ROCHESTER, New York, Oct. 7 (TNSPer) -- The University of Rochester issued the following news release: Crawford has served as the University's senior vice president for administration and finance, chief financial officer, and treasurer since 2016. Holly Crawford, the University of Rochester's senior vice president for administration and finance, CFO, and treasurer, has been appointed the executive vice president of business affairs at the UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, effect  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSPer) -- Southwestern University issued the following news: Following a national search, Lenora Chapman has been named vice president for finance and administration at Southwestern University. Chapman comes to Southwestern from Sam Houston State University (SHSU) in Huntsville, Texas, where she has served as associate vice president for financial planning and budget since 2018. She begins her new role October 18. "We are delighted to welcome Lenora to the executive  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 9 (TNSPer) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Dr. Rola El-Serag will join Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy Oct. 18 as the L.E. and Virginia Simmons Senior Fellow in Health Policy and director of the institute's Center for Health and Biosciences. El-Serag is currently the medical director of the Women Veterans Health Program at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and an associate professor of medicine at Baylor Colleg  more

CANYON, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSEve) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: The writings of a former West Texas A&M University professor-turned-Texas Poet Laureate will come to life at a Oct. 14 virtual event. Jenny Lind Porter was the professor of English at then-West Texas State University from 1959 to 1961 and maintained close ties with the school long after she departed. More than 20 years ago, Porter, who served as Texas Poet Laureate in 1964 and 1965, began donating her collec  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct. 9 (TNSEve) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Senior chemistry and biochemistry major, Menna Elsaka, and senior biology major, Krystal Le, are heading to Orlando, Fla. to present their research at the 56th National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference on Oct. 27. The two are excited for their trip along with the rest of their group members, Sindi Castillo, Jasmin Reyes, Kaylee Goodspeed, and Arizbeth Lopez. The National Collegiate Honors Council is an e  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Those cute food-delivery robots aren't the only self-driving vehicles on The University of Texas at Dallas campus. You might also see Voltron, an electric vehicle that looks like a cross between a golf cart and a minibus, cruising around campus this fall. In the Engineering and Computer Science West building, you might also get a glimpse of Super COMO, a toy-sized truck, navigating the halls  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 6 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Arizona Democratic Party Chair Raquel Teran released the following statement ahead of Governor Ducey's trip to the Texas border, more than 1,200 miles away from Phoenix. "Governor Ducey's trip to another state's border is nothing more than a pathetic political stunt that will do nothing to distract from his failed leadership. "Instead of working on the top issues for the people of Arizona, like end  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 7 -- Gov. Doug Ducey, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: Governor Doug Ducey today joined Texas Governor Greg Abbott and eight other governors in Mission, Texas for a border security briefing and press conference, where they detailed a ten-point plan for the Biden administration to resolve the border crisis. "Governors are not going to sit around while President Biden refuses to act," said Governor Doug Ducey. "We've tried to meet with the pres  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 9 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly radio address: Today I'd like to talk about my recent trip to the southern border of Texas. General Kendall Penn, Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard, joined me for a visit with members of the Arkansas National Guard who are in Texas to support Operation Lone Star. They are doing a fantastic job for our state and nation. We also went on a fast boat inspection of the Rio Grande River and rec  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Oct. 8 (TNSOps) -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: Shekema Dunlap, a student in the doctoral degree program in educational leadership at Arkansas State University, has been selected to serve as the 2021-2023 graduate student representative for the prestigious American Educational Research Association's (AERA) Leadership for School Improvement Special Interest Group (LIS-SIG). Dr. Ibrahim Duyar, professor of educational leadership and Dunlap's doctoral   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Hundreds of neuroscientists from across the globe, including researchers from the Tolias Lab at Baylor College of Medicine, have built a "parts list" of the motor cortex, mapping in exquisite detail the neurons and cells involved in a region of the mouse, monkey and human brain that controls movement. This first-of-its-kind atlas of a brain region lays the groundwork to map the whole brain and better un  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Dallas ISD's innovative LEAD department has launched new programs to help create homegrown leaders. LEAD, which stands for Leader Excellence, Advancement and Development, aims to cultivate leadership that inspires an unwavering commitment to equity and excellence in Dallas ISD schools to ensure that all students are career- and college-strong. "We have seen firsthand that when you grow your own   more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Almost 15,000 district employees have been fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and submitted proof of vaccination to receive their incentives. Participation in the vaccine incentive is entirely voluntary. Still, those unvaccinated employees interested in the incentive need to start the process as soon as possible since it takes a month to receive the full dose. Click here (https://www.dallasisd.org/dom  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 6 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement on Oct. 6, 2021: * * * As Brian Kemp makes another trip to the Texas border, 1,200 miles away from the Peach State, Scott Hogan, Executive Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia released the following statement. "Brian Kemp's trip to the border is nothing more than a desperate political stunt. "Instead of showing an ounce of leadership on the issues affecting Georgians, like ending this pandemic a  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following statement on Oct. 7, 2021: * * * Last night, a federal district judge issued a preliminary injunction suspending an extreme Texas law that outlaws abortions as early as six weeks, before many people know they are pregnant. In response, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison issued the following statement. "The federal court's ruling makes clear what the Supreme Court declined to: S.B. 8 is a shameful, extreme law that should never  more

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 7 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: ExxonMobil has increased its participation in the proposed Acorn carbon capture project in Scotland by signing an Expression of Interest to capture, transport and store CO2 from its Fife Ethylene Plant. * Expression of Interest signed to study storing emissions from Fife Ethylene Plant to Acorn carbon capture and storage project * Adds to previously announced study focused on   more

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 8 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: ExxonMobil increased its estimate of the discovered recoverable resource for the Stabroek Block offshore Guyana to approximately 10 billion oil-equivalent barrels. * New discovery at Cataback builds confidence in the greater Turbot area * Recent discoveries further enhance the development potential of the Stabroek Block * More than 2,850 Guyanese supporting overall activities  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 8 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: Governor Brian P. Kemp yesterday visited McAllen, Texas to receive a briefing from the Georgia National Guard and stand with nine other governors to outline a plan to secure our nation's southern border. "Last month, I joined twenty-five other governors to request a meeting with President Biden because the crisis on the southern border requires swift federal action," said Governor Kemp  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Hawkins Parnell and Young, a law firm, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: Hawkins Parnell & Young litigator Amy Welborn, a partner in the Austin office, obtained a defense verdict for a Fortune 100 retailer in Harris County, Texas. This is the second defense verdict Amy has secured for the client within four months. After being restrained by the retailer for shoplifting plumbing materials, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit asserting wrongdoing under the De  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little will join nine other governors for a visit to the United States-Mexico border in Texas Wednesday to witness firsthand the crisis playing out, reveal their proposed solutions, and once again call on President Joe Biden to act to secure the border immediately. Governor Little plans to take a boat tour of the Rio Grande River, which forms part of the border between the two countries, with Te  more

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 7 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little and the 25 other Governors who requested a meeting with President Joe Biden to discuss the border released ten policy solutions today that the Biden Administration could enact immediately to protect America, restore security, and put us on a path to end the crisis at the southern border. Nearly a dozen governors, including Governor Little, joined together in Mission, Texas, today to meet   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct. 9 (TNSOps) -- Lamar University issued the following news: For the fifth time, the LU Beta Alpha Psi chapter in the College of Business has been recognized internationally as a Superior Chapter for their outstanding performance during the 2020-2021 academic year. Beta Alpha Psi is an International Accounting Honor Society for accounting, finance and information systems students. Superior Status is awarded only to chapters that continually demonstrate academic achievement,   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSOps) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Gary Martin, professor in the Educational Leadership Department at Lamar University, recently co-authored the 5th edition of the university text, School Leader Internship, which is being published by Routledge Publishers. Martin's co-authors are Richard Flanary, former Deputy Director of National Association ofSecondary School Principals, Arnie Danzig, professor emeritus at Arizona State University and Margaret Ter  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following statement: * * * Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following statement in response to a ruling from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas granting a preliminary injunction of Texas' unconstitutional six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 8 (S.B. 8). "We are grateful that the Court rightly blocked S.B. 8 while it is being challenged. Texas' abortion ban is a blatant  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring discoveries in novel targeted therapies, tools to predict immunotherapy responses and insights pointing to new treatment targets * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recently published studies in basic, translational and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts. Current advances incl  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSAwa) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release: * * * ACD Chancellor Dr. Mike Flores named an Aspen Institute 2021 Ascend Fellow Alamo Colleges District Chancellor Dr. Mike Flores has been selected as one of 19 individuals named as an Aspen Institute 2021 Ascend Fellow. The Aspen Institute fellowship program supports social impact leaders who are working to create a world where every family passes a legacy of economic and educational succ  more

MISSION, Texas, Oct. 7 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: Governor Greg Gianforte and nine other governors from across the country today received a briefing on the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border from law enforcement officers, toured the southern border, and provided a ten-point plan to resolve the crisis. "President Biden continues to ignore the ongoing crisis at the southern border that threatens the safety and wellbeing of our communities,  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 5 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: North Carolinians are making their voices heard in local papers and at marches across the state in response to SB 8 in Texas, which "essentially outlaws abortion in the state by empowering private citizens with $10,000 bounties to file devastating lawsuits against abortion providers and anyone 'aiding and abiding' an abortion." While North Carolina still has safe and legal abortion access, the futu  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 7 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: Governor Kevin Stitt and eight other governors received a law enforcement briefing from Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw and National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd regarding the southern border crisis which has impacted the use, trafficking, and distribution of illicit drugs in Oklahoma. Following the briefing Gover  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Oct. 8 -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: The School of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University has announced that Erik Ordaz, Master of Fine Arts graduate and previous adjunct professor at SFA, is the new exhibition coordinator for The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches and a visiting lecturer in the School of Art. Ordaz will serve as a liaison between the School of Art and the East Texas community in planning and   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 6, 2021: It's often difficult to get Bill McSwain to answer questions about anything, but in a new report, the Philadelphia Inquirer's Julia Terruso and Jonathan Tamari did just that -- and McSwain embraced Texas' dangerous, far-right abortion ban. When asked directly if he supports a Texas-style abortion ban in Pennsylvania, McSwain's team refused to oppose it and said that he's "pro-life a  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Controversial darling of the far-right Doug Mastriano continues his mission to champion extreme and unpopular views -- and it's clear he wants to turn Pennsylvania into the next Texas. Despite Mastriano's eagerness to pass a Texas-style abortion ban in the Commonwealth, a federal judge just temporarily blocked the controversial law. But in a move shocking to no one, Mastriano doubled down on his da  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 6 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: New reporting from the Philadelphia Inquirer highlights how a woman's right to choose will be a major issue in the 2022 midterms. When asked if they would support a "Texas-style" abortion ban in Pennsylvania, the entire Senate field dodged the question while voicing support for anti-choice policies. Republican candidates have been less vocal on the Texas ban, quick to describe themselves as antiabo  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Oct. 8 (TNSOps) -- Piedmont Healthcare issued the following news release: When Mio Yanagisawa, M.D., a new breast surgeon at Piedmont Fayette Hospital, was an undergraduate student at Princeton University she did a lot of outreach around women's issues. In medical school at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, that outreach started to focus on health issues for women. After her residency at the UC Davis Medical Center, where she trained for general s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice lab finds common metal more efficient at catalyzing pharma building blocks * * * Just because you've solved a standing chemistry challenge doesn't mean you can't make it better. Rice University scientists had that in mind when they set out to improve their technique to make a common building block for drugs. Rice chemist Julian West and graduate student Yen-Chu Lu found that an Earth-abundant sa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: The transition to renewable energy will make the U.S. energy supply significantly more secure not only by decreasing the mining and materials required to build fossil fuel systems, but also by avoiding the political risks that threaten fossil fuel supply chains, according to new research from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The report, "More transitions, less risk: How renewable energy re  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Flash Joule heating by Rice lab recovers precious metals from electronic waste in seconds * * * In what should be a win-win-win for the environment, a process developed at Rice University to extract valuable metals from electronic waste would also use up to 500 times less energy than current lab methods and produce a byproduct clean enough for agricultural land. The flash Joule heating method introdu  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 8 -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: Dave German has been appointed vice president and general manager for KMTV, The E.W. Scripps Company's (NASDAQ: SSP) CBS affiliate in Omaha, Nebraska, effective Monday, Oct. 18. German was most recently station manager of KPEJ in Odessa, Texas, and before that general manager of KTBY/KYUR in Anchorage, Alaska. He also spent several years in ascending positions at WJCL/WTGS in Savannah, Geor  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSMon) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Advances in directional drilling and the control of drilling robotics could be critical for discovering potential microbial life and signs of water resources on Mars. On Earth, such technology is equally impactful -- significantly decreasing the cost of producing geothermal renewable energy, reducing the environmental impact of constructing new clean energy sites and accessing un  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Oct. 9 (TNSOps) -- Southwestern University issued the following news: President Laura Skandera Trombley was interviewed by Ron Reed, founder and executive producer for SXSW EDU, for his SXSW EDU Insider email. Reed attributes SXSW EDU's growth to the quantity and quality of great learning institutions, like Southwestern, in and around their home base of Austin, Texas. In the interview, Trombley talks about her time at Southwestern to date and her vision for the future. Read  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSJou) -- St. Edward's University issued the following news release: St. Edward's University Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Carsten Andresen is shedding light on a controversial legal strategy, called the gay/trans panic defense, in what is believed to be the largest analysis of gay/trans panic defense murder cases in the social sciences so far. In his study, titled "Comparing the Gay and Trans Panic Defense," Andresen delves into the similarities and differenc  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSMon) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: The Stephen F. Austin State University College of Sciences and Mathematics recognized Dr. Harry Downing, professor and former chair of the Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy, for the generous gift of support he made to the college in honor of his late wife. The Harry and Carolyn Downing Physics Resource Commons and the Harry and Carolyn Downing Engineering Resource Commons were un  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSOps) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: More isn't always better. But in this case it is. Tarleton State University President James Hurley recapped successes and shared his vision for invigorating tomorrows in his annual State of the University address today, calling 2021 another record-setting year on all fronts. Climbing enrollment numbers. More academic partnerships with area school districts and two-year colleges  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 9 (TNSGra) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: A new vaccine hesitancy project led by the Texas A&M Partnership for Environmental Education & Rural Health (PEER) Program aims to improve COVID-19 vaccination rates among rural and medically underserved populations in Texas. In support of this project, the PEER Program is one of 12 Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) programs from a  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 7 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release: The TV show Around Texas With Chancellor John Sharp is going statewide. The second season of the show that features the leader of The Texas A&M University System will be broadcast in the largest markets in Texas - and some of the smaller ones, too - beginning this month. The show will be aired on commercial stations in Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin and the Rio Grande Valley.   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 9 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Study finds that willingness to vaccinate and beliefs that others should vaccinate predict support for federal and international vaccination mandates * * * There is an urgent need in the tourism industry to determine effective ways to stop the spread of COVID-19 and facilitate future travel. Pre-travel vaccination requirements may hold the key to restoring travel to pre-pa  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Survey responses show that various factors play a role in the resumption of risky travel and leisure behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic * * * After months of lockdowns and quarantines, many Americans were eager to get life back to normal, even as public health experts continued to warn the public that the pandemic was ongoing and social distancing needed to be maintain  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Neuroscientist encourages new moms and those around them to be aware of the symptoms and seek treatment if needed * * * Postpartum depression may only affect a small portion of the population--about one in eight women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention--but for every single one of those new mothers, this condition could mean the difference between  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Oct. 6, 2021: Texas A&M University-Commerce is committed to growing the number of Latino educators in Dallas ISD and school districts throughout the region. Rene Martinez, community activist and special assistant to A&M-Commerce President Mark Rudin, said Latino educators have a measurable impact on Dallas's minority population. "Students thrive academically when they see teachers and leade  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The amount of data produced each year by scientific user facilities such as those at national labs or government organizations can range up to several billion gigabytes per year. This massive amount of data generation has now begun to exceed researchers' capacity to effectively parse this data in order to accomplish their scientific goals -- a supersized problem when it comes to a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: In a letter to the Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of 52 attorneys general to express strong support for the hearings being conducted by the subcommittee on Facebook's disastrous plans to increase user engagement by targeting our nation's youth. Aside from exposing children to obvious risks of exploitation,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 8, 2021: Gov. Greg Abbott has been facing career-low approval ratings for the last month, but nowhere more so than in Bexar County. Earlier this week, polls showed that a full 59% of Bexar County residents disapprove of Abbott -- an eight point spike in disapproval since the survey was last issued in March. However, as San Antonians prepare to elect the next state representative for House District 118, the GOP  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: One month after the U.S. Justice Department sued the state of Texas to block Texas Republicans' unconstitutional abortion ban, a federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction temporarily barring enforcement of Abbott's ban by the state. Crucially, that includes judges -- meaning that for the moment, Republicans' attempts to have private citizens sue individuals to enforce their illegal ban are stymied. Because th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: Another day, another attack on abortion rights from the Texas GOP. On Monday, the all-Republican Texas Supreme Court refused to resume proceedings on a Planned Parenthood lawsuit challenging S.B. 8 -- delaying one of the many legal challenges filed against Texas Republicans' illegal abortion ban. Because the U.S. Supreme Court also refused to take action and block the ban before it took effect, S.B. 8 has been law in  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Texas Democratic Party Co-Executive Director Hannah Roe Beck issued the following statement on Texas' Republican government appealing to block an injunction against S.B. 8. "Texas' Republican government just appealed Judge Pitman's order temporarily blocking enforcement of Abbott's dystopian abortion ban. "That's because Texas Republican politicians do not care about the rights, health, and safety of Te  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: Greg Abbott's dystopian abortion ban is jeopardizing the health and safety of millions of people -- and it's far from the only Republican policy making life harder for Texans, particularly women. This fall, Oxfam America released a report ranking Texas as one of the worst states in the country for working women -- 48th out of all states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C. Beyond the unconstitutional abortion ban, the   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued a statement regarding the opening of the RNC's Hispanic Engagement Office in McAllen. "This is a moment of great irony. The very same Republicans who have spent decades attempting to stop a Hispanic majority in the state, who have attempted to pass laws making English the official language of this state and country, who have prevented Hispanics from v  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Port Arthur, having completed the multi-step training and certification process, has been designated as a Film Friendly Texas community by the Texas Film Commission, which for 50 years has helped grow local jobs and economies by promoting the Lone Star State as the premier destination for film, television, commercial, animation, visual effe  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that San Marcos, having completed the multi-step certification process, has been designated as a Music Friendly Community by the Texas Music Office (TMO). The Music Friendly Community program seeks to foster music business-related economic development in Texas cities and communities. "With support from the Texas Music Office, in 2019 the Texas music indust  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Oct. 6, 2021: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today released a statement following reports of a shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas: "As law enforcement continues their investigation, our hearts go out to the victims of this senseless act of violence. "Thank you to the law enforcement officers and first responders who arrived on the scene to help the victims and prevent further violence. "I  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 7, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to President Joe Biden formally requesting an appeal of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) denial of an emergency disaster declaration for the State of Texas as a result of the crisis at the Texas-Mexico Border. Governor Abbott initially submitted this request on September 20, noting that the federal government's failure to enforce immigra  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference with nine other state governors in Mission, Texas to discuss the ongoing crisis at the border as well as what Texas is doing to keep communities safe in the midst of President Joe Biden's disastrous open border policies. During the press conference, Governor Abbott and the other governors discussed the far-reaching impact of the Biden administration's open bo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-002) in September 2021 entitled "An Audit Report on Performance Measures at the State Preservation Board": * * * Here is the summary of the report: The State Preservation Board (Board) reported reliable results into the Automated Budget and Evaluation System of Texas (ABEST) for 6 (86 percent) of 7 key performance measures tested for fiscal year 2020 and for 4 (80 percent) of 5 ke  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-003) in October 2021 entitled "An Audit Report on Selected Texas State Veterans Homes Contract Functions at the General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board": * * * Here is the summary of the report: The General Land Office and Veterans' Land Board (Agency) has established monitoring processes for its contracts with the operators that manage its nine Texas State Veterans Homes (Ve  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSGra) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education along with several other federal agencies have awarded Alamo Colleges District multiple grants totaling over $19.1 million to assist with programming and student support services. The announcement of the grants are part of a collective nationwide award of billions of dollars in federal grants for the next fiscal year. The grant programs are diverse and share t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSGra) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The University of Houston is part of a national initiative to increase the diversity of artificial intelligence researchers to make sure the technology of machine learning benefits everyone. With a new $50 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, the University of North Texas Health Science Center will lead the coordinating center of the AIM-AHEAD program (Artificial Intelligence/Machine  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Clostridium difficile or C. diff - a bacteria that causes inflammation of the colon and severe diarrhea - is widely prevalent in non-healthcare settings in the United States and around the world, according to University of Houston researchers who presented at IDWeek. In a worldwide sample, 26% of environmental samples from health care and non-health care sites tested positive for C. diff strains. Sh  more

FLORENCE, Alabama, Oct. 5 (TNSOps) -- The University of North Alabama issued the following news release: Dr. Matt Green, Associate Dean of the College of Education and Human Sciences, has accepted an invitation to serve as the 2021 Fall Lecture Tour Speaker for the Texas chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine, the leading international organization on health, fitness, and exercise science. Each year, executive boards for regional chapters feature a prominent scientist or clinician   more

DENTON, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: A University of North Texas professor believes he has found a novel drug for treating potentially deadly blood clotting disorders. Department of Biological Sciences professor Pudur Jagadeeswaran has been conducting research with zebrafish to isolate proteins that could be manipulated to treat blood clotting disorders in humans more efficiently with few side effects. He believes he has identified  more

DENTON, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSRes) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: A University of North Texas professor is hoping citizen scientists will be able to help test whether there is a correlation between heat and air pollution. Lu Liang, an assistant professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment, is looking for volunteers to install small air quality sensors at their homes, businesses or schools to collect data on temperature and air quality. She recen  more

DENTON, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSRes) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Despite hurdles presented by the global pandemic, the University of North Texas had record growth in research productivity last year. Unprecedented gains in new research grants and proposals and overall research expenditures reflect the university's rise as a major national research university. The total number of research proposals rose 17% from $213 million in fiscal year 2020 to $251.4 million  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Oct. 8 (TNSPer) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: The University of South Alabama Board of Trustees has voted to accept the recommendations of the University's President Search Committee and will invite three finalists to interview for the position of University of South Alabama President. The finalists for the position of USA president are (in alphabetical order): * Dr. Damon Andrew, Dean and Professor, College of Education, Florida State   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2021: With more than 390,000 Texans age 65 or older living with Alzheimer's or other dementias, and expected to increase nearly 30% by 2025, there is a pressing need for inclusive communities that support families touched by the degenerative diseases. San Antonio was the third Texas city to earn the designation "Dementia Friendly City" by having a com  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2021: Growing up in Ghana, Dr. Prince Otchere noticed that high blood pressure ran in his family. And after he arrived at Houston for college, he learned there was a link between cardiovascular diseases and some ethnic minorities in this country. All that inspired him to pursue a degree in molecular genetic technology, which then led him to focus on h  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Research that began at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 15 years ago is nearing a significant milestone: human testing of an intravenous (IV) drug to treat brain injuries such as concussion and stroke. The implications are enormous. A therapy for soldiers on the battlefield, car crash victims, concussed football players and people wh  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSGra) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The Deaf Education and Hearing Science Program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will receive a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education for best practices based on research in preparing deaf education teaching professionals. This is the program's fourth consecutive grant in the highly competitive Department of Educ  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSPar) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * MD Anderson and Schrodinger Announce Strategic Research Collaboration to Accelerate Development of WEE1 Program The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Schrodinger, Inc. today announced a two-year strategic research collaboration focused on accelerating and optimizing the development of Schrodinger's WEE1 inhibitor program, an investigational therapeuti  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Oct. 8, 2021: * * * Early data from a biomarker-driven Phase I trial of ATR inhibitor RP-3500 shows encouraging results for patients with advanced solid tumors harboring selected molecular alterations * * * In a first-in-human, Phase I trial, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered that ATR inhibitor RP-3500 was safe and well tolerate  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSPar) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA launches MPA cohort with city of Fort Worth The University of Texas at Arlington's Fort Worth Center is now offering a Master of Public Administration (MPA) cohort program in partnership with the city of Fort Worth this semester. Thirty-four city of Fort Worth employees will spend three years learning together in the program. "There are a lot of strengths to the cohort   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 9 (TNSRep) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA climate scientist discusses correlation between global warming, extreme weather * * * Climate change is rapid and intensifying, affecting every region of the world in a manner unseen for thousands of years, according to a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The panel, appointed by the United Nations, found that an increase in the earth's surf  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and MD Anderson Cancer Center are working together to better detect, diagnose and cure some of the most common and fatal types of cancers. Five teams so far -- each co-led by a UT researcher and an MD Anderson oncologist -- are part of a new partnership, formalized this summer, between the two UT System institutions. The goal: combine the best expertis  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2021: As much as a third of the world's population does not have access to clean drinking water, according to some estimates, and half of the population could live in water-stressed areas by 2025. Finding a solution to this problem could save and improve lives for millions of people, and it is a high priority among scientists and engineers around the globe. Scientists and engineers at The Uni  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: In 2011, Texas experienced one of its worst droughts ever. The dry, parched conditions caused over $7 billion in crop and livestock losses, sparked wildfires, pushed power grids to the limit, and reduced reservoirs to dangerously low levels. And according to a recent study led by geoscientists at The University of Texas at Austin, the drought was worse than previously thought. The study, published in   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: A public/private collaboration led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has resulted in a new mathematical modeling technique that can accurately predict the response of tumors in breast cancer patients to treatments such as chemotherapy soon after treatment initiation. This is a major improvement on current methods that can determine the efficacy of first-line therapies only after the pa  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSMon) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: On Sept. 23, North Texas Giving Day donors contributed over $220,000 to support students, patients and research at The University of Texas at Dallas. This year's gifts were directed toward providing hearing services and speech-language therapy to children, delivering brain health measurement and training to communities, and providing assistance to students in need. The Callier Center for Comm  more

TYLER, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler announced its plan to offer a new Master of Science degree program to help build the cybersecurity workforce in East Texas and beyond. Pending approval of the UT System Board of Regents and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Master of Science in cybersecurity and data analytics is anticipated to launch in fall 2022 in UT Tyler's Soules College   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 8 -- Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued the following news release: A federal judge has struck down Texas' unconstitutional abortion ban, after Attorney General Herring filed an amicus brief in support of the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) challenge to Texas' new, unlawful six-week ban on abortions. "Not only was Texas' abortion ban blatantly unconstitutional, it deprived women of making their own choices about their own bodies, and ultimately their o  more

CANYON, Texas, Oct. 9 (TNSOps) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: More than two dozen West Texas A&M University students took their first steps toward becoming researchers this week. Twenty-eight undergraduate and graduate students took part in the annual internal grant poster presentation, held Oct. 5 by WT's Graduate School in Cornette Library. This year's annual student research poster session included the graduate student research posters and the President's undergrad  more