SAN ANGELO, Texas, July 16 -- Angelo State University issued the following news release: Dr. Michael Conklin, the Powell Endowed Professor of Business Law at Angelo State University, recently published a provocative research paper regarding U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden's vow to select a female running mate. The paper is titled "Running up Against the Civil Rights Act: Does Joe Biden's Promise of a Female Running Mate Violate Title VII?" The abstract of the paper states: "On March 15,  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, July 15 -- Angelo State University issued the following news release: Dr. Michael Conklin, the Powell Endowed Professor of Business Law at Angelo State University, recently published a provocative research paper regarding U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden's vow to select a female running mate. The paper is titled "Running up Against the Civil Rights Act: Does Joe Biden's Promise of a Female Running Mate Violate Title VII?" The abstract of the paper states: "On March 15,  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, July 14 -- Southwestern University issued the following statement, in collaboration with the 16 members of the Associated Colleges of the South: As presidents of the sixteen member institutions of the Associated Colleges of the South, we stand united in firm opposition to the recent policy change announced by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that denies international students the full access to their education should their institutions need to return to fully onl  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 17 -- Atmos Energy issued the following news release: Even though hundreds of bicyclists did not line up for the annual Bike MS, employee participants still managed to ride on their own. And even though they were not able to sell raffle tickets at Lincoln Centre and other locations, employees still managed to raise more than $10,000 for multiple sclerosis research. "I started fundraising early and have very generous family, friends and coworkers," said Jeff Knights, who is   more

WACO, Texas, July 16 -- Baylor University issued the following news: Baylor University and the Allbritton Art Institute have announced the appointment of Nathan T. Elkins, Ph.D., FSA, as director of the Allbritton Art Institute effective Aug. 1. Elkins, associate professor of art history and a specialist in Greek and Roman art and archaeology in the department of art & art history at Baylor University, is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, a Fellow of the American Numismatic Soc  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, July 15 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: The Board of Regents of the Texas State University System unanimously confirmed Alisa White, Ph.D., as president of Sam Houston State University during a special called meeting. Dr. White will officially assume the presidency Aug. 10. Dr. White, a Texas native, has served as president of Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, since 2014. She previously served as vice president for academic af  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 17 -- Buckeye Partners issued the following news release: Buckeye Partners, L.P. ("Buckeye") announced that crude oil export operations have begun at South Texas Gateway (STG), a new state-of-the-art terminal constructed to facilitate the supply of North American crude oil to global markets. Loading of the first marine vessel was initiated today, following the first deliveries of crude oil in June from one of four pipelines that will serve STG. The start of operations marks  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 17 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: CenterPoint Energy is encouraging customers to contact the company if they are experiencing financial difficulty and may need payment assistance, arrangements or extensions during the COVID-19 situation. While CenterPoint Energy has currently suspended natural gas service disconnections, customers are encouraged to call now to avoid a disruption once the suspension ends. "We remain committed to keeping our custome  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 15 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: Governor Jared Polis provided an update to Coloradans on the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Now is not the time to let our guard down and this pandemic is far from over. We have to do a better job of wearing masks, social distancing and washing our hands," said Governor Jared Polis. "Colorado is seeing a slow, but steady rise in cases and hospitalizations. We are not seeing the same scen  more

NEW LONDON, Connecticut, July 16 -- Connecticut College issued the following news: Boyce is a partner at Hogan Lovells LLP in Houston, Texas, where she prosecutes and defends complex commercial and intellectual property cases in the energy and technology industries in courts throughout the United States. Within Hogan Lovells, Boyce leads the Oil, Gas, and LNG Sector of Hogan Lovell's Global Energy and Natural Resources Group and has served as a member of the Global Leadership Team of the firm's  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, July 14 -- Southwestern University issued the following news: The Caring Place announced it received $100,000 from Southwestern University for the purpose of aiding the Georgetown community who are need of food or other emergency assistance. The Cullen Trust for Higher Education provided these funds to Southwestern University due to the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Caring Place has seen a 156% rise in the need for its services over the last four month  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following campaign memo by Regional Press Secretary Avery Jaffe: "As the son of an immigrant and descendant of Sam Houston, Sri Preston Kulkarni embodies the future of Texas. As a national security expert, Sri served our country overseas under presidents of both parties and brought people together to get things done. While Sri represents service at its finest, Troy Nehls is politics at its worst. After being fired  more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following statement by Chair Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto congratulating M.J. Hegar on advancing to the general election in Texas: "MJ Hegar is battle-tested, fiercely committed to delivering results for Texans, and ready to hit the ground running to win this race. "As a decorated combat veteran and a working mom, MJ understands the challenges families across Texas are going through and will be a champion in the Sen  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 15 -- Edmentum issued the following news release: Edmentum, a global education leader and pioneer in online teaching and learning solutions, launched a new virtual advisor, Edmentum Online Navigator (EON), for its award-winning Study Island program. The new feature represents the first time the company has implemented artificial intelligence (AI) into one of its programs. EON utilizes cutting-edge AI and machine-learning technology that allows educators to spend more time t  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 17 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: For the second consecutive year, a graduate student at The University of Texas at Arlington has won a prestigious national award for noise control engineering. Chia-Ching Lin, an aerospace engineering doctoral student, has earned the Leo Beranek Student Medal for Excellence in the Study of Noise Control from the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA for his research in hypoid ge  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, July 17 -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news release: Robert Flores is all about Stephen F. Austin State University and Nacogdoches. Although he's a native of Corsicana, he fell in love with the city and community while attending the university. "I was lucky enough during my senior year at SFA to begin working for Elliott Electric Supply," said Flores, who was recently appointed to the SFA Board of Regents by Gov. Greg Abbott. "Bill Elliott, the   more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, July 14 -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: Howard Payne University has named Dr. Chris Liebrum as vice president for external affairs. The 1973 HPU graduate will begin his new role on August 1, working with church relations, recruiting and fundraising. He recently retired as director of the Office of Cooperative Program Ministry of the Baptist General Convention of Texas (BGCT). Dr. Liebrum has a long, distinguished career in Baptist life, having served wit  more

CANYON, Texas, July 15 -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news on July 14: A prominent Amarillo nurse practitioner and owner of several family care clinics will assume leadership of West Texas A&M University's Department of Nursing. Dr. Holly Jeffreys will begin her new role Aug. 17. She is a nationally certified rural health clinic professional and the owner and provider for the Family Care Clinic of Panhandle, Family Care Clinic of Boys Ranch, Family Care Clinic of Claude and   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 16 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Marketing Professor Judith Anne Garretson Folse recently co-authored an article with Texas A&M Mays Business School Dean Eli Jones, Baylor University Assistant Professor of Marketing Stephanie Mangus, and Texas A&M Professor of Marketing Shrihari Sridhar that was accepted for publication by Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. "The Interplay Between Business and Personal Trust on Relati  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 15 -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Sanofi announced a five-year strategic collaboration to accelerate the development of investigational treatments, including targeted and immune therapies, for patients with cancer. The alliance will combine MD Anderson's clinical trials infrastructure and Sanofi's pipeline of investigational treatments to lead biomarker-driven cl  more

ALBANY, New York, July 17 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that New York State has established two church testing sites in COVID-19 hotspots in Houston, Texas. The sites, located in Northwest Houston's Fallbrook Church and Southwest Houston's Higher Dimension Church, are in highly-impacted minority communities, are up and running, and will be operational for two weeks, with the capacity for up to 1,000 tests per day. New Yor  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 14 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement by Chairman James Dickey on July 13: Moments ago, the Supreme Court of Texas dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) on narrow technical grounds. RPT attorneys are currently at a court hearing in Harris County District Court. * * * "We had hoped that the Supreme Court of Texas would recognize that the issue before it involved constitutionally protected rights flowing from our con  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 14 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement by Chairman James Dickey: "The State Republican Executive Committee voted this evening to move our State Convention online. "We thank our incredible team of attorneys for their valiant work exhausting all legal remedies fighting the partisan Democrat shutdown of our in-person Convention over the last several days. "We have had a wonderful start to our State Convention week in Houston with the Temporary Rule  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 16 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Biomolecular engineers at Rice University have found a C-worthy technique that dramatically enhances the accuracy of gene editing. The Rice lab of biomolecular engineer Xue Sherry Gao has introduced a set of tools that increase the accuracy of CRISPR-based edits in disease sequence models up to 6,000-fold compared with a current base editor, BE4max, that is considered state-of-the-art. The work appears in the open-a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 16 -- Rice University issued the following news release: COVID-19 continues to spread in Texas and especially the Houston area, but nearly one-fifth of residents surveyed by Rice University's COVID-19 Registry say they're less anxious now than at beginning of the pandemic. Out of more than 3,100 people in Harris County who have signed up for the registry, 19% reported a decrease in anxiety. About two-thirds of participants -- 67% -- reported the same level of anxiety as th  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 17 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Partisan divisions about the pandemic are negatively affecting public health and economic recovery, according to experts at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Christopher Kulesza, research analyst for the Child Health Policy program, and Quianta Moore, fellow in child health policy at the institute, are available to talk to the news media about the intersection of politics and public health. "Publi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 14 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Bird poop may pose more health risks than people realize, according to Rice University environmental engineers who study antibiotic resistance. Their study found high levels of genes that encode antibiotic resistance harbored by opportunistic pathogens in the droppings of common urban ducks, crows and gulls. The study led by postdoctoral research associate Pingfeng Yu of Rice's Brown School of Engineering appears in  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 17 -- Rice University issued the following news release: As demand for workers with college degrees rises, Houston and Texas are predicted to fall short of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's (THECB) goals for the next decade, according to a new report from Rice University's Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), part of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research. "Transitioning to College and Work: Labor Market Analyses in Houston and Texas" examines suppl  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 15 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Where things get sticky happens to be where interesting science happens in a Rice University lab working to improve battery technology. Using techniques similar to those they employed to develop laser-induced graphene, Rice chemist James Tour and his colleagues turned adhesive tape into a silicon oxide film that replaces troublesome anodes in lithium metal batteries. For the Advanced Materials study (https://onlinel  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 17 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Biology is rife with examples of collective behavior, from flocks of birds and colonies of bacteria to schools of fish and mobs of people. In a study with implications from oncology to ecology, researchers from Rice University and the University of Georgia have shown that data science can unlock subtle clues about the individual origins of collective behavior. When a group of individuals move in synch, they can creat  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 16 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Although women's rights have undergone significant reforms in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), legislative change is not enough, according to the authors of a collection of briefs released by the Baker Institute. "Despite critical advancements, many challenges remain," wrote Kelsey Norman, fellow for the Middle East at the Baker Instiute and director of the Women's Rights, Human Rights and Refugees Program, a  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, July 16 -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news release: Stephen F. Austin State University alumnus Clayton Wolf has been named the chief operating officer of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Wolf, who graduated from SFA with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry with a concentration in forest wildlife management, has a 27-year career with TPWD and previously served as the statewide wildlife division director. "Any success I have achieved is bec  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 15 -- Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary issued the following news release: Trustees of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary unanimously approved a "conservative" budget for the 2020-2021 academic year, while hearing about "encouraging signs" for student enrollment during a called meeting, July 14. The meeting was conducted via video conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Trustees decided in their April meeting to have the special meeting in order to give   more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, July 15 -- Southwestern University issued the following news: Why do so many premed students major in biology? Is it the possibility of working toward better treatments for cancer? Of gaining a more in-depth knowledge of the nine organ systems in the human body? Of mapping the genomes of pandemic-mongering viruses like SARS-CoV-2 virus? For many premed students, those reasons might apply (although as anyone who's studied this far-ranging field can tell you, biology encompas  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 15 -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following statement: Building and supporting a globally competitive workforce is a core element of our work at the Alamo Colleges District. We take pride in our collaboration around the world with various partners to build strong international programs. We recognize the value of having diverse minds at our colleges as students, staff and faculty. This week's decision by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to modify the   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 16 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Radiation portal monitors are used around the world to detect the illegal transportation of radioactive material at border crossings and points of entry. These portal monitors utilize scintillating detectors composed of polyvinyl toluene (PVT) plastic to screen vehicles and cargo for gamma-ray emissions that would indicate the presence of radioactive materials. Unfortunately, the PVT pla  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 15 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Cell phone batteries often heat up and at times, can burst into flames. In most cases, the culprit behind such incidents can be traced back to lithium batteries. Despite providing long-lasting electric currents that can keep devices powered up, lithium batteries can internally short circuit, heating up the device. Researchers at Texas A&M University have invented a technology that can pr  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 14 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: As the coronavirus pandemic continues to surge worldwide, there is an urgent need for anything that can bring us closer to a vaccine or treatment that will protect people from future infections. SARS-CoV-2 (also known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) is the virus that infects cells and causes the coronavirus disease in humans. Researchers could theoretically eliminate t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 15 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following opinion (No. KP-0320): To: Harrison Keller, Ph.D. Commissioner of Higher Education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Post Office Box 12788, Austin, Texas 78711 Re: Whether Rider 52 to the Higher Education Coordinating Board's appropriation in the General Appropriations Act allows students to qualify for financial assistance through the Program to Encourage Certification to Teach Bilingual Education, Engl  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 15 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a letter brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit addressing the impact of a recent decision from the United States Supreme Court that held unconstitutional a Louisiana law requiring abortion doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The Fifth Circuit is currently considering a challenge to a Texas law requiring the humane   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 17 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton led 15 states in an amicus brief filed with the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, urging the court to allow the Department of Education to reaffirm Title IX's commitment to protecting students from actual harassment while respecting free speech and fair process. The Department of Education's "Final Rule" bolsters the anti-discrimination purposes of  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 16 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that his Public Safety Office (PSO) will provide $41 million in federal funds to assist cities and counties throughout the COVID-19 response. These funds come from the Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding (CESF) Program authorized by the federal Emergency Appropriations for Coronavirus Health Response and Agency Operations Act. The first round of awards, totaling $7 milli  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 14 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on July 13: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the U.S. Department of Defense has activated additional U.S. Army Urban Augmentation Medical Task Forces (UAMTF) to assist the state's efforts to combat COVID-19. At the Governor's request and as part of a whole-of-nation approach, one UAMTF arrived in San Antonio on July 6th, an additional task force arrived in Texas to support the Houston region today, and fo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 14 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has extended federal support of Community Based Testing Sites in Dallas and Houston through July 31, 2020. Governor Abbott previously secured an extension of these sites in June. "The State of Texas is committed to providing ample testing resources as we work to contain the recent surge in COVID-19 cases," said Gover  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 16 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott announced that the Department of Defense (DOD) will surge resources to the Rio Grande Valley to help combat COVID-19. The DOD will send a U.S. Army Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force (UAMTF) to provide medical and support professionals needed in Rio Grande Valley hospitals. Additionally, the Texas Division of Emergency Management is coordinating with local officials to identify alter  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Bill Philibert and appointed Robert "Bob" Scott to the Texas Municipal Retirement System Board of Trustees for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. The board oversees the Texas Municipal Retirement System, which is responsible for providing a secure retirement benefit plan for eligible employees of more than 800 cities. Bill Philibert is Director of Human Resources a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 17 -- The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued the following news release on July 16: In today's open meeting of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, commissioners voted to extend the state's Electricity Relief Program to August 31, 2020. Citing the governor's July 10, 2020 decision to extend the COVID-19 disaster declaration for all Texas counties, the orders extend the protection from disconnections for non-payment for ERP participants, continues the requirement fo  more

IRVING, Texas, July 14 -- TXU Energy, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy, issued the following news release: With the official arrival of triple-digit temperatures, TXU Energy is proud to launch its 22nd annual Beat the Heat program and events. This year, the company is expanding its efforts as more Texans face financial hardships related to the effects of COVID-19. With social distancing in mind, the 2020 program includes drive-thru distributions of new air conditioning units and fans, education on  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 15 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Seeking to end the current child welfare system and to reimagine new, anti-racist means of keeping children safe and protected in their homes, the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work and the Center for the Study of Social Policy have launched the upEND movement. Black children are overrepresented in foster care at a rate nearly double their proportion in the general child population. The i  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 15 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on July 14: With a five-year, $3.2 million grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, Mini Das, associate professor of physics at the University of Houston, will help usher in the next generation of micro computed tomography (CT) imaging. The project's goal is to lower radiation dose in X-ray micro-CT imaging while improving the resolution and enhancing the contrast of three-d  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 15 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on July 14: Researchers from the University of Houston, in collaboration with others, have designed a "catch and kill" air filter that can trap the virus responsible for COVID-19, killing it instantly. Zhifeng Ren, director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at UH, collaborated with Monzer Hourani, CEO of Medistar, a Houston-based medical real estate development firm, and other researchers to design t  more

DENTON, Texas, July 15 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Harrell Gill-King, University of North Texas instructor, founding director of UNT's Laboratory of Forensic Anthropology and co-founder of the UNT Center for Human Identification, has been awarded the T. Dale Stewart Award by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences for work that has included responding to the World Trade Center after 9/11, the Oklahoma City bombing and many other natural and man-made mas  more

DENTON, Texas, July 16 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Chemistry researchers at the University of North Texas have developed a test to more easily identify toxic silver ions, which can be harmful to humans and the environment at high concentrations. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are well known for their antimicrobial properties and can be found in a number of products such as bedding, toothpaste and toys. But, over time, silver ions can leach from AgNP produc  more

DENTON, Texas, July 14 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of North Texas in conjunction with scientists at the Huazhong Agricultural University in Wuhan, China, recently developed a complete map for the genome of the jojoba tree. This is the first complete DNA sequence of Simmondsia chinensis, providing a blueprint for this drought-tolerant and wax-bearing desert shrub. "Jojoba is expensive and difficult to grow. It requires an ari  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, July 17 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Dallas is broadening the scope of its summer research activity with a fellowship program for master's students, some of whom are building upon earlier experience while others are getting their first research opportunity. The Office of Research and the Office of Graduate Education partnered to establish the Master's Research Fellowship Program (MRFP), which encourage  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, July 13 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: Polycraft World, a modification of the video game Minecraft, was developed by University of Texas at Dallas researchers to teach chemistry and engineering. Now the game that allows players to build virtual worlds is serving as the foundation for federal research to develop smarter artificial intelligence (AI) technology. UT Dallas researchers received a grant from the Defense Advanced Researc  more

GALVESTON, Texas, July 14 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: A multidisciplinary team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has uncovered a new mechanism for designing antiviral drugs for dengue virus. The study is currently available in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Dengue virus is a very important mosquito-transmitted viral pathogen, causing 390 million human infections each year. Dengue is common in more than 10  more

GALVESTON, Texas, July 17 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: How did Zika virus acquire the ability to infect the brain and reproductive tissue to cause its characteristic disease? The answer may lie in a newly observed ability of the virus to use a host cell's own defense mechanisms as a disguise. A team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have published new research that shows the Zika virus evolved to use a host cellular enzyme   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 16 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Texas has emerged as a leader in alternative energy sources, such as solar and wind. As the state moves toward a "smart grid" delivery system, the companies that provide energy services are rushing to determine the best ways to balance supply and demand. Shouyi Wang, associate professor of industrial engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, is using a three-year, $466,068 grant   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 17 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: New insights into Ewing sarcoma, an aggressive childhood cancer, were published July 15 in the prestigious journal Nature. Researchers from the Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio contributed to the study. Ewing sarcoma is a bone and soft tissue cancer that primarily affects children and adolescents. The discovery, ma  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 15 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: For decades, researchers have looked for ways to eliminate cobalt from the high-energy batteries that power electronic devices, due to its high cost and the human rights ramifications of its mining. But past attempts haven't lived up to the performance standards of batteries with cobalt. Researchers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin say they've cracked the code to a c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 15 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: A team of interdisciplinary researchers has discovered a new technique to store information in DNA - in this case "The Wizard of Oz," translated into Esperanto - with unprecedented accuracy and efficiency. The technique harnesses the information-storage capacity of intertwined strands of DNA to encode and retrieve information in a way that is both durable and compact. The technique is described in a paper in   more

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: The DCCC Independent Expenditure announced its first Spanish language broadcast reservation of 2020 in the Houston media market. The Spanish language reservation is part of the DCCC's second round of 2020 reservations "that also includes Albuquerque, New Mexico and Charleston, South Carolina," reflecting its first 2020 investment in Texas. The investment totals over $2.8 million in reservat  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, July 17 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Producers and farmers in West Tennessee can now benefit from the expertise and guidance of a new member of University of Tennessee Extension. As of July 1, Christopher R. Narayanan has been hired as a UT Extension area farm management specialist and will serve West Tennessee families as they work to make their farms, families and communities stronger. A proud Texas Aggie,   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 16 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: After performing for Donald Trump's ego at a campaign stop, Brian Kemp took his dangerous disregard for human life one step further by explicitly banning the mask orders that mayors across Georgia have enacted to keep their cities safe from the spread of coronavirus. Public health experts and medical professionals have said that mask mandates are one of the most effective methods to stop the skyrock  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, July 15 -- Lamar University issued the following news: Your Environmental Specialist, an environmental compliance and testing company focused on helping gas station owners and operators comply with environmental regulations, has landed some big innovative projects this spring as a tenant of Lamar University's Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship. In its first initiative, YES has strategically partnered with UST Training, a nationally recognized digital  more