LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law issued the following news: With deep expertise in the law of prisoners' rights, UCLA School of Law assistant professor Aaron Littman is poised to engage in further cutting-edge research with the support of a prestigious fellowship that goes to the most promising pre-tenure faculty members across all fields of study, throughout University of California system. The Hellman Fellows program suppor more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following research highlight: * * * Approach achieves some of the longest progression-free survival times reported in a clinical trial for metastatic pancreatic cancer * * * Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center demonstrated that adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy to standard-of-care chemotherapy improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with oli more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * PhD researcher Anneliese Hodge and experts from the University and PML are exploring how sunscreens impact a range of marine species * * * As the summer sunshine sends thousands flocking to the South West's coastline, researchers from the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) have highlighted the potential for sunscreens to damage the marine environment. Writing for The Co more PR

CEREDIGION, Wales, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Aberystwyth University issued the following news: An Aberystwyth graduate whose work was recognised by NASA has bequeathed over pound sterling720,000 to his former university to support research and the Old College project. Originally from Trefin in Pembrokeshire, Dr Rhidian Lawrence graduated with first class honours in Physics in 1962 and studied for a PhD as a member of the shockwave research group before moving to the University of Toronto. In a profe more PR

EXETER, England, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: Giving children a right to be heard and taken seriously when parents separate could help couples reach sustainable child arrangements and relieve significant backlogs in the family court, avoiding unnecessary financial and emotional costs, a new study says. Mediation, court and legal processes should provide a forum for young people's views on post-separation arrangements being considered for them to be air more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Trisha Radulovich If you have ever faced the daunting decision of whether to undergo surgery, you likely had several questions. Among the myriad considerations were likely questions about the skill and experience of the person holding the knife. New research from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering could help give surgeons better training for their crucial work. The Google endowed dean of the colle more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Columbia University issued the following news: Members of the Department of Energy-funded Energy Frontier Research Center on Programmable Quantum Materials from across the U.S. gathered to share updates on their latest research. On July 17 and 18, members of the Department of Energy-funded Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) on Programmable Quantum Materials (Pro-QM) gathered at Columbia's Faculty House to share their latest research. Investigators, postdoctoral more PR

BATHURST, Australia, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The Charles Sturt University issued the following news: Charles Sturt University is helping educate the next generation of support workers to defend against the ever-growing stain of domestic violence on society. * Charles Sturt University's Bachelor of Human Services celebrates 50th anniversary * The degree is training the next generation of support workers to help combat societal issues, such as domestic violence * The rate of domestic violence incid more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Drexel University issued the following news release: Bullying is the most common manifestation of violence in schools. With globalization and immigration increasing classroom diversity in schools across the United States, ethnic bullying - bullying that targets another's ethnic background or cultural identity, including racial taunts/slurs and insulting references to culturally specific customs, foods, clothing, and accents and as well as exclusion more PR

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Utrecht University issued the following news: * * * Women and men respond differently to medicines * * * Epidemiologist Sophie Bots has been awarded a Dekker grant of 252 thousand euros by the Dutch Heart Foundation (Hartstichting). Over the next three years, she will investigate whether heart failure medicines are equally effective and safe for both women and men. This will ultimately allow doctors to better determine which medications are best s more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: * * * For business owners that don't regularly get repeat customers, such as real estate agents, does being transparent about past business make them more or less likely to make a sale that benefits both them and the buyer? Economists from SMU and the University of Miami found the answer to that depends. * * * It's a relevant question for business owners with few repeat customers, such as contract work more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Agencies with highest survival rates regularly use simulation exercises, CPR feedback devices, study co-led by UT Southwestern researcher finds * * * Emergency medical services (EMS) agencies that adopt four or more critical best practices have higher rates of survival among cardiac arrest patients than their peers, a nationwide study co-led by a UT Southwestern Medi more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * High salinity regions showed record expansion of eelgrass * * * Underwater grasses in the Chesapeake Bay expanded 7% to an estimated 82,937 acres in 2023 to reach their seventh-highest level in 40 years of monitoring, according to an annual survey led by researchers at William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) in collaboration with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. Sub more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: On the heels of the Chancellor's visit to India in December of last year, UC Santa Cruz hosted a joint research symposium with the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) from July 14-17. The event was designed to deepen existing institutional partnerships and facilitate new connections between faculty and graduate students more PR

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: Researchers at The University of Western Australia have designed a new method to extract data on a large scale to assess and track changes in people's field of vision. Dr Siobhan Manners, from UWA's School of Population and Global Health and the Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research, was lead author of the study published in Clinical Science. Researchers collected data from more t more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: New research led by University of Michigan education economist Sarah Cohodes provides insights into how different K-12 educational environments shape college preparation, enrollment and graduation outcomes. Using randomized admissions lotteries for Massachusetts charter schools enabled the researchers to estimate the causal impact of different approaches used in urban an more PR

STANFORD, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: In Brazil, climate and other human-made environmental changes threaten decades-long efforts to fight schistosomiasis, a widespread and debilitating parasitic disease. Now, Stanford and Brazilian researchers have developed models that can predict how the disease risk will shift in response to environmental changes. In Brazil, climate and other human-made environmental changes threaten decades-long ef more PR

TRIESTE, Italy, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The International School for Advanced Studies (Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati) issued the following news: * * * With four funded projects out of five submitted applications the School confirms its ability to attract talents from abroad * * * Statistical physics, biophysics, astroparticle physics and data science. These are the research fields of the young researchers who will spend two years at SISSA thanks to the funding programme of th more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: * * * Poppy seeds and willow twigs found under two miles of ice confirm Greenland ice sheet melted in recent past, showing increased risk of sea-level catastrophe in a warmer future * * * By Joshua Brown The story of Greenland keeps getting greener--and scarier. A new study provides the first direct evidence that the center--not just the edges--of Greenland's ice sheet melted away in the recent geo more PR

STANFORD, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * More babies and children survive the wait for a heart transplant than in the past, but improvements are due to better medical care, not changes to wait-list rules, a new study finds. * * * By Erin Digitale The method used across the United States to wait-list children for heart transplants does not consistently rank the sickest patients first, according to a new study led by Stan more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * Study suggests 3 in 4 officers have experienced at least 1 concussion * * * A new study is the first to shed light on the high prevalence of head injuries, and related mental health symptoms, in a previously overlooked population when it comes to concussion surveillance: law enforcement officers. The survey of Ohio law enforcement officers found that 74% reported a lifetime history of one or more head more PR

WOLLONGONG, Australia, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Wollongong issued the following news release: * * * New research reveals ways to make children's screen use benefit their brains and behaviour * * * Screens are an unavoidable part of childhood. How often children use them is also a never-ending source of guilt and worry for Australian parents. And while guidelines exist to support healthy screen use for children, they're often confusing. It was the complexity around screen use tha more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: A leading expert at The University of Manchester has said that the life science sector has a transformative opportunity over the next few years if it works collaboratively with regulators, academia and the wider public, in a new report. Professor Alejandro Frangi, Bicentennial Turing Chair in Computational Medicine says new approaches for product development, including computational modellin more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: Workplace violence in the healthcare industry has been on the rise for more than a decade. According to studies, more than 50 nurses a day are attacked in the United States, 40% of healthcare workers say they have experienced workplace violence in the past two years, and 85% of emergency room physicians say that workplace violence has increased over the last five years. And the workplace violen more PR

DULUTH, Minnesota, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The College of St. Scholastica issued the following news release: Student researchers of the TRIO McNair Scholars program at The College of St. Scholastica recently presented their research at the National McNair Conference at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). From Wednesday, July 24, to Friday, July 26, students experienced an exciting lineup of speakers, workshops and presentations. To prepare for the conference, students completed NSC 37 more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Miami Dade College issued the following news release: Miami Dade College (MDC), in partnership with Houston Community College (HCC) and Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD), has been awarded $2.8 million from the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education (NSF ATE) program to create the National Applied Artificial Intelligence Consortium (NAAIC), a groundbreaking initiative that aims to foster the growth of technician-level arti more PR

SINGAPORE, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news: Artificial intelligence (AI) is powering our everyday experiences. By analysing large amounts of data to identify patterns and predict outcomes with lightning speed, AI can help us save money, work smarter, make better decisions, reduce the toll of human error and more. Researchers at NTU are exploring this transformative technology and finding new applications. They have developed AI tools that can decod more PR

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Tokyo Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * White sharks and extinct giant megalodons may swim at similar speeds * * * New findings on how sharks achieve drag reduction could inspire the design of riblets for more efficient aircraft and boats. In their investigation of great white shark denticles, researchers from Tokyo Tech found that ridge height and spacing play crucial roles in drag reduction at different swimming speeds. Higher more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- California State University in Sacramento issued the following news: By Jennifer K. Morita They left their villages in the mountains of Laos more than 50 years ago to train as nurses in a secret war, forever shattering boundaries for Hmong women. Those pioneers were honored last weekend at Sacramento State, part of a conference where a new generation of Hmong nurses mentored young students in an effort to diversify the nursing profession and improve  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: By Neil Martin Researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed a zero emissions system using a solar panel that turns nitrate wastewater into ammonium nitrate for use in fertilisation. Engineers from UNSW Sydney have converted a traditional silicon solar panel into a device that produces ammonia in a significantly more environmentally friendly way. Ammonia is essential for producing fertilisers that  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * In 'Going Tactile,' UChicago linguistic anthropologist Terra Edwards investigates the nature of communication and its limits * * * As deaf individuals lost their sight in the DeafBlind community that Asst. Prof. Terra Edwards was studying, she discovered that an entirely new language emerged--one that doesn't try to negotiate with a seeing world, but is rooted in a tactile world. In Edwards' new more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Baylor Genetics, a joint venture clinical diagnostic laboratory at the forefront of genetic testing, and the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine have entered a lab agreement focusing on innovation and high-risk projects that have potentially great clinical impact. This latest collaboration allows for the translation of cutting-edge research into clinical diagnostics, more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: The formation of Earth's continents billions of years ago set the stage for life to thrive. But scientists disagree over how those land masses formed and if it was through geological processes we still see today. A recent paper from the University of Illinois Chicago's David Hernandez Uribe in Nature Geoscience adds new information to that debate, poking holes in  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * CCP is working with sister organization Jalin on a four-year project aimed at better understanding why Indonesian teens smoke -- and how to get them to stop. * * * By Stephanie Desmon The numbers are shocking: Nearly one in five 13- to 15-year-old boys in Indonesia use tobacco, leading to lifelong smoking habits. Cigarette vendors set up shop outside schools and sell  more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Automated material synthesis and characterization reduces discovery time from hours to minutes * * * A new research development, published in Nature Communications, from Queen Mary University of London paves the way for faster discovery of novel perovskite materials with desirable properties for applications in wireless communication and biosensors. Perovskites are a class of materials with a more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * New York is planting large numbers of trees in order to improve the city's livability. But emissions from some species interact with tailpipe and building pollutants to form smog. * * * By Kevin Krajick In line with longstanding initiatives to expand its green spaces, New York City is planting tens of thousands of trees each year. They provide shade, lower surface temperature more PR

HONG KONG, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: Perovskite materials are significant for enhancing the development and performance of light-emitting diodes (LEDs). However, there are certain technological limitations in advancing overall device efficiency, brightness and lifetime, with the operational stability of Perovskite LEDs (PeLEDs) remaining a major challenge. Researchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) have made a b more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * New bean varieties resist aphids and nematodes * * * Climate resilient, nutritious long beans are unfortunately susceptible to aphids and nematodes. By creating four new pest-resistant varieties of the beans, scientists aim to reduce farmers' reliance on pesticides. These new varieties, and the methods used to develop them, are detailed in a new Journal of Plant Registrat more PR

GUILFORD, England, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: Public bodies can make or break local initiatives like community gardens, pantries, and food partnerships, and they should use that power for good, say researchers from the University of Surrey. A study of 34 food initiatives in East London reveals how those projects were shaped by their interactions with councils, funders and housing associations. "Our study shows that many people want to make more PR

WOLVERHAMPTON, England, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Wolverhampton issued the following news release: A new study from the University of Wolverhampton, in collaboration with Coventry University, and three universities in South America has identified cardiovascular fitness issues in children living in congested cities. The study, the first of its kind, took place in 2016/2017 in southern Brazil looking at the influence of the haemoglobin-to-platelet ratio and its relationship with card more PR

BRIGHTON, England, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Sussex issued the following news release: New research from the University of Sussex, published today (August 5) has identified a large-scale shift from the UK to what researchers are terming the 'Dubai-Kong axis' as a new hotspot for illicit financial flows (IFFs) - money tied to corruption, organised crime and sanctions evasion. Researchers at the University's School of Global Studies and Centre for the Study of Corruption have reveale more PR

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Amsterdam issued the following news release: * * * Large-scale survey of scientists worldwide * * * Scientists from across academic disciplines are extremely concerned about climate change. Many of them have already changed their own lifestyles or engaged in advocacy and protest, with even more being willing to do so in future. This is evident from a large-scale survey of scientists from all over the world, conducted by an internat more PR

AURORA, Colorado, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Colorado Boulder Anschutz Medical Campus issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: * * * Eligibility and out-of-pocket costs prior to cap implementation limit policy effectiveness * * * In a first-of-its-kind study, a cohort of researchers, led by the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, evaluated the effects of state-level insulin out-of-pocket costs across states and payers and over time. The team found that state-l more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: In an examination of the genetic material found in historic potato leaves, North Carolina State University researchers reveal more about the tit-for-tat evolutionary changes occurring in both potato plants and the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish potato famine. The study used a targeted enrichment sequencing approach to simultaneously examine both the plant's resistance genes and  more PR

BAYREUTH, Germany, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Bayreuth issued the following news release: Researchers at the Chair of Sports Ecology at the University of Bayreuth have explored the impacts of using popular outdoor apps on nature and suggested ways to enhance their usage. Their results show that the foundations for taking nature conservation into account in outdoor activities are already partly in place and still need to be applied. The study has been published in the journal "Natur un more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The Australian Catholic University issued the following news: One in 250 Australians were sexually abused during childhood by a leader or other adult in a religious organisation, new research led by Australian Catholic University shows. The first nationally representative figures on the prevalence of child sexual abuse by leaders or other adults in religious settings shows nearly three-quarters of the reported cases occurred in Catholic-run organisations more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The Royal Holloway-University of London issued the following news: Royal Holloway researchers have successfully piloted the use of extended reality (XR) in public libraries to help local communities improve their mental wellbeing. The Connect XR project, led by StoryFutures and the Health Studies Department, was launched to help creative enterprises with XR health and wellbeing solutions access new audiences in community settings. Professor Alexandra Palom more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: Louisiana Tech University's Center for Information Assurance has had two significant milestones, leading to increased recognition in cybersecurity research and teaching. The Center, housed in the College of Business, earned the prestigious re-designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R) by the National Security Agency (NSA) and received a $500,000 anonymous gift to sup more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Flinders University issued the following news: Research on countering antimicrobial resistance, combatting extremism, and tuning body clocks for personalised sleep treatments are amongst six transformative Flinders University projects awarded $6.67 million in Future Fellowships by the Australian Research Council. Flinders secured the lion's share of projects awarded to South Australia, with Professor Emma Thomas (Psychology), Associate Professor Andr more PR

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: New opportunities for research on fiber-sensing technology and mathematical models for optimal individual security. Scientists who come across results during their research that they did not expect can sometimes do nothing with it. After all, it was not in the research plan. To still work out these unexpected discoveries, the NWO is awarding a small top-up of up to 30,000 euros per proj more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Five recent graduates and one faculty member will conduct research and promote cultural exchanges * * * Key takeaways * The Fulbright Program has given five recent and soon-to-be UCLA graduates U.S. Student Fulbright Awards and Chris Hanscom, a professor of Asian languages and cultures, a yearlong Fulbright fellowship to conduct research abroad. * The program, primarily funded  more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: A groundbreaking study has revealed that red dwarf stars can produce stellar flares that carry far-ultraviolet (far-UV) radiation levels much higher than previously believed. This discovery suggests that the intense UV radiation from these flares could significantly impact whether planets around red dwarf stars can be habitable. Led by current and former astronomers from the University of  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Benedict College issued the following news release: * * * The Award is given by UNCF's Institute for Capacity Building Program in celebration of an HBCU that achieved next-level performance * * * The 2024 UNITE: UNCF Summit for Black Education recently held in Atlanta, GA included more than 75 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). The conference was the largest and most impactful Summit to date according to Ed Smith-Lewis, UNCF's S more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: Dr. Karl Petri is establishing a research group at the University Hospital Wurzburg to develop and enhance novel CRISPR 2.0 tools for generating and improving cancer-targeted CAR-T cell products. CAR-T cells are highly effective in treating selected blood cancers. However, challenges remain with this new therapy, which was first approved in 2017 in the USA and a year later in Europe for treating more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: Upstate Medical University's annual Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program, which wraps up this week, got a boost this summer with additional funding, allowing the program to expand its offerings and include more students. The program, better known as SURF, brings rising college seniors to campus to expose them to biomedical research. Normally a progra more PR

GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: A recent study at the University of Texas Medical Branch, published in Nature Communications, has shown that an mRNA vaccine developed by UTMB scientists protects against Andes virus in an animal model. Andes virus is a prominent rodent-borne virus in South America and has human fatality rates up to 30 percent. "In 2019-2020, Andes virus caused an outbreak in Argentina with 34 confirm more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: UVA Health has earned the 2024 High-Value Pharmacy Award from Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company, for providing exceptional leadership and delivering great value for pharmacy patients. Premier's High-Value Pharmacy Award recognizes superior performance and operations from across Premier's membership of more than 4,350 hospitals and health systems and approximately more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * The 17 universitywide Research-related Institutes and Centers are collaborative hubs that address society's top challenges. * * * By Emily Komornik, Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation Showcasing the breadth and depth of its renowned research enterprise, Virginia Commonwealth University now has 17 designated universitywide RICs - Research-related Institutes and Cent more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * This fall, new artificial-intelligence technology will help further Yale Hospitality's sustainability efforts by finding ways to reduce food waste. * * * By Lisa Prevost Stale bread. A surplus of scrambled eggs. Unused broccoli stems. Much of the detritus regularly carted from Yale's dining hall kitchens doesn't end up in the landfill -- instead, it is taken to a compost facility in Southington, Con more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * How we view real-life 'heroes' is changing according to new research, with more focus on heroic acts in certain situations, rather than being a heroic person. * * * Our culture is obsessed with heroes, historical, fictional or otherwise. But despite the success of comic books and movie franchises, the way we view people who might be called heroes in real life is changing. Research from the  more PR

SINGAPORE, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The National University of Singapore issued the following news release: Demarcating protected areas, such as nature reserves and national parks, is key to conserving biodiversity by ensuring dedicated protection and maintenance of natural ecosystems. To provide an additional source of funds for effective maintenance of these protective areas, many countries have progressively turned to encouraging nature-based tourism within them. With increased tourism, it is cruc more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Research on wheat suggests we are wasting a huge amount of globally limiting phosphorus that is essential to sustain 8 billion humans, adding costs to our food and causing pollution. * * * Experiments published in Food and Energy Security by scientists at Queen Mary University of London and Royal Botanic Gardens suggest that we are globally wasting huge amounts of phosphorus. By studying pot- more PR

HOBART, Australia, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news release: The 2024 cohort of Young Tassie Scientists (YTS) have set off on a journey to entertain schools and public audiences with a variety of seafaring, space-aged, and even stinky science presentations. The award-winning science outreach program has run continuously since 2002, providing enough time for primary-aged audiences to join YTS ranks as presenting scientists themselves. YTS coordinator Rhia more PR