LOS ANGELES, California, June 12 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Can AI Be Your Therapist? Not Quite Yet, Says New USC Study USC study finds large language models fall short of humans in building therapeutic rapport - a critical factor in mental health care. By Greg Hardesty Chatbots are getting better at holding conversations -- but can they offer meaningful support in a therapy setting? A new study by USC res more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, June 11 (TNSrpt) -- Carnegie Mellon University issued the following news: * * * CMU Study Identifies Strengths and Challenges in Pentagon's Software Modernization Efforts By Laura Snyder Carnegie Mellon University research could help shape U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) strategies for deploying secure digital capabilities on the battlefield as well as in critical areas like cybersecurity, disaster response and communications. A new CMU Software Engineering Inst more PR

PUEBLO, Colorado, June 12 (TNSrpt) -- Colorado State University Pueblo campus issued the following news release: * * * SOCO Center's 2024 Election Report Finds Decreases in Turnout Among Hispanic and Working-Class Voters Pueblo County bucked the statewide trend with declining participation in key demographic groups * A new analysis of voter turnout in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District reveals that while statewide voter participation increased in the 2024 general election, southern Color more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 12 (TNSrpt) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * ETSU experts warn of hotter-than-average summer in Southern Appalachia After a year of record-breaking weather extremes, new data from the National Weather Service suggests the region should prepare for another summer of heat. The latest seasonal outlook from the Climate Prediction Center is leaning toward above-normal temperatures across much of the Southeast, including Southern App more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, June 12 (TNSrep) -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Navigating the Waters of Peace: Challenges and Opportunities in the Implementation of Colombia's Peace Agreement By Jena O'Brien Nearly half the commitments outlined in Colombia's historic peace accord face significant challenges and may not happen in time unless policymakers make several key interventions, a new report from the University of Notre D more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 12 (TNSrpt) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * The Hidden Heat Crisis: Report Finds Urgent Need for Workplace Protections Indoors Rutgers researcher finds widespread reports of service sector employees feeling overheated and regularly experiencing indoor conditions exceeding 80 degrees Indoor heat exposure is a rising problem for service sector workers, according to a report authored by Hana Shepherd, an associate professor of sociology at  more PR

BRISTOL, England, June 11 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Suspended children are twice as likely to be involved in violence, even when accounting for their behaviour, finds new report A new study report has found that, even whilst controlling for a range of factors including measures of behavioural difficulties, children who are suspended or excluded from school are still nearly two and a half times more likely to become involved in violence and  more PR

EXETER, England, June 11 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news: * * * Migration minimum income rules damaging family life and causing acute distress, experts warn Rules on the minimum income needed for foreign spouses and partners of British citizens and settled residents to live in the UK are already leading to lengthy and permanent separations, damaging family life and causing acute distress, experts have warned. A higher threshold would lead to more applications u more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, June 11 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Majority of UK organisations remain committed to sustainability and ESG, according to a new study More than 80 per cent of organisations say that sustainability is important to them, according to new research from the University of Nottingham, supported by UK and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson. The research, completed in spring 2025, captures the views of organisations following t more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 12 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Pennsylvania Annenberg School for Communication issued the following news: * * * Many Americans Unaware High Blood Pressure Usually Has No Noticeable Symptoms A recent Annenberg Public Policy Center health survey finds that few U.S. adults -- including those who have been diagnosed with high blood pressure -- can correctly identify what blood pressure reading doctors consider "high." * Hypertension or high blood pressure, whi more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 12 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Utah Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Utah State University supported $1.4 billion in GDP, $2.2 billion in economic output in 2023 Utah State University strengthens Utah's economy throug high-quality education; research and innovation; institutional, student, and visitor spending; and broad societal benefits. A new report from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute, commissioned by the Utah System more PR