NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 19 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Empowered teachers could unlock "science of reading" success, finds Vanderbilt researcher By Jennifer Kiilerich Only a third of American students read proficiently, according to the 2024 National Assessment of Education Progress. Scores continue to lag behind those from 2019 and 2022, and there has been little overall improvement since the NAEP began tracking reading in 1992. Educators and policymakers ha more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, May 20 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Scientists use salinity to trace changes in the U.S. Northeast coastal ocean The near-bottom water on the U.S. Northeast continental shelf provides a critical cold-water habitat for the rich regional marine ecosystem. This "cold pool" preserves winter temperatures, even when waters become too warm or salty elsewhere during the summer. However, the U.S. Northeast coastal ocean ha more PR

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Transatlantic partnership boost GW Law and Oxford Summer School on Animal Ethics WASHINGTON -- The Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics and the Animal Law Program at The George Washington University Law School (GW) are delighted to announce their Animal Ethics and Law Partnership. The partnership aims to spotlight the impressive work being done at GW and the Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics. The first stage of the more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, May 20 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Optimizing Rice Mill Lab Analysis Can Improve Yield, Consumer Qualities Before it gets to your table in a steaming dish, rice has to go through the mill. More specifically, the unprocessed rice kernels that are encased in an inedible hull must undergo milling to reveal the white rice grain. Along with even drying, proper milling of rice can increase the amount of rice that makes it from the farm to  more PR