GLASGOW, Scotland, July 2 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * Antenna breakthrough could unlock new generation of implantable devices * A breakthrough new development in biomedical engineering could help pave the way for tiny implantable devices capable of diagnosing, monitoring and treating a wide range of health conditions. An international team of researchers led by the University of Glasgow have created a new type of ultra-small antenna which can wirelessly transmit data through tissue to external devices.  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 1 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Business School Names Ting Zhang Faculty Chair * Five-Time Teaching Award Winner Takes Leadership Role The University of Baltimore's Merrick School of Business announced that Dr. Ting Zhang, professor of economics and entrepreneurship, has been appointed Chair of the Faculty, effective July 1, 2026. Zhang, who holds the Harry Y. Wright Chair and serves as associate director of the Jacob France Institute, brings extensive research, teaching and le more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 2, 2026, by researcher and analyst Natalia Hidalgo Martinez: * * * Spain Pays for European Fighter's Crash Landing The collapse of Europe's program for a next-generation fighter has left Spain looking to the skies. The forecast is murky. - In 2019, Defense Minister Margarita Robles formalized Spain's entry into the Euros100bn ($114bn) Franco-German Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project as a "member on equal terms with its partners." Seve more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 2, 2026, by Tech Policy Program Director Ronan Murphy: * * * Time for Drone Traffic Control Drones are dangerous. France and Canada offer models to keep them safe. - The cover image of Black Sunday, a hit novel from 1975, depicts a blimp looming over a packed sports stadium. The blimp's pilot has been radicalized, and he is steering the airship straight at the Super Bowl to cause death and destruction. Although Black Sunday was fiction,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * Climate change may prop up urban plant growth in the face of development -- provided cities build slowly enough Researchers find a "critical speed limit" of urban development for maintaining plant communities amid climate change. Most cities blow right past it. - Worsened drought stress, changing rainfall patterns, flowers and pollinators thrown out of sync: these only scratch the surface of the ways climate change challenges plant life. But warme more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 2 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Sharon Augustine appointed interim dean of Tift College of Education * MACON, Ga. -Sharon Murphy Augustine, Ph.D., has been appointed interim dean of Mercer University 's Tift College of Education, effective July 1, announced Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Lisa Murphey Lundquist, Pharm.D. In making the announcement, Dr. Lundquist described Dr. Augustine as an accomplished scholar, teacher, and leader whose deep understanding of th more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Dynamic black holes explained by simple thermodynamics? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Of the known things in the universe, black holes are among the most extreme. They pack huge amounts of mass densely into a small area, producing gravity that is so strong that even light cannot escape. To describe their properties, physicists have relied on complex equations from Einstein's theory of general relativity and quantum mechanics. But in the early 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * EPA quietly unleashes three toxic 'forever chemical' pesticides onto America's food supply Agency's decision brings total of PFAS pesticides to five greenlit in under two years - Under the radar, the Environmental Protection Agency has approved three new PFAS "forever chemical" pesticides for use on crops, including one EPA scientists flagged as having "suggestive evidence of carcinogenic potential." There was no warning to the farmworkers who w more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 1 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Exertion tests offer insight into recovery from youth concussions * DALLAS - July 01, 2026 - Clinical exams that incorporate gait analysis after physical exertion may provide insight into how youths are recovering after concussions to help determine whether they are ready to return to sports, UT Southwestern Medical Center and Scottish Rite for Children (SRC) researchers found. Their study, published in the Clinical Journal  more PR

SALINA, Kansas, July 3 -- Kansas Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * KWU Reveals 2026 Alumni Award Winners to be Honored at Homecoming Kansas Wesleyan is proud to add four new honorees to its growing list of Alumni Award recipients. This year, the awards will go to Dr. Sharneice Pierce '11 (Alumni Achievement Award), Jakob Provo '15 (Young Alumni Award), Hannah Holt '14 G'16 (Alumni Service Award) and Mary Ann St. Clair (Alumni by Choice Award). The awards will be given at the Jerry Jones Athletic Hall of Fame Induc more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 2 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Latest awards and appointments for Penn faculty * Roxanne Euben, Walter H. and Leonore C. Annenberg Professor in the Social Sciences at the School of Arts & Sciences (SAS), has been selected as the 2026 recipient of the American Political Science Association's David Easton Award for her book, "Driven to their Knees: Humiliation in Contemporary Politics." Also in SAS, Guy Grossman received the 2026 APSA European Politics and Society Section' more PR

SOCORRO, New Mexico, July 3 -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * New Mexico Tech's Michael N. Lehman Elected President of FASEB Lique Coolen, a neuroscientist and the university's VP for Research and Provost, VP for Academic Affairs, is named Vice President-Elect for Science Policy on FASEB's Executive Committee. Michael N. Lehman, PhD, the Regents Endowed Professor and Chair of Biology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, has been elected president of the Federation of American Soci more PR

WASHINGTON, July 1 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The Aspen Institute posted the following news release: * * * New Speakers Announced for the 2026 Aspen Security Forum * One of the world's premiere national security and foreign policy gatherings, the 2026 Aspen Security Forum takes place July 14-17. Washington, DC, & Aspen, CO, July 1, 2026 - The Aspen Strategy Group today announced new speakers appearing at the 2026 Aspen Security Forum (ASF). From July 14-17, ASF will bring together speakers, including domestic and in more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 3 -- Politico issued the following transcript of a podcast involving filmmaker Ken Burns: * * * Full Transcript: Ken Burns This is a full unedited transcript of POLITICO's interview with Ken Burns on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns": Ken Burns: It's not a spectator sport, democracy. It's about active engagement. We are given this gift of citizenship. Most people before the American Revolution were subjects under authoritarian rule. Dasha Burns: Hello, hello. Welcome to The Conversation, and happy Fourth of July more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, July 1 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * Researchers propose new Listeria labelling for smoked salmon and other ready-to-eat foods * To reduce the number of Listeria infections, researchers at DTU are proposing a new labelling scheme designed to help consumers choose products that inhibit the growth of Listeria. Lene Hundborg Koss Listeria infections are on the rise, and around 15% of people in the EU who contract the infection die from it. Researchers from the DTU Nationa more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, July 2 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * S&T Concrete Canoe team finishes second in international competition * The Concrete Canoe Design Team at Missouri University of Science and Technology placed second at their first trip to the American Society of Civil Engineers Civil Engineering Student Championship, held June 25-27 in Fairmont, West Virginia. The team competed against 25 other teams from across the U.S., as well as teams from Canada, China, and India. "I am most prou more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, July 2 -- Cardiff University posted the following news: * * * Tallest tropical trees have evolved "perfectly" to pump water to top branches, study finds * The extraordinary height of the world's tallest tropical trees does not make them more vulnerable to drought than smaller trees, a new study has revealed. The research overturns a widely held and untested scientific belief that the higher a tree grows, the harder it becomes to move water from the soil to its leaves - potentially increasing its vulnerability to drought st more PR

HAIFA, Israel, July 2 -- The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Technion Researcher Develops Innovative Metamaterials Model - Now Wins Partnership in a $7.5 Million Grant for Its Application * Prof. Gal Shmuel from the Technion's Faculty of Mechanical Engineering is part of a research team that recently won a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), led by Prof. Andrea Alu of the City University of New York. The Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI) program is  more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, July 2 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * The fox everyone thought was gone * KINGSTON, R.I. - July 2, 2026 - For more than 20 years, no one had confirmed seeing the tiny gray fox that once roamed the forests of Cozumel, a Mexican island known for its turquoise waters and coral reefs. Many assumed the animal had disappeared forever. Then, in 2023, a University of Rhode Island doctoral student planning a diving trip to the island stumbled upon the mystery of the missing fox and decide more PR

ANGOLA, Indiana, July 2 -- Trine University posted the following news: * * * Trine engineering students present research at international workshop * Four Trine University mechanical engineering students presented their original research at an international conference focusing on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and microsystems technologies. The Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop, held every two years, took place May 31 through June 4 in Hilton Head, South Carolina. The Trine students work with James Miller,  more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, July 2 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * UCF School of Teacher Education Director Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Engineering Education Society * Highlights * UCF School of Teacher Administration Director Andrea Borowczak '92 received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society for Engineering Education's (ASEE) Pre-College Engineering Education (PCEE) division. * Borowczak has dedicated more than 20 years to researching integrated STEM education and has been  more PR

LEICESTER, England, July 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Leicester issued the following news: * * * UROKODIA! 518-million-year-old fossil shows beginning of spider's bite The earliest evidence of spiders' fangs has been identified in a 518-million-year-old fossil by scientists at the University of Leicester and Yunnan University. From the infamous Black Widow spider to the radioactive spider that gave Spider-Man his superpowers, the arachnid's bite has been a key part of its enduring image and chilling reputation. Now, the evolution of the more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, July 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * Enriching conversations with toddlers Asking open-ended questions and weaving conversations into everyday activities helps toddlers' communication skills, new research shows. Recently-published University of Otago - Otakou Whakaihu Waka studies analysed the outcomes of the Enhancing Rich Interactions (ENRICH) programme, which provides early childhood educators with tools and techniques to help improve toddlers' language, literacy, and s more PR

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, July 3 -- Wiley posted the following news release on July 2, 2026: * * * Wiley and Big Ten Academic Alliance Sign Agreement to Advance Open Scholarship Across Leading U.S. Institutions The agreement includes full read access and unlimited publishing for hybrid journals and expands access across 16 flagship universities and 19 affiliate campuses - Wiley (NYSE: WLY), a global leader in authoritative content and research intelligence for the advancement of scientific discovery, innovation and learning, today announced th more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, July 3 (TNSxrep) -- The World Heart Federation issued the following news: * * * Global experts update heart failure definition to improve prevention, diagnosis and care Updated international definition of heart failure introduces new classification system and emphasizes earlier detection and personalized treatment - DALLAS - A new international expert consensus document refines and updates how heart failure is identified and classified, aiming to improve prevention, diagnosis and management of heart failure worldwide.  more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 3 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Hungry bacteria and a new way to scale up data Yale researchers present novel strategies for creating computer simulations and providing better emergency care, uncover new information about gut bacteria, and moderate a national discussion about science. - This month's "Insights & Outcomes" brings the summer sizzle with news about the adaptability of gut bacteria, a statistics success story, and a Yale professor who led a high-profile discussion on  more PR