DAVIS, California, May 26 -- The University of California Davis posted the following news: * * * After the Fires: Protecting LA's Trees While Learning Lessons for the Future * Southern California is emerging from yet another round of wildfires just as the wildfire season gets underway. It's been less than 18 months since catastrophic wildfires hit the communities of Altadena and Pacific Palisades. The lessons from those twin 2025 fires are still being learned as researchers from University  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 26 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Finding new ways to measure the local sustainability of rural tourism Tourism affects local populations differently in counties across the U.S., but measuring these effects may now be easier thanks to a new tool developed as part of a study by researchers at Penn State. For the study, published in the journal Tourism Economics, the researchers developed a sustainability index to assess how  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, May 26 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * McLeod appointed IACUC chair We are pleased to announce that Kyle R. McLeod, Ph.D., has been appointed chair of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), effective July 1, 2026. Dr. McLeod currently serves as IACUC vice chair.  Dr. McLeod earned his B.S. and M.S. from Texas Tech University and his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky. He began his career as a Research Animal Scientist   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 27 (TNSjou) -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Memory decline after menopause linked to loss of estrogen production in brain tissue Preclinical study findings may help explain why women are at higher risk for Alzheimer's disease * 'Females -- but not males -- may be uniquely sensitive to loss of brain estrogen at old age' * First to demonstrate estrogen loss is associated with altered space between brain cells called the extracellular  more

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by Edward 'Ned' Hill, professor emeritus of economic development at the Ohio State University John Glenn College of Public Affairs, and a senior research associate at the Ohio Manufacturing Institute, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "America 250: Industrialization and the Rise of Small Manufacturers": * * * I. INTRODUCTION Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, and Member  more

TYGERBERG, South Africa, May 26 (TNSjou) -- The South African Medical Research Council issued the following news release: * * * New study demonstrates how a participatory teamwork approach can improve childbirth experiences in rural hospitals Respectful maternity care is a cornerstone of high-quality maternal and newborn health services, yet many women report poor experiences during childbirth. These experiences can delay care-seeking and contribute to avoidable complications. A new study pub  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 26 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ announces 2025 Mark of Excellence National winners * The Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce national winners of the 2025 Mark of Excellence Awards, recognizing collegiate work published or broadcast in 2025. This year, students and staffs from 45 collegiate and professional newsrooms across the United States are receiving national honors.    more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * The Southwest's drought is shrinking wildlife's suitable habitat As people in the United States are coping with historic drought conditions, the country's wildlife is also facing problems because of the extreme aridity. Herbivores, omnivores and carnivores in the southwestern U.S. have all seen the extent of their suitable habitat shrink due to drought, according to a new study led by the Univ  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 26 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * UT San Antonio researchers find 'perfect recipe' to regrow bone and blood vessels For patients suffering from traumatic injuries that leave behind "volumetric" gaps -where significant bone and blood vessels are lost -the clock is always ticking. Without a nearby blood supply, cells in the center of a large injury cannot survive, often leading to permanent tissue loss or failed grafts. A team of  more