LOGAN, Utah, June 30 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * 'Lean-AI: A Humanistic Integration of Lean and AI' Awarded the Shingo Publication Award * LOGAN, Utah -The Shingo Institute, part of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has announced that Lean-AI: A Humanistic Integration of Lean and AI by Adil Dalal and Elizabeth A. Cudney has received the Shingo Publication Award. This honor recognizes works that advance the global understanding and application of the principles of organizational  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 30 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * AACR Statement and Call to Action Concerning OMB Proposal to Rewrite the Rules for Scientists and Physicians Who Are Improving Public Health and Saving Lives * PHILADELPHIA - The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is deeply concerned that the recent action of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to propose a new set of regulations on how federal grants are awarded and  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, June 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * AFIT announces Distinguished Alumni Award recipients * * Published June 30, 2026 * By Jaclyn Knapp * AFIT Institutional Advancement WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Photo Details / Download Hi-Res The Air Force Institute of Technology and the AFIT Foundation and Association of Graduates selected five graduates to receive recognition for their outstanding career achievements in a ceremon more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 30 -- Air University posted the following news: * * * AFIT Announces Distinguished Alumni Winners * The Air Force Institute of Technology and the AFIT Foundation and Association of Graduates selected five graduates to receive recognition for their outstanding career achievements in a ceremony June 19. Lt. Gen. Linda S. Hurry, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, and AFIT alumnus, was the featured speaker and noted the impacts of AFIT education on developing Department of the Air Force leaders across the mission more PR

UPTON, New York, July 1 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Abundant Catalyst Converts Methane into Valuable Liquid Chemicals Low-cost sulfur-tolerant compound could convert wasted natural gas into easily transportable commodity chemicals and fuels - Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and their collaborators have demonstrated a promising new approach for converting methane -- the primary component of natural gas --  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSrpt) -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on June 29, 2026, by Managing Editor and Director of Content Ken Braun: * * * Enemies of Energy: Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) RMI isn't yet a widely known brand in the anti-energy movement. But its ballooning revenue and war against natural gas stoves has turned it into a major player. Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Enemies of Energy, a research report created for the Capital Research Center. - While not nearly as well-known as o more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, July 1 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Arts and Sciences Faculty Receive Tenure and Promotions Fourteen faculty were promoted to full professor this year, and 14 were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. - The Dartmouth Board of Trustees approved promotions for faculty across the Arts and Sciences on June 12. This year, 14 faculty members were promoted to full professor, and 14 were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. "I'm delighted to congratulate these excepti more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, July 1 (TNSjou) -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Lab-Grown Retinal Cells Show Promise for New Eye Therapies Critical cells that line retinal blood vessels grown from stem cells restore retinal function in mouse models and form retinal tissue in a lab for future disease studies. By Ken Kingery Biomedical engineers at Duke University have used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to grow specialized blood vessel cells critical to retinal health for the first time. When more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 30 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Briefs June 2026 * Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across campus. Faculty and Staff Briefs are produced monthly to more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, June 30 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Fredette, Reep, Shupe Honored by SOCHE * by Mark D. Weinstein, Executive Director of Public Relations The Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE) has announced 52 Excellence Award recipients from 21 member institutions for the 2025-26 academic year. Cedarville University Recipients of 2025-26 SOCHE Excellence Awards Each member institution selected one Faculty Excellence Award recipient who demonstrated excellence in teaching, service and/ more PR

HAMPTON, Virginia, June 30 -- Hampton University posted the following news: * * * Hampton University Mourns the Loss of Tony Brown, Dean Emeritus of the Scripps Howard School of Journalism & Communications * A giant of Black journalism, education, and truth-telling, dies at 93. Hampton, Va. (June 30, 2026) -Hampton University mourns the passing of Tony Brown, Dean Emeritus of the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, who passed away on June 17, 2026, at the age of 93. A pioneering broadcaster, educator, author, and civil  more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * How scientists support planetary defense by reconstructing a fireball's path using sound waves * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -When a bright fireball streaked across the Alaska sky last spring, the usual tools scientists rely on to track such events -cameras and satellites -did not provide a detailed picture. But the meteoroid left behind something else: low-frequency sound waves that traveled hundreds of miles and  more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, June 29 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus posted the following news: * * * If you could chat with an AI ghost, what would you want them to say? New study explores * Inside a second-floor lab in CU Boulder's Information Science building, Jack Manning and Jed Brubaker are quietly resurrecting the dead. As the researchers look on, study volunteers log into Zoom and chat at length with AI-generated representations of lost grandparents, siblings, parents and family friends. Some get emotional: "I can see her. I  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 30 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * IU McKinney Welcomes Five New Faculty Members * IU McKinney School of Law welcomes five new tenure track professors to the faculty: Jordan Burton, Ryan Knox, David B. Lourie, Jessica Schnelker, and Eric Swank. Associate Professor Jordan Burton was appointed to the faculty after teaching Legal Communication and Analysis as an adjunct professor and most recently serving as a visiting assistant clinical professor. Professor more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * LiDAR imaging method delivers precise measurements of small objects * Fully electronic approach could improve non-contact inspection and quality control in manufacturing  WASHINGTON -Researchers have developed a new LiDAR approach that makes it possible to image small objects with much greater precision and accuracy than is possible with conventional LiDAR. The method could be useful for acquiring non-contact measureme more PR

ITHACA, New York, June 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Matt Marx named vice provost for entrepreneurship, innovation and external engagement * Matt Marx, the Bruce F. Failing, Sr. Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business, has been named vice provost for entrepreneurship, innovation and external engagement - a newly reimagined position intended to coordinate and bolster Cornell's efforts in these critical areas. Marx will establish the new Cornell Center for Entrep more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 30 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT researchers advance toward greater bandwidth, more energy-efficient communications * An MIT-led research program aimed at creating future microsystems capable of sustainably transmitting data with greater bandwidth and higher efficiency than is possible today has made several significant advances since it was established in 2022. These include the invention of devices within systems that can much more easily integrate electr more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 30 -- Morgan State University posted the following news release: * * * Morgan State Expands Its Global Footprint as Two Grad Students Earn Prestigious Fulbright Research Awards * BALTIMORE -Morgan State University continues to strengthen its reputation as a national leader in global scholarship and academic excellence with two students earning highly competitive U.S. Fulbright Student Awards for the 2026-2027 academic year. Natan Coresh-Chiappori and Michelle Mondrey have each accepted Fulbright Research Awards tha more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Myers Dill Named Managing Partner of Husch Blackwell's St. Louis Office * Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Myers Dill has been named managing partner of the firm's St. Louis office. He succeeds Bob Tomaso, who will continue his active labor and employment practice after serving as the office managing partner for more than 20 years. "Bob Tomaso has given more than 20 years of outstanding service to thi more PR

VALHALLA, New York, July 1 -- New York Medical College issued the following news: * * * The Inquiring Minds of Student Research A thriving culture of student-driven science builds skills from coding to communication, analyzing the tiniest cellular changes--and broadest swaths of data--to improve health outcomes. - As an undergraduate logging time in the lab, Jason Jin's first taste of research was "rote and scripted, just going through the motions for each particular experiment," he recalls. But later in his research career, including at N more PR

KUTZTOWN, Pennsylvania, July 1 -- Kutztown University issued the following news release: * * * New Officers Begin Terms for KU Council of Trustees The Kutztown University Council of Trustees has new officers serving in leadership roles for the next two years, as approved at its June meeting. Kevin Harden Jr. '07, Esq., will serve as chair; Phillips Armstrong '71 will serve as vice chair; and Sandy Green will serve as secretary. The 11-member KU Council of Trustees sets broad policy and direction for Kutztown University of Pennsylvania with  more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 1 (TNSjou) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: * * * Parsing the pathology of prostate cancer Researchers identify epigenetic mechanism that explains why some prostate cancers grow slowly and remain localized but others become aggressive and metastasize - The prostate is the single organ most frequently afflicted by cancer in men. Prostate cancer affects approximately 4 million American men, with another 330,000 men expected to be diagnosed with the condition this year alone. Most prost more PR

LA JOLLA, California, June 29 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Scientists Identify Houston Power Plant as Dominant Source of Cloud-Forming Aerosols * Research by atmospheric scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and colleagues pinpointed an individual coal-fired power plant in Houston, Texas, as the main source of particles most likely to encourage formation of clouds around the metropolitan area. A large portion of aerosols from W.A. Parish Generating Station ser more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * Statement from PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger on the Passing of Tony Brown * ARLINGTON, VA; June 29, 2026 -PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger shared the following statement today on the passing of Tony Brown, trailblazing host and producer of "Tony Brown's Journal, " a long-running PBS news and public affairs show: "We mourn the passing of Tony Brown, a singular force in public television who for nearly four decades gave his PBS audience  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 29 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * The Exit Interview: Dean Yannis C. Yortsos * Twenty-one years cannot be captured in a single interview. Fortunately, they don't have to be. Before diving into the conversation that follows, we invite you to explore two remarkable tributes created in honor of Dean Yannis C. Yortsos ' tenure as dean of the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. USC Viterbi Professor Salman Avestimehr and his company, Teami more PR

AMES, Iowa, June 30 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Training gains momentum as senior nutrition workforce faces growing demand * AMES, Iowa -As the nation's older adult population climbs at one of the fastest rates in U.S. history, a new study from Iowa State University researchers points to a growing strain on the workforce responsible for feeding seniors -and a rising need for training. The study, which was recently published in the Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics, highlights the scal more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH researcher finds martian dust storms may generate atmospheric electrical conditions that could impact Mars missions Russ Nelson A new study by a doctoral researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, suggests global dust storms on Mars may organize the Martian atmosphere into regions favorable for electrical activity, increasing the potential for electrostatic discharges that could more PR

BUFFALO, New York, June 30 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB researchers unveil new method for rapidly creating advanced catalyst materials * Mark Swihart and students in his lab stand in his lab looking at the camera. Mark Swihart, far right, focuses on developing aerosol-based manufacturing techniques for high-performing materials. Credit: Meredith Forrest Kulwicki, University at Buffalo. One-step process generates high entropy alloy nanoparticles in milliseconds  more PR

IRVINE, California, July 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * UC Irvine astronomers discover a new Earth-like exoplanet The planet sits in the habitable zone around its star in a galaxy not so far away * The new planet is about twice the size of Earth. * The planet's atmosphere may be the right thickness for life to survive on the planet's surface. * The study helps reveal how Earth-like planets close to our solar system may be more common than thought. - A team led by astrono more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 1 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release on June 30, 2026: * * * Study explains why your dominant hand is better at everyday tasks UCLA researchers suggest your dominant hand's superior skill comes from a lifetime of practice, not built-in brain wiring - Why is a person's dominant hand so much better at writing, throwing or using tools? A new study from UCLA Health researchers suggests the answer isn't a hardwired brain advantage -- the dominant hand has simply had more practice. The st more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 30 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Study reveals what people really see when they read lips New research from the University of Kansas uses network science to determine why people make mistakes when lip reading. Michael Vitevitch, professor of speech-language-hearing at KU, and his co-authors created a visual map of around 20,000 words in English, hoping to better grasp why some words are more difficult to lip-read than others. The results appear in the Journal of the Acoustical Society o more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, June 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Call for inclusive approach to smart mouthguard data New University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka research shows head knock data collected from smart mouthguards is run through a model that does not account for people of different sex, age and size. Taking a one-size-fits-all approach to analysing data from smart mouthguards may mean serious injuries are missed, a new University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka-led study shows. The m more PR