STANFORD, California, July 21 -- Stanford University School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Agentic AI in biomedical research: What is it and can it expedite science? * It wasn't that long ago when the human-like conversational skill of artificial intelligence models mesmerized us all. And while such ask-and-answer interfaces are still the most popular way to use AI, the technology is rapidly advancing in capability, shifting the paradigm from "What can you tell me?" to "What can you do for me?" It's a move toward something c more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 22 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Biomedical imaging, autonomous vehicle sensors may get boost from AI designed for physical signals * UCLA RESEARCH BRIEF FINDINGS A research team led by UCLA and the University of Rochester has demonstrated a promising evolution of an imaging system designed to capture details within "complex media," which scatter light, from depicting structures inside body tissue to seeing obstacles through heavy fog. The system uses physics-based more PR

LONDON, England, July 23 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about RMD Open: * * * Imbalances in the oral microbiome linked to symptomatic hand osteoarthritis Changes in the bacteria of the mouth may affect the microbiome of gut to worsen inflammation and pain in hand arthritis - Specific imbalances and disruptions to the oral microbiome have been linked to symptomatic hand arthritis by a study published online in the open access journal RMD Open. Its findings suggest that the microbial environment of the mouth may inf more PR

LONDON, England, July 23 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about BMJ Open: * * * Newer obesity drugs linked to fewer alcohol-related hospitalisations for people with alcohol dependence Use of newer GLP-1 receptor agonists for obesity or diabetes was associated with a reduction in hospital admissions suggesting a potential role for the treatment of alcohol-use disorder - Use of newer GLP-1 receptor agonists (semaglutide or tirzepatide) for obesity or diabetes by people with alcohol-use disorder was associated with a re more PR

SAN BERNARDINO, California, July 23 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following Faculty In the News wrap up: * * * Faculty in the News, July 22 Carmen Beck (education) has been named the Association of California School Administrators' 2026 Professor of Education of the Year; Cari Goetz (psychology) discussed why dating apps make relationship commitments harder; and Stuart Sumida (biology) was interviewed about the private sales of dinosaur fossils and how that impacts scientific research. * * * CSUSB's Carme more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on July 22, 2026, by Google Policy Fellowship fellow Marta Granados Hernandez: * * * Britain Sets AI Safety Standards The UK's AI Security Institute is winning plaudits -- even though its powers are limited. - When Anthropic deemed Claude Mythos too dangerous to release, the only non-American given access to judge its safety was the UK's AI Security Institute. Within a week, the British institute published an evaluation warning that Mythos could  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report on July 22, 2026, by Victoria Hunter Gibney, senior research analyst on the Income and Poverty Trends Team, and Urvi Patel, policy analyst on the Housing and Income Security Team: * * * Income Support Helps Families Meet Children's Needs and Reduces Child Welfare Involvement, Research From Multiple Programs Suggest Evidence of Protective Effects of Income Is Strongest for Cases Related to Neglect, Which May Be Driven Largely by Reductions in Materi more PR

POTSDAM, New York, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Clarkson University issued the following news: * * * Clarkson University Study Uses Virtual Reality to Improve Walking Balance Assessment A new study led by Clarkson University Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Kwadwo Appiah-Kubi introduces a virtual reality tool that could help clinicians better evaluate walking balance and detect balance problems before they lead to falls. Published in the journal Methods and Protocols, the study presents the Gait Sensory Interaction Test, or GaitSIT, a portabl more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, July 22 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Ken Kollman to succeed David Campbell as Democracy Initiative director in January * As the University of Notre Dame's Democracy Initiative approaches its fourth year, Inaugural Director David Campbell, the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy, is preparing to transition leadership of the initiative to renowned political scientist Ken Kollman, the Dr. William M. Scholl Professor of Politics in the Department of Political Science and the Keo more PR

FALMOUTH, England, July 22 -- Falmouth University posted the following news: * * * MA Fine Art Online Course Leader explores 'thoughtful, generous and alive' research-led teaching * This article was written by MA Fine Art (Online) Course Leader Josie Cockram. One of our students recently wrote about how she felt " part of something thoughtful, generous and alive " on the course. The generosity she describes is down to our team of artist academics, whose ambitious and innovative research informs and enlivens all our teaching as we work toge more PR

PASADENA, California, July 23 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Juno Takes Temperature of Jupiter's Fiery Moon Io The first measurements of the subsurface of the most volcanic world in the solar system reveal heat rising from below. - NASA's Juno mission has provided the first measurements of the temperature below the surface of Jupiter's moon Io, revealing significant heating within the shallow subsurface of the most volcanically active world in the solar system. Collected during two close  more PR

DAVIS, California, July 22 -- The University of California Davis posted the following news: * * * Prescribed Burns Saved Thousands of Giant Sequoias * When two major wildfires burned through the Sierra Nevada in 2020 and 2021, they took thousands of giant sequoia trees with them. Without prescribed burns, thousands more would have died, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis. The study, published in the journal Nature Communications, found that giant sequoias treated with prescribed fire in the previous decade w more PR

TOOWOOMBA, Australia, July 22 -- The University of Southern Queensland posted the following news: * * * Rare native mouse found just once in landmark Queensland survey * University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) researchers have raised fresh concerns about the future of one of Queensland's least-known native mammals after finding just one Pookila during the state's first targeted survey of the threatened species. Over nearly three years, researchers conducted more than 10,500 overnight trapping attempts across seven of Queensland's 10 kno more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice, Baylor College of Medicine researchers explore safer surgical tools to reduce swallowing complications after spine surgery * Rice University mechanical engineers and Baylor College of Medicine neurosurgeons have identified simple changes to surgical tools that could reduce strain on the esophagus and potentially lower the risk of swallowing difficulties after neck surgery. The study, published in the Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical M more PR

SAN BERNARDINO, California, July 23 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * S. Terri Gomez Named President of Cal State San Bernardino S. Terri Gomez has been appointed to serve as president of CSUSB by the California State University Board of Trustees. A lifelong resident of the Inland Empire, Gomez is currently the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona, and she is a first-generation college graduate who began her higher education journey at San Bernardino Valley Col more PR

LONG BEACH, California, July 23 -- California State University issued the following news: * * * S. Terri Gomez Named President of Cal State San Bernardino The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees has appointed S. Terri Gomez to serve as president of California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB). Gomez currently serves as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at Cal Poly Pomona. "As a first-generation college graduate and a lifelong resident of the Inland Empire, I am honored to be named Cal State San Bernardin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Discover Genetically Distinct Avocados in Nicaragua That People Transported From South America Thousands of Years Ago Using Leaf Samples and Insights From Local Farmers, Researchers Reveal a Hotbed of Avocado Diversity in Central America That Could Boost Sustainable Agriculture and Commercial Varieties - A team of scientists led by researchers with the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History and Texas A&M University rece more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, July 22 -- Calvin University posted the following news: * * * Student research gives voice to how students are really thinking about AI * When conversations about artificial intelligence happen on college campuses, they often center on what technology companies, researchers, or faculty think. But what are students saying? That question became the focus of a summer research project by Calvin University senior David Lafe, a digital communication major, working alongside communication professor Katie Good. Together, t more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 22 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * The Spartans behind your favorite Michigan golf courses * When the eyes of the world turned to the FIFA World Cup 26, they were watching a playing surface engineered by Michigan State University. In collaboration with FIFA and the University of Tennessee, MSU helped provide the elite natural grass surface where Spain prevailed. Some of the same science behind that World Cup turf is also found at hundreds of golf courses around Michigan and the worl more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, July 22 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * U.S. Department of Commerce awards $38 million to Missouri S&T's critical minerals Tech Hub * The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded Missouri S&T's Regional Innovation and Technology Hub (Tech Hub) $38 million to help rebuild America's domestic critical minerals supply chain. "This federal award is a landmark achievement for Missouri S&T and our partners who have worked to make this vi more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, July 23 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following wrap-up Newsworthy for Week of July 17-23, 2026: * * * Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of July 17 - July 23 The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, July 17, 2026. Signal Ring takes aim at the cuffless blood pressure problem (https://t2online.in/tech/tech-news/signal-ring-takes-aim-at-the-cuffless-blood-pressure-problem/200660 more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 23 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Removing 'forever chemicals' from farmlands -- at a fraction of the cost Yale researchers have developed a new, less expensive method for remediating "forever chemicals" from farmlands that would also remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. By Jim Shelton A Yale-led research team has proposed a less expensive -- and more environmentally friendly -- method for removing certain "forever chemicals" from millions of acres of farmland in the United more PR