JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of the Witwatersrand issued the following news: * * * Meteorites are rare and hold deep scientific value as they give us a glimpse of the make-up and birth of our solar system. * * * The "space junk" that fell over the Eastern Cape on Sunday morning was a meteorite. Scientists from Wits University and Nelson Mandela University have closely monitored the event, including media and online reports of so-called "space debris" that e more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * The history of the SAT raises questions about how we value and measure intelligence, writes the author of the new book, 'A Measure of Intelligence' * * * To support their decisions to reinstate testing requirements, elite colleges have recently claimed that standardized test scores are important factors in helping them evaluate a candidate's potential for success. But many other research studies consistently  more PR

ALFRED, New York, Aug. 26 (TNSres) -- Alfred University issued the following news release: Alfred University is recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant of nearly $350,000, which will be used to acquire equipment that will enhance multi-disciplinary research and education programs in the Inamori School of Engineering. Myungkoo Kang, assistant professor of ceramic engineering is principal investigator in the program, "MRI: Acquisition of an In-Situ Infrared Spectroscopic Ellipsome more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: Researchers from the UAB and the University of Zaragoza who have carried out the first extensive excavation campaign of the Huerto Raso site (Huesca) have made new discoveries that reinforce the hypothesis of its occupation during the ancient Neolithic, more than 7,000 years ago, and will aid in obtaining a more accurate picture of the daily and subsistence practices of the first agricultural more PR

BRISTOL, England, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Two researchers from Bristol's Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Law have been awarded a share of a pound sterling104 million UKRI's flagship fellowships grant to help lead research into global issues including deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. * * * Dr Amy Penfield and Dr Jessica Moody are among 68 UK researchers to have been awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships. Future Leade more PR

CAMARILLO, California, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: The Writing & Multiliteracy Center (WMC) and Student Research are launching Channel Islands Currents: Undergraduate Research Journal. This IRA-funded, interdisciplinary journal will highlight the best undergraduate research conducted at CSUCI and give students experience in the peer review process. This journal welcomes written manuscripts and multimodal submissi more PR

MEDFORD, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Tufts University's Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement issued the following statement by Sam Searles and Alberto Medina on Aug. 26, 2024: * * * We connected with leaders and organizers at conferences and summits across the country to share our latest research. * * * Throughout this summer CIRCLE has traveled across the country, attending and presenting at various convenings, panels, and conferences focused on youth  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: New methods to shape RNA molecules into circles could lead to more effective and long-lasting therapies, shows a study by researchers at the University of California San Diego. The advance holds promise for a range of diseases, offering a more enduring alternative to existing RNA therapies, which often suffer from short-lived effectiveness in the body. The work was published Aug. more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following commentary on Aug. 26, 2024: * * * How Greenland's Ice Holds Clues to Our Future By Marco Tedesco Few places afford a such a clear view of climate change as does Greenland, a frozen island in the Arctic about half the size of the United States, with a polar ice cap that's three kilometers thick at its center. The melting of Greenland's ice has accelerated over the past decades, and with  more PR

LAWTON, Oklahoma, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Cameron University issued the following news release: * * * Research Provided by Math Students * * * Cameron University's Dr. Ioannis Argyros, professor of mathematics, is the co-author of "Contemporary Algorithms: Theory and Applications Volume IV," a new edition to the Mathematics Research Developments Series published by Nova Science Publishers. Argyros wrote the textbook with Dr. Santhosh George, professor of mathematical and computational sciences a more PR

DARWIN, Australia, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Charles Darwin University issued the following news: Education and community awareness, removal of problem animals and exclusion areas are significantly more effective in reducing saltwater crocodile attacks in the Northern Territory than a widespread culling program to reduce crocodile numbers, according to a new study. The study outlined why culling the reptiles to reduce density was not a cost-effective, or efficient solution, in reducing crocodile att more PR

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: By Peg West When it comes to retaining college graduates for the talent pipeline that will propel Michigan forward, regional universities are key drivers -- and Grand Valley leads the way by a considerable amount. Those are the findings from the Upjohn Institute, a nonpartisan research organization based in Kalamazoo and focused on policy-related issues of employment, which were published August  more PR

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Niagara University issued the following news: Dr. Bridget Niland, dean of the College of Hospitality, Sport and Tourism Management at Niagara University, and Dr. Darren Treadway, associate professor in the college, recently published an article titled "Managing the Maze: High School Student-Athletes Navigation of the College Choice" in College & University Journal. The article examines how high school student-athletes who desire a college athletics  more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Dan White Sir Isaac Julien, University of California, Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor of the Arts and Humanities, has been named a Fellow of the British Academy, joining a prestigious group whose past members include Sir Winston Churchill and the celebrated poet and playwright Seamus Haney. Julien and UCSC Santa Cruz Professor Of Digital Arts & New Media Mark Nash, a dis more PR

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Niagara University issued the following news: By Lisa McMahon Dr. Cheryl R. Rode, associate professor in the College of Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Management at Niagara University, recently published an article titled "Sport Management Experiential Learning: Faculty Perceptions of Opportunities, Benefits, & Supports" in The COSMA Journal. In the article, Dr. Rode explored the varied experiential opportunities available in college sport manage more PR

ZURICH, Switzerland, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- ETH Zurich issued the following news release: * * * Researchers at ETH Zurich and The Chinese University of Hong Kong have succeeded for the first time in using remote control to perform a magnetic endoscopy on a live pig. The researchers controlled the probe from Zurich while the animal was on the operating table in Hong Kong. 26.08.2024 by Christoph Elhardt In brief * Researchers at ETH Zurich and The Chinese University of Hong Kong have had their more PR

SINGAPORE, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news: People who caught dengue and recovered are more likely to face long-term health complications about a year later compared to those who contracted COVID-19, according to the findings of a nationwide study led by NTU Singapore. Specifically, those who caught dengue have a 55 per cent higher risk of heart complications, such as irregular heartbeats, heart disease, and blood clots, compared with those who f more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following Q&A on Aug. 26, 2024, with Panayotis (Peter) K. Thanos, senior research scientist in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: * * * By Ellen Goldbaum A University at Buffalo neuroscientist whose focus is the brain's reward system and its role in addiction is helping to illuminate how exercise can aid the brain in ad more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Basel issued the following news release: * * * Toniebox, Tiptoi, and Tamagotchi are smart toys, offering interactive play through software and internet access. However, many of these toys raise privacy concerns, and some even collect extensive behavioral data about children, report researchers at the University of Basel. * * * The Toniebox and the figurines it comes with are especially popular with small children. They're much easier  more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Alexander Sorenson explores the role of the environment in 19th-century cultural consciousness * * * By Jennifer Micale Everyone drowns in German Realist literature. All right, maybe not everyone. But in text after text, characters slip under the water -- claimed by river, flood or sea -- never to be seen again. All that drowning must symbolize something, but what? Binghamton University Lectur more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: The 21st Biennial Conference of the Legal Writing Institute (LWI) took place July 17 through 20 and was hosted by IU McKinney School of Law. Around 450 legal writing professors from across the country gathered to engage with colleagues and exchange ideas about teaching, scholarship, discipline-building, inclusion, well-being, professional development, and more. IU McKinne more PR

SINGAPORE, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School issued the following news release: * * * The surprising discovery that cellular protein Ga13 may actually protect against--rather than promote growth of--the most commonly relapsing type of breast cancer signals potential for more effective and innovative treatments. * * * In looking for new ways to fight breast cancer, scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School have unmasked a surprising role of a protein generally associated with more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Drexel University issued the following news release: Eating well, exercising and attending regular doctor appointments can support a long healthy life, but a new study identified one possible factor beyond our control: whether you had a grandparent who went to college. The study, from researchers at Drexel University and colleagues from the University of California and the University of North Carolina, was recently published in the journal Social  more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * The study indicates Lactobacillus curvatus BGMK2-41, which is derived from a Balkan clotted cream, clears bacteria from infected skin cells and boosts the skin's natural defense mechanisms. * * * Wound infections, including those often found in chronic wounds are a serious medical challenge. Non-healing wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers, among ma more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new analysis of the benchmarks that auditors use to identify financial statement fraud risk finds that the most commonly used benchmarks are less effective at identifying fraud than benchmarks that are less commonly used. "We wanted to look not only at the benchmarks that standards say auditors can use, but the benchmarks that auditors are actually using in practice, to see which o more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * A crucial component in joints, cartilage is notoriously difficult to repair * * * Northwestern University scientists have developed a new bioactive material that successfully regenerated high-quality cartilage in the knee joints of a large-animal model, according to results published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Although it looks li more PR

SOUTHFIELD, Michigan, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Lawrence Technological University issued the following news: Keeping construction workers safe on the job requires planning. But what's the most effective way to build that plan, and who should carry it out? A new study conducted by the Construction Safety Research Center at Lawrence Technological University asserts that it all starts with construction frontline supervisors, the people who work directly with construction crews on the job site. Combini more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following In the Spotlight news wrap up for Aug. 26-30, 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). * School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems associate professor Michael Gowanlock, Department of Astronomy an more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: Nearly 1.7 million people visit Juneau, Alaska, between May and September, spilling into the city by the thousands each morning when their cruise ship docks. On any given day, the capital of Alaska has a population of almost 32,000 people. It's easy to imagine the myriad effects, both good and bad, that the annual influx of tourism has on this small town. It's harder to measure those effects and l more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Binghamton University research collaboration can help companies improve how they structure virtual teams * * * By Anthony Borrelli More companies are embracing remote work, and with that comes a need for more frequent communication. Teamwork through a screen isn't always the same as having a group in the same room, so how are companies cultivating leaders in these virtual settings? New research more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * UChicago-led research team to create an AI-driven "global observatory and virtual laboratory" * * * By Tori Lee Prof. James Evans is building a treasure map. Buried underneath layers of data, he believes, are golden discoveries that could help us solve some of the world's biggest problems--from climate change to cancer research. The National Science Foundation has awarded the research team, l more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- DePaul University issued the following news release: * * * Project combines AI technology, human insight to advance health equity * * * Projects using artificial intelligence can often be perceived as automatically replacing human interaction with technology. Researchers at DePaul University and Sinai Chicago are challenging that assumption by partnering with community health workers to combine the predictive capabilities of AI with human insights. Th more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: Today, about 25% of drugs approved to treat cancer are derived from nature - from the bark of a tree to marine life to bacteria in the soil. However, great potential remains in the discovery of natural products with properties that can prevent cancer or treat it early before it spreads. A University of Oklahoma researcher recently earned a National Institutes of Health grant to e more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: IU McKinney Professor Nicholas Georgakopoulos and Professor Frank Sullivan have published a book that examines closely divided supreme court decisions. Titled Five-Four: Dissecting Supreme Court Tightly Split Decisions, the book develops new techniques to see the work of supreme courts, characterized by much greater complexity than that either seen by the usual lawyer's fo more PR

VICTORIA, Australia, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Federation University Australia issued the following news release: Federation University Australia researchers are working with the Gippsland Regional Partnership on a program aiming to attract more migrant workers to help address the region's chronic workforce skills gaps. The University's Collaborative Evaluation and Research Centre (CERC) has drafted a regionally based charter that organisations and government departments can use to develop strategie more PR

BATHURST, Australia, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The Charles Sturt University issued the following news: A Charles Sturt University PhD research project seeks care workers to interview to understand the scope of their role and how they navigate uncertainties or 'grey areas' when caring for people living with dementia in their own homes. * A Charles Sturt University PhD research project seeks care workers aged 18 years or more who support people with dementia in their own homes, not in institutional re more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Through an analysis of 500+ FDA-authorized AI medical devices, Sammy Chouffani El Fassi, a MD candidate at the UNC School of Medicine and researcher at Duke Heart Center, and Gail E. Henderson, PhD, professor of social medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill, discovered a lack of published clinical validation data for many authorized devices and established a standa more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: One particular protein lies at the heart of brain development. A master regulator of gene expression, it's abundantly present in neurons, and its dysfunction underlies Rett syndrome, a neurological disorder that could lead to severe cognitive, motor, and communication impairments in young girls. Yet scientists understand little about how this essential protein does its crucial work at the molecular level. "People h more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Mercer University issued the following news: By Andrea Honaker A student-led project is bringing attention to an untold story in Mercer University history. Spearheaded by seniors Bekehm Mohn and Savannah French, a book is in the works that details the LGBTQ+ experience at Mercer and defining moments from the University's past and hopes for the future. "Hidden Threads: Intellect, Diversity and Religious Freedom" is expected to be completed in October and  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Baylor College of Medicine announces 10 honorees to be recognized at the 2024 Alumni Awards ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 17 at Texas Medical Center Helix Park. Presented annually to Baylor alumni and faculty for their career accomplishments in innovative research, outstanding patient care and excellence in teaching, the awards also include a Lifetime Achievement category. This year's recipient is O.H. "B more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Study addresses intimate partner violence and other factors that influence whether women in the Philippines seek cervical cancer screening * * * By George Hale Despite advances in screening, prevention and treatment, cervical cancer is the second-most prevalent cancer globally. Experts project that roughly 500,000 women--particularly those in developing countries--will d more PR

LOWELL, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: * * * Four Civilians on SpaceX Flight Will Live in 'High Radiation' Belt, Expert Says * * * Weather permitting, a four-person SpaceX civilian astronaut team will begin their journey to one of the most inhospitable regions of space high above Earth Tuesday. Traveling to the Earth's radiation belts, the crew will investigate the impact of the harsh space environment on ma more PR

DURHAM, New Hampshire, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release: Scientists from the University of New Hampshire have made history as part of a team aboard the Swedish icebreaker ODEN that is the first vessel to navigate the remote and icy Victoria Fjord in North Greenland and collect data in this uncharted area. The information they are gathering will provide insight into the rapid melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet and enhance scientists' understan more PR

BRISTOL, England, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: A new study led by scientists from the University of Bristol has revealed what animals do after they have feigned death in order to avoid being killed by a predator and what the context of this behaviour is. Many animals, as a last-ditch defence, become motionless after being contacted by a predator. This behaviour is so common that it's recognised in such phrases as "playing possum". It is even more PR

BRISTOL, England, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: A world-first study to identify which genes make some people stem cell super donors has begun by NHS Blood and Transplant and University of Bristol researchers. Scientists do not currently know why some people are able to give far more than others. The more stem cells in a donation, the more likely the stem cell transplant will successfully save or improve a life. The GeSTy study will use geneti more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: By Jonathan Adams As K-12 students across the state of Texas return to the classroom, some may not see the same teachers roaming the halls as they did the year before. New research from the University of Houston's College of Education - titled the "2024 Texas Teacher Workforce Report" - found that overall teacher retention has been trending down across the past decade, decreasing approximately 6.4 percent more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * UMD study finds medical scribes can help providers see more patients and reduce screen time * * * Who hasn't sat in a medical office, listening to computer keys clacking while their provider rapidly types up notes, wondering what they are spending so much time writing about? For doctors, who have always written clinical care notes but increasingly must spend time ca more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: Researchers are calling for native leafy mistletoes to be protected, as they are a haven for invertebrates in winter. A study led by the University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka found native mistletoes on introduced deciduous trees acts as an invertebrate refuge during the colder months because they are evergreen. Lead author James Crofts-Bennett, a PhD candidate in the Department of Botany, more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: A new $60-million Biosustainability Hub at The University of Queensland will use synthetic biology to help the world's biggest businesses transition to net zero. Funded by government, industry and UQ, the Biosustainability Hub aims to be a one-stop-shop for big companies to transform their production practices and create carbon neutral economically viable products and materials. Hub director, Prof more PR

HOBART, Australia, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news release: Tasmanian home brews have been put to the test, all in the name of science. The Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) held a beer brewing competition for home brewers, and University of Tasmania fermentation and accreditation students called the Science of Brewing Beer Competition. The competition culminated with a beer celebration at Launceston's Saint John Craft Beer Bar on 24 August as p more PR

WINDSOR, Ontario, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- University of Windsor issued the following news: A partnership with automotive powertrain manufacturer Vitesco Technologies will see researchers at the University of Windsor develop a more environmentally sustainable and economically viable motor for electric vehicles. "Our research will help our industry partners to mass produce advanced, lower cost, and sustainable electric machines and gain a competitive advantage in the global electric vehicle marketpl more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: By Jean Albanese Upstate Medical University is looking for participants for a research study on a new blood test that may detect Lyme disease sooner. The study will assess whether a new blood test called LIAISON(R) LymeDetect can determine whether the germ that causes Lyme disease is detected sooner than with conventional diagnostic tests. "Currently, availabl more PR

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2024: The Strengthening the Healthcare Team Conference is returning to the University of Southern Indiana on Friday, September 13 in the University Center on campus. "This conference provides strategies for effective teamwork and communication among healthcare professionals to enhance patient outcomes," said Dr. Anita Hagan, Director of the Center for Health Professions Lif more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: The ornamental cup of Veere, one of the most treasured objects in the city in Zeeland, the Netherlands, has delivered historical insights thanks to doctoral research by art historian and goldsmith Hanne Schonkeren of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. The unique cup has been carefully housed in Veere's city hall for centuries, but for a long time there has been little known about its origins.  more PR

LONDON, Ontario, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Western University issued the following news: * * * New research suggests financial savings, more than environmental concern, can help drive a reduction in food waste * * * Skyrocketing food costs are uniting Canadians, as families scrutinize their budgets and try to keep grocery bills in check. A new report from the Ivey Centre for Building Sustainable Value and Western's Human Environments Analysis Laboratory (HEAL) reveals an alarming reality: Canadian more PR

KENT, Ohio, Aug. 27 (TNSres) -- Wright State University issued the following news: By Dennis Bova Al Amin Hossain focuses on artificial intelligence with a personal intelligence that's far from artificial. In fact, he's SMART and has the scholarship to prove it. With that earned aid, he can pursue his Ph.D. in computer science and engineering at Wright State University and help the U.S. Air Force from falling victim to dangerous artificial intelligence. Hossain's journey to Wright State has  more PR