HOUSTON, Texas, April 19 -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * AACR: MD Anderson's John Weinstein elected Fellow of the AACR Academy CHICAGO - John N. Weinstein, M.D., Ph.D., chair of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology and professor of Systems Biology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has been elected to the 2025 class of Fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Academy in recognition of de  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 19 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * AgriLife Research soil scientist tackles semiarid environment Brandani strives to increase use of agricultural 'waste' as potential soil amendments By Kay Ledbetter Studying soil carbon dynamics in a semidesert agroecosystem like the Texas High Plains might seem an unexpected place for a scientist who grew up in a city in tropic  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 19 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Rare variants in GPKOW associated with multisystemic X-linked developmental disorder A new study published in Genetics in Medicine identifies a novel disease-associated gene, GPKOW, that plays an important role in the development of the brain, eyes and other organ systems. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 19 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, issued the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Five-peat: Texas A&M wins Southern section Academic Quadrathlon Critical skill building comes on the road to judging success By Kay Ledbetter The Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science Academic Quadrathlon Team walked away as winners for the fifth consecutive time at the Southern Regional  more

ABILENE, Texas, April 19 -- Hardin-Simmons University issued the following news: * * * Finding Her Voice and Helping Others Keep Theirs How a Hardin-Simmons Student's Parkinson's Research Is Transforming Voice Therapy in Rural West Texas Like many children, Marlee Sorrells, a student from Lindale, Texas, grew up hearing family stories: some funny, some heartwarming, and some that stuck with her. One in particular came from her mother, who often spoke about her best friend--Marlee's great-gra  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, April 19 -- Northwood University issued the following news: * * * Six Northwood Esports Teams Qualify for CECC in Arlington, Texas In a first for Northwood University, six Northwood Esports teams have qualified to compete at the Collegiate Esports Commissioners Cup, April 30-May 4, in Arlington, Texas. This marks the largest CECC showing for Northwood, as players from six different teams -- Overwatch, Rocket League, Valorant, Smash Bros., Counter-Strike, and League of Lege  more

LAREDO, Texas, April 19 -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: * * * TAMIU Hosts History Lecture on Warfare Against Indians in American History Wednesday, April 30 Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) College of Arts and Sciences will host an engaging lecture by Dr. William Kiser, professor and chair of the department of History at Texas A&M University-San Antonio (TAMU-SA) on the topic of his new history bo  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 19 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M AgriLife Fills Critical Knowledge Gaps On Javelina Research to provide insight on status and management needs of the native game species. By Sarah Fuller Researchers with Texas A&M AgriLife are laying the foundation for the science-based management and conservation of javelinas, or collared peccary. Until recently, this native species seemed overshadowed by other Texas wildlife and plagued by  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 19 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Engineering Firm Reflects an Aggie's Service, Integrity, and Grit Wade Cleary '94 established the Cleary Zimmermann Engineers Endowed Service Scholarship to support students in the growing architectural engineering program. By Tori Hillis Circling around the bonfire with his fellow undergraduates, Wade Cleary '94 felt much more than the fire's heat. He felt the awe-inspiring   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 19 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Former Aggies Establish a Scholarship to Support a Future Aggie Engineer One Aggie couple shows their gratitude for Texas A&M by establishing the Robert '89 and Becky McGoldrick '88 Endowed Scholarship. By Tori Hillis In the late 1980s, Robert "Bobby" McGoldrick '89 and Becky McGoldrick '88 were finding their way through the challenges and opportunities of college. Looking ba  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 19 -- Texas A&M University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Virtual reality interface design affects users both physically and mentally Study finds larger, more distant virtual reality interface elements increase physical effort and mental demand, even in simple tasks Once seen as a novelty, virtual reality (VR) technology has dramatically improved over the years and now is used widely in fields including health care, manufacturing and tr  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * Texas House passes school choice after years of pressure from AIM, voters, activists By Tim Worstall The Texas House has passed school choice legislation, marking a major victory for families--and for everyone who's worked to make this happen. This win didn't come overnight. Accuracy in Media, alongside dedicated allies and supporters, has spent years exposing misconduct in public schools and pushing lawmakers to act  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 19 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA selects renowned design-build team for UTA West HKS and Hensel Phelps partner to develop new west Fort Worth campus The University of Texas at Arlington is proud to announce that it is partnering with HKS, an award-winning global architecture firm, and Hensel Phelps, a leading national general contractor and design-builder, to design and build the initial facility and related i  more