LANCASTER, England, Sept. 8 -- Lancaster University issued the following news: * * * Academy honours Lancaster Dean's work in field of social sciences A Lancaster University professor and Faculty Dean has been honoured for his contribution to the world of social sciences. Professor Edward Simpson, the Executive Dean of Lancaster University's Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, joins an 'impressive range of 63 leading social scientists' who have been conferred the award of Fellow more PR

ADRIAN, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- Adrian College issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Berryman talks about 'Taking the Next Step' at AC convocation Former Michigan state senator and Adrian mayor Jim Berryman gave a speech titled "Taking the Next Step" at Adrian College's Opening Convocation in the Dr. James Borland Convocation Series on Wednesday, Sept. 4, in Herrick Chapel. Faculty members were also recognized and honored with teaching awards. Berryman has taken many steps i more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 8 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Ancient fish was hiding in plain sight hundreds of years after its believed extinction, study shows * The modern coelacanth fish is a famous 'living fossil', long thought to have died out, but first fished out of deep waters in the Indian Ocean in 1938.  Reconstruction of a large mawsoniid coelacanth from the British Rhaetian (Artist credit: Daniel Phill more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept. 8 -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * Aston University academics appointed to Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2029 sub-panels * Six Aston University experts have been appointed by Research England to serve on a REF 2029 panel and five sub-panels * The sub-panels will set criteria and oversee assessments that inform the allocation of approximately pound sterling2bn in annual research funding * The appointments underline the University's commitm more PR

BRISTOL, England, Sept. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Bristol researchers edge closer to knowing if elusive exoplanet has an atmosphere and surface water, which could support life University of Bristol astrophysicists are helping shed new light on an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light years away where liquid water in the form of a global ocean or icy expanse might exist on its surface. That would only be possible if an atmosphere is present - a  more PR

BURNABY, British Columbia, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- Simon Fraser University issued the following news: * * * Close link between street sweeps, overdose and systemic harm: SFU study By Robyn Stubbs Confiscating personal belongings during government-led dismantling of tent cities in Vancouver inflicts immediate harm and further destabilizes people already struggling to meet their basic needs, according to a new study from Simon Fraser University. Published in the journal Public Health, the study f more PR

LEICESTER, England, Sept. 8 (TNSjou) -- De Montfort University issued the following news: * * * Scientists find new way to stop 'silent killer' Chagas Disease A new study could pave the way for novel treatments for Chagas disease, a life-threatening illness that affects millions worldwide. The disease, caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite, can lie undetected for years before triggering serious complications and even sudden death. With current treatments often ineffective and carrying sev more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Emeritus Academy and OLLI partner for 2025-26 lecture series * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Emeritus Academy has partnered with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Penn State to host the 2025-26 "Explorations: The Penn State Emeritus Academy Lecture Series." Now in its second year, "Explorations" provides a venue for retired Penn State faculty members to share thei more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 8 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Ethnomusicologist Martin Hatch, professor of music emeritus, dies at 83 * Martin F. Hatch Jr., Ph.D. '80, professor of music emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died Aug. 23 in Ithaca, New York. He was 83. From 1980 until his retirement in 2011, Hatch taught in the Department of Music and the Department of Asian Studies, specializing in the musical traditions of Africa and Asia, music theory, t more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 8 [Category: Health Care] -- G.E. HealthCare posted the following news release: * * * GE HealthCare enters an agreement to distribute Flyrcado through CDL Nuclear Technologies Group, a leading provider of cardiac PET imaging equipment and services in the U.S. * * GE HealthCare's agreement with CardioNavix, a part of the CDL Nuclear Technologies services group, further broadens the reach of Flyrcado. * Through their nearly 225 U.S. customers, CDL and CardioNavix s more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Sept. 8 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * Health Surveillance: Fighting against infectious disease and other threats, keeping the force ready * The Defense Health Agency is committed to protecting the total force from heath threats through the efforts of the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Division. "We play a combat support role at AFHSD, and we are responsible for protecting the Joint Force," said Navy Capt. Richard Langton, chief of AFHSD.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Senate Finance Committee released the following testimony by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from a Sept. 4, 2025, hearing entitled "The President's 2026 Health Care Agenda": * * * Thank you, Chairman Crapo and Ranking Member Wyden, for the invitation to appear before the Committee today. I am here to share the President's health care agenda and priorities, what we've accomplished to date at the Department of Health and Human Services, and w more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 8 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Is there water on an Earth-sized exoplanet? Study offers clues * TRAPPIST-1 e, an Earth-sized exoplanet 40 light years away, may have an atmosphere that could support having liquid water on the planet's surface in the form of a global ocean or icy surface, according to new research by an international collaboration including Cornell astronomers. "TRAPPIST-1 is a very different star from our Sun, and so the pla more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Krishnamoorthi Demands Answers on Reported Impersonation of Members of Congress by China-Linked Hackers Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States an more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Morgan Lewis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * LABJ Names Max Fischer 2025 Labor & Employment Lawyer of Influence * LOS ANGELES, September 8, 2025: Partner Max Fischer has been recognized by the Los Angeles Business Journal as a Labor & Employment Lawyer of Influence in 2025. The Journal's annual special issue honors the most influential labor and employment lawyers who have made significant contributions to  more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Sept. 5 (TNSjou) -- McGill University issued the following news release: * * * Biases hinder access to sexual assault evidence kits, study finds Credibility judgments tied to race, intoxication and police involvement shown to influence health-care staff's decisions, raising concerns about systemic inequities * Survivors of sexual assault in largely rural and remote Northwestern Ontario face systemic barriers when seeking forensic care, according to a new study led by McGil more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Suite of Models Shows Some Positive Effects of Climate-Smart Ag Practices A study using multiple agronomic models to examine two long-term agricultural research stations in North America shows that so-called climate-smart agricultural practices - like no-till treatments, cover-crop utilization and residue retention - can help promote carbon sequestration in soil and reduce gre more PR

SINGAPORE, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news: * * * Scientists develop coral safe cooling sunscreen from pollen Materials scientists from NTU Singapore have invented the world's first pollen-based sunscreen derived from Camellia flowers. In experiments, the pollen-based sunscreen absorbed and blocked harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays as effectively as commercially available sunscreens, which commonly use minerals like titanium dioxide (TiO2) and zinc  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * New method calculates rate of gene expression to understand cell fate * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Essentially all cells in an organism's body have the same genetic blueprint, or genome, but the set of genes that are actively expressed at any given time in a cell determines what type of cell it will be and its function. How rapidly gene expression in a single cell changes over time can provi more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 8 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Nonprofit hospital CEOs rewarded more for size, profits than quality of care, according to new Baker Institute study * Inflation-adjusted CEO pay in nonprofit hospitals increased from roughly $1 million to $1.3 million between 2012 and 2019, and the greatest pay increases went to CEOs who grew the profits and size of their health care organizations the most, according to new research from Rice University's Ba more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Only 1 in 7 online health images show proper technique to accurately measure blood pressure * Research Highlights: * Only 1 in 7 online stock images of blood pressure monitoring aligned with the procedures recommended by clinical guidelines. * Online stock images depicting blood pressure monitoring in the home were approximately three times more accurate than images more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Statement on Epstein Estate Turning Over Infamous "Birthday Book" to the Oversight Committee After Dem Pressure Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after the Committee received a copy of the "Birthday Book" prepared  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 8 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Robot matches humans in scouting for vineyard diseases * The latest version of an autonomous robot that can scout for grape diseases in vineyards in near-real time, with an accuracy that matches highly trained human scouts, will one day help track crop-killing pathogens with minimal labor. The robot's capabilities were reported in a paper, "PhytoPatholoBot: Autonomous ground robot for near real-time disease sc more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 8 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Rooms with a 'view score': Software aids building designers * The marketing material shows natural light flooding through floor-to-ceiling windows. But in real life, neighbors can easily see inside the apartment; the view outside includes a parking lot; and the oversized windows mean costlier energy bills. ViewScore.io, a new software tool created by researchers in the Environmental Systems Lab and Housing Inn more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 9 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * S&T researcher awarded $1 million to test nuclear fuel By Greg Edwards A Missouri S&T researcher is partnering with Oak Ridge National Laboratory on a $1 million U.S. Department of Energy project to study how a nuclear fuel with a high enrichment level will perform in small modular and microreactors. "Small modular and microreactors are being designed to operate for years in places  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 8 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * Sci-Fi, Afrofuturism Expert, Author Named Newest University Professor * Syracuse University's newest University Professor takes a "Renaissance Man" approach to scholarship. Isiah Lavender III, an expert in the field of 20th-century literature, science fiction and Afrofuturism, says his work is informed by everything from his personal experiences as a child in Buffalo, New York, to 18th- and 19th-century Afric more PR

PASADENA, California, Sept. 8 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Stem Cell-Based Embryo Models Reveal Pathway to Understanding Fertility * Caltech researchers have developed a powerful new method for creating embryo-like structures from stem cells that could transform how we study fertility. Using stem cells rather than a traditional fertilized egg, the team has built mouse embryo models called iG4-blastoids that closely mimic natural blastocysts, th more PR

GENESEO, New York, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York's Geneseo Campus issued the following news: * * * SUNY Geneseo Researchers Name Three New Species of Deep-sea Fishes A team of researchers at SUNY Geneseo has led the description and naming of three newly discovered species of deep-sea fishes from the eastern Pacific Ocean. The study was led by associate professor of biology Mackenzie Gerringer and features the work of six undergraduate co-authors who collected and analyz more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * New AI Tool Predicts Vision Loss Risk in Astronauts -- Before Launch By Carter Lou and Kimberly Mann Bruch - kbruch@ucsd.edu Since the dawn of human spaceflight, scientists have carefully studied the effects of space and microgravity on astronauts. After decades of observations and examinations, one truth is certain: space is brutal on the human body. Muscles atrophy, bone more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * Researchers reveal the infection risks oral mucositis poses to stem cell transplant patients, introduce a superior AI tool to predict them University at Buffalo researchers and collaborators have completed a series of studies that reveal how much painful mouth sores known as oral mucositis increase infection risks in stem cell transplant patients and how art more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 8 -- Syracuse University posted the following news: * * * University Hosting Voices of Service: A Celebration of Veterans Writing and Weekend Workshop * Syracuse University Press and the Libraries, in partnership with the D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) and the National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC), are hosting a discussion of art, identity and conflict featuring Veterans Writing Award-winning authors on Friday, Nov. 7, at 5 p.m. at  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Birmingham issued the following news: * * * Immune ageing found in the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis gives hope for early intervention Researchers from University of Birmingham discover that immune ageing may be a driver of rheumatoid arthritis rather than a consequence of the disease * Features of immune system ageing can be detected in the earliest stages of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), even before clinical diagnosis, a ne more PR

BRISTOL, England, Sept. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Multiple new species of "living fossil" fish found hiding in plain sight after more than 150 years The modern coelacanth is a famous 'living fossil', long thought to have died out, but first fished out of deep waters in the Indian Ocean in 1938. Since then, dozens of examples have been found, but their fossil history is patchy. In a new study, Jacob Quinn and colleagues from the University more PR

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Sept. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Copenhagen issued the following news: * * * Children from homes with fewer resources have an increased risk of asthma Children from less-advantaged socio-economic circumstances have a significantly increased risk of developing asthma. Smoking during pregnancy and breastfeeding are two of the major contributing factors to these inequalities This is stated by a new European study led by the University of Copenhagen. The researchers call more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 9 -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for Aug. 29-Sept. 5. 2025: * * * UD in the News Aug. 29-Sept. 5 Media near and far featured or reported on faculty and student expertise and research, including The Conversation, The National Desk, and eight stories on work in the University of Dayton Research Institute and School of Engineering. An Arkansas group's effort to build a white ethnostate forms part of a wider US movement inspired by whi more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Male monarchs throughout history portrayed as 'mother' figures, new research reveals By Jon Niccum Rulers have traditionally relied on masculinity to display their ability to govern. Or have they? New research suggests that throughout history -- and within many cultures -- male monarchs have often been positively portrayed as maternal. "Good rulers should be strong warriors and upright against i more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA deploys VR to boost veterans' mental health Researchers develop immersive tools to ease anxiety, help communities spot signs of suicide risk * Virtual reality is emerging as a powerful tool to improve care for veterans, including helping community members recognize suicide warning signs. Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have conducted two studies ex more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: * * * UVA study of identical twins links faster aging to memory decline By Zeina Mohammed, spr2jm@virginia.edu New research from University of Virginia psychologists found that "epigenetic clocks" - tools scientists use to estimate a person's biological age - can predict cognitive decline. The study, which focused on middle-aged twins, also found socioeconomic status plays a role. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * Warren and Sanders Press Big Bank CEOs on Padding Executives' Pockets, Undermining Financial Stability After Trump Admin Reduced Capital Requirements "Contrary to the rhetoric of your lobbyists, you have not used the full amount of your reduced capital buffer requirements to increase lending or impro more PR