TYLER, Texas, Nov. 11 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: President Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, FACP, announced today that Brigham C. Willis, MD, has been appointed the founding dean of the new school of medicine at the Health Science Center at UT Tyler, an administrative unit of UT Tyler. Dr. Willis, a longtime educator, scholar and leader in academic medicine, has been widely lauded for his commitment and service to medical educatio  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Nov. 13 (TNSPer) -- Lamar University issued the following news: The Texas State University System formally installed Jaime R. Taylor as the 16th president of Lamar University at the Presidential Investiture Ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 11. Rich in history and tradition, an investiture is the formal ceremony of conferring the authority and symbols of high office. Taylor assumed LU presidency on July 12, 2021 following Dr. Kenneth Evans who held the post for 8 years. As president,  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSAwd) -- Angelo State University issued the following news on Nov. 11, 2021: Dr. Robert LeGrand, a well-known local physician and retired U.S. Air Force major, was named Angelo State University's 2021 Remembering Angelo's Military (R.A.M.) Veteran of the Year during ASU's annual Veterans Day Luncheon today (Nov. 11) in the Houston Harte University Center. A native of North Carolina, LeGrand moved to San Angelo in 1976 as the city's first permanent neurosurgeon. Si  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 11 (TNSPer) -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), has appointed Larry Forsgren as Vice President and General Manager of its broadcasting and digital operations in Champaign-Springfield, IL (DMA #90), including WCIA-TV (CBS), WCIX-TV (MyNet), WCIA.com and their related digital and social media channels. Mr. Forsgren will begin his   more

CANYON, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSEve) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: A West Texas A&M University alumnus will take audiences back in time to when dinosaurs still roamed the Llano Estacado in an upcoming discussion for Friends of the Cornette Library. Dr. James L. Cornette, son of the library's namesakes and a 1955 WT graduate, will present "The Late Triassic Period of Palo Duro Canyon" at 10 a.m. Nov. 13 in the Hazlewood Room at Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, 2503 Fourt  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSEve) -- Lamar University issued the following news: In celebration of American Education Week, the LU College of Education and Human Development is set to host an American Education Week Celebration Luncheon on Nov. 19 at 11:30 a.m. in the Setzer Student Center ballroom. The guest speaker for this year's luncheon is Forbes education writer and author Natalie Wexler. Wexler is the author of "The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System --  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Nov. 13 (TNSEve) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news on Nov. 12, 2021: Wanda Smith hopes to make a difference in the lives of others by sharing her story of perseverance to approximately 1,940 graduating Bearkats as the guest speaker for the Sam Houston State University Fall 2021 Commencement. The ceremonies are scheduled for Dec. 10 & 11 in Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum. After pushing through college while working two jobs and raising a family, Smith cro  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSEco) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: It's no secret that shopper behavior and needs have changed drastically during the past year. With the confluence of technological advancement, social media proliferation and the utility of mobile phones and other smart devices, consumers were already becoming more digitally engaged before COVID-19 hit. The pandemic, however, drove exponentially faster adoption of technology-based shopping and far h  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 10 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: In 2022, customers will experience the full benefits of the Northeast Alliance (NEA) between American Airlines and JetBlue, including the most flight choices in dozens of markets from New York and Boston, lie-flat seats on all transcontinental routes and a robust international network. In addition, American will reimagine business travel in 2022 with the launch of Main Select for business travelers. "The NEA is   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 8 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: American Airlines is welcoming back travelers from around the world with its robust international schedule of flights to and from the United States. To help customers plan, prepare and travel with confidence, American's Prepared for the Air resources and Ready to Fly checklist now offer a full suite of tools for customers. "Since the start of the pandemic, our customers have been waiting for the day they can get   more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSAwa) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Angelo State University's student chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has received a Commendable Award from the national ACS Committee on Education for the chapter's activities during the 2020-21 academic year. This marks the 17th straight year the ASU chapter has received a year-end award from the national ACS, including two previous Outstanding Awards, 12 Commendable Awards and two Honorable   more

TEMPE, Arizona, Nov. 9 (TNSOps) -- Arizona State University issued the following news on Nov. 5, 2021: Lester Holt, "NBC Nightly News" anchor and award-winning journalist, broadcast the network's evening news show from the rooftop of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication on Friday as part of his five-day "Across America" anchoring tour. Phoenix was the last stop on the tour that included Austin, Texas; St. Louis; Washington, D.C.; and Nashville, Tennessee. Holt arr  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 11 -- Atmos Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) today reported consolidated results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2021. Highlights * Earnings per diluted share was $5.12 for the year ended September 30, 2021; $0.37 per diluted share for the fourth fiscal quarter. * Fiscal 2021 diluted earnings per share increased 8.5% compared to fiscal 2020 adjusted diluted earnings per share of $4.72. * Con  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 11 -- Atmos Energy issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) said today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend increase on the company's common stock to 68.0 cents per share. The Fiscal 2021 indicated annual dividend is $2.72. The Fiscal 2020 annual dividend was $2.50. The dividend will be paid on December 13, 2021, to shareholders of record on November 29, 2021. This is the company's 152nd consecutive quarte  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: The debilitating arm and shoulder disability and pain that some women who have had breast cancer surgery experience as a side effect of their surgery can be reduced by following a physiotherapy-led exercise program after their operation, according to a new study published in The BMJ. Research led by the University of Warwick with the University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust and Bayl  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Famine exposure during early fetal development has been associated with higher rates of mortality, obesity, diabetes and schizophrenia. This can be seen, for example, in survivors of the Dutch famine caused by the Nazi blockade of the Netherlands in World War II. This famine ended over 70 years ago, but for survivors who were conceived during the famine, the health effects persist. Experiments in animal  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Gene expression is a highly regulated sequence with many players, one being the estrogen receptor-Alpha (ER), which moves this process along by responding to hormones produced by the endocrine system. When something disrupts hormone binding to the receptor, such as environmental compounds or pollutants, called endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), the results can be harmful and, in some cases, lead to  more

WACO, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSPro) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Nov. 8, 2021: * * * Baylor Highlights Research Opportunities for Students in New Program for National STEM Day Baylor University today will host Baylor ResearchU, a new virtual program designed to showcase research opportunities to prospective high school students, in recognition of National STEM Day. Featuring conversations with Baylor researchers and mentors, Baylor ResearchU aims to encourage high school studen  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Dr. Kate Creevy, a professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences' (CVMBS) Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (VSCS), is one of 20 faculty members from across Texas A&M University to be selected as a 2021 Presidential Impact Fellow. The award, established in 2017, recognizes those who are leaders   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov. 11 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: Cooley has filed an amicus brief in Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson, one of the two cases currently before the Supreme Court challenging Texas Senate Bill 8 (SB 8), an unprecedented attempt to nullify the federal constitutional right to receive an abortion recognized in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Lawyers Kathleen Hartnett, Adam Gershenson, Julie Veroff, Patrick Hayden, Kelsey Spector,   more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 12 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Dallas ISD's Special Education Department has implemented Partner PE, an inclusionary Physical Education program designed to meet the unique needs of students with various disabilities, and its focus is peer teaching and individualized instruction. Partner PE provides activities pairing age-appropriate general education (GENED) and special education (SPED) peers in an integrated setting at the s  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M Researcher Named a Breakthrough Energy Fellow Dr. Dinakar Sagapuram, assistant professor in the Wm Michael Barnes '64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been named a 2021 Breakthrough Energy Fellow for his work on clean energy manufacturing technologies. Sagapuram will lead the research with his colleague and co-investig  more

DAYTONA BEACH, Florida, Nov. 13 (TNSOps) -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University issued the following news: By Kelly Pratt Director, Corporate Communications In preparation for an upcoming moon mission, a team of engineers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has completed construction of a miniature satellite camera system. The CubeSat, known as EagleCam, is en route to Intuitive Machines' headquarters, in Houston, Texas, this week where it will be integrated onto the Nova-C Lunar Lander  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 9 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: ExxonMobil and PETRONAS, the state-owned energy company of Malaysia, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and jointly explore potential carbon capture and storage technologies projects in Malaysia. * Companies to examine carbon capture and storage projects in Peninsular Malaysia * Collaboration to identify suitable carbon storage and transport technol  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 9 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: ExxonMobil has made a final investment decision to proceed with a multi-billion dollar chemical complex in the Dayawan Petrochemical Industrial Park in Huizhou, Guangdong Province in China. The facility will help meet expected demand growth for performance chemical products in China. * Facility in Guangdong Province will manufacture performance chemical products for packaging,   more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 10 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: At ExxonMobil, we develop and deploy solutions that meet society's needs. Today, that means taking a leading role in providing the products that enable modern life, reducing carbon emissions and developing needed technologies to advance a lower-carbon emissions future. Benefits of increased investment Over the next six years, ExxonMobil plans to invest more than $15 billion o  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 10 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: A Haynes and Boone, LLP team led by Partner Jason Novak advised biotech startup Mekonos, which raised more than $25 million in an oversubscribed Series A round. Headquartered in San Francisco, Mekonos is using scalable silicon technology for hyper-precise ex vivo delivery of molecules into cells. It has developed a chip technology platform that supports delivery of cell payloads at the s  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSRep) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: Haynes and Boone, LLP today released its latest Energy Bank Price Deck Survey, a poll of leading energy banks that indicates a sunny outlook for the oil and gas industry. Haynes Boone surveyed banks in October about their fall 2021 "price decks," which capture their future expectations for oil and gas prices through 2031. Future price projections are a principal factor banks use  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 11 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: Paramount+, the streaming service from ViacomCBS, today announced a new series order for HAPPY FACE, written and executive produced by Jennifer Cacicio ("Your Honor") and executive produced by Emmy(R)-nominated Robert and Michelle King. King Size Productions' Liz Glotzer, Melissa Jesperson-Moore, and iHeartMedia's Bob Pittman and Conal Byrne will also serve as executive producers. The series is inspi  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 11 -- The Kansas Democratic Party issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: In a new op-ed in the Kansas City Star today, voting rights advocate Anita Parsa outlined the concerning trend of Kansas officials calling for partisan 'audits' of the 2020 election results over a year after the election, including Attorney General Derek Schmidt's decision to sign on to the shameful Texas lawsuit that attempted to overturn the results of a democratically-held election, fai  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Nov. 11 (TNSOps) -- Lamar University issued the following news: The second World War took place between 1939-1945 and most of the 16 million Americans who served have died[SKR1] . Out of those WWII veterans who served, only 200,000 are still living and only one lives in Southeast Texas -- Patrick S. Aguilar, who served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942-1945. Current history graduate student Tishia Hubert, found herself immersed in her Latin American History cl  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs issued the following news: LBJ Professor Raj Patel's latest Policy Research Project (PRP) investigates how some cities' innovation and commitment are leading the way on food systems and climate change -- and putting pressure on national governments. This fall, a PRP by Research Professor Raj Patel -- an award-winning author, filmmaker, activist, academic and expert on the world food system -- a  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Nov. 9 -- Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2021: Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and the Texas Attorney General's Office filed a motion for preliminary injunction in their lawsuit against the Biden Administration for refusing to continue construction on the Southwest border wall. Missouri and Texas filed suit in late October to require the Biden Administration to continue construction on the border wall using fu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The National Republican Senatorial Committee issued the following news release: Last week, NRSC Chairman Rick Scott awarded the 'Champion for Freedom' award to former Senator and Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) Chairman Norm Coleman and RJC Executive Director Matt Brooks for their leadership and commitment to helping win critical U.S. Senate races over their many years in their respective roles. The RJC has played critical roles in Senate victories including Florida, N  more

IRVING, Texas, Nov. 12 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2021: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and KSNF-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving the Joplin, Missouri, area and parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas, announced today the Foundation will donate $10,000 to The Boys & Girls Clubs of Ottawa County, Oklahoma. The Boys & Girls Club of Ottawa County seeks to inspire and enable all young people   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSEco) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: No insurance? No doctor? No problem. The University of Houston College of Medicine Direct Primary Care Clinic (DPC) is now open on the campus of Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, simplifying the health care system for those without health insurance. Located in Medical Plaza 1, the clinic is based on an old-fashioned idea - building a long-term relationship between patient and care team. Instead   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSAwa) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Dr. Nuo Li Awarded 2021 Young Investigator Award by Society for Neuroscience Dr. Nuo Li, assistant professor of neuroscience and a McNair Scholar, has been awarded the 2021 Young Investigator Award by the Society for Neuroscience (SfN). This prestigious honor is presented to neuroscientists with a decade's experience or less who have successfully contributed to their field and demonstrated scho  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Nov. 7 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: The crowded field of far-right candidates competing to serve Donald Trump in the Governor's mansion continued to grow, as Dave White joined fellow PA Apprentice hopefuls in a fast-growing race to the bottom. Pennsylvanians clearly aren't impressed with the Republican primary candidates, but instead of focusing on the Commonwealth, the candidates are determined to prove their "Super MAGA" bonafides,  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 11 (TNSPro) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: PepsiCo and its philanthropic arm, The PepsiCo Foundation, announced the expansion of The PepsiCo Foundation Community College Program to nine new community colleges to include the Alamo Colleges District. With this expansion, the program aims to provide over 1,400 scholarship opportunities for Black and Hispanic students across the country by the end of 2022. Currently activ  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 9 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2021: Pillsbury's Austin office secured a complete win for its client Offshore Technical Compliance (OTC) against Innovative Pressure Testing (IPT), successfully invalidating the patent asserted against OTC, effectively ending two years of patent infringement litigation in the Southern District of Texas. OTC is an engineering consultancy firm that provides blowout preventer testing services in the Gulf of M  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Nov. 11, 2021: * * * O'Malley available for interviews about medical robotics' prospects, progress since first transoceanic surgery 20 years ago * * * Medical robots have advanced quickly since the milestone achievement of long-distance telesurgery 20 years ago . Today's medical robots are capable of guiding cameras in colonoscopies and endoscopies, implanting electrodes in the brain, performing microsur  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 13 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Heating PPE to the right degree kills 99.9% of SARS-CoV-2 virus without degrading material * * * Here's the recipe to decontaminate a disposable facemask: Heat it at 160 degrees Fahrenheit in an oven for five minutes. You can use your own oven. The science now bears that out, according to engineers at Rice University who, through extensive experimentation and modeling, determined that proper heating  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Approach improves avoidance of 'bystander' edits in CRISPR-base editor treatments * * * Want to keep the riffraff out of the gene pool party? Sneak in and slam the gate before they arrive. That's the central idea of a new strategy by Rice University scientists who seek to avoid gene-editing errors by fine-tuning specific CRISPR-base editing strategies in advance. Rice chemical and biomolecular engi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 11 (TNSGra) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University researchers have received $1.3 million from the Office of Naval Research through the Defense Research University Instrumentation Program to create the world's first printable military "smart helmet" using industrial-grade 3D printers. Led by principal investigator Paul Cherukuri, executive director of Rice's Institute of Biosciences and Bioengineering, the Smart Helmet program aims to moderni  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Across industries, conservatives are more satisfied than liberals with the products and services they consume, according to a study of more than 326,000 U.S. consumers by an international research team from Rice University, the Catholic University of Portugal, Boston College, the University of Texas at San Antonio and Korea University. The researchers examined ratings from 326,532 customers in different indu  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * New Rice research examines impact of moving on students * * * One in 10 Houston-area high schoolers who change schools during the academic year end up dropping out, a rate 40% higher than peers who do not change schools, according to a new study released today by the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC). "Student Mobility During School Year Detrimental for Houston Area Students' Achievement   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 13 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice theory shows potential to synthesize material on an insulator * * * Borophene may be done tantalizing materials scientists and start serving their ambitions, if a new approach by Rice University researchers can be turned into practice. Materials theorist Boris Yakobson of Rice's George R. Brown School of Engineering and his group suggest a method to synthesize borophene, the 2D version of boro  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 12 -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: Gov. Greg Abbott has named SMU seismologist Brian Stump as chair of the TexNet Technical Advisory Committee, which is charged with providing oversight and advice on the operation of the Texas wide seismic network, TexNet. Research by scientists in SMU's Roy H. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences and the University of Texas at Austin pioneered the connections between high-volume injection wells used to dispos  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 13 (TNSPro) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on Nov. 12, 2021: * * * New certificate program encourages interdisciplinary problem-solving In August 2021, the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University launched a new certificate program training undergraduate students to excel in data science skills and practical interdisciplinary understanding so they can solve global challenges faced by the petroleum industry. Funded  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSRep) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Robin Murphy, Raytheon Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, and Dr. Jason Moats, director of the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Testing and Innovation Center, won honorable mention for the Best Paper in Ethical Robotics Systems at the 2021 International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS). The award  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is the second most-common acquired cardiac disease in dogs. In its early stage, called the preclinical stage, dogs are apparently healthy to their owners, but beneath the surface, DCM causes a progressive enlarging and weakening of dogs' hearts. Over time, dogs with DCM will progress to the disease's clinical ph  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: Testing the safety and efficacy of new cancer therapies can be a long and complex process. In solid tumor cancer research, the effectiveness of a new drug in phase II clinical trials is measured by changes in tumor size. These changes are usually categorized as either a complete response, where the tumor disappears, or a partial response where tumor size decreases by more than 30 p  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: A new paper published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health describes a new family-centric childhood obesity prevention program that focuses on fathers' roles and is tailored for Mexican-heritage families in South Texas border communities. Joseph Sharkey, PhD, MPH, professor in the Department of Health Promotion & Community Health Sciences at th  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSGra) -- The Texas A&M University's Engineering Experiment Station issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2021: The Department of Defense has awarded the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) a grant to establish the Texas Defense Aerospace Manufacturing Community (TDAMC). This five-year program will inject targeted smart manufacturing skills and technologies into Texas' diverse aerospace manufacturing portfolio to support defense aerospace man  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSBook) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Nov. 8, 2021: Juan Araujo, Ph.D., faculty member and assistant dean in the College of Education and Human Services at Texas A&M University-Commerce, has released a new book titled "Handbook of Research on Reconceptualizing Preservice Teacher Preparation in Literacy Education." According to the publisher, the subject matter is in critical need of support to improve administrative, clinical,   more

COMMERCE, Texas, Nov. 13 (TNSPro) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Nov. 12, 2021: * * * A&M-Commerce Introduces Competency-Based Health Services Administration Degree Program With its new Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Health Services Administration degree, the College of Innovation and Design at Texas A&M University-Commerce is furthering its mission to empower working professionals through competency-based education. David Deggs, Ph.D., is associate  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSGra) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Nov. 9, 2021: The College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas A&M University-Commerce is the recipient of the University Growth Initiative grant from Agriculture Future of America, a group aimed at fostering professionalism, intellectualism and entrepreneurialism through experiential opportunities for agriculture students. The University Growth Initiative was created in 2  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 13 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The use of adaptive swarm robotics has the potential to provide significant environmental and economic benefits to smart agriculture efforts globally through the implementation of autonomous ground and aerial technologies. "Agricultural robots, when used properly, can improve product quantity and quality while lowering the cost," said Dr. Kiju Lee, associate professor and Charlo  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: While a cookbook can explain how to make authentic paella from Spain, and a quick Google search can provide you with the history of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, there is no greater way to gain knowledge of the world than through experience. Halliburton Engineering Global Programs, offered by the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, hold fast to that belief. And although  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Akhilesh Gaharwar, associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, is among the 20 exceptional Texas A&M University faculty honored as 2021 Presidential Impact Fellows. The award recognizes rising stars in their respective fields who embody the university's commitment to advancing knowledge through transformational learning, discovery, innovation and impact   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: New research from Texas A&M University scientists could help in boosting the efficiency of nuclear power plants in the near future. By using a combination of physics-based modeling and advanced simulations, they found the key underlying factors that cause radiation damage to nuclear reactors, which could then provide insight into designing more radiation-tolerant, high-performance  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The Human Powered Submarine team has taken students in the Department of Ocean Engineering at Texas A&M University across the world and to new depths for nearly 30 years. This unique student organization challenges participants to construct a submarine powered by a single diver to enter in the international submarine races held at either the Maryland Naval Base or in Gosport, Eng  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Nov. 11 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Jeyavijayan "JV" Rajendran, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University was awarded the 2021 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) CEDA Kuh Early Career Award for his contributions to secure and trustworthy integrated circuits in the field of electronic design automation. The award, which is the highe  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2021: Today in the United States Supreme Court, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defended the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's decision to disallow John Ramirez, who was sentenced to death for the brutal murder of Pablo Castro in 2005, from having a pastor speak out loud and touch Ramirez during his execution by lethal injection. Ramirez was scheduled to be executed on September 8, 20  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a coalition of 43 states and territories to support the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act. Currently, individuals can file for bankruptcy only in the district where they reside, but corporations are permitted to file wherever an affiliated entity is incorporated. This can lead to rampant forum shopping by corporations filing in bankruptcy court jurisdictions that featu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: As our state prepares to honor Texans in uniform this Veterans Day, failed and flailing Gov. Greg Abbott is showing service members and veterans exactly how much he prioritizes them: enough to slash tuition benefits for service members in order to pay for Trump's racist border agenda. The Army Times recently reported (https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2021/10/26/texas-slashes-guard-benefits-while-spending-mi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 13 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Nov. 12, 2021: * * * Yesterday, the Washington Post broke the news that Republicans' national crusade against schools and books has, in some school districts, escalated into comments suggesting we should "throw those books in a fire." The heart of that dystopian crusade is Texas Republicans' full-on censorship campaign -- and with failed Gov. Greg Abbott at the helm, the situation for teachers and schools is  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 9 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on Nov. 8, 2021: Monday, Texans are starting the countdown to the November 2022 elections -- and with Gov. Greg Abbott's approval ratings still in the gutter, Democrats are seizing the opportunity to mobilize Texans and oust Texas' increasingly corrupt Republican leadership one year from now. Texas Republicans have spent 2021 showing us exactly what's at stake in next year's elections. In 2022, Texas voters will have  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 9 -- The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release: The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has released the newest list of people who are no longer authorized to perform or offer to perform licensed services in Texas. This latest list includes actions TDLR took in September and October to safeguard consumers and protect public health and safety. TDLR suspended two tow licenses for companies located in Dallas and revoked   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 12 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Leo Lopez, associate commissioner, office of school finance: This letter provides guidance to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools (LEAs) that are eligible for a reduction in the number of required 75,600 minutes of operation/1. Texas Education Code (TEC), Sec.25.081(b), provides that the commissioner may approve the operation of schools for fewer than 75,600 minutes if a disaster, flood, ext  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jennifer Caughey to the Texas Judicial Council for a term set to expire on June 30, 2027. The council studies the court system in Texas and looks for methods to improve while also investigating and reporting on matters referred to the council relating to the court system. Jennifer Caughey of Houston is a Partner, who chairs the Appellate Department, at Jackson Walker, LLP.  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Philip "Mark" Boyd, Ph.D., Calvin "Cal" Cooper, Ph.D., Chris Hillman, Scott Mitchell, Jeffrey Nunn, Ph.D., Kris Nygaard, Ph.D., Brian Stump, Ph.D., and Aaron Velasco, Ph.D. to the TexNet Technical Advisory Committee for terms to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. Additionally, the Governor named Brian Stump as chair. The committee advises the Bureau of Economic Geology  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Chris Guy, Shawn M. Sparrow, and Milton "Brad" Taylor to the Jefferson and Orange County Board of Pilot Commissioners for terms to expire on August 22, 2023. The Board of Pilot Commissioners has exclusive jurisdiction over the pilot services provided in Jefferson and Orange Counties, including intermediate stops and landing places for vessels on navigable streams wholly o  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Josue Tamarez Torres to the State Board for Educator Certification for a term set to expire on February 1, 2025. The board develops certification and continuing education requirements and standards of conduct for public school teachers. Josue Tamarez Torres of Forney is a veteran classroom teacher, Dallas ISD Master Teacher, mentor teacher, and Campus Instructional Leaders  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath directing the agency to investigate any criminal activity in public schools involving the availability of pornographic material that serves no educational purpose. The Governor also directed the agency to report any instance of pornography being provided to minors under the age of 18 for prosecu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2021: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter directing Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath, Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) Chair Martha Wong, and Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) Chair Keven Ellis to immediately develop statewide standards to ensure no child is exposed to pornography or other inappropriate content in a Texas public school. This c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the formation of the Texas Task Force on Concert Safety in the wake of the tragedy at Astroworld Festival in Houston that left at least eight concertgoers dead and injured hundreds of others. The task force will be led by Texas Music Office Director Brendon Anthony and will consist of safety experts, law enforcement, fire fighters, state agencies, music i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today named James P. Sullivan as General Counsel to the Governor and promoted Angela Colmenero to Principal Deputy General Counsel. Jeff Oldham, who began serving as General Counsel in July 2018, announced earlier this summer that he will be returning to private appellate practice in December 2021. Sullivan and Colmenero previously served as Deputies under Oldham. "Jeff   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Ronnie Anderson and Stacey Buick to the San Jacinto River Authority Board of Directors for terms set to expire on October 16, 2027. The San Jacinto River Authority is a government agency whose mission is to develop, conserve, and protect the water resources of the San Jacinto River basin. Ronnie Anderson of Mont Belvieu is a semi-retired executive Vice President of Commun  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today signed Senate Bill 8 (SB 8) into law, allocating the nearly $16 billion federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding awarded to the State of Texas earlier this year. SB 8 allocated critical funding for various state resources and programs, including: * $7.2 billion to the Unemployment Compensation Fund to pay back outstanding advances and to bring the balance o  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Nov. 6, 2021: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement after the tragic event that took place last night at the Astroworld Festival in Houston. Eight people are reported dead and several others injured after a crowd surge. "What happened at Astroworld Festival last night was tragic, and our hearts are with those who lost their lives and those who were injured in the terrifying crowd surge," said  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Nov. 9, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today delivered remarks touting limited government, individual liberty, and free enterprise in the State of Texas at The Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research Gala in Dallas. The Governor also received the Institute's Antony Fisher Award at the event, which honors the recipient for excellence in promoting entrepreneurship, community service, limited government, ind  more

DENTON, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSMon) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The University of North Texas has the green light to use tuition revenue bonds to build a 167,700-square-foot research facility to provide additional state-of-the-art space for faculty and student researchers to carry out solutions-based research. The construction project is possible thanks to Texas' 87th Legislature, which authorized UNT for $113.4 million in tuition revenue bonds. A tuition re  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston Law Center issued the following news release: University of Houston Law Center Professor Renee Knake Jefferson explores the implications of false lawyer claims in politics in a recently published essay on legal ethics in the Yale Law Journal Forum. The essay, titled "Lawyer Lies and Political Speech," was published as part of an invited collection with contributors including United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Ninth Circuit Ju  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSEve) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Controversy was sparked immediately with the recent redrawing of the state's voting districts, and it continued as the matter passed through both state houses and was signed into law Oct. 25 by Gov. Greg Abbott. "Supporters say the lines are nonpartisan and fair. Opponents cry gerrymandering and see a failure to reflect the changing demographics in Texas," said Renee Cross, senior director of the U  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Nov. 11 (TNSGra) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: The University of Houston-Victoria recently received a $300,000 grant from the M.G. & Lillie A. Johnson Foundation to fund scholarships for area students who are pursuing degrees in nursing and other health-related fields. The university acknowledged the grant Tuesday evening as a special announcement at the end of the UHV President's Annual Report & Excellence Awards. The funds wi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Chief Population Health Officer Tackles Multidimensional Factors of Health * * * Although extreme poverty in the United States is low by global standards, the U.S. has the worst index of health and social problems as a function of income inequality. In a newly published article, Bettina Beech, clinical professor of population health in the Department of Health Systems   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: The Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (Oden Institute), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MD Anderson) and Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) have announced the second round of projects to be funded through their next round of cooperative research and educational program in Oncological Data and Computational Scienc  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: * * * TACC helps Penn State's NEID spectrometer start its scientific mission * * * Thousands of alien worlds are known to orbit stars beyond our solar system. And many more worlds, possibly harboring life, lie waiting to be discovered. A new astronomical instrument called NEID, the NN-explore Exoplanet Investigations with Doppler spectroscopy, has come onli  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: * * * New proof-of-concept study in Science shows capacity to identify proteins with single-amino acid resolution * * * The amount and types of proteins our cells produce tell us important details about our health and how our bodies work. But the methods we have of identifying and quantifying individual proteins are inadequate to the task. Not only is the   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 13 (TNSEco) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: On a campus known for cultivating a love for science, engineering, the arts and business, University of Texas at Dallas students are digging into a different kind of cultivation -- a student-run farm that will eventually help feed students and community members who are food insecure. The centerpiece of the UTD Eco Hub is a newly planted 20,000-square-foot farm. The Eco Hub, which will also i  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: The Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences (Oden Institute), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MD Anderson) and Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) have announced the second round of projects to be funded through their 2021-2022 cooperative research and educational program in Oncological Data and Computational Sciences. The strategic   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: * * * Long-term follow-up of Phase II study shows 71.9% overall survival * * * Combination treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors nivolumab and ipilimumab demonstrates overall survival benefit for patients with melanoma that has spread to the brain, according to Phase II study results published today in The Lancet Oncology by researchers from The Un  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 9 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2021: Hard work throughout Laxmi and Raj Mrig's careers led to professional success, and they are acknowledging the financial support they received during their graduate studies by endowing a $100,000 graduate fellowship for electrical engineering students at The University of Texas at Arlington. The Laxmi and Raj Mrig Endowed Graduate Fellowship will provide scholarship funds for   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 10 (TNSGra) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A University of Texas at Arlington computer scientist has earned a three-year, $385,000 grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology to analyze both how machine learning systems make decisions and what happens when they make wrong ones. Jeff Lei, professor in the Computer Science and Engineering Department, will address two specific issues in machine learning: * e  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA collaborates on research project to design tech-rich micro-housing for older adults * * * Responding to the demands of an increasingly older population for options to accommodate aging in place, The University of Texas at Arlington's College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA) is leading a cross-disciplinary research project to design and build micro-ho  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * For those with diabetes, hepatocyte growth factor could improve bone health * * * Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) could reduce the risk of bone fracture for people living with type 2 diabetes and hypertension, according to a new study from an international team of researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington and the University of Saskatchewan (USask). The study, title  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 13 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: To achieve its goal of becoming the highest-impact public university in the world, The University of Texas at Austin is committed to creating a bold and actionable strategic plan and making long-term investments in its people, processes and tools. To this end, the university is seeking authorization from The University of Texas System Board of Regents to extend its contract with Bain & Company, the ex  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Our world's surface is a jumble of jostling tectonic plates, with new ones emerging as others are pulled under. The ongoing cycle keeps our continents in motion and drives life on Earth. But what happens when a plate disappears into the planet's interior? The question has long puzzled scientists because conventional wisdom said that sinking tectonic plates must remain intact to keep pulling on the por  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2021: A first-ever database compiling movement of the largest rivers in the world over time could become a crucial tool for urban planners to better understand the deltas that are home to these rivers and a large portion of Earth's population. The database, created by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, uses publicly available remote sensing data to show how the river centerline  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 11 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * University of Texas-Dallas Earns Texas Honor for Excellence in Veteran Education The University of Texas at Dallas has been honored with a top award from the state of Texas for its work to help student veterans succeed academically. UT Dallas was one of nine recipients of the Veteran Education Excellence Recognition Gold Award from the Texas Veterans Commission's Veterans Education P  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Nov. 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: A University of Texas at Dallas-led team of researchers has developed a new technique to open the blood-brain barrier temporarily to deliver medication to the brain. Getting medication past the brain's unique and protective blood vessels, known as the blood-brain barrier, is one of the biggest challenges in treating brain and central nervous system diseases, said Dr. Zhenpeng Qin, associate   more

TYLER, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSGra) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler recently was approved for two U.S. Department of Labor grants totaling $336,845 to educate employers and employees on workplace health and safety. The two training programs are being developed by UT Tyler physicians and certified safety professionals in collaboration with UT Tyler's Continuing Education Program, which is held at the Longview University Cen  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: It's a medical conundrum. Ionizing radiation, which at first extends the survival of glioblastoma patients after surgery, may later, ironically, help drive the brain cancer's aggressive, untreatable recurrence. Radiation therapy after surgery is the primary treatment for most glioblastoma patients. "Ionizing radiation works quite effectively, up to a point," sa  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 11 (TNSEco) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2021: The School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also called UT Health San Antonio, and nonprofit Crosspoint Inc. today broke ground on the Women's Wellness Campus, to expand care for the community's most vulnerable women and children. Those include pregnant and parenting mothers recovering from substance-  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Nov. 9 (TNSMon) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: A $5 million gift from the Wayne Duddlesten Foundation establishes two endowed scholarships for students studying entrepreneurship and real estate at the University of Houston C.T. Bauer College of Business. The gift dedicates $4 million to create "The Wayne B. Duddlesten, Sr. Endowed Scholarship" in the Cyvia and Melvyn Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship, the nation's No. 1 ranked undergraduate entr  more