HOUSTON, Texas, April 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Bureau of Shipping posted the following news release: * * * Advanced Safety Monitoring System from Hanwha Ocean Receives ABS SMART SHM Tier 3 Approval (BUSAN) Hanwha Ocean has received the ABS SMART (SHM) Tier 3 approval in principle (AIP) for its advanced hull monitoring system. The system from Hanwha Ocean is designed to estimate structural damage to ships and offshore assets during operation, which can support decision m  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Texas Declares School Choice Victory after Historic House Vote # Apr 17, 2025 by AFP AUSTIN, TX - Americans for Prosperity-Texas (AFP-TX) declared victory for the education freedom movement in Texas today following the state House of Representatives' historic vote on SB2, creating the largest education savings account (ESA) program in the United States. Today'  more

IRVING, Texas, April 18 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Arizona Prevails In Playoff To Win Big 12 Women's Golf Championship For the first time in Conference history, the Big 12 Women's Golf Championship went to a playoff, as Arizona proved victorious over Arizona State and Oklahoma State to clinch the school's first Big 12 team title. Kansas State's Sophie Bert captured the individual Big 12 title, finishing as the only player under p  more

WACO, Texas, April 18 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Kansas Advance to Big 12 Women's Tennis Championship Quarterfinals No. 5 Arizona, No. 6 Arizona State, No. 7 BYU and No. 8 Kansas advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2025 Big 12 Women's Tennis Championship with wins Thursday at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas. The Jayhawks will take on No. 1 seed Texas Tech at 9 a.m. CT on Friday as well as the Su  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 18 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Integrative approach reveals promising candidates for AD risk factors or targets for treatments A study published in the American Journal of Human Genetics by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital provides solutions to the pressing need to identify factors that influence Alzheimer's disease (AD) ris  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 18 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Neuroscientists Develop AI Tool to Unlock Cerebellum's Secrets Understanding and treating brain disorders such as tremor, imbalance, and speech impairments requires deep knowledge of the cerebellum, a part of the brain that's crucial for making accurate movements. Scientists have long been able to eavesdrop on and record the electrical signals transmitted by neurons (brain cells) in the cerebellum, all  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 16 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release: * * * Elico Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Enabling Sustainable, Efficient, Scalable, and Cost-Effective Water Management. SAN ANTONIO, TX. - 17 th April, 2025 - Frost & Sullivan recently assessed the smart water quality monitoring solutions industry and, based on its research  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Following Passage, Institute for Justice Pledges to Defend Texas' School Choice Program in Court AUSTIN, Tex.-- The Texas House of Representatives passed SB 2, joining the Texas Senate in approving legislation that creates Texas's first education savings account program (ESAs). The ESA program is universal and available to all Texas families while prioritizing lower income  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Global innovation takes center stage at Rice as undergraduate teams tackle health inequities Students show off their prototypes at the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies' 15th annual Undergraduate Design Competition (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University). At the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies' 15th annual Undergraduate Design Competition, the future of global health innovatio  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 17 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU announces Kia America Accelerate the Good Scholarship recipients April 17, 2025 # The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced 23 students from HACU-member institutions will receive a Kia America Accelerate the Good Scholarship between $10,000-$15,000 for the 2024-25 academic year. The 2024-2025 Kia America Acce  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 17 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * High school experiences linked to midlife body weight UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- High schools have long been recognized for shaping students' futures. According to a new study by researchers from Penn State, the University of Texas, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Minnesota, high schools may even contribute to how much a person weighs later in life. The study, pub  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 18 -- LIBRE Initiative issued the following news release: * * * The LIBRE Initiative Texas Praises Texas House of Representatives for Approving ESA Legislation (Austin, Texas) - After the Texas House of Representatives approved Texas Senate Bill 2, legislation that would, among other things, create Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). The LIBRE Initiative issued a statement praising Texas lawmakers for approving this bill. The LIBRE Initiative, founded in Mission, Te  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Lilie announces 2025 Rice Innovation Fellows cohort The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) has introduced the 2025 Rice Innovation Fellows cohort, a dynamic group set to lead the future of scientist- and engineer-driven spinout ventures from Rice University labs. Launched in 2022 as one of President Reginald DesRoches' inaugural entrepreneurship initiatives, the Rice Innovation Fellows  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Nontraditional risk factors shed light on unexplained strokes in adults younger than 50 Research Highlights: * Among adults ages 18-49 (median age of 41 years) who were born with a hole in the upper chambers of their heart known as patent foramen ovale (PFO), strokes of unknown cause were more strongly associated with nontraditional risk factors, such as migraines, liv  more

WACO, Texas, April 18 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Oklahoma State Advances to 2025 Men's Tennis Championship Quarterfinals No. 8-seeded Oklahoma State defeated No. 9-seeded BYU in a 4-3 victory in the first match of the 2025 Big 12 Men's Tennis Championship at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas. The Cowboys will face No. 1 seed TCU on Friday in the quarterfinals at 6 p.m. CT. BYU struck first by taking the doubles point with win  more

PLANO, Texas, April 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Patriot Mobile Teams with First Liberty Institute and The Louisiana Family Forum to Support Ten Commandments Project Leigh Wambsganss, media@patriotmobile.com Louisiana Family ForumOffice: 225-344-8533 Baton Rouge, LA-- First Liberty Institute and The Louisiana Family Forum ("LFF") ann  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice launches groundbreaking Texas Linguistics Consortium to tackle language challenges statewide Rice University is bringing together some of the state's brightest minds in linguistics to launch a first-of-its-kind collaboration: the Texas Linguistics Consortium. Led by sociolinguist John Baugh, the new initiative will unite scholars from across the state to tackle big questions about language, communicati  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice scientists uncover quantum surprise: Matter mediates ultrastrong coupling between light particles A team of Rice University researchers has developed a new way to control light interactions using a specially engineered structure called a 3D photonic-crystal cavity. Their work, published in the journal Nature Communications, lays the foundation for technologies that could enable transformative advancement  more

FRISCO, Texas, April 18 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * Southland Conference Announces 2025 Volleyball Schedule The Southland Conference announced the 2025 indoor volleyball schedule on Thursday afternoon, which includes eight weeks of action starting on Wednesday, September 24 and concluding on Saturday, November 15. The schedule is based on two divisions: Black and Gold. UIW, HCU, Northwestern State, East Texas A&M, UTRGV and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi are in th  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, April 18 -- Southwestern University issued the following news: * * * Southwestern University Enters Partnership with Baylor University for Accelerated Nursing Degree Program Pre-nursing graduates from Southwestern will now have the opportunity to earn their Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Baylor's Louise Herrington School of Nursing in as little as 12 months. Southwestern University has entered into an articulation agreement with Baylor University designed to provide S  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 17 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI-led PUNCH mission instruments collect first images April 17, 2025 -- The Southwest Research Institute-led Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere, or PUNCH, mission collected its first images following its March 11 launch into polar orbit around the Earth. The mission's four small suitcase-sized spacecraft will act as a single virtual instrument 8,000 miles a  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 15 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI-led research deciphers mysterious atmosphere of 'Rosetta Stone' exoplanet April 15, 2025 -- A Southwest Research Institute-led study modeled the chemistry of TOI-270 d, an exoplanet between Earth and Neptune in size, finding evidence that it could be a giant rocky planet shrouded in a thick, hot atmosphere. TOI-270 d is only 73 light years from Earth and could serve   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 18 -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * TCOM to be a pilot for Phase 3 of NBOME's Core Competency Capstone project By Steven Bartolotta The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine is continuing its work with the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners as a pilot for Phase 3 of their Core Competency Capstone for Osteopathic Medicine project. Known   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 17 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M Invests In High-Impact Research To Drive Innovation And Accelerate Scientific Discovery University awards internal seed funding to 57 interdisciplinary teams through its Targeted Proposal Teams initiative supporting high-risk, high-reward projects. Fifty-seven interdisciplinary research teams at Texas A&M University will receive seed funding to advance high-potential projects that address majo  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 17 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M Launches New Brand Platform To Tell Stories Of Impact Together The university's new brand strategy and platform provides a framework for showcasing who Texas A&M is, what the university stands for and why external audiences should genuinely care about the university and its impact. Ask a random Texan about what Texas A&M University is known for, and the answers may range from football to the v  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 17 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Study shows mammals' daily schedules more varied than thought Texas A&M AgriLife wildlife data supports global research of wildlife diel activity patterns By Sarah Fuller Historical beliefs of mammals' daily activity periods may not hold true -- especially in regions seeing increased human development, according to a global stud  more

NEW YORK, April 16 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Texas Bill Would Strip Faculty Authority and Silence Campus Voices (NEW YORK) - PEN America vehemently opposes Texas SB 37, a bill passed by the Texas State Senate on April 16 that, if enacted, would significantly curtail the content of general education courses and sideline faculty in e  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 18 -- Texas Christian University issued the following news: * * * Creation Care: Doctoral Candidate's Research Intersects Mental Health, Nature Maybe she's a lot ... or maybe she's just enough. Doctoral student Kim Rahebi recognizes her world may be too chaotic for some, but that's OK. She's got it. Between writing a dissertation, growing Garden Frogs, forwarding the mission of RxPLORE, developing a career network, and being a Stephen Minister, artist, vegetable gar  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 17 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * TPPF Praises the Passage of School Choice in the Texas House This evening, the Texas House passed SB 2, a bill that establishes universal Education Savings Accounts (ESAs), on second reading. This empowers millions of Texas parents with the opportunity to choose the educational setting that is best for their child. "This is the culmination of decades of work by so many great Texans and Amer  more

LUBBOCK, Texas, April 18 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release on April 17, 2025: * * * TPPF Sues FinCEN Over Constitutionality of Real Estate Transfer Rule Today, the Center for the American Future, TPPF's litigation team, filed suit against the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"). The suit argues that in publishing a new rule, FinCEN exceeded the Federal Government's constitutional authority under the Commerce Clause. The challenged rule requir  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 18 -- Trinity University issued the following news: * * * Patrick Keating Honored with Guggenheim Fellowship Trinity communication professor and cinema scholar selected for centennial class Trinity University Communication Professor Patrick Keating, Ph.D., has been awarded a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship, one of the nation's most prestigious honors for scholarship in the arts. Awarded annually by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, the fellowship recognizes  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Risks More Lives to Contagious Disease by Cutting Ties with WHO WASHINGTON, D.C. -- While measles spreads in Texas and beyond, the US comes off a harsh flu season and threats of polio and other infectious diseases draw headlines, the U.S. is reeling from the effects of the federal government's attack on science as it dismantles its health agencies and ignores warnings fro  more

DENTON, Texas, April 18 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: * * * UNT Honors College student receives $40,000 Rotary Global Grant to pursue master's degree in London DENTON (UNT), Texas -- An undergraduate Honors College student at the University of North Texas received a prestigious grant, allowing her to study international social and public policy in England. Grecia Monroy, a senior majoring in political science, is the recipient of a $40,000 Rotary Global   more