WACO, Texas, May 14 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * 35 Under 35 Presents | Marco Regalado, UTRGV | Vertical Mentality in the RB Room Marco Regalado currently serves as the Running Backs coach for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and will help lead the Vaqueros into their inaugural season in 2025. Regalado has previous experience coaching at both the high school and the college level. Coach Regalado joined the UTRGV staf  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 14 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * A new wearable removes the guesswork from breastfeeding While breastfeeding offers numerous benefits for both mother and baby, one challenge has persisted: It's nearly impossible to know how much milk a baby is consuming. Now an interdisciplinary team from Northwestern University and Rice University has developed a soft, wearable device that provides real-time, clinical-grade monitoring of breast milk intake.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 15 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Bureau of Shipping posted the following news release: * * * ABS Approves Advanced Cargo Handling Technology for Ethane Carriers from HD KSOE ( SEOUL ) ABS awarded approval in principle (AIP) to HD Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) for its design of an advanced cargo handling system for very large ethane carriers (VLECs). The design consists of a refrigerant-based reliquefication system and an ethane fuel su  more

TYLER, Texas, May 15 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * At the Bedside: Parents of daughters with rare Juvenile-onset Huntington's disease find UTHealth Houston Center of Excellence for care and support By Deborah Mann Lake In 2020, when she was 4 years old, Khloe Gloria stopped walking. At the suggestion of their local San Angelo physician, her concerned parents took her to see neurologists in Dallas. Khloe's mom, Natalie Salazar, already had   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 14 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services, posted the following news release: * * * Avance Clinical Honored with Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global Customer Value Leadership Award for Transformative Biotech CRO Services San Antonio, TX -- 14 th May, 2025 -- Frost & Sullivan has named Avance Clinical the recipient of its 2025 Global Customer Value Leadership Awar  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 15 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Stick to eating healthy, nutritious meals even during the summer The summer months are often a time to rest, relax and go on a much-needed vacation, but this doesn't mean that you should take a break from eating nutritious, healthy meals. Baylor College of Medicine registered dietitians share tips on how to eat nutritiously during a time when we tend to eat out more often. Whether traveling or staying h  more

IRVING, Texas, May 15 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Big 12 Programs Prepare for 2025 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championship All 16 Big 12 member institutions will be represented at the 2025 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championship held Thursday, May 15 - Saturday, May 17 at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kansas. The Championship returns to the University of Kansas campus for the second time in Big 12 history after the Jayhawks  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: CAIR Applauds Order to Release Georgetown Scholar Badar Khan Suri The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today applauded a judge's order to release Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri, who was arrested and detained by ICE, apparently due to his wife's connections to Gaza and cri  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 14 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * California chief nurse officer recognized as national champion for women's health DALLAS, May 14, 2025 -- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the No. 1 killer of women and nearly 45% of women over age 20 are living with some form of cardiovascular disease, according to the American Heart Association, a global force changing the future of health for all. Katrina (Kat) Ascencio-H  more

IRVING, Texas, May 15 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Five Big 12 Squads Advance To NCAA Men's Golf Championship Final Site Oklahoma State and BYU won NCAA men's golf regionals, leading a set of five Big 12 programs that finished in the top five to advance to the NCAA Championship finals site in Carlsbad, California. It marks the second consecutive year that the Big 12 has comprised five of the 30 teams at the finals site. The Cowboys  more

NEW YORK, May 14 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Georgetown Scholar to Be Freed From Detention in Another Loss for the Trump Administration ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal court today ordered Dr. Badar Khan Suri released from detention on bond eight weeks after immigration authorities arrest  more

NEW YORK, May 15 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: * * * Georgetown Scholar to Be Freed From Detention in Another Loss for the Trump Administration Federal judge orders Dr. Badar Khan Suri released; ICE arrested him on March 17th for constitutionally protected speech and associations Alexandria, VA - A federal court today ordered Dr. Badar Khan Suri released from detention on bond eight weeks after immigration authorities arrested him in retaliation  more

FLOWER MOUND, Texas, May 15 -- The Knights Templar Eye Foundation issued the following news: * * * Knights Templar Eye Foundation 2025 ARVO Annual Meeting This year in May the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) held its annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah, having the largest attendance since 2019 with over 10,000 members. After years of funding and observing the ARVO program funding has increased and is now $100,000 annually. We believe this is an ideal expansion   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 14 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Esports claims Big 12 Championship in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Media Contact: Mack Burke | Associate Director of Media Relations | 405-744-5540 | editor@okstate.edu As his heart raced and breath quickened, Noah Hightower remained composed, knowing he had spent countless hours grinding for this moment. This was no ordinary Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tournament -- it was a chance to claim confer  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 14 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Tech Meets Tornado Recovery Researchers have developed a new AI model to speed up tornado damage assessments and recovery. By Alyson Chapman It started as a low, haunting roar building in the distance. It grew into a deafening thunder that drowned out all else. The sky turned an unnatural shade of green, then black. The wind lashed at trees and buildings with brutal force. Sire  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Texas Leads Way on Opposing ESG Mandates for Insurance Lawmakers in Texas recently unveiled SB 495, a bill aimed at curtailing the influence of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC's) efforts to push ESG-related regulations in its insurance code. The NAIC is an organization comprised of state insurance regulators wielding massive influence over insurance regulati  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 14 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * The risk of death or complications from broken heart syndrome was high from 2016 to 2020 Research Highlights: * The risk of death or complications from the stress-related heart condition associated with stressful events, such as the death of a loved one -- called Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome -- was high and unchanged from 2016 to 2020, according to d  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 15 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * Too much sleep can hurt cognitive performance, especially for those with depression, UT Health San Antonio study finds There might be such a thing as getting too much of a good night's sleep. Sleeping nine hours or more per night is associated with worse cognitive performance, which is even more the case for those with depression, a study led by researchers at T  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 15 -- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * UT MD Anderson and Texas Children's Hospital announce $150 million gift from Kinder Foundation to launch Kinder Children's Cancer Center Historic donation unites two renowned institutions under one new world-class center created to end childhood cancer The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas Children's Hospital today announced a $150 million gift from Kinde  more

GALVESTON, Texas, May 15 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: * * * UTMB Launches Innovative Center for Health and Clinical Outcomes Research In an era of unprecedented data availability, the University of Texas Medical Branch has established a new hub to transform health care delivery and population health management. UTMB launched the Center for Health and Clinical Outcomes Research, a university-level initiative that will serve as a central hub for   more

FRISCO, Texas, May 15 -- The Southland Conference issued the following news: * * * UTRGV's Raygoza, Lamar's Ruiz, Southeastern's Stuprich, Barbier Highlight 2025 Southland Baseball All-Conference Team After a stellar Southland Conference baseball season, the Southland Conference announced the 2025 All-Conference and Superlatives honors on Wednesday afternoon. Armani Raygoza of UTRGV took home the conference's top honor of Player of the Year, while Damian Ruiz of Lamar was named Hitter of th  more

ITHACA, New York, May 14 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Zepbound outduels Wegovy in weight-loss clinical trial Tirzepatide (trade name Zepbound) promoted greater weight loss in individuals with obesity than did semaglutide (trade name Wegovy) in a clinical trial that compared the safety and efficacy of the injectable drugs. In the 72-week trial - led by an investigator at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian and conducted with the University of Texas McGov  more