FORT WORTH, Texas, July 6 (TNStalk) -- American Airlines issued the following agency statement on July 5, 2023: * * * "JetBlue has advised us that it will not join the appeal of the District Court ruling in the Northeast Alliance case. "We, of course, respect JetBlue's decision to focus on its other antitrust and regulatory challenges. "At the same time, JetBlue's decision and reasoning confirm our belief that the NEA has been highly pro-competitive and that an erroneous judicial decision di  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 7 (TNSres) -- American Airlines issued the following news release: Airline operations are carefully planned and orchestrated, and a reliable operation is one that's constantly moving. Because when an airline stops, it means our aircraft and crews stop -- and importantly, it means our customers stop. It means it can become increasingly more difficult to return to normal operations. American Airlines has developed cutting-edge technology that keeps customers moving when s  more

AUBURN, Alabama, July 6 (TNSper) -- Auburn University issued the following news on July 5, 2023: Kelli Shomaker has been promoted to Auburn University's senior vice president for business and administration and chief financial officer, President Christopher B. Roberts announced today. Shomaker, whose appointment is effective immediately, has served Auburn as vice president for business and finance and chief financial officer since 2016. She has more than 26 years of higher education senior adm  more

SAN BERNARDINO, California, July 7 (TNSres) -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following Faculty In the News wrap up: Stuart Sumida (biology) was interviewed about his work in paleontology and animation, and Brian Levin (Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism) was quoted in an article about the increase in hate crimes in Texas. * * * CSUSB professor comments on increased hate crimes in Texas (https://www.sacurrent.com/news/texas-sets-new-hate-crimes-record-dps  more

SAN BERNARDINO, California, June 30 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: Thomas McWeeney (public administration) co-wrote an opinion column on that called for a more comprehensive approach in keeping school sites safe, Brian Levin (criminal justice) was interviewed about the increase in hate crimes in Texas, and Anna Long (entrepreneurship) talked about CSUSB's two winning teams in the Sunstone CSU Startup Launch Competition. * * * Coachella Valley s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news on July 5, 2023: People who are regular cannabis users are at an increased risk of experiencing complications before, during, and after surgery, according to a study by researchers with UTHealth Houston published today in JAMA Surgery. Nearly 16.3 million people had a cannabis use disorder (CUD) in 2021, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Defined by the Centers   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 4 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release on July 3, 2023: Haynes and Boone, LLP scored a significant court victory Jun 29, 2023 on behalf of a coalition of news organizations seeking the release of records related to the horrific 2022 school shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas that killed 19 students and two teachers. The media coalition filed suit in 2022 after their open-records requests were denied by state and local agencies, which r  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, July 4 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: On June 30, 2023, the Delaware legislature passed the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (HB 154). Subject to the procedural formalities in the legislature, the bill will move to Delaware Governor John Carney for consideration. Assuming the bill becomes law, Delaware will become the twelfth state - and seventh this year - to pass a consumer data privacy law. The other states that have passed bills   more

BOISE, Idaho, July 7 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: Governor Brad Little convened a roundtable of legislators and law enforcement officers last week for discussion about how to strengthen Idaho's response to the fentanyl crisis and to hear directly from the Idaho State Police (ISP) troopers who were deployed to the Texas-Mexico border in May and June. The meeting occurred as law enforcement officers across Idaho are seeing huge increases in the amount of fenta  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 7 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release: WHAT: The Trump Administration was in large part defined by the chaos surrounding it - especially internally. The volatile rotation of staff often meant instability and near-daily internal leaks to the press. Now, the new iHeartPodcast "The Whistleblowers: Inside The Trump Administration," co-produced with Best Case and Ark Media, will dive headfirst into the chaos to bring listeners the inside story of the people behi  more

IRVING, Texas, July 6 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on July 5, 2023: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) announced today that it will report its 2023 second quarter financial results on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET that morning to review the results. To access the conference call, interested parties may dial +1 877-407-9208 or +1 201-493-6784, conference ID 13739  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 28 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Domee Shi, an Academy Award-winning director and artist, has been selected to receive the 2023 Richard Brettell Award in the Arts at The University of Texas at Dallas. In addition to her 2018 Oscar for the animated short film "Bao," Shi was nominated again for an Academy Award this year for Disney and Pixar's "Turning Red," which she co-wrote and directed. Prior to that, she was a story arti  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 8 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University physicist Frank Geurts is one of two scientists elected to lead the world's longest-running nuclear physics experiment at a particle collider facility, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Together with Brookhaven Lab physicist Lijuan Ruan, Geurts will serve a three-year term as co-spokesperson for the STAR collaboration. This group of over 740 scientis  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 7 (TNSfund) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Songtao Chen, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to advance the development of quantum networks by leveraging imperfections - known as point defects - in silicon material. The grants are awarded each year to a selective cohort of about 500 early career faculty across all disciplines engaged in pathbr  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 6 (TNSper) -- San Antonio College issued the following news: Dr. Sitakanta Mohanty has been appointed Dean for Academic Success at San Antonio College. He brings a wealth of experience in teaching, strategic enrollment planning, consensus building, and management to this key role, which will include the areas of Allied Health & Kinesiology, Business and Entrepreneurship, Nursing Education, Protective Services, and Languages at SAC. He has been with the Alamo Colleges   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 3 (TNSjou) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: A large formation of granite discovered below the lunar surface likely was formed from the cooling of molten lava that fed a volcano or volcanoes that erupted early in the Moon's history - as long as 3.5 billion years ago. A team of scientists led by Matthew Siegler, an SMU research professor and research scientist with the Planetary Science Institute, has published a study in Nature that used microwave   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 4 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: In response to the Ebola threat that emerged in west Africa in early 2014 and was declared an international health emergency a few months later, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) designated 56 hospitals in the United States as Ebola treatment centers (ETCs). Most of these centers were located in or near the cities where the majority of people entering the United  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 6 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Research underlines the relationship between substance use and significant modifications to an inhibitory brain circuit, resulting in decreased cognitive flexibility * * * An estimated 50 million individuals in the United States struggle with the challenges of cocaine or alcohol use disorders, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Beyond the well-documented  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 8 (TNStalk) -- Texas A&M University issued the following Q&A on July 7, 2023, John Nielsen-Gammon, regents professor in the Department of Atmospheric Sciences: * * * On Tuesday, as the United States commemorated it 247th birthday, the planet experienced its hottest day on record -- this according to data from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Prediction and calculations by the University of Maine's Climate Reanalyzer tool. That record was promptly tied the   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 7 (TNSpar) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: With the goal of supporting One Health, Texas A&M University's School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has joined forces with the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to foster translational research as part of a prestigious program funded through the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The two institutions ar  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 6 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Data science develops strong algorithms that can process large amounts of information quickly and efficiently, increase security and privacy of sensitive data and provide an avenue for informed decision-making and proper planning. This is crucial for ever-evolving large power systems like the electric grid. The gathering and analysis of generated data has remained a key component  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 7 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Nima Kalantari has received a grant from the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) to develop a more efficient process for rendering photorealistic 3D images. Kalantari is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. "Computer-generated images are used extensively in our modern  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 7 -- The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued the following news release: The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) is accepting public comments on a petition by the North American Number Planning Administrator (NANPA) for the addition of a new area code to accommodate continuing growth in the greater Houston area. Comments must be submitted by Aug. 5. NANPA projects the four existing area codes (281/346/713/832) will run out of numbers by the third quarter of 2025  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 29 (TNSpar) -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Texas Southern University students and faculty recently attended the HBCU History & Culture Access Consortium Student Leadership Convening in Atlanta and hosted by Clark Atlanta University, as part of the University Museum's ongoing participation in the Smithsonian HBCU History and Culture Access Consortium. The TSU contingent met and participated with fellow consortium attendees, met museum and preservat  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The convergence of technological advances, policy imperatives and the disruption brought about by the pandemic has underscored the need for healthcare business research in an industry already faced with significant quality, cost and access concerns. Addressing those complex issues is the overriding mission of the Healthcare Business Institute (HBI) launched by the C. T. Bauer College of Business at   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: A new research center led by the University of Houston is helping prevent potential cyberattacks that could threaten to impede the safe and efficient movement of people and goods in the United States and throughout the world. CYBER-CARE - the Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education - is a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) University Transportation Center (UTC)  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Commuters around the world dream of ideal driving conditions every day, but they rarely get them. The traffic is often heavy and gets worse when the weather turns sour. Light traffic and good weather are usually perceived as factors for a stress-free commute. Alas, researchers from the University of Houston and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute found that even under such ideal conditions, daily   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 7 (TNSper) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The Advisory College Program of the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is excited to announce the addition of five new faculty members who will serve as faculty Advisors. With a student body exceeding 900 medical students, the program consists of six colleges. Joining the esteemed ranks of the TCOM Advisory Colleges are Dr. David Farmer, Dr. Reheela Hafeez, Dr. Shalice McKnigh  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, July 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Random rough or uneven surfaces that develop on airplanes or ships can create disturbances in air or water flow that impact fuel efficiency, performance and safety. Yet, after decades of research, it is still not possible to predict these effects without performing expensive computer simulations and experiments. Dr. Armin Zare, assistant professor of mechanical engineering in the Erik Jonsson  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: As public concerns mount over lack of transparency in political giving, a new study from researchers at The University of Texas at Austin is the first to illuminate how and why corporations choose to legally conceal their lobbying and campaign contributions. U.S. companies are required to disclose the total amount they spend on political activity, but beyond that, the disclosure is incredibly vague, ac  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Researchers have discovered the most distant active supermassive black hole to date with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The galaxy, CEERS 1019, existed about 570 million years after the big bang, and its black hole is less massive than any other yet identified in the early universe. In addition to the black hole in CEERS 1019, the researchers identified two more black holes that are on the smal  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: Distinct, though neighboring, areas of the brain are activated when processing music and language, with specific sub-regions engaged for simple melodies versus complex melodies, and for simple versus complex sentences, according to research from UTHealth Houston. The study, led by co-first authors Meredith McCarty, PhD candidate in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurger  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: A novel molecular pathway to explain how a mutation in the gene ACTA2 can cause individuals in their 30s - with normal cholesterol levels and no other risk factors -- to develop coronary artery disease has been identified, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston. The study was published in the European Heart Journal. "The gene ACTA2 codes a specific protein that has no  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, July 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release: Researchers have discovered the most distant active supermassive black hole to date with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The galaxy, CEERS 1019, existed about 570 million years after the big bang, and its black hole is less massive than any other yet identified in the early universe. In addition to the black hole in CEERS 1019, the researchers identified two   more

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, July 8 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern Mississippi issued the following news: A University of Southern Mississippi (USM) graduate and one of her former professors have collaborated on a project they hope will change the way researchers look at contamination along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Dr. Maitreyee Mukherjee, an assistant professor of biology at West Texas A & M and former faculty member at USM, had this research published in the Multidisciplinary Digital  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 7 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Teen pregnancy rates are up to four times higher than the national average in South Texas, pointing to adolescent health care inequities affecting those who historically have suffered from socioeconomic disparities. UT Teen Health, an initiative of UT Health San Antonio that promotes adolescent health and wellness, has been approved for a five-year, $9.86 mill  more

TYLER, Texas, July 4 (TNSacc) -- The University of Texas Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler has earned an accreditation extension of its business programs through 2028 by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. "We are delighted to have earned this accreditation extension by the AACSB. This accreditation ensures that our college of business meets the highest standards of excellence in teaching, research, curriculum and learner s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on July 6, 2023: A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center provides a deeper understanding of the evolution of the tumor microenvironment during gastric cancer progression. Highlights of the study, published today in Cancer Cell, include a link between multicellular communities and clinical outcomes as well as a potential new therapeu  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 6 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Stem cell biologist Sean J. Morrison, Ph.D., Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and founding Director and Professor of the Children's Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern (CRI), has been elected by his peers as an associate member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). Dr. Morrison studies the cellular and molecular mechanisms that r  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * UT Southwestern researchers discover swab test that could identify women at risk of these common conditions * * * Pelvic floor disorders (PFDs), which occur when women's pelvic floor muscles are weakened or injured, significantly affect quality of life and require surgery for hundreds of thousands in the U.S. each year. Now a study led by UT Southwestern Medical Cent  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A new published study from biologists at The University of Texas at Arlington examines how different coral species respond to a devastating disease and which species are more vulnerable. The project examines the effects of stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), which first appeared in 2014 in the waters around Florida and began spreading to the Caribbean in 2018-19. Laura Mydlarz,  more

EL PASO, Texas, July 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and The University of Texas at El Paso are leveraging their long-standing partnership and joint appointment program to address the grand challenge of reducing carbon dioxide emissions from materials manufacturing. Engineered materials are part of everyday life. Metals and alloys, such as aluminum and steel, are routinely used for building c  more