TORONTO, Ontario, April 13 -- The University of Toronto posted the following news: * * * 'Could be the oldest known human': 7.2-million-year-old femur suggests early bipedalism in Europe * Analysis of a 7.2-million-year-old thigh bone recovered from the Azmaka fossil deposit in Bulgaria suggests that the capacity to walk upright on two legs - a distinctly human trait known as bipedalism - existed in pre-human ancestors at least one million years earlier than previously thought. The analysi  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 13 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * 'Not Your Parents' Cannabis:' Legalization Lights Up Innovation -- But Not Clinical Research * State-level cannabis legalization in the U.S. is producing a lot of innovative ways to get high, but little in the way of evidence-based medical research to improve public health, according to new research from economists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The study, published in the Inte  more

ITHACA, New York, April 13 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * 5.5M ground nesting bees make home in Ithaca cemetery * To save money, Rachel Fordyce parked her car for free at Ithaca's East Hill Plaza and walked through East Lawn Cemetery to her job as a technician in an entomology lab on Cornell's campus. One spring day in 2022, she walked in to work with a jar full of bees. "These are all over the cemetery," she told her boss, Bryan Danforth, professor of entomology in  more

RESTON, Virginia, April 13 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Society of Civil Engineers issued the following news release: * * * ASCE Honors 2026 Class of Distinguished Members | ASCE * RESTON, Va. -The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) today announced its 2026 class of Distinguished Members, which is the highest honor the Society can bestow upon a member. This year's class includes 12 of ASCE's most distinguished and active members who have made significa  more

INGELHEIM AM RHEIN, Germany, April 14 -- Boehringer Ingelheim, a pharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Boehringer Ingelheim introduces LENZELTA(R): A new vaccine advancing mastitis prevention in dairy cows * LENZELTA(R) is a new vaccine significantly reducing the incidence and severity of clinical mastitis in vaccinated cows and heifers/1. Administration is simple with two doses during the dry-off period. * Mastitis continues to be one of the most pressing challeng  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by Ferenc Nemeth, research fellow and program manager at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs: * * * Hungary's New Dawn: A Packed Agenda for Peter Magyar As opposition supporters shake off the hangovers from a night of joy, the new government faces a mountain of problems. * After a months-long election campaign filled with smear campaigns, warmongering AI-videos, fo  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by freelance journalist David Kirichenko: * * * Ukraine's Air Defenses - World Class, and Improving No wonder European and Arab states are beating a path to Ukraine's door. While others have serious air defense questions, Kyiv has answers. * April 3 was a grimly familiar day for many Ukrainians. Russia was launching hundreds of aerial munitions against key targets with its usua  more

LONDON, England, April 14 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on April 12, 2026: * * * GSK presents positive data for B7-H4-targeted ADC in gynaecological cancers * Mocertatug rezetecan achieved confirmed objective response rates of 62% in platinum-resistant ovarian cancer (PROC) and 67% in recurrent or advanced endometrial cancer (EC) in BEHOLD-1 study * Current treatment options are limited for patients with PROC and EC * Promi  more

HEMPSTEAD, New York, April 14 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Stessin Prizes Recognize Achievement in Faculty Publication Ginny Greenberg Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Charles G. Riordan has announced the 2025-2026 recipients of Hofstra's Lawrence A. Stessin Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication, established to reward the scholarly efforts of early career faculty. Last year, Hofstra earned the distinction of a High Research Spending and   more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 13 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * How Syracuse Law's Innovation Law Center Preps Patent Attorneys The center's new patent law program gives students with science and engineering backgrounds a competitive edge before they ever sit for the state bar. Caroline K. Reff In 2025, Samsung Electronics had 7,054 patent grants in the U.S. alone. Apple Inc. had 2,277, and Google/Alphabet, Inc., received 1,782. And, it is estimated that more than 152,0  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 13 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * JAMA paper points to specific signs of pediatric concussion * By David J. Hill Knowing whether a child has sustained a concussion is an important matter to clinicians, parents and bystanders alike. However, the signs and symptoms that are most meaningful to look for are not as well defined. A study published last week in the Journal of the American Medical Asso  more

ROLLA, Missouri, April 13 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T Academy of Civil Engineers inducts new members * Fourteen professionals with ties to Missouri University of Science and Technology were inducted into the Missouri S&T Academy of Civil Engineers during an induction ceremony held April 9 in Rolla. The academy recognizes outstanding alumni for their professional achievement and success. It also provides support and experien  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou researchers building 'green' protection for fragile enzymes The new water-based process -- an example of green chemistry -- could reduce or eliminate toxic organic solvents from the manufacturing of medicines, biofuels and food. * Enzymes are nature's tiny powerhouses, helping with everything from digesting food to making it quicker and safer to produce medicines, food and ren  more

LONDON, England, April 14 -- Springer Nature, a research, educational and professional publisher, issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * Nature Portfolio expands with the launch of Nature Mechanical Engineering and Nature Reviews Computing Springer Nature today announces the launch of two new titles, that will sit within the wider Nature Portfolio. Nature Mechanical Engineering and Nature Reviews Computing reflect our continued commitment to serving emerging research commu  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 13 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * New materials show promise for parallel computing, Clemson University researchers say * College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Clemson University researchers who created a new type of advanced material have known it can store energy, but now they have now found a new potential use-parallel computing. If further developed, the material could help create new types of computers that can   more

STORRS, Connecticut, April 13 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * The Overlooked Addiction: UConn Researcher Targets Tobacco Use in Substance Use Care * For Elizabeth "Liz" Jurczak Goldsborough, tobacco use is a social justice issue. "Although tobacco use has declined dramatically in the United States, the progress has not been shared equally across all populations," says Goldsborough, a UConn School of Social Work doctoral candidate. "People with other substa  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, April 12 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * Oxide-based sensor opens door to greener, faster, more accurate quality testing of food * CORVALLIS, Ore. - An electrochemical sensor developed at Oregon State University holds promise for making food quality testing faster, more accurate, more environmentally friendly and less expensive. The novel sensor, which also has potential applications in health care and environmental monitoring, is base  more

WURZBURG, Germany, April 13 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Precision boost for quantum sensor technology * A key factor for the performance of sensors is the speed at which the system returns to its initial state after a disturbance or measurement, similar to the taring of a balance. In the quantum sensor under investigation, this corresponds to the transition of electrons from an energetically excited state to the ground state. However, the electrons   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 14 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * Read Brand New NCFR Journal Research Read New Early-View Articles Published April 5-11 * Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals -- Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Most Recent Journal Issues: FR April 2026 issue (https://onlinel  more

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pennsylvania, April 14 (TNSjou) -- Slippery Rock University issued the following news: * * * Inspired by son, Anning offers forward-thinking approach to muscular dystrophy care What began as a father's determination to help his young son navigate Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy has evolved into groundbreaking research that could change how the condition is treated. Jon Anning, a Slippery Rock University associate professor of exercise science, has developed a comprehensive framewor  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 [Category: Psychiatry/Psychology] -- The American Psychological Association posted the following news release: * * * Think that conversation will be boring? Science says think again * Washington -The small talk you try to avoid because you think it will be boring may actually be more enjoyable than you think, and good for you as well, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. "We tend to assume that if a topic sounds dull, the conversat  more

GLASGOW, Scotland, April 13 -- The University of Glasgow posted the following news: * * * UofG researchers set to make their mark at international conference * Researchers from the University of Glasgow's School of Computing Science will present their work and play key roles at a major international conference this week. Representatives from the Glasgow Interactive Systems Group (GIST) will attend ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Barcelona, Spain, between April 13 th and 17 th. GIS  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 13 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Showing the math for Earth's first - and sudden - spark of life Inspired by a Yale undergraduate science class, a new study uses math to suggest that the spark of life on Earth happened quickly - once the conditions were right. By Jim Shelton Isolating the first spark of life on Earth is a matter of biology, geology, and chemistry - but it's also an amazing math problem. At least, that's how Varu  more