HOUSTON, Texas, March 19 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Bureau of Shipping posted the following news release: * * * ABS Approves Pioneering Maritime Autonomy Framework from MTI Project Utilized Novel, STPA Hazard Analysis Technique (SINGAPORE) ABS and Monohakobi Technology Institute (MTI) have successfully completed a landmark collaboration advancing the development of fully autonomous vessels. The Action Planning and Execution System (APExS-auto) maritime autonomy framework f  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * AFA Honors Austin CAP Squadron's Cadet Commander Cadet Maj. Ryan W. Holmes, of Austin, Texas, was named the Pegasus Squadron Cadet of the Year. The award was presented at Camp Mabry, Texas, on February 22. The annual award package includes a medal, ribbon, and certificate provided by the Air & Spaces Forces Association, which was represented at the ceremo  more

IRVING, Texas, March 19 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * ARIZ's Stoddard and TTU's Canady Earn Big 12 Softball Weekly Honors Arizona's Miranda Stoddard (player) and Texas Tech's NiJaree Canady (pitcher) collected Big 12 softball Player of the Week accolades for their efforts during Week Six of the 2025 softball season. Stoddard helped the Wildcats secure their first Big 12 league play series sweep over Utah. In the series opener, a hom  more

IRVING, Texas, March 19 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Arizona State Sweeps Big 12 Tennis Weekly Awards Arizona State's Bor Artnak (men's) and Lily Taylor (women's) swept the Big 12 Men's and Women's Tennis Players of the Week for the Sun Devils. Artnak recorded three ranked wins, including two at the No. 1 singles court. The sophomore helped ASU defeat No. 14 Baylor and No. 26 Princeton including the doubles-clinching point against   more

IRVING, Texas, March 19 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Arizona State, Colorado and Florida Earn Week 6 Big 12 Lacrosse Awards Week 6 saw Arizona State's Jordyn Behar (attack) and Anna Viglione (midfielder) along with Colorado's Mack Hanlon (defender), Elena Oh (goalkeeper), and Florida's Clark Hamilton (freshman) earning Big 12 Lacrosse Weekly Awards. Behar earned her second Big 12 Attack Player of the Week award on the season while   more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 18 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Building a safer future: Rice researcher works to strengthen Haiti's earthquake resilience A 2010 photo taken in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (stock photo). Over the past two decades, Haiti has endured the devastation of two catastrophic earthquakes -- first in 2010 and again in 2021. Each disaster left behind widespread destruction: buildings reduced to rubble, entire communities displaced and an overwhelming los  more

FRISCO, Texas, March 18 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * East Texas A&M's Sanchez, McNeese's Munoz Named Jersey Mike's SLC Softball Players of the Week East Texas A&M's Julia Sanchez and McNeese's Jada Munoz have been named this week's Jersey Mike's SLC Softball Players of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. Softball Hitter of the Week: Jada Munoz, McNeese - Jr. - INF - San Antonio, Texas (Sandra Day O'Connor High School) Munoz helped McNeese to a   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 18 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release: * * * Frost & Sullivan Awards Spectralink with the 2025 Global Customer Value Leadership Award for Delivering Unmatched Mobile Communication Experiences San Antonio, TX -- March, 18, 2025 -- Frost & Sullivan has awarded Spectralink the 2025 Global Customer Value Leadership Award   more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, March 19 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * Highlands couple pledges estate legacy gift in excess of $10M to WCU By Cam Adams David Moore and Darren Whatley place a lot of value on public education, having both attended public universities. Moore is an alumnus of the University of South Alabama and began his graduate studies at the University of Tubingen, Germany, while Whatley attended Louisiana State University and the University of T  more

ABILENE, Texas, March 19 -- Hardin-Simmons University issued the following news: * * * HSU is Proud to Continue Partnership with the American Southwest Conference Hardin-Simmons University (HSU) is excited to celebrate the continued success and future of the American Southwest Conference (ASC) following the announcement of a 10-year agreement that ensures its stability and growth. With the return of McMurry University and Schreiner University, the ASC has solidified its membership, paving the  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 18 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice research team creates universal RNA barcoding system for tracking gene transfer in bacteria Stock illustration of a DNA double helix. In the microscopic world of bacteria, gene transfer is a powerful mechanism that can alter cellular function, drive antibiotic resistance and even shape entire ecosystems. Now an interdisciplinary group of researchers at Rice University has developed an innovative RNA "b  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 18 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice statistician earns $1M CPRIT award to advance AI-powered precision medicine for prostate cancer Erzsebet Merenyi, a statistics research professor at Rice University, and co-investigators at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Pratip Bhattacharya, professor of cancer systems imaging, and Dr. Patrick Pilie, assistant professor of genitourinary medical oncology, were awarded $1 million by the   more

FRISCO, Texas, March 19 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * SFA's Ziegler, Denyer win Southland Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week SFA's Olivia Zeigler and Lizzie Denyer have won the Southland Conference Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week, as announced Tuesday by the conference office. Pair of the Week: SFA - Olivia Zeigler and Lizzie Denyer Zeigler and Denyer went a perfect 4-0 in SFA's undefeated weekend hosting the Axe 'Em Invitational. While in Flight two, Zeigler  more

WACO, Texas, March 19 -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * Skills & Drills | Cedric Whitaker, Slippery Rock | DB Drills Cedric Whitaker is entering his third season as the Defensive Backs Coach and Special Teams Coordinator at Slippery Rock. Before joining The Rock, Whitaker coached for the Carolina Panthers, Houston Baptist, Baylor, and Texas Southern. As a former collegiate athlete, he played football at Texas Lutheran University. Everyday Drills fo  more

FRISCO, Texas, March 19 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * Southeastern's Bolsova, UTRGV's Roberts Named Jersey Mike's SLC Tennis Players of the Week Southeastern's Taisia Bolsova and UTRGV's Will Roberts have won this week's Jersey Mike's Southland Conference Tennis Players of the Week awards, as announced by the Conference Office on Tuesday. Men's Player of the Week: Will Roberts, UTRGV - So. - New Plymouth, New Zealand Roberts picked up three wins to aid a 2-0   more

SWANSEA, Wales, March 18 -- Swansea University issued the following news: * * * The toilet that turns waste into biofuel - student inventor team's idea wins Invent for the Planet 2025 A biotransformer toilet that converts human waste into biofuel was the winning idea in the Swansea round of "Invent for the Planet", an international design competition for student inventors. The competition is run by Texas A&M University and is open to 50 participating universities in 24 countries around the w  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 19 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * SwRI provides rapid response to address critical aging aircraft issue March 18, 2025 -- Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) collaborated with the U.S. Air Force to ensure fleet safety after a large crack was unexpectedly found near the cockpit of a T-38 Talon. A new study describes how SwRI's risk and damage tolerance analyses helped determine a more effective inspection schedule, allowing th  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 19 -- Trinity University issued the following news: * * * Dania Abreu-Torres Selected as ACS Mellon Academic Leadership Fellow Fellowship will provide opportunities for collaboration aimed at developing engagement and understanding of humanities Trinity University is excited to announce that the Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) has selected Dania Abreu-Torres, Ph.D., as a Mellon Academic Leadership Fellow. Abreu-Torres is one of nine fellows chosen from a comp  more

FRISCO, Texas, March 18 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * UNO's Gonzalez, Northwestern State's Hillen Named Jersey Mike's Baseball Players of the Week New Orleans catcher Matt Gonzalez and Northwestern State starter Trent Hillen were named the Southland Baseball Player of the Week awards for the fifth week of the 2025 season, which were announced Monday by the conference office. Hitter of the Week: Matt Gonzalez, New Orleans - Sr. - C/DH - Manhattan, N.Y. (P27 Acad  more

IRVING, Texas, March 19 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * UTAH and WVU Close out 2025 Big 12 Gymnastics Weekly Awards Utah's Makenna Smith (gymnast) and Avery Neff (newcomer) along with West Virginia's Sophia Rice (event specialist) earned the final set of Big 12 gymnastics weekly awards to close out the 2025 regular season. Smith tallied a 39.700 in the all-around during the Red Rocks' final regular season meet against UCLA. In three o  more