CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 5 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Buyer to speak on "Working Toward Excellence" * Clemson Libraries Clemson music professor Paul Buyer will share his secrets to success in a talk about the 2 nd edition of his book "Working Toward Excellence" on Thursday, March 26, at 3 p.m. in the Byrnes Room (401) in Cooper Library. The event is free and open to the public. Click here to register. Buyer's book focuses on "10 nonnegotiables for achi more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, March 5 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Franconia's agriculture of the future: olives and rice instead of barley and sugar beet? * Against the backdrop of climate change, agriculture is facing an unprecedented transformation. While Germany was hardly affected by massive crop failures for decades, the picture has changed drastically since 2015. Since then, heatwaves and dry spells have been responsible for yield losses in half of all c more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 5 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU College of Medicine recognized in D.C. as national leader in nutrition education * Federal health officials lauded the Florida State University College of Medicine Thursday for championing the integration of nutrition education into medical training during an event hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. commended FSU for its proactive ap more PR

PASADENA, California, March 5 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Gravitational-wave observatories release new catalog of detections * When the densest objects in the universe collide and merge, the violence sets off gravitational waves that reverberate across space and time over hundreds of millions and even billions of years. By the time they pass through Earth, such cosmic ripples are barely discernible. Thanks to a global network of gravitational- more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * GW Elliott School of International Affairs Welcomes Karen Elliott House * WASHINGTON (March 5, 2026) \- The Middle East Policy Forum at the GW Elliott School of International Affairs will host Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Karen Elliott House, for her discussion of her new book, The Man Who Would Be King: Mohammed Bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi Arabia. With more than 40 years of experience cove more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, March 6 (TNSjou) -- The International Society for Stem Cell Research issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Cloaked Stem Cells Evade Immune Rejection in Mice, Pointing to a Potential Universal Donor Cell Line A study published today in Stem Cell Reports demonstrates that genetically engineered human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) can overcome immune rejection in mice with humanized immune systems, surviving for five months in a stringent transplantation  more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, March 6 (TNSjou) -- The International Society for Stem Cell Research issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * mRNA Therapy Restores Fertility in Genetically Infertile Mice Researchers have found that targeted delivery of messenger RNA (mRNA) can restore sperm production and fertility in genetically infertile male mice. The findings, published today in Stem Cell Reports, demonstrate that transient mRNA treatment restored sperm production and enabled the bir more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 5 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Making mini-lightning in a block of plastic * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Lightning formation and the conditions triggering it have long been shrouded in a cloud of mystery, but new research led by Penn State scientists is lifting the fog. Using mathematical calculations, the researchers discovered that lightning-like discharge doesn't require a storm cloud -it could be made inside everyday mat more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 5 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New catalog more than doubles the number of gravitational-wave detections made by LIGO, Virgo, and KAGRA observatories * When the densest objects in the universe collide and merge, the violence sets off ripples, in the form of gravitational waves, that reverberate across space and time, over hundreds of millions and even billions of years. By the time they pass through Earth, such  more PR

GLASGOW, Scotland, March 5 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * New research could help lithium-ion batteries reach their full potential * New research into why lithium-ion batteries tend to lose power over cycles of charge and discharge could help unlock the next generation of more durable, fast-charging power cells. An international team of chemists and engineers from the UK, China, and Germany have published a paper which challenges the conventional assumptions  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * New research maps future of freshwater fish habitat conservation * ANCHORAGE, AK (March 5, 2026) - Freshwater fish around the globe are under increasing pressure from habitat loss, climate change and human development. But now, high-resolution methods of mapping waterways can stem those trends, starting by identifying the places fish need most. Published in the Nature journal Scie more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Applauds Administration's Effort to Expand Nutrition Education in Medical Schools, but Curriculum Must Be Based on Science * WASHINGTON, D.C.-Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced today an agreement among 53 medical schools to conduct a minimum of 40 hours of required nutrition educ more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Pig hybridization explodes in radioactive Japan * Since 2011's earthquake, tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster in Fukushima, wild boars and escaped domestic pigs are breeding like rabbits. Humans abandoned what Japan calls a "difficult-to-return" zone, the area around the former Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Escaped domestic pigs (Sus s more PR

HONG KONG, March 5 -- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University issued the following news release: * * * PolyU research unveils mechanoelectrical perception in sea urchin spines, empowering next-generation biomimetic sensors * Sea urchin spines are not only for defence-they also act as natural sensors. A research team led by Prof. WANG Zuankai, Associate Vice President (Research and Innovation), Dean of Graduate School, Kuok Group Professor in Nature-Inspired Engineering and Chair Professor of th more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 5 -- The University of Nottingham issued the following news release: * * * Research shows how lost memories can be reactivated * Researchers have used brain imaging to show how memories can be reactivated in the brain without them reaching conscious awareness, showing that these memories persist even when we think they have been forgotten. Scientists from the University of Nottingham's School of Psychology used Magnetoencephalography (MEG) to show how our brains  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, March 5 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Researchers Create a Family History of San Diego Kelp over More Than Four Decades * Now, say the researchers, competing organisms usually cast in shadow by the kelp are emerging as winners. The giant kelp are losing, but so might be myriad other organisms - fishes and humans included - as another natural order is disrupted by climate change and other new circumstances. The downsi more PR

MANCHESTER, England, March 5 -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: * * * Researchers create a never-before-seen molecule and prove its exotic nature with quantum computing * An international team of scientists from IBM, The University of Manchester, Oxford University, ETH Zurich, EPFL and the University of Regensburg have created and characterized a molecule unlike any previously known -one whose electrons travel through its structure in a corkscrew-like pattern  more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 5 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * Revolutionary single shot helps with healing after a heart attack * For people who have survived a heart attack, the notion of one shot in the arm to help the heart heal, for weeks after, may seem far-fetched. But thanks to a team of researchers, including a Texas A&M University professor, that's exactly what could happen. This simple injection may one day help people recover more safely and fully after  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Kennedy and Secretary McMahon Celebrate Medical School Commitments to Increase Nutrition Training for Future Doctors * WASHINGTON -MARCH 5, 2026 - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education convened leaders from 53 of the nation's top medical schools across 31 states today to announce commitments to require meaningful nutr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Secretary McMahon and Secretary Kennedy Celebrate Medical School Commitments to Increase Nutrition Training for Future Doctors * Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education convened leaders from 53 of the nation's top medical schools today to announce commitments to require meaningful nutrition training for future doctors beginning in the nex more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, March 5 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Superior teaching, academics recognized by Society for Range Management * Faculty and students of the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences received top awards and recognition at the annual Society for Range Management meeting held recently in Monterey, California. Established in 1948, the Society for Range Manageme more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The American Educational Research Association issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Sylvia Hurtado Voted AERA President-Elect; Key Members Elected to AERA Council Sylvia Hurtado, Distinguished Professor in the School of Educational and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Hurtado joins the AERA Council in 2026-2027 as president-elect,  more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, March 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * The Maya engineering paradox: masters of water, prisoners of mercury The Maya of Ucanal, in present-day Guatemala, kept their water free of biological contaminants for a millennium--but their ritual use of mercury created a toxic taint. By Virginie Soffer Under the supervision of Universite de Montreal archaeology professor Christina Halperin, PhD student Jean Tremblay spent six years, from 20 more PR

PERTH, Australia, March 5 -- Murdoch University posted the following news: * * * Western Crop Genetics Alliance renewed for another decade, building on 10 years of landmark agricultural research * The Western Crop Genetics Alliance (WCGA) will continue for another decade to further support the growth and development of the State's thriving grain industry. Western Australia is the nation's top barley producing and exporting State, with annual production of around five million tonnes earning more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, March 5 (TNSjou) -- York University issued the following news release: * * * Machine-learning immune-system analysis study may hold clues to personalized medicine York U led study found clear vaccine-initiated immune response biomarkers between HIV positive and HIV negative groups, but outliers underscore varied, intricate nature of the immune system By Emina Gamulin How people with compromised immune systems respond to vaccines is an important area of immunological resear more PR