DALLAS, Texas, July 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * 164 schools in 44 states awarded grants to improve student health * DALLAS, July 17, 2026 -Lower physical activity is taking a toll on the health of American children and contributing to rising obesity rates nationwide. According to new research published in the American Heart Association's flagship journal, Circulation, obesity among youth increased by approximately 30% between 1999 and 2023, while severe obesity rose 5 more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * A clear message - wildfire smoke plus summer heat is double trouble for heart health * DALLAS, July 16, 2026 -Parts of the U.S. are experiencing smoke from Canadian wildfires drifting down and summer temperatures pushing up, creating a potentially deadly situation, according to the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone everywhere. "Extreme heat and wildfire smoke each more PR

BARCELONA, Spain, July 17 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * A map to find out whether your neighbourhood is at risk of climate gentrification * Extreme heat is not only making cities less liveable; it is also reshaping who can afford to live where. The highest levels of vulnerability to climate gentrification are no longer found in the urban core, but in the metropolitan periphery. Researchers at ICTA-UAB have published the first freely accessible public tool that allows users to explore, neighbour more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 18 -- The American Society for Horticultural Science issued the following news release: * * * ASHS Announces the 2026 Professional Achievement Awards The American Society for Horticultural Science is delighted to announce the following winners of the Professional Achievement Awards. These distinguished awardees will be honored at the Society's 2026 Conference in Dallas, Texas. The ASHS Esmaeil and Bahar Fallahi Award for Integrity and Professionalism This award recognizes professional horticulturists of any disci more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Barbie Zelizer: A career built on asking the right question * Barbie Zelizer is a renowned pioneering scholar of journalism studies; she built the intellectual architecture while simultaneously studying the foundations on which journalism stands. Now, after three decades at Penn's Annenberg School for Communication (ASC), the Raymond Williams Professor of Communication is retiring. She has been a force in the truest sense: a rigorous schol more PR

BUFFALO, New York, July 16 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * Canadian wildfire smoke linked to fewer bird sightings in New York State * Black and white warbler on a branch. A black and white warbler, one of 40 bird species that was less likely to be observed in New York State when air quality decreased due to Canadian wildfires according to University at Buffalo research. UB study compared air quality data with birdwatching reports, including during historic 2023 wildfir more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news: * * * Federal Housing Assistance May Protect Young Children from Lead Exposure * Federal housing assistance may help reduce young children's exposure to lead, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Epidemiology (link is external and opens in a new window). Researchers from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, Tufts University School of Medicine, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in Minneapolis, and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets released the following testimony by Elizabeth Ginexi, health research scientist and former scientific program official at the National Institutes of Health, from a June 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Mind Control and Accountability: Uncovering the Truth of the CIA's MKULTRA Project": * * * Chairman Luna, Ranking Member Crockett, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, July 17 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU Kudos: Faculty and staff achievements, July 2026 * It's time to celebrate Jayhawk colleagues' achievements: KU News Service accepted submissions and combed websites, social media and newsletters for recent external honors and awards for current faculty and staff at the Lawrence, Edwards and Medical Center campuses and affiliates. Elizabeth Ablah, professor of population health at the School of Medicine-Wichita, recently completed the 2025-2026 Hedwig  more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, July 16 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Medical school's administrative and legal affairs leader receives national recognition * Manuel R. Rupe, J.D., Ph.D., senior associate dean for Administrative and Legal Affairs in the Covenant HealthCare College of Medicine at Central Michigan University, has been recognized by the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) for his outstanding service to the higher education legal profession. The NACUA Distinguished Serv more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 16 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * MSU graduate named Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellow * Michigan State University alumnus Aaron Philip ('26) has been named a U.S. Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellow. He is the second Spartan in university history and one of only 29 students this year to earn the designation. Fellows benefit from up to four years of support leading to a doctoral degree including tuition, an annual stipend of $45,000 more PR

NEW YORK, July 16 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Researchers Identify Immune Cell That Builds Cancer-Fighting Hubs Inside Tumors * Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified the immune cell that acts as the architect and coordinator of powerful immune hubs that form inside tumors and plays a key role in antitumor immunity. This discovery could lead to new strategies for making cancer immunotherapies more effective. The findings, published in the more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49031) on July 14, 2026, entitled "Semiconductor Fabrication Facilities Funded by the CHIPS Act: Project Status and Considerations for Congress" by Yong W. Kwon, industrial organization and business policy analyst: * * * SUMMARY Integrated circuits on silicon semiconductors - commonly called semiconductor microchips or "chips" - are components in electronic devices that perform functions such as data processing and storage. These chips are e more PR

LUBBOCK, Texas, July 17 -- Texas Tech University posted the following news: * * * Texas Tech Vet School Students' Papers in International Journals After Mentorship * Postdoctoral fellow Tomas Lugo helped the fourth-year students excel in laboratory research - newfound experience that strengthens their future in veterinary medicine. Kayden Tanner received an unexpected birthday surprise this year. The fourth-year student at Texas Tech University 's School of Veterinary Medicine woke up to an email in May that his paper about a rare equi more PR

LA JOLLA, California, July 16 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Underwater Oxygen Loss Threatens Earth's Stability, Researchers Warn * A new review paper led by scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography warns that the rapid loss of oxygen from the ocean and other aquatic ecosystems is pushing Earth toward an "unsafe space," with consequences that could be irreversible on human timescales. The study reviews the widespread interactions between aquatic deoxygenation -the  more PR

EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Edinburgh issued the following news: * * * Elusive planet found after years of hide-and-seek Astronomers have discovered a third exoplanet orbiting a young star known as Beta Pictoris - located around 63 light years away from Earth - a study reveals. - The newly discovered planet, called Beta Pictoris d, is 100 times fainter than Beta Pictoris b - the first planet to be discovered in the system. Researchers also found that the newcomer has a much wider orbit than its planetary fr more PR

EDINBURGH, Scotland, July 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Edinburgh issued the following news: * * * Scottish Traveller study uncovers unique genetics The first major genetic study of Scottish Travellers has revealed that the community is genetically distinct, with deep ancestral roots in Scotland. - The study identified two major Scottish Traveller groups, likely reflecting Highland and Lowland Traveller ancestry, and found evidence of long-term population isolation. They also uncovered elevated risks for several rare inherited diseases more PR

HOBART, Australia, July 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news: * * * Portable system cuts PFAS testing time to hours For communities worried about PFAS contamination, waiting for test results can mean days of uncertainty. A University of Tasmania trial has used a mobile laboratory equipped with portable liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) technology to test soil and water on site and provide an early indication of PFAS contamination within six hours. Standard laboratory testing for PFAS can take up more PR

COVENTRY, England, July 17 -- The University of Warwick issued the following news release: * * * Warwick celebrates three new British Academy Fellows * Three University of Warwick academics have been elected as Fellows of the British Academy, in recognition of the originality and influence of their research in the humanities and social sciences. Professor Sonia Bhalotra, Professor of Economics; Professor Kirsty Hooper, Professor of Hispanic Studies; and Professor Celia Lury, Professor in the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, are more PR