LONDON, England, May 4 (TNSres) -- Cancer Research UK issued the following news: By Martin McGlown A gleaming new building in South Manchester pierces the skyline. But this is no ordinary tower block, no ordinary story of urban renewal. It represents a remarkable story of hope over despair, of triumph over tragedy, and the future of cancer research in the north of England. On the 26th of April 2017, disaster struck. For scientists and support staff at the Paterson Building in Withington -   more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSres) -- The Competitive Enterprise Institute issued the following news release: The US economy added 175,000 jobs in April, a significantly lower number than economists were anticipating and signaling a major economic stress test has begun: How will policymakers and employers respond to slower job and GDP growth? CEI Senior Economist Ryan Young: "This is the big stress test. How policymakers respond to slowing employment growth will determine whether we are in for years   more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, May 4 (TNSres) -- Clark University issued the following news: By Meredith Woodward King Austria has declared 2024 as "Bruckner Year," celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of its noted 19th-century composer Anton Bruckner. As the festivities ramp up, Clark University Music Professor Benjamin Korstvedt is hitting a career high note as one of the world's foremost authorities on the composer, born Sept. 8, 1824, in a village near Linz, Austria. "Bruckner has re  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-0796) entitled "The Employment Situation - April 2024": * * * Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in April, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, in social assistance, and in transportation and warehousing. * * * Chart 1. Unemployment rate, se  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The California Manufacturers and Technology Association issued the following news release: As many as 3.8 million manufacturing jobs will need to be filled in the next decade as the industry continues to advance post-pandemic, according to a new study by Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute (https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/manufacturing/supporting-us-manufacturing-growth-amid-workforce-challenges.html). California Manufacturers an  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSres) -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today announced that the U.S. Private Sector Job Quality Index (JQI) was 81.56, down by -0.35% from the preceding month. The overall April 2024 Jobs Report from the government's Bureau of Labor Statistics was also lower than expected, a potential early sign of an economic slowdown helped by persistent structural issues in the US labo  more

NEW YORK, May 4 (TNSres) -- Consolidated Edison, a provider of energy-related products and services, issued the following news release on May 02, 2024: Consolidated Edison, Inc. (Con Edison) (NYSE: ED) today reported 2024 first quarter net income for common stock of $720 million or $2.08 a share compared with $1,433 million or $4.06 a share in the 2023 first quarter. Adjusted earnings were $742 million or $2.15 a share in the 2024 period compared with $645 million or $1.83 a share in the 2023 p  more

NEW YORK, May 4 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: A study conducted by Rifa Ehsan, MPH 2024, Alexa D'Angelo, doctoral candidate, and Christian Grov, professor and chair of Community Health and Social Sciences aimed to explore gay and bisexual men's (GBM) perceptions about doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (Doxy-PEP) as means of preventing sexually transmitted infections. Little is known about t  more

NEW YORK, May 4 (TNSres) -- The City University of New York's Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy issued the following news release: Advocacy conducted by physicians is an essential force in advancing health equity. To assess facilitators and barriers to physician advocacy, CUNY SPH researchers examined the extent and nature of advocacy engagement among physician alumni from a reproductive health advocacy training program. The team surveyed 231 alumni of the Physicians for Repro  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, May 4 (TNSres) -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Two Kansas State University students have been selected for awards through the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government's flagship international academic exchange program. Kylie Litavniks, Andover, and Jeremy Kamman, Antioch, Illinois, will travel to Taiwan and North Macedonia, respectively, as part of Fulbright's prestigious network of cultural exchange programs and bilateral commissions, meant to in  more

LAKE FOREST, Illinois, May 4 (TNSres) -- Lake Forest College issued the following news: A paper on business merger and acquisition trends that was co-written by Assistant Professor of Economics Tilahun Emiru and alum Sara Weisblatt '23 has been accepted for publication in the scholarly journal Studies in Economics and Finance (SEF). "Merger Waves and Economic Tides: Insights from a Long-Run Perspective" explores how economic and financial conditions drive merger waves. Weisblatt, a finance and  more

LONDON, England, May 4 (TNSres) -- The Law Society issued the following news release: New research shows 42% of people on low incomes had no legal assistance or representation in court compared to only 19% on higher incomes. Alarmingly, eight out of 10 believe that people with less money get a worse outcome in the civil justice system (83%)./* The Law Society published the interim report of the 21st Century Justice Project (http://https//www.lawsociety.org.uk/campaigns/21st-century-justice) th  more

LONDON, England, May 4 (TNSres) -- The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine issued the following news: * * * Landmark study led by the World Health Organization estimates the global impact of immunisation programmes * * * The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) has saved 154 million lives over the last 50 years - equivalent to six lives saved every minute of every year - according to a study published in The Lancet. The research, led by the World Health Organization (WHO) wit  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 4 (TNSres) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study finds people who have nature-based experiences report better well-being and lower psychological distress than those who do not. Birdwatching in particular yielded promising results, with higher gains in subjective well-being and more reduction in distress than more generic nature exposure, such as walks. Because birdwatching is an easily accessible activity, the results are   more

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, May 4 (TNSres) -- Olivet Nazarene University issued the following news: By George Wolff NASA has announced the selection of 40 undergraduate students for the inaugural year of its Europa ICONS (Inspiring Clipper: Opportunities for Next-generation Scientists) internship program. Among the selected for this prestigious appointment is Ethan Piacenti, a senior from Olivet Nazarene University. Piacenti, who will graduate this May with a degree in engineering from ONU's Walke  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Nikki Kolupailo The University of California (UC) has been awarded a grant by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to support the development of a UC-wide network of Open Source Program Offices (OSPO). This award leverages the work of the Open Source Program Office at UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) and funds a collaboration of UC campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and  more

WEST SUSSEX, England, May 4 (TNSres) -- Northbrook College issued the following news: Northbrook College and Brighton Metropolitan College (Brighton MET) have both been praised for making significant progress, following a recent Ofsted monitoring visit. The colleges - then known collectively as Greater Brighton Metropolitan College - were previously rated as 'requires improvement' by Ofsted in November 2019. Since then, a significant amount of work and dedication has been put in by staff -   more

LONDON, England, May 4 (TNSres) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: Queen Mary University of London is investing in its world-leading research through the creation of at least 15 new strategic professorial and readership roles. Queen Mary is a world-leading, research-intensive University ranked 14th in the world and 5th in the UK for the quality of our research. We push the boundaries of research and innovation and provide world-class education to our students. We a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 4 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Rice University's Synthesis X Center (SynthX) and Baylor College of Medicine's Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center have jointly awarded their first innovation seed grants to three teams of research collaborators from Rice and Baylor. Launched this spring, SynthX fosters the development of groundbreaking cancer drugs and technologies by encouraging primary researchers and clinicians to collaborate o  more

LONG BEACH, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions issued the following news release: New data reveals that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can be safely performed before, during, or after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). The results from the analysis were presented today at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) 2024 Scientific Sessions.   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 4 (TNSres) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: Stevens' annual showcase of senior student ingenuity took over campus April 26 under nothing but blue skies. Students, faculty, staff and guests were knee deep in the hoopla -- and what a day it was. Mind control, super 'shrooms, gripping narratives The event began with welcoming remarks from Stevens Provost Jianmin Qu and President Nariman Farvardin in the Babbio Center. The long-awaited Thomas   more

MIAMI, Florida, May 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: Jaylou Velez Torres, M.D., clinical assistant professor in the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Department of Pathology and Laboratory, was named as a rising star in cytology by the American Cancer Society journal Cancer Cytopathology. The journal provides the cytopathology field's latest advances to pathologists and scientist-physicians in related oncological discipl  more

TUCSON, Arizona, May 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: What if your earbuds could do everything your smartphone can do already, except better? What sounds a bit like science fiction may actually not be so far off. A new class of synthetic materials could herald the next revolution of wireless technologies, enabling devices to be smaller, require less signal strength and use less power. The key to these advances lies in what experts call phononics, which  more

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, May 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Groningen issued the following news release: Suzanne Manizza-Roszak, Assistent Professor English at the Faculty of Arts has received an Impact Explorer grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for her postcolonial literary research and the project to translate the results into social impact. The Impact Explorer programme aims to explore the societal value of an unexpected scientific discovery or insight Societal impact With th  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: The proportion of Christians relative to non-Christians in the United States has been declining for decades. For those identified as "Christian nationalists," this religious falloff is considered inseparable from the decline of America itself. Simultaneously, the nation is becoming more racially diverse. While some might assume this implies a correlation between Christian nationalism and racism, a new study  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, May 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Louisiana's Lafayette Campus issued the following news: The ancestral home of members of the Jean Charles Choctaw Nation was once a sprawling, thriving island where self-sufficiency was rooted in growing crops, raising livestock, hunting, fishing and trapping. Coastal erosion and subsidence, however, has all but wiped out Isle de Jean Charles, which sits 90 miles southwest of New Orleans and about 3 miles off the coast of Terrebonne Pari  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: In a pair of April announcements, the Environmental Protection Agency set forth new rules and standards regarding the levels of "forever chemicals" in America's drinking water. These PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), which have been linked to cancer and other health issues, are found in most consumer products that include Teflon, other non-stick cooking pans, food packagi  more

PORTSMOUTH, England, May 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: A new study suggests that people unknowingly tailor their assessment of teammates and others to fit their own needs. It is well-established that people hold 'self-servingly' biased beliefs about their own personal traits and abilities that help bolster their self-esteem. A new study, published in the Economic Journal, has tested whether this phenomenon is linked to how we assess others. The study  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release: B cells can control responses of myeloid cells through the release of particular cytokines (small proteins that control the growth and activity of cells in the immune system), disproving the previous consensus that T cells are the only orchestrators of immune responses. In individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), abnormally active respiration in B cells   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 4 (TNSres) -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the publication of the 2024 Wisconsin Fishing Report, just in time for the general inland fishing opener on Saturday, May 4. This report details the fishing season outlook for a variety of popular gamefish species, lists gear and tackle tips and information on recent fisheries projects. "Alongs  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Story by: Nikki Kolupailo The University of California (UC) has been awarded a grant by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to support the development of a UC-wide network of Open Source Program Offices (OSPO). This award leverages the work of the Open Source Program Office at UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) and funds a collaboration of UC campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 4 (TNSres) -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: Stevens' annual showcase of senior student ingenuity took over campus April 26 under nothing but blue skies. Students, faculty, staff and guests were knee deep in the hoopla -- and what a day it was. Mind control, super 'shrooms, gripping narratives The event began with welcoming remarks from Stevens Provost Jianmin Qu and President Nariman Farvardin in the Babbio Center. The long-awaited Thomas   more