WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Grains Council issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) released its 2023/24 Sorghum Quality Report today and for the fifth year in a row, U.S. sorghum was, on average, graded above the necessary requirements for U.S. No. 1 certification. "The Council's annual sorghum quality reports is an extremely important tool for defending our existing export markets and gaining market share in new ones because it shows e  more

AALTO, Finland, April 30 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * The new virtual reality technique makes it easier to join a dance routine without first having to learn choreography. * * * Researchers at Aalto University were looking for better ways to instruct dance choreography in virtual reality. The new WAVE technique they developed will be presented in May at the CHI conference, a major venue for human-computer interaction research. Previous techniques ha  more

AALTO, Finland, April 30 (TNSres) -- Aalto University issued the following news release: * * * New approach allows contactless or remote manipulation of objects by machines or robots. * * * Researchers have developed a technique to move objects around with a jet of wind. The new approach makes it possible to manipulate objects at a distance and could be integrated into robots to give machines ethereal fingers. 'Airflow or wind is everywhere in our living environment, moving around objects l  more

VICTORIA, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Australian Education Union issued the following news release: New research shows the urgent need for the full funding of South Australian public schools with three quarters affected byteacher shortages and alarming declines reported in student and teacher wellbeing. The AEU's 2024 State of our Schools survey results are beingreleased in Adelaide today at an activation highlighting the 508 public schools in South Australia which are currently underf  more

ALPHARETTA, Georgia, April 30 (TNSres) -- Agilysys, a provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Agilysys, Inc. (AGYS), a leading global provider of hospitality software solutions and services that deliver High Return Hospitality, announced today that it will release its fiscal 2024 fourth quarter results after the market closes on Monday May 13, 2024 and host a conference call and webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET that da  more

ITASCA, Illinois, April 30 (TNSres) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics issued the following news release: In the May 2024 Pediatrics, three national quality improvement collaborations are described in articles focusing on ways to improve the pediatric medical experience. All three initiatives were supported by the Pediatric Acute & Critical Care Quality Network (formally known as the VIP Network), a program of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and will be featured in articles published onl  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 30 (TNSres) -- The American Diabetes Association issued the following news release: As Minority Health Month draws to a close, the American Diabetes Association(R) (ADA) highlighted progress towards health equity in its 2023 Health Equity Impact Report. There are 136 million Americans are living with diabetes or prediabetes and those living in under-resourced communities are more likely to develop diabetes and experience its associated complications. The ADA is st  more

BRISBANE, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: Playing video games can help boost children's wellbeing in ways including making them feel competent, empowered and socially connected to others, according to a QUT study featured in a new UNICEF report on the impact of gaming. The UNICEF report was released today, with the Australian component based on a QUT study led by Professor Daniel Johnson from the ARC Centre of Excellence for th  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Arizona Department of Gaming issued the following news release: Bettors in Arizona wagered approximately $637.5 million on sports in February of 2024, according to a new report by the Arizona Department of Gaming. This represents an approximate 4.6% increase when compared to February of 2023. The state collected approximately $2.8 million in privilege fees in the month. You can view the full February report on the ADG website: LINK (https://gaming.a  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 30 (TNSres) -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * ENHERTU(R) (fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki) demonstrated statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival in HR-positive, HER2-low metastatic breast cancer following one or more lines of endocrine therapy in DESTINY-Breast06 Phase III trial AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's ENHERTU also demonstrated a clinically meaningful pr  more

SYDNEY, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- Australia's National Research Organisation for Women's Safety issued the following news release: The first national study to investigate workplace technology-facilitated sexual harassment (WTFSH) has revealed one in seven Australian adults surveyed admit to engaging in this form of sexual harassment at work. Workplace technology-facilitated sexual harassment encompasses unwelcome or harassing sexual behaviour utilising mobile, online and digital technolo  more

CANBERRA, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission issued the following news release: The aeronautical operations of Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney airports returned to profit in 2022-23, the first full financial year since the end of COVID-19 travel restrictions, the ACCC's latest Airport Monitoring Report shows. In contrast, all four monitored airports reported losses on their aeronautical operations in 2021-22. The four airports reported a t  more

NEW YORK, April 30 (TNSres) -- Barnard College issued the following news: Barnard professor and canine cognitive scientist Alexandra Horowitz -- an authority on how dogs perceive the world -- shares her expertise, right on time for her new children's book release and National Therapy Animal Day. Alexandra Horowitz -- author, cognitive scientist, and Barnard's senior research fellow and adjunct associate professor -- has been illuminating the inner lives of dogs since 2008. That's when she publ  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 29, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * Among all private industry workers participating in medical care plans, 51 percent were participating in high deductible health plans in 2023. Across occupational groups, 49 percent of management, professional, and related workers and 58 percent of natural resources, construction, and maintenance workers participated in high ded  more

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, April 30 (TNSres) -- Brock University issued the following news: By Gillian Minaker Brock Professor of Educational Studies Louis Volante has contributed his education policy expertise to a new open access book addressing learning losses caused by school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected more than 1.5 billion students and youth. Released last week, The pandemic, socioeconomic disadvantage and learning outcomes: Cross-national impact analyses of educ  more

SYDNEY, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand issued the following news release: "Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) members strongly support measures to combat fraud and CA ANZ broadly supports the Inspector General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman (IGTO) recommendations," said Susan Franks, CA ANZ Senior Tax Advocate. "This interim report by the IGTO vindicates CA ANZ member concerns about security controls around tax refu  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 30 (TNSres)-- The California New Car Dealers Association issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Q1 2024 CA Auto Outlook Report: Tesla Registrations Drop; Sales Slip 7.8% YTD Overall New Vehicle Registrations Up; Toyota Market Share Exceeds 16% * * * The California New Car Dealers Association (CNCDA) released its California Auto Outlook covering the first quarter of 2024 today. The report summarizes quarterly new vehicle registration figures s  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Central Florida Development Council issued the following news: The Central Florida Development Council has a new tool to help site selectors and consultants seeking locations for businesses, manufacturing plants, commercial facilities and more. The Real Estate & Site Search website tool, available on the CFDC website (https://cfdc.giswebtechguru.com/?sorting=featured&showpropertyonmap=true&activebasemap2d=Navigation&mapextent=-9005557.604178889,3314798.4556  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 30 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: By Liberty Guilmette Central Michigan University student Weston Wise, a double major in Anthropology and English with a Creative Writing minor, has won the coveted Pierce Cedar Creek Institute Nature in Words Fellowship. He is the fifth CMU student writer to win this award in four years. Department of English Language and Literature faculty member Robert Fanning is thrilled to hear this news.  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: A new study listing Washington as the eighth most-dangerous state in the country refutes the hype from national gun control groups which give the state high marks for gun laws, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms observed. The study, by the Simmrin Law Group, is being reported in newspapers across the Evergreen State. Yet Washington get  more

WATERVILLE, Maine, April 30 (TNSres) -- Colby College issued the following news: By Laura Meader All her life, Claire Jimenez '06 has reached for books by Puerto Rican writers. This spring, people are reaching for her book. What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez, the debut novel by Jimenez, has won the 2024 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction. The book emerged as the "first among equals" of the nation's most prestigious peer-juried literary award. The award brings national attention to Jimenez and confir  more

NEW YORK, April 30 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: While it found that global uptake of at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose was robust, a new survey published today in Nature Medicine revealed mixed signals about the current acceptance of vaccines generally, especially COVID-19 boosters. The new survey of 23,000 respondents from 23 countries representing more than 60% of the world's population is   more

NEW YORK, April 30 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: A study published Monday in the Journal of Urban Health by a team of CUNY researchers finds that food delivery gig workers in New York City face a high risk of injury and assault, particularly those dependent on gig work as their main job. The study analyzes data from a survey of 1,650 delivery workers, collected between October  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Nearly 40 Percent of Firms Report Using AI * * * Texas factory output strengthened slightly in April, while other measures of manufacturing activity were mixed, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey. "Survey measures of Texas' manufacturing sector signaled slight production growth and flat employment in April," said  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Design-Build Institute of America issued the following news: For the second year in a row, DBIA received multiple Stevie Awards in the American Business Awards (ABA), with one Gold Stevie and one Bronze Stevie for the 2024 cycle. DBIA's video celebrating 2023 Brunelleschi Lifetime Achievement Award Winner William G. "Bill" Hasbrook, Jr. earned a Gold Stevie in the Public Service & Activism category of ABA's Video Awards. The Design-Build Delivers Podcast too  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Denver Museum of Nature and Science issued the following news release: A 100-year-old controversy about fossilized seashells has now been resolved by a scientific team, including local Denver Museum of Nature & Science scientists, James Hagadorn and Lindsay Dougan, Purdue University at Fort Wayne scientist Ben Dattilo and their colleagues. These findings shed light on how these ancient creatures lived and survived in muddy environments, challenging pre  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- Destination International issued the following news release: Destinations International (DI), the world's leading resource for destination organizations, proudly announces the release of its 2023 Annual Report. The report highlights a year of remarkable growth and strategic achievements, reinforcing DI's role in enhancing the effectiveness and impact of destination organizations worldwide. Key highlights from the 2023 Annual Report include: * A record-breaking  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: * * * DOE Outlines Multiple Efforts to Accelerate the Responsible Deployment of AI Technologies to Promote Innovation, Strengthen America's Energy and National Security, and Help Tackle the Climate Crisis * * * As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a series of actions delivering on key elements of the Executive Order on the Safe, S  more

SINGAPORE, April 30 (TNSres) -- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School issued the following news release: Duke-NUS Medical School and the Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (Indonesian FDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate new collaborations to strengthen Indonesia's regulatory systems and promote policy innovation in the pharmaceutical sector. The MoU, which was signed through the Duke-NUS Centre of Regulatory Excellence (CoRE), focuses on skills development and capacity enha  more

SINGAPORE, April 30 (TNSres) -- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School issued the following news release: As COVID-19 becomes endemic, an important group of people who continue to require vaccination is future birth cohorts of children. Yet, in the face of everchanging variants, as well as the waning of antibodies with time after each dose, key questions remain: What is the threshold of immune response against SARS-CoV-2 needed to protect against COVID-19 and how many doses of mRNA vaccination are re  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, April 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * New tool allows public to calculate electric vehicle savings to their ZIP code * * * A new tool launched by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory enables drivers to estimate, at the ZIP code level, how much they save on fuel costs by driving a plug-in electric vehicle (either a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) or a battery electric vehi  more

GATINEAU, Quebec, April 30 (TNSres) -- Employment and Social Development Canada issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Engaging with Canadians, including those with lived experience, is important for continually refining and adapting programs and policies to ensure that all Canadians have a real and fair chance to live a safe and prosperous life. This is why the Government of Canada's Opportunity For All - Canada's First Poverty Reduction Strategy committed to establish the Natio  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * These protective standards keep communities safe and help make climate progress * * * This morning, leaders from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) received a clear message from more than 85,000 public comments urging the agency to finalize its Gas Pipeline Advanced Leak Detection and Repair Rule by the summer. Pipeline Safety Trust, Moms Clean Air Force, Environmental Defense F  more

DUBLIN, Ireland, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Economic and Social Research Institute issued the following news: New research 'Embracing Diversity in all its Forms': The Voluntary Secondary Sector in Irish Education published today (30 April 2024) by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), examines the contribution of the voluntary secondary sector to the Irish education system, taking a holistic view of what schools are doing and how they are doing it. Voluntary secondary schools, acco  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 30 (TNSres) -- The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association issued the following news release: A new European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) report reveals an alarming gap between the current availability of public charging points for electric cars in the EU and what will be needed in reality to meet CO2-reduction targets. EU electric car sales grew three times faster than charging point installation between 2017 and 2023, ACEA's report shows. Looki  more

ISPRA, Italy, April 30 (TNSres) -- The European Commission's Joint Research Center issued the following news: RECxploration is a new interactive and educational game that shows how energy choices can change consumption and how to engage with Renewable Energy Communities (RECs). Developed by the Living Lab for Testing Digital Energy Solutions at the Joint Research Centre (JRC), this innovative game is designed to encourage citizens to actively participate in the energy transition. Why play it   more

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, April 30 (TNSres) -- The European Environment Agency issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Most Europeans live in urban areas and cities play a key role in protecting citizens and improving the resilience of European societies against the increasing impacts of climate change. The European Environment Agency's report, published today, takes stock of urban adaptation in Europe, showcasing what actions cities are taking in response to increasing climate r  more

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France, April 30 (TNSres) -- The European Society of Cardiology issued the following news release: Cutting edge science and stimulating discussions in heart failure management are in store at Heart Failure 2024, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Heart Failure is the annual congress of the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC. The meeting takes place 11 to 14 May at the Lisbon Congress Centre in Portugal and online. Explore the scientific  more

SEATTLE, Washington, April 30 (TNSres) -- F5, an information technology company, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Raises Fiscal Year 2024 Earnings Outlook * * * F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended March 31, 2024. "We delivered a solid second quarter, with revenue near the midpoint of our guidance range and earnings per share at the high end of our guidance in an environment where customers remain cautious and are f  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action aimed at helping to ensure the safety and effectiveness of laboratory developed tests, or LDTs, which are used in a growing number of health care decisions and about which concerns have been raised for many years. LDTs are in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs) that the FDA has  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 30 (TNSres) -- FDI World Dental Federation issued the following news: FDI is launching a new chairside guide for dentists and dental teams and a visual guide for patients that offer comprehensive recommendations for toothbrushing and oral hygiene. These guidelines are designed to provide healthcare professionals with practical advice, enhancing their communication with patients and reinforcing personalized preventive measures. Toothbrushing methods have long been deb  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Projects funded through the Swanson School of Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Internship (SURI) program * * * Research and innovation flourish full-time at the University of Pittsburgh -- even during summer break. Forty-four Pitt students will complete funded research projects through the 14th annual Summer Undergraduate Research Internships (S  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 30 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Kendall Cooper Starting this summer, students and faculty in Florida State University's Department of Classics, both at home and abroad, will have access to new research and professional development opportunities, thanks to a generous gift from the family of a former professor emeritus. Charlotte Orth Reckford gifted $1 million to the department in honor of her late husband and Langford Eminent S  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Financial Technology Association issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * FTA Endorses Slate of Legislation to Mark National Small Business Week * * * The Financial Technology Association (FTA), a trade association representing leading fintech companies, today unveiled the "Powered by Fintech Small Business Policy Agenda," a vision for the future of small business that unlocks access to capital and the financial tools for success. The ag  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 30 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Kansas State University graduate student Rania Marie Espeso Buenavista is one of only 20 students to receive a Graduate Research Grant from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. The grants of up to $1,500 are designed to support graduate students who are active Phi Kappa Phi members seeking funding for research in support of career development opportunities. Buenavista, doctoral student in grain s  more

GOLD COAST, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: A multidisciplinary research team comprising the Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery (GRIDD, Griffith University), Mater Research (based at the Translational Research Institute) and The University of Queensland's (UQ) Frazer Institute, have made a breakthrough discovery in the body's immune response to the blood cancer Hodgkin Lymphoma. Led by GRIDD's Dr Alex Cristino and Mater Research's Professor Mah  more

GOLD COAST, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: Lakes are considered the lifeblood of numerous ecosystems worldwide and are facing a health crisis that could potentially impact the millions of people dependent on their services. Now a study co-authored by Griffith University has underscored the urgent need for coordinated action to address the issues jeopardising lake ecosystems globally. Professor David Hamilton, Director of Griffith's Australian   more

GOLD COAST, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: A team of conservation and policy researchers have called for a logging loophole within the proposed Great Koala National Park to be urgently remedied to stem the tide of harmful outcomes impacting the South East Australian koala population. Led by Adjunct Senior Research Fellow Timothy Cadman, from Griffith University's Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law, the new report published in the Internati  more

GOLD COAST, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- Griffith University issued the following news: Australia's East Coast will soon see the arrival of thousands of humpback whales on their northward migration to warmer waters. But an Australian-based researcher who was privy to an exclusive view of humpback whales off the Baja California Sur waters of La Paz, Mexico, said there are global signs of the upcoming migration season's highs and lows. Dr Olaf Meynecke, Lead Researcher and Manager of the Wh  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, the U.S. General Services Administration released its Generative AI and Specialized Computing Infrastructure Acquisition Resource Guide. This resource, which will be updated as technologies develop, will support the federal acquisition community as it buys generative AI solutions and related specialized computing infrastructure. This is one of many actions announced   more

HOKKAIDO, Japan, April 30 (TNSres) -- Hokkaido University issued the following news release: * * * Samples reveal evidence of changes experienced by the surface of asteroid Ryugu, some probably due to micrometeoroid bombardment. * * * Analyzing samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu by the Japanese Space Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft has revealed new insights into the magnetic and physical bombardment environment of interplanetary space. The results of the study, carried out by Professor   more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, April 30 (TNSres) -- High Point University issued the following news release: A new High Point University Poll, conducted in honor of Oral Cancer Awareness Month in April and in conjunction with the Workman School of Dental Medicine, finds a majority (60%) of North Carolina residents have not had a dental exam for oral cancer. Another one-third (33%) of poll respondents said that they have been examined. Three-quarters (75%) of North Carolinians said they were not a  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * State and Tribal Foster Care Agencies Will Be Required to Place LGBTQI+ Children in Safe, Supportive Settings that Do Not Practice Conversion Therapy * * * The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- is hailing the release today of a final rule from the U.S. Department of Health an  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- Human Rights First issued the following news on April 29, 2024: A report released today by a panel of international human rights experts concludes that the British government operated a "widespread, systematic, and systemic" practice of impunity to protect security forces from sanction during the conflict in Northern Ireland. The report, "Bitter Legacy: State Impunity in the Northern Ireland Conflict" was produced by an International Expert Panel convened by th  more

ONTARIO, California, April 30 (TNSres) -- The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials issued the following news release: With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issuing the first national drinking water standards for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) continues to lend its expertise and leadership to helping manufacturers and the industry navigate the changes and ensure a seaml  more

MUNICH, Germany, April 30 (TNSres) -- ifo Institute issued the following news release: The ifo Business Climate in retail brightened further in April. The index rose to -14.5 points, up from -17.5 points in March. Assessments of the current business situation improved significantly. Retailers' business expectations also became somewhat more optimistic, but remain largely cautious. "Consumer-related businesses are likely to support the overall economy in 2024," says ifo expert Patrick Hoppner.   more

MUNICH, Germany, April 30 (TNSres) -- ifo Institute issued the following news release: In Germany, slightly more companies than in the previous month intend to raise their prices in April. The ifo price expectations rose a little to 15.1 points in April, up from 14.3 points in March. "Inflation is unlikely to fall any further in the coming months and is set to remain at just over 2%," says Sascha Mohrle, economic expert at the ifo Institute. In consumer-related industries, price expectations r  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Institute of Museum and Library Services issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * FY 2021 Public Libraries Survey provides insight on continued changes in library services into the pandemic * * * The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) announced today the release of a research brief on the continued response of public libraries to community needs two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. The brief, "Changes in Public Library Serv  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, April 30 (TNSres) -- Indiana University issued the following news release: Two new studies from the Fairbanks School of Public Health on Indiana University's Indianapolis campus examined the link between health behaviors, the built environment and the health status of America's largest cities. Using data from the American Fitness Index spanning from 2018 to 2022, the researchers determined that the maximum percentage of residents with good health status was 70 percent. T  more

ORLANDO, Florida, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Institute of Internal Auditors issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Global survey of internal audit hiring managers and collegiate educators reveals key factors to identify and attract talent * * * The recruitment and hiring landscape for internal audit must evolve to ensure the profession keeps pace with a changing risk environment. That's according to the results of a new report 'Fueling the Internal Audit Student Talent Pipe  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Inter-American Foundation issued the following news release: The political and socioeconomic crisis in Venezuela, which continues to limit many residents' access to basic goods, services, and freedoms, has driven nearly 8 million people to leave the country. Most Venezuelan migrants and refugees remain in Latin America and the Caribbean. Countries receiving them have stretched to meet their short-term humanitarian needs like housing and medical care as wel  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 30 (TNSres) -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on April 29, 2024: Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. "Our hearts go out to the Iowans an  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, April 30 (TNSres) -- Indiana University issued the following news release: * * * A recent study by Amanda Diekman's group in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, supported by 3M, found that structured reflection supports minoritized students' wellbeing. * * * Indiana University professor Amanda Diekman and her team are moving beyond the laboratory to transform research into action through an industry partnership. In a January publication in Scientific Re  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * "The health benefit of avoiding possible disease in the future might not outweigh the more urgent need to provide nutrition to their family," says CCP's Tilly Gurman. * * * By Stephanie Desmon While many in Guinea understand the health risks of interacting with potentially sick animals, the health benefits of avoiding diseases that spread from livestock to humans mi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 30 (TNSres) -- Johns Hopkins Medicine issued the following news release: Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say that an experimental monoclonal antibody drug called mAb43 appears to prevent and reverse the onset of clinical type 1 diabetes in mice, and in some cases, to lengthen the animals' lifespan. The drug is unique, according to the researchers, because it targets insulin-making beta cells in the pancreas directly and is designed to shield those cells from att  more

HUNTINGDON, Pennsylvania, April 30 (TNSres) -- Juniata College issued the following news: Juniata College has been awarded a $551,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) SuRE Research Awards (R16) to fund research on Clostridioides difficile infection, a costly and difficult-to-treat condition commonly known as C. diff, to be led by Regina Lamendella, who is Juniata College's George '75 and Cynthia '76 Valko professor of biological sciences. "C. diff infections kill more than  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs issued the following readout on April 29, 2024: * * * The Office of Justice Programs capped off Second Chance Month by hosting a panel discussion featuring three current Bureau of Justice Assistance Second Chance Fellows. Moderated by inaugural Second Chance Fellow and reentry and social justice advocate Daryl Atkinson, the discussion highlighted the current fellows, their unique contributions to OJP,   more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following news: * * * The yearlong role will focus on increasing awareness of racial bias in health research and clinical algorithms, and how that is communicated in health journalism. * * * The Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) is excited to announce the selection of Jyoti Madhusoodanan as its 2024-2025 Civic Science Fellow focusing on Health Equity and Bias Awareness. The Fellowship i  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 30 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: A Kansas State University researcher has new support to battle one of the biggest global threats to pigs and swine production, which is a $57-billion-dollar industry in the U.S. The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research, or FFAR, recently awarded a $1 million Seeding Solutions Grant to Waithaka Mwangi, immunology professor in the department of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology in K-State'  more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, April 30 (TNSres) -- Khalifa University issued the following news: * * * Collaborative Research Reveals Fool's Gold as a Promising Solar Material * * * Iron pyrite (FeS2), commonly referred to as fool's gold due to its striking resemblance, has captured scientists' imaginations due to its abundance and low cost, making it suitable for harnessing the sun's energy. Reality has fallen short of expectations, with iron pyrite's conversion efficiency remaining low,  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- La Trobe University issued the following news release: New research from La Trobe University highlights that Australia's multilingual resources during the COVID-19 pandemic were not always effective, with communication gaps sometimes leading to mistrust in public services. Even though Australia has good quality translation and interpreting services, people who speak languages other than English still struggled to access timely and high quality informa  more

LIVERPOOL, England, April 30 (TNSres) -- Liverpool John Moores University issued the following news release: Throughout 2024, FACT presents the outcomes of Resolution, a major multi-year art and research project launched in partnership with Liverpool John Moores University and with support from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Dr Emma Murray, a Reader in Military Veteran Studies in the School of Justice Studies, has been collaborating with FACT since 2014 and in 2019 became FACT's Criminologist-in-  more

LUND, Sweden, April 30 (TNSres) -- Lund University issued the following news release: Body shape, colour and behaviour often evolve together as species adapt to their environment. Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have studied this phenomenon in a specific type of large, bright green and aggressive common wall lizard found near the Mediterranean. They discovered that a unique cell type might have played a key role in this joint evolution. Adaptation is a genetic change that results in  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, April 30 (TNSres) -- Marquette University issued the following news release: The J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University has announced the next class of journalists joining the O'Brien Fellowship in Public Service Journalism. The fellowship teams up Marquette student journalists with reporters for nine-month investigations into complex national and local issues, including those around criminal justice, education and climate change.   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Marshallese women who move to the United States may be less likely to exclusively breastfeed their children as they struggle to find appropriate education and support systems, according to researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS researchers found Marshallese women living in the U.S. face nu  more

MUNICH, Germany, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: * * * High temperatures and extreme wind speeds influence the chemistry inside the planet's atmosphere. * * * Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of astronomers, including scientists from MPIA, constructed a global temperature map of the hot, gas giant exoplanet WASP-43b. The nearby parent star perpetually illuminates one hemisphere, raising temperatures to a blistering 1250 degrees Celsiu  more

MUNICH, Germany, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: * * * A new synthesis route makes the production of dyes, for example, safer * * * For over 100 years, the chemical industry has been using explosive aryl diazonium salts to produce paints, for example. A team from the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research has now discovered a safer alternative for the processes in which the chemical is used. The researchers are mimicking a reaction that plants use to re  more

MUNICH, Germany, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Max Planck Society issued the following news: * * * In many areas of the oceans, coral reefs are losing their colour and threatening to die - the cause is the high temperatures of the world's oceans * * * Since the beginning of 2023, mass bleaching of coral reefs has been occurring in over 50 areas around the world. Due to the high temperatures in the world's oceans the corals expel single-celled algae that they need to survive. Since 15 April 2024,   more

MIAMI, Florida, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Miami-Dade County government issued the following news release: The Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) is slated to launch a Historic Context Study focused on the people and places associated with Migrant Farmworker Communities in Miami-Dade. This project is being funded by an Underrepresented Communities Grant (URC) from the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) administered by the National  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 30 (TNSres) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reiterating her warnings about exploitation after an analysis from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) revealed financial institutions reported roughly $27 billion in suspicious activity related to elder financial exploitation during a one-year period from 2022 to 2023. In its financial trend analysis (PDF), FinCEN identified t  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Motion Picture Association of America issued the following statement on April 29, 2024: * * * The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) last week released its annual Special 301 Report, which reviews the global state of intellectual property protection and enforcement. The following is a statement from Motion Picture Association (MPA) Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin: "The film, television, and streaming industry is a vital part of the U.S  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The National Association for College Admission Counseling issued the following news on April 29, 2024: * * * By Rachel Williams, NACAC Communications To make college admission more equitable, institutions should look more deeply into a student's body of work from secondary school to assess their performance and college readiness. That was the key message from the Integration of Performance Assessments in College Admissions panel at the National Partn  more

SINGAPORE, April 30 (TNSres) -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news: Researchers led by NTU Singapore have created tiny droplets that, when activated by laser light, can detect viral protein biomarkers indicating the presence of certain diseases. These microdroplets, about one-third the diameter of a strand of human hair, could potentially travel in the bloodstream to reach all parts of the human body and detect particles shed by cells which function as disease biomarker  more

SINGAPORE, April 30 (TNSres) -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news: NTU scientists have developed a versatile drug delivery system, inspired by nature. Harnessing the self-assembling properties of proteins from moth caterpillars, the researchers created nanosized capsules that can trap and deliver various drugs. The scientists first identified self-assembling proteins from the tough outer layer of moth caterpillars. The nanocapsules were created using synthetic version  more

SINGAPORE, April 30 (TNSres) -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news: Scientists from NTU Singapore have developed a smart, reusable adhesive more than ten times stronger than a gecko's feet adhesion, pointing the way for development of reusable superglue and grippers capable of holding heavy weights across rough and smooth surfaces. The NTU research team found a way to maximise the adhesion of the smart adhesives by using shape-memory polymers and designing them in the s  more

LONDON, England, April 30 (TNSres) -- The National AIDS Trust issued the following news release: A step-change is needed in local authority health commissioning to fully involve and support Black African and Caribbean communities in their HIV care, a joint report from National AIDS Trust and One Voice Network, says. The new Unheard Voices report gives key recommendations for best practice in order to ensure meaningful engagement with Black communities living with and affected by HIV. It also d  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The National Institute on Retirement Security issued the following news release: * * * Vast Majority of Women Agree Congress Should Act Now to Shore up Social Security * * * Eighty percent of working age American women believe that the U.S. faces a retirement crisis, and 78 percent say the typical worker just can't save enough on their own to guarantee a secure retirement according to a new research infographic from the National Institute on Retirement Securi  more

NEW YORK, April 30 (TNSres) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on April 29, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams today celebrated new economic data showing that the unemployment rate for Black New Yorkers has significantly decreased since the start of the administration. Between January 1, 2022, and April 1, 2024, the Black unemployment rate in the five boroughs decreased from 10.7 percent to 7.9 percent -- a 26 percent decrease. This marks the first time since 2019 tha  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 30 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: How fast does the wind blow on Jupiter? While east-west winds on Jupiter blow at hundreds of meters per second because of the high-speed rotation of the gas giant planet, the north-south winds creep slowly, at one meter per second, and are difficult to measure. Imagine trying to track the path of a leaf drifting lazily upward inside hurricane-force winds. That is the challenge for astron  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, April 30 (TNSres) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: New Mexico State University social work student Nicole Johnson was selected out of more than 1,000 candidates across the country for the prestigious Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship. Funded by the U.S. Department of State, the Rangel Fellowship supports extraordinary individuals pursuing careers in the Foreign Service. Johnson will graduate with honors in May with a BA   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * Laboratory experiments simulate future conditions to help predict the climate resilience of a valuable Alaska fish. * * * As the climate changes, the ocean is simultaneously warming and acidifying. Both have been shown to adversely affect the vulnerable early life stages of Pacific cod. But until now, the interplay of these two envir  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's West Coast Regional Office issued the following feature story: * * * U.S. Representative Jared Huffman and NOAA leaders recognize North Coast Coho Project. * * * A novel Trout Unlimited partnership to help save California's southernmost coho salmon from extinction has won national recognition from NOAA Fisheries. NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Janet Coit presented the Partnership in the Spotlight   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 30 (TNSres) -- The North Carolina Justice Center issued the following news release: What would it take to create a state school system where every student from any background or circumstance can access the educational opportunities that prepare them to thrive economically and socially in college, career, and life? How much would such a system cost if it could offer the resources and programs needed to help students overcome the challenges they face inside and outs  more

ITASCA, Illinois, April 30 (TNSres) -- The National Safety Council issued the following news: * * * Grants are awarded for projects, programs and research dedicated to achieving the mission of zero traffic fatalities in the United States. * * * The National Safety Council is proud to announce the 2024 recipients of the Road to Zero Community Traffic Safety Grants. Through funding provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the awarded grants are for projects, programs and  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Today, as directed by President Biden's Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is releasing a Framework on Nucleic Acid Synthesis Screening to encourage providers of synthetic nucleic acids to implement comprehensive, scalable, and ver  more

DELAWARE, Ohio, April 30 (TNSres) -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Ohio Wesleyan Senior Earns Grant to Spend Nine Months Studying Medical Delivery in India * * * Ohio Wesleyan University senior Mayukha Dyta of Powell, Ohio, has earned a highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program grant to spend nine months in India studying the country's medical diagnostic and treatment delivery methods in urban versus rural areas. Specifically, Dyta has earned a Fu  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 30 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news on April 29, 2024: * * * Case study highlights added danger of illicit fentanyl, especially to first-time users * * * The man arrived unconscious and near death. Previously healthy with no known medical history, the 47-year-old arrived by ambulance to the emergency department at Oregon Health & Science University on Feb. 25, 2023. He was found collapsed in his hotel room, where he was stayi  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, April 30 (TNSres) -- Onsemi, a semiconductors supplier company, issued the following news on April 29, 2024: onsemi (the "Company") (Nasdaq: ON) today announced results for the first quarter of 2024 with the following highlights: * Revenue of $1,862.7 million * GAAP gross margin and non-GAAP gross margin of 45.8% and 45.9%, respectively * GAAP operating margin and non-GAAP operating margin of 28.2% and 29.0%, respectively * GAAP diluted earnings per share and non-GAAP d  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Planned Parenthood Federation of America issued the following news release: As we await a decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in a critical case about federal protections for emergency abortion care, recent research conducted by Morning Consult highlights widespread concern about abortion access and demonstrates there is overwhelming support for emergency medical care for pregnant patients -- including abortion care. The poll underscores the public's stron  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 30 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Their patent-pending method artificially introduces defects into ceramics through preloading at high temperatures * * * Researchers in Purdue University's College of Engineering have developed and validated a patent-pending method that could expand the industrial applications of ceramics by making them more plastically deformable at room temperature. Plasticity or plastic deformability i  more

BRISBANE, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: A QUT-led team of international researchers has made a breakthrough in the development of a type of battery that is much safer and cheaper than the batteries currently charging our smart devices. The research, published in the prestigious Journal of the American Chemical Society, has demonstrated a way of improving the voltage of aqueous zinc-ion batteries, which are a type of rechargea  more

SANTA MONICA, California, April 30 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary to RealClearDefense on April 29, 2024: * * * Bringing Russia to Its Knees By William Courtney and Philip Wasielewski Russia's President Vladimir Putin rants that the West seeks to "dismember and plunder" his country. He is not the first Kremlin leader to allege imagined perfidy. In World War II, Stalin suspected the Allies of delaying a second front so the Nazis could finish off the USSR. Early in the Reagan   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 30 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Rita Esuru Okoroafor was selected to receive $1.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). The funding is part of ARPA-E's Exploratory Topics related to geologic hydrogen, which aim to explore early-stage research and development to advance low-cost, low-emissions hydrogen. This is the first time the Harold Vanc  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 30 (TNSres) -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: From an early age, Allison Keeler '05 (biotechnology) always knew she wanted to be a scientist. As an adult, that dream has come true as she is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Chan Medical School and the lead researcher in the Keeler Lab within the Horae Gene Therapy Center. Keeler applied early to RIT, out of her high   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 30 (TNSres) -- Americans for Prosperity issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: In a recent national online poll conducted by Americans for Prosperity (AFP) in partnership with Public Opinion Strategies, registered voters expressed a strong preference for congressional action on border security and immigration reform. The survey, conducted between April 8th and 11th, of 1,000 registered voters, sheds light on the priorities and sentiments of the American   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 30 (TNSres) -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release: Hongbo Chi, PhD, a faculty member and the Robert G. Webster Endowed Chair in Immunology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, has been recognized as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science Family of Journals. Chi will be formally inducted Sept. 21, during the organizat  more

BROOKLYN, New York, April 30 (TNSres) -- The SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University issued the following news release: * * * New Study Published in Cell by SUNY Downstate Researchers Calls for More Equitable Collaborations and Lasting Community Benefits * * * SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University today announced the publication of a new study in Cell titled "Ending Domestic Helicopter Research." Led by SUNY Downstate associate vice president for Research Strategy and Operations W. Mar  more

SELDEN, New York, April 30 (TNSres) -- Suffolk County Community College issued the following news release: The 10th annual SURC Conference was recently hosted by Suffolk County Community College on the Michael J. Grant Campus in Brentwood. The SUNY Undergraduate Research Conference (SURC) is a multidisciplinary spring semester event. This year's conference attracted 250 registered participants from 22 SUNY institutions. The SURC conference annually brings together undergraduate students and fa  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 30 (TNSres) -- Oklahoma State University's Center for Health Sciences issued the following news: A team of medical students, residents and faculty from the Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, OSU Medicine, and the Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute have found that most sports medicine journals were not adhering to language guidelines specific to obesity. In 2018, the American Medical Association adopted person-centered language  more

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: Researchers at DTU and Lund University have discovered enzymes that remove hindrances that stood in the way of developing universal donor blood. The quest to develop universal donor blood has taken a decisive step forward. Researchers at DTU and Lund University have discovered enzymes that, when mixed with red blood cells, are able to remove specific sugars that make up the A and B anti  more

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Denmark issued the following news: In her PhD, Nathalie investigated how marine bacteria communicate with each other. With the proper knowledge about microorganisms, she believes that we can fight diseases and protect ecosystems in the future. On Saturday, 27 April, she won the Ph.d. Cup 2024. "I am completely overwhelmed and thrilled. I had forgotten it was a competition until all five of us were on stage, and the judge  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 30 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: The Texas A&M Schubot Center for Avian Health has received a $250,000 donation from Harrison's Bird Foods to advance avian health research, with a focus on nutrition, and allow the center to hire a postdoctoral researcher to help lead projects. The new research to be conducted by the Schubot Center will determine how different diets contr  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities issued the following news on April 29, 2024: Last week, The Guild's Deans of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities gathered at the University of Glasgow. In their statement they stress the importance of the reassociation of the UK to Horizon Europe and its successor programmes, full empowerment of SSAH research collaborations in EU framework programmes and the urgent need for Switzerland to associate to  more

LONDON, England, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Greenwich issued the following news: The University of Greenwich has released it's Annual Sustainability Report for 2022-23. The report showcases the progress it has made, including achieving the 8th position in the People and Planet University League table. The report highlights that the university ranked 86th in the Times Higher Education Impact Ranking out of 1,700 universities globally, and joint 14th in the world for delivering outco  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 30 (TNSres) -- Emory University's Humanities Division issued the following news: Three Emory University faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies and a leading center for independent policy research. Emory faculty elected this year include: * Deborah E. Lipstadt, Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies * Laura Otis, Samuel Candler Dobbs Profe  more

IRVINE, California, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * The tests addressed the elusive matter's existence despite it never having been observed * * * Computer simulations by astronomers support the idea that dark matter - matter that no one has yet directly detected but which many physicists think must be there to explain several aspects of the observable universe - exists, according to the researchers, who include those a  more

RIVERSIDE, California, April 27 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Medium-sized pooches face greater risks * * * Medium-sized dogs have a higher risk of developing cancer than the very largest or smallest breeds, according to a UC Riverside study. The study, published in the Royal Society Open Science, set out to test a model of how cancer begins. This model, called the multistage model, predicts that size is a risk factor for cancer.   more

LA JOLLA, California, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: By Ioana Patringenaru A modified pacifier and AI algorithms to analyze the data it produces could determine if newborns are learning the proper mechanics of nursing, a recent study shows. Specifically, the researchers from the University of California San Diego measured if babies are generating enough suckling strength to breastfeed and whether they are suckling in a regular pa  more

DAYTON, Ohio, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD In the News wrap up: Regional and local media highlighted an agreement to reduce UD's carbon footprint by 71%, partnerships to create education and career opportunities for area students, and Flyer Pitch winners. The Conversation and ABC News featured faculty expertise. * * * Reducing UD's carbon footprint: New project to turn waste heat into power (https://www.diigo.com/user/udnews?query=%23waste_heat_project  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: Researchers are using metabolomics -- the analysis of molecules that the body produces during its cellular processes -- to develop more effective and personalized interventions to treat and prevent cancer. When two patients with cancer receive the same treatment, it's not always clear why patients respond differently. If one patient goes into remission and another does not, or on  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Mental Health issued the following research highlight on April 29, 2024: People who experience sensory hypersensitivity have a heightened awareness of and reactivity to sensory stimuli, such as sound, sight, touch, and taste. Sensory hypersensitivity is a symptom often associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), as more than 90% of children who have ASD experience this sensory ch  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, April 30 (TNSres) -- Union Pacific issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Union Pacific Railroad today released its annual Building America Report, highlighting progress on key goals, including safety and sustainability, as well as the development and testing of a new cutting-edge hybrid battery-electric locomotive. "The Building America Report is a comprehensive reflection on our daily drive toward operational excellence, our ongoing commitment to providing the   more

BUFFALO, New York, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) issued the following news release: * * * UB researchers are finding that the active form of this gene promotes a broad range of protective traits * * * The University at Buffalo team that discovered how a gene found in 75% of us protects against neurodegeneration has now found that this same gene enhances immune function as well. The new findings were published in eBioMedicine online before prin  more

LONDON, England, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University College London issued the following news: People not only think political news is likelier to be true if it reinforces their ideological biases, but will tend to trust news more if it leads them to adopt more extreme (and even incorrect) beliefs, finds a new study by a UCL researcher. The study, published in American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, found that when people were presented with new information on politically sensitive topics,   more

ABERDEEN, Scotland, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Aberdeen issued the following news: New research from the University of Aberdeen could lead to the development of medication for disease that affects 1 in 4 people worldwide but is currently untreatable. The study, which is published in Cell Metabolism was carried out by an international team of scientists, led by Professor Lora Heisler from the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute and Dr Fiona Murray from the University's Institute  more

KOLN, Germany, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Cologne issued the following news release: * * * Scientists at the University of Cologne discover that the linear ubiquitin assembly complex (LUBAC) is essential for proper immune response and demonstrate the potential of targeted therapeutic interventions in managing immune dysregulation / publication in 'Nature Immunology' * * * A team of researchers led by Dr Hirotsugu Oda at the University of Cologne's CECAD Cluster of Excellence for   more

HELSINKI, Finland, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Helsinki issued the following news release: A recently completed study indicates that circulatory protein levels can provide important information for increasingly accurate diagnoses and personalised care in patients with aggressive B-cell lymphoma. Researchers at the University of Helsinki identified a specific protein profile linked to more severe disease. B-cell lymphoma is the most common cancer of the lymphatic system. In roughly 3  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: By Bryan Luhn Science is taking a huge step forward in the quest for superconductors that will not require ultra-high pressure to function thanks to multinational research led by Xiaojia Chen at the University of Houston. "It has long been superconductivity researchers' goal to ease or even eliminate the critical controls currently required regarding temperature and pressure," said Chen, the M.D. Anders  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: New research from the University of Kansas has found an intervention based on the science of reading and math effectively helped English learners boost their comprehension, visualize and synthesize information, and make connections that significantly improved their math performance. The intervention, performed for 30 minutes twice a week for 10 weeks with 66 third-grade English language learners who disp  more

LIVERPOOL, England, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: The University of Liverpool is to lead an exciting new MRC-funded medicines career development partnership with Queen Mary University London, the University of Glasgow, the University of Manchester, and a number of industry partners. The Medical Research Council (MRC) Medicines Development Fellowship Programme will strengthen interactions between academia and industry to deliver world-class   more

LIVERPOOL, England, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: The Pandemic Institute (TPI) has come together with partners to award almost pound sterling500,000 for research on Avian Influenza, in collaboration with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Avian Influenza, also known as Bird flu, is a virus that can cause illness in captive and wild birds, and also has the potential to spread to mammals including humans. Certain forms of the virus are te  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: A team of University of Louisiana at Lafayette students designed and built a flower-shaped structure that's caught the eye of NASA. The reason? Its potential to enhance scientific observation of planets outside Earth's solar system. The five-member team's small-scale starshade - coupled with extensive documentation about its construction and capabilities - placed third in NASA's  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Melbourne issued the following news: New research from a major retail and dining precinct in China shows retailers who adopt new ecommerce strategies are reinvigorating the city-centres main streets. The precinct in Wuhan's Jiang Han Road, similar to Melbourne's Bourke Street or Sydney's Pitt Street Mall, has undergone significant transformation, with new research revealing local business owners are overhauling the way shoppers inter  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * Sophomore Ethan Tieu is involved in two neuroscience labs and was recently named a Goldwater Scholar, one of the most distinguished awards for future researchers in science, math, or engineering. * * * By Janette Neuwahl Tannen When Ethan Tieu was in the seventh grade, his fascination with research began. He had just learned about mitochondria as the body's source of energy when he was assi  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Access to naloxone -- a life-saving medication known by its brand name Narcan -- continues to grow across Nebraska through the Stop Overdose Nebraska program, but many of the state's residents still do not know how to acquire or use it. Naloxone can quickly reverse an opioid drug overdose by blocking opiate receptors in the brain, and wide access to the medication has saved coun  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: Groundwater levels in much of Nebraska continue to decline after several years of prolonged drought, according to the most recent statewide groundwater level report from the Conservation and Survey Division in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's School of Natural Resources. Of the 4,822 wells measured statewide, 85% exhibited declines from spring 2022 to spring 2023. Groundwat  more

SYDNEY, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: By Lilly Matson Filaments engineered by scientists at UNSW Sydney were shown to produce electricity from moisture in the air. Engineered protein filaments originally produced by bacteria have been modified by scientists to conduct electricity. In a study published recently in the journal Small, researchers revealed that protein nanowires - which were modified by adding a single compound - ca  more

SYDNEY, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: By Cecilia Duong Pregnant women should follow advice that reduces the risk of food poisoning, says a UNSW food safety expert. Thinking of reaching for the brie cheese if you're expecting a child? Think again. According to Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), pregnant women should avoid foods such as soft or semi-soft pasteurised white cheese including brie, camembert, feta or ricotta  more

SYDNEY, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: By Lilly Matson Understanding the impact of social connections on pain management could improve treatment outcomes. An individual's experience of pain from medical treatment can be heightened by witnessing other people's responses to the same treatment, with this negative experience subsequently spreading to others, scientists have discovered. You may have heard of the placebo effect - a bene  more

SYDNEY, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news: By Lachlan Gilbert Cognitive behaviour therapy appeared to have more long-lasting effects when treating prolonged grief disorder, while mindfulness therapy also showed some benefits. Researchers from UNSW Sydney have compared the effectiveness of two different therapies that deal with prolonged grief disorder where people experience persistent yearning for the bereaved, thought to affect betwe  more

CALLAGHAN, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Newcastle issued the following news: City of Newcastle (CN), the University of Newcastle and FAUNA Research Alliance have joined forces to investigate ways to protect Squirrel Gliders in the Lower Hunter. The marsupial is at risk of local extinction due to habitat loss, damage and fragmentation, while also contending with heat stress, vehicle collisions and predation by introduced species. Intensive monitoring by a University of New  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The University of Oklahoma has received a nearly $4 million congressional appropriation for supply chain risk management research from the 448th Supply Chain Management Wing of the U.S. Air Force Sustainment Center. The project, coordinated by the Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute and Data Institute for Societal Challenges, aims to improve the Department of Defense's supply cha  more

ADELAIDE, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: Running, cycling, or swimming - if you regularly exercise, you're well on track for a long and healthy life, as groundbreaking new research from the University of South Australia finds that an increased cardio fitness level will reduce your risk of death from any cause by 11-17%. Published in BJSM, the study found that for every 1-MET increase in cardiorespiratory fitness - the amount  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Cho's novel approach could increase viability and efficacy of islet cell transplants * * * The chair of the Bioengineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington is working on an invention that will allow for better treatment of Type 1 diabetes patients. Michael Cho's approach, which he recently patented, will aid doctors in increasing the viability and effica  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: Some families call it a trial of faith. Others just call it a curse. The progressive neurological disease known as spinocerebellar ataxia 4 (SCA4) is a rare condition, but its effects on patients and their families can be severe. For most people, the first sign is difficulty walking and balancing, which gets worse as time progresses. The symptoms usually start in a person's forties or fif  more

COVENTRY, England, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Warwick Business School issued the following news: New research has found that the type of smile used by a political leader can influence voters to support them and their political agenda. There are many different types of smile, and the researchers - Nick Lee, Professor of Marketing at Warwick Business School, Carl Senior, of Aston University, Patrick Stewart, of the University of Arkansas, and Erik Bucy, of Texas Tech University - fo  more

PERTH, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: A project at The University of Western Australia that aims to improve the dental health of Indigenous children has been awarded almost $1.5 million in Federal Government funding. Dr Peter Arrow, from UWA's Dental School, will lead the research funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council's Partnership Project scheme with partner funding support from the Stan Perron Charitable Fou  more

PERTH, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Western Australia issued the following news: The University of Western Australia's Suicide Prevention and Resilience Research Centre (SPARRC) has launched an Australian-first survey aimed at gaining deeper insights into mental health within the construction industry. The study, led by SPARRC Business Support Manager and UWA lecturer Michael Kyron in partnership with leading industry suicide prevention organisation MATES in Construction W  more

WINDSOR, Ontario, April 30 (TNSres) -- University of Windsor issued the following news: From conducting chemistry lab experiments to launching a start-up, two chemistry and biochemistry doctoral candidates are taking their research knowledge and turning it into a viable medical technology business venture. Michelle Dao (BSc 2017, MSc 2020) and Joy-Lynn Kobti (BSc 2020) found rapid success as the winners of the RBC Founders Program hosted by the Entrepreneurship Practice and Innovation Centre (  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * ISI researchers explore how to advance AI toward more authentic interaction. * * * How can we make large language models more human-like? How far do we go? What does it really mean to be "like a human"? "I think the most distinguishing feature of our species is our creative ability to use tools," advanced Jonathan May, research team leader at US  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: Assistant Professor Jiachen Zhang brings her expertise in computational modeling and science-based public policy to her new role at Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. When Jiachen Zhang (PhD '19) was growing up in Beijing, she remembers the yellow-grey skies of overcast mornings. She wasn't aware that she was witnessing the   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: In a recent round of grant awards, the U.S. Department of Defense selected the STRONG STAR Consortium based at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) for a total of $17 million in funding to launch eight new research projects focused on traumatic brain injury and psychological health. The combined projects will en  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: * * * Study finds breast, cervical and colorectal cancer screening substantially lower in clinics serving underrepresented communities compared to overall national and state rates. * * * A national study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and The University of New Mexico (UNM) Comprehensive Cancer Center found major  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: By examining which genes were turned on and off in a mix of cell types from breast cancer biopsies, a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers developed a tool that can accurately predict which patients with breast cancer will respond to immunotherapies. Their findings, reported in Cell Reports Medicine, could offer a new way to perform precision medicine, whi  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 30 (TNSres) -- Utah State University issued the following news: By Sydney Dahle Scientists have typically assumed that forest disturbances reduce evaporation and transpiration and increase the amount of water available to streams. But new research at Utah State University has shown that in dry climates the opposite can occur and disturbing forests actually results in less water becoming available. Sara Goeking, along with co-author and faculty mentor David Tarboton, receive  more

EL PASO, Texas, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: Seven current students and recent graduates from The University of Texas at El Paso have received two of the most highly competitive national scholarships for research in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) -- the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP). The Goldwater Scholarship is awarded to soph  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 30 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * A new tool to identify infants most at risk for severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness could aid pediatricians in prioritizing children under 1 to receive a preventive medication before RSV season (October-April). * * * A new tool to identify infants most at risk for severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) illness could aid pediatricians in prioritizing children  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, April 30 (TNSres) -- Wake Forest School of Medicine issued the following news release: A new study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that school entry requirements are linked to an increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations. The findings appear online in Pediatrics. HPV is a common sexually transmitted infection, which can cause health problems such as genital warts and certain cancers. To prevent infection, the Centers  more

PULLMAN, Washington, April 30 (TNSres) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: While increasingly visible among adults, polyamory also exists among adolescents, and as a new study indicates, so does the stigma that can come with it. A Washington State University study of 323 youth ages 12 to 17 at an LGBTQ+ summer camp found that 54, or about 16.7%, identified as polyamorous or ambiamorous, meaning they were open to either monogamous or polyamorous relationships. Thes  more

DANBURY, Connecticut, April 30 (TNSres) -- Western Connecticut State University issued the following news release: Western Research Day, an annual event where Western Connecticut State University undergraduate and graduate students officially present their research and other creative projects, will be held on Friday, May 3, 2024, and the public is invited to attend to learn from this scholarship and hear keynote speaker Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in th  more

MACOMB, Illinois, April 30 (TNSres) -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: The Center for Undergraduate Research, a collaboration between the Centennial Honors College and the WIU Libraries, is thrilled to announce that WIU junior Karissa Geisinger has been selected to receive the inaugural Center for Undergraduate Research Scholarship. This $500 scholarship aims to support and recognize exceptional research by undergraduate students at WIU. Geisinger's project invol  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Michigan's Rogel Cancer Center issued the following news release: University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center researcher Arul Chinnaiyan, M.D., Ph.D., has received a $5 million grant from the J.C. Kennedy Foundation to conduct laboratory tests of a potential drug candidate targeting a master regulator that controls the majority of genes involved in the most challenging type of prostate cancer. The SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex w  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Amid the challenges that the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility faced in assembling and launching the world's first exascale-class (more than a quintillion calculations per second) supercomputer, Frontier, one key component was hitch-free. Integral to Frontier's functionality is its ability to store the vast amounts of data it produces   more

BRISBANE, Australia, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Queensland University of Technology issued the following news: Playing video games can help boost children's wellbeing in ways including making them feel competent, empowered and socially connected to others, according to a QUT study featured in a new UNICEF report on the impact of gaming. The UNICEF report was released today, with the Australian component based on a QUT study led by Professor Daniel Johnson from the ARC Centre of Excellence for th  more

FULLERTON, California, April 30 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: All across campus, students are studying for finals, picking up their caps and gowns, posing for photos, and preparing to make that long-awaited trip across the commencement stage. Their moment has arrived: It's time to celebrate Cal State Fullerton's Class of 2024. This year, 13,347 Titans are eligible to participate in commencement, including 11,390 undergraduate and 1,957 grad  more

LAWTON, Oklahoma, April 30 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: "Numerical Processes for Appoximating Solutions of Nonlinear Equations," a research paper co-authored by CU faculty member Dr. Ioannis K. Argyros, CU alumni Samundra Regmi and Christopher I. Argyros and Dr. Santhosh George has been honored with the 2024 Best Paper Award by Axioms, an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal of mathematics, mathematical logic and mathematical physics. Ioannis K. Argyros  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Lycoming College issued the following news: Lycoming College announced that graduating senior, Hiyori Iai, was named the recipient of the 2024 Chieftain Award during the College's annual Honors Convocation ceremony on Sunday, April 21, at Williamsport's Community Arts Center, to an audience of students and their families, as well as faculty and staff. Iai was recognized for her dedication to academic excellence, community service, cocurricular activities,  more

LONDON, England, April 30 -- City, University of London issued the following news: Students and alumni pitched their startup ideas for a share of the pound sterling15,000 prize pot at CitySpark, an entrepreneurship competition hosted by City, University of London. After receiving more than 122 applications for the annual contest, City's entrepreneurship arm CityVentures selected 10 finalists who pitched a range of inventive business concepts to an expert judging panel. Ideas included a platfo  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Projects funded through the Swanson School of Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Internship (SURI) program * * * Research and innovation flourish full-time at the University of Pittsburgh -- even during summer break. Forty-four Pitt students will complete funded research projects through the 14th annual Summer Undergraduate Research Internships (S  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 30 -- Florida State University issued the following news: By Kathleen Haughney Florida State University has recognized eight outstanding faculty members with the Developing Scholar Award, which recognizes the research and creative contributions of associate professors. The recognition comes with a one-time award of $10,000 to be used to promote the awardee's program of research and creativity during the academic year subsequent to the award's presentation. "We hav  more

HASTINGS, Nebraska, April 30 -- Hastings College issued the following news: Several Hastings College students have been inducted into honoraries this academic year. Groups and students who were inducted are included below. Alpha Chi, a national collegiate all-discipline academic honor society intended to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among college and university students, inducted five students. The organization accepts only students who place in the top 10 percent of the  more

ORLANDO, Florida, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Institute of Internal Auditors issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Global survey of internal audit hiring managers and collegiate educators reveals key factors to identify and attract talent * * * The recruitment and hiring landscape for internal audit must evolve to ensure the profession keeps pace with a changing risk environment. That's according to the results of a new report 'Fueling the Internal Audit Student Talent Pipe  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 29 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: LEADERSHIP Q&A Transcript Welcome to the Michigan Minds Podcast, where we explore the wealth of knowledge from faculty experts at University of Michigan. I'm Greta Guest, state communications manager, for the Michigan News office. Last January, president Santa J. Ono set the university on a path to imagine what aspirations the University of Michigan could achieve in the next 10 years. UM's Vision 2034 is   more

MINOT, North Dakota, April 30 -- Minot State University issued the following news release: Minot State University announced Thursday its new data science program has been approved by the Air University Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative (AU-ABC). This program, tailored to the unique needs of the military community at the Minot Air Force Base, on campus, and throughout the world, offering two certificates, a major and a minor, ultimately leading to a Bachelor of Science in Data Science. Ac  more

SINGAPORE, April 30 -- Nanyang Technological University issued the following news: NTU and United Arab Emirates (UAE) tech firm Kintsugi debuted at the inaugural Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League (A2RL) held at the iconic Yas Marina Circuit, a race track renowned in Formula 1 racing. As the only representative from Southeast Asia, NTU Singapore showcased its technological expertise in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autonomous driving on a global stage, competing against top-tier institution  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, April 30 -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news: For the first time since 2019, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga commencement will fill McKenzie Arena to the rafters. Restrictions that had previously applied to UTC commencement ceremonies--first going virtual due to COVID-19; then limited when returning to an in-person format due to pandemic and public health restrictions; and finally limited seating capacity because of McKen  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 29 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Three Syracuse University students have been awarded prestigious graduate research fellowships through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), and two students have been recognized with honorable mentions. The fellowship recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees in the U.S. The five-year fellowship in  more

FORT SMITH, Arkansas, April 30 -- The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith issued the following news: Top students from 41 academic programs at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith were given accolades for their work when they received Academic Excellence Awards from the university. Each year, the Academic Excellence Awards honor students who have shown exceptional dedication in the classroom as nominated by UAFS faculty members. Recipients of the awards and their fields of study are: Alma:   more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * Sophomore Ethan Tieu is involved in two neuroscience labs and was recently named a Goldwater Scholar, one of the most distinguished awards for future researchers in science, math, or engineering. * * * By Janette Neuwahl Tannen When Ethan Tieu was in the seventh grade, his fascination with research began. He had just learned about mitochondria as the body's source of energy when he was assi  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 30 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A University of Texas at Arlington computer scientist hopes to understand the quality of users' experiences in virtual reality (VR) by using artificial intelligence (AI) to quantify physiological reactions to immersive videos. Ming Li, associate professor of computer science and engineering, earned a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for her research. Yingying Zhu, assist  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, April 30 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire Campus issued the following news: The Universities of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved a lease for Mayo Clinic Health System to occupy integrated research workspace in the new Science and Health Sciences Building at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Regents on Monday approved the 30-year lease of 10,000 square feet of research, instructional, office and meeting space in the building to be occupied by   more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * ISI researchers explore how to advance AI toward more authentic interaction. * * * How can we make large language models more human-like? How far do we go? What does it really mean to be "like a human"? "I think the most distinguishing feature of our species is our creative ability to use tools," advanced Jonathan May, research team leader at US  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, April 30 -- The University of West Florida, a component of public state university system in Florida, issued the following news release: A University of West Florida Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering student team recently placed second in the Sumo Robot category of the National Robotics Challenge. The competition was held in Marion, Ohio, on April 18-20. Mechanical engineering majors Kobi Menser, Trey Owens, Emmalee McClain, Vero Vargas Salinas, Luke Bryant, Ped  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 30 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: By Leila Ugincius Sam Lyons wanted a range of options when choosing among colleges, so he applied to a fair number - in his case, 48. His acceptance by 40 set a record at Franklin High School, as did the more than $1.6 million in scholarship offers he received, leading to a press release from the local school system. "I applied to a lot of colleges because I had the mindset that I didn't want to just   more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, April 30 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: Dr. Sherif Abdelhamid, assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences (CIS) and outreach liaison officer of the Cyber Defense Laboratory (CyDef) at Virginia Military Institute, has developed a program with educational institutions to foster knowledge and interest in cutting-edge technology fields among high school and middle school students. The program, funded through a Departmen  more