MIDLAND, Michigan, May 10 (TNSPer) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University is pleased to announce Kailey Hill, a senior at Bendle High School in Burton, will be serving as co-president of the annual Northwood University LAB Camp program, which brings together students from all over Michigan and as far away as Texas for a weeklong residential camp to learn about business and develop essential skills for success in school, college, business and life. Hill plans t  more

YPSILANTI, Michigan, May 13 (TNSPer) -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following news: Eastern Michigan University today (May 12, 2022) named Ryan Evely Gildersleeve as the dean of the College of Education (COE). Gildersleeve joins EMU after serving as associate dean in the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver since 2020. Prior to that, he was the inaugural department chair (2015-2018) and program coordinator of the University of Denver's Higher Education Departme  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 13 (TNSPer) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Ben Watford, who previously led two international investment funds teams, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a London-based partner in the firm's Investment Management Practice Group. Ben's practice focuses on the structuring and establishment of onshore and offshore investment funds in various jurisdictions, as well as providing ongoing counsel to fund managers, investors and service providers   more

WACO, Texas, May 12 (TNSPer) -- Baylor University issued the following news on May 11, 2022: Following a nationwide search, Baylor University Provost Nancy Brickhouse, Ph.D., announced today that Jason R. Carter, Ph.D., vice president for research, economic development and graduate education at Montana State University, has been selected as the Dean of Baylor's Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences. His appointment is effective August 8. Prior to his current role at MSU, Carter served f  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, May 14 (TNSPer) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Following a nationwide search, Stephen F. Austin State University has named Dr. Dustin Knepp dean of the College of Liberal and Applied Arts. With 17 years of experience working in higher education, Knepp comes to Nacogdoches from California State University, Bakersfield, where he serves as professor and in various leadership roles, including chair of the Department of Modern Languages and Lite  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 10 (TNSPer) -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, issued the following news release: Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Leticia (Letty) P. Aguilar to its San Antonio office as Shareholder. Letty joins Ogletree Deakins from Thompson Coe, where she was a Partner. Letty has a decade of experience practicing law, representing employers against charges of discrimination and retaliation and conducting   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 13 (TNSPer) -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: Reed Smith announced today that seasoned dealmaker Matthew Lea has joined the firm's global Energy & Natural Resources Group as a partner resident in the Houston office. "We are thrilled to add Matt to our energy transactions offering in Houston," said Energy & Natural Resources chair Prajakt Samant in London. "His exceptional work for lenders and borrowers will help us meet high indus  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 12 (TNSPer) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: Montana State University Vice President for Research, Economic Development and Graduate Education Jason Carter will depart the university in August for a position at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. MSU President Waded Cruzado announced the news today in a letter to campus. "During the pandemic, Dr. Carter helped lead a group of MSU faculty, students and staff in significantly increasing Montan  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 11 (TNSPer) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth recently named Lawrence J. Cohen, PharmD, a Distinguished Professor at the university. He is only the second HSC professor to receive this designation. As a retired professor of pharmacotherapy in the HSC College of Pharmacy, Dr. Cohen was recognized for his significant contributions to the university's mission an  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 10 (TNSPer) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Johnathan Duncan has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in the firm's Capital Markets and Securities Practice Group. He will be based in New York. A corporate generalist with a focus on securities work, Johnathan advises clients on capital markets transactions, mergers and acquisitions, securities law compliance and corporate governance matters. He has served as outside securities counsel   more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, May 13 (TNSPer) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering North America has announced Tarleton's Daren Davis as its 2022-2023 North American Parliamentarian. Davis, a Senior Instructor in the Department of Engineering Technology, will assume his role July 1. "I am honored to have been elected to SAMPE's North America's Executive Cabinet," he said. "SAMPE is an integral part of our ed  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 12 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on May 11, 2022: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced that Tong Joo (TJ) Gan, M.D., has been named Division Head of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine. The internationally respected anesthesiologist and leader will join MD Anderson's faculty on Sept. 1. Gan will lead a division composed of 117 faculty members whose clinical practice   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 11 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Austin has selected Robert (Bobby) Chesney to serve as the next dean of the School of Law. Chesney, who currently holds the James A. Baker III Chair in the Rule of Law and World Affairs and has served as the school's associate dean for academic affairs for more than a decade, will begin his new appointment July 1. He succeeds Ward Farnsworth, who will step down after 10 succes  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 11 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Sonya Renae Hardin, PhD, MBA/MHA, CCRN, NP-C, FAAN, currently a tenured professor and dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Louisville, has been appointed dean of the UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing, replacing Dean Eileen Breslin who is retiring after 14 successful years in the role. Dr. Hardin, who begins her new position on June 6, brings  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: At a dinner this past Thursday in Austin, Texas, The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange honored six members of Congress with the 2022 Roosevelt Leadership Award, an honor that is presented in the spirit of America's 26th President and is intended to recognize leaders who today embody some of the same qualities and characteristics that Theodore Roosevelt displayed throughout his life and career.   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, May 14 (TNSAwa) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Lamar University is proud to announce that Dr. Cynthia Stinson, chair of the Dishman School of Nursing and associate professor of nursing, and Dr. Ruthie Robinson, associate professor of nursing, recently received the Texas Organization of Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing Education (TBOGNE) Research Innovation Award for their research about nurses on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Our first thought  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 11 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Tanaya Mandal, doctoral student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, was one of 15 recipients from the U.S. to be awarded the 2020 Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE) International University Leader Experience Award. This award gives winners the opportunity to network with peers and industry profession  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, May 10 (TNSAwa) -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Southwestern Electric Power Co., an American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) company, today announced the company received two 2022 ENERGY STAR(R) Partner of the Year awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. SWEPCO received ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence in Arkansas for the company's con  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, May 12 (TNSAwa) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: The School of Theatre at Stephen F. Austin State University has learned that its production of Robert O'Hara's play "Bootycandy" has earned a 2022 Artist Citizen Award from the National Committee of Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. KCACTF is a national organization affiliated with the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. The organization celebrates and encourages excellence in col  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, May 11 (TNSAwa) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: A staff member at Texas A&M University-Kingsville has been recognized for their support of the Military and Veteran Resource Center by the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS). Dorine Gonzalez, Veteran Coordinator for the Military and Veteran Resource Center, was announced the winner of the Texas A&M System Faculty/Staff Veteran Support Excellence Award in May 2022. The award is given annually to o  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 10 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Joycesarah McCabe and reappointed Diana Delaunay, Jennifer Gonzalez, Ph.D. and Kenneth Darden to the Housing and Health Services Coordination Council for terms set to expire on September 1, 2027. The council works to increase state efforts to offer service-enriched housing through increased interagency coordination. Joycesarah McCabe of Purmela is Chief Nursing Of  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 14 (TNSPer) -- The University of the Incarnate Word issued the following news release: The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is proud to announce the appointment of two new Deans. Dr. John Pham will head the UIW School of Osteopathic Medicine (SOM) and Dr. Javier Clavere will take over as the Dean of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS). Dr. John Pham is currently the Vice Dean and Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Western University of  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 10 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: Akin Gump is pleased to share that a deal on which it advised--7-Eleven's acquisition of leading convenience store chain Speedway from Marathon Petroleum Corp.--has been named the Deal of the Year ($1+ billion) at D CEO's Mergers & Acquisitions Awards. An Akin Gump team led by corporate partners Tom Yang and Nicholas Houpt advised 7-Eleven in the matter. Mr. Yang was also a finalist for Dealmaker of the Year. In  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 12 -- The Alabama Securities Commission issued the following news: Five state securities regulators simultaneously filed enforcement actions against a Russian organization allegedly promoting fraudulent metaverse investments to residents of the United States. The actions accuse Flamingo Casino Club of perpetrating the scam through the offer of nonfungible tokens, commonly referred to as NFTs, purportedly tied to a metaverse casino. The actions were filed by the Alabama   more

LAREDO, Texas, May 5 (TNSBook) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: A book on the theory of the short novel form or nouvelle co-edited by Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Regents Professor of Spanish American Literature Dr. Jose Cardona-Lopez has been recently published by the Philological Research Institute, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (National Autonomous University of Mexico) (UNAM). Titl  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 10 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of attorneys general supporting the federal government's actions to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour for certain federal contractors. The policy was first enacted by presidential executive order in April 2021, and then implemented by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) in November 2021 in the final rule, "Increasing the Minimum Wa  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 13 (TNStalk) -- The Connecticut Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * CT Democratic Party Chair Nancy DiNardo's response to Bob Stefanowski hosting anti-abortion Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts: "Days after releasing a weak and hollow claim that he supports abortion rights in Connecticut, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski is going to host one of the country's most extreme anti-abortion governors. Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts has   more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, May 12 (TNSEco) -- Del Mar College issued the following news release: Construction is 89 percent complete. And, on May 10, the Del Mar College (DMC) Board of Regents-along with College administrators and project architects and contractors-toured the current progress of the Oso Creek Campus. Work on the new campus began in 2019 after Del Mar College District voters passed a $139 million bond referendum in 2016 for the capital improvement project. Three years after breakin  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, May 12 (TNSEco) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: The University of Texas at Dallas broke ground today on the Edith and Peter O'Donnell Jr. Athenaeum, a new cultural district located on approximately 12 acres at the southeastern edge of the campus, creating a new gateway to the University as well as a destination for students, faculty, staff and the community that will foster engagement in the arts and learning. Designed by global architectu  more

IRVING, Texas, May 14 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: ExxonMobil and Pertamina, the state-owned energy company for Indonesia, have signed a joint study agreement to assess the potential for large-scale implementation of lower-emissions technologies, including carbon capture and storage and hydrogen production. * Agreement to assess implementation of lower-emissions technologies in Indonesia * Builds on memorandum of understanding  more

NEW YORK, May 10 (TNSAwa) -- Hearst issued the following news release on May 9, 2022: The Pulitzer Prize Board today announced that the Houston Chronicle has won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in editorial writing for its series on voter suppression in Texas. The prize honored writers Lisa Falkenberg, Michael Lindenberger, Joe Holley and Luis Carrasco for their reporting in a multi-part series entitled "The Big Lie." The Pulitzer Board selected the article based on how it "...revealed voter suppressi  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 11 -- Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita issued the following news release: Attorney General Todd Rokita is leading an 18-state coalition fighting the Biden administration's latest efforts to derail a Texas law that prohibits abortion when doctors can detect a fetal heartbeat. "We will continue to protect the lives of the unborn and the health of women, especially against those who believe the individual states are incapable of passing our own laws to do so," Atto  more

CANYON, Texas, May 11 (TNSfund) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news on May 10, 2022: Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA (NYSE:MRK), today announced a $500,000 donation to West Texas A&M University for its feedlot renovation and expansion project at the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences. "We are so thankful for Merck Animal Health's incredible   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Republicans are seven signatures away from forcing a vote on keeping Title 42, and Texas Congressman Chip Roy is calling on fellow Texan Henry Cuellar to help the GOP bridge the gap. But Cuellar won't add his name to the discharge petition. Instead, he's kowtowing to Nancy Pelosi, who is blocking legislation Cuellar claims to support from a vote on the House floor. In Short: Pelosi will NEVER bri  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Republicans are seven signatures away from forcing a vote to keep Title 42, and Texas Congressman Chip Roy is calling on Jared Golden to help the GOP bridge the gap. But Golden won't add his name to the discharge petition. Instead, Golden is kowtowing to Nancy Pelosi, who is blocking legislation Golden claims to support from a vote on the House floor. In Short: Pelosi will NEVER bring Title 42 up  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Republicans are seven signatures away from forcing a vote on keeping Title 42, and Texas Congressman Chip Roy is calling on Tom O'Halleran and Greg Stanton to help the GOP bridge the gap. But Tom O'Halleran and Greg Stanton won't add their names to the discharge petition. Instead, they're kowtowing to Nancy Pelosi, who is blocking legislation O'Halleran and Stanton claim to support from a vote on   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Republicans are seven signatures away from forcing a vote to keep Title 42, and Texas Congressman Chip Roy is calling on Chris Pappas to help the GOP bridge the gap. But Pappas won't add his name to the discharge petition. Instead, Pappas is kowtowing to Nancy Pelosi, who is blocking legislation Pappas claims to support from a vote on the House floor. In Short: Pelosi will NEVER bring Title 42 up  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on May 10, 2022: According to AAA, the average price for gas in Texas hit $4.068 a gallon today, which is higher than when gas prices originally spiked in March. Recent polling found 44% of voters believe rising gas prices have caused "serious hardship" for their families. Only 18% of voters believe they're better off than they were a year ago. And Texans shouldn't rely on Vicente Gonzalez and Henr  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 12 (TNSfund) -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: To recruit and retain the best talent, Dallas ISD is proposing $103.2 million in compensation increases with the potential for new teachers to earn up to $72,000. The 2022-2023 proposed budget includes $51.2 million for staff salary increases and $52 million for retention incentives. Upon budget approval, first-year teachers would start with a base salary of $60,000 and experienced teac  more

IRVING, Texas, May 11 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) ("Nexstar" or "the Company") today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022 as summarized below: CEO Comment Perry A. Sook, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. commented, "Nexstar had a strong start to 2022, delivering record first quarter financial results. Once a  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 12 (TNSRes) -- Penn State's College of Education issued the following news: By Jim Carlson Research shows that very little research exists about what social studies students nationwide are supposed to learn about technology. Scott Metzger, associate professor of education (social studies education) in Penn State's College of Education, and Daniel Krutka, associate professor of social studies education at the University of North Texas, set out to answer the q  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 12 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release: PRISA Media and iHeartMedia, the leading audio company in the United States, have reached an agreement to integrate the streaming services of PRISA Media's spoken-word radio networks into the iHeartRadio catalog. With iHeartMedia's more than a quarter of a billion monthly listeners through its broadcast radio stations across the country and its more than 3 billion downloads, 159 million registered users on the iHeartRa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 12 (TNSPol) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion regarding a Mississippi law challenging Roe v. Wade , Rice University experts are available to discuss what to expect from the court regarding a decision on the landmark case. Paul Brace, the Clarence L. Carter Professor of Political Science at Rice and an expert on the judiciary, said many people believe former President Donald Trump's addition of three sta  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 11 (TNSJou) -- Rice University issued the following news release on May 10, 2022: * * * Numerical detective work verifies liquidlike magnetic order in prior experiments * * * Computational detective work by U.S. and German physicists has confirmed cerium zirconium pyrochlore is a 3D quantum spin liquid. Despite the name, quantum spin liquids are solid materials in which quantum entanglement and the geometric arrangement of atoms frustrate the natural tendency of electron  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 10 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice lab captures unseen details of replication, clues to how mutations can happen * * * When cells reproduce, the internal mechanisms that copy DNA get it right nearly every time. Rice University bioscientists have uncovered a tiny detail that helps understand how the process could go wrong. Their study of enzymes revealed the presence of a central metal ion critical to DNA replication also appears   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 13 (TNSRes) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice-Waseda project ups its game for complexity with aerodynamic model of a moving car and its tires * * * The complex aerodynamics around a moving car and its tires are hard to see, but not for some mechanical engineers. Specialists in fluid dynamics at Rice University and Waseda University in Tokyo have developed their computer simulation methods to the point where it's possible to accurately model  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Ripon Society issued the following news release: At a dinner this past Thursday in Austin, Texas, The Ripon Society and Franklin Center for Global Policy Exchange honored six members of Congress with the 2022 Roosevelt Leadership Award, an honor that is presented in the spirit of America's 26th President and is intended to recognize leaders who today embody some of the same qualities and characteristics that Theodore Roosevelt displayed throughout his life and career.   more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, May 6 (TNSRes) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news release: Tarleton State University Professor Dr. Hennen Cummings has received a grant of almost $300,000 to research aquaponic farming practices. "I am very proud of the work Dr. Cummings and his students are doing to advance the science of aquaponic food production," said Dr. Barry Lambert, Dean of Tarleton's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. "This project will help move the needle for the a  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 10 (TNSJou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: A new study published in Scientific Reports has revealed the strongest evidence to date that all bison in North America carry multiple small, but clearly identifiable, regions of DNA that originated from domestic cattle. In the study, Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS) researchers, led by Drs. James Derr   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 11 (TNSRes) -- The Texas A&M University's Engineering Experiment Station issued the following news: By Rachel Rose Texas A&M University researchers have received a grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Resilient & Intelligent NextG Systems (RINGS) program. The three-year, $1 million project aims to advance the resiliency of next-generation wireless and mobile communication, networking, sensing and computing systems. Dr. Krishna Narayanan, the Eric D. R  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 13 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Michelle Revels Dr. Joseph Sang-II Kwon, associate professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, alongside Dr. Arul Jayaraman, executive associate dean of the College of Engineering, received the 2021 Premium Award for Best Paper for The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Systems Biology. Their study was published   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 13 (TNSRes) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Steve Kuhlmann As the future of the automotive industry heads toward the path of autonomous technology, the vehicles themselves aren't the only component with changes on the horizon. A recently graduated team of students in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University used their senior capstone design project to create a scaled-down mech  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate amicus brief in support of Alabama's Vulnerable Child Protection Act, which prohibits the use of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgery to cosmetically alter children and adolescents in order to facilitate their "gender transition." The brief demonstrates the lack of medical or scientific evidence supporting so-called sex changes perfor  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is now accepting applications for the Alternative Fueling Facilities Program (AFFP). Twelve million in grant funding is available to construct or reconstruct fueling facilities that provide natural gas, electric charging and other alternative fuels within the Clean Transportation Zone. Four million of the available grant funding is reserv  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: The Texas House Elections Committee held an interim hearing where the Republican leadership yet again completely abrogated their duties to Texans. Republican Chairman Briscoe Cain chose to focus that hearing on his own political agenda instead of focusing it on the 24,000 Texans who were disenfranchised during the primary election as a direct result of Republicans' decision to pass anti-voter legislation last year.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Ruiz Food Products, Inc. ("Ruiz Foods") will establish a regional headquarters in Frisco, Texas. Founded in 1964, Ruiz Foods is America's largest frozen Mexican food manufacturer. This centrally located regional headquarters in North Texas will bring at least 125 jobs to the area by 2026. "Texas is the number one destination for economic opportunity   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 9, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today recognized the critical role local, regional, and statewide economic development teams play in job creation, business expansion, and business retention in communities throughout Texas as he issued a proclamation officially designating May 9-13 as 2022 Economic Development Week in Texas. "The Texas economy is the economic engine of America, and we take pride in our di  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: The children of the Lone Star State represent the hard work of our past and the promises of our future, and they should have access to education of the highest quality so they may fully realize their unique gifts and talents. Often, a one-size-fits-all approach does not meet the needs of every student, so we must work to realize the importance in offering an alternative. That is why we recognize charter schoo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 (TNStalk) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following joint statement on May 12, 2022: * * * Governor Greg Abbott and National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) President Brandon Judd today issued a joint statement on the Biden Administration providing baby formula to illegal immigrant holding facilities as American parents scramble amid a nationwide shortage of the product. "Children are our most vulnerable, precious Texans and deserve to be put first. Yet, President   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 14 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: First Lady Cecilia Abbott last night hosted the Governor's Commission for Women at the Governor's Mansion in Austin for a Heart Gallery of Central Texas portrait viewing and discussion on collaboration in support of foster and adoptive children and families across the state of Texas. Among 11 regional Heart Galleries across Texas, the Heart Gallery of Central Texas is a program of Partnerships for Children i  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 13 (TNSPar) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Texas Southern University has joined a group of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) in an innovative new partnership. The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) announced its HBCU-MSI Course-Sharing Consortium, a collaboration designed to help HBCUs and MSIs enable students to stay on track toward graduation. "Texas Southern University is hon  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, May 12 (TNSRes) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: The American Council of Learned Societies recently awarded funding for a Texas State University project called the "Engaged Humanities Research Accelerator" supporting nine research collaborations between community organizations, students, and faculty in the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Fine Arts, and the College of Applied Arts. Led by principal investigator Dr. Aimee Kendall Roundtree, A  more

VICTORIA, Texas, May 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: When it came to preparing their research and recommendations for the 30th University of Houston-Victoria Bachelor of Business Administration Case Conference, the first-place team chose to follow the democratic process. "We made sure to communicate all of our research finds with each other, then we'd vote on how we wanted to move forward," said Dara Gomez, a Pettus marketing major. "  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 11 (TNSJou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: As vehicle traffic lightened and industry slowed during the COVID-19 stay-at-home period in 2020, a University of Houston study by the air quality forecasting group led by Yunsoo Choi, associate professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, estimates levels of potentially-dangerous air pollutants simultaneously decreased in major cities across the country. All but one of the 11 U.S.  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 13 (TNSPar) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The HSC Next Innovation Challenge is expanding to include employees in the JPS Health Network, and is partnering with Heartland Forward and Builders + Backers, national organizations that will manage and provide additional support and funding to the idea accelerator. Heartland Forward and Builders + Backers will continue The University of North Texas Health Science Center at For  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: "Trust" is a powerful word. In research, the reliability of data and the methods used to analyze that data can change people's lives and have a profound impact on the world. Research scientists, especially in public health, want to know that the information they report and the conclusions they offer are based on the most applicable data available, carefully studied toward specif  more

DENTON, Texas, May 10 (TNSRes) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: A University of North Texas student earned a $40,000 Rotary Global Grant to study at Queen's University, Belfast, and work toward her goal of creating a global foundation to help low-income children have access to better education. Growing up with seven siblings and "two devoted parents" in Bryan, Texas, Odalis Alvarado saw the importance of education. "As the daughter of immigrants, I am the Am  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: * * * Frontera supercomputer supports milestone in astrophysics, computational science * * * As astronomers look out at the distant cosmos, it's only natural that they would also look inward, to the center of our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Today, the Event Horizon Telescope announced the first image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the cen  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 12 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: A team of researchers from UTHealth Houston created an artificial intelligence model to predict which COVID-19 patients might be more at risk for severe illness, according to an article that was published recently in the Lancet Digital Health. The group included UTHealth Houston School of Biomedical Informatics students, staff, faculty, and alumni, who focused on developing ac  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 14 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on May 13, 2022: * * * Study shows increased mortality for AML and ALL survivors continues decades into survivorship * * * Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have reduced long-term survival rates compare  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * - Study shows combined IL-6 and immune checkpoint blockade reduces toxicity while preserving anti-tumor immune response * * * Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a novel strategy to reduce immune-related adverse events from immunotherapy treatment by targeting the cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6). The study, published today   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 13 (TNStalk) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Arlington celebrated its graduating Black, African and African American students with a ceremony that embraced the pillars of scholarship, heritage, culture and community. At "An Evening of Black Excellence" on May 11, participants joined the Maverick Melodies Choir in performing "Lift Every Voice and Sing," often referred to as the Black National Anthem.  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 11 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * - UTA researchers document rivalry between Texas spiny lizard, prairie lizard * * * Fifty years ago, the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge overflowed with prairie lizards. Today, the species can't be found there. Prairie lizards are retreating from Texas landscapes, apparently bullied from their habitats by the rival Texas spiny lizard, suggests an ongoing study by biologis  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 10 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Scientists investigating the underside of the world's largest ice sheet in East Antarctica have discovered a city-size lake whose sediments might contain a history of the ice sheet since its earliest beginnings. That would answer questions about what Antarctica was like before it froze, how climate change has affected it over its history, and how the ice sheet might behave as the world warms. Revealed   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Entrepreneurs who find themselves in over their heads could be better off hiring specialists than investing to improve their own skills, according to a study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the World Bank. Stephen J. Anderson, assistant professor of marketing at the McCombs School of Business, joined David McKenzie, a World Bank lead economist, to compare the effectiveness of   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Despite scientific evidence that the medication buprenorphine/naloxone (or Suboxone) effectively treats opioid use disorder (OUD), only one-sixth of Texas clinicians surveyed in 2019 and early 2020 said they were prescribing the lifesaving medication, according to a study from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) p  more

IRVING, Texas, May 13 -- Verizon, a communications and technology solutions company, issued the following news release on May 12, 2022: Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has announced preliminary results of the shareholder vote at its annual meeting, which was held today in Irving, Texas, the company's first in-person shareholder meeting since 2019. Verizon's shareholders elected each of Verizon's eleven directors to a one-year term. Shareholders also voted in favor of two manage  more

CANYON, Texas, May 13 (TNSPar) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: Musical performance students in Mexico will be able to earn a graduate degree through West Texas A&M University, thanks to a new pipeline program. Qualified students at the University of Colima's School of Music can begin their master of music degree through WT in the fall, said Dr. Robert Hansen, Regents Professor of Music and director of the WT School of Music. The University of Colima does not offer and   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 11 (TNSPar) -- Western Governors University-Texas issued the following news release: Western Governors University (WGU) and Gadsden Independent School District launched a new partnership agreement to create seamless transfer pathways for Gadsden ISD employees who want to earn their bachelor's or master's degree with WGU. "WGU is excited to assist school district employees achieve their higher education and career goals," said Linda Battles, WGU Regional Vice President, Sout  more