TOLEDO, Ohio, June 23 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * Faculty, Student Researchers Study Turtle Nests Amid Warming Climate * Caleb Lawrence was looking for a turtle. As he wandered the gently swaying grasses of a prairie in western Lucas County on a warm Friday in June, he was actually looking for one very specific spotted turtle. Caleb Lawrence, an environmental sciences senior, discusses his field research into the nesting habits of spotted turtles with Dr. Jeanine Refsnider, a professor of ecology and pri more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 24 -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * Michael Skinnider named a Pew Scholar By Jamie Saxon, Office of Communications Michael Skinnider, an assistant professor in the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics and an assistant member of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Princeton Branch, has been named one of 21 new Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by the Pew Charitable Trusts. The program provides funding to early-career researchers "of outstanding promise" who are pursui more PR

MIAMI, Florida, June 23 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Uncovering Sex-Specific Immune Differences in Glioblastoma * Summary * A new preclinical study uncovers sex differences in how the immune system may respond to the brain cancer glioblastoma. * In females, the cancer is driven by interactions between the neurotransmitter GABA and a specific type of immune cell. * There may be new drug targets in this interaction that could lead to therapeutics specifically for women with glioblast more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, June 24 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Biologists Study Ways to Increase Food Production for Growing World UM researchers review emerging tools for global food security - With the world population expected to approach 10 billion by 2050, scientists are searching for ways to feed that many people with fewer resources. A new review outlines scientific advances that could help make food production more sustainable and resilient. Sixue Chen, University of Mississippi chair and professor  more PR