CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 1 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * An updated workbook for new instruction librarians * CHICAGO -- Written by a team of library instructors whose "experience and expertise in this field is evident throughout" ( VOYA ), Candice Benjes-Small and Rebecca Miller Waltz's " The New Instruction Librarian: A Workbook for Trainers and Learners " has been praised as "a solid overview of academic instruction libra more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 1 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Enrique Hernandez, winner of a National Youth Researcher Award 2025 Enrique Hernandez Perez, lecturer of the Department of Political Science and Public Law at the UAB, received the National Youth Researcher Award 2025 from the Spanish Ministry for Science, Innovation and Universities (MICIU) under the Clara Campoamor modality in Law and Economic and Social Sciences. The jury praissed the "key  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 8 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * CICD 10th Anniversary and Data Summit * On October 8-9, 2025, leaders from across Indian Country, the Federal Reserve System, and beyond will gather to mark the Center for Indian Country Development's (CICD's) tenth anniversary and first decade of economic research and data work. This special two-day event will feature thought leader reflections on what we've learned from the past d more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 1 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * College of Education and Human Sciences honors Hall of Fame inductees, Outstanding Alumni * Media Contact: Kirsi McDowell | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-8420 | kirsi@okstate.edu The Oklahoma State University College of Education and Human Sciences recognizes exemplary alumni with two awards each year -- Hall of Fame and Outstanding Alumni -- presented at the Hall of Fame Banquet. For 2025,  more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 2 -- The Council of State Governments issued the following news: * * * Question of the Month, October What is the higher education accreditation process, and what are Southern states considering changing? * Unlike other Western countries, the United States has no single, centralized federal authority that exercises nationwide control over its higher educational institutions. Enter accreditation agencies. Instead, states and individual institutions often operate w more PR

DARWIN, Australia, Oct. 1 -- Charles Darwin University issued the following news: * * * New data shows CDU a leader in First Nations-focused research Indigenous-focused research made up 17 per cent of Charles Darwin University's (CDU) total research outputs between 2018 and 2024, according to a review which places the university well-above the estimated national average. The review, conducted by CDU's Office of Research and Innovation, worked to codify CDU's Indigenous-focused research to d more PR

PASADENA, California, Oct. 1 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Heat-Rechargeable Design Powers Nanoscale Molecular Machines * Though it might seem like science fiction, scientists are working to build nanoscale molecular machines that can be designed for myriad applications, such as "smart" medicines and materials. But like all machines, these tiny devices need a source of power, the way electronic appliances use electricity or living cells use ATP (a more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * MIT cognitive scientists reveal why some sentences stand out from others By Anne Trafton "You still had to prove yourself." "Every cloud has a blue lining!" Which of those sentences are you most likely to remember a few minutes from now? If you guessed the second, you're probably correct. According to a new study from MIT cognitive scientists, sentences that stick in your min more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * New microorganism survival commission aims to fill critical conservation gap * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For the first time, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) -- the world's leading authority in environmental science and policy, which maintains the list of species under extinction threat, known as the Red List -- is formally including all microbial life in its framewo more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 2 (TNSjou) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU researchers develop functional eggs from human skin cells Research develops proof of concept for treatment of infertility affecting millions By Erik Robinson Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have accomplished a unique proof of concept to treat infertility by turning skin cells into eggs capable of producing early human embryos. The research published today in the more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 2 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Outdoor air exposure to chemical may raise risk of Parkinson's disease Highlights: * Long-term exposure to a common industrial chemical may be linked to a higher risk of Parkinson's disease. * Trichloroethylene (TCE) is a chemical used in metal degreasing and dry cleaning. Even though it has been banned for some uses, it remains in use today as an industrial solvent and lingers in ai more PR

ITHACA, New York, Oct. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Physicist: After 33 billon years, universe 'will end in a big crunch' * The universe is approaching the midpoint of its 33-billion-year lifespan, a Cornell physicist calculates with new data from dark-energy observatories. After expanding to its peak size about 11 billion years from now, it will begin to contract - snapping back like a rubber band to a single point at the end. Henry Tye, the Horace White Profes more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 30 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following Q&A on Sept. 29, 2025, by Peter Ehrhard with Robin Verble, director and professor of biological sciences: * * * Q&A about S&T's environmental science program In 2022, Missouri S&T began offering a bachelor's degree in environmental science. The program, offered through S&T's biological sciences department, draws on the university's expertise in science, engineering, humanities and social science fi more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 1 (TNSjou) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Study reveals horses can ingest banned steroid from everyday feedstuffs A two-year research investigation led by QUT has revealed horses can be exposed to a banned anabolic steroid through hay and pasture weeds, potentially causing positive drug tests for innocent riders and horses. Ecdysterone (20-hydroxyecdysone) is a natural plant extract used by body builders to promote muscle more PR

BOCHUM, Germany, Oct. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University in Bochum issued the following news release: * * * Converting toxic styrene oxide into attractive compounds Styrene oxide isomerase is proving to be a multifunctional helper for biotechnology. * The bacterial membrane enzyme styrene oxide isomerase can convert toxic compounds into valuable materials. Selvapravin Kumaran, a doctoral student in Professor Dirk Tischler's Microbial Biotechnology working group at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * University of Houston Researchers Driving Breakthroughs in Building Longer-Lasting, Faster-Charging Batteries By J.J. Adams - 713-743-8960, jadams23@central.uh.edu Researchers at the University of Houston, a global leader in energy research and innovation, are spearheading a study that could transform the future of battery technology. Yan Yao, an award-winning professor at UH's Cullen College of En more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Oct. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan posted the following news: * * * CATNIP for chemists: New data-driven tool broadens access to greener chemistry University of Michigan and Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new tool that makes greener chemistry more accessible. The tool, described in a study supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation and published Oct. 1 in the journal Nature, removes a major barrier to wider adoption of biocataly more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Probe powerfully records neural circuits during behavior Neuropixels Ultra more accurately distinguishes brain cell types and sensitively detects small electrical wave footprints. * Trying to document how single brain cells participate in networks that govern behavior is a daunting task. Brain probes called Neuropixels, which feature high-density silicon arrays, h more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 2 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * Upstate researchers help bring prestigious global conference to Syracuse More than 100 leading international scientists and trainees from all over the world are gathering in Syracuse this week to attend the 13th International symposium on heat shock proteins in biology, medicine and the environment hosted by the Cell Stress Society International (CSSI). This bienn more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 2 (TNSxrep) -- Yale University issued the following news release: * * * Patchwork planets: Piecing together the early solar system A new study led by a Yale researcher suggests that planetesimals in the early solar system emerged from a succession of high-energy collisions. * Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period -- even before the last of its nebular gas had been consumed -- Earth's solar system and its plan more PR