SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, Jan. 21 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * 'This isn't just a space; it's a launchpad': Bryant dedicates new Sprague Center for Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking * Smithfield, RI-Supported by a generous gift from Trustee Kimberly (Sprague) '22H and Frohman Anderson, Bryant University's new Sprague Center for Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking was dedicated on Thursday in honor of Anderson's parents and Bryant alums Audrey F. (Perreault) Sprag more PR

PERTH, Australia, Jan. 22 -- Curtin University issued the following news release: * * * Curtin scientists freeze out ice-age delivery theory for Stonehenge stones * New Curtin University research has delivered the strongest scientific evidence yet that people - not glaciers - transported Stonehenge's famous bluestones to the ancient site. The study challenges one of archaeology's most enduring debates about how the Altar Stone and other rocks got to their current position and strengthens t more PR

MIAMI, Florida, Jan. 22 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Desai Sethi Urology Institute's Urology on the Beach 2026 * Summary * This year's Urology on the Beach featured a new urologic oncology thematic format emphasizing in-depth sections focused on biomarkers, topics of debate and the year's best research papers applied across prostate, bladder and kidney cancers. * The meeting at Fontainebleau Miami Beach expanded coverage of urolo more PR

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * Study reveals scorpion venom is not sterile, opening new paths for antibiotic research By Kyle Berson A new study published today by biologists at Eastern Connecticut State University has revealed that scorpion venom contains complex microbial communities, challenging the long-held scientific belief that venom is sterile and opening new pathways for potential antibiotic discove more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI study identifies long-term source of PFAS contamination to Pawcatuck River Provides foundation for decision-making around remediation for sites previously identified by researchers as PFAS 'hotspots' * A study led by University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography alumnus Jarod Snook, Ph.D. '25, identified a long-term source of PFAS, or "forever chemicals," entering the more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: * * * Biology Professor Publishes Article Maj. Alison Burke, assistant professor and health professions advisor in the Department of Biology at Virginia Military Institute, recently had a research article published in PLOS One, a peer-reviewed scientific journal. Burke, whose specialty is molecular microbiology, explained the article highlights information about four newly discovered viruses that  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Size matters in vampire bats, new study finds Researchers uncover persistent female-based size differences in a key rabies reservoir species. By Felicia Spencer The female common vampire bat is larger than its male counterpart, according to a new study from Virginia Tech researchers. Luis E. Escobar and Analorena Cifuentes-Rincon were recently part of an international team that studied almost 500 speci more PR