ABILENE, Texas, June 24 -- Abilene Christian University issued the following news: The Master of Athletic Training (https://www.acu.edu/on-campus/graduate/college-of-education-and-human-services/kinesiology-nutrition/athletic-training.html) (M.A.T.) program at Abilene Christian University has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) for five years. ACU's M.A.T. program is one of only eight nationwide and the only one in Texas to achieve initial   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 22 -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following statement: Immigrants played a vital role in our nation's success pre-COVID and will continue to as our country transitions from response to recovery during this pandemic. DREAMers -- immigrants brought to the U.S. as children--are eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was terminated by the Trump administration and has been the center of years of litigation. This week, the U.S  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 22 -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following statement: The Alamo Colleges District's mission is to empower our diverse communities for success. Our mission is more than a statement we recite; it is the compass that guides our work. Now, more than ever, we need to double-down on our commitments and expedite our journey toward more diversity, inclusion and equity within our district and community to propel our most marginalized students to success. During our   more

AUBURN, Alabama, June 26 -- Auburn University issued the following news article: The McWhorter School of Building Science in Auburn University's College of Architecture, Design and Construction, or CADC, this fall will welcome the first group of building construction doctoral students in the state of Alabama when the semester begins on Aug. 17. The start of the doctoral program--which is one of only seven such programs in the country--aligns the terminal degree of the McWhorter School of Build  more

WACO, Texas, June 26 -- Baylor University issued the following news: Baylor University's drive toward Research 1 (R1) status received a major boost this spring as four faculty members earned prestigious CAREER development awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grants represent the largest number of CAREER awards earned by Baylor faculty in a single semester and nearly doubled the University's total number of active CAREER awards to nine. NSF's Faculty Early Career Development (  more

WACO, Texas, June 27 -- Baylor University issued the following news on June 26: As both "an opportunity and an obligation to pursue racial healing as an expression of the Christian faith and adherence to Biblical principles of justice and love," the Baylor University Board of Regents has unanimously passed a Resolution on Racial Healing and Justice that openly acknowledges the University's historical connections to slavery and the Confederacy. The Board's acknowledgement initiates a process on   more

WACO, Texas, June 24 -- Baylor University issued the following news: Following extended conversations with and consultation of seminary faculty, alumni and friends, Dean Todd D. Still, Ph.D., announced, with strong support from university administration, the formation of a Wesley House of Studies at Baylor University's Truett Seminary. In conjunction, he announced that Dr. William J. Abraham, a theologian, philosopher, author and minister, will serve as the founding director of this strategic i  more

WACO, Texas, June 23 -- Baylor University issued the following news: People felt less gratitude when they read about receiving a favor along with many other individuals, as opposed to a favor that was only given to themselves, according to a Baylor University study. Study participants also were more likely to have a higher opinion of a benefactor who gave an individual favor rather than a favor to a group, said study author Jo-Ann Tsang, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology and neuroscienc  more

LEWISVILLE, Texas, June 24 -- BayMark Health Services issued the following news: BayMark Health Services has announced the acquisition of Norton Health Care, an office-based opioid treatment (OBOT) provider with a location in Norton, Massachusetts and a second in Salem, New Hampshire. The programs offer medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction with buprenorphine and Suboxone(R), as well as counseling, in a physician's office setting. Established in 2003, Norton Health Care provi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 26 -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release: Bracewell LLP is among the more than 125 law firms that are charter members of the newly formed Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA), which was profiled in the June 24 issue of The American Lawyer. LFAA will create partnerships between law firm members and legal services organizations to help combat systemic racism and promote racial equality. According to its charter, LFAA aims to "leverage the resources of   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, June 25 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: President Bob Davies has selected Nicholas Long to serve as Central Michigan University's next vice president of finance and administrative services, effective July 27. Long replaces Barrie Wilkes, who retires this month. As head of the Finance and Administrative Services division, Long will oversee several CMU departments -- including Auxiliary Services, Facilities Management, Financial Planning and Bu  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 26 -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Dr. Christopher Seabury, an associate professor of genomics at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM), has confirmed that certain aspects of the white-tailed deer's response to chronic wasting disease (CWD) are moderately to highly heritable, or passed from parent to offspring, and can be predicted using a custom ge  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 27 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University's Division of Institutional Advancement has received the Overall Improvement Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The award is in the category of public comprehensive institutions with endowments over $45 million that demonstrate significant program growth across three years of data. "I am very proud of Janice Horak (Assistant Vice President  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 27 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news: After a national search, two candidates have been named finalists for the position of the next dean of New Mexico State University's William Conroy Honors College. The finalists are Phame Camarena, Ph.D., who has served as director of the Honors Program at Central Michigan University for the past nine years; and Joshua Ozymy, Ph.D., who has served as director of the Honors Program at Texas A&M University-  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, June 27 -- Howard Payne University issued the following news on June 26: Howard Payne University held a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, June 25, to celebrate the beginning of construction on the Newbury Family Welcome Center. The facility is named for the family of Dr. Don Newbury, a 1961 graduate of HPU, president of the university from 1985 to 1997 and current chancellor. The event was attended by Dr. Newbury; his wife, Brenda and their family; and numerous alumni, com  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 23 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news on June 22: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that Louisiana will stay in Phase Two of reopening, as the number of COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations have started to rise in several regions across the state. The Governor will extend his Phase Two order for another 28 days, keeping in place occupancy limits and other restrictions. As of today, Louisiana ranks seventh out of 23 states across t  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 25 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards and Etheredge Industrial Services CEO Mike Etheredge announced the Shreveport-based company is creating a new machine maintenance, repair and overhaul facility near Lake Charles. The company is making a $433,000 capital investment, transferring two jobs from its Texas location, and creating three new direct jobs in Calcasieu Parish. Through the expansion, Etheredge Industria  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, June 25 -- Lamar University issued the following news: Beginning with students applying to Lamar University for first-year admission for the fall of 2021, Lamar University will be adopting a "test-optional" admissions policy. "For years many colleges and universities, including Lamar University, have required students to submit standardized test scores as part of the admissions process," said Deidra Mayer, executive director, Admissions and Recruitment. "We're changing that po  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, June 26 -- Lamar University issued the following news: Lamar University's Office of Undergraduate Research is proud to announce that one of its undergraduate researchers, Tyler Nelson, has been accepted into the Doctor of Philosophy program in the Rice University Applied Physics graduate program as a full-time student, beginning in the fall semester of 2020. While pursuing a bachelor's degree in biology and a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Nelson began working in  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 26 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following news release: A new study shows that over 558,000 Louisianans could lose their health coverage if the Supreme Court sides with Donald Trump and Jeff Landry's lawsuit to overturn the Affordable Care Act in the midst of the pandemic. These new numbers come at the same time the Trump administration is filing its opening briefs with the Supreme Court in its ACA repeal lawsuit, California v. Texas. This increase   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 25 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on June 24: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and two institutions at The University of Texas at Austin - the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) - have announced a new initiative to build a strong collaboration in oncological data and computational science. The collaboration between the three UT System institutions, based in   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 25 -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release on June 24: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and two institutions at The University of Texas at Austin - the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (Oden Institute) and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) - have announced a new initiative to build a strong collaboration in oncological data and computational science. The colla  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 25 -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on June 24: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and two institutions at The University of Texas at Austin - the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences and the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) - announced a new initiative to build a strong collaboration in Oncological Data and Computational Science. The collaboration between the three UT System  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 26 -- The New Mexico Department of Health issued the following news: The New Mexico Department of Health reports the number of COVID-19 cases have doubled in less than two weeks in Lea County, located in the southeastern part of the state next to the Texas border. In the past 11 days, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Lea County increased from 42 to 86 cases, as the department closely monitors the situation and investigates confirmed cases, performs contact tr  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 26 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: The Trump administration and 18 Republican governors and attorneys general are filing their opening briefs with the Supreme Court in California v. Texas-- a reckless lawsuit that could jeopardize health care for as many as 5.3 million Pennsylvanians during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. "Not even a pandemic that has claimed the lives of over 120,000 Americans is enough to stop Trump's reckless a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 24 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Office of Basic Energy Sciences has awarded Rice University experimental physicist Ming Yi a five-year grant to explore the details of magnetism in two-dimensional materials. She is one of 76 Early Career awardees, 50 of them from American universities and the rest at national laboratories. The grant to Yi for $750,000 follows a major Moore Foundation grant (https://news.rice.edu/2020/05/28  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University engineers have created a light-powered catalyst that can break the strong chemical bonds in fluorocarbons, a group of synthetic materials that includes persistent environmental pollutants. In a study published this month in Nature Catalysis, Rice nanophotonics pioneer Naomi Halas and collaborators at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and Princeton University showed that tiny spheres o  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23 -- Rice University issued the following news release: A survey of thousands of scientists conducted by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy suggests international scientific collaboration can be improved through policy reform. Many scientists approach their work with "an increasingly collaborative outlook" and are not motivated by politics or diplomatic relations, which often hinder collaboration, according to a paper co-authored by the institute's Kirsti  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 24 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Housing affordability in the Houston area is declining for all households and renters are finding it almost impossible to buy homes without significant subsidies, according to a new report from Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research. "The 2020 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston" examines data from 2010 to 2018 and compares how dozens of key housing indicators have shifted during that time. S  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 24 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Restaurants have long been subject to health department inspections evaluating their cleanliness and safety. Researchers at Rice University's Texas Policy Lab (TPL) propose creating a similar system for grading businesses on COVID-19 safety, which they hope will help consumers make informed decisions amid the pandemic. "COVID-19 Safety Grades for Businesses: A Possible Mitigation Tool (https://jamanetwork.com/channel  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 25 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University chemist James Tour has won a Royal Society of Chemistry Centenary Prize. The award, given annually to up to three scientists from outside Great Britain, recognizes researchers for their contributions to the chemical sciences industry or education and for successful collaborations. Tour was named for innovations in materials chemistry with applications in medicine and nanotechnology. The prestigious a  more

LATROBE, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- Saint Vincent College issued the following news: Dr. Sarah E. Daly, assistant professor of criminology, law and society (https://www.stvincent.edu/academics/majors-and-programs/criminology-law-and-society) at Saint Vincent College, is participating in a collaborative research study on public response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has shaped the lives of people around the world. Daly and colleagues Dr. Manish Madan of Stockton University, Dr. Brenda Rowe   more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 26 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Sam Houston State University alumna Jeni Best was recently recognized as one of five distinguished biometrics and security leaders to earn a 2020 Women in Biometrics Award by the Security Industry Association (SIA). Biometrics is the science of analyzing physical or behavioral characteristics specific to each individual to be able to authenticate their identity. The Women in Biometrics Awards honor the effort  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 23 -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has appointed Ramon Pineda to lead its operations in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he will serve as vice president and general manager of Scripps' NBC affiliate, KRIS, its CW station and its independent station KDF, effective June 29. Pineda has over 30 years of experience in broadcast and sales. He served most recently as president and regional direct  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, June 24 -- Southwestern University issued the following news: In retrospect, December 2019 seems like an altogether different era now. For most of the U.S. population, at least, those were the halcyon days when students were doggedly completing final exams and papers, teachers were grading and looking forward to winter break, shoppers were checking off gift lists online and in stores, the faithful were making pilgrimages to holy sites, families were crisscrossing states and o  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 23 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University's John Tarleton Leadership Academy and its project Mission Ready TEXAN have been awarded a $215,000 grant by the Texas Pioneer Foundation. Mission Ready TEXAN is designed to enhance retention in the Tarleton Corps of Cadets by providing staff and peer-led coaching to improve academic performance and career readiness. "Our cadets are enrolled in every college at Tarleton, with  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 23 -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: In a possibly unique collaboration, Tarleton State University and Tarrant County College in Fort Worth have joined forces to streamline the route for nursing students transitioning from an associate degree to a bachelor's. The agreement provides for the two institutions to offer co-curricular concurrent enrollment, resulting in a seamless educational program for TCC associate degree nursing students in line  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 22 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: While international student enrollment falls at universities across the country due to difficulties presented by COVID-19, faculty and staff in The University of Texas at Dallas graduate programs are pulling out all the stops to ease the worries of prospective students from around the globe. "We are working to remove all of the obstacles and reduce the uncertainty that international students   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 25 -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Texas A&M University Provost and Executive Vice President Carol A. Fierke has announced the appointment of Dr. John August as interim dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. August will serve as special assistant to the provost through June, then will assume the interim dean position July 1 until the university finalizes t  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 26 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Michael Johnson was recently recognized with two awards from the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). He received both the Frederick J. Berger Award and the prestigious National Engineering Technology Teaching Award. Having received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his master's and doctoral degrees from the Massachusetts  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 23 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Porous rock containing oil and natural gas are buried so deep inside the earth that shale operators rely on complex models of the underground environment to estimate fossil fuel recovery. These simulations are notoriously complex, requiring highly-skilled operators to run them. These factors indirectly impact the cost of shale oil production and ultimately, how much consumers pay for thei  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 27 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: A paper authored by Dr. Joseph Sang-II Kwon, assistant professor; Dr. Arul Jayaraman, professor and head of the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University; and Dongheon Lee, a doctoral candidate in Kwon's research group; was selected as an editor's choice paper in the May 2020 AIChE Journal. In the paper titled "Identification of Cell-to-Cell Heterogeneity   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 27 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has led to such a stark shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) that health care professionals have resorted to wearing trash bags as makeshift gowns. Many people have come up with their own unique forms of protective gear to enforce social distancing, from T-shirt masks to shields made out of pool floats. In hopes of mitigating these obstacles  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 27 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Amir Asadi and his team have developed a new manufacturing process for hybrid polymer composites - a vital component in the aerospace, automotive, marine and defense industries. This new process will produce super-strong composites to be used in load-bearing mechanical components in various industry sectors across the nation. Asadi is an assistant professor in the Department of Engin  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 25 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Matthew Yarnold, assistant professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University, received the 2020 Milek Faculty Fellowship Award from the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC). He received the fellowship for his proposal to numerically and experimentally evaluate the behavior of steel hot rolled asymmetric I-beams for future pro  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 25 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: As coronavirus cases in Texas have risen the last 11 days in a row, Donald Trump doubled down on his ludicrous admission that he asked his staff to "slow down" testing for the coronavirus saying that he "doesn't kid" about claims like that. This admission comes as Texas still has "inconsistent" testing and has lied about its testing data, comingling antibody tests with coronavirus tests. If that wasn't e  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 25 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: The Trump administration announced that they are ending federal funding for COVID-19 testing sites in Texas and four other states, despite the fact that Texas continues to see record-high numbers of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations due to the virus, including over 5,000 new cases today alone. This announcement comes after President Trump told a sparsely-attended campaign rally in Tulsa, "I said to   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 25 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: By now, you've probably heard of the disgusting comments made by top members of the right-wing dark money group Empower Texans about Governor Abbott's disability. The following Texas Republicans have taken money from Empower Texans, some of whom are Empower Texans' top endorsed candidates: * Angie Chen Button -- In 2008, Empower Texans gave $10,000 to Button. * Matt Shaheen -- In 2014, Empower Texans ga  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 25 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following press document: Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott held a press briefing in front of a few select outlets where he admitted that cases in Texas are spreading at an "unacceptable rate." Under Abbott's failed leadership, Texas has now seen ten days in a row with rising cases and hospitalizations in Texas. Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement: "For months, Texas Democrats warn  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced the results of a study completed by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts at the request of the Texas Military Preparedness Commission (TMPC) analyzing the impact on the state's economy of the various U.S. military installations within Texas. The Comptroller estimates these military installations contributed at least $123.6 billion to the Texas economy in 2019 and supported   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the State of Texas will pause any further phases to open Texas as the state responds to the recent increase in positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Businesses that are permitted to open under the previous phases can continue to operate at the designated occupancy levels and under the minimum standard health protocols provided by the Texas Department of State Healt  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Cortney Jones and Enrique Mata to the Family and Protective Services Council for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. The council is charged with studying and making recommendations to the commissioner regarding the management and operation of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Cortney Jones of Austin is the Founder and Executive Director of Change 1, a   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Bruce Oakley and Randy Wilson to the Board of Pilot Commissioners for Harris County Ports for terms set to expire on September 1, 2020 and September 1, 2021, respectively. Bruce Oakley of Houston is a Partner at Hogan Lovells US, LLP, and previously served as Judge of the 234th Judicial District Court in Harris County. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Houston Bar   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 23: As COVID-19 cases rise in Texas, Governor Greg Abbott has expanded the ability of mayors and county judges to impose restrictions on outdoor gatherings of over 100 people. Previously, this applied only to outdoor gatherings over 500 people. The Governor has also directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to enact emergency rules that provide strict health and safety standards  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on March 13, 2020, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster for all counties in the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, in each subsequent month effective through today, I have renewed the disaster declaration for all Texas counties; and WHEREAS  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 25: Governor Greg Abbott issued an Executive Order to ensure hospital bed availability for COVID-19 patients as Texas faces an increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The Governor's order suspends elective surgeries at hospitals in Bexar, Dallas, Harris, and Travis counties. Under this order, the Governor directs all hospitals in these counties to postpone all surgeries and procedures that   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Mary Lopez Dale and Mike Hernandez to the Texas Veterans Commission for terms set to expire on December 31, 2025. Additionally, the Governor named Laura Koerner as chair of the commission. The commission serves as the state appointed advocate of Texas veterans as they attempt to secure the benefits rightfully earned in exchange for their service in our nation's armed forces  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the federal government has granted his request to extend operations of Community Based Testing Sites across Texas. The federal government will maintain support for the program while surging resources to Dallas and Houston in order to support testing needs within the community. "The State of Texas remains unwavering in our efforts to secure access to testing in communit  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 26: Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order limiting certain businesses and services as part of the state's efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19. This decision comes as the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 and the number of hospitalizations have increased and the positivity rate in Texas increased above 10%, which the Governor previously stated would lead to further preventat  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on June 26: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on March 13, 2020, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster for all counties in the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, in each subsequent month effective through today, I have renewed the disaster declaration for all Texas counties; a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 24 -- 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 368 additional cases of the antiviral drug remdesivir to 142 hospitals across the state of Texas. These cases have been provided to DSHS through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This is the fifth round of distribution from the federal government. At 368 cases, enough to treat approximat  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 25 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), in partnership with the Texas Military Department, will begin distributing 3-ply surgical masks to every Texan who undergoes COVID-19 testing at state-run mobile test collection sites. Beginning tomorrow, each Texan who receives a COVID-19 test at a state-run mobile testing site will be provided with four masks to take h  more

LA JOLLA, California, June 26 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: It's common knowledge that the human body consists of trillions of cells. The cell nucleus, which houses DNA, is under attack every second of every day by environmental and behavioral factors. Researchers from Harvard University and the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) recently used the Comet supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) at the University   more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 26 -- The University of California issued the following news release: A UCLA report (https://latino.ucla.edu/research/democratic-primary-2020-analysis-of-latino-and-asian-american-voting-in-10-states/) published shows that Asian Americans and Latinos in California, Texas and Virginia went to the polls in smaller numbers in the 2020 primaries than they did in the primary elections four years ago. Because those three states have large Asian American and Latino popula  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 24 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on June 23: Rheeda Walker, professor of psychology at the University of Houston and a fellow in the American Psychological Association, is scheduled for a live interview on ABC's Good Morning America with co-anchor Robin Roberts on Wednesday, June 24 during the 7 a.m. CT hour. Walker is expected to discuss coping with life during the isolation of the pandemic, with a focus on racial tensions and George Floyd  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 25 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: As anti-racism solidarity protests continue around the world, new research suggests mainstream media have a tendency to focus on the violence and spectacle of a protest rather than the substance. That mentality and approach need to change according to Summer Harlow, assistant professor of journalism at the University of Houston Jack J. Valenti School of Communication. "How journalists cover protests and soc  more

RENO, Nevada, June 26 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: Ever since companies like Amazon made groundbreaking announcements about their intended use of drone technology for last-mile retail deliveries, there has been a growing interest in understanding how logistics networks will evolve with the expanding technology. The topic gains further significance in the post-COVID-19 era, with the demand for hands-free doorstep delivery expected to skyrocket. New research from the Un  more

DENTON, Texas, June 26 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: University of North Texas College of Education professor Dina Castro has been named to the Steering Committee leading the Texans Care for Children Early Childhood English Learner Initiative, working to help Texas children from birth to age 8 whose primary language is not English. "We have a significant opportunity to boost educational achievement in Texas by ensuring English Learner children succeed. The  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 22 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: The University of St. Thomas is pleased to welcome its new executive dean for the School of Arts and Sciences, Dr. George Harne, Ph.D. Harne was recruited by UST's VP for Academic Affairs, Christopher Evans, who said, "Dr. Harne brings a national reputation and strategic vision to the University's largest and most diverse school." Harne is a scholar who holds a doctorate in musicology from Princeton Uni  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 26 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: Angela Shoup BS'89, MS'92, PhD'94, who heads the Division of Communicative and Vestibular Disorders at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been selected as the new executive director of the Callier Center for Communication Disorders at The University of Texas at Dallas and will be a professor in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS). She will succeed longtime Callier leader Dr. Th  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 25 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: A University of Texas at Dallas study of 100 mobile apps for kids found that 72 violated a federal law aimed at protecting children's online privacy. Dr. Kanad Basu, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science and lead author of the study, along with colleagues elsewhere, developed a tool that can determine whether   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 26 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: Around the world, scientists are racing to find ways to combat the symptoms of COVID-19 as the number of global cases surpasses 9 million. Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas recently pinpointed a potential strategy for counteracting the acceleration of the illness in the lungs. Fourteen scientists from the Center for Advanced Pain Studies (CAPS), a component of UT Dallas' School  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 27 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The majority of children with COVID-19 in 26 countries fared well clinically compared to adults during the first four months of the pandemic, a newly released study shows. Researchers from the Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio prepared the study, which is the largest systematic review to date of children and young a  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 27 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Our cells are constantly dividing, and as they do, the DNA molecule - our genetic code - sometimes gets broken. DNA has twin strands, and a break in both is considered especially dangerous. This kind of double-strand break can lead to genome rearrangements that are hallmarks of cancer cells, said James Daley, PhD, of the Long School of Medicine at The University of Texa  more

TYLER, Texas, June 24 -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler announced that Dr. M. A. Rafe Biswas, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the UT Tyler Houston Engineering Center, has been named one of eight summer 2020 NASA Faculty Glenn Fellows. His contributions as a Glenn Fellow will be instrumental in NASA's ongoing effort to send humans back to the moon by 2024. Biswas will work this summer for the Glenn Rese  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 26 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Wearing a mask isn't always fashionable, and it isn't always comfortable. But during the pandemic, donning a face mask or covering is the best thing we can do for ourselves, our families and the community. Masking can reduce the surge; science proves it. "Masking is the centerpiece of the 'We Can Stop the Spread (https://news.uthscsa.edu/we-can-stop-the-spread-aims-to  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 26 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The novel coronavirus has been compared with the flu almost from the moment it emerged in late 2019. They share a variety of symptoms, and in many cases, an influenza test is part of the process for diagnosing COVID-19. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are now developing a new sensor that can tell the difference between the two illnesses and test for both simultaneously. The development comes a  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, June 23 -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release: Jupiter-size planets orbiting close to their stars have upended ideas about how giant planets form. Finding young members of this planet class could help answer key questions. For most of human history our understanding of how planets form and evolve was based on the eight (or nine) planets in our solar system. But over the last 25 years, the discovery of more than 4,000 exo  more