DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Dec. 4 (TNSRes) -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news release: On December 2, shark research groups and government agencies from the northeastern US and Canada announced the establishment of the New England White Shark Research Consortium (NEWSRC). The consortium provides the first-ever collaboration of these entities to jointly study the white shark (Carchardon carcharias) throughout its entire northeast US-Canadian range. Wi  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Nov. 30 (TNSJou) -- The University of New England issued the following news release: Research by David Mokler, Ph.D., professor emeritus of pharmacology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences, was recently published in Cerebral Cortex, a scientific journal in the neuroscience area, focusing on the development, organization, plasticity, and function of the cerebral cortex. Mokler's paper, titled "The neural basis of attentional alterations in prenatally protein malnourished   more

BELLINGHAM, Washington, Dec. 7 -- Western Washington University issued the following news release on Dec. 4: What can looking into the past tell us about the future? Western Washington University Anthropology Research Associate Mike Etnier and his colleague, Boston University Research Assistant Professor of Anthropology and Archaeology Catherine West, are hoping that digging deep into Alaska's past can shed light on how to move forward to conserve and protect one of the region's most important   more