BRONX, New York, Jan. 27 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Act Green: A New Way to Map Species Habitat * Bronx, NY, January 27, 2026 -Research led by scientists at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and funded by NASA has been released, demonstrating a new method for combining field data, satellite imagery, and expert opinion to visualize the past, present, and future of habitat availability for four important species:  more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Jan. 28 -- California State University's San Diego State University issued the following news: * * * CSU selects engineering professor for outstanding faculty award Chunting Chris Mi is internationally recognized for his work advancing EV technology. Locally, he's known for helping businesses cut their utility bills. By Jeff Ristine It's testimony to the importance of the research going on in Chunting Chris Mi's San Diego State University engineering lab that some stu more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 27 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news: * * * CU Denver Rankings * CU Denver is committed to helping students meet their moment, graduate, and pursue meaningful careers that contribute to the communities they live in. Our students change the world by changing their own lives because we are a highly accessible institution that propels students into higher earnings. That means students who might not otherwise have access to higher education are able more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Monique Chireau Wubbenhorst, a senior fellow with De Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs": * * * Abortion is an important subject of intense interest, debate and legislative action among the people of the United States and their ele more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Monique Chireau Wubbenhorst, a senior fellow with De Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Physicians in pro-abortion states must follow the laws of the states where women fill their prescriptions more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 26 -- The University of Cincinnati issued the following news: * * * Goodbye, Crosley Tower * Demolition is set to begin on one of the University of Cincinnati's most iconic buildings. Crosley Tower on Martin Luther King Drive will be taken down incrementally over the next 10 months beginning next week, weather permitting. Love it or hate it, Crosley Tower has engendered surprisingly strong opinions about a topic most people take for granted: architecture. The crumbli more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 27 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Husker researchers make gains on developing synthetic 'muscle' * Husker researchers are continuing to make progress on developing a new synthetic material that behaves like biological muscle, an advancement that could provide a path to soft robotics, prosthetic devices and advanced human-machine interfaces. Their research, recently published in a leading material science journal, demonstrates a hydrog more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Inflammation and autoimmune-like dysfunction may play a role in heart failure * HERSHEY, Pa. -When the heart's muscle is weakened or injured due to a heart attack, it can make it hard for the heart to pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. Over time, it can lead to heart failure, where the heart's function drops below 40%. The condition affects an estimated 6.7 million people over th more PR

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Jan. 28 (TNSjou) -- The Medical University of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * Badged up for success Digital badges in science communications offer scientists in training an innovative career preparation tool. * What if earning a Ph.D. also came with proof of strong communication skills, not just research expertise? Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in the South Carolina Science Writing Initiative for Trainees (SC-SWIFT) at the MUS more PR

BEDFORD PARK, Australia, Jan. 28 -- Flinders University posted the following news: * * * Midas touch tech moves ahead * New gold recovery technology developed at Flinders University has received a major boost towards its commercialisation this year, with an Australia's Economic Accelerator Ignite grant. Collaborating with Adelaide Control Engineering, the $500,000 Federal Government AEA grant will be used to fast track and scale-up the gold extraction and recovery technology which uses a l more PR

PASADENA, California, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Juno Measures Thickness of Europa's Ice Shell Results from the solar-powered spacecraft provide a new measurement of the thickness of the ice shell encasing the Jovian moon's ocean. * Data from NASA's Juno mission has provided new insights into the thickness and subsurface structure of the icy shell encasing Jupiter's moon Europa. Using the spacecraft's Microwave Radiometer (MWR) more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 27 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Neuropathic bladder patients face complications after hip surgery * DALLAS - Jan. 27, 2026 - Patients with neuropathic bladder (NB), a condition in which nerve damage affects bladder function, have a significantly higher risk of joint infections, blood clots, and other adverse events after receiving total hip replacement (THR), UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers foun more PR

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- Nova Southeastern University issued the following news release: * * * Silky Shark Study Reveals Deadly Gaps in Marine Protected Areas DANIA BEACH, Fla.--A new satellite-tracking study led by Nova Southeastern University (NSU) has found that the silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis)--a major victim of the international shark fin trade--spends most of the time outside the relative safety and limited range of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), migrating more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Can AI understand the human brain better than humans? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Over 7 million people aged 65 and older suffer from Alzheimer's disease in the United States, according to a 2025 report from the Alzheimer's Association. More of the debilitating symptoms could be mitigated or better managed with an earlier diagnosis, said Hui Yang, Gary and Sheila Bello Chair in Industria more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, Jan. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Rethinking the cosmos: UGA astronomy research shakes up the heavens By Michael Terrazas On a clear winter night, stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere can get a good look at AB Aurigae. Hovering some 509 light years away from Earth--about 190 billion miles, or 68 times the width of Neptune's orbit--the star is part of the constellation Auriga, which in Latin means "the charioteer." Over her last more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 28 -- Springer Nature, a research, educational and professional publisher, issued the following news release: * * * Springer Nature and the GlomCon Foundation Announce Launch of Open Access Journal, Rare Kidney Diseases Springer Nature partners with the GlomCon Foundation to make rare kidney disease research accessible to the global community. * Springer Nature has been chosen as the publishing partner for the GlomCon Foundation's fully Open Access (OA) journal, Rare K more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 27 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Tornado-forecast system can increase warning lead times, study finds * LAWRENCE -Researchers at the University of Kansas have shown the National Severe Storms Laboratory's Warn-on-Forecast System (WoFS) has potential to help weather forecasters issue warnings to emergency managers and the general public well before tornado formation. Their study appears in the peer-reviewed journal Weather and Forecasting. more PR