CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 15 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news: * * * Austin Peay's Dr. Stephen Kershner wins national award for classics education * Dr. Stephen Kershner, an associate professor of classics at Austin Peay State University, speaks with students during a world languages event on campus in March 2025. | Photo by Sean McCully CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Dr. Stephen Kershner, an associate professor in Austin Peay State University's Department of Languages an  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news: * * * Beyond 99.99%: Why billion-dollar PFAS cleanup must account for airborne byproducts By Emilie Rusch New technologies that tout their ability to destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) need to be evaluated not only for their effectiveness and efficiency but also for the byproducts they might release into the air. That's the message from an international group of PFAS experts hailing fr  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Breast Cancer Risk Markers and Physical Activity Linked in Adolescent Girls Recreational exercise associated with breast tissue composition and stress biomarkers during a critical developmental window * Recreational physical activity may be associated with breast tissue composition and biomarkers of stress in adolescent girls, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman Sc  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * QUICK CLIP: "Candidate Quality Matters" - Democrats Successfully Recruit "Top-Tier Candidates" to Flip GOP-Held Senate Seats [Punchbowl News] * Punchbowl News' Anna Palmer : "Recruitment is something where we have seen Republicans struggle this cycle in state after state" In case you missed it, Punchbowl News' Anna Palmer highlighted how Democrats are defying expectations ahead of t  more

DANIA BEACH, Florida, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- The International Game Fish Association issued the following news: * * * New Research Publications | Exciting Science from the 7th Annual International Billfish Symposium Co-hosted by the IGFA and Wild Oceans at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute * Since its inception in Kona, Hawaii in 1972, the International Billfish Symposium Series has emerged as the leading global forum where researchers, fishery managers, and anglers collaborate to share cuttin  more

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * Jaguars recorded meowing in the wild for the first time Our domestic pet cats have long used meows to get attention and affection from their owners. But now, for the first time ever, wildlife experts have recorded jaguars meowing in the wild in the Atlantic forest. In a new study just published in journal Behaviour the researchers describe the first meow-like vocalizations recorded in  more

WINDSOR, Ontario, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- University of Windsor issued the following news: * * * UWindsor research shows surprising implications in fish farming By Sara Elliott Some farmed fish are snubbing commercial fish food pellets in favour of naturally and freely available microscopic organisms and invertebrates. That is according to PhD candidate Dennis Otieno's study which showed farmed tilapia in net-pen cages in Kenya were not significantly consuming the provisioned commercial fish  more

WINDSOR, Ontario, Jan. 15 -- University of Windsor issued the following news: * * * UWindsor study links climate-driven water level changes to increased toxic pollution levels in the Detroit River By Sara Elliott As water levels in the Detroit River rise and fall, so do concentrations of toxic legacy pollutants. New research by University of Windsor environmental science PhD candidate Mona Farhani shows that higher water levels are associated with increased concentrations of bioavailable   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences issued the following news: * * * A more realistic way to study cocaine use could accelerate addiction research You may be surprised to learn that, according to AddictionHelp.com, an estimated 12 percent of American adults (~41 million) have used powder cocaine in their lifetimes. Thankfully, not everyone who partakes develops an addiction, but for the over 50 million Americans who had a cocaine u  more