ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has selected two professors from The University of Texas at Arlington as fellows, an honor bestowed upon AAAS members by their peers. In the section on geology and geography, Qinhong Hu was elected for outstanding and sustained contributions in the research field of nano-petrophysics within the context of energy geoscie  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSAwa) -- Angelo State University issued the following news release: Dr. Jaeyong Choi of the Angelo State University criminal justice faculty recently received the 2020 Junior Faculty Research Award from the Korean Society of Criminology in America (KOSCA) during the society's virtual national conference. The Junior Faculty Research Award is annually given to one college or university faculty member who is a member of KOSCA, has less than three years of teaching ex  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 26 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: Frailty is a good indicator for which surgery patients may develop adverse outcomes following their procedure, but current frailty screenings are underutilized. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and University of Southern California found that a 20-second repetitive elbow flexion-extension test is a feasible tool in evaluating the risk of major adverse outcomes following vascular surger  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University has developed artificial intelligence (AI) models that help them better understand the brain computations that underlie thoughts. This is new, because until now there has been no method to measure thoughts. The researchers first developed a new model that can estimate thoughts by evaluating behavior, and then tested the  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release on Nov. 23: Physicians and scientists are constantly on the lookout for new disease genes that can help them understand why patients have undiagnosed medical problems. Often the first clues come from genetic testing that reveals a change or mutation in a gene that they see in a child but not their parents. This is exactly what led to a new study published today in the American Journal of Human G  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSRes) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: Baylor College of Medicine will launch a randomized clinical trial this week to determine whether the drug cyclosporine is effective in preventing disease progression in pre-ICU hospitalized COVID-19 patients. For about 40 years, cyclosporine has been used to prevent rejection of solid organ transplants and to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis. Researchers hope that the d  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 26 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: While there are therapies to aid in overall heart health, there are very few preventative therapies for heart failure after a significant heart attack, a serious condition that has a very significant mortality. However, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found a potential treatment that has shown promising results in mice. The findings, published in the latest edition of the Procee  more

ADA, Oklahoma, Nov. 25 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: Two Chickasaw Nation Productions documentaries from the Chickasaw Heritage Series will air on PBS Public Television Texas (KLRN) in San Antonio Nov. 29. "Bearer of the Morning" is scheduled to air at 3 p.m., followed by "First Encounter" at 4 p.m. The Chickasaw Heritage Series is a video project initiative from Chickasaw Nation Productions designed to inform, educate  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSCon) -- The Austin Community College District issued the following news: Austin Community College District (ACC) hosted its first-ever Drone Demo Day Wednesday, November 18, at the Public Safety Training Center at Hays Campus to promote its newest drone training certification program. The event, hosted in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) National Drone Safety Awareness Week, promoted information about drone vehicles, safety, and education  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 26 -- ExxonMobil, an international energy company, issued the following news release: As part of an ongoing global review to identify cost efficiencies and improve long-term competitiveness, staffing levels will be reduced at ExxonMobil's Canadian affiliates. It is anticipated that up to 300 positions will be impacted by the end of 2021 across the company's affiliates in Canada, which include Imperial Oil Limited, ExxonMobil Canada Ltd. and ExxonMobil Business Centre Canada  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: In recognition of their achievements in advancing cancer research, five faculty members from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). AAAS Fellows are elected by their peers, a tradition that began in 1874, in honor of their invaluable contributions to science and technology.  more

GOSHEN, Indiana, Nov. 26 -- Goshen College issued the following news: Kailey Rice, a senior music and sign language interpreting major from Frisco, Texas, won two awards at the National Association Teachers of Singing competition, which took place virtually this year on Nov. 23. Rice placed in the following two categories: * First place, Musical Theatre Division for 4th and 5th year college students. * Third place, College Treble Division for 4th and 5th year college students. Rice is a voi  more

CANYON, Texas, Nov. 25 -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: Two new programs funded by West Texas A&M University's President's Circle are funding student dreams and success. Four freshmen have been named to the first cohort of the President's Experiential Learning Student Fellowship. Additionally, 20 students are the first winners of the President's Earn and Learn Scholarship Program. "Thanks to the generosity of some of our most faithful donors, my office is able to provid  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- The Libertarian Party issued the following news release: The Libertarian Party of Texas bore witness to profound change this convention season. After a 103-day delay, the state convention moved 500 miles across the state to host both in-person and online delegates as they elected the party's first-ever all-female team of executive officers. LPTexas held its biennial convention in Big Spring, Texas, forced to relocate in both time and place from the party's initial plans   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 25 -- iHeartMedia issued the following joint news release on Nov. 25: iHeartMedia, the No. 1 audio company in America and the No. 1 podcast publisher globally, and European podcast platform Podimo today announced a strategic partnership to translate and adapt popular podcasts across the globe in different languages, introducing these podcasts to hundreds of millions of new listeners. The partnership will kick off with the widely popular true crime podcast "Forgotten: Wo  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Nov. 25 -- Lamar University issued the following news: In a no-gravity environment, concrete is weaker than on Earth and therefore not a material that can be used to build structures in space. However, two young high school scientists, working with Dr. Nicholas Brake, Lamar University associate professor of industrial engineering, believe that by adding polyvinyl alcohol fibers to concrete in space, it will be strengthened. Their theory will soon be tested at the International   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Nov. 25 -- Lamar University issued the following news: Lamar University is proud to announce the Noah Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship has awarded Martin Sifuentes, an LU freshman, a scholarship of $650. Sifuentes, who graduated from West Brook High School in Beaumont, is a first-generation student pursuing a degree in chemical engineering. "This generous scholarship helped me in many more ways than just the money," said Sifuentes. "I got to meet with Mr. and Mrs. Rodriguez in   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 -- The Libertarian Party issued the following news release: For anyone who has been around the Libertarian Party for more than one election cycle, you will be familiar with the fights -- plural -- we endure to be placed on the ballot. Long before we can start advertising on the radio or television, putting up signs and billboards, or reaching constituents directly, all of our resources and energy go into obtaining ballot access, and even after it is confirmed, we have to be   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Nov. 26 (TNSAwa) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Mechanical Engineering Professor Michael Khonsari is this year's recipient of the National Lubricating Grease Institute's Clarence E. Earle Memorial Award, which is given in recognition of outstanding contribution to the technical literature relating to lubricating greases during the year. NLGI Awards recognize those who, "through their farsightedness, enterprise and innovation, pionee  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Nov. 24 (TNSRes) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news: Sustainable beef production is a challenge in the semi-arid rangeland environments of the Southwest. Climate change may reduce the ability of these ecosystems to support herds of large-frame breeds that dominate the American cattle industry. New Mexico State University, in collaboration with Texas A&M AgriLife Research and a network of institutions and ranchers, is studying ways to improve the su  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 24 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Nov. 23: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation announced today it will donate $5,000 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain, on behalf of WNCT 9 On Your Side, the Nexstar Inc. television station serving the Eastern portion of the state of North Carolina. The donation is part of WNCT's month-long series "Caring for Carolina Non-Profit Spotlight," featured on "The Eas  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 25 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Nov. 24: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation announced today it will donate $5,000 to The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina, on behalf of WNCT 9 On Your Side, the Nexstar Inc. television station serving the eastern portion of North Carolina. The donation is part of WNCT's month-long series, "Caring for Carolina Non-Profit Spotlight," featured on "The East's Dail  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 28 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Nov. 27: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) ("Nexstar") announced today that DISH Network ("DISH") (Nasdaq: DISH) subscribers in 115 markets are at risk of losing network and local community programming at 7:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday, December 2, 2020, as DISH has yet to reach a new distribution agreement allowing the satellite television behemoth the right to conti  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Current explanations for migrant and refugee policies in the "global south" mistake the absence of formal policy for neglect. But a migration and immigration expert at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy proposes to explain this dynamic as "strategic indifference." The idea applies where governments proclaim indifference toward migrants and refugees, effectively inviting international organiz  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University has developed artificial intelligence models that help them better understand the brain computations that underlie thoughts. This is new, because until now there has been no method to measure thoughts. The researchers first developed a new model that can estimate thoughts by evaluating behavior, and then tested their model on a train  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Nov. 23: Rice University biochemists Michael Stern and James McNew have studied how neurodegeneration kills cells. They've conducted countless experiments over more than a decade, and they've summarized all they've learned in a simple diagram they hope may change how doctors perceive and treat degenerative diseases as varied as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and muscle atrophy. In a study published this month in  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Students who begin elementary school and haven't become proficient at speaking English after five years in school should be identified as what educators call "long-term English learners" (LTELs), according to a new paper from Rice University researchers. The report from the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), a program of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, aims to standardize the definition o  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Knowing precisely where proteins are frustrated could go a long way toward making better drugs. That's one result of a new study by Rice University scientists looking for the mechanisms that stabilize or destabilize key sections of biomolecules. Atom-scale models by Rice theorist Peter Wolynes, lead author and alumnus Mingchen Chen and their colleagues at the Center for Theoretical Biological Physics show t  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSAwa) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Christopher Hobbs, assistant professor of Chemistry at Sam Houston State University has been named a 2020 Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar. One of only eight recognized from top institutions across the nation, the award honors young faculty in the chemical sciences who have created an outstanding independent body of scholarship and are deeply committed to education with undergraduates. As a recognized s  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 26 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: At a time when many people in society thought Native Americans were savages, General Sam Houston lived with the Cherokee Indians twice in his life. That kindred spirit connection led to Houston becoming a strong advocate for the Native Americans and their rights. A preserved document in the Sam Houston Memorial Museum's collection from 1829 formally certified Houston as a citizen into the Cherokee Nation wit  more

WACO, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSRes) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Nov. 23: Baylor University celebrated today with seven local community organizations during a virtual ceremony in which $90,000 in grants were given to the nonprofits through the University's "Philanthropy and the Public Good" course and its ongoing partnership with the Fort Worth-based Philanthropy Lab. This fall, funding for the course was provided by the Baylor/Waco Foundation led by the Solid Gold Neighbor Amba  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Nov. 25 -- Southwestern University issued the following news: This is the seventh story in a series on Southwestern faculty perspectives on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Part 1 focused on biology, part 2 on mathematics, part 3 on economics, part 4 on sociology, part 5 on political science, and part 6 on psychology. "This is a fascinating time for historians," says Jethro Hernandez Berrones, chair of Sout  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Nov. 26 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University is the presenting sponsor for the Wednesday, Dec. 9, performance of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association National Finals Rodeo at Globe Life Field in Arlington. Additionally, the university will showcase Tarleton students and staff both at the FanZone activation area and at a booth in the Cowtown Christmas Exposition in the Fort Worth Stockyards during the entire NFR run  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Nov. 24 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release on Nov. 23: The top 25 percent of the graduating class at Marine Military Academy in Harlingen has scholarship opportunities and guaranteed admission to Tarleton State University thanks to an agreement announced recently. Marine Military Academy is a college-preparatory boarding school for young men in grades 7-12 with an optional postgraduate year. Since 1965, MMA is the only private school in the worl  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 25 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release on Nov. 24: Today I accepted Michael K. Young's resignation as President, effective December 31, 2020. I want to thank him for his service to Texas A&M University and I look forward to seeing him fulfill his passion to create an institute addressing the issues of religious freedom and international affairs. During his tenure, the university increased research expenditures nearly 13 percent, to   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Rusty Feagin, professor in the Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology and the Department of Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University, was recently awarded the Robert G. Dean Coastal Academic Award from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association (ASBPA). Feagin received this honor for his significant contributions to coastal science and his mentorship of th  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on Nov. 24: The Aggie 100 Summit Award, established in 2012 by the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship, seeks to highlight an Aggie-owned and led business with the highest average revenue over the same three-year-period. The recipient of this year's award is SRS Distribution, led by Dan Tinker '96. Tinker has had many notable mentors and confidants who have helped to support him  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSPer) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Matt Pharr has been named a J. Mike Walker '66 Faculty Fellow. Pharr, assistant professor in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, joined Texas A&M University in 2016. His current research focuses on materials for energy storage and conversion, deformation and fracture of soft materials, the mechanics of flexible and wearable electronic devices, the me  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 25 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 24: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that his office, along with the Attorneys General of 45 other States and the District of Columbia have obtained a $17.5 million-dollar settlement against retailer The Home Depot, resolving a multistate investigation of a 2014 data breach which exposed the payment card information of approximately 40 million Home Depot consumers nationwide. T  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 26 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 25: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that Aaron Reitz has been promoted to Deputy Attorney General for Legal Strategy. Mr. Reitz graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Texas A&M University, where he was a Regimental Commander in the Corps of Cadets. After graduating, he commissioned as an officer in the United States Marine Corps and married his high school sweethear  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 25 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 24: Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that Josh Reno, a graduate of the Texas Tech School of Law, will serve as Deputy Attorney General for Criminal Justice. Mr. Reno has served as an Assistant District Attorney in Williamson and Lubbock County and, during his time as a Prosecutor, he built a record of outstanding litigation and was awarded Lubbock County District Attorney's Prosecuto  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 24 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement on Nov. 23: Attorney General Ken Paxton gave this statement on today's ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit: "The Fifth Circuit correctly rejected Planned Parenthood's efforts to prevent Texas from excluding them from the state's Medicaid program. "Undercover video plainly showed Planned Parenthood admitting to morally bankrupt and unlawful conduct, including violatio  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 23: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Holiday Comfort Food Care Package (CFCP) program, in partnership with the Texas Restaurant Association, to provide holiday meals for at-risk youth and families in communities across Texas, while also supporting local restaurants. The program, a reboot of the CFCP program that began in March 2020 to support restaurants that limited or closed services due to   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 25 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Abbott has appointed Barrett Reynolds to the Housing and Health Services Coordination Council for a term set to expire September 1, 2021. The council works to increase state efforts to offer service-enriched housing through increased interagency coordination. Barrett Reynolds of Richardson is a porter at CC Young Senior Living Center. He previously served on the HEROES Advisory Board, and has   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Jon "Mark" Sjolander to the Coastal Water Authority Board of Directors for a term set to expire on April 1, 2022. The authority is a conservation and reclamation district located within Harris, Chambers, and Liberty Counties, and has the power to transport and deliver water inside and outside the authority, to acquire and construct all necessary properties and facilitie  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 23: Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) today announced the guiding principles for Texas' COVID-19 vaccine allocation process, which will serve as a foundation for the state's initial distribution for COVID-19 vaccines expected as early as next month. These principles have been established by the Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel (EVAP), created by DSHS to make   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 25 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 24: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Division Of Emergency Management (TDEM) has established a bamlanivimab infusion wing at the state-run alternate care site (ACS) in El Paso to treat outpatient cases of COVID-19. The infusion wing, which began accepting patients today, has been provided with 1,000 doses of bamlanivimab through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HH  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 24 -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news: The Center for Research on Families (CRF) is presenting a talk, "When Disaster Strikes: Response, Research, and Recovery," by Ivan Rusyn, University Professor in the department of veterinary integrative biosciences in the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at Texas A&M University in College Station, on Monday, Dec. 7 at noon. In this talk, Rusyn address the question, "How can  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Nov. 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: A new federal grant will help University of Houston-Victoria students interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics prepare for internships and defense-related careers with the U.S. Department of Defense. UHV recently received a $198,028 Department of Defense National Defense Education STEM grant in collaboration with Alabama A&M University and Navajo Technical Uni  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Deep neural networks, multilayered systems built to process images and other data through the use of mathematical modeling, are a cornerstone of artificial intelligence. They are capable of seemingly sophisticated results, but they can also be fooled in ways that range from relatively harmless - misidentifying one animal as another - to potentially deadly if the network guiding a self-driving car m  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Nov. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release: A new study by researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and University of Texas at Austin provides more evidence that the stress of racism contributes to health problems among people of color. Published Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study employed wearable sensors and daily surveys to measure college students' stress response to ins  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 26 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: Four University of Texas at Dallas faculty members have been elected 2020 fellows of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. Murat Kantarcioglu, professor of computer science in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science; Dr. Steven Small, dean of the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences; Dr. May Yuan, Ashbel Smith Professor  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 26 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news release: Overcrowding in emergency rooms is a costly and concerning global problem, compromising patient care quality and experience. In a new study, a researcher from The University of Texas at Dallas investigated whether telemedicine could enhance ER care delivery. "This longstanding problem is mainly driven by the imbalance between increasing patient flow and the shortage of emergency roo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 24 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Nov. 23: Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a novel targeted therapy, called POMHEX, which blocks critical metabolic pathways in cancer cells with specific genetic defects. Preclinical studies found the small-molecule enolase inhibitor to be effective in killing brain cancer cells that were missing ENO1, one of two genes encodi  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. 26 -- Uranium Energy, a uranium mining and exploration company, issued the following news release: Uranium Energy Corp. (NYSE American: UEC; "UEC" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that the Company's President and CEO, Amir Adnani, will present at the H.C. Wainwright Mining Conference on Monday, November 30, 2020 at 2:30 PM ET. In addition, Mr. Adnani will be speaking at the H.C. Wainwright Mining Panel Discussion, at 12:30 PM ET. The mining panel will be mod  more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, Nov. 25 -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news release: As colleges and universities in Texas work to implement the new edTPA requirement for teacher education, Wayland Baptist University has a leg up on the competition. Dr. Sarah Hartman has extensive training and experience with edTPA from previous jobs in Georgia and Tennessee. Based on that experience, she has just been named a member of the edTPA National Academy, one of only two educators in the state of  more