COMMERCE, Texas, Dec. 23 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: The College of Business at Texas A&M University-Commerce will see a leadership change in the new year. Effective January 9, 2023, A&M-Commerce alumnus and business executive Scott Wheeler will assume the role of interim dean of the College of Business. Wheeler is well-prepared to lead the College of Business. He has served as president, CFO and board member at multipl  more

BURBANK, California, Dec. 20 -- ABC, a division of the Walt Disney, issued the following news release: "1410" - Gwyneth Paltrow, CEO and founder of lifestyle juggernaut Goop, makes her first appearance in the Tank as a guest Shark. First into the Tank is an entrepreneur from San Francisco who hopes the stacks are in his favor with his healthier version of a favorite breakfast indulgence. A husband-and-wife team from Austin, Texas, introduce their elevated product designed to keep your beverage  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 24 -- Akin Gump, a law firm, issued the following news release: Akin Gump advised Aquadrill in its $958 million all-stock merger with Seadrill, a leading offshore drilling contractor. The transaction values Aquadrill at an implied equity value of approximately US $958 million. The combination creates an industry-leading offshore drilling company, with a modern and high specification fleet and a streamlined cost structure. To learn more, click here. The deal team was led  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 20 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: A collaborative study involving Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Cambridge and the University of Exeter Medical School reveals a new gene associated with obesity and maladaptive behavior. The evidence shows that rare mutations in the gene for the serotonin 2C receptor play a role in the development of obesity and dysfunctional behaviors in humans and animal models. The findings, published   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 22 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: As temperatures dip, the most obvious signs of dehydration often disappear. An expert with Baylor College of Medicine helps understand the importance of staying hydrated in cold weather and how to identify when it's time to drink more water. "In cold temperatures, the blood vessels in your extremities constrict to preserve heat and increase blood flow to the core of your body and your vital organs,"   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 20 (TNSper) -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2022: Bracewell LLP announced today that eight practitioners have been promoted to partner or senior principal, effective January 1, 2023. Seven lawyers were elected partner, including: Andrew C.J. Bueso (Houston), Summer B. Greathouse (San Antonio), Tyler S. Johnson (Seattle), Kate Barrington McGregor (Houston), Laura D. Sheldon (Washington, DC), Drew Taggart (Houston) and Christine G. Wyma  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 23 -- Bridgestone, a tire and rubber company, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) today announced it is on pace to achieve one of its highest year-over-year results in its Bandag business with a 9% increase over 2021. With the growth experienced by strategic fleet partners and the unprecedented demand in the market, the company forecasts year-end sales of Bandag retreads will reach more than 7 million units in North A  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 16 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release: On Friday evening the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a motion filed by a group of states led by Texas to intervene in Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas, a class action lawsuit challenging the Title 42 expulsion policy. The asylum seeker plaintiffs in the case are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies (CGRS), Oxfam America, RAI  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 22 (TNSconf) -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) will host a conference call webcast on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss fourth-quarter 2022 financial and operating results as well as 2023 guidance items. The company's financial and operating results will be released before the market opens on Feb. 2. To access the webcast, visit ConocoPhillips' Investor Relatio  more

FRESNO, California, Dec. 21 (TNSper) -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: University President Saul Jimenez-Sandoval appointed Dr. Kent L. Willis as the next vice president for the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Fresno State. Willis' first day in his new role is Jan. 3. Willis currently serves as assistant vice president and associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Texas at Tyler, where he has been since 2  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 22 (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: * * * A shifting awareness of the use of modular buildings and the response to new socioeconomic trends have unlocked growth opportunities in the MC market * * * According to Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, Global Modular Construction (MC) Growth Opportunities, a sh  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 20 (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: The traditional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) approach is being disrupted by portable MRI systems, open design MRI systems, advanced metamaterials, and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced software technologies. The rising demand for scans and a   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 24 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022: In a world driven by software, the continual demand for software-as-a-service (SaaS) products and intelligent devices creates the need for robust licensing and entitlement management. Software manufacturers and device makers struggle to ensure legitimate users hav  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 20 (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: More organizations support hybrid and multi-cloud environments as both workers and workloads expand to more locations. Bring-your-own-device policies enable workers to access corporate applications and services from multiple places and platforms, and modern development too  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Dec. 20 (TNSper) -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: After a competitive national search, a North Carolina native with more than 22 years of experience working with university students has been named Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at East Carolina University by Chancellor Philip G. Rogers. Dr. Brandon A. Frye, who currently serves as vice president for student affairs at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) in Texas, will join ECU  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 20 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Boingo Wireless, Inc. (Boingo) will create a new office in Frisco, with plans for the location to become the company's corporate headquarters. Boingo designs, builds, and manages converged, neutral host public and private networks at major venues around the world. The project will create 247 new jobs and generate approximately $1.48 million in capita  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 20 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Alan Bennett to the 474th Judicial District Court in McLennan County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2024, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. Alan Bennett of Waco is an attorney and shareholder for Sheehy, Lovelace & Mayfield, PC. Previously, he served as a Staff Attorney for the Tenth Court of Appeals and as an Assistant District Attor  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 22 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Andrew "Andy" Kahan to the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for a term set to expire on November 19, 2027. The Commission regulates the conduct of the state judiciary, including the power to recommend for retirement, censure, suspension, or removal of a judge from office. Andrew "Andy" Kahan of Houston is Director of Victim Services for Crime Stoppers Houston.  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Michael D. McFarland, Ed.D. to the State Board for Educator Certification for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027. The Board develops certification and continuing education requirements and standards of conduct for public school teachers. Michael D. McFarland, Ed.D. of Crowley has 30 years of experience in public education and is currently the Superintendent   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Emily Miskel to the Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 13, for a term set to expire on December 31, 2024, or until her successor is duly elected and qualified. Emily Miskel of McKinney is Judge of the 470th Judicial District Court in Collin County, where she has served since 2015. She is board certified in Family Law and Child Welfare Law by the Texas Board of Legal Sp  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 22 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Cynthia "Cyndi" Wheless to the Texas Juvenile Justice Board for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027. Additionally, the Governor named Scott Matthew as Chair of the Board. The Board is charged with developing and implementing rules to govern and oversee the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Cynthia "Cyndi" Wheless of McKinney is the Presiding Judge of the 417  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 21 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter on Dec. 20, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today demanded President Joe Biden immediately deploy federal assets to address the dire border crisis, particularly in the City of El Paso, as a dangerously cold polar vortex moves into Texas this week. "This terrible crisis for border communities in Texas is a catastrophe of your own making," reads the letter. "These communities and the state are ill-equipp  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Dec. 22, 2022: Governor Greg Abbott today granted pardons and restoration of civil rights to the following two Texans recommended by the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. * Antionette La'Quitta Oliver, 32, for assault by contact in 2015 (Collin County). Oliver was sentenced to pay a $269 fine. * Samantha Jo Martinez, 37, for selling alcoholic beverage to a minor in 2006 (Wharton County). Martinez was s  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2022: Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement after a U.S. District Court deemed the fee-shifting provisions of California's SB 1327 unconstitutional. "I want to thank Judge Benitez. We have been saying all along that Texas' anti-abortion law is outrageous. Judge Benitez just confirmed it is also unconstitutional. The provision in California's law that he struck   more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 24 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP represented Manufacturing Resource Group, Inc. (MRG), in the sale of its business to Electrical Components International, Inc. (ECI). The transaction was announced on Dec. 21, 2022. Based in Massachusetts with manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Mexico, MRG is a global leader in electro-mechanical devices and electrical distribution systems. The company provides specialized ma  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 20 (TNSsel) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Associate Asal Saffari is profiled in the 2022 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Magazine for leading DEI initiatives in the Southern California legal community. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility Magazine is produced by L.A. Times B2B Publishing division and delivered to 80,000 print Sunday subscribers in the L.A. and O.C. regions. The magazine profil  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 22 (TNSper) -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight has bolstered its leading Corporate, M&A and Securities Practice Group with the addition of energy attorney Paul Monsour as a partner in Houston. Mr. Monsour represents public and private companies in securities regulation and corporate matters. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, he was counsel with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Mr. Monsour guides clients through securities  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 20 (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: Recently, Frost & Sullivan assessed the Asia-Pacific facility management industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Jones Lang LaSalle Property Consultants Pte Ltd (JLL) with the 2022 Asia-Pacific Facility Management Company of the Year Award. The company's suite of s  more

BENTON HARBOR, Michigan, Dec. 20 (TNSper) -- Lake Michigan College issued the following news: Lake Michigan College welcomes two new staff members to the management team overseeing the Visual & Performing Arts Department and LMC Mendel Center. George Kendall was named Associate Dean, Visual & Performing Arts, in September, while Scott Burgess was hired in October to be the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Operations Manager. GEORGE KENDALL George Kendall is a Detroit native with extens  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 20 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented Valley Health System, a nonprofit health system, in the negotiation of its revenue cycle management agreement with Ensemble Health Partners, a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management solutions for health systems, including hospitals and affiliated physician groups. The partnership will work to optimize the nonprofit  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Insights into immunotherapy treatments and side effects, targeted therapy advances, new oncology provider training and an international drug discovery resource * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recent basic, translational and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts. Current advances inclu  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Mortality rates are higher in U.S. counties where eviction rates are also elevated, and this trend is strongest in areas with higher proportions of Black residents and women, UT Southwestern researchers found. "This is the first U.S. study to evaluate and identify a link between county eviction rates and mortality rates," said Andrew Sumarsono, M.D., Assistant Professor o  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 20 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release: A national leader in protecting sensitive research, The Texas A&M University System has been tapped by an independent federal agency to help institutions keep their federally funded research out of the hands of adversaries of the U.S. government. The National Science Foundation recently granted four awards, including one to the Texas A&M System for $470,808, to create training programs to bols  more

IRVING, Texas, Dec. 21 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2022: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WSYR-TV NewsChannel 9, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Syracuse, NY, and the surrounding area, today announced that the Foundation will donate $5,000 to the Central New York Community Foundation. The donation will be designated to the "Carrie Lazarus Fund for Extraordinary Talent." WSYR's Carrie Lazar  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 20 (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 Asia-Pacific cloud contact center services industry and, based on its analysis, recognizes NICE with the 2022 Asia-Pacific Cloud Contact Center Services Technology Innovation Leadership Award. The company has the industry's broadest  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 22 -- 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 assessed the sustainable mining solutions industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Omya with the 2022 Europe New Product Innovation Award. The company implements a holistic lifecycle perspective on its products and services, enabling it to offer inn  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 20 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton announced a settlement with iHeartMedia, Inc. over the company's recording and broadcasting of radio advertisements that promoted the Google Pixel 4 smartphone. iHeartMedia disc jockeys recorded detailed testimonials about their personal and positive experiences with the Pixel 4, although they had never actually used the smartphones despite requesting them from Google. These t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 21 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a Mississippi-led merits-stage amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the federal government from overregulating and unduly exercising authority over state National Guard units, which are the modern-day versions of what the U.S. Constitution identifies as "militias." The brief was filed after the Cincinnati-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circui  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 21 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate petition sent to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) opposing the draconian federal health care systems vaccine mandate. CMS overstepped its authority by instituting an unprecedented vaccine requirement nationwide on most medical industry staff, while bypassing the Administrative Proce  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 20 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate coalition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court's decision to strike down Title 42, which will leave the already wide-open southern border even more exposed. A district court judge in Washington, DC struck down Title 42, a Trump-era rule that allows the rapid expulsion of aliens who pose a public health risk. When the Biden Administrati  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 23 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a Mississippi-led letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough challenging a new VA rule that attempts to circumvent state laws that protect the unborn by providing taxpayer dollars for abortions. On September 9, 2022, the VA adopted a new interim rule that makes taxpayer-funded abortions and abortion counseling available for cert  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 23 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton joined a West Virginia-led cert-stage amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the Biden Administration's attempts to encroach upon states' rights and make it more difficult for Americans to hunt. The amicus brief opposes the Biden Department of the Interior's misinterpretation of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ("ANILCA") and its attempt to requi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 22 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has taken several actions to halt the Biden Administration's sweeping federal student loan-forgiveness program, which does nothing to lower the costs of higher education and instead forces hardworking taxpayers to pay off hundreds of billions of dollars of college-educated individuals' debt. In opposition to this massive, unlawful wealth transfer, Paxton has joined multistate   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 22 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a coalition of states in sending two Montana-led letters to FedEx Corporation and United Parcel Service (UPS) over reports that the shipping companies have updated their terms of service for gun store owners. The new terms reportedly require any individuals who possess a Federal Firearms License (FFL) to comply with burdensome, intrusive, and potentially illegal corp  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 22 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news release: Karnes County Sheriff Dwayne Villanueva announced he has officially switched parties and is now a Republican. Sheriff Villanueva said "I look forward to continuing the strong tradition of excellent law enforcement in Karnes County, which requires us to come together for a common cause and seek out leaders of integrity and merit." Republican Party of Texas Chairman Matt Rinaldi said "I am proud to welcom  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 21 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news release: At the request of Rep. Briscoe Cain, the Republican Party of Texas is proud to release the results of the voluntary pledge to support the speaker chosen by the Republican Caucus. After thoroughly reviewing records, the following 5 names signed the pledge. Keith Bell, HD04 Todd Hunter, HD32 Carrie Isaac, HD73 David Spiller, HD68 Ellen Troxclair, HD19 * * * Original text here: https://texasgop.org/8  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: A new, $1 million gift from Houston Endowment to the Rice Kinder Institute for Urban Research's Houston Education Research Consortium will allow for expanded research capacity and more outreach to better educate practitioners and the public about pressing educational issues in the area. "We are deeply grateful for the continued support from Houston Endowment," said Erin Baumgartner, director of HERC. "This f  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 20 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice method to find antibiotic-resistant genes shows limits of 'snapshot' samples, chlorination * * * Testing the contents of a simple sample of wastewater can reveal a lot about what it carries, but fails to tell the whole story, according to Rice University engineers. Their new study shows that composite samples taken over 24 hours at an urban wastewater plant give a much more accurate representat  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: China's dominance over the supply of rare-earth minerals and materials -- which are critical for energy transition and defense technologies -- should spur U.S. policymakers to bolster raw materials supply chains, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The China Rare Earth Group, a merger of three of China's state-owned enterprises into one mega-conglomerate, contr  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2022: To David Temple, associate curator of paleontology at the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences (HMNS), the process of 3D printing and its ability to create or replicate something from scratch is nothing short of awe-inspiring. In fact, he went as far as to describe it as a religious experience. "There are zeroes and ones and you are able to convert them into whatever you want or create  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Dec. 22 (TNSpro) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: The Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA) has concluded negotiations with Elsevier, the world's largest publisher of scientific journals, for subscription journal access. All TLCUA's 44 public and private universities across Texas, including Sam Houston State University, have signed or are finalizing new agreements for subscription journal access, giving their campus communities greater ac  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The School of Public Health hosted its second annual Maternal and Child Health and Health Disparities Poster Symposium, featuring more than 30 graduate student poster presentations from five courses in the public health core curriculum: Introduction to MCH, Introduction to Health Disparities, Human Sexuality and Reproductive Health, MCH Epidemiology and Epidemiology. These pres  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- Seton Hall University issued the following news: Research and public scholarship are essential parts of university work. To wrap up the Fall 2022 semester, Jon Radwan, Ph.D., director of Seton Hall's Institute for Communication and Religion, shared a recap of recent scholarship and pointed toward exciting plans for Spring 2023. Most recently, Radwan was invited to deliver a keynote lecture at the Jagadguru Kripaluji Yog Bhagavad Gita Summit at the  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 20 (TNSjou) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2022: Spread across vast distances, the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean are thought to have been populated by humans in two distinct migrations beginning approximately 3,330 years ago. The first followed a northern route out of what is today the Philippines and the second followed a southern route from Taiwan and New Guinea. People arrived on the islands between these routes--now making  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 22 -- The Texas A&M Forest Service issued the following news: Texas A&M Forest Service is soliciting applications for a pair of $50,000 grants to promote healthy trees and forests. The agency's Community Forestry Grants Program seeks to fund community forestry-focused projects in two areas: climate resiliency and community equity. To be eligible, applicants must be public or non-profit organizations and can include state and local government agencies, educational   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * The defense department grant will allow researchers to further develop a potential treatment to target the short- and long-term effects of traumatic brain injury * * * More than 400,000 soldiers were diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) between 2000 and 2018, but this number is assumed to be an underestimate due to underreporting or misdiagnosis. D. Samba Reddy, P  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 20 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Hybrid model combines frequentist and Bayesian methods to address scenarios such as calibrating knee implants and determining the optimal surgical treatment for melanoma * * * A study recently published in the journal The American Statistician describes a new statistical method that combines the Bayesian inference and frequentist inference methods into a hybrid statistica  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 23 (TNSacc) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: The Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has again received full accreditation for the next seven years by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Education (COE). Dr. John R. August, the Carl B. King Dean of Veterinary Medicine, announced the accreditation to the school on De  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Researchers are working to improve 2D semiconductors by better understanding dark excitons and how they could be applied to future technologies ranging from quantum computers to next-generation solar panels. Dr. Shoufeng Lan, assistant professor in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, is leading a project to explore how the optical  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 23 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Researchers embarked on a multidisciplinary project to determine how cavitation bubbles within micro- or nano-structures could mitigate surface erosion and enhance the efficiency in microfluidic mixing devices, often used to quickly and effectively mix multiple samples. Potential applications of the research findings include the creation of more efficient and resilient pumping m  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 23 (TNSper) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Beginning January 1, 2023 Dr. Needha Boutte-Queen will serve as Acting Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. Dr. Boutte-Queen is graduate of Texas Southern University, having received her Bachelor of Arts in Social Work. She credits her undergraduate education at TSU with preparing her for graduate studies at the University of Chicago and the University of Houston, where she completed the   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Fen Xia, M.D., Ph.D., chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). Xia is among 27 distinguished cancer specialists in the United States to be inducted into ASTRO's 2022 Class of Fello  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * UH Study Finds Industry Still Facing Massive Post-Pandemic Labor Shortage * * * Researchers at the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership say many skilled hospitality workers who were furloughed or laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic are angry and unlikely to return to the industry. During the first few months of the pandemic in 2020, travel and d  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * UH Market Data Study Reveals Ways Retailers and Creators Can Reach Customers in This Sought-After Segment * * * Millennial age groups - born mid 1980s to early 2000s - now have more money at hand than they have ever controlled before. And they are spending it, says Olivia Johnson, assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Consumer Sciences at the University of Houston C  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Dec. 24 (TNSfund) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: A $1 million bequest continues a University of Mississippi graduate's dedication to helping others succeed. The late Martin Dunagin, of Oxford and Houston, Texas, wanted students in the Patterson School of Accountancy and the School of Law to benefit from his gift, which supplements endowments he created in 2019 - the C. Martin Dunagin Jr. Accountancy Scholarship Endowment and the C. Mart  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news on Dec. 19, 2022: Patients who are satisfied with their physicians are more likely to follow through with metabolic or bariatric surgery (MBS) regardless of racial or ethnic group, according to a study led by researchers at UTHealth Houston. The study was published today in JAMA. MBS is used to treat patients with severe obesity and can help improve obesity-related comorbidit  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Findings could translate into treatments for humans within years, UTSW scientists say * * * Using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system, UT Southwestern researchers corrected mutations responsible for a common inherited heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in human cells and a mouse model of the disease. Their findings, published in Science Translatio  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Combination of new technologies shows promise in UTSW analysis of nodule sampling * * * Lung nodule biopsies performed with new robotic bronchoscopy technology may be safer and more effective than those done by traditional methods, a study by researchers at UT Southwestern suggests. UT Southwestern was the first medical center in Dallas-Fort Worth - and among the  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA developing high-tech, insecticide-free solution to exterminate fire ants * * * Anyone who has walked Texas fields has probably dealt with the scourge of a fire ant mound. Common internet solutions call for dousing the mounds with gasoline or some other combustible liquid, setting them on fire, or using an environmentally unsafe product to rid or reduce the unwanted pes  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 22 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA team evaluating highway vegetation to improve air quality, reduce flooding * * * A University of Texas at Arlington assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering will create best practices for roadside vegetation. Kyeong Rok Ryu, assistant professor of construction management, was awarded a $242,285 Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) grant to deve  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 15 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) selected Juan Pablo Palavicini, PhD, an early career scientist at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio), to receive the 2022 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and AFAR Grants for Junior Faculty. Palavicini is an investigator in the Sam and Ann Barshop Institut  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio -- South Texas' only National Cancer Institute-Designated Cancer Center -- is putting a decades-old antidepressant drug to new use treating breast cancers that don't respond to existing therapies. Research in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at UT Health San Antonio provided compelling evidenc  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 24 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Cellular processes key to developing therapies to treat nonalcoholic steatohepatitis * * * UT Southwestern immunologists have uncovered a key pathogenic event prompted by obesity that can trigger severe forms of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and potential liver failure. The finding, published in Immunity, could pave the way for developing therapies to treat non  more

TYLER, Texas, Dec. 21 (TNSpar) -- The University of Texas's Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler has recently announced its partnership in UT System's Grow with Google initiative that will make Google Career Certifications available to students across eight UT System academic institutions. UT System's announcement earlier this month marks Google's largest university partnership to date. Through this initiative and with the support of the Coursera pla  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on Dec. 21, 2022: * * * CodeBreaK 100 study demonstrates acceptable safety profile and encouraging results * * * In the Phase I/II CodeBreaK 100 trial, the KRAS G12C inhibitor sotorasib achieved meaningful anticancer activity with an acceptable safety profile in heavily pretreated patients with KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer, according to researchers at Th  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Dec. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A civil engineering researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington is leading a project that will aim to improve smart traffic signal management through state-of-the-art traffic signal simulation techniques and big data. Pengfei (Taylor) Li, assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, is leading the $292,010 grant funded through the U.S. and Texas departments of  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Findings could pave way for better treatments, assessments of patient risk * * * UT Southwestern researchers have identified the molecular function of 87 inherited genetic variants that affect the risk of prostate cancer, and the majority appear to control the activity of genes located far away from the risk variants themselves. The findings, published in Cancer D  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 20 (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 conducted research on the connected car in-cabin media industry and, after an extensive evaluation, recognized Xperi Inc. (NYSE: XPER) with the 2022 North America Competitive Strategy Leadership Award. Xperi offers a wide range of entertainment te  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Dec. 22 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: The New 20-Acre Aggie Park Opened In The Heart Of Campus The new "outdoor student center" opened Sept. 4 with a dedication ceremony where President M. Katherine Banks said the addition is sure to become a key destination for current students, former students and visitors. Formerly known as Spence Park, the space across from Kyle Field was transformed over the course of two years. * * * Along With Aggi  more