ITHACA, New York, Sept. 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * 'HyperBird' spots grape diseases before they're visible * HyperBird, a cutting-edge imaging platform for observing microscopic traits in plants, can detect grape diseases - such as powdery and downy mildews, which cost vineyard owners billions in annual losses globally - days before physical symptoms become visible. The advancement will potentially allow plant breeders to speed development of disease-resistant grape varieties, cue growers to target fungicide more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 14 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business posted the following news: * * * 'This is home': Spears Business interim dean Edwards energized to lead at OSU * Summary * Dr. Bryan Edwards is the new interim dean of the Spears School of Business after 17 years on faculty. He had been serving as head of OSU's Department of Management. * With a Ph.D. in industrial-organizational psychology from Texas A&M University, Edwards understands how to manage and motivate groups. * Coming to OSU from Auburn U more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 14 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Aortic structure may affect midlife rise in pulse pressure, aortic stiffness in women * Research Highlights: * Increasing pulse pressure (the gap between the upper and lower numbers in blood pressure readings), long attributed to falling estrogen levels caused by menopause, begins about two decades before women enter menopause, according to an analysis from the large and multi-generation Framingham Heart Study. * Th more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Cancer-linked protein binds to chromosome in unexpected way, study finds * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -A new 3D-structure of a cancer-linked protein bound to its cellular partner reveals details of how the protein binds to chromosomes and could offer insights for future disease treatments. The protein -BRD4 -plays a critical role in how cells read, copy and repair DNA and helps determine how different kinds of cells are made; it has been link more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 14 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Car owners beware! Lessons from the 'Kia Boys' crime spree * Key takeaways * Since 2020, the nation has seen a surge in thefts of certain Kia and Hyundai models. A UCLA-led team studying the crime spree predicts these cars will continue to be stolen through at least 2042. * The researchers cite a combination of factors: a lack of anti-theft equipment in these models, an increase in unstructured time during COVID, traditional print  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary: * * * Germany: Russia's Enemy No. 1 Russia's latest assault on Europe is targeted at its most determined opponents. Governments are still unsure how to respond. By Ester Ljunggren September 14, 2026 - Russia has targeted many European countries in its new shadow war offensive this summer. But Enemy No. 1 is Germany, the nation that has done more than any other to fund Ukraine and rebuild Europe's crumbling defenses. Infrastructure sabotage,  more PR

ROLLA, Missouri, Sept. 15 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: * * * DOE selects S&T to build mining technology proving ground Author By Ehrhard, Peter Publication date September 14, 2026 Missouri University of Science and Technology is included in a new $73 million grant to create testing grounds for innovative mining technologies. The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation selected Missouri S&T as one of four projects that will work towards a "Mine of the more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 14 (TNSjou) -- Emory University College of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Gender representation key to women's job interest, study suggests September 14, 2026 Carol Clark Women make up about half the U.S. population, yet remain in the minority in many professions, such as politics, technology, science and academia. A key reason for this disparity is that women prefer to work in fields with more female representation, suggests new research by psychologists at Emory University. The journal PLOS O more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 14 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Materials science professor receives international research honor * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Tarasankar DebRoy, professor of materials science and engineering in the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral Sciences (EMS), received the 2026 Joining and Welding Science Award from the Joining and Welding Research Institute of Osaka University. He will be honored with an award ceremony and invited lecture on Nov. 24 at Osaka University, Japan. more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Monkeyflowers thrive in salty spray that kills other plants * On the windswept coasts of Oregon and California lives an unassuming little plant called the monkeyflower, which can withstand salty blasts that kill its inland counterparts. Now, researchers at Michigan State University are beginning to understand how it manages to thrive in conditions that leave other plants burned, brown and withered. "The yellow monkeyflower has evolved multiple ad more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- Michigan State University College of Natural Science posted the following news: * * * Monkeyflowers thrive in salty spray that kills other plants * On the windswept coasts of Oregon and California lives an unassuming little plant called the monkeyflower, which can withstand salty blasts that kill its inland counterparts. Now, researchers at Michigan State University are beginning to understand how it manages to thrive in conditions that leave other plants burned, brown and withered. "The yellow monkeyflo more PR

BRONX, New York, Sept. 14 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Nature Comment Calls for Closing Legal Loopholes in $2.5 Billion Global Reptile and Amphibian Pet Trade * [Above photo: Endemic to Colombia, Lehmann's poison frog (Oophaga lehmanni) is rated as Critically Endangered on the Red List of threatened species maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The frog is included on the CITES Appendix II list due to the unsustainable tradeof this sp more PR

CHARLOTTETOWN, Prince Edward Island, Sept. 14 -- The University of Prince Edward Island issued the following news release: * * * Paula Wood-Adams appointed Interim Vice-President, Academic and Research * The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) welcomes Paula Wood-Adams as the new Interim Vice-President, Academic and Research (VPAR) for a one-year term, effective June 2026. A distinguished professor of engineering and internationally recognized expert in applied polymer science, Wood-Adams brings over three decades of leadership, acade more PR

BRISBANE, Australia, Sept. 14 -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: * * * Prestigious award for reshaping psychological research on anxiety disorders 14th September 2026 Dr Luke Ney has been awarded the prestigious Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia's 2026 Paul Bourke Award for Early Career Research. Having gained his PhD in 2021, Dr Ney, from QUT's School of Psychology and Counselling, is ranked as the leading career researcher in Australia and the only ECR among the top 15 researchers globally in more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 15 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * Read New Research From NCFR's Family Relations 7 Early-View Articles Published Sept. 6-12 September 14, 2026 - Stay current 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 more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 15 (TNSxrep) -- Roche, a biotech company, issued the following news release: * * * Roche's collaborator MediLink announces phase III data for Tam-Peli showing significantly improved overall survival in Chinese patient population with relapsed small-cell lung cancer * Tambotatug pelitecan (Tam-Peli) demonstrated statistically significant efficacy over topotecan in a phase III study conducted in China, reducing the risk of death by 54% and disease progression by 71%, while achieving an objective response rate of 59.1% more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Sept. 14 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: * * * What's Next for Theranostics? * Theranostics is now a mature cancer treatment modality, and The Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) is capturing the moment in a new supplement: "Theranostics: The State of the Art." Guest edited by Ken Herrmann, MD, MBA, with JNM Editor-in-Chief Johannes Czernin, MD, the supplement brings together top voices in the field to map out where theranostics stands today and  more PR

SOUTHAMPTON, England, Sept. 14 -- The University of Southampton posted the following news: * * * Study reveals how prehistoric coastal flooding shaped the Northern Adriatic * Researchers have shown how dramatic sea level rise, over a 5,000 year period, profoundly changed the coasts of northern Italy, Slovenia and northern Croatia. Successive shaping and reshaping of coastal features influenced the lives of Mesolithic and Neolithic people, and the development of local communities. Land once roamed by hunter-gathers and later tended by farm more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * The Connecticut National Medical Association Society Hosts Black Doctors Day at UConn Health * The Connecticut National Medical Association Society (CTNMA) hosted Black Doctors Day for students across the state interested in pursuing medical careers on August 29, 2026. The goal of the event was to give students the opportunity to meet physicians who look like them, while learning more about career options in a variety of medical fields directly  more PR

HOKKAIDO, Japan, Sept. 14 -- Hokkaido University posted the following news release: * * * Turning a potent greenhouse gas into a valuable pharmaceutical building block using light * Scientists use light-driven chemistry to synthesize a valuable pharmaceutical building block and generate trifluoromethyl radicals directly from inexpensive, low-toxicity fluoroform. The trifluoromethyl group, or CF3, is widely used in pharmaceuticals. When added to organic molecules, it can improve metabolic stability and membrane permeability, making it highl more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Weighing 600 million buildings to help construct a more efficient future September 14, 2026 A new University of Michigan study helps show how builders and city planners can minimize the materials needed to accommodate the planet's future population. "How we plan cities today will shape their material demand for decades," said Jinchao Song, first author of the new study and a research fellow with the U-M School for Environment and Sustainab more PR

HOBART, Australia, Sept. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news: * * * ACROSS marks 25 years of research excellence 14 Sep 2026 Twenty-five years ago, ACROSS was established to bring together Australia's leading separation scientists. Today, the centre is based within the University of Tasmania's School of Natural Sciences, and its influence can be found in laboratories, industries and research institutions across Australia and around the world. Earlier this year, former students, collaborators, researchers and more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news: * * * New Low-Waste Chemistry Method Breaks Down Tough-to-Recycle Plastics The method could help create plastic products with the best of both worlds by combining durability with an eco-friendly life cycle. September 14, 2026 A new recycling technique could help tackle a major challenge: breaking down some of the toughest plastics without generating large amounts of waste. A team led by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and Sandia Natio more PR