BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 8 (TNSfund) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing has been awarded nearly $3 million to create a program to improve health equity and care in rural and medically underserved communities in Region 6 (Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.) It is one of only ten such awards granted by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the US Department of Health and Human Services. Unde  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSper) -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: AECOM, the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced today it has appointed Bane Gaiser as regional chief executive of its U.S. East & Latin America business and Matthew Crane as regional chief executive of its U.S. West business. With decades of industry experience, both Mr. Gaiser and Mr. Crane will be responsible for delivering on the Company's strategy, overse  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSfund) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release: All five Alamo Colleges have been announced among organizations that will partner on a cooperative grant from the Department of Defense (DoD) that will aim to strengthen a diverse STEM ecosystem in the San Antonio region. Recently, the DoD made the announcement of the National Defense Education Program Cooperative Agreements of up to $55 million to five community college consortiums across t  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 8 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: Through its annual fundraising campaign with Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), American Airlines raises nearly $2.5 million for innovative and life-saving cancer research. This donation is the largest single contribution the airline has made to SU2C since joining forces in 2016. Over its six-year collaboration, American has raised a total of $13.5 million to benefit SU2C and its mission to make every cancer patient a lo  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSpar) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Angelo State University has signed a series of agreements with BELTEI International University in Cambodia that will bring Cambodian transfer students to ASU to complete their studies in 10 different undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The undergraduate agreement is for a 2+2 Undergraduate Transfer Program that will entail Cambodian students completing their first two years of study at BELTEI IU an  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- 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 Frost & Sullivan's extensive research into the urban air mobility industry, it is proud to present Archer Aviation with the 2022 North America Company of the Year Award. Archer Aviation is developing electric vertical takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft for urban   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- BAE Systems issued the following news release: BAE Systems has opened its new $150 million engineering and production facility in Austin, Texas, the latest step in a series of the company's strategic facility investments across the country-including in Manchester, New Hampshire; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Huntsville, Alabama. The 390,000-square-foot facility is located in Parmer Austin Business Park. Half of the facility will be dedicated to manufacturing. The new c  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Researchers in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery and Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine are recruiting volunteers for a clinical trial to study the effectiveness of a combination therapy for patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer and who have had no prior chemotherapy or radiation may be eligible for the study.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSawa) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Dr. Rachel Arey, assistant professor in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology and Center for Precision Environmental Health at Baylor College of Medicine, has been awarded the National Institutes of Health Director's New Innovator Award. She will receive a $1.5 million grant to study the molecular mechanisms of learning and memory in nematodes. "The brain is an incredibly complicated organ.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: The National Cancer Institute has awarded more than $10.3 million to continue translational lymphoma research at the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital and Texas Children's Hospital. The grant is awarded through the NCI's Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) funding, which was established to promote collaborative, interdisciplinary t  more

BERKELEY, California, Oct. 7 (TNStalk) -- The University of California posted the following joint statement on Oct. 6, 2022: * * * California Community Colleges Interim Chancellor Daisy Gonzales, Ph.D., University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and California State University Interim Chancellor Jolene Koester, Ph.D., released the following joint statement after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision upholding the State of Texas, et al., v. United States (2021) ruling tha  more

CAMARILLO, California, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: CSUCI Vice Provost Jessica L. Lavariega Monforti received $18,972 from the National Science Foundation for an educational project under a grant awarded to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The continuing project is "Developing a Live Science Show and Educational Outreach Resources to Engage Hispanic Students and Families in the Rio Grande Valley in STEM." La  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSrpt) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Everyone agrees schools should be places of safety, but conversations about how to reach and maintain that vision rarely end in consensus. Texas Trends 2022 - School Safety, a new survey from the Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston and Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University, reveals broad support for most of the nine proposed actions it pre  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Dr. Claudia F. Lucchinetti, who currently serves as dean of clinical and translational science and chair of the Department of Neurology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, has been named senior vice president for medical affairs at The University of Texas at Austin and dean of Dell Medical School. Her appointment will begin Dec. 1, and she will hold the Frank and Charmaine Denius Distinguished Dean'  more

MADISON, South Dakota, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * DSU professor hopes to include students in future gesture research * * * Gestures are small things that don't last very long in a conversation, but they can be very important, said Dr. Matthew Ingram, Assistant Professor of Communication at Dakota State University. "Gestures give us insight into how we think," he said. "They are fundamental to how we conceive the world." Understanding gesture  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSfund) -- Dallas College issued the following news release: Dallas College is investing more than $1 million to develop state-of-the-art manufacturing and industrial technology laboratory facilities to train and upskill a future workforce through the Garland Center, where Dallas College has already forged a two-decades-long partnership to prepare a workforce ready for the jobs of tomorrow. With support from a Texas Reskilling & Upskilling through Education (TRUE) grant  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Dell issued the following news release: Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) will open a Zero Trust Center of Excellence in collaboration with CyberPoint International and the Maryland Innovation Security Institute (MISI) in Spring 2023 at DreamPort, the U.S. Cyber Command's premier cybersecurity innovation facility. Dell also unveils new cybersecurity services that allow organizations to assess their Zero Trust and cyber resilience maturity, endpoint security solutions to  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Oct. 4 -- Dell issued the following news release: Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) is partnering with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) USA to support Giga, a UNICEF-ITU global initiative to connect every school to the internet by 2030 and every young person to information, opportunity and choice. 1.3 billion children have no access to the internet at home and only around half of the world's schools are online. This digital exclusion particularly affects the world's   more

CHESTNUT HILL, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 (TNSper) -- Boston College issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2022: Lisa T. Alexander and Thomas W. Mitchell, preeminent scholars in property and community development law reform, and co-founders and former directors of the Program in Real Estate and Community Development Law at Texas A&M University School of Law, have joined the Boston College Law School faculty. Alexander, whose work focuses on the centrality of law in making housing markets both more e  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: The New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit sided with Attorney General Paxton and Secretary of State John Scott after several groups attempted to sue Secretary Scott for information about efforts to ensure that non-U.S. citizens are not voting in Texas elections. Secretary of State Scott, following his legal duty, compares voter registration information with citizenship informa  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 7 (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 Global Secure Access Service Edge Industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Palo Alto Networks with the 2022 Company of the Year Award for delivering Prisma SASE, a top choice in mind for SASE solution among global business, to consistently c  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 7 (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 U.S. next-generation 911 (NG911) market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) with the Enabling Platform Leadership Award for delivering a visionary platform that enables public safety entities to run and manage clo  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 6 -- 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 need to address safety, security, and driver management inflates demand for telematics solutions, driving the Brazilian connected trucks telematics market. Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis finds that carriers and insurance companies' emphasis on risk management requires telema  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 7 -- 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: A landing gear system comprises a comprehensive mechanism that executes safe take-off and landing operations. Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, Global Commercial Aircraft Landing Gear System Market, finds that a surge in regional connectivity and the adoption of an ultra-low-cost   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: Chris Taylor, director of the beverage management program in the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership, watched in awe as sales of White Claw skyrocketed seemingly overnight in the summer of 2019. As a new entry in the relatively unknown hard seltzer category, it was completely unexpected and had virtually nothing to do with the company's own  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Edinburg, having completed the multi-step certification process, has been designated as a Music Friendly Community by the Texas Music Office (TMO). The Music Friendly Community program seeks to foster music business-related economic development in Texas cities and communities. "Music is a big part of the Texas brand and is deeply rooted in  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today announced John P. Scott as the new Chief of School Safety and Security within the Texas Education Agency (TEA), starting today, Monday, October 3. Following the tragedy at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Governor Abbott directed TEA to create the position of Chief of School Safety and Security within the agency to serve as a recognized expert on school security and publ  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated the Texas public institutions of higher education honored with the 2022 Veteran Education Excellence Recognition Award by the Texas Veterans Commission's (TVC) Veterans Education Program. Established by the Texas legislature, the award recognizes universities and colleges providing excellence in education and related services that significantly contribu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Pablo Vegas to the Texas Energy Reliability Council for a term at the pleasure of the Governor. The Texas Energy Reliability Council was established to ensure that the energy and electric industries in the state meet high-priority human needs, address critical infrastructure concerns, and enhance coordination and communication in the energy and electric industries  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today congratulated Rio Grande Valley Linking Economic and Academic Development (RGV LEAD) for its work in developing education and industry partnerships that help students set and achieve college and career goals for an educated and highly skilled workforce in the Rio Grande Valley. "Texas continues to attract new jobs and new business investments thanks to our skilled a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Monte L. Monroe, Ph.D. as the Texas State Historian for a term set to expire on October 5, 2024. Monroe is responsible for increasing public knowledge about the rich and diverse history of the state, encouraging the teaching of Texas history in public schools, consulting with state leaders to promote Texas history, and making presentations on Texas history topics.  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today championed Texas' surging economy and jobs growth in our strong energy industry during a press conference with Port Houston Chairman Ric Campo and other energy industry leaders in Houston. "Texas is proud to be the nation's number one exporting state for 20 years in a row, and we're beating our competitors in other states because of the efficiency and effectiveness   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 4 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is providing more than $329.4 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of October. The allotments are expected to help about 1.6 million Texas households. "Millions of Texans are able to lead healthier lives because of these SNAP benefits p  more

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University-Prairie View issued the following news release: Prairie View A&M University is pleased to announce the receipt of an award of $200,000 in scholarships from Greater Texas Services. The funding is part of $1.5 million in grants that were presented to nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities across Texas. For the next four years, the scholarship funds will support student retention and graduation. Eligible students can use the   more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSper) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Arie Heijkoop Jr., who has significant experience helping fund sponsors launch registered funds, has joined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in the firm's Investment Management Practice. Arie will be based in Washington, D.C., where he has practiced for most of his career following his graduation from Georgetown University Law Center. Arie focuses on advising asset managers and fund sponsors,   more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSper) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP has hired Jackie Sarlo, who has more than 25 years of marketing experience in the legal industry, as its Chief Marketing Officer. Sarlo joins Haynes Boone from Snell & Wilmer, where she was the firm's Chief Marketing Officer and Director of Client Relations. "Following an extensive, nationwide search, Haynes Boone found the ideal candidate in Jackie Sarlo to lead our marke  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 7 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: A Haynes and Boone, LLP deal team led by Partners Tom Harris and Kellie Bobo represented USA Environment, LP and its affiliates in the sale of its business to ENTACT, LLC, a leading provider of environmental remediation and geotechnical services. The transaction was announced on Sept. 28. USA Environment is a specialized environmental remediation and industrial services provider with best-in-class safety  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 4 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight represented Alpha Energy Partners in its agreement to sell certain non-operated interests in the Delaware Basin to Northern Oil and Gas, Inc. (NOG) for an initial purchase price of $157.5 million in cash, subject to typical closing adjustments. NOG expects to fund the acquisition with cash on hand, operating free cash flow and borrowings under NOG's revolving credit facility. NOG may de  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The Institute for Translational Research at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth is the recipient of a five-year grant of up to $148.78 million from the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health. The grant will fund one of the largest studies ever of Alzheimer's disease and is the biggest grant the University of North Texa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: * * * Income and Politics are Biggest Influences on Inflation Expectations * * * Current economic trends concern many Texans, according to a report released today from the University of Houston and Texas Southern University. How individual survey participants saw inflation expectations was heavily influenced by their income level and political allegiance, the study showed. In the   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct. 8 -- Lamar University issued the following news: Lamar University has seen a staggering 1,013 international students enrolled in the fall -- the most in nearly a decade. International students are enrolled in 69 academic programs across academic classifications and hail from 59 countries spanning all continents, explained Dr. Mustapha Jourdini, executive director of the Office of International Education & Services. "I see this phenomenal growth as the best way to recogni  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 7 -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office posted the following joint statement on Oct. 6, 2022: * * * California Community Colleges Interim Chancellor Daisy Gonzales, PhD., University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and California State University Interim Chancellor Jolene Koester, PhD. released the following joint statement after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision upholding the State of Texas, et al., v. United States (20  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSper) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Lamar University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dann Brown has appointed Dr. Samuel Jator as the university's new senior associate provost for Academic Affairs. Jator comes to the university after serving as professor of mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Austin Peay State University for nearly a decade. "After coming to Beaumont last spring to discuss the QEP   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: * * * With a new grant from NASA, LSU scientists will track the impact of severe weather disturbances on the coastal wetlands and estuaries in Louisiana and Texas. * * * A diverse array of ecosystems exist along the shores and in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, many of them well-documented by researchers. However, in the face of increased severe weather and the stressors brought on by c  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSper) -- Lamar University issued the following news: On Tuesday, Sept. 27, the Lamar University Collegiate 100 chapter welcomed 12 new members with a formal induction ceremony featuring guest speaker and member of the 100 Black Men of Greater Beaumont Pastor Lee Fields, Jr., from East Mount Olive Baptist Church, Port Arthur. "We are so excited about inducting our "Baker's Dozen" and I am just so proud that the word is getting out to students at Lamar University about  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSpar) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and ARTIDIS AG today announced a strategic alliance to investigate ARTIDIS technology as a novel treatment-optimization tool for patients with solid tumors in several distinct indications. Supported by previous scientific evidence, the ARTIDIS atomic force microscopy (AFM) technology rapidly captures the phys  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- Michigan State University issued the following news: Michigan State University will be sending its expertise to space thanks to the development of a new Space Electronics Center. MSU's College of Engineering and the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, will be at the forefront of the design and testing of devices and systems for space applications at this new center. Texas Instruments, or TI, is among the early supporters of the center and has wo  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSpar) -- Dallas College issued the following news release: The first day of high school was extra special for a group of 100 Irving ISD freshmen who are the inaugural class of the South Irving Collegiate Academy. Through Irving's first Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH), students can graduate with a high school diploma plus an associate degree from Dallas College, saving them and their families tens of thousands of dollars on college tuition. "Ev  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Dr. Filippo Romiti's parents -- both scientists -- inspired him to pursue a career in chemistry, a path that has led him to The University of Texas at Dallas, where he has begun his work as an independent investigator backed by a $2 million grant. This summer Romiti joined the UT Dallas chemistry and biochemistry department in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics with supp  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 4 -- The New Mexico Democratic Party issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: Yvette Herrell is campaigning in Las Cruces with MAGA figurehead and GOP Texas Senator Ted Cruz, just days after voting against federal aid for New Mexico families impacted by the Calf Canyon/Hermit's Peak fire. The Hermit's Peak Fire Assistance Act passed both the House and Senate last week, receiving affirmative votes from all four Democrats from New Mexico's federal delegation.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center posted the following news release: * * * Broadening impact tops goals of $7.5 million SGX3 Science Gateways initiative * * * Since 2016, the Science Gateways Community Institute (SGCI) has brought together software developers to improve access to essential resources and services with a "community center" approach. By offering development assistance, usability engagements, sustainability trai  more

CANYON, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSper) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: A Texas native with a deep passion for regional universities will be West Texas A&M University's new vice president for student affairs. Dr. Christopher Thomas, currently vice president for student affairs at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana, will begin his new duties at WT on Dec. 1. Thomas joins the WT administration in a new role following the elevation of enrollment management to the   more

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2022: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WBRE-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Wilkes-Barre, PA, and the surrounding area, today announced that the Foundation will donate $5,000 to the Luzerne Foundation. The Luzerne Foundation works to enhance the lives of Luzerne County residents by evaluating and addressing community needs through strateg  more

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 5 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST, "Nexstar") announced today that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of a 75% ownership interest in The CW Network, LLC ("The CW" or the "Company") from co-owners Warner Bros. Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) and Paramount Global (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA), who will each retain a 12.5% ownership interest in The CW. Nexstar a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 8 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a cert-stage amicus brief led by West Virginia and Louisiana that argues the U.S. Supreme Court should take up Groff v. DeJoy, to strengthen religious liberty protections. The case, which is in defense of a postal employee seeking to observe the Sabbath, offers an opportunity for the U.S. Supreme Court to reevaluate Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. Hardison (1977) and   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has secured another major victory over the Biden Administration with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruling in favor of Texas and halting implementation of two woke Biden Administration rules. The decision comes after Attorney General Paxton sued the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for forcing the State of Texas to adopt rules requirin  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: The Texas Attorney General's Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit is hosting a free seminar for law enforcement agencies across the state titled "Investigating Cold Cases in 2022: DNA, Genealogy, Cell Phone Location Analytics, and Other Resources" on October 5 and 6. The program is designed to help law enforcement agencies to utilize every resource at their disposal to bring long-awaited justice to Tex  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Anti-vaccine legislation in Texas -- even when it doesn't become law -- poses a threat to public health, according to a report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. "One of the goals of the anti-vaccine movement is to marginalize discussions about the benefits of vaccination," wrote Kristin Matthews, a fellow in science and technology policy and lead author of the report, and co-author Rek  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * New models detail consequences of high emissions for Gulf, Caribbean corals * * * Ocean temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea are on pace to surpass critical thresholds for coral health by mid-century, but rapid action to significantly reduce emissions could slow warming, giving corals and coral conservation programs as much as 20 more years to adapt, according to new research. Cli  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: A drug policy expert from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy is available to speak on the Biden administration's pardon of people convicted of simple marijuana possession on the federal level and the future of the drug's legal status. "This is a welcome development for drug reform advocates and many of Biden's supporters who have been waiting for him to fulfill his campaign promise to address  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Rodney Rohde, Texas State University System Regents Professor in the College of Health Professions and chair of the Clinical Laboratory Science Program at Texas State University, joins the Big Ideas TXST podcast for October's episode, discussing the recent outbreak of monkeypox in the U.S. Rohde holds certifications as a specialist in virology, specialist in microbiology, and molecular biologist fro  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSpar) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Texas Southern University's Jesse H. Jones School of Business recently hosted S&P Global to kick off what one S&P official called "a very deep partnership." Along with that announcement, the company pledged $100,000 for student scholarships. "We're really looking to come at this in a very holistic way understanding what students really need to thrive and be job ready," said Annette O'Hanlon, S&P Global Chie  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 6 (TNSawa) -- Samford University issued the following news release: Beeson Divinity School's longtime preaching professor, Robert Smith Jr., received Baylor University's George W. Truett Seminary Legacy Award in tribute for his global impact on Christian preaching and service to the kingdom of God on Sept. 28. Smith, who serves as the Charles T. Carter Baptist Chair of Divinity, was presented the award during Truett's National African American Preaching Conference, he  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 7 -- 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, renowned research and consulting firm, recognizes SentinelOne, the leader in autonomous cybersecurity, with the 2022 Global Customer Value Award. In times of economic uncertainty, organizations seek maximum ROI from their technology investments, particularly operat  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSconf) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: Stephen F. Austin State University's SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 in the Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center. Dr. Kathryn "Kiki" Fontenot, an associate professor and vegetable extension specialist at the Louisiana State University AgCenter, will present "Containing Edibles to Maximize Your   more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: When innovation, collaboration and exploration collide, Stephen F. Austin State University's STEM Research and Learning Center students can create new technologies, conduct research and share their love of science, technology, engineering and mathematics in new ways. During the center's summer Little STEM Jacks Camp, junior computer science major Michael "Mikey" Hill created an activity designe  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Oct. 7 (TNSper) -- Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine issued the following news release: On September 16, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced new appointments to state boards and commissions. Don Diemer, PA, DMSc, was appointed to serve as a member of the Illinois State Medical Board. Diemer is the program director for the Physician Assistant Program and Doctor of Medical Science Program at SIU School of Medicine. He also serves as a physician assist  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSawa) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: SMU biology student Kelsey Paulhus has received a predoctoral fellowship award from the American Epilepsy Society (AES) to support her research and professional development activities. These one-year predoctoral fellowships provide $30,000 in funding to predoctoral students that are participating in epilepsy-related research under the guidance of a mentor who has expertise in the epilepsy field. Epilepsy  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Excessive alcohol use and obesity are known to increase the risk for developing cirrhosis and liver cancer, but the risk is not the same for everyone with those factors. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that a key genetic variant risk factor, PNPLA3, plays a synergistic role in increasing the risk for cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver-related death when combined with alcohol use and obesi  more

ALPINE, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSbook) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: Dr. Martin Guevara Urbina, Professor of Criminal Justice at Sul Ross State Univ. Rio Grande College and noted author, wrote Hispanics in the U.S. Criminal Justice System, currently the number one publication listed in the "20 Best Immigration Law Books of All Time" on BookAuthority.com. BookAuthority calculates its ratings based on data only and measures many metrics including public mentions on social medi  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Since 2014, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's Lone Star Unmanned Aircraft System Center of Excellence and Innovation (LSUASC) has capitalized on its designation as an FAA test site to become a leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Thanks to an additional $3 million in exceptional item funding for FY 22-23 biennium from the Texas Legislature, LSUASC has positioned itself as a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on Oct. 5, 2022: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $118,843 against 15 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: one air quality, three municipal wastewater discharges, and six public water systems. Default orders were issued for the following enforc  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 30 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * The new method could be used to cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce reliance on nondegradable plastics. * * * A team of Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists has developed a system that uses carbon dioxide to produce biodegradable plastics, or bioplastics, that could replace the nondegradable plastics used today. The research addresses two challenges: the accumulation of nondegradable plas  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 5 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release: Chancellor John Sharp of The Texas A&M University System is coming to living rooms all around the state. Around Texas with Chancellor John Sharp will appear in 18 media markets across Texas (and one in Louisiana) when Season Three of the show premieres in the first full week in October. Last year, the show aired in eight Texas markets. "The more we can share our stories about the cool people a  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M study underscores importance of social connection in healing from sexual assault * * * Sexual assault is a prevalent problem on college campuses across the United States. It often follows alcohol consumption, which can impair people's ability to consent to sexual activity. And, those drinking behaviors do not necessarily end once an assault has occurred. Sexual   more

COMMERCE, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news release: Texas A&M University-Commerce Interim Director of Athletics Eric Coleman has announced the appointment of Keith McCluney as Deputy Director of Athletics on Monday morning. "Adding Keith to our administrative team during this transition up to Division I was a no-brainer, especially with his vast experience at the Division I level," said Coleman. "We're excited to see him grow our extern  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news on Oct. 5, 2022: Dr. David Yoskowitz was named the executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) today at a special public meeting of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. "This is bittersweet news for the Island University, as Dr. Yoskowitz has been an integral part of a highly successful and dedicated team at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Antibiotics are standard treatments for fighting dangerous bacterial infections. Yet, the number of bacteria developing a resistance to antibiotics is increasing. Researchers from Texas A&M University and the University of Sao Paulo are overcoming this resistance with light. The researchers tailored antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) -- a chemical reaction triggered by vis  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Researchers are looking to nature to build better power grids that are more resistant to various potential disturbances like natural disasters or cyberattacks. Using biological ecosystems as inspiration, research published in the journal IEEE Transactions on Power Systems presented models of improved power systems that displayed greater survivability when faced with cyber or phys  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 8 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on Oct. 7, 2022: The Texas Democratic Party, in collaboration with the Beto for Texas campaign, is proud to announce the launch of Val the Voting Expert, a first-of-its-kind interactive voter assistance hotline that can be used in five languages, and on five different platforms. The Texas Democratic Party is the first state party in the country to offer this type of multi-channel voter assistance at scale. Beginning  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Oct. 6, 2022: * * * Following President Biden's major announcement on actions he's taking on marijuana reform - including pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, calling on governors to pardon simple state marijuana possession offenses, and asking HHS and the DOJ to review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law - Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa released the  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 23-701) on Oct. 4, 2022, entitled "A Biennial Report on the State's Position Classification Plan for the 2024-2025 Biennium." Here is the summary of the report: * * * The State Classification Team, located within the State Auditor's Office, reviewed the State's Position Classification Plan (Plan), which provides the salary structure for the State's 140,239 classified, regular full-ti  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSawa) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Four Texas State University students have received fellowships and grants from the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Recipients of the 2022-2023 awards will pursue academic work and lead innovative community projects to empower women and girls. Victoria Salinas, the recipient of the Selected Professions Fellowship, is currently pursuing an M.B.A. at the Round Rock Campus. Salinas's pa  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSbook) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: There are questions throughout history that the average person never considers. Questions such as, "What celestial scene inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow while writing his poem The Light of Stars?" "What rare oceanic phenomenon caused the loss of King John's crown jewels?" Questions such as these, however, spark great curiosity in Texas State University astronomer, physics professor emeritus and   more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSpar) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: The LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research at Texas State University is partnering with NASA's Johnson Space Center and five independent school districts in the San Marcos area on a three-year curriculum model for NASA's Minority University Research and Education Program (MUREP). NASA has awarded a total of $3.8 million to eight institutions operating as MUREP's Aerospace Academy under its Fu  more

ALPINE, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSacc) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: Three courses in the Master of Education in Counseling program at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College earned Quality Matters (QM) certification, a non-profit organization that assists educators in developing online courses. QM standards and rigorous review processes are recognized nationally and internationally for being supported by research and based on best practices. Dr. Samuel Garcia, Sul Ross   more

CANYON, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSconf) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: The chief operating officer of AT&T will headline West Texas A&M University's Stan Sigman Leadership and Innovation Series in an Oct. 27 event. Jeff McElfresh is one of the top executives at the telecommunications giant, which serves more than 100 million mobile and broadband customers in the United States. He will speak at 9:45 a.m. Oct. 27 in Legacy Hall inside the Jack B. Kelley Student Center on the Ca  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Doctoral student's research shows need for social and medical interventions * * * A new study by a Rice University researcher shows transgender adults of any age are more susceptible to disability than those who are cisgender. The paper by Madeline Smith-Johnson, a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in the Department of Sociology, is published in the October issue of the journal Health   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSconf) -- Trinity University issued the following news: Harry Swinney, Ph.D., will present a lecture titled "Universality in Nature" as part of Trinity University's Distinguished Scientist Lecture Series. This lecture series brings pioneering U.S. and international scientists to Trinity University to speak about their studies. Swinney's lecture will take place from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022 in Northrup Hall Room 040, and is free and open to the publ  more

DENTON, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSper) -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: Texas Woman's University chemistry professors Nasrin Mirsaleh-Kohan, PhD, and Richard D. Sheardy, PhD, have been named ambassadors for SENCER, the Science Education for New Civic Engagements and Responsibilities. The appointment of Kohan and Sheardy was in recognition of their work advancing civically engaged STEM learning and research. SENCER is a project of the National Center for Science and Civic Engagem  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSpro) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The University of Houston is adding a new degree program focused on the healing power of music. The Bachelor of Music Therapy is a four-year degree program, plus a six-month internship, that will give graduates a foundation in music as well as clinical experiences enabling them to work in a variety of settings including hospitals, school districts, private practice and other capacities. Music therap  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Discovery Breaks Solar Harvesting Efficiency Record * * * The great inventor Thomas Edison once said, "So long as the sun shines, man will be able to develop power in abundance." His wasn't the first great mind to marvel at the notion of harnessing the power of the sun; for centuries inventors have been pondering and perfecting the way to harvest solar energy. They've  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of New Mexico School of Law issued the following news release on Oct. 6, 2022: The UNM School of Law has launched its inaugural Border Justice Fellowship Program, a key component of the school's Border Justice Initiative focused on ensuring the legal system's just treatment of immigrants at the U.S. southern border. Jorge Rodriguez, a recent UNM School of Law graduate and new lawyer, was selected to serve as the program's first fellow a  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSfund) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine has received a very generous donation of $1 million for the creation of the Clay W. Gilbert, D.O. Scholarship Fund in Family Practice. Dr. Gilbert, a long-time practitioner of family medicine and anesthesiology, passed away in 2021 and named TCOM as a beneficiary in his will to establish this scholarship. "We are so grateful to Dr. Gi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSper) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: An ultimate alumni volunteer, Isaiah Edwards '21 always jumps at the opportunity to serve. Recently he lent his talent and time when he volunteered as Homecoming Chair. In this role, he helps promote Homecoming to alumni and grow the excitement of the event. This assignment is the perfect fit for Edwards because he already serves on the social committee of the Alumni Board. Volunteering with him  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: A $3 million grant to determine how genes affect a person's risk for heart failure has been awarded to Bing Yu, PhD, The JLH Foundation Chair in Transplant Prevention at UTHealth School of Public Health. The project is co-led with Vasan Ramachandran, MD, inaugural dean of the school's San Antonio campus. The funding, provided by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (N  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: A method that combines case investigation data from local health departments and hospitalizations records from local institutions allows for the objective detection of new waves of infection during a pandemic, according to research from UTHealth Houston. Results of the findings were published in Scientific Reports. "Early in the pandemic, most predictive models trying to fore  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Study partly conducted at UT Southwestern shows promise of experimental device * * * An experimental device known as a bionic pancreas kept blood sugar levels within normal ranges more effectively than standard-of-care glucose management among patients with Type 1 diabetes in a multicenter trial conducted partly at UT Southwestern. The findings, published in the Ne  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2022: Expected to be diagnosed in 2% of men and 1% of women in the U.S., kidney cancer has traditionally been one of the most challenging cancers to treat. Until 2005, only one drug had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat kidney cancer, which is resistant to both chemotherapy and conventional radiation. Since then, discoveries about it  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Even as a sophomore, Mirabella Herrera already is gaining research experience at The University of Texas at Dallas as she works on a planning and operational study of a wind and hydrogen power plant. Herrera, a mechanical engineering student, became interested in wind energy in a thermodynamics class. She joined a National Science Foundation-supported project as one of 10 participan  more

DENTON, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: It's no secret that urban trees can have tremendous benefits for people, reducing exposure to poor air quality and bringing relief from excessive heat. With cities across the U.S. increasingly turning to digital tools such as i-Tree to monitor, plan and manage their urban forests, University of North Texas Department of Geography and the Environment faculty members Alexandra Ponette-Gonzalez and   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Eating cold-water fish and other sources of omega-3 fatty acids may preserve brain health and enhance cognition in middle age, new evidence indicates. Having at least some omega-3s in red blood cells was associated with better brain structure and cognitive function among healthy study volunteers in their 40s and 50s, according to research published online Oct.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release: The University of Texas System Board of Regents named 14 educators at UT institutions among its 2022 Outstanding Teachers. Recipients will each receive a medallion and a check for $25,000 in recognition of their contributions to student success and learning. They will be formally recognized by the Board of Regents at the upcoming board meeting in November. "The UT System Board of Regents is honored to re  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Mentorship, support programs for PA trainees needed to strengthen pipeline for growing field * * * Physician assistant (PA) programs need to actively engage Black/African American students to help address issues of systemic racism, improve matriculation of trainees, and eventually help close the racial gap of PAs who increasingly provide care to patients, according  more

TYLER, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler announced that Ashley Dalby, M.S., has been recognized as one of the best educators within the UT System. Dalby, a UT Tyler lecturer in health and kinesiology, earned the 2022 UT System Regents' Outstanding Teaching Award and will receive $25,000 in recognition of extraordinary classroom performance, innovation and commitment to student success through te  more

TYLER, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSpro) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler announced that it is now accepting students for the new Master of Science degree in cybersecurity and data analytics program designed to help address the shortage of cybersecurity professionals regionally and beyond. Inaugural classes will begin spring 2023. The fully online program is open to baccalaureate graduates of all majors and working professionals  more

TYLER, Texas, Oct. 7 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: Beverley Golden, Senior Director of Media Relations, Marketing and Communications, The University of Texas at Tyler, 903/566-7303, bgolden@uttyler.edu The University of Texas at Tyler has received a $100,000 gift from the estate of Elizabeth "Bitsy" Wright. The gift will establish an endowed scholarship for students in the university's sociology and psychology programs. "We are grateful  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * New study provides insight into coral immune responses to white plague disease * * * A new study in Science Advances led by researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington provides a novel framework for identifying broad coral disease resistance traits and examines the fundamental processes behind species survival. The analysis of how seven reef-building coral species i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineering researcher is taking a page from ancient civilizations to create a more resilient, longer-lasting, more durable cement material. Warda Ashraf, associate professor of civil engineering, received the Director's Award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). She was one of 29 recipients of the DARPA Young Faculty Award (YFA) in 2020,  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Malicious modifications to integrated circuits -- called hardware trojans -- can disrupt wireless communication and leak sensitive information, and the threat is expected to grow as wireless phones and other devices evolve. Two University of Texas at Dallas engineers received a three-year, $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to investigate how to improve detection and   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: Using a combination of biomarkers and mood assessments, researchers will study how pregnant women who are experiencing depression respond to different antidepressants in a clinical trial funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health to UTHealth Houston. Depression affects approximately 12% of pregnant women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: Researchers at UTHealth Houston saw an increase in pediatric firearm-related injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite also seeing a decrease in total pediatric emergency department (ED) visits over the same period, according to a poster presented at the 2022 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition in Anaheim, California. The study, led by Irma Uga  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * New devices available in October for adults with mild to moderate hearing loss * * * Adults with mild to moderate hearing loss who are considering buying hearing aids when they become available over the counter (OTC) later this month should first be examined by an audiologist and physician to determine if the devices will help them, UT Southwestern hearing speciali  more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Patients who develop lupus as children will eventually shift to adult rheumatology care. In a unique collaboration between rheumatologists at UT Southwestern and Children's Health, investigators conducted a qualitative study, which showed that patients' health literacy and taking an active role in their own care are important to successful transitions. The findings were pub  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: Vanderbilt University Medical Center is joining a Dartmouth-led research group, including investigators from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), to compare the impact of sharing audio recordings of their visits with older adults who have diabetes. Previous studies have shown that up to 80% of clinic visit information is forgotten by patients immediately after seeing their health   more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSpar) -- Del Mar College issued the following news release: Victoria College (VC) and Del Mar College (DMC) have entered into a partnership giving Victoria-area students the opportunity to complete DMC's Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) Program without leaving the Crossroads. The partnership developed after local healthcare facilities approached Victoria College about their need to hire trained medical lab technicians. "While Victoria College has not had a   more

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 5 (TNSper) -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: William Mitchell has been named Dallas ISD's newest assistant athletic director by Silvia Salinas, the district's executive director of athletics. Mitchell joins the department from South Oak Cliff High School, where he served as head track & field coach and AVID coordinator and was integral in football team operations during the 2021 state championship. He will be the athletic departmen  more

CANYON, Texas, Oct. 8 (TNSconf) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: The next West Texas A&M University Distinguished Lecture Series event will be out of this world with the first Latina astronaut in space. Dr. Ellen Ochoa will discuss the importance of STEM education, among other topics, at WT's Distinguished Lecture Series event at 6 p.m. Oct. 17 in Legacy Hall in the Jack B. Kelley Student Center on the Canyon campus. The event rounds out Hispanic Heritage Month celebrat  more