LOS ANGELES, California, March 25 -- California State University issued the following news release: * * * Cal State LA professor collaborates on national project to prevent substance use among youth in foster care A Cal State LA professor is helping launch a national collaborative effort to prevent substance use among youth in foster care by working directly with the adults and advocates who support them. Carly B. Dierkhising, professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics, i more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 23 -- Louisiana State University Health New Orleans issued the following news release: * * * Match Day reveals 49 percent of LSU Health New Orleans graduates will stay in Louisiana for residency 194 students participated in the National Resident Match Program this year * On Friday, 194 LSU Health New Orleans graduating medical students gathered at the Audubon Tea Room to reveal the results of the annual National Resident Match Program (NRMP). Match Day results  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 29 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM biologists partner with PAHO to confirm elimination of parasitic disease * Schistosomiasis (shis-to-so-my-uh-sis) is one of the world's most prevalent neglected tropical diseases, currently infecting over 200 million people, mostly residing in Africa. This disease, caused by parasitic worms living in the human blood, has also affected communities in several Caribbean Islands since it was in more PR