IRVING, Texas, June 2 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on June 1, 2022: Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), announced today that it has earned a total of 31 regional Edward R. Murrow Awards from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), including recognition for "Overall Excellence," "Best Newscast," "Digital," and "Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion." A tot  more

NEW YORK, June 2 -- ABC News, the news division of Walt Disney Television, issued the following news: Texas housewife Laura Day seemed to have it all: a large home on the water, a loving marriage with her husband David Syring, and a close relationship with her 6-year-old stepson, Taylor Syring. But when Taylor drowned on a beach trip with Day under suspicious circumstances, police discovered her shocking criminal past, and the facade of her picture-perfect life quickly came crashing down. A new  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 4 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: American Airlines and Qatar Airways are expanding their strategic alliance with a new codeshare agreement, enabling American's customers to book travel on Qatar Airways flights via Doha to and from 16 new countries. Pending any necessary government codeshare approvals, travelers will be able to book travel beyond Qatar to their final destinations in Ethiopia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Oman, Pa  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 1 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), a subsidiary of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP), has announced plans to add three renewable energy projects totaling 999 megawatts (MW). The projects represent a $2.2 billion investment in clean, cost-effective resources. SWEPCO expects to issue another request for proposal (RFP) in the near term for additional renewable energy consistent with the compan  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, June 2 (TNSbook) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Dr. William A. Taylor, an award-winning professor of global security studies at Angelo State University, has been named the series editor for a new book series titled "Studies in Marine Corps History and Amphibious Warfare" through the Naval Institute Press. The new book series advances understanding of U.S. Marine Corps history and amphibious warfare by publishing original scholarship across a broad spec  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 4 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly radio address: As our nation mourns the death of nineteen students and two teachers at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas, the national conversation has turned again to the need to make our schools more secure. In Arkansas, educators and legislators have long recognized the need for vigilance to keep our children safe. Concern for the safety of our students didn't suddenly become a priority last week be  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 3 (TNSper) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Dr. Pavan Reddy is joining Baylor College of Medicine as director of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center. He will lead oncology services, research and strategic growth at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. Reddy specializes in hematological malignancies, and his research spans basic immunology to translational proof-of-concept clinical trials to improve outcomes after allogeneic hematopoietic t  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 4 (TNSreact) -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release: Texas A&M University has announced that former student Arch "Beaver" Aplin III -- one of the university's most successful entrepreneurs -- is contributing $50 million toward establishing an academic center that will serve as an immersive learning laboratory for students. "When Beaver Aplin does something, it's never halfway!" said Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp. "T  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 3 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following fact sheet on June 2, 2022: * * * Fact Sheet: California's Gun Safety Policies Save Lives, Provide Model for a Nation Seeking Solutions With the country still reeling from the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas that left 19 children and two teachers dead last week, California's nation-leading record on gun safety provides a pathway for states seeking to rein in gun violence. California Ranked #1 for Gun Safet  more

MCKINNEY, Texas, June 1 (TNSawa) -- Collin College issued the following news release: A team of five Collin College Cybersecurity students won first place at the 2022 Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) North Texas Case Competition, beating out teams from multiple North Texas universities in their first year of the competition. The Collin College team included students Miles McCready, Khagendra Pokharel, Nghi Nguyen, Matthew Daley, and Mariah Hunt, who brought home a siza  more

NEW YORK, May 28 (TNSres) -- Columbia University issued the following news: * * * Prerna Arora, assistant professor of school psychology at Teachers College at Columbia University offers some advice. * * * In the span of less than two weeks, an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and a grocery store in Buffalo, N.Y., were shattered by gun violence, leaving family and friends to suffer from unspeakable loss. People around the world are still reeling--and will for some time--from these horrif  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Ken Paxton is warning Texans to be aware of scammers amid the Uvalde tragedy. Texans have come together in the wake of the tragic killings at Robb Elementary, to comfort and aid one another in this time of unspeakable grief. Texans are giving blood, and anxious to do whatever they can to alleviate the suffering. Unfortunately, there are some individuals who may try to take advantage   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 2 -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, issued the following news release: Veteran anchor Rob Nelson is taking on a new role at Newsy, co-anchoring "Morning Rush" from 7 to 11 a.m. ET weekdays alongside Newsy veteran Alex Livingston. Nelson joined Newsy in September 2021 as anchor of "Newsy Reports." He's anchored the network's coverage of a variety of news events, including Colin Powell's funeral, the war in Ukraine and the school massacre in Uvalde, Texas. Nel  more

LUBBOCK, Texas, June 3 (TNStalk) -- Texas Tech University issued the following news release: Hazem Rashed-Ali is an associate professor and the associate dean of research and innovation in Texas Tech University's College of Architecture. Rashed-Ali has a doctoral degree from Texas A&M, a Master of Science in architecture from Oxford Brookes University and a Bachelor of Science in architecture from Ain Shams University. His research focuses on sustainable architecture and urbanism with an empha  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 1 (TNSper) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: Sul Ross State University senior Anique Lopez (San Antonio) was elected to the lead the Texas State University System Student Advisory Board during the Board of Regents meeting on the Sam Houston State University campus in Huntsville in May. It is the first time an SRSU student has ever held the top position on the SAB. She was nominated along with students from Texas State University in San Marcos and L  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 4 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release and letter: Through continued litigation efforts to stop the crisis at the border, Attorney General Ashley Moody uncovered documents showing the Biden Administration once again misrepresented the facts--this time to U.S. Supreme Court Justices. In briefs submitted and arguments made before SCOTUS in Biden v. Texas, the U.S. Department of Justice claimed it is longstanding federal policy to us  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, June 3 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley & Lardner LLP today announced it represented Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc., a Nashville-based hotel, resort, entertainment and media company, in the acquisition of Block 21 in downtown Austin, Texas. The company acquired the property from Stratus Properties Inc., an Austin-based diversified real estate company, for approximately $260 million. The acquisition makes Ryman Hospitality Properties t  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 26 (TNStalk) -- The University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: Ford School professors Javed Ali and Jonathan Hanson are available to discuss school shootings and the community aftermath in the wake of the killing of 21 people at Robb Elementary School in Texas. Javed Ali Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at the Ford School of Public Policy, is a former senior U.S. government counterterrorism official. "Mass shooters, whe  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 3 (TNSres) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Texas Southern University is now providing breast cancer screening, among other services, for African American and other ethnic minority women in Harris, Grimes, Matagorda, Walker, and Wharton counties, as part of a grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). The $1 million grant, which TSU secured in fall 2021, also provides patient navigation/barrier reduction services, and ev  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 3 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Counsels Linda Herman and Cristina Addy represented Metropolitan Transportation Authority, North America's largest transportation network, in a transaction that will result in City Winery opening a new venue in Grand Central Terminal. City Winery signed a three-year license agreement with the MTA for 15,888 square feet of multiple interconnected spaces that will house an upscale rest  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 4 (TNSper) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Colin Giuseppe Cox has been named to the Board of Directors of the Miami-Dade Bar Association and co-chair of its International Law Committee. Colin is a member of the firm's International Practice Group who is licensed to practice in both Florida and Texas. This month he was also appointed as Secretary and Treasurer of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, June 2 (TNSper) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Lamar University is pleased to announce that Dr. Golden Wright '22, professor and department chair for the Department of Theatre & Dance, has accepted the appointment to the position of Interim Dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication. Dr. Brenda Nichols, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs announced to the college's faculty and staff on Wednesday, June 1, "The interview process has concluded f  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 1 (TNSper) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Ambassador David M. Satterfield, who has over four decades of diplomatic service and policy and management leadership experience in the United States and overseas in the Near East and Europe, has been named the new director of Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. He has served as assistant secretary of state, National Security Council staff director and as ambassador to Lebanon and Turkey and c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 4 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: Lee County Amateur Radio Emergency Services will purchase new radio communications equipment to strengthen Lee County's response during emergencies, thanks to an $11,349 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $3,500 in matching funds from the recipient, will allow the group to expand its geogra  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 3 (TNSper) -- Entergy issued the following news release: Ryan Magee has been named manager of public affairs for Entergy Texas, Inc. Magee replaces Dale Peddy, who recently retired after 33 years with the company. Magee has worked for Entergy for over 21 years serving various roles for both Entergy Texas and Entergy Louisiana. He was previously the manager of industrial accounts for Entergy Texas, where he and his team worked directly with some of the largest indus  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 3 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and National Resilience, Inc., today announced the launch of a joint venture, the Cell Therapy Manufacturing Center, to accelerate the development and manufacturing of innovative cell therapies for patients with cancer. Uniting the strengths of Resilience and MD Anderson, the joint venture will advance its wor  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 30 -- The Michigan Department of Education Office of the Superintendent issued the following memo on May 27, 2022: TO: Local and Intermediate School District Superintendents Public School Academy Directors FROM: Kyle L. Guerrant, Deputy Superintendent Finance and Operations SUBJECT: School Safety Resources for Responding After School Violence Our nation continues to grieve the senseless loss of life with the tragic events inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 2 (TNSjou) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: * * * Spartan researchers helped discover a small genetic tweak in electric fish that has implications for most vertebrates, including humans * * * Researchers at Michigan State University and the University of Texas at Austin have made a shocking discovery. In a study published June1 in the journal Science Advances, the team explained how small genetic changes enable weakly electric fish to evol  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 1 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Researchers from North Carolina State University and Texas Tech University have developed a straightforward questionnaire that older adults can use to assess their "attentional performance" during driving. In proof-of-concept testing, the researchers have demonstrated the tool can predict which drivers are at increased risk of having accidents. "We developed the tool, called the Atten  more

ALBANY, New York, June 1 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Kathy Hochul, Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Carl Heastie today announced that ten bills have been introduced in both the Assembly and Senate that would tighten New York's gun laws, close loopholes and directly address the gaps in our laws exposed by the horrific shootings in Buffalo, Texas, and around the country. The bills would: require information sharing between state,  more

NEW YORK, June 1 (TNSper) -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: Chris Drymalla, who represents a variety of technology and energy sector companies in patent prosecution and litigation matters, has joined Pillsbury's Intellectual Property practice as a partner in Austin, Texas. He comes to the firm from Bracewell. "Chris' arrival greatly enhances our already significant patent capabilities in Austin and firmwide," said Pillsbury's Intellectual Property practice section co  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 1 (TNSpro) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Entrepreneurs who are interested in running a startup that can impact the energy transition can apply to be matched with a novel technology in a new Chevron Studio program. The newly launched, one-of-a-kind program run by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and supported by Chevron Technology Ventures is designed to help entrepreneurs build startups by linking them with world-class, early-stage te  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 2 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Study also finds disbanding leads to fewer police-related deaths, but less transparency * * * Disbanding city police departments and shifting law enforcement responsibilities to county governments appears to have no affect on overall crime rates and leads to fewer police-related deaths, according to new Rice University research. But the same study indicates those communities may be less likely to repo  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 2 (TNSawa) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: By Lidia Gutierrez Sam Houston State University doctoral student Karina Quilantan-Garza received the 2022 Librarian of the Year Award from the Texas Library Association. This award, recently presented at TLA's annual conference in Fort Worth, recognizes a librarian who has demonstrated extraordinary leadership and service within the library community. "It feels surreal," said Quilantan. "I commend al  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 3 (TNSfund) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: With funding from a new grant, the Sam Houston Memorial Museum plans to expand its digital content to enhance the Sam Houston Republic of Texas Presidential Library, an online resource for scholarly research. The museum received a $15,000 grant from the Dallas based Summerlee Foundation for the support of digitizing the museum's collections and creating metadata for Sam Houston documents. The Summerl  more

TYSONS, Virginia, June 4 (TNSper) -- TEGNA, a broadcast, digital media and marketing services company, issued the following news release: TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) announced today that John Trevino has been named president and general manager at KBMT-KJAC, the flagship stations of the 12News Now network serving the Golden Triangle area of Southeast Texas, effective June 13. Trevino will be responsible for overseeing the dual ABC and NBC affiliate operation serving the Beaumont area across all pla  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 3 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * College of Medicine researchers answer a major question about how the part of the brain that makes humans so intelligent develops * * * Scientists at the Texas A&M University College of Medicine have made a breakthrough discovery about the development of the brain. This new information contributes to our understanding of how the part of the brain that makes humans more int  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, June 4 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: The Office of Student Access at Texas A&M University-Kingsville received two new grant awards from the United States Department of Education for their Upward Bound and Upward Bound Rural programs. Together the programs serve 120 high school students. The Upward Bound program serves Alice and San Diego High Schools and H.M. King High School in Kingsville. Upward Bound Rural serves Premont, Raymondv  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 1 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Michelle Revels Dr. Stratos Pistikopoulos, professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, comes from a long and decorated history in academia. Pistikopoulos received the 2022 Distinguished Achievement Award for his research efforts, the first award he has earned as an Aggie. The Association of Former Students presents the award to   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 3 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Jennifer Reiley Six faculty members from the Wm Michael Barnes '64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering received recognition from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) during its annual conference in May. "I am proud of our faculty and how they are representing industrial engineering at the national level," said Department Head Dr. Lewis Ntaimo.  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 4 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Nancy Luedke Accurately monitoring the flow of fluids injected downhole to enhance oil recovery is critical for improving the efficiency of reservoir production methods. Current software uses streamline calculations to visualize the flow digitally, but streamline math assumes a consistent fluid velocity. Texas A&M University researcher Dr. Hongquan Chen is spearheading a two-  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 1 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Rachel Rose Dr. Jiang Hu, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, is working to revitalize electronic design automation (EDA) technology with machine-learning techniques to keep pace with the ever-growing chip design complexity. EDA is a category of software tools used to design electronic systems such as integrated circuits  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 1 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on May 31, 2022: In the wake of last week's horrific Uvalde tragedy, Attorney General Paxton today called attention to certain benefits available under his Crime Victims' Compensation (CVC) Program, a public fund used to reimburse victims, their families, and providers for qualifying medical expenses and financial loss following an episode of violent crime. These state and federal dollars, which are man  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 2 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton applauds a Texas federal district court's decision to deny the Biden Administration's motion to dismiss Texas's lawsuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The suit challenges EEOC's guidance mandating mixed-use bathrooms, gender pronouns, and dress codes in the workplace, as well as the Health and Human Services' guidance against Texas's child   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 2 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on June 1, 2022: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $894,904 against 18 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: one agriculture, four air quality, two industrial wastewater discharge, one multi-media, three municipal wastewater discharge, and two pet  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 2 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 1, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Governor's Public Safety Office (PSO) has made available an initial $5 million investment into establishing a long-term Family Resiliency Center (FRC) in Uvalde County. The FRC will serve as a hub for community services, such as psychological first aid, crisis counseling, and behavioral health services for survivors, first responders, and those in  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 2 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to Dr. Kathy Martinez-Prather directing the Texas School Safety Center (TxSSC) to begin immediately conducting comprehensive school safety reviews to ensure all Texas public schools are following the appropriate procedures to maximize school safety. In the letter to Dr. Martinez-Prather, Governor Abbott instructs that TxSSC ensure all school districts' Scho  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 4 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter on June 2, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to Commissioner Mike Morath directing the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to ensure existing school facilities are held to heightened safety standards following the recent tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. "In the wake of this devastating crime, we must redouble our efforts to ensure that our schools provide a safe and secure enviro  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 1 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 31, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced a state of disaster has been declared in the City of Uvalde following the shooting on May 24 at Robb Elementary School. The disaster declaration will accelerate all available state and local resources to assist the Uvalde community, as well as suspend regulations that would prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action in coping with the aftermath of the tragi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of Texas, do hereby certify that the shooting that occurred on May 24, 2022, at Robb Elementary School in the City of Uvalde has caused widespread and severe damage, injury, and loss of life in Uvalde County, Texas. THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, I do hereby declare a state of disaster in Uvalde Count  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 2 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter on June 1, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a joint letter to Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan requesting the Texas legislative leaders convene special legislative committees following last week's tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. The special legislative committees should be charged with examining and developing legislative recommendations on school sa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 4 (TNStalk) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on June 3, 2022: * * * Governor Greg Abbott today released a statement thanking Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker Dade Phelan for quickly responding to his request to establish special legislative committees following last week's tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. The special legislative committees will examine and develop legislative recommendations on school safety, mental health  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 2 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 1, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $317.9 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of June. The allotments are expected to help about 1.3 million Texas households. "Texans across the Lone Star State benefit from the nutritious food made available through the  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 2 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-030) entitled "An Audit Report on Financial Processes at the Commission on Environmental Quality". Here is the summary of the report: * * * The Commission on Environmental Quality (Commission) had financial processes to ensure that its Office of Air, Office of Waste, and Office of Water (Offices) accurately billed, collected, and recorded fees for permits, registrations, and regul  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 31 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-029) entitled "An Audit Report on Selected State Entities' Compliance with Benefits Proportional Requirements". Here is the summary of the report: * * * For appropriation year 2021, West Texas A&M University (University) reported funding amounts and most benefit expenses on its Benefits Proportional by Method of Finance Report in accordance with the Office of the Comptroller of Pu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 2 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 22-704) entitled "A Classification Compliance Audit Report on Property Management and Procurement Positions at Selected Education Agencies". Here is the summary of the report: * * * Summary Analysis The majority (93.2 percent) of the 59 employees tested were classified correctly within the State's Position Classification Plan. Employees tested included those classified within the P  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, June 2 (TNSper) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Alejandra Merheb has been named assistant vice president for Alumni Relations at Texas State University. Merheb comes to Texas State with 12 years of experience in alumni relations, most recently at Rice University where she was interim assistant vice president and executive director of the Association of Rice Alumni Board. Prior to her job at Rice, Merheb served at Columbia University as director   more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, June 4 (TNSjou) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: New research conducted in part at Texas State University has revealed that later-born generations of older adults in the United States are more likely to have a greater number of chronic health conditions than the generations that preceded them. The increasing frequency of reporting multiple chronic health conditions--multimorbidity in research terms--represents a substantial threat to the health of  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, June 1 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Krishna Kisi, assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at Texas State University, has been awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to provide infectious diseases training to 700 workers and employers. The project, funded by the $200,000 grant, will provide three hours of free workplace safety training on infectious  more

DENTON, Texas, June 4 (TNSres) -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: The problem: crops such as corn - the most widely grown crop in the United States - deplete the soil's nutrients, making farmland less productive for future harvests. The more you grow, the less the soil can support. The traditional response: allow depleted soil to go fallow, but that leaves fields unplanted for years to slowly regenerate; or apply large quantities of fertilizer, but that contributes to green  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 1 (TNSper) -- Trinity University issued the following news: Trinity University is proud to announce the confirmation of Vanessa Beasley, Ph.D., as the 20th president in the school's 153-year history. Guided by the University's student-centered mission and vision, Beasley stands ready to lead one of the nation's top liberal arts universities. "Dr. Beasley is an outstanding leader with strong values who will guide Trinity in its quest to become a nationally recognized li  more

IRVING, Texas, June 2 (TNSper) -- The University of Dallas issued the following news: The University of Dallas announces the appointment of Matthias Vorwerk, Ph.D., as provost, effective July 1. Vorwerk most recently served as associate dean of the Catholic University of America's School of Philosophy and as an associate professor of philosophy. "Dr. Vorwerk's commitment to excellence, his deep understanding of and love for liberal education, his extensive and varied leadership experience and   more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 2 (TNSeco) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Construction is underway on a new retail food hall at the University of Houston that will revolutionize the campus dining experience and become a premier gathering spot for students, faculty and staff. The Hub is a two-story, 41,000 square-foot facility that will feature diverse food concepts, a convenience store, a coffee concept and the Cougar Card Office. Indoor and outdoor seating, including a se  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Expert Identifies Biomarkers for Heart Disease and for Children with Lupus Nephritis * * * Two separate findings by a University of Houston nationally recognized expert in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus), a chronic autoimmune disease that affects multiple organs including the kidneys, skin, joints and heart, are being reported in scientific and medical journ  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Study Identifies Alternative to Lithium-based Battery Technology * * * Lithium-ion batteries are currently the preferred technology to power electric vehicles, but they're too expensive for long-duration grid-scale energy storage systems, and lithium itself is becoming more challenging to access. While lithium does have many advantages - high energy density and capacity to be combined with   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release on May 31, 2022: * * * New computational approaches help researchers include cloud physics in global models, addressing long-standing questions * * * We hear a lot about how climate change will change the land, sea, and ice. But how will it affect clouds? "Low clouds could dry up and shrink like the ice sheets," says Michael Pritchard, professor of Earth Sy  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: By Kim Horner Advances in synthetic biology and genome editing have led to a growing industry to develop customized cell lines for medical research. These engineered cell lines, however, can be vulnerable to misidentification, cross-contamination and illegal replication. A team of University of Texas at Dallas researchers has developed a first-of-its-kind method to create a unique identifier  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: By Jeannette Sanchez Adults infected with COVID-19 develop circulating antibodies that last for nearly 500 days, according to a new study led by researchers at UTHealth School of Public Health. The findings were published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Researchers examined data from over 57,000 volunteers across the state of Texas over the age of 20 who were enrolled  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on June 3, 2022: * * * MD Anderson-led trial is first to study BTK inhibitor as front-line option for MCL * * * Combination chemoimmunotherapy with the Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor ibrutinib demonstrated improved progression-free survival over standard chemoimmunotherapy for previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) in patients 65 and over, researchers fr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 31 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on May 30, 2022: * * * MD Anderson developed a platform to improve both antitumor immune responses and responses to checkpoint inhibitors * * * Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed an ultrasound-guided cancer immunotherapy platform that generates systemic antitumor immunity and improves the therapeutic efficacy of immune checkpoin  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA biologists lead research team investigating snake venom regulatory Systems * * * A new study from biologists at The University of Texas at Arlington and an international team of collaborators provides the first comprehensive explanation of how snake venom regulatory systems evolved--an important example that illuminates the evolution of new complex traits. Todd Castoe  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Researchers at UTA are addressing decades-long racial gaps in the U.S. medical industry. * * * The COVID 19 pandemic has revealed many things about the character of the United States and its people: the instability of the supply chain, the capability of scientists, the transmutability of misinformation, the flexibility of workers--and the inequality of the health care system  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Countries in which courts more easily enforce contracts see less economic volatility overall than nations that don't adhere as well to the rule of law. That's the finding from a study by a finance researcher at The University of Texas at Austin. The research suggests that when contract enforcement is poor, employee morale suffers, ultimately sparking churn, which leads to more economic volatility and g  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Electric organs help electric fish, such as the electric eel, do all sorts of amazing things: They send and receive signals that are akin to bird songs, helping them to recognize other electric fish by species, sex and even individual. A new study in Science Advances explains how small genetic changes enabled electric fish to evolve electric organs. The finding might also help scientists pinpoint the ge  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 3 (TNSreact)(TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: * * * With the retreat of sprawling empires after the Second World War, one might think the colonial mindset of taking from smaller countries to support large nations would likewise be relegated to the past. But a new paper in The American Naturalist by an international collaboration of researchers shows how the legacy of colonialism remains deeply entrenched within scientific practice across  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: By Stephen Fontenot Dr. Sven Kroener, associate professor of neuroscience in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, received a five-year, $1.7 million grant (R01AA028861) from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to examine the synaptic changes that are present in individuals with compulsive alcoholism. Synapses   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on June 2, 2022: Even though consumers won't see it for years, researchers around the world are already laying the foundation for the next generation of wireless communications, 6G. An international team led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has developed components that will allow future devices to achieve increased speeds necessary for such a technological jump. In a new paper publis  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 3 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * ERX-41, developed by UT Health San Antonio scientists, exploits a previously unrecognized weakness in breast cancer and other solid tumors. * * * A compound, developed by a team including scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, kills a range of hard-to-treat cancer types in petri dishes and animal models by targetin  more

PLAINVIEW, Texas, June 3 (TNSper) -- Wayland Baptist University issued the following news: Wayland Baptist University held a special reception Wednesday to welcome Dr. Nikolaos Moraros as the new Dean of the School of Nursing in New Braunfels. Dr. Moraros takes over the position held by Dr. Diane Frazor who is retiring. Dr. Frazor has been the Dean of the nursing school since its inception in 2005. Dr. Moraros holds a Doctor of Education degree in educational leadership from the University of   more