WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, March 6 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * 'Building Bridges:' Graduate Research Symposium reaches across disciplines * Graduate students from William & Mary and other institutions around the United States recently had a chance to showcase their work as part of the university's annual Graduate Research Symposium, Feb. 26-27. Organized by a committee of student volunteers and hosted by William & Mary's Graduate Center, this event brought together ove more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 7 (TNSjou) -- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center issued the following news: * * * A Simple Swap Could Change How Hospitals Test Antibiotics for Drug-Resistant Infections New Method Accelerates Testing for Drug Resistant Infections * Microbiologists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have developed a faster, simpler way to test whether antibiotics will work against drug-resistant bacterial infections. The elegant method could save patients precious more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 6 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * Hybrid 'super foam': tunable, lightweight and ultra-durable * Aerospace engineering and materials science researchers at Texas A&M University and the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory have developed a "super foam" that can absorb up to 10 times more energy than conventional padding. The composite, published and described in the journal of Composite Structures, combines an ordinary foam with 3D-printed in more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, March 7 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Research: Moths are flying later in the year than a century ago Old datasets show changes in flight patterns and missing moth species in Ithaca, N.Y. By Jennifer Micale South of Fall Creek by the edge of the woods, the moths would gather. They were, of course, drawn by light -- set out by a researcher working in Cornell University's old Insectory building. In 1889, the lure came from a kerosene more PR

BEIJING, China, March 7 -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences issued the following news: * * * Oldest Known Bony Fish Fossils Uncover Early Vertebrate Evolution Editor: Li Yali A research team led by Profs. ZHU Min, LU Jing, and ZHU You'an from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences published two back-to-back cover stories in the journal Nature on March 4, reporting new discoveries about the origin of bony fishes. The team has  more PR

BEIJING, China, March 7 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences issued the following research news: * * * New Strategy Developed for Remote Dihalogenation of Alkenes Editor: Liu Jia In a study published in Journal of the American Chemical Society, a team led by Prof. CHEN Qing'an from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences developed a phosphordiamidate-catalyzed strategy for the highly selective synthesis of 1,3-, 1,4- and 2,3-dihalogenation products more PR

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 7 (TNSjou) -- Genentech, a member of Roche Group, issued the following news release on March 6, 2026: * * * New England Journal of Medicine Publishes Phase III ALLEGORY Data Showing Genentech's Gazyva Significantly Reduces Disease Activity in the Most Common Form of Lupus * Over three quarters of people on Gazyva plus standard therapy achieved at least a four-point improvement in SRI-4, a measure that assesses disease severity and symptoms * Gazyva has  more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, March 7 (TNSjou) -- Roche, a biotech company, issued the following news release on March 6, 2026: * * * New England Journal of Medicine publishes phase III ALLEGORY data showing Roche's Gazyva/Gazyvaro significantly reduces disease activity in the most common form of lupus * Over three quarters of people on Gazyva/Gazyvaro plus standard therapy achieved at least a four-point improvement in SRI-4, a measure that assesses disease severity and symptoms * Gazyva/Gazyvaro has  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following written testimony by Annie Kennedy, chief mission officer for the EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases, from a Feb. 26, 2026, hearing entitled "From Regulator to Roadblock: How FDA Bureaucracy Stifles Innovation." FDA is the Food and Drug Administration. * * * Thank you, Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and distinguished members of the Committee, for convening this critical hearing to explore how th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Government Publishing Office issued the following news release: * * * GPO DIRECTOR APPOINTS LEADERS TO DEPOSITORY LIBRARY COUNCIL U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) Director Hugh Nathanial Halpern, on the Agency's 165th birthday, has appointed six new members to the Depository Library Council (DLC). The DLC has advised the GPO Director on policy matters relating to the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) and access to U.S. Government information for  more PR

KARLSRUHE, Germany, March 6 (TNSjou) -- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Digitalization: Antscan Reveals the Fascinating Diversity in Ants Largest Database of 3D Insect Data Worldwide - International Cooperation Initiated by KIT and OIST * The "Antscan" web platform is the world's largest digital database of 3D insect data. It is the result of an international and interdisciplinary cooperation initiated by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 6 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU Kudos March 2026: Celebrating Jayhawk achievements * It's time to celebrate Jayhawk colleagues' achievements: KU News Service accepted submissions and combed websites, social media and newsletters for recent external honors and awards for current faculty and staff at the Lawrence, Edwards and Medical Center campuses and affiliates. KU Kudos is published 6-7 times a year. Have something to share? Submi more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 7 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Milestones in the history of women in medicine and biomedical science at U-M From the first women admitted alongside men at a major medical school, to the training ground for the first female Surgeon General and the laboratories of scientific pioneers * On a cold March day in 1870, a milestone in American medical history happened on the Unive more PR

PASADENA, California, March 7 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's DART Mission Changed Orbit of Asteroid Didymos Around Sun The spacecraft changed the binary system's orbit, confirming that a kinetic impactor can be an effective planetary defense technique for deflecting a near-Earth object. New research reveals that when NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally impacted the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in September  more PR

POTSDAM, Germany, March 6 (TNSjou) -- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research issued the following news release: * * * Forest damage in Europe to rise by around 20 percent by 2100 even if warming is limited to 2 C Forest damage in Europe caused by wildfires, storms and bark beetle outbreaks is projected to increase compared to recent decades under all analysed climate scenarios, according to a new international study, published in the scientific journal Science, with contributions f more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 7 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Can you grow new brain cells? UC molecular geneticist is convinced the answer is yes By Megan Burgasser, burgasma@ucmail.uc.edu For decades, neuroscientists have argued whether adult brains can form new neurons, a process called neurogenesis. The answer could explain why some brains remain healthier into old age. As National Geographic recently reported, a pair of new studies have provided fresh evid more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 7 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * New football helmets perform better in concussion testing Latest UC biomedical engineering results show the back of the head is still vulnerable By Michael Miller, 513/556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu The latest generation of football helmets do a better job of protecting players from impacts that can cause concussions, according to new lab tests conducted at the University of Cincinnati. Despite the more PR

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, March 7 -- Wilkes University issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Daniel R. Green to Present Grace Kimball Memorial Lecture on March 18 Paleoecologist and biological anthropologist, Daniel R. Green, will present this year's Grace Kimball Memorial Lecture, "Chemical Paleontology: Paleoclimate and Evolution from the East African Rift System," at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, in Stark Learning Center 105. The lecture is free and open to the public. Global co more PR