CANYON, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSOps) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2021: Two major gifts to West Texas A&M University totaling $5 million will help ensure the continued excellence of the University's meat science program. Dr. Gordon W. Davis, a Lubbock businessman and former educator, has pledged $3.75 million to fund two chairs in the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences. An additional $1.25 million has been pledged by Caviness Beef Packers fo  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSPer) -- American Airlines issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2021: American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) today announced Doug Parker will retire as chief executive officer of American Airlines on March 31, 2022. Robert Isom, currently president of American, will succeed him. Isom also will join the airline's board of directors on that same date, and Parker will continue to serve as chairman of American's board. "I have worked with Robert for two dec  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSPer) -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2021: Bracewell LLP announced today that Jeffrey L. Oldham has rejoined the firm's Houston office as a partner in its appellate practice. Oldham originally joined Bracewell in 2008 and was a key appellate partner at the firm for over a decade. "I'm thrilled to welcome Jeff back to the firm," said Bracewell Managing Partner Gregory M. Bopp. "Jeff is an extraordinary appellate lawyer with a ste  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSPer) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Sam Houston State University has named Anne Gaillard as the new vice provost for Academic Affairs, effective Jan. 1, 2022. "We are thrilled to have Dr. Gaillard as a more permanent addition to the Academic Affairs leadership team," Michael T. Stephenson, provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs, said. "With a strong teaching and research background, she has been a huge asset in the inter  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSPer) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2021: Belinda Rudinger, Ed.D., a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and Special Education at A&M-Commerce has been elected to the board of the Council for Exceptional Children's Division on Visual Impairments and Deafblindness (DVIDB). DVIDB seeks to advance the education of individuals with visual impairments while promoting related educational, scientific   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Crystal Edmonson Levonius as Judge of the 481st Judicial District Court in Denton County, effective January 1, 2022, for a term set to expire December 31, 2022, or until her successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Crystal Edmonson Levonius of Flower Mound is an attorney and managing member of Crystal Levonius Law, PLLC and previously served as an assistant   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSPer) -- Trinity University issued the following news: Trinity University has named James Hertel as its new chief human resources officer. He will oversee the implementation of new people-focused strategies and administrative processes for the University. Hertel has been serving as Trinity's interim CHRO since August. "I am delighted that Jim will continue to lead the transformation of Trinity's human resources department," says Gary Logan, vice president for Fina  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 11 (TNSPer) -- Trinity University issued the following news: Trinity University has named Juan Sepulveda, Ph.D., as its first President's Special Adviser for Inclusive Excellence. The position is tasked with the administration, management, coordination, and implementation of campus-wide programming that promotes diversity and fosters inclusion and access for students, employees, alumni, and other stakeholders. Sepulveda will report directly to the president. The leader  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Austin has selected David Vanden Bout to serve as the next dean of the College of Natural Sciences, effective immediately. In this role, he will hold the Robert E. Boyer Chair in Natural Sciences and lead the university's largest college. "I am thrilled David has agreed to serve as dean of the College of Natural Sciences, our biggest college and one that is critical to our f  more

TYLER, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: Jeffrey Noblitt has been appointed the new vice president of marketing at The University of Texas at Tyler, effective Jan. 1, 2022. "Jeff comes to UT Tyler with more than 20 years of experience in higher education, publishing and journalism," said Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, FACP, UT Tyler president. "He has led award-winning teams to build powerful brands and advance institutions through strate  more

CANYON, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSPer) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: Gina Woodward has been named as the interim executive director of the WT Enterprise Center as it conducts a search for a permanent executive director. This change follows the announced departure of Kyla Frye, who has served as the WTEC's executive director since 2019. As he announced the change, Dr. Amjad Abdullat, dean of the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business at West Texas A&M University, express  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 11 (TNSAwa) -- American Airlines issued the following news release: The American Airlines CR Smith Museum was awarded the 2021 Million Women Mentors -- Texas Stand Up for STEM Educational Organization award. The award recognizes the museum's commitment to empowering young girls to pursue STEM careers through educational programs. According to the United States Census Bureau, women made up nearly half of the U.S. workforce in 2019, but only 27% of STEM professionals. "A   more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSAwa) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Dr. Lesley Casarez of Angelo State University's graduate education faculty received the 2021 John Shirley Advocacy Award from the Texas Counseling Association (TCA) at the TCA's 65th annual Professional Growth Conference in Galveston. The John Shirley Advocacy Award recognizes an individual or community organization for excellence in legislative advocacy efforts. For the 2021 award, the conference program  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 11 (TNSAwa) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2021: Haynes and Boone, LLP Of Counsel Rafael Anchia received the Legislator of the Year Award from the Hispanic Issues Section of the State Bar of Texas on Dec. 9 in recognition of his stalwart advocacy for the voting rights of Hispanic Texans. Rep. Anchia is a ninth-term state legislator who has risen to significant leadership roles in the Texas House of Representatives. He is also   more

COMMERCE, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2021: * * * A&M-Commerce was named a 2021 Star Award recipient by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). Star Award recipients were honored at a special reception on December 1, at the beginning of the annual Higher Education Leadership Conference in Austin. Dr. John Humphreys, A&M-Commerce provost, and Derek Preas, A&M-Commerce director of Emergency Management and   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2021: Dr. Jodie L. Lutkenhaus, professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, is the recipient of the 2022 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Engineering from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas (TAMEST). She was chosen for her innovation and development of redox-active polymers for metal-free energy sto  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Jennifer Harris and Adriana Cruz to the Broadband Office Board of Advisors for terms set to expire on February 1, 2023. The council was created by the 87th Legislature in 2021 and is situated within the Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts. The Board of Advisors provides oversight for the Broadband Office. Jennifer Harris of Austin serves as the state prog  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 9 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: Tapstone Energy Holdings, LLC ("Tapstone") and its affiliate KL CHK SPV, LLC have consummated a transaction with Diversified Energy Company PLC ("DEC") pursuant to which DEC acquired Tapstone and substantially all of the assets of affiliated entity KL CHK SPV, LLC, which includes upstream assets, field infrastructure, equipment and facilities in the Anadarko Basin of Oklahoma. A team from Akin Gum  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 10 -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: Alamo Colleges District has joined the Bright Horizons EdAssist Solutions Workforce Education Network as a founding partner. Bright Horizons (NYSE:BFAM) EdAssist Solutions has established the Workforce Education Network, a select group of highly-regarded universities and colleges looking to jointly provide increased access to affordable, high-quality education while reducing costs and d  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSOps) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release: Lumina Foundation has funded grants to 20 community colleges in eight states, including all five Alamo Colleges District colleges, with efforts to increase adult student enrollment. The Prioritizing Adult Community College Enrollment initiative identifies and supports promising strategies for increasing adult participation--particularly among Black, Hispanic and Latino, and Native American st  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 7 -- American Airlines issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2021: American Airlines and Amadeus announced today that they will complete full end-to-end workflow integration of New Distribution Capability (NDC) technology for points of sale in North America by early 2022. Earlier this year, American was the first U.S. airline to complete a NDC integration with a Global Distribution System (GDS) by partnering with Amadeus for European points of sale. More travel ad  more

LAREDO, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2021: The American Electric Power (AEP) Foundation continues to share in the vision of Texas A&M International University's (TAMIU) Robotics Program by providing a $2,000 grant recently. The funding supports the purchase of structural materials and components for the Robotics Program's space mining robot part of an upcoming NASA Robotic  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSRes) -- The Baylor College of Medicine posted the following news: On the heels of World AIDS Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the Republic of Botswana as the first "high burden" country to be certified for achieving key milestones for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). High-burden countries are defined as those with more than 2% of pregnant women living with HIV. The Baylor College of Medicine Inte  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: A team of researchers surgically implanted brain stimulators in patients with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to not only treat their disabling symptoms but also - for the first time - to simultaneously record and wirelessly stream brain signals. All five patients, whose OCD symptoms were severe and resistant to conventional therapy, have enjoyed significant improvement. In addition, the nov  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: When fasting or facing a food shortage, the body engages metabolic and behavioral adaptations to survive. How the brain coordinates and regulates these responses has not been clear, but researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have discovered that a molecule known as steroid receptor coactivator-2 (SRC-2) is crucial to coordinate the biological responses to the lack of fo  more

WACO, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSOps) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2021: Baylor University today announced a gift of $1.5 million from the Deerbrook Charitable Trust of Chevy Chase, Maryland, and Harris and Anne Clark of Dallas to establish the Louise Herrington School of Nursing's (LHSON) first endowed faculty position. The Harris and Anne Clark FastBacc Endowed Professorship will provide permanent, enduring support for the FastBacc program, a 12-month accelerated post-bac  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSJou) -- Texas Southern University's Center for Justice Research issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2021: * * * The Center for Justice Research at TSU Releases Collaborative Publication on Violent Crime Drivers in Four High-Crime U.S. Cities * * * The Center for Justice Research at Texas Southern University (TSU) today announced its publication in the Journal of Crime and Delinquency with its study titled "An Exploratory Study of Environmental Stress in Fo  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Dec. 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2021: * * * Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding the decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court in United States of America v. State of Texas et. al and Whole Women's Health v. Jackson. Attorney General Tong had joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general urging the court to block the ban from going into effect and to allow challenges to the b  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 10 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: Customers looking for unique travel experiences will have a new destination and many returning favorites to choose from as American Airlines announces its summer 2022 schedule. Starting in June, customers will be able to travel to the Middle East and connect to the African continent, Indian Ocean resorts and beyond with American's new service from New York (JFK) to Doha, Qatar (DOH). Located in the heart of the   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 9 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced two transactions intended to core up the important Asia-Pacific segment of its diverse global portfolio. The company announced it has entered into an agreement to sell the subsidiary that indirectly owns the company's 54% interest in the Indonesia Corridor Block Production Sharing Contract (PSC) and a 35% shareholding inter  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 7 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2021: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced several updates that highlight the company's differentiated value proposition. This announcement follows the recent closing of the company's acquisition of Shell's Permian Basin properties on Dec. 1 for net cash of $8.6 billion. Today's announcement reflects the addition of Shell's Permian Basin properties, including the p  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 7 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2021: Beginning today, Dallas ISD is hosting superintendents from around the country in the School Superintendents Association's (AASA) Early Learning Cohort meeting. During this three-day in-person meeting, school districts will discuss best practices and emerging research to facilitate positive change in schools. Key themes that will be addressed include positive family engagement, the  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2021: * * * The following is a statement from DGA Chair New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on the Supreme Court's decision on the Texas abortion law. "Today's ruling by SCOTUS to continue to allow reproductive health care clinics to challenge Texas' extreme abortion legislation may feel like a relief, but a woman's right to make her own decisions about her body remains under attack like   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The Texas A&M University Engineering Advisory Council (EAC) has established the Dr. M. Katherine Banks Endowed Chair in Engineering in honor of the former vice chancellor and dean of the College of Engineering and current president of Texas A&M. The EAC met on Nov. 5 and surprised Banks with the news of the established endowed chair in her honor. An endowed chair is the highest a  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 8 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: ExxonMobil Chemical Company has acquired California-based Materia, Inc., a technology company that has pioneered the development of a Nobel prize-winning technology for manufacturing a new class of materials. The innovative materials can be used in a number of applications, including wind turbine blades, electric vehicle parts, sustainable construction, and anticorrosive coating  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 7 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2021: ExxonMobil said today it plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions from operated assets in the U.S. Permian Basin by 2030, accelerating and expanding its emission-reduction plans for unconventional operations in New Mexico and Texas. The plans are part of the corporate-wide effort to reduce Upstream greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 40-50% by 2030, c  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 9 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: Haynes and Boone, LLP's will relocate its Denver office in the third quarter of 2022 to Block 162, a 30-story LEED-certified building that is the newest office tower in downtown's Central Business District. "We are excited to move to a state-of-the art building, which will accommodate our dynamic, growing presence in the Denver market," said Haynes Boone Partner Dan Malone, a member of the  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSRes) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: Howard Payne University's Dr. Martin Mintchev and students from his engineering science senior project course aim to feed the world using micro-animal farming. Their design, provisionally called Microfiest, attempts to grow microscopic animals known as tardigrades as rapidly procreating cellulose-to-protein converters. Once the contained environment is converted from being dominated by cellulose to being dom  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSOps) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: Howard Payne University recently received a $200,000 grant from the Dean Foundation to establish the William B. Dean, M.D. Lecture Series and Community Impact Day, annual events focusing on the importance of community service. "These events will recognize Dr. Dean's longstanding example of Christian service to his community," said Dr. Cory Hines, HPU president. "The lecture series will provide enriching, in  more

LAKE FOREST, Illinois, Dec. 5 (TNSJou) -- Lake Forest College issued the following news: A new research paper co-authored by Assistant Professor of Psychology Vivian Ta, several Foresters, and collaborators from other colleges was recently published in the Journal of Computational Social Science. "An inclusive, real-world investigation of persuasion in language and verbal behavior" was co-authored by current student Lael Medema '23, alumni Caroline Griffith '20, Anne Keller '20, and Alexia Log  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Dec. 11 (TNSOps) -- Lamar University issued the following news: The Rotary Club of Beaumont has made it possible for Lamar University to expand its program to create innovative learning labs for Beaumont ISD. In spring of 2021, the Rotary Club of Beaumont awarded Lamar University $15,000 to establish a new Cardinal NEST (Navigating Excellence Success and Triumph) at Martin Elementary. NEST labs include state-of-the-art technology like clear touch, multi-touch panels with tilti  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2021: * * * Attorney General Maura Healey issued the following statement in response to rulings today from the U.S. Supreme Court that leave Texas's unconstitutional six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 8 (S.B. 8), in place for now, but allow abortion providers' challenge to the law to go forward in part, against state licensing officials. "For three months, Texans have been  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Dec. 11 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2021: The Mathematical Association of America has selected a research project video by A&M-Commerce students Victor Ezem and Ashlee Story to be featured on its website. Ezem is a mathematics and computer science major, and Story is a computer science major. They submitted a video presentation of their research, "Properties and Parameters of Codes from Unit Graphs of Zn," in conjunc  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 10 -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2021: Mayer Brown announced today that Jackie Vallette has joined the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice and Securities Litigation & Enforcement group as a partner in the Houston office. Experienced and licensed in both California and Texas, Ms. Vallette joins as a partner from Jones Day, having worked in their Los Angeles, San Francisco and Houston offices. Ms. Vallette has extensive exper  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 6 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented Apex Clean Energy in the sale of its 300-megawatt (MW) wind power project El Sauz, to JERA Americas, a Houston-based subsidiary of global energy leader JERA Co. The project is set to power over 240,000 homes around the Texas area. * The transaction was announced on December 1, 2021. * McDermott acted as legal counsel for Apex. * The M  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights provides a glimpse into basic, translational and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts. This special edition features presentations at the 2021 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting on innovative targeted therapies, new combination approaches, and novel cellular therapies  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 11 -- Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh issued the following statement on Dec. 10, 2021: * * * Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today issued the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Whole Women's Health v. Jackson, which allows the Texas abortion ban to remain in effect while litigation challenging its constitutionality proceeds: "Today the Supreme Court again refused to halt the enforcement of S.B. 8, a law   more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Dec. 10 -- Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Maryland, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: Governor Larry Hogan today vetoed the antidemocratic, gerrymandered congressional map passed along party lines by the Maryland General Assembly, and called on the Biden administration to immediately add the State of Maryland to its lawsuit against Texas for violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The governor also continued urging lawmakers to take action on emergency crime legi  more

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 9 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: Thanks to disastrous Texas and Mississippi abortion bans directly challenging the constitutionality of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court looks poised to overturn it within months. That means that Michigan's next governor would be the last line of defense in the fight for reproductive rights. Michigan has a near-total abortion ban from 1931 that would go back into effect. The law criminalizes abortio  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 8 -- Mount St. Joseph University issued the following news: Dr. Michaelann Kelley, Ed.D., Chair and Assistant Professor of Art & Design at Mount St. Joseph University was recently inducted as a Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) Distinguished Fellow. Members of the TAEA Distinguished Fellows Program have made long-term distinguished contributions to the work of the association, and to the advancement of the art education profession. According to the TAEA organizatio  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 9 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Dec. 8, 2021: Gov. Doug Burgum today announced he will travel to Texas next week to visit 125 North Dakota National Guard soldiers serving at the U.S.-Mexico border. Burgum, who serves as commander-in-chief of the North Dakota National Guard, participated in the sendoff ceremony for members of the Bismarck-based 957th Engineer Company before they deployed in October. While on site, Burgum will rec  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 10 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth /KXAS and Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced the broadcast details for "Lone Star NYE: Countdown to 2022," a New Year's Eve program airing December 31, 2021 from 11:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. CST, hosted by NBC 5's Katy Blakey and KARK's D.J. Williams from Reunion Tower's Cloud 9  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 8 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2021: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and KSWB-TV FOX5, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving San Diego and the surrounding area, announced today that the Foundation will donate $10,000 to the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank to fight hunger and food insecurity. The San Diego Food Bank and its North County Food Bank Chapter provide nutritious foo  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro issued the following statement: * * * "The US Supreme Court had a chance to block an unconstitutional law and declined to do so. "This ruling allows Texas' abortion ban to remain in effect, robbing women of their constitutional right to a safe, legal abortion. "Women's rights in this country are under attack. "My Office will keep going to court to protect the constitutional right to a safe, legal abortion. Ab  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Dec. 7 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: As Republicans across the country double down on their attacks on reproductive rights, the GOP candidates running for Governor here in the Commonwealth are joining them -- no matter how divisive and out-of-touch their extreme anti-choice agenda is. A majority of Americans support SCOTUS upholding Roe v. Wade and oppose Texas' abortion ban, but this year, Doug Mastriano and his Pennsylvania Senate c  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Live oaks, sycamores top rankings of trees that mitigate effects of pollution, climate change * * * It's easy to say "just plant more trees" to mitigate air pollution. But how? Where? And what kind? A new study by collaborators at Rice University, the Houston Health Department's environmental division and Houston Wilderness establishes live oaks and American sycamores as champions among 17 "super tr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Hurricane Harvey had a significant impact on the mental and physical health of Houstonians, especially those living in areas that suffered the most structural damage, according to a new study from Rice University. The study is based on a data-collection effort launched four years ago to evaluate mental and physical health of Houstonians. But the research by Robert Bozick, a senior fellow and associate directo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: You were old enough to make decisions when you were no more than a small collection of cells. Now, Rice University scientists are studying how those earliest decisions are made to better understand our own development. The Rice lab of Aryeh Warmflash, an associate professor of biosciences and bioengineering, has won a $1.2 million National Science Foundation grant to track down details of how cells collect an  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSRep) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Is it legal -- or even appropriate -- for governments to tax digital advertisers on the user data collected from consumers? That's one of the many questions public policy makers must grapple with as they look for new ways to collect taxes from the digital economy, according to a new policy brief from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Digital advertisers can acquire user data and monetize it  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSOps) -- Rice University issued the following news release: The Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University is expanding its CoachRICE leadership coaching program, providing other institutions of higher education with training to improve how they develop students as high-potential leaders. CoachRICE is a globally recognized coach training program accredited by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). It's one of many leader development programs offered by   more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSOps) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Through the power of film, Sam Houston State University associate professor Elisa Herrmann hopes to introduce others to new perspectives by sharing a part of her homeland of Brazil that is unfamiliar to most. To open their Afro-Atlantic Histories film series, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston recently hosted the world premiere of Herrmann's documentary, "Umbanda: Offerings of Faith" "The screenings pr  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSJou) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: Could a company train an employee to become more conscientious, even if the worker isn't invested in improving that trait? A new study suggests yes. But improving someone's emotional stability without that person's commitment is not likely to happen, says SMU psychology professor Nathan Hudson. A growing body of studies suggests that personality traits can be changed through intervention. As a recent st  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Dec. 11 (TNSOps) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: An agreement signed Wednesday between Stephen F. Austin State University and Tyler Junior College increases the number of transitional academic pathways offered between the two institutions, making it easier for students to pursue a higher education in East Texas. The articulation agreement builds on a long-standing partnership between SFA and TJC, with other program-specific agreements alread  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSAcc) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2021: Tarleton State University today received notice of its 10-year reaffirmation of accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. SACSCOC accreditation signifies that Tarleton has the programs, resources and services to sustain its mission to transform generations by inspiring discovery, leadership and inclusion through educational excel  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSRes) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Students in Tarleton State University's U.S. Public Policy course traveled to Quanah, Texas, on Nov. 29 to present their research on addressing challenges in rural Texas. The presentations were part of a semester-long project with city and county leaders to identify pressing issues and find policy options to meet them. Seven of the 15 students in the class made the trip and presented, and they  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 11 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Scientists use tools on the ground and in space to observe the Earth's processes, uncovering information about the ongoings below and above our planet's surface. The study of geodesy can inform us about anything from earthquake damage to statewide droughts by measuring the Earth's properties over time. "As you observe changes in the gravitational field over time, you can see what's happe  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Forty environmental health scientists from around the country gathered at Texas A&M University to hone the skills necessary to understand and respond to complex natural and man-made disasters during Texas A&M Superfund Research Center's 2021 Disaster Research Training Workshop, Dec. 2-3. Twenty-one trainees represented Texas A&M entities,   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * A skeleton discovered in an ancient tomb in China was determined by Qian Wang to be a victim of a brutal homicide * * * "It's a case of homicide, that's for sure," said Qian Wang, PhD, professor in biomedical sciences at the Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, of a crime he recently helped solve. However, this particular cold case was older than most: 1,300 years ol  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * The study also suggests that an anti-snoring device may slow onset of Alzheimer's disease * * * Texas A&M University College of Dentistry, in collaboration with the University of Texas at Dallas and the Center for BrainHealth, recently investigated the possible link between sleep apnea and the risk of Alzheimer's disease. In a pilot study published in Geriatrics, research  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSPer) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2021: Toni Sturdivant, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at A&M-Commerce, has been selected as a candidate for the governing board of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). NAEYC is the world's largest organization of early childhood professionals and is considered a thought-leader in the field of early childh  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Dec. 11 (TNSBook) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Dec. 10, 2021: Professor Tracy B. Henley in the Department of Psychology and Special Education at A&M-Commerce, and Matt J. Rossano, professor of psychology at Southeastern Louisiana University are co-editors of a new book, "Psychology and Cognitive Archaeology: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Study of the Human Mind." According to the publisher, the edited volume explores archaeologi  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's Dr. Barnabas H. Daru, Assistant Professor of Biology, along with a team of research colleagues from around the world, are working to identify the cause behind the biotic homogenization of more than 200,000 plant species. Biotic homogenization, defined as the process by which two or more spatially distributed ecological communities become increasin  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: With an impressive capability of drinking up to three times their body weight in a single blood meal, mosquitoes are formidable parasites. But to reach adulthood, mosquitoes need to be raised in environments where the temperatures are conducive to their breeding, growth and development. In a new study in the journal Scientific Reports, Texas A&M University researchers have develo  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Organ-on-a-chip technology has provided a push to discover new drugs for a variety of rare and ignored diseases for which current models either don't exist or lack precision. In particular, these platforms can include the cells of a patient, thus resulting in patient-specific discovery. As an example, even though sickle cell disease was first described in the early 1900s, the ran  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 9 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Is it possible to smell COVID-19? The SecureAmerica Institute (SAI) and The Texas A&M University System collaborated with Worlds Enterprises Inc. and the U.S. Air Force to answer that question last November with the Worlds Protect breathalyzer kiosk, which uses artificial intelligence to "smell" or detect COVID-19 on an exhaled breath. The next step is to make this technology even more acc  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The digital era has transformed the future of manufacturing in Texas and across the nation, stressing a need to embed emerging smart technologies like advanced robotics and augmented reality into areas such as defense manufacturing. Recently, members of The Texas A&M University System formed a consortium with numerous partners to help meet this need and place Texas at the forefron  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 7 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton made the following statement after the Biden administration was compelled to reinstate the Trump-era "Remain in Mexico" program previously known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP). In a lawsuit brought by the State of Texas, a federal district court had ordered the Biden Administration to reinstate the program, which decision the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multi-state letter with other attorneys general objecting to the American Law Institute (ALI) proposed amendments to the Model Penal Code (MPC). If adopted, the amendments would negatively affect human trafficking victims by reducing legal protections and reducing criminal liability for human traffickers. The amendments would also increase the risk that those purch  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 7 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement on the Department of Justice's decision to sue over Texas' racist redistricting. "Texas Democrats applaud the decision of the U.S. Department of Justice to sue over Texas Republicans' racist new electoral maps -- which clearly violate the Voting Rights Act by making it more difficult for Black and Brown Texans to participate in  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSRes) -- 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 October and November to safeguard consumers and protect public health and safety. TDLR revoked the massage school license of the Chinese Compassion Ma  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today joined leaders of the Jewish community to celebrate Hanukkah at the State Capitol Menorah Lighting Ceremony in Austin. The Governor also lit the shamash candle of the Menorah during the ceremony and reflected on the significance of the holiday for the Jewish community. "Hanukkah teaches us the power of hope, faith, and perseverance and serves as a testament to th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today visited Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita County, where he met with United States Air Force representatives to discuss the state's ongoing support of military bases, military service members, and military veterans in Texas. The Governor thanked the men and women stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base for their service and reaffirmed Texas' commitment to supporting mem  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2021: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement following the Texas Workforce Commission's (TWC) letter to Texas employers clarifying the state's law on COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the workplace. In the letter, TWC reminds employers and employees that under Governor Abbott's Executive Order GA-40, an employer cannot impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on an employee who qualifies for an exem  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today swore-in Supreme Court of Texas Justice Rebeca Huddle during her investiture ceremony at the State Capitol. Huddle will replace Justice Paul Green on the bench, who retired in August of 2020. "Rebeca's strong work ethic and keen legal mind will be an asset to the Supreme Court of Texas, and I am confident that she will uphold the Constitution and work to ensure a   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott's Texas Task Force on Concert Safety yesterday held their third meeting, and first in-person meeting, at Global Life Park in Arlington. Hosted by the Texas Rangers organization, over 45 public safety and industry experts, as well as expert contributors and local authorities, came together to discuss best practices for concert safety. During the meeting, the task force focused on topics   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), in partnership with local officials, will launch a new COVID-19 therapeutic infusion center in El Paso. The infusion center will begin accepting patients today and has been provided with Regeneron's monoclonal antibodies to treat outpatient cases of COVID-19 who have a referral from a doctor. This t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to ready and activate resources ahead of elevated conditions for fire danger in the Texas Panhandle and South Plains. These resources will support local officials' response to wildfires if fires exceed local capabilities. The Texas A&M Forest Service warns that wildfire-prone conditions caused by underlying  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSRep) -- Texas Southern University's Center for Justice Research issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2021: * * * Center for Justice Research Releases Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and School Suspensions Research Report * * * The Center for Justice Research at Texas Southern University (TSU) today released its most recent research publication titled "Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and School Suspensions." The study's key finding revealed that Black students are 17 time  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: A $750,000 grant from the Toyota USA Foundation has created a new scholarship program designed to increase the number of certified science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers in the Dallas Independent School District (DISD). The UT Dallas Teaching Scholars Program will provide annual awards of $10,000 for up to three years to support 20 UT Dallas students who plan to becom  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 8 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Two University of Houston professors have been named Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Alex Ignatiev, professor emeritus of physics and Ganesh Thakur, Distinguished Professor of Petroleum Engineering and director of Energy Industry Partnership, will be officially inducted during the academy's annual meeting in June. Election to NAI Fellow is the highest professional distinction accorded solely to   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Gets a Good Look at Tiny Freezing Water Droplets * * * Though it is one of the great mysteries of science, the transformation of water into ice often escapes people's minds as it is just assumed that's what happens. But how and why it happens is the subject of intense scrutiny by ice scientists like Hadi Ghasemi, Cullen Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houst  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: The quality of the University of Houston-Victoria's undergraduate kinesiology program has been recognized once again as a "distinguished program" by the National Strength and Conditioning Association. The UHV College of Education & Health Profession's Bachelor of Science in kinesiology program is reviewed every three years by the NSCA's Education Recognition Program for its ability   more

VICTORIA, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSPar) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston-Victoria Partners With Victoria Independent School District to Spark Children's Interest in STEM A longstanding partnership between the University of Houston-Victoria and Victoria Independent School District recently expanded to help schoolchildren develop intellectually in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, otherwise known as  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: University of Houston arts student Ylei Gachupin lost her grandmother to dementia and other related diseases two years ago. She regrets not noticing the signs sooner. "When we would visit her, she would always pinch our cheeks," Gachupin said of the woman her family affectionately called "Meche." "But then she just stopped. It was like, 'oh, she's a little different.'" And now, so is Gachupin. Wit  more

DENTON, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSPar) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: * * * University of North Texas Partners With Google to Provide Training for Tech Jobs The University of North Texas announces a partnership with Google to help students and working adults learn job-ready skills for tech careers. Anyone who completes the Google IT Support Certificate can receive up to 12 college credits toward the IT concentration of the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences de  more

DENTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSOps) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The University of North Texas is working to make its campus a more sustainable community one project at a time. Through its We Mean Green Fund, it creates new campus environmental sustainability projects that are developed and led by students, staff and faculty. The student-funded resource depends on collaborative campus partnerships between individuals, departments, and organizations to advance c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: * * * TACC's Stampede2 supercomputer helps comb through the world's largest database of genome fragments * * * Few developments have rocked the biotechnology world or generated as much buzz as the discovery of CRISPR-Cas systems, a breakthrough in gene editing recognized in 2020 with a Nobel Prize. But these systems that naturally occur in bacteria are lim  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs issued the following news on Dec. 8, 2021: The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin has established a new national policy resource center working to ensure the safe and humane treatment of people in custody and cultivate the next generation of justice policy leaders. The Prison and Jail Innovation Lab (PJIL) serves as a bridge between academic research,  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: 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. Clinical advances include positive data with targeted therapies for HER2 exon 20 mutant lung cancer, for older patients with mantle cell lymphoma and for BRAFV600E-mutant glio  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA researcher hopes crowdsourcing will make resilience-building efforts more equitable * * * A University of Texas at Arlington researcher is testing how crowdsourcing can help assess and build resilience in communities susceptible to natural disasters. Michelle Hummel, an assistant professor in UTA's Civil Engineering Department, was awarded a $396,200 grant from the Nat  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A doctoral student in physics at The University of Texas at Arlington has received a prestigious national grant to continue her research in space science. Fatima Bagheri, who plans to complete her Ph.D. in December, was recently awarded a $200,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Postdoctoral Fellowship. The award will fund her proposed study of exoplanets--planets that orbit aroun  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Professor Emeritus Paul Geisel has made a gift of $600,000 to support The University of Texas at Arlington's College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs (CAPPA). The gift allows the college to accelerate its collaborations with Texas municipal leaders, disseminate best practices for solving complex governance issues and engage with less-resourced communities through informed  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: A sodium-sulfur battery created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin solves one of the biggest hurdles that has held back the technology as a commercially viable alternative to the ubiquitous lithium-ion batteries that power everything from smartphones to electric vehicles. Sodium and sulfur stand out as appealing materials for future battery production because they are cheaper and more wi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: Most birds aren't as colorful as parrots or peacocks. But if you look beyond the feathers, bright colors on birds aren't hard to find: Think pink pigeon feet, red rooster combs and yellow pelican pouches. There's a good chance that extinct dinosaurs rocked pops of color on similar body parts and may have flashed their colors to entice mates, just as birds do today, according to a study  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Assault, Harassment Could Have Generational Effect on Military Families * * * Military sexual assault and harassment are linked to higher rates of depression among new moms and a negative effect on mother-baby bonding, according to a new study published in the journal Depression and Anxiety. Researchers at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin and the U.S. Department of Vet  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: University of Texas at Austin researchers have created a new sodium-based battery material that is highly stable, capable of recharging as quickly as a traditional lithium-ion battery and able to pave the way toward delivering more energy than current battery technologies. For about a decade, scientists and engineers have been developing sodium batteries, which replace both lithium and cobalt used in c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: With a wingspan nearing 40 feet, the giant pterosaur Quetzalcoatlus is the largest known animal to take to the sky. But known from only a few fossilized bones from West Texas, just how such a massive animal got airborne has been mostly a matter of speculation. Some think it rocked forward on its wingtips like a vampire bat. Or that it built up speed by running and flapping like an albat  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 9 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Dr. Dong Qian, professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Honorees, who are nominated by ASME members and fellows, must have 10 or more years of active practice and at least 10 years of active corporate membership in ASME. The distinction has been given to just over 3% of the organization's m  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news on Dec. 8, 2021: The University of Texas at Dallas School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS) has received a two-year, $900,000 grant from Communities Foundation of Texas' W.W. Caruth, Jr. Fund to expand neuroscience research opportunities for underrepresented undergraduates from the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The Enhancing Neuroscience Undergraduate Research Experiences (ENSURE) program will   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news release: * * * New analysis shows that virtual conferences increase diversity and inclusion * * * While the global shift towards virtual events has clearly reduced the carbon footprint, it also raises questions regarding accessibility. Specifically, can virtual events overcome barriers of diversity and inclusion in STEM conferences, particularly among e  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * Study reviewed data from thousands of patients who had mechanical thrombectomy. * * * A study of 2,345 stroke patients, all of whom underwent mechanical thrombectomy to remove blood clots from the brain causing stroke symptoms, found that re-establishing blood flow through this lifesaving procedure may also help a population of patients who have alread  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Emerging evidence suggests it may be possible to treat Alzheimer's disease by targeting therapy at senescent cells in the brain. Today (Dec. 10) in the journal Nature Aging, a team from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and Wake Forest School of Medicine reported the first method, based on computational analysis, to objectively ident  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Dec. 11 -- Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued the following statement: * * * Attorney General Herring issued the below statement following this morning's U.S. Supreme Court decision that allows legal challenges brought by healthcare providers against Texas' blatantly unconstitutional abortion ban to move forward, but fails to enjoin the illegal ban while those challenges proceed through the courts: "I am incredibly disappointed in the Court's ruling today, an  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Dec. 11 -- Lt. Gov. Molly Gray, D-Vermont, issued the following statement: * * * Lt. Governor Gray released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's refusal to block Texas' abortion law: "The continued attacks on Roe v. Wade must end. As Justice Sotomayor said, the Supreme Court's opinion today will not only have catastrophic consequences for women in Texas, but will clear the way for other states to "reprise and perfect Texas' scheme". "We need a nati  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 7 (TNSJou) -- Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute issued the following news release: Leading physicians, researchers and students from Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University (Winship) will present their work at the 44th annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium which will take place in San Antonio, Texas on Dec. 7-10. Kevin Kalinsky, MD, MS, director of Winship's Glenn Family Breast Center, will provide updated analyses from a study published Dec. 1 in The  more