ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 20 (TNSjou) -- The American Society for Horticultural Science issued the following news release on June 19, 2025: * * * A Decade Later: Examining the Impacts of Connecticut's 2010 School Grounds Pesticide Ban Norwich, CT - A decade after Connecticut implemented its groundbreaking 2010 ban on pesticide use on school grounds, a comprehensive three-part series, "Impacts of the 2010 Connecticut School Grounds Pesticide Ban a Decade Later," examines the long-term effects more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 20 (TNSjou) -- The American Society for Horticultural Science issued the following news release on June 19, 2025: * * * Identification of promising Heirloom tomato varieties for production in Hawai'i Oahu, HI - A recent study has evaluated heirloom tomato varieties to determine which are best suited for commercial and small-scale production in Hawai'i's unique growing conditions. The findings provide valuable insights for local farmers and gardeners seeking high-qua more PR

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, June 19 -- Brock University issued the following news: * * * Research aims to turn sunlight into fuel By Cathy Majtenyi In their "pie in the sky" vision of solar energy conversion, Art van der Est and his colleagues imagine harnessing sunlight to create a compound that could be used as fuel when other options aren't feasible. The Brock University Professor Emeritus of Chemistry is among the solar energy researchers investigating how to use a cheap, clean starting m more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * A New Test to Help Driverless Cars Make 'Moral' Decisions? Philosophers Approve. Researchers have validated a technique for studying how people make "moral" decisions when driving, with the goal of using the resulting data to train the artificial intelligence used in autonomous vehicles. These moral psychology experiments were tested using the most critical audience researcher more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48545) on June 18, 2025, entitled "Public Broadcasting: Background Information and Current Issues for Congress" by Brian E. Humphreys, science and technology policy analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Discussion of public interest in educational or noncommercial programming dates to the early days of broadcasting. In 1938, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) set aside a portion more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, June 20 -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: * * * RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers Cancer Institute, Tufts Medical Center, and The University of Manchester Develop First Risk Prediction Model for Early-Stage Classic Hodgkin's Lymphoma Research Published in NEJM Evidence and presented at the International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma * New Brunswick, N.J. and Boston, M.A., - Researchers from RWJBarnabas Health and Rutgers Cancer Inst more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Simulations reveal the secret to strengthening carbon fiber * Stronger than steel and lighter than aluminum, carbon fiber is a staple in aerospace and high-performance vehicles -- and now, scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a way to make it even stronger. ORNL researchers simulated 5 million atoms to study a n more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, June 20 (TNSjou) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The Hidden Bias Pushing Women Out of Computer Science Stevens professor's research reveals systemic undervaluation of applied research that disproportionately affects women * Hoboken, N.J., June 17, 2025 - At the dawn of computing, women were the early adopters of computational technology, working with punch cards in what was then considered secretarial work. As computer science evolved more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release: * * * Targeting fusion protein's role in childhood leukemia produces striking results * Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute today report the identification of a novel combination therapy approach to treat pediatric acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Standard treatment is often ineffective against AML, a cancer that commonl more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, June 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Online tool connecting businesses and universities Researchers from The University of Queensland have developed an online tool to help small businesses work with universities to innovate their products and expand their trade. The collaborative readiness tool, developed through research with Deakin University and the CSIRO's SME Connect, helps small to medium enterprises (SMEs) understand th more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, June 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Two transparent worms shed light on evolution Study finds pace of evolution in organisms varies by cell types. * Two species of worms have retained remarkably similar patterns in the way they switch their genes on and off despite having split from a common ancestor 20 million years ago, a new study finds. The findings appear in the June 19 issue of the journa more PR