IRVING, Texas, April 29 -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following news wrapup entitled "AARC Members In The News": * * * Members in the News | New Leadership Positions, Awards, and RT Graduations AARC member Steven Bouffard, MBA, BSRC, RRT, RRT-ACCS, was featured in an article on the Medical University of South Carolina website about the introduction of an advanced aerosol delivery system at his hospital. Read it Here (https://web.musc.edu/about/news-center/2025/04  more

IRVING, Texas, April 29 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Arizona State's King and Kansas' Voegele Garner Big 12 Weekly Recognition Arizona State's Matt King (player and newcomer) and Kansas' Dominic Voegele (pitcher) took home the Big 12 Baseball weekly awards for games ending April 27. King finished the week with 12 RBIs in four games against Grand Canyon and BYU. The senior infielder went 10-for-16 for a .625 batting average as he re  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 28 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Army Corps revokes permit and agrees to full environmental review if project is to move forward near toxic San Jacinto Waste Pits HOUSTON -- Today, Texas Health and Environment Alliance (THEA) dropped their lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for shortcutting permitting procedures for a barge company. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has agreed that it   more

IRVING, Texas, April 29 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Big 12 Sends 12 Tennis Programs to 2025 NCAA Tournaments The Big 12 had 12 programs selected to compete in the 2025 NCAA Division I Tennis Championship with five men's teams and seven women's teams receiving bids. On the men's side, TCU (22-3) will look to defend their national title as they garnered the No. 2 seed and will host the regional round in Fort Worth, Texas. It is the   more

FRISCO, Texas, April 29 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * East Texas A&M's Wright, Nicholls' Paden Named Jersey Mike's SLC Softball Players of the Week McNeese's Jada Munoz and SFA's Alexis Telford have been named this week's Jersey Mike's SLC Softball Players of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Both players are second-time winners this season. Softball Hitter of the Week: Tatum Wright, East Texas A&M - Jr. - 1B - Frisco, Texas (Centennial High Sc  more

IRVING, Texas, April 29 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Florida Wins First Big 12 Regular Season Lacrosse Title, Big 12 Women's Lacrosse Bracket is Unveiled The No. 4 Florida Gators captured the regular season beating the Arizona State Sun Devils 17-5, in Gainesville, Florida on Saturday. This marks Florida's twelfth regular season conference title, and first in the Big 12. The Gators (15-2) finish the season 5-0 in Big 12 Conference   more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, April 29 -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: * * * HPU dedicates new Mieth Outdoor Pavilion and Martin Volleyball Courts A special dedication ceremony and ribbon cuttings were held on April 26 for the new Ben and Bertha Mieth Outdoor Pavilion and Woody and Miki Martin Volleyball Courts on the HPU campus. The new facilities are located between Veda Hodge Hall and the J. Howard Hodge Bell Towers. "We are so grateful for the Mieth and Martin families and thei  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 28 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Light-based data made clearer with new machine learning method Ziyang Wang and Shengxi Huang (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University) Researchers at Rice University have developed a new machine learning (ML) algorithm that excels at interpreting the "light signatures," or optical spectra, of molecules, materials and disease biomarkers, potentially enabling faster and more precise medical diagnoses and sample   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Massive Coalition of Unions, Non-Profit Groups, and Local Governments File Omnibus Challenge to Unconstitutional Reorganization of Federal Government Reorganization and Massive Reductions in Force Across Federal Agencies Violate Core Constitutional  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 28 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * New Horizons observations lead to first Lyman-alpha map from the galaxy April 28, 2025 -- The NASA New Horizons spacecraft's extensive observations of Lyman-alpha emissions have resulted in the first-ever map from the galaxy at this important ultraviolet wavelength, providing a new look at the galactic region surrounding our solar system. The findings are described in a n  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 28 [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: * * * Susan G. Komen(r) Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Eliminate Financial Barriers to Diagnostic & Supplemental Breast Imaging Komen Community Rallies on Capitol Hill, Urging Congress to Expand Access to Breast Health Care and Save Lives   more

IRVING, Texas, April 29 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * TCU Selected as No. 2 Seed in 2025 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship TCU (28-5) was selected as the No. 2 seed in the 2025 NCAA Beach Volleyball Championship and will take on No. 15 seed Georgia State (22-16) in the first round in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The Horned Frogs finished their fifth consecutive season undefeated at home and secured the Big 12's inaugural beach volleyball c  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 29 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Texas A&M Engineering Team Named Finalist in NASA Competition A team of Texas A&M University engineering students designed an autonomous robotic system to help advance the future of space exploration. A team of Texas A&M engineering students, guided by Dr. Sivakumar Rathinam, a professor in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, has been named a finalist  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 29 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * Equipping Rural Texans With Health Care Through Aggie Collaboration Texas A&M University's BUILD, the College of Medicine's Rural Medicine Outreach program and the Texas A&M Telehealth Institute helped the small Texas town of Sarita gain access to medical care. Nestled along the Texas Gulf Coast, about 70 miles south of Corpus Christi, sits the tiny town of Sarita. Home to just under 50 people and lots   more

IRVING, Texas, April 29 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Texas Tech Wins First Big 12 Softball Regular Season Title The Texas Tech softball program claimed the 2025 Big 12 regular season title outright after winning a doubleheader against Arizona State on Saturday. This is the first Conference title collected by the Red Raiders in 34 seasons. The 2025 season has reached new heights for the Red Raiders (39-10). Currently boasting an 18-  more

FRISCO, Texas, April 29 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * UIW's Liddington, SFA's Templeton Named Southland Baseball Players of the Week UIW first baseman Rob Liddington and Stephen F. Austin starting pitcher Cody Templeton were named the Southland Baseball Player of the Week awards for the eleventh week of the 2025 season, which were announced Monday by the conference office. Hitter of the Week: Rob Liddington, UIW - Sr. - 1B - Phoenix, Ariz. (Paradise Valley HS)   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 29 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Study connects metal exposure to childhood gut health Publication selected as National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Extramural Paper of the Month A new study led by The University of Texas at Arlington, University of California Los Angeles, University of Sherbrooke, and Harvard University links metal exposure to digestive issues in children. "This is a very interesti  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 28 -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * AACR: First-in-class covalent Werner helicase inhibitor shows clinical proof-of-concept in Phase I trial * RO7589831, a new drug from Roche, is first in a new class of drugs called Werner helicase inhibitors * Drug works similarly to other DNA damage repair inhibitors, such as PARP inhibitors * This class of drugs is important because many solid tumor patients with microsa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 28 -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * AACR: HER2 targeted therapy shows promise in previously treated lung cancers Oral therapy is under priority review by the FDA * Zongertinib, a HER2-targeted therapy made by Boehringer Ingelheim, demonstrated promising results in HER2-mutant lung cancer. * These cancers are associated with resistance to standard therapies and a very poor prognosis. * As an oral pill, zonge  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 28 -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * AACR: Olaparib and pembrolizumab combination shows early promise in molecularly selected, tumor-agnostic trial * Combining Lynparza (olaparib) and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) showed antitumor activity in multiple cancer types, particularly those with BRCA1/2 mutations * In this combination trial patients were matched by genetic features, not tumor type - a tumor-agnostic, mole  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 28 -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * AACR: Topical gel relieves painful skin rash side effect caused by targeted therapy for colorectal cancer * Novel treatment allowed patients with colorectal cancer to successfully continue taking their cancer treatment with improved quality of life * Acne-like skin rash is a common side effect from colorectal cancer treatment, often causing patients to postpone their treatme  more