MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: A team from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa is tackling an important cause of human-made climate change--common refrigerants used for everything from cooling homes and businesses to freezing and preserving food and medicine. The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced on August 21 that UH and five other universities have been awarded $26 million to establish a fourth generation (Ge more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: QUT plant scientists and roboticists will lead a $41million, five-year project to accelerate the development of new varieties of almond, apple, macadamia, citrus and mango to enable more efficient and sustainable orchard production. * QUT's expertise in robotic vision and non-traditional plant breeding techniques enlisted * Hort Innovation's project aims to develop smaller, high-density more PR

HATFIELD, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Hertfordshire issued the following news: An unusual pair of 10-billion-year-old stars, formed when the Milky Way was young, are visiting from the farthest reaches of the galaxy, researchers have discovered. The international team of experts from the UK, Spain and China, including from the University of Hertfordshire, were examining stars close to Earth when they discovered the binary star system - two stars that are gravitationally bound more PR

HOBART, Australia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news release: The importance of sea ice science has been recognised with the award of the 2025 Chief of Defence Force Fellowship to a PhD student in the Australian Antarctic Program Partnership (AAPP). Daniel Atwater's PhD project is on 'Quantifying the relationship between Antarctic sea ice and continental shelf waters -- their global significance and importance to Australia's strategic southern interests.' more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Researchers at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine have been awarded more than $17 million in grants by the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support developmental research focusing on promising new insights into cancer treatment and innovative core facilities. CPRIT awarded $60.6 million in grants to institutions across Texas, including s more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: An international team of scientists has uncovered a mechanism by which acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells sustain their growth. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine in Austria and Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute in Spain discovered that AML cells prevent the synthesis of proteins that suppress their growth by forcibly isolating the mRNAs that encode  more PR

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Brock University issued the following news: By Cathy Majtenyi A Brock research team has shed light on a part of the brain that regulates blood pressure, possibly leading to new medical treatments down the road. High blood pressure can stem from a number of causes, including the activity of the brain's sympathetic nervous system, the "fight or flight" response that causes the heart to beat faster and blood vessels to constrict. Assistant Professor more PR

CANBERRA, Australia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The Australian National University issued the following news release: Violence is widespread in the Australian healthcare system, with up to one in four Victorian healthcare workers experiencing work-related gendered violence, according to a new review from The Australian National University (ANU). The report, prepared by the ANU Global Institute for Women's Leadership (GIWL) for the Health and Community Services Union (HACSU), also found that gendered more PR

OLD ELVET, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Durham University issued the following news: * * * This summer we celebrated the phenomenal success of three Durham scholars who have just been awarded a prestigious Fubright Scholarship to continue their studies and research at universities across the USA. * * * Fulbright is an international educational and cultural exchange programme between the UK and USA. Since 1948, Fulbright Awards have funded American and British students to do a postgraduate de more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Paper questions model of rapid polar ice collapse, but says retreat is still dire. * * * In recent years, the news about Earth's climate--from raging wildfires and stronger hurricanes to devastating floods and searing heat waves--has provided little good news. A new Dartmouth-led study, however, reports that one of the worst-case projections of how high the world's oceans might rise as polar ice s more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Eckerd College issued the following news: By Tom Zucco What Orlo is doing is no accident. In the video, Orlo, a 2-year-old Australian shepherd poodle mix, is standing in front of a computer screen in the Eckerd College Comparative Psychology Lab--which recently got a big research boost from an Association of Professional Dog Trainers Foundation grant. Using his snout, he presses one of four large buttons on a panel to guide a big blue dot up, down more PR

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * In researching this "potential gold mine," Catharina Hospital is working with e/MTIC partners Philips and Eindhoven University of Technology. * * * Intensive Cares in Dutch hospitals want to improve the quality of care by bringing together data from different patients and hospitals and learning structurally from this. For hospitals using the HiX electronic patient record, the C more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following Q&A on Aug. 20, 2024, with Stephen Patrick, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management: * * * Opioid-exposed newborns were 41% more likely to be discharged home from the hospital with their biological mother when the mothers receive medication for opioid use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy, according to a study published by JAMA Health Forum on July 12. The study--led by re more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: Australia's environmental laws are failing to stop high rates of tree clearing to make way for agriculture, development and mining, according to University of Queensland research. PhD candidate Hannah Thomas from UQ's School of the Environment led a team which used satellite mapping and land clearing data to analyse vegetation loss across northern Australia, including Queensland, the Northern Terri more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Imagine owning a camera so powerful it can take freeze-frame photographs of a moving electron - an object traveling so fast it could circle the Earth many times in a second. Researchers at the University of Arizona have developed the world's fastest electron microscope that can do just that. They believe their work will lead to groundbreaking advancements in physics, chemistry, bioengineering, ma more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Lycoming College issued the following news: Visiting Scholar Robert Parkinson, Ph.D., will deliver a talk on his new book, "Heart of American Darkness," on Wednesday, Sept. 11, at 4:30 p.m., in Trogner Presentation Room, Krapf Gateway Center, on the Lycoming College campus. The event, co-sponsored by the Humanities Research Center and the history department, is free and open to the public. Parkinson's book tells an epic tale of vengeance and chao more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: HUNTINGTON, Ind. -- The Purdue University College of Agriculture's Indiana Sheep and Wool Market Development Program (IN S&W) and the Indiana Sheep Association (ISA) are jointly sponsoring the annual Hoosier Sheep Symposium on Sept. 21 at Huntington University, located at 502 Lake St. in Huntington. Expert speakers will explore topics such as sheep product marketing, wool pelleting and new sheep-re more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Researchers at Duke are focused on understanding how 2-meter-long DNA is organized within a micron-size cell nucleus * * * If stretched out, the DNA in a human cell would be about 2 meters long, but the nucleus of the cell is only about 6 micrometers in diameter. This is similar to packing 24 miles of thread into a tennis ball, and it's at the heart of one of the biggest q more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: Discovering a behavior key to humpback whales' survival and offering a case to include humpbacks among the rare animals that make and wield their own tools is the focus of new research out of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology researchers have known that humpback whales create "bubble nets" to hunt, but they discovered that they manipulate the bubble net more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: According to a report from the Purdue for Life Foundation, a Purdue University trend of breaking key institution-wide records during fiscal year 2024 extended across the philanthropic sector. Purdue for Life recently announced in its impact report (https://purdueforlife.shorthandstories.com/2024-impact-report/?_ga=2.135737079.716445585.1724320662-615692125.1721904889) that the university set recor more PR

SINGAPORE, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School issued the following news release: * * * * It is the first study to estimate informal caregiving time and its monetary value in Singapore in the context of seniors requiring day-to-day care. * Study findings highlight the need to acknowledge the contributions of informal caregivers--family members or friends providing unpaid help to seniors for their daily living activities. * * * The monetary value of the substantial time tha more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Is it possible to use artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT without internet access? Not yet, but if it were possible, it wouldn't just expand what we could do with those tools -- it also might save lives. For example, someone with a heart condition could wear an electrocardiogram that uses AI to more accurately detect irregularities in the heart, even with a bad internet connection. Shreyas more PR

WINDSOR, Ontario, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- University of Windsor issued the following news: Prof. Dan Mennill has received national recognition for his contributions to mentoring young scientists. The Jamie Smith Memorial Mentoring Award was presented to Dr. Mennill at the annual meeting of the Society of Canadian Ornithologists in Peoria, Illinois. "Jamie Smith was a huge figure in ornithology in Canada, mentoring a generation of outstanding young ornithologists," explained the professor in the De more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: On Nov. 31, 2022, a group of students gathered around Jeanne Law's computer and stared in wonder. It was the day after OpenAI released an early demo of ChatGPT, and Law, a professor of English at Kennesaw State, was curious to see what the chatbot could do. "In that moment, I knew it could have a profound impact on all of us," Law said. At the time, graduate student James Blakely was working in more PR

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Khalifa University issued the following news: * * * Moving beyond the limitations of traditional models and embracing semantic communication promises to be profoundly transformative for wireless communication networks * * * The landscape of wireless communication is set to shift as future wireless systems must cater to the complex and stringent requirements of emerging applications, such as the metaverse, holographic teleportation, digital more PR

LAVAL, Quebec, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Laval University issued the following news release: * * * The effects of the fruit's polyphenols are promising for people with fatty liver disease, according to a study * * * A research team from Universite Laval has shown the benefits of camu-camu on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which affects over seven million people in Canada. This exotic fruit reduces liver fat levels. Over 12 weeks, thirty participants took either camu-camu extract or a placebo  more PR

TUBINGEN, Germany, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Tubingen issued the following news release: * * * International team headed by the Senckenberg Centre for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment at the University of Tubingen gathers data on the endangered animals' development * * * Baby sea turtles respond even more to fluctuating precipitation than to changes in air temperature during their development in the egg. The effects of precipitation differ depending on the species - or even  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following research highlight: * * * Featuring a combination treatment for gastric cancer, positive ADC results in colorectal cancer, and a new understanding of liver regeneration * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. These advances are made possible through seamless collaboration  more PR

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Monmouth University issued the following news: Brooke van de Sande knows the locations of the cetaceans. With a long-lens camera in one hand and a headset mic in the other, the naturalist on the Jersey Shore Whale Watch vessel Jersey Girl calls out "10 o'clock!" to alert passengers to a humpback whale lunging from the sea in the distance. Multitasking, she shares details about the behaviors and feeding habits of humpbacks over the PA, while tryi more PR

OSHAWA, Ontario, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Durham College issued the following news: Durham College (DC) students and employees showed off their applied research work at the VRTO Spatial Media World Conference & Expo in July, displaying their talent and ingenuity and making connections in the tech industry. Representing DC's Office of Research Services, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ORSIE), the MRC Studio and AI Hub attended the conference to showcase their latest breakthroughs. A team of work-s more PR

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Murdoch University issued the following news: Hundreds of students will take part in the WA Robotics Playoffs competition, and an Innovation Challenge where students use ag-tech and science to solve real world challenges facing WA's agricultural sector. The games are a collaboration between the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Murdoch University, Curtin University, and participating WA high schools. A total of 28 teams from 20 se more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University issued the following news release: Cancellations of music festivals and evacuations due to climate-related events have increased dramatically in recent years, now industry experts are discussing how they can adapt. RMIT's Associate Professor Catherine Strong, an expert in Australia's music industry, can speak about the latest insights from her research on how the climate emergency is impacting even more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Doctoral researcher Upasna Chauhan interviews world-leading physicists to explore the impact of their research and what this means for the world we live in. * * * Doctoral researcher Upasna Chauhan heads a new podcast series interviewing world-leading physicists working on a project called AION (Atom Interferometry Observatory and Network) which aims to develop the science and technology to more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * UChicago-led study casts new light on the origins of life on Earth * * * By Paul Dailing One of the major unanswered questions about the origin of life is how droplets of RNA floating around the primordial soup turned into the membrane-protected packets of life we call cells. A new paper by researchers with the University of Chicago and the University of Houston proposes a solution. They show more PR

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- James Cook University issued the following news release: A unique new James Cook University project to predict the effect of climate change on the food sources of billions of people has received more than a million dollars in funding from the federal government. JCU marine ecologist Associate Professor Sue-Ann Watson will lead the project - funded by a grant from the Australian Research Council. "Billions of people depend on marine resources for food more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Georgia State University's College of Arts and Sciences issued the following news release: Researchers using Georgia State University's Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array have identified new details about the size and appearance of the North Star, also known as Polaris. The new research is published in The Astrophysical Journal. Earth's North Pole points to a direction in space marked by the North Star. Polaris is both a navigation  more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following In the Spotlight news wrap up for Aug. 19-23, 2024: * * * Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs. Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form (https://news.nau.edu/news-tip/#.YEjwNWhKg2w). * NAU was recognized as one of Money's 2024 Best Online Colleges in America, earning a five-star rating for produc more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: Northumbria University will host the Royal College of Nursing's International Nursing Research Conference for 2024 at its Newcastle City Campus. Held over three days between Tuesday 10 and Thursday 12 September the conference will bring together hundreds of individuals with an interest in nursing, health and social care research and aims to improve nursing practice throu more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The Parent-Child Assistance Program, led by researchers at the University of Oklahoma, has recently expanded its services to the Enid area of north-central Oklahoma and is now accepting referrals. Known as PCAP, this program is an intensive home-visiting case management program for pregnant and parenting women with at-risk substance use during their pregnancy. The one-year PCAP program plans to  more PR

MOBILE, Alabama, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: Charlotte Pence, director of the Stokes Center for Creative Writing at the University of South Alabama and the first Mobile Poet Laureate, recently won a $50,000 fellowship from the Academy of American Poets. The award provides poet laureates throughout the United States with the opportunity to undertake meaningful and innovative projects that enrich the lives of community members, includin more PR

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Additional investment from PICI will support discovery science and advancement of new therapies at Penn * * * PHILADELPHIA - The University of Pennsylvania and the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) have renewed their collaboration to advance cancer immunotherapy research at Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center (ACC). The r more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: University of Queensland research could lead to a more effective immunotherapy treatment against bladder cancer. A team led by Associate Professor Fernando Guimaraes from UQ's Frazer Institute has found the mechanism used by bladder cancer to suppress the immune system's natural killer (NK) cells. "We found that cancer suppresses immune cells by releasing a protein called TGF-B - and blocking that more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: The anti-cancer drug olaparib may be effective in treating biochemically recurrent prostate cancer without accompanying hormone therapy for men who have mutations in genes such as BRCA2, according to results of a phase II clinical trial of 51 patients conducted at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and three other sites. The study was done of men experiencing signs of cancer recurrence after  more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: Purdue University's 10-year capital plan, which was reviewed and approved by trustees on Aug. 2, includes an Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Research Building project on the university's West Lafayette campus that will soon be submitted to the state as part of the process to request funding in the upcoming biennium budget. The 140,000-square-foot facility will include a new, shared space for resea more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Funded short-term projects will address industry feedback on innovative technologies * * * Researchers in Purdue University's colleges of Agriculture and Science have received an additional $95,000 from the Trask Innovation Fund to develop patent-pending drought-resistant soybean plants and novel arthritis treatments. The fund is managed by the Purdue Innovates Incubator, which provides p more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * The university broke records in almost all dimensions in the past 12 months, including the support of Boilermaker innovation and entrepreneurship * * * Since the creation of Purdue Innovates in 2023, the comprehensive system has worked to streamline access and strengthen support to technology commercialization and startup support resources. The push to provide top-tier resources for entrep more PR

RADFORD, Virginia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Radford University issued the following news release: Madelina Yates is researching a topic this summer that could save lives. The rising junior nursing major from Williamsburg, Virginia, is working on research that she hopes will reduce the risks of suicide by victims of sexual assault. Referencing statistics from the Rape, Abuse, Incest, National Network, someone in the United States is sexually assaulted every 68 seconds, "and that," Yates explained, more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: By Tom Durso Princeton SPIA's Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life. If you'd like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here (https://wkf.ms/3Haap7f) and select "research project." The Details Authors: Tali M more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Here is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants. * * * Hearing and brain research study The BRAiN Lab is seeking adults age 65 and older to participate in a research study that uses light to visualize brain activity when processing auditory and visual signals. This study involves two to three sessions, each lasting up to two hours. Individuals may be eligi more PR

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * Dr Richard Whittle, University of Salford's expert in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital transformation, has been seconded to advise on Manchester's digital strategy, providing his expertise on dark pattern auditing, digital transformation in the public sector, and generative AI. * * * Led by Manchester City Council, part of the project will involve Richard mapping Manchester's A more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: A ground-breaking study involving Kenyan sex workers has shone a light into the immune response to gonorrhoea, paving the way for more effective vaccines. Carried out by scientists at the Universities of Manchester and Oxford working in collaboration with the KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Unity in Kenya, the study is published in the journal Nature Communications and funded by the Wellcome Trust.  more PR

SINGAPORE, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School issued the following news release: * * * Collaborative study by Duke-NUS and NUS Mechanobiology Institute offers new hope for treating neurodevelopmental disorders by activating dormant neural stem cells and uncovering other mechanisms behind brain development. * * * Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Mechanobiology Institute (MBI) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered a novel pathway to wake more PR

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Khalifa University issued the following news: * * * By leveraging the unique properties of nanofluids, a new type of solar panel can achieve higher efficiencies than traditional solar collectors, helping to create a cleaner, more sustainable future * * * The dual challenges of climate change and dwindling fossil fuel reserves have intensified the search for sustainable energy solutions. Solar stands out as one of the most promising alterna more PR

LONDON, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Greenwich issued the following news: * * * A study from the University of Greenwich has examined the impact of a football-based intervention, the Twinning Project, on prisoners' wellbeing and social relations. * * * The study, led by Dr Martha Newson, Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Greenwich, and Dr Linus Peitz, looked at the experience of 164 UK prisoners to show how social bonding is linked with significant boos more PR

STOKE-ON-TRENT, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Staffordshire University issued the following news: A new study has revealed the best types of exercise for patients with type-1 diabetes The research was led by the Universidade Federal do Vale do Sao Francisco in partnership with Staffordshire University to investigate training optimisation for diabetic patients. "This study is important because diabetic patients often lack motivation to exercise as a means of managing their condition," explained more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * The end of the COVID-19 pandemic ended Medicaid access for millions and researchers are finding bipartisan support for easing the enrollment burden. * * * By Ann Kellett More than 23 million Americans who were granted Medicaid coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic lost their coverage starting in March 2023 after the pandemic was declared no longer a public health emergency. Many likely will not more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: By Andrew Smith Women who conceive through in vitro fertilization and experience a serious pregnancy complication are twice as likely to deliver early (<37 weeks) compared to those with only one of those factors, according to a Rutgers Health researcher. The study, which appeared in JAMA Network Open, analyzed nearly 79 million hospital deliveries in the United States over two decades. It is the first more PR

HAIFA, Israel, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The development by Technion researchers is expected to accelerate, streamline, and reduce the cost of industrial polymer production processes * * * Researchers from two Technion faculties present a new strategy for measuring mechanical forces in biological processes. The research, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, was led by Assistant Professor Joshua Gro more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Dr. Candice Chu has created a "virtual study partner" to help veterinary students prepare for exams. * * * By Courtney Price A researcher at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) is discovering new ways for veterinarians to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in both the clinic and the classroom. Dr. Candice Chu, an assistant professor in the VMBS' Depa more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news on Aug. 19, 2024: Texas A&M University's Division of Research today called for eligible faculty to submit proposals to its Targeted Proposal Teams (TPT) program for the 2024-25 academic year. The program is designed to encourage interdisciplinary research and to leverage external funding from government agencies and private foundations. Proposal submissions are due by Oct. 15 at 5 p.m. An information se more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: Watching your children frolic through a playground is one of the many joys of being a parent or grandparent, but new research has found that engaging in play with kids could help improve mental health. Researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) and the University of Canberra (UC) have explored the benefits of intergenerational play through specially designed playgrounds more PR

STATESBORO, Georgia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: Three 2024 Georgia Southern University Honors College graduates have been selected to participate in the 2024-2025 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. * * * The three Georgia Southern Fulbright Scholars are: James Landers ('24) English Teaching Assistant Program in Taiwan A history major, James Landers worked with Mao Lin, Ph.D., to complete his honors thesis, "Unilateralism and Strategic  more PR

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Tokyo Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Researchers elucidate the mechanisms of electron transfer in upconversion organic light-emitting diodes, resulting in improved efficiency * * * Electron transfer is enhanced by minimal energetic driving force at the organic-semiconductor interface in upconversion (UC) organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), resulting in efficient blue UC-OLEDs with low extremely turn-on voltage, show scien more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Researchers are working to create a digital twin of the College Station campus to optimize class times and locations. * * * By Alyssa Schaechinger Texas A&M University researchers are working to create a campus "digital twin" that could lower commute times, enable students to plan efficient schedules, and help course schedulers to maximize classroom use. If implemented, this collaborative rese more PR

IRVINE, California, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Finding significantly deepens understanding of crucial component of cognitive function * * * Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have discovered the neurons responsible for "item memory," deepening our understanding of how the brain stores and retrieves the details of "what" happened and offering a new target for treating Alzheimer's disease. Memories more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * The former president's use of violent vocabulary has increased over time Key takeaways * Former President Donald Trump's use of violent vocabulary in speeches has increased over time, and is now at a higher level than any other U.S. major party presidential candidate analyzed in a study that compares his speeches to past and present politicians and foreign dictators. * The use  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Twenty undergraduate students have received bursaries from the School of Mathematics to conduct research projects in Summer 2024. * * * Each year, the School of Mathematics offers funded opportunities to undergraduate students to experience research in the mathematical sciences. In 2023-24, 20 students received bursaries from the School of Mathematics to undertake summer research projects, more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Pace University issued the following news: Pace University faculty members are available to provide expert commentary and analysis on a broad range of including politics, policy, economics, international affairs and more, are available for comment on the 2024 US elections. Get in touch with our experts (https://www.pace.edu/news/university-faculty-experts-available-comment-2024-us-elections#contact) and check out or recent media clips (https://www.pace.edu/news/uni more PR

ABERDEEN, Scotland, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Aberdeen issued the following news: An Aberdeen student has landed a key role to support the sustainable development of part of the North-east Scotland coastline. Fourth Year Marine Biology student Adam Barker is working with the East Grampian Coastal Partnership (EGCP) to try and find out more about how our coastline is used so future planning and initiatives can be better informed. In recent years, the north-east Scottish coast has s more PR

BAYREUTH, Germany, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Bayreuth issued the following news release: The sustainable use of pesticides is one of the major challenges facing modern agriculture. In a recently published paper in the journal Advanced Materials, a team of researchers from the University of Bayreuth and Twente (Netherlands) demonstrates an innovative approach for a more sustainable application of agrochemicals by developing microplastic-free encapsulations. * * * What for? Fungici more PR

BRISTOL, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * A groundbreaking study conducted across 30 field sites in the southwest UK has revealed the importance of incorporating varied habitats into the landscape at large. * * * The research, published today in Nature and led by ecologists at the University of Bristol, addresses critical questions in conservation and land management, shedding new light on species interactions an more PR

BRISTOL, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * New research has revealed factories globally are not properly destroying one of the most potent greenhouse gases emitted from the production of fluoropolymers like Teflon, and refrigerants. * * * The study investigated a known disparity between real and reported emissions of this gas, prompting calls for more countries to sign up to official agreements to limit emissions  more PR

BRISTOL, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * Pioneering research forecasts worldwide flooding is likely to be significantly worse in future decades if countries fail to meet official pledges to cut carbon emissions. * * * The study, published today and led by experts from the University of Bristol and global water risk intelligence firm Fathom, reveals projections of different types of flooding in various climate ch more PR

BRISTOL, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * A new study that examined health data on 18 million people reveals higher incidence of mental illnesses for up to a year following severe COVID-19 in unvaccinated people. Vaccination appeared to mitigate the adverse effects of COVID-19 on mental illnesses. The University of Bristol-led study, published in JAMA Psychiatry today [21 August], investigated associations of COVID-19 with mental i more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news on Aug. 21, 2024: * * * A Nobel-winning Biologist, Two Engineering Schools, and a Vial of Houston Rainwater Cast New Light on the Origin of Life on Earth * * * One of the major unanswered questions about the origin of life is how droplets of RNA floating around the primordial soup turned into the membrane-protected packets of life we call cells. A new paper by engineers from the University of Houston's  more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news: A new report from Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety (ANROWS) sheds light on the intersection of sexual harassment, exploitative work conditions and racial discrimination experienced by migrant and refugee women in workplaces across the country. This is the first comprehensive global study to examine these intersecting problems and highlights the challenges women face in  more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: While bigger animals may tend to have better survival rates in the wild, that is not necessarily the case for Helms's stag beetles on Stewart Island/Rakiura. A new study, led by the University of Otago, Otakou Whakaihu Waka, found rats preferentially preyed on larger stag beetles, rather than smaller ones. Lead author Dr Luna Grey, who completed her PhD in the Department of Zoology, says since more PR

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Salford issued the following news: The University of Salford will host a huge conference in 2025, with the ambition to make our built environment greener. And organisers are looking for contributions from academia and industry. Next year the International Retrofit Conference 2025 (IRC'25) will come to Salford, aiming to bring together experts, professionals, researchers, and industry stakeholders from around the world, to debat more PR

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: * * * Deviations in the way that particles interact point to the existence of new bosons. * * * Working at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland, researchers collide atoms against each other at the speed of light, in order to study the way they break up. The ultimate goal is to observe new particles hidden in the data. Professors Andreas Crivellin of the University more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: Scientists are finding clues for how to treat diabetes and hormone disorders in an unexpected place: a toxin from one of the most venomous animals on the planet. A multinational research team led by University of Utah scientists has identified a component within the venom of a deadly marine cone snail, the geography cone, that mimics a human hormone called somatostatin, which regulates th more PR

PERTH, Australia, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: An analysis undertaken at The University of Western Australia has found deprescribing medication can improve survival rates for older people if initiated early. Ms Amanda Quek, a PhD candidate from UWA's School of Allied Health, was lead author of the review published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. An earlier 2016 review of people who had ceased or reduced the dosage of one o more PR

WOLVERHAMPTON, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Wolverhampton issued the following news release: University of Wolverhampton Associate Professor, Dr Jenni Jones, has been nominated for a Vitae Impact, Culture and Engagement (ICE) Award for her work on a reverse mentoring programme that establishes opportunities for Global Majority Postgraduate Researchers to positively influence senior leads and decision-making. The awards recognise the contribution of the Researcher Development  more PR

WOLVERHAMPTON, England, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Wolverhampton issued the following news release: The University of Wolverhampton has secured almost pound sterling30k funding to undertake an impact and research project, Write in the Head, that will create an online creative writing programme for survivors of stroke and other acquired brain injuries. The University's Centre for Transnational and Transcultural Research (CTTR) successfully bid for the Arts Council England funding to  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Two hundred study participants were assessed for oxidative stress, acute kidney injury, delirium, myocardial injury and atrial fibrillation. * * * Two out of 10 people who receive cardiac surgery are affected by acute kidney injury, prolonging their hospital stay and increasing their risk for chronic kidney disease, cognitive decline and heart failure. A Vanderbilt Univer more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 21 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * It's important to determine when your visible veins are harmless and when they are signs of underlying health issues. * * * By Teresa Saenz Have you ever wondered why some veins appear enlarged and twisted and cause discomfort? Varicose veins are a common vascular condition identified by bulging veins that can be seen through the skin. Monitoring changes and recognizing symptoms can help determ more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 22 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Yale experimental physicist Alison Sweeney will receive $1.25 million to fund her research that might lead to innovations in optics and solar technology. * * * By Jim Shelton In her research, Yale's Alison Sweeney has crafted innovative studies that have revealed novel mechanisms in the natural world that could aid in the design of future technology. For instance, she has discovered the blueprints f more PR