BERKELEY, California, Sept. 8 -- The University of California Haas School of Business posted the following news release: * * * A 'triple Bear' gives back: Haas renames MFE Program for Gifford Fong * * The top-ranked MFE program has been renamed the Fong Master of Financial Engineering Program. * Gifford Fong has been a mainstay of the MFE Program, giving both financially and with his time. * The gift will help set up the program for years to come. The UC Berkeley Haas Master of Financial Engineering (MFE) Program has been renamed to h more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 10 (TNSrep) -- The American Bar Association issued the following news: * * * New ABA/Krill Strategies lawyer mental health study shows escalating burnout, risky alcohol use CHICAGO -- The American Bar Association, through its Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs (CoLAP), and Krill Strategies, a Pittsburgh-based legal advisory firm, released a new nationwide study on lawyer mental health and burnout that updates a 10-year old benchmark and reveals substantial distress, burnout and risky alcohol use within the lega more PR

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Sept. 8 -- Illinois Wesleyan University posted the following news release: * * * Alumni Award Winners to Be Honored at Homecoming * Illinois Wesleyan will recognize Alumni Award winners as part of 2026 Homecoming festivities. Winners of the Distinguished Alumni Award, Loyalty Award, and Outstanding Young Alumni Award will be honored during The President's Celebration Banquet & Campaign Premiere, 5 - 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, in the Memorial Center, Young Main Lounge. #Distinguished Alumni Award - Dr. Bob Spear '77 more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Early MS treatments differ most in relapses and MRI lesions, not disability Highlights: * A study of 509 people newly diagnosed with MS found only small differences after two years, based on the first treatment they used. * People taking B-cell treatments had fewer MS attacks and a small drop in MRI lesions compared with people taking oral platform treatments. * After two years, researchers did not find differences betwe more PR

LEVERKUSEN, Germany, Sept. 9 [Category: BizPharmaceuticals] -- Bayer Group, a pharmaceutical and life sciences company, posted the following news release: * * * Bayer initiates Phase II study of investigational GIRK4 inhibitor in patients with atrial fibrillation * Berlin, September 9, 2026 - Bayer announced today the initiation of a global Phase II clinical trial (NCT07625215) evaluating BAY 3670549, an investigational highly selective G-protein-coupled inwardly rectifying potassium channel 4 (GIRK4) inhibitor, which has the potential as a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary: * * * Foreign-Built US Warships? It Might Work The US needs imaginative new approaches to warship building. The administration is now moving in a potentially ingenious direction. By Matt Reisener September 9, 2026 The United States lacks warships. A shipbuilding sector still suited to peacetime, a fast-multiplying Chinese navy, and allied yards offering impressive capabilities are aligning to provide new options for Washington. The Trump admi more PR

BEIJING, China, Sept. 4 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences posted the following news: * * * Flexible Composite Offers Tritium Containment and Radiation Shielding for Fusion Facilities Editor: LIU Jia Future fusion facilities need materials that can provide reliable radiation shielding while also maintaining gas tightness and allowing components to be easily removed for maintenance. This is particularly important for areas where pipes and other components pass through radiation shielding structures. In a study published in Journal more PR

BEIJING, China, Sept. 6 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences posted the following news: * * * Genetic Strategy Paves Way for Mechanized Goji Berry Harvesting Goji berry (Lycium barbarum L.) is a perennial woody cash crop valued for its nutritional and medicinal properties and of significant industrial importance. However, its typical indeterminate growth habit has become a major bottleneck to the development of the goji berry industry. This trait causes goji branches to continuously sprout, bloom, and bear fruit over time. Consequent more PR

BEIJING, China, Sept. 7 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences posted the following news: * * * Researchers Reveal How Solvent Occupancy Regulates Access to Zeolite Catalytic Sites Solvent molecules can act as gatekeepers inside zeolite catalysts, limiting the space available for larger reactants to reach internal active sites. A recent study has shown that simply regulating where these solvent molecules reside can significantly enhance catalytic performance--without changing the catalyst's intrinsic micropore structure. The study, led more PR

BEIJING, China, Sept. 7 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences posted the following news: * * * Researchers Uncover Molecular Strategy for Efficient Triplet Generation Triplet excited states of organic molecules play essential roles in photocatalysis, photodynamic therapy, photon upconversion, and organic optoelectronic applications. However, achieving efficient triplet generation in purely organic molecules remains challenging because of their intrinsically weak spin-orbit coupling. Spin-orbit charge-transfer intersystem crossing (SOCT more PR

BEIJING, China, Sept. 7 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences posted the following news: * * * Study Rules Out Strong Magnetic Twist in Magnetar X-ray Polarization Are the large-scale magnetic fields of magnetars dominated by a dipolar structure, or is a significant magnetic-field twist required to explain the observations? A recent study by researchers from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has found that the observed X-ray polarization of two magnetars can be explained by dipole-domi more PR

BEIJING, China, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences posted the following news: * * * Targeted Fish Removals Enhance Native Fish Diversity in Freshwater Protected Areas Freshwater protected areas (FPAs) are widely promoted as an important conservation tool for rebuilding overexploited fish populations and protecting aquatic habitats. Yet simply banning fishing does not always guarantee ecological recovery. This is partly because non-native, stocked, and benthivorous fishes may also benefit from reduced fishing pressure. A ne more PR

BEIJING, China, Sept. 7 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences posted the following news: * * * Two New Begonia Species Found in Guangxi Karst Caves Editor: ZHANG Nannan Researchers from the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have discovered two new species of Begonia in the karst region of Guangxi, China. The two species, Begonia renkunii and Begonia tianyangensis, were identified from specimens collected during field surveys in Baise City and have been described in the journal Phytotaxa. more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 9 -- City St George, University of London issued the following news: * * * Dr Marco Edoardo Rosti receives the Excellence in STEM Achievement Alumni Award 2026 In a wide-ranging interview with City St George's News, Dr Rosti shares his insights into the field of fluid dynamics and quality STEM infrastructure. By Dr Shamim Quadir (Senior Communications Officer) On Wednesday 28 October, 2026, the School of Science & Technology at City St George's, University of London will honour four of its most outstanding alumni at  more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 9 -- City St George, University of London issued the following news: * * * Professor Robert Wood FREng receives the Distinguished STEM Alumni Award 2026 In a wide-ranging interview with City St George's News, Professor Wood shares insights into his career in the field of tribology and the pressing issues facing STEM in the UK today. - On Wednesday 28 October, 2026, the School of Science & Technology at City St George's, University of London will honour four of its most outstanding alumni at its fifth, annual STEM Alu more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * A Career Spent Collecting Earth's Seismic Clues Professor Goran Ekstrom tracks incidents like landslides and glacier collapse using tools once used only to monitor earthquakes. - In the summer of 2025, a massive rock slope collapsed into the Tracy Arm fjord in southeast Alaska, causing a tsunami that sent water more than 1,500 feet up the fjord's steep walls. No tourists were present in the fjord at the time, but they could have been: Cruise ships regularly conduct  more PR

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- 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 Michael Nevradakis, senior reporter for The Defender and host of the Defender In-Depth on CHD.TV. * * * $50 Million NIH Autism Study Ignores Link to Vaccines, CHD Scientist Says A $50 million research initiative examining the potential causes of autism is sidestepping any examination of a possible vaccine-autism link and more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 8 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Constangy Promotes Ashley Waring to Senior Counsel * Constangy is pleased to announce that Ashley Waring has been promoted to senior counsel. Based in Philadelphia, Ashley is a member of the firm's Cyber Team and advises clients on data privacy and cybersecurity matters. Drawing on her experience responding to data privacy and security events, Ashley helps clients navigate every stage of the inci more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 10 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news wrap up entitled "COMM Updates - 9/4/2026": * * * The Department of Communication is pleased to welcome Dr. Dominic Balog-Way as an Assistant Professor. Dominic is a scholar of risk communication. His research examines how societies communicate, interpret, and govern risk amid rapid technological innovation, social and political controversy, and environmental change. Working at the intersection of communication science, geog more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 10 -- Emory University Candler School of Theology issued the following news: * * * Oct. 15 Thurman Lecture to Explore Future of the Black Church * Candler's Black Church Studies program will welcome Jason E. Shelton, professor of sociology and director of the Center for African American Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington, to present this year's Howard Thurman Lecture. Shelton's lecture, "The Black Church Now-What's Changing and Why It Matters," will take place on Thursday, October 15 from 4:30-6:00 p.m. more PR

LONDON, England, Sept. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * First-ever trackway of adult T. rex discovered * 9th September 2026 #Massive footprints preserve a 66.5-million-year-old walk through North Dakota T. Rex trackway, credit Kent Hups Scientists have discovered the first adult T. rex trackway, providing insights into how this emblematic predator moved. The findings have been published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. The approximately 23-foot- more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Giving Review, an independent platform featuring analysis of philanthropy and giving, posted the following commentary on Sept. 8, 2026, by Michael E. Hartmann, senior fellow and director of the Center for Strategic Giving at the Capital Research Center: * * * A conversation with Notre Dame's Patrick J. Deneen (Part 1 of 2) The political-science professor and leading postliberal thinker talks to Michael E. Hartmann about his new book on the "American odyssey," the innate American tension between rootedness and restl more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Sept. 8 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * In the Spotlight: Sept. 8-11, 2026 * In the Spotlight: September 1 - 4 Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs. Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form. * Jessie K. Finch, chair of sociology, authored a journal article titled Foreigners, fraud, and falling in love: 90 Day Fiance viewer perceptions. * Presidential Alumni Award recipient fro more PR

SCHENECTADY, New York, Sept. 8 -- Union College posted the following news: * * * Let's go U: Convocation opens Union's 232nd academic year * As chants of "Let's go U" filled a packed Memorial Chapel, Union officially kicked off its 232nd academic year with an hour-long ceremony Tuesday afternoon. The athletic chants were a nod to a special guest on the dais, former Union men's hockey star Shayne Gostisbehere '15. Gostisbehere was back on campus to receive the Eliphalet Nott Medal. Established in 1995, the medal is awarded to alumni who hav more PR

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, Sept. 9 -- The Dartmouth College School of Medicine (Geisel) posted the following news: * * * Medicine in the Media Workshop Brings Journalists to Dartmouth to Untangle Health Misinformation * Since its inception in the early 2000s, the annual Medicine in the Media workshop, has helped journalists specializing in medicine and science sharpen their reportorial skills in an era of increased mis- and disinformation. Steven Woloshin, professor of health policy and clinical practice, who has worked to improve the commun more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 10 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Medicine in the Media Workshop Brings Journalists to Dartmouth to Untangle Health Misinformation Since its inception in the early 2000s, the annual Medicine in the Media workshop, has helped journalists specializing in medicine and science sharpen their reportorial skills in an era of increased mis- and disinformation. Steven Woloshin, professor of health policy and clinical practice, who has worked to improve the communication of medical evidence to physi more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects 'Remember' Past The researchers unexpectedly found fewer small trans-Neptunian objects than they expected, and that the colors of these bodies followed the same relationships as their larger family members. - For the first time, scientists used the joint power of NASA's Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes to study some of the most far-flung bodies in our sola more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 10 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * New Issue of JFTR Out Now Plus, Read New NCFR Journal Articles Published Aug. 30-Sept. 5 - Stay up to date on the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals: Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Most Recent Journal Issues: JFTR September 2026 issue (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17562589/2026/18/ more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Director of Criminal Justice Policy Vittorio Nastasi: * * * Webinar: Reforming how cities fund themselves through fines and fees A recent Reason Foundation webinar explored how local governments across the country raise billions of dollars a year through court fines, fees, and forfeitures. - Local governments across the country raise billions of dollars a year through court fines, fees, and forfeitures. In some jurisdictions, that revenue more PR

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Sept. 9 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus posted the following news: * * * The Second Power: UTC twins take on D.C. internships * Riley Rutherford (left) and Kate Rutherford traveled to New York City during their time in Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy of Riley Rutherford. Originally from the two-stoplight town of Erin, Tennessee, twin sisters and University of Tennessee at Chattanooga students Kate and Riley Rutherford spent the summer in Washington, D.C. Both juniors and Brock Scholars in the UTC  more PR

STANFORD, California, Sept. 10 -- Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies issued the following news: * * * James Fearon to Co-Lead the Center for International Security and Cooperation Fearon, a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute, will succeed Scott Sagan, who has served in the role since 2021. Melissa Morgan The Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) is pleased to announce that James Fearon will serve as the next co-director of the institute's Center for International Security an more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Sept. 9 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for September 8, 2026 * ASAM Weekly -September 9 Overdose, harm reduction, and novel drug trends take center stage in this week's issue. It is encouraging that expanded harm reduction strategies over the past decade have helped curb overall overdose death rates in the United States; even with this encouraging news, it is reassuring that the CDC is launching a new channel to track overdo more PR

ROCHESTER, New York, Sept. 9 -- The University of Rochester posted the following news: * * * URochester and RIT lead national research effort to improve STEM student success * #A five-year NSF-funded project will examine how universities can better support low-income engineering and computer science students. The University of Rochester's Warner School of Education & Human Development is leading a new national research collaboration with Rochester Institute of Technology's (RIT) Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences to und more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 9 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Using helium, astronomers blow certainty into early Big Bang conditions * New observations regarding the composition of distant galaxies reveal insights into the earliest phases of the universe that confirm decades of scientific understanding of the elements and particles produced by the Big Bang, according to a new study. Researchers used data from The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) to measure the amount of helium -the second-most common element in the cos more PR

PLYMOUTH, England, Sept. 9 -- The University of Plymouth posted the following news: * * * Weight loss injections - new guidelines support safe decision making in pregnancy * Weight loss injections are an increasingly popular way for people to manage their weight. However, the injections' impact on reproductive health - from fertility onwards - is relatively unknown. Manufacturers currently advise that they should be stopped before people try to get pregnant, and should not be used during pregnancy or whilst breastfeeding. Now an internati more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * The September issue of JWM is now available The featured article explores the effects of oiling ravens' eggs on sage-grouse - The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world's leading scientific journals covering wildlife science, management and conservation, focusing on aspects of wildlife that can assist management and con more PR