ALBANY, New York, Aug. 5 -- Albany Law School issued the following news: * * * Government Law Center Explainer Untangles Medical Aid in Dying Legislation The Government Law Center at Albany Law School has released its latest explainer breaking down hot-button issues debated by state policymakers during the recent legislative session. In the new explainer, Explaining the Medical Aid in Dying Act, GLC Legal Director Richard Rifkin untangles the Medical Aid in Dying Act, a complex and controve more PR

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Aug. 5 -- Augusta University issued the following news release: * * * Georgia Cancer researcher filling gap in prostate cancer treatment According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in American men. Development of treatments can be challenging due to the resistance of prostate cancer cells to conventional androgen-deprivation therapy. Recently, the FDA has approved several new treatment options for castration-resistan more PR

POINT LOOKOUT, Missouri, Aug. 5 -- College of the Ozarks issued the following news release: * * * College Of The Ozarks Hosts Annual Celebration Of Student Scholarship, Research, And Creative Work POINT LOOKOUT, MO. -- In May, College of the Ozarks hosted its annual Celebration of Student Scholarship, Research, and Creative Work at The Keeter Center. Featuring projects from 11 areas of study, select departments showcased student work, recognizing their academic excellence and personal achieve more PR

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 5 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: * * * Archaeologists discover four at-risk shipwrecks on colonial waterfront at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site Possible remains of the 1748 Spanish privateer, La Fortuna, were one of four shipwrecks discovered and recorded in Brunswick County by a field team of researchers and students from ECU's Program in Maritime Studies. ECU researchers say that future discoveries in the are more PR

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Aug. 5 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: * * * With certification, Farone leads on honey bee medicine As director of The Bee Project at GCC, Grove City College Professor of Biology Dr. Tracy S. Farone is working on the leading edge of an emerging, critical area of veterinary medicine. She has traveled the world - and been stung hundreds of times - to study of honey bees, other pollinators, and the conditions that impact their health, which more PR

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, Aug. 5 -- Indiana Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Indiana Tech and Manchester University partner on innovative PharmD pathway Manchester University and Indiana Tech have partnered to establish a unique B.S./M.S./PharmD pathway which creates time- and cost-saving educational opportunities for Indiana Tech students who wish to pursue advanced careers in pharmaceutical science and pharmacy. Through this agreement, Indiana Tech students who are pursu more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, Aug. 5 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: * * * Kennesaw State researchers examine how parents navigate children's smartphone use Kennesaw State University student Mikalah Cloward and associate professor Mackenzie Cato are collaborating on a research project that investigates why parents give smartphones to children and how they choose to monitor their usage and access. The study is based in KSU's Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Socia more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Aug. 5 -- The University of Missouri's School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Journalism at AEJMC 2025: Advancing Ideas, Research and Impact From AI and ethics to visual storytelling and media law, scholars from the Missouri School of Journalism are exploring the questions that matter most in journalism today -- and sharing their work on one of the field's biggest stages. At the 2025 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communic more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * New Study Reveals Critical Links Between Depression, Loneliness, and Hypertension in Black Women * A comprehensive systematic review highlights a troubling intersection of mental and physical health disparities in Black women, revealing that depression and loneliness are significant--and often overlooked contributors to hypertension and poor cardiovascular outcomes. Hypertension, known as the "silent killer more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, Aug. 5 -- Springfield College issued the following news: * * * Alumnus Believes in Healing Power of Hypnosis By Damon Markiewicz Hugh Sadlier, G'68, is a board-certified hypnotherapist with more than three decades of experience helping individuals achieve mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being through hypnosis. He is the founder of Hypno-Health, based in Maine, and has worked with more than 4,000 clients on more than 300 different issues ranging fro more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Three UB oral biology faculty members recognized on international stage Research in tooth enamel, oral microbiome and geriatric oral health garners prestigious awards at IADR event in Barcelona * BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Three faculty members in the Department of Oral Biology in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine were recognized among a cadre of to more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 5 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Library Vision Partners to Host Makerspace Prototype Event Aug. 27 By Angelita Faller The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Ottenheimer Library is taking its first step toward building a vibrant, hands-on learning environment by hosting a makerspace prototype event on Aug. 27. The event, organized by the Library Vision Partners (VPs), will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 12 more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arizona Health Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Resource-poor neighborhood conditions may increase gestational diabetes risk Socioeconomic factors play a role in the development of diabetes in pregnant women living in resource-poor neighborhoods, according to new study. New research from the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health showed that living in resource-poor neighborhoods may raise th more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Aug. 5 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: * * * University of Kansas visit enhances HVAC collaboration Representatives from University of Kansas visited Penn College's campus recently to learn more about the college's heating, ventilation & air conditioning degrees. The university is the lead institution in a new National Science Foundation Gen-4 Engineering Research Center named the Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology H more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Nature livestreams build real human ties UTA study shows nature-focused livestreams foster community, reflection and mental health benefits * From the nightly bat exodus at Bracken Cave in San Antonio to playful pandas at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., nature-focused livestreams have captured the attention of millions--and their popularity keeps growing.  more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: * * * 'The discovery of the decade': Researchers have found the culprit behind sea star wasting disease Sunflower sea stars are the largest sea stars in the world: They have up to 24 arms and grow to the size of a bicycle tire. Starting in 2013, these creatures and other sea star species along the west coast of North America died in epidemic proportions. The stars had harrowing symptoms: T more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 5 -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: * * * Video: USDA freezes UW project that turns Washington shellfish farmers' seaweed problem into soil solution for land farmers Joth Davis adjusted his waders and stepped into the cool waters of Thorndyke Bay, his Crocs disappearing under a layer of thick, forest-green seaweed. Behind him, jagged Olympic peaks poked above the hilltops. Before him stretched 30 acres of oysters, clams and geoducks - more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Ribosome level changes detected in early brain development Phenomenon could help explain how some neurodevelopmental diseases form, UTSW-led study shows * A team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists has identified a specific stage of neurodevelopment when differentiating neural cells produce fewer ribosomes, which are responsible for making proteins. Thi more PR

VALDOSTA, Georgia, Aug. 5 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news: * * * Cameron Bennett, Cason Zachary Devote Summer to Researching Rural Healthcare Inequities Valdosta State University's Cameron Bennett and Cason Zachary partnered with Dr. Jia Lu of the Department of Chemistry and Geosciences this summer to study spatial disparity in healthcare facilities across Georgia. They found that rural Georgians have unequal access to quality healthcare, as medical facilities and serv more PR

PULLMAN, Washington, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: * * * Study finds gaps in books on consent education for children Over the past decade, the number of picture books that parents can read to young children about personal boundaries and saying "no" to inappropriate touching has ballooned, as attention to preventing sexual abuse grows. But many of the books contain "key gaps" in teaching concepts experts recommend to help children begin to u more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Aug. 5 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: * * * With new NAU research project, everyone's an Antarctic scientist Mark Salvatore, an associate professor in NAU's Department of Astronomy and Planetary Sciences, won a grant from the National Science Foundation to kick off an Antarctic citizen science project. Working with Lumberjack Ph.D. student Gavin Moriarty, Salvatore will work with ecological researchers in the McMurdo Dry Valleys (MDV) of Antarc more PR