STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Sept. 3 (TNSPer) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Dr. Barry Lambert has been named Interim Dean of Tarleton State University's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, pending approval by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents, which is expected. He succeeds Dr. Steve Damron, who retired Aug. 31. Previously Associate Dean of the college and Associate Vice President for Research, Dr. Lambert joined the Tarleton faculty in 2003,   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 4 (TNSPer) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Kim Foli Ikpo It was 33 years ago when Dr. John E. Hurtado took a Greyhound bus from Fresno, California, to College Station, Texas. Following the sage advice of his professor at San Diego State University, he visited Aggieland to see if it would be a good fit for him to attend graduate school. The rest, as they say, is history. And now, more than three decades later, he's lea  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSPer) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Mac Woodward has announced his decision to retire as director of the Sam Houston Memorial Museum this month after 27 years of service to Sam Houston State University. "It has been a privilege and honor," Woodward said. "I want to extend my gratitude to everyone over the years for their support of the museum. With the great staff there, I know the museum will continue to be a proud member of the unive  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 1 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Aug. 31, 2021: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today named Omer Sultan senior vice president and chief financial officer (CFO). With his extensive financial leadership experience in the health care industry, Sultan will join the institution's Executive Leadership Team on Oct. 4. In his role as CFO, Sultan will lead all institutional financial matters an  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 4 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M: Aerospace Students Receive Prestigious American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Awards By Jan McHarg Two students in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University have received prestigious awards from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). Akanksha Baranwal received the 2021 Orville and Wilbur Wright Graduate  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Sept. 1 (TNSEve) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Dr. Douglas Brinkley, CNN presidential historian and professor of history at Rice University, will present "Discovering America from the Road" from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, at Stephen F. Austin State University in the Baker Pattillo Student Center Theater. Brinkley, whom CNN declared, "a man who knows more about the presidency than any human alive," is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown C  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 2 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M-Commerce: School Record - 81 Lions Earn D2ADA Academic Achievement Award A total of 81 student-athletes representing Texas A&M University-Commerce have been awarded the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association's Academic Achievement Award for their efforts in the 2020-21 academic year. A&M-Commerce's 81 honorees are the most for the Lions since the award was created in 200  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news: The Texas A&M University System announced in a statement on August 26 that the Board of Regents had approved funding for capital projects on multiple system campuses, including Texas A&M University-Commerce. This comes after $551.5 million was added to the system operating budget that is earmarked for new projects. Projects that these funds go toward include the construction of a new Student  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 3 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce issued the following news: Leaders of Myer Marine Services and Hargrove Engineers + Constructors, both based in Mobile, have signed a pact with a firm in Guyana that aims to accelerate the growth of oil and gas sector in the South American nation. The memorandum of understanding between the Alabama companies Georgetown, Guyana-based GAICO Construction was signed in August at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, Texas.  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSOps) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release: A tax rate of $ 0.149150 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of ALAMO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT. PROPOSED TAX RATE: $0. 149150 per $100 NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE: $0. 147897 per $100 VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE: $0. 161187 per $100 The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2021 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for ALAMO COMMUNITY   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 4 (TNSGra) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release: Alamo Colleges announced that as part of its work to advance economic mobility and create positive change, Bank of America recently awarded them a $50,000 grant to support students enrolled in the City of San Antonio's Train for Jobs SA continuing education initiatives. Grant funds will help to bridge the digital divide through the purchase of laptops and industry-specific technology and equi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 1 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * after desperate calls for action went unanswered by the Supreme Court, an extremist, unpopular, and downright dangerous abortion ban takes effect in Texas. This law -- which was rammed through the Texas legislature by radical right-wing politicians -- threatens the health and wellbeing of millions of Texans. In response, Arizona Democratic Party Chairwoman Raquel Teran issued the fo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: A pilot study conducted by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine combined wearable technology and patient-reported outcomes to assess the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment in osteoarthritis (OA). The results, published in the journal Regenerative Medicine, showed that a single injection of leukocyte-rich/PRP in the knee joint significantly improved functional mobility, pain and qual  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 1 (TNSGra) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine granted nearly $4 million in awards to four outstanding researcher teams in response to its Biomedical Research Advances for Space Health (BRASH) 2101 solicitation. The space health institute sought creative never-before-tried ways to reduce potential damage to humans from the space environment through manipulat  more

WACO, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSEve) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Aug. 30, 2021: From a simulated fire in a residence hall room to a visit with goldendoodle Liberty, American Medical Response's therapy dog, the Baylor University Department of Public Safety will host its annual Sic 'em for Safety Day with events for students from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2, on Fountain Mall. The annual Sic 'em for Safety Day serves as an ongoing community-building opportunity for students to le  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 3 (TNSRep) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Develops Honey DNA Sequencing to Trace Origin * * * Adulteration and mislabeling of honey to mask its true origin has become a global issue. To evade tariffs or sanctions, some illicit importers slap fake labels on the honey, indicating it is from a different country of origin. Some unscrupulous honey peddlers substitute cheap honey into bottles of the expensive stuff. Even others "water do  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom released the following statement today regarding the Supreme Court of the United States' failure to block a Texas law banning abortions after six weeks: "I am outraged that the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed Texas' ban on most abortions to take effect. "Silently, in the dead of night, the Supreme Court has eviscerated the fundamental protection of   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 24 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release: The U.S. Supreme Court denied the government's request for stay in Biden v. Texas, allowing a lower court decision ordering the Biden administration to revive the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) to stand. The administration had formally terminated MPP in June - fulfilling the president's Day One promise to end the policy, in recognition of the profound suffering it caus  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSRes) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Chevron and Texaco stations are working with Baylor College of Medicine to help "fuel the end of Alzheimer's disease" through a fundraising campaign launching at select Chevron and Texaco stations in Texas, including Houston, San Antonio, Austin and Dallas. During September, register and fuel pump signage will encourage Chevron and Texaco customers to make a donation supporting Baylor's Center for Alz  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 3 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: A training technique that has been practiced by parrot owners for decades is now being applied to establishing new bird flocks in the wild. While many parrot owners clip their birds' wings to reduce their flight abilities, free-flight involves training an intact parrot to come when called, follow basic commands, recognize natural dangers,   more

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 2 -- The Colorado House Democrats issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * Majority Leader Daneya Esgar today released the following statement after the US Supreme Court declined to block a Texas law that will ban abortions as soon as six weeks-before many women know they are pregnant. "I am outraged by SB8, the Texas law that almost entirely bans abortions before most women even know they are pregnant and which gives complete strangers the right to sue   more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Matthew Jackson put school spirit and academic achievement aside during his early high school years, as he dealt with the daily struggle of finding a roof over his head during his first year of high school. With the support of North Dallas High School (NDHS) staff, Jackson learned how to cope with his emotional scars, reignited his motivation in learning and found joy in school involvement, late  more

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 1 -- The Oregon Democratic Party issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * Democratic Party of Oregon Chair Carla "KC" Hanson released the following statement. "Last night, the Supreme Court of the United States effectively banned abortion in Texas when it declined to overturn SB 8, a blatantly unconstitutional Texas law that bans abortion after only 6 weeks, which is before most women even know that they are pregnant. It provides no exceptions for incest or   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release: In response to Texas' six-week abortion ban going into effect, Democrats in key battleground states are calling out Republicans' toxic agenda on reproductive health care and ongoing efforts to try and strip away health care coverage from women and families -- and highlighting the critical role this issue will play in the 2022 Senate elections. See for yourself: * Roll Call: Democrats say Tex  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement on Sept. 2, 2021: * * * Overnight, the Supreme Court denied a request from advocates to block an extreme Texas law that would outlaw abortions as early as six weeks -- before many people know they are pregnant. Their decision effectively dismantles the protections of Roe v. Wade in the state of Texas as the question of the constitutionality of the law works its way through the judiciary. In response, DNC Ch  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * Despite a plea to the Supreme Court, an extreme Texas law that would outlaw abortions as early as six weeks -- before most people know they are pregnant -- went into effect, virtually dismantling Roe v. Wade in the state of Texas. In response, DNC Women's Caucus Chair Lottie Shackelford issued the following statement. "Republicans in state legislatures across the country have engage  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2021: * * * DNC Chair Jaime Harrison released the following statement in response to news that Republicans in the Texas House voted to pass SB 1, advancing it to the Senate and once again jeopardizing voting rights. "Republican lawmakers in Texas have just made their latest attempt to suppress the voices of voters through the passage of Senate Bill 1, which would put up new barriers to vote and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: This week, Texas Republicans proved once again just how extreme and out of touch their party is and moved forward with outrageous laws that attack reproductive and voting rights across the state. In response, the DNC made it clear that the Democratic Party will stop at nothing to protect these rights and stand against Republicans' extreme agenda. * Statement from DNC Chair Jaime Harrison on the Supreme   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 1 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Sallie Rainer, president and CEO of Entergy Texas Inc., will be retiring effective November 14, 2021, after more than 37 years with the company, Entergy announced today. Rainer, who assumed her current position in 2012, is responsible for the company's customer service, resource planning, economic development, charitable contributions, regulatory and governmental affairs, and financial performance of Entergy's Texas s  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 2 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following news: At midnight last night, a Texas state law banning abortion past six weeks took effect. A draconian measure to effectively end abortion access and empower anti-choice vigilantes, the Supreme Court had the opportunity to block the bill, and so far, they have declined. Florida Democratic Party executive director Marcus L. Dixon released the following statement on the recent news: "During his time in the Senat  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 3 (TNSOps) -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: TCC's Aviation Maintenance Program had both a large high-bypass turbofan engine and small one. Completing the trifecta is a CF34-8E that arrived in late August as a donation from General Electric, the manufacturer. "We were looking for one in the middle," said Clint Grant, dean of the Aviation, Business and Logistics Division at TCC Northwest. "So now we have the whole set. It may look like an exce  more

HILLSBORO, Texas, Sept. 3 (TNSPro) -- Hill College issued the following news: * * * Hill College Recruiting Student Athletes for New Cross Country Program Hill College has started a cross country program for the first time in its history and is actively recruiting student athletes. The new athletic program provides additional opportunities for local student athletes to compete at the collegiate level. Students can attend a school close to home with less expenses and still participate in a sp  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following statement: * * * Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement on the State of Texas's new law effectively banning all abortions in the state and the U.S. Supreme Court's failure to intercede to prevent the law from taking effect: "The Supreme Court's refusal to prevent this dangerous law from taking effect is a dog whistle to extremists that they can and should push forward their anti-choice agenda in state hous  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 2 -- The Iowa Senate Democrats issued the following statement by Senate Democratic Leader Zach Wahls on Texas abortion ban: "Earlier this week, Governor Reynolds issued a statement saying, 'I believe and trust in Iowans to make the best health decisions for themselves and their families. I will continue to support individual liberty over government mandates.' "The truth is that Governor Reynolds and legislative Republicans have consistently undermined the freedom of Iow  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Sept. 2 -- Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: The Biden administration's decision to institute a 100-day moratorium on deportations violates federal law and should be struck down, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt told a federal appeals court. Schmidt yesterday joined 15 other state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit in the case of Texas and Louisiana v. United  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSOps) -- Lamar University issued the following news: During the 2021 inaugural Alpha Tau Omega National Awards Celebration held in Orlando, Fla., the LU Texas-Zeta Theta chapter of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity was recognized with the True Merit Honorable Mention award. This is the second highest honor bestowed by the ATO Fraternity and the Texas-Zeta Theta chapter is one of only 24 chapters to receive this award among over 141 chapters and more than 8,500 undergraduate  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Maasarani receives NSF fellowship, joins Maitland lab By Jennifer Reiley Incoming doctoral student Latifah Maasarani has taken a nontraditional path to the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University. Along the way, she has proven her technical skills in optics and was recently named part of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Graduate Research Fello  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 2 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey today issued the following statement in response to Texas' new restrictions on abortion, which went into effect today after the United States Supreme Court declined to intervene immediately: "Texas' radical new abortion ban is a dangerous attack on medical providers, vulnerable patients, and basic health care. "Shoul  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 3 -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Players bring joy to pediatric patients with "end goal' to raise awareness about childhood cancer * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is joining forces with Houston Dynamo FC to raise awareness of childhood cancer in its third year amplifying Major League Soccer's (MLS) Kick Childhood Cancer campaign. Players will honor MD Anderson pediatric cancer survi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 2 -- Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today issued the following statement in response to Texas' new restrictions on abortion, which went into effect today after the United States Supreme Court declined to intervene immediately: "Texas' new law effectively eliminates the constitutional right of women to make their own health care decisions related to abortions.   more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 4 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Here's how the Republican race for governor is shaping up as summer turns to fall: We're still waiting for any of the 10 candidates running to address the extreme and invasive abortion bill that is not only now codified law in Texas but also inspiring copycat legislation to begin making its way through statehouses across the country after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the law to stand and functional  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 2 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: The relentless and decades-long attack on Roe v. Wade and the protections that it provides to women suffered a major blow. Legislation in Texas that bans abortions after six weeks -- with no exceptions for rape or incest -- was allowed to go into effect after the Supreme Court declined to act on an emergency request to stop the law from taking effect. It also incentivizes people to in  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 2 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * After the Supreme Court failed to act, a draconian six-week abortion ban went into effect in Texas that threatens Roe v. Wade and the future of reproductive freedom for all Americans. NHDP Senior Advisor Senator Melanie Levesque released the following statement. "This latest attack on reproductive health care is a pointed and painful reminder that Republican legislators  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 2 -- The New Jersey Democratic State Committee issued the following statement: * * * New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman LeRoy J. Jones, Jr., and Vice Chair Peg Schaffer are releasing the following statement reacting to the Supreme Court's failure to act on the draconian abortion ban passed by the Texas legislature and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott. "This ban on abortions in Texas is a blatantly unconstitutional, shockingly cruel and incredibly   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 31 -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021: The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) entered into a settlement agreement and stipulated final compliance order with ETC Texas Pipeline, Ltd. (ETC) to resolve alleged statutory, regulatory and permit violations at the company's Jal No. 3 Gas Plant near Jal, New Mexico. NMED cited ETC for illegally emitting more than 3.1 million pounds of pollutants, including nit  more

SEGUIN, Texas, Sept. 1 (TNSRes) -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center has selected TLU's Department of Physics annual Family Physics Night to be an official host as part of the Webb Space Telescope Community Events initiative. A longstanding community event in Seguin, Family Physics Night inspires scientists of all ages to learn more about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields. On November 4, 2021, the Department of Physic  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Americans in Afghanistan aren't the only ones being left behind by Joe Biden's agenda of abandonment. Border communities in Texas have been abandoned by the Biden Administration and are struggling to contain COIVD-19 amid an unprecedented surge in illegal immigration. Immigrant shelters are so overwhelmed that they are forced to turn away COVID positive illegal immigrants, which put residents  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 2 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following statement: * * * Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following statement on Texas' restrictive abortion law that went into effect early Wednesday. "Texas has directly attacked the constitutional reproductive rights of its residents, who must be allowed to access safe and legal abortions," said AG Ford. "Our office will not sit on the sidelines as these shameful and radical attacks on nece  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 2 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * Wednesday, September 1, 2021, a Texas law prohibiting most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy went into effect after the United States Supreme Court failed to act on a request to block it. This inaction served as an implicit endorsement of the most restrictive abortion law in the nation from the Court, and will now force women's health care clinics in the state to turn awa  more

LAREDO, Texas, Sept. 4 (TNSGra) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: A new $929,500 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund a four-year research project at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) that looks at body composition among Hispanics. TAMIU president Dr. Pablo Arenaz said that this particular grant sets a historic precedent at the University. "While the Universit  more

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) announced today that it will report its 2021 third quarter financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 9:00 a.m. ET that morning to review the results. To access the conference call, interested parties may dial 334-777-6978, conference ID 8  more

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 2 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced the successful debut of Rewind TV, a digital subchannel offering slate of classic television sitcoms from the 1980s and 1990s, including The Drew Carey Show, Murphy Brown, Growing Pains, Wings, Sabrina The Teenage Witch, Who's the Boss and Family Ties. Rewin  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 1 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Last night, the Supreme Court allowed Texas' six-week abortion ban to go into effect, essentially prohibiting "nearly all abortions in the state" -- even those in cases of rape or incest. The draconian new law would ban abortions before most women know they are even pregnant, and it effectively legalizes medical "bounty hunting," empowering individuals to sue those who perform abortions for up to $  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following statement on Texas abortion ban: "Let me be clear, I will veto any anti-abortion legislation that lands on my desk. The Texas abortion ban defies all understanding of modern individual health care and will have detrimental impacts on the state's residents. "I stand firm in my conviction that so called 'pro-life' policies are actually anti-choice and counter the notion of individual freedom and lack a sound  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 -- The Congressional Progressive Caucus issued the following joint statement with Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus: * * * Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus co-chairs Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13), and Progressive Caucus chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement in response to the enactment of S.B. 8, an extreme anti-abortion law in Texas. "This law is an all-out assault on reproductive health and rights in America ,and will   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice physicists find 'magnon' origins in 2D magnet Topological feature could prove useful for encoding information in electron spins * * * Rice physicists have confirmed the topological origins of magnons, magnetic features they discovered three years ago in a 2D material that could prove useful for encoding information in the spins of electrons. The discovery, described in a study published online  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 4 (TNSOps) -- Rice University issued the following news release: As the United States prepares to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Rice University experts are available to comment on a variety of related topics. Tom Kolditz, founding director of Rice's Doerr Institute for New Leaders, discusses 9/11 in several chapters of his book "In Extremis Leadership: Leading as if Your Life Depended On It." A retired brigadier general, Kold  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: There's no need to don uncomfortable smartwatches or chest straps to monitor your heart if your comfy shirt can do a better job. That's the idea behind "smart clothing" developed by a Rice University lab, which employed its conductive nanotube thread to weave functionality into regular apparel. The Brown School of Engineering lab of chemical and biomolecular engineer Matteo Pasquali reported in the American  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 1 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice, Northeastern computer models reveal new details of spike mechanism * * * The spike protein responsible for COVID-19 infection is like a loaded spring, with a catch. New simulations may help researchers catch a break as they look for ways to defeat the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Scientists at Rice University and Northeastern University, all part of the Rice-based Center for Theoretical Biological Physi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 2 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The Welch Institute for Advanced Materials, a strategic partnership between The Welch Foundation and Rice University focused on world-leading advanced materials research, has named Matthew Tirrell to chair its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB). Tirrell is dean of the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the Robert A. Millikan Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago. He replaces Paul Alivis  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 4 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: Governor Kristi Noem announced that the South Dakota National Guard troops on state active duty at the southern border will be returning home later this month. Governor Noem gave the following statement: "I want to thank our dedicated troops with the South Dakota National Guard who have served honorably in this deployment to the Mexican Border. Our troops delivered on their mission, providing   more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSRes) -- Southwestern University issued the following news: * * * Corban Ruiz '22 strengthens his skills--and his resume--through SCOPE. * * * Getting into medical school isn't easy, and many students worry that their application may not be strong enough. While grades and test scores remain important, medical school admission teams are increasingly looking for well-rounded candidates with research and professional experience. While meeting with his advisor durin  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 3 -- The Florida State Senate issued the following statement on behalf of Florida State Sen. Linda Stewart on Florida considering texas style abortion bill: * * * "Florida Republicans want to follow in Texas' misguided footsteps and consider an intrusive and draconian restriction of women's constitutional rights. "This is a direct attack on reproductive rights by leaders who care more about politics than the health and wellbeing of women. That should make all of   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 1 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA math student earns National Science Foundation fellowship The National Science Foundation selected a graduate researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington for its prestigious Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (MPS-Ascend). Talon Johnson, a doctoral student in the Department of Mathematics, received a three-year, $300,000  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSRes) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University set numerous fundraising records and generated more than $14 million in private gifts in fiscal 2021, creating scholarships and endowments to support the student experience, promote faculty excellence and increase research. "We are fortunate to have the most loyal friends and family in the nation, and we are profoundly grateful for their generosity. But more impressiv  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Sept. 4 (TNSPer) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards, Assistant Provost and Assistant Vice President for Academic Diversity Initiatives, has been appointed to the Transformative Educational Models and Pedagogy expert panel to identify strategies to strengthen public health education. The panel will inform Framing the Future: Education for Public Health 2030, an initiative of the Association of Schools and Programs of Pub  more

LAREDO, Texas, Sept. 4 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: While the word "international" anchors Texas A&M International University's (TAMIU) name, its classroom lessons are equally global -- and can impact students at campuses in Germany and Mexico. Dr. Daniel Covarrubias, TAMIU director of the Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development, recently delivered a class on   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 2 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release: The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents voted today to extend the contract for Aggie football coach Jimbo Fisher an additional four years through the 2031 season. The Board authorized Texas A&M President Katherine Banks to execute the coach's employment contract in conjunction with Director of Athletics Ross Bjork. "I have great respect for Coach Fisher and his success with our stude  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news: The Texas A&M University-Commerce men's basketball team has been recognized as a recipient of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Team Academic Excellence Award, as announced by the NABC Thursday. These awards recognize outstanding academic achievement by teams with cumulative grade point averages (GPA) of 3.0 or better for the 2020-21 season. The Lions last earned this award  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Sept. 1 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news on Aug. 31, 2021: By many accounts, COVID-19 has complicated operations for small-business owners across the country. Researchers at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi have joined forces with Florida Atlantic University to suggest ways that small businesses cannot just thrive - but prosper - during this trying time. Dr. Jack Clampit, TAMU-CC Associate Professor of Management; Dr. Jo  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on Sept. 1, 2021: By Hannah Conrad Growing up in Norway, Stein Rasmussen '93 was never too far from the coast. He was sailing at a young age. His parents owned a sailboat, and he was always on the water during his free time. Combining that with Norway's involvement in the oil and gas industry, ocean engineering was a natural evolution for him. However, coming to Texas A&M Univer  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Rachel Rose From podcast student host to engineering student representative, Drew DeHaven is focused on making an impact on other students - and letting their voices be heard. DeHaven, a senior in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, joined the Student Engineers' Council (SEC) in 2019 and is now a part of the legislation committee, w  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 3 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Rachel Rose Synthetic biology is an interdisciplinary field of study that applies engineering principles to biology and enables the engineering of microorganisms to have new functions and produce new materials. Through this, researchers can solve real problems faced by society, including those in the areas of medicine, agriculture and national defense, to name a few. But this  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: In a discovery published in the journal Nature, an international team of researchers has described a novel molecular device with exceptional computing prowess. Reminiscent of the plasticity of connections in the human brain, the device can be reconfigured on the fly for different computational tasks by simply changing applied voltages. Furthermore, like nerve cells can store mem  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 3 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Jennifer Reiley Dr. Limei Tian, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University, recently received the Trailblazer R21 Award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, part of the National Institutes of Health, to support her research developing biosensors. Tian's current project focuses on developing biosens  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Vandana Suresh As health workers around the world provide care to those infected with SARS-CoV-2 and its many variants, the shortages in medical oxygen continue to deeply impact hospitals already stretched thin. While portable oxygen concentrators have provided some relief to many with respiratory distress, these machines sometimes do not generate enough medical oxygen to mee  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 1 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Dharmesh Patel Ceramics are resilient to heat and extreme environments but they are fragile and crack easily. Recently, in a study published in Science Advances, researchers at Texas A&M University have discovered a self-healing mechanism within a type of ceramics, called MAX phases. They have shown that these engineered ceramics form natural faults or kink-bands during loadi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton announced details of the approved settlement in the lawsuit against Griddy Energy, LLC after Winter Storm Uri left its customers with exorbitant energy bills. Texas power companies failed to withstand the winter storm and left millions of Texans without power and heat during lethal, record-low temperatures across the state. Griddy customers felt an additional hit when the b  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 1 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that 16 states have joined a coalition in support of Texas and Louisiana's lawsuit against the Biden Administration's refusal to deport certain dangerous criminal aliens. The Biden Administration stopped detaining illegal aliens convicted of crimes relating to drugs or moral turpitude--despite federal law that requires it to do so--forcing Texas to sue. "The S  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2021: * * * Texas Senate Republicans overwhelmingly voted along party lines to pass one of the most restrictive voting bills since the Jim Crow era. The anti-voter bill, S.B. 1, has passed both chambers and will head to Gov. Abbott's desk. Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement: "Today, Texas Republicans confirmed there is only one major political party in th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 2 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: In the last week, amid a spate of harmful actions by Texas Republicans -- from passing racist anti-voter legislation to slashing Texans' abortion rights -- we also saw yet another investigation home in on Texas' shadiest elected official. Beleaguered Texas AG Ken Paxton has now been specifically named by the U.S. House committee investigating the January 6 insurrection as meriting closer investigation -- with the co  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 2 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: Late Wednesday night, news broke of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision not to block Texas Republicans' brazenly unconstitutional abortion ban, S.B. 8 -- leaving the law in place and holding millions of Texans hostage as we await further legal challenges. Texas Democrats met the news with outrage but without surprise. S.B. 8 falls within a longstanding Republican tradition of putting forward extreme anti-abortion leg  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 1 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * Texas Democratic Party Co-Executive Director Hannah Roe Beck issued the following statement on Texas Republicans' abortion ban taking effect today. "Greg Abbott's abortion ban takes effect today in Texas -- threatening the health and safety of millions of Texans, and signaling a new stage in the battle over what makes us who we are as Texans. In a state that professes to love freedom, w  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 1 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued a statement today as permitless carry goes into effect across the state of Texas. "Two years ago in August, a domestic terrorist killed 23 El Pasoans and injured dozens more in a racially-motivated attack on Texas Latinos. And two years ago nearly to the day, yet another mass shooting plunged Midland-Odessa into tragedy. "Back then,  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 1 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement on the results of the Texas House District 10 Election. "I congratulate Pierina Otiniano on a hard-fought campaign for the House District 10 seat in our Texas legislature, and her commitment to making a difference for folks across Ellis and Henderson counties. While we didn't make it over the line last night,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 3 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Sincerely, district superintendent: This To the Administrator Addressed letter provides information for school systems to share with parents related to the availability of testing sites in schools and/or in the community. With the surge in the COVID-19 Delta variant, we know that schools and parents are in need of COVID-19 testing, and nearly all school systems are providing testing in some form. If your sc  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the State of Texas has deployed additional personnel and resources to support Hurricane Ida response and recovery efforts at the request of the State of Louisiana through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). This follows announcements from Governor Abbott earlier this week that the State of Texas would continue to review any additional  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott and the Governor's Commission for Women today announced six extraordinary Texas women, recognized for outstanding achievement in their fields and for changing the course of history, have been selected for induction into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame. "The Texas Women's Hall of Fame recognizes and celebrates remarkable Texas women not only for their individual achievements but also for   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 3 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Music Office today announced that the Third Annual Texas Sounds & Cities Conference will be held Thursday, September 9 and Friday, September 10 in Arlington, Texas. Co-hosted by the Texas Music Office, Levitt Pavilion Arlington, and the Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau, the two-day music conference will include panel discussions on Texas music scene d  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Carolina Castillo Crimm, Ph.D., Don Frazier, Ph.D., and Kevin Roberts, Ph.D., who will serve as presiding officer, to the Texas 1836 Project Advisory Committee for terms set to expire on September 1, 2023. The Texas 1836 Project Advisory Committee was established by HB 2497 (87R) to promote patriotic education and increase awareness of the Texas values that continue to stim  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Military Department (TMD) and the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) have deployed additional resources and personnel to support Hurricane Ida response and recovery efforts at the request of the State of Louisiana through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). This follows an announcement from Governor Abbott earlier  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 30, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that, at the request of the State of Louisiana through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), the State of Texas has deployed numerous resources and personnel to support Hurricane Ida response and recovery efforts. Resources include: 1 CH 47 (Chinook) Helicopter, 14 crew members, 30 Type 1 Fire Engines, and 132 firefighters through the Texas   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has extended his disaster declaration for 43 Texas counties in response to the ongoing border crisis. The Governor originally issued a disaster declaration in late May for 34 counties along the border and then amended the declaration in late June to only include the 28 counties that locally declared a disaster and agreed to partner with the state on its border security efforts -- includi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on May 31, 2021, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas-Mexico border posed an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster for a number of Texas counties and for all state agencies affected by this disaster; and WHEREAS, I amended the aforementioned procla  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 -- 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 issued proclamations renewing the disaster declaration for all Texas   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2021: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement after the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 6, also known as the Damon Allen Act, which will reform our broken bail system in Texas: "Thank you to Senator Joan Huffman, Representatives Kyle Kacal, Andrew Murr, and Reggie Smith, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dade Phelan for your leadership on the Damon Allen Act, which  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2021: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement following the passage of Senate Bill 1, which will protect the integrity of our elections in Texas: "Protecting the integrity of our elections is critical in the state of Texas, which is why I made election integrity an emergency item during the 87th Legislative Session. "I thank Senator Bryan Hughes, Representative Andrew Murr, Lieutenant  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 1 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Aug. 31, 2021: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement on the 2nd anniversary of the Midland-Odessa shooting: "Two years ago today, the Midland-Odessa community suffered a horrific tragedy when a shooter took the lives of seven innocent Texans and injured dozens more. "This senseless act of violence marked a very dark period for Midland-Odessa, and we will never forget our fellow Texans whose   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 4 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 3, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing approximately $286 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of September as the state continues its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. "Millions of Texans have looked to Emergency SNAP benefits to keep food at home throughout t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), in partnership with local officials, will launch a COVID-19 therapeutic infusion center in McKinney. The infusion center will begin accepting patients tomorrow, September 2, and has been provided with Regeneron's monoclonal antibodies to treat outpatient cases of COVID-19 who have a referral from a doctor. Th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), in partnership with local officials, will establish a new COVID-19 therapeutic infusion center in Tyler. The infusion center will begin accepting patients on Tuesday and has been provided with Regeneron's monoclonal antibodies to treat outpatient cases of COVID-19 who have a referral from a doctor. T  more

SEGUIN, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSOps) -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: Recently, the Mercatus Center and the American Enterprise Institute hosted a panel of experts, including Theology, Philosophy, and Classical Languages Department Chair Dr. H. David Baer, as well as two Hungarians currently living there under Prime Minister Orban. Moderated by Mercatus Center Visiting Fellow, Shikha Dalmia, the group's presentation, "The Real Truth About Hungary," examined how Prime Minister   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 21-034) in August 2021 entitled "An Audit Report on Confidential Data Management at the Texas Workforce Commission": * * * Here is the summary of the report: While the Texas Workforce Commission (Commission) implemented some processes and controls to secure its confidential data, it should strengthen those processes and controls to help prevent unauthorized disclosure of its confide  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 21-033) in August 2021 entitled "An Audit Report on Endowments at Selected Higher Education Institutions". * * * Here is the summary of the report: The higher education institutions audited had policies for overall endowment management that incorporated principles consistent with the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (Texas Property Code, Chapter 163) and Texas E  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Some of North Texas' top high school students are attending The University of Texas at Arlington this fall, including a number of valedictorians, salutatorians, National Merit Scholars, National Hispanic Recognition Program scholars and top 10% students. Earlier this summer, nearly 50 of these high-caliber students received home visits from UTA's Office of Admissions, a personalize  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSOps) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: For years, Karla DeCuir has advocated for education and encouraged young women to pursue leadership roles. Now, she is being recognized nationally for her role as a leader. DeCuir, UHV Katy senior director of enrollment management and external affairs, will be one of 26 people recognized as a National Latino Leader during the sixth annual National Latino Leadership Conference held   more

VICTORIA, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSOps) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: Tiarah Figueroa took over the reins last year as the University of Houston-Victoria Student Government Association president with a goal of helping students feel comfortable and getting more involved. Now, she's ready to continue to work for her fellow students. Figueroa, a UHV senior from San Antonio, was appointed president of the Student Government Association for the 2021-2022   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 3 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Researchers Use Organic Semiconductor Nanotubes to Create New Electrochemical Actuator * * * University of Houston researchers are reporting a breakthrough in the field of materials science and engineering with the development of an electrochemical actuator that uses specialized organic semiconductor nanotubes (OSNTs). Currently in the early stages of development, the  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 1 (TNSGra) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Every day in the United States, one in four children witness intimate partner violence (IPV), with higher rates among African American Families, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Children raised in homes with physical, verbal or emotional abuse tend to carry that trauma into adulthood. To help end this troubling cycle of trauma, Carla Sharp, clinical psychology professor at the Universit  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSMon) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Findings Could Help Identify New Drug Targets for Treatment, Prevention * * * In diseases such as hypertension, aging, atherosclerosis, diabetes and chronic kidney disease, arterial calcification and stiffening of the elastic layer of the arterial wall are almost always present. Think of it like bones forming inside your arteries. "Arterial calcification resembles osteogenesis, or bone fo  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 3 (TNSPol) -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: Texas enacted the strictest anti-abortion law in the country on Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to block the law banning the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy. Two University of Kansas faculty members are available to discuss this significant event with media. Alesha Doan Alesha Doan, professor in the School of Public Affairs & Administration and the Department of Women, Gender & Sex  more

DENTON, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSRes) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation is funding a team of researchers at the University of North Texas who are looking for solutions they hope will one day revolutionize how ammonia is produced, leading to significant environmental impacts and economic benefits for farmers and consumers. Chemistry professors Thomas Cundari, Francis D'Souza and Jeffry Kelber have received a three-year $500,000 grant t  more

DENTON, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSGra) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Four University of North Texas professors are addressing health disparities by training the next generation of counselors and social workers to offer trauma-informed, bilingual mental health services to minorities in both behavioral health and integrated care settings. Scholars from the College of Education and College of Health and Public Service are collaborating on the project funded through   more

DENTON, Texas, Aug. 31 (TNSGra) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: A University of North Texas team of researchers with the Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes Institute received a $5.5 million grant to devise new materials for making bulletproof protection materials. The Army Research Laboratory grant is the final part of a larger project that awarded a team in the institute up to $20 million to be spread over five years in 2017. Rajiv Mishra, dire  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: Atomistic simulations and AI-based findings shed light on nanoscale therapeutics and new brain sensors Viruses kill millions around the world each year. "In addition to the novel coronavirus, leading viral killers include hepatitis, HIV, HPV," said Lela Vukovic, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, University of Texas at El Paso. Researchers are constantly try  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 1 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: In an effort to respond sensitively to mental health crises, professionally trained counselors will partner with the University of Texas Police Department to provide a combined response to mental health-related calls and emergencies. This new partnership, the Mental Health Assistance and Response Team (MHART), will dispatch mental health professionals alongside plainclothes police officers to respond to indivi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSPar) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following joint news release on Sept. 1, 2021: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced a global option and license agreement covering certain intellectual property and technology rights regarding Bellicum's CaspaCIDe(R) (inducible caspase-9, or iC9) safety switch and related technologies, and the use of rimiducid, an agent used to activa  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 1 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The most meaningful class Angeles Margarida attended at The University of Texas at Arlington was in Tanzanian pastureland. As part of a summer studio course in the College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs (CAPPA), Margarida traveled with UTA classmates and faculty to the Tanzanian village of Roche to design a community garden. Determined to better know the local reside  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSGra) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: The University of Texas at Dallas has been awarded a $1 million, three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE grant to enhance its efforts to recruit and retain more women tenure-track faculty members in STEM fields. "This project will help us systematically transform the campus in ways that will expand and enrich the diversity of our faculty in science, technology, engineering and m  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 2 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: More than 30,000 new cases of Lyme disease are reported each year to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), although this number is believed to be an underestimate of the total number of cases of Lyme disease actually diagnosed in the U.S. State-level surveillance is one way of tracking when and where the disease occurs, but recent estimates using other methods suggest that th  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 4 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M: Krishnamurthy Receives American Society of Mechanical Engineers Young Engineer Award By Michelle Revels Dr. Vinayak Krishnamurthy, assistant professor in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, was presented the 2021 American Society of Mechanical Engineers Young Engineer Award from the Computers and Information in   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 3 -- Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, D-Vermont, issued the following statement: * * * Lt. Governor Molly Gray released the following statement following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Texas' new abortion ban: "As we approach the one-year anniversary of the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we are witnessing a catastrophic step backward in the fight for reproductive justice in our country. An attack on the right to choose to have an abortion in any corner of the Un  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 2 -- Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Washington, issued the following statement on Sept. 1, 2021: * * * Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today in response to the U.S. Supreme Court declining to hear a challenge to an anti-abortion law in Texas that represents one of the most extreme attacks on reproductive rights since the Roe v. Wade ruling. "Today's lack of leadership from the U.S. Supreme Court will having chilling effects on reproductive rights in this country far beyond  more

CANYON, Texas, Sept. 4 (TNSres) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: Three West Texas A&M University communication faculty members and one graduate student will present their research at the National Communication Association's 107th Annual Convention in Seattle, which typically draws 5,000 attendees. Dr. Mary Liz Brooks, Dr. Nancy Garcia, Dr. Min Wha Han and graduate student Carmen Gabriel will present seven different pieces of research, including two top papers, at this an  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 1 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Wednesday morning, the nation's strictest abortion law went into effect in Texas after the Supreme Court failed to act. The law, S.B. 8, bans abortion at six weeks -- before most people even know they are pregnant. In effect, this law makes it nearly impossible to access safe, legal abortion care in Texas. In response, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler issued the following statement  more

DENTON, Texas, Sept. 3 (TNSOps) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2021: In a time when discussions about race and equity are everywhere, a University of North Texas professor is looking at the impact of theater on the Black Power movement, especially theaters owned by Black women. Department of History lecturer Kerry Goldmann noted that often when people look at the Black Power movement of the late 1950s, '60s and '70s, they're looking at male write  more