KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 6 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Nature Conservancy award supports URI research on salt marsh health * Rhode Island's salt marshes protect coastlines and provide critical habitat, but many are increasingly threatened by sea level rise and other environmental pressures. Madison Geraci, a Ph.D. student in evolution and marine biology at the University of Rhode Island, is studying organisms hidden within marsh sediments to better  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 6 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Governor Braun Makes 99 Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions * INDIANAPOLIS - Governor Mike Braun today announced new appointments to various state boards and commissions. In the month of March, Governor Braun made a robust 99 appointments. Appointments: State Psychology Board * Jere Leib (Psychological Service Associates, Inc) * Reappointment: Term expires 3/3  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Scientists Discover How Multiple Sclerosis Kills Neurons Inflammation caused by the disease damages DNA in neurons that are essential to higher thinking. By Levi Gadye For decades, multiple sclerosis research has focused on myelin, the insulation around the brain's wiring, which gets worn away in MS. Scientists paid less attention to another loss that was  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, April 7 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Again Among Top 100 U.S. Universities with Most Patents The University of Wyoming once again has made the list of the National Academy of Inventors' (NAI) top 100 universities in the U.S. with the most patents granted. UW ranked at No. 91 on NAI's 2025 "Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted U.S. Utility Patents" released last month. UW was 91st as well on NAI's 2024 and 2022 lists. "UW's patent output is   more