STATESBORO, Georgia, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: Is too much of a good thing actually a bad thing? That's what researchers in Georgia Southern's Biodynamics and Human Performance Center aim to find out through a recent study of 75 ultramarathon runners during the 50th anniversary of the Western States 100-mile Endurance Run (WSER) in California. The study focuses on the benefits of physical activity beyond the typical recommended amount  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 6 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2023: Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that he and his Bureau of Consumer Protection have spoken to Tesla representatives about a data security breach in May that compromised the personal information of current and former Tesla employees. The information compromised includes employee names, phone numbers, physical addresses and email addresses. According to T  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 6 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2023: Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has joined a bipartisan coalition of 54 attorneys general in urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material and to propose legislation to protect children from those abuses. "As technology continues to shift and change, we must conti  more

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 6 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: A new grant awarded to the University of Nevada, Reno will help efforts to bring more sustainability to Nevada's meat and poultry industry, providing more training to people who want to work in this vital supply chain for the nation. The University recently received one of seven Meat and Poultry Processing Agriculture Workforce Training awards from the United States Department of Agriculture and its National I  more

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * Earthquake geologists on the GEER research team gain greater understanding of the impacts of the February earthquake * * * On February 25th, Rich Koehler, an associate professor in the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, flew from Reno to Turkey. Nineteen days earlier, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, followed by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake just nine hours later. Koe  more

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 8 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: Reynolds School of Journalism Associate Professor of Media Law and Graduate Director Patrick File has been named the Kappa Tau Alpha Outstanding Adviser for 2023. Kappa Tau Alpha, the seventh oldest national honor society in the country, is a college honor society that recognizes academic excellence and promotes scholarship in journalism and mass communication. Founded in 1910, Kappa Tau Alpha inducts journali  more

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * Featuring Associate Research Professor Zeb Hogan's Monster Fish exhibit, The Discovery now offers free admission with a valid University ID through Jan. 7 * * * The Discovery is now offering free admission for University students, faculty and staff through Jan. 7, 2024 with a valid University ID. This free admission program will allow the University community to explore everything that the mus  more

RENO, Nevada, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release: * * * Professor Robert Ives discusses findings from various research studies * * * The media have reported on the sharp rise of anxiety and depression among both instructors and students associated with the switch to online instruction during the recent pandemic. These reports are also supported by the research of scholars and are confirmed for people in both higher education and education in kinder  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus issued the following news release: * * * Internal medicine resident Juliann Shih's eight-year research project into chromosomal anomalies in tumorous cells culminates in lauded publication. * * * The field of cancer research is rife with unanswered questions, but - with the input and expertise of third-year Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV internal medicine resident Juliann Shih - a team of scientists f  more