RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, March 18 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Arkansas K-12 Robotics Teams Qualify for Worlds Twenty-eight K-12 robotics teams from Arkansas qualified for the 2025 VEX Robotics World Championships during the state championships at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville March 11-15. The advancing teams will compete at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, Texas, May 9-14. The ATU robotics team has qualified for the 2025 world  more

IRVING, Texas, March 18 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Big 12 Concludes the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Big 12 programs concluded their 2025 indoor track and field season after two days of competition at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships held at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia. On the women's side, BYU and Texas Tech finished in the top 10, with the Cougars tallying 24   more

IRVING, Texas, March 18 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Big 12 Sends Seven Teams to 2025 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship For the second consecutive season, seven Big 12 teams earned bids to the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship. It marks the first time the league has sent seven teams in consecutive seasons since 2010-13. The seven teams are tied for the second-most in league history and it's the fourth ye  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 34 States And D.C. From January 2024 To January 2025; 23 States Add Jobs Between December And January Texas and Idaho Have Highest Number and Percent of 12-Month Gains, While California and Massachusetts Lag; Utah and Idaho Top Lists of Monthly Gains; Florida and Arkansas Have Worst Losses from December to January Co  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Eating healthy doesn't have to break the bank Rising food costs can make healthy eating a challenge for many families. A June 2024 public opinion poll from the American Heart Association and Research!America found about 60% of Americans cite the cost of healthy food as their single biggest barrier to achieving better nutrition. The American Heart Association, devoted to c  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Energy Venture Day at CERAWeek selects 9 'most promising' startups Nine companies were named most promising at the annual Rice Alliance Energy Venture Day and Pitch Competition at CERAWeek March 12, co-hosted with the Houston Energy Transition Initiative and TEX-E. The event showcases energy ventures driving efficiency and advancements toward the energy transition through fields such as carbon management, adv  more

FORT WAYNE, Indiana, March 18 -- Indiana Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Cyber Warriors win CCDC Regional; earn second straight trip to nationals! For a second straight year, Indiana Tech's cyber defense team, the Cyber Warriors, is heading to the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition national championship. The Cyber Warriors earned their spot on Saturday by winning the Erich J. Spengler CCDC Midwest Regional title--the university's fifth. They advance to the national  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 17 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * Insurers Ready to Help Oklahoma and Texas Residents Impacted by High-Wind Driven Wildfires CHICAGO. --Insurers are ready to help Oklahoma and Texas residents impacted by fast moving wildfires. The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) urges policyholders to contact their insurer to begin the recovery process "Dry conditions exa  more

IRVING, Texas, March 18 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * KU, K-State and WVU Collect Big 12 Baseball Weekly Recognition Kansas' Jackson Hauge (player), West Virginia's Chase Meyer (pitcher) and Kansas State's AJ Evasco (newcomer) collected the Big 12 Baseball weekly awards for games ending March 16. Hauge ended the week with two multi-homer games including hitting the fifth consecutive homer to tie the NCAA record for the Jayhawks agai  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 17 [Category: Medical] -- Susan G. Komen, an organization that says it addresses breast cancer on fronts such as research, community health, global outreach and public policy initiatives, posted the following news: * * * Lives at Risk: Komen Calls on Congress to Restore Funding and Protect Lifesaving Breast Cancer Programs * * * Susan G. Komen, the world's leading breast cancer organization, is deeply concerned about recent actions taken by the 119 th Congress to cut vit  more

IRVING, Texas, March 18 -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following news wrapup entitled "AARC Members In The News": * * * Members in the News | Industry Updates, Awards, New RT Programs, and Tech AARC member and Respiratory Care Editor-in-Chief Rich Branson, MSc, RRT, FAARC, FCC, was featured in an article in the Minnesota Star Tribune about Medtronic's decision to shut down its ventilator business. Read it Here (https://www.startribune.com/inside-the-slow-rise-and-  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Newborns with heart defects may face a higher risk of developing childhood cancer Research Highlights: * Newborns with congenital heart defects may have a higher risk of developing childhood cancer compared to children born without a heart abnormality. * Congenital heart defects in newborns may also signal an elevated cancer risk for their mothers. * Researchers   more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice and UH scientists redefine chemical manufacturing method to solve carbon capture problem Each year billions of tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels, certain industrial processes, construction and other human activities, creating an urgent need to find better solutions to reduce the levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide.  A team  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice establishes Center for Membrane Excellence to advance separation technologies for energy and sustainability Rice University has established the Rice Center for Membrane Excellence ( RiCeME ), which is dedicated to developing advanced membrane materials and separation technologies for energy, environmental sustainability and chemical processing applications. The announcement was made during the Rice Globa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice sport management faculty break down brackets, business and 'Big Dance' strategy As March Madness returns this month to captivate the sports world, faculty experts from Rice University's Department of Sport Management are available to provide insights on the NCAA Tournament's financial impact, marketing strategies, fan engagement and the all-important selection of teams for bracket pools. These leaders in  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Scientists gain insight into RNA-editing protein that could lead to improved treatment for cancer, autoimmune diseases A research team led by Rice University's Yang Gao has uncovered new insights into the molecular mechanisms of ADAR1, a protein that regulates ribonucleic acid (RNA) induced immune responses. Their findings, published in Molecular Cell March 17, could open new pathways for treating autoimmune   more

IRVING, Texas, March 18 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Seedings for the 2025 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship Set The 2025 Big 12 Gymnastics Championship is set ahead of Saturday's two meets at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah. BYU, Iowa State and West Virginia will participate in the First Session while the evening session will feature Arizona, Arizona State, Denver and Utah. Seedings were determined by National Qualifying  more

IRVING, Texas, March 18 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Seven Big 12 Teams Selected To NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Big 12 Champion Houston received a No. 1 seed, leading seven teams selected to the 2025 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. It marks the 11th consecutive tournament where the Big 12 has earned at least six bids. Houston (30-4), who won both the regular season and the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship titles,  more

IRVING, Texas, March 18 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Six Big 12 Teams Selected For College Basketball Crown and NIT The College Basketball Crown announced five Big 12 men's basketball programs would be a part of its single-elimination 16-team contest, which takes place Monday, March 31 to Sunday, April 6. In addition, one Big 12 program was selected to play in the NIT. Arizona State, UCF, Cincinnati, Colorado and Utah head to the M  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 18 -- Southwest Research Institute issued the following news release: * * * SwRI-led modeling assesses age of upcoming asteroid flyby target March 17, 2025 -- New Southwest Research Institute-led modeling indicates the main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson may have formed about 150 million years ago when a larger parent asteroid broke apart; its orbit and spin properties have undergone significant evolution since. When NASA's Lucy spacecraft flies by this approxi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 18 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * UH Pharmacy Researcher Discovers How the Heart's Layers Communicate During Formation Findings Could Play a Role in Treating Heart Disease By Laurie Fickman From his lab at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Mingfu Wu, associate professor and member of the Drug Discovery Institute, is offering new hope for treating heart disease by sharing insights into the fundamental process of how the heart   more

DALLAS, Texas, March 18 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Protein plays dual role in causing, preventing sepsis UTSW-led research could lead to new treatments for deadly complications from systemic infection A protein called angiopoietin-2 (ANGPT2) can both inhibit and encourage blood vessel changes critical for sepsis, a leading cause of hospital deaths worldwide, a new study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers show  more