CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * 3 Questions: Making the most of limited data to boost pavement performance Pavements form the backbone of our built environment. In the United States, almost 2.8 million lane-miles, or about 4.6 million lane-kilometers, are paved. They take us to work or school, take goods to their destinations, and much more. To secure a more sustainable future, we must take a careful look at the  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, May 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * A new wearable removes the guesswork from breastfeeding While breastfeeding offers numerous benefits for both mother and baby, one challenge has persisted: It's nearly impossible to know how much milk a baby is consuming. Now an interdisciplinary team from Northwestern University and Rice University has developed a soft, wearable device that provides real-time, clinical-grade monitoring of breast milk intake.  more PR

TYLER, Texas, May 15 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * At the Bedside: Parents of daughters with rare Juvenile-onset Huntington's disease find UTHealth Houston Center of Excellence for care and support By Deborah Mann Lake In 2020, when she was 4 years old, Khloe Gloria stopped walking. At the suggestion of their local San Angelo physician, her concerned parents took her to see neurologists in Dallas. Khloe's mom, Natalie Salazar, already had  more PR

MUNCIE, Indiana, May 15 -- Ball State University issued the following news release: * * * Ball State University's Miller College of Business Earns Dual AACSB Reaccreditation in Business and Accounting Ball State University's Miller College of Business (MCOB) has earned reaffirmation of accreditation from AACSB International--the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business--for both its business and accounting programs. The achievement places Ball State among a distinguished group o more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, May 15 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * School of Pharmacy students present capstone research projects P4 PharmD students showed off their work during a presentation event By Scott Sasina Soon-to-be-graduating PharmD students filled the atrium of the Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences on Tuesday, May 13, to show off their capstone research projects. A capstone research project allows students to apply their kn more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 15 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Drinking Water, Select Foods Linked to PFAS in California Adults While concentrations of older "forever" chemicals appear to have decreased in many foods over the last two decades, a new study found that drinking water, along with seafood, eggs, and brown rice, still contribute to PFAS exposure in adults. More attention is needed to newer, replacement PFAS. By Jillian McKoy Food has  more PR

FRESNO, California, May 15 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: * * * Unlocking Potential: Degrees create new direction for incarcerated students When Renecha Gulley walked to the podium to give her commencement speech, it marked a special moment for the Degrees of Change program. In a crowded gathering area at the Central California Women's Facility near Chowchilla, family members, friends and supporters came together on March 11 to celebrate the more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * Can Generative AI Replace Humans in Qualitative Research Studies? CMU Study Finds Limitations, Ethical Concerns With LLMs as Study Participants By Marylee Williams Having humans participate in a study can be time-consuming and expensive for researchers stretching limited budgets on strict deadlines. Sophisticated, generative large language models (LLM) can complete many tasks, so some researchers more PR

SALISBURY, North Carolina, May 15 -- Catawba College issued the following news: * * * Catawba College Receives $1M to Advance Center on NC Politics & Public Service Catawba College is honored to announce a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor to establish the Catawba College Endowed Chair for the Center on North Carolina Politics & Public Service. The gift, made in recognition of Dr. Michael Bitzer and the Center's growing impact, affirms the College's mission to cultivate ethical leaders  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, May 13 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Dara Drake '23 Named the University's First Knight-Hennessy Scholar Alumna Dara Drake '23 has been named as a 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholar, the first from Syracuse University. Knight-Hennessy Scholars is a multidisciplinary, multicultural graduate scholarship program at Stanford University. Each Knight-Hennessy scholar receives up to three years of financial support to pursue graduate studies at Stanford whil more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Deploying a practical solution to space debris At this moment, there are approximately 35,000 tracked human-generated objects in orbit around Earth. Of these, only about one-third are active payloads: science and communications satellites, research experiments, and other beneficial technology deployments. The rest are categorized as debris -- defunct satellites, spent rocket bodies,  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Digging for the Truth: Jim Emison, BA'65, devotes retirement to civil rights-era cold case In 1939, Elbert Williams helped found the Brownsville, Tennessee, chapter of the NAACP, which sought to regain voting rights for Haywood County African Americans. The next year, police and one civilian forcibly removed Williams from his home. Williams' body was pulled out of the Hatchie River three days later with two more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Drug injection device wins MIT $100K Competition The winner of this year's MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition is helping advanced therapies reach more patients faster with a new kind of drug-injection device. CoFlo Medical says its low-cost device can deliver biologic drugs more than 10 times faster than existing methods, accelerating the treatment of a range of conditions incl more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 15 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * ETSU's Kleinman awarded $2.6 million grant to study macular degeneration EThe study will look at how certain proteins regulate a layer of cells in the eye that allow people to see clearly. Across the United States, millions of people struggle with the effects of age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of permanent vision loss worldwide. East Tennessee State University's Dr. Mark  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 15 -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * New gift to support early childhood education policy research The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan will establish the Martha Darling and Gilbert Omenn Research Fund for Early Childhood Education with a generous $500,000 commitment from Martha A. Darling and Gilbert S. Omenn. "We are incredibly grateful to Martha and Gil for their unwav more PR

STATESBORO, Georgia, May 15 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: * * * Georgia Southern's Center for Addiction Recovery receives major funding from Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust Georgia is in the midst of an opioid crisis. However, widespread implementation of public health interventions is creating a positive impact, with opioid overdose deaths declining sharply in the state since mid-2023. Georgia Southern University's Center for Addiction Recovery, hous more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 14 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Got data? Breastfeeding device measures babies' milk intake in real time * Link to: Northwestern Now Story EMBARGOED UNTIL 5 A.M. EDT (U.S.) ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025 * New device can give peace of mind, reduce anxiety for breastfeeding moms * Device uses bioimpedance, which is currently used to measure body fat * Developed by physicians and engineers, device was tested by new moms * more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, May 15 -- Miami University issued the following news: * * * How quantum computing is transforming healthcare, education, and Ohio's future: Learn more about the Miami University and Cleveland Clinic partnership Watch the video of a recent panel discussion about the innovative partnership and what it means for Miami students By Susan Meikle Miami University and Cleveland Clinic are partnering to advance education in quantum computing and elevate Ohio's global position in this t more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Joanna Winston Foley, BA'65: Representation Matters When nearly 100 Confederate monuments were removed in 2020 after the death of George Floyd, Joanna Winston Foley jumped into a national conversation about the lack of racial representation in public art. She wrote an op-ed that August that was headlined, "Should the Statue of My Ancestor in Greensboro Come Down?" for the Greensboro News and Record. The m more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 15 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Combining Laboratory Techniques Yields Wealth of Information About Deadly Brain Tumors Clinicians from the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and four other institutions have demonstrated that doctors can gain a wealth of knowledge about a patient's cancer by using multiple laboratory techniques to study tumor tissue taken from needle biopsies of glioblastoma, a highly aggressive form of brain cance more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 15 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * People with Lupus Who Have Certain Antibodies Are More Likely to Experience Blood Clots, Researchers Find Scientists say 'anti-TFAM' antibodies are linked to thrombosis and mitochondrial damage in people with lupus Some patients with lupus who possess specific antibodies are at a higher risk of thrombotic events such as a blood clot, stroke or heart attack, a new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicin more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Jurassic Discovery: A long-lost centerpiece of Vanderbilt's natural history museum from the 1870s is found University Archivist and Associate Director of Special Collections Kathleen Smith does not wear a fedora or carry a whip, a la Indiana Jones. But one day last spring, she and Scott Martin, former director of logistics and access services for the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries, found something in th more PR

DECORAH, Iowa, May 14 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College adds marketing major to meet student demand # The Luther College Board of Regents recently unanimously approved marketing as the newest major in the college's curriculum. Starting in fall 2025, the new program will provide coursework for students to understand consumer behavior, analyze market trends and develop creative strategies fostered through an incubator atmosphere. Hongxiao Yu, assistant profe more PR

PASADENA, California, May 14 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MACH 33 Festival Sparks Conversations on AI, Ethics, and Storytelling A tech executive dies in a self-driving company car. A humanoid AI robot serves as the family caregiver for an aging parent. These premises were explored in two original plays developed and presented at MACH 33: The Caltech Festival of New Science-Driven Plays, which centered around artificial intelligence for its 2025 se more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 14 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus posted the following news: * * * Mentor award winners guide, inspire undergraduates Each spring the Office of the Provost recognizes outstanding mentors with the Awards for Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, Scholarly and Creative Activities. The nominations for this year's recipients read like a textbook of great mentoring practices -- meeting students where they're at, getting to know them as scholars and individu more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, May 15 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * MSMS student partners with MSU for new superfood research STARKVILLE, Miss.--Greenwood native Anderson Chaney, an 11th grader attending the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, has spent the year conducting groundbreaking research at Mississippi State. The high school intern has helped researchers in the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station's Environmental Plant Phy more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, May 15 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * NIH to award $8 million for new USC Superfund Center to research and address 'forever chemicals' Experts in population health, engineering, and medicine will study and address harms related to the manmade pollutants at the new Southern California Superfund Research and Training Program for PFAS Assessment, Remediation and Prevention (ShARP) Center. A team of scien more PR

ITHACA, New York, May 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Nine students receive SUNY Chancellor's Awards Nine students and recent graduates from Cornell's four contract colleges have been honored with the 2025 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. The award is the highest honor bestowed on students by SUNY and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional achievement across a range of areas, including academics, leade more PR

NAMPA, Idaho, May 15 -- Northwest Nazarene University issued the following news: * * * NNU RECEIVES $337,500 MURDOCK GRANT TO ADVANCE STEM RESEARCH AND TEACHER PARTNERSHIPS Northwest Nazarene University's College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS) has been awarded a $337,500 "Partners in Science 2.0" grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to launch a four-year research initiative that brings together NNU faculty and local high school STEM teachers. Beginning in Summer 2025 and con more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 15 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * New nanoparticle could make cancer treatment safer, more effective Scientists create a tiny particle for use with focused ultrasound on solid tumors By Angela Yeager Researchers have created a new kind of nanoparticle that could make ultrasound-based cancer treatments more effective and safer, while also helping prevent tumors from coming back. The study, published in the journal Nano Letters, more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 14 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Alumni Association honors 2024-25 Outstanding Seniors Media Contact: Mack Burke | Associate Director of Media Relations | 405-744-5540 | editor@okstate.edu The OSU Alumni Association is proud to honor 25 students with the 2024-2025 Outstanding Seniors Award. This award recognizes students who distinguish themselves through academic achievements; campus and community activities; academic, athleti more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 13 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Alumni Association inducts Hall of Fame Class of 2025 Media Contact: Mack Burke | Associate Director of Media Relations | 405-744-5540 | editor@okstate.edu The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association honored six new members of the OSU Hall of Fame at a ceremony on Feb. 7 in the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center. Frank Eaton, Jay Helm, Drs. John and Catherine Jameson, Melinda Stinnett, and Jerr more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 14 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU and Oklahoma Genetics inc. partnership benefits wheat industry Media Contact: Mack Burke | Associate Director of Media Relations | 405-744-5540 | editor@okstate.edu "Oklahoma, where the wind comes sweepin' down the plain, and the wavin' wheat can sure smell sweet when the wind comes right behind the rain." These lyrics from "Oklahoma!" by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II describe iconic  more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 14 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Polytech program trains students in crucial defense industry Media Contact: Mack Burke | Associate Director of Media Relations | 405-744-5540 | editor@okstate.edu In an era of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology's cybersecurity program through OSU Polytech is empowering students to meet those threats with cyber defense education. Consistent more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 15 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: * * * OU Researchers, Oklahoma Start-up Aim to Transform Cranial Care By Kat Gebauer NORMAN, OKLA. - Two researchers from the University of Oklahoma are partnering with Oklahoma start-up Xironetic to develop innovative methods for neurosurgical guidance, visualization and training. David R. Miller, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, has developed a method  more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, May 15 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Majority of consumers perceive seed oils as safe, but health concerns rise WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Most consumers are somewhat familiar with seed oils, but overall, they feel unsure or neutral about common claims regarding the link between the oils and negative health outcomes, according to the April Consumer Food Insights Report (CFI). The survey-based report out of Purdue University's Center for F more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, May 15 -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: UW researcher discusses the "cruel optimism" of tech industry layoffs In 2022, after decades of booming growth, technology companies in the United States began to lay off droves of employees. The announcements -- which continued in 2023 and 2024, spanning from major corporations to startups -- made constant headlines: Meta dropped 11,000 employees, 13% of its staff. Microsoft cut 10,000,  more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, May 15 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * New separation technique will improve lab-on-chip devices Alaleh Vaghef-Koodehi's work with biomedical engineering professor Blanca Lapizco-Encinas advances analysis of carcinomas and cell resistance to antibiotics Using a non-traditional, micro-organism separation method, researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology discovered a faster technique that can be used to distinguish cells more PR

CARBONDALE, Illinois, May 14 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * SIU plans to bring behavioral health, related services for public into one hub CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale's College of Health and Human Sciences (CHHS) provides a wide variety of behavioral, mental health, rehabilitative, restorative and other services to the public through four special programs. Plans are now underway to bring them all together into one colla more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 14 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * SNAP shields kids from future heart disease risks, long-term study finds * Findings come as Congress debates cuts to SNAP, which supports 41 million people * Among food-insecure kids, those without SNAP had significantly worse heart health by age 22 * SNAP lowered the likelihood of high BMI, low physical activity CHICAGO --- Experiencing food insecurity in early childhood is associated with more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 14 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Spears Business sophomore Lay earns Udall Scholarship recognition after research on Native American communities Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405-744-4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu Spears School of Business sophomore Avery Lay has been awarded honorable mention in the Tribal Policy category of the 2025 Udall Scholarship competition. A citizen of the Cher more PR

STANFORD, California, May 15 -- Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies issued the following news: * * * AI-augmented Class Tackles National Security Challenges of the Future In classes taught through the Freeman Spogli Institute's Gordian Knot Center, artificial intelligence is taking a front and center role in helping students find innovative solutions to global policy issues. Ever since the public release of ChatGPT in the fall of 2022, classrooms everywher more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Steven Truong '20 named 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholar MIT alumnus Steven Troung '20 has been awarded a 2025 Knight-Hennessy Scholarship and will join the eighth cohort of the prestigious fellowship. Knight-Hennessy Scholars receive up to three years of financial support for graduate studies at Stanford University. Knight-Hennessy Scholars are selected for their independence of thoug more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, May 15 -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * Stony Brook Medicine Pioneers Use of AI Technology for Heart Disease Diagnosis on Long Island STONY BROOK, NY, May 14, 2024 - Stony Brook Medicine is the first on Long Island -- and one of a select number of healthcare systems nationwide -- to implement an artificial intelligence (AI) technology, HeartFlow Plaque Analysis(TM), to enable its physicians to more acc more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 15 (TNSrpt) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Study shows men benefited most from protective labor laws for women EVANSTON, Ill. --- During the first half of the 20th century, many states passed labor laws in response to the influx of women into the modern workplace. The so-called protective labor laws enacted by U.S. states restricted women's economic opportunities through maximum hours restrictions, minimum wage laws and nightshift b more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study shows vision-language models can't handle queries with negation words Imagine a radiologist examining a chest X-ray from a new patient. She notices the patient has swelling in the tissue but does not have an enlarged heart. Looking to speed up diagnosis, she might use a vision-language machine-learning model to search for reports from similar patients. But if the model mistak more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, May 14 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Studying and Reversing the Damaging Effects of Pollution and Acid Rain With Charles Driscoll (Podcast) Before Charles Driscoll came to Syracuse University as a civil and environmental engineering professor, he had always been interested in ways to protect our environment and natural resources. Growing up an avid camper and outdoors enthusiast, Driscoll set about studying the large-scale effects of pollutants o more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 14 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Sugar-coated nanotherapy dramatically improves neuron survival in Alzheimer's model * Link to: Northwestern Now Story EMBARGOED UNTIL 8 A.M. EDT (U.S.) ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025 * In many neurodegenerative diseases, proteins misfold and clump together in brain tissue * Scientists developed a new therapy made of peptides and a sugar that naturally occurs in plants * The therapeutic molec more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 14 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Announces $37 Million in New Funding to Long Island Campuses Increase in Annual Funding Statewide of $114 Million from FY2025-2026 Enacted Budget Thanks to Governor Hochul and the Legislature Albany, NY -- State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. and the SUNY Board of Trustees today announced the allocation of $114 million in increased operating aid across State-operated more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 14 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Announces More Than $28 Million in New Funding to Central New York Campuses Increase in Annual Funding Statewide of $114 Million from FY2025-2026 Enacted Budget Thanks to Governor Hochul and the Legislature Albany, NY -- State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. and the SUNY Board of Trustees today announced the allocation of $114 million in increased operating aid across more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 14 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Announces Nearly $12 Million in New Funding to New York City Campuses Increase in Annual Funding Statewide of $114 Million from FY2025-2026 Enacted Budget Thanks to Governor Hochul and the Legislature Albany, NY -- State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. and the SUNY Board of Trustees today announced the allocation of $114 million in increased operating aid across State more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 14 -- The State University of New York issued the following news release: * * * SUNY Announces Nearly $8.8 Million in New Funding to Southern Tier Campuses Increase in Annual Funding Statewide of $114 Million from FY2025-2026 Enacted Budget Thanks to Governor Hochul and the Legislature Albany, NY -- State University of New York Chancellor John B. King Jr. and the SUNY Board of Trustees today announced the allocation of $114 million in increased operating aid across Stat more PR

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee Tech economics major presents research at Federal Reserve Bank conference When the Federal Reserve, the United States' central banking system, hosted its annual Economic Scholars Program earlier this spring, a Tennessee Tech University Golden Eagle was front and center. Gavin Edleson, a junior economics major from Pingree Grove, Illinois, was selected for a highly competitiv more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 14 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Tech Meets Tornado Recovery Researchers have developed a new AI model to speed up tornado damage assessments and recovery. By Alyson Chapman It started as a low, haunting roar building in the distance. It grew into a deafening thunder that drowned out all else. The sky turned an unnatural shade of green, then black. The wind lashed at trees and buildings with brutal force. Sire more PR

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: * * * Thiel College receives NEH grant to integrate digital tools into humanities courses GREENVILLE, Pa.-- The National Endowment for the Humanities has awarded Thiel College a $59,857 Spotlight on the Humanities in Higher Education development grant to support the integration of digital tools and literacy into general education courses in English, history, and philosophy. Professor of History and Departmen more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Through the portal: the transfer portal is one more way for Vanderbilt to fulfill its mission of unlocking potential By Graham Hays Two decades before head coach Clark Lea led his alma mater's football team to a historic win over top-ranked Alabama, a Birmingham Bowl victory over Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt's first winning season since 2013, he was a transfer student-athlete looking for a place to grow.  more PR

ITHACA, New York, May 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Tiny gas bubbles reveal secrets of Hawaiian volcanoes Using advanced technology that analyzes tiny gas bubbles trapped in crystal, a team of scientists led by Cornell has precisely mapped how magma storage evolves as Hawaiian volcanoes age. Geologists have long proposed that, as the Hawaiian Islands slowly drift northwest with the Pacific Plate, they move away from a deep, heat-rich plume rising from near Earth's more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 15 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * Too much sleep can hurt cognitive performance, especially for those with depression, UT Health San Antonio study finds There might be such a thing as getting too much of a good night's sleep. Sleeping nine hours or more per night is associated with worse cognitive performance, which is even more the case for those with depression, a study led by researchers at T more PR

LA JOLLA, California, May 14 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * New Gel Could Boost Coral Reef Restoration The substance improved coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times in experiments compared to untreated surfaces By Alex Fox Coral larvae are picky about where they attach and settle down. One of the ways they decide is by "smelling" chemicals in the water that are associated with healthy reefs. Now, researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps In more PR

LA JOLLA, California, May 14 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Powering 6G By Phoebe Skok Professor Emeritus Peter Asbeck doesn't often step into the spotlight. But when you have more than 20 patents to your name and your innovations help power nearly every mobile phone on the planet, the spotlight tends to find you anyway. Although he's been officially retired from teaching electrical engineering at UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering more PR

LA JOLLA, California, May 14 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Women's Physical Activity Levels are Less Variable Than Men's, Study Says In addition, hormonal cycles do not have a meaningful impact on activity levels By Ioana Patringenaru Women's physical activity levels are less variable than men's, according to a new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. What's more, women's hormonal cycles did not have a noticeable im more PR

MIAMI, Florida, May 15 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Cancer Epigenetics Researcher Builds a Foundation for Future Treatments By Tara Roberts Sometimes, standard cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation aren't enough. Cancers can develop resistance and metastasize, eventually leading to a patient's death. Overcoming resistance begins in basic science labs, where researchers like Lluis Morey, Ph.D., search for molecular chang more PR

BUFFALO, New York, May 14 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Beth Smith, MD, has been named a fellow in the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program By Ellen Goldbaum BUFFALO, N.Y. - Beth A. Smith, MD, chair of the Department of Psychiatry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, has been chosen as a 2025-2026 fellow for the prestigious Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leade more PR

BUFFALO, New York, May 14 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * The key to spotting dyslexia early could be AI-powered handwriting analysis AI shows promise detecting dyslexia and dysgraphia from what children write on paper and tablets, a new University at Buffalo-led study suggests BUFFALO, N.Y. - A new University at Buffalo-led study outlines how artificial intelligence-powered handwriting analysis may serve as an early detect more PR

BUFFALO, New York, May 14 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * New theory suggests 'emotional invalidation' can be a precursor to crime Criminologist Christopher Dennison builds upon General Strain Theory, with implications for crime reduction By Bert Gambini BUFFALO, N.Y. - A University at Buffalo criminologist has introduced a new element into one of the field's guiding frameworks that has implications for crime reduction and more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, May 14 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Longer-lasting wearables set to transform health monitoring Wearable technologies are revolutionizing health care, but design limitations in adhesive-based personal monitors have kept them from meeting their full potential. A new University of Arizona study, published in Nature Communications, describes a longer-lasting, 3D-printed, adhesive-free wearable capable of providing a more comprehensive p more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, May 14 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Nursing and Teacher Education Collaborate on New Curriculum for Secondary Students Across State Nursing and teacher education faculty members in the College of Education and Health Professions collaborated on a new curriculum to give secondary students across Arkansas a deeper understanding of infant feeding practices. The interdisciplinary team -- which includes Kelly Vowell Johnson, Sheri Deaton a more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 15 -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: * * * In mice, diet works better than fecal transplants to repair gut microbiome By Matt Wood UChicago study shows microbiome struggles to restore itself on a Western diet after antibiotics The modern Western-style diet--high in processed foods, red meat, dairy products, and sugar--alters the composition of the gut microbiome in ways that can have a huge impact on health. This dietary pattern, which is also lo more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, May 15 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Hawaii Housing Factbook 2025: Modest improvements amid ongoing crisis The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) has released the Hawaii Housing Factbook 2025, the third edition of its annual report offering detailed analysis of the state's housing market. The report documents continued affordability challenges, a historically low rate of housing production, and recent  more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 15 -- The University of Nebraska issued the following news: * * * Husker team wins second-round prize in NIH gene editing challenge By Tiffany Lee A University of Nebraska-Lincoln research team has achieved a key milestone in a national competition to advance targeted genome editing. Their work could help lead to new treatments for both common and rare diseases. Janos Zempleni, Willa Cather Professor of molecular nutrition, leads one of the 14 teams receiving a Phase  more PR

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, May 14 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Using math to address Baltimore's transportation challenges When Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in 2024, the disaster added to the city's complex transportation challenges. A Wake Forest University team used mathematics to model solutions to the city's transportation woes. The three undergraduate students - Tougzhou Liang, Zhanyi Qi and Flora Yi - were awarded one of the two top  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, May 15 -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * UT MD Anderson and Texas Children's Hospital announce $150 million gift from Kinder Foundation to launch Kinder Children's Cancer Center Historic donation unites two renowned institutions under one new world-class center created to end childhood cancer The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas Children's Hospital today announced a $150 million gift from Kinde more PR

GALVESTON, Texas, May 15 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: * * * UTMB Launches Innovative Center for Health and Clinical Outcomes Research In an era of unprecedented data availability, the University of Texas Medical Branch has established a new hub to transform health care delivery and population health management. UTMB launched the Center for Health and Clinical Outcomes Research, a university-level initiative that will serve as a central hub for  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 15 -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: * * * Focused Ultrasound Halts Growth of Debilitating Cavernomas A new, incision-free technique developed at UVA Health to treat debilitating brain lesions called cerebral cavernous malformations, or cavernomas, has shown great promise in early testing, halting the growth of the lesions almost entirely. The new approach could represent a paradigm shift in how the malformations, commonly call more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 15 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Researchers Publish Article Exploring Mowry Shale Geomechanics University of Wyoming researchers have published a critical review of the relationship among pore architecture, geomechanics and fluid flow during production-induced pressure decline in shales. This examination is a necessary step in identifying the factors that need special attention in researching burgeoning oil and gas reservoirs in Wyomin more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 14 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Vanderbilt's Roberts Academy welcomes independent educators for neurodivergence-informed conference By Jennifer Kiilerich When top special education researchers, a cutting-edge dyslexia academy and research center, and influential school leaders converge at Vanderbilt University, big ideas are bound to emerge. That is exactly what happened at the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools Neurodiverge more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 15 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on May 14, 2025: * * * VCU's first Student Employee of the Year? She's completing her first year as a Ram Emmy Truong, a transfer student majoring in information systems, serves as a web developer intern in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. Emmy Truong knew that her supervisor nominated her as Virginia Commonwealth University's Student Employee of the Year, but winning the ina more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 15 -- The Washington University School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Dutcher elected to National Academy of Sciences Renowned geneticist identified defects in cells' hairlike-extensions, linked errors to diseases Susan K. Dutcher, PhD, a professor of genetics and of cell biology and physiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is one of 120 members and 30 international members recently newly elected to the National Acade more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, May 15 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center issued the following news: * * * WV STEPS earns dual accreditation for excellence in human simulation education MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- The WV STEPS David and JoAnn Shaw Simulation Training and Education for Patient Safety Center at West Virginia University has received dual accreditation from two of the most respected organizations in the field of simulation-based healthcare education. The WV STEPS Cente more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 14 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Zainab Iftikhar: Helping humans use artificial intelligence to better support mental health PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Brown University doctoral student Zainab Iftikhar is the friend people turn to when they need to talk. "My family jokes that I'm the 'therapist friend' everyone calls when they have a problem," Iftikhar said. Her capacity for caregiving has informed her research at Brown, whe more PR

ITHACA, New York, May 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Zepbound outduels Wegovy in weight-loss clinical trial Tirzepatide (trade name Zepbound) promoted greater weight loss in individuals with obesity than did semaglutide (trade name Wegovy) in a clinical trial that compared the safety and efficacy of the injectable drugs. In the 72-week trial - led by an investigator at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian and conducted with the University of Texas McGov more PR