SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry secured nearly $35 million in total research grants awarded during its 2022 fiscal year, which ended Aug. 31, setting a new record for the school's research program. "Our school's research mission focuses on finding solutions to treat and prevent illnesses that profoundly affect the communities we serve and beyond,  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSawa) -- American Airlines issued the following news release: The American Airlines AAdvantage(R) program received two top honors in the 2022 The Points Guy Editors' Choice Awards. AAdvantage(R) Executive Platinum status was named the Best U.S. Airline Elite Status and Loyalty Points received the Innovation Award: Loyalty. "We're honored that AAdvantage continues to be recognized as one of the best loyalty programs," said Heather Samp, Managing Director of the AAdv  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * University of Missouri researcher finds APRNs are often overlooked, underutilized in nursing homes. * * * When Alisha Johnson worked in a Texas hospital, she noticed the same elderly patients being repeatedly transferred from nearby nursing homes after their health had once again severely declined. "It was always the same problems -- they came to me really sick with health issues that  more

ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 -- Air Products and Chemicals issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Air Products (NYSE: APD) and The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) today announced plans to invest approximately $4 billion to build, own and operate a green hydrogen production facility in Wilbarger County, Texas. This mega-scale renewable power to hydrogen project includes approximately 1.4 gigawatts (GW) of wind and solar power generation, along with electrolyzer capacity capable of pro  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSfund)(TNSbook) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Dr. Drew Curtis of the Angelo State University psychology faculty has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the Woodcock Institute at Texas Woman's University to continue his research on pathological lying. The grant was awarded through the Woodcock Institute Research Grant Program for Curtis' project titled "Executive Functioning in Adolescent Pathological Liars: Examining Prevalence and Etiology."   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 7 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: In Montgomery County, Francisco Sauceda was arrested on November 9 on one count of promotion of child pornography and four counts of possession of child pornography. Child Exploitation Unit investigators executed a search warrant at Sauceda's residence, where Sauceda was located and arrested. Investigators seized multiple digital media devices to be examined by the Digital Forensics Unit. Sauceda admit  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSpar) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Texas Southern University and Regions Bank announced a $50,000 community partnership to support programming and scholarships for TSU's Jesse H. Jones School of Business (JHJ). In addition to Regions' $50,000 grant to TSU, bank associates will support the new collaboration by participating in educational and mentoring activities with students. "The community partnership between TSU and Regions Bank will be i  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Learning a new task, mastering a musical instrument or being able to adapt to the constantly changing environment are all possible thanks to the brain's plasticity, or its ability to modify itself by rearranging existing neural networks and forming new ones to acquire new functional properties. This also helps neural circuits to remain healthy, robust and stable. To better understand brain plasticity,  more

WACO, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSres) (TNSfund) -- Baylor University issued the following news: Baylor University data scientists along with colleagues from four other universities have been awarded one of the largest National Science Foundation grants to explore new approaches to engage and prepare the next generation of data scientists through sports analytics. The four-year $1.1 million grant brings together educators from Baylor, lead awardee Carnegie Mellon University, St. Lawrence University, the  more

WACO, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSawa) -- Baylor University issued the following news: Marlene Neill, Ph.D., APR, associate professor and graduate program director in journalism, public relations and new media at Baylor University, has been accepted into the prestigious Arthur W. Page Society. The good news comes on the heels of Neill's recent win of PRSA's 2022 Outstanding Educator Award. The Society is named for Arthur W. Page, who served as vice president of public relations for the American Telephon  more

WACO, Texas, Dec. 6 (TNSpro) -- Baylor University issued the following news: The online MBA program in Baylor University's Hankamer School of Business has been ranked No. 11 nationally among the 2023 Best Online MBA Programs by Poets & Quants, the definitive online publication for business education news. "The new rankings reflect our success in recruiting high-quality students who desire to learn from nationally acclaimed faculty at Baylor's Hankamer School of Business. The benefits of a Bayl  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 10 -- Bechtel issued the following news release: Bechtel has been selected to build a 272 MWdc solar facility for Sabanci Renewables, Inc. in Fort Bend County, Texas. The Fort Bend facility will be the first utility-scale solar project in the United States for Sabanci Renewables, Inc., a subsidiary of Sabanci Holding, one of Turkey's leading companies. Sabanci Renewables will own and operate the facility. Bechtel's scope includes engineering, procurement, constr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 7 -- Bechtel issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: HIF Global, the world's leading eFuels company, announced today that its subsidiary HIF USA LLC ("HIF USA") has engaged Bechtel Energy, Siemens Energy, and Topsoe to conduct the front-end engineering and design ("FEED") of a facility to be constructed in Matagorda County, Texas, to produce carbon-neutral gasoline (the "HIF Matagorda eFuels Facility"). When operational, the HIF Matagorda eFuels Facil  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSawa) -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Mexican American Bar Association of San Antonio will present the Legal Profession Award to William T. Avila, a public finance partner in Bracewell LLP's San Antonio's office, at its annual holiday awards gala on December 17. The award recognizes the many contributions that Avila has made both inside and outside the legal community, as well as his commitment to excellence, professionalism and int  more

SAN RAMON, California, Dec. 8 -- Chevron, an energy company, issued the following company statement on Dec. 5, 2022: Demand for domestically produced energy is growing, and Chevron is answering the call by boosting production throughout our United States operations. As one of the leading energy producers in the nation, we're working to ramp up production in Texas, Colorado and beneath the waters of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. why it matters Geopolitical events and the growing global demand for   more

COMMERCE, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news release: Texas A&M University-Commerce has announced the hiring of Lion Athletics Hall of Famer Clint Dolezel as the 21st head coach in the history of the Lion Football program on Wednesday morning. One of only three documented three-sport athletes in school history, Dolezel enjoyed a 13-year professional career with the Arena Football League (AFL). He is the first professional quarterback to t  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 8 -- CNN issued the following news: On the 10-year anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a CNN Special Report Sandy Hook: Forever Remembered, will premiere on Wednesday, December 14 at 10pm ET. CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota looks back at the victims' families' decade-long fight to change gun policy, including countless conversations about mental health, unprecedented legal battles, and another unspeakable tragedy in Uvalde, Texas that echoed what happen  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (TNSper) -- Columbia University issued the following news: Sewell Chan, Editor in Chief of The Texas Tribune, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University announced today. Chan, 45, joined The Texas Tribune as its editor in chief in October 2021. Under his leadership, the nonprofit newsroom was awarded an Edward R. Murrow Award for general excellence among large digital news organizations and an Online Journalism Award for breaking news coverage of the 202  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSfund) -- Dallas College issued the following news release: The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded Dallas College a $1 million grant to increase the number of underrepresented student nurses who can provide high-quality, culturally sensitive care in underserved communities. Under a "Nurse Education, Practice Quality and Retention" grant, HRSA funding over the next three years will help Dallas College boost enrollment and attract more n  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 7 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Two tournaments, two Saturdays, and one school filled with excitement and suspense as almost 2,000 Dallas ISD elementary and secondary students competed against each other in the fall chess tournaments hosted by the Student Activities department at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy at A.Maceo Smith. The secondary chess tournament kicked off the first of two Saturday tournaments with 665 studen  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 7 (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: Frost & Sullivan recently assessed the Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled smart building solutions industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Delta Controls with the 2022 Global Competitive Strategy Leadership Award. The company is an industry-leading manufacturer and pr  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 5 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release on Dec. 4, 2022: Leaders and voters in Atlanta held a press conference discussing how Walker's long, damning pattern of lies, scams, and disturbing conduct -- including new allegations of violence along with recent reports that Walker took a tax break in Texas meant for residents while running for Senate in Georgia -- prove he is not ready to represent Georgians. With only Election Day remaining for   more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSper) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Dr. Diana Ortega-Feerick has been named Vice President for Tarleton State University's Division of Student Engagement and Success, pending approval by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. She has served in an interim role since June. She came to Tarleton in 2019 as Assistant Vice President for the division and Dean of Students, following more than 20 years in education, with 14 in student   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSper) -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Elva LeBlanc, Ph.D. has been named Chancellor of Tarrant County College today following a vote by the Board of Trustees to offer the position to LeBlanc. Dr. LeBlanc becomes the sixth chancellor of the Tarrant County College District. The Board of Trustees sat as a committee of the whole as an Executive Search Committee to consider filling the position of Chancellor and recommended  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 9 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: ExxonMobil today announced its corporate plan for the next five years, with a sizeable increase in investments aimed at emission reductions and accretive lower-emission initiatives, including its Low Carbon Solutions business. The corporate plan through 2027 maintains annual capital expenditures at $20-$25 billion, while growing lower-emissions investments to app  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 7 -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: ExxonMobil today announced the successful startup of its new polypropylene production unit at the Polyolefins Plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. * Startup of new polypropylene unit increases capacity to meet growing demand for high-performance products * Polypropylene is used in everyday products, including lightweight auto parts that improve fuel efficiency * E  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSper) -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2022: * * * Exxon Mobil Corporation said today that Lawrence "Larry" W. Kellner and John D. Harris II have joined its board of directors. Kellner is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Continental Airlines and current chairman of the board for the Boeing Company. Harris is the former chief executive officer of Raytheon International Inc., a who  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 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: Satellite propulsion is vital to the successful operation of satellites as it is used to produce thrust for orbit insertion, position control, station keeping, and other in-orbit maneuvers. According to Frost & Sullivan's recent report, Global Satellite Propulsion Solutions  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 9 -- 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: Recently, Frost & Sullivan analyzed the 5G enterprise industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) with the 2022 Asia-Pacific Customer Value Leadership Award and Technology Innovation Leadership Award. In addition, Frost & Sullivan assessed   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 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 recently analyzed the European battery technology industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Addionics with the 2022 European Battery Technology Innovation Leadership Award. The company builds next-gen rechargeable battery architecture for electric vehicles (EV  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 9 -- 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 COVID-19 pandemic has revealed various challenges facing industries across the world. However, within these challenges lie various opportunities for businesses to adopt a new vision, the vision of 'Innovate to Zero.' Driving the discussions on this vision was Frost & Sullivan A  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 7 (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: Frost & Sullivan recently researched the building automation solutions (BAS) industry and, based on its analysis, recognizes Delta Controls with the 2022 North American Company of the Year Award. The company has been leading the industry for four decades, with a focus on in  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 7 (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: Frost & Sullivan recently analyzed the global development and operations (DevOps) security industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Sonatype with the 2022 Global DevOps Security Technology Innovation Leadership Award. The company offers customers software supply chai  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 8 -- 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 COVID-19 pandemic has revealed various challenges facing industries across the world. However, within these challenges lie various opportunities for businesses to adopt a new vision, the vision of 'Innovate to Zero.' Driving the discussions on this vision was Frost & Sullivan A  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSfund) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Lori Assaf, a professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University, received a Fulbright Specialist Program grant to support student and faculty learning at the Haiphong University of Management and Technology in Vietnam. The Fulbright Specialist Program sends U.S. academics and professionals to host institutions abroad for two to six weeks to share expertise and esta  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Sujeeth Draksharam to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027. The Commission oversees the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Sujeeth Draksharam of Sugar Land is the President of Sirrus Engineers, Inc. He is a Commissioner for the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, President and board member of the  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Courtney Hjaltman as Chief Executive and Public Counsel for the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC) for a term set to expire on February 1, 2023. Hjaltman will begin serving at OPUC on December 19, 2022. OPUC represents residential and small commercial consumers in the electric, telecommunications, and water and wastewater utility industries in Texas. The Public  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Noe E. Perez to the Texas School Safety Center Board for a term set to expire on February 1, 2023. The board reports to the Governor, the Legislature, the State Board of Education, and the Texas Education Agency regarding school safety and security and advises the center on its function, budget, and strategic planning initiatives. Noe E. Perez of Laguna Vista is a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the announcement of Air Products and The AES Corporation's (AES) new mega-scale green hydrogen facility in Wilbarger County. The project is anticipated to create more than 1,300 construction jobs, 115 permanent operations jobs, and 200 transportation and distribution jobs. It is also expected to generate approximately $500 million in revenue to the State o  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today ordered all Texas state agencies to ban the use of TikTok on any government-issued devices as the threat of the Chinese Communist Party gaining access to critical U.S. information and infrastructure continues to grow. In letters to Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dade Phelan, and state agency leaders, the Governor highlighted the State of Texas' responsibili  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 7 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today accepted the resignation of Texas Secretary of State John Scott and announced his intent to appoint Senator Jane Nelson to fill the role as the 115th Secretary of State for Texas. Scott has served as Secretary of State since October 2021 with the mission of helping restore Texans' confidence in the security of our state's elections. Senator Nelson did not run for re-  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 6 (TNSper) -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Joseph F. Coniglio and G. Michael Gruber, shareholders in the Dallas office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, were invited to join the Dallas Citizens Council. Dallas Citizens Council comprises the area's CEOs and top business leaders who provide guidance on the policy issues that will move Dallas forward and serve in the moments that matter the most for the city, according to its websi  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSper) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Litigation Associate Annie Nicholson was recently elected to the Orange County Women Lawyers Board. She is the only first-year attorney to be elected to the board this year. Orange County Women Lawyers was founded in 1975 as the Women and Individual Rights section of the Orange County Bar Association. According to their website, "The original goal was to focus on the rights   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSawa) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The extensive research done by Dr. Sid O'Bryant and his team at the Institute of Translational Research has earned the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth the 2022 Medical Research Award by D Magazine. Dr. O'Bryant, the executive director of the ITR and a professor at the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, received the honor on behalf of HSC as part   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 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 North American Goods-to-person Robotics Technology Industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes inVia Robotics with the 2022 Technology Innovation Leadership Award for creating a sophisticated, autonomous robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) picking sys  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSjou) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Laure Brimbal, assistant professor in the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Texas State University, joins the Big Ideas TXST podcast for December's episode to discuss research that shows children are judged more harshly for telling blunt truths than for lies. Research published in October by Brimbal suggests children who tell blunt truths such as "I don't want this present - it's ugly!"   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: Horseshoe Bay Nature Park soon will install educational signs along a walking trail thanks to a $17,571 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Pedernales Electric Cooperative. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with almost $13,500 in matching contributions from the park, will allow for the addition of 15 interpretive signs to explain wildlife, geology, water conserv  more

EL CAMPO, Texas, Dec. 9 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The City of El Campo will outfit its three emergency medical service command vehicles with new emergency response equipment, thanks to a $23,633 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $5,908 in matching funds from the city, will provide automated external defibrillators, wireless vital signs monitoring kits and rapid response k  more

HALLETTSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 7 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The City of Hallettsville will construct a new drive-thru window at the Friench Simpson Memorial Library, thanks to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $12,690 in matching funds from the city, will help pay for constructing the drive-thru window, which will add another option for people dropping off or picking  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 7 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Ottine Volunteer Fire Department will be able to purchase a new cab and chassis for its 18-year-old brush truck, thanks in part to a $25,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $40,804 in matching funds from the department, will allow Ottine VFD to renovate its oldest brush truck to provide a faster and more reliable respo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 7 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The McMahan Community Women's Club will replace windows, siding and an outdated HVAC system at the McMahan Community Center, thanks to a $23,055 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $5,764 in matching funds from the club, will allow the McMahan Community Women's Club to replace a failing air   more

GOLDTHWAITE, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2022: The American Legion soon will make upgrades to the Legion Hall at the Harry F. Edmondson Post 289, thanks to a $10,570 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of Goldthwaite. The Community Development Partnership Program grant, along with $22,460 in matching funds from the post, will enable the American Legion to upgrade electrical wiring in the 60-year-old bui  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 6 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: A $20,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and the City of Goldthwaite will help upgrade a much-used community baseball field before the spring season begins. The Community Development Partnership Program grant will enable the Goldthwaite Athletic Booster Club to improve the safety and appearance of the baseball field in Goldthwaite, which is used daily during the spring and summer by Go  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: A $24,515 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Pedernales Electric Cooperative will help Highland Lakes Canine Rescue install a rainwater catchment system and water tank for use by area firefighters. The Community Development Partnership program, along with $16,780 in matching funds from the canine rescue, will provide a vital source of water for fighting fires in an area that does not h  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSper) -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release: Texas A&M University System Regents voted unanimously Wednesday to appoint Dr. Linda Schott interim president at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. The vote came during a special-called telephonic meeting in which they also voted to appoint a new president at Prairie View A&M University. Schott's roots run deep in the San Antonio area: she grew up on her family ranch near Medina Lake an  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSawa) -- Lamar University issued the following news: For senior public relations major and upcoming graduate Mattie Hamilton, it all started as a standard research paper for an eight-week online class during the fall 2021 semester. Following a conversation with Professor Andre Favors in the Department of Communication & Media, Hamilton continued her research. After adding more to her paper, she was able to present at the Office of Undergraduate Research conference at  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 7 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: The leading television stations serving the Champaign & Springfield-Decatur television market today began broadcasting with NextGen TV, a revolutionary new digital broadcast technology. Today's launch includes WICS and WICD, WCIA (CBS), WRSP-TV and WCCU (Fox), WAND (NBC), WBUI (CW) and WCIX (MyNet). Based on the same fundamental technology as the Internet and digi  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 6 (TNSper) -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: Jillian Marullo, an accomplished litigation and regulatory attorney, joins Pillsbury's Environmental & Natural Resources practice in Houston. Marullo joins the firm from Liskow and Lewis. Marullo has experience in a wide array of complex civil litigation and arbitration, including those involving energy, maritime, commercial and toxic torts, handling cases from inception to appeal. She is also experienced in  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: Christopher Flowers, M.D., division head ad interim of Cancer Medicine and chair of Lymphoma & Myeloma at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has received a 2022 ASH Mentor Award from the American Society of Hematology in acknowledgement of his career-long commitment to mentoring. "It is an honor to be recognized for something that I am very passionate about.  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Dec. 2 (TNSres) -- Montana State University issued the following news release: When two Montana State University students recently took a flight to Austin, Texas, they had arguably the most unique cargo of all the passengers: a Rubik's Cube-sized computer that's scheduled to land on the moon. Chris Major and Jake Davis, graduate students in MSU's Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering who have spent years helping to develop the specialized computer called RadPC, delivered the  more

LAREDO, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: Universities are vital to their communities, impacting local, regional, and state economies. Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) produces value in many ways: it plays a crucial role in helping students increase their employability and achieve their potential, facilitates new research and innovation development generating new opportunities f  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 9 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WSYR-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Syracuse, NY and the surrounding area, today announced that the Foundation will donate $5,000 to the Salvation Army Syracuse Area Services. The Salvation Army of the Syracuse Area is dedicated to meeting human needs without discrimination, and to encourage and em  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a Massachusetts-led multistate comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) conveying the need for stronger privacy protections related to commercial surveillance and data security. In the letter, Paxton specifically identifies location data, biometric data, and medical data as areas of significant vulnerability without increased safeguards. The letter also i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a Montana-led amicus brief in the St. Louis-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit pushing back against woke school administrators who are encouraging students to "transition" without their parents' knowledge or consent. The brief is in support of Parents Defending Education (PDE) after PDE challenged Linn-Mar School District's policy of allowing students  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate letter urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to permanently extend a Covid-era rule that allows individuals seeking opioid treatment to be prescribed buprenorphine via telemedicine appointments. To combat the spread of Covid-19 and minimize the devastating impacts of the o  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 6 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has secured a significant victory in the New Orleans-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, with the court striking down the federal Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) as unconstitutional. HISA, enacted in 2020, is a federal law that nationalized regulation of the horseracing industry, thereby destroying state and local control. It delegated unprecedented p  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9 (TNSpconf) -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: Nate Woods Jr., special assistant to the president for inclusion transformation at Pennsylvania College of Technology, addressed the 2022 Texas Hope Squad Conference, held recently in Arlington, Texas. Created by educators in partnership with mental health experts, Hope Squad is a national peer-to-peer suicide prevention program based in K-12 schools. More than 1,600 schools in 41  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: In the mid-2010s, Church and parish leaders from St. Austin Parish in Austin, Texas, realized their 50-year-old school, ministry and rectory maintenance costs would soon overwhelm their financial resources. Updates or reconstruction of the old buildings would cost more than the urban parish could afford, said Patricia Dolese, a graduate of Notre Dame and Texas and a volunteer project manager for the  more

MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: With support from the National Science Foundation, FIU and Texas Tech University (TTU) are accelerating the application of wind hazard research to real-world problems through the collaborative creation of the Center for Wind Hazard and Infrastructure Performance (WHIP-C). WHIP-C is supported by industry leaders such as Berkshire Hathaway, Stat  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSper) -- Houston Baptist University issued the following news release: Houston Christian University (HCU) is pleased to announce that Rev. Garry Blackmon, senior pastor of Crossway Christian Fellowship, will serve as chair of the HCU Board of Trustees. Blackmon served as a member of the Board from 1999-2008 and from 2017 to the present before being elected as Chair. During his tenure on the board, he has served on HCU's Finance, Academic Affairs and Spiritual Leadershi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: If the national debt limit is not raised, the Biden administration's foreign policy efforts could be impacted, according to an expert from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Joe Barnes, the Bonner Means Baker Fellow, argues in a new issue brief (https://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/what-midterms-mean-us-foreign-policy) that a Republican-led House could complicate President Biden's ability  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Interactive tool from Center for Energy Studies analyzes supply scenarios * * * Europe is facing high natural gas prices and high uncertainty due to the substantial reduction in Russian imports, and this winter is only the beginning, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, energy security is at top of mind for most Europe  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Eugene Ng, a Rice University professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering, has been named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. * * * The designation of fellow is the highest honor conferred by the IEEE. Fewer than 0.1% of voting members are selected annually. "I was excited and felt incredibly honored," Ng said of his recognition for contribution  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Fear of hate crime looms especially large in the minds of Jews and Muslims, even if they have never been personally targeted, according to a new study from Rice University and West Virginia University. "Fear of Religious Hate Crime Victimization and the Residual Effects of Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia" appears in a recent edition of Social Forces. Using data from the 2019 edition of the nationally represen  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: When students who begin school learning English as a second language are deemed proficient earlier in their educational careers, their overall learning outcomes -- including test scores and access to advanced coursework -- can dramatically improve, according to a new research brief from the Rice University Kinder Institute's Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC). "Long-term English learners: How is tim  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 9 (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 cardiac-monitoring wearables market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes SmartCardia with the 2022 Global New Product Innovation Award for its groundbreaking patch that records and transmits 7 lead ECG, heart rate, respiration rate, oxygen satura  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 9 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan recently assessed the neonatal care industry and, based on its analysis, recognizes the SonarMed(TM) airway monitoring system from Medtronic with the 2022 North America New Product Innovation Award. The SonarMed(TM) airway monitoring system is a unique technology in  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSjou) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2022: Devastating megafires are becoming more common, in part, because the planet is warming. But a new study led by SMU suggests bringing "good fire" back to the U.S. and other wildfire fire-prone areas, as Native Americans once did, could potentially blunt the role of climate in triggering today's wildfires. The age-old Native American tradition of "cultural burning" appears to have previousl  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: Noah Peeri, Ph.D., MPH, a recent graduate of The University of North Texas Health Science Center's School of Public Health, has achieved a major milestone by publishing an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association Oncology just months after completing his graduate degree. His recently published JAMA article explores the association between polycystic ovary syndr  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 7 (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 its recent analysis of the electric vehicle battery 4R services Industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Spiers New Technologies (SNT) with the 2022 North America Market Leadership Award for preserving the value of batteries and customer's investment with unrivaled pr  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSfund) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: A gift from the estate of Tarleton State University graduate and benefactor Russell Moore has added more than $1.2 million to an endowed scholarship in the College of Business. "We are extremely grateful for generous friends and alumni like Russell Moore," said Tarleton President James Hurley. "His extraordinary gift boosts the legacy of our accounting and finance programs and provides our students wi  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Dec. 1 (TNSres) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Tarleton State University is turbocharging economic growth, generating an estimated $1.2 Billion for North Central Texas and $2 Billion total for the state. An independent study by the global research firm Lightcast (formerly Emsi) confirms that Tarleton's impact extends far beyond its main campus in Stephenville and the counties it serves. Released today, the report draws from university financial fig  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSper) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Tarleton State University Professor Wendell Sadler has been named a Regents Professor by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents -- one of 12 for 2022-23. The regents established the award in 1996 to recognize faculty who have made extraordinary contributions to their university and to the people of Texas. "You can only imagine the extreme honor," Dr. Sadler said. "Being a Regents Professor i  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSrpt) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Students at Columbine High School in 1999 experienced the tragedy of a mass shooting on their campus that took the lives of 13 students. This not only changed the survivors, but changed the trajectory of gun violence on school campuses. Since then, the U.S. has recorded over 300 school shootings. Some generated much media attention, like Santa Fe, Parkland and Uvalde, while others received less. The I  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Dec. 6 (TNSawa) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Tarleton State University Professor Tom Tallach was recognized as University Administrator of the Year by the Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (TAHPERD) over the weekend at the organization's annual conference in Corpus Christi. In his five years as head of the Department of Sport Science in the School of Kinesiology, the department has achieved record enrollment and  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release: The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has issued a Stop-Sale Order against Panjwani Energy LLC dba Star Stop 128 ("Star Stop"), 1306 Nasa Parkway, in Houston. Under the Order, the Star Stop must immediately stop selling fuel from any of its devices that deliver diesel fuel. TDLR investigators found that the station was selling diesel fuel that does not meet state-required qua  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * The Center for Health Equity and Evaluation Research uses interdisciplinary research and evaluation services to reduce and eliminate health disparities * * * Health disparities have always existed, but recent events such as the pandemic have helped to bring them to the forefront. Many factors contribute to these inequities such as genetics, access to care, poor quality of   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 7 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release: The National Nuclear Security Administration has exercised an additional five-year option for The Texas A&M University System and its partners at Triad National Security LLC to continue managing and operating the Los Alamos National Laboratory. In 2018, Triad, which includes Battelle Memorial Institute and the University of California, took over the management and operation of Los Alamos, one o  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 3 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: Warren Finch has rubbed shoulders with enough boldfaced names that to ask him to name a favorite memory from his career - which includes all 25 years the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum has been open - is to risk understating the number of significant historical figures he's met on the job. Of course, there are the many times he spoke with President Bush and his wife, former first lady B  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: Texas A&M University-Kingsville senior and McNair scholar Brissa Acevedo was honored for her presentation at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) in Anaheim, Calif. Acevedo, who is studying chemical engineering, presented her research, "The Future of Biodiesel & Wastewater Treatment," during the conference held Nov. 9-12. "Based on my research, I was able to conc  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: An eight-person team from Texas A&M University competed at the 2022 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Machining Competition in Knoxville, Tennessee. The competition is sponsored by the Department of Defense and the Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) in conjunction with ProjectMFG through the SecureAmerica Institute (SAI), which is powered by the Texas A&M Engineering Expe  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Many biomedical engineering students at Texas A&M University work on research that could impact people's lives, so it's not uncommon to see students or graduates in this major come up with innovative and marketable ideas. Two of these Aggies took their inventions to a competition tailor-made to help them succeed with their entrepreneurial goals. In 2022, senior Haley Clark and fo  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 6 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: While departments at universities and colleges continuously strive to improve their curriculum, complete redesigns are rare. However, a foundational education based on accurate and up-to-date knowledge is paramount, especially for student engineers who will go on to work in a rapidly advancing field. Members of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University rece  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Researchers at Texas A&M University have uncovered a solution to a decades-old mystery surrounding the failure of certain ultra-thin coatings during the phase-change heat transfer process. Led by Dr. Dion Antao, a team from the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering has not only helped illuminate the previously elusive challenges facing silane self-assembled mono  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Three prestigious organizations recognized Dr. J.N. Reddy for his outstanding and continued contributions to the field of engineering and science. Reddy's recent recognitions include his elections as a fellow of the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering, as an honorary member of the European Academy of Sciences and member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Reddy serves  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSfund) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Texas Southern University's Center for Justice Research has received a $351,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation through the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity to form the HBCU Criminal Justice Research Hub. The Hub will facilitate a two-year collaboration between HBCU researchers, community organizations, and community members working toward reducing mass incarceration and violent crime. "The Walmart F  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 6 (TNSRep) -- The office of the Texas State Auditor issued the following audit report (No. 23-010) on Dec. 5, 2022, entitled "A Report on the Audit of the Teacher Retirement System's Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Statements." Here is the summary of the report: * * * In our audit report dated November 18, 2022, we concluded that the Teacher Retirement System's (System's) basic financial statements for fiscal year 2022 were materially correct and presented in accordance with ac  more

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University-Prairie View issued the following news release: The Texas A&M University System's Board of Regents Wednesday voted unanimously to name Dr. Tomikia P. LeGrande the ninth President of Prairie View A&M University. The vote came during a special-called telephonic meeting in which they also voted to appoint an interim president at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. After a nationwide search, Chancellor John Sharp recommended Dr.  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSper) -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release: The Texas A&M University System's Board of Regents Wednesday voted unanimously to name Dr. Tomikia P. LeGrande the ninth President of Prairie View A&M University. The vote came during a special-called telephonic meeting in which they also voted to appoint an interim president at Texas A&M University-San Antonio. After a nationwide search, Chancellor John Sharp recommended Dr. LeGrande   more

TOWSON, Maryland, Dec. 8 (TNSjou) -- Towson University issued the following news: * * * Mike Thorpe '12 talks about the recent studies published on samples of Mars' surface * * * NASA's Perseverance rover made a bulls-eye landing in Jezero Crater on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. Its mission was to collect soil, air and rock samples to determine if there was or could be a habitable environment there. Mike Thorpe '12, a Mars sample return scientist based in Houston, Texas at the time, was part of th  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Dec. 9 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following statement on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * State Treasurer Riley Moore today welcomed Irving, Texas-based Commercial Metals Company and its half-billion-dollar investment to Berkeley County. "This is fantastic news for West Virginia and our Eastern Panhandle communities and is further evidence that business leaders around the country recognize our state is a tremendous place to invest," Treasurer Moore s  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 9 -- 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 clinical trial patient recruitment IT solutions industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes TrialWire with the 2022 Global Clinical Trial Patient Recruitment IT Solutions Technology Innovation Leadership Award. TrialWire provides clinical trial patient   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSsel) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The University of Houston is changing lives. That was the overarching message delivered by UH President Renu Khator at the Greater Houston Partnership's "State of Education." The annual event unites a who's who of academic leaders to address successes and challenges in the city's educational landscape. During her Nov. 29 presentation at the Royal Sonesta Houston Galleria, Khator offered compelling p  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Research Shows Engaged Feeding Yields Healthy Food Habits That Last * * * Two University of Houston researchers are developing strategies to help parents artfully sidestep showdowns at the family table. The goal is to reign in mealtime angst early in children's lives so they can nurture positive relationships with food that can carry them into healthy adulthood. In an   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * University of Houston Course Examines Digital Currency and Complicated Trail of Bitcoin * * * Unless you're hibernating, you've come across news reports that mention Bitcoin, blockchain, cryptocurrency, FTX or hardware wallet. Or perhaps you're already an investor in digital currency, the new money concept that traces back to a 2008 white paper credited to Satoshi Nakamoto. Here's the first  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * UH Engineer Develops Method That Can Predict Behavior, Improve Weather Forecasting * * * Picture a tall stately grandfather clock, its long pendulum swinging back and forth, over and again, keeping rhythm with the time. Scientists can describe that motion with an equation, or dynamical model, and though there are seemingly hundreds of factors contributing to the sway, (the weight of the cloc  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSfund) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * UH Psychology Researcher Amanda Venta Awarded $1.5M from National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities * * * In a first of its kind study, University of Houston psychology researchers are investigating how the trauma experienced by migrants before and during the journey to the United States affects their mental and physical health. The researchers will collect data at variou  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: Four years ago, the National Institutes of Health introduced the unprecedented HEAL Initiative to address the nation's public health crisis of opioid misuse, addiction and overdose. More than $2 billion has been invested in 1,000 research projects to date, spanning basic and clinical research to prevention and implementation science. For the last three years, Dr. Scott Walters,  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Dec. 6 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: With a $3.5 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health, University of Texas Medical Branch researchers will study the short- and long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescents' mental, behavioral and social health. Researchers from UTMB's Center for Violence Prevention and School of Nursing will also look at the role of family and income stability; parent-ch  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * UTSW analysis of patient records shows variance of lesions among vocalists from opera to gospel * * * A singer's primary genre can impact the likelihood of developing vocal fold injury and may even influence the specific type of injury that occurs, a recent study by UT Southwestern researchers suggests. The two-part study, led by Lesley Childs, M.D., Associate Pro  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2022: * * * UTA engineer, physicist elected to newest class of NAI fellows * * * The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has elected two professors from The University of Texas at Arlington as fellows: Pranesh Aswath, senior vice provost for academic planning and policy and professor of materials science and engineering, and Wei Chen, professor of physics. "UTA has an e  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSpro) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Arlington's College of Education is offering a new graduate-level Certificate in Instructional and Learning Design Technology. Headed by Hugh Kellam, UTA assistant professor in learning sciences, the program will allow graduate students to explore how to personalize online learning with different technologies, streamline teaching practices and create inter  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 6 (TNSpro) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Arlington's College of Education launched a new certificate this fall specifically for students interested in working with Hispanic-Serving Intuitions (HSI). The Hispanic Serving Leadership Preparation Certificate is a graduate-level program designed for Mavericks interested in empowering Hispanic student success. "Our HSI certificate provides a path for p  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA bioengineer co-authors breakthrough study on light therapies for brain health * * * A noninvasive light therapy known as transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) can improve short-term memory in humans, according to a Science Advances study co-authored by a University of Texas at Arlington researcher. Hanli Liu, professor of bioengineering, said tPBM is emerging as a prom  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Evidence for the earliest known Maya calendar has been found in San Bartolo, Guatemala, by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. While excavating murals at a site in San Bartolo, two fragments were found and pieced together to form the notation "7 Deer," which dates back more than 2,000 years to 300 B.C., several centuries older than previously obtained evidence. The fragments are part of t  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 8 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Drs. Basheer and Shakila Ahmed have created a $1 million endowment at The University of Texas at Dallas to establish the Drs. Basheer and Shakila Ahmed Distinguished Chair in Natural Sciences and Mathematics. In recognition of their transformative gift, the Basheer and Shakila Ahmed Auditorium in the Sciences Building was named in their honor at a Sept. 23 event. Basheer Ahmed is a retired   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have identified specific bacteria in the bladder that may indicate which postmenopausal women are more susceptible to recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), and they found that estrogen may play a role in reducing that susceptibility. "We found a very strong association between beneficial bacteria in the bladder and the use of estrogen hor  more

TYLER, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler announced that Andrew Valarde of Lindale was recognized at the 2022 Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering Conference. Valarde, a freshman industrial technology major, competed in the "Technology IQ Challenge" competition and went on to reach the semifinals, besting over 50 students nationwide. "Technology IQ Challenge" is a Jeopardy  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 2 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: UT Health San Antonio has received a four-year, $2 million federal grant to expand its substance use disorder response program, Be Well Texas, to the state's 178 rural counties that have limited or no access to resources and support addressing opioid addiction. With the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) grant, Be Well Texas will lead and assis  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 9 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * 100th patient receives innovative MRI-guided ultrasound procedure to kill tumors with fewer side effects than surgery or radiation * * * When McKinney real estate developer John Hill was 35, his father died of prostate cancer. The elder Mr. Hill had undergone surgery to remove his prostate a few years earlier, but the cancer had already spread. After watching his   more

TYLER, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSacc) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler has been granted a reaffirmation of accreditation through 2030 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. "This is wonderful news, and I must thank the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, UT Tyler's reaffirmation team and our faculty and staff," said UT Tyler President Kirk A. Calhoun, MD, FACP. "This affirms UT Tyler's academic val  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Dec. 7 (TNSawa) -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2022: The Black 14 have been selected to receive a 2023 NCAA Inspiration Award at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio, Texas, in January. The Black 14 were a group of University of Wyoming football student-athletes who took a courageous stand against discrimination and racism in 1969. That moral stand resulted in them immediately being dismissed from their team by the head coach of the Wy  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 7 (TNSpar) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news on Dec. 6, 2022: For Dave Sekowski, founder and CEO of Wellest Inc., the road to wellness has not been easy. Growing up with limited access to healthy food and education about health and nutrition, he struggled with childhood obesity. "I had to take it upon myself to figure it out," Sekowski said. "I joined the wrestling team, spent a lot of time reading and learning to try and t  more