FULLERTON, California, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * Project Aims to Spark Student Interest in Space Exploration Careers, Build Diverse Workforce * * * Cal State Fullerton has been awarded a nearly $5 million NASA grant to launch the new SpaceIgnite Center for Advanced Research-Education in Combustion to prepare a diverse workforce in the aerospace industry. As part of the grant project, the SPARC Center will build  more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: By Emily Evans Jennifer Ford and Austin Peay State University alumnus and professor Barry Jones ('95) recently made a generous donation to create the Dr. Susan E. Ford Biology Research Support Endowment. The endowment is named to honor the memory of Jennifer's late aunt, Dr. Susan E. Ford. The award will be used to support the research of a current diverse (defined as traditionally underreprese more PR

ANDERSON, South Carolina, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Anderson University issued the following news release: Dr. Chris Rappazini's book explores how God allows us second chances in life. Anderson University Leadership Professor Dr. Chris Rappazini recently published his book, Moving Forward After Messing Up: A New Future with the God of Second Chances, with Moody Publishers. To promote his book, Dr. Rappazini, who is associate professor of leadership at the Anderson University Center for Leadership a more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Barnard College issued the following news: On August 6, 2024, Patricia Spears Jones, adjunct associate professor of English, was awarded a $50,000 fellowship by the Academy of American Poets, in conjunction with her award as a 2024 Poet Laureate Fellow for New York. The Academy, supported by the Mellon Foundation, granted $1.1 million to its twenty-two Poet Laureate Fellows who will lead public poetry programs in their respective communities. With this fellowsh more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Heading into the fall and winter months, we are likely to see an increase in illnesses from respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID, as well as influenza and respiratory syncytial (RSV). Dr. Pedro Piedra, professor of molecular virology and microbiology and pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, provides insight on how vaccines for these three common respiratory viruses can protec more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's Hospital have uncovered a new cell type in the human brain. The study published in Cancer Cell reveals that a third of the cells in glioma, a type of brain tumor, fire electrical impulses. Interestingly, the impulses, also called action potentials, originate from tumor cells that ar more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * A new study found that Medicaid accountable care organizations in Massachusetts were associated with increases in prenatal and postpartum office visits, postpartum depression screenings, and timely postpartum care. * * * By Jillian McKoy Despite recent declines in nationwide maternal mortality, the United States continues to experience a significant maternal health crisis, i more PR

ARCATA, California, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news: Cal Poly Humboldt graduate student Caleb Chen was awarded a $25,000 Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) NEXTGEN Fellowship to support his groundbreaking research on changes in cannabis genetics. Chen is pursuing a master's degree in Public Sociology and is a senior graduate research assistant under Sociology Professor and Cannabis Studies program Director Dominic Corva. Th more PR

ARCATA, California, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt issued the following news: * * * In the remote reaches of northern California and a small section of southern Oregon is the Baker cypress, a rare species of tree and cypress notable for its unique adaptation to fire--a characteristic that has ensured its survival through millennia of fire. However, the intensity and frequency of modern wildfires have pushed this species to the brink in some regions. * more PR

COLUMBUS, Georgia, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Columbus State University issued the following news: Expertise in the Butler Center for Research & Economic Development has confirmed what many in the Chattahoochee Valley already know--tourism in Columbus is big business. The center's annual study, conducted on VisitColumbusGA's behalf, reveals visitors' crucial role in driving local spending, job creation and tax revenue. "Thanks to [study author] Dr. [Ben] Blair and the staff at [Columbus State Univers more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * A new initiative will open doors to core facilities for participants, bestowing academic credits and certifications * * * By Kitta MacPherson Rutgers University-New Brunswick students will have even more opportunities to participate in trailblazing research, thanks to a program being developed by the Office of the Chancellor. Known as the Platforms for Education and Research Cores (PERC) init more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * An ultra-fast model of a neuron's response to electrical stimulation enables efficient design of nerve stimulation therapies * * * Like a pacemaker for the heart, nerve stimulation devices are implanted to send pulses of electricity to evoke activity in nerves throughout the body. These electrical stimulation devices have been used to treat and control many disorders, incl more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Harvard University's Business School issued the following news release: BOSTON--For the 2024-2025 academic year, Harvard Business School (HBS) is proud to announce its third cohort of visiting scholars in collaboration with its Institute for Business in Global Society (BiGS). This year's cohort will concentrate on how business intersects with the two critical issues of climate change and racial inequality, advancing HBS's commitment to encouraging p more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: KU Libraries are calling for proposals for the 2025/2026 David M. Bergeron and Geraldo Sousa Exhibit Program, which showcases the research of University of Kansas faculty using the extraordinary resources housed within Kenneth Spencer Research Library's collections. KU faculty are invited to submit proposals for their work to be presented as a Spencer Research Library exhibition, curated in collaboration more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Leiden University issued the following news: A love of puzzles and the patience of a saint: these are two essential traits for linguists wishing to explore the Indo-European language family. Fortunately, Professor Michael Peyrot possesses both. In his inaugural lecture he will take the audience on a voyage of discovery to the past. As Professor of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics, Peyrot studies the 'mother language' Proto-Indo-European and its more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Marshall University issued the following news release: The June Harless Center for Rural Educational Research and Development has been awarded a $50,000 Sparking Early Literacy Growth in West Virginia grant. The West Virginia Public Education Collaborative (WVPEC) and the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation working with the West Virginia University Foundation awarded the grant to the June Harless Center, which is part of the College of Education more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following research highlight: * * * Featuring markers of immunotherapy response, spatial biology advances, new epigenetic targets and novel treatment approaches * * * 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 between MD Ander more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Authors and students will produce books and articles on immigration, the meatpacking industry, racial segregation in Oklahoma and the ravages of shareholder capitalism on small-town America. * * * The Missouri School of Journalism has selected its fifth class of authors to receive the Watchdog Writers Group fellowship, a $50,000 annual stipend that will allow the more PR

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: Mount Holyoke College researchers have developed a new open-access, interactive database and story map of U.S. immigration sanctuary policies that were passed between 2001 and 2014. In 2013, Kiana London '13 asked Associate Professor of Geography and International Relations Serin Houston if she had any research positions available. London's request came at just the right time, as Houston wanted to more PR

NEWBERRY, South Carolina, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Newberry College issued the following news: COLUMBIA and NEWBERRY, S.C. -- Columbia College and Newberry College have been selected as co-hosts for the South Carolina Teaching Fellows program, with the first cohort opening in fall 2025. The fellowship, administered by the Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention & Advancement, recruits talented high school seniors to become teachers in South Carolina. The highly selective program is hosted by 14  more PR

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Niagara University issued the following news: By Lisa McMahon Dr. Talia Harmon, chair and professor of criminology and criminal justice; Dr. David Taylor, associate professor of criminology and criminal justice; Dr. Todd Schoepflin, associate professor of sociology; and Niagara University alumni Chelsea Henning, '18, M.S.'23, and Dr. Diana L. Falco, '01, M.S.'02, co-authored an article in Criminal Justice Studies. The article, "Does depth of informa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * 'Nudges' plus a little extra staff support help pediatricians deliver secure gun-storage program * * * If it takes a pediatrician less than one minute per visit to talk to parents about how to securely store their firearms and offer a free cable lock, why do only 2 percent of doctors report routinely doing so? Turns out, they might just need a "nudge" and a l more PR

TROY, New York, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Sage Colleges issued the following news: Associate Professor of Psychology, Marisa Beeble, Ph.D., is the recipient of Russell Sage College's 2024 Susan Warren Beatty Faculty Award for Excellence in Research. She was honored for her inquiries into the lesser-studied aspects of intimate partner violence against women. "Much attention is given to the well-known aspects of intimate partner abuse, including physical violence, psychological abuse, and sexual assau more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: * * * Alexander Chase and colleagues collect samples from Earth's oceans using SMIRC, which could be the first step in uncovering compounds that lead to next-generation antibiotics. * * * When SMU researcher Alexander Chase was a young boy, the sheer diversity of plants in Earth's tropical rainforests fascinated him. He found himself wondering, what new species were out there, waiting to be unearthed? more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: For more than a decade, University of Kansas researchers have shown that giving students, especially those with disabilities, ownership of their education improves their outcomes. The Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities' team recently concluded a project to implement the Self Determined Learning Model of Instruction in 15 schools in Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania. They have publishe more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * Funding Will Support a New Position in North Country Community College's Nursing Program to Expand Capacity for Students Interested in Nursing Careers The Campus is Also Increasing its Investment in Student Mental Health Support by Hiring a Full-Time Clinical Social Worker * * * Saranac Lake, NY - State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. today joined North Country  more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Approach developed at the Texas A&M School of Public Health offers promising new knowledge on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis pathways * * * A new statistical technique developed by a researcher at the Texas A&M University School of Public Health and colleagues elsewhere offers fresh insights into how diseases affect individual cells. This innovative method, known as hybrid more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York University at Albany issued the following news: A research team led by the University at Albany's College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering has been awarded $1.6 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to more fully understand how so-called forever chemicals infiltrate soils and how to prevent that potentially harmful contamination from entering the food supply. The project specifically focuses on pe more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: A recent study led by a University at Buffalo researcher suggests a paradigm shift in patient attitudes regarding perceptions of cannabis and prescription opioid use for pain management associated with cancer treatment. The findings published in a special issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs have important implications for developing cli more PR

IRVINE, California, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Joint diseases cause pain to hundreds of millions of people and add to healthcare costs * * * Various forms of arthritis afflict nearly 600 million people worldwide and add $16.5 billion to the United States' healthcare bill, yet there are few engineered cartilage tissue therapies available to sufferers. In Nature Reviews Rheumatology, University of California, Irvine  more PR

MERCED, California, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: As California lawmakers consider a package of bills aimed at increasing the production of clean energy, a major question arises: How would we store all this new power? Storage is a vital issue because while the state can create plenty of energy through solar, wind and hydro power, there must be ways to effectively stockpile it for use overnight or on calm, overcast days or when the waterways  more PR

MERCED, California, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Jody Murray, UC Merced In simulated life-or-death decisions, about two-thirds of people in a UC Merced study allowed a robot to change their minds when it disagreed with them -- an alarming display of excessive trust in artificial intelligence, researchers said. Human subjects allowed robots to sway their judgment despite being told the AI machines had limited capabilities and were giving more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * UChicago part of partnership to pave the way for safe, powerful, sustainable batteries * * * The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Argonne National Laboratory to spearhead the Energy Storage Research Alliance (ESRA), one of two new Energy Innovation Hubs. This energy innovation hub unites top researchers from three national labs and 12 universities, including the University of Chicago, to  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release: A cellular link between obesity and atrial fibrillation -- a heart condition that afflicts over 33 million people worldwide -- presents a promising target for new therapies, researchers from the University of Illinois Chicago report. Obesity is among the leading causes of atrial fibrillation, an irregular heart rhythm that can lead to heart failure and stroke. But scientists stil more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news on Sept. 4, 2024: A new book of natural history essays co-written by a University of Kansas paleontologist today was published by Columbia University Press. Bruce Lieberman, Dean's Professor of Evolutionary Biology and senior curator of invertebrate paleontology at KU, co-wrote "Macroevolutionaries" with fellow paleontologist Niles Eldredge in the tradition of their late Harvard mentor and famed science po more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: A fascinating new book chronicling transformation on the plains of Kansas and eastern Colorado uses repeat photography -- contemporary re-creations of 1870s photos -- to reveal startling changes to the landscape. Its author isn't just a photographer and veteran of years of "Kansas-ing" -- his term for searching off-the-beaten-path curiosities across the Sunflower State -- but also a University Distinguish more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: By Steven Bartolotta The emergence of artificial intelligence is undeniable and the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is receiving a grant from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine to study an innovative way of merging AI into a medical school curriculum. Led by primary investigato more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The University of Oklahoma will establish the nation's first Center for Creativity and Authenticity in AI Cultural Production thanks to a nearly $500,000 three-year grant from the U.S. National Endowment for the Humanities. Center leaders hope to contribute humanities expertise to the growing discussion about the role of artificial intelligence in society. "The NEH sought submission that examine more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: * * * NSF-funded system expands TACC's capacity for AI with Arm-based NVIDIA technology * * * The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas today announced that Vista, a new artificial intelligence (AI)-centric system, is in full production for the open science community. "Vista serves as a bridge between Frontera, the current NSF  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Researchers have discovered an antibody able to neutralize all known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as distantly related SARS-like coronaviruses that infect other animals. As part of a new study on hybrid immunity to the virus, the large, multi-institution research team led by The University of Texas at Austin discovered and isolated a broadly neutralizing plasma antib more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: Utah currently suffers from a housing crisis. While this crisis directly affects people's ability to secure affordable quality housing, the indirect impacts could be more long-term and potentially long-lasting. A new policy brief from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute summarizes research detailing how housing affordability has both direct and indirect impacts on  more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Scientists engineer tiny linear and split-belt treadmills to understand how fruit flies walk. * * * Fruit flies walking on miniature treadmills are helping scientists learn how the nervous system enables animals to move in an unpredictable and complex world. Insights from using these fruit fly-sized treadmills were reported Aug. 30 in Current Biology, a Cell P more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Capture $101M for FY24, Double the Amount from FY22 * * * Led by a diverse community of research leaders, the University of Memphis has surpassed a key milestone in research growth for the first time, receiving more than $100 million in annual research awards. This progress, combined with a total research expenditure of more than $100 million, is a testament to the vibrant more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Stuart Weitzman School of Design issued the following news: * * * Domenic Vitiello, an urban and regional planning expert, teaches classes that invite students to locations in and around Philadelphia to better understand how its denizens dine. * * * Ever wonder where your food comes from and how it gets to your plate? The answer is far more complicated than you'd imagine, involving a network of systems that span more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * UTIA Extension Specialist Receives AAPSE's Highest Honor * * * Kim Brown, Extension specialist with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture (UTIA), has been named a Fellow by the American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators (AAPSE). She was recognized for the honor during the 2024 national meeting of AAPSE in Laramie, Wyoming in July. " more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Physics major recognized for neutrino research * * * A physics student at The University of Texas at Arlington studying ways to measure the mass of tiny particles called neutrinos has earned a prestigious national award for her research. Senior Kara Stogsdill received the Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award from the Society of Physics Students, an organization of the  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Early detection opens the door to intervention via noninvasive neuromodulation for those with treatment-resistant symptoms of psychotic disorders like schizophrenia. * * * A groundbreaking new study published in Biological Psychiatry links cognitive impairments in psychotic disorders to brain organization. "This link between cognition and brain networks is present even pr more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * A multicenter study conducted in 19 states between October 2023 and March 2024 demonstrated that RSV vaccination was 75% effective in preventing RSV-associated hospitalizations for adults age 60 and older. * * * The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can be particularly dangerous for older people with chronic medical conditions. Each year in the United States, RSV infectio more PR

PULLMAN, Washington, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Some of the butterflies most in danger of fluttering out of existence fare better when their habitats are actively managed by humans, a recent study found. A team led by Washington State University researchers Cheryl Schultz and Collin Edwards analyzed data on 114 populations of 31 butterfly species in 10 U.S. states. Scientists have long warned that insect populations wo more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2024: * * * Mouse study shows engineered immune cell therapy protects damaged neurons * * * By Marta Wegorzewska Severe injuries to the spinal cord damage nerve cells, disrupt communication with the brain and rest of the body, and lead to lasting disabilities for millions of people worldwide. The injury itself accounts for only a fraction of the overall damage  more PR