ITHACA, New York, May 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * 'Indian Nino' drove record heat in 2023, 2024, new study finds * In 2023 and 2024, Earth's average global surface temperature spiked nearly 0.3 degrees Celsius above what was already expected from climate change. Each year was declared the hottest on record and coincided with deadly wildfires, heat waves and historic numbers of climate-related disasters. Scientists have struggled to explain what caused these ano  more

WHIPPANY, New Jersey, May 7 -- Bayer USA, an enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition, issued the following news on May 6, 2026: * * * Bayer announces new late-breaking data from OCEANIC-STROKE trial of asundexian Data evaluates the frequency, severity, and disability of ischemic strokes in patients after a non-cardioembolic ischemic stroke or high-risk transient ischemic attack KEY FINDINGS * The Phase III OCEANIC-STROKE study, previously p  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 6 -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Common Sense Media Launches Youth AI Safety Institute The first-of-its-kind AI safety lab focused on children will independently test AI products, broadly publish the results, and set clear standards to protect the safety, health, and development of a generation growing up with AI * Today, Common Sense Media launched the Youth AI Safety Institute, an independent research and testin  more

LONG BEACH, California, May 7 -- California State University issued the following news: * * * CSU Adds Three Bachelor's Degree Types to Expand Access and Opportunity New Bachelor of Education, Bachelor of Professional Studies and Bachelor of Applied Studies open new pathways for students seeking flexible, high-quality and career-relevant degrees. * Seeking to expand access to a college degree for more Californians, the California State University Board of Trustees voted to approve the crea  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Tactile sensor transforms tool wear detection in machining * Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a tool condition monitoring system that can detect the wear of cutting tools used in machining. On-machine feedback helps manufacturers avoid premature tool wear to cut downtime. Cutting tool performance i  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 7 -- Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment issued the following news: * * * Introducing Ecotech, Nature's Innovation Accelerator The field unites principles in biology, engineering and earth sciences to develop scalable solutions to urgent environmental, social and economic challenges. * An international research team has developed a roadmap for an emerging field of technology called ecotech, which draws inspiration from nature to create scalable sol  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48936) on May 5, 2026, entitled "The Electoral College: Frequently Asked Questions" by American national government specialist R. Sam Garrett. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Individual voters in the United States do not directly elect the President and the Vice President. Instead, their votes select intermediaries, known as electors, to cast votes for a presidential ticket on their behalf. T  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, May 6 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Gabriel presents 'Zoom Fatigue and the Science of Recovery' at Westwood Lecture Series * Allie Gabriel, the Thomas J. Howatt Chair in Management in the Mitch Daniels School of Business, presented "Zoom Fatigue and the Science of Recovery - How We Can Thrive at Work and Home" at the Westwood Lecture Series on May 5. The lecture was open exclusively to members of the Purdue University Retirees Associ  more

LONDON, England, May 7 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * GSK presents latest respiratory research to advance patient care at ATS 2026 * Data for ultra-long-acting Exdensur (depemokimab) will show sustained efficacy over two years in patients with severe asthma with type 2 inflammation * Patient preference and adherence research highlight potential of long-acting dosing regimens to improve clinical outcomes in severe asth  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, May 6 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * IBM Consultant Helps Bridge Cloud Strategy and Cybersecurity * by Elisabeth Coon, Student Public Relations Writer When global corporations need fresh talent to tackle high-stakes cloud and cybersecurity challenges, they're turning to recent college graduates ready to make an immediate impact. In 2025, Christian Eppich earned his undergraduate degree in computer science from Cedarville University. Today, he'  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, May 6 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * More structural protein can make tumors softer, the inverse of how lab tumors are made, study finds Higher levels of the structural proteins collagen and fibrin around a tumor counterintuitively make the tissue softer -the opposite of conventional thinking, a new study shows. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found that the interplay of these proteins can   more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, May 6 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * New MRI technology provides a comprehensive view of the human brain New multiplexed imaging technology using standard clinical MRI systems can simultaneously map more than 20 biomarkers in high resolution, providing a comprehensive view of the brain with a single scan. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign demonstrated the multiplexed MRI technology, or MRx,   more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, May 6 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue University professor Zubin Jacob earns prestigious Guggenheim fellowship Zubin Jacob, the Elmore Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, has been named a 2026 Guggenheim fellow, a program that champions the talents of the exceptional scholars and artists whose passions often have broad and immediate social impact. Jac  more

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, May 6 -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * Salford Fellow authors American College of Sports Medicine 'Paper of the Year' A paper authored by University of Salford fellow Dr Ashley Gluchowski has been awarded Paper of the Year 2025 for the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) Health and Fitness Journal. The paper, titled, 'Antifrail: Why Muscle (Power) Matters in Aging', was written alongside Distinguished Professor* Stuart Philli  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * SUPER WHY'S COMIC BOOK ADVENTURES Premieres October 5 on PBS KIDS * New Series Supports Early Literacy Learning with Action-Packed Comic Book Twist Austin, TX, May 6, 2026 - Today, PBS KIDS announced the premiere date for SUPER WHY'S COMIC BOOK ADVENTURES, the animated series that builds on the legacy and success of the beloved Emmy-nominated SUPER WHY! series and SUPER WHY'S COMIC BOOK ADVENTUR  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 7 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Maxwell's CHRONOS Conference Showcases History Research Now in its 5th year, the student-run history journal conference drew researchers from four universities. * Maxwell School senior Abbey Fitzpatrick spent last summer doing archival research in Hollywood. This spring, she brought those findings to a lectern in the University's Bird Library at the 5th Annual CHRONOS Undergraduate History Conference. Fitzpat  more

LONDON, England, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University College London posted the following news: * * * Second huge tsunami caused by climate change in two years The side of a mountain slid into an Alaskan fjord last August, producing a tsunami 481 metres high, the second highest ever recorded, according to a new study involving a UCL researcher. The tsunami occurred in the Tracy Arm fjord in southeastern Alaska, a popular spot for cruise ships, but no ships were caught in the wave and no one was   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * New Study Suggests 'Freedom Framing' More Effective Than Mandates for Vaccine-Hesitant Americans University of Houston Researchers Suggest Public Health Campaigns Should Align Messaging with Personal Values By Kelly Schafler -- 713-743-1153, kmschafler@central.uh.edu Key Takeaways * A new study from the University of Houston's C. T. Bauer College of Business suggests that effective public health co  more

PORTSMOUTH, England, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * Small talk shapes big trends: Physics predicts how language patterns spread Researchers have created a physics inspired framework to predict how accents and dialects evolve over time and location, like a language weather map * A new model to predict how language changes over time has been developed by a statistical physicist at the University of Portsmouth. The model is a step towards unde  more

TOOWOOMBA, Australia, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern Queensland issued the following news: * * * New discovery provides compelling evidence of planetary migration Griffith Thomas A steam-filled atmosphere detected on a distant 'hot Neptune' has provided strong new evidence that some planets form far from their host star before migrating inward - a long-debated process in planetary science. University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) researchers played a key role in the discovery  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah Health issued the following news release: * * * New Kind of CRISPR Could Treat Viral Infection and Cancer by Shredding Sick Cells' DNA Key points: * A new technology uses a relative of the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system to kill target cells. * When activated by a specific, programmable genetic target, the Cas12a2 protein rips a cell's genome apart. * Researchers programmed Cas12a2 to kill virus-infected cells or cancer cells w  more

LOGAN, Utah, May 6 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Biochemists Show CRISPR Can Selectively Destroy Cells, a Cancer-Treatment Goal Among the challenges in treating disease, including cancer, is wiping out malignancies, infection, contaminants or other pathologies without destroying healthy tissue. "This is a holy grail of medicine and other sciences," said Utah State University biochemist Ryan Jackson. Jackson, with USU doctoral candidate Kadin Crosby and collea  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 7 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Anthropology Professor Elected to National Academy of Sciences Robert Kelly, a professor emeritus of anthropology at the University of Wyoming, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Kelly is only the second UW faculty member to receive this honor, joining the late George Frison, a renown  more

WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, May 7 -- West Liberty University issued the following news: * * * West Liberty University Faculty and Students Participate in 100th Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science West Liberty University faculty and students participated in the 100th Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Academy of Science, held April 18 at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke, West Virginia. The annual meeting, which marked a historic centennial for the organization, brought together facul  more