ITHACA, New York, Dec. 1 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Ancient dirty dishes reveal decades of questionable findings * Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, saute vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for archaeologists, its ubiquitous presence in excavated pottery offers a window into the economic, political and social organization of the ancient world. But perhaps, in certain environments, that prevalence has been overstated.  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 1 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost * Our muscles are nature's actuators. The sinewy tissue is what generates the forces that make our bodies move. In recent years, engineers have used real muscle tissue to actuate "biohybrid robots" made from both living tissue and synthetic parts. By pairing lab-grown muscles with synthetic skeletons, researchers are engineering  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 1 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release: * * * Faculty/Staff Achievements Roundup: Sypniewski named PLANT WNY Person of the Year Steven Sypniewski, campus arborist, manager of the annual Big Dig tree planting, and member of the campus Sustainability Task Force, was named the PLANT (Professional Landscape and Nursery Trades) WNY Person of the Year at the organization's annual awards ceremony on November 13. This prestigious award is given by the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 -- Rep. Kat Cammack, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Cammack Calls on Treasury to Protect U.S. Medical Innovation from Chinese IP Theft * Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Kat Cammack (FL-03) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott K. H. Bessent, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), urging swift action to address a Chinese investment that threatens U.S. intellectual property, jobs, and national security. The letter h more PR

ITHACA, New York, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences issued the following news: * * * Ancient dirty dishes reveal decades of questionable findings Olive oil is the Swiss army knife of foodstuffs. It can dress salads, saute vegetables, even grease squeaky hinges. And for archaeologists, its ubiquitous presence in excavated pottery offers a window into the economic, political and social organization of the ancient world. But perhaps, in certain e more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provision By John Kartch In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Vermeer Corporation (Pe more PR

TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 2 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * Exceptional Research Opportunities, Personal Growth Drew Nepali Student to UToledo for Ph.D. By Natalie Burgess Now thousands of miles from his home in from Bhaktapur, Nepal, Sachin Aryal's journey to The University of Toledo and into the Ph.D. Molecular Medicine Program began with a conversation. "I communicated with one of my seniors from Nepal who was pursuing a master's degree in bioinformatics at UToledo, more PR

LONDON, England, Dec. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * Fossils reveal anacondas have been giants for over 12 million years * Breaking research 2nd December 2025 Scientists have reconstructed ancient anacondas from 12-million-year-old fossils discovered in Venezuela to find these tropical snakes were a whopping 5.2 metres long. Global changes have since driven many other giant animals to extinction, but anacon more PR

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Dec. 1 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Guest Editorial -- Contingency Management Saves Lives: From Evidence to Action * By Lara Coughlin, PhD, and Allison Lin, MD, DFASAM With helpful feedback from Devin C. Tomlinson, PhD, Lan Zhang, PhD, H. Myra Kim, ScD, MPH, Gabriela Khazanov, PhD, James R. McKay, PhD, and Dominick DePhilippis, PhD For decades, contingency management (CM) has been the more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 1 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Losing sleep over money: Rice study reveals how financial stress follows workers to bed * Long before the alarm sounds, many Americans lose quality rest to the quiet worries that surface after dark whether about bills, the next paycheck or job stability. New research from Rice University shows those bedtime stress moments aren't just uncomfortable; they're part of a measurable pathway connecting economic stres more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Dec. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic researchers develop 3D scanning approach for ultra-precise brain surgery * ROCHESTER, Minn. Mayo Clinic researchers have developed and tested a new 3D surface scanning approach that gives neurosurgeons even greater precision when operating deep inside the brain. The system aligns a patient's head, facial features and surgical head frame with brain images, achieving s more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * New Approaches Needed to Combat New Mosquito in African Cities The rise of an invasive mosquito species is forcing experts to rethink how human behavior and community trust shape disease control. * A new study in Malaria Journal, led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs and U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI), warns that Africa's malaria fight more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 1 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * New OSU assistant professor Baucum amplifies MSIS department's research impact * Dr. Matt Baucum 's research fits in because it stands out.  Oklahoma State University's Department of Management Science and Information Systems has built a tradition of contributing influential research to the field. Even before the department's creation over 20 years ago, award-winning faculty members distinguished th more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Dec. 2 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * Old Dominion University Announces Establishment of the Joan P. Brock Institute for Nutrition Science and Health Old Dominion University has announced the establishment of the Joan P. Brock Institute for Nutrition Science and Health to serve as a multidisciplinary hub that integrates sound nutrition and lifestyle medicine into medical and health professions education, basic science and transla more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Dec. 2 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business issued the following news: * * * New OSU assistant professor Baucum amplifies MSIS department's research impact Dr. Matt Baucum's research fits in because it stands out. Oklahoma State University's Department of Management Science and Information Systems has built a tradition of contributing influential research to the field. Even before the department's creation over 20 years ago, award-winning faculty membe more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Dec. 1 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * S&T student aims for faster ballistics prototyping, lands on world stage * Bullets move fast. Prototyping them? Not so much. But a Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering at Missouri S&T is researching an accelerated process for producing and testing 3D-printed ballistics, and she has already earned international recognition. "What's exciting about my research is that it shows 3D-print more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 1 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * School of Pharmacy researcher publishes work on social isolation, drug abuse * LAWRENCE Since the COVID-19 pandemic, University of Kansas researcher Zijun Wang has studied social isolation and how it affects mental health and substance abuse disorders. Her research article, titled "Prelimbic cortex to ventral tegmental area projection regulates early social isolation stress-potentiated heroin seeking in mic more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, Dec. 1 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release: * * * Student, faculty researchers explore how AI can improve STEM learning through virtual reality * Many students struggle to understand complex STEM concepts because lectures and textbooks often make science difficult to visualize. A potential solution has been uncovered in the form of a virtual reality headset. According to the International Journal of STEM Education, students who learn science thr more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Dec. 1 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB pharmacy researcher makes diabetes breakthrough in $3.5 million funded study * The advanced technology that Jun Qu and his team developed provides a more accurate and specific picture of how insulin production is changing and how the functions of beta cells in the pancreas become compromised at each stage of diabetes. Discovery featured on cover of Analytical Ch more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus issued the following news: * * * UMass Boston Marketing Professor Named One of the World's Most Influential Researchers Professor Werner Kunz of the College of Management has been named a Highly Cited Researcher 2025 by Clarivate, recognizing him as one of the world's most influential researchers. Researchers selected for this list have authored multiple highly cited papers that rank in the top 1% by citations for more PR

LONDON, England, Nov. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University College London issued the following news: * * * A simple neck scan could detect men at high risk of heart failure A simple neck scan can identify men with double the risk of heart failure, according to a new study led by UCL researchers and funded by the British Heart Foundation and the National Institute for Health and Care Research. A carotid ultrasound, like the ultrasound for pregnant women, is quick and painless, using a small handheld more PR

BRISTOL, England, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Avoidable cancellation of knee replacement operations costs NHS millions and increases waiting times Thousands of NHS knee replacement operations are cancelled at short notice every year, many for avoidable reasons, according to a new study published today [1 December]. This costs the NHS millions of pounds and increases waiting times for patients, many of whom are in severe pain. The stud more PR

BERKELEY, California, Dec. 2 -- The University of California Berkeley campus issued the following news release on Dec. 1, 2025: * * * All life copies DNA unambiguously into proteins. Archaea may be the exception. A study finds that one microbe, a member of the Archaea, tolerates a little flexibility in interpreting the genetic code, contradicting a 60-year-old doctrine. * The beauty of the DNA code is that organisms interpret it unambiguously. Each three-letter nucleotide sequence, or codon more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 2 -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for Nov. 22-30, 2025: * * * UD in the News Nov. 22-30 UD President Eric Spina wrote an op-ed for the Dayton Daily News about how international students contribute to our academic, intellectual, economic and cultural vibrancy. Local media also featured UD's Nativity exhibit and new partnership with IBM. * * * Schools face high costs of losing international students Dayton Daily News Eric F. Spina,  more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * Anna Nagurney Named a Fellow of the Operational Research Society Anna Nagurney, the Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies and the director of the Virtual Center for Supernetworks, has been named a Fellow of the Operational Research Society (ORS). Based in the United Kingdom, the ORS was established in 1948 as the world's first operational research society. The society is a pr more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Nov. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southampton issued the following news: * * * New Guineans and Aboriginal Australians descend from two groups of settlers who arrived 60,000 years ago The first settlement of New Guinea and Australia by modern humans took place some 60,000 years ago, according to new findings of a major research collaboration between the University of Southampton and the University of Huddersfield. The genetic research reveals two distinct groups of  more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * Mapping the cosmos of innovation: AI model charts the age and trajectory of 23,000 technologies A new open-source dataset pinpoints exactly when innovations transition from the lab to the real world. A team of researchers has built one of the most detailed open maps of emerging technologies yet assembled, allowing governments, companies and investors in the United States and worldwide t more PR

EL PASO, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * UTEP Researcher Finds Potential New Treatment for Aggressive Ovarian Cancer Claudin-4: A new target to make cancer cells more vulnerable * Scientists at The University of Texas at El Paso have found a promising new target in the fight against high-grade serous carcinoma, an aggressive form of ovarian cancer. Less than 50 percent of women survive five years after diagnosis, ac more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Dec. 2 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A with Craig Crews, professor of chemistry and of pharmacology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences: * * * Pioneering drug development, one company at a time In a Q&A, trailblazing chemist Craig Crews discusses the transformative science emerging from Yale -- and why translating innovative ideas into real-world businesses is good for the university and New Haven. * Two formative experiences shaped Craig Crews' path int more PR