AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 27 -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news release: This summer is seeing some of the highest temperatures on record, and with back to school season almost here and extended vacations coming to an end, travelers are looking ahead to falling temps and fall trips - prioritizing traveling for major events, famed fall foliage and lesser crowds. Below are some of the top trending destinations Airbnb guests are heading to this fall based on pe  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 29 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: * * * - Airline Adds Flights to Bozeman and Kalispell Next Summer, More Than Doubles Capacity to Alaska * * * American Airlines continues to grow in Montana with four new seasonal flights to the Big Sky Country from Philadelphia (PHL), New York City (LGA) and Los Angeles (LAX). The airline will also introduce three new routes to Alaska, including service to Fairbanks (FAI), a new destination for customers look  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 28 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: American Airlines is expanding the work conducted at the world's largest commercial aviation base maintenance facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma (Tech Ops - Tulsa), resulting in the need to hire more than 400 new team members. Over the next few months, additional maintenance work will be sent to Tech Ops -- Tulsa, including scheduled maintenance work on the Boeing 787 fleet. This work will require the skills of more th  more

SAN ANGELO, Texas, Aug. 30 -- Angelo State University issued the following news release: * * * - It establishes the Social Work Direct Path program, which will minimize the time and cost for students who transfer from SAC to pursue a bachelor's degree at ASU. * * * San Antonio College (SAC) and Angelo State University (ASU) in San Angelo want to help students who want to help others. On Friday, Aug. 30, administrators at the two institutions met at SAC to sign a memorandum of understanding t  more

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, Aug. 27 -- Sabre, a travel technology company, issued the following news release: Apiso and Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), the leading technology provider to the global travel industry, announced today a long-term partnership to increase virtual payments adoption in the travel industry across the Middle East region. The partnership, and resulting technical integration between Apiso and Sabre, will promote Apiso's unique product offering as the preferred payment solution fo  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 26 -- AT&T issued the following news release: John Donovan, CEO of AT&T Communications, announced his intention to retire effective Oct. 1. For the past two years, Donovan has led AT&T Inc.'s (NYSE:T) largest business unit, AT&T Communications, a global telecom leader serving 100 million mobile, broadband and pay-TV customers in the United States, and millions of business customers, including nearly all of the Fortune 1000. "JD is a terrific leader and a tech visionary wh  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: In recent years it has been increasingly appreciated that immune cells within the tumor microenvironment contribute to tumor progression and, importantly, to the tumor's response to therapy. To better understand the specific roles different immune cell types play, a multi-institutional team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine profiled the immune cell composition of mult  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27 -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: Dr. Margaret "Peggy" Goodell has been named chair of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine by the College's Board of Trustees. The appointment is effective Oct. 1. "Dr. Goodell is internationally recognized for her work in regenerative medicine and is the ideal leader for this important department," said Dr. Paul Klotman, president, CEO and executive dean of Bay  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 30 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: Over the last two decades, approaches to genome editing have evolved and become more widely studied and implemented. Most recently, the CRISPR/Cas9 system has made the technology more accessible, precise and less expensive, meaning scientific interest in potential applications in humans also has increased exponentially. However, policymakers and geneticists alike, as well as the pub  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found a new answer to an old question: how can overnutrition during infancy lead to long-lasting health problems such as diabetes? The report, published today in the journal Environmental Epigenetics, focuses on the pancreatic Islets of Langerhans, which produce insulin and other hormones. Islets of mice that were overnourished during   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news release: When it comes to African-American men and prostate cancer, the statistics are alarming. One in six African-American men will be diagnosed with the disease, and they are twice as likely as white men to die of prostate cancer. Their cancer is more aggressive, and it starts at a much younger age than any other group. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are joining with research i  more

WACO, Texas, Aug. 29 [TNSresearch] -- Baylor University issued the following news: At today's regular Fall Faculty Meeting, Baylor University officially announced plans to pursue Research 1/Tier 1 (R1/T1) recognition by building on Illuminate, the University's strategic plan, which will guide Baylor towards joining the nation's top research universities and achieving status as the world's preeminent Christian research university. With its foundational Christian mission and a historic reputatio  more

WACO, Texas, Aug. 29 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Baylor University issued the following news: The waters in and along the Houston Ship Channel teem with evidence of human activity. Surrounded by miles of oil refineries and leading to the Port of Houston, one of the busiest seaports in the United States, the channel is highly polluted and inhospitable to aquatic life. Yet, the Gulf killifish thrives in that environment. For Cole Matson, PhD, associate professor of environmental science and member o  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 27 -- American Airlines issued the following news release: * * * - New Technology Offers Customers Additional Convenience and Security During Boarding at American's Largest Hub * * * American Airlines began using biometric boarding for customers departing from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) this week with the launch of the biometric boarding program at its largest hub. American customers traveling on select international departures from DFW Terminal D   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Rice University issued the following news release: A computational biologist and a bioengineer will join Rice's Brown School of Engineering faculty as the latest recruits through the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT). With the help of $3.6 million in CPRIT funding, Vicky Yao, who was a postdoctoral fellow at the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University, joined Rice as an assistant professor o  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 26 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) will host a conference call webcast on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. eastern time to discuss third-quarter 2019 financial and operating results. The company's financial and operating results will be released before the market opens on Oct. 29. To access the webcast, visit ConocoPhillips' Investor Relations site, www.conocophillips.com/investor, a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 28 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Rice University issued the following news release: When it comes to investing, conservatives may have a built-in advantage, according to a study by business scholars at Rice University, the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill, the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), the University of Bath and Southern Methodist University (SMU). A central tenet of long-term investing is to hold riskier investments such as stocks over holdin  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 27 -- Edmentum issued the following news release: Edmentum, a global education leader and pioneer in online teaching and learning solutions, now holds the #1 spot on the Quality Matters Publisher Certification Scoreboard for highest number of courses holding a Quality Matters (QM) Certification Mark, with 127 courses approved. In 2019 alone, 40 Edmentum courses were newly certified. Edmentum's online courses, accessible through both Courseware and EdOptions Academy, provide   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 27 -- The Texas Historical Commission issued the following news release: The portfolio of state historic sites operated by the Texas Historical Commission (THC) is set to expand. Beginning Sept. 1, 2019, eight historic sites across the state of Texas will transfer to the THC. Seven of the properties are currently managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD). These properties were transferred by the 86th Texas Legislature on the recommendation of the Texas Suns  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Aug. 30 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: Auburn Heisman winner Bo Jackson announced this morning he will join ESPN's College GameDay Built by the Home Depot as the guest picker on Saturday, Aug. 31, (9 a.m. - noon ET) when the legendary pre-game show makes its Week 1 Stop in Fort Worth, Texas. Jackson, the only professional athlete to be named an All-Star in both baseball and football, will join host Rece Davis and analysts Kirk Herbstrei  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 27 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan has identified that significant developments in energy savings are presenting substantial market opportunities for LED lighting across the globe. The LED lighting market is set to grow at a rate of 8.4%, from $58,619 million in 2018 to $95,040 in 2025. LED market g  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 30 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan honored Asia's leading companies at its Asia-Pacific Best Practices Awards banquet held on 29 August at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore. Mr. Shivaji Das, Partner & Asia-Pacific Managing Director at Frost & Sullivan noted that the Asia-Pacific Best Practices awar  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 26 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Frost & Sullivan's latest analysis, Global First Responder C3I Market, Forecast to 2025, reveals that digitization, automation, and event analysis are transforming first responder technologies and equipment needs to more proactive operations and intelligence-led mission planning. E  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Aug. 26 -- GlobalFoundries, a manufacturer of semiconductors, issued the following news release: GLOBALFOUNDRIES (GF), the world's leading specialty foundry based in the United States, today filed multiple lawsuits in the U.S. and Germany alleging that semiconductor manufacturing technologies used by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC) infringe 16 GF patents. The lawsuits were filed today in the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), the U.S. Fede  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, R-Indiana, issued the following statement regarding Indiana National Guard Staff Sgt. Andrew St. John, who died at Fort Hood, Texas, in a tactical vehicle accident: "Janet and I offer our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends grieving the loss of Indiana native, Andrew St. John, who passed away Thursday evening at Fort Hood in Texas. "He served with distinction and was known as someone who always put others above himself. "I a  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 26 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: John R. Richards, a shareholder in the Atlanta office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, will speak at the Texas General Counsel Forum's 3rd Quarterly Event titled, "The Role of the GC in the #MeToo Era" on August 28 in Houston. Richards, a member of the firm's Labor & Employment Practice, and Marjorie Clifton, Principal of Clifton Consulting LLC, will discuss the current state of the #MeToo   more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 26 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP and lawyers in its Mexican affiliate, Haynes and Boone, SC, have been featured in the 2020 edition of the Chambers Latin America legal directory, published by Chambers and Partners. Chambers ranks lawyers and practices based on thousands of interviews with leading practitioners and clients. Ranking criteria include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, comme  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 28 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: Haynes and Boone, LLP Partner Nina Cortell has once again been included in Benchmark Litigation's 2019 Top 250 Women in Litigation list, published by Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC. She was recognized in the Appellate, General Commercial and Securities practice areas. In compiling the Top 250 Women in Litigation 2019 list, Benchmark spends months researching individual litigators' professional acti  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 26 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth issued the following news: The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims has issued a major decision that could restore billions of dollars in Post-9/11 GI Bill and other educational benefits to military service members of the Post-9/11 era. Since World War II, Congress has provided veterans with different GI Bill benefits for different periods of qualifying service. Nevertheless, since 2009, the Department of Veterans Affairs has required veteran  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 30 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP achieved outstanding results in IJGlobal's first-half league tables representing the top-performing legal advisers across all infrastructure and energy sectors - including all project, corporate and public-sector finance. Hunton Andrews Kurth placed in IJGlobal's top 10 law firms across seven energy and infrastructure categories in the first half of 2019, including: IJGlobal Rankings, First Half  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27 -- HVS, a consulting, valuation and research firm in the worldwide hotel industry, issued the following news release: HVS Brokerage & Advisory announced today that it has closed on the sale of the 70-key Hampton Inn Houston NASA-Johnson Space Center located at 3000 NASA Road One in Seabrook, Texas, for an undisclosed amount. This transaction highlights HVS's ability to successfully execute a targeted sales process resulting in an off-market transaction that had a mutual  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 27 -- TTI issued the following news release: TTI, Inc., a leading specialty distributor of electronic components, is now stocking the Abracon ASPIAIG family of Power Inductors. These Automotive and Industrial Grade (AIG) power inductors are manufactured on TS 16949 certified production lines, AEC-Q200 certified and PPAP ready up to level 3. They support current carrying capacity up to 20A and high-temperature operation up to 125 degree C. Typical applications for thes  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug. 28 -- Texas A&M University's Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: By Luisa Buttler and Elizabeth Mock In a whirlwind of intense activity, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi researchers, students, and an army of volunteers set out to catch everything living in our coastal waters. The effort, known as the summer 2019 Bioblitz, was part of a collaboration with the Smithsonian's Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO), the University of Texas Marine Sci  more

ADDISON, Texas, Aug. 29 -- Job Creators Network issued the following news release: The American economy continues to be fundamentally strong when considering the persistently low unemployment rates, rising wages, strong consumer spending and solid job creation. According to new Job Creators Network Foundation/ScottRasmussen.com Weekly Pulse polling, the number of Americans who believe businesses in their area are hiring workers is more than double the number who say employees are experiencing l  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 28 [TNSeducationresearch] -- Lamar University issued the following news: Qingjiang Yao, associate professor in Lamar University's Department of Communication and Media recently published an article in the "Journal of Marketing for Higher Education," based on research about the impact of diversity on higher education. The article, "Does diversity hurt students' feeling of oneness?" summarizes a study Yao and his colleagues conducted on the relationships among social trust,  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, Aug. 29 -- Lamar University issued the following news: Xuejun Fan, professor of mechanical engineering has been awarded the Texas State University System Regents' Professor Award for 2019. This prestigious award honors university professors for exemplary performance and contributions to the educational community. Fan, an internationally renowned scholar and expert in modeling and characterization in electronic packaging design and reliability relating to the microchip packagin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Steptoe and Johnson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Law360 covered Steptoe's win for an AIG unit in an article titled "AIG Won't Have to Foot $12M Waste Management Lawsuit Bill." On August 27, a Texas federal court judge held that AIG doesn't have to foot the bill for $12 million in legal expenses Waste Management Inc. racked up defending criminal charges over environmental contamination from a Hawaii landfill. Granting summary judgment to AIG Specialty   more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 29 -- 7-Eleven, a convenience store chain, issued the following news release: The first NERDS-flavored Slurpee(R) drink has hit 7 Eleven(R) stores. The limited-time flavor is a mashup of two of its most iconic flavors - Strawberry and Grape. 7 Eleven collaborated with Ferrara Candy Company maker of the popular tiny, tangy crunchy candy to create the exclusive flavor described as "delicious, tangy Grape and Strawberry that taste just like your favorite NERDS candy." Two Slur  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 23 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Additional online degree offerings from Sam Houston State University were among the items approved on Aug. 23 during the Texas State University System quarterly Board of Regents meeting at Sul Ross State University. In Academic and Health Affairs, the degree program addition of a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology in the Department of Engineering Technology was approved. The new program   more

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 29 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * - Multi-Year Agreement Covers Nexstar-Owned Local Stations in 97 Markets Across DIRECTV, AT&T TV and U-verse Platforms * * * Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) ("Nexstar") and AT&T (NYSE: T) have entered into a new multi-year retransmission consent agreement to provide Nexstar-owned network affiliated and local broadcast stations to customers of AT&T's video platfo  more

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 29 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) (the "Company") announced today a new partnership with Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI(R)) and Belmont University's Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business to air a new singer/songwriter series featuring a daily broadcast of the U.S. National Anthem performed by a variety of emerging artists. The Star-Spangled Banner was once a staple o  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 28 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following order (Docket No. WR-6): In the Matter of Notification by Camden Summit Partnership, LP, 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2400, Houston, Texas 77046, of Revised Rates and Fees for Charging for Water and/or Sewer Utility Service in Camden Overlook Apartments in Wake County, North Carolina Order Approving Tariff Revision BY THE COMMISSION: On August 14, 2019, Camden Summit Partnership, LP (Applicant), file  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 26 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following order (Docket No. WR-1069): In the Matter of Notification by CSP Community Owner, LP, 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2400, Houston, Texas 77046, of Revised Rates and Fees for Charging for Water and/or Sewer Utility Service in Camden Westwood Apartments in Wake County, North Carolina Order Approving Tariff Revision BY THE COMMISSION: On August 12, 2019, Commonwealth Road Properties, LLC (Applicant), file  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 28 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following order (Docket No. WR-909): In the Matter of Notification by CSP Community Owner, LP, 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2400, Houston, Texas 77046, of Revised Rates and Fees for Charging for Water and/or Sewer Utility Service in Camden Sedgebrook Apartments in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Order Approving Tariff Revision BY THE COMMISSION: On August 14, 2019, CSP Community Owner, LP (Applicant), filed   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 27 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following order (Docket No. WR-2425): In the Matter of Notification by CUSA NC Holdings, LP, 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2400, Houston, Texas 77046, of Revised Rates and Fees for Charging for Water and/or Sewer Utility Service in Camden Gallery Apartments in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Order Approving Tariff Revision BY THE COMMISSION: On August 14, 2019, CUSA NC Holdings, LP (Applicant), filed with the  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 27 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following order (Docket No. WR-1211): In the Matter of Notification by Fund Asbury Village, LLC, 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2400, Houston, Texas 77046, of Revised Rates and Fees for Charging for Water and/or Sewer Utility Service in Camden Asbury Village Apartments in Wake County, North Carolina Order Approving Tariff Revision BY THE COMMISSION: On August 14, 2019, Fund Asbury Village, LLC (Applicant), filed   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 27 -- The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued the following order (Docket No. WR-1789): In the Matter of Notification by Fund Southline, LLC, 11 Greenway Plaza, Suite 2400, Houston, Texas 77046, of Revised Rates and Fees for Charging for Water and/or Sewer Utility Service in Camden Southline Apartments in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina Order Approving Tariff Revision BY THE COMMISSION: On August 14, 2019, Fund Southline, LLC (Applicant), filed with the  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 26 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * - New Partner Leads Domestic and International Energy Transactions * * * McGuireWoods continues to strengthen its Texas oil and gas industry capabilities with the arrival of partner Patrick Knapp, who brings nearly a decade of experience representing domestic and international energy companies in major deals to the firm's Dallas and Houston offices. Knapp, who joins the firm's mergers and acqui  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 26 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Based on its recent analysis of the European identity verification and authentication market, Frost & Sullivan recognises the London- and San Francisco-based Onfido with the 2019 European Technology Innovation Award for its advanced hybrid identity verification solution. This platf  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 29 -- Frost and Sullivan, a provider of market research and analysis, growth strategy consulting and corporate training services across multiple industries, issued the following news release: Based on its recent analysis of the European identity verification and authentication market, Frost & Sullivan recognises the London- and San Francisco-based Onfido with the 2019 European Technology Innovation Award for its advanced hybrid identity verification solution. This platf  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 29 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Oregon State University issued the following news: A new study provides valuable insights into pollen abundance and diversity available to honeybee colonies employed in five major pollinator-dependent crops in Oregon and California, including California's massive almond industry. The study, a collaboration between OSU and Texas A&M University, found that almond, cherry and meadowfoam provide ample pollen to honeybees, but highbush blueberry an  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 26 -- Qorvo, a provider of advanced wireless devices, wired and wireless networks and defense radar and communications, issued the following news release: Qorvo(R) (Nasdaq: QRVO), a leading provider of innovative RF solutions that connect the world, today announced that James Klein, president of Qorvo's Infrastructure and Defense Products (IDP), has been recognized with the Technology Association of North Texas' Tech Titans Award. Tech Titans recognizes individu  more

MEDORA, North Dakota, Aug. 26 -- The Railroad Commission of Texas issued the following news release: * * * - Online Oil & Gas Inspection Query * * * The Railroad Commission of Texas is the winner of the 2019 Chairman's Stewardship Award for Energy Education from the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission. The award is in recognition of the Commission's RRC Online Inspection Lookup (RRC OIL) tool. For the first time in the Commission's history anyone, anywhere can look up the inspection and   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 28 -- The Railroad Commission of Texas issued the following news release: The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) this week passed Railroad Commission Chairman Wayne Christian's (R - Texas) resolution urging the federal government to oppose the Green New Deal in the spirit of cooperative federalism. You can read the Chairman's resolution here (https://rrc.texas.gov/media/53805/resolution-19081.pdf). "Last week, Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled his $16.3 trill  more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 29 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: George Hinchey has rejoined Haynes and Boone, LLP as a partner in the firm's San Antonio office. A San Antonio native, Hinchey represents private and institutional parties with the acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing and development of commercial properties. "George has extensive experience in commercial real estate and represents many leading businesses, which routinely seek out his insight an  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 26 -- Rice University issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, will visit Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy Sept. 5 to discuss the future of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, challenges to ratifying the agreement in Congress and the future of trade in the region. Brady will evaluate these important topics in a moderated conversation with David Gantz, the Will Clayton Fellow in Trade and International Economics at the Bak  more

DENTON, Texas, Aug. 30 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Researchers at the University of North Texas have found that two oak tree species, widespread across the U.S. South, remove black carbon from the urban atmosphere. Their findings may offer a natural way to improve climate and air quality. The study--led by Alexandra Ponette-Gonzalez, principal investigator and associate professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment, an  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * - Department of Agriculture grant backs progress toward new Hanszen College wing * * * Rice University has won a share of $1 million in grants by the Department of Agriculture's U.S. Forest Service to support the construction of mass timber buildings on college campuses. The $100,000 grant will help Rice navigate the planning and approval process for its first mass timber construction, replacement of the 195  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 31 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * - Tool lets scientists examine changing behavior of low-viscosity lava * * * Thomas Jones' "universal break-up criterion" won't help with meltdowns of the heart, but it will help volcanologists study changing lava conditions in common volcanic eruptions. Jones, of Rice University, studies the behavior of low-viscosity lava, the runny kind that's found at most volcanoes. About two years a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 30 [TNSsociologyresearch] -- Rice University issued the following news release: New research from Rice University sociologists finds that flood victims are likely to resettle in flood-prone areas, so long as their new neighborhoods are whiter and wealthier than where they used to live. Kevin Loughran, a postdoctoral research fellow in Rice's Department of Sociology, and James Elliott, a professor and the department's chair, tracked more than 1,700 participants in the first  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * - Therapy invented at Rice University excels in pilot clinical trials * * * A cancer therapy invented at Rice University has crossed a milestone in clinical trials, a major development in a decadeslong quest to develop a treatment that destroys tumors without the debilitating side effects of chemotherapy, invasive surgery and radiation. Thirteen of the first 15 prostate cancer patients t  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * - Rice, UTHealth, UH researchers detail architecture of the cytoskeleton in neurons * * * A new piece of a difficult puzzle -- the nature of memory -- fell into place this week with a hint at how brain cells change structure when they learn something. Interactions between three moving parts -- a binding protein, a structural protein and calcium -- are part of the process by which electr  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 23 -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Scott Chapman, distinguished professor and scholar in residence for the Department of Mathematics and Statistics has been appointed editor-in-chief at Communications in Algebra beginning January 1, 2020. Communications is a monthly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering Algebra, including Commutative Algebra, Ring Theory, Module Theory, Non-Associative Algebra, Group Theory, and Algebraic Geometry. It was   more

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 29 -- Southwest Airlines issued the following news release: Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) has been invited to speak at the Cowen and Company 12th Annual Global Transportation Conference. Cowen and Company will be webcasting the audio presentation live, and a link to the webcast will be made available via the Investor Relations homepage on the Southwest Airlines website. Details of the audio webcast are as follows: See table here (https://www.swamedia.com/releases/rel  more

OSWEGO, New York, Aug. 27 -- The State University of New York's Oswego Campus issued the following news release: Dr. Lindsay McCluskey, assistant professor of public relations at SUNY Oswego, received the First Place Promising Professor Award at the AEJMC (Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication) Conference Mass Communication and Society Division Awards Luncheon in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 9. The Promising Professor Award annually honors junior faculty who have demonstra  more

LAREDO, Texas, Aug. 30 -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: For the fourth year in row, Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) has been ranked in the Top Ten of Washington Monthly's Best Bang for the Buck Southern Colleges 2019 College Rankings. TAMIU ranked sixth. TAMIU president Dr. Pablo Arenaz said the ranking brings pride to all members of the TAMIU community: students, faculty, staff and alumni...especi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Steptoe and Johnson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Tax Notes covered Steptoe's webinar on state and local tax news and trends in an article titled "Texas Economic Nexus Draft Rule 'More Interesting Than it Looks. " The webinar, hosted by Steptoe partner David Fruchtman, co-chair of the firm's national State and Local Tax practice, analyzed the most significant developments in multistate and local tax legislation, case law, and administrative pronouncemen  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 30 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: The Cybersecurity Education, Research and Outreach Center at Tennessee Tech is partnering with the SANS Institute in the Cyber Encounters project. Set to launch in September 2019, this project seeks to empower high school teachers to bring extracurricular cybersecurity education to their students in high schools through a series of cyber encounters in five target states: Indiana, New Jersey,  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 26 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Deana Totzke The Texas A&M University College of Engineering was named recipient of the CIGRE Outstanding Collective Member Award, which previously had only been won by companies in industry. CIGRE is an organization of 90 countries promoting electric power technology worldwide. The Outstanding Collective Member Award is given for outstanding leadership and continuing managerial, tec  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 28 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Drew Thompson Researchers from the Texas A&M Energy Institute and the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering are leading a major initiative to reduce the amount of water needed in the natural gas extraction process, and to treat wastewater so that it is safe for reuse. Since the early 2000s, hydraulic fracturing has been the main natural gas extraction   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 28 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Alexandra H Salazar Many students come to Texas A&M University without knowing what their future career will be. Dr. Brian Craig can relate. Craig wanted to pursue a program that involved engineering, yet was human-centered, not solely focusing on math and design. He found it at Texas A&M, receiving bachelor's degrees in bioengineering (1990) and industrial engineering (1992), a mast  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 29 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: The evolutionary process that occurs when a species colonizes a new environment provides an opportunity to explore the mechanisms underlying genetic adaptation,which is essential knowledge for understanding evolution and the maintenance of biodiversity. An international team of scientists led by researchers from Texas A&M Unive  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 21 -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: A memorandum of understanding between Texas A&M University and National Taiwan University will strengthen collaborations in the areas of disaster research and preparedness and provide both institutions with the opportunity to study disaster response on a global scale. Dr. Ivan Rusyn, director of the Texas A&M Superfund Research Center and Universit  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Aug. 22 -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Responding to regional industry needs, community planning, and student interest in the Rio Grande Valley, the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM) extended its biomedical sciences (BIMS) program to the Texas A&M Higher Education Center at McAllen last fall. Now celebrating its first full year of operations, the progr  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug. 28 -- Texas A&M University's Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: That first blast of Arctic air may not make it down to the Coastal Bend for months, but researchers visiting from Canada were on the Island University's campus last week. Dr. Julie Fomenko, Director of the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi College of Nursing and Health Sciences (CONHS) Simulation & Clinical Learning Center, and Dr. Mary Jane Hamilton, Principal Investigator on the Healt  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Aug. 31 [TNSscienceresearch] -- Texas A&M University's Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: This summer, nine Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi students explored Mayan ruins, hiked through dense jungle, swam with nurse sharks, and examined via snorkel mask the effects of coral disease and bleaching as part of the Belize Coral Reef Study Abroad Program. The class was led by Dr. James Hogan, Associate Professor of Life Sciences, and Dr. Kim Withers, Assistant  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 29 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Manny Garcia: Today, Republican Governor Greg Abbott hosted the second meeting of his Texas Safety Commission. During this meeting he acknowledged for the first time publicly his racist, anti-immigrant, anti-Latino fundraising mailer sent the day before the El Paso shooting. While these roundtables are a step in the right direction, Governor Abbott still has not apologized for this racist   more

PARIS, Texas, Aug. 30 -- The Texas Department of Transportation issued the following news: Texas Department of Transportation officials today announced that a $150,000 grant approved by the Texas Transportation Commission at its August meeting will fund improvements at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport in Hopkins County. The funds will be used for planned improvements, including design and engineering for pavement improvements through the city of Sulphur Springs and TxDOT's Aviation Facilities  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today announced his intention to appoint Jane Bland to the Texas Supreme Court upon Justice Jeff Brown's formal resignation. This is Governor Abbott's third appointment to the Texas Supreme Court. "Jane Bland is an experienced and proven legal expert whose respect for the Constitution is unmatched," said Governor Abbott. "As she assumes her new role on the Supreme Court, the people of T  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Bonnie Hellums and Wayne Carson, Ph.D. to the Health and Human Services (HHS) Transition Legislative Oversight Committee for terms at the pleasure of the Governor. The Committee was created to make recommendations regarding the reorganization of HHS into a system that is more efficient and effective in client service delivery. Bonnie Hellums of Houston is a visiting judge  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Ysmael D. Fonseca, Jr. Judge of the 464th Judicial District Court in Hidalgo County for a term set to expire on December 31, 2020, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Ysmael D. Fonseca, Jr. of McAllen is a junior partner at Guerra, Leeds, Sabo & Hernandez, PLLC. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Hidalgo County Bar Association, Claims and Lit  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Danny Kindred Judge of the 454th Judicial District Court in Medina County, effective September 1, 2019, for a term set to expire on December 31, 2020, or until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified. Danny Kindred of Hondo has served as the District Attorney for the 38th Judicial District of Texas, which includes Medina, Uvalde, and Real counties, since 2009. Pr  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle and appointed Carlos Amaral and Curt Nelson to the Judicial Compensation Commission for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025. The Commission recommends the proper salaries to be paid by the state for all justices and judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Criminal Appeals, Courts of Appeals, and state district courts Rebeca Aizpuru Huddle of Bella  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today convened the first meeting of the Domestic Terrorism Task Force at the Texas State Capitol. The task force began discussions of the threat of terrorism and extremism in Texas, and developed strategies to prevent and combat these acts of violence. "This task force is committed to addressing the horrific tragedy in El Paso, while also combating the threat of terrorism and acts of h  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 29 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Following up on the first Texas Safety Commission meeting, Governor Greg Abbott today hosted the second meeting in El Paso to generate ideas to help the community heal, combat the rise of extremist groups and hateful ideologies, keep guns out of the hands of deranged individuals, and combat domestic terrorism in Texas. The meeting began by focusing on community healing as the Governor and elected officials h  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott today released the Texas School Safety Update report highlighting the progress made to keep students and teachers safe at school. The report provides an update on efforts by the Governor's Office, the Legislature, and state agencies to implement recommendations made in the School Safety Action Plan released on May 30, 2018 and the subsequent update in August 2018. "Because the safety o  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 29 -- The Texas House of Representatives issued the following news release on the behalf of Texas State Rep. Jeff Leach: During its annual board of directors meeting, the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute (TCCRI) unanimously elected State Representative Jeff Leach to serve on its Board of Directors. A longtime member of TCCRI, Representative Leach is serving his fourth term representing the citizens of House District 67, which encompasses portions of Plano, A  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 27 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of California's San Francisco Campus issued the following news release: * * * - Most Patients Die within Five Years and Spend Two-Thirds of Remaining Life as an Inpatient, UCSF Report Finds * * * While long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) are designed to help patients recover and regain independence, fewer than 1-in-5 older adults who were transferred to such facilities were alive five years later, leaving them with  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Aug. 28 -- The University of Houston's Victoria Campus issued the following news release: More than 200 faculty, staff, students and community leaders gathered at the University of Houston-Victoria Wednesday to celebrate the opening of the university's new library and its first student center. The ribbon cutting for UHV University Commons, 3006 N. Ben Wilson St., began with statements from State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, university officials and supporters, including special recogn  more

VICTORIA, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The University of Houston's Victoria Campus issued the following news release: Jose Cantu will start a new job in early September as vice president for enrollment management at the University of Houston-Victoria after working for 25 years in higher education in Texas. Cantu, vice president for strategic partnerships at New Reach Media, a San Antonio marketing firm that works with small colleges across the nation to increase student enrollment and alumni engagement,   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 29 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * - UH Geologists Discover 10 Million Years of Silence * * * From his geology lab at the University of Houston, Jonny Wu has discovered that a chain of volcanoes stretching between Northeast Asia and Russia began a period of silence 50 million years ago, which lasted for 10 million years. In the journal Geology, Wu, assistant professor of structural geology, tectonics and mantle s  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 29 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * - Molecule Mimics High-Fat Diet-Induced Signaling * * * A single cholesterol-derived molecule, called 27-hydroxycholesterol (27HC), lurks inside your bloodstream and will increase your body fat, even if you don't eat a diet filled with red meat and fried food. That kind of diet, however, will increase the levels of 27HC and body weight. "We found 27HC directly affects white adi  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 26 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Pittsburgh issued the following news release: The growing number of children arriving at Texas schools unvaccinated makes the state increasingly vulnerable to measles outbreaks in cities large and small, according to a computer simulation created by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. The findings, published today in the journal JAMA Network Open, indicate that an additional 5% decrease in va  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Aug. 28 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: Kevin Fralicks has been named associate vice president for university development at the University of South Alabama. Most recently Fralicks served as assistant dean and chief advancement officer at the University of Washington, where he led the School of Nursing through a $40 million capital campaign and a strategic master planning effort. Fralicks previously served in development leadership roles a  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, Aug. 28 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release: Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory, along with colleagues at Caltech and elsewhere, have discovered a planet three times the mass of Jupiter that travels on a long, egg-shaped path around its star. If this planet were somehow placed into our own solar system, it would swing from within our asteroid belt to out beyond   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: WHAT: The Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) at The University of Texas at Austin will dedicate Frontera, a new National Science Foundation-funded supercomputer that is the fastest at any U.S. university and the fifth most powerful in the world. This makes UT Austin home to the two fastest academic supercomputers in the U.S., Frontera and Stampede2 (#19). WHEN: 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3. WHERE: J  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 29 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas's Arlington Campus issued the following news release: * * * - UTA awarded more than $2 million in CPRIT grants * * * The University of Texas at Arlington received more than $2.1 million in grants from the Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support the University's flourishing cancer research programs. CPRIT, created by a 2007 Texas constitutional amendment and authorized to fund groundbreaking   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The University of Texas's Arlington Campus issued the following news release: * * * - UTA, Ericsson develop program to accelerate and build culture of data sciences * * * The University of Texas at Arlington is partnering with the multinational networking and telecommunications company Ericsson to offer employees the education needed to earn a business analytics certification. Radha Mahapatra, professor and chair of the Department of Information Systems and Oper  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, Aug. 30 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Texas's Arlington Campus issued the following news release: * * * - National praise for UTA research that reduces time and cost of repairing Texas highway * * * National transportation officials have selected research from The University of Texas at Arlington that drastically reduces the cost and time spent repairing slope failures on Texas highways as one of 2019's top projects. The American Association of State Highway an  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Aug. 29 -- The University of Texas's Dallas Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Dallas has established the Center for Asian Studies, which expands its commitment to programs that previously were components of the University's earlier initiatives, the Confucius Institute and the Asia Center. It will operate in tandem with the University's Trammell and Margaret Crow Museum of Asian Art. This new center, reporting to Provost Inga Musselman, will  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Aug. 30 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas's Dallas Campus issued the following news release: * * * - Language Skills of All Children Can Benefit from Parents' Early Support, Interactions * * * A new language-skills study that included infants later diagnosed with autism suggests that all children can benefit from exposure to more speech from their caregivers. Dr. Meghan Swanson, assistant professor at The University of Texas at Dallas, is the corresponding a  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, Aug. 27 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Texas's Dallas Campus issued the following news release: * * * - Nanoblades Could Reshape How Circuits Are Cooled, Provide Better Way for Converting Waste Heat * * * A University of Texas at Dallas physicist has teamed with Texas Instruments Inc. to design a better way for electronics to convert waste heat into reusable energy. The collaborative project demonstrated that silicon's ability to harvest energy from heat can be  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news release: Buprenorphine and naltrexone can help break a person's addiction to life-threatening opioid use disorder, but they can be hard for front-line, primary care providers to prescribe, according to researchers at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth). "Currently, evidence-based treatment for opioid use disorders ava  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: UT Health San Antonio received more than $1 million from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas in its summer round of funding, announced Aug. 22. The largest award, $892,157, went to Yidong Chen, Ph.D., a professor of population health sciences in the Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine. Yogesh Gupta, Ph.D., an assistant pr  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 26 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: Sixty percent of U.S. kids are exposed to violence, crime or abuse. These kids still have to go to class, carrying a burden of stress and trauma that can hurt their behavior and grades in schools that aren't even aware there's an issue. That's why the new "Handle With Care Action Pack," from the Salud America! health equity program at UT Health San Antonio in collabor  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: UT Health San Antonio researchers have discovered a novel way to kill cancers that are caused by an inherited mutation in BRCA1, the type of cancer for which actress Angelina Jolie had preventive double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery in 2013. "This represents a new treatment for inherited breast and ovarian cancer, which are higher in our re  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: The St. Baldrick's Foundation has awarded $306,000 to David Libich, Ph.D., of UT Health San Antonio to further his studies of the childhood cancer Ewing sarcoma. Dr. Libich, who has a background in structural biology, is an investigator with the university's Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute. He is an expert in the use of a research tech  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 30 -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center supports efforts by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to investigate recent incidents of respiratory illnesses, including one death, reported after e-cigarette use. MD Anderson supports the CDC health advisory issued today that states "youth, young adults, pregnant women, as well as   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: E-cigarettes are the most popular tobacco product among teens and young adults today, surpassing cigarettes in 2014 with 4.9% of middle school students and 20.8% of high school students reportedly vaping. According to a new study published in Pediatrics, unregulated marketing of e-cigarettes may be associated with their growing popularity. The study followed 2,288 teens and 2,423 young adu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 28 -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: In recognition of his outstanding work as a teacher and mentor to University of Texas students, and with respect to his career as an award-winning actor and producer, Matthew McConaughey has been appointed as a professor of practice at the Moody College of Communication starting in the fall 2019 term. McConaughey joins the faculty in the Department of Radio-Television-Film after serving as a visiting instructo  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 19 -- Wayne State University issued the following news: On November 4, 2018, President M. Roy Wilson delivered an address at the annual meeting of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) in Austin, Texas. President Wilson had just served as the AAMC's board chair, and this marked his outgoing address. President Wilson's speech was titled "The Most Important Lesson I Learned in Medical School" and used as its main theme the maxim, "Be good to medicine, and me  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 28 -- Whole Foods Market issued the following news release: Whole Foods Market in Kenwood opens its doors to the public at 9 a.m. on Aug. 29. Located at 5901 E Galbraith Road, the new 38,000 square-foot store is celebrating the grand opening with complimentary coffee from Deeper Roots Coffee, as well as pastries and music before the store opens. Additionally, the first 200 customers will receive a custom Whole Foods Market Kenwood reusable canvas tote bag and a savings card   more