WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Dec. 8 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Female Galapagos seabirds have flings, and males seem OK with it * Perched on a plastic chair overlooking a colony of Nazca boobies in the Galapagos Islands, researcher David Anderson carefully studied the seabirds. Anderson, a research professor and professor of biology emeritus at Wake Forest University, was shocked to discover that female Nazca boobies had hundreds of conspicuous sexual liai  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Dec. 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Full Bowl Season schedule and commentary teams announced for ESPN's extensive postseason presentation * * ESPN's 33 non-CFP bowl games kick off on Dec. 13 and run through Jan. 2 * ABC presents six bowl games, with ESPN airing 26 and ESPN2 televising the debut of the Xbox Bowl * 14 games set for ESPN Radio, with 31 Spanish-language broadcasts available via either  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Dec. 11 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU scientist known for discoveries in precision medicine named to National Academy of Inventors * LAWRENCE For the third year in a row, the National Academy of Inventors has added a University of Kansas faculty member among its fellows. Steven Soper was among the 185 academic inventors named to the 2025 Class of NAI Fellows on Dec. 11. Election as an academy fellow is the highest professional distinction  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Dec. 11 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Pro Humanitate & Winning Championships: Wake Forest celebrates historic $20 Million Gift from Bob McCreary, launches the McCreary Triple Double Challenge * Wake Forest University today announced a transformational $20 million gift from longtime benefactor and football alum Bob McCreary ('61), one of the most generous philanthropic leaders in Demon Deacon history. This landmark investment further  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Dec. 9 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * The shepherd of Robinhood Road * On a cold December morning in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, activist, artist and filmmaker Joel Tauber walked with Rebecca and Sarah, guiding them with a firm grip as they dashed across Robinhood Road during morning rush hour. People honked their horns and waved as they drove by, drawn by the unusual sight of two sheep on a leash. For 40 days, professor Tauber   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Dec. 11 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Thinking of making New Year's resolutions? The trick isn't trying harder, it's planning smarter * For many, making New Year's resolutions is a way to chart a path toward new behaviors or away from old ones. Jan. 1 offers the promise of making changes to improve health and happiness. But setting goals and achieving them is hard. "Making a specific plan can actually free up mental energy to ac  more

AURORA, Colorado, Dec. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * National Trial: Ketamine Raises Heart Risk, No Survival Advantage Over Etomidate in Emergency Intubation CU Anschutz researchers help lead largest U.S. randomized trial highlighting ketamine's cardiovascular risks while guiding emergency and critical care practice * A nationwide study by researchers at CU Anschutz, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and four oth  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Dec. 12 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Character of Leaders Initiative Celebrates People and Virtues Program aims to embed moral, civic and intellectual virtues into coursework, research and campus culture * University of Mississippi officials are working to integrate virtues into campus life while recognizing those who personify the traits through an initiative launched this fall. The Center for Practical Ethics partnered with the Tr  more