SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSPer) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: Dr. Ric N. Baser, president of Northwest Vista College, announced today that he will retire as president of the second-largest community college in San Antonio, effective June 1, 2022. "I have loved Northwest Vista College more than any other institution for which I have worked, and I have loved being your president more than any other job I have ever held," wrote Baser in h  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Anamaria Repetti recently joined The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, also called UT Health San Antonio, as vice president for development and chief development officer, and is the new leader of the organization's Office of Institutional Advancement. Repetti most recently served as managing senior director of Leadership, Strategy and E  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSPer) -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: Barnes & Thornburg is pleased to welcome prominent litigator and trial attorney Tim Hudson to the firm's Dallas office as a partner in the Product Liability and Mass Torts practice. Hudson boasts a notable track record as national coordinating counsel and trial counsel for one of the nation's largest medical device manufacturers. He has successfully tried cases to verdict i  more

WACO, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSAwa) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2022: Baylor University has named Hollylynne S. Lee, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Statistics Education at North Carolina State University, as the 2022 recipient of the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching. The Cherry Award is a prestigious national teaching award - with the single, largest monetary reward of $250,000 presented by a college or university to an individual for ex  more

SENATOBIA, Mississippi, Jan. 25 (TNSPer) -- Northwest Mississippi Community College issued the following news release: Northwest Mississippi Community College is pleased to announce that the college has hired Kerry Goff as director of its new Performing Arts Center, currently on track to be completed by the fall of 2022. Goff, originally from Fredericksburg, Texas, comes to Northwest after serving as a theatre instructor and department chair at his alma mater, McMurry University, in Abilene, T  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSPer) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: Dallas Children's Theater (DCT) kicks off 2022 with the installation of a new president...James (Jim) Markus, Partner at Haynes Boone, LLP, a top tier law firm headquartered in Dallas. The Board of Trustees unanimously welcomed Markus, along with a number of new trustees, this month. Markus has been involved with DCT for more than 25 years. He has served the nonprofit organizati  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 29 (TNSPer) -- Houston Baptist University issued the following news release: Dr. Robert Sloan, President of Houston Baptist University (HBU), and Dr. Stan Napper, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, are pleased to announce the appointment of Brenda Rios Brombacher as Director of the McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise at HBU. Brombacher's appointment began Jan. 10, 2022. Napper said, "Brenda has academic, business, personal, and global exper  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 29 (TNSPer) -- Houston Baptist University issued the following news release: Dr. Robert Sloan, President of Houston Baptist University (HBU), and Dr. Stan Napper, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs are pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Rome as Dean of the Archie W. Dunham College of Business and Director of Academic Partnerships for the University. Rome's appointment was effective Jan. 3, 2022. Immediately prior to his appointment as dean, Rome served  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSPer) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: With plenty of professional and personal experience, Angie Maxey, MLA '05, steps into a new position at the University of St. Thomas-Houston as Director for the Office of Access and Disability Services. She is happy to be back at her alma mater and ready to spot opportunities for enhancing accessibility for students and faculty. "I'm thrilled, just so excited to be back at UST," Maxey said. "I'm  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSPer) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Dr. Barry Lambert has been named Dean of Tarleton State University's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He has served in an interim role since fall 2021. "Dr. Lambert's far-reaching experience as a scholar, researcher, educator and administrator makes him the ideal candidate to head our agriculture and natural resources programs," said Dr. Karen Murray, Tarleton Provost and Executiv  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSPer) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University Associate Professor Dr. Tom Faulkenberry has been named Chair of the Joint Committee on Undergraduate Statistics and Data Science Education, co-sponsored by the American Statistical Association and the Mathematical Association of America. In his two-year appointment he will challenge faculty across the nation to critically examine emerging issues in statistics and the  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Heisha Freeman, Michael Garrett, David Lunt, and Janet "Jan" McSorley and reappointed Joseph "Joe" Rogers to the State Independent Living Council for terms set to expire on October 24, 2024. The council develops the State Plan for Independent Living and serves as a resource to state and local organizations on independent living and related issues for persons with d  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSPer) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Maggie Mahoney, assistant director of UH Learning Abroad, has been named a Gilman International Scholarship Advisor Ambassador by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Mahoney is one of only 20 people nationwide serving as a Gilman ambassador. Since 2015, Mahoney has helped UH students apply for Gilman scholarships, which provide students of limited financial me  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: University of Texas System Chancellor James B. Milliken announced today that Jonathan C. Pruitt, currently chief operating officer for the University of North Carolina System, has been named the UT System's new executive vice chancellor for business affairs. Pruitt will be responsible for the management of the UT System's annual operating budget and for overseeing financial and  more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSAwa) -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news: Johnny Terra, an Amarillo-based CPA, will be recognized as Wayland Baptist University's 2021 Distinguished Young Alumni Award winner during a Feb. 18 banquet held as part of the WBU Homecoming celebration in Plainview. A native of Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Terra came to Wayland in 2008 on a full basketball scholarship. With no English background, he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in ac  more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSAwa) -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news: Dr. Emily Smith, epidemiologist and research at Duke Global Health Institute, will be recognized as one of Wayland Baptist University's 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award winners during a Feb. 18 banquet held as part of the WBU Homecoming celebration in Plainview. Dr. Smith earned her bachelor's degree in biology in 2003 at Wayland, also recognized as the Citizenship Award winner as a senior. She then earn  more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSAwa) -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news: Dr. Nelson Hayashida, longtime professor and chaplain, will be recognized as one of Wayland Baptist University's 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award winners during a Feb. 18 banquet held as part of the WBU Homecoming celebration in Plainview. A native of Hawaii raised also in California, Dr. Hayashida is a 1970 graduate of the university and followed his degree in religion and history with advanced study at  more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSAwa) -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news: Dr. Glenda Payas, retired dentist from Tulsa, Okla., will be recognized as one of Wayland Baptist University's 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award winners during a Feb. 18 banquet held as part of the WBU Homecoming celebration in Plainview. A native of Albuquerque, Dr. Payas earned her undergraduate degree at Wayland in biology and education in 1969. She then continued her education at New Mexico Highlands   more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSAwa) -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news: Dr. Gabriel Trujillo, superintendent in Nacogdoches will be recognized as one of Wayland Baptist University's 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award winners during a Feb. 18 banquet held as part of the WBU Homecoming celebration in Plainview. A native of Roswell, N.M., Dr. Trujillo came to Wayland with a challenging background: oldest of four children born to a military father from migrant family and a Dominic  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: Six University of Texas at Austin faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society. The honor recognizes important contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics--including pioneering research, leadership within a given field, teaching and mentori  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 29 (TNSPer) -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: National labor and employment law firm Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP is pleased to welcome five new associates to the firm's offices in California, Georgia and Texas. * Jeff Champ has joined the firm's Austin office. Prior to joining Constangy, he spent three years as an associate with the Florida-based firm of Allen, Norton & Blue. Champ recei  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSPer) -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced the promotion of two experienced broadcast leaders and current Nexstar executives to Vice President and General Manager, overseeing the company's broadcast and digital operations in Peoria, IL, and Columbus, GA. Shaun Newell will lead WMBD-TV (CBS)  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSAwa) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Geoff Wehmeyer and his research group use Rice University's electron microscopes to deepen understanding of nanoscale heat transfer and improve the performance of products ranging from transistors to light-emitting diodes and heat-assisted magnetic recording devices. To that end, he has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, among the most competitive issued by the agency. The awards are given annua  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSAwa) -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: Tarrant County College Southeast had been named a winner of the Eduardo J. Padron Award for Institutional Transformation. The award is given annually by Campus Compact, a national coalition of colleges and universities committed to the public purposes of higher education. Faculty member Kristan Foust (History) compiled and submitted the report chronicling the campus effort and was included on the e  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2022: A&M-Commerce student Maigyne Ishman and others recently received the Extra Mile Award from Greenville ISD for their role in assisting a GISD student involved in a motor vehicle accident in Greenville. Ishman, a student in the Organizational Leadership program at A&M-Commerce, is a Marine and a business teacher at Greenville High School. Upon witnessing a nearby pedestrian ve  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Jeffrey Barnard, M.D., Michael Coble, Ph.D., Mark Daniel of Fort Worth, Sarah Kerrigan, Ph.D., and Jarvis Parsons to the Texas Forensic Science Commission for terms set to expire on September 1, 2023. The commission provides oversight over Texas crime laboratories and other entities conducting forensic analyses for use in criminal proceedings and provides an accr  more

SEGUIN, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSAwa) -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: The TLU chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has won an Outstanding Chapter Award from the SPS National Office. This is the seventh consecutive year the chapter has been recognized for its excellence as a top-tier student-led physical sciences organization, a designation given to fewer than 10 percent of all SPS chapters at colleges and universities in the U.S. and internationally. SPS is a prof  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 29 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Dr. Zhenpeng Qin, associate professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been chosen to receive the 2022 Y.C. Fung Early Career Award from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The award, which honors outstanding bioengineering research contributions by young investigators, is named after Yuan-Cheng "Bert" Fung, who is considered the founder of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: Yahoo! Finance has quoted Akin Gump labor and employment partner Brian Patterson in its article "Biden's vaccine mandate for federal workers faces an uncertain future." The article discusses the recent ruling in Texas regarding the enforcement of the Biden-Harris Administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers. According to the article, the ruling opposed the administration's executi  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has joined Texas in federal court to stop the federal government from requiring National Guard members to obtain COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of their service to the state of Alaska and its people. Governor Dunleavy and Texas Governor Greg Abbott are plaintiffs in the case against President Biden and Department of Defense officials. The governors contend the unconstitut  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 25 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: A federal judge in Texas today ordered a halt to the Biden Administration's vaccine mandate for federal workers in yet another setback to the federal government's improper actions to force COVID-19 vaccinations upon millions of American workers. The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Brown blocks enforcement of an Executive Order that would have required all federal employees  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Jan. 26 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: American Airlines and British Airways announced more details regarding plans to co-locate operations at John F. Kennedy International Airport's (JFK) Terminal 8 beginning Dec. 1, 2022. Enabled by a $400 million investment to redevelop, expand and enhance the terminal, the move will bring the Atlantic Joint Business partners closer together. Jointly, the terminal investments and co-location will offer a more seaml  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSAwa) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Angelo State University's Ram Powerlifting Club hosted its first-ever home meet sanctioned by U.S.A. Powerlifting, and eight club members earned first-place medals at the inaugural ASU Big Horn Bash on Jan. 22 in the Houston Harte University Center. Sixty lifters from around the state, including high school, college and adult competitors, participated in the meet in various categories of both "equipped" a  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 29 -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued the following news release: Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge concluded her briefing at the southern border Friday morning with a boat tour of the Rio Grande River with the Texas Department of Public Safety. There, Rutledge got a firsthand look at the mission to protect America's border and safeguard our communities from illegal, deadly drugs like fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine. Attorney General   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSOps) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society, has elected two Baylor College of Medicine researchers to its newest class of AAAS Fellows. Dr. Christophe Herman, professor of molecular and human genetics and molecular virology and microbiology, and Dr. Yong Li, professor of medicine in epidemiology and population science, are among 564 ne  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Yale University and other institutions have identified previously unrecognized changes in gene expression and cellular interactions in distinct cell populations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The findings highlight the complexity and diversity of cellular injury and inflammation in COPD, providing a better understanding of the factors and pro  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSJou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: For some adults, the use of a responsive neurostimulation (RNS) system implanted in the brain can help lessen or control seizures related to certain types of epilepsy. The device works similar to a pacemaker but is implanted in the brain and programmed to recognize a person's seizure patterns to automatically respond. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that the electrical stimulation impro  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Jan. 28 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2022: Attorney General Ashley Moody today in Texas joined attorneys general from across the nation at the country's southwest border. Attorney General Moody received a briefing from law enforcement officials about the dramatic overrun of the border brought on by President Joe Biden's reckless immigration policies--the impact of which is resulting in public safety ramifications fo  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Jan. 29 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release: Florida joined states from across the nation, including Texas, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Alaska in filing suit against the Biden Administration for reinstating the Central America Minors (CAM) Program. This program is another example of the Biden Administration's utter contempt for the faithful enforcement of our nation's immigration laws. "The Biden administration cont  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 25 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: On Jan. 10, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court granted cert. in Siegel v. Fitzgerald (No. 21-441), which involves the constitutionality of a 2017 federal law increasing the quarterly trustee fees in Chapter 11 bankruptcies. The issue affects virtually every major corporate bankruptcy filed or pending in the first nine months of 2018, with over $324 million at stake for debtors and creditors nat  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 29 -- Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2022: Attorney General Todd Rokita today announced a multistate lawsuit seeking to stop the Biden administration from unlawfully granting special privileges to illegal immigrants. He made the announcement while in Texas, where he was gathering evidence for the next steps in Indiana's efforts to combat illegal immigration. "Every elected official has a constitutional duty to prot  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSPar) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: In the exponentially expanding world of online gaming, Jonathan Blevins, aka BeardedBlevins, is unique. And that is why the University of St. Thomas-Houston seized the innovative opportunity to partner with the Catholic streamer from Chicago. It's an ingenious relationship--the first of its kind for a university--and will benefit both partners in multiple ways. Meet Jonathan aka BeardedBlevins,   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Jan. 29 -- Lamar University issued the following news: After 21 years of guiding, educating, mentoring, and providing support for students, faculty and staff at Lamar University, Brenda Nichols, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, has announced that she will retire in January 2023. "Brenda has been a valued member of the Lamar University team for over two decades and helped lead the University through both rewarding and challenging circumstances," President Jaime T  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring therapeutic advances for thyroid cancer, multiple myeloma and osteosarcoma as well discoveries in CRISPR gene editing, immunotherapy biomarkers and ERK signaling * * * 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 Ander  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: In honor of their notable contributions to the field of cancer research, Juan Fueyo, M.D., and Victor Prieto, M.D., Ph.D., from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Being named an AAAS Fellow is among the highest honors in the scientific research community. The 2021 cla  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 26 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: Attorney General Josh Stein today sued telephone service provider Articul8 and its owner Paul K. Talbot of Texas for allegedly violating the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) and facilitating illegal and fraudulent telemarketing calls and robocalls that targeted millions of people in the United States and hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians. In a period of just   more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Jan. 25 (TNSRes) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news: New Mexico's culturally and linguistically diverse population drew Magdalena Pando from Texas in August 2017, and New Mexico State University's postdoctoral research opportunities for its students has helped her remain a vital asset to NMSU's College of Health, Education and Social Transformation. Pando is an assistant professor in bilingual education and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Ot  more

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 28 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2022: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) announced today that its Board of Directors approved a 29% increase in the quarterly cash dividend to $0.90 per share of its Class A common stock beginning with the dividend declared for the first quarter of 2022. The dividend is payable on Monday, February 28, 2022, to shareholders of record on Friday, February 11, 2022  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: * * * Trustees adopt plan for major redesign of central area on campus * * * Rice University's Academic Quadrangle will undergo a major redesign that will include moving the Founder's Memorial statue of William Marsh Rice to a new location within the quadrangle. Rice's Board of Trustees has decided the relocated statue will be presented with historical context and information about the un  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Inhibitor protein shown to regulate Nodal signaling relay during tissue patterning * * * A protein known as Lefty pumps the brakes as human embryos begin to differentiate into the bones, soft tissues and organs that make us. This inhibitor protein is key during the early stages of life when the fates of embryonic stem cells are determined by the Nodal signaling pathway, according to Rice University  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: What matters more to venture capitalists: a slick presentation or the company founder's actual experience and expertise? A report (https://journals.aom.org/doi/10.5465/amd.2021.0046) from Alessandro Piazza, assistant professor of strategic management at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business; Brian Chung, doctoral candidate at Rice Business; and Dortmund University's Daniel Reese analyzed data o  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice, Baylor study shows enhanced breast cancer drug could halt spread * * * A moderate amount of a peptide-enhanced, biological cancer drug goes a long way in treating breast cancers that metastasize to the bone. A study by scientists at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine demonstrated the effective treatment of such cancers in rodent models, bringing hope for new therapies to treat bone  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Lab waits to see how Houston's historic 2021 freeze impacted tiny wasp species * * * Its name sounds legendary, but the newly discovered insect Neuroterus (noo-ROH'-teh-rus) valhalla doesn't look or act the part. It's barely a millimeter long and spends 11 months of the year locked in a crypt. N. valhalla does have the noteworthy distinction of being the first insect species to be described alongsid  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice University study features statewide analysis of mortality, air pollution, and assessment of disproportionate economic impacts in Harris County * * * Texas state officials did not publish the race and ages of COVID-19 victims in early 2020, but a county-level statistical analysis spearheaded by Rice University undergraduates in collaboration with university faculty has found deaths statewide were  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSRep) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Texas Policy Lab partners with Harris County to conduct historical analysis of youths' lifetime interaction with system * * * A Rice University Texas Policy Lab (TPL) analysis of juvenile justice data reveals most youths in the Harris County juvenile justice system are "one and done" -- that is, they only have one interaction with it. The report also showed a small number of youths account for a dis  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: More than 20 years ago, Wired featured Rice University chemist James Tour in a story about molecular electronics, then a focus of his lab. At the time, he said commercializing single molecules turned into circuits was perhaps three to five years away. "I was only off by an order of magnitude," Tour says now after assisting a California company, Roswell Biotechnologies, in fabricating semiconducting sensors u  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Silicon fluorescence shines through microcracks in cement, revealing early signs of damage * * * Concrete fractures that are invisible to the naked eye stand out in images produced through a technique created at Rice University. A collaboration between research groups at Rice and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research discovered by chance that common Portland cement contains microscopic cryst  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Jan. 29 (TNSAcc) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Stephen F. Austin State University was recently reaffirmed in its accreditation following a months-long process that produced a 508-page granular assessment of all aspects of the school, from student success to credentialing for faculty members. Reaffirmed in December by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, which oversees 11 southern states from Texas to Vir  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Jan. 26 -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Performer and educator Dr. Diana Allan, who earned a Master of Arts in vocal performance from Stephen F. Austin State University in 1989, will be installed as the president of the National Association of Teachers of Singing during the organization's biennial business meeting on July 6 at the 57th National Conference in Chicago. "NATS is fortunate to have so many talented professionals in our organizati  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSOps) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University English Professor Dr. Sam Dodson's poem After Her Mother Passed has been chosen for inclusion in The Poetry Foundation's American Life in Poetry series, published in newspapers and venues across the country. "Here is an elegant flower of a poem -- small, delicate in sentiment and yet so resonant in meaning," wrote Kwame Dawes, a chancellor of the Academy of American P  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSOps) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University's Purple Pantry received a grant from the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, presented Wednesday by Sodexo General Manager Tanner Smith. Sodexo has supported the Purple Pantry since its founding in 2015, but this marks the first Stop Hunger Foundation award. Tarleton is one of 89 campuses across the country to receive Stop Hunger Foundation support this year. The funding  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSOps) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University has been awarded an additional $1,500,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to assist students returning to school to continue their education or to complete their degree. The Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant Program stems from $175 million given the coordinating board from the Governor's Emergency Educational Relief Fund, which originally wa  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Jan. 29 (TNSOps) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2022: Longtime Tarleton State University friends and educators Bob and Darla Doty today announced a $1 million contribution to support the school's nationally acclaimed rodeo program. The announcement was made at the Tarleton Alumni Association's annual reception in conjunction with the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. "Bob and Darla, Tarleton and rodeo are synonymous," said univer  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Felysha Walker One of Texas A&M University's small-satellite development teams, AggieSat6, won the Air Force Research Laboratory University Nanosatellite Program (UNP) Flight Selection Review, advancing them to Phase B of the four-phase program. Later, Phase D will see the AggieSat6 satellite launched to low Earth orbit by the Space Test Program. The intention of UNP is two-  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * With more people working from home, a new study examines indoor air quality in office buildings and single-family homes * * * A new study from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health suggests the air quality inside homes may not stack up against air quality inside office buildings. The pilot study, published in the journal Atmosphere, delves into indoor air qual  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Pathology tests are a crucial part of the cancer treatment process. However, many of these tests are subjective, and even trained experts can disagree on results. * * * A recently released study in the journal Statistics in Medicine describes a new method, named the Observers Needed for Evaluation of Subjective Tests (ONEST), developed to determine the optimal number of p  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 27 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release: The Texas A&M University System will expand education and retraining opportunities in 2022 with the help of grants awarded this week by the Higher Education Coordinating Board. The competitive grants are from two programs financed by federal COVID stimulus. They were tailored by Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Legislature to help Texans who need access to higher-paying jobs in a post-pandem  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: A new study by Texas A&M's College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) has revealed that captive white-tailed deer in Texas are susceptible to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. With over 90% of the captive deer at one facility testing positive for the virus, the authors indicate their findings likely reflect deer-  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Jan. 28 -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2022: A&M-Commerce alum Tom Faulkenberry, Ph.D., is the new chair of the Joint Committee on Undergraduate Statistics and Data Science Education. The committee is co-sponsored by the American Statistical Association and the Mathematical Association of America. The two-year appointment will see Faulkenberry lead the committee's nationwide charge to stimulate effective change in the teaching o  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2022: Texas A&M University-Commerce is more than a beloved alma mater to Kathy Hawkins Campbell. It is her childhood home and the site of her father's legendary career. These strong ties inspired Kathy to establish a planned gift to preserve her father's legacy and support the university in future generations. Kathy's father was coaching legend Ernest Hawkins. He led East Texas Sta  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSOps) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news on Jan. 25, 2022: For the 11th edition of the Consortium for Educational Development, Evaluation and Research (CEDER) Yearbook, which is produced by the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, the 2021 editorial team opted to break a long-standing tradition of focusing on one particular topic and instead focused on article submissions  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 26 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Shannon Brown and his wife, Marlena Jackson, each pleaded guilty to one count of election fraud, a Class A misdemeanor, for their role in illegal vote harvesting in the March 2018 Gregg County Democratic Primary election, where Brown was elected Gregg County Commissioner, Precinct 4 by just five votes. Brown and Jackson were sentenced to one year of pro  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 29 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he, along with seven other state attorneys general, filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration for its abuse of the Central American Minors (CAM) Refugee and Parole Program. The CAM program provides certain aliens in the United States the ability to secure protected status after entering the country illegally. Then, the aliens can petition the governme  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton filed his third lawsuit against Google, again alleging that the company is systematically misleading and deceiving Texas consumers in violation of Texas' Deceptive Trade Practices Act. This most recent Google lawsuit argues that the company misled Texas consumers by continuing to track their personal location even when users thought they had disabled this feature. Google then   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 28 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2022: Last week, Texas once again made headlines as we learned that the State of Texas will only be providing very limited numbers of voter registration applications to the public, blaming paper shortages. This shortage stalled requests for voter registration cards to civic engagement organizations, county parties, and volunteer deputy registrars, and left many of these entities woefully under-supplied. M  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Jan. 22, 2022: * * * Texas Democratic Party Co-Executive Directors Hannah Roe Beck and Jamarr Brown issued the following statement on the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. "For the last 49 years, the right to access abortion has been protected by Roe v. Wade. Today is a day to remember the long, hard fight for reproductive rights in the United States and how vulnerable our constitutional right to abortion ac  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on May 31, 2021, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas-Mexico border posed an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster for a number of Texas counties and for all state agencies affected by this disaster; and WHEREAS, I amended the aforementioned procla  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on Jan. 22, 2022: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on March 13, 2020, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) poses an imminent threat of disaster for all counties in the State of Texas; and WHEREAS, in each subsequent month effective through today, I have issued proclamations renewing the disaster declarati  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on Jan. 27, 2022: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement after it was reported that three members of the Houston Police Department were shot in the line of duty: "The state of Texas grieves at the news of yet another violent attack on our law enforcement officers, this time on three members of the Houston Police Department who were shot this afternoon while serving their community. "Violence aga  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-016) in January 2022 on certification of the permanent school fund's bond guarantee program for fiscal 2021: * * * Here is the summary of the report: The State Auditor's Office certifies that, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2021, the amount of school district and charter district bonds guaranteed by the Permanent School Fund's (Fund) Bond Guarantee Program (Program) was wit  more

ALLIANCE, Ohio, Jan. 27 (TNSOps) -- University of Mount Union issued the following news: Continuing its pattern of success, the University of Mount Union varsity esports program had 13 of its players across three games earn All-Conference honors in the Great Lakes Esports Conference for the Fall 2021 season. The League of Legends and Overwatch teams each had five players selected at various levels and positions. League of Legends: * First Team Jungler - Henry Woofter of Chagrin Falls, Ohio   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSOps) -- The University of Houston Law Center issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2022: The Juvenile and Children's Advocacy Project (JCAP) at the University of Houston Law Center today announced its first corporate partnership with CenterPoint Energy. CenterPoint Energy's legal department, as well as outside counsel, are working with JCAP on a on pro bono juvenile record-sealing program. The program's goal is to improve the lives of young individuals so tha  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSOps) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The University of Houston has launched UH Population Health, a first-of-its-kind initiative to advance health equity in Houston, the state of Texas and beyond through a holistic approach to health and well-being. Unlike any other university in the country, UH is taking a multifaceted, University-wide approach to reduce health disparities and health care costs by addressing the full range of factors  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Jan. 29 (TNSPar) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: Representatives from the University of Houston-Victoria and Blinn College met Tuesday to sign an agreement that will allow students to earn both an associate and bachelor's degree at each institution through an academic pathway program. Through this new agreement, called the Clear, Affordable Pathway to Success Program or C.A.P.S., students will have the opportunity to enroll in bo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Faculty Experts Available to Discuss Russia/Ukraine Crisis * * * With growing concern that Russia could invade Ukraine, 8,500 American troops are now on higher alert for a possible European deployment as part of a NATO response. According to Zachary Zwald, instructional assistant professor of political science at the University of Houston, the world's premier political  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 29 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: * * * New method from Clemson University researcher, enabled by Frontera supercomputer, helps explain role of phonons in copper-based superconductivity * * * Researchers have known about high-temperature superconducting copper-based materials, or cuprates, since the 1980s. Below a certain temperature (approximately -130 degree Celsius), electrical resistan  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: A $250,000 gift from the Amon G. Carter Foundation will provide nursing students at The University of Texas at Arlington with the hands-on technical skills necessary to thrive in today's dynamic health care environment. The gift will support construction of a modernized Smart Hospital in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation (CONHI) featuring the latest in s  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 26 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: As a biology major, Ariel Hall dreamed of becoming a physician. After graduation, she discovered that her passion to serve underrepresented minorities could best be expressed through a career in public health. Hall, now a second-year student in the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at The University of Texas at Arlington, has already accepted a position as a community health wo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: A study of almost 2 million U.S. residents across 199 cities shows that rising housing costs may drive increases in "openness" of character among residents of a city -- all in well under a decade. The findings, published in the journal American Psychologist, indicate that increasing affluence can rapidly change a city's personality by attracting certain types of newcomers and by changing the environmen  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: Liquid water previously detected under Mars' ice-covered south pole is probably just a dusty mirage, according to a new study of the red planet led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. Scientists in 2018 had thought they were looking at liquid water when they saw bright radar reflections under the polar cap. However, the new study published Jan. 24 in the journal Geoph  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 27 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: As part of its groundbreaking Leading EDGE curriculum, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin will offer its students a new dual-degree master's program in humanities, health and medicine in collaboration with the university's College of Liberal Arts. The humanities-focused dual degree--one of eight now offered by Dell Med--is designed to produce physician leaders who bring humanisti  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 29 (TNSOps) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: By Stephen Fontenot The actuarial program at The University of Texas at Dallas has been recognized by the Society of Actuaries (SOA) as a Center of Actuarial Excellence (CAE), joining a group of 19 elite programs in the U.S. with the society's highest designation. UT Dallas is the first institution in Texas and the only one in the Southwest to earn the distinction. The Department of Mathem  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 27 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news on Jan. 26, 2022: By Amanda Siegfried Two University of Texas at Dallas faculty members in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics have been elected 2021 fellows of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki, professor of physics, and Dr. Robert Stern, professor of geosciences, are among 564 new fellows spanning 24 scientific discipl  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 28 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and clinical partner University Health soon will begin a Phase 1 clinical research study of an HIV vaccine candidate produced by Moderna. This will be San Antonio's first-ever study of an mRNA HIV vaccine. The study, which will enroll up to 15 patients locally, is sponsored by IAVI, a global nonprofi  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 25 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * Scientists look at the molecular mechanisms behind exercise's health, anti-aging benefits. * * * After a 15-month-long COVID-19 stoppage, a landmark National Institutes of Health effort to detail the exact molecular mechanisms that explain exercise's health and anti-aging benefits is again under way. "We're very excited to reopen this study. The disco  more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, Jan. 29 -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news: Betty Harris-Catherman, chief financial officer for Pro Petroleum, was recognized as the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award winner for Wayland Baptist University's Lubbock campus, honored at the January 7 graduation ceremony. Catherman earned her bachelor's degree in business in from Wayland in 2000 and a Master of Business Administration degree in 2004, all while serving at Pro Petroleum. She started her career as  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 28 -- The Wisconsin Democratic Party issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2022: This week, Republicans in the state legislature are circulating a nearly identical version of the divisive Texas abortion ban, doubling down on their commitment to strip Wisconsinites of access to reproductive health care. The bill, which bans abortion before a person may even know they are pregnant, doesn't make any exceptions in cases of rape or incest. Wisconsin has seen an onslaught of  more