BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Global Wind Energy Council issued the following news release: Following extensive member consultation, GWEC is releasing its latest position paper, "A global wind energy industry perspective on integrating non-price criteria into auction frameworks" (https://gwec.net/download/333191/?tmstv=1714481777). This timely publication offers a view of evolving auction strategies and the considerations for non-price criteria (NPC) in wind energy procurement, with   more

EL PASO, Texas, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: An estimated 168 billion gallons of wastewater -- or produced water -- is generated annually by the Permian Basin fracking industry, according to a 2022 report by the Texas Produced Water Consortium. The major waste stream has proved both difficult and costly to treat because of the chemical complexity of the water. In a new study published in the journal Water, researchers at The Uni  more

CEREDIGION, Wales, May 1 (TNSres) -- Aberystwyth University issued the following news: New nest boxes have started appearing around Aberystwyth as part of a new study to understand the impact of climate change on competition between birds. Wales' climate is warming because of human activity, with 2022 and 2023 the warmest years on record. Climate change is affecting the breeding patterns of different species of birds: great tits are laying their eggs two weeks earlier today than they were in   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living issued the following news: Self Advocates Becoming Empowered and ACL's Administration on Disabilities are pleased to announce the 2024-2025 Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SAR-TAC) award fellows. Seven fellows were chosen based on the policy or leadership project they wanted to do to help the self advocacy movement. Fellows are listed below with their stat  more

YONKERS, New York, May 1 (TNSres) -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * More Than a Quarter Find Serious Mistakes Consumer Reports and WorkMoney call on credit bureaus to ensure reports are accurate and offer tips to consumers who find mistakes * * * A new joint investigation by Consumer Reports and WorkMoney (https://www.consumerreports.org/money/credit-scores-reports/serious-mistakes-found-in-credit-reports-a1061511185/) found that almost half of c  more

MADRID, Spain, May 1 (TNSres) -- UN Tourism (formerly the United Nations World Tourism Organization) issued the following news on April 30, 2024: Demand for travel to destinations across the Americas is on the rise, a new report released today by Amadeus in collaboration with UN Tourism shows. "Travel Insights 2024: Focus on the Americas, May to August 2024 (https://www.amadeus-hospitality.com/resources/travel-insights-2024-may-august-focus-on-the-americas/)," is the second in a series of repo  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The American Cleaning Institute issued the following news: * * * * ACI Distinguished Paper Award Presented at AOCS Annual Meeting * * * Research that could be used to inform surfactant formulation has been recognized as the best paper published in 2023 in the Journal of Surfactants and Detergents. The authors were recognized during the 2024 American Oil Chemists' Society (AOCS) Annual Meeting, held April 28-May 1 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Distinguished  more

FARMINGTON HILLS, Michigan, May 1 (TNSres) -- The American Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The American Concrete Institute has released the 2024 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications, and Practices (https://www.concrete.org/store/productdetail.aspx?ItemID=COLOL&Format=SUBSCRIPTION&Language=English&Units=US_Units). The ACI Collection is the most comprehensive and largest single source of information on concrete design, construction, materials, and repair, with o  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The American Gaming Association issued the following news release: * * * Executives Expect Improved Balance Sheet Health, Moderated Growth * * * Amidst an evolving economic landscape, gaming executives report a positive outlook on future industry business conditions while remaining satisfied with the current business environment, according to the American Gaming Association's (AGA) Gaming Industry Outlook (https://www.americangaming.org/resources/aga-gaming-ceo-  more

BERKELEY, California, May 1 (TNSres) -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Study spans 12 tech companies, including Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta, and highlights financial risk from investments in high-carbon industries such as oil and gas * * * Today, researchers at the University of Waterloo (Canada), in partnership with As You Sow, released a new report (https://www.asyousow.org/reports/the-impact-of-energy-sector-investments-on-the-financia  more

SYDNEY, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Australian Banking Association issued the following news release: Banks are continuing to play their part to protect Australians from scams, as the industry welcomes a new report showing scam losses fell by 13 per cent last year. The Australian Banking Association acknowledges the release today of the 2023 Targeting Scams Report by the National Anti-Scam Centre. Whilst there was an 18.5 per cent increase in scam reports in 2023, financial losses dropped  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Australian Conservation Foundation issued the following news release: A first-of-its kind investigation by the Australian Conservation Foundation has shown multiple catastrophic failures of the national nature law's biodiversity offsets scheme. Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), the federal environment minister routinely approves projects that will forever destroy threatened species and habitat on the   more

COVENTRY, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The British Coatings Federation issued the following news release: * * * * The British Coatings Federation launches Demystifying 'Eco' Paints guide to help consumers better understand green credentials of paint this Bank Holiday * BCF seeking to address concerns around companies that may be making misleading claims to help make products stand out in a competitive marketplace * Handy online guide provides essential information for anyone keen to know more  more

LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, April 30 (TNSres) -- BASF, a producer of chemicals, plastics, performance products and crop protection products to oil and gas, issued the following news release: * * * Glasurit 100 Line proves highest value in real world collision repair applications Real data for outstanding performance in sustainability, process efficiency and consumption Lowest VOC value below 250 g/L, exceeds all global requirements * * * Smart business decisions should be based on data. Four ye  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 1 (TNSres) -- Born Free USA issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Wildlife conservation and animal advocacy nonprofit, Born Free USA, has today released Clawing at the Cages: Big Cats in Zoos, a major new report detailing the suffering of big cats in captivity. The report highlights the core group of wild cat species traditionally referred to as "big cats," including lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars, but also includes data from cheetahs and mountai  more

LONDON, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The British Department for Education issued the following news release: * * * Government to launch consultation on lifting the 50% cap alongside proposals on opening special faith-based academies. * * * Proposals to create more good school places through lifting the faith cap will be unveiled today (Wednesday 1 May), as new data shows over half of schools are now academies. A consultation on lifting the 50% cap, which applies to new faith free schools, wil  more

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, May 1 (TNSres) -- Brock University issued the following news: By Cathy Majtenyi The Regional Municipality of Niagara was effective in its website communications during the COVID-19 crisis, but the websites of its 12 local municipalities were less successful in relaying information to their constituents, according to recent Brock research. "Everything was top notch on the Niagara Region website, but you can't always depend on people going to that site," says Assistant   more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, May 1 (TNSres) -- Bryn Mawr College issued the following news: Juan Suarez Ontaneda, assistant professor of Spanish, has received a Wolf Humanities Center Faculty Fellowship. Suarez Ontaneda's research analyzes how Latin American states produce discourses about race, and how people respond to those discourses both individually and collectively. His current book manuscript, Palimpsests of Blackness in Latin America: The Performative Lives of Nascimento, Zapata Olivella,  more

SAN JOSE, California, May 1 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: As part of a statewide effort to address gun violence, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today was joined by gun violence prevention leaders from across the Bay Area and Central Coast for a roundtable discussion. The roundtable in San Jose is the third in a series of meetings led by Attorney General Bonta across the state to bring together leaders of community-b  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following news release: Statistics Canada just released the most recent poverty and food insecurity data for 2022 and Nova Scotia's rates are alarming. Some of the highlights from the data (using the Market Basket Measure and the Canadian Income Survey) include: Poverty: * Nova Scotia's poverty rate increased by 52% between 2021 and 2022 (from 8.6% to 13.1%). This is the highest in the country, surpassin  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund issued the following news on April 29, 2024: On April 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) and Office of Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity (OCRE) conducted a live webinar to assist organizations in understanding the requirements of the CDFI Fund's Title VI Compliance Worksheet. This webinar cove  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, today unveils early findings from our Women, Money, & Politics Watch 2024 project. This resource analyzes gender and campaign finance from both the recipient and donor perspectives, with additional examinations for race/ethnicity, party af  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Center for Economic and Policy Research issued the following news release: A new report (https://cepr.net/report/the-rising-cost-of-debt-an-obstacle-to-achieving-climate-and-development-goals/) from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) shows how external debt challenges affecting almost 80 countries continue to hamper global efforts to address the climate crisis. Due to factors such as interest rate hikes and escalating debt servicing costs, natio  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, May 1 (TNSres) -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: By Eric Baerren There's dark immediacy to Micah Zuhl's heat stroke research. By 2030, it could kill someone working a job approximately every 20 minutes. Zuhl, part of the School of Health Sciences faculty, hopes to make working in a warming world safer by determining whether nutritional supplements and work breaks done better can save lives. Heat-related deaths are expected to increase as a wa  more

DARWIN, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- Charles Darwin University issued the following news: A new study by Charles Darwin University's (CDU) Molly Wardaguga Research Centre has shown that Australian private midwifery programs have achieved better outcomes for women and their babies compared to the Australian national average. Through private midwifery programs, women are allocated a primary midwife who is on call from the initial booking through to six weeks post-partum. This continuity of care  more

DARWIN, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- Charles Darwin University issued the following news: Businesses unsure how to survive the next global tragedy should have no fear, with a new study showing how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can help organisations stay afloat in rapidly changing times. The new study led by Charles Darwin University (CDU) examined how AI can predict what factors impact an organisation's ability to anticipate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from economic disruptions. D  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 30 (TNSres) -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news: Healthcare providers are a vital resource for autistic adolescents and their families as they prepare for the transition to adulthood, which may include learning to drive, according to a new study from researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), recently published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Researchers with the Center for Injury Research and   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 1 (TNSres) -- The city of Alexandria issued the following news release: The City of Alexandria is conducting a resident survey in its ongoing effort to make data-driven decisions that reflect the needs of our constituents. What Residents Can Expect A randomly selected sample of residents will receive mailings requesting their feedback on a variety of City services. The City will use those responses to inform future decisions. Any information that could be used to ide  more

LONDON, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The City University London's Bayes Business School issued the following news: * * * Professor ManMohan Sodhi is one of 46 newly elected Fellows of the Production & Operations Management Society (POMS). * * * The Production & Operations Management Society (POMS) has elected Professor ManMohan Sodhi FIMA, FORS, FPOMS, Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), to be among this year's cohort of new Fellows. T  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- Common Cause issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Findings compiled from first ever commissioner conference * * * Today, the leading redistricting reform organization, Common Cause, published a new report outlining the steps to securing fair voting maps at every level of government. The report, "The Roadmap for Fair Maps in 2030," provides a detailed summary of the conclusions from the first ever convening of people-led redistricting commis  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 1 (TNSres) -- Conservation International issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * More than half of The Fashion Pact members developing actionable biodiversity strategies * * * Industry-leading fashion companies have made significant progress toward achieving environmental goals addressing deforestation and biodiversity loss, ocean plastics, fossil fuel usage, and more. The "Transforming the Fashion Sector to Drive Positive Outcomes for Biodiversity  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- CTIA-The Wireless Association issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Policymakers Should Facilitate Continued Wireless Investment and Secure U.S. Economic Competitiveness * * * The wireless industry, relying on full-power, licensed spectrum, is the second-largest domestic source of direct investment into America's economy, according to a new report from the Advanced Analytical Consulting Group (AACG), commissioned by CTIA. "Wireless investme  more

NEW YORK, May 1 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: Mental disorders are common among people with HIV (PWH) and often lead to poor HIV outcomes. However, evidence-based mental health screening and treatment protocols are not widely used in low-resource HIV clinics. A recent study explored factors that affect integrating mental health services into HIV clinics in Cameroon. "Common mental health disor  more

PERTH, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- Curtin University issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Curtin University has unveiled a new multi-million dollar venture studio to fast-track innovation in the resources industry and develop new technologies to support net-zero emissions by 2050 under the Trailblazer Universities Program. The $18.6 million platform will build and accelerate the growth of start-ups that are focused on pioneering sustainable resources solutions. Assistant Mini  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, May 1 (TNSres) -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Policy Research Shop project meets with regional planning commission. * * * In the midst of a regional and national housing crisis, how can New Hampshire and Vermont towns in the Upper Valley create affordable housing for a larger, more diverse, and more mobile workforce while also considering budget-conscious development, the rural nature of the region, and the desire of many towns to maintain their  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, May 1 (TNSres) -- Dell Technologies, a company that says it provides technology and services portfolio for the data era, issued the following news release: Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) is expanding its data protection portfolio of appliances, software and as-a-Service offerings to help customers strengthen cyber resiliency in the face of increasing cyberattacks. With advances across the Dell Data Protection portfolio, Dell is helping customers build a modern and resilient   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, April 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Groundbreaking report provides ambitious framework for accelerating clean energy deployment while minimizing risks and costs in the face of climate change * * * In the face of accelerating climate change, the U.S. aims to reduce the net carbon emissions of its economy to zero by 2050. Achieving this goal will require an unprecedented deployment of clean  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The AFL-CIO's Department for Professional Employees issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Last week, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual Special 301 Report, which details the findings of USTR's review of intellectual property (IP) protection and enforcement in countries around the world. Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE) President Jennifer Dorning released the following statement on the r  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 1 (TNSres) -- Drexel University issued the following news release: Racial disparities continue to exist in autism research, negatively impacting Black autistic children. They are misdiagnosed, receive access to inferior quality services, and are almost twice as likely as white autistic children to have a co-occurring intellectual disability. To examine this void, the National Institute of Mental Health funded the "Racism and Resilience among Black Autistic Child  more

LONDON, England, April 30 (TNSres) -- The European Animal Research Association issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: A study of the websites of biomedical institutions in Belgium, by the European Animal Research Association (EARA), to assess how openly they discuss research using animals, shows that the content available to the public is improving, particularly among signatories of the Belgian Transparent Agreement on animal research. The EARA Study of EU-based websites 2024, pu  more

KINGSPORT, Tennessee, April 30 (TNSres) -- Eastman Chemical issued the following news release: Eastman and Lubrizol have successfully partnered on improving adhesion strength of thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) overmolded onto Eastman Tritan(TM) copolyester TX1501HF. The collaboration stemmed from a mutual recognition of overmolding's importance in manufacturing while delivering improved product performance and aesthetics in consumer goods when using Eastman's sustainable material, Tritan(TM) Re  more

ROSEMEAD, California, May 1 (TNSres) -- Edison International, an electric power distributor and energy services company, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * * First-quarter 2024 GAAP loss per share of $0.03; Core EPS of $1.13 * Strong regulatory progress: Received CEMA proposed decision; Submitted GRC rebuttal testimony * Revised best estimate of expected losses for 2017/2018 Wildfire/Mudslide Events, resulting in net after-tax charge of $333 million; Woolsey applicat  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on April 29, 2024: This morning, leaders from the U.S. Department of Transportation 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 Fund and Earthjustice hand delivered comments to the DOT calling for finalization of  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following roundup on April 30, 2024: Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency: * Today, the FDA published the FDA Voices: "A Milestone in Facilitating the Development of Safe and Effective Biosimilars," (https://www.fda.gov/news-events/fda-voices/milestone-facilitating-development-safe-and-effective-biosi  more

VICTORIA, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- Federation University Australia issued the following news release: Federation University Australia's Annual Report for 2023 was tabled in the Victorian State Parliament today. The ongoing financial effects of a downward trend in student enrolments, was further impacted in 2023 by unexpected but necessary changes to international student visa arrangements, resulting in the University recording a significant deficit for the second successive year. The Univ  more

VICTORIA, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- Federation University Australia issued the following news release: Federation University researchers have contributed to the improvement of the perceived lower status of Vocational Education and Training (VET) through their input to the recent House of Representatives' Inquiry into the Perceptions and Status of VET. The suggestions of Emeritus Professor Erica Smith and Adjunct Professor Robin Shreeve, members of Federation University's research group 'Res  more

LEEDS, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- Leeds Beckett University issued the following news on April 30, 2024: * * * FIFPRO, the Professional Footballers Association, Nike, and Leeds Beckett University are collaborating to accelerate research into reducing Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries and increasing player availability * * * The partners of Project ACL, which is launching today, will work proactively with clubs and players in the FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) to better understand th  more

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands, May 1 (TNsres) -- The International Pharmaceutical Federation issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A new global intelligence report from the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), gives the most extensive and representative overview of how the role of pharmacists in vaccination has evolved to date. The report, "Leveraging pharmacy to deliver life-course vaccination" (https://www.fip.org/file/5848), is published today. The report is based on a  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Amanda Rubalcava Five University of California San Diego researchers have been elected 2023 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's largest general scientific organizations. Professors Peter Ebenfelt, Robert Heath, Natalia Komarova, Dean Kit Pogliano and Wei Xiong are among 502 scientists, engineers and innovators who   more

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, May 1 (TNSres) -- The International Renewable Energy Agency issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Communique from G7 Ministers' Meeting on Energy, Climate and Environment calls on IRENA to track the group's collective contribution to COP28's global target to triple renewables by 2030 * * * Today, G7 leaders tasked the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to track and monitor the group's collective contribution toward the global r  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 (TNSres) -- GE HealthCare issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * * Revenues declined 1% year-over-year; Organic revenue growth* was approximately flat * Net income margin was 8.0% versus 7.9% for the prior year; Adjusted Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) margin* was 14.7% versus 14.1% * Diluted earnings per share (EPS) were $0.81 versus $0.41 for the prior year; Adjusted EPS* was $0.90 versus $0.85 * Cash flow from operating activities w  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 1 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: James T. Stroud has been named an Early Career Fellow by the Ecological Society of America. He joins the ranks of nine newly appointed ESA Fellows and ten 2024-2028 ESA Early Career Fellows, elected for "advancing the science of ecology and showing promise for continuing contributions" and recently confirmed by the organization's Governing Board. Stroud, an Elizabeth Smithgall Watts Early Career Ass  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 1 (TNSres) -- Environment and Climate Change Canada issued the following news release: The Government of Canada welcomes the five reports tabled by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development today, which assess federal management of environmental and sustainable development issues and work to mitigate climate change. The findings and recommendations offered by the reports support accountability and transparency and strengthen ongoing work to protect and  more

LONDON, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The National Centre for Universities and Business, a voice of the United Kingdom's universities, businesses, and its members, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: According to ONS data released today the UK experienced a 3.4% increase in real terms in government R&D spending in 2022, from pound sterling14.98 billion to pound sterling15.49 billion. This growth level, however, is significantly less than other OECD nations. Dr Joe Marshall, Chief  more

LONDON, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- Greenpeace UK issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: A tax on the extraction of fossil fuels in the world's richest advanced economies could raise $720 billion by the end of the decade to support the world's most vulnerable facing climate damages, a new report published today has revealed. 'The Climate Damages Tax' report is backed by over 100 climate organisations worldwide including Greenpeace, Stamp Out Poverty, Power Shift Africa and Christi  more

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Group of Eight Australia issued the following news release: An economic analysis undertaken by the Group of Eight (Go8) which represents Australia's leading research-intensive universities, demonstrates there is no direct link between international student numbers and the nation's current housing crisis. Go8 universities either provide or facilitate access to accommodation that caters for over 83,000 students. This is equivalent to  more

HONG KONG, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Hong Kong issued the following news release: The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has studied the role of invertebrates in forest litter decomposition. The study, led by researchers PhD candidate Xiaoyi ZENG and Professor Louise A ASHTON from the School of Biological Sciences at HKU, illustrates the significant contribution of soil invertebrates, specifically termites, to forest litter decomposition in tropical and subtropical regions. The study was r  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: * * * Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Updates Guidelines for First Time Since 1999 to Include Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Among Protected Characteristics * * * The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) -- the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization -- praised the release yesterday of new guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity   more

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Humane Society International issued the following news: * * * Keeping lions and other big cats as pets must be made illegal in South Africa, says Humane Society International/Africa * * * A four-month-old lion cub named Pi, who was rescued from an illegal pet owner in Lebanon, has been safely relocated to his new forever home at a true sanctuary in South Africa. Distressing social media videos surfaced in March 2024 showing the cub being exploit  more

NEW YORK, April 30 (TNSres) -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, a world-renowned immunologist, has been appointed Dean for Translational Research and Therapeutic Innovation of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The appointment reaffirms Icahn Mount Sinai's commitment to pioneering medical progress and catalyzing the rapid advancement of research innovation. Dr. Merad, the Mount Sinai Professor in Cancer Immunology,   more

MUNICH, Germany, April 30 (TNSres) -- ifo Institute issued the following statement by Dresden Branch Executive Directors Joachim Ragnitz and Marcel Thum: * * * The ifo Business Climate Index Eastern Germany rose considerably in April. The barometer of business sentiment for the regional economy in eastern Germany climbed to 92.3 points, up from 90.2 points in March. The eastern German companies surveyed provided assessments of their business situation that were somewhat better than the previou  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 1 (TNSres) -- The International Air Transport Association issued the following news release: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for March 2024 global passenger demand with the following highlights: Total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs), was up 13.8% compared to March 2023. Total capacity, measured in available seat kilometers (ASK), was up 12.3% year-on-year. The March load factor was 82.0% (+1.0ppt compared to Marc  more

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 30 (TNSres) -- Aston University issued the following news: * * * * Dr Carl Senior identified two types of smile - affiliative and reward - given by political leaders during the last UK general election in 2019 * The eventual winner, Boris Johnson, was found to display the affiliative smile, which acts to align voter behaviour * The study is the first to look at how supporters of election losers react to the eventual winner. * * * New research led by Aston Univers  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 1 (TNSres) -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) today announced its first quarter fiscal 2024 financial results. "KBR's extraordinary team has yet again surpassed expectations, delivering outstanding first-quarter results," said Stuart Bradie, KBR's President and CEO. "Our team's unwavering commitment to our customers has led to year-over-year increases across  more

LAVAL, Quebec, May 1 (TNSres) -- Laval University issued the following news release: Cranberry extracts appear to improve intestinal microbiota and help prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. The study of Universite Laval and the Institute of Nutrition and Functional Foods (INAF) reported beneficial effects after only four days of use. Cranberries and berries are associated with multiple health benefits, mainly attributed to their high content of polyphenols, in  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 (TNSres) -- Littelfuse, a circuit protection manufacturer, issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS), a diversified, industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world, today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 30, 2024: * Net sales of $535 million were down 12% versus the prior year period, and down 12% organically * GAAP diluted EPS was $1.93 and adjuste  more

LONDON, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * * Modeling from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) shows that people care more about immediate rewards (personal to them) than benefits that will come over time (ie a cleaner planet for future generations) so aligning these reputations is critical to global collaboration. * New paper disproves seminal   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 (TNSres) -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: Currently, most therapies for allergic diseases require lifelong treatment. Allergic reactions, characterized by ongoing (type 2) inflammation in response to chronic antigen exposure, underlie many chronic diseases in humans, including asthma, atopic dermatitis, ulcerative colitis and more. T helper 2 (Th2) cells play an important role in the body's immune response, particularly in allergic react  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 (TNSres) -- Mass General Brigham issued the following news release: * * * Team of Mass General Brigham, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center investigators identify early detection opportunity to improve risk prediction and create therapeutic treatment options for patients * * * Early detection has the potential to transform treatment and outcomes in cancer care, especially for cancers like liver cancer, which is typically diagnosed at a late stage with limited  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- MedStar Health issued the following news on April 29, 2024: Today, more than 1,000 physicians, scientists, researchers, educators, students, residents/fellows, professors, collaborative partners, executives, and other members of the academic community attended the 2024 MedStar Health-Georgetown University Research & Education Symposium. Co-hosted by MedStar Health and Georgetown University Medical Center, the event culminated with a discussion with Anthony Fauci, M  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Norfolk District issued the following news story: By Breeana Harris, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District Join the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District and Miami-Dade County at the upcoming public meeting on May 2, 2024, from 4 P.M. to 8 P.M. at the Miami-Dade County Main Library Branch in downtown Miami, located at 101 W Flagler St, Miami, FL 33130. This meeting is your opportunity to provide feedb  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Migration Policy Institute issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Employment and skills-based mobility projects aimed at connecting workers from lower- and middle-income countries with jobs abroad have yet to realize their full potential despite growing interest from European and other advanced economies eager to address acute labor shortages, a Migration Policy Institute (MPI) policy brief out today finds. Legal migration pathways that connect u  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following newsletter on April 30, 2024, by State Sen. Mark Koran, R-North Branch: * * * Friends and Neighbors, Last week began as most do during this time of the year in the legislature. Unfortunately, unforeseen circumstances have put a halt on proceedings until more is learned. While I am prepared to comment on what I believe the correct course of action should be for our legislative body, I'd like to t  more

TAMPA, Florida, May 1 (TNSres) -- Moffitt Cancer Center issued the following news release: Moffitt Cancer Center has launched a pioneering clinical trial for patients with late-stage non-small cell lung cancer whose disease has progressed following initial frontline standard of care immunotherapy that includes an immune checkpoint inhibitor alone or combined with chemotherapy. The innovative trial uses a novel oncolytic virus, MEM-288, in combination with the immune checkpoint inhibitor nivolum  more

NEW YORK, April 30 (TNSres) -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: In line with their previous work, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai showed that individuals with heroin use disorder have lower activity in the anterior and dorsolateral PFC when performing an inhibitory control task compared with healthy controls. Importantly, they revealed that 15 weeks of medication-assisted therapy, which included supplemental group therapy, improves impair  more

ALBANY, New York, April 30 (TNSres) -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the start of an angler creel survey of the Mohawk River and adjoining Erie (Barge) Canal from Rome to Waterford from May 1 through the end of October. This creel survey will only be conducted in 2024. "The Mohawk River is one of New Yor  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 1 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Human Genome Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * NIH-led study finds genetic markers that explain up to 12% of the differences between two people's blood pressure. * * * National Institutes of Health researchers and collaborators have discovered over 100 new regions of the human genome, also known as genomic loci, that appear to influence a person's blood pressure. Results of the study   more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The National Education Association issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Unions help lead pay increases, but salaries are still far less than they were a decade ago * * * Four new reports examining educator pay and school funding from pre-K through college (http://www.nea.org/educatorpay) reveal that despite modest gains in educator pay last year, chronic problems remain regarding low wages and a lack of professional respect amongst educator  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL researchers used the Laboratory's Joule 2.0 supercomputer to provide a clearer picture of subsurface geological formations that could be used to effectively store captured carbon dioxide (CO2) and to address any potential issues with integrity. Coupled with advanced Machine Learning (ML) models, researchers were able to provide detailed three-dimens  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Center for a New American Security issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Today, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) released a new report, Beyond China's Black Box: Five Trends Shaping Beijing's Foreign and Security Policy Decision-Making Under Xi Jinping, by Jacob Stokes, senior fellow for the Indo-Pacific Security Program at CNAS. While China's foreign and security policymaking has often been described as opaque or like a "black bo  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The National Association of County and City Health Officials issued the following news release: The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of over 3,300 local health departments across the country, released its 2023 Forces of Change Survey (https://www.naccho.org/resources/lhd-research/forces-of-change) that assesses changes in local health department capacity and activities driven by public health trends. The study explored ke  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Virginia Education Association issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Since Governor Youngkin took office, Virginia's average teacher pay has not only failed to keep up with national growth, it hasn't yet recovered to inflation-adjusted pre-pandemic levels, according to a new National Education Association (NEA) released today. Our teachers are falling further behind: Last year, Virginia's average teacher pay was $63,103, which was $6,441   more

NEW YORK, May 1 (TNSres) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on April 30, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams introduced the city's first-ever climate budgeting publication through the city's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Executive Budget. Climate budgeting is a process that incorporates science-based climate considerations into the city's budget decision-making process by evaluating how actions and spending today contribute to meeting longer-term climate targets and needs. The  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Regional Office issued the following feature story: * * * Amendment 16 addresses court rulings requiring Federal management of salmon fishing in the Cook Inlet EEZ Area in accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens Act * * * NOAA Fisheries announces it is implementing Federal management of commercial and recreational salmon fishing in the Cook Inlet Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The final rule, filed in   more

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, England, April 30 (TNSres) -- Northumbria University issued the following news release: Academics from Northumbria University and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) in Saudi Arabia are investigating how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can make the construction industry greener. Dr Pablo Martinez Rodriguez, from Northumbria's Department of Architecture and Built Environment and co-investigator Dr. Osama Mohsen from KFUPM have received funding from the Briti  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) have initiated a joint research training opportunity through the NSF Non-Academic Research Internships for Graduate Students (NSF INTERN) program. The NSF INTERN program provides graduate students with six-month experiential learning opportunities thro  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released a new report today highlighting federal investments in high-speed Internet programs. The report, "The 2023 Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth Annual Report," was developed in accordance with the ACCESS BROADBAN  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Federal Home Loan Bank System's Office of Finance issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The first quarter 2024 combined operating highlights are prepared from the preliminary unaudited financial information of each Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) and are subject to change. The combined and individual FHLBank statement of condition and statement of income highlights are attached as Tables I and II. Each of the FHLBanks has released its unaudited   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation issued the following news: The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation has opened a new clinic for people with knee and hand osteoarthritis, the most common form of arthritis. By some estimates, osteoarthritis, or OA, affects 80% of people over age 55. OMRF physician-scientist Matlock Jeffries, M.D., a board-certified rheumatologist, is now actively seeking patients, particularly those willing to participate in re  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 1 (TNSres) -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU is among first to test in a biosafety level 3 laboratory whether vaccine-elicited antibodies block infection of a live virus UPDATE: The study was published online April 26 in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases after peer review. It was originally published as a preprint on medRxiv and summarized on the OHSU news site on April 12. * * * New research using live SARS-CoV-2 viru  more

WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, May 1 (TNSres) -- Waynesburg University issued the following news: Waynesburg University students taking the Jurisprudence course this semester met with University of Oxford Associate Professor of Law Dr. Paul Yowell via Microsoft Teams Thursday, April 25, to discuss his book on constitutionalism. Over the course of the semester, students studied Dr. Yowell's book, "Constitutional Rights and Constitutional Design: Moral and Empirical Reasoning in Judicial Review," lin  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: Creating heat from fusion reactions requires carefully manipulating the properties of plasma, the electrically charged fourth state of matter that makes up 99% of the visible universe. Now, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have finished building a new plasma measurement instrument, or diagnostic, that could aid  more

LONDON, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: The Queen Mary-led study reveals the most detailed picture yet of genetic contributors to blood pressure. The findings lead to improved polygenic risk scores, which will better predict blood pressure and risk for hypertension. Researchers led by Queen Mary University of London and supported by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) have discovered over a hundred new regions of the   more

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Association for Project Management issued the following news: On the day that Association for Project Management (APM) launched its new research report The Golden Thread 2024, the organisation invited its Fellows to discuss the findings and ask questions about the profession's future at its latest Fellows' Forum. The Golden Thread 2024 officially launched at The Science Museum in London on 25 April. APM Fellows were invited to the forum event to   more

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, May 1 (TNSres) -- Radboud University issued the following news: A growing group of Moroccans is non-religious. The research of anthropologist Lena Richter sheds light on how young, urban atheists in Morocco and Europe use subtle forms of activism to normalise their non-religious identity. Richter will be defending her PhD thesis on this topic at Radboud University on 8 May. Religion plays a central role in Moroccan society. The vast majority of Moroccans (officially   more

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, May 1 (TNSres) -- Radboud University issued the following news: People actively engaging with death, for instance by reading about it, and then watching a film where that subject is central, learn to deal with death better. This is shown by research by Enny Das and Anneke de Graaf from Radboud University. "It's quite strange that we enjoy watching films about death," explains professor of Persuasive Communication Enny Das. "Generally, people try to avoid death as muc  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The second edition of a joint report released today from RAPS and Elemed, a total talent management agency specializing in regulatory affairs, highlights that nearly 125,000 professionals around the world currently work in the field of regulatory affairs for healthcare products such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and biotechnology products. The 2024 Glo  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Colorado issued the following news: Each spring, CU Denver's community celebrates student research at the annual Research and Creative Activities Symposium (RaCAS). This event provides an opportunity for students to present their faculty-mentored research, creative, and other scholarly activities to the university community. The students gain valuable hands-on experience in presenting, explaining, and defending their research to a broad au  more

MELBOURNE, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University issued the following news release: An expert is available to respond to the recommendations today handed down by Richard Bean, who led the post-incident review into the unprecedented nationwide Optus outage in November 2023. Associate Professor Mark Gregory "The Optus outage affected about 10 million phone and internet services - it was an unprecedented national event affecting access to the Triple   more

LONDON, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Royal Holloway-University of London issued the following news: A YouGov survey, ran on behalf of an academic at Royal Holloway University of London, found that 24% of Londoners aged 18 to 24 are not aware of the need to produce photo ID to vote. The survey, which was conducted by YouGov, with Professor James Sloam from the Department of Politics, International Relations and Philosophy at Royal Holloway, involved 1,157 adults in London in April 2024 and co  more

CARY, North Carolina, May 1 (TNSres) -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: A partnership between North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, North Carolina State University, and data and AI leader SAS is set to advance agricultural research (https://www.sas.com/en_us/industry/agriculture-analytics.html) at the state's land-grant universities. Using the state's proven university extension programs, farmers and gr  more

NEW YORK, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Wells Fargo Breaks Norms By Not Sharing Preliminary Shareholder Voting Results At AGM * * * Today, two major U.S. banks, Citigroup and Wells Fargo, held their annual general meetings (AGMs), where shareholders voted on investor proposals calling for greater transparency on human rights policies and climate-related political lobbying. This shareholder season builds on years of growing pressu  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * Tailpipe Pollution From State's Transportation Sector Has Reached Dangerous Levels * * * A new Sierra Club study has found that all 3.6 million Connecticut residents live in areas with unsafe smog levels. Local smog levels have exceeded the minimum federal air quality standard by over 40% in recent years, according to the report. As summer ushers in warmer weather and increased sunlight, poor ai  more

TYGERBERG, South Africa, May 1 (TNSres) -- The South African Medical Research Council issued the following news release: The South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) is addressing concerns over the dissemination of misleading information impacting their staff's safety in communities where the organisation is conducting its research. The SAMRC is currently undertaking the HERStory 3 study, aimed at assessing the HIV burden among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa from  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Sunrise Movement issued the following statement on April 30, 2024: * * * In response to the Senate Committee on the Budget's report on, "Denial, Disinformation, and Doublespeak: Big Oil's Evolving Efforts to Avoid Accountability for Climate Change," and their hearing on May 1st, Sunrise Movement's Executive Director, Aru Shiney-Ajay, released the following statement: "President Biden must hold Big Oil responsible by declaring a climate emergency and suing fos  more

SWANSEA, Wales, May 1 (TNSres) -- Swansea University issued the following news: Three Swansea University academics are taking part in the latest in a series of special talks aimed at taking research out to the community. Tickets for events at the Wyeside Arts Centre in Builth Wells featuring Professor Katrina Pritchard, Dr Helen Williams, and Dr Ryan Sweet are now available via the Centre's website (https://www.wyeside.co.uk/events-calendar). The first, a talk entitled Genders and the Communi  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 30 (TNSres) -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft Detroit attorney Shirley Kaigler has been selected as a panelist for the Detroit Artists Market series on May 11. Detroit Artists Market is a non-profit gallery committed to contemporary art and to connecting artists, collectors and communities. Kaigler will speak on "How to Dispose of your Art Collection or Works in your Studio," emphasizing the use of estate and tax planning methods to safeguard and  more

MUNICH, Germany, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: The path to a professorship calls for expert knowledge, creativity and, more than anything, for ambition and motivation. And there's a new challenge waiting at the end of the journey: Leading a team. TUM's "Faculty@TUM" continuing education program helps professors navigate this role change. What does good leadership mean in the world of science? Daniel Pittich has been working on this question for  more

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, May 1 (TNSres) -- Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: Ten young researchers will be awarded an KNAW Early Career Partnership this year. They will have the opportunity to organise an interdisciplinary meeting and will receive the sum of EUR 10,000 to do so. Awards in 2024 * Julia Berezutskaya, Utrecht University Medical Centre: STIM-ASSIST Forum: First transdisciplinary forum on enabling communication with stimulation in people   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 1 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Unlike previous studies, perceived risk of contracting mpox and perceptions of disease severity were not associated with vaccine uptake * * * Several factors are known to influence vaccination rates. Among these are perceptions about the severity of and likelihood of contracting a disease, views on the safety and efficacy of vaccines, and real and perceived barriers such as  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 1 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * A survey of more than 27,000 dogs in the Dog Aging Project has found that the most common reasons for visits to the vet have little to do with breed. * * * By Courtney Price It's a common belief that purebred dogs are more prone to disease than mixed-breed dogs, but a new study led by researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has busted this myth.   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 1 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: By Luke Henkhaus Weather conditions across the Lone Star State are getting more extreme and more dangerous by the year, according to a new report from Texas A&M University professor and State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon. The newly updated assessment of extreme weather in Texas draws on data from 1900-2023 to predict trends through the year 2036, and shows a significant uptick in extreme temperature  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 1 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Dr. Melissa Grunlan is developing synthetic plugs for patients suffering from chronic knee pain or disabilities that would avoid total knee replacements. * * * By Michelle Revels Osteochondral defects (OCDs) can cause damage to cartilage and underlying bone, leading to chronic pain and loss of joint function. Depending on the extent of damage, individuals must undergo sur  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 (TNSres) -- TransUnion, a risk information provider, issued the following news release: * * * TransUnion analysis identifies three core groups of constituents and ways the public sector can provide differentiated support for each * * * U.S. consumers' median minimum monthly debt payments grew by 32% between 2020 and 2023 - surpassing the rate of inflation (18%) during the same time. As consumer debt obligations continue to rise, a new TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) public se  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following news release: On May 11-12, Catholics across the United States will have an opportunity to support the communications ministry of the Catholic Church, both locally and globally through the Catholic Communication Campaign. "Saint Peter himself could not have imagined today's communication ministries when he told the first Christians to have a ready answer for anyone who questioned their faith. He would ha  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Liezel Labios A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry's environmental footprint. Researchers led by the University of California San Diego have developed a biodegradable form of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU), a soft yet durable commercial plastic used in footwear, floor mats, cushions and memory foam. It is filled with bacterial spores that, when  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Judith Myers The border crossing separating San Diego, California, from Tijuana, Mexico, is a dynamic place. When it was closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, drug tourism from San Diego to Tijuana continued. This provided a flow of people in both directions, bringing with them not only the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV2) but also the virus that causes AIDS (HIV). A   more

LA JOLLA, California, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Brittany Hook In the spring of 2020, a historic red tide event occurred in waters off Southern California. Driven by a bloom of the dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedra, this event brought nighttime displays of bioluminescence to beaches along the coast, from Baja California to Santa Barbara. While the bloom gained international attention for its stunning visual displays,  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Xochitl Rojas-Rocha Around 6,200 BCE, the climate changed. Global temperatures dropped, sea levels rose and the southern Levant, including modern-day Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Lebanon, southern Syria and the Sinai desert, entered a period of drought. Previously, archaeologists believed that this abrupt shift in global climate, called the 8.2ka event, m  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: By Andy Brown Russell Legate-Yang, AB'22, has been selected as a 2024 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow, which will support his doctoral studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Legate-Yang is one of this year's 30 Soros Fellows, who were chosen for their achievements and their potential to make significant contributions to U.S. society, culture or their academic fields. Each fellow will receive up   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news: The University of Chicago press awarded the 2024 Gordon J. Laing Award to Assoc. Prof. Margareta Ingrid Christian for her book Objects in Air: Artworks and Their Outside around 1900. President Paul Alivisatos presented the award to Christian at a gala reception on April 24 at the David Rubenstein Forum. "With Objects in Air, Christian explores early 20th-century aesthetic thought on art, in turn offering   more

GENEVA, Switzerland, May 1 (TNSres) -- UNICEF (United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) issued the following news release: "A new report from UNICEF in Lebanon underscores the deepening suffering of children in the country, as Lebanon grapples with a cascade of crises, compounded by conflict. "The report, Caught in the Crossfire: The Impact of Six Months of Conflict on Children in Lebanon, finds a surge in humanitarian needs across Lebanon, on the back of air strikes that have p  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Data Show Need for Updated Pollution Rules, Curbing Corporate Power * * * Tyson Foods meat and poultry processing plants released more than 371.1 million pounds of pollutants into local waterways across the country between 2018 and 2022, according to an analysis released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). It found that over half of the pollut  more

BRISTOL, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: * * * Dinosaurs were as smart as reptiles but not as intelligent as monkeys, as former research suggests. * * * An international team of palaeontologists, behavioural scientists and neurologists have re-examined brain size and structure in dinosaurs and concluded they behaved more like crocodiles and lizards. In a study published last year, it was claimed that dinosaurs like T.  more

KUOPIO, Finland, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following news: Rosemary Mwanza, Doctor of Law, has been selected as the Primus Doctor, and Nicola Kokkonen, Doctor of Science (Agriculture and Forestry), as the Ultimus Doctor of the doctoral conferment ceremony to be held at the University of Eastern Finland in June. The academic festivities will take place in Joensuu on 6-8 June 2024. In the conferment ceremony, doctorates will be conferred upon 70 doctoral grad  more

EAST BOOTHBAY, Maine, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: The University of Maine System (UMS) is applauding today's release of a refresh of the State's 10-year economic strategy. Maine Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Heather Johnson, a University of Maine (UMaine) alumna, unveiled the update, which was informed by stakeholders including those from UMS, at an event in East Boothbay at the Bigelow L  more

MANCHESTER, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Manchester issued the following news release: The University of Manchester, Queen Mary University London, the University of Glasgow and a number of industry partners are to take part in an exciting new MRC-funded medicines career development partnership lead by The University of Liverpool. The Medical Research Council (MRC) Medicines Development Fellowship Programme will strengthen interactions between academia and industry to deliver wo  more

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release: The University of Otago's HDGC Research Group has received the Te Puiaki Putaiao Matua a Te Pirimia Prime Minister's Science Prize for 2023. The group, known for discovering the gene which causes inherited stomach cancer, was recognised for the significant impact it has had on the treatment and management of the disease, both in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally. In 1995, a partnership wa  more

PLYMOUTH, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news: * * * The work in the Maldives took place as part of the pound sterling2.8 million ARISE project * * * By Alan Williams, Senior Media and Communications Officer Researchers from the University of Plymouth have returned from an extensive programme of research on an uninhabited atoll island in the Maldives. The fieldwork was the first to take place through the ARISE project, which is exploring the pote  more

BRISBANE, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: Forty-five per cent of patients admitted to hospital for atrial fibrillation (AF) in Australia and New Zealand die within a decade, according to University of Queensland research. A team led by Dr Linh Ngo from UQ's Faculty of Medicine analysed data from more than 250,000 patients admitted for AF and atrial flutter - a closely related condition - to all public and most private hospitals in Australia   more

BRISBANE, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: A large-scale, international study conducted by University of Queensland researchers has found people with severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, are up to four times more likely to have two or more chronic physical health conditions. Lead author, psychiatry registrar and UQ Faculty of Medicine PhD student Sean Halstead said people living with severe mental illness continue  more

ADELAIDE, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: Omega-6 fatty acids, commonly found in eggs, poultry, and seafood, could reduce the risk of bipolar disorder, according to a world-first study from the University of South Australia. Using Mendelian randomization, a powerful causal inference method, researchers tested 913 metabolites across 14,296 Europeans, finding 33 (mostly lipids) were associated with risk of bipolar disorder. Bipol  more

GUILFORD, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: Cancer patients diagnosed in English prisons do not receive the same level of curative treatment as those in the general population, meaning they are at increased risk of death. A study led by King's College London, University of Surrey and University College London, shows that patients with cancer face several barriers to diagnosis in prison and once diagnosed, they receive signi  more

GUILFORD, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: The creation of a first-of-its-kind imaging system at the University of Surrey could help the UK lead a revolution in materials sciences. The new facility promises a better understanding of the effects of pharmaceuticals and could eventually lead to better drug development. Thanks to a pound sterling3 million grant from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, Surr  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Washington's School of Medicine issued the following news release: UW Medicine researchers have received a five-year, $12.6 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to create a digital evaluation tool for people who experience hallucinations. Hallucinations are the most common psychotic experience. They occur in about 13% of the U.S. population and are associated with a range of conditions, from substance use to head tr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Unitarian Universalist Association issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: What does shared ministry look like in today's Unitarian Universalist movement? How can Unitarian Universalists (UUs) collaborate to create a liberatory faith for themselves and others? These are the fundamental questions asked by the Spring 2024 issue of UU World, which is now available at newsstands and online (https://www.uuworld.org/?_gl=1*1m7l3nx*_ga*MTY2MDQ2  more

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news: The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Professional and Continuing Education Office will host the 33rd Annual Aging Well Conference on June 7, from 7 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. The conference is an opportunity to learn from experts in the field of aging and to gain insight into ways to take care of ourselves physically, mentally, and spiritually. This year includes an exc  more

LONDON, United Kingdom, May 1 (TNSres) -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Verizon Business and We Are Incandescent have today unveiled a new online platform to highlight the innovation, talent and future potential of the UK industry. The UK Innovation Industries (UKII) Intelligence Report (https://www.ukii.uk/report/) presents stories of pioneering companies and organisations from far and wide across UK industry sectors - from food  more

PULLMAN, Washington, May 1 (TNSres) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil that it otherwise wouldn't make. While the engineering is proof-of-concept, this discovery could lead to improved production of valuable oils used in food and by a range of industries. The study, led by Washington S  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The Appliance Standards Awareness Project, an organization that says it advocates for appliance, equipment and lighting standards that cut planet-warming emissions, posted the following news release on April 30, 2024: One of the biggest energy users in most homes will be significantly more efficient thanks to improved standards finalized by the Department of Energy (DOE) today. The standards for new water heaters will save many households about $170 each year on ut  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 (TNSres) -- The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy posted the following news release on April 30, 2024: One of the biggest energy users in most homes will be significantly more efficient thanks to improved standards finalized by the Department of Energy (DOE) today. The standards for new water heaters will save many households about $170 each year on utility bills and avert 332 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions over three decades of sales, according  more

WAYNE, Nebraska, May 1 (TNSres) -- Wayne State College issued the following news release: Wayne State College students Braxton Dalton of Raymond and J.R. Schaaf of Broken Bow have qualified to compete at the Future Business Leaders of America's (FBLA) National Leadership Conference June 24-27 in Orlando, Fla. At the FBLA State Leadership Conference in Kearney, Dalton qualified to compete in the Impromptu Speaking competition and the Foundations of Marketing event. Shaaf qualified for the Job I  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 1 (TNSres) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * In a new study, Yale researchers uncover factors that are associated with multiple nicotine product use in adolescents. * * * By Mallory Locklear Using multiple nicotine products can be associated with higher levels of nicotine dependence among youth and increased mortality in adults, compared with the use of one product alone. Yale researchers have now uncovered factors that contribute to adolescents  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 1 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: Two Air Force Institute of Technology faculty members were selected as Air Education and Training Command winners for the Air Force Information Dominance Annual Awards. Lt. Col. Jason Fields won in the Cyberspace Outstanding Field Grade Officer category and Master Sgt. Adam Vera in the Outstanding Cyber Warfare Senior Noncommissioned Officer category. They will next represent AETC at the Air Force-  more

ASHBURN, Virginia, April 30 -- DXC Technology, an information technology services company, issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, today announced Patrick Thompson has been named as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Transformation effective April 29, 2024, reporting directly to DXC Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jim Brady. Thompson brings expertise in global enterprise busi  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Debarati Das, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science in the Penn State College of Engineering, earned a five-year, $647,681 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for a project titled, "A Theoretical Exploration of Efficient and Accurate Clustering Algorithms." Q: What do you want to understand or solve through this project?   more

LEEDS, England, May 1 -- Leeds Beckett University issued the following news: Leeds Beckett University is leading a new project to develop ways of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support the diagnosis of ADHD and autism in adults, and to help with prioritisation of services. In partnership with South-West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SWYPFT), computing experts at Leeds Beckett aim to digitise the Trust's adult ADHD and Autism service. Led by Grigoris Antoniou, Professor of   more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 30 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Traci Geisler, director of Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries, and Bruce Kingma, professor of entrepreneurship in the School of Information Studies and Whitman School of Management, co-organizers of the 2024 RvD iPrize and Spirt of Entrepreneurship Award. Winners of the Raymond von Dran (RvD) iPrize for Student Entrepreneurship competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Aw  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- The University of Pennsylvania's School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: The University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science introduces its online Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) in Artificial Intelligence (AI) degree, the first graduate program of its kind among Ivy League universities. As a catalyst for disruptive innovation, artificial intelligence is upending nearly every field and transforming ho  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 30 -- Brown University issued the following news: In keeping with a Brown tradition that dates back more than two and a half centuries, seniors Marielle Buxbaum and Caziah Mayers will address their fellow graduates on Sunday, May 26. In separate Commencement speeches, Caziah Mayers, left, and Marielle Buxbaum, will encourage their peers to seek and celebrate community. All photos by Nick Dentamaro/Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Soon-  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following remarks on April 28, 2024, by Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman at an education week event in Moldova: * * * It's an honor to join you today. Thank you Prime Minister [Dorin] Recean and Education Minister [Dan] Perciun for the kind invitation to be here with you, and for your tireless efforts to build a safe, prosperous, and hopeful future for Moldova's next generation of leaders. And thank you, studen  more