GOLDEN, Colorado, Jan. 11 (TNSpar) -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news: Colorado School of Mines has partnered with the University of Texas at Austin and Colorado State University to stand up a new $50 million multidisciplinary research and education initiative that will address the growing need for accurate, timely and clear accounting of greenhouse gas emissions across global oil and natural gas supply chains. Data and analysis from this major new endeavor will help both pu  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSper) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: University of Houston System Chancellor Renu Khator has appointed Diane Z. Chase as senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, University of Houston System, and senior vice president for academic affairs and provost for the University of Houston. Chase's appointment is effective February 2023, pending confirmation by the UH System Board of Regents and comes after an extensive national search. "I   more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, Jan. 14 (TNSconf) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: Texas A&M University-Kingsville will host actor, comedian and content creator Josh Peck on Tuesday, Jan. 24 as part of the university's lectureship series. The event will take place in the campus' Jones Auditorium at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited with doors opening for student entry at 6:15 p.m. Community entry will start at 6:30 p.m. Peck is best known for   more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 11 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: AECOM, the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced that it has been awarded the Sustainable Market Initiative's (SMI) Terra Carta Seal for its commitment to sustainability and exemplifying leadership in advancing environmental stewardship industrywide. "We're proud to receive the Terra Carta Seal and be recognized at the leading edge of private sector firms working toward a more   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 12 (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 purpose-built, innovative, compact, and highly customizable LSVs improve safety and comfort, enable near-infinite payload reconfigurability, maximize efficiency, and reduce carbon emissions. * * * Based on Frost & Sullivan's recent assessment of the electric l  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2023: Texas Medical Center (TMC) and Beacon Capital Partners (Beacon) announced today that Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) will serve as an anchor tenant of the Dynamic One building at TMC Helix Park. Dynamic One, the first of four TMC Helix Park industry buildings, developed by Beacon in collaboration with Zoe Life Science, topped off the North Tower in December 2022 with a scheduled Q4 20  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Stress is a universal feature of life, but some organisms are better equipped to cope and thrive during stressful periods of time. That isn't always the case when it comes to humans. Stress at the cellular level is involved in numerous human diseases, from age-related neurodegeneration to cancer. So, what exactly is at play during a successful or unsuccessful stress response, and can stress responses b  more

WACO, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNSgov) -- Baylor University issued the following news: The National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have designated Baylor University as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD), a program that addresses the critical shortage of professionals with cybersecurity skills and highlights the importance of higher education as a solution to defending America's cyberspace. With the designation, Baylor joins a growing comm  more

WACO, Texas, Jan. 10 (TNSres) (TNSfund) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * With the funding, Baylor sophomore Allie North leads effort to understand these mysterious silicic volcanoes on the surface of the Moon * * * Silicic volcanoes on the Moon, specifically the mysterious Gruithuisen Domes, are a lunar geologic mystery that still perplexes scientists more than half a century after they were discovered. Based on early telescopic and spacecraft observations, these extinct  more

SAN RAMON, California, Jan. 14 -- Chevron, an energy company, issued the following news release: The Permian Basin is an energy-rich depression in the earth's crust that spans parts of West Texas and New Mexico. How rich? It accounts for nearly 40% of the oil production and 15% of the natural gas production in the United States. At approximately 250 miles wide and 300 miles long, this shale basin is larger than the entire state of Florida. Chevron, one of the largest oil and gas producers in t  more

ADA, Oklahoma, Jan. 12 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: Austin Fairris has known for a long time that he wanted to serve. "I was drawn to public service and liked the idea of being part of an organization whose first priority was the protection of America and its people," said Fairris. He grew up in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas, in the Farmers Branch-Carrollton area, graduating from R. L. Turner High School. He studied t  more

MCKINNEY, Texas, Jan. 13 (TNSper) -- Collin College issued the following news release: Collin College recently approved the following leadership appointments. Dr. Bill King has been appointed executive vice president of Collin College. He served as interim executive vice president from August-December 2022 and previously served as the provost of the Technical Campus from 2019-2022. In addition, he served the college as executive director of facilities and construction from 2016-2019. Prior to   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 13 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2023: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced a nearly $1.2 million multi-year gift, consisting of both in-kind equipment and monetary contributions, to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) to support student development of skills in engineering and business analytics for undergraduates. "We are honored to help advance engineering and business analytics at PVAMU and t  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Lowering temperatures to nonlethal levels stopped cancer cells from dividing in study led by resident * * * Cooling brain tumor cells to stop them from dividing without killing healthy cells extended the survival of glioblastoma (GBM) animal models dramatically in a study led by a UT Southwestern resident. The findings, published in Science Advances, could lead to  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 11 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2023: Acclaimed actress Diane Guerrero partnered with Sonoro, a global entertainment company that has quickly become the #1 podcast network in Latin America, and My Cultura, iHeartMedia's podcast network dedicated to elevating Latinx voices and stories, to present a new music-driven franchise titled Adelita: Changing the Key slated for release on January 24, 2023. Adelita arrived hot off the heels of the co  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 14 -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: Four Seasons Hotel Austin is taking "dinner and a show" one step further as dinner is the show with a new activation set to launch this February. This winter, the Hotel announced the Texas debut of the state-of-the-art animated dining experience by award-winning TableMation Studios. Guests can expect a whimsical, first-of-its-kind evening as the animation (beamed from overhead 4k laser projectors) int  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott announced today that CertainTeed LLC will construct a new roofing manufacturing and distribution facility in Bryan. CertainTeed, a subsidiary of Compagnie de Saint Gobain, produces exterior and interior building products. The project is expected to create 130 new jobs and approximately $140 million in capital investment. A Texas Enterprise Fund grant of $546,000 has been  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Brittny Allred and Elvis Williams and reappointed John Elliott to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas Board of Trustees for terms set to expire on August 31, 2027. The Board manages retirement and other benefits for teachers and employees of the state's public schools and institutions of higher education. Brittny Allred of Dallas is a principal of Luther King C  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed George Cannata as the Director of the Office of Community-Based Care Transition for a term at the pleasure of the Governor. George Cannata of Fort Worth is the Child Protective Services Regional Director in North Texas, covering 81 counties. He has served in various positions with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services since 1997. He is also a lic  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 14 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Donald L. King to the Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027. The Committee assists the Texas Department of Health and Human Services with its administration of the Nursing Facility Administrator Licensing Program by making recommendations for rule changes and licensure sanctions. Donald L. King of Fort Wort  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Robb J. Misso to the Texas State Technical College (TSTC) System Board of Regents for a term set to expire on August 31, 2023. Robb J. Misso of Cedar Park is vice president of Global Operations for CeLLink Corporation. Previously, he served as the global vice president of Ultra Clean Technology, CEO of Dynamic Manufacturing Solutions, LLC for 10 ye  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Ira Mitzner to the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027. The Advisory Commission shall conduct a study on antisemitism in the state, provide assistance to schools, and meet with appropriate representatives of public and private organizations to provide information in addition to various educat  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Michael Bob Starr and Todd Fox to the Texas Military Preparedness Commission for terms set to expire on February 1, 2023, and February 1, 2025, respectively. The Commission's goal is to preserve, protect, expand, and attract new military missions, assets, and installations. Additionally, the Commission encourages defense-related businesses to expand or relocate in   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Albert Trevino to the Texas Workforce Commission for a term set to expire February 1, 2023. The commission is charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers in Texas. Albert Trevino of Harlingen is a retired patrol agent for the U.S. Border Patrol. He has nearly 33 years of combined law enforcement and border patr  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter on Jan. 8, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today hand-delivered a letter to President Joe Biden, upon his arrival in El Paso for his first trip to the border, calling on him to do his job and secure the border by enforcing federal immigration laws. In the letter, the Governor provided five specific actions the President can immediately take to secure the border and restore order to an out-of-control im  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Jeffrey Tayon to the governing board of the Department of Information Resources (DIR) for a term set to expire on February 1, 2027. DIR coordinates, monitors, and directs information resources management within state government. Jeffrey Tayon of Houston is an independent investor focusing on commercial real estate development and management. He is a member of t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to the Public Utility Commission (PUC) supporting the adoption of a reliability standard and new reliability design for the ERCOT market, as more people and businesses move to Texas and energy demand grows. "After an extensive 18-month stakeholder engagement process and a review of the market designs analyzed in the reliability study commissioned by the PUC last year  more

FRANKLIN, Tennessee, Jan. 11 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2023: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter and In-N-Out Burger officials today announced the company's plan to invest $125.5 million to establish an eastern territory office in Franklin, Tennessee, which represents In-N-Out's first expansion east of Texas. The project will create 277 new jobs in W  more

ALLENDALE, Michigan, Jan. 14 (TNSawa)(TNSpconf) -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news: The Grand Valley Athletics Department was honored on January 13 in San Antonio, Texas, at the NCAA Convention as this year's recipient of the NCAA and Minority Opportunities Athletic Association Award for Diversity and Inclusion. Since 2013, the NCAA and MOAA recognize an athletic conference or a university's athletic department for its implementation of diversity, equity and inclusion p  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 10 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Building on already robust wellness initiatives, Haynes and Boone, LLP is expanding its well-being efforts to better empower its people to engage in their health. Since the firm's beginning, caring for and supporting each other has been a foundational aspect of Haynes Boone's culture, instilled by founders Dick Haynes and Mike Boone. But never before has the firm provided as many well-being tools as it i  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 13 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP represented Wilson Electronics, LLC, a leader in cellular signal repeater technology, in the cross-border acquisition of Zinwave Communications. The UK-based Zinwave provides patented, ultra-wideband RF over fiber solutions with more than 850 installations in 26 countries. "Wilson's product combined with Zinwave's fiber-delivered DAS unlocks opportunities for us in both enterprise   more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNSper) -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: Holland & Knight has strengthened its financial services and private equity practices with the addition of Arthur Lotz as a partner in Dallas. Mr. Lotz's practice focuses on syndicated loan transactions, asset-based and reserve-based lending, and acquisition and leveraged finance for private equity firms, corporate borrowers and financial institutions. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, he was   more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Jan. 14 (TNSpar) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: Howard Payne University and representatives of the seven independent school districts in Brown County recently announced the launch of a partnership to provide automatic acceptance to the university for high-achieving students from high schools in the area. Participating ISDs are those of Bangs, Blanket, Brookesmith, Brownwood, Early, May and Zephyr. In accordance with the arrangements, HPU will grant auto  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSconf) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: Howard Payne University's 15th Currie-Strickland Distinguished Lectures in Christian Ethics will feature guest speaker Dr. Clark Elliston, associate professor of religion and philosophy at Schreiner University in Kerrville. Dr. Elliston also serves as the director of that institution's Honors Program. The lectures, which are free to the public, will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 26, and 10:00 a  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 13 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2023: School of Humans and iHeartPodcasts today announce "Unreformed: The Story of the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children." In 1968, five Black girls escaped from the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children, a so-called "reform school" outside of Montgomery, Alabama. These girls were not the first children to run away from the institution, which everyone called Mt. Meigs. Children tried to es  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring positive results for neoadjuvant immunotherapy, insights into lung cancer treatment resistance, and treatment advances for cervical and breast cancer * * * 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

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNSfund) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Miami Dade College (MDC) has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) grant in the amount of $500,000 to help renovate its National Historic Landmark Freedom Tower located in the heart of downtown Miami. The grant is part of NEH's $28.1 million effort to support innovative projects that use digital tools and technology to further humanities research and increase the accessibility of publ  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: AWARD NAME: 2023 Mathematics Programs That Make a Difference Award AWARDING ENTITY: American Mathematical Society RECIPIENT: University of Texas at Arlington * * * The American Mathematical Society has selected the Bridge to Math Doctorate program at The University of Texas at Arlington for its 2023 Mathematics Programs That Make a Difference Award. The annual award recognizes p  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Jan. 11 (TNSawa) -- Northwood University issued the following news: Northwood University will honor five automobile dealers from across the United States with its annual Dealer Education Award at the National Automotive Dealers Association (NADA) convention in Dallas, Texas. This year's honorees include: * Jamar Brinkley, dealer principal, Renaissance Cars, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina * Rik Fregia, vice president, Courtesy Automotive Group, Danville, Illinois * Chris   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 11 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2023: Attorney General Paxton has joined an Indiana-led cert-stage amicus brief that calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case that has important implications for commerce, transportation, and the ability of local emergency services to carry out their duties in a timely manner. In State of Ohio v. CSX Transportation, the Ohio Supreme Court recently held that an Ohio "anti-blocking  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a West Virginia-led cert-stage amicus brief requesting that the U.S. Supreme Court hear Loper Bright Enterprises, Inc., et al. v. Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, et al., to limit the power of federal administrative entities. First, the case is a prime example of an unrestrained government agency that ought to have its authority checked by the Court. At issue i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 10 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton joined a multistate comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") to prevent consumers from receiving unwanted, illegal spam text messages. The letter is in support of the FCC's proposed rule to require mobile wireless providers to block illegal text messages at the network level when the messages appear to be from invalid, unallocated, or unused numbers, and  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 13 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton has joined a cert-stage amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear CFPB v. CFSAA (Case No. 22-448), which has important constitutional implications and the potential to check the unaccountable and out-of-control Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB"). The CFPB is a largely autonomous entity that has imposed a number of damaging regulations on American businesses  more

DENTON, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNSfund) -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $1.2 million grant aimed at supporting mental health efforts for K-12 students to two Texas Woman's faculty members. Lisa Grubbs, PhD, and Bonnie King, PhD, faculty members in Human Development, Family Studies and Counseling in the College of Professional Education, will use the grant to fund training and field experience in school-based mental health services   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 13 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement on Jan. 12, 2023: * * * Republican Party of Texas Chairman Matt Rinaldi said: "Yesterday, the speaker of the Texas House showed utter contempt for Republican voters by refusing to even allow a vote on whether Democrats should be prohibited from holding powerful leadership positions. "The fact that not even 10 Republicans would sign on to challenge this unlawful ruling is incredibly insulting to the 81% of G  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- Dallas College issued the following news release: The Research Institute at Dallas College is partnering with the University of Texas at Dallas' Texas Schools Project (TSP) to conduct research on students' education-to-workforce pathways and how institutions can best support equitable, high returns on investment in a college education. Capitalizing on the expertise of both groups, the partnership leverages the Research Institute's unique position within Texas  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 13 (TNSrpt) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2023: The vast majority of parents believe social media is a major distraction for students, according to a new nationwide study. The online study, conducted in November and December, surveyed a nationally representative sample of more than 10,000 parents of K-12 students. An overwhelming majority from across racial groups -- African American (70%), Asian (72%), white (75%), Hispanic/Latino (70%)   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Rice engineer says new method could also improve efforts to treat diseases * * * Rice University bioengineer Jerzy Szablowski has won a prestigious Young Faculty Award from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to identify nongenetic drugs that can temporarily enhance the human body's resilience to extreme cold exposure. Szablowski, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Rice's   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 10 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: The transition from legacy energy sources to sustainable sources will require an enormous amount of resources in the form of energy, minerals, metals and other materials -- as well as new supply chains, infrastructure, human talent and financial commitments, according to a new report from an expert at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Ahead of attending this week's Future Minerals Forum, M  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 13 (TNSper) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Jonathan Seaborn, chief content officer at Texas Tech Public Media, has been named the new general manager of UA Little Rock Public Radio. UA Little Rock Public Radio is the home of KUAR FM 89.1 and KLRE Classical 90.5 and serves as the region's NPR news and information provider. Housed within the College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education (CHASSE), UA Little Rock Public Radio is a  more

LOUDONVILLE, New York, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- Siena College issued the following news: Austin. Ants. A-game research. Rebecca Clark, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, and two of her students traveled to the Texas capital last week for the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB). Clark, together with Savana Goslovich '23 and Cassandra Smith '24, presented a poster about their research on leafcutter ants and how fiber consumption can affect a colony. SICB   more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2023: SMU professors and students were "frequent flyers" in the news in 2022 for everything from helping hospitals design a more patient-friendly way of doing "compassionate dialysis" to identifying clear evidence of gerrymandering in Texas. Here are some of the highlights: The Dallas Morning News, NBC-5, Spectrum News, Dallas Innovates and People Newspapers covered civil and environmental en  more

ALPINE, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSper) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: Sul Ross State University's Director of Residential Living, Yuan Zhou, has been elected to the governing board of the American College Personnel Association - College Student Educators International (ACPA). The ACPA, headquartered in Washington, D.C. at the National Center for Higher Educations, "is the leading comprehensive student affairs association that advances student affairs and engages students for   more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 14 (TNSpconf) -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Steven E. Bartz, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Corporate Practice, spoke at the Winter 2023 Reynolds and Reynolds Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) Jan. 10 at the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship at Texas A&M University. A returning speaker for EBV, Bartz discussed common legal issues in entrepreneurship and small businesses. "It's an honor to be par  more

ALPINE, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: A comprehensive multiyear study on black bears is underway in far West Texas. The study will follow an initial 30 collared bears over a period of two to five years from locations surrounding Big Bend National Park, north to the Davis Mountains, and east to the Devils River corridor. It is a timely study as West Texas has seen an uptick in bear populations with residents reporting increased sightings, inclu  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 11 (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: * * * Syncron's solutions improve inventory management, parts pricing, and distribution efficiency; overcome supply chain issues; and help customers optimize their operations and drive long-term growth. * * * Recently, Frost & Sullivan assessed the aftermarket service l  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Jan. 14 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) has been chosen among five other institutions to take part in the National Academies' Gulf Research Program (GRP) Gulf Scholars Program. The Gulf Scholars Program (GSP) is a five-year $12.7 million pilot program that will prepare undergraduate students to address environmental, health, energy, and infrastructure challenges in the Gulf of  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNSper) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Following a national search, Rajarshi V. Aroskar, PhD, has been named Dean of Tarleton State University's College of Business, effective Feb. 6. Dr. Aroskar joins Tarleton after more than three years as Dean of the Huether School of Business at the College of Saint Rose in Albany, N.Y., where he championed national and international career placement opportunities for students, developed market-respons  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Jan. 10 (TNSfund) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Tarleton State University alumnus Henry Hohenberger has made an unprecedented eight-figure philanthropic contribution to his alma mater. The final amount will be announced later this spring. Hohenberger sold a portion of his Marble Falls, Texas, ranch, enabling him to contribute the largest cash gift ever to the Tarleton Foundation for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and to establish  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Jan. 14 (TNSpar) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Hays Consolidated Independent School District seniors could find it easier to obtain a college education following a pact to benefit the school's top graduates. The Hays CISD Board of Trustees and Tarleton leaders have finalized a memorandum of understanding offering annual scholarships and guaranteed admission for the top 50 percent of HCISD graduates beginning with the Class of 2023. As part of the  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 11 -- The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release: The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has issued Stop-Sale Orders against two Houston-area gas stations for selling bad motor fuel. Hush Food Mart, LLC, located at 4303 Old Spanish Trail in Houston, must immediately stop selling premium and mid-grade fuel from any of its devices. TDLR investigators found that the station is operating with unregistered devices and sell  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 14 (TNSawa) -- The Texas A&M Forest Service issued the following news: Texas A&M Forest Service District Forester Jason Ellis has been awarded the 2022 Vice Chancellor's Award in Excellence for Public Service in Forestry. The award, the highest employee award given by Texas A&M AgriLife, was presented Jan. 12 on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station. Ellis has worked at Texas A&M Forest Service for 20 years. Since 2006, he has managed the Jacksonville Distr  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 11 -- The Texas A&M Forest Service issued the following news: Texas A&M Forest Service has awarded $522,162 in grants to Texas landowners for the treatment of more than 18,000 acres with prescribed burning. Prescribed burning is an effective land management tool to reduce wildfire risk, improve wildlife habitat and promote a healthy forest ecosystem. The practice of prescribed burning eliminates brush, weeds, dried vegetation and downed trees and also fosters seed and plant  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Drs. Weihsueh Chiu and Ivan Rusyn, professors at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), have received one of 11 new research grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of an initiative to find novel ways to assess the toxicity of chemical mixtures. While toxicology studies have tra  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNSconf) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news on Jan. 11, 2023: The MSC Carter G. Woodson Black Awareness Committee (MSC WBAC) will welcome Dr. Bernice A. King for the annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. The event will be held Jan. 26 at 9 a.m. in the Bethancourt Ballroom at Texas A&M University's Memorial Student Center. Organizers say the event serves as a formal way to reflect on the life, legacy and accomplishments of Martin L  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 13 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Public Health researchers use biomonitoring to measure how arsenic passes between mothers and their babies * * * Arsenic contamination is a significant threat to human health in many parts of the world. Exposure to high levels of arsenic has been associated with a range of health problems such as diabetes, cognitive dysfunction, and certain types of cancer. In addition, a  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 10 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Researchers use unusual technique to learn more about the mechanisms of alcohol use disorder * * * Addiction is a debilitating brain disease that results in a physical and psychological dependence on a substance or behavior. The prolonged use of alcohol can result in an addiction--known as alcohol use disorder--that affects 14.1 million adults in the United States. Althou  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M study finds an intervention program increases exercise in older adults * * * As we age, strength training and aerobic exercise become increasingly important. Studies have shown strength training may enhance quality of life as well as improve our ability to do everyday activities, while physical inactivity--also known as sedentary behavior--can lead to numerous a  more

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas, Jan. 13 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University-Prairie View issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2023: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced a nearly $1.2 million multi- year gift, consisting of both in-kind equipment and monetary contributions, to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) to support student development of skills in engineering and business analytics for undergraduates. "We are honored to help advance engineering and business analytics at PVAMU and to e  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) has been selected by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Research Grants in the Arts award of $50,000. This grant will support "Achieving Arts and Cultural Equity in South Texas: A Mixed Methods Study." Island University researchers from the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Engineering, and Business, along with the School of  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: It's time to listen to some cool jazz tunes from your music collection. Who do you choose? Why the Texas A&M University-Kingsville Trumpet Studio and their new album Out of the Blue of course! A nine-member trumpet ensemble, all with experience on the university's Jazz Band, were chosen to perform on this four-song EP that is available on all of the major streaming services including Apple Music,   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The experience of coming full circle is how graduate student Ciera Elyse Cipriani felt when she received the 2022 Ethel Ashworth-Tsutsui Memorial Award. Cipriani, a fourth-year doctoral student in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering received the award on Nov. 11 for her research in 3D printing from the Texas A&M organization Women in Science and Engineering (WISE  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 14 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan has researched the global software license and entitlement management market and, based on its findings, recognizes Thales with the 2022 Global Software License and Entitlement Management Market Leadership Award. The company is the recognized leader in the software  more

SEGUIN, Texas, Jan. 13 (TNSfund) -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: Texas Lutheran University received a $234,136 donation from the Lutheran Foundation of the Southwest (LSFW). The donation will be used for student scholarships and specific University funds per donors' request. Founded in Austin, Texas in 1979, the foundation makes it possible for faithful people to share their legacy dollars with ministries that they believe in, giving to ELCA ministries throughout Texas.  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 11 (TNSper) -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Martha Michelle Estrada, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the College of Medicine Department of Surgery's Division of Transplant Surgery. Estrada was fellowship-trained in abdominal transplant surgery at the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio, after completing a general surgery residen  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: As a new year begins, time stands still on the U.S.-Mexico border for tens of thousands of migrants waiting for asylum hearings. It can take months or even years for their cases to be heard, if they are heard at all. But students at the University of Houston Law Center Immigration Clinic are getting a unique opportunity to help some navigate the complexities of the U.S. legal system. "These people   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2023: * * * Harish Krishnamoorthy Selected for Early-Career Fellowship by the National Academies' Gulf Research Program * * * Harish Krishnamoorthy, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Houston, has been selected by the Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine as an early-career research fello  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSfund) -- The University of the Incarnate Word issued the following news release: The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is proud to announce that the UIW Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions is one of fourteen programs across the United States awarded a 3-year, $1,049,754 grant from the federal government, Health Resources Services Administration, Nursing Education, Practice, Quality and Retention. The grant, known as the Closing the Gaps   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * UH Anthropologist Dinah Hannaford Examines Why Women are Skirting Traditions * * * News headlines such as "Why More Women Are Choosing to Stay Single Now," "Craving Freedom, Japan's Women Opt Out of Marriage," "Nearly Half of Canadians Feel 'Marriage is Simply Not Necessary,'" and "Chileans are Marrying Less and Later," would make it seem marriage is at a risk of survival all over the world  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Jan. 11 (TNSper) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release on Jan. 10, 2023: Frederick G. Slabach has been chosen as the new dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law following a national search. Slabach will join the university July 1, pending approval by the board of trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. The Fernwood native is a veteran legal educator and leader with nearly three decades of experience in the classroom. Slab  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2023: School garden-based interventions can improve metabolic parameters such as blood sugar and cholesterol in children, according to a new study from UTHealth Houston. A cluster randomized controlled trial conducted by researchers with UTHealth Houston School of Public Health and The University of Texas at Austin found that Texas Sprouts - a gardening, nutrition,  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * UT Southwestern ophthalmologists use technology to personalize treatment as FDA urges doctors to provide more information on side effects * * * Patients considering LASIK vision correction surgery should weigh the risks as well as benefits and see a doctor who can assess whether they are a good candidate for the procedure, according to an ophthalmologist at UT Sou  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA researchers call on organizations to take larger role in health of their social workers * * * New research at The University of Texas at Arlington spotlights the mental strain and moral distress experienced by health care chaplains and social workers in the course of their professional duties. Sophia Fantus, assistant professor in the School of Social Work, led the stu  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Dr. A. Dean Sherry, a distinguished scientist and educator who retired in 2022 after 50 years on the faculty of The University of Texas at Dallas, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Sherry is one of 169 new fellows who will be inducted June 27 at the academy's annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Sherry's career as an inventor began when he arrived on the UT Dallas   more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, Jan. 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release: The Cosmic Dawn ("CoDa") Project, an international team of astrophysicists, recently reached a new milestone - CoDa III - the first trillion-element simulation of how the universe evolved in its first billion years. This is when galaxies formed and flooded the universe with enough UV starlight to ionize all its atoms and lift the fog that blocked our view. CoDa III i  more

DENTON, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSpar) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The Professional Golf Association of America (PGA) partnered with the University of North Texas to offer "Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, & Access Essentials" training for all of their employees, 41 sections and 28,000 professionals. This professional development, which is provided through the ever-popular Coursera format, was created by UNT's Division of Digital Strategy and Innovation and UNT's   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNStalk) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2023: * * * Statement from the Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio about a timely topic in the news: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, approved lecanemab, a drug that targets the basic pathophysiology of Alzheimer's disease. The FDA action is an "accelerated approv  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Rajeev Suri, MD, MBA, has been named chairman of the Department of Radiology in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Suri, who previously served as interim chair of the Department of Radiology, was selected after an extensive national search. Robert Hromas, MD, FACP, professor and  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Joel Tsevat, MD, MPH, professor of medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, has been appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The task force, which announced Tsevat's appointment today, is an independent, volunteer panel of national experts in disease prevention and evidence-based medicine. It works to improve the h  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Technique used to initiate collagen replacement in photoaged skin suggests potential for other mRNA and gene therapies * * * A team of researchers led by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has developed a novel delivery system for messenger RNA (mRNA) using extracellular vesicles (EVs). The new technique has the potential to overcome many of the deli  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Physics doctoral student assists project that captures images of neutrinos crashing into atoms * * * At the southernmost point of Antarctica, beneath a mile and a half of ice, a global team of researchers has buried special cameras to capture one of the universe's rarest phenomena. Subatomic particles called neutrinos, originating in black holes and supernovas millions of l  more

EL PASO, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: A cross-border project led by researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso to formulate solutions to water sustainability challenges has received an award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The UTEP-led project, titled "Sustainable Water Resources for Irrigated Agriculture in the Middle Rio Grande Basin," applied computer  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Jan. 10 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: The University of Texas Medical branch in Galveston has been awarded an agreement up to nearly $25 million from the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD) Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) (within t  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 12 (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: * * * VeraQ's powerful capabilities help to generate real-world evidence, advance therapeutic insights, enable quality measures reporting, enhance patient recruitment and engagement, and reduce trial costs. * * * Recently, Frost & Sullivan analyzed the real-world eviden  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Nationwide rise in aggressive encounters in the ER prompts physicians to develop training program * * * An innovative virtual reality (VR) training tool - developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center's Department of Emergency Medicine in partnership with UT Dallas - could soon play a major role in helping physicians recognize and respond to potentially violent pati  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 13 (TNSres) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: Chemistry research matters at the University of St. Thomas-Houston and is underscored by an essential partner -- The Welch Foundation. UST's robust Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry occupies the entire top floor of the Center for Science and Health Professions, and features laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art instruments. As one of the largest private funding sources for chemistry   more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- Westminster College issued the following news: A Westminster College honors student presented research at the National Collegiate Honors Conference (NCHC) located in Dallas during the first week of November 2022. Elizabeth Walters, a sophomore computer science major from Fort Worth, Texas, presented "Censorship and Representation: Consequences of Book Banning in Modern Society," which focused on book banning and its effect on public school curr  more

CANYON, Texas, Jan. 11 (TNSpro) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: When West Texas A&M University students begin classes Jan. 17 for the spring semester, many will take part in a pilot program designed to better help them reach their full potential. The WT Division for Student Affairs won a $300,000 grant in October from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to plan and implement the new "Journey of the Buffalo" initiative. Partnering with Advising Services and th  more