ALFRED, New York, Sept. 24 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: * * * Art History Professor Reza Mirzaei publishes "Equestrian Semiosis" in ART Magazine; essay examines equestrian motif in larger Iranian political context Reza Mirzaei, clinical assistant professor of Art History at Alfred University's School of Art & Design, New York State College of Ceramics, has published a peer-reviewed article "Equestrian Semiosis: Unpacking the Parodic Layers of Bahman Mohassess's Pain more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Boston Business Journal Features Mike Carragher on Employee Ownership * President & CEO Mike Carragher recently highlighted the power of employee ownership in a Boston Business Journal commentary piece. He reflects on the growing benefits of a decision put in pl more PR

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Sept. 24 (TNSjou) -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Human Algorithm: ML Tlachac is discovering the patterns that make us who we are By Stephen Kostrzewa We're on the edge of a healthcare revolution, says Bryant University Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Analytics ML Tlachac, Ph.D. -- and data science is leading the way. Amidst a global mental health crisis, new advances in how we see ourselves, and the tools we use to look, could b more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Sept. 23, 2025: * * * Russian Assets: Milking the Sacred Cow After years of hesitation, Europe and the UK are poised to seize Russian assets and hand them to Ukraine. By Alexander Kolyandr Since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine three and a half years ago, Europe has been dithering on what to do with more than $300bn of frozen Russian assets. Faced with deteriorating fina more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Debra Houry, former chief medical officer and deputy director for program and science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Trust Through Radical Transparency: Reviewing Recent Events at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Implications for Children's Health": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member S more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Susan Coller Monarez, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Trust Through Radical Transparency: Reviewing Recent Events at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Implications for Children's Health": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, distinguished members of the Committee:  more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Sept. 24 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * FAU Engineers Create Smarter AI to Redefine Control in Complex Systems By Gisele Galoustian A new artificial intelligence breakthrough developed by researchers in the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University offers a smarter, more efficient way to manage complex systems that rely on multiple decision-m more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * First measurement of a black hole's 'kick' after cosmic collision * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The violent collision and merger of two black holes emits gravitational waves -- ripples in spacetime -- that can cause the resulting newborn black hole to recoil and rapidly move, sometimes escaping its own galaxy. Now, an international team that includes a Penn State researcher has measured the  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Gene editing, traditional crossbreeding produce disease-resistant cacao plants * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- In a development that could help protect one of the world's most beloved agricultural commodities, a research team at Penn State has successfully created disease-resistant cacao plants using gene-editing technology. According to the researchers, the innovation promises to help resolve more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Sept. 24 (TNSjou) -- The Geological Society of America issued the following news release: * * * Cracking the Code of Kimberlite Eruptions: New Study in Geology on How Diamonds Make Their Rapid Ascent Boulder, Colo., USA: If you've ever held or beheld a diamond, there's a good chance it came from a kimberlite. Over 70% of the world's diamonds are mined from these unique volcanic structures. Yet despite decades of study, scientists are still working to understand how e more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DNC Chair Ken Martin Stumps for Debra Shigley Ahead of Special Election in Georgia  * Ahead of today's runoff election, DNC Chair Ken Martin traveled to Georgia over the weekend to rally voters and build excitement behind Democratic state Senate candidate Debra Shigley. In Alpharetta, a suburb north of Atlanta, Chair Martin knocked doors with Debra Shigley, speaking directly to Georgia more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 23 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Jon Husted's Toxic Agenda Spikes Costs and Rips Away Health Care Across Ohio * "The number of older adults struggling in the community is only expected to grow following looming changes to Medicare, Medicaid and SNAP" Columbus, Ohio- In case you missed it, Ohio seniors and working families are being squeezed by " substantial increase[s] in [their] bills " and " little to no access to primary, spec more PR

LANCASTER, England, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- Lancaster University issued the following news: * * * Dried fish - the hidden superfood vital for millions of women and children in Africa Hidden in plain sight, dried fish are an overlooked yet vital nutrient-packed superfood helping to feed millions of people across Africa, a new study reveals. And new evidence quantifies for the first time the essential nutrients in sun-dried and smoked fish in Africa, suggesting they could play an important role i more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 23 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to Bloomberg Opinion: * * * H-1B Visas Are Crucial to American Productivity By Allison Schrager Allowing skilled foreigners to work in the US contributes to economic growth, which benefits all Americans. Getting a doctorate in economics -- or any quantitative subject -- is a humbling experience for an American at an American university. It hits you the first year, when you realize how inadequate your more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Sept. 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic's AI tools help predict severe asthma risks in young children * ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have developed artificial intelligence (AI) tools that help identify which children with asthma face the highest risk of serious asthma exacerbation and acute respiratory infections. The study, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, found  more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Montana State alumnus discovers new, extinct crocodyliform in Montana * Breaking research 23rd September 2025 # Harrison Allen found the 95-million-year-old specimen near Dillon while studying in MSU's Department of Earth Sciences. Illustration by Dane Johnson/Museum of the Rockies BOZEMAN - About 95 million years ago, a juvenile crocodyliform ni more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Oral GLP-1 drug promotes substantial weight loss in trial * Patients taking an experimental oral GLP-1 drug lost significant weight and improved heart and metabolic risk factors in a large, international phase III clinical trial led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, McMaster University, York University and other institutions. The results from the ATTAIN-1 trial were published Sept. 17 in the New Eng more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 22 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Pockrass Lecture to focus on 'The Visibility Bind' for those in creator economy * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- A productive researcher who focuses on social media, including influencer labor, will present a free public lecture about the challenges for those in the influencer economy during a visit to Penn State in early November. Brooke Erin Duffy, an associate professor at Cornell Universi more PR

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Scientists visualize atomic structures in moire materials * Researchers with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have created an innovative method to visualize and analyze atomic structures within specially designed, ultrathin bilayer 2D materials. When precisely aligned at an angle, these mat more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * Fewer Traffic Deaths with a Speed Limit of 75 The first major study in almost 50 years shows that a highway speed limit would reduce fatal traffic crashes by over one third. By Raffaela Romer Speed limits on German highways are a major point of contention, seen as a restriction on personal freedom by some, and as life-saving by others. But what is actually true? One scientist at Ruhr Univ more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following written testimony by Philip A. Wight, an associate professor of history and Arctic and northern studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, from a Sept. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential": * * * Thank you, Chairman Gosar and Ranking Member Dexter, for the opportunity to testify on this timely subject. I am an energy and enviro more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Colorado issued the following news: * * * Whitebark Pine Faces 80% Decline in Current Habitat by 2050: What That Means for Bears, Birds, Farmers, and Ranchers A new study, led by federal agencies in collaboration with the University of Colorado Denver, shows that the whitebark pine tree--an iconic, high-elevation tree that stretches from California's Sierra Nevada through the Cascades and Rockies and into Canada--could lose as much as  more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Data privacy push sparks tech surge in US banks By Joe Stafford, joe.stafford@manchester.ac.uk A new study led by Dr Sarah Zhang from Alliance Manchester Business School has uncovered how small banks in the United States are reacting to growing concerns about data privacy. The research published in the Journal of Corporate Finance shows that when US states announce plans for stron more PR

MANCHESTER, England, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Patients miss out as NHS mental health trials decline 44% in five years By Joe Stafford Every year, thousands of people with mental health conditions in the UK are missing out on cutting-edge treatments because the NHS is losing ground to private companies in clinical research, a new study from The University of Manchester has warned. Over the past five years, NHS recruitment int more PR

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, Sept. 23 -- The University of Prince Edward Island issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Joseph Gordon recognized with national Open Science research award Dr. Joseph Gordon, Biomedical Sciences with AVC and Anatomy Lead for the Memorial Regional Medical Program at UPEI, has received national recognition for his innovative use of Open Science in biomedical research. Dr. Gordon was awarded the 2025 CIHR-IMHA Inclusive Research Excellence Prize for Op more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Koala stress linked to disease threat Key points * The study confirms the biggest threats facing koalas of habitat loss and disease are connected. * Koalas with high levels of stress hormone had high retrovirus levels, increasing their risk of chlamydial infection. * The results indicate koala conservation efforts should prioritise good quality habitat. * Researchers have revealed a cl more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 24 (TNSjou) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: * * * How Ailing Immune Cells May Drive Alzheimer's New School of Medicine research has revealed how and why ailing immune cells called microglia may be contributing to Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders. The findings could open the door to new approaches to treating those conditions. Researchers led by UVA Health's Ukpong Eyo, PhD, found that more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 23 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Various innovations contributed to declining costs of photovoltaic systems * Since the 1970s, the cost of solar-energy systems has plummeted by over 99 percent. In a recent paper published in PLOS One, SFI External Professor Jessika Trancik (MIT) and colleagues identify the innovations in various photovoltaic (PV) components that led to this spectacular decline. Trancik and  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 24 (TNSjou) -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Year of Quantum: FSU poised to lead in quantum science and engineering By Bill Wellock Scientists around the world are marking 2025 as the "Year of Quantum," recognizing a century since the birth of modern quantum mechanics and the potential for quantum science and engineering to yield breakthroughs in high-performance computing, communication technology, cybersecurity, medical imaging, envi more PR