COMMERCE, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news release: From decoding the mysteries of the universe to engineering innovative solutions to real-world challenges, the College of Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University-Commerce is home to forward-thinking faculty dedicated to cutting-edge scientific exploration. In Spring 2023, faculty members from the college secured more than $780,000 in research grant funding. * * * Adaptive Inte  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 5 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2023: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced today it has been selected as Lead Designer for the landmark Brent Spence Bridge Corridor Project, led by the Walsh-Kokosing joint venture. The project calls for renovation and rehabilitation of the Brent Spence Bridge, which serves as a major gateway for travelers along Interstates 71 and 75 between Ohio and   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- American Airlines issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: American Airlines announced today the findings of a first-of-its-kind study on contrail avoidance, with results verified by satellite imagery, aimed at reducing aviation's environmental impact. Contrails form when airplanes fly through layers of humidity, and they can persist as cirrus clouds for minutes or hours depending on the conditions. While these extra clouds can reflect sunlight b  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- Atmos Energy Corp. issued the following news release: Atmos Energy Corporation (NYSE: ATO) has released its latest Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CRS) Report, available online at atmosenergy.com/sustainability, that highlights accomplishments in pipeline safety, system modernization, emergency preparedness, environmental sustainability, Fueling Safe and Thriving Communities, and the culture of AtmoSpirit. This year's CRS Report illustrates Atmos   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 8 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan recently researched the Asia-Pacific biotechnology contract research organization industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Avance Clinical with the 2023 Customer Value Leadership Award. The company is a leading CRO with over 20 years of experience and provide  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Latino children are at greater risk of developing certain cancers, and their short and long-term outcomes are often worse than other children with cancer. The reasons for these differences are not entirely known or understood. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Cancer Center were awarded more than $7.6 million over four years from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to compre  more

WACO, Texas, Aug. 10 -- Baylor University issued the following news: Baylor University's McNair Scholars Program, along with the Baylor Graduate School, hosted the fifth annual national McNair Research Conference Aug. 3-4 on the Baylor campus. With over 300 attendees from across the country, the conference provided opportunities for more than 200 undergraduate McNair Scholars and non-McNair students to present their faculty-mentored research, participate in professional development and engage w  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11 -- The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, an agency that says it creates and expedite innovation for cancer research, issued the following news: The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas announced its lineup of keynote speakers, moderators, and presenters for its Innovations VI Conference taking place in Galveston on October 2-3. The list includes luminaries from across the cancer research and prevention field, including national cancer leaders  more

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 11 -- The University of Dallas issued the following news: The University of Dallas is pleased to announce a $3 million endowed gift by Richard D. Kelly, MTS '00. The gift, which will provide funds permanently to support faculty chair positions in art and theology, is the first seven-figure investment toward realizing a key component of President Jonathan J. Sanford's North Star Plan for academic excellence: to secure endowed positions to recruit and retain faculty talent.   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Aug. 12 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: By Kim Horner The tiniest transistors on integrated circuits now measure just a few nanometers wide -- 33,000 times smaller than the thickness of a sheet of paper. At that size, however, the components can behave in unexpected ways due to quantum physics. The emergence of chips with transistors at that scale has created a need for computer modeling tools that can simulate and predict the material pe  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 12 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: The University of St. Thomas-Houston announces the appointment of Dr. Kevin Stuart as the director for the Rev. Donald S. Nesti, CSSp Center for Faith & Culture. "We are pleased that Dr. Stuart will serve as the Center's new director," Dr. Chris Evans, vice president for Academic Affairs, said. He embodies the Catholic mission, identity, and legacy of the Center for Faith & Culture at UST." Stuart replac  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 10 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: Nicole Rockey will join the faculty of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering, beginning August 1. With a background in civil engineering combined with doctoral and postdoctoral work in virology and infectious diseases, Rockey explores the biological and environmental factors that allow viruses to spread and thrive. After earn  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 10 -- EDF Renewables, a renewable energy developer, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) and EDF Renewables North America today announced the signing of a multi-year module supply agreement to deliver up to 7-gigawatts (GW) of high efficiency N-type TOPCon solar modules to be produced at Canadian Solar's new factory in Mesquite, Texas. Under the agreement, Canadian Solar will be supplying its latest high efficiency N-  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 5 -- Emerson Electric, a technology and engineering company that provides solutions for customers in industrial, commercial and residential markets, issued the following news: Global technology and software leader Emerson has collaborated with Sartorius, a leading international biopharmaceutical company, to natively integrate Sartorius's Biostat STR(R) Generation 3 family of bioreactors with Emerson's DeltaV(TM) distributed control system (DCS). The Biostat STR Generation 3   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan continuously researches the cloud contact center industry and, based on its most recent findings, recognizes Five9 with the 2023 North American Enabling Technology Leadership Award. Five9 has been a leading provider of cloud contact center solutions for al  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 9 -- Foley and Lardner, a law firm, issued the following news: Foley & Lardner LLP served as legal adviser to Ballast Point Ventures (Ballast Point), a late-stage venture capital and growth equity fund, in its investment in the $10.7 million Series A financing for UpLift, the technology-driven, omnichannel behavioral health provider. Ballast Point, which has raised $550 million across four funds, provides expansion capital to established but rapidly growing private c  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan recently researched the cloud contact center industry and, based on its findings, recognizes Puzzel with the 2023 European Company of the Year Award. Puzzel is a market-leading European contact center-as-a-service (CCaaS) software provider with over 20 year  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Mexican businesses have been adopting hybrid/multi-cloud strategies, with 81% of companies choosing to integrate both Public Cloud and at least one of the following options: private hosted, private on-prem, or public cloud node. Cloud services' public appeal lies in their ability t  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 11 -- The University of Maryland School of Law issued the following news: Guha Krishnamurthi joins the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law faculty as an associate professor of law in the 2023-2024 academic year. He comes to Maryland Carey Law from the University of Oklahoma College of Law. Previously, he taught at South Texas College of Law and was a Climenko Fellow at Harvard Law School. "Professor Krishnamurthi is a prominent voice in constitutio  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Houston Christian University issued the following news release: Houston Christian University (HCU) President Robert Sloan and Stanley Napper, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, are proud to announce the selection of Dr. Greggory Keiffer, HCU Executive Associate Dean and Assistant Professor of Management, as the Rex G. Baker Professor in Management. "We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Greggory Keiffer has been named the HCU Rex G. Baker Professor. Dr. K  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 10 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * WHAT: iHeartMedia, the No. 1 global podcast publisher, according to Podtrac, and KT Studios, a Los Angeles-based full-service documentary, scripted and podcast production company and leader in the true-crime space, today announced the release of "The Idaho Massacre," part of its robust 140-plus-hour slate deal with iHeartPodcasts. On November 13, 2022, four students from the University of Idaho  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Rice University issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Three former U.S. Secretaries of State will join a moderated discussion on geopolitics, foreign affairs and public service at the 30th anniversary gala celebrating Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy Oct. 26. Henry Kissinger, Hillary Rodham Clinton and James A. Baker III will join the Baker Institute in commemorating three decades of nonpartisan political research and focus on the futur  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 8 -- Lamar University issued the following news: Michael Fuljenz, president of Universal Coin & Bull in Beaumont, Texas, will be the recipient of the highest honor bestowed by the Congressionally-chartered American Numismatic Association, the largest organization of coin collecting enthusiasts in the United States. Fuljenz, known as America's Gold Expert(R), grew up in Lake Charles and graduated from LaGrange High School in 1972. The association announced he will receive   more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 10 -- Lamar University issued the following news: The spirit of curiosity and innovation is alive and thriving as high school students across Southeast Texas gathered for the annual Project Engineer Camp from July 17 to July 21. The camp hosted by Lamar University's College of Engineering provides a unique and hands-on learning experience for high school students who harbor a fascination for engineering. "Project Engineer is a good opportunity for students to work as a   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 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: * * * LyondellBasell is among the top three global polyolefin manufacturers in terms of capacity and sustainable solutions, catering to multiple industries, including pharmaceuticals and medical devices. * * * Frost & Sullivan recently researched the medical plastics in  more

RIO GRANDE, TEXAS, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: Gov. Doug Burgum and the North Dakota National Guard's adjutant general, Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann, visited North Dakota National Guard soldiers serving along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas today and Monday, thanking them for their work to support efforts by state and federal officials to secure the border, stop illegal immigration and interdict drug and human trafficking. "The work they're d  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 10 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: A shocking truth: Overdose is the nation's leading cause of injury deaths. University of St. Thomas-Houston is taking an eyes-wide-open, proactive response to our country's alarming opioid crisis and death rate due to drug overdose. St. Thomas is strategically locating life-saving Naloxone (Narcan) kits around campus. Inside the kit are gloves, instructions, and two doses of Narcan, an opioid overdose rev  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 10 -- King and Spalding, a law firm, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: King & Spalding announced today that leading antitrust and consumer protection lawyer Sean Royall has joined the firm as a partner in its Trial and Global Disputes practice group. Royall, who will serve as the firm's Global Practice Head for Antitrust and Consumer Protection, is based in the firm's Washington, D.C. and Houston offices and will also spend significant time in the firm's Br  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 12 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: A number of new online degree and certificate programs were among Sam Houston State University items approved by The Texas State University System (TSUS) Board of Regents during the board's quarterly meeting held on Aug 10 and 11 at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas. A fully online Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies was approved. The degree is designed for students who wish to study education an  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 8 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Thanks to a new course from The University of Texas at Arlington, rural health organizations in Texas are learning how to make their voices heard in the world of fundraising. UTA's Center for Rural Health and Nursing teamed up with Timothy Ponce, assistant professor of instruction in the Department of English and grant writing expert, to offer an online, self-guided course that teaches rural  more

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WJHL-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Tri-Cities, Tennessee, parts of Virginia, and the surrounding area, today announced that the Foundation will donate $6,500 to the Make-A-Wish East Tennessee. The donation was presented to Make-A-Wish during WJHL-TV's annual telethon, designed to raise awareness   more

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) today announced that it has extended the employment agreement of Gary Weitman, the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer. Mr. Weitman will continue reporting to Perry Sook, Nexstar's Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer. "We are extremely pleased to be extending Gary's employment ag  more

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) ("Nexstar" or the "Company") today reported financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023 as summarized below: Table: Summary 2023 Second Quarter Highlights 1. On September 30, 2022, Nexstar completed its acquisition of a 75% ownership interest in The CW Network, LLC ("The CW"). Nexstar - Cons  more

BURBANK, Texas, Aug. 8 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: The CW Network today announced that it has extended the contract of Dennis Miller as President, which will now run through 2027. Mr. Miller joined the network as President in October 2022, following its acquisition by Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST). Since that time, Mr. Miller and his team have moved quickly to implement a dynamic new programming strateg  more

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 10 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced the appointment of Jon Camera as Senior Vice President of its national advertising sales division, responsible for overseeing and guiding the efforts of the company's newly created national sales team, with offices in markets across the country, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, and  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 5 -- The Office of the Attorney General of Texas issued the following news release: The Office of the Attorney General ("OAG") filed a Notice of Accelerated Interlocutory Appeal directly to the Texas Supreme Court in Zurawski, et al. v. State of Texas, et al. under Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Section 6.001(b) and Texas Rule of Appellate Procedure 29.1(b). While a district judge's ruling attempted to block the state's enforcement of Texas pro-life laws, this fili  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11 -- The Office of the Attorney General of Texas issued the following news release: The Office of the Attorney General of Texas ("OAG") filed a lawsuit against Booking Holdings Inc. ("Booking"), a major travel reservation company, for engaging in false, misleading, or deceptive acts and practices in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Booking falsely marketed hotel rooms at prices that were not available to the public as initially advertised. Across its s  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9 -- The Office of the Attorney General of Texas issued the following news release: The Office of the Attorney General's ("OAG") Civil Medicaid Fraud Division settled an enforcement action brought under the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act ("TMFPA") against pharmaceutical drug manufacturers Shire PLC, Baxter International Inc., Baxalta Inc., Viropharma Inc., Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., and Takeda Pharmaceuticals America. The settlement resolves allegations that   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Oracle today announced Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer, a rack-scale cloud infrastructure that enables organizations to use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) compute services anywhere. With Compute Cloud@Customer, customers can develop, deploy, secure, and manage workloads using the same software stack as OCI in deployments as small as a single rack. Oracle Compute   more

EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 10 -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: Two University of Texas at El Paso researchers have earned one of the nation's highest awards for early-career faculty in 2023. Laura Alvarez, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, received a $550,000 grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program. The funds will support her research  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Just as carbon makes up both the brittle core of a No. 2 pencil and the harder-than-steel diamond in a cutting tool, boron nitride gives rise to compounds that can be soft or hard. Yet, unlike carbon, far less is known about boron nitride's forms and their responses to changing temperatures and pressures. Rice University scientists mixed hexagonal boron nitride - a soft variety also known as "white graphite"   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University chemist Carolyn Nichol has won a competitive Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institutes of Health to address race-based cancer health disparities by increasing underrepresented minority student populations' engagement and participation in biosciences education. The 5-year, $1,038,544 award will support Nichol's Cancer Health Activism Network for Greater Equity (CH  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: Price increases were the largest source of spending per visit in emergency rooms over the past decade in four of five states studied, according to a new report from researchers at Rice University and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health. "Price increases versus upcoding as drivers of emergency department spending increases, 2012-19" was published today in Health Affairs. In the study, the   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: The spinal cord is harder to access and study than even the brain. The challenges posed by its mobility and anatomical structure have made understanding exactly how it functions difficult. Rice University engineers will work with collaborators to optimize an array of nanoelectronic threads, or NETs - already used successfully for gathering high-fidelity, long-term data from neurons in the brain - for use in t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Jing Chen, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice University specializing in human factors and human-computer interaction, has received the Earl Alluisi Early Career Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association (APA), the world's largest association of psychologists. Awarded by the APA's Division 21: Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology, the honor recognizes one individua  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 5 -- San Antonio College issued the following news: San Antonio College has named Alaina Webb and Lisa Coronado as two new academic chairs this summer to direct several academic programs on campus. Alaina Webb is the new chair of American Sign Language and interpreter training, English as a second language, international studies, world languages, and philosophy. Previously, she was a full-time instructor and coordinator the the ASL and interpreter training program. Add  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: Salam (previously known as Integrated Telecom Company) has selected Oracle to drive 5G innovation across the Middle East. Recently recognized as Saudi Arabia's fastest growing and most innovative telecom brand, and part of the Mawarid Media & Communications Group (MMCG) and Mawarid Holding Company, Salam will utilize Oracle Communications' monetization and unified operations solut  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- Southwestern University issued the following news: * * * Southwestern graduate will head to Brazil to further Ph.D. research. * * * Lauren Gillespie '19 is one of Southwestern University's newest Fulbright award recipients. Gillespie, who was a computer science and chemistry double major, will head to Brazil to continue her Ph.D. research on using citizen science biodiversity data and remote sensing imagery to detect patterns of plant biodiversity with   more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Southwestern University issued the following news: Respected scholar and current New Yorker magazine poetry editor Kevin Young will deliver the 2023 Roy and Margaret Shilling Lecture on Oct. 13, 2023, in the Alma Thomas Theater at Southwestern University. Considered one of the leading poets of his generation, Young has written fifteen books of poetry and prose. He hosts the New Yorker's poetry podcast in addition to serving as that magazine's poetry editor. From 2  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Aug. 8 -- Southwestern University issued the following Q&A on Aug. 7, 2023, with assistant professor of philosophy Jorge Lizarzaburu: * * * Could you introduce yourself and tell me a bit about your background? My name is Jorge Lizarzaburu, and I'm from Ecuador. I majored in journalism because I wanted to be a writer, but I didn't like it very much. After I finished my undergraduate degree in Quito, Ecuador, I moved to Boulder, Colorado, and completed a master's degree in co  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Tarleton State's bachelor of science in applied sociology has a new name and an additional location -- the university's Fort Worth campus. "Applied" has been added to more accurately reflect its relevance, said Dr. Derek Lehman, Division of Sociology Director. "It better maps onto what our program offers and the kind of careers that students are going into," he said. "We're really focused on students getting r  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 3 (TNSres) -- The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release: In its first 18 months, the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center (FCIC) has prevented more than $131,000,000 in monetary losses due to fraud in Texas and recovered 601 credit card skimmers. The FCIC, which coordinates law enforcement investigations into organized financial fraud, officially opened in Tyler in January 2022. The center - the first of its kind in the United   more

LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) has joined a growing number of Texas employers designated as Texas Mother-Friendly Worksites. Texas Mother-Friendly employers proactively support employees who choose to breastfeed their infants by providing time, space, and other support to maintain breastfeeding after returning to work. Lorissa Cortez, TAMIU  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 12 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: By Emily Caroline Sartin, Texas A&M University Division of Marketing & Communications On a scorching July day in Corpus Christi, the cool air inside West Oso Junior High School is a welcome refuge. Inside the sprawling building near the city's western outskirts -- temporarily vacant until classes restart in the fall -- residents in need of medical attention sit on plastic chairs in the cafeteria. For some, it w  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Researchers find that a deficit of a specific type of protein is a major factor in reduced insulin output seen in type 2 diabetes * * * Diabetes is a chronic disease that extracts a heavy toll, with 11.3 percent of Americans diagnosed with the disease as of 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The three primary forms of diabetes are type 1, t  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: Makenzie Gottschalk will begin her college career in a few weeks as an honor student and a pre-vet/animal science major at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. She brings with her the $40,000 GE-Reagan Scholarship, a prestigious award given to only 11 students nationwide. Gottschalk discovered the GE-Reagan Scholars program while online searching for other scholarships to help with college costs  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 5 -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: Researchers with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute (CKWRI) at Texas A&M University-Kingsville have been awarded two contracts from the Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service totaling nearly $14 million for ocelot conservation efforts and to research possible impacts of border barrier infrastructure construction on animal movements. This work is funded by U.S. Customs and Bor  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: What if artificial intelligence could be used to spur discovery in areas such as biotechnology, drug discovery and fluid dynamics? Using geometric graphs and innovative methodologies, AI can solve fundamental problems in basic natural science. The possibilities are endless in this relatively new field known as AI for science. In the Department of Computer Science and Engineering  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Rodney Bowersox has been appointed deputy director for the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) and senior associate dean for research for the Texas A&M University College of Engineering. His new role begins Aug. 8, 2023. Bowersox is the holder of the Ford Motor Co. Design Professorship I in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M and a Regents Professor. He is  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Researchers at Texas A&M University will spearhead a groundbreaking project to revolutionize medication administration for pediatric patients, thanks to an approximately $3 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This pioneering initiative explores using additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, to create customized tablets tailored to the unique needs of young  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dr. Jaime Grunlan has been honored with the prestigious status of Fellow by the American Chemical Society (ACS), joining a select group of researchers recognized for their exceptional contributions to the science or profession of chemistry. Grunlan, Leland T. Jordan '29 Chair Professor in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, said h  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Rachel Rose Each day, an estimated 330,000 billion bytes of data are generated in various forms. This data is shared in many ways -- videos, images, music, gaming, streaming content and video calls. This immense amount of data requires compression to save on storage capacity, speed up file transfer and decrease costs for storage hardware and network bandwidth. Dr. Zixiang Xi  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 8 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2023: * * * Today, Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa released the following statement on Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's announcement that she is taking a brief leave of absence to seek treatment for clinical depression: "I speak for Texans across the state when I say to Judge Hidalgo: we are proud of you for your courageous decision to publicly address your need for mental health   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9 -- The Texas Department of Information Resources issued the following news on Aug. 8, 2023: John Hoffman, DIR Chief Technology Officer and State of Texas Deputy Chief Information Officer, today was awarded the Trailblazer Award from the Texas Association of State Systems for Computing and Communications (TASSCC). The Trailblazer Award recognizes senior-level individual leadership and excellence in information technology from state agencies and institutions of higher educa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 8 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Commissioner Mike Morath on Aug. 7, 2023: * * * SUBJECT: Preliminary 2022-2023 FIRST Ratings CATEGORY: Accreditation Information NEXT STEPS: Share with appropriate staff Your local educational agency's (LEA) preliminary 2022-2023 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) rating is now available online. To access your LEA's FIRST rating, click the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas link. T  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Eaton Corporation will expand their manufacturing facility for voltage regulators, Cooper Power Systems LLC, in Nacogdoches. Cooper Power Systems is a subsidiary of Eaton Corporation PLC (Eaton), a global technology leader in electrical components, systems, and services for power quality, distribution, and control. The project is expected to create ove  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug.11, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Skills Development Fund (SDF) grant award of $132,794 to Texas Southmost College by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). Through this SDF grant, Texas Southmost College will provide training to upskill more than 130 employees of Rich Products Corporation in relevant industry areas like programmable logic controllers, electronics, forklift operations, to  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced 20 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $9.9 million to 11 schools in the Rio Grande Valley to support career and technical education (CTE) training programs. Presented by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), these grants will help schools purchase and install equipment needed to train more than 2,300 students for high-demand car  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Kathy Boswell and reappointed Mazie Mathews Jamison and Verna "Kathy" Shipp to the Texas Board of Nursing for terms set to expire on January 31, 2029. The Board oversees the practice of professional nursing, examination of students, and standards of professional conduct for license holders. The Board also prescribes and publishes the minimum requirements and standards for c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Governor Abbott today celebrated Texas' record-shattering jobs economy and the role small businesses play in keeping Texas a national economic leader at the Governor's Small Business Summit in McAllen. "Small businesses are a key part of the Texas economic juggernaut," said Governor Abbott. "Thanks to every one of you here today who serve as the engine of the booming Texas economy, Texas co  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation: WHEREAS, the 88th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature convened in January 2023 in accordance with Article III, Section 5, of the Texas Constitution and Section 301.001 of the Texas Government Code; and WHEREAS, during that session, the Legislature approved thirteen joint resolutions proposing thirteen particular constitutional amendments by a vote of two-thirds of all members of each house, pursuant to  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today ceremonially signed the Save Women's Sports Act passed during the 88th Regular Legislative Session at the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in Denton. The Governor was joined by former NCAA athletes and spokeswomen for Independent Women's Voice Riley Gaines and Paula Scanlan and a dozen other female athletes to celebrate this momentous law to protect the integrity of fair c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today ceremonially signed critical energy legislation passed during the 88th Regular Legislative Session following his keynote address at the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association's (TIPRO) Summer Conference in San Antonio. The two bills, Senate Bill 1017 and House Bill 33, prohibit cities, counties, and political subdivisions in Texas from banning g  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today ceremonially signed legislation delivering the largest property tax cut in Texas history--$18 billion--passed during Special Session #2 of the 88th Legislature in New Caney. The Governor was joined at the historic bill signing by Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Speaker Dade Phelan, Senator Paul Bettencourt, Representative Morgan Meyer, and other members of the Texa  more

ROSENBERG, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Texas State Technical College issued the following news: With heat advisories and excessive heat warnings continuing to be issued across the state of Texas, remaining cool is especially important. Air conditioning helps keep homes, stores and offices cool, and it is HVAC technicians who keep the air conditioning running. Even though the Texas Workforce Commission projects that there will be 3,719 HVAC industry job openings in the state every year until 2030, there   more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: The Department of Agricultural Sciences at Texas State University will host a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence from Bangladesh during the 2023-2024 academic year. Md. Akhtaruzzaman Khan, Ph.D., an expert in agricultural economics at Bangladesh Agricultural University, was selected for the Fulbright award by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. At Texas State, Khan will teach courses and collab  more

WACO, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Texas State Technical College issued the following news: The thought of finding the right words to form sentences to create cohesive paragraphs can be a daunting task for some people, especially in the workplace. Students at Texas State Technical College have the option of taking Technical and Business Writing, a class included in several of the college's technical programs. More than 90 TSTC students are registered statewide to take the class this fall. This compares   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Texas Southern University issued the following news: Texas Southern University alumnus Brandon Jones is making professional moves. Comerica Bank announced he has been promoted from vice president of external affairs to senior vice president for external affairs. In his new role, Jones oversees Comerica's Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) community engagement function, including external affairs, community affairs and CRA Investments. "Brandon possesses an authentic p  more

MERCED, California, Aug. 9 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: Understanding the atomic-scale mysteries of "crushing" chemistry is the goal of an expanding research center with a newly awarded $20 million investment from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Managed by Texas A&M University, NSF's Center for the Mechanical Control of Chemistry (CMCC) will conduct the most rigorous exploration yet into how the mechanical application of force can enable new adv  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 12 -- The University of the Incarnate Word issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2023: The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is proud to welcome Dr. Michael Romero as the new Director of the Pastoral Institute. Dr. Romero completed his Ph.D. in Theology at the University of Dayton in Ohio in Spring of 2022. He completed his undergraduate studies in San Antonio at St. Mary's University where he majored in English and Philosophy. The Pastoral Institute prep  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 9 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Department of Music is thrilled to welcome Sarah Hetrick as the new assistant professor of saxophone. Hetrick comes to the U of A from Texas A&M International University, where she taught applied saxophone and woodwind methods. Holding both a Master of Music degree and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in saxophone performance from the University of Texas at Austin, she was both a University Fellow and th  more

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 12 -- The University of Dallas issued the following news: Beloved classics professor and Due Santi fixture Peter Hatlie, PhD, is retiring from his leadership role this year. Hatlie first arrived at the Eugene Constantin Campus in 1999 as a history professor. This year will mark his last term as vice president, dean and director of the Rome Program. After a sabbatical, Hatlie will return in the 2024-2025 academic year to teach full-time. Theology professor and Associate Dea  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 11 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The University of Houston is pleased to welcome 22 new members to its Board of Visitors with terms beginning this fall. These new additions, appointed by UH President Renu Khator, join an impressive group of private-sector thought leaders, change makers and influencers who serve as advisors providing insights to advance the University's brand and reputation throughout the city, state, region and nation. The  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The Baker Hughes Foundation announced a $100,000 grant to the University of Houston Energy Transition Institute (ETI) to support environmental justice research and workforce development programs. The institute, which focuses on the creation and use of reliable, affordable, environmentally responsible energy for all through a just and equity-driven pathway, is looking forward to using the grant to am  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 9 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The world of at-home stroke rehabilitation is growing near, incredible news for the 795,000 people in the United States who annually suffer a stroke. A new low cost, portable brain-computer interface that connects the brain of stroke patients to powered exoskeletons for rehabilitation purposes has been validated and tested at the University of Houston. "We designed and validated a wireless, easy-to-use, mob  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 10 -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's SaferCare Texas and the School of Health Professions recently hosted a wellness symposium, "Whole Health for Self-Wealth" at the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens. HSC Physician Assistant students, faculty and staff had the opportunity to learn from several guest speakers whose presentations focused on financial literacy, prev  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 11 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: University of St. Thomas-Houston's Associate Professor of Psychology & Chair Dr. Crystal D. Tran and Instructional Designer for UST's Arts & Sciences Division Manuel Fernandez presented at the "Anthology Together" 2023 Conference in July. Sponsored by Blackboard (Anthology), the conference drew a global audience representing more than 40 countries. (https://www2.anthology.com/together ) The session prese  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Aug. 10 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted organ transplants in unprecedented ways. Many transplant centers considered slowing down and even pausing all transplants, mostly due to the potential risk of COVID-19 to organ donors, transplant recipients and care providers. In a study published in the May 2023 special issue of Production and Operations Management on managing pandemics, two operations management rese  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: More than 250 students showcased their summer research projects to over 1,000 attendees during the Summer Platform for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) symposium on July 28 at The University of Texas at Dallas. Presenters included local and visiting undergraduate students conducting research at UT Dallas through a variety of initiatives such as the Anson L. Clark Summer Research Program, which   more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Aug. 5 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: University of Texas at Dallas researchers have developed an artificial intelligence tool that could predict the risk of cardiac arrest in children hospitalized in cardiac intensive care units. The technology is the latest work from the Statistical Artificial Intelligence and Relational Learning Group, a UT Dallas research lab where experts develop AI to assist health care providers. The researchers ai  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Aug. 11 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: A clinic specifically designed to educate, manage and treat patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease means fewer emergency room visits for patients, according to a new study. The University of Texas Medical Branch has two COPD-specific clinics, and researchers studied data comparing patients with COPD managed at COPD-specific clinics to other patients with COPD who saw pri  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 12 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: Tears to the glenoid labrum--cartilage tissue that lines the shoulder where the arm joins--can be repaired with arthroscopic surgery, which significantly weakens the joint and involves a lengthy recovery. Liping Tang, a bioengineering professor at The University of Texas at Arlington, is developing a new method to repair labrum tears that would enable the body to regenerate tissue to comple  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA gerontologist awarded federal grant for innovative app that eases burden of dementia * * * A University of Texas at Arlington researcher hopes to help harness the power of music and technology to improve the quality of life of those living with dementia. Kathy Lee, gerontologist and assistant professor in the School of Social Work, is helping develop an app that uses m  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 9 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Fitbit devices provide accurate measurements of wearers' circadian rhythms, or rest-activity cycles, but underestimate sleep measures, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. The findings demonstrate that the efficacy of the commonly worn devices is comparable to research devices that must be issued and recharged at a labo  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 11 -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: The J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Okla., has made a $1.5 million gift to University of the Ozarks to create an endowed scholarship fund for students. The gift was made in conjunction with the Mabee Foundation's 75th anniversary. The scholarship will support full-time students who come from Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Missouri or Kansas and who have a minimum 3.0 grade point average.   more

DENTON, Texas, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of North Texas College of Engineering are leading a new consortium to further the science and applications of emerging semiconducting materials toward electronic, photonic and sensing technologies. These technologies will help advance national security capabilities, while also training a diverse workforce in these key disciplines through funding received from the U.S.  more

DENTON, Texas, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Students at the University of North Texas Center for Integrated Intelligent Mobility Systems (CIIMS) are taking flight, both at the university and beyond. Nelson Ruiz and Roderick Jones, seniors in UNT's College of Engineering, work as undergraduate research assistants for a project that hosts a data hub for drones. Jaya Sravani Mandapaka, a doctoral student in the College of Engineering, specia  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 9 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: Dr. Lesley Teitelbaum, adjunct professor of Psychology at the University of St. Thomas-Houston, is an advocate for campus opportunities to help students improve their conflict management skills as a critical first step to promoting student safety and emotional wellbeing across university settings. Teitelbaum is an expert on conflict resolution and teaches Abnormal Psychology at UST this fall. She delivere  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 8 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2023: University of Texas System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife and University of Texas at Austin President Jay Hartzell announced today the launch of the West Campus Ambassadors pilot program, a specialized safety, cleaning and hospitality team dedicated to the revitalization of Austin's West Campus neighborhood. The West Campus Ambassadors program is the latest safety investment in the West   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 10 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) continues to evolve with the appointment of Kathryn Keeton, Ph.D., as vice president and chief of staff for UT Health San Antonio. As vice president and chief of staff, Dr. Keeton will work with external community partners and build strong relationships across the organization to encou  more

LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 10 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The School of Dentistry of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has launched Laredo's first Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene degree program at the UT Education and Research Center at Laredo (UT Center at Laredo). The program will address significant gaps in oral health care needs within the community while boosting local j  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 11 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Amelie Ramirez, DrPH, MPH, of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has won the 2023 Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) Cancer Health Equity Award. The award recognizes exceptional leadership in promoting health equity, mitigating cancer disparities, and advocating for diversity and inclusion at a cancer center. Ramirez is associate  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Researchers at UT Southwestern, Children's Health find severity of pediatric sleep apnea increases with obesity levels and age * * * Obesity and older age are significant predictors of the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Health found. The study, published in Laryngoscope Investigat  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 8 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Loss of gene releases mutation-generating protein, rendering cancers resistant to treatment, UTSW researchers find * * * Loss of a gene known as SYNCRIP in prostate cancer tumors unleashes cellular machinery that creates random mutations throughout the genome that drive resistance to targeted treatments, a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers discovered. The  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 5 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Undergraduate researcher in the Ghose Lab examines gene's role in cell death process * * * A junior biology major at The University of Texas at Arlington has received a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to fund his summer research project investigating the processes that lead to cell death. Nathan Rather, who works in the Ghose Lab under the leadership of Piya Ghose  more

EL PASO, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * U.S.-Mexico Faculty Collaboration Fellowship will fund six projects for cross-border impact * * * How are our region's pecan farms affected by drought? Is there a better way to address domestic violence in Ciudad Juarez? These are a few of the big questions scientists are asking as they prepare to embark on a new cross-border research collaboration. Created by The University  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: By Caitie Barkley A clinical trial evaluating the role of statins in the risk of recurrent intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) in patients presenting with ICH, has opened for enrollment at UTHealth Houston. The study, led locally by C.J. Jared Chen, MD, assistant professor in the Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, will enr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 9 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: A five-year, $3.1 million grant to study preventive strategies for sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) has been awarded to UTHealth Houston by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Nuria Lacuey Lecumberri, MD, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Neurology with McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston, is pr  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- The Virginia National Guard issued the following news on Aug. 9, 2023: Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen deployed as Task Force Cardinal returned to Virginia Aug. 1, 2023, after supporting Operation Lone Star in Texas since July 8. The troops staffed observation posts and conducted roving patrols along the border between Texas and Mexico to observe and detect potential illegal border crossings and criminal activities and reported to Texas law enforcement  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 11 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Arlington has selected Zheng (John) Wang as the next dean of UTA Libraries. Wang currently serves as the dean of Meriam Library at California State University, Chico. "John brings to the role a focus on data-driven decision-making and strategic leadership for UTA Libraries," said Tamara L. Brown, UTA provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. "He is a  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 5 -- 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: Cloud security capabilities for better risk management and security protection of the cloud and cloud-native applications throughout their lifecycle. Wiz simplifies and automates the compliance and security checking process to reduce the reliance on error-prone human intervention an  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, Aug. 11 -- Southwestern University issued the following news on Aug. 10, 2023: Southwestern is pleased to announce its partnership with Zipcar, a leading car-sharing service, to provide students, faculty, and staff with a convenient and hassle-free transportation solution. With Zipcar's presence on campus, the SU community can now enjoy the freedom of exploring Georgetown and beyond without owning a car. "The presence of Zipcars will enhance the SU community. Many students a  more