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Virginia Tech: Cancer Prevention - Can Future-focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 7 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Cancer prevention: Can future-focused thinking help smokers quit?
Jeff Stein of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute has been awarded a new grant that will allow his lab to test a low-cost intervention to help people, particularly those in rural areas, stop smoking.
By Leigh Anne Kelley
As the warning label on every pack of cigarettes tells us, smoking is harmful. It's the leading preventable cause of death, disease and disability.
And yet, nearly 15 percent of adults in the United States still smoke.
"Most
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BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 7 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Cancer prevention: Can future-focused thinking help smokers quit?
Jeff Stein of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute has been awarded a new grant that will allow his lab to test a low-cost intervention to help people, particularly those in rural areas, stop smoking.
By Leigh Anne Kelley
As the warning label on every pack of cigarettes tells us, smoking is harmful. It's the leading preventable cause of death, disease and disability.
And yet, nearly 15 percent of adults in the United States still smoke.
"Mostindicate they want to quit," said Jeff Stein, an addiction researcher and assistant professor with Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. "But knowing that smoking affects your health isn't enough to motivate people. The future is just too abstract and often doesn't feel real."
If it's a choice between the immediately rewarding effects of smoking and being able to avoid lung cancer, heart disease, and emphysema, Stein said, too many people are choosing smoking.
But what if they could coach themselves to put more value on the long-term health benefits of quitting? Stein aims to find out in a study funded by a grant from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
The project's goal is to help people quit smoking by testing different versions of an intervention known as episodic future thinking (EFT), which aims to reduce impulsivity and promote healthier choices by guiding people to think about their personal future often and in concrete detail.
Previous research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute points toward EFT as a behavioral intervention that can make short-term temptations a lot less appealing and positively impact a range of substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors.
The fully remote, preliminary study will examine the effectiveness and feasibility of different approaches for 128 participants from across the United States, with half representing urban and half rural areas. All participants will also receive counseling and nicotine patches to help quit smoking. Stein anticipates his lab will begin recruiting for the study in January.
Co-investigators include Allison Tegge, a research associate professor with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, and Christine Sheffer, a professor with the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York.
Stein is also interim co-director of the FBRI Center for Health Behaviors Research and holds an appointment in Virginia Tech's Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
To be notified when the lab begins recruiting for the study, visit fralinbiomed.info/steinlab.
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Contact: Leigh Anne Kelley, 540-526-2002, lakelley@vtc.vt.edu
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Original text here: https://news.vt.edu/articles/2026/01/research_fralinbiomed_steingrant.html
Unprecedented Data on Global River Quality, Quantity Now Gathered From Space, Powered by UMass Amherst-Built Software
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news:
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Unprecedented Data on Global River Quality, Quantity Now Gathered From Space, Powered by UMass Amherst-Built Software
The river data can help with drought and flood prediction, water resource management for drinking water and irrigation, infrastructure planning, and environmental monitoring
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Software created at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is turning data from international satellite missions into usable information on both the volume of and quality of water flowing through all of
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AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 7 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news:
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Unprecedented Data on Global River Quality, Quantity Now Gathered From Space, Powered by UMass Amherst-Built Software
The river data can help with drought and flood prediction, water resource management for drinking water and irrigation, infrastructure planning, and environmental monitoring
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Software created at the University of Massachusetts Amherst is turning data from international satellite missions into usable information on both the volume of and quality of water flowing through all ofEarth's rivers wider than 50 meters. The open-source framework, Confluence, is the first platform to estimate flow volume together with river sediment on one platform that is freely available to a global community of water resource managers, planners, policy makers, climate scientists and hydrologists.
"From a societal standpoint, it's important to know how much water's in the river, but really, total river knowledge comes from knowing both its quantity and quality," says Colin Gleason, Armstrong Professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UMass Amherst Riccio College of Engineering and the primary investigator leading the software's creation for NASA.
"We don't have all the water quality pieces we might want in Confluence, but it is unique in that it's observationally driven software that is producing both estimates of river quantity and quality at the same time globally--and that's never been done," added Gleason, a hydrologist who led the international effort to incorporate various river discharge algorithms into the framework.
Confluence marks the first time hydrologists can create timely models of river flow and water quality at a global scale, leveraging data from three satellites: Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT), a $1.2 billion satellite mission launched by NASA and France's Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES) to calculate river discharge, or how much water flows through a particular point in a river at a specific time, as well as LANDSAT and Sentinel-2, which provide data on suspended sediment.
Producing data on river discharge is a top mission requirement and NASA recently announced meeting this milestone via the successful inaugural run of Confluence. River discharge data can be used for managing water resources for drinking and agriculture; planning infrastructure, like dams; anticipating flood and drought risks; and modeling water patterns as they relate to climate change.
Gleason has studied changes in rivers, both globally and in areas heavily dependent on rivers for agriculture and hydropower (namely, high-mountain Asia), as well as the regulatory implications of what it means to have enough flow to be categorized as a river. Now that NASA has adopted and runs Confluence with regularity, "everyone with a computer can access these river data and understand all global rivers regardless of access to ground-based data: we're all starting from 2nd base," says Gleason. "Without Confluence, you need a staggering amount of specialized knowledge and computing power to even step in the batter's box."
Confluence also uses AI and computer vision to "read" images from LANDSAT and Sentinel-2 to estimate how much suspended sediment is flowing in the river. River sediment influences the efficiency of dams and shapes coastal erosion.
Importantly, Confluence is the first platform to pull river discharge and sediment data together automatically. This feature was developed in collaboration with Subhransu Maji, a professor in UMass Amherst's Manning College of Information and Computer Science, and his Ph.D. student, Rangel Daroya, working alongside hydrologists from the University of Pittsburgh.
Previous river sediment models have relied on external data inputs, such as elevation maps, and were heavily influenced by factors like cloud cover and surrounding terrain. "The current algorithm doesn't need any of that," says Maji. Instead, their computer vision algorithm was trained to detect rivers and discern between impeding factors such as clouds, snow and terrain shadow, simply by analyzing the image. "This allows us to isolate the pixels where sediment concentration can be reliably estimated. The approach removes significant computational and data bottlenecks and produces a unified, higher-fidelity product than previous methods."
"These are independent observations that we make from space," says Gleason. "Confluence is unencumbered by what you think the river should be. It's simply direct measurements of the river inverted to discharge and sediment, so it's true to the actual physical state of the planet."
Daroya developed the algorithm to speed up the image processing that made sediment estimation possible. "With the standard pipelines, it would take about 20 seconds per image, which doesn't sound a lot, but if you scale it up to a global estimation pipeline of 400,000 images a day, that would take 90 days to process the whole planet--and that's just one pass," she says. Her algorithm shrank the process down to around 0.8 seconds per image.
"Being able to work on this kind of problem that is not just computer science, but actually working together with a real-world problem that has impacts in society is actually quite important," says Daroya. "There is so much more coming along, and with these new tools and advanced satellites, we are seeing the future of interdisciplinary science unfold."
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Original text here: https://www.umass.edu/news/article/unprecedented-data-global-river-quality-quantity-now-gathered-space-powered-umass
University of Mississippi: Real-Life Space Rangers Study at Ole Miss Law School
OXFORD, Mississippi, Jan. 7 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news:
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Real-Life Space Rangers Study at Ole Miss Law School
Center for Air and Space Law prepares military attorneys for Space Force and national security roles
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In "Toy Story," no one asked Buzz Lightyear how to become a space ranger as he declares his mission "to infinity and beyond." But real-world space activities require something Buzz never needed: lawyers trained to navigate the legal complexities of Earth's newest operational domain.
Enter the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of Mississippi
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OXFORD, Mississippi, Jan. 7 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news:
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Real-Life Space Rangers Study at Ole Miss Law School
Center for Air and Space Law prepares military attorneys for Space Force and national security roles
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In "Toy Story," no one asked Buzz Lightyear how to become a space ranger as he declares his mission "to infinity and beyond." But real-world space activities require something Buzz never needed: lawyers trained to navigate the legal complexities of Earth's newest operational domain.
Enter the Center for Air and Space Law at the University of MississippiSchool of Law that has trained attorneys in air and space law for decades.
As space activity accelerates and shifts from exploration to sustained activities, the demand for lawyers with specialized air and space training has grown sharply, particularly within national security and defense communities.
"Space is no longer aspirational; it's operational," said Michelle Hanlon, executive director of the Center for Air and Space Law. "That shift changes the legal questions dramatically - from how we interpret treaties to how we advise commanders making real-time decisions.
"Our program exists because those decisions need lawyers who understand both the law and the domain."
Ole Miss offers the only Master of Law in air and space law in the United States. Traditionally, this type of degree was for lawyers interested in working with the aerospace industry.
The U.S. Air Force began sending its judge advocate generals to Ole Miss in 2019 for specialized training and knowledge related to air and space operations. Since the creation of the U.S. Space Force later that same year, the program has developed a growing role in preparing military lawyers for the legal challenges posed by space as a war fighting and national security domain.
The JAGs go on to serve in a variety of capacities in space and national security law.
Ole Miss graduates have landed in roles such as advising the chief of space operations at the Pentagon, working at U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Space Command, teaching air and space law at the U.S. Air Force Academy and serving as legal advisers for Space Operations Command, Space Training and Readiness Command and Space Forces-Space.
Some even return to Ole Miss to help lead the program from which they graduated.
Such is the case with retired Air Force Maj. Aaron Brynildson, who worked several years with U.S. Space Command and the U.S. Space Force. He serves as an instructor and executive editor for the Journal of Space Law.
"I loved my time as a JAG at Ole Miss, so when the opportunity to train future lawyers for the Space Force came up, I jumped at the chance," Brynildson said.
While at the university, future space lawyers learn about national aviation law, national and international space law as well as emerging legal issues tied to military, commercial and governmental space activities. Ultimately, they produce a thesis on a related topic of their choice.
U.S. Space Force Maj. Timothy Sutherland is another product of the space law program. He is a legal adviser for the National Space Defense Center.
"The National Space Defense Center develops and improves U.S. ability to rapidly detect, warn, characterize, attribute and defend against threats to our nation's vital space systems," Sutherland said.
Before Sutherland became a legal adviser, the Air Force sent him to Ole Miss to earn an advanced degree in air and space law.
"The program provided me with a deep and rich understanding of the complexities of international law and policy in space," he said. "Many of the operations and products we produce at the NSDC have significant international law and U.S. policy implications."
Advising the nation's space commands, the mission proves that in today's space race, reaching "to infinity and beyond" requires not just rockets, but the study of law.
"My studies at Ole Miss provided me with a strong foundation that I apply daily in my NSDC role," Sutherland said.
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Original text here: https://olemiss.edu/news/2026/01/real-life-space-rangers-study-at-ole-miss-law-school/index.html
University of Cincinnati: How Aerospace is Turning to Trustworthy AI
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 7 -- The University of Cincinnati issued the following news:
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How aerospace is turning to trustworthy AI
UC grad talks to the Ohio Federal Research Network about her work
By Michael Miller, 513/556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu
The Ohio Federal Research Network turned to a University of Cincinnati graduate to explain how aerospace engineering is looking for trustworthy artificial intelligence systems.
The network fosters research collaborations between Ohio universities and industry and government partners on projects in technology, aerospace, defense, energy and
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CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 7 -- The University of Cincinnati issued the following news:
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How aerospace is turning to trustworthy AI
UC grad talks to the Ohio Federal Research Network about her work
By Michael Miller, 513/556-6757, michael.miller3@uc.edu
The Ohio Federal Research Network turned to a University of Cincinnati graduate to explain how aerospace engineering is looking for trustworthy artificial intelligence systems.
The network fosters research collaborations between Ohio universities and industry and government partners on projects in technology, aerospace, defense, energy andhealth.
UC doctoral graduate Lynn Pickering said AI is not so much about making systems smarter as safer and more reliable. She is a nationally recognized leader in explainable artificial intelligence.
"In aerospace and autonomous systems, there is little room for error," Pickering told the Ohio Federal Research Network's blog. "One of the only ways we can use AI safely in these fields is if humans can understand its outputs and remain in control when something goes wrong."
Pickering earned a doctoral degree from UC's College of Engineering and Applied Science. Today, the Fulbright scholar and Amelia Earhart fellow is conducting independent research in Sweden after completing a research fellowship in Belgium.
She was hooded as a doctoral graduate at UC's commencement last year.
At UC, Pickering worked with Professor Kelly Cohen. Last year the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society recognized her for the best thesis.
Pickering told the Ohio Federal Research Network that her experience at UC and abroad taught her the value of mission-driven research.
"Mission-driven research taught me to prioritize robustness and scalability over pure novelty," Pickering said. "It forced me to ask: Is this sustainable? Is it effective in the field? Can people in high-risk domains trust it?"
As Pickering's career takes flight, she joins Ohio luminaries in the field of aerospace engineering that include the Wright brothers, John Glenn and Neil Armstrong, who taught aerospace engineering at UC after walking on the moon.
"I'm incredibly proud to be part of an Ohio-grown aerospace workforce," she said. "As a high school senior, I never imagined the opportunities that staying in Ohio would open for me."
Read the Ohio Federal Research Network blog.
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Original text here: https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2026/01/uc-grad-talks-to-the-ohio-federal-research-network-about-her-work.html
SUNY Potsdam and Crane School of Music to Award Honorary Doctorate to Disney Sound Innovator David E. Fluhr
POTSDAM, New York, Jan. 7 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus issued the following news:
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SUNY Potsdam and Crane School of Music to Award Honorary Doctorate to Disney Sound Innovator David E. Fluhr
SUNY Potsdam and its renowned Crane School of Music will present an Honorary Doctor of Music degree to acclaimed sound mixer David E. Fluhr during a private ceremony at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif., on Jan. 21, 2026.
Fluhr will be honored for his creative accomplishments bringing sound and music to screen, in an invitation-only ceremony held in Disney Animation's
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POTSDAM, New York, Jan. 7 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus issued the following news:
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SUNY Potsdam and Crane School of Music to Award Honorary Doctorate to Disney Sound Innovator David E. Fluhr
SUNY Potsdam and its renowned Crane School of Music will present an Honorary Doctor of Music degree to acclaimed sound mixer David E. Fluhr during a private ceremony at Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, Calif., on Jan. 21, 2026.
Fluhr will be honored for his creative accomplishments bringing sound and music to screen, in an invitation-only ceremony held in Disney Animation'sBurny Mattinson Theater. He is an honorary member of the SUNY Potsdam Class of 1979.
"David Fluhr has transformed the art of sound mixing for animated films, creating immersive experiences that captivate audiences around the globe," said SUNY Potsdam President Dr. Suzanne R. Smith. "His innovative work with Disney Animation has set new standards in cinematic sound and music, and his dedication to excellence reflects the very spirit of creativity and artistry that we celebrate at The Crane School of Music. We are deeply honored to recognize David's extraordinary contributions to the industry and his enduring connection to SUNY Potsdam."
Fluhr is the supervising rerecording mixer for Walt Disney Animation Studios, where he mixes the sound of an animated film from versions in development through the final film release, including those in international languages. Fluhr has mixed most genres of television, film and music during his career, and has been mixing for Disney Animation since 2004's "Chicken Little." Fluhr developed and implemented Disney's proprietary Dolby Atmos post-production workflows, and the custom worldwide foreign language dubbing workflow.
Fluhr is a former two-term Governor of the Sound Branch of the Television Academy, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Sound Branch, and a former two-term president of the Cinema Audio Society, for which he has been a board member since 1986. He has earned multiple Emmys and Cinema Audio Society awards, amongst dozens more nominations and other sound recognitions.
Raised in Floral Park, N.Y., Fluhr attended The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, studying electronic music composition.
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About SUNY Potsdam:
Founded in 1816, The State University of New York at Potsdam is one of America's first 50 colleges--and the oldest institution within SUNY. Now in its third century, SUNY Potsdam is distinguished by a legacy of pioneering programs and educational excellence. The College currently enrolls approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students. Home to the world-renowned Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam is known for its challenging liberal arts and sciences core, distinction in teacher training and culture of creativity. To learn more, visit www.potsdam.edu.
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Original text here: https://www.potsdam.edu/news/DavidFluhr
Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Procedure Gives High-risk Patients Options at Upstate
SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 7 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
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New minimally invasive heart valve procedure gives high-risk patients new options at Upstate
By Jean Albanese
Upstate Medical University interventional cardiologist Ankur Kalra plans to develop a robust transcatheter heart valve program after he performed the hospital's first MitraClip Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair last month. The minimally invasive procedure fixes leaky mitral heart valves without the need for open-heart surgery.
Kalra, MD, MSc, FACP, FACC,
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SYRACUSE, New York, Jan. 7 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news:
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New minimally invasive heart valve procedure gives high-risk patients new options at Upstate
By Jean Albanese
Upstate Medical University interventional cardiologist Ankur Kalra plans to develop a robust transcatheter heart valve program after he performed the hospital's first MitraClip Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair last month. The minimally invasive procedure fixes leaky mitral heart valves without the need for open-heart surgery.
Kalra, MD, MSc, FACP, FACC,FSCAI, division chief of cardiology, performed the procedure on a 92-year-old male patient, who otherwise would not have qualified for open-heart surgery due to his age.
The mitral valve is a crucial one-way valve in the heart, located between the left atrium (upper chamber) and left ventricle (lower chamber), that ensures blood flows from the lungs to the body, preventing backflow into the atrium as the heart pumps. It acts like a door with flaps, opening to let oxygen-rich blood into the left ventricle and snapping shut to stop it from leaking back up when the ventricle contracts to pump blood out to the body. When the valve doesn't close properly, blood leaks backwards into the left atrium, making the heart work harder.
MitraClip(TM) Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair can fix the valve without open-heart surgery. During the procedure, doctors access the patient's heart valve with a thin tube that is guided through a vein in the patient's leg. A small implant is attached to the leaflets of the mitral valve to help it close more completely, helping to restore normal blood flow. The MitraClip is about the size of a dime.
Kalra came to Upstate in July, with prior training and experience with this procedure at the Cleveland Clinic, where he was the medical director for cardiovascular research for regional cardiovascular medicine encompassing nine hospitals and 18 outpatient clinics from 2019-2021. Before coming to Upstate, he was a primary investigator at the Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center at Indiana University as well as an associate professor of medicine there.
His goal upon arrival at Upstate was to build a robust transcatheter valve program.
"A robust transcatheter heart valve program is one centered/focused on patients," Kalra said. "Patients with valve disease must be rest assured that we will offer the most contemporary, evidence-based, multidisciplinary, and team-based treatment to them. If they are better surgical candidates, we will advocate for surgery. If they are not surgical candidates, we will advocate for transcatheter procedures."
The 92-year-old patient had severe mitral regurgitation that was reduced to mild to moderate after the procedure and is expected to continue to improve. The patient went home three days after his procedure, though typically patients can go home the next day. He is now doing well at home, Kalra said.
Any patient who is not a surgical candidate (for open heart surgery) due to prohibitive surgical risk or high surgical risk and has a severely leaky mitral valve qualifies for the procedure; as such, there are no age limits or risk criteria. If indicated in appropriately selected patients, the procedure is covered by insurance/Medicare.
Now that Upstate has started offering this procedure, Kalra expects to do at least 50 each year. He adds that he would like Upstate to offer solutions for the tricuspid valve and also offer transcatheter mitral valve replacement.
"This marks a pivotal step for Upstate Cardiology for us to spearhead a comprehensive transcatheter valve program for the city of Syracuse, Central New York, and beyond," Kalra said. "Part of the reason I was attracted to this position was the opportunity to be able to deliver services like this procedure. Upstate is a bona fide academic health center and academic medical center. It has the obligation to deliver the latest and the cutting edge to its community."
Kalra said that transcatheter valve procedures have been shown in randomized clinical trials to prolong life, decrease heart failure, reduce need for hospitalization, and improve quality of life.
"It is a life-altering procedure," he said.
The procedure requires a collaboration between the interventional cardiologist and advanced cardiac imaging since it is catheter-based. During the procedure, a transesophageal echocardiogram gives 3D images of the heart to assist in the valve placement, and a combination of sonogram and X-ray images help the cardiologist guide the catheter up the vein.
The procedure can last 1 to 3 hours, and patients are typically back at home the next day. Most patients experience improvement in their symptoms and quality of life very soon after the procedure
Symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, fainting, heart palpitations and swollen ankles or feet. If left untreated, 57 percent of people may not survive one year, according to Abbott, which makes the MitraClip.
Kalra was assisted in surgery by Adeeb Al-Quthami, MD, RPVI, FACC, FSCMR, director of cardiovascular imaging, and cardiologist Debanik Chaudhuri, MD.
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Original text here: https://www.upstate.edu/news/articles/2026/2026-01-06-mitraclip1.php
Former Texas A&M Student Launches Research Career After Graduation
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 7 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Former Texas A&M student launches research career after graduation
Dr. Ahmad Al-Douri received a faculty position after graduating from the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering.
By Raven Wuebker
Dr. Ahmad Al-Douri '21 has entered the next stage of his academic career as a faculty member at the University of Oklahoma.
During his time at Texas A&M University, Al-Douri received a certificate called "An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching" through
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 7 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Former Texas A&M student launches research career after graduation
Dr. Ahmad Al-Douri received a faculty position after graduating from the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering.
By Raven Wuebker
Dr. Ahmad Al-Douri '21 has entered the next stage of his academic career as a faculty member at the University of Oklahoma.
During his time at Texas A&M University, Al-Douri received a certificate called "An Introduction to Evidence-Based Undergraduate STEM Teaching" througha summer-long program at the Center for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL), which was instrumental to his professional pursuits.
"The department offered the flexibility to work on a project that touched multiple areas of interest to me and made me aware of opportunities at the college and university level," Al-Douri said. "Allowing us to be teaching assistants for multiple classes gives you a feel for academic setting, coursework and teaching."
The certificate, experience and research exposure showed Al-Douri what a career in academia would look like. This led to his current position, which he has held since August 2024, as an assistant professor at the University of Oklahoma.
Al-Douri's master's degree research focused on optimal allocation of natural gas resources to produce different value-added chemicals. During his doctoral program, he developed a framework for integrating systems reliability and economic assessment into the evaluation of chemical process design alternatives.
Al-Douri was also affiliated with the Mary K. O'Connor Process Safety Center (MKOPSC) during his time with the department, which provided him with a pathway to a postdoctoral position at the University of Maryland.
In Maryland, he worked in the Systems Risk and Reliability Analysis (SyRRA) Lab, which strengthened his ties to the MKOPSC due to the tight-knit field of safety and risk assessment.
Al-Douri hopes to collaborate with Texas A&M again on future research.
"I'll build up my research group while expanding connections to my previous workplaces and apply for joint research funding," Al-Douri said. "I'm hoping to establish myself as an early career researcher in system safety and risk assessment and get the word out about my group's work. I am excited to explore opportunities to be a part of bigger projects."
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Original text here: https://engineering.tamu.edu/news/2025/12/former-texas-am-student-launches-research-career-after-graduation.html
