HOUSTON, Texas, March 15 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * New CDKL genes linked to neurodevelopmental disorders CDKL5, one of the five members of the CDKL family of genes, is important for proper neurodevelopment and associated with seizures. However, the role the other four members of this family play in health and disease is unknown. A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan N more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 15 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Fewer Than Half of Medicaid Managed Care Plans Provide All FDA-approved Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder Only 43 percent of these plans include all four drugs approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat alcohol use disorder on the formulary, potentially hindering personalized care that necessitates access to a range of medications. By Jillian McKoy As health compli more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, March 14 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Demolition underway for new state-of-the-art engineering facility at NMSU Demolition is underway for Thomas and Brown Hall, the former home of New Mexico State University's Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. The development aims to enhance educational infrastructure for engineering students and faculty. Built in 1971, the half century old building has seen minor renov more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 15 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Health Wanted: COVID-19, Five Years Later HEALTH WANTED, a weekly radio show and podcast produced in partnership with WABE, brings need-to-know public health headlines and breaks down the science behind trending topics. The Episode The topic: Five years ago this week, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. This fast-tracked information sharing, vaccine more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 15 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * New Tool Helps Identify Newborns at Risk for Opioid Withdrawal The U.S. opioid crisis has affected many populations, including pregnant women and infants. Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) is a drug withdrawal syndrome that impacts some opioid-exposed infants shortly after they are born. On average nationwide, one infant is diagnosed with NOWS every 15 minutes. The  more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, March 14 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: * * * K-State to halt Feed the Future Innovation Labs, other international grant projects MANHATTAN -- After more than a decade of innovation labs that have helped feed the world and improve global food systems in partnership with the U.S. federal government, Kansas State University will suspend the operation of its two current Feed the Future Innovation Labs on April 12. Due to the recent federal trans more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 15 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * KU to welcome School of Business dean candidates to Lawrence campus LAWRENCE -- Four candidates striving to become the next dean of KU's School of Business will soon visit the Lawrence campus and share their outlook for the future of the school. The name of each candidate will be announced approximately two business days before their respective campus visits. The public presentations will all take place i more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 13, 2025: * * * MIT engineers turn skin cells directly into neurons for cell therapy A new, highly efficient process for performing this conversion could make it easier to develop therapies for spinal cord injuries or diseases like ALS. By Anne Trafton, MIT News Converting one type of cell to another -- for example, a skin cell to a neuron -- can be done through a process that  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * 2025 MacVicar Faculty Fellows named MIT professors Paloma Duong, Frank Schilbach, and Justin Steil are honored for exceptional undergraduate teaching. By Meghan Burke, Registrar's Office Three outstanding educators have been named MacVicar Faculty Fellows: associate professor in comparative media studies/writing Paloma Duong, associate professor of economics Frank Schilbach, and  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 13, 2025: * * * Collaboration across continents to solve a plastics problem MIT students travel to the Amazon, working with locals to address the plastics sustainability crisis. By Stephanie M. McPherson, Department of Chemical Engineering More than 60,000 tons of plastic makes the journey down the Amazon River to the Atlantic Ocean every year. And that doesn't include what fin more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Evidence that 40Hz gamma stimulation promotes brain health is expanding A decade of studies provide a growing evidence base that increasing the power of the brain's gamma rhythms could help fight Alzheimer's, and perhaps other neurological diseases. By David Orenstein, The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory A decade after scientists in The Picower Institute for Learning an more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * High-performance computing, with much less code The Exo 2 programming language enables reusable scheduling libraries external to compilers. By Adam Conner-Simons, MIT CSAIL Many companies invest heavily in hiring talent to create the high-performance library code that underpins modern artificial intelligence systems. NVIDIA, for instance, developed some of the most advanced high- more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 13, 2025: * * * Researchers establish new basis for quantum sensing and communication New theoretical approach for generating quantum states could lead to improved accuracy and reliability of information and decision systems. Sensing and communication systems based on quantum-mechanical phenomena can greatly outperform today's systems, in terms of accuracy and reliability, and a more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news on March 14, 2025: * * * When did human language emerge? A new analysis suggests our language capacity existed at least 135,000 years ago, with language used widely perhaps 35,000 years after that. By Peter Dizikes, MIT News It is a deep question, from deep in our history: When did human language as we know it emerge? A new survey of genomic evidence suggests our unique language capaci more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, March 14 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Nature Sustainability Article Highlights 30+ Years of Data on Hunting Patterns in Cameroon KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Data collected by a University of Tennessee research associate nearly 30 years ago is part of a new extensive study that focuses on wild animal hunting patterns in African tropical forests. Adam Willcox, a research associate professor in the UT Institute o more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 14 -- Oregon State University issued the following news release: * * * Oregon State Board of Trustees approve 2025-26 tuition rates CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved tuition rates and student fees for the 2025-26 school year. The average undergraduate tuition and fee increase is 4.9% for students at Oregon State's Corvallis campus and OSU-Cascades in Bend. Continuing students will see a 4.8% increase, and rates for new more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 15 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Defensive Firearm Use Is Far Less Common Than Exposure to Gun Violence A Rutgers Health study highlights that less than 1% of people with firearm access engage in defensive use in any given year Those with access to firearms rarely use their weapon to defend themselves, and instead are far more likely to be exposed to gun violence in other ways, according to a Rutgers Health study. An overwhelming ma more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 14 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Six Nuclear-Related Research Proposals Selected for Funding From UW School of Energy Resources The University of Wyoming's School of Energy Resources (SER) has selected projects for funding after considering faculty-led proposals on nuclear-related research aimed at advancing Wyoming's full fuel cycle and building continued capacity in the nuclear energy sector. Following a competitive review process, si more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 15 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on March 14, 2025: * * * Staff Senate Awards for Excellence reflect shared commitment across VCU campuses 10 winners and dozens of other nominees are recognized for enhancing the workplace and bolstering the VCU community. By Amelia Heymann Students may have been on spring break this week, but for Virginia Commonwealth University employees, their service was unbroken. So it was a fitting time for the  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 15 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Two factors could help close the hiring gap for autistic job seekers, VCU researcher finds Neurodiversity training for employers and autism diagnosis disclosure by applicants could help level the playing field, says Christopher Whelpley of the School of Business. By Madeline Reinsel Autistic people often face an uphill battle when searching for a job, especially during interviews. New Virginia  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Economist Awarded Nearly $750K NSF Grant to Study Water Use in Agriculture Dr. Kent Kovacs, an associate professor of accounting, economics, and finance at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, has received a nearly $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Research, Innovation, Synergies, and Education (RISE) to study how farmers' risk preferences impact  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Professor Explores Global Collaboration in Peace and Conflict Studies Research Amid COVID-19 A UA Little Rock professor has published a paper examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global collaborations in peace and conflict studies research. Dr. Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm, professor of political science at UA Little Rock, was a member of three large cross-national research proj more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, March 14 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Democracies boost women's participation in the labor market UCR study finds that freer societies compel more women to pursue careers Author: David Danelski The benefits of democratic societies go beyond greater personal freedoms and liberties. A new study by a UC Riverside economics professor has found that democratic systems of government also lead to higher participation by wo more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 15 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on March 14, 2025: * * * Uncommon 'teammates' join forces to help VCU student-athletes consider life beyond sport The new initiative from the Department of Rehabilitation Counseling and VCU Athletics brings clinical expertise and structured assessments to career exploration. By Jeff Kelley A new program at Virginia Commonwealth University is addressing a hard truth that confronts many student-athletes more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 15 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * For street medicine doctors in Chicago and nationwide, compassion is a calling From mobile clinics to shelters, clinicians bring care directly to those who need it most Before asking his patients about their medical needs, Thomas D. Huggett, MD'85, likes to begin his appointments with another topic: their goals. Huggett, a family medicine physician who has spent three decades working with marginalized  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 14 -- The University of Minnesota issued the following news release: * * * University of Minnesota shares healthcare proposal update, what's at risk Clinics and Surgery Center offer is important element of an all-Minnesota proposal to reshape health of Minnesotans The Board of Regents received an update at their March meeting on the all-Minnesota solution for healthcare, including the University's offer to acquire Fairview's 50% interest in the Clinics and Surg more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, March 15 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Mother's High-Fat Diet Can Cause Liver Stress in Fetus, Study Shows OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. - When mothers eat a diet high in fat and sugars, their unborn babies can develop liver stress that continues into early life. A new study published in the journal Liver International sheds light on changes to the fetus's bile acid, which affects how liver disease develops and progresses. Bile acids typicall more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, March 15 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * Unraveling the Mysteries of Cystic Kidney Disease New $2 million grant will fuel fresh insights into the mechanisms of one of the world's most common genetic disorders OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. - Polycystic kidney disease (PKD), a family of genetic disorders that causes clusters of cysts to form on the kidney, is among the most common genetic disorders, affecting some 500,000 people in the United Sta more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 14 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: * * * How Does Education Affect Alzheimer's and Dementia Risk? It's About More Than Degree Attainment AUSTIN, Texas -- Education has long been associated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, but a new study reveals that this protection extends far beyond diplomas and degrees. Co-led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, the University of Minnesota, the University of  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Immunotherapy may boost KRAS-targeted therapy in pancreatic cancer Preclinical study offers foundation for a combination strategy in future clinical trials PHILADELPHIA - Adding immunotherapy to a new type of inhibitor that targets multiple forms of the cancer-causing gene mutation KRAS kept pancreatic cancer at bay in preclinical models for significan more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Recording oral histories in rural Uganda Fifteen students in a Penn Global Seminar spent 10 days in Africa filming members of local Jewish communities. In a village in Uganda, Penn students set up their cameras under trees, shaded from the sun and the heat, ready for the interviews they had prepared for throughout the fall semester. The students would, over the  more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 14 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Statement on Passing of Sen. Alan Simpson The University of Wyoming is mourning the death of Alan K. Simpson, one of the most influential alumni in the university's history and an unwavering friend and supporter of UW. "The University of Wyoming community joins Sen. Simpson's family, the entire state and his legion of friends across the globe in mourning the loss of and paying tribute to Sen. Simpson. more PR