BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, issued the following news release: The Canadian federal government announced its 2035 climate target: a reduction of 45-50% greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels. According to Climate Action Network Canada's analysis (https://zenodo.org/records/11062130), Canada's fair share of the global effort to limit temperature rise to 1.5 C would re more PR

CEREDIGION, Wales, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Aberystwyth University issued the following news: It is essential for youth justice agencies to explicitly seek children's opinions about matters affecting them, according to a new report. The research, by academics from Aberystwyth and Loughborough Universities and funded by the Nuffield Foundation, focused on understanding how children experience and perceive encounters within the youth justice system in England and Wales. The study was aligned with th more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2024: Being able to communicate effectively with patients is a cornerstone of the medical profession -- but what if that patient is a child? Gaps in language can cause children to misinterpret medical terms used by their pediatrician and, in turn, suggest a far more frightening scenario. The perspective piece, "Children's Understanding of Commonly Used Medical Terminology," p more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * Highlights of CBO's 2024 Budget Options Report By Jordan Haring, Director of Fiscal Policy Executive Summary * The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its Options for Reducing the Deficit: 2025 to 2034 report, outlining 76 policy options and their 10-year impact on the federal budget. * The policy options outlined in the report would save anywhere from $6 billion on  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Americans for Tax Fairness issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * New Report Finds Top 30 Billionaire Dynasties Had 54% Growth In Wealth Over 9 Years * * * Today, Americans for Tax Fairness released a new report detailing key beneficiaries of the Trump tax policies: billionaire nepo babies. Alongside cheeky profiles of inheritors wasting family fortunes on failed vanity businesses, medieval church purchases, lifestyle brands, private jets, a more PR

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Antioch University issued the following news: Six artists, scholars, and activists from a wide range of disciplines recently gathered for a panel broadcast over Zoom where they discussed the interplay between democracy and the arts. The panel, "Cultural Practices, the Arts, and Democracy," marked the first presentation on the recent book, Democracy as Creative Practice: Weaving a Culture of Civic Life, which was edited by two of the panelists, Tom Borru more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, issued the following statement on Dec. 6, 2024: * * * Director of Securities Policy Benjamin Schiffrin issued the following statement on the filing of Better Markets' Comment Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to a proposal by the New York Stock Exchange to extend trading hours on its NYSE  more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Research fellow Mariah Donohue focuses her research on two very different animals: lemurs and frogs * * * The gut does so much more than digest our food. It has its own ecology, hosting a variety of microbes with different roles -- helping extract nutrition from the food we eat, guiding the response of our immune system and even shaping our moods. These microbes may even play a role in evolution more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Boyce Thompson Institute issued the following news: By Aaron Callahan Sweetpotatoes are an agricultural powerhouse that feeds millions globally. However, their complex genetics make it challenging for breeders to understand and improve traits like yield, disease resistance, and nutritional content. A new study reveals insights into the significance of leveraging "allele dosages" in sweetpotato breeding practices. "Sweetpotatoes are hexaploid, meaning they more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following document on December 11, 2024, entitled "National Black History Month: February 2025.": Here are excerpts: * * * Historian Carter G. Woodson launched Black History Week in 1926 to recognize the significant contributions of African Americans during the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln (February 12) and abolitionist/writer Frederick Douglass (February 14). Congress expanded it to more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Business Development Bank of Canada issued the following news release: In its latest study, Optimizing Workplace Culture for Peak Performance (https://www.bdc.ca/en/about/analysis-research/optimizing-workplace-culture-peak-performance), the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC), the only bank dedicated to entrepreneurs, reveals that nearly half of Canadian small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are missing out on a crucial strategy to enhance empl more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The Association of International Certified Professional Accountants issued the following news release: * * * * Two-thirds of business leaders now express optimism about the economy * All major indicators in survey rise * Jobs outlook improves, with one-in-five employers looking to hire immediately * * * Business leaders registered a huge shift in positive sentiment about prospects for the U.S. economy and their own organizations in the wake of the recent U.S. p more PR

FRESNO, California, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: Lizette Miramontes sometimes zones out after 10 minutes of sitting in a lecture. It's hard to retain the information, then memorize it, take a test and remember it again down the road, she said. But the way students are learning is changing thanks to high-impact practices -- programs and activities to increase student engagement, to foster mentorship and encourage cooperation  more PR

SAN MARCOS, California, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- California State University's San Marcos campus issued the following news release: American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) students in California have made significant progress in some areas but still face persistent challenges that demand immediate attention. That's the top-level finding of a groundbreaking study released Friday by the California Indian Culture and Sovereignty Center (CICSC) at Cal State San Marcos. The "State of American Indian an more PR

SYDNEY, Nova Scotia, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Cape Breton University issued the following news: For two Bachelor of Science students at Cape Breton University, a shared passion for research and public health brought them together on a project with transformative potential. Jennifer, a Biology major, and Marissa Cox, a Chemistry major, are part of Dr. Shine Xu Zhang's research team, working on innovative electrochemical methods to remove uranium from well water. Growing up in the countryside of Indi more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news release: * * * Case Western Reserve University researcher advances zinc-sulfur battery technology * * * Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries power everything from electric vehicles to wearable devices. But new research from Case Western Reserve University suggests that a more sustainable and cost-effective alternative may lie in zinc-based batteries. In a study published recently in Angewandte Chemi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet on November 29, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * 2024 Product Calendar The U.S. Census Bureau has posted anticipated release dates for each regular and recurring statistical product scheduled for release in 2024. These products are listed in the Census Bureau's online product calendar, which is updated as needed throughout the year. 2030 Census Advisory Committee Meeting The U.S. Census Bureau will host the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following Stats for Stories entitled "Small Business Saturday: November 30, 2024": Here are excerpts: * * * From the Small Business Administration (SBA): "Now more than ever, small businesses need our support. Please join SBA and organizations across the country as they celebrate small business contributions to their communities by shopping at a small business on November 30, Small Business Saturday. "Small Business Saturday  more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Dec. 14 (TNSres) .Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, issued the following news: * * * On tech, voters want focus on industry jobs and consumer protection * * * Chamber of Progress released new exit polling it conducted on 2024 voters' views on economic policy, regulation, and tech policy. The poll - which sampled registered voters nationwide and in the seven battleground states - found that 2024 voters overwhelm more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- City St George's, University of London issued the following news: * * * Study suggests training on strategic decision-making can enhance the prospects of new business ideas. * * * By Hamish Armstrong (PR and Communications Manager (Interim)) New research co-authored by Bayes Business School suggests that women entrepreneurs who take a scientific approach to decision-making are more likely to find new uses and target markets for their product or service,  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * Gender bias attacks escalate online for female journalists * * * Sao Paulo, December 12, 2024--Female journalists experienced the majority of online and offline attacks against the press during the 2024 Brazilian municipal elections, found a report published today by the Coalition in Defense of Journalism (CDJor), a coalition of civil society organizations working to p more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- America's Credit Unions issued the following news: Total loans outstanding in federally insured credit unions increased $41 billion, or 2.6%, over the year ending in the third quarter of 2024, to $1.63 trillion, according to the latest financial performance data released by the NCUA. Total assets rose by $82 billion, or 3.7%, to $2.31 trillion during the same period. Also, for the third quarter of 2024, the delinquency rate was 91 basis points, up 19 basis points more PR

PERTH, Australia, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Curtin University issued the following news release: New research from Curtin University has revealed increasing cigarette prices over the past several years have seen more older Australians turn to cannabis use as an alternative. Researchers from Curtin's School of Accounting, Economics and Finance investigated the buying habits of nearly 100,000 Australians from 2001 to 2019 by analysing data from the Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey.  more PR

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Dalhousie University issued the following news release: Christmas trees are a central, joyous feature of most households that celebrate the holiday, but they also play a serious role in sequestering atmospheric carbon even well after they are taken down and disposed of. Nova Scotia is one of the largest producers of Christmas trees in Canada, with more than 5,000 hectares of land growing millions of trees. Many of those harvested for the holiday are co more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: Patients with high-risk, BRCA-positive breast cancer who received olaparib after standard treatment continued to have better survival outcomes than those who received placebo after a median follow-up of 6.1 years, according to the latest results from the phase III OlympiA clinical trial presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). "The OlympiA trial examines adding on more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Duke Health issued the following news release: The first study comparing surgery to active monitoring as treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) finds women who carefully monitor the precancerous cells are no more likely to develop breast cancer after two years than women who undergo surgery to remove them. The early results of the Comparing an Operation to Monitoring with or without Endocrine Therapy (COMET) study suggest women and their docto more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Experts from around the world gathered at the first Advanced Multifunctional Metamaterials Workshop to shape the future of the field * * * The 2024 Advanced Multifunctional Metamaterials (AMM) Workshop brought together over 125 thought leaders, researchers and innovators from around the world at Duke University to explore the transformative applications of electromagnetic, more PR

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The European Union's European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control issued the following news: The "Progress Towards Hepatitis C Elimination" conference, held from 26-28 November 2024 in Cairo, Egypt, brought together public health experts, policymakers, and key stakeholders from the Mediterranean, Europe, and beyond. The event was co-organised by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Buffalo State University issued the following Faculty and Staff Achievements Roundup: Throughout the month of November, faculty members from Buffalo State's School of Education continued to engage with high school seniors participating in the New Visions Education Pathways Academy. The program, which is a collaboration with Erie 1 BOCES, allows high school students to explore careers in education while earning college credit. The class is held five days a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve issued the following white paper in December 2024 by Daniel A. Dias, Christine Richmond, and Grant Westfahl entitled "Duration of Capital Market Exclusion: An Empirical Investigation." Here are excerpts: * * * This paper investigates the duration of market exclusion following a sovereign default and its resolution. We employ multiple definitions of market access, differentiating between gross versus net borrowing and partial versus full acce more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve issued the following white paper in December 2024 by Deepa D. Datta and Nitzan Tzur-Ilan entitled "Gender Gaps in the Federal Reserve System." Here are excerpts: * * * To better understand the stalled progress of women in economics, we construct new data on women's representation and research output in one of the largest policy institutions--the Federal Reserve System. We document a slight increase in women's representation over the past 20  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve issued the following white paper in December 2024 by Ding Dong, Zheng Liu, Pengfei Wang, and Min Wei entitled "Inflation Disagreement Weakens the Power of Monetary Policy." Here are excerpts: * * * We present empirical evidence that household inflation disagreement weakens the power of forward guidance and conventional monetary policy shocks. The attenuation effect is stronger when inflation forecasts are positively skewed and it is not driv more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve issued the following white paper in December 2024 by Deepa D. Datta and Robert J. Vigfusson entitled "Measuring Inclusion: Gender and Coauthorship at the Federal Reserve Board." Here are excerpts: * * * Relative to diversity, inclusion is much harder to measure. We measure inclusion of women in economics using novel data on coauthoring relationships among Federal Reserve Board economists. Individual coauthoring relationships are voluntary, y more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. 17-21R2) on December 5, 2024, by Daniel Monte and Roberto B. Pinheiro entitled "Costly Information Intermediation: Quality vs. Spillovers." Here are excerpts: * * * We analyze information intermediaries in large economies with costly information acquisition. Intermediaries face a trade-off between quality and dissemination speed. Both altruistic policymakers and profit-maximizing m more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 24-38) in December 2024 by Toan Phan and Sonya Ravindranath Waddell entitled "The Economic and Human Impacts of Hurricanes". Here are excerpts: * * * Hurricane Helene brought large destruction to parts of the Fifth Federal Reserve District, most notably western North Carolina.1 Helene was the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and Hel more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco issued the following white paper (No. 2024-36) on December 5, 2024, by Michael Bauer, Daniel Huber, Eric Offner, Marlene Renkel, and Ole Wilms entitled "Corporate Green Pledges." Here are excerpts: * * * We identify corporate commitments for reductions of greenhouse gas emissions--green pledges--from news articles using a large language model. About 8% of publicly traded U.S. companies have made green ple more PR

PETERBOROUGH, Ontario, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Fleming College issued the following news release: Fleming College has earned recognition as one of Canada's leading research institutions, ranking #31 on Canada's Top 50 Research Colleges list for 2024. This recognition highlights Fleming's standing among the 213 colleges across Canada, underscoring an ongoing commitment to applied, industry-driven research. The annual list, published by Research Infosource Inc., highlights colleges that excel in res more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The Florida Chamber Foundation issued the following news: * * * Latest data shows a continued decline in childhood poverty rates, highlighting the impact of partnerships and targeted initiatives * * * The Florida Chamber Foundation's analysis of the latest childhood poverty figures highlights encouraging progress in our united, business-led effort to cut Florida childhood poverty in half by 2030. The latest figures reveal that 714,768 Florida childre more PR

LAKELAND, Florida, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Florida Polytechnic University issued the following news release: Advanced research at Florida Polytechnic University, in collaboration with the University of Windsor in Canada, is centered on the development of wearable sensors to assist in care for those diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Patients with Parkinson's disease often contend with progressive stiffness, tremors and balance problems that can make movements such as walking, standing and even ea more PR

BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The German Center for Infection Research issued the following news release: * * * Researchers develop a new genetic method for the production of new active ingredients in bacteria * * * Microorganisms produce a wide variety of natural products that can be used as active ingredients to treat diseases such as infections or cancer. The blueprints for these molecules can be found in the microbes' genes, but often remain inactive under laboratory conditi more PR

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: From tomes on theology, critical theory, history, and social science to "GOATS," honey bees, stigmatists, and the flora and fauna of campus, Grove City College faculty authors wrote something for nearly everyone in 2024 - including romance novels. This past year saw 15 books written or co-written by 11 faculty and staff authors from a variety of academic departments. Their work reflects many more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following report on December 11, 2024, entitled "Availability and Correlates of Integrated Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Disorders in Outpatient Behavioral Health Treatment Facilities." Here are excerpts: * * * People with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders (SUDs) benefit from integrated treatment to address both disorders concurrently. For several decades, policymakers and more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following report on November 21, 2024, entitled "Evaluation of the Impact of the No Surprises Act on Health Care Market Outcomes: Exploring Pre-Implementation Trends - Report Two." Here are excerpts: * * * This second report focuses largely on updating pre-NSA trends in claims data presented in the first report. Surprise bills are difficult to cleanly identify in claims data; therefore, we generally ex more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following issue brief on November 25, 2024, by Philip Steigman and Jess Belledonne entitled "Federal Alignment with Research-Based Practices on School-Age Development and Well-Being Breadcrumb." Here are key points: * * * Childhood development experts recommend specific practices for afterschool and youth development programs to promote well-being and healthy development, including positive relationshi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following report on December 9, 2024, by Michelle Dougherty, Rebecca McGavin, Meagan Pilar, Marc Horvath and Stephen Brown entitled "Health Information Technology Adoption and Utilization in Behavioral Health Settings: Final Report Breadcrumb." Here are excerpts: * * * Health Information Technology (HIT) was identified as a critical component of the HHS Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration. To sup more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following issue brief on December 4, 2024, by Edward Kako, Breck Frye, Emma Nye, Emily Rosenoff and Damian Da Costa entitled "Medical Respite Programs: A Critical Service for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness." Here are excerpts: * * * People experiencing homelessness often have complex health care and social service needs which present significant care challenges to hospitals, such as longer lengt more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following issue brief on November 26, 2024, entitled "Medicare Coverage of Anti-Obesity Medications." Here are excerpts: * * * In November 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Program; Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and Programs of All-Inc more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following report on December 4, 2024, by the ASPE Office of Health Policy entitled "No Surprises Act Drug Pricing Report to Congress." Here are excerpts: * * * Prescription drug prices are a top concern for policymakers and the public, but little data is available on prescription drug prices or other costs that contribute to premiums for commercial drug coverage. To address the gap in data on availabil more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following issue brief (No. xxx) on November 18, 2024, by Casey Sullivan, Cody R. Fisher and Julia Taenzer entitled "Novel Antimicrobial Drug Development and Access: U.S. Government Support and Opportunities." Here are excerpts: * * * The pipeline and commercial market for novel antimicrobial drugs is insufficient to address current and future patient needs or mitigate the loss of effective treatments a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following report on December 13, 2024, by Chandria Jones, Christina Drymon, Estefany Rivera Sanchez and Lisa Clemans-Cope entitled "Research Applications of Electronic Recovery Records." Here are excerpts: * * * Recovery support services (RSS) are non-clinical services that assist individuals and families in attaining and sustaining recovery from substance use disorders. These services include social s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following policy brief on December 3, 2024, entitled "Understanding Economic Risk for Low-Income Families: Economic Security, Program Benefits, and Decisions about Work." Here are excerpts: * * * This project explored how workers with low incomes who receive federal benefits weigh factors including marginal tax rates, benefit loss, ease of resuming benefits once lost, and job instability when deciding  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following issue brief on December 6, 2024, by Jasmine Little, Megan Dormond, Sarah Croake, Chris Bory, Amanda Tran and Jonathan Brown entitled "Understanding the Optimal Balance of Using Telehealth and In-person Services to Support Adults with Serious Mental Illness and Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance." Here are excerpts: * * * This brief summarizes findings from a research project that exa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following issue brief on November 27, 2024, by Judy Dey, Joy Rooney, Carol Irvin, Jeral Self, and Laura Nolan entitled "Use of Supported Employment in the Medicaid and CHIP Working-Age Population (2019) Issue Brief." Here are excerpts: * * * tate Medicaid programs have the option to cover supported employment services, but use of these services by the Medicaid population has not been widely studied. Us more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following report on December 6, 2024, by Anna Sommers, Elysha Theis, Kenneth Fassel, Brent Gibbons and Miku Fujita entitled "Wait Time Standards for Behavioral Health Network Adequacy Breadcrumb." Here are excerpts: * * * Insufficient access to behavioral health (BH) care and the inability to get timely care are significant problems in the United States. Concerns about BH network adequacy have been pro more PR

HONG KONG, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: A research team led by Professor Kelvin Yeung Wai-kwok from the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has developed an innovative photocurrent-responsive implant surface to accelerate bone-to-implant integration after orthopaedic surgery. The cutting-edge coating has been shown to shorten the integration  more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Hope College issued the following news: * * * Greater Good magazine has named the book "Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion" by Dr. Daryl Van Tongeren of the Hope College psychology faculty one of its Favorite Books of 2024. * * * "Done: How to Flourish After Leaving Religion" is written for a general audience and meant to be a resource for those who are wrestling with faith's role in their lives and for those who care about them and want to u more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Today, the Indian Health Service and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a collaboration intended to better protect IHS-approved Purchased/Referred Care program patients from improper bills and collection on improper bills under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA), the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and t more PR

WINDSOR, Ontario, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The International Joint Commission issued the following news release: * * * Majority of respondents find Great Lakes protection and investments essential, concerned about impacts of water quality challenges * * * The International Joint Commission Great Lakes Water Quality Board's 2024 Great Lakes Regional Poll results reveal that a continued increasing majority of respondents share common beliefs about the value of protecting the Great Lakes. They also  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Lake Restoration Program will accept public comments on the newly released draft 2024 Lake Restoration Report and 2025 Plan, beginning Dec. 3. The report is available for review at: https://www.iowadnr.gov/Environmental-Protection/Water-Quality/Lake-Restoration. It highlights restoration projects completed around the state in State Fis more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Journal of Marketing, a part of the American Marketing Association, issued the following news release: Researchers from ESSEC Business School and University of Bath published a new Journal of Marketing study that examines the enrichment economy, where consumers use goods to increase their capital. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, is titled "The Enrichment Economy: Market Dynamics, Brand Strategy, and Ethics" and is authored by Delph more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Thanks to awards from the Johnson Cancer Research Center, 21 Kansas State University students will conduct hands-on cancer research in the spring 2025 semester. The center's Cancer Research Awards will provide the selected students with hands-on laboratory research experience that emphasizes the importance of ethical research practices and effectively communicating science to the public. "The Can more PR

MELBOURNE, Australia, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: * * * Sensitive patient data is at a greater risk of being hacked or accidentally leaked from clinicians' personal devices due to inadequate cybersecurity measures and a tendency for doctors to use their personal phones for medical purposes. * * * A new study led by Dr Tafheem Wani, a La Trobe lecturer in Digital Health Information Management, showed that clinicians' phones (and other digital dev more PR

BRONX, New York, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: By Elizabeth Moore Americans have lost confidence in its government, and the future of the country's democracy is at stake. Should Americans abandon the current Constitution, or can it be revised to fix some of its structural flaws? These were some of the weighty issues discussed by Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, who, along with other constitutional scholars, addressed themes in his book No  more PR

LOUGHBOROUGH, England, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Loughborough University issued the following news release: A Loughborough University project will use computer simulations and practical experiments to explore whether there's a safer, more effective way for smart polymer nanoparticles to be designed for drug delivery and medical imaging. Dr Helen Willcock of the University's Department of Materials will lead on the project which is part of a government funded initiative to boost fundamental research  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Marymount Manhattan College issued the following news: Solstice Literary Magazine will publish a personal essay by Associate Professor of Writing, Literature, and Language and Communication and Media Arts Tahneer Oksman(opens in a new tab), Ph.D., in their Winter 2024 issue. The essay is called "Articulations; or, between my grandmothers."(opens in a new tab) Dr. Oksman's piece was originally workshopped this past summer at Bread Loaf Writers' Conference(opens in  more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center issued the following news release: New research presented during the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) reveals a new machine learning model that could change the way metastatic breast cancer is treated in the future. By combining clinical and genomic data, physician-scientists from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) developed a tool that could help improve predictions of how people with hormone rec more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University's College of Veterinary Medicine shared the following news: * * * Research to advance understanding of links among early life adversity, mast cells, and lifelong chronic inflammatory disease. * * * Janelle LeMon's dissertation research focuses on the effects of early life adversity on mast cells--which play a central role in the immune system--and how those effects contribute to chronic inflammatory diseases later in life. more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Article Summary * WiNK Therapeutics was honored at the Florida Innovation Conference as the most promising, emerging company. * Co-founder Dr. Paolo Serafini and team developed RNA aptamers to deliver therapeutics to beta cells in people with diabetes. * Success will will be a two-part process: replacing the beta cells and keep the body's autoimmune response from eliminatin more PR

SOUTH HADLEY, Massachusetts, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Mount Holyoke College issued the following news: Mount Holyoke College held a panel discussion "Trans Health Care Is a Human Right: On Safeguarding Gender-Affirming Care After United States v. Skrmetti." Speakers discussed the case and its impact on transgender and gender-diverse people. The Supreme Court of the United States heard arguments in U.S. v. Skrmetti on Dec. 4, 2024. On Dec. 9, Mount Holyoke hosted a panel to discuss the details of th more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: By Jordan M. Howse Rockets can be heard as far as 15 miles away from their launch site. Jet planes and military aircrafts can be as loud as 150 decibels at takeoff, loud enough to rupture an eardrum. Similarly, highway noise annoys neighbors. Researchers in the Center for Composite Materials Research (CCMR) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at North C more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * Data highlights state emissions down by 29% by 2025 * * * The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) released two comprehensive reports analyzing greenhouse gas emissions across the state, providing the most detailed and accurate inventory of New Mexico's emissions to date. Findings confirm that New Mexico is making significant progress in reducing i more PR

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2024: New York City's government workforce reached more than 300,000 employees in June of 2024, the first year-over-year increase since the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, some city agencies remain understaffed, resulting in critical services being impacted, according to a new report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The analysis is based on d more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: A new study points to why, and how, Io became the most volcanic body in the solar system. Scientists with NASA's Juno mission to Jupiter have discovered that the volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io are each likely powered by their own chamber of roiling hot magma rather than an ocean of magma. The finding solves a 44-year-old mystery about the subsurface origins of the moon's most demonstrative geolo more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * The road ahead will be even more scientifically intriguing, and probably somewhat easier-going, now that the six-wheeler has completed its long climb to the top. * * * NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has crested the top of Jezero Crater's rim at a location the science team calls "Lookout Hill" and rolling toward its first science stop after the monthslong climb. The rover made the ascent  more PR

HOOVER, Alabama, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Association of School Resource Officers issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * National Association of School Resource Officers encourages law enforcement agencies and schools to adopt document's guidelines * * * The National Association of School Resource Officers, (NASRO) today applauded new federal guidance aimed at preventing sexual misconduct by school resource officers (SROs). The guidance appears in Guiding Principle more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Corporate Directors issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * NACD's "2025 Governance Outlook Report" Includes Boards' Top Priorities and Trends and Governance Leaders' Perspectives on Issues Changing Board Practices * * * The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the authority on boardroom practices representing more than 24,000 corporate directors, today released its "2025 Governance Outlook: Preparin more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following data brief (No. 519) in December 2024 entitled "Anemia Prevalence: United States, August 2021-August 2023" under the National Center for Health Statistics. Here are key findings: * * * Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey * During August 2021-August 2023, the overall prevalence of anemia in people age 2 years and older was more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following health statistics report (No. 215) on November 26, 2024, entitled "Characteristics of Older Adults Who Met Federal Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans: United States, 2022" under the National Center for Health Statistics: Here is the abstract: * * * Objective--This report presents national estimates of the percentage of adults age 65 and olde more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following vital statistics report (Vol. 73, No. 10) on December 9, 2024, entitled "Deaths: Leading Causes for 2022" under the National Center for Health Statistics: Here are excerpts: * * * Objectives-- This report presents final 2022 data on the 10 leading causes of death in the United States by age group, race and Hispanic origin, and sex. Leading causes of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following health statistics report (No. 214) on December 5, 2024, entitled "Enrollment in High-deductible Health Plans Among People Younger Than Age 65 With Private Health Insurance: United States, 2019-2023" under the National Center for Health Statistics: Here is the abstract: * * * Objective-- This report provides a comprehensive look at enrollment in hig more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following data brief (No. 520) in December 2024 entitled "Receipt of Family Planning Services in the United States: 2022-2023" under the National Center for Health Statistics. Here are key findings: * * * Data from the 2022-2023 National Survey of Family Growth * During 2022-2023, 35.7% of females ages 15-49 received a family planning service in the past 12  more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued the following news: * * * An observational study of more than 6,500 adults is one of the most detailed in the U.S. * * * WHAT: A large study found that greater exposure to long-term air pollution was linked with increased risks for blood clots that can occur in deep veins, which, if untreated, can block blood flow and cause serious complications, even death. These find more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: Los Alamos, N.M. - The National Park Service is proud to share Bandelier National Monument's 2024 annual report. "I am very proud of our progress toward achieving our strategic goals and the many other accomplishments by our staff and our partners," said Superintendent Patrick Suddath. "We continue to strive to be the premier park for showcasing the ancestral and ongoin more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following quarterly data summary report in September 2024 entitled "Quarterly Credit Union Data Summary: 2024 Q3." Here are excerpts: * * * The Quarterly Credit Union Data Summary provides an overview of the financial performance of federally insured credit unions based on information reported by those credit unions to the National Credit Union Administration in the 2024Q3 Call Report. As of Septembe more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- NDN Collective, an indigenous-led organization dedicated to building indigenous power, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: Today, Changing the Landscape We Build In: NDN Collective's 2023 Impact Report, was released by NDN Collective. The report provides an overview of the impact and accomplishments of the organization in 2023. Launched in 2018, NDN Collective has committed to building the collective power of Indigenous communities more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following staff report (No. 1139) in December 2024 by Nina Boyarchenko and Leonardo Elias entitled "Corporate Debt Structure over the Global Credit Cycle." Here are excerpts: * * * We study the determinants of active debt management through issuance and refinancing decisions for firms around the world. We leverage instrument-level data to create a comprehensive picture of the maturity, currency, and security type co more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: An international team of researchers, including a glaciologist at Newcastle University, has discovered remarkably well-preserved glacial landforms buried almost 1 km beneath the North Sea. 1 million year-old landforms The team used sound wave, known as seismic, data to reveal Ice Age landforms buried beneath almost 1 km of mud in the North Sea. The results, reported in the journal Science Advance more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- CIFAR, a research organization that says it brings together teams of top researchers from around the world to address important and complex questions, issued the following Q&A on Dec. 12, 2024, with Nicolas Papernot and Catherine Regis, co-directors of the Canadian AI Safety Institute Research Program: * * * In a Q&A with CIFAR, Papernot and Regis discuss the importance of CAISI and Canada's opportunity to be a world leader in AI safety * * * Last month, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following report (No. 8487e2024) on Dec. 12, 2024, entitled "CCQM-Retrospectoscope Quick Start: A Beginner's Guide to a Data Analysis System for Visualizing Results from CCQM Studies." The report was written by David L. Duewer, Michael Nelson and Christina Cecelski. Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract This revised and updated "Quick Start" guide is intended to introduce  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following report (No. 8478e2024) on Dec. 12, 2024, entitled "CCQM-Retrospectoscope Reference Manual: A Detailed Reference to the CCQM-Retrospectoscope, a Suite of Graphical Tools for the Meta-Analysis of Measurement Results from CCQM Studies." The report was written by David L. Duewer, Christina Cecelski and Michael Nelson. Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract This docume more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: New Mexico State University biology assistant professor Adriana Romero Olivares is among women from around the world featured in the book titled "Determined to be Extraordinary: Spectacular Stories of Modern Women in STEM." The book reveals the personal stories of 27 active female scientists who have overcome hurdles to achieve success. The women are from a range of backgrounds, ethniciti more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: New Mexico State University's Cooperative Extension Service, in collaboration with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension, will host an in-person certification course for food manufacturing industry professionals. The course, "Principles of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points for Meat and Poultry Processors" will be a two-day training offered from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Feb. 11 more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: Somewhere in the middle of the ocean, a merchant mariner lowers a cylindrical robotic ocean observing instrument from a ship into the sea to record ocean temperature and salinity. Another instrument is deployed from a plane into the eye of a hurricane to take the pulse of the ocean during the storm. In Antarctic waters, a rounder float is released that will sink far deeper more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Researchers have demonstrated the ability to steal an artificial intelligence (AI) model without hacking into the device where the model was running. The technique is novel in that it works even when the thief has no prior knowledge of the software or architecture that support the AI. "AI models are valuable, we don't want people to steal them," says Aydin Aysu, co-author of a paper  more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: New research has found that the punishing summer temperatures and persistent drought conditions in much of Arizona and the Southwest are dealing a double whammy to trees attempting to regulate their own temperature, putting a critical part of the desert ecosystem at risk. The study, published in October in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, looked at the iconic Fremont cottonwood, whic more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Implantable device works like a tree branch to grab and fling proteins * * * Northwestern University scientists have designed a new implantable device that can monitor fluctuating levels of proteins within the body in real time, as detailed in research published in the journal Science. Inspired by fruit shaking off the branches of a tree, the device comprises s more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release: A new analysis finds that the stress of being a caregiver is associated with an increased risk of developing high blood pressure in 21- to 44-year-old Black women, a group known to have a higher prevalence of the condition compared with women of other racial and ethnic groups. Caregiving has been linked by past studies to high blood pressure, also more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, issued the following news release: Viruses that infect and kill bacteria, called phages, hold promise as new treatment types for dangerous infections, including strains that have become resistant to antibiotics. But virologists know little about how phages persist in the populations of bacterial cells they infect, hampering the development of phage therapies. Published online Decem more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * George Keepers, M.D., chaired the American Psychiatric Association group to improve, expand understanding of treatment options * * * By Erik Robinson New treatment guidelines for borderline personality disorder -- believed to affect as much as 2.7% of the United States population -- were developed with leadership from a behavioral health expert at Oregon Health & Science University.  more PR

OSHAWA, Ontario, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The Ontario Tech University issued the following news release: University researchers and hospital clinicians discuss ways in which artificial intelligence can benefit patients and health-care providers Health systems everywhere face immense pressure to meet rising patient care demands. Factors such as population growth and a global clinician shortage are contributing to longer than usual wait times in emergency rooms (ER). While hospitals strive to provide more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, issued the following news release: * * * With integrated gain-filtering, new device could boost 5G/6G networks and enhance data transmission * * * Researchers have developed a 3D-printed device that generates twisting light beams with orbital angular momentum (OAM), a form of rotational energy that can carry more data than regular beams. The efficient, compact and low-cost vortex beam generators could help enhance the capa more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * First study from NCI's Clinical Trials Innovation Unit * * * Raid Aljumaily, M.D., an associate professor of hematology-oncology at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, is the national co-leader of the PROSPECT-Lung clinical trial that will evaluate the timing of immunotherapy for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer. The trial is the first from the National Canc more PR

OXFORD, England, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Oxford Economics, a corporate, financial and government decision-makers and thought leaders adviser, issued the following consulting report on Dec. 12, 2024: Since its launch in 2014, Klook has helped revolutionise the Asia Pacific tourism sector, bringing benefits to businesses and travellers. Its innovative travel booking platform is at the heart of the trend towards travellers increasingly prioritising "experiences" in their spending decisions. Klook com more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: While helping with a training activity at the Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Donnamarie Lovestrand saw more than a decade of inquiry put into practice. That inquiry began in 2011 when Lovestrand, now an associate professor of nursing at Pennsylvania College of Technology, was a staff nurse in the post-anesthesia care unit of Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital at Fo more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: By Becky Vogt According to the 2024 Nebraska Rural Poll, most rural Nebraskans see housing as important to the growth of their community; however, most also think their community lacks options for rentals and home purchases. Ninety percent of rural Nebraskans surveyed agree that high-quality, affordable housing is important for community growth. Most also agree that inadequate housing options result  more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: History - the Journal of the Historical Association - has found a new home after Northumbria University, in Newcastle upon Tyne, was chosen to take over the editorship of the publication. Led by new Editor-in-Chief Dr Daniel Laqua, a team of 15 academics with expertise covering a wide variety of historical periods will work together to oversee the next phase of the 112-year-old journal's more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists issued the following news on Dec. 12, 2024: Today, David Spero, national president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, AFL-CIO (PASS), testified in front of Congress to address aging systems maintained by employees PASS represents at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); the lack of adequate staffing among the technician workforce and the fact that the agency is not using a vital resource in service t more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: A Purdue University researcher in the College of Engineering and his collaborators in the Indiana University School of Medicine have received federal funding to develop their patent-pending, noninvasive device that continuously monitors for autonomic dysreflexia, or AD. AD is a life-threatening condition that usually develops after a spinal cord injury at or above the T6 vertebra. According to the more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news on dec. 13, 2024: Queen Mary University of London today announced the launch of an ambitious new Centre for Excellence in Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education. Based in the Queen Mary Academy, the centre seeks to create a transformative learning environment where AI literacy is integrated into the University's teaching and learning, to drive impactful outcomes for students, educators, and employ more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: A QUT-led research team has developed an ultra-thin, flexible film that could power next-generation wearable devices using body heat, eliminating the need for batteries. This technology could also be used to cool electronic chips, helping smartphones and computers run more efficiently. Professor Zhi-Gang Chen, whose team's new research was published in the prestigious journal Science, s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The R Street Institute issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Today, the R Street Institute released the 11th edition of its Insurance Regulation Report Card. The report evaluates the effectiveness of property and casualty insurance regulation across all 50 states. The report, authored by R Street Finance Insurance and Trade Policy Director Jerry Theodorou, uses seven objective metrics to assign a letter grade to each state. The categories are: solv more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: Toledo, OH - Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) announced significant federal awards to the University of Toledo Health Science Campus, highlighting the university's pivotal role in advancing cancer research and improving public health outcomes. The awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), total over $680,000 and will support innovative studies that promise to enhance understanding and trea more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) released the following statement announcing the winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for Georgia's 11th Congressional District. The competition is designed for students who aspire to learn computer coding and may have an interest in the STEM fields. North Cobb Christian School students, Kameron Fournillier, Jason Osborn, Nathan Stinso more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: SAN DIEGO, CA -- Today, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-50) announced the winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for middle and high school students in California's 50th Congressional District. The competition aims to engage students' creativity and encourage youth participation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). A record 30 applications were submitted to this y more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The Research Council of Finland issued the following news release: Between 2022 and 2024, the Research Council of Finland has organised four funding calls with a view to supporting researchers who have fled Ukraine and come to Finland. The funding totals 5.4 million euros. The funding has required active participation from Finnish researchers. They have invited researchers from Ukraine to Finland to conduct research and have committed to assisting the inv more PR

THOUSAND OAKS, California, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- SAGE Publishing issued the following news release: Sage, a leading independent academic publisher, has acquired Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., a renowned global media company publishing more than 100 peer-reviewed journals in biotechnology and the life sciences, specialized clinical medicine, public health and policy, and technology and engineering, as well as the leading B2B media brands Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) and Inside Precision more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * Salk scientists establish novel link between cell nutrition and identity, say targeting nutrient-dependent activity could improve immunotherapies * * * The decision between scrambled eggs or an apple for breakfast probably won't make or break your day. However, for your cells, a decision between similar microscopic nutrients could determine their entire identity. If an more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, announced the publication of the 2024 edition of the Plum Book. The 2024 Plum Book can be accessed online at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GPO-PLUMBOOK-2024/conte more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: By Victoria Grdina | School of Computing Nebraska educators are preparing tomorrow's teachers for today's technology-driven learning landscape by integrating more computer science curriculum into the courses they're taking now and will teach in the future. With a new $1,999,675 grant from the National Science Foundation, an interdisciplinary team of University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty, including Le more PR

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: Dr. Tyrone Bynoe, associate professor of Education and director of the Educational Leadership program, is the lead editor of a book proposal approved for publication by Information Age Publishing. Co-editors of this emerging book, titled "Mentoring in A Continuum of School Leadership Preparation," include Dr. Jim Ferrell and Dr. Renee Cambiano from Northeastern State University, Tahlequ more PR

CLAYTON, Australia, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation issued the following agency statement on Dec. 12, 2024: * * * As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO conducts research in the national interest that will benefit the Australian community - from navigating the energy transition to adapting to a changing climate to safeguarding Australia from pathogens that threaten our health, biodiversity and food supply. These areas have more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: By Kayla Richmond Using an unprecedented set of data, researchers from multiple universities have made important discoveries about how the brain's connectivity is influenced by specific proteins and molecular structures. Upstate Medical University's Christopher Gaiteri, PhD, working with researchers from Rush University and the University of Alabama at Birmingh more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: * * * Each year, following a rigorous evaluation procedure, the IEEE Fellow Committee recommends a select group of recipients for elevation to IEEE Fellow. Less than 0.1% of voting members are selected annually for this member grade elevation. The promotion was granted for his 'contributions within control, design and diagnostics of power converter and drive-based systems'. * * * Profe more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: * * * Three DTU students are developing an antibacterial, non-toxic coating for boats. The coating prevents algae from sticking, which means less friction and, therefore, less fuel consumption. * * * Gabriella Szabo, Nikolas Vitaliti, and Sebastian Pieters can today look back on a busy and eventful 2024. Among other things, they have won second place at DTU's student conference Green Ch more PR

MOSCOW, Idaho, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: University of Idaho is leveraging three unique laboratory capabilities in an interdisciplinary effort to grow understanding of human tendon development and healing after injury. A group of U of I faculty members from the College of Engineering and the College of Science, led by College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Distinguished Professor Carolyn Hovde Bohach, were recently awarded a $598,537 gra more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following Economic Information Bulletin in December 2024 entitled "America's Farms and Ranches at a Glance: 2024 Edition." Here are excerpts: * * * American farms represent a diverse set of business operations and farm operators. This annual report describes the characteristics of U.S. farms and ranches with the most recent data from the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS). Sta more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute issued the following news release: * * * Researchers looked across many organisms to see that aminotransferase enzymes have evolved mix-and-match characteristics -- creating many different ways of processing nitrogen. * * * To boost crops more efficiently in the future, the evolutionary past may hold key insights. The way that plants process nutrients has a rich back story -- they rely on enzymes that have b more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research team has been awarded a $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to test promising findings that could lead to better treatments for hormone loss caused by a malfunctioning pituitary gland. The five-year R01grant from the NIH National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * A new study finds that a blood test may be a more reliable indicator of liver disease than asking how much a person drinks. * * * Excessive drinking can damage the liver. Yet, unlike obesity or high cholesterol, clinicians only screen for alcohol use by asking their patients how much they drink. Turns out that method is not always reliable, and a blood te more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: Cancer is one of the four most likely conditions for clinicians to consider in older men who go to their GP with new-onset fatigue, a study led by UCL researchers has found. For the study, published in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), researchers analysed the health records of more than a quarter of a million people in England whose doctor noted that they were tired. The team looked at more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: By Hannah Echols Nearly half of adults in the United States have hypertension, or high blood pressure, which is the leading risk factor for stroke. While the link between hypertension and stroke risk is well studied, little is known about how long someone's having hypertension affects these risks. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham evaluated the association of hypertension duratio more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: Despite awe-inspiring diversity, nearly every lifeform - from bacteria to blue whales - shares the same genetic code. How and when this code came about has been the subject of much scientific controversy. Taking a fresh approach at an old problem, Sawsan Wehbi, a doctoral student in the Genetics Graduate Interdisciplinary Program at the University of Arizona, discovered strong evidence that the t more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego Supercomputer Center issued the following news release: * * * New initiative called "EcoViz" enables clear and compelling visualizations of environmental data from fire to floods * * * A team of scientists and science communicators affiliated with the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), part of the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences at UC San Diego, and the Center for Coastal Climate Resilienc more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * The jet is tens of millions of times larger than the black hole's event horizon Key takeaways * The galaxy M87, located in the Virgo constellation, provided the first-ever photo of a black hole in 2019, when the Event Horizon Telescope captured an image of the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center. * An international research team including UCLA has observed a teraelec more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: THE BRAIN: Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have demonstrated that the brain's ability to learn certain skills can be significantly enhanced if both the brain and nervous system are primed by carefully-calibrated, precisely-timed electrical and magnetic stimulations. This new research has the potential to open entirely new perspectives in rehabilitation and possibly elite sports. Scienti more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: FOOD: A University of Copenhagen study of plant-based drinks reveals a common issue: they are lacking in proteins and essential amino acids compared to cow's milk. The explanation lies in their extensive processing, causing chemical reactions that degrade protein quality in the product and, in some cases, produce new substances of concern. Over the last decade, the global market for plant-based bev more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for Dec. 6-13, 2024: Five marketing faculty jointly wrote for The Conversation about how social media and flexible work can save careers. Local media featured Christmas on Campus, UD's Nativity exhibit and graduation. * * * How to combat toxic bosses: Social media and flexible work can save careers, new research shows (https://theconversation.com/how-to-combat-toxic-bosses-social-media-and-f more PR

EXETER, England, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: Sea turtles that nest in Montserrat migrate and feed in the waters of multiple Caribbean countries and territories - according to a new study that highlights the need for international conservation efforts. Researchers attached satellite tags to 10 nesting females (nine green turtles and a hawksbill) in Montserrat, to see where they went after laying their eggs. The turtles - which typically nest multiple  more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Glasgow issued the following news: A team of engineers led by the Universities of Glasgow and Southampton has received the IET's Excellence and Innovation Award for pioneering new wireless therapeutics. Their innovation targets non-healing wounds with a antibiotics-free solution delivered through a wireless smart bandage. The same technology was then adapted for an implant for bladder cancer treatment. The research, led by Dr Mahmoud W more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * No-fishing zones protect species and possibly lead to increases in catch rates * * * Increases in catch rates for fish such as tuna have been demonstrated near recently created Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas (LSMPAs), including Revillagigedo in Mexico. This shows that LSPMAs are large enough to protect highly migratory species such as tuna, especially bigeye tuna. Those are t more PR

HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: Doctoral Researcher Aleksi Moine from the University of Helsinki investigates corporeality in Northern Karelian healing incantations and the role of words in healing rituals. His research raises past conceptions of what it is to be a human into current debate. Aleksi Moine, a doctoral researcher in folklore studies, is active in a number of fields in the humanities. Raised in a Finnish- and Fre more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: A study led by The University of Manchester which examined the extent and effectiveness of Russian state-sponsored online propaganda efforts has found that - despite significant investment - the Kremlin's attempts to influence Western media and public opinion are largely failing. Focusing the recent EU elections, researchers analysed the output of five outlets with confirmed Kremlin sponso more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: * * * A drug used to manage copper levels could improve the odds for children battling neuroblastoma, new research in animal models suggests. * * * The survival rate for children with a rare but deadly cancer could one day be improved by adding an existing drug - which is currently used to manage excess copper in the body - to their treatment. The drug can be used to weaken tumours and streng more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Randomized clinical trial thought to be first to test nightmare reduction therapy in children * * * Recently published research from the University of Oklahoma and the University of Tulsa shows that a new therapy for children with chronic nightmares reduced the number of nightmares and the distress they caused and increased the number of nights a child slept without waking. The study, pu more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: Three University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka researchers have received inaugural Mana Tuanuku Research Leader Fellowships from the Royal Society of New Zealand. They are among 10 Aotearoa New Zealand researchers to be awarded the honour and will each receive $1,160,000 over the next four years. The fellowships are designed to help mid-career researchers firmly establish themselves as exper more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * The University has agreed a new collaboration with the National Water Resources Institute in Nigeria * * * The University of Plymouth has forged a new strategic partnership with the National Water Resources Institute (NWRI) in Nigeria. The collaboration will see the parties working together on a range of research and knowledge exchange initiatives linked to climate-smart agriculture. In parti more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * New research suggests a supportive workplace can help police officers * * * A new study suggests that police investigating Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) experience higher levels of depression and anxiety than other officers. The research, which was published in Depression and Anxiety, is part of 'Protecting the Protectors'; a project aiming to capture the thoughts and experiences of p more PR

GUILFORD, England, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: Several rare immune disorders are caused by mutations in the patient's DNA. The University of Surrey and its collaborators found that targeting the mutated pathways with new drugs offers new hope for people suffering from rare conditions such as immunodeficiencies. The multidisciplinary team looked at a genetic mutation called biallelic PI4KA, which impacts B cells in the body (the ones that pro more PR

BRIGHTON, England, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Sussex issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2024: Researchers at the University of Sussex have today (Wednesday 11 December) launched a new open access resource which, for the first time, looks at how rules and regulations around the world have changed over time to tackle illicit financial flows (IFFs), such as money laundering, terrorist financing, and sanctions evasion. The Regulation of Illicit Financial Flows (RIFF) datas more PR

FORT DAVIS, Texas, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: The University of Texas at Austin joined the Giant Magellan Telescope today in announcing that Northwestern University has joined its international consortium to construct the $2.54 billion observatory. Home to the world-renowned Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) and the newly founded NSF-Simons AI Insti more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: Wesley Sundquist, PhD, Samuels Professor and chair of biochemistry at the University of Utah, laid the foundation for the development of a highly effective, long-lasting prophylactic against HIV, which has been named the Breakthrough of the Year by Science, a top scientific journal. The drug lenacapavir, developed by Gilead Sciences, provides protection for half a year instead of one day a more PR

COVENTRY, England, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Warwick Business School issued the following news: Some of the world's leading AI researchers came together for the Artificial Intelligence Innovation Network Conference at Warwick Business School. The conference brought together research on the theme of AI in the Wild with academics from the likes of Stern School of Business, the University of Cambridge, and ESSEC Business School revealing their latest papers. Lamar Pierce, of Washingt more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Personalizing the most common lab test used in medicine, the complete blood count, may improve diagnosis and care. * * * Personalizing the most common lab test used in medicine, the complete blood count, may improve diagnosis and care. The range of values used to interpret the results of the most common blood test used in medicine -- the complete blood count -- more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: Murres, a common seabird, look a little like flying penguins. These stout, tuxedo-styled birds dive and swim in the ocean to eat small fish and then fly back to islands or coastal cliffs where they nest in large colonies. But their hardy physiques disguise how vulnerable these birds are to changing ocean conditions. A University of Washington citizen science program -- which trains coastal  more PR

UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * National data analysis finds short-term mortality not impacted for patients with advanced cancers * * * PHILADELPHIA - During a shortage of the generic platinum chemotherapy drugs cisplatin and carboplatin that began in early 2023, there was no difference in mortality rates among patients with advanced cancer compared to the previous year,  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Members of the Penn community celebrated an energy research milestone: the unveiling of the illuminated facade of the new Vagelos Laboratory for Energy Science and Technology. * * * "Three ... two ... one," cheered members of the Penn community as alumnus P. Roy Vagelos, his wife, Diana T. Vagelos, and Interim President J. Larry Jameson pressed a button more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (No. 655) on December 10, 2024: Here are excerpts: * * * Note: This is a revised version of the December 10, 2024, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report. U.S. sugar beginning stocks for 2024/25 were revised downward after new information about beet sugar production became available following the initial report release. This resul more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Studies investigate link between snake intestines and humans, cancer patients' ED use, and tDCS stroke treatment * * * Regeneration insights from snake intestines Most vertebrates undergo intestinal regeneration to repair digestion wear and tear. The best understood regeneration mechanism occurs in humans and other mammals, in which stem cells that regenerate the i more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center issued the following news: The U.S. Marine Highway System consists of thousands of miles of navigable channels, waterways, rivers, bays, coasts, the Great Lakes, and the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The goal of the Maritime Administration's (MARAD's) U.S. Marine Highway Program (USMHP) is to expand the use of the Nation's navigable waters to relieve landside congest more PR

PULLMAN, Washington, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: SPOKANE, Wash. -- Adding strong evidence in support of "walkable" neighborhoods, a large national study found that the built environment can indeed increase how much people walk. The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, showed a strong connection between place and activity by studying about 11,000 twins, which helps control for family influences and genetic factors. The  more PR

LONDON, Ontario, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Almost half Canadian dementia cases influenced by 12 lifestyle factors * * * By Debora Van Brenk Many people could greatly improve their odds against developing dementia by making four, low-cost lifestyle changes, Western researchers have discovered. In the first study of its kind, researchers at Lawson Research Institute (Lawson) and Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry found about half of dementia more PR

BELLINGHAM, Washington, Dec. 13 (TNSres) -- Western Washington University issued the following news release: * * * BPRI platform provides a web-based tool to facilitate analysis into the cross-border trade relationship between Canada and the US * * * The Border Policy Research Institute has launched a new interactive tool that provides a comprehensive and engaging overview of cross-border trade dynamics between Canada and the United States. Designed for policymakers, researchers, business le more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 14 (TNsres) -- York University issued the following news release: * * * Study first to show improvements in both self-reported questionnaires and MRI brain scans * * * Dancing lowers the depression associated with Parkinson disease, and the benefits can be seen in multiple ways, a new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research involving York University researchers shows. "It was very cool to see that dance had a positive effect on the mood circuits i more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Dec. 14 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: By Hope Baptiste When ShuDon Brown, 25, walks into her future as a newly minted Ph.D. on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, at Greensboro's First Horizon Coliseum, she will become the youngest person to earn a doctorate in leadership studies at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. N.C. A&T will confer more than 300 graduate degrees at the ceremony, each repres more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, Dec. 14 -- Public Safety Canada issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: Fredericton, New Brunswick - Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced that Public Safety Canada will fund the establishment of a Cyber Attribution Data Centre (CADC) at the Canadian Institute for Cybersecurity (CIC) at the University of New Brunswick (UNB). The government is committing to fund this project  more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, Dec. 14 (TNSpro) -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * Next step is approval by Ohio Department of Higher Education * * * During its regular meeting on Friday, Dec. 13, the Miami University Board of Trustees approved the new Quantum Computing major, the first of its kind for an Ohio institution. Following approvals from University Senate and the Board of Trustees, the next step is approval from the Ohio Department of Higher Education. "It is with great enthusi more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Thanks to awards from the Johnson Cancer Research Center, 21 Kansas State University students will conduct hands-on cancer research in the spring 2025 semester. The center's Cancer Research Awards will provide the selected students with hands-on laboratory research experience that emphasizes the importance of ethical research practices and effectively communicating science to the public. "The Can more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, Dec. 14 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release on Dec. 12, 2024: Eight years ago, while working as a software engineer for a South Korean cybersecurity company, InChan Hwang watched a historic game of Go, a strategic board game, between a professional player and a computer using artificial intelligence (AI). It was then he realized the profound potential of AI following its victory. "AI technology is booming today, but even back then, research and eng more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- CIFAR, a research organization that says it brings together teams of top researchers from around the world to address important and complex questions, issued the following Q&A on Dec. 12, 2024, with Nicolas Papernot and Catherine Regis, co-directors of the Canadian AI Safety Institute Research Program: * * * In a Q&A with CIFAR, Papernot and Regis discuss the importance of CAISI and Canada's opportunity to be a world leader in AI safety * * * Last month, more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) announced that Ayden Yeung of Wheaton High School and Julian Givens of Montgomery Blair High School have won MD-08's 2024 Congressional App Challenge with their 'Better Buildings,' app that helps students, faculty and staff report problems with school facilities, bridging the gap between campus communities and administrators to maintain safer, cleaner and more func more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following statement on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) released the following statement announcing the winners of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for Georgia's 11th Congressional District. The competition is designed for students who aspire to learn computer coding and may have an interest in the STEM fields. North Cobb Christian School students, Kameron Fournillier, Jason Osborn, Nathan Stinso more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: By Victoria Grdina | School of Computing Nebraska educators are preparing tomorrow's teachers for today's technology-driven learning landscape by integrating more computer science curriculum into the courses they're taking now and will teach in the future. With a new $1,999,675 grant from the National Science Foundation, an interdisciplinary team of University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty, including Le more PR

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Dec. 13 -- Southwestern University issued the following news: * * * Southwestern University prepares students for tomorrow's careers. * * * Though it traces its rich history back to 1840, Southwestern University is redefining the liberal arts for the 21st century. For nearly 200 years, Southwestern students have been developing the art of creative thinking while honing their skills of reasoning, analysis, and cross-cultural communication--skills that are preparing them for more PR

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 14 -- The University of Dallas issued the following news release: Last month, two teams of UDallas students took first and second place at the first DFW AI Agent Hackathon event beating out a total of 17 entries including students from UTD and UNT. The event was sponsored by a consortium of AI companies including Intelligage. At the event, Bryan Plaster, Intelligage co-founder and CEO, and the jury of panelists lauded the applicability and creativity of our students' entri more PR

MERCED, California, Dec. 13 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Patty Guerra, UC Merced Innovate to Grow, or I2G as it's known on campus, is a twice-a-year showcase for UC Merced engineering and computer science students demonstrating projects they have been developing. Students compete on teams that are judged by experts from around California. People can see the fall showcase Dec. 19, when teams display the results of their work. These capstone projects are more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 13 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: The University of New Orleans will offer a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience after the new program was approved this week by the Louisiana Board of Regents. The degree program will prepare students for employment or graduate school in the broad field of neuroscience, which is the study of the nervous system, its functions and its disorders. Neuroscientists focus on the brain and how it generat more PR

FORT DAVIS, Texas, Dec. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: The University of Texas at Austin joined the Giant Magellan Telescope today in announcing that Northwestern University has joined its international consortium to construct the $2.54 billion observatory. Home to the world-renowned Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) and the newly founded NSF-Simons AI Insti more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 12 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association issued the following news release: The Air & Space Forces Association Wright Memorial Chapter (AFA WMC) in Dayton, Ohio, continues its commitment to fostering STEM education through targeted grants that create meaningful change for students. Led by Carl "Shof" Shofner, the AFA WMC Vice President for Aerospace Education, the grants aim to advance individual development, workforce readiness, and nati more PR