WASHINGTON, March 16 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * GW Dermatology Study Highlights Training Gap in OTC Product Formulation and Offers the Solution * A newly published study from the Department of Dermatology at the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences highlights an important educational gap in dermatology residency training related to over-the-counter (OTC) product formulation and topical vehicle design-a critical component of  more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, March 17 (TNSxrep) -- Rowan University issued the following news: * * * CMSRU launches New Jersey's only PhD in cancer cell biology & genomics Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) has launched the PhD in Cancer Cell Biology & Genomics (CCBG), a new doctoral program designed to train the next generation of cancer researchers and accelerate discovery in one of medicine's most urgent fields. The program -- the only cancer biology PhD program in New Jersey --  more PR

PARIS, France, March 17 -- INRAE, a France National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, issued the following news release: * * * Controlling the pinewood nematode: finding the best balance between cost and effectiveness The pinewood nematode is a devastating pest for pine forests in Asia and Europe. A new modelling study, produced by INRAE for the European HOMED project in collaboration with Wageningen University in the Netherlands and the University of Lisbon in Por more PR

ARGONNE, Illinois, March 17 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Inverse design: A new pathway to custom functional polymers What if you could dream up a new material and let artificial intelligence and robotics do the rest? * Autonomous workflow combines artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics to rapidly create polymers with precise, customizable properties. At a potluck, you ate the best chocolate ch more PR

ARGONNE, Illinois, March 17 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Nanodiamonds and beyond: designing carbon materials with artificial intelligence at exascale Argonne scientists discover how extreme conditions shape carbon into advanced materials for medicine, energy and defense Argonne researchers use supercomputers and artificial intelligence to predict how carbon transforms under extreme heat and pressure, paving the more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, March 16 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * For the First Time, Scientists Have Mapped the Genetics of How the Brain Ages, Region by Region * When Nicholas Kim was in eighth grade, his grandfather, the man who had taken him to basketball practice and taught him to tie his shoes, began to change. He developed Alzheimer's disease, and the roles of caregiver and child quietly reversed. Kim, whose paren more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 17 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * New Issue of JMF, Plus More New NCFR Journal Articles Read 5 New Early-View Articles Published March 8-14 * Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals -- Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Most Recent Journal Issues: JMF April 2026 is more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 16 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * New research introduces method to better predict US cropland nitrous oxide emissions * A team of Michigan State University researchers has developed a groundbreaking machine learning system capable of predicting nitrous oxide emissions from U.S. croplands with unprecedented accuracy, a finding with valuable implications for national greenhouse gas accounting and mitigation. The study was publishe more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * New sensor sniffs out pneumonia on a patient's breath * Diagnosing some diseases could be as easy as breathing into a tube. MIT engineers have developed a test to detect disease-related compounds in a patient's breath. The new test could provide a faster way to diagnose pneumonia and other lung conditions. Rather than sit for a chest X-ray or wait hours for a lab result, a patient more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 16 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Ocean bacteria team up to break down biodegradable plastic * Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health. But how long plastics take to degrade and how environmental bacteria work together to break them down is still largely unknown. Understanding how plastics are broken down by microbes could help more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 16 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Origin of lowest-density super-puff planet remains a hazy mystery * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -A thick layer of haze around the ultra-low-density planet Kepler-51d likely obscures not only the strange planet's composition, but also its origin, according to a new study. A team led by Penn State researchers used NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to take a deeper look at the "super-puff"  more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, March 16 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release: * * * Poynter names 35 journalists selected for competitive 2026 Leadership Academy for Women * ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 16, 2026) -The Poynter Institute, the gold standard for professional journalism education, welcomes the newest cohort of journalists selected for its annual Leadership Academy for Women. The competitive program has transformed the careers of almost 700 people  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, March 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Second World Congress on Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities * This hybrid in person and virtual event, which was held in St. Lucia, was hosted by Springer Nature's The Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities and the Connecticut National Medical Association (CTNMA) in conjunction with the National Medical Association (NMA), St. Lucia Medical and Dental Association, W. Montague Cobb /NMA H more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 16 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Severe burns present growing threat in overdose epidemic * A new analysis in Oregon reveals a heightened incidence of severe burns requiring hospital-level care as illicit drug use nationwide has shifted from injection to smoking. Researchers analyzed Oregon Medicaid data and found that over half of people treated for burns in hospitals and emergency rooms over nearly a decade also used smok more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS and Youth Researchers Help Expose Illegal 'Mini-Cup' and Toy-Shaped E-Cigarettes Promoted on Instagram By David Wise FAYETTEVILLE -- A newly published study reveals that illegal e-cigarettes designed to resemble miniature boba tea cups, cola cans, and toy animals are being widely promoted on Instagram, often portraying young people using the products and  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, March 16 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Human-Made Chemicals Found Throughout Ocean Environments A new study found industrial chemicals even in remote locations and the open ocean * A new study analyzing more than 2,300 seawater samples from around the world has found that human-made chemicals -- from plastic additives and industrial lubricants to pharmaceuticals and pesticides -- are widespread in the marine environme more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, March 16 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Helps Sea Scallop Communities Adapt to Ocean Warming * In the coastal waters stretching from Maine to Virginia, Atlantic sea scallops rival lobster as the top shellfish caught in the wild. This delectable mollusk supports one of the most valuable fisheries in the U.S., generating $360 million in revenue annually, and making the U.S. a global leader in wild scallop fishing. A combination of more PR

RENO, Nevada, March 17 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * University of Nevada, Reno convenes global experts to safeguard the world's largest trout Leading scientists, conservationists, tribal representatives and students from around the world addressed urgent conservation challenges facing the largest trout species on Earth * Hosted by the University of Nevada, Reno's Tahoe Institute for Global Sustainability at the Lake Tahoe campus, experts met for an inter more PR