TYLER, Texas, Sept. 14 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler (UT Tyler) announced a $5 million gift to the School of Medicine from Ednamae Walsh. The gift will support scholarships and pathway programs for the medical school. "This generous gift will create opportunities for students across the region in numerous ways," said UT Tyler President Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, FACP. "Not only will it make a medical degree mor  more

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- Eckerd College issued the following news: Peter Scott grew up on the shores of the Pacific Ocean near Santa Cruz, California, and he admits he's always been "one of those people who's always fascinated by what's outside." That curiosity combined with his love of science lured him recently to Eckerd College, where he's beginning his first year as an assistant professor of biology after two years in the same role at West Texas A&M University in Canyon  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 16 (TNSawa) -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: Janice Yoder Smith, recently retired dean of the Mathematics and Sciences Division at TCC Northwest, will be presented with the North Texas Community College Consortium's annual Jesse Jones Leadership Award in a ceremony Sept. 16 at Dallas College's Mountain View Campus. In nominating Smith for the award, Interim Chancellor Elva LeBlanc cited Smith's 34 years of service to TCC as professor and adm  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: Andrea Arismendez was having a normal day on the job in April 2022, working at a nursing home in El Campo, Texas, when she decided to sit down for her lunch break with a coworker. When Arismendez started slurring her speech, her coworker grew concerned and brought over a nurse, who said Arismendez was having a stroke. The nurse called 911, and an ambulance took the 38-year-o  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Sept. 16 (TNSper) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Dr. Drew Curtis of the Angelo State University psychology faculty has been appointed the executive officer for the Southwestern Psychological Association (SWPA), the regional affiliate of the American Psychological Association. Appointed to a three-year term, Curtis will serve at the direction of the SWPA president and Executive Council to carry out the business of the corporation and manage and supervis  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 9 (TNSper) -- BakerHostetler, a law firm, issued the following news release: Key takeaways * Lisa Houssiere joins BakerHostetler's Houston office as a partner and member of the firm's nationwide Litigation Practice Group and Energy Industry team. * Houssiere has extensive experience in international disputes and investigations, particularly in the energy sector, complementing BakerHostetler's first-rate cross-border international arbitration and litigation team. * Since  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 14 (TNSper) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Dr. Lara Shekerdemian has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine after serving as interim chair since April. Shekerdemian is a professor of pediatrics in the division of critical care at Baylor and pediatrician-in-chief at Texas Children's Hospital. "Dr. Shekerdemian is an excellent clinician who worked on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic to serve c  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 16 (TNSper) -- Baylor University issued the following news on Sept. 15, 2022: Baylor University announced today the appointment of Aaron Wright, Ph.D., as the inaugural James R. Schofield Endowed Chair in Biomedical Studies. Wright comes to Baylor from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, and will provide interdisciplinary research and leadership from within the Department of Biology. "When I first saw this position, I was amazed at how great a fit   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 13 -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release: On September 8, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas held an investiture ceremony for Bracewell LLP alumna and current United States Magistrate Judge Yvonne Y. Ho. Chief Judge Lee H. Rosenthal presided over the ceremony. The oath of Office was administered by Judge James C. Ho of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Judge Ho took the bench in March 2022. Pri  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- City College of New York issued the following news: From The City College of New York's Center for Discovery and Innovation and the Physics Department comes news of a new type of magnetic quasiparticle created by coupling light to a stack of ultrathin two-dimensional magnets. This achievement sprouting from a collaboration with the University of Texas at Austin lays the foundation for an emergent strategy to artificially design materials by ensuring their strong i  more

MCKINNEY, Texas, Sept. 9 (TNSpar) -- Collin College issued the following news release: Several Collin County businesses in McKinney, Wylie, and Plano will partner with Collin College for job-training using $927,764 in combined Skills Development Fund grants from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The awarded companies include NPIC and TYG Products with a $243,368 grant, Deanan Gourmet Popcorn, Falkon Technologies, and Watson & Chalin Manufacturing Inc. with a $360,571 grant, and Blount Fine  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center was awarded $2.5 million today from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support cancer research projects across the institution. Four of the five grants awarded to MD Anderson today are CPRIT High-Impact/High-Risk Research Awards, which provide short-term funding to explore th  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 13 -- Dell issued the following news release: As the new school year kicks off, Dell Technologies announces its interactive, skills-focused Student TechCrew program has expanded across the U.S. and Australia - a ten-fold increase since launching the pilot in 2019. The trajectory of the program underscores Dell's commitment to empowering all students with skills, resources and technology to build a diverse talent pipeline for the future workforce. Dell Student TechCrew   more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 16 -- Dell issued the following news release: Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) is expanding its long-standing strategic relationship with Red Hat to offer new solutions that simplify deploying and managing on-premises, containerized infrastructure in multicloud environments. Gartner predicts that 90% of global organizations will run containerized applications in production by 2027./1 However, as adoption has grown, so have the challenges associated with deploying and man  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 14 -- Dell issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: In today's connected world, customers need more choice and predictability in how they consume and manage their data. As we see increasing demand for consumption-based solutions, we are empowering our diverse partner ecosystem to help customers execute today while elevating for tomorrow. It's all about choice, flexibility and growth, and we're taking another big step to advance all three by enabling partners  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 14 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: EDF Renewables North America today announced a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with McDonald's Corp (NYSE: MCD). The 255 MWac / 332 MWdc Apollo Solar project will help McDonald's to meet its sustainability goals and advance its commitment to climate action. Apollo Solar, located in Texas, is expected to begin delivery of low carbon electricity in   more

TORONTO, Canada, Sept. 15 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: The Spa team at Four Seasons Hotel Austin is excited to announce the addition of HydraFacial to its lineup of state-of-the-art facial services, just in time to rehydrate and show skin some TLC after a summer full of fun under the Texas sun. "We always strive to provide locals and guests with the latest in facial care, so I'm thrilled to bring this innovative and results-oriented new option to Four S  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 14 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan assessed the North American programmable communications industry and, based on its findings, recognizes IntelePeer with the 2022 North American Technology Innovation Leadership Award for its programmable communications solutions. A leading communications platform-  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 13 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Organizations are embracing private 5G networks to improve the efficiency of production processes while ensuring safety and security. Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, Global Private 5G Network Growth Opportunities, reveals that combining the new power of 5G with the concept of   more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 13 (TNSper) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Dallas Winds, the nation's leading professional civilian wind band, has elected Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Carrie Huff to serve as chair of its Board of Trustees. Carrie previously served on the board for many years and chaired the organization's educational committee. "Carrie understands the big picture and is a proven consensus builder and a creative thinker," said Kim Campbell, the f  more

SEGUIN, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSpar) -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news on Sept. 14, 2022: Huston-Tillotson University (HT) and TLU announced today they have established a partnership to provide a direct path for HT kinesiology students to pursue a Master of Athletic Training (MAT) at TLU. The agreement enables HT students who complete the requirements of each institution to receive a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from HT and a Master of Athletic Training degree from  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 15 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: Governor JB Pritzker today issued an emergency disaster proclamation and activated approximately 75 members of the Illinois National Guard to ensure all state resources are available to support asylum seekers arriving nearly daily to Chicago from the State of Texas. The proclamation enables the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and other state agencies, in close coordinati  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Sept. 13 (TNSacc) -- Lamar University issued the following news: The Student Health Center recently received a national accreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, an organization that offers a peer-based review process for organizations to assess their healthcare delivery system against high-quality industry standards. This is the second time the center has received this accreditation, with the initial accreditation in 2019. According to Stude  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 16 (TNSper) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: The LSU Foundation Board of Directors has named LSU alumni Tom Adamek of Baton Rouge, La.; Antonio J. Lucio of San Francisco, Calif.; Anil Punyapu of Los Angeles, Calif.; Robert K. "Bobby" Reeves of Houston, Texas; and Mark S. Sutton of Collierville, Tenn., to four-year terms as directors. "The addition of these outstanding LSU alumni will extend the breadth of industry expertise and geog  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Sept. 14 (TNSper) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Gov. Greg Abbott recently reappointed Charles E. "Charlie" Holder, a Lamar University alumnus, to the Jefferson and Orange County Board of Pilot Commissioners for terms set to expire on Aug. 24, 2024. Holder of Vidor is president and CEO of Advantage Testing, Home Instead Senior Care and Share Holders, LLC. He is a member of the Entrepreneurs Organization, chairman of the Betterment for Seniors Foundation Board,   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Radiopharm Theranostics today announced the launch of Radiopharm Ventures, LLC, a joint venture created to develop novel radiopharmaceutical therapeutic products for cancer. Radiopharm Ventures brings together MD Anderson's innovative and proprietary technologies in antigen discovery and molecular ima  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring novel combinations and targeted therapy, surveillance testing in early-onset colorectal cancer, the link between coffee and prostate cancer survival, and blood-based ovarian cancer screening * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recent basic, translational and clinical cancer research from M  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 14 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: A new column from the Charlotte Observer delivers a brutal assessment of Ted Budd's inability to stand up for democracy and doing "all he can to illegally overthrow the 2020 presidential election." By signing on to a Texas lawsuit to overturn the presidential election results in Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, and voting to decertify the Pennsylvania election, "Budd has proven hims  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 14 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: A new study drawing on data from Texas and surrounding states finds that the most common strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power generation also produce enough health benefits to completely offset the cost of these "decarbonization" efforts. However, the study found that while Black and low-income communities also benefit, they still face higher levels of air poll  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 13 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas at Austin defined the structure of a substrate-bound iron 2-oxoglutarate (Fe/2OG) enzyme to explore whether these enzymes could be used to create a wide array of molecules. They probed the enzyme's active site to determine its ability to bind with different substrates. Additionally, rather than oxygen-additi  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 16 -- The North Carolina Department of the State Treasurer issued the following news release: North Carolina State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, will receive the Dan Weber Patient Advocacy award at a ceremony in Austin, Texas, today. The award is being presented by Free2Care, a nonpartisan coalition of over 70,000 physicians, and 34 member organizations representing over 8 million supporters working together to reform health care. The coalition represents both p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news on Sept. 16, 2022: The NRCC today released a new TV ad slamming Michelle Vallejo for her radical policy stances. Vallejo wants to end cash bail and defund the police, worked for a company that called America "illegitimate," and supports the Green New Deal, which would kill Texas energy jobs. The ad will air in English and Spanish. NRCC COMMENT: "Michelle Vallejo is too radical for South Texas."   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 15 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Based on its recent analysis of the North American Fleet Safety in Vehicle Leasing Industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Nauto with the 2022 Customer Value Leadership Award for its comprehensive AI-powered driver and vehicle safety platform that can significantly reduce collisions  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 16 -- NetChoice issued the following news on Sept. 15, 2022: California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill 2273, the Age-Appropriate Design Code Act. NetChoice is disappointed that this well-intended but constitutionally flawed bill has now become law. The internet must be safe and secure for all Americans, especially minors. This is why NetChoice supports Congress passing a federal privacy law that protects all Americans. NetChoice is also suing stat  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Sept. 17 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2022: This morning, CNN's fact checker called out TV weatherman and GOP Nominee for Governor Mark Ronchetti's latest crime ad as "deceptive." The segment also featured misleading crime ads from MAGA leaders Texas Governor Gregg Abbott and U.S. Senate candidate JD Vance of Ohio. All three Republicans are being flamed for false attacks against their Democratic opponents. CNN's fact c  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 16 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: The coldest place in North Texas -- a physics lab at The University of Texas at Dallas -- is about to heat up, thanks to a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance the science and engineering -- and train the workforce -- needed to make neutral-atom-based quantum information processing a reality. "In this information age, UT Dallas aims to lead in t  more

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) announced today that it will report its 2022 third quarter financial results on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET that morning to review the results. To access the conference call, interested parties may dial +1 929-477-0402, conference ID 6574015 (d  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Sept. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: When the Children's Environmental Health Initiative (CEHI) launched the Texas Flood Registry in April 2018, the goal was to develop a needs assessment focusing on health and housing impacts of the greater Houston area, which was still recovering less than one year after Hurricane Harvey's devastating landfall. In 2019, Tropical Storm Imelda dealt another blow to the state, causing significant floo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 10 (TNSfund) -- Rice University issued the following news release: The founding partners of the National Science Foundation Southwest I-Corps Node, co-established by Rice University, have been awarded a $15 million grant to form a hub that will expand the partnership to five additional universities. The NSF I-CorpsTM program helps faculty, researchers and Ph.D. students in engineering and science evaluate the commercial potential of university-developed, STEM-based techno  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 13 (TNSper) -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2022: Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce that Stephen J. Quezada today rejoins the firm's Houston office as shareholder. Quezada returns to Ogletree Deakins after a brief stint at Texas-based law firm Gray, Reed & McGraw, LLP. Quezada has practiced labor and employment law for more than a decade, inclu  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 16 (TNStalk) -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis sent two planes of migrants to Martha's Vineyard on Sept. 14, causing confusion on the Massachusetts island. A day later, Texas Governor Greg Abbott sent two buses of migrants to Vice President Kamala Harris' residence, sparking further political debate. These actions have led some to wonder whether migrants are being used as "  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 13 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan recently analyzed the artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms for the stroke market, and, based on its assessment results, recognizes RapidAI with the 2022 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award. The company is a leading provider of advanced imaging for str  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Performance artist symbolically replacing 1 ton of glacier ice on site in Iceland * * * Three years after Rice anthropologists Cymene Howe and Dominic Boyer received worldwide media attention for hosting a funeral for Iceland's first major glacier lost to climate change, their project has inspired a Belgian performance artist to replace 1 ton of ice on the site of the former glacier. The researchers  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 17 (TNSeco) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University broke ground this week for William T. Cannady Hall, a 22,000-square-foot building that will serve the renowned Rice School of Architecture. The project was announced in 2019 shortly after lead donor Cannady retired following 55 years of teaching at Rice, and promptly unretired to become an adjunct professor at Rice's Jones School to teach the business of architecture. (Rice News profiled Can  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 14 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice, Notre Dame, Environmental Defense Fund study measures psychological, economic resilience after hurricane, pandemic * * * A study by Rice University, the University of Notre Dame and the Environmental Defense Fund shows the economic and mental health consequences on victims of Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19 were cumulative. The results appear in Environmental Research. The result springs from s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2022: Drug testing programs can reduce overdose deaths - but politics are getting in the way of the growing public health emergency, according to a new brief from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Every five minutes, on average, someone dies of a drug overdose in the United States. More than 100,000 Americans will fatally overdose in 2022, the second consecutive year with a de  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * New physics discovered where crystal patterns match weave of traditional baskets * * * Physicists have discovered a material in which atoms are arranged in a way that so frustrates the movement of electrons that they engage in a collective dance where their electronic and magnetic natures appear to both compete and cooperate in unexpected ways. Led by Rice University physicists, the research was pu  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 13 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice engineers' formula IDs materials for virtual reality, 3D displays * * * If you're going to break a rule with style, make sure everybody sees it. That's the goal of engineers at Rice University who hope to improve screens for virtual reality, 3D displays and optical technologies in general. Gururaj Naik, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice's George R. Brown Sch  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Design principle could guide search for metals with immutable quantum states * * * U.S. and European physicists have demonstrated a new method for predicting whether metallic compounds are likely to host topological states that arise from strong electron interactions. Physicists from Rice University, leading the research and collaborating with physicists from Stony Brook University, Austria's Vienn  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 16 (TNStalk) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Medical treatments that use stem cells have the potential to benefit patients facing serious diseases and injuries, but patients are not always aware that most treatments they are offered are experimental and can carry high risks, according to a report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The report, "Making Stem Cell Interventions and Advertisements Safer and More Effective in Texas,"  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSper) -- Southwestern University issued the following news: Katz comes to SU from the University of South Carolina-Upstate, where he has served as interim vice chancellor of student affairs and dean of students since 2020. He oversaw a staff of 50 and a diverse portfolio that included Counseling Services, Esports, Health Services, Recreation and Intramurals, Aquatics, Fitness, Intercultural Education and Engagement, Accessibility Services, Student Retention Initia  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 14 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: Recently, Frost & Sullivan reviewed the global oil and gas automation industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Rockwell Automation and Sensia with the 2022 Global Oil and Gas Automation Enabling Technology Leadership Award. Sensia, a joint venture of Rockw  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 13 -- Dell issued the following news release: Salesforce signed a significant multi-year agreement with Dell Technologies to create a centralized infrastructure to support global growth across more than 60 data centers, 230 countries and hundreds of thousands of customers. Salesforce continues to see significant growth and looks to extend its business from approximately $26.5 billion in FY22 to approximately $31 billion for FY23. To further substantiate its leadership,  more

ALPINE, Texas, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news on Sept. 15, 2022: Donkeys generally strike us as stubborn, and not particularly fast animals. Yet, a new study released in the Sept. 9 issue of the journal Science now reveals that donkeys spread like a wildfire out of Africa around 4,500 years ago, reaching Europe and Asia within only a few centuries. This demonstrates the key role that donkeys played in past human societies, especially as beasts-of-burde  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following statement on Sept. 16, 2022: * * * "I am outraged at Governor DeSantis' heartless attempt to exploit vulnerable Venezuelan migrants in a political stunt designed only to improve his standing among his right-wing followers. "It is sad to see him joining Texas' Governor Abbott in this callous race to the bottom. "This act cries out for Congress to work together on comprehensive immigration reform which treats  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 17 (TNSpar) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: More than 100 students from The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine and HSC's College of Pharmacy participated in a joint interprofessional simulation. The goal of the exercise was to promote the kind of teamwork the students will see in real-world emergency departments and intensive care units. The event, orga  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Study shows more people are focused on changing sexual behavior than other modes of transmission * * * The prevalence of monkeypox has increased throughout the world and the United States. In early August the United States Department of Health and Human Services declared the outbreak a public health emergency, and by the end of August there were more than 17,000 reported  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Research group will study the effect of hearing aid coverage requirements in insurance plans on hearing aid use * * * Hearing loss affects 23 percent of those aged 12 and older in the United States and more than two-thirds of adults over the age of 70 have significant hearing loss. Although Medicaid does provide hearing aid benefits in some states, insurance does not gen  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, Sept. 10 (TNSpar) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: Texas A&M University-Kingsville celebrated a new partnership with the Coastal Bend Food Bank with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022, at the university's Javelina Care Closet, a food assistance pantry located on the university campus. With the food bank's support, the Javelina Care Closet will be able to provide additional food support and resources for students facing issues of fo  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, Sept. 13 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: Texas A&M University-Kingsville's Office of Student Access has received a new $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to establish a Veterans Upward Bound program at the university. This grant is part of over $5.8 million in grants awarded to Texas A&M-Kingsville by the Department of Education that will further bolster the programming the Office of Student Access provides at the   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Developing compact, low-cost, high-functioning energy storage technologies is becoming increasingly important as society attempts to improve the power grid and continues to create game-changing alternative energy solutions. Dr. Emily Pentzer and Dr. David Powers from Texas A&M University are key personnel of Case Western Reserve University's Breakthrough Electrolytes for Energy  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 14 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Nuclear engineering graduate student Jordan Hillis '21 received the H. Wade Peterson Memorial Award at the 67th annual Health Physics Society (HPS) meeting in Spokane, Washington, this past summer. The award recognizes outstanding student presentations in accelerator health physics. Hillis' presentation is part of the research she performed with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (O  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 16 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Texas A&M University researchers accomplished what was once considered impossible -- they created a device capable of squeezing the quantum fluctuations of light down to a directed path and used it to enhance contrast imaging. This one-of-a-kind "flashlight" was built to increase the signal-to-noise ratio present in Brillouin microscopy spectroscopic measurements that visually   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: A group of 18 students from the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Texas A&M University recently experienced a new side of Switzerland through a study abroad trip with Dr. Lee Peddicord, professor in the department. The trip gave students a hands-on look into the way Switzerland manages the interim storage and final disposal of spent fuel from nuclear reactors and other radio  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 14 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton applauds a New York federal district court's decision last night to reject Google's motion to dismiss Texas's lawsuit alleging that Google monopolized the digital advertising market. The federal court has allowed a coalition of seventeen states led by Texas to proceed on all counts under Section 2 of the Sherman Act, a major body of federal antitrus  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 14 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: Attorney General Paxton joined a multistate brief in the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to stop the Biden Administration's efforts from creating more chaos at the southern border. Title 42 is a Trump Administration-era body of laws that allows the rapid expulsion of aliens who pose a public health risk. President Biden has repeatedly attempted to repe  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 13 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: Attorney General Paxton filed a petition for review requesting the Texas Supreme Court to reverse Texas's San Antonio-based Fourth Court of Appeals' ruling in favor of San Antonio ISD and issue an injunction against the district's unlawful vaccine mandate. The Texas Supreme Court temporarily halted enforcement of the district's vaccine mandate last October after Attorney General Pa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 13 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: Attorney General Paxton is leading a 14-state coalition that has filed a cert-stage brief in the U.S. Supreme Court after the Biden Administration took unprecedented action to quietly abolish a federal immigration rule designed to protect American taxpayers. The rule in question, known as the "public-charge rule," prohibits the entry of illegal aliens who are likely to become signif  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 15 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate amicus brief led by Arkansas and Arizona in the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the North Carolina Supreme Court from blatant judicial activism that directly conflicts with the U.S. Constitution. The two cases, Timothy K. Moore, et al. v. Rebecca Harper, et al. and Timothy K. Moore, et al. v. North Carolina League of Conservation Voters, I  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2022: Attorney General Paxton has joined an Oklahoma-led cert-stage amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging a decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that extended excessive deference to federal agencies. Under the doctrine known as Cassell deference, the D.C. Circuit frequently rules that courts will not second-guess a federal agency's decis  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 14 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Paxton joined an Alaska-led multistate letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pushing back against its arbitrary and unprecedented abuse of authority under section 404(c) of the Clean Water Act. Alaska sought a permit under section 404 from EPA to conduct mining operations in a confined region of the state. EPA vetoed the mine, and any future efforts to devel  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Paxton has signed a multistate letter led by Florida and Connecticut requesting the Biden Administration designate fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. Cheap but incredibly lethal, fentanyl from countries like China and India has increasingly been transported across our wide-open southern border and sold by Mexican cartels and drug dealers. The change in classificati  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 15 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release and letter: Attorney General Paxton sent a letter to Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona pushing back against an ill-advised proposed federal rule that redefines sex based on "gender identity" and "sexual orientation" rather than objective reproductive biology. The Biden Administration is attempting to implement the radical change by citing Bostock v. Clayton County, a 2020 Supreme Court case that   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2022: Attorney General Paxton has joined an Alabama-led amicus brief in the Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, defending an Indiana law that prevents biological men from competing in women's athletics. The case, A.M. v. Indianapolis Public Schools, moved up to the Seventh Circuit after a federal district court judge ruled in favor of a biological male wanting to  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2022: A jury sided with a law enforcement officer represented by Attorney General Paxton's Law Enforcement Defense Division in a case that went all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. McCoy v. Alamu resulted from an inmate throwing an object at the officer, prompting the officer to respond using chemical spray to regain control of the situation. The inmate alleged excessive use of force.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved his request for a disaster declaration in communities affected by the recent flooding in North Texas. "This disaster declaration ensures Texans impacted by last month's flooding are able to receive the support and assistance needed to recover and move forward," said Governor Abbott. "I than  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the arrival of two buses of migrants from Texas outside Vice President Kamala Harris' residence at the United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. early this morning. The buses dropped off over 100 migrants from the countries of Colombia, Cuba, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, and Venezuela. "The Biden-Harris Administration continues ignoring and den  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 15, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant from the Texas Workforce Commission to support career training at Bells Independent School District (ISD). The grant of more than $64,000 will help the district's high school purchase and install equipment to train students for careers in welding technology. "The State of Texas continues to support opportunit  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on Sept. 14, 2022: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on March 18, 2022, as amended and renewed in a number of subsequent proclamations, certifying that the wildfires which began on February 23, 2022, posed an imminent threat of widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property in Andrews, Aransas, Archer, Bee, Bell, Blanco, Borden, Bosque,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 14 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today requested a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for Texas communities affected by last month's major flooding in North Texas. An SBA designation would make federal disaster assistance available for those impacted in Dallas County and its contiguous counties: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall, and Tarrant. "The State of Texas continues wor  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border, stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas, and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to 304,700 migra  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated three major employment milestones following the August jobs release from the Texas Workforce Commission. "Thanks to the strength of the Texas economy and the best workforce in America, Texas has surpassed three major employment milestones, smashing all previous records with more jobs than ever, more Texans working than ever, and the largest labor forc  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: A research team led by Texas State University has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to study how recent and changing policies have radically transformed the border and impacted migrant patterns and vulnerability to organized crime. The 3-year, $500,000 grant will support "Geographies of Migration and (In)Security." Sarah Blue, associate professor in the Department of Geography   more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Aimee Villarreal, assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at Texas State University, joins the Big Ideas TXST podcast for September's episode, discussing her appointment by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland to the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names, a federal advisory group to help identify and recommend changes to derogatory terms still in use for places thr  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2022: Having a resume that stands out when seeking that first professional job is important, but it is not easy to achieve in today's competitive job market. In addition to academic accomplishments, employers are often seeking people skilled in the latest digital technologies. To help Texas State University students gain and demonstrate these in-demand technology skills, University Lib  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Ryan Peterson, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Texas State University, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate a novel approach for potential anti-fungal treatments. The four-year, $730,000 grant from the NIH's Support for Research Excellence (SuRE) R16 program will support Peterson's "Mechanisms for Cellular Copper Impor  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Four Texas universities, led by The University of Texas at Austin, have been awarded a grant to establish a new research center to study the risks and impacts of flooding and air pollution in a fast-growing part of Southeast Texas. The scientists will focus on the interactions between these two key issues, as well as their potential acceleration under various climate scenarios. Beaumont-Port Arthur,   more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 17 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Dallas ISD is proud to announce that two district schools have earned 2022 National Blue Ribbon School awards. The School for the Talented and Gifted (TAG) and the School of Science and Engineering (SEM), both part of Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center, were among just 31 schools in Texas out of 297 nationwide to receive this prestigious recognition. "I applaud all the honorees for the 2022 Nation  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of the Incarnate Word issued the following news release: * * * Grant Also Meant to Introduce More Minority Scientists to the Field * * * The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) has been awarded a nearly half million-dollar grant to the Feik School of Pharmacy for research on cardiovascular disease. The $469,428 grant will be disbursed over the course of four years and is funded through the National Institute of General Medical Scienc  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSper) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: More than a dozen University of Houston-Victoria faculty members recently were promoted, with five becoming full professors and 10 receiving tenure. The associate professors promoted to professors are: * Wei-Chih Chiang, College of Business * Massomeh Hajilee, College of Business * Armando Chavez-Rivera, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences * Beverly Tomek, College of Lib  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSacc) -- The University of Houston Victoria campus issued the following news release: Computer science undergraduate students at the University of Houston-Victoria will now graduate with degrees that are accredited by a national engineering and technology board. The UHV College of Natural & Applied Science Bachelor of Science in computer science program recently was accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. The board is recognized intern  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Yunsoo Choi Uses Data from TRACER, a Meteorological Experiment in Houston * * * When you look up at the sky and examine the color and shape of the clouds, you can likely judge whether rain is on the way. Not only do clouds release showers, snow, hail and other kinds of precipitation, but they also hold crucial information to better understand the earth's climate. University of Houston Ass  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Already Known to Reduce Wrinkles, Hyaluronan Under the Microscope at UH College of Optometry * * * As you read this are your eyes burning, itchy, tired, dry or red? If so, you may be one of 21 million people in the United States living with dry eye disease (DED). If you don't have it now, you may soon - the numbers are expected to rise as the population ages, and as anyone who suffers from  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Material Controls Interfacial Fractures * * * A University of Houston mechanical engineer has developed a sprayable ice-shedding material that is 100 times stronger than any others. The new durable coating material has been tested by Boeing under erosive rain conditions at 385 miles per hour and has outperformed current state-of-the-art aerospace coating technologies. The principle of th  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 15 (TNSper) -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: Rosalie Mainous, a Lexington native and University of Kentucky doctoral graduate, has been named the sixth dean of the UK College of Nursing. Upon approval from the Board of Trustees, Mainous will join UK on Nov. 14, 2022. Mainous was selected as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow in 2009, is emeritus faculty at University of Louisville and most recently served as special assist  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * MU researcher studies factors that help Hispanic women return to work, adapt to life with lymphedema after surviving breast cancer. * * * As a cancer nurse in the U.S. Army for more than 29 years, Elizabeth Anderson saw firsthand how chemotherapy, radiation and surgeries impact the body's lymphatic system, putting breast cancer survivors at greater risk for developing lymphedema, a ch  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 16 (TNSpar) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: Representatives from 10 of the world's most innovative startups have converged on Fort Worth this week to revolutionize the physical health industry through new technology as part of a first-of-its-kind physical health accelerator. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth has partnered with Techstars -- a global investment business that provides access  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 13 (TNSper) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams has spent her entire career blazing new trails. Before joining The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth in 2020, she was the first Black woman to serve as Deputy Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps., then the first Black woman to rise to the level of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health.  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 10 (TNSconf) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: This news involves a topic that some people avoid. Yet others see it as a fascinating bookend to life. So bring your natural curiosity, compassionate concerns and questions to the next quarterly USTMAX Center Luminary Lecture: A Keynote Address and Panel Discussion on Holistic Catholic Reflection and Preparation for Death/End of Life Bioethics. Join this free USTMAX educational opportunity on T  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 13 (TNSfund) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: Want to hear the story of how a company is set to generate $1.25M in ROI over five years through efficiencies gained by going greener? Then, come to the next USTMAX Center Lunch and Learn on Tuesday, Oct. 25, from noon - 1 p.m., 336 N. Main Street, in downtown Conroe. Speakers Bryan Hill and Jim Tassone will share valuable sustainable Business Practice Insights from Green Business Bureau (GBB  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release: * * * Now in production for the national research community, Jetstream2 brings HPC to more academic communities * * * The frontiers of science are rapidly expanding due to the increasing availability of massive amounts of data and a variety of analytical tools. To effectively create knowledge from information and to make it possible to leverage new artifi  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: In a study published today in Science Translational Medicine, researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch and collaborative institutions suggest an mRNA vaccine approach that can provide broad protection against existing and future COVID-19 variants. Emergence of highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants has posed constant challenges to the current COVID-1  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 12 -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2022: * * * MD Anderson presents patient-reported outcomes from DESTINY-Breast04 study * * * Patients who received trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-low metastatic breast cancer reported that the treatment maintained their quality of life (QoL) compared to conventional chemotherapy, according to results presented today  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Response rates to anti-PD1 monotherapy are the highest reported for any solid tumor * * * In an international, multicenter Phase II clinical trial led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 63.3% of patients with stage II-IV cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) saw their tumors nearly or completely disappear when treated with immunotherapy befor  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Starting pembrolizumab before surgery instead of waiting until after surgery significantly improves the outlook for patients with stage III-IV melanoma * * * Patients with high-risk melanoma who received the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab both before and after surgery to remove cancerous tissue had a significantly lower risk of their cancer recurring than simila  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * MD Anderson presents results from Phase III FRESCO-2 trial at ESMO 2022 * * * Researchers from The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reported study results showing that the targeted therapy fruquintinib significantly improved overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer. Findings fro  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Targeted therapy, previously shown to be effective in lung and thyroid cancers, displays clinically meaningful activity in an expanded field of tumor types * * * The highly selective RET inhibitor selpercatinib was well-tolerated and achieved durable objective responses across multiple tumor types in the Phase I/II LIBRETTO-001 trial, according to researchers from  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: * * * Single-cell study provides valuable resource to identify new immunotherapy strategies * * * Through extensive single-cell analysis, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have created a spatial map of tumor-infiltrating B cells and plasma cells in early-stage lung cancers, highlighting previously unappreciated roles thes  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2022: When women and men raise their voices together in the workplace, managers are more likely to support gender equity issues, such as equal pay for equal work. That's the finding of a new paper from a researcher at The University of Texas at Austin. In a recent study, Insiya Hussain, an assistant professor of management at UT Austin's McCombs School of Business, surveyed 3,234 particip  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Research has shown that early intervention for children with autism is linked to improved development, especially in language skills. With that in mind, researchers have pushed to discover methods for detecting the potential for autism in infants in the first two years of life, before symptoms appear. A University of Texas at Dallas researcher is spearheading a nationwide effort to identify  more

DENTON, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSawa) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The University of North Texas has been recognized once again for its dedication to diversity and inclusion. UNT has earned the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award for the fifth straight year. This honor is given by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine to colleges and universities in the U.S. that are committed to cultivating a more inclusive and diverse campus environment. In the   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2022: The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) today announced two awards totaling $8 million to support research infrastructure at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Two core research facilities at UT Health San Antonio's Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute will be expanded. September is Natio  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 10 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Marsha C. Kinney, MD, MASCP, of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, was installed Sept. 9 as 2022-2023 President of the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) during the society's annual meeting held Sept. 7-9 in Chicago. Dr. Kinney is the Frank M. Townsend Professor of Pathology and chair of the Department of Pathology and L  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Blocking the inhibition of PKD1 and PKD2 gene expression by deleting a binding site for microRNAs hindered the formation and growth of kidney cysts in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) models, UT Southwestern researchers reported. The findings, published in Nature Communications, suggest a strategy for gene therapy with the potential to arrest or cure A  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 16 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: For the sixth year in a row, The University of Texas at Arlington has enrolled the most first-time-in-college students in University history, surpassing the fall 2021 total by nearly 7%, according to preliminary census numbers. A total of 4,463 first-time college students enrolled at UT Arlington for fall 2022, an increase of nearly 300 students over the previous year. This is the first s  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals how a set of molecules interact with each other in immune cells to prevent chronic inflammation in the gut. * * * A set of interacting molecules in immune cells of the gut is responsible for preventing the inflammation seen in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), UT Southwestern researchers report in a new study. The findings, published in Cell Report  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Sept. 16 (TNSper) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Stephen F. Austin State University and the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion have named Veronica Beavers, currently the university's Office of Multicultural Affairs director, as the inaugural deputy chief diversity officer. "It's an honor to serve in this position," Beavers said. "I will assist in consulting on matters pertaining to diversity, inclusion and equity across SFA. I will a  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 15 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news: The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) welcomed Deputy Cabinet Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (WVDHS) Rob Cunningham to its September meeting on Tuesday to update school safety efforts in the state. WVDHS has worked collaboratively with the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) and other state agencies to support school safety and address challenges that may   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 16 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news: The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) welcomed Deputy Cabinet Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (WVDHS) Rob Cunningham to its September meeting on Tuesday to update school safety efforts in the state. WVDHS has worked collaboratively with the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) and other state agencies to support school safety and address challenges that may   more

CANYON, Texas, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: A pair of podcasts launching this week will explore leadership and entrepreneurship, thanks to West Texas A&M University students and faculty in the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business . BuffSpeak and the Stan Sigman Leadership and Innovation Podcast are scheduled to launch the week of Sept. 12. They can be found at BuffSpeak.biz or Sigman.wtamu.edu , respectively, or any major podcast app. Both   more