SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 18 -- The California Academy of Sciences issued the following news release: * * * California Academy of Sciences' Innovative Tendon Surgery on African Penguin Chick Published in Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine The novel surgical approach to a common crippling and potentially life threatening affliction offers hope for critically endangered African penguins that face extinction as soon as 2030 * In a groundbreaking step for avian veterinary medicine, the  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 18 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Cardiac biomarkers linked to future cancer risk, even without heart disease New research points to deeper connections between cardiovascular health and cancer * Cancer and heart disease, two leading causes of death worldwide, may be more connected than we previously thought, according to a new UCLA Health study revealing that certain cardiac blood markers can strongly predict future cancer  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on June 17, 2025: * * * NATO Should Stay In Europe -- And Out of the Pacific The alliance's credibility rests on a strong deterrent on its home continent, not with ventures on the other side of the world. By Michael Peck Fighting on multiple fronts simultaneously is a mistake, as Europe well knows. Napoleon lost his throne because his armies were spread thin from Madrid to Moscow. In two world war more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 18 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * KU scholar reviews foundation of truth in democracy and how to return to logic, reason A University of Kansas public affairs scholar has published a new article reviewing the foundation of truth-telling in democracy and how it has shifted from that basic commonsense premise. The new work outlines an approach to reclaim reason, logic and science in the administration of democracy. America's founders extensi more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 18 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University's College of Social Science issued the following news: * * * MSU project documenting enslaved individuals publishes latest data of Black Americans born before emancipation Michigan State University's "Enslaved: Peoples of the Historical Slave Trade" website, or Enslaved.org, is a project, in partnership with other organizations, that documents the lives of named enslaved individuals of African descent. The project has publi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Sparking curiosity in the future semiconductor workforce AI-powered virtual reality education expands access and supports engagement of high school and community college students, giving them practical skills in semiconductor manufacturing * The United States semiconductor industry is projected to have between 60,000 and 100,000 unfilled jobs by 2030. As the need for semiconducto more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, June 18 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * Rocket man: S&T student launches personal rocket, works with top space companies By Greg Edwards In 1972, Elton John released "Rocket Man" -- a classic hit single and one of his most recognizable tunes. In 2003, Nicolas Graham was born, and it didn't take long for the song title to be a fitting way to describe him. Graham, a senior in aerospace engineering at Missouri S&T, says he's  more PR

PASADENA, California, June 17 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Speed-Snap Science: Solving for Molecular Details in a Flash * How do we know exactly what is happening at a molecular level during extremely fast processes, such as burning during combustion? In less than the blink of an eye, one chemical compound and then another are present in a flame only to disperse and give way to more. Understanding which molecules are present gives scientists a wa more PR

STANFORD, California, June 18 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University issued the following news: * * * Decline in apex scavengers raises human disease risk Stanford research shows that large, efficient scavengers are disappearing globally, allowing carrion to persist longer and creating opportunities for disease-carrying species like rodents to proliferate. In brief * About 36% of the world's scavenger populations are threatened or in decline. * The drop disproportionately affects apex scavengers  more PR

ANTIGONISH, Nova Scotia, June 17 (TNSjou) -- St. Francis Xavier University issued the following news: * * * StFX Marine Ecology Lab researchers publish study on latitudinal changes of rocky intertidal Atlantic communities Signs of latitudinal changes in the stability of rocky intertidal communities from Atlantic Canada in relation to ongoing environmental variations is the subject of a new study led by StFX biology professor Dr. Ricardo Scrosati and ex-graduate students Nicole Cameron and Ju more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, June 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * Research Provides Insight into How Multifocal Contacts Help Fight Myopia UH Professor Shows How the Treatment Slows Nearsightedness in Children By Laurie Fickman Have you noticed that more children than ever are wearing glasses? Global research indicates 35% of children are affected by myopia, needing glasses to see clearly at a distance. If the trend continues, the number is expected to rise to 4 more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, June 17 -- The University of Montreal issued the following news release: * * * Polaris: a call to action to attract global research talent Universite Laval, McGill University, Universite de Montreal and Universite de Sherbrooke - are joining forces to launch a series of ambitious initiatives to attract top-tier researchers. * In a global context marked by geopolitical instability, four major Quebec universities - Universite Laval, McGill University, Universite de Montreal  more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Bayesian learning boosts gene research accuracy UTA researchers develop a new tool to identify transcriptional regulators that, when they malfunction, can cause cancer * Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have developed a new computational tool that helps scientists pinpoint proteins known as transcriptional regulators that control how genes turn on and of more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 18 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * VUMC-led research a step closer to understanding, preventing asthma "Findings from this study indicate that children who develop wheezing have different airway characteristics early in life, even before they develop asthma," said Tina Hartert, MD, MPH. * Infants who develop a "wheezing illness" or have been infected by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) before their 1st bi more PR

LONDON, Canada, June 17 -- Western University issued the following news: * * * New machine learning model improves early tsunami warnings Western study examines how and when to issue tsunami alerts in Tofino, B.C. By Jeff Renaud History has a way of repeating itself. But unlike science, built on general principles and testable theories about the natural world, history examines past events and human actions using evidence and interpretation. This delineation is critical when predicting earth more PR

ITHACA, New York, June 17 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Where the gender bias grows: Coming-of-age novels rife with stereotypes * Coming-of-age novels can give readers young and old insight into their own evolving identity and how to navigate a confusing, messy world. But there is another feature of the genre that isn't so positive. Cornell researchers used computational text analysis to sift through every word of more than 300 American coming-of-age novels publish more PR