LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 4 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * A New Model to Improve Resource Planning and Allocation * As hurricane season approaches, emergency managers across coastal regions face a familiar and urgent question: how much is enough? Deciding how many truckloads of bottled water, ready-to-eat meals, and medical supplies to stockpile-and where to send them-can mean the difference between communities getting the help they need or going without. Estimat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- The American Geophysical Union issued the following news release: * * * Rising seas are swallowing the vast majority of US coastal wetlands The first national-level assessment of coastal wetland submergence shows most of them may still be able to migrate inland, highlighting the need for strategic coastal management - Along the three coasts of the contiguous United States, a silent race unfolds. Fueled by climate change, sea levels rise faster than at any time in recent geologic history. Meanwhile, coastal we more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following Fed Notes article: * * * Examining the Sensitivity of Regional Banks to Macroeconomic Shocks By Faith Achugamonu, Elena Afanasyeva, Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr, and Matthew P. Seay/1 Introduction Following the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), banking supervision and regulation became more stringent for largest banks, particularly systemically important institutions and those with at least $100 billion in consolidated total assets. However, the 2023 stress period following the default o more PR

TOWNSVILLE, Australia, Aug. 4 -- James Cook University issued the following news release: * * * Critical minerals and Queensland know-how combine to create 'rare' opportunity James Cook University research has identified Queensland's abundant rare earth mineral deposits, finding them both close to the surface and well-suited to extraction using newly developed and more environment-friendly processing options. The multi-disciplinary team of JCU scientists published their latest research in journal Minerals Engineering, describing the extent  more PR

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, Aug. 4 (TNSjou) -- Newcastle University issued the following news: * * * Local knowledge can improve early warnings of glacial lake floods Local knowledge, improved evacuation preparedness and resilient mobile phone-based communication channels can enhance Early Warning Systems to reduce loss of life during glacial lake outburst floods. - A study led by Newcastle University involving the community in Lunana, Bhutan, found that while there was a high awareness of the risk of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, July 29 -- Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news: * * * NIH Training Grant Continues to Shape the Next Generation of Biomedical Scientists at MSU For more than four decades, Michigan State University's Integrative Pharmacological Sciences Training Program (IPSTP) has prepared graduate students to tackle some of the most complex challenges in biomedical research. Since receiving National Institutes of Health (NIH) support through a T32 training grant in 2011, with its most  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- The Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law issued the following school news: * * * Neha Jain: A Global Career in International Law From law school in India to a Rhodes Scholarship in Oxford, from fellowships in South Africa and Germany to faculty positions at University of Minnesota Law School and the European University Institute, to her current permanent visiting professorship at the University of Copenhagen, Professor Neha Jain arrived at Northwestern University in 2023 with a career spanning  more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 5 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Tumor-like tissue environments could hold clues to curing HIV Viral reservoirs in a proxy animal model of HIV share features with immune-suppressive tumors * Rather than study specific cells, study zoomed out to examine broader microenvironment in animal models with SIV, a proxy of HIV * First systematic comparisons between virus microenvironment and tumor microenvironment in gut tissue * Scientists used novel molecular imaging, spatial more PR

MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 3 -- McGill University posted the following news release: * * * Posture can influence your mood and behaviour, McGill study suggests * A person's posture appears to affect their emotions and decision-making ability more than they realize, according to new research from McGill University. In a recent study, participants sitting upright performed better at a risk-taking task and reported more positive feelings than did their peers in the slouching or control groups. Though the effects were modest and observed in a labo more PR

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 4 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Reducing interview anxiety for autistic applicants * To reduce the challenges of job searching, autistic applicants should rehearse socially appropriate responses and practice answering interview questions about teamwork with examples from previous experiences, according to a new Cornell study. #Interview tips For job seekers with autism: * Take the time to prepare for interviews in advance. * Rehearse socially appropriate responses. * Rehearse answers t more PR

SAN JOSE, California, July 29 -- San Jose State University issued the following news: * * * San Jose State University and West Valley-Mission Community College District Successfully Complete First-of-its-Kind Joint Housing Pilot Today, San Jose State University and the West Valley-Mission Community College District announced the successful completion of the first full cycle of a student housing partnership, through which 30 community college students lived in SJSU residential facilities across the spring and summer 2026 terms. The summer coh more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 3 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * UCLA scientists build 'cell villages' to map the genetics of brain cell fitness * Key takeaways * UCLA researchers grew brain cells from dozens of genetically distinct donors together in a cell village, then built a statistical tool called Townlet to measure each donor's cell fitness -how well their cells grow and survive. * The platform has identified three findings: cells with a chromosome deletion linked to autism consistently gre more PR