STARKVILLE, Mississippi, May 23 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: * * * Bots on the Barbie: MSU engineer designs robotic meat-skewering system STARKVILLE, Miss.--If you're grilling this summer, kebabs--cubed meat, fish or shrimp and vegetables on a stick--are likely on the menu. The shish kebab, tracing back as far as the Byzantine era but popularized in early 20th-century Turkey, is a staple of Mediterranean cuisine, but variations exist across cultures. Today, the m more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, May 23 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * Cedarville Embraces "Exercise Is Medicine" By Jordan Foley With the demands and pressures of college life, staying active and using fitness as medicine has become an important focus for college students. Cedarville University's exercise science program recently partnered with Exercise is Medicine On Campus (EIM-OC), an initiative of the American College of Sports Medicine, to promote physical activity as a v more PR

BRONX, New York, May 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Conservation Sweet Spots: Research Reveals Where Protecting Nature Helps Both Birds and Humans in the United States Ithaca, NY, May 22, 2025 \-- In a new study published in the journal Ecosystem Services, researchers from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, and the Wildlife Conservation Society examined how protecting areas valuable for human needs -- l more PR

PASADENA, California, May 22 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Controlling Quantum Motion and Hyper-Entanglement Manuel Endres, professor of physics at Caltech, specializes in finely controlling single atoms using devices known as optical tweezers. He and his colleagues use the tweezers, made of laser light, to manipulate individual atoms within an array of atoms to study fundamental properties of quantum systems. Their experiments have led to, among o more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 21 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Driven by values: Administrator guides OSU Agriculture's research path Media Contact: Sophia Fahleson | Digital Communications Specialist | 405-744-7063 | sophia.fahleson@okstate.edu A career can be shaped not only by the work you do, but also by the people you met and the lasting impact you leave. Now serving as associate vice president of agricultural research for OSU Agriculture, Scott Senseman l more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, May 21 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Engaged Humanities Network Community Showcase Spotlights Collaborative Work The positive impact of community-engaged research was on full display at the Community Folk Art Center (CFAC) on May 2. CFAC's galleries showcased a wide array of projects, including work by the Data Warriors, whose scholars, which include local students from Nottingham High School, use math to explore societal and health issues in Syra more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 21 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Farm strong and rugby tough: OSU women's rugby team competes with grit Media Contact: Sophia Fahleson | Digital Communications Specialist | 405-744-7063 | sophia.fahleson@okstate.edu The crisp air swirls as the players take their positions on the pitch. Cleats dig into the turf as they wait for the whistle to blow. The referee steps forward, whistle in hand, and the air tenses. A deep breath. A fina more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 21 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Innovative water solutions: Oklahoma researchers turn dirty water into a clean opportunity Media Contact: Sophia Fahleson | Digital Communications Specialist | 405-744-7063 | sophia.fahleson@okstate.edu In Oklahoma, the largest byproduct of oil and gas production is produced water. However, through innovative research, Oklahoma State University and the Oklahoma Water Resources Center teams are working more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 21 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Insects of impact: Research helps bridge gap between insects and human health Media Contact: Sophia Fahleson | Digital Communications Specialist | 405-744-7063 | sophia.fahleson@okstate.edu The hum of LED lights and the soft shuffle of microscope slides fill the entomology lab in the Oklahoma State University Noble Research Center. Students work intently, while Haobo Jiang moves through the room, offe more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 23 -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Study Shows SARS-CoV-2 Corrupts Some White Blood Cells to Suppress Immune System, Suggesting a Path to Severe COVID Federally funded Johns Hopkins team finds the virus 'reprograms' neutrophils to impair production of immune cells critical for fighting COVID A National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded study by researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Hea more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 22 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT physicists discover a new type of superconductor that's also a magnet Magnets and superconductors go together like oil and water -- or so scientists have thought. But a new finding by MIT physicists is challenging this century-old assumption. In a paper appearing today in the journal Nature, the physicists report that they have discovered a "chiral superconductor" -- a material more PR

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on May 22, 2025: * * * Murray Presses FDA Commissioner on Senseless and Inefficient Mass Firings, Conflicts of Interest at FDA & Trump Admin Laying the Groundwork to Rip Away Mifepristone ICYMI: Murray Grills Trump's FDA Nominee on Cancellation of Critical Vaccine Meeting, Upholding Science on Mifepristone, Contraception Washington, D.C. -- Today, at a S more PR

LONDON, England, May 22 [Category: BizPharmaceuticals] -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Nucala (mepolizumab) approved by US FDA for use in adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) * Nucala is the only approved biologic studied in a wide COPD population with an eosinophilic phenotype characterised by blood eosinophil count (BEC) starting at 150 cells/mL * Approval based on the positive MATINEE and METRE more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 21 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Opening global doors: AGEC alumnus provides study-abroad opportunities for Ferguson students Media Contact: Sophia Fahleson | Digital Communications Specialist | 405-744-7063 | sophia.fahleson@okstate.edu While growing up on a small farm in Pocasset, Oklahoma, Bill Armstrong had no clear idea what was ahead of him. But after graduating from Oklahoma State University, new opportunities began to emerge. more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 21 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Raising the bar: Assistant professor helps expand environmental science curriculum Media Contact: Sophia Fahleson | Digital Communications Specialist | 405-744-7063 | sophia.fahleson@okstate.edu Growing up in Norman, Oklahoma, Julie LaBar never imagined she would find herself in Stillwater, shaping the next generation of environmental scientists. However, as an assistant professor for Oklahoma State U more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 22 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news: * * * Research pediatricians Orr and Heerman prep study for Tennessee toddlers Colin Orr (Vanderbilt University Medical Center) For Dr. Colin Orr, assistant professor of pediatrics in Vanderbilt University's School of Medicine and a general pediatrician and health services researcher at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, being able to contribute to medical literature and patient care is the culmination of ye more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, May 23 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Saunders College of Business at RIT will recognize alumnus James G. Gould with 2025 Vanden Brul Award President and co-founder of Alesco Advisors, LLC is recipient of 41st entrepreneurial honor James G. Gould, president and co-founder of Alesco Advisors LLC and an RIT alumnus, has been named as the 2025 recipient of the Herbert W. Vanden Brul Entrepreneurial Award, presented by Saunders  more PR

UPTON, New York, May 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Use AI and X-ray Vision to Gain Insight into Battery Electrolyte Artificial intelligence and experimental validation reveal atomic-scale basis for improved 'water-in-salt' battery performance UPTON, N.Y. -- A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University (SBU) used artificial intel more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 23 -- Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Building while battling headwinds Don Torry and SIU's ascent in research At first glance, the story of Dr. Don Torry's career reads like a classic academic success: a small-town kid from Washington, Illinois, inspired by great teachers and a love of learning, rises through the ranks to become a leading researcher in reproductive immunology. But behind each achievement lies a de more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Medical] -- The Endocrine Society posted the following news release: * * * Sriram Gubbi of NIDDK wins Endocrine Society's 2025 Endocrine Images Art Competition Press Release # Sriram Gubbi of NIDDK wins Endocrine Society's 2025 Endocrines Art Competition Washington, DC May 22, 2025 "Cosmic Bubble" image features cells from a thyroid cancer subtype Sriram Gubbi, M.D., won the Endocrine Society's 2025 Endocrines Art Competition with his microphotograph of f more PR

LONDON, England, May 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Study finds unfair expectations place extra pressure on new teachers Breaking research 22nd May 2025 # Peer-reviewed Literature review This additional information is included as part of a press release labeling system introduced by the Academy of Medical Sciences and Science Media Centre. For more details click here. Brooke Cagle for unsplash * ' more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, May 23 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Chemical warfare on the seafloor Study shows how turf algae undermine kelp forest recovery As the ocean warms across its temperate regions, kelp forests are collapsing and turf algae species are creeping in. This shift from dense canopies of tall kelp to low-lying mats of turf algae is driving losses in biodiversity, altering the flow of energy and nutrients through reef systems, a more PR

LA JOLLA, California, May 23 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Survey Shows Educational Impact of Antarctic Citizen Science Program Among Travelers By Karissa Duran Travelers visiting Antarctica have helped scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography learn more about the polar ecosystem through a citizen science program called FjordPhyto. This NASA-funded program engages citizen scientists to investigate how warming tempera more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, May 23 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * 'Selfish' genes called introners proven to be a major source of genetic complexity UC Santa Cruz researchers are studying the ways certain genetic elements hide and make copies of themselves, so they can propagate within a species' DNA, or even hop from one species to an unrelated one in a process called "horizontal gene transfer." By Emily Cerf Key takeaways * A new study pr more PR

EL PASO, Texas, May 23 -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * Got Knee Pain? Stimulating the Vagus Nerve Through the Ear May Help UTEP scientists' innovative method targets imbalance in the body's nervous system to treat knee pain EL PASO, Texas (May 22, 2025) - Tying shoelaces, getting into a car, picking things up off the floor and walking down stairs all involve flexing that most difficult of joints: the knee. But pain in the knee can signific more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 21 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Up with the pines: NREM assistant professor brings forestry experience to OSU Media Contact: Sophia Fahleson | Digital Communications Specialist | 405-744-7063 | sophia.fahleson@okstate.edu On the west coast of India in Gir National Park, Aalap Dixit found himself as a high school student volunteering to collect Asiatic lions' scat. "It shows how simple work like that can give great insights on what more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, May 22 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * What researchers hope to learn from one Italian region's oldest residents I recently returned from a wonderful vacation in Italy, so naturally, the Cilento Initiative on Aging Outcomes (CIAO) conference, which kicks off today in Acciaroli Salerno, Italy, caught my attention. The May 22-23 symposium, officially titled the "CIAO Study: A decade of science on healthy agin more PR