ARCATA, California, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2024: Carl "Chip" ('78, Natural Resources) and Kareen Moriarty-Kalvin ('99, Liberal Studies, '09, M.A. Education) are dedicated to protecting the environment from the impact of climate change. In gratitude for the doors opened by their education, they gifted a $1 million bequest from their estate to support environmental research at Cal Poly Humboldt. "There are plan more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Seven-year time series pinpoints which corals off Maui survived multiple bleaching events * * * In a new study, marine biologists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Arizona State University are providing a first-of-its-kind glimpse into coral "bleaching" responses to stress, using imaging technology to pinpoint coral survival rates following multip more PR

PULLMAN, Washington, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: It may be possible to turn anxiety into a superpower in some scenarios, recent research with entrepreneurs indicates. A Washington State University-led study found that if entrepreneurs preparing to make a funding pitch connected their pitch anxiety to their passion for their venture, judges ranked their performance higher. Perhaps even more importantly, the judges were also more likely to r more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: When Chaelee Farquarson learned about the Applied Social Policy Internship and Research Experience (ASPIRE), she applied out of curiosity. As a rising senior studying psychology at Spelman College, much of her research was theoretical. "I was drawn to the policy aspect of the program because a lot of my undergrad work in psychology focuses on research and analysis but do more PR

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: Colorado State University hurricane researchers are continuing to call for an extremely active Atlantic hurricane season in 2024, with a total of 23 named storms expected. Of these 23 named storms, 12 are predicted to reach hurricane strength, while six of the 12 hurricanes are forecast to reach major hurricane strength (Category 3, 4 or 5) with sustained winds of 111 mph or greater. This for more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Baruch College issued the following news: Elizabeth Heath and Nicholas Sibrava, professors at Baruch College's Weissman School of Arts and Sciences, are among 32 researchers who will receive seed grant funding through The City University of New York's Black Race and Ethnic Studies (BRES) PhD program. The BRES Collaboration Hub is an intellectual home for convening faculty and doctoral students interested in interdisciplinary, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinar more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Barnard College issued the following news: On July 11, 2024, Brian Mailloux, professor of environmental science and Co-Chair of the Environmental Science Department, and Elizabeth Cook, assistant professor in environmental science, published new research alongside Terryanne Maenza-Gmelch, senior lecturer in environmental science, Gabriella Kaspi '21, Madeline Miley '20, senior assessment analyst, Ella Komita-Moussa '20, Ella Steiger '19 and other colleagues in the j more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Western Governors University-Utah issued the following news release: Western Governors University (WGU) conferred 50,168 degrees to 49,564 individuals in fiscal year 2024, a historic milestone for the national online, nonprofit university. Significantly, 67% of those graduates were from one or more underserved populations -- students of color, first-generation, rural or low income -- a demonstration of WGU's ability to impact the economic and social mo more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * The service learning course will match students with climate resilience efforts. * * * The Climate Futures Initiative--a year-long effort aimed at exploring how Dartmouth can best use its institutional strengths to support research and experiential learning around climate change--has announced its first pilot project: an undergraduate course that will partner students with local community organizati more PR

FORT COLLINS, Colorado, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Colorado State University issued the following news release: It may seem counterintuitive to look to the rock beneath the ice of Antarctica to calculate how much ice will melt and how fast sea levels will rise due to climate change, but for the first time, scientists have completed a detailed study of this important interaction among land, ice and sea. The Antarctic ice sheet is the largest ice mass on Earth, and understanding how it responds to clim more PR

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: During World Breastfeeding Week a new international study, published in Microbiome, has revealed that the first drops of breast milk are crucial for healthy growth at birth and can help combat chronic undernutrition, which affects 200 million children and causes more than three million deaths annually worldwide. Led by Professor Valerie Verhasselt, Director of the Larsson-Rosenquist Foundation C more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: The newly announced Ariel Data Challenge 2024, led by UCL researchers, is calling all data scientists, astronomers, and AI enthusiasts to help uncover the atmospheres of planets outside the solar system. The competition, based on the European Space Agency's Ariel space mission and featured at the NeurIPS 2024 machine learning conference, will tackle one of astronomy's most complex and important data an more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Ten years of work, and a little help from the green mamba snake, has resulted in a promising new drug that is already being tested in clinical trials. * * * Multiple sclerosis (MS) degrades the protective insulation around nerve cells, leaving their axons, which carry electrical impulses, exposed like bare wires. This can cause devastating problems with mov more PR

DENTON, Texas, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Alyssa Robert, a rising senior at the Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School, once thought she couldn't drink the water in Dallas. "I thought it wasn't clean," Alyssa said. "But I learned that the water cleaning process is held to such high standards that the water sent to our homes is 100% clean and can be drank." A collaborative initiative between the University of North Texas and t more PR

GEELONG, Australia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Deakin University issued the following news release: New research looking at young people's attitudes to gambling harms reveals Australian teens feel strongly about the lack of action by government to protect them from a relentless flow of marketing relating to gambling and betting. ProThe Deakin University led study asked 12-to-17-year-olds living in Victoria and New South Wales what they think about policies relating to gambling marketing and their voic more PR

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Niagara University issued the following news: By Lisa McMahon Dr. Douglas Tewksbury, associate professor of communication and media studies at Niagara University, was invited to present a keynote address and lead a sound creation workshop at the Digital Field Methods Institute at the University of Texas - Austin, July 1-12, 2024. Hosted by UT Austin's Digital Writing and Research Lab, the two-week summer institute is an annual event that offers emerg more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: * * * The Perseverance Mars rover has found an intriguing rock that is the most promising sign ever that microorganisms - and thus biological life - once existed on Mars. The rover has used a camera system developed by DTU researchers. * * * By Sole Bugge Moller When David Arge Klevang first saw the first images of the red rock on Mars, he intuitively knew Perseverance had found someth more PR

MERCED, California, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: Students and faculty are converging on Long Beach this week for the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America. Seven students will present their research and Professor Asmeret Asefaw Berhe will serve as one of the meeting's keynote speakers. This is the first time fourth-year Ph.D. candidate Jarrod L. Brown Jr. has been invited to present his sociology research. He will speak about f more PR

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: * * * UMass Lowell Rhetoric Expert Urges VP Kamala Harris To Take Gender Seriously in Run for President * * * Rather than rally support for her campaign using light-hearted, pop-style social media content, Vice President Kamala Harris would benefit from approaching gendered leadership in a serious, strategic manner, according to UMass Lowell Associate Professor Rebecca R more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: By Hayley Dunning A new study highlights the need for government support for large-scale badger vaccination to eradicate bovine tuberculosis. The study, published today in People and Nature, reports on the results of a four-year pilot badger vaccination programme co-managed between farmers, scientists, and conservationists. The findings show the percentage of badgers testing positive for bovine tuberculosi more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Dena Reddick A Florida State University faculty member has earned two competitive humanities fellowships totaling almost $50,000 to investigate the evolution of poetic techniques in ancient and modern Greek poetry. Assistant Professor of Classics Stephen Sansom has been elected a Fellow in Hellenic Studies at Harvard University's Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington D.C., and elected a Nationa more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University College London's Institute of Education issued the following news: Girls are more likely to worry about climate change and engage more in teaching on the topic than boys, according to research led by UCL. Researchers also found that children from lower socioeconomic groups are less likely to enjoy or value learning about climate change than their more advantaged peers. In the report, published by the UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustaina more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: Gifted learners often exhibit exceptional versatility and creativity in using resources to explore and develop their ideas, often in unconventional ways. Michelle recalls the day one of her gifted students, 12-year-old Mika, came to her distraught, clutching her latest art project--a beautifully imaginative and intricately coloured pencil drawing of an alien-inspired botanical garden. "My art teacher gave m more PR

LOUDONVILLE, New York, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Siena College Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * In 6-Way Matchup, Harris Leads By 12 Points; RFK 7% Harris Viewed Favorably, 53-43%; Trump Viewed Unfavorably, 39-59%; Three-Quarters Say Upcoming Election is Most Important of Their Lifetime Gillibrand Leads Sapraicone 56-33%; NYS Proposed ERA Favored 68-23% Voters Support Smartphones Being Prohibited in Classrooms, 60-32%; Want Congestion Pricing Plan Scrapped, Not Implement more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Health Administration students and faculty to present research at the largest gathering of management and organization scholars in the world * * * CMU's newly accredited Master of Health Administration (MHA) program and a well-established Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) program have achieved international recognition. MHA and DHA graduates will have a unique opportunity to share th more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: Pneumonia diagnoses are marked by pronounced uncertainty, an AI-based analysis of over 2 million hospital visits has found. More than half the time, a pneumonia diagnosis made in the hospital will change from a patient's entrance to their discharge--either because someone who was initially diagnosed with pneumonia ended up with a different final diagnosis, or because a final diagnosis of p more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The Christian Theological Seminary issued the following news: Christian Theological Seminary is honored to have contributed and be specifically highlighted in the Playbook for Enhancing Indiana's Mental and Behavioral Health Workforce (the Playbook), published by the Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy in June 2024. This comprehensive guide, developed in partnership with key figures from CTS and many central Indiana institutions, address more PR

BATH, England, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Bath issued the following news release: * * * A University of Bath study reveals that ketogenic low-carbohydrate diets can increase cholesterol levels and reduce beneficial gut bacteria. * * * A study from the University of Bath reveals that ketogenic low-carbohydrate diets can increase cholesterol levels and reduce beneficial gut bacteria, specifically Bifidobacterium. Published in Cell Reports Medicine, the research from the Centre for N more PR

LANCASTER, England, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: Researchers have identified variants in a gene that influences the likelihood of smokers developing abnormal dreams while taking a medication to help them quit. Varenicline is a medication that is frequently used to help people who are attempting to quit smoking. While varenicline is one of the most effective medications for this purpose, at least 10% of users experience abnormal dreams. These can be vivid a more PR

AALTO, Finland, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: Could an autonomously "breathing" foam that's ninety percent air be a sustainable alternative to concrete, steel and glass in construction? A team led by researchers from Finland is set to prove it can. Buildings that naturally react to environmental conditions, expanding and contracting to control airflow, breathing as if they are alive, sound like the stuff of fantasy. Yet, over the next three years, Euro more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Flinders University issued the following news: To tackle the overuse of Australia's critical water resources and the challenges posed by climate change, a team of leading environment and resource economists is joining Flinders University. Comprising eight researchers and two PhD students, their long-term aim is to improve the management and allocation of water in the Murray-Darling Basin and evaluate water scarcity's impact on regional and farming co more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: A book commemorating the AWI-Gen project shares stories of those who researched how genetics, environment, and lifestyle affect health in Africa over 10 years. AWI-Gen is the Africa Wits-INDEPTH Partnership for Genomic Studies. The Sydney Brenner Institute for Molecular Bioscience (SBIMB) at Wits published the book, titled Celebrating AWI-Gen: A Memoir. Professor Michele Ramsay, Direc more PR

GEELONG, Australia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Deakin University issued the following news release: In a world first study by Deakin University, "lifestyle therapy" delivered by trained practitioners has been shown to achieve the same improved mental health outcomes, at the same cost, as care delivered by psychologists. The eight-week trial by Deakin's Food & Mood Centre found depressive symptoms significantly improved among adults whose treatment focussed on lifestyle changes such as diet quality and more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: A protein called Meteorin-like (METRNL) in the tumor microenvironment saps energy from T cells, thereby severely limiting their ability to fight cancer, according to new research directed by investigators at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy. Finding ways to block the effects of METR more PR

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: Researchers from The University of Western Australia, in collaboration with Chinese scientists, have uncovered a fascinating aspect of plant-microbe interactions, revealing how a specific leaf fungus enhances rice disease resistance through chemical signalling. Published in Nature Microbiology, the research offers new insights into the complex relationships between rice, its resident microbiota more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New center taps Institute-wide expertise to improve understanding of, and responses to, sustainability challenges. * * * The MIT School of Science is launching a center to advance knowledge and computational capabilities in the field of sustainability science, and support decision-makers in government, industry, and civil society to achieve sustainable development goals. Al more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Bioengineer and artist David Kastner seeks to unlock the secrets of catalysis and improve science communication through eye-catching visuals. * * * By Austin Chen, MIT News correspondent As the mountains and trees of California's Napa Valley drift past the car window, 6-year-old David Kastner is deep in conversation with his father. The conversation is a familiar one, shif more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The Future African Scientist organization was sparked by a connection between two students from different walks of life during an MIT program in South Africa. * * * By Zach Winn, MIT News No one is born a world-class scientist. Instead, their skills are built over many years of education, networking, mentorship, and work in laboratories or in the field. That's the fundame more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 31 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * More efficient than other approaches, the "Thermometer" technique could help someone know when they should trust a large language model. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News People use large language models for a huge array of tasks, from translating an article to identifying financial fraud. However, despite the incredible capabilities and versatility of these models, they somet more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Electronic waste is a rapidly growing problem, but this degradable material could allow the recycling of parts from many single-use and wearable devices. * * * By David L. Chandler, MIT News Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a rapidly growing global problem, and it's expected to worsen with the production of new kinds of flexible electronics for robotics, wearable devices,  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Knowing where to look for this signal will help researchers identify specific sources of the potent greenhouse gas. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Ozone can be an agent of good or harm, depending on where you find it in the atmosphere. Way up in the stratosphere, the colorless gas shields the Earth from the sun's harsh ultraviolet rays. But closer to the ground, ozone is  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The barely-there lunar atmosphere is likely the product of meteorite impacts over billions of years, a new study finds. * * * By Jennifer Chu, MIT News While the moon lacks any breathable air, it does host a barely-there atmosphere. Since the 1980s, astronomers have observed a very thin layer of atoms bouncing over the moon's surface. This delicate atmosphere -- technicall more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 1 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Professor Joshua Bennett's scholarship, poetry, and teaching help students address core questions about values and meaning in life. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News For their last meeting of the fall 2023 semester, the students in MIT's course 21W.756 (Nature Poetry) piled into a bus and headed to a local performance space for a reading: their own. Sure, students in the  more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Courtney Hofman, a molecular anthropologist at the University of Oklahoma, has co-authored a scientific perspective in the journal Science that discusses recent research advancements in the field of ancient pathogens with a focus on ethical concerns. "Because of newly developed technologies, there's been a burst of ancient pathogen research recently published in high-impact journals. However, bec more PR

MIDLOTHIAN, Scotland, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Edinburgh's Roslin Institute issued the following news: Complete genetic blueprint supports blue mussel breeding programmes, disease resistance and marine ecosystem conservation. Aquaculture experts at the Roslin Institute have collaborated with industry partner Atlantic Aqua Farms to map the complete set of chromosomes for the blue mussel, an important commercial species in Europe and North America. Researchers aim to revolutionise m more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: New research has shown that fear around vaccination can increase vaccine hesitancy, where conspiracy beliefs may then be used to justify not vaccinating, with these findings likely helping to inform more effective public health messaging. Dr Daniel Jolley, from the University of Nottingham's School of Psychology, along with Dr Lee Shepherd and Anna Maughanfrom Northumbria University, found t more PR

BURNABY, British Columbia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Simon Fraser University issued the following news: By Matt Kieltyka Sometimes you just can't win, and that goes double for people navigating the increasingly polarized political landscape in the United States. Having nuanced opinions of politics in the U.S. turns out to be a very lonely, and unpopular, road, according to a recent study from a research team that includes assistant professor Aviva Philipp-Muller from Simon Fraser University's Beedie more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Heat and pressure can deteriorate the properties of piezoelectric materials that make state-of-the-art ultrasound and sonar technologies possible - and fixing that damage has historically required disassembling devices and exposing the materials to even higher temperatures. Now researchers have developed a technique to restore those properties at room temperature, making it easier to r more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Jennifer Fairfield-Williams MACON - Mercer University recent graduate Ryan Brownlee has been named one of 54 Phi Kappa Phi Fellows nationwide and will receive $8,500 for his first year of graduate study at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Brownlee, who received his Bachelor of Science degree during May's commencement, majored in biochemistry and molecular biology. While at Mercer, he wor more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * The Nebraska Summer Research Symposium will highlight the work of undergraduate and high school summer research projects. * * * Undergraduate students from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and other institutions across the country will present their summer research and creative activities in a poster session Aug. 6, 1-3 p.m. in Nebraska Union. The symposium will showcase research and creative more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Vast swaths of the nation, both urban and rural, are deemed "food deserts" due to their reduced access to a variety of healthy and inexpensive food. Often, people living in food deserts also experience higher poverty levels. "In the U.S., we have a major issue regarding the inequitable distribution of resources that extends to our food supply," said Tera Fazzino, associate professor of psychology at the Un more PR

KYOTO, Japan, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Ritsumeikan University issued the following news: * * * This study explores the positive and negative effects that anger brings to the table for women opposing patriarchal marriage. * * * Even though emotions play a crucial role in social movements, not many studies have explored their effects in depth within specific contexts. In a recent study, a researcher from Ritsumeikan University, Japan, investigated how anger may affect Chinese feminists opposing patr more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Scholar Development and Undergraduate Research, or SDUR, at Kansas State University has selected more than 20 students to join the Developing Scholars Program as part of the program's 2024-2025 cohort. The Developing Scholars Program, or DSP, offers high-achieving first generation and/or historically underrepresented students with mentored research opportunities in their field of study. Scholars re more PR

DARWIN, Australia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Charles Darwin University issued the following news: The innovative efforts to switch on renewable energy at remote Northern Territory communities will be discussed at a short film screening and panel discussion today at Charles Darwin University (CDU). CDU, alongside First Nations organisations Original Power, Ngardara Collective, and First Nations storytelling agency GARUWA will screen Power to Country on Wednesday, a short film highlighting the energy  more PR

STANFORD, California, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Babies born very early had stronger neurodevelopmental performance at 1 year if they received more skin-to-skin care as newborns, a Stanford Medicine study found. * * * By Erin Digitale Skin-to-skin cuddling with a parent has lasting cognitive benefits for premature babies, according to a new Stanford Medicine study. Preemies who received more skin-to-skin contact, also known as  more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news release: Participating in sports helps kids do better in school when they become adults, a new study led by psycho-education professor Linda Pagani suggests. When they enroll their children in a sports activity, parents hope to see them develop skills to make them stronger and smarter. In sport, youngsters must successfully follow rules, hold back on their wants and needs, and learn to behave. Through con more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Research out of the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) and Smithsonian Institution is exploring an out-of-this-world approach to preserving Earth's animal species in the event of a global disaster--storing animal cells on the moon. A paper published in BioScience outlines a roadmap for the creation of a lunar biorepository and was authored by HIMB  more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Toronto issued the following news: * * * A team of researchers that includes a U of T postdoc may have solved the "final parsec problem" of astrophysics * * * By Chris Sasaki A team of astrophysicists that includes the University of Toronto's Gonzalo Alonso-Alvarez has shown that pairs of supermassive black holes can merge together into a single, larger black hole - a major breakthrough in addressing what is known as the "final parsec p more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Kansas State University's Technology Development Institute has partnered with GO Topeka and Arch Pet Food to develop a new low-ingredient hypoallergenic dog food formula. Arch Pet Food, an early-stage company developing a range of new allergen-friendly pet foods and treats with alternative forms of protein, needed a supplier to set up a test run for a new formulation of kibble. The Technology Devel more PR

KYOTO, Japan, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Ritsumeikan University issued the following news: * * * Carbon Neutrality Does Not Reduce Global CO2 Levels * * * In the urgent fight against global warming, for which immediate CO2 reduction is crucial, Akira Shibata promotes the use of biochar for carbon storage as an effective means to decrease the total amount of carbon on the Earth's surface, creating a "carbon minus" (carbon negative) approach. He is leading projects that integrate with agriculture to a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Georgetown University issued the following news: Artistic swimming begins this week at the 2024 Paris Olympics with a few milestones in its wake. It's the first year the U.S. artistic swimming team, formerly known as synchronized swimming, is competing in the team event at the Olympics in 16 years -- a comeback after Americans dominated the sport for decades. It's the first Olympiad that men are allowed to compete in the sport's team event, although no countries more PR

LEICESTER, England, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- De Montfort University issued the following news: Academics at De Montfort University who previously exposed the fragile state of third sector employability providers in England have followed up with a new report painting a similar picture in Scotland of funding reductions and problems with local authority commissioning. Prof. Jonathan Payne, Dr Peter Butler and Dr Jonathan Rose of the Faculty of Business and Law have found that the effects of losing Euro more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: By Markita C. Rowe Mattie Moore and Kayla Hare, two multimedia journalism students from the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, have been selected as 2024 Chevrolet Discover the Unexpected (DTU) Fellows. They are two of only 10 students from historically Black colleges and universities (HB more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York University at Albany issued the following news: Oral health plays a critical role in a person's overall health and wellbeing, yet many New Yorkers face limited access to the oral health services they need. Identifying where these needs are most acute can help guide resource allocation to fill service gaps. A new report, released by the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) at the University at Albany's School of Public more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have discovered that an FDA-approved cholesterol drug holds the potential to disrupt the progression of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. The research team published its findings in the journal Aging Biology. Akshatha Ganne, a postdoctoral fellow in the UAMS College of Medicine's Depar more PR

IRVINE, California, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * First-of-their-kind insights into brain effects could yield new targets for early intervention * * * Researchers led by the University of California, Irvine have discovered how the TREM2 R47H genetic mutation causes certain brain areas to develop abnormal protein clumps, called beta-amyloid plaques, associated with late-onset Alzheimer's disease. Leveraging single-cell M more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Amy Mainzer led NASA's NEOWISE project for over a decade; now she'll take charge of the NEO Surveyor Key takeaways * Over nearly 11 years, NASA's NEOWISE spacecraft, short for Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, captured 27 million infrared images, discovered 215 near-Earth objects -- including 2020's famous NEOWISE comet and the first known Trojan asteroid --  more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * Study points to an urgent public-health need for tighter environmental regulations * * * A first-of-its kind study conducted in Canada's two largest cities by McGill-led researchers has linked about 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant. Ultrafine particles (UFPs) primarily come from vehicle emissions and industrial activities. Canada's federal and provincial governments more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * The University of Birmingham led IMPULSE research expedition sailed from Hafnarfjorour, Iceland on Sunday 4 August. * * * IMPULSE is an international collaboration to "Take the Pulse of the Icelandic Mantle Plume". Led by Dr Steve Jones, it involves scientists at Cambridge and Southampton Universities, plus collaborators in USA and Iceland. Doctoral researcher Hazel Knight also sails. The  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * Team Develops Two Nasal Sprays - An Immune Activator and a New Vaccine - To Prevent Virus Transmission * * * By Laurie Fickman A team of researchers, led by the University of Houston, has discovered two new ways of preventing and treating respiratory viruses. In back-to-back papers in Nature Communications, the team -- from the lab of Navin Varadarajan, M.D. Anderson Professor of William A. Brooksh more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: By Samantha Dunn Australia's Economic Accelerator Seed funding of $3.3 million gives the green light to UNSW researchers. Eleven innovative UNSW Sydney research translation and commercialisation projects will receive $3.3 million from the Australian government. Projects include research translation to reduce greenhouse emissions for commercial shipping, to create hydrogen fuel cells for the avia more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Unique collaboration between electrical engineers and ophthalmologists at UC San Diego solves clinical and computational challenges * * * For the past five years, several University of California San Diego electrical engineering graduate students have spent one day a week at Joan and Irwin Jacobs Retina Center at Shiley Eye Institute. Jacobs Retina Center is the only freest more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Cardiff University issued the following news: Scientists have developed a new method for detecting supermassive binary black holes, pairs of the largest kind of black holes in the Universe and located at the very centre of galaxies. The new technique will require a deci-Hz gravitational-wave detector and would enable astronomers to study supermassive black hole binaries, which might otherwise remain inaccessible. Their approach analyses the gravitational wav more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following Q&A on Aug. 6, 2024, with Joshua Pate, Australian scientist and science communicator: * * * Dr Joshua Pate has been named a 2024 NSW Young Tall Poppy for his work in paediatric pain research and physiotherapy. The Tall Poppy awards recognise the achievements of young Australian scientists and science communicators. What are your areas of expertise? My expertise covers paediatric pain research, pai more PR

CARROLLTON, Georgia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of West Georgia issued the following news: By Julie Lineback Linking experiential learning and career readiness is something University of West Georgia English professor Dr. Maria Doyle has been committed to as a faculty member and when serving as director of study abroad programs for nearly 25 years. And with her recent appointment to the 2024-2025 class of Governor's Teaching Fellows (GTF) Program - one of only 16 faculty members throug more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * In 'Cyborgs, Ethics, and The Matrix,' the biological anthropologist connects the film franchise to issues of sex, gender, societal norms and free will. * * * By Sian Wilkerson What does it mean to be human? That's the riddle that anthropology ultimately seeks to solve. Rebecca Gibson, a teaching assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, said that while there is no definiti more PR

HAMILTON, Ontario, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- McMaster University issued the following news: Ralph Pudritz is passionate about research. A theoretical astrophysicist, he has dedicated his career to researching the formation of stars and planets, and the origins of life. And after nearly four decades as a professor and scientist, Pudritz firmly believes in the importance of students engaging in research early. "Until you do it yourself, words like 'research' and 'innovation' are just buzzwords. They'r more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * New study details how large-scale, cost-effective use of high-temperature superconducting wire is another step closer to reality * * * Our energy future may depend on high-temperature superconducting (HTS) wires. This technology's ability to carry electricity without resistance at temperatures higher than those required by traditional superconductors could r more PR