COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 26 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * By saving ecosystems, environmental regulations help prevent biodiversity loss * Long-term conservation policies may help restore freshwater ecosystems and prevent extreme species loss, new research suggests. As emerging threats such as warming temperatures, pollution and other cumulative stressors put pressure on freshwater populations and contribute to global biodiversity crises, experts have sought to assess how effective environmental protections are at  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 27 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * COVID-era renter protection law slashed Virginia evictions, VCU research finds A state regulation requiring landlords to apply for rent relief drove the temporary decline. By Madeline Reinsel In 2020, Virginia received approximately $1 billion through a federal COVID-era emergency rental assistance program, which aimed to motivate landlords nationwide to postpone evictions of tenants who could no longer pay rent due to the pandemic. But in Virg more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following Fed Notes article: * * * Recent Developments in Foreign Direct Investment into the U.S. By Cody Kallen In 2025, U.S. tariffs rose sharply, contributing to record-high trade and economic policy uncertainty. Part of the motivation for the tariffs announced in April 2025 reflects a desire to spur foreign direct investment (FDI) into the United States. However, elevated policy uncertainty could work against this goal, as firms may delay investments amid ambiguity over the duration  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 26 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * How 3 Loyola professors are taking on climate change in their research * What do databases, ChatGPT, and solar panels have in common? They all play a role in Loyola University Chicago research into climate change. Tofigh Maboudi, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science, is working to create a global climate policy database. Urooj Raja, an assistant professor of public communication and advocacy in the School of Commun more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 26 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * Research in Brief: New Math Model Tracks Clinical Link Between Aging and Blood Pressure * Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure. It's considered an inevitable part of getting older, but UNLV researchers are working to uncover what might trigger these changes in an effort to mitigate them. In a study published in May in the journal Clinical Epigenetics, a team of scientists used long-term health data from roughly 1,000 more PR

LUBBOCK, Texas, June 26 -- Texas Tech University posted the following news: * * * Texas Tech Researchers Probe Interstellar Explosions, Unlock Knowledge * Physics & Astronomy professor and student take data from deep-space novae and use sound to expand details around their evolution. Above: artistic impression of a nova explosion showing multiple ejections traveling in different directions. Photo credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith (USRA). Researchers in the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Texas Tech Universit more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, June 27 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Norman Hord New Director of School of Human Environmental Sciences Norman G. Hord, professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Oklahoma State University, has been named director of the U of A's School of Human Environmental Sciences. He begins July 1. HESC is housed in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. The school's undergraduate programs include apparel merchandising and product development; food, nutriti more PR