CANBERRA, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Australian National University issued the following news release: Despite cost-of-living pressures and sky-rocketing house prices disproportionately impacting Australia's youth, two-in-three young Aussies, 67.1 per cent, say they are satisfied with the direction of the country, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU). With Gen Z and Millennial voters projected to be a dominant voting force at the polls come the 2025 fe more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Modern day drug discovery is shifting from single end point assays to more complex phenotypic assays that query single cell and population responses to chemicals and genetic manipulation. One such assay, cell painting, is designed to use imaging to highlight cellular substructures and, via image analysis pipelines, to quantify changes in the cellular state. This type of analysis often requires powerful  more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Cedarville University issued the following news: By Sarah Mummert, Student Public Relations Writer In the heart of small-town America, where neighbors are more than just familiar faces, Alease Brier's talent continues to weave stories that shape her community. The 2024 Cedarville University graduate brought her artistic gift to life by illustrating Emma Townsend's latest children's book that focuses on a landmark near Liberty, Indiana -- their hometown. W more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: Oregon State University scientists have found a way to more than double the uptake ability of a chemical structure that can be used for scrubbing carbon dioxide from factory flues. The study involving metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, is important because industrial activities, among them burning fossil fuels for energy, account for a significant percentage of the greenhouse gas in the Earth's atm more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Cardiff University issued the following news: Researchers from Cardiff University are helping tackle biodiversity challenges, exhibiting critical research into biodiversity at the sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) in Cali, Colombia. The COP16 conference in 2024 focused on halting and reversing biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation. Dr Isa-Rita Russo from the Cardiff University School of Biosciences was invited to attend COP16 to more PR

CRANFIELD, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Cranfield University issued the following news release: Professor Martin Skote has been appointed the Airbus/Royal Academy of Engineering Research Chair in Landing systems of the future, a prestigious role which will develop this complex area and bring sustainability benefits to aviation. The take-off and landing of an aircraft involves complex processes with interdependent systems, such as landing gear, airport infrastructure, and air traffic management. more PR

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: By Chuck Wasserstrom Approximately 15 minutes southwest of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga campus sits Raccoon Mountain Caverns, a complex cave system known for its extensive underground formations, diverse ecosystem and educational caving tours that showcase the geological wonders of the region. It is also UTC's newest classroom and research laboratory. Thanks to a more PR

JOONDALUP, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Edith Cowan University issued the following news: Edith Cowan University (ECU) has secured funding for two groundbreaking research projects under the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects 2025 scheme (DP25). These projects, awarded a combined total of more than $823,000, highlight ECU's commitment to advancing impactful research that addresses critical societal and technological challenges. The ARC Discovery Projects scheme, a cornerston more PR

OLD ELVET, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Durham University issued the following news: Dr Katherine McDonald from our Classics and Ancient History department has been awarded the prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize for the international impact of her research. The prize is awarded to researchers at an early stage of their careers whose work has had international impact and whose future career is exceptionally promising. Katherine was described by the Leverhulme Trust as 'an agenda-setting schola more PR

OLD ELVET, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Durham University issued the following news: * * * The prestigious grant will support a cutting-edge research project exploring the mathematical structures underpinning quantum symmetries. * * * Professor Matthew Bullimore from our Department of Mathematical Sciences has been awarded a Euros2 million Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). The funding will support a research project exploring mathematical symmetry transformations an more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Emory University's Candler School of Theology issued the following Faculty Books Roundup on Dec. 2, 2024: Candler professors and emeriti faculty published 13 books in 2024, lending their research and expertise to a wide range of engaging topics. The volumes cover theological territory from trauma-informed spiritual care and ecofeminism to the theology of redemption and Latine Pentecostalism, as well as other subjects important to the future of the church, th more PR

MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: Can electric stimulation help the brain regain speech after a stroke? Can generative artificial intelligence create realistic 3D objects? Can qubits, the fundamental units of quantum computing, be entangled using light? These are among the questions that five research teams at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) aim to answer with the support of prestigious ERC Consolidator Grants. Each proje more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Pete Reinwald Samantha Paustian-Underdahl, a researcher and organizational expert in the Florida State University College of Business, led a comprehensive study that challenges long-held assumptions about gender and leadership effectiveness. The study, "Gender and Evaluations of Leadership Behaviors: A Meta-Analytic Review of 50 Years of Research," published this fall in Leadership Quarterly, finds more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Alexia Holliday Seven Florida State University students who conducted research at the Cetamura del Chianti archaeological site in Italy presented their findings during the 2024 Cetamura Day Conference in Tallahassee. The conference, held early this fall, spotlighted the first cohort of Reckford Research Fellows, whose work was made possible by a $1 million gift to the Department of Classics by Char more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: Lion numbers in the country are at a critical low while hyenas are faring well across four major protected areas in Uganda, according to new survey findings co-led by Griffith University, Southern University of Science and Technology (China) and Northern Arizona University. Researchers unveiled the first comprehensive population estimate of Uganda's lions, leopards, and spotted hyenas in nearly two decade more PR

GOLD COAST, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: A new study has designed a prediction method to simulate the yearly southward migration of humpback whales, which could provide management authorities with greater awareness of altered migration routes in a changing climate. Led by Griffith University, the study focused on the southern migration of humpback whale mums and calves between the Great Barrier Reef and the Gold Coast bay to develop a new modell more PR

HAMPTON, Virginia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Hampton University issued the following news: In an effort to strengthen the U.S. science and technology workforce, a coalition of engineering leaders from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and major research institutions recently released a report on how to work together to expand research programs at HBCUs. Joyce T. Shirazi, dean of the School of Engineering, Architecture and Aviation at Hampton University, co-led the effort. The re more PR

NEW DELHI, India, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi issued the following news release: The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), in collaboration with Hyundai Motor Group has entered into a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to advance innovation in Electric Vehicle (EV) and Battery Technology. This partnership aims to drive transformative research and development that will shape the future of sustainable mobility in India. Under the MoU, the Hyund more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Idaho State University issued the following news: From Nov. 14-17, 2024, Dr. Marin Laufenberg (Teaching Assistant Professor of Spanish and Director of the Spanish MA Program at ISU) attended the American Society for Theatre Research annual conference in Seattle, Washington where she participated as a member of the Animals in Performance Working Group. The working group brings together scholars and theatre practitioners from all over the world who research th more PR

LANCASTER, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: Living Apart Together (LAT) is the way to go for UK couples over 60, according to new research by Lancaster University and University College London (UCL). Around ten per cent of all heterosexual couples of all ages in the UK live in different households while maintaining a steady intimate relationship with each other (LAT). This new research shows around four per cent of over 60s LAT in the UK, which is co more PR

EXETER, England, Dec. 4 (TNsres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: Three leading researchers from the University of Exeter's have received a significant funding boost from the European Research Council (ERC), it has been announced. Dr Katherine Helliwell, Dr David Phillips and Dr Chiara Meccariello will lead separate projects that have received five-year grants from the respected research council through its Consolidator Grants funding scheme. Dr Helliwell, a Senior Lectu more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, Dec. 4 (TNSres)-- Leiden University issued the following news: Two Leiden researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This grant of up to 2 million euros will enable them to continue and develop their research. The ERC Consolidator Grant is awarded to promising researchers with seven to twelve years of post-doctoral experience. They can use the grant of up to 2 million euros to fund a team of co-researchers and support sta more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science issued the following news release: Professor Bryan W. Roberts and Dr Milena Tsvetkova have been awarded prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants. They are among the 328 exceptional researchers across Europe to have been selected. ERC Consolidator Grants aim to support outstanding scientists and scholars as they establish their independent research teams and dev more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Macalester College issued the following monthly roundup: Maccolades is a monthly round-up of the most recent accolades and accomplishments earned by members of the Macalester community. Below are highlights from November 2024. Joining forces with Lt. Governor Flanagan COPAL, an organization dedicated to advancing the Latine community, recognized Anahi Sanchez Lazcano '26 with the COPAL Power and Action Award for her work on immigration, housing, and e more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Miami University issued the following news wrap up for November 2024: * * * Authors, Accolades, and Achievements * * * Lisa Ellram was named a WISE (Women Impacting Supply Chain Excellence) Legend at the recent WISE Future Leaders Symposium. Ellram was one of six educators to be named a Legend this year. Steven Conn, W.E. Smith professor of History, authored the chapter "Dreaming in Detroit" for the book "Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories th more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Associate Professor Catherine D'Ignazio thinks carefully about how we acquire and display data -- and why we lack it for many things. * * * By Peter Dizikes, MIT News It is fairly common in public discourse for someone to announce, "I brought data to this discussion," thus casting their own conclusions as empirical and rational. It is less common to ask: Where did the data more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * This new device uses light to perform the key operations of a deep neural network on a chip, opening the door to high-speed processors that can learn in real-time. * * * By Adam Zewe, MIT News The deep neural network models that power today's most demanding machine-learning applications have grown so large and complex that they are pushing the limits of tra more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following Q&A on Dec. 2, 2024, with Josephine Carstensen, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, and David McGee, professor in the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences: * * * Josephine Carstensen and David McGee discuss the value and impact that MIT Global Seed Funds, which create synergistic partnerships between faculty and peers abroad, added to their rese more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study finds that two subtypes of pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) produce five to 16 times more protective capsular "slime" when Enterococcus faecalis (EF) is present. The finding could lead to targeted therapies for E. coli infections specific to dogs and poultry. The E. coli in question - uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) and avian pathogenic E. coli (APEC) - cause urinary tra more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: Newcastle University experts will lead a new project to help our understanding of black holes. Dr Adam Ingram will lead the X-ray Measurements of Accreting black holes with Polarimetric-Spectral-timing techniques (X-MAPS). It is among the successful projects that have received funding from The European Research Council (ERC), which has awarded its Consolidator Grants to 328 researchers. These grant more PR

STANFORD, California, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Six-year-olds who were exposed prenatally to common antiseizure medications had normal verbal and cognitive abilities, a large, multisite study has found. * * * By Erin Digitale Two common antiseizure medications, lamotrigine and levetiracetam, are safe to use during pregnancy, according to a Stanford Medicine-led study. The research, which was published online Nov. 25 in JAMA N more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: A team of researchers led by a New Mexico State University professor crisscrossed "Sky Island" mountain ranges in southern New Mexico and Arizona this fall in search of wild tepary beans. Richard Pratt, a professor of plant breeding and genetics in NMSU's Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, oversaw the excursion as part of a two-year research project funded by the Agricultural  more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following In the Spotlight news wrap up: Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs. * Department of Anthropology professor Lisa Hardy joined the University of Arizona's College of Public Health and Campesinos Sin Fronteras, a farmworker support agency, to publish a special issue of the journal Practicing Anthropology centered on health research along the U.S.-Mexico border. The issue, titled "Community at the Heart  more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: The director of Northumbria University's Physiotherapy Innovation Laboratory has been awarded a prestigious fellowship worth over pound sterling1 million to lead research which aims to improve the mobility of people living with Parkinson's disease. Dr Rosie Morris, an Associate Professor in neurological physiotherapy, works on research which explores the challenges faced by people with ne more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news on Dec. 3, 2024: * * * Thinking about numbers activates area of brain tied to basic functions -- important insight for learning, neurological procedures, authors reveal * * * By Erik Robinson New research reveals the unique human ability to conceptualize numbers may be rooted deep within the brain. Further, the results of the study by Oregon Health & Science University involving neurosurgery more PR

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * New agreement reaffirms strong collaboration between two Philadelphia health care market leaders * * * PHILADELPHIA -- The University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS) and Independence Blue Cross (IBX) have reached a long-term agreement on reimbursement rates for a new contract renewal, which would take effect on July 1, 2025. The agreeme more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: As part of Queen Mary University of London's commitment to fostering social mobility and addressing inequality, a new poll by the Mile End Institute has revealed that East Londoners feel there are significant barriers to accessing careers in the professions. Despite many viewing these careers as desirable, perceived challenges such as affordability, social prejudice, and limited access to profession more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: A QUT research team has taken inspiration from the brains of insects and animals for more energy-efficient robotic navigation. Led by postdoctoral research fellow Somayeh Hussaini, alongside Professor Michael Milford and Dr Tobias Fischer of the QUT Centre for Robotics, the research, which was published in the prestigious IEEE Transactions on Robotics journal and supported by chip manufac more PR

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Radboud University issued the following news: Three Radboud University researchers are set to receive a Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). The ERC Consolidator Grant is designed to support researchers at the stage in which they aim to set up their own independent research team and research programme. The Consolidator Grant is worth up to two million euros. PhaseShape Coacervate-Controlled Membrane Remodelling and Connect more PR

RADFORD, Virginia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Radford University issued the following news release: It keeps growing and growing and growing. Each year, Radford University's Wicked Festival gets a little bigger as more faculty assign their students projects designed to teach them various avenues in which to explore and develop potential solutions to some of the world's most difficult-to-solve public problems. AKA: wicked problems. That's how each semester's Wicked Festival begins. Students pick a t more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Neurology in the College of Medicine received $65,000 for multiple sclerosis research from the Rampy MS Research Foundation during a ceremony today. This is the third year the Rampy MS Research Foundation has conducted the run. Jo and Scott Rampy, along with other runners and walkers, relayed a check f more PR

FREDERICTON, New Brunswick, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of New Brunswick issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2024: The University of New Brunswick (UNB) announced today the establishment of the Hon. Joan Kingston Research Chair in Health Innovation, supported by a $1.25 million dollar gift from the Hon. Joan Kingston Foundation. The Hon. Joan Kingston (BN'78) is a health advocate and was appointed to the Senate in 2023. As member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Case Western Reserve University's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Research team awarded five-year, $3.2 million grant from National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders * * * With a new five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders, researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Mass Eye and Ear will study what causes acquired hearing loss (AHL) an more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Rockefeller University issued the following news: Rockefeller researchers now have exclusive access to advanced neuroimaging technologies developed by the new Elizabeth R. Miller Brain Observatory (MBO), which celebrated its official launch on September 12 at an event in the Carson Family Auditorium. The goal of the observatory is to support ambitious, long-term research projects that aim to answer neurobiology questions beyond the scope of currently commercially a more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * The concept may be confusing the public and inhibiting action, researchers say * * * By Kitta MacPherson A group of scientists, including researchers from Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Princeton University and Carleton University, has questioned the accuracy and utility of the metaphor "tipping point" in calling attention to the threat of climate change. The phrase, while perhaps initially more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Roger Williams University issued the following news: * * * At the 2024 Summer Research Showcase, dozens of students across numerous disciplines presented innovative solutions to pressing global and local issues. * * * By Jordan J. Phelan From a biosensor designed to detect pathogens in oysters to a platform advancing autonomous underwater robotics to an analysis of mercury contamination in Rhode Island's freshwater fish, students displayed their inn more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: By Michael Parker UAlbany graduate student Justin Nhan is a self-described tech enthusiast. Working alongside College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering (CNSE) Professor Kathleen Dunn, Nhan's research involves EUV lithography, a process central to creating smaller, more powerful computer chips. "Growing up, I was fascinated by how microchips were capable of powering everything from cars, airplan more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: The success Upstate's Psychiatry Department inaugural Research Day this last month has sparked plans to make the activity an annual event every fall so students, trainees, and faculty have a platform to showcase their latest research and scholarly activity, along with a opportunity for networking and collaboration. "We have so many strengths in our department and more PR

SWANSEA, Wales, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Swansea University issued the following news: Researchers at Swansea University have developed a revolutionary bone graft substitute inspired by coral which not only promotes faster healing but dissolves naturally in the body after the repair is complete. This groundbreaking research, led by Dr Zhidao Xia from Swansea University Medical School in collaboration with colleagues from the Faculty of Science and Engineering and several external partners*, has been more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: Associate Professor Xiaodong Liang, DTU Chemical Engineering, receives 2 million euros from the European Research Council. Xiaodong Liang receives the grant for the project 'Remote'. The project seems to revolutionize molecular thermodynamics by developing new models and theories that surpass current limitations. With the project, Xiaodong Liang aims to deepen the understanding of the und more PR

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Eindhoven University of Technology issued the following news: * * * The researchers will use their grants to unravel the mysteries of materials and their properties. * * * TU/e researchers Shuxia Tao and Nikolay Kosinov have received an ERC Consolidator Grant worth 2 million euros from the European Research Council (ERC). Tao will research the chirality of materials with perovskites, and Kosinov will dive into flexible carbon-based catalysts. We more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: This year in the United States, it is projected that more than 2 million people will be diagnosed with cancer. Additionally, more than 600,000 people will die of the disease -- an average of nearly 1,680 each day. The V Foundation for Cancer Research was founded in 1993 by ESPN and NCAA basketball coach Jim Valvano with the mission to achieve "Victory Over Canc more PR

IRVINE, California, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Targeting specific retinal cell types could lead to treatments that slow or stop progression * * * A research team co-led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered that accumulated DNA damage in the retina is a key contributor to age-related macular degeneration and that targeting specific retinal cell types may lead to treatments that slow or stop progressi more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have demonstrated that large language models (LLMs), such as GPT-4, could help automate functional genomics research, which seeks to determine what genes do and how they interact. The most frequently-used approach in functional genomics, called gene set enrichment, aims to determine the function of experimentally-i more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Emily Cerf Several current and former UC Santa Cruz faculty and staff have joined with leading experts in the field of conservation genomics to launch Wise Ancestors, a non-profit centering Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities as co-creators of biodiversity conservation projects. These projects, dubbed "Conservation Challenges," use genomic sequencing, biobanking, and be more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * UC Santa Cruz scientist Xi Zhang contributes expertise on planetary atmospheres * * * By Mike Pena While Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, a team of astronomers have discovered equally large spots at the planet's north and south poles that appear and disappear seemingly at random. The Earth-size ovals, which are visible o more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Article Summary * Members of the Miller School's John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics presented their research at The American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting. * Dr. Margaret Pericak-Vance received the society's highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award. * Hussman Institute faculty presented on and moderated a featured symposium on the Alzheimer's Diseas more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Theoretical study suggests that small black holes born in early universe may have left behind hollow planetoids and microscopic tunnels, and that we should start searching rocks and old buildings for them * * * Imagine the formation of a black hole and you'll probably envision a massive star running out of fuel and collapsing in on itself. Yet the chaotic c more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: Clara Saraceno will use an ERC Consolidator Grant to develop new methods for adjusting air plasma composition using ultrafast lasers. This revolutionizes light generation, but also other areas. Plasmas generated using lasers are often used to generate waves in rarely accessible regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, but for this they have to use complex and energy-intensive laser sources. Clara S more PR

ABERDEEN, Scotland, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Aberdeen issued the following news: For many years those with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) have been labelled as extreme 'fussy eaters'. The disorder is characterised by a person avoiding certain foods or types of food, having restricted intake in terms of overall amount eaten, or both, to the extent that individuals are unable to meet their nutritional needs. ARFID is known to have a significant impact on physical a more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: Researchers have worked with health partners in east Africa to unveil an integrated care model for treating major depressive disorder. Research carried out in East Africa reveals that people with major depressive disorder and chronic health conditions can benefit from a new form of integrated care that reduces symptoms, improves quality of life and reduces the odds of depression. Researchers from t more PR

AURORA, Colorado, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Colorado Boulder Anschutz Medical Campus issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2024: * * * The study is one of the largest and most diverse of its kind and reveals that digital strategies need to be tested * * * A new study published today in JAMA reveals text message reminders for patients who delay refilling their medications didn't help improve how regularly they refilled medications over a year. The study enrolled over 9,000  more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: REPORT: A study from the University of Copenhagen points to the need to strengthen informal communities of people with hearing loss. Technical aids such as hearing aids do not solve the biggest challenge for many: The risk of becoming socially isolated. Ensuring that people with hearing loss are included in social communities is as important as providing them with the latest assistive technology. Fo more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for Nov. 23-29: The National Desk and Conversation tapped faculty expertise. Local media highlighted UD's Nativities exhibit, our new vice president for student development, and sociologist Art Jipson's radio show championing local, alternative and indie music. * * * Trump's agenda resonates as Democrats face coalition challenges post-election (https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news- more PR

KUOPIO, Finland, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: The Finnish Research Infrastructure Committee within the Research Council of Finland has granted roadmap status to 21 research infrastructures for 2025-2028. The University of Eastern Finland is involved in nine infrastructure consortia selected to the roadmap, which are described below, and was granted a total of 833 621 euros of funding for three of them for 2025-2026. The remaining infrastructure more PR

EXETER, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: A new research project seeking to better understand how education worked in the ancient Mediterranean 2,000 years ago is set to be launched thanks to the award of a prestigious European grant. EduGRE: Education in Graeco-Roman Egypt - An Intercultural Approach will explore how Egyptian, Greek and Roman culture coexisted over the period from the 3rd Century BC to 700 A.D. Led by Dr Chiara Meccariello of the more PR

EXETER, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: A plan to develop the UK's first wetsuit recycling facility is among eight new projects funded by Future Fibres Network Plus. Future Fibres Network Plus - which aims to bring environmental science into the heart of the UK fashion, clothing and textile sectors - is a network led by the University of Exeter, collaborating with the universities of Leeds, Huddersfield and Plymouth, University of the Arts London more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Urban and community planners have a vital role in preparing their cities for climate change. But are the university programs training them for those careers adequately preparing them for climate change in terms of mitigating, adapting to and being resilient to the effects of climate change? New research from the University of Kansas has found American and Canadian universities have made progress but vary wi more PR

LIVERPOOL, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: A research team, led by the University of Liverpool, has found that the North Atlantic Ocean has a memory of approximately one to two decades, significantly surpassing previous estimates of a few years. Ocean memory refers to the persistence of ocean conditions and is a major source of predictability in the climate system beyond weather time scales. However, the fundamental question of "how lo more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science issued the following news release: A high ESMO-MCBS score (1), which indicates that a new cancer medicine offers significant clinical benefits, increases the likelihood of a faster, positive decision from Health Technology Assessment agencies (HTAs) such as NICE and the Scottish Medicines Consortium in the UK, according to a new study published in The Lancet Oncology. Cancer medicin more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news: The University of Melbourne's Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) and the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) have launched the Lionel Gell Foundation Art in Science Initiative, an innovative residency program binding art and science. The new initiative honours the legacy of longtime VCA and Doherty Institute donor Lionel Gell by combining his dual passions of art  more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news release: * * * A research team is working to develop a method to reactivate latent HIV in virus carriers in order to eliminate it from the body permanently. * * * Modern therapies help people living with HIV to survive, but scientists are still trying to decipher the deep mystery of how to eventually eradicate the virus for good. Now new laboratory work in Canada sheds light on the vulnerabilities of HI more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * An eco-friendly, high-performance organic battery is being developed by scientists at UNSW Sydney. * * * A team of scientists at UNSW Chemistry, have successfully developed an organic material that is able to store protons - and they have used it to create a rechargeable proton battery in the lab. By leveraging hydrogen ions - protons - instead of traditional lithium, these batteries hol more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely be seen by the human eye but have been preserved in an "extraordinary" way. Published in the journal Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, a new study reveals rare whitefly insect fossils have been found in Miocene age crater lake sediments at Hindon Maar, near Dunedin. Adult whiteflies are tiny insects about 3mm in size, smaller more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres)-- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: Researchers from the University are involved in a new pound sterling3.5m project centred around the potential impacts of FLOW developments in the Celtic Sea Scientists from the University of Plymouth will play a key role in an ambitious new project exploring the consequences of floating offshore wind farms (FLOW) on life throughout the marine food chain. The FRONTLINE project will employ state-of-the-ar more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: The University of Plymouth is part of a major new research project designed to steer the UK towards its net zero targets while benefitting soil health, biodiversity and revolutionising agricultural practices. OpenLAND is a three-year project supported by pound sterling4million funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and government partners, through the Land Use for Net Zero, Nature and People (LU more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: Antarctica's turbidity currents and the role they play in helping to regulate Earth's climate are to be studied for the first time through a groundbreaking international project. The Antarctic Canyon Experiment (ACE) will see scientists using state of the art technology to assess the causes and effects of the currents - also known as underwater avalanches - occurring deep in the Southern Ocean. They ho more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: University of Queensland researchers have launched a menstrual health teaching guide for classrooms co-designed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students. Kaiwalagal, Umaii and Kiwai woman and Adjunct Lecturer in UQ's School of Public Health Minnie King initiated and led the research to develop 'Mind Your Body'. "People in rural and remote Indigenous communities face a unique set  more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: A novel approach to make seawater evaporate faster than freshwater has been hailed as a significant breakthrough in desalination technology that will benefit billions of people worldwide. Up to 36% of the world's eight billion people currently suffer from severe freshwater shortages for at least four months of the year, and this could potentially increase to 75% by 2050, threatening the more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: A surge in GPS jamming attacks in drone warfare has inspired Australian researchers to develop a celestial navigation system that uses visual data from stars rather than relying on the global positioning system. Remote sensing engineers from the University of South Australia have combined celestial navigation with vision-based technology to provide an alternative means of nighttime navi more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * It might seem out of place on the side of a highway, but purpose-built exercise equipment installed at truck stops across Australia could be just the thing to encourage truck drivers to take a break and take control of their health and wellbeing. * * * In the first meta-analysis of how health behaviour interventions can affect truck drivers, researchers at the University of Sout more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * USC Viterbi biomedical engineers harness focused ultrasound to revolutionize CRISPR's capabilities to treat countless diseases. * * * Thanks to CRISPR, our medical specialists will soon have unprecedented control over how they treat and prevent some of our most challenging genetic disorders and diseases. CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short more PR

GUILFORD, England, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: Employing people with disabilities (PWD) in hotels not only enhances social responsibility but also significantly boosts customer intentions to recommend and revisit hotels, according to a new study from the University of Surrey. This pivotal study challenges long-standing misconceptions about hiring PWD in the hospitality industry and demonstrates that inclusivity can also benefit business outcome more PR

BURLINGTON, Vermont, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Vermont issued the following news: By STEPHANIE KNIFIC Researchers from Saint Michael's College and the University of Vermont have made a groundbreaking new discovery that provides a better understanding of how Alzheimer's disease develops in the human brain. Guided by previous research of spider brains, the scientists uncovered evidence of a "waste canal system" in the human brain that internalizes waste from healthy neurons. They di more PR

WOLLONGONG, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Wollongong issued the following news release: * * * Archival research examines five decades of political and social movements, with focus on domestic violence * * * A new research project will bring to life the forgotten and long-buried voices of the Illawarra's women's rights activists, illuminating the thread that ties the past to the present. Dr Emma Darragh and Dr Ellie Crookes have been named the 2024/2025 recipients of the Un more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: Wurzburg chemist Lutz Nuhn has been awarded two million euros for a new research project: he aims to develop an innovative transport system that could make RNA vaccines even better. The Consolidator Grants of the European Research Council (ERC) are endowed with two million euros. They are awarded to scientists whose previous work is so outstanding that further top achievements can be expected. P more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * The technology that's lighting up the world, and its journey from the scrapheap to humanity's great energy hope. * * * Name three iconic Aussie inventions. What comes to mind? Google Maps? The black box flight recorder? The Cochlear implant, perhaps? What about solar cells, which are on more than 30% of Australian homes? The technology behind this clean, green energy was invented by Aust more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: * * * 10 Institutions Now Make Up Mid-South Regional Ecosystem * * * The University of Memphis recently became the newest -- and westernmost -- addition to Tennessee's innovation corridor, joining the National Science Foundation's Mid-South Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Hub, one of 13 such hubs spanning the country that combines STEM ideas with a startup mentality to shift products out of the lab more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Study on cardiovascular research received two awards from national health organization * * * University of Texas at Arlington senior Ken Perry has always been interested in how the heart works. This curiosity led the Arlington High School graduate to start working in the lab of UTA kinesiology Professor R. Matthew Brothers during his second year of college. Now, two years l more PR

EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: Consuming addictive substances often involves an unpleasant experience, like using a needle, ingesting a bitter substance or inhaling smoke. These distasteful experiences -- known as aversive cues -- and our initial reactions to them are pivotal to understanding who will become an addict, said University of Texas at El Paso biologist Travis Moschak, Ph.D. "Aversive cues matter from t more PR

PENSACOLA, Florida, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: Dr. Rodney Guttmann, a biology professor in UWF's Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering, has been awarded his second major National Institute of Health R15 grant, marking a significant milestone in his ongoing research on early detection of Alzheimer's disease. The three-year, $420,000 renewal grant awarded earlier this fall  more PR

PULLMAN, Washington, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: The first-known direct observations of the movement of microfiber plastics through a thin layer of soil-like particles show that they tend to tumble, roll and sometimes get stuck in spaces. The findings, reported in the journal, Water Resources Research, mean that the fibers could get easily trapped in sediment. The work helps to improve understanding of the exposure risks and possible healt more PR