COMMERCE, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSpro) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news release: The College of Innovation and Design at Texas A&M University-Commerce has produced the first graduates of its new health services administration program. Patty Macias, Danielle Mahan, Alysa Moss, Kaci Powers, Kardelia Smith and Kisha Wofford received their Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) in Health Services Administration at the university's summer graduation ceremony on   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Austin Community College District issued the following news release: Austin Community College District (ACC) welcomes its inaugural American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow, Dr. Desmond Lewis. Lewis is one of 46 Fellows selected nationwide for the 2022-23 academic year. The ACE Fellows Program is designed to strengthen institutional and leadership capacity in American higher education by identifying and preparing faculty and staff for senior positions in   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Austin Community College District issued the following news release: The Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees approved a new tax rate for the 2022-23 property tax rate during a special meeting Thursday, September 22. The tax rate of $0.0987 (09.87cents) per $100 valuation consists of $0.0852 for Maintenance and Operation and $0.0135 for Debt Service. It's less than the 2021 rate of $0.1048 due to a decreased M&O and debt service rate. At the new  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSper) -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced today it has appointed Dawn MacDonald as its Global Offshore Wind Market Sector Lead. In this role, Ms. MacDonald will work across the globe to advance an integrated offshore wind offering that leverages AECOM's leading environmental and port infrastructure expertise to new and existing clients.   more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 28 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced today it has been awarded a contract by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) to provide ongoing program and project management services, continuing a decades-long partnership with the Authority. In this role, AECOM expects to support the enhancement of GOAA's assets in line with the agency's primary goals of excell  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 29 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general, led by California, in submitting an amicus brief in Fund Texas Choice v. Paxton to protect the right of individuals to travel out of Texas to obtain an abortion. The multistate amicus brief was submitted in support of a motion for preliminary injunction filed by reproductive rights advocates seeking   more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSfund) -- Angelo State University issued the following news on Sept. 29, 2022: Angelo State University has received a $1 million gift from the Hardeman Family Foundation to fund the new Dorsey B. Hardeman Endowed Chair in History in the Dr. Arnoldo De Leon Department of History, a component of ASU's College of Arts and Humanities. The Dorsey B. Hardeman Chair will be awarded to an outstanding history faculty member recommended by the dean of the College of Arts a  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 28 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general submitting an amicus brief in Fund Texas Choice v. Paxton to protect the right of individuals to travel out of Texas to obtain an abortion. The multistate amicus brief was submitted in support of a motion for preliminary injunction filed by reproductive rights advocates seeking to halt enforcement of s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 1 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Acute kidney injury (AKI) occurs in children and young adults and can result in negative short- and long-term outcomes. To understand how to expand knowledge of pediatric AKI worldwide, the Acute Disease Quality Initiative (ADQI), a leading group of intensivists and nephrologists who are key opinion leaders in the landscape of critical care nephrology, developed a consensus statement that was published   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSawa) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Dr. Huda Zoghbi, director of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children's, a Distinguished Service Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and an investigator with Howard Hughes Medical Institute, has been awarded the second Elaine Redding Brinster Prize in Science or Medicine from the Penn Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is bei  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have engineered immune cells to control two major life-threatening complications, namely graft-vs-host disease (GvHD) and cancer relapse, which typically emerge after treating leukemia with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Published in the journal Blood, the findings in animal models support furthe  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: The eyes are often referred to as the "windows to the soul." In fact, there is a grain of neurobiological truth to this. An international research team from the Universities of Gottingen and Tubingen, Germany, and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, are now able to provide answers as to why pupil size is influenced by not only sensory stimuli like light, but also by our internal state such as fear,  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Obesity has increased rapidly in recent decades to affect more than 2 billion people, making it one of the largest contributors to poor health worldwide. Despite decades of research on diet and exercise treatments, many people continue to struggle to lose weight. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions now think they know why, and say we must shift the focus from obesi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on Sept. 29, 2022: The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine, with consortium partners California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), announced today a fellowship opportunity for postdoctoral scientists tackling the health challenges of deep space exploration. TRISH's postdoctoral fellowship program suppor  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Researchers at Baylor and Campbell universities found that smartphone users seeking meaning and purpose through their devices and social media could experience the opposite. * * * Smartphone users will be disappointed if they expect their devices and social media to fill their need for purpose and meaning. In fact, it will probably do the opposite, researchers at Baylor and Campbell Universities found in a r  more

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief in Fund Texas Choice v. Paxton to protect the right of individuals to travel out of Texas to obtain an abortion. The multistate amicus brief was submitted in support of a motion for preliminary injunction filed by reproductive rights advocates seeking to halt enforcem  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 28 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: CenterPoint Energy has deployed nearly 100 linemen and support personnel from Houston and Indiana to assist with power restoration efforts in the Tampa, Florida area following the expected impact of Hurricane Ian later this week. "Our linemen and support personnel are skilled to perform in any type of condition, just like they do for our customers at home," said Nathan Brownell, director of Distribution Operation  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 1 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: Cooley filed an amicus brief in the US Supreme Court on behalf of several administrative law professors, seeking reversal of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's decision in United States v. Texas. The ruling under review had struck down the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to set immigration enforcement priorities. Partners Adam Gershenson and Kathleen Hartne  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 30 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Last school year, more than 16,000 students were involved in at least one of 13 programs supported by the Student Activities department. This year, the department would like to expand extracurricular activities for students wherever possible. The current programs with the most student participation include chess, University Interscholastic League (UIL) academics, eSports and "Destination Imagina  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 30 -- Dell issued the following news release: Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) and Fujitsu are working together to make it easier for communications service providers (CSPs) to accelerate the adoption and simplify the deployment of open radio access network (Open RAN) solutions globally. The companies will pave the path for CSPs to design open networks with the technologies of their choice by collaborating on Open RAN solutions and initiatives, including: * Integration o  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Dell issued the following news release: Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) is introducing a new telecom cloud infrastructure solution, co-engineered with Wind River, to help communications service providers (CSPs) reduce complexity and accelerate their cloud-native network deployments. To further power these solutions, Dell's telecom partner certification program simplifies the process for technology partners to validate and integrate their products within a rapidly g  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: It's not every day that veterinarians at the Texas A&M Small Animal Teaching Hospital (SATH) get to sew a pacemaker onto a beating heart roughly the size of a grape. In fact, until March 2021, the procedure had only been done twice at the hospital. But when Hypnos, a 5-year-old ferret, arrived at the SATH with a very slow heart rate, a te  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 1 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal counsel to private real estate investment firm HN Capital Partners, in the acquisition of the iconic Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, Texas. KSL Capital Partners and InterBank provided funding for the purchase. The 142-room, nine-story luxury hotel and adjoining restaurant first opened in 1981 and has been a celebrity hot spot for decades. The property had be  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 28 -- 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: The current dynamic transformation that healthcare organizations are going through demands structuring and aligning IT with current and future needs. As healthcare providers become more data driven, organizational leaders need to take an enterprise view, with a focus on enabling i  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Evermade Foods, a Virginia-based co-manufacturer of prepared meals sold under private label at grocery stores and through meal subscription services, will invest $110,000 to expand in Fauquier County. To support increased customer demand, the company will increase manufacturing capacity at its operation located at 6775 Kennedy Road in  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced a $1.7 million Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to Workforce Solutions Cameron, in partnership with DHR Health. The job training grant will benefit more than 5,000 new and current health care workers in the Workforce Solutions Cameron area by providing skills training, ensuring retention, and promoting career advan  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Bowie, having completed the multi-step training and certification process, has been designated as a Film Friendly Texas community by the Texas Film Commission. For more than 50 years, the Texas Film Commission has helped grow local jobs and economies by promoting the Lone Star State as the premier destination for film, television, comme  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next in the statewide 2022 Governor's Small Business Series to be held in-person in South Padre Island on Thursday, October 6, featuring special guest First Lady Cecilia Abbott. The Governor's Small Business Series connects small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs with the resources and information needed to start, strengthen, and grow a bus  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant of more than $316,000 by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to La Joya Independent School District (ISD) to support career training. The grant will help La Joya Juarez-Lincoln High School purchase and install equipment to initially train 130 students for careers as welders, with more students trained in the   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Terrance "Terry" Hlavinka, Emily Kidd, M.D., Al Philippus, Jonathan Raecek, Dean Teffer, Ph.D., Chloe Wilson, and An Yu to the Private Sector Advisory Council for terms to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. The Council advises the Governor on homeland security issues that are pertinent to the private sector. Terrance "Terry" Hlavinka of East Bernard is Presi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy Texas A&M Task Force 1 to Florida ahead of Hurricane Ian to support a request by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). "The spirit of Texas is helping one another in times of need, and we are proud to help our fellow Americans in Florida ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Ian," said Go  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on Sept. 26, 2022: 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; and WHEREAS, those same conditions continue to exist in Uvalde County; NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with the authority vested in me by Sect  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 1 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on July 8, 2022, as amended and renewed in a number of subsequent proclamations, certifying that exceptional drought conditions posed a threat of imminent disaster in several counties; and WHEREAS, the Texas Division of Emergency Management has confirmed that those same drought conditions continue to exist in these and ot  more

HAMPTON, Virginia, Oct. 1 (TNSper) -- Hampton University issued the following news release: Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams, who served as Acting U.S. Surgeon General from April 2017 to September 2017, has been named the seventh president of the University of North Texas Health (UNT) Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC). "We extend sincere congratulations to Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams for her recent appointment as the President of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth," said Hampt  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 1 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2022: The Haynes and Boone, LLP deal team, led by Dan Malone, a partner in the firm's Corporate and Private Equity Practices Groups, represented Tri Global Energy (TGE) in the sale of its business to Canada's largest energy company, Enbridge Inc. Tri Global Energy announced the transaction Sept. 30, 2022. Tri Global is a leading renewable energy developer and currently the third-largest onsho  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: A Haynes and Boone, LLP team led by Partners Sakina Rasheed Foster and Paul Amiel represented Tuesday Morning Corporation in the closing of a strategic transaction to secure $35 million in convertible debt financing. The transaction includes a $32 million investment from a special purpose vehicle formed by Ayon Capital, L.L.C. and Retail Ecommerce Ventures LLC, the owner of consumer br  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Scientists from the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) are among research staff responding to a recently documented disease outbreak at the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (FGBNMS). The response effort is being led by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) staff. Additional research  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA electrical engineer earns Department of Energy Early Career Research grant * * * Chenyun Pan, an assistant professor of electrical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington, has earned a research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through its Early Career Research Program. He will work to create scalable and reconfigurable computing circuits that  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: A new study on adolescent gambling and associated health behavior risks by HSC public health researcher Dr. Andrew Yockey was published in the Journal of Gambling Issues. The piece presents concerns for parents of students ages 12-17 who have interests or experiences with various types of gaming for money or other gains. Yockey is an assistant professor of biostatistics and e  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSper) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Lamar University alumna Julia Hayes of Beaumont was recently reappointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to the Appraisal Management Companies Advisory Committee for a term set to expire on Jan. 31, 2024. The committee advises the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board and makes recommendations on matters relation to the regulation of appraisal management companies. In addition to receiving a Bachelor of Business  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring cancer survivorship studies, new combination therapies for breast cancer and leukemia, and an analysis of RAS mutations in AML * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recent basic, translational and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts. Current advances include an investigation in  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: With her support for radical anti-choice policies and her refusal to accept the results of the 2020 presidential election, far-right Republican state House candidate Jamie Thompson is too extreme to represent the 28th state House District in Lansing. Thompson's connection to the radical group Michigan Leadership Group, which organized a fundraiser that included the raffle of an AR-15 in the weeks af  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 30 -- NetChoice issued the following news: NetChoice and the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) filed an unopposed motion to stay the mandate pending a petition of certiorari from the U.S. Supreme Court in our case, NetChoice & CCIA v. Paxton. Texas has agreed not to oppose our motion asking the Fifth Circuit to pause HB 20 from taking effect as the Supreme Court is likely to grant certiorari in our cases. Thus, the status quo should be mainta  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSfund) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: In a strategic effort to improve graduation rates for STEM students, increase diversity in the STEM workforce, and to help promote economic mobility for low-income families, the University of Houston will launch a new mentoring scholarship program funded by a nearly $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The Science and Math Mentoring Scholarship (SaMMS) program will provide up   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 30 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022 and Sept. 20, 2022, letter: Attorney General Paxton joined a multistate letter led by Tennessee and Montana that is being sent to the CEOs of American Express, Mastercard, and Visa due to their problematic targeting of 2nd Amendment rights. Backed by gun-control advocates and the International Organization for Standardization, these companies' new policy takes direct aim at lawful gu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: Attorney General Paxton signed a multistate comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging them to adopt stricter controls to prevent unsolicited robocalls. In May 2022, the FCC placed new obligations upon gateway providers, which are the points of entry for foreign illegal robocalls entering the U.S. telephone network. Attorney General Paxton is now calling f  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief in the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in support of halting Senator Lindsey Graham's deposition until his appeal has been fully resolved. After a Fulton County, Georgia, special purpose grand jury subpoenaed Senator Graham concerning his constitutionally-protected legislative investigation into the details   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton joined a Missouri-led multistate investigation into S&P Global Inc. for potential violations of consumer protection laws. This is the second investigation by state attorneys general into a company providing Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings, based upon alleged consumer fraud and deceptive trade practices. S&P's published ESG credit indicators, ESG scores, a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 30 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has led a coalition of states in sending a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) pushing back against its proposed rule attempting to advance the Biden Administration's radical climate agenda. By granting increased electrical grid oversight to FERC, the proposed rule would compromise individual states' ability to determine on their own the most efficient   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a Louisiana-led coalition in strongly opposing the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 and sending a letter to Senator Chuck Schumer and Senator Mitch McConnell expressing the reasons for such opposition. The Act would allow the Biden Administration, largely through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), to run roughshod over states' rights by ad  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: Attorney General Paxton has joined an Alabama-led multistate amicus brief in the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, fighting to defend the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue facing unconstitutional discrimination. The case revolves around the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART), a publicly-funded transit system, that refused to a  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 30 -- 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: Plume's pioneering Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Experience Management Platform enables Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to optimize customer experience and deliver highly personalized cloud- and AI-driven WiFi services to broadband subscribers around the world. Based on it  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Faith-based communities have long provided members with life enhancing benefits. Beyond offering messages of hope, churches and other spiritual institutions offer members many support services that enrich lives and strengthen family bonds. For men of color, faith-based organizations become increasingly important as they approach their senior years. Whether they're members of a church, mosque, syna  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 23 (TNSfund) -- Rice University issued the following news release: A new $50 million grant from the Kinder Foundation will empower Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research as it focuses on a bold vision for "inclusive prosperity" -- ensuring that everyone can contribute to Houston's success and share in its opportunities. Ruth Lopez Turley, director of the Kinder Institute, called the endowment grant "a gift to all of Houston" as the institute works to improv  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice undergrad's programmable, air-driven circuits blend digital, analog components * * * Add analog and air-driven to the list of control system options for soft robots. In a study published online this week, robotics researchers, engineers and materials scientists from Rice University and Harvard University showed it is possible to make programmable, nonelectronic circuits that control the action  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: As the immigrant population in the U.S. grows, so does the need for mental health care in the communities where they live -- a problem spotlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study from Rice University and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio finds health care workers need better training on communication, mental health and culture to support immigrant mental health needs. "Mind  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSpro) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Online learners can follow Rice University biologist and author Scott Solomon into the wild through an engaging new series of courses focused on ecology, evolution and biodiversity. Solomon's Introduction to Biology is the latest offering from Rice's Wiess School of Natural Sciences through Rice Online and Coursera. The three-course series allows learners to see nature the way a biologist does, with virtual  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Negotiating lower health insurance premiums could help Fortune 500 companies increase profits while maintaining high-quality coverage for their workers, according to a new research paper from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Employers are the largest source of health insurance coverage in the United States, accounting for 50.3% of the total population, according to the Kaiser Family Foun  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSawa) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Amber Borel, a sophomore forestry major at Stephen F. Austin State University, was awarded the 2022 Tony Houseman Conservation Legacy Award, recognizing her service to others and dedication to advancing the field of conservation. The annual award, presented by Higher Calling Wildlife, a conservation-based publication, celebrates the legacy of Tony Houseman, an East Texas businessman known for  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSper) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Brenda Fernandez, associate director for First-Year Experience at Sam Houston State University, has been selected as a National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) Escaleras Institute scholar. Fernandez is one of nearly 40 individuals selected and one of just two in the State of Texas slated to begin work for the program at California State University, Fullerton in October. This   more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSjou) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: * * * Research from SMU's Locomotor Performance Lab shows that men have a relatively small advantage in shorter sprints * * * Conventional wisdom holds that men run 10-12 percent faster than women regardless of the distance raced. But new research suggests that the between-sex performance gap is much narrower at shorter sprint distances. It has long been established that men outpace women by relativ  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSpar) -- Southwestern University issued the following news: In order to assist more underserved students, Southwestern has begun a partnership with Greenlight Match to assist students in finding colleges and scholarships through an alternative college admissions platform that flips the script on the traditional application process. The partnership enables Southwestern to compete for students with proactive offers of admission and financial aid. "Applying for scho  more

ALPINE, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSfund) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: The Center for Big Bend Studies at Sul Ross State University is in receipt of $1 million in funding from the Department of Education through the office of U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, Texas Congressional District 23. "The funds will go toward building an anthropology program at Sul Ross," said the director of the CBBS, Dr. Bryon Schroeder. "The majority of this funding will be spent hiring three PhD level res  more

EAGLE PASS, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSeco) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news on Sept. 29, 2022: The Texas State University System and Sul Ross State University today announced a $33.1 million investment in new and improved educational facilities in the Middle Rio Grande Region, including an estimated $30 million to construct a new multi-purpose education building in Eagle Pass as the first step toward a comprehensive, four-year university. The remaining $3 million would support f  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 30 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: The Texas Education Agency (TEA) today announced 1,600 newly designated teachers are being recognized and rewarded for their outstanding performance in the classroom as part of the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA). Made possible by the passage of House Bill 3 during the 86th Legislative Session, the Teacher Incentive Allotment provides a pathway for high-performing teachers to earn six-f  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 30 -- The Texas A&M Forest Service issued the following news: Texas A&M Forest Service and the Texas Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture recognized the Texas Community Forestry Award winners yesterday at the 42nd annual Texas Tree Conference in Waco, Texas. "The Texas Community Forestry Awards Program recognizes individuals, communities and organizations who have gone above and beyond to promote urban forestry through education, tree planting, resource prot  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Study results highlight differences in smoking and vaping behaviors in LGBTQ youth and how anti-smoking campaigns could be more effective * * * Smoking and using e-cigarettes, commonly known as vaping, carries many health risks. Yet, adolescents and young adults still smoke and vape, despite knowing these risks. Research into adolescent tobacco use has informed anti-smok  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, Oct. 1 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Defense announced the appointment of 20 members to the inaugural Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion (DACODAI) on Sept. 19. Among the private and public sector leaders selected to serve on the committee is Texas A&M University-Kingsville alum, Colonel (Ret.) Lisa Carrington Firmin '79. Chaired by General (Ret.) Lester Lyles, the committee's collective purpos  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Artificial insemination, or assisted reproduction, is not an uncommon conservation method for species whose natural population and biodiversity are dwindling, however, scientists have not yet developed a method that ensures consistent results. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's Dr. Dara Orbach, Assistant Professor of Marine Biology, is charting a path to refine this process by u  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 1 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Additive manufacturing techniques used to produce metal alloys have gained popularity due to their ability to be fabricated in complex shapes for use in various engineering applications. Yet the majority of studies conducted have centered around developing single-phase materials. Dr. Kelvin Xie's team in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: In 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) awarded Texas A&M Engineering researchers $1.3 million in funding as part of the Aviation-class Synergistically Cooled Electric-motors with integrated Drives (ASCEND) program. The ASCEND program funding aims to support researchers in developing an all-electric powertrain that will help ena  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on Sept. 29, 2022: Dr. Yue Kuo, Nesbitt professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University, is the 2022 recipient of the prestigious Edward Goodrich Acheson Award from The Electrochemical Society (ECS). Kuo received the highest ECS honor for contributions to the advancement of solid state science and technology and leadership. "It is a gre  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNStalk) -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa released the following statement on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denying indicted Attorney General Ken Paxton's request to reverse its earlier ruling that said the AG does not have unilateral power to prosecute election crimes. "This entire case has been yet another example of Ken Paxton thinking that he's above the law - and rejecting   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 1 (TNSper) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, President of Texas Southern University, has been appointed to the United Way of Greater Houston Board of Trustees. President Crumpton-Young is one of six new members confirmed to the Board that provides direction to one of the leading charitable organizations in the Houston region. For 100 years, United Way of Greater Houston has brought together diverse partners and approaches   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 23 (TNSpar) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: During the National HBCU Week Conference convened by the U.S. Department of Education and the White House, Texas Southern University announced a collaboration with IBM to help establish a virtual TSU Cybersecurity Leadership Center. TSU is one of 20 schools working with IBM to create Cybersecurity Leadership Centers. With 500,000 unfilled cybersecurity jobs in the U.S., the need for expertise is critical  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 1 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 23-002) on Sept. 30, 2022, entitled "An Audit Report on Contract Change Orders and Amendments at the Texas Facilities Commission." Here is the summary of the report: * * * The Texas Facilities Commission (Commission) had processes and related controls to help ensure that change orders and amendments were administered in accordance with applicable requirements. However, those process  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSrpt) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: A new Texas survey reveals overwhelming support for tightening controls on guns and gun ownership. It also demonstrates the support is widespread across a diverse range of socio-demographic and partisan groups. "Finding the right balance between gun safety and gun rights will remain a major challenge in American politics," said Michael O. Adams, director of the Texas Southern University Executive Master o  more

LUBBOCK, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNStalk) -- Texas Tech University issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2022: * * * Experts can discuss the science, potential structural damage and economic impacts associated with the first storm to hit the U.S. this season. * * * The ninth major tropical storm of the 2022 season is expected to be the first to make significant landfall in the U.S. as a hurricane later this week as Ian churns through the Gulf of Mexico and bares down on the western coast o  more

DENTON, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSfund) -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Education has awarded $1.3 million to Texas Woman's University through the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program. The university will receive $261,888 per year over the next five years to prepare students from diverse backgrounds for doctoral studies. Named for space shuttle Challenger astronaut Dr. Ronald E. McNair, PhD, the program aims to increase the attainment o  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSfund) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: Houston Rise, University of Houston Athletics' $150 million campaign to compete for championships in the Big 12 Conference, continued its climb with the Athletic Department announcing a $5 million anonymous gift in support of the Football Operations Center on Thursday. The contribution represents another major boost for the campaign, which continues to build momentum as the Coug  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: Working in epidemiology is like solving a puzzle or telling a story. Epidemiologists are often called "disease detectives," using research, analysis and communication to investigate the causes of a public health concern and look for solutions. Dr. Malinee Neelamegam, assistant professor at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's School of Public Hea  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: This summer's megadrought in the Western U.S. and the failure of a Mississippi water treatment plant have demonstrated the need for alternative ways to access water during shortages. One solution to water scarcity is harvesting water from air. Dr. Xianming "Simon" Dai, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at The Universit  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: Stress, anxiety, depression, and lack of sleep contributed to weight gain over the COVID-19 pandemic for people with obesity, according to researchers at UTHealth Houston and UT Southwestern Medical Center. Of the 80% of respondents who reported difficulties with weight management, nearly 30% gained more than 5% of their weight and 14.6% gained more than 10%, with those who   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: * * * Preclinical study identifies specific bacterium responsible for treatment complication and underlying causes * * * Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have identified a specific gut bacterium involved in the progression of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after antibiotic treatment of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cel  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2022: * * * Preclinical study suggest novel engineering approach could enhance CAR NK activity * * * Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a new approach to engineering natural killer (NK) cells with a second chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) to act as a logic gate, requiring two signals to eliminate a target cell. In   more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Physicians at the UT Southwestern Spine Center are now offering a minimally invasive ablation procedure to provide relief for low back pain caused by injury or degeneration of the vertebral endplates. Intracept, a radiofrequency nerve ablation, is the only FDA-approved procedure for vertebrogenic low back pain. G. Sunny Sharma, M.D., Assistant Professor of Physical Medicin  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * The study, led by UTSW's Chair of Ophthalmology, could lead to new treatments for deadly childhood eye cancer * * * Despite decades of medical advances, children who develop the pediatric eye cancer retinoblastoma often lose their vision or an eye due to a lack of specific, targeted therapies and a poor molecular understanding of the cancer. Now researchers at UT S  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA hydrologist's water source maps could be key to Honduras' future * * * In Tegucigalpa and surrounding areas, Hondurans often wait weeks for tap water to flow. A new study designed and co-authored by Ricardo Sanchez-Murillo, associate professor of earth and environmental sciences at The University of Texas at Arlington, could change that. In a region highly vulnerable  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 1 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Alumnus Sanjay Chandra and his family gave a generous gift to help support the future of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Recognized as a national leader in research and education, with its programs consistently ranked among the top 10 in the country, it is the largest department in the Cockrell School, with more than 2,200 students and 80 faculty members. "As a dedicated advocat  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2022: The number of medical residents and fellows in Travis County affiliated with Ascension Seton and Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin has risen 55% since 2015. This translates to 401 new doctors providing specialty care for Central Texas patients, including tens of thousands of uninsured and underinsured patients each year, in collaboration with community partners  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: As electric vehicles grow in popularity, the spotlight shines more brightly on some of their remaining major issues. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are tackling two of the bigger challenges facing electric vehicles: limited range and slow recharging. The researchers fabricated a new type of electrode for lithium-ion batteries that could unleash greater power and faster charging. The  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: For research that altered the face of investing, Sheridan Titman, UT Austin McCombs School of Business professor and chair of finance, has received the Wharton-Jacobs Levy Prize for Quantitative Financial Innovation. The award recognizes the impact of a 1993 Journal of Finance study on momentum investing by Titman and Narasimhan Jegadeesh, chair of finance at the Goizueta Business School at Emory Uni  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Millennials and their spending habits often are blamed for trends in sales of various goods, from breakfast cereal to paper napkins to alcohol. The product choices of those born between 1981 and 1996 -- a group known as millennials or Generation Y -- are typically attributed to their preference to buy brands that better align with their values or suit their intrinsic tastes. In a new study  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: A device known as a bionic pancreas, which uses next-generation technology to automatically deliver insulin, was more effective at maintaining blood glucose (sugar) levels within normal range than standard-of-care management among people with type 1 diabetes, a new multicenter clinical trial has found. The trial, conducted partly at UT Health San Antonio and c  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: One-third of 986 patients achieved long-term self-care of their type 2 diabetes after building trusting relationships with community health workers (promotores in Spanish) over 12 weeks, according to a newly published study by faculty of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio). Participants' health was monitored ov  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) are part of an international team that discovered 61 additional genetic loci associated with stroke and six genes that are potential targets for drug therapy to prevent or treat stroke. The findings, published today (Sept. 28) in Nature, are in 2.5 million peo  more

TYLER, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler announced that all three University Academy charter schools received the 2022 College Success Award for excelling at preparing students for college. UT Tyler University Academy campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine were among 164 public schools in Texas and 1,742 in the nation recognized by GreatSchools.org, which highlights schools for excellence in  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA's field research in Alaska shows how predators drive evolutionary responses in prey * * * In the wilderness of Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, where massive moose tread along untamed shorelines, researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington are studying the evolution of a microscopic creature. Matt Walsh, associate professor of biology, and his students are document  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: For the third time in four years, a student at The University of Texas at Arlington has won a prestigious national award for noise control engineering. Manya Singh, a senior mechanical engineering student, has earned the Leo Beranek Student Medal for Excellence in the Study of Noise Control from the Institute of Noise Control Engineering of the USA (INCE-USA). Singh won for her wo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news on Sept. 27, 2022: Populations in U.S. counties defined as more vulnerable based on social factors including socioeconomic status and racial/ethnic minority status were significantly less likely to receive timely breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings, according to research from UTHealth Houston. The findings were published today in JAMA Network Open. Disparities  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Finding could lead to new treatments for diseases marked by uncontrolled cellular stress including cancer, metabolic syndrome, and neurodegenerative disorders * * * An enzyme called Fic, whose biochemical role was discovered at UT Southwestern more than a dozen years ago, appears to play a crucial part in guiding the cellular response to stress, a new study sugge  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSper) -- Western Governors University-Texas issued the following news release: Online, nonprofit university Western Governors University (WGU) has announced Susan Simkowski as Strategic Partnerships Manager serving Louisiana. Simkowski has strong ties to the online educational environment as a distance learning director and online instructor. Simkowski comes to WGU with more than 30 years' experience in higher education, including developing and implementing course   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSawa) -- 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 sensor technology in the medical devices market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes XSENSOR Technology Corporation with the 2022 North America Technology Innovation Leadership Award. XSENSOR develops innovative sensing solutions for a spectrum  more