COMMERCE, Texas, June 11 -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news release: Professors Srujan Kotikela and Eman Hammad were recently named Faculty Fellows at the Texas A&M University Cybersecurity Center in College Station, Texas. Cybersecurity Center Faculty Fellows are members of the Texas A&M University System who work together to further cybersecurity education, research and outreach. The faculty includes five professors from Texas A&M University, in addition to K  more

ABILENE, Texas, June 13 -- Abilene Christian University issued the following news: The nuclear physics group at Abilene Christian University has been awarded a three-year renewal in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. The recent extension is for $793,000, and includes funding for a post doctoral fellowship for the first time in the history of these grants. The university has sustained budget renewals since it originated in 1982. Other universities competing for similar funding include   more

ABILENE, Texas, June 10 -- Abilene Christian University issued the following news: The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Abilene Christian University has been re-accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) for the maximum period of 10 years. ACU's baccalaureate B.S.N. program was first accredited in 2014. "Earning the maximum re-accreditation is evidence of the high-quality program ACU's School of Nursing faculty has built," said provost Dr. Robert Rhodes. "I am  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 12 -- Atmos Energy issued the following news release: Atmos Energy recently donated $2500.00 to the West Monroe Fire Department toward the purchase of safety equipment. The purchased equipment, known as "Particulate Blocking Hoods" help reduce the risks of carcinogenic particulate contamination found in many structural fires while maintaining air permeability and reduced risk of increased core temperature for the firemen. "The risk of developing cancer is a growing concern  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 12 -- Atmos Energy issued the following news release: Since 1961, The Senior Source has served greater Dallas as the go-to nonprofit for aging services that assist and connect older adults to resources, opportunities and independence. Programs address the varying needs of seniors, including: * The Caregiver Support Program: Resources and services that provide in-home, hospice, housing, transportation, housekeeping, legal and mental health support for older adults. * The Se  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 12 -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release: prowess in the energy, infrastructure, finance and technology sectors, as well as regulatory and litigation matters, was recognized in the 2020 edition of The Legal 500 US. Bracewell earned a total of 85 individual and 28 practice rankings. The firm had two partners recognized as "Leading Lawyers" in their practice areas Mark K. Lewis was recognized as a Leading Lawyer for Energy Regulation: Oil and Gas, and P  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 11 -- Brown University issued the following news release: A renewable energy facility that will play a significant role in moving Brown University toward its goal of net-zero carbon emissions is now up and running. On Thursday, June 11, the Clearway Energy Group announced that it has completed construction and started commercial operations of Mesquite Star, a 419-megawatt wind farm in Fisher County, Texas. Brown will purchase renewable energy credits from the fac  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 11 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union, Texas Civil Rights Project, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, and Oxfam have filed a legal challenge to the Trump administration's order restricting immigration at the border based on an unprecedented and unlawful invocation of the Public Health Service Act, located in Title 42 of the U.S. Code. The order authorizes the summary removal of una  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 10 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: A team of researchers led by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University is looking to help scientists combat the secondary effects of COVID-19 using artificial intelligence (AI) by participating in an open challenge called AI Cures. The team is led by Dr. Shuiwang Ji, principal investigator and associate professor in the department, and includes students L  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 10 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) will host a conference call webcast on Thursday, July 30 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss second-quarter 2020 financial and operating results. The company's financial and operating results will be released before the market opens on July 30. To access the webcast, visit ConocoPhillips' Investor Relations site, www.conocophillips.com/investor, and   more

GALVESTON, Texas, June 10 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston explored the effects of estrogen and testosterone and their possible therapeutic effects in treating older patients with COVID-19. The findings are now available in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. "Although there's no specific therapies or vaccines available yet for COVID-19, reports have consistently shown that older adults and ma  more

NEW YORK, June 11 -- Fox News Channel, a cable and satellite television news channel, issued the following news release: FOX News Channel (FNC) anchor Harris Faulkner will present an interview with President Donald Trump tomorrow, June 11th taping in the 5PM/ET hour and airing on the network thereafter. The interview will be conducted from Dallas, Texas and encompass the nationwide protests surrounding the death of George Floyd and calls to defund the police, amongst other news of the day. Fa  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 13 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Faculty and staff of the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio, in partnership with the Caring for the Caregiver program of the School of Nursing, are concerned about caregivers' mental health as the necessary - yet uncomfortable - isolation imposed by the coronavirus crisis reaches six months. "There are several   more

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, June 12 -- Chevron Phillips Chemical, a petrochemical company, issued the following news: Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Chevron Phillips Chemical (CPChem) stepped up to make a difference. Last month, our Bartlesville Research and Technology Center manufactured and donated 100,000 HDPE, 52 oz. bottles to be filled with hand sanitizer. This story is a celebration of an unexpected team effort between CPChem and the American Independent Distillers Cooperative. As result of COVI  more

QUINCY, Illinois, June 12 -- John Wood Community College issued the following news on June 9: John Wood Community College Director of Athletics Brad Hoyt has announced Coach Trevor Finton has been hired as the College's new Esports head coach. Coach Finton is the first coach hired as the athletic department expands going into the fall of 2020. Coach Finton, originally from Texas, is a resident of Quincy and works at the Bank of Springfield. Finton has an extensive background in multiple Esport  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 11 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: The Board of Directors of the National Farm Life Insurance and American Farm Life Insurance Co. has selected Tarleton State University's Kyle McGregor as its next President. Currently Tarleton Vice President for Institutional Advancement, Dr. McGregor begins his new duties July 1 as President-elect and will become NFLIC/AFLIC President and CEO in January 2021. He has served on the company's Board of Di  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 10 -- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued the following news release on June 9: Attorney General Schmitt joined six other states in filing suit against a pair of Texas businesses accused of blasting billions of illegal robocalls over the past two years. Between January 1, 2019, and May 14, 2019, 14 million robocalls were made to residents of Missouri. Similarly, between January 1, 2019, and April 1, 2019, defendants initiated 5,193,698 robocalls to tele  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 10 -- Missouri Secretary of State Jay R. Ashcroft issued the following news release: Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft's Securities Division issued a consent order against Joseph Drake Ritchie and his company Drake Investment Options LLC after he defrauded investors. From at least August 2017 to August 2019, Ritchie defrauded St. Louis area investors, as well as investors from Texas and Maryland. Ritchie, an Ellisville, Missouri, resident, claimed his firm provide  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 10 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on June 9: Attorney General Josh Stein filed a complaint against Texas-based Rising Eagle Capital Group LLC and JSquared Telecom LLC for blasting billions of illegal robocalls over the past two years. John Spiller II, owner of the businesses, and his business partner, Jakob Mears, are also named as defendants. The complaint alleges that in 2019 and 2020, the defendants made more than  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 10 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Ali Erdemir has joined the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University as a TEES Eminent Professor. A member of the National Academy of Engineering, Erdemir comes to Texas A&M from Argonne National Laboratory where he served as a distinguished fellow and senior scientist. He received his bachelor's degree from Istanbul Technical University in meta  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, June 10 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: A research team at Northern Arizona University has been exploring the relationship between new data on daily traffic and the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States. The analysis shows that prior to the end of March, U.S. traffic activity--a useful proxy for a return to pre-COVID economic activity--declined rapidly as the number of COVID-19 cases increased. However, since that time, traffic activity and   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 11 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that a Texas business has agreed to a permanent ban on payment processing to settle allegations that it helped scammers defraud millions of dollars from Americans. The settlement with Madera Merchant Services LLC and its operators, Bruce Woods, Patricia Woods and Victor Rodriguez, is the result of a joint complaint filed in federal court by Yost's office and t  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 10 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release on June 9: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joined six other states in filing suit against a pair of Texas businesses accused of blasting billions of illegal robocalls, including over 59 million calls to Ohioans. The federal lawsuit alleges that Rising Eagle Capital Group LLC and JSquared Telecom LLC are behind a bombardment of robocalls offering extended car warranties and health care services. Yost's   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 12 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Dallas will provide flexibility in class options for students this fall semester, beginning Aug. 17. The University will allow students to choose the educational experience that best fits their needs for fall 2020, from living on campus and attending face-to-face classes to living at home and taking a full course load online. "Many students are eager to live on cam  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 13 -- Oklahoma City Community College issued the following news: Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) has hired Reggie Coleman as the Director of the OCCC Bookstore. Coleman brings new insights and extensive industry experience to the campus bookstore. Originally from Lubbock, Coleman holds a bachelor's degree in business management from Texas Tech University and an MBA from Southern Nazarene University. "Reggie is an excellent choice to lead our bookstore team,  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 12 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University researchers have demonstrated methods for both designing innovative data-centric computing hardware and co-designing hardware with machine-learning algorithms that together can improve energy efficiency by as much as two orders of magnitude. Advances in machine learning, the form of artificial intelligence behind self-driving cars and many other high-tech applications, have ushered in a new era of com  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 12 -- Rice University issued the following news release: A Rice University lab's project to make better fluorescent tags has turned into a method to kill tumors. Switching one atom in the tag does the trick. Rice chemist Han Xiao and his colleagues found that replacing a single oxygen atom with a sulfur atom in a common fluorophore turns it into a photosensitizing molecule. When exposed to light, the molecule generated reactive oxygen species (ROS) that destroyed breast c  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 9 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University neuroengineers have created a tiny surgical implant that can electrically stimulate the brain and nervous system without using a battery or wired power supply. The neural stimulator draws its power from magnetic energy and is about the size of a grain of rice. It is the first magnetically powered neural stimulator that produces the same kind of high-frequency signals as clinically approved, battery-pow  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 10 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Soft robots and biomedical implants that reconfigure themselves upon demand are closer to reality with a new way to print shapeshifting materials. Rafael Verduzco and graduate student Morgan Barnes of Rice's Brown School of Engineering developed a method to print objects that can be manipulated to take on alternate forms when exposed to changes in temperature, electric current or stress. The researchers think of thi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 12 -- Rice University issued the following news release: A new subfield of sociological research examining how identities and beliefs are related to attitudes about science and religion will be advanced by a $2.9 million grant to sociologists at Rice University and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). The grant, funded by the Templeton Religion Trust and coordinated by The Issachar Fund, is the first comprehensive initiative to fund new scholarship in the sociol  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 9 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University scientists have developed an easy and affordable tool to count and characterize nanoparticles. The Rice labs of chemists Christy Landes and Stephan Link created an open-source program called SEMseg to acquire data about nanoparticles, objects smaller than 100 nanometers, from scanning electron microscope (SEM) images that are otherwise difficult if not impossible to analyze. The size and shape of the   more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 12 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The Sun Belt's large metro areas are growing much faster than those elsewhere in the United States, and they are adding more young and old residents than the rest of the nation, according to a new white paper from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. But most American urban policy is still crafted -- and research is still conducted -- with traditional Northeastern and Midwestern cities in mind, the   more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 10 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The war on drugs has provided police with cover for aggressive tactics and unnecessary encounters with citizens, according to an expert at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell, III, Fellow in Drug Policy at the Baker Institute, is available to discuss the topic in light of recent protests following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis pol  more

WAXAHACHIE, Texas, June 8 -- Southwestern Assemblies of God University issued the following news: Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) Professor Dr. Amy George, Ph.D., recently received the "Outstanding Dissertation" award from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) Literature and Criticism program. The program selected her project among only six others. Her research focused on how poetry, specifically Asian American and Arab American poetry, works to construct portraits of p  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, June 9 -- Southwestern Electric Power issued the following news release: The American Electric Power Foundation has awarded a total of $29,500 to five East Texas nonprofits in Southwestern Electric Power Co.'s (SWEPCO) service area providing additional health and human services in response to COVID-19. Grant dollars will aid organizations in expanding services and accommodating increased caseloads. The American Electric Power Foundation is funded by American Electric Po  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, June 12 -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news release: Dr. Jeremy Stovall, professor of forestry at Stephen F. Austin State University, was recently presented with a plaque recognizing his dedication to excellence as Faculty Senate chair by SFA President Dr. Scott Gordon. "I want to congratulate Jeremy Stovall for leading our Faculty Senate during this past year," Gordon said. "We will all remember 2019-2020 as the academic year that saw a worldwid  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 9 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Brain bleeds called intracerebral hemorrhages remained stable in incidence among all age groups over the past 30 years, but they increased in people 75 and older, according to a new analysis of the Framingham Heart Study. The findings are in JAMA Neurology. Use of anticoagulants also increased in senior adults threefold over the period, but authors cautioned against mak  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 11 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University's College of Business Administration is getting a new look. A pedestrian quad will link the southwest portion of the Stephenville campus with the rest of the school. In addition to throughways, the quad will include two pergolas large enough for student gatherings and occasional outdoor classes when the weather is too nice to be indoors. Tarleton will plant two oak trees for e  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 10 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: The National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences has re-accredited the diagnostic molecular scientist program at Tarleton State University. The re-accreditation efforts were led by the program director, Dr. Heping Han. The MS in MLS program with a concentration in molecular diagnostics prepares students to conduct the highest quality laboratory work in molecular diagnostics. "Molecula  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 10 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University and the Crowley Independent School District have joined forces to provide annual scholarships and guaranteed admission to the top 25 percent of CISD graduating seniors. The Distinguished High School Partnership program goes into effect with the 2020-21 school year. Under the agreement, the university will waive American College Test (ACT) or Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) requ  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 13 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: The De Leon Independent School District and Tarleton State University agreed to a partnership to help DISD seniors get their college education. The De Leon ISD Board of Trustees and Tarleton leaders finalized an arrangement offering guaranteed admission and annual scholarships for the top 25 percent of De Leon High School graduates beginning with the 2020-21 academic year. As part of the agreement, ca  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 10 -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: Tarrant County College's Zarina Blankenbaker, Ph.D., president of TCC Northwest, recently was elected to serve on the American Association of Community (AACC) board of directors. Blankenbaker will join seven other newly elected board members for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2023. AACC is governed by a 32-member board of directors. The board acts on behalf of the institutiona  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 13 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Cynthia Hipwell is bringing her innovation business process experience to the classroom. Hipwell, TEES Eminient Professor in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, has developed a new course called "Developing an Innovation Mindset," and has plans for a new program to better prepare doctoral students for industry called IMPACT R&D (Innovation Mind and skillsets   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 11 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: When babies are born with complications such as cardiovascular issues that require surgery, their other systems, especially the kidneys, need support. In the neonatal intensive care unit, babies receive this support through peritoneal dialysis, which helps soak up and remove waste through a series of tubes. However, this process is currently done by hand, something that a team of five st  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 10 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on June 9: Mohammad Aghababaei, a structural engineering doctoral research assistant in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University, was recently awarded the O.H. Ammann Research Fellowship from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). The fellowship is given to a member of ASCE to promote the creation of new knowledge in the field of struct  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has announced his intention to appoint 10 student regents to their respective universities for terms set to expire on May 31, 2021. Additionally, the Governor announced his intention to appoint the student representative to serve on the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for a term set to expire on May 31, 2021. Midwestern State University Montes Martinez of Wichita Falls is pur  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Abbott announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and the City of Alpine will co-host a virtual Music Friendly Community workshop on Tuesday, June 9. TMO Director Brendon Anthony and TMO Community Relations and Outreach Specialist Chip Adams will host the workshop via livestream to represent the TMO, answer questions, and speak about the Music Friendly Community program. Alpine's workshop is the first   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) is distributing additional cases of the antiviral drug remdesivir to 85 hospitals across 34 counties in Texas. These cases have been provided to DSHS through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. DSHS will allocate 125 total cases of the liquid-form of remdesivir across the state, enough to treat approximatel  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is coordinating with local officials, public health officials, and emergency management offices in cities across the state to identify and rapidly expand COVID-19 testing in underserved and minority communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the virus. This mission is part of TDEM's ongoing partnership with th  more

SEGUIN, Texas, June 13 -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: The President's Cabinet is committed to initiating and leading meaningful change and tangible actions to address racial justice on our campus. Like the national movement taking place before our very eyes, TLU's plan requires ongoing commitment and attention, beginning immediately. It will be revised and grow as needed. It will intersect with our University's forthcoming Strategic Plan for 2020-25 and the TLU Diversi  more

SEGUIN, Texas, June 10 -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: President Debbie Cottrell challenges the TLU community to take a stand and do more to identify and end systemic racism. In an op-ed piece written for the Sunday, June 7, 2020, Seguin Gazette, Dr. Cottrell shared her hopes and expectations for the TLU community now and moving forward, noting the potential of TLU to be part of the solution to the problems surrounding us. "We must be clear that Black Lives Matter, that   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 8 -- Trinity University issued the following news: Trinity University realizes the hardship that the coronavirus pandemic is putting on many businesses and is ready to help the community while also supporting students seeking virtual summer opportunities. The University is inviting businesses and nonprofits to partner with its students through summer "micro-internships," or short-term projects that can be completed by students remotely. Housed within the Center for Exp  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 12 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: Student orientation at The University of Texas at Dallas is typically a time for students to familiarize themselves with the campus, meet other students and make new friends, complete course registration, and learn about the University's services and resources. With on-campus activities still suspended due to COVID-19, UT Dallas is helping new students become acclimated to University life --   more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 12 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Not since the mid-twentieth century, amid the polio epidemic, have vaccines or drug treatment been so widely anticipated as those for COVID-19. In 1955 when the polio vaccine was licensed, the health outlook for millions of children improved and normal life resumed. Still, not all pandemics have found such resolution. Since the 1980s, more than 70 million people have been infected with the HIV virus, 35 mill  more

VICTORIA, Texas, June 11 -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: Students will be able to take classes at the University of Houston-Victoria this fall as the university moves into a phased reopening of its Victoria campus and the UHV Katy instructional site. "We are excited to have our students back on campus as we limit our occupancy to reopen slowly and safely," UHV President Bob Glenn said. Classes will be offered both in-person and online this fall   more

VICTORIA, Texas, June 11 -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: When Brenda Tally, the artistic director of the Victoria Ballet Theatre, was looking for a way to develop a marketing strategy for the nonprofit, she knew she could turn to the University of Houston-Victoria for guidance. "As a small nonprofit with part-time employees, we are looking for ways to maximize our small budget to research the best methods for us to market to our community," Tally  more

VICTORIA, Texas, June 9 -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: Recognized nationally with a major award and as a leader within the NAIA, Ashley Walyuchow of the University of Houston-Victoria can now add 2019-20 RRAC Athletic Director of the Year to his resume. The founding father of the UHV athletic program received the distinction of 2015-16 NACDA Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year for the NAIA, and he has been involved in many legislative an  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 11 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Students, employees and faculty marched across The University of Texas at Arlington's campus earlier this week in solidarity with demonstrators across the nation protesting against systemic racism, social injustice and the oppression of minority groups. Approximately 300 people gathered outside the UTA School of Social Work on Monday, June 8, holding signs, chanting and listening to speeche  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 8 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need for sharing patient data to help scientists learn more about the virus and how to stop it from spreading. One key ethical issue, however, is how much information can health providers disclose to researchers without violating patient privacy? Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu, professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Compu  more

LAREDO, Texas, June 12 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Julie Bazan, MHA, executive director of the Mid Rio Grande Border Area Health Education Center based in Laredo, has been recognized for her dedicated leadership by the National AHEC Organization. The NAO made the announcement virtually May 7 in lieu of at their annual meeting, which is not being held because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The award recognizes Bazan's work as an   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 13 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: TMAC, based at The University of Texas at Arlington, was named the 2020 Texas Environmental Excellence Award winner in the Pollution Prevention category, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) announced. TCEQ commissioners and Gov. Greg Abbott selected the 10 winners from nine categories based on the recommendations of a committee. TMAC's Manufacturing Extension Partnership (M  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 11 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: A study of emergency care involving victims of severe brain trauma is to be performed in the San Antonio area. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability in children and adults up to 44 years of age. Every 15 seconds someone in the U.S. suffers a major traumatic brain injury, and every five minutes someone is forever disabled from TBI. U  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 12 -- The University of the Incarnate Word issued the following news: The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), in partnership with Appddiction Studio, is proud to announce the inaugural graduates of the new high-tech CodeBound program. The first 20-week CodeBound program will culminate in a graduation ceremony on June 12, 2020. The UIW School of Professional Studies and Appddiction Studio have partnered to offer an Agile Certified Full Stack Software Developer bootc  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 9 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: The first Department of Victim Studies in the nation is proud to announce its first department chair, Shelly Clevenger from Illinois State University. Clevenger has been in Illinois for eight years, focusing her research on topics of sexual assault, intimate partner abuse, and cyber victimization. She is looking forward to joining the College of Criminal Justice in June as the department continues to pave the w  more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, June 13 -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following statement by President Bobby L. Hall: Many events occurring serve to remind us that the issue of racism still remains among us. Racism in all of its forms is wrong and we recognize there is so much more to be done. We must listen to each other. We are asking for God's wisdom and guidance as we seek to address the issue of racism. As Christians, we are called to live in peace and harmony with one another. We are also c  more

CANYON, Texas, June 11 -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: Dr. Mary Liz Brooks, assistant professor in the West Texas A&M University Department of Communication, participated in the Association of National Advertisers/Advertising Education Foundation's Virtual Visiting Professor Program June 1-5. The two primary themes of the five-day program included methods advertising agencies are using to help their clients through the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as sharing diversity and   more

CANYON, Texas, June 13 -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: A West Texas A&M University graduate with 20 years of investigatory experience has been promoted to director of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance department. Georganna Ecker, a Roswell, N.M., native and Amarillo resident, assumed the directorship of the department June 9 after nearly a year working there as a Title IX investigator. She assumed a role previously held by Richard Webb. "We are very fortunate to hav  more

CANYON, Texas, June 10 -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: West Texas A&M University officials and state legislators offered updates on significant progress in an initiative to advance food animal production in the region. The new Center for Advancing Food Animal Production in the Panhandle (CAFAP) was made possible by the allocation of $4 million for a two-year period by the 86th Legislature and Gov. Greg Abbott. Of that, $2 million was designated for WT's Paul Engler Coll  more