HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: A four-year, $3 million grant to implement and evaluate a multilevel sexual assault and sexual harassment prevention intervention study for active-duty airmen has been awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by the U.S. Department of Defense. Belinda Hernandez, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of health promotion and behavioral sciences at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health, is  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Ten Haynes and Boone, LLP lawyers are included in the 2023 New York Super Lawyers and Rising Stars directories. Published annually by Thomson Reuters, Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations of lawyers in more than 7  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced that a joint venture between AECOM and Black & Veatch (AECOM-B&V Lakes and Rivers JV) has been selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to provide architectural and engineering services for infrastructure projects for the 17 states within the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division,   more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced that its SLICOM joint venture with managing partner Street Legal Industries has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract by the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management to support the government's Federal Orphaned Well Program. The multi-state, multi-age  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 25 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The economic burden of brain and mental health-related disorders -- along with the need to fuel innovation in the field so the U.S. can continue to compete economically -- has prompted the need for a brain science-inspired industrial strategy that will build America's "brain capital," argues an expert from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. Neuroscientist Harris Eyre from the Baker Institute and co  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: The commercial spaceflight industry is expanding opportunities for scientific research in space, but the industry needs clear ethical guidelines before human research is ready for liftoff. In a new policy paper published in Science, a global, multidisciplinary team of bioethicists, health policy experts, space health researchers, commercial spaceflight professionals and government regulators outlines   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a new compound called d16 that can reduce tumor growth and overcome therapeutic resistance in mutant p53-bearing cancers in the lab. The findings, published in the journal Cancer Research Communications, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, open opportunities for new combination therapies for these difficult-to-treat cancer  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Physical restraints in emergency departments (EDs) are used to keep staff and patients safe, but may lead to adverse physical consequences, such as aspiration, physical trauma and phycological harm of the patient. A team of researchers observed that patients of color, specifically Black patients, seemed to be physically restrained in the clinical setting more than other patients. As a result, the team  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Baylor College of Medicine researchers Dr. Sarah Heilbronner, associate professor of neurosurgery, and Dr. Andreas Tolias, professor of neuroscience, each have been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative Connectivity Across Scales (BRAIN CONNECTS). This project is a part of Brain Research Through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies Initiative, better known as the BR  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Baylor partners with the City of Waco to pilot a near-zero emission, multi-fuel combustor that transforms local waste with minimal processing into ultra-clean energy * * * Baylor University researchers along with City of Waco leaders in sustainable infrastructure are among the 19 teams advancing to stage 2 of the Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC), a national research and action competition focused on rapidl  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 -- CapStreet Group, an equity firm that invests in owner-managed, lower middle market companies, issued the following news on Sept. 26, 2023: Capstreet, a Houston-based lower middle market private equity firm, today announced the promotion of Chas Richard from Vice President to Principal. "Since joining Capstreet, Chas has distinguished himself with his investment acumen and transaction expertise, which have been instrumental in supporting our portfolio companies and n  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 25 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Technologies for removing carbon from the atmosphere keep improving, but solutions for what to do with the carbon once it's captured are harder to come by. The lab of Rice University materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan and collaborators developed a way to wrest the carbon from carbon dioxide and affix it to hydrogen atoms, forming methane a valuable fuel and industrial feedstock. According to the study published   more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas will team with Tarleton State University's College of Business to host a daylong conference Tuesday, Oct. 10, in Stephenville. This is the fifth time the two have collaborated on an economic conference in the community. Dr. Anil Kumar, the Dallas Fed's Economic Policy Advisor, will speak during a luncheon regarding the health of the local, regional and national economy. Memb  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Dell issued the following news release: Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) has appointed Steve Mollenkopf as its newest independent member of the Dell Technologies board of directors, effective Sept. 27, 2023. Additionally, Simon Patterson, managing director of Silver Lake, has resigned as a member of the board of directors, effective Sept. 26, 2023. With the appointment of Mollenkopf, the Dell Technologies board of directors now seats eight directors, six of which ar  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Sept. 26 -- Entergy issued the following news release: * * * The new program encourages students to discover a love of reading and works to boost literacy rates across Southeast Texas. * * * As part of its ongoing commitment to investing in education, Entergy Texas donated $50,000 to the United Way of Beaumont & North Jefferson County to support a new book vending machine program within the Beaumont Independent School District (BISD). The program allows BISD to implement inc  more

CEDAR PARK, Texas, Sept. 29 -- ETS-Lindgren, a manufacturer of components and systems that measure, shield and control electromagnetic and acoustic energy, issued the following news: ETS-Lindgren, a globally recognized leader in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and wireless compliance test solutions, announced its recent participation in the 2023 Minnesota EMC Event held on September 21, 2023, in Minneapolis, MN. Additionally, the company wrapped up its tabletop show at the EMI/EMC Summit 20  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 26 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has awarded $45 million to rapidly develop sense-and-respond implant technology that could slash U.S. cancer-related deaths by more than 50%. The award to a Rice University-led team of researchers from seven states will fast-track development and testing of a new approach to cancer treatment that aims to dramatically improve immunotherapy outcomes for patient  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: Online supermarket Flink burst on the scene in 2021 offering consumers in Germany, the Netherlands, and France grocery deliveries in just minutes. To help ensure its customers can tap their way from aisle to aisle to get the goods they need, Flink chose Oracle Retail Merchandising and Oracle Fusion Cloud Financials. With the system's improved automation and visibility, Flink can   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: The Georgian Bay Information Network (GBIN), a partnership of six Ontario healthcare organizations, is advancing its use of Oracle Health's electronic health records (EHR) by adding new capabilities for advanced clinical services, optimized medication administration, and oncology specialty support under its recently launched multi-year project called eNautilus. These additions ar  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Nicholas Martin, of counsel in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Austin office, has been selected to join the Honorable Lee Yeakel Intellectual Property Inn of Court. "It's an honor to join the Inn and be part of an organization that puts an emphasis on the professionalism in the practice of IP law," Nick said. "I look forward to connecting with industry peers and participating in upcoming event  more

ABILENE, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Hardin-Simmons University issued the following news: By Mary Burke On Monday, September 25, 2023, Hardin-Simmons University (HSU) computer science students and Dyess AFB Airmen came together to learn with and from each other. The day's goal was to build working networks from scratch with a mail server, web server, and file server. Participants were split into two groups and put in separate rooms on Monday to build their networks. Datroo Technologies kindly donated   more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Media Law Practice Group Chair Laura Prather successfully represented a coalition of book vendors and public bookstores suing the state of Texas over House Bill 900, also known as the READER Act, which sought to require "school library vendors to rate all of their books and materials for appropriateness before selling them to schools based on the presence of sex depictions or refere  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, Sept. 28 -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: This year's installment of Howard Payne University's Community Leadership Lunch and Learn series featured a presentation by leadership coach and consultant Casey Merrifield, Ph.D., of Elk City, Oklahoma. The event was held Tuesday, September 26, in the Bullion Suites of HPU's Mabee University Center. Dr. Merrifield, co-founder and partner of ConneXtion Worldwide, provided a presentation on how to be an effective l  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: Dr. Kari Northeim, School of Public Health assistant professor of population and community health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, has been awarded the SAMHSA Rural EMS Training and Education grant in conjunction with HSC community partners, Parker County Hospital District and BEST EMS. BEST EMS is a physician-led medical control group that   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: By Steven Bartolotta Americans have soured on the U.S. health care system, according to a Gallup poll taken earlier this year. Most of those surveyed rate health care quality as subpar, including 31% saying it is "only fair" and 21% -- a new high -- calling it "poor." The U.S. ranked nearly last compared with other wealthy countries for health care, specifically in areas of ac  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 27 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: * * * WHAT: iHeartPodcasts today premiered the all-new season of "You and Me Both with Hillary Clinton." Hillary is back! This season, as always, she'll be having candid, thought-provoking and sometimes humorous conversations with people she admires. She'll also be talking to her guests about one of her favorite subjects: getting things done. We'll hear from folks in positions of power, like Democr  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 26 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: * * * WHAT: iHeartPodcasts and Imagine Audio today debuted "Peter and the Acid King," a punk true-crime podcast that takes listeners on a deep dive through the grimy, chaotic world of the Los Angeles punk scene in the early '80s and the brutal murder of New Wave Theater TV host Peter Ivers, the dynamic performer and artist known for bringing punk rock to TV. Created by Alan Sacks (Du-Beat-E-O, Thra  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 26 -- Indiana State Rep. Carey Hamilton, D-Indianapolis, issued the following statement on Sept. 25, 2023: * * * Starting this month, Texans no longer pay sales tax on menstrual products and family care products such as diapers thanks to action taken by the Texas state legislature. Rep. Carey Hamilton (D-Indianapolis), a long-time proponent of eliminating Indiana's "tampon tax," released the following statement calling for Indiana to adopt this policy: "Indiana ha  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Demand for valuable metals needed in batteries is poised to grow over the coming decades in step with the growth of clean energy technologies, and the best place to source them may be by recycling spent batteries. A battery recycling process developed by Rice University scientists can remove the inert layer on battery metals and lower their oxidation state, making them soluble in low-concentration acid. Using its   more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 20 -- Louisiana Economic Development issued the following news release: Louisiana Economic Development workforce development and entertainment initiatives earned top honors at the 2023 International Economic Development Council Awards ceremony Tuesday. The Aerospace Manufacturing Technology Program, LED FastStart's workforce training collaboration with Nunez Community College in Chalmette and Boeing based at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, earned a Gold Aw  more

TROY, Alabama, Sept. 28 -- Troy University issued the following news: A fixture in Troy University's physics department for 45 years, Dr. B.J. Bateman is fondly remembered by his colleagues for his dedication to his students--and his sometimes-unorthodox teaching methods. Born in Panama City, Florida, on March 10, 1943, Dr. Bateman passed on August 5. He spent his childhood living throughout Alabama and Florida and attended Chipola Junior College before transferring to Florida State University  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 28 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: The University of St. Thomas-Houston has been awarded a five-year, $3M competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Education Office (DOE) of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Title V Developing Hispanic Institutions for the CORE (Counseling, Outreach, Retention, and Engagement) Program (2023 - 2028). This Title V Program will create a new CORE Center to support students with UST's newly implemented core c  more

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) announced today that it will report its 2023 third quarter financial results on Wednesday, November 8, 2023. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET that morning to review the results. To access the conference call, interested parties may dial +1 877-407-9208 or +1 201-493-6784, conference I  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University computer scientists have won two grants from the National Science Foundation to explore new information processing technologies and applications that combine seamlessly co-designed hardware and software to allow for more effective and efficient data stream analysis using pattern matching. Initiated by a Rice seed grant, the projects address the limitations of current computing infrastructure's abili  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Yelp after the company violated Texas's Deceptive Trade Practices Act by appending inaccurate and misleading language to listings on pregnancy resource centers appearing in the search results on Yelp's app and website. After the Supreme Court's 2022 Dobbs decision concluded that there is no constitutional right to an abo  more

COMMERCE, Texas, Sept. 26 -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news release: The College of Science and Engineering Power Lab at Texas A&M University-Commerce received a brand-new name this month: the Oncor Power Lab. The designation honors a 70-year partnership between Oncor Electric--Texas's largest energy delivery company--and A&M-Commerce. Building on the longstanding partnership, Oncor recently entered a new gift agreement with A&M-Commerce to support the univers  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Oracle today announced the opening of a second Oracle Cloud Region in Mexico in partnership with Telefonos de Mexico (TELMEX-Triara), becoming the first hyperscaler to have two cloud regions in the country to broaden access and provide greater resiliency. TELMEX-Triara is the host partner for the new Oracle Cloud Monterrey Region, and through its partnership wit  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following statement on Sept. 27, 2023: * * * The Republican Party of Texas is distraught to learn of the tragic passing of Grace Jones. Grace served as the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) Woman for District 20, among many other positions. Matt Rinaldi, Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, said, "Words are difficult to express the feelings we have at the moment. Our heart goes out to Grace's family, especiall  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The Energy Tech Venture Forum, hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, named 10 energy companies "most promising" by energy investors, highlighting them for driving innovations that shift energy practices toward a more sustainable, reliable and lower carbon future. For two decades, Rice Alliance's Energy Tech Venture Forum has remained the epicenter for connecting energy pioneers, visionary   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 25 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University President Reginald DesRoches announced the creation of a $1 million scholarship named after Ruth Simmons, a President's Distinguished Fellow and higher education trailblazer.  Established by the Rice Board of Trustees to acknowledge Simmons' career and to reconfirm Rice's commitment to the community, the scholarship fund will support students who otherwise might not be able to attend the university.  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University is one of more than 360 colleges in the U.S. committed to making financial aid offers more transparent. The Sept. 26 announcement , highlighted by major media including the Washington Post , is a product of the College Cost Transparency Initiative , a task force including 10 higher education associations aimed at making financial aid letters more standard, clear and accurate. The group agreed   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences and director of Rice University's Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, has been elected president of the Religious Research Association (RRA) for 2023-24. "The RRA's vision is my vision, and I am humbled to lead this organization," Ecklund said. "One of my professional goals is to make sure research on religion is  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Rice University issued the following news release: The Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies at Rice University and Baker Botts L.L.P. will co-host their seventh annual energy summit Oct. 4-5. The two-day conference at Rice's James A. Baker III Hall will feature international and domestic perspectives through keynote addresses and discussions with energy experts in industry, government and academia. Energy experts will discuss the evolving energy supply mix and   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 25 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University President Reginald DesRoches announced the creation of a $1 million scholarship named after Ruth Simmons, a President's Distinguished Fellow and higher education trailblazer.  Established by the Rice Board of Trustees to acknowledge Simmons' career and to reconfirm Rice's commitment to the community, the scholarship fund will support students who otherwise might not be able to attend the university.  more

EAGLE PASS, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Today, Governor Kristi Noem inspected the warzone at the Southern border and received a briefing from the South Dakota National Guard. Fifty South Dakota soldiers are deployed on state active duty as part of Texas' Operation Lone Star. "The situation at our Southern border continues to deteriorate. The Mexican drug cartels are taking advantage of the open border to proliferate   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 27 -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: By Leslie Reyna Tarri Wyre saw the growing need to expand her mental health education. The community health worker and ambulatory care manager for Memorial Hermann Health in Houston turned to the Mental Wellness microcredential, offered by The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's SaferCare Texas, the university's patient-safety-focused department. "The globa  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Sept. 28 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: After facing a tough non-conference schedule against powerhouses Brigham Young University, the United States Air Force Academy and the University of Houston, the Sam Houston State University Bearkats are ready to step into their inaugural Conference USA (CUSA) matchup against Jacksonville State University. This transition to CUSA marks another historic milestone for a program that has achieved success over t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 28 -- Rice University issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will join Rice University Baker Institute for Public Policy Director David Satterfield and Honorary Chair James A. Baker III to discuss the country's foreign policy strategy at an event at Rice Oct. 3. Under President Joe Biden, Blinken has overseen efforts to revitalize U.S. alliances and advance the country's interests at home and abroad. Topics will cover the ongoing Russian  more

SEGUIN, Texas, Sept. 28 -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: Professor Sally Cook received the Educational Excellence Award from the Seguin Chamber of Commerce at their recent awards banquet for TLU's annual Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) clinic she runs with our Master of Accountancy majors. Cook, TLU Professor of Business and Director of the Accounting program, provides students with hands-on experience in preparing income tax forms. The program also greatly benefi  more

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: Janille Smith-Colin, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at SMU (Southern Methodist University) is part of a team that has just received a $6 million award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) ComPASS program to improve health disparities in Dallas and Detroit. Led by non-profit Feonix - Mobility Rising, Smith-Colin and colleagues from Texas A&M Transportation Institute,   more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, Sept. 29 -- Conduent, a business process services and solutions company, issued the following news release: Conduent Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT), a global technology-led business process solutions and services company, has been selected by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for Medicaid Claims processing and support. Under the multi-year contract, the company will provide claims processing and financial services via its innovative Conduent Medicaid S  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 27 -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: Taft is pleased to have acted as legal counsel to ESP Associates, a portfolio company of Strength Capital Partners (Strength), in connection with its acquisitions of CivilCorp, LLC (CivilCorp) and Ditesco, LLC (Ditesco). ESP Associates is a leading multidisciplinary engineering design and infrastructure consulting firm. CivilCorp is a full-service transportation and public works engineering, geospatial, and inspec  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Tarleton State University rodeo teams dominated weekend action at the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Southwest Region stop at Sul Ross State University. Tarleton's men, led by three top-five saddle bronc efforts, totaled an impressive 735 points for first place, and the women's squad, paced by firsts in goat tying and barrel racing, accumulated 380 for top honors. Saddle bronc rider Ira Dickinson  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, Sept. 26 -- Tarleton State University issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2023: One of the fastest growing comprehensive universities in the nation and one of the top five two-year schools in Texas cemented an agreement today that aims to boost the success of college-bound students and grow a well-educated Central Texas workforce. As part of its Dual Admissions Transfer Pathway, Tarleton State University will simultaneously accept first-time McLennan Community College s  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: Several members of Tarrant County College leadership, including the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees, recently attended the annual conference of the Community College Association of Texas Trustees (CCATT). According to Nicole Eversmann, director of CCATT, the conference is "the cornerstone event that brings trustees, regents, presidents and chancellors, conference sponsors, association leaders,  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Dr. Debra "Deb" Zoran, a professor and clinical faculty member in the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences' (VMBS) Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, has been appointed interim director of the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET). "Dr. Zoran demonstrates the drive to succeed and the passio  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: Dr. Haeyoung Kim, associate professor in the biological and health sciences department at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, recently received a grant for over a half million dollars from the National Institute of Health to determine ways the neuronal DNA in the brain can repair itself to avoid age-related neurological disease like Alzheimer's. The four-year grant will provide $138,000 per year. Ki  more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news on Sept. 28, 2023: The College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville has recently completed alignment with Human Resource Curriculum Guidebook and Templates from the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Throughout the world, over 500 programs in 425 educational institutions have been acknowledged by SHRM as being in alignment with its suggested guides and templates. The HR   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Raven Wuebker For his contributions to process systems engineering and his service to the Computing and Systems Technology (CAST) community, Dr. Stratos Pistikopoulos has been bestowed with the 2023 Distinguished Service Award from the CAST Division of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). The award recognizes his long-standing contributions in processes to the syste  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $181,719 against 15 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: five air quality, one multi-media, one petroleum storage tank, and three public water systems. Default orders were issued for the fol  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced a $4.5 million grant opportunity awarded by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for four eligible Texas hospitals that are deemed critical to serving the state's rural population. The Texas Rural Emergency Hospitals Financial Stabilization Grant will provide qualifying hospitals up to $1.1 million each through a two-year grant to impro  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2023 Governor's Small Business Summit will be held in Beaumont on Thursday, October 5. The Governor's Small Business Summits aim to help Texas small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs reach new heights by connecting them with the resources and information needed to start, strengthen, and grow a business. "Small business owners are the   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced five Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $1.3 million have been awarded by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to five schools in North Central and East Texas. The JET grants will support career and technical education by helping the schools purchase and install equipment to initially train over 640 students for high-demand pr  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced six Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than $2.5 million have been awarded by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) to four schools in West Central Texas. The JET grants will support career and technical education (CTE) training programs by helping the schools purchase and install equipment to initially train over 540 students for h  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced 18 Fund for Veterans' Assistance (FVA) grants totaling more than $3.8 million were awarded to 15 organizations in South Texas as part of the Texas Veterans Commission's (TVC) Big Check Tour. Presented by TVC today, the funding will provide services to over 3,300 Texas veterans and their families across 27 counties in the FVA South Texas region. "From f  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: axGovernor Greg Abbott has appointed Remedios "Remmy" Perez Morris to the Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke for a term set to expire on February 1, 2025. Additionally, the Governor appointed Oscar Aguilar, M.D. and Alberto Maud, M.D. and reappointed Janet Hall Hewlett for terms set to expire on February 1, 2029. The Council is charged with developing an effective and resource-efficient plan to re  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Raymond Charles "Ray" Winter as the Inspector General for Health and Human Services for a term set to expire on February 1, 2024, effective October 2, 2023. Raymond Charles "Ray" Winter of Austin is the assistant deputy inspector general for Complex Litigation for the Office of the Inspector General for Health and Human Services. He previously served as an assistant attor  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Dallas being chosen as the location for the new Customer Experience hub for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) as part of its new nationwide health innovation network. "Texas is a national leader in healthcare research and innovation, solving many of our nation's--and the world's--sc  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 25 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott last night championed education freedom for all Texas students at a Parents Matter Tailgate at the First Baptist Academy vs Mercy Culture Prep football game in Dallas. "Tonight is a typical night in Texas--tonight is about football, family, fun, and freedom," said Governor Abbott. "One of the freedoms we believe in is the freedom of parents to choose what is right for  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Lynn Gravley to the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) Board of Directors for a term set to expire on August 31, 2025. The Board, which includes one gubernatorial appointee, governs and oversees the operations of the tollway authority that serves Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant counties. Lynn Gravley of Gunter is the founder, president, and CEO of NT Logistics, In  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 28, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in celebration of Texas Capital Bank launching its new Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) & Funds Management division and flagship Texas Capital Texas Equity Index ETF (NYSE Arca: TXS) in New York City. As America's economic engine, Texas leads the nation with the most companies on the NYSE and is the only state  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today discussed America's unprecedented border crisis and outlined his vision for combatting the chaos created by President Joe Biden's reckless open border policies at the Manhattan Institute in New York City. The Governor highlighted the many facets of the nation's ongoing crisis caused by the Biden Administration's refusal to secure the border and enforce America's   more

DENTON, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: Some of the nation's top women leaders in public service will participate next month in a summit aimed at inspiring more women to pursue leadership positions. Registration is now open for "Leading in the Lone Star State: Women in Public and Elected Service," a conference organized by the Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership at Texas Woman's University. The one-day event is scheduled for Oct. 12 at the Embas  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Small and precise: These are the ideal characteristics for CRISPR systems, the Nobel-prize winning technology used to edit nucleic acids like RNA and DNA. Rice University scientists have described in detail the three-dimensional structure of one of the smallest known CRISPR-Cas13 systems used to shred or modify RNA and employed their findings to further engineer the tool to improve its precision. According to a s  more

RED OAK, Texas, Sept. 26 -- Texas State Technical College issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2023: Texas State Technical College and Women in Manufacturing will join forces for a Manufacturing Day event on Friday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at TSTC's North Texas campus. The event will include tours of the Precision Machining Technology and Welding Technology programs and is open to the public. According to commerce.gov, women make up 47% of the American workforce but only 30% of those  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 26 -- Texas State Technical College issued the following news: Four new schools are partnering this year with Texas State Technical College's Waco campus to provide high school students opportunities to take dual enrollment classes. Some students at Hubbard, Mart and Robinson high schools, along with St. Joseph Catholic Academy in Killeen, are taking online and hybrid classes in Architectural Design and Engineering Graphics Technology, Automotive Technology, Business Managem  more

MARSHALL, Texas, Sept. 29 -- Texas State Technical College issued the following news: Texas State Technical College is proud to have graduates who have gone on to start their own businesses. However, there is one key person who those graduates need in order to get their businesses off the ground, and that is someone to help them manage them. That is why TSTC offers Business Management Technology. "Every business needs graduates like ours," interim program lead Haley Chapman said. "We have stud  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: In the U.S., more than 20% of maternal deaths during pregnancy and the first year after childbirth are because of drug use, suicide or homicide, according to a study funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. In the absence of access to mental health services, many women who recently gave birth turn to self-medicating with il  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Researchers to Develop New Technologies for 'Future Battlefield' * * * The University of Houston has been awarded a $63.5 million contract by the U.S. Department of Defense to help the Army make effective and timely decisions with a strong analytical foundation to gain dominance over adversaries today and into the future. It is the largest contract or grant ever awarded to the University o  more

ATHENS, Georgia, Sept. 27 -- The University of Georgia College of Public Health issued the following news: University of Georgia's Spencer Fox will be supporting a network of academic institutions working alongside CDC's Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA) to establish an outbreak response and disease modeling network that uses data to support decision-makers during public health emergencies. Fox is part of a project led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Univer  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The world is full of good ideas, but only some of them become viable and real. "You don't see the full impact of a good idea until someone figures out a way to convert it to a usable product or service that has value, brings it to market and makes money off of it - this is what makes it a sustainable business," said S. Radhakrishnan, a retired University of Houston business professor and coordinator of UH   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: Building an academic powerhouse in Texas takes determination, drive and a shared commitment among faculty, staff and students. It also requires resources to amplify an institution's mission, vision and impact on the state it serves. That was the message delivered by three Texas university system chancellors during the annual Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 22 in Austin. University of Houston Syste  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Federally Funded Research Project Could Slash US Cancer Deaths by Half * * * The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has awarded $45 million to rapidly develop sense-and-respond implant technology that could slash U.S. cancer-related deaths by more than 50%. The award to a team of researchers from seven states, led by Rice University, will fast-track development and test  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 29 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: The University of Houston's Conrad N. Hilton College of Global Hospitality Leadership, recognized as a worldwide leader in hospitality education, is expanding its global footprint through a new partnership with the elite Ferrieres Hospitality and Luxury Management School in France. "Together with Ferrieres, we are shaping the future of global hospitality," said Dennis Reynolds, dean of Hilton College. "Thi  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of North Carolina's Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recently awarded a team of researchers at the University of Texas (UT), UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and Vanderbilt University funding as part of a $50.3 million "multi-omics" grant to research the genetics that contribute to human health and disease. The team, which includes Kari North,  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Cells May Contribute to Lung Inflammation and Drug Resistance * * * Two nationally recognized experts in cloning and stem cell science from the University of Houston, Wa Xian and Frank McKeon, are reporting that five lung stem cell variants dominate the lungs of patients with advanced cystic fibrosis (CF), and that these variants drive key aspects of CF pathology including inflammation, fi  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: By Matt Havlik People with leg amputations, including those with diabetes, run the risk of overuse injuries like osteoarthritis, muscle atrophy or bone breaks in their intact limbs. Now, new research is quantifying the impacts of amputations and diabetes, a leading cause of amputation, on those overuse injuries. The findings could influence further research on musculoskeletal  more

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 27 -- The University of Southern Mississippi issued the following news: By Van Arnold Signaling a significant development in the field of materials science, Professors Xiaodan Gu from The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and Lei Fang from Texas A&M University have been awarded a research grant by the National Science Foundation's Macromolecular, Supramolecular, and Nanochemistry program within the Division of Chemistry. The total grant is $650,000, and   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 28 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: The University of St. Thomas-Houston is again pioneering a path to an excellent education for students who learn differently. Five students comprise UST's inaugural cohort for its new, groundbreaking BAAS in Social Innovation & Human Service degree program. Dr. Tera Torres, Pragmatic Studies Program Chair for UST's Kolbe School of Innovation and assistant professor for the School of Education & Human S  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 29 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: "Grace and Signification of the Eucharist" is the title of a talk Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P., associate professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas-Houston, will give at "The Eucharist: An Intellectual Retreat" in November. The event host is the Dominican House of Studies' Thomistic Institute in Washington, D.C. At the retreat, Sr. Albert Marie will co-present with Fr. Gregory Pine, O.P.  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 29 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: Sr. Albert Marie Surmanski, O.P., an associate professor of theology at the University of St. Thomas-Houston, is known for her intellectual prowess and love of Albert the Great and St. Thomas Aquinas. Both saints are her areas of expertise at St. Thomas, where she teaches Medieval Sacramental Theology. Fluent in Latin, she recently published a translation of St. Albert the Great's "On the Body of the Lo  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Sept. 28 -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news: Three alumni of the University of Tennessee at Martin will be recognized with awards during Homecoming festivities on Oct. 21. Those earning alumni awards are: * Brandon Anderson, Outstanding Young Alumni Award. Anderson is a 2019 UTM graduate with a bachelor's degree in health and human performance. He is a financial planner with Prudential Advisors and is a resident of Frisco, Texas. Among   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA expert: Middle Eastern and North African people should be recognized as distinct group * * * A University of Texas at Arlington research team found that foreign-born women of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) descent are 2.5 times more likely to have an undiagnosed case of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) compared to U.S.-born white women. The re  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Federal grant supports UTA efforts to improve precision medicine * * * A University of Texas at Arlington research team has received a $450,000 grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to use statistical machine learning to review patient data and better predict which patients will need additional treatments. "With recent advances in screening, diagno  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA team developing automated FireWatch system under Department of Energy grant * * * A University of Texas at Arlington researcher is working with a not-for-profit cooperative to develop and test a smart, automated cart that could replace humans who conduct fire hazard safety checks in nuclear power facilities. Chan Kan, a UT Arlington assistant professor in the Departme  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA study in JAMA examines the use of unclaimed bodies in Texas medical schools * * * In a new research letter published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, a professor and an undergraduate student from The University of Texas at Arlington found that the use of unclaimed bodies in Texas medical schools is on the rise. Eli Shupe, assistant professor of phil  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: A three-year, $2.3 million grant to study post-pandemic eviction stress and mental health has been awarded to researchers from UTHealth Houston by the National Institute of Nursing Research, part of the National Institutes of Health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, eviction moratoria prevented or delayed many people from experiencing homelessness. But now that the pandemic is   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: A discovery of a mutation in the gene ACTA2 has given researchers, led by Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD, with UTHealth Houston, insight into understanding the cause of a rare and progressive problem with arteries in the brain and a cause of strokes in young children, called moyamoya disease. The findings were published today in Nature Cardiovascular Research. Moyamoya disease is  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 28 -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: The University of Texas at Dallas received more than $172,000 on North Texas Giving Day, Sept. 21, in support of services that benefit patients, students and programs at the University. Overall, nearly $63.9 million was received from over 97,000 donors for more than 3,200 nonprofits in North Texas during the one-day event. Sponsored by Communities Foundation of Texas, it is the largest community giv  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, Sept. 27 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory and other Giant Magellan Telescope partners today shared in announcing the casting of the final primary mirror for the world's largest telescope. The Giant Magellan Telescope begins the four-year process to fabricate and polish its seventh mirror, the last required to complete the telescope's 386-square-meter  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Austin will reimagine its approach to training civil, architectural and environmental engineering students as society's designers, with a renewed emphasis on leadership and service needed to solve global challenges. A transformational investment from a UT alumnus will galvanize this approach, which he calls "engineering the big." With this commitment, the department has bee  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 27 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Children with cancer were joined by their families as they dipped their hands in finger paint and left their mark on a new Hyundai SUV at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's (UT Health San Antonio) Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute (GCCRI). Their smiles lit up the room Tuesday morning, warming the hearts of families, friends and al  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Bird and amphibian populations benefited the most in conservation areas * * * Protecting large areas of land from human activity can help stem the tide of biodiversity loss, especially for vertebrates like amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds, according to a new study in Nature. In particular, vertebrate population declines were five times slower in conservation areas   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 28 (TNSres)-- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: A $2.5 million grant for the transformation of knowledge and treatment of bipolar disorder has been awarded to researchers at UTHealth Houston by Breakthrough Discoveries for Thriving with Bipolar Disorder (BD(2)). Researchers leading the project are Jair Soares, MD, PhD, professor and chair and the Pat R. Rutherford, Jr. Chair in Psychiatry in the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Depa  more

POMONA, California, Sept. 28 -- Western University of Health Sciences issued the following news release: Western University of Health Sciences has appointed Andrea Giuffrida, PhD, MBA, as the Senior Vice President of Research & Biotechnology following an extensive national search. Dr. Giuffrida brings a wealth of experience and expertise to this critical position. Most recently, he served as Vice President for Strategic Industry Ventures at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San   more