LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 5 -- California State University issued the following news release: * * * Cal State LA celebrates faculty excellence at the Employee Recognition and Service Awards Celebration Six Cal State LA faculty members were recognized for excellence in teaching and outstanding achievements during the university's first combined Employee Recognition and Service Awards Celebration on Sept. 4. The theme of the celebration was "A Sky Full of Stars: Every Star. Every Story. One Brilliant Community." The event also honored em more PR

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Sept. 5 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * ETCAMAH(R) (camizestrant) in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor approved in the US for 1st-line advanced HR-positive breast cancer Approval based on SERENA-6 Phase III trial results which showed combination reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 56% in patients with an emergent ESR1 tumor mutation Innovative treatment strategy has potential to reshape 1st-line treatment paradigm for patients in this setting - A more PR

STAFFORDSHIRE, England, Sept. 4 -- Keele University posted the following news: * * * Food and water stations for wild birds contributing to spread of deadly diseases * Feeding stations providing food and water for wild birds are contributing to the spread of disease-causing parasites among farmland birds, researchers have said, with birds three times more likely to catch a parasite from these resources. Led by Dr Rebecca Thomas, as part of her PhD work at the University of Leeds, co-supervised by Dr Simon Goodman in Leeds' School of Biolog more PR

ANNVILLE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 5 -- Lebanon Valley College issued the following news: * * * LVC to Honor Seven Alumni During Homecoming Weekend 2026 Lebanon Valley College will recognize seven Valley graduates with Alumni Awards during the Alumni Awards and Volunteer Recognition Ceremony on Friday, October 9. These outstanding alumni will be celebrated for their contributions to education, the arts, government, the environment, foods and chocolate. The Awards Ceremony is on Friday, Oct. 9, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Lutz Music Hall in the Bertha more PR

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 -- Swarthmore College posted the following news: * * * Swarthmore Welcomes Faculty Members to Campus for 2026-27 Academic Year * This fall, five Swarthmore faculty members begin tenure-track appointments: Five are receiving tenure-track appointments, one is moving from a regular part-time position to the tenure track, and three faculty members who previously held visiting assistant professor roles are receiving tenure-track appointments. Faculty members receiving tenure-track appointments: Assistant Prof more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland Baltimore campus issued the following news: * * * New Guidelines Aim to Bring Precision Medicine to Stroke Rehabilitation Jon Kelvey A University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) stroke rehabilitation specialist helped develop new recommendations for studying molecular biomarkers associated with recovery from stroke. The new guidelines could help pave the way for precision rehabilitation approaches tailored to individual patients. Published August 19 in the Internati more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 5 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Wrinkled or smooth? Cell growth mechanics determine shape of plant organs By Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle 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 Biolo more PR