BRONX, New York, May 1 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Conservation Society issued the following news release: * * * Asiatic Wild Ass Returns to Eastern Mongolia After 65-Year Absence * ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA, May 1, 2026 -The Asiatic wild ass, known locally as khulan ( Equus hemionus ), has returned to eastern Mongolia and is showing clear signs of re-establishing a population after more than 65 years of absence from the region. Findings published this Month in the journal Oryx sho  more

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: * * * Exercise Science studies garner attention, challenge conventions * Grove City College's Exercise Science Department is a research juggernaut, pushing the envelope of knowledge in nutrition, exercise metabolism, human performance, and cardiometabolic health with nearly a dozen publications in just the last year. The department's body of work examining the impact of diet on athletic performance  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 1 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Briefs: April 2026 * Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff members across campus  more

ROLLA, Missouri, May 1 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Go with the flow: I&E Fellow hopes to solve water challenges * Effat Eskandari's research journey begins with a simple curiosity about something that most people take for granted: fresh water. Originally from Iran and now a Ph.D. candidate in geological engineering at Missouri S&T, she's built her academic path around understanding how water moves through and beneath the surface. As a  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Lonnie T. Brown, Jr. named Kean Family Dean of the Beasley School of Law * Currently the dean and Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor of Law and Haslam Family Professor at the Winston College of Law at the University of Tennessee, Brown brings a track record of both leadership and scholarship to the role. He will begin in the role on August 1. Lonnie T. Brown, Jr. has been named the Kean Family Dea  more

DECORAH, Iowa, April 30 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College announces alum David Hecht as Young Alumni Award recipient and 2026 Commencement speaker * Conservation social scientist and environmental anthropologist David Hecht will receive Luther College's 2026 Young Alumni Award and deliver the 2026 Commencement address at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 24, in Luther College's Carlson Stadium. David Hecht The Young Alumni Award was established in 2003 and recognizes   more

ROLLA, Missouri, May 1 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Missouri S&T researchers identify carbon release risk tied to rising seas * Rising sea levels could do more than flood coastlines. Research from Missouri S&T shows they may also trigger the release of large amounts of carbon stored in coastal ecosystems into the atmosphere. "What's fascinating is that this process can become a self-reinforcing loop," says Suvrajit Ghosh, a geology and g  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 1 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers Create Tool to Help Hunger-Relief Groups Deliver Food More Efficiently Engineering researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a mathematical framework that can be used to help hunger-relief organizations get food to households that need it more efficiently than conventional methods. The advance, which has already been incorporated into an app, coul  more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * National Hollings scholarship goes to UW-Eau Claire student for the first time * "This program stood out to me as one that promotes exactly what I want to do with my life," Sandoval says. "I want to make sustainable environmental impact through work for an agency like NOAA that makes real, tangible change." NOAA's stated mission is "to understand and predict changes in climate, we  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 1 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska in the national news: April 2026 * Fast Company published an April 7 article on the OurStory small houses being built in Omaha's Benson neighborhood. The article was among 40-plus national news stories featuring Husker faculty, staff, students, centers and programs during the month. The OurStory project is a collaboration among the College of Architecture's FACT Studio, Partners for Livable Oma  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 2 (TNSjou) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Forest Loss Is Reshaping Clouds in the Amazon Satellite observations reveal enhanced low-level, reflective clouds over deforested regions of the rainforest. A new study drawing on 20 years of satellite data over the Amazon Basin finds that the widespread clearing of large swaths of rainforest over the last two decades, particularly along the "arc of deforestation" o  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 1 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Promising new technique uses nanoparticles to detect pancreatic cancer * Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have developed a new technique using an electronic jolt and nanoparticles to reveal the telltale signal of an insidious form of cancer. The technique, described in a study published in the journal Small, offers a new way to detect early signs of pancreatic cancer -a particul  more

BEIJING, China, April 28 (TNSjou) -- The Chinese Academy of Sciences posted the following news: * * * Researchers Reveal Extreme Drought Events in Southeastern Chinese Loess Plateau Editor: ZHANG Nannan Global warming intensifies the hydrological cycle, resulting in more frequent extreme climate events. Relative humidity (RH) is a core indicator of atmospheric aridity that regulates ecosystem functions, environmental quality, human health, and agricultural production. Therefore, reconstructi  more

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, May 1 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Rev. Patrick Reidy Named 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient * Rev. Patrick E. Reidy, C.S.C., associate professor of law, has been selected by the Notre Dame Law School Class of 2026 as the recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award. He will deliver the commencement address during the Law School's Hooding Ceremony on May 16. The Distinguished Teaching Award, awarded annual  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, May 1 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford School of Education to Launch Animal Assisted Services Concentration * Beginning in fall 2026, Samford University Orlean Beeson School of Education's Department of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) will expand academic opportunities for students by offering a new concentration in Animal Assisted Services (AAS), a field that is rapidly growing across health care, education, nonprofit an  more

SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- Susquehanna University posted the following news: * * * Science, business schools recognize faculty excellence * Rockwell receives inaugural Saridakis Natural Science Faculty Prize Dean Kathy Straub presented the inaugural George E. '75 and Susan Chang Saridakis Natural Science Faculty Prize to Assistant Professor of Biology Antonio Rockwell. Rockwell is a cell and molecular biologist who began his career at Susquehanna in 2019. His research area is ep  more

ROLLA, Missouri, May 1 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Supersonic success: S&T scholars sharpen wind tunnel simulations * Researchers at Missouri S&T have developed a more accurate way to predict conditions inside wind tunnels that are used to study how air behaves at speeds up to four times faster than the speed of sound, or over 3,000 miles per hour. "Traditional approaches to predicting conditions in supersonic wind tunnel tests have sim  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 1 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Technology helps observers understand how iconic artworks were created * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Paintings are often made up of thousands of tiny brushstrokes, each going in a certain direction, that are not easily observed by the viewer. A cross-disciplinary research team from the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) and Loughborough University in England has devel  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 1 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * The Class of 2026: Student researchers create knowledge, communicate purpose * WashU researcher Douglas Chalker almost never misses the Undergraduate Research Symposium. After 25 years of teaching and mentoring hundreds of students, he knows it's important to show support. But a different reason pulls Chalker back each semester. "There is no better place to experience the breadth of the schola  more

BUFFALO, New York, May 1 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB geographer contributes to UN report on World Heritage Sites * A bird sits atop yellow flowers. A protea shrub growing amongst reeds and dozens of other plant species in South Africa's Greater Cape Floristic Region, a United Nations World Heritage Site. University at Buffalo geographer Adam Wilson, who has conducted extensive research in that region, was a contrib  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: * * * Follow-up care cuts hospital readmissions for medicare patients By Erica Crosno A new study from UTHealth Houston finds that timely follow-up care after hospital discharge can significantly reduce the likelihood of hospital readmission. yet many high-risk Medicare patients never receive follow-up care. Published in The American Journal of Managed Care, the study, led   more