LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 2 -- The University of Southern California Gould School of Law posted the following news: * * * Academic Success Program collaborates for student success * For the second consecutive year, more than 92% of first-time bar takers from the USC Gould School of Law's JD program cleared one of the nation's most challenging professional hurdles: the California bar exam. Gould graduates also excelled beyond the Golden State, with 97% passing bar exams in other jurisdictions, including New York and Washington, D.C. Beh more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- The issued the following news release: * * * New Study Examines Lettuce Performance Under Heat Stress, Offering Insights for Crop Improvement Belle Glade, FL -- A new study from the University of Florida provides important findings on how lettuce responds to elevated temperatures, highlighting opportunities to strengthen crop resilience through breeding and management strategies. As global temperatures continue to rise, heat stress has become a major limiting factor in lettuce production, affecting  more PR

CLAYTON, Australia, Sept. 4 -- The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation issued the following news release: * * * Eureka Prize recognises breakthrough in marine heatwave forecasting The collaboration between CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology was recognised for its originality and significance, scientific rigour, and impact. - A team of scientists who developed Australia's first operational long-range forecasts for unusually warm ocean temperatures have been awarded one of Australia's most prestigious sci more PR

WACO, Texas, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Should a Lunar Rover Grab a Good Sample - or Hold Out for a Better One? Baylor researchers combine planetary geology with business analytics to help lunar missions make smarter sampling decisions By Kelly Craine, Media & Public Relations Imagine sending a rover hundreds of miles across the Moon to collect lunar geological samples, with space to collect only one rock. Do you take the first promising specimen you find - or keep moving and risk ending the jour more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina Belk College of Business issued the following news: * * * Belk College research reveals a hidden challenge in remote teams A new study from UNC Charlotte economists Glenn Dutcher and Krista Saral finds that expectations about teammates' locations can shape team effort, even when individual output remains comparable. Across Charlotte, employers continue to reconsider where and how their teams work. Some have increased in-office requirements, while others continue more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- The Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development issued the following news wrap up entitled "Scholarly Accomplishments, September 2026": * * * Scholarly Accomplishments, September 2026 By Stephanies Vang BU Wheelock presents the following faculty publications, presentations, and research grant awards for September 2026. Book * Catherine Ritz Ritz, C. (2026). Leading for proficiency: A guide for proficiency-based world language leaders. Teach Learn Lead. https://www.teachlearnlea more PR

PARIS, France, Sept. 4 -- The International Council of Museums issued the following news: * * * Call for papers Museum International: 'Artificial Intelligence in Museums' Artificial Intelligence in Museums: Vol. 79, No. 315-316 - ICOM is preparing an issue of Museum International on the theme of 'Artificial Intelligence in Museums' (Vol. 79, N- 315-316). All proposals submitted will be assessed for suitability, and if chosen, the subsequent articles will go through a double-blind peer review process. The issue is expected to be published,  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 3 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Cancer cells use antioxidant protein to suppress T cells, resist immunotherapy, study finds * New research reveals a promising new target for treating cancer by harnessing a type of molecule previously thought to do more harm than good. For decades, reactive oxygen species, or ROS, often called free radicals, have been viewed primarily as harmful molecules linked to aging, DNA damage and cancer. A new study co-led by Oregon Health & Science U more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Capital Research Center issued the following excerpts of a report on Sept. 3, 2026, by Managing Editor and Director of Content Ken Braun: * * * Enemies of Energy: Sierra Club The oldest of the enemies of energy, the Sierra Club was once an advocate for emissions free, reliable nuclear power. The conservation movement might not have evolved into an anti-energy movement if the Sierra Club had stuck to the sense of purpose they had at their founding. Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Enemies o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on Sept. 2, 2026, by Roberto Baldoni, senior advisor for technology and cybersecurity policy to the Italian Ambassador to the U.S. and honorary professor of computer science at Sapienza University of Rome: * * * Fighting AI with AI: The U.S.'s New Cyber Rules of Engagement Governments need to work with the private sector to contain AI-powered cyber threats. The US is starting to define how. - It's an important step in cyber policy. A new White Ho more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 4 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Brenda Baletti, senior reporter for The Defender: * * * Babies Whose Mothers Drank Fluoridated Water During Pregnancy Scored Lower in Problem-Solving A major Columbia University study of more than 2,500 children found that prenatal exposure to fluoridated water at levels close to current U.S. recommendations was linked t more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 4 (TNSrep) -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary by Suzanne Burdick, senior reporter for The Defender: * * * Vaccination Data on Amish Children Screened for 2010 Autism Study Was Never Made Public A study presented by researchers in 2010 found an autism rate among Amish children of roughly 1 in 271 -- much lower than the national average. The researchers collecte more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 3 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find C. Difficile Colonization in Infants Reshapes Gut Development * Practically since its discovery, the highly contagious bacterium Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) has been reported to not cause symptoms in infants and thus assumed that colonization was not a serious health issue. In a new study, researchers at Children's Hospital of P more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Sept. 3 -- William Paterson University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Lori E. Ciccomascolo Named Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Chief of Staff at William Paterson University * Dr. Lori E. Ciccomascolo, an accomplished educator, scholar, and academic leader whose career spans more than three decades, has been named vice president for strategic initiatives and chief of staff at William Paterson University in Wayne. "William Paterson is delighted to welcome Dr. Ciccomascolo back to campus, where she pre more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 4 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Fabrication platform could enable flexible, transparent next-generation photonic chips This scalable process produces high-performance chips for applications like discreet wearables or pliable augmented-reality displays. - The field of silicon photonics, which uses light rather than electricity to transmit and process data on semiconductor chips, has enabled optical systems to evolve from bulky setups to compact and advanced sys more PR

SHATIN, Hong Kong, Sept. 3 -- The Chinese University of Hong Kong posted the following news release: * * * How does the brain overcome the limits of multitasking? Neuroscientists at CityUHK and CUHK reveal a dynamic neural strategy and hints for artificial intelligence training * Why is it so difficult to perform two tasks at the same time? For decades, scientists have debated whether multitasking is limited by a "central bottleneck" that restricts simultaneous processing, or by competition for limited neural resources shared across tasks.  more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Sept. 3 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * How new moms cope with stressful news may matter more than the news itself, study finds * The everchanging social, political, and economic landscape in many countries has become more tenuous and intense in recent years. Respondents in a 2026 report from the World Economic Forum indicated a prevailing mood of uncertainty, with 50 percent of them anticipating a turbulent or stormy outlook on life over the next two years. This negative perception swel more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 2 - The University of Kansas School of Law posted the following news: * * * KU law professor traces legal history of the kiss * LAWRENCE -Is a kiss just a kiss? Or is it a sign of love, affection, a biological urge, contract or even an assault? Law, history, evolution and anthropology show that it can be all those things. A University of Kansas law professor has published an analysis examining the legal history of the kiss, tracing how views of one of the seemingly most basic of human behaviors are not universal, es more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Sept. 2 -- Christian Brothers University posted the following news: * * * Leading with Purpose: CBU Honors Its 2026 Distinguished Alumni * Christian Brothers University is proud to announce Joseph Paul Croteau ('76) as its 2026 Distinguished Alumnus and Kelly Summons Crow ('09) as its 2026 Distinguished Young Alumna. The annual honors celebrate graduates whose professional accomplishments, community leadership and continued commitment to CBU exemplify the University's mission and values. #2026 Distinguished Alumnus: Jo more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 4 -- The Maryland State Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2026: * * * Finalists Announced for 2027 Maryland Teacher of the Year Today, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and Maryland State Board of Education announced the seven local school system finalists for 2027 Maryland Teacher of the Year. The finalists are Alison Benkovic, Baltimore County Public Schools; Emily Brynes, Carroll County Public Schools; Michael James, Harford County Public Schools; Kacy Valent more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Study Suggests Metal Foam Would Make Cars Safer in Collisions A new study finds that composite metal foam (CMF) could significantly improve automobile safety during frontal collisions. Using computational models to run detailed simulations, researchers found that incorporating CMF into automobile "front rails" would allow them to absorb more energy during high-velocity impacts. CMFs are foams that consist of hollow spheres - more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Dolphin-feeding tourism contributes to predicted dolphin decline Feeding wild dolphins is among the causes of a predicted radical decline in a bottlenose dolphin population off Bunbury, Western Australia, a QUT-led international research team has found. * Study of humans feeding bottlenose dolphins in Bunbury, WA found that the practice doubles the probability of extinction of this population over the next 100 years. * Humans more PR

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia, Sept. 3 -- Georgia College posted the following news: * * * Research-ready: Double major studies particle physics through National Science Foundation program * By Gil Pound G eorgia College & State University physics and mathematics double major Jude Doredant was research-ready when he arrived at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility for a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program this summer. The National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU) program gives unde more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Sept. 3 -- The University of Southampton posted the following news: * * * Researchers help people detect AI faces * Researchers at the University of Southampton have come up with a way to help people spot AI-generated faces. They've developed a short training programme that improves people's ability to distinguish between real, human faces and those generated by AI software. A study, published in the journal Computers in Human Behaviour, shows that the training was still effective 20 days later. AI has developed  more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * RIT researcher targets biopolymers as alternatives to laminates and plastics Plant-based starch biopolymers are the newest innovation in paper-based packaging Alternatives to plastics are being created by researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology using plant-based starch, a plentiful and highly sustainable material. Sneh Bangar, an assistant professor of packaging science in RIT's College of Engineering Technology, is  more PR

KYOTO, Japan, Sept. 3 -- Ritsumeikan University posted the following news: * * * Sulfur-Reducing Mechanism of Bacterial Selenoprotein Discovered * Bacterial enzyme uses a unique selenium-sulfur-heme catalytic center to reduce polysulfides during elemental sulfur respiration Geobacter sulfurreducens derives energy from elemental sulfur, but the molecular mechanism has remained unknown. Researchers at Ritsumeikan University identified MccSep, a novel selenium-containing multiheme enzyme that functions as a polysulfide reductase. Through ge more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Summer program shows students ins and outs of community-engaged research * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Ten graduate students from universities across the country came to Penn State this summer to learn how to make their research a vehicle for social change. Led by Ray Block Jr., Brown-McCourtney Career Development Professor in the McCourtney Institute for Democracy and professor of political science and of African American studies, the inaug more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 2 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Surf's Up: How the Seafloor Shapes Breaking Waves * A new study spearheaded by surfing scientists with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego revealed the physical relationships underlying a pattern familiar to generations of surfers. Scripps PhD student Kanoa Pick and Scripps oceanographer Falk Feddersen led the research, which takes a closer look at what happens when waves approach the shore and begin to break. The more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 3 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release: * * * Targeting Calcium Could Improve Outcomes for Deadly Brain Cancer, Discovery Suggests * University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have uncovered a crucial role for calcium channels in glioblastoma, the most common and deadliest brain cancer, suggesting that an existing calcium-blocking drug could improve patient outcomes. UVA's Roger Abounader, MD, PhD, and colleagues found that calcium-transporting channels in tu more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Sept. 2 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for September 1, 2026 * ASAM Weekly -September 2 We open with a topic that is near and dear to my heart: I often get asked about e-cigarettes as tobacco cessation aids, and now we have a JAMA Special Communication summarizing expert recommendations. Next, we move to opioids and increasing access/adherence, for example via hospital discharge treatment initiation for alcohol/opioid withd more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The Body Doesn't Just Absorb a Plant-Based Diet--It Adapts to One, New Review Finds * WASHINGTON, DC -A new peer-reviewed review published in the journal Biology argues that much of the debate over whether plant-based diets deliver enough iron, protein, creatine, and other nutrients rests on a flawed assumption: that eating less of something automatically means the body has less of it available. Drawing on hu more PR

MACAU, China, Sept. 3 -- The University of Macau posted the following news: * * * UM research team discovers novel anti-ageing mechanism of scorpion venom-derived peptide * A research team led by Professor Henry Kwok Hang Fai in the Faculty of Medicine (FMD) at the University of Macau (UM) has achieved a breakthrough in antioxidant and anti-ageing research. The team discovered M6, a peptide derived from scorpion venom which not only significantly reduces apoptosis induced by oxidative damage in cell models, but also extends lifespan, enhanc more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept. 4 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news wrap up entitled "Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 2026": * * * The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, August 28, 2026. FDA Approves 'Game-Changing' Pancreatic Cancer Drug (https://www.today.com/health/fda-approves-game-changing-pancreatic-cancer-drug-rcna594659) - Channing Der (NBC News) State data  more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Breast cancer survivors could avoid lifelong heart medication Many breast cancer survivors whose treatment caused problems with their heart function can safely stop medication after their heart recovers, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. - The trial, which was funded by the British Heart Foundation, involved 90 women who had recovered from heart problems caused by a specific type of breast cancer treatment. Most were in their 40s and more PR

DAVIS, California, Sept. 4 -- The University of California Davis School of Law issued the following news: * * * King Hall Alumni Board Welcomes New Members Eric Toscano '09 continues as president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors for the coming year. Joining him in a new leadership role is Alexandria Goff '12, who was named president-elect. The board also welcomes eight new members from the classes of 1985 to 2012. Their backgrounds include employment law, immigration, intellectual property, commercial litigation and the judicia more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 3 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Grant Thornton, a provider of audit, tax and advisory services, posted the following news release: * * * University of Central Florida honors Grant Thornton's Rich Lanza with Excalibur award for accounting innovation * ORLANDO -The University of Central Florida (UCF) today announced that Rich Lanza, managing director within Audit & Assurance Services at Grant Thornton LLP, has been named the inaugural recipient of its Excalibur Innovator in Accounting Award -citing his efforts to expon more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Pigment found in beets helped plants adapt to harsh environments The pigments that give beets their red color may have helped a major group of flowering plants repeatedly adapt to dry environments, setting the stage for the evolution of traits that allowed plants to adapt to some of the harshest environments on Earth, according to a University of Michigan study. The pigment, called betalain, is only produced by species in the flowering plant more PR

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Sept. 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: * * * New species of ancient marine creature discovered Scientists believed there were only two species of hornerid bryozoans in Aotearoa New Zealand, but new research shows several more have been secretly evolving and thriving in the nation's southern waters. Bryozoans are small, usually hidden, invertebrate marine creatures which have existed for more than 250 million years. Known for their lace-like skeletons, they are important structur more PR

PORTSMOUTH, England, Sept. 4 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Portsmouth Professor elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Professor Jia Liu, Director of the University of Portsmouth's Centre for Innovative and Sustainable Finance, has received the prestigious award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the social sciences and to tackling major societal challenges - Jia Liu, a Professor of Accounting and Finance from the Faculty of Business and Law at the University of Portsmouth, has be more PR

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- The University of Scranton issued the following news: * * * University of Scranton Welcomes New Faculty Members Ahead of the 2026-27 academic year, the University appointed new, full-time faculty members. - The University of Scranton has appointed 20 new, full-time faculty members for the 2026-27 academic year. * Michele Boland, previously a lecturer and faculty specialist in the Nursing Program at the University, was named an instructor in the Department of Nursing. A certified academic clinical nurse  more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 2 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * UNLV Newsmakers 2026: Summer Edition * Summer is often associated with leisurely days and a lull in everyday operations. But the excellence at UNLV never stops -and the university community consistently made headlines for it in the weeks before and after students began making their way back to campus. Faculty experts appeared in major national, international, and trade publications lending insights on everything from public health and p more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Sept. 3 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM honors six with Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards * Six researchers from a wide range of disciplines at The University of New Mexico are the 2026 recipients of the Research and Creative Works Leadership Awards, announced by the Office of Academic Affairs. This year's recipients are innovators in their fields, which include medieval history, anthropology, smart infrastructure, exoplanets, vascular science and resuscitation. The more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 2 -- The University of Texas Health San Antonio posted the following news release: * * * UT Health San Antonio neuropsychologist finds gaps between treatment and science of ALS, dementia in her own family As a neuropsychologist and clinical associate professor of neurology at the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, she's on the front lines daily of groundbreaking research and patient care in frontotemporal dementia and other neurodegenerative disorders. But more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 3 -- Southern Methodist University posted the following news: * * * Why some Alaskan rock glaciers race downhill while their neighbors barely move * In brief: * Two rock glaciers a few miles apart in Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park move at sharply different speeds, and the difference traces to which direction each slope faces. * Using five years of European Space Agency satellite radar, researchers found that snowmelt and late-summer rain, not air temperature, drive the seasonal motion, producing two speed more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 3 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Wrinkled or smooth? Cell growth mechanics determine shape of plant organs * When inner and outer cell layers of sepals - the leaf-like plant organs that cover and protect the flower bud before it opens - all grow upward, the organs stay smooth and uniformly stiff, which is optimal for the plant, according to a new study. The study, published Sept. 1 in the journal Current Biology, compared a wild type Arabidopsis plant with a mutant one that grew with wrinkled more PR