniors Casey O'Bryan, Grace Sweeney, and Alexandra Kiedrowski presented their research at the American Society for Microbiology's Microbe 2024 meeting at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Ga., June 13-17, 2024. This year's meeting brought together more than 5,000 attendees from across the more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 27 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: New Mexico State University Regents professor Cynthia Bejarano was among 32 faculty and staff that the United States Department of Agriculture welcomed to Washington, D. C. earlier this month in the 2024 class of E. Kika De la Garza Fellows. The group was selected from Hispanic Serving Institutions and Hispanic Serving School Districts across the country. "The USDA offers numerous opportu more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 27 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: New research from New Mexico State University shows depression can reduce survival rates among American women diagnosed with breast cancer. Jagdish Khubchandani, a professor of public health sciences at NMSU, led a study to understand the long-term impacts of depression among American women with breast cancer. Khubchandani's study partners included the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at more PR

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, July 27 (TNSres) -- New York University's Abu Dhabi campus issued the following news release: NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Associate Professor of Biology Shady Amin has received a grant of more than USD 500,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF). He will lead a project that is aimed at elevating the understanding and awareness of the essential role played by diatoms, the tiny microalgae that can live in oceans or in symbiosis with endangered marine animal hosts more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 27 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU physician-scientists warn of potential reproductive health risks from smoke exposure amid early, severe wildfire season * * * By Nicole Rideout As wildfires throughout the West rage on, Oregon Health & Science University researchers have continued to investigate poor air quality's effects on health, and have discovered potential impacts on reproductive outcomes -- including for p more PR

FALMOUTH, England, July 27 (TNSres) -- Falmouth University issued the following news: Creative Events Management MA (Online) students have gained invaluable experience in festivals and live event accessibility through their involvement in a Falmouth University research project. The students were working as Student Research Assistants on the Live Audience Accessibility & Augmentation 2 Beat Blocks (LAAA2BB) project, a research project led by Falmouth's Head of Business & Experience Design Adri more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California issued the following news release: When French historian and educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the modern Olympics in 1896, he did so with a vision of promoting peace through sport. In reality, the Olympics have often reflected the geopolitics of the period. Multiple wars rage, political instability is shaking France, and anxiety mounts about the U.S. presidential election. Earlier today, tensions flare more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology issued the following news release: The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum) has earned its fifth consecutive accreditation from the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition afforded to museums in the United States. Across the country, only 3% of 33,000 museums are AAM accredited. First accredited in 1975, th more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 26 (TNSres) -- Providence College issued the following news release on July 25, 2024: * * * The program creates and/or supports over 600 jobs annually; the economic impact to the city of Providence is estimated at $65.9 million * * * Providence College (PC) today released the results of an economic impact study conducted for Providence College Athletics. PC Athletics commissioned the study to assess the economic and social impacts that the College's Division I  more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, July 26 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Study will look at smoking behavior and susceptibility among young adults who are Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino * * * Rutgers Health researchers are recruiting participants for a study examining cigarillo perceptions and use in young adults. These products come in brands like Swisher Sweets, Black & Mild, White Owl, and Dutch Masters. The tobacco industry often targets African Am more PR

LONDON, Ontario, July 26 (TNSres) -- Western University issued the following news: * * * London and area high school students from diverse backgrounds introduced to biomedical sciences * * * By Cam Buchan Arezo Azizi moves comfortably amidst the centrifuges, microscopes and other complex equipment in the laboratory, conversing easily with the PhD students about non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and Chinese hamster cells. Not surprising really, except that Azizi is heading into Grade 12 at  more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, July 26 (TNSres) -- McMaster University issued the following news: By Jay Robb Noah Stegman couldn't believe what he saw at McMaster's latest environmental restoration project. Five vernal ponds were added to the West Campus last November -- Stegman oversaw the project as McMaster's coordinator of natural lands restoration and conservation. The ponds are on a strip of land between the baseball diamonds and where Cootes Drive bends towards Dundas. The shallow seasonal pon more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: Seven students and recent graduates from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have been offered National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships to encourage their diverse talents in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. The oldest graduate fellowship of its kind, the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship helps ensure the quality, vitality and diversity of the scientific a more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * UTSW study reveals pediatric patients at higher risk who would benefit from more resources to boost health outcomes * * * Socioeconomic factors can influence the diagnosis and treatment of children in Texas with malignant solid tumors, increasing the risk of the cancer's spread and lowering the five-year survival rate, according to researchers at UT Southwestern Med more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 27 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University School of Nursing issued the following news: Vanderbilt School of Nursing Associate Professor Deonni Stolldorf, PhD, RN, has been named a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, one of the most prestigious honors in nursing. Fellows are selected based on their contributions and impact to advance the public's health. "Receiving FAAN underscores the years of diligence and hard work put in and sacrifices made and is a validation o more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: By Mary Dempsey As part of a project to deepen understanding of the environment and issues surrounding it, the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) marketing team in Asia is trading some of its promotional items for more sustainable swag, faculty are being asked to spotlight the environment in at least one class in each course and a student club focused on the environment has launc more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 26 (TNSres) -- Tulane University issued the following news release: An experimental drug originally developed to treat cancer may help clear HIV from infected cells in the brain, according to a new Tulane University study. For the first time, researchers at Tulane National Primate Research Center found that a cancer drug significantly reduced levels of SIV, the nonhuman primate equivalent of HIV, in the brain by targeting and depleting certain immune cells that har more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, July 27 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Colibrium Additive, a GE Aerospace company, has embedded two full-time engineers into everyday operations at Purdue Applied Research Institute's (PARI) Hypersonics Advanced Manufacturing Technology Center. This arrangement, which leverages Colibrium Additive's technical expertise with PARI's innovative research portfolio, aims to provide a new framework for university-industry collaboration. Davi more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * "Our study is the first reported instance of electrochemically removing copper from steel and reducing impurities to below alloy level" * * * By Safa Jinje Researchers at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering have designed a novel way to recycle steel that could help decarbonize several manufacturing industries and usher in a circular steel economy. The new method more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: This August, a student team at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of the University of Alabama System, is set to launch its biggest payload yet into the upper atmosphere from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Va. The launch is part of NASA's RockSat Program, an initiative that aims to connect higher education students from across the United States with opportunities more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: In a significant development for climate research and management, the Hawaii Climate Data Portal (HCDP) is expanding its reach to additional Pacific islands to provide more data to help decision makers across the region. Launched in 2022, the free online portal developed by researchers from the University of Hawaii and the East-West Center is already catalyzing new research initiatives and informin more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * Overcomes Challenges Faced by Conventional Thermal Imaging, Eliminates Wavelength and Temperature Dependence * * * By Laurie Fickman A new method to measure the continuous spectrum of light, developed in the lab of University of Houston professor of electrical and computer engineering Jiming Bao, is set to improve thermal imaging and infrared thermography, techniques used to measure and visualize  more PR

ORONO, Maine, July 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: From the piers in Casco Bay to the marinas of the midcoast and wharves along Downeast shorelines, working waterfronts are crucial to Maine's economy and communities. Faced with the threat of rising sea levels, stronger and more frequent storms, aging infrastructure and development pressures, Gov. Janet Mills and her administration have developed strategies and nature-based solutions, supported by the sc more PR

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, July 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Alaska issued the following news release: * * * Global Autonomous Systems Conference to feature industry experts, university researchers in discussions around AI, autonomous vehicle applications * * * ANCHORAGE -- Alaska's pivotal role in drone and autonomous systems research will be highlighted at the upcoming Global Autonomous Systems Conference (GASC) scheduled for Aug. 13-15 at the Dena'ina Center in Anchorage. The conference is ho more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, July 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * A naturally occurring peptide could potentially rejuvenate the immune response in older individuals and protect against 'inflammageing'. * * * The study, published today in the journal npj Aging, raises the exciting possibility of a protective agent that could dampen age-related inflammation and restore normal immune function in older adults. PEPITEM (Peptide Inhibitor of Trans-Endothelial more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 26 (TNSres) -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: As a father of three, Marcus Drymon has watched his fair share of Disney movies, but he never imagined his work as an associate Extension professor at Mississippi State University would land him a spot on a National Geographic feature documentary on Disney+. "Being part of this show was a blast," said Drymon. The marine biologist, more often referred to as a "shark scientist," is stationed at  more PR

KENT, Ohio, July 27 (TNSres) -- Wright State University issued the following news: By Dennis Bova Researchers in Wright State University's Department of Psychology have received a $200,000 grant to identify eye movement and physiological indicators of fatigue and drowsiness in pilots and motorists. The project is called OPTICS - Ocular and Physio-Temporal Indicators of Cognitive State. "Of particular interest are the indicators that can be assessed in real time and used to detect and predict  more PR