RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * 2025 Wilder Symposium on Sept. 25 at VCU will spotlight Virginia's national impact on politics 66th Governor of Virginia L. Douglas Wilder and fellow Wilder School panelists will explore pressing issues and latest poll results. By Pam Cox Virginia is one of only two states holding a gubernatorial race in 2025, a contest drawing national attention and shaping conversations about America's politi more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 10 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news on Sept. 8, 2025: * * * ASCE president-elect to visit Missouri S&T Sept. 17 By Greg Edwards Dr. Marsha Anderson Bomar, president-elect of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), will visit Missouri S&T on Wednesday, Sept. 17, to share her insights on professional engagement and leadership. Bomar will present "So Many Ways to Engage ... Which Paths Do You Choose?" at 7 p.m. in Room  more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Bright children from poorer backgrounds twice as likely to receive hospital mental health treatment than affluent high-achievers * Nationwide study may help explain why this group fails to fulfil its academic potential  Bright children from poorer backgrounds are twice as likely to be admitted to hospital with mental health problems than high-achievers w more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Can nanobots play follow the leader? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A group of tiny particles followed "breadcrumbs" left behind by a different group of particles in new experiments demonstrating the first steps in creating intelligent communicating systems involving active particles -- sometimes called nanobots -- that perform specialized tasks. The experiment was possible thanks to a new mic more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 10 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * Cedarville University's Enrollment Reaches 7,265 Students By Mark D. Weinstein, Executive Director of Public Relations At a time when many private colleges are reporting declining enrollment, Cedarville University is experiencing record growth. This fall, Cedarville welcomed its largest student body, reaching 7,265 students across its undergraduate, graduate, and dual enrollment programs, including new onl more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following working paper (No. SEHSD-WP2025-14) entitled "Health Inclusive Poverty Measure in the U.S.: 2024." The paper was written by John Creamer. Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Each year, the U.S. Census Bureau produces two measures of economic well-being in the United States: the official poverty measure and the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM). In addition to these measures, the Census Bureau studies different w more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Racial Stereotypes Can Make Us See Weapons Where They Don't Exist Findings from a new study deepen our understanding of why racially biased mistakes happen in high-stakes contexts like policing. * Unarmed Black civilians are three times more likely to be shot and killed by police officers than unarmed white civilians in the U.S. In tragic cases in recent years, unarmed Black men holding innocuous objects li more PR

LONG BEACH, California, Sept. 10 -- California State University issued the following news: * * * CSU Sets the Standard for Public Higher Education Through New Strategic Plan Comprehensive Systemwide Strategic Plan and Student Success Framework chart a new roadmap for the CSU. * The California State University (CSU) today unveiled a comprehensive strategic plan that will change the way the CSU defines student success and fulfills its role as California's most powerful engine of opportunity,  more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: * * * Universal school meals prove a win for kids, families, and the planet A recent article in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health evaluates school meal programs in four major global cities and how they work to advance children's health. For the paper, a team of researchers including Associate Professor Nevin Cohen analyzed progr more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * High Intake of Ultra-processed Foods Linked to Systemic Inflammation By Gisele Galoustian Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrially altered products - like soda, snacks and processed meats - packed with additives and stripped of nutrients. Hundreds of new ingredients, previously unknown to the human body, now make up nearly 60% of  more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Seaweed Snare: Sargassum Stops Sea Turtle Hatchlings in Their Tracks By Gisele Galoustian Every year, sea turtles hatch on Florida's beaches and make their way from the sand to the ocean - a critical journey that determines their chances of survival. As these hatchlings navigate obstacles such as artificial lights, beach debris and pred more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release: * * * FDA Launches Crackdown on Deceptive Drug Advertising * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration today announced sweeping reforms to rein in misleading direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertisements. Today, the FDA is sending thousands of letters warning pharmaceutical companies to remove misleading ads and more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou researchers unleash the power of a new tool in canine cancer treatment The College of Veterinary Medicine study analyzed radioactive iodine therapy for treatment of thyroid cancer in dogs. * A new study from the University of Missouri is helping veterinarians and pet owners better understand how to treat thyroid cancer in dogs by studying how to improve treatment with a type o more PR

PASADENA, California, Sept. 10 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Study: Celestial 'Accident' Sheds Light on Jupiter, Saturn Riddle An unusual cosmic object is helping scientists better understand the chemistry hidden deep in Jupiter and Saturn's atmospheres -- and potentially those of exoplanets. Why has silicon, one of the most common elements in the universe, gone largely undetected in the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, and gas planets like t more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Sept. 9 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * New Radiotheranostic Targets Identified for Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometrial Cancer * Two molecular targets--human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) and cluster of differentiation 24 (CD24)--are highly promising candidates for new nuclear diagnostics and therapeutics for endometrial cancer, according to new research published in The Journal of N more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Food supply drives reproductive strategies in sharks, skates and rays Sharks, skates and rays adapt their growth and reproduction to changing food availability, a new study reveals. Led by Newcastle University, the study analysed how many young and how quickly a generation is replaced - known as reproductive output and generation turnover in 151 species of sharks, skates and rays. The resu more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 9 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Parliament adopts new EU rules to reduce textile and food waste * * 2030 targets to reduce food waste * Producers to cover costs of collecting, sorting and recycling waste textiles * Each European generates 132 kg of food waste and 12 kg of clothing and footwear waste per year On Tuesday, Parliament gave its final green light to new measures to prevent and reduce waste from food and textil more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 8 -- The European Parliament posted the following news release: * * * Parliament adopts new EU rules to reduce textile and food waste * * 2030 targets to reduce food waste * Producers to cover costs of collecting, sorting and recycling waste textiles * Each European generates 132 kg of food waste and 12 kg of clothing and footwear waste per year On Tuesday, Parliament gave its final green light to new measures to prevent and reduce waste from food and textil more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State recognized as a top performer in the 2025 Sustainable Campus Index * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State has been recognized as a "Top Performer" in the 2025 Sustainable Campus Index, and is tied for sixth position in the area of research among doctoral/research institutions. A publication from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE),  more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Sept. 9 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * PET Amyloid Quantitation Methods for Degree of Amyloid Burden * In 2012, the FDA approved the first beta-amyloid plaque radiopharmaceutical, and the first amyloid software analysis solutions that provided Z-scores were released. The variety of different software solutions, multiple amyloid tracers, scan time variations, variable scanner acquisition c more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Jhanae Wingfield, an assistant professor of early childhood and literacy education at Rutgers University-Newark, from a Sept. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Foundations First: Reclaiming Reading and Math Through Proven Instruction": * * * Good morning Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunit more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * Can a healthy gut microbiome help prevent childhood stunting? Salk Institute researchers find gut microbiome turnover in children is linked to poor growth outcomes, pointing to microbiome-based diagnostics for malnutrition * Malnutrition is responsible for more than half of all deaths in children under the age of five worldwide. Those who survive can still experience more PR

STONY BROOK, New York, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- The State University of New York's Stony Brook University issued the following news release: * * * Breakthrough Technology Study Sheds Light on Consciousness and Recovery After Brain Injury Findings could trigger more personalized prognosis and targeted treatments * A new study published in Nature Communications Medicine led by neurosurgery researchers Sima Mofakham, PhD, and Chuck Mikell, MD, of the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 9 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI-led team discovers methane gas on Makemake * September 9, 2025 -- A Southwest Research Institute-led team has reported the first detection of gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). This discovery makes Makemake only the second trans-Neptunian object, after Pluto, where the presence of gas has been confirmed. The gas  more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 9 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Three Manchester experts become Academy of Social Sciences Fellows Three academics from The University of Manchester have been recognised as leading experts in their fields by being named as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences. New Fellows are named in recognition of their excellence and impact, and their advancement of social sciences for the public good. Through leadership, research more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Studies find nonprofits' use of flexible labor negatively affect operational outcomes, lack long-term financial benefit By Mike Krings Businesses, government and public service organizations have all been told to do more with less in recent years. That push, often in the name of efficiency, has led to decentralization and nonprofits increasingly using more flexible labor. New research from the  more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Not white, not seen: study uncovers France's racial blind spot A groundbreaking new study from The University of Manchester has challenged traditional ideas of race and national identity in France, revealing how French citizens of Indian descent are navigating their identities in a society that often ignores them. The research, led by Manuela Latchoumaya from the University's Depart more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * New tool tackles unreliable research trials An international group of researchers has developed a new tool which can help identify problematic randomised controlled trials (RCTs), including fraudulent studies, where there are serious concerns about trustworthiness. The final version of the tool, called INSPECT-SR, is now published on the pre-print server medRxiV. It was developed more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * NIH funds first-of-its-kind center to study resilience and aging UMD, UMB researchers and partners collaborate to tackle critical health issues facing an aging population * America's population is the oldest it has ever been. And though older people are more independent than ever, they face a huge care gap, one that challenges families, communities and healthcare systems.  more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Sponge-like gold particles could upgrade ovarian cancer diagnostics Sponge-like gold particles could be used to triage women with suspected ovarian cancer more accurately than current diagnostic tools. Key points * Specially designed gold nanoparticles can be used to highlight ovarian cancer markers in samples of urine, saliva, or blood * The mesoporous gold structures act as tiny light  more PR

GUILFORD, England, Sept. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Zero burden technologies show that brighter days and cooler nights could improve sleep in dementia Implementing changes to indoor environments, such as cooler bedrooms at night and increasing the amount of bright light during the day, could significantly improve sleep for people living with dementia, according to a study led by the University of Surrey. The study, published in the journa more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Unusual molecular conformation could help explain RNA's versatility * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Despite being made from a relatively simple set of building blocks, ribonucleic acid (RNA) has a broad array of complex responsibilities. From providing structure to carrying the instructions for regulating genes and translating them into proteins, RNA is critical to cellular function. Now, resea more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 9 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * What the crash of a play-to-earn game reveals about the future of Web3 * At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, players flocked to Axie Infinity, a blockchain-based video game where users received cryptocurrency tokens for their time spent playing. In 2022, when the broader crypto market crashed and a massive hack erased players' earnings, most users fled. A new study by Cornell researchers investigated why som more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Sept. 10 (TNSrep) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Origins of mental illness, fast gas for a black hole Yale researchers discover a gas guzzling black hole, learn that mental illness may start to develop earlier than once thought, and explore why some brain seizures cause a loss of consciousness. This month's "Insights & Outcomes" features research that either zooms in or zooms out for answers to pressing questions about life, the mind, and  more PR