SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 19 (TNSfund) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release: At a special meeting, the Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees approved the Alamo Colleges District's 2023-2024 operating budget of $503 million. This budget year is historic, as the State of Texas invested an additional $683 million into community colleges in Texas, and the Alamo Colleges received the largest increase of all 50 community colleges. In addition to the unprecedented inve  more

CANYON, Texas, July 21 (TNSper) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news on July 20, 2023: A career educator with strong Panhandle ties has been named the new dean of the Terry B. Rogers College of Education and Social Sciences at West Texas A&M University. Dr. Gary Bigham, a 15-year veteran of WT who spent 20 years in teaching and administration in the public school system, officially will begin his duties Aug. 1 following approval from The Texas A&M University System. "I am ho  more

WACO, Texas, July 21 (TNSper) -- Baylor University issued the following news on July 20, 2023: Baylor University announced today the appointment of Stephen Newby, D.M.A., as the inaugural holder of The Lev H. Prichard III Chair in the Study of Black Worship. Newby brings a background in music, scholarship and ministry to the new position, which provides interdisciplinary leadership, research and scholarship efforts associated with the growth of Baylor's Black Gospel Music Preservation Program,   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 20 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: A group of 20 patients with undiagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders ranging from severe to mild has now received a genetic diagnosis thanks to an international team of researchers at the GREGoR Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the German Mouse Clinic and collaborating institutions. The team analyzed the patients' genes and conducted family studies to  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 20 (TNSper) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Dr. S. Gail Eckhardt will join Baylor College of Medicine as associate dean for experimental therapeutics and associate director for translational research at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center in September. In these roles, she will help lead the development of experimental therapeutics from bench to bedside. She also will hold the Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation Endowed Chair at Baylor.  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Vitamin D is vital for numerous bodily functions. While sunlight is the primary source of vitamin D, record high temperatures this summer may dissuade people from spending time in the sun. An expert at Baylor College of Medicine talks about the importance of vitamin D and alternatives ways to get your daily intake. "Vitamin D is important for bone health, calcium absorption, reduction of inflammation,  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions are developing a strategy to predict the response of triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) to chemotherapy, which would be a valuable tool for physicians deciding on the treatment with better probability of success on an individual basis. The study appears in Cancer Research Communications, a journal of the American Association for  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 19 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on July 18, 2023: The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine with consortium partners California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced today its selections for the TRISH 2023 fellowship cohort of postdoctoral researchers. "Supporting the next generation of space health researchers ensures that we will  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 21 (TNSres) -- Brown University issued the following news release: * * * Seventy undergraduates from across the U.S. are engaging in research at Brown this summer through the Leadership Alliance, a nationwide consortium originally founded at the University in 1992. * * * After spending nearly a year working for Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, rising Brown University junior Mia Reiland knew she wanted to make an impact in the field of legal services for Native Ame  more

OAKLAND, California, July 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: Leading a coalition of 18 states, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement of lawsuits over the unlawful construction of border wall projects that occurred during the Trump Administration. California-led coalitions of states sued the Trump Administration on two occasions -- in 2019 and 2020 -- alleging that it was illegally diverting taxpayer funds   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, July 20 (TNSpconf) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Lamar University's Collegiate 100 Chapter was named the National Winners of the 2023 C100 Leadership and Career Institute Conference at the 100 Black Men of America's 37th Annual Conference in Las Vegas on June 19th. The conference brings hundreds of mentors and community leaders together to focus on education, empowerment, and creating opportunities for the next generation of leaders. "This conference allowed   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: As part of a coalition of 18 states, Attorney General William Tong today announced a settlement of lawsuits over the unlawful construction of border wall projects that occurred during the Trump Administration. California-led coalitions of states, including Connecticut, sued the Trump Administration on two occasions -- in 2019 and 2020 -- alleging that it was illegally   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 19 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Principal Dawna Duke is taking learning on the go at Thomas C. Marsh Preparatory Academy thanks to recently getting cleared to drive a school bus for Dallas ISD. Duke said she realized how expensive it is to use a school bus due to the cost of paying a driver and how limited field trips are if they have to be completed by a certain time, so she decided to step up and take on a bus driver role he  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: While New Hampshire communities are still reeling from severe flooding that left roads - and towns - completely underwater, Gov. Chris Sununu made clear that his priority remains elevating his own profile and continuing his national press tour, not helping Granite Staters recover from the storms. On Monday, Gov. Sununu joined national politicians and pundits at an event to hear from candidates he had no inte  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 21 (TNSfund) -- San Antonio College issued the following news on July 20, 2023: The Empowerment Center at San Antonio College has won an $8,000 grant to support its free GED thru College Program, which helps students pass their high-school equivalency exam and transition to college. "Because of this grant, we're able to support more students in the fall than we would have been able to before, so we're super excited about it," said Deborah Middleton, senior coordinator   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following statement on July 15, 2023: * * * Governor Greg Abbott yesterday signed an economic development Statement of Intent with the French Minister for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and Foreign Nationals Abroad Olivier Becht while in Paris to promote business investments, job creation, and innovation in both France and Texas. The Governor joined First Lady Cecilia Abbott and Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson for the  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, July 18 (TNSpro) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news on July 17, 2023: Beginning fall 2023, Granbury High School students can earn university credit before they graduate, thanks to Tarleton State University's dual enrollment program, Tarleton Today. Tarleton and Granbury Independent School District leaders signed the agreement in April. "This partnership strengthens our commitment to educational attainment for all Texans," said Tarleton President James   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNSres) -- George Washington University issued the following news: Record-high temperatures are baking not only the U.S. but countries around the world this week, with multiple regions breaking past records. Phoenix, Arizona hit its 19th consecutive day at temperatures at or above 110 degrees this week, a streak not seen in 47 years. Other U.S. cities including Grand Junction, Colo., Casper, Wyo., El Paso, Texas, Miami, Florida all have broken their previously recorded all  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, July 21 (TNSfund) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth was recently awarded the $10 million John Lewis National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Endowment by the National Institutes of Health. This is now the second time the institution has been awarded this endowment to strengthen research into minority health and health disparities. One  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 19 (TNSper) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: Lipscomb University has appointed highly respected scholar, innovative health sciences educator and clinical practitioner Dr. Lynette Austin as dean of its newly formed College of Health Sciences. Austin is professor and chair of the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Abilene Christian University (ACU), in Abilene, Texas, and is a licensed speech language pathologist. She will begin her  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, July 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has awarded 148 hours of observing time to a group of scientists led by John Chisholm, assistant professor of astronomy at The University of Texas at Austin. He is co-principal investigator on the selected proposal, along with Hakim Atek at the Institut D'Astrophysique de Paris. "That's over six days on the telescope," says Chis  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, July 18 (TNSfund) -- Lamar University issued the following news: Dr. Philip Cole, Chair and Professor of Physics, has been awarded over $300,000 in grant funding to probe the structure of nucleons (protons and neutrons) and to engage undergraduate students in nuclear physics research. The award comes from the National Science Foundation under their Research in Undergraduate Institutions (RUI) initiative which supports the integration of research and undergraduate education.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following research highlight: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. These advances are made possible through seamless collaboration between MD Anderson's world-leading clinicians and scientists, bringing discoveries from the lab to the clinic and back. Recent developments include promisin  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, July 21 (TNSper) -- Angelo State University issued the following news: Dr. Aubrey Madler, formerly the director of library and learning services at Texas Tech University - Costa Rica, has been hired as the new executive director of Angelo State University's Porter Henderson Library. A native of Montana, Madler has over 20 years of experience working in various special and academic libraries. In addition to her post at TTU-Costa Rica, she has also served as: * Assistant libr  more

IRVING, Texas, July 18 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on July 17, 2023: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: NXST), announced today that it extended the employment agreements of Sean Compton, President, Networks, and Dana Zimmer, President, Distribution and Strategy. Mr. Compton and Ms. Zimmer will continue to report to Nexstar's Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Perry Sook. Perry Sook commented, "We are   more

IRVING, Texas, July 20 (TNSper) -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced the appointment of Mitzi Coleman as Vice President and General Manager of its broadcast and digital operations serving Wheeling, West Virginia (DMA #163), Steubenville, Ohio and parts of western Pennsylvania, including WTRF-TV (CBS) and wtrf.com, and their related mobile apps and social media chan  more

IRVING, Texas, July 20 (TNSper) -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced the promotion of Larry Cottrill to Vice President and General Manager of its broadcast and digital operations serving Columbus, Ohio (DMA #32), including WCMH-TV (NBC4) and nbc4i.com, and their related mobile apps and social media channels. Mr. Cottrill is taking over for Ken Freedman, who is reti  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 19 (TNSfund) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University bioengineer Gang Bao and his team have won a 4-year, $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to address critical questions surrounding the safety and efficacy of using gene editing to treat sickle cell disease. Because it is caused by a mutation in a single gene, sickle cell disease is a prime candidate for gene editing treatments using tools such as CRISPR-Cas9. "Sickle c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 19 -- The Office of the Attorney General of Texas issued the following news release: The Office of the Attorney General ("OAG") has announced that Texas, along with the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and a coalition of law enforcement partners nationwide, is conducting Operation Stop Scam Calls to combat the nationwide problem of illegal telemarketing and robocalls by which companies and scammers target and harass U.S. consumers. The joint state and federal law enforcemen  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 20 -- The Office of the Attorney General of Texas issued the following news release: The Office of the Attorney General of Texas ("OAG") finalized a settlement with Walmart for $168 million due to the company's negligent practices that contributed to the nationwide opioid crisis. The agreement will resolve claims by the State of Texas and its Political Subdivisions against Walmart for the company's practices that exacerbated the opioid epidemic in the state of Texas and acr  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 19 -- The Office of the Attorney General of Texas issued the following news release: A Special Master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico by asking the Supreme Court to approve a settlement that makes critical progress toward ensuring proper distribution of the Rio Grande's resources. The case, which initially began over ten years ago, sought to address a dispute over water being unfairly siphoned from the Rio Grande pri  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, July 20 (TNSper) -- Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg issued the following news: Penn State Harrisburg has announced that Sharareh "Sherri" Kermanshachi has been named the college's associate vice chancellor and associate dean for research, effective Aug. 1. "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Kermanshachi, an internationally recognized scholar, to Penn State Harrisburg," said Chancellor John M. Mason. "Her extensive experience in teaching, research and administrati  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 18 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: It's no secret that men outnumber women in the halls of Congress and in other political arenas, but new research from Rice University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign also found that significantly more men than women study the legislative process in the U.S. and abroad. This has troubling implications for the inner workings of the discipline and the overall  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 18 (TNSfund) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University chemist Han Xiao has won a $3.2 million research project (R01) grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop the first tissue-specific epigenetic inhibitor to treat bone metastasis. Epigenetic inhibitors restrict the activity of certain molecules that influence gene expression without acting directly on DNA. Xiao and his team aim to modify two epigenetic inhibitor drugs - one that is a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 18 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University engineers have created containers that can keep volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from accumulating on the surfaces of stored nanomaterials. The portable and inexpensive storage technology addresses a ubiquitous problem in nanomanufacturing and materials science laboratories and is described in a paper published this week in the American Chemical Society journal Nano Letters. "VOCs are in th  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University engineers can turn sunlight into hydrogen with record-breaking efficiency thanks to a device that combines next-generation halide perovskite semiconductors with electrocatalysts in a single, durable, cost-effective and scalable device. The new technology is a significant step forward for clean energy and could serve as a platform for a wide range of chemical reactions that use solar-harvested  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Visible light is a mere fraction of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the manipulation of light waves at frequencies beyond human vision has enabled such technologies as cell phones and CT scans. Rice University researchers have a plan for leveraging a previously unused portion of the spectrum. "There is a notable gap in mid- and far-infrared light, roughly the frequencies of 5-15 terahertz and wavelengths   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 19 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: The landmark United States Supreme Court ruling in Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia abolished bans on interracial marriage in the United States in 1967, but a new academic paper from Rice University and Texas A&M University said an uptick in interracial relationships since then has not ended discriminatory tendencies, even among individuals who are in these romantic partnerships. The paper, "Mixing races,   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 20 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: Rice University's Michael Wong was named a fellow to the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), the oldest chemical society in the world, whose mission is to "advance excellence in the chemical sciences." More than 180 years old, the United Kingdom-based chemical society has over 54,000 members worldwide. "It's a confirmation that the work we do in our group is something that people appreciate an  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 18 (TNSper) -- St. Edward's University issued the following news release: St. Edward's University welcomes Alexis Stokes as the new dean of The Bill Munday School of Business. Stokes, who assumed her position on July 17, 2023, recently served as the associate dean for Faculty and Research in the McCoy College of Business at Texas State University, where her portfolio included faculty policies and professional development, strategic planning, research initiatives, global eng  more

ALPINE, Texas, July 19 (TNSfund) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: The Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) at Sul Ross State University is pleased to announce the establishment of a new endowment fund that will support big game research into the future. John L. Nau, III, who lives in Houston, made a $400K gift to honor his daughter and son-in-law, Victoria and Parker Johnson. "This new Victoria and Parker Johnson Endowed Fellowship for Big Game Research will support a gr  more

ALPINE, Texas, July 19 (TNSres) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: Pulitzer-nominated war and national security correspondent Sid Balman, Jr., a writer-in-residence at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, is releasing a harrowing follow-up to his award-winning novels Seventh Flag and Murmuration. The third and final book in the series, Algorithms, will be published on Aug. 1 with SparkPress. The final novel in the acclaimed Seventh Flag Trilogy thrusts readers 30 years in  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, July 18 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: Texas A&M University-Kingsville's Office of Student Access has launched its Veterans Upward Bound and is enrolling new participants in the program. Funded by a $1.4M grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the program offers veterans a chance to freshen their skills to prepare for collegiate or vocational opportunities after service. "Our goal is to enroll veterans in the program and to help  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 18 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: The Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) has been recognized with the 2023 President's Award from the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) for its impact on veterinary health, veterinary organizations and the veterinary profession. The VMBS was one of three institutions selected to receive the awar  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 20 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Education and mitigation could build on the successes of past lead removal initiatives * * * Lead exposure has long been a known health risk, especially for young children. Research has found that even at low levels, chronic exposure to lead can cause damage to the brain and other organs and cause problems with cognitive and motor skills. In response, public health offici  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 22 (TNSres) -- The Texas A&M University's Engineering Experiment Station issued the following news: Researchers at Texas A&M University are taking a traditional manufacturing tool -- metal cutting -- and developing a more accessible method for understanding the behavior of metals under extreme conditions. Metal cutting - scraping a thin layer of material from a metal's surface using a sharp knife (not unlike how we scrape butter) - might not be the first thing that  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, July 21 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Dr. Kesley Banks '19, Associate Research Scientist in the Center for Sportfish Science and Conservation (CSSC) at the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, was recently appointed to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. She is one of three new members of t  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 21 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: People typically experience urinary tract infection (UTI) symptoms, such as pain while urinating or pelvic cramps, before knowing germs have invaded the bladder. Despite the average success of antibiotics, a UTI can pose a significant risk to medically vulnerable populations if diagnosed too late or left untreated. A capstone team of six seniors in the Department of Biomedical E  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 19 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Novel Raman technique breaks through 50 years of frustration * * * Raman spectroscopy -- a chemical analysis method that shines monochromatic light onto a sample and records the scattered light that emerges -- has caused frustration among biomedical researchers for more than half a century. Due to the heat generated by the light, live proteins are nearly destroyed during  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 21 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: For COVID-19 and many common respiratory viruses, rapid tests and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are available and regularly used to detect and diagnose. However, because of the nature of these tests, they are costly and can take minutes, hours or even days to receive a diagnosis and even then, false reporting can occur. Dr. Soaram Kim, assistant professor in the Departme  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 20 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $1,093,901 against 30 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: eighteen air quality, one Edwards Aquifer, one multi-media, six municipal wastewater discharges, one public water system, and two wate  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 21 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Commissioner Mike Morath on July 20, 2023: * * * Subject: Federal Debt Ceiling Updates, ESSER II Closeout, and ESSER III Requirements Category: ESSER Grant Compliance Next Steps: Share information with program, grant, and business staff. The purpose of this letter is to provide an overview of federal debt ceiling legislation, ESSER II closeout and liquidation extension procedures, and certain reporting a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 10 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today appointed Angela Colmenero as the interim Attorney General of Texas, under Article 15, Section 5 of the Texas Constitution, effective 10:00 AM on Friday, July 14. This announcement follows the departure of John Scott, who the Governor appointed as the short-term interim Attorney General of Texas in May. "John Scott faithfully executed his duties as the interim Attorney Ge  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, July 18 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: New research from Bob Fischer, an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at Texas State University, argues that incorporating animal welfare into policymaking may improve policy and practice. Fischer co-authored the study along with Mark Budolfson, a faculty member at the Center for Population-Level Bioethics at Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, and N  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, July 21 (TNSfund) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded Texas State University a $5 million grant to encourage non-traditional agricultural audiences to consider potential careers in the agricultural, natural resources and human sciences (FANH) workforce. The five-year grant will support the Research Through Agriculture Internships, Scholarships and Experiential Learning (RAISE) program, overseen by  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 18 (TNSres) -- Trinity University issued the following news: By Jeremiah Gerlach At Trinity University, Ryann Moos '25 is using sociology research to take a larger view of her world. A sociology major from Houston, Texas, Moos actually came to Trinity to be a psychology or English major, but got hooked by a first-year sociology course she took. "I really like learning about humanity, the human mind," Moos says. "But with sociology, I like getting the bigger picture of  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 19 (TNSfund) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Researchers at the Population Health Outcomes and Pharmacoepidemiology Education and Research Center (P-HOPER Center) at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy are examining when older patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) should stop taking their medications. The work is funded by a $1.6 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, marking the new research center's fir  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: In a world increasingly concerned about the environmental and geopolitical implications of fossil fuel usage, nuclear energy has resurfaced as a subject of great interest. Its ability to generate electricity at scale without greenhouse gas emissions holds promise as a sustainable clean energy source that could bridge society's transition away from fossil fuels to a net-zero future. However, nuclear   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, July 21 (TNSawa) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: The first science lesson Preston Dozier BS'18, MAT'22 taught as a student teacher quickly turned into a mess. "It was a mystery powder lab where the students got to test some powders and try to figure out what they were," said Dozier, who was teaching fifth graders during her first semester in The University of Texas at Dallas' UTeach Dallas program. "One of the kids opened up a container of  more

EL PASO, Texas, July 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * Research into Schlafen protein could provide critical treatment insights * * * Research at The University of Texas at El Paso may lead to a treatment for West Nile, dengue and Zika viruses, as well as a better way to predict a patient's outcome with the viruses. The study on a promising protein is funded by a new $615,000 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infe  more

EL PASO, Texas, July 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * Scientific community inches closer to ultra-fast-charging energy storage * * * In a new landmark chemistry study, researchers describe how they have achieved the highest level of energy storage -- also known as capacitance -- in a supercapacitor ever recorded. The study, led by Luis Echegoyen, Ph.D., professor emeritus at The University of Texas at El Paso, and Marta Plonska  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Game-changing research often results when strong personal motivation meets an urgent problem in need of a solution. In the Honors College at UT Arlington, undergraduate researchers spend their semesters digging deep into their chosen disciplines, often conducting research alongside faculty mentors. At the end of their UTA journeys, Honors students embark on a Capstone project, a cre  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Arlington is part of a new consortium funded by the Department of Energy that involves the development of new technologies and college courses covering everything from radiation detection to nuclear engineering. The grant also will help UTA develop 2D materials that can be integrated into new hand-held photonic technologies with multiple uses. Electrical  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 18 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A University of Texas at Arlington civil engineering researcher is leading a nationwide study to find and assess innovative technologies for monitoring water assets. Mohammad Najafi, associate professor of civil engineering, is using a $410,000 grant from the Water Research Foundation for the project. "We hope to streamline water asset monitoring so water utilities can make timely  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Multihospital health systems with a uniform IT platform across member hospitals have an easier time tacitly colluding with rival systems to keep service prices above competitive levels, according to a new study from a researcher at The University of Texas at Austin. The study found tacit collusion is most pronounced among systems with standardized IT and member hospitals overlapping in multiple patien  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: New clues about the subtle but previously poorly understood evolutionary dance happening between temperatures and changes in the size of animal body parts have been revealed in a study led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. The new research offers important insights about how animals, particularly birds, may adapt to the rapid rise in temperatures driven by global climate change. The  more

GALVESTON, Texas, July 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: A groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch published in Nature, reveals exciting progress in using artificial intelligence to predict type 2 diabetes early on. The study shows that an advanced deep learning system, trained with large sets of X-rays and medical records, effectively detected type 2 diabetes with high accuracy. "Early detection and i  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 22 (TNSpro) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: The University of St. Thomas-Houston School of Education and Human Services and the Catholic Studies program are launching an exciting new Graduate Certificate in Catholic Teacher Development program in response to a requirement that K-12 teachers in Catholic schools complete such continuing education. University of St. Thomas-Houston Director of the Ed.D program Dr. Jon Kirwan, who developed th  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: * * * The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has received a five-year, $15.5 million grant to conduct the San Antonio Heart and Mind Study, an investigation of why the region's older Mexican Americans experience a higher rate of dementia than older non-Hispanic white adults. The National Institutes of Health/National Inst  more

TYLER, Texas, July 19 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler named Dr. Kouider Mokhtari the interim senior vice president for research and dean of the graduate school. He replaces Dr. Steven Idell, who will retire Aug. 31. Mokhtari, who holds the UT Tyler Anderson-Vukelja-Wright Endowed Professorship, has served as the university's associate vice president for research and associate dean of the graduate school since   more

DALLAS, Texas, July 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Millions of people drink coffee, soda, and/or tea daily, making caffeinated beverages the most commonly consumed stimulants in the world. Highly caffeinated energy drinks also have been a hugely popular pick-me-up for more than two decades, especially among younger adults and teens. But pregnant individuals should be careful regarding energy drinks and their overall intake   more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: The incidences of teen suicidality including self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts increased nationally between 2016 and 2021; were at seasonal high peaks in April and October; and were at their lowest when schools were shut down during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research at UTHealth Houston. The study was published this month in JAMA Network Open. It wa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news on July 18, 2023: Despite having worse stroke symptoms and living within comparable distances to comprehensive stroke centers, women with large vessel occlusion acute ischemic stroke are less likely to be routed to the centers compared to men, according to a study from UTHealth Houston. Led by corresponding author Sunil Sheth, MD, associate professor of neurology and director   more

NEW YORK, July 20 (TNSpro) -- Yeshiva University issued the following news release: Yeshiva University (YU), the flagship Jewish university, launched a partnership with the Philos Project, a nonprofit organization that promotes positive Christian engagement with Judaism, to develop a special program for Christian students within YU's existing Master's in Jewish Studies. The program has attracted students from across the country with the hybrid model allowing students to participate in person at  more