WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 30 -- The Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center issued the following news release: New information published by scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Health suggests that gut bacteria and its interactions with immune cells and metabolic organs, including fat tissue, play a key role in childhood obesity. "The medical community used to think that obesity was a result of consuming too many calories. However, a series of studies over the past decade has confirmed that  more

GRANVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 23 -- Denison University issued the following news release: After a thorough national search, Denison University is pleased to announce Stephanie Jackson has been hired as the college's Title IX Coordinator. The main responsibilities for this role are to oversee programming and education for sexual respect, prevention of sexual misconduct, and to respond to all reports of sex discrimination, including sexual assault. "We are very pleased to welcome Stephanie to our team,"  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 28 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release: * * * - Undefeated No. 15 SMU visits No. 24 Memphis on ABC Saturday Night Football - College Football 150 Weekly Programming to Take a Look at Historic Rivalries * * * ESPN's Week 10 college football slate will feature nine ranked teams across its networks this weekend. Action begins Thursday, Oct. 31, as West Virginia faces undefeated No. 12 Baylor. Adam Amin, Matt Hasselbeck, Pat McAfee and M  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Oct. 29 -- High Point University issued the following news release: High Point University's Congdon School of Health Sciences presents Dr. Anthony Atala, professor and director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, as keynote for its semiannual Distinguished Lecture Series. The event will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 12 in Congdon Hall, room 3136. It is free and open to the public. Atala's lecture, titled "Regenerative Medicine - New Approaches to   more

WACO, Texas, Oct. 31 -- The American Football Coaches Association issued the following news: After 24 years of service at Northwestern University, the dean of the Wildcat coaching staff, Jerry Brown, will now have another title to his name. Brown was selected as the recipient of the 2019 AFCA Outstanding Achievement Award. The AFCA Board of Trustees created the Outstanding Achievement Award in order to recognize AFCA members, past and present, who have achieved outstanding success while coachin  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 28 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news release: * * * - New center of excellence aims to improve rates of cervical cancer screening, tobacco cessation * * * The National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded the Oregon Health & Science University Department of Family Medicine and OCHIN, Inc. a $7.5 million grant to improve strategies for implementing proven cancer screening and prevention practices. Supp  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 31 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: * * * - Brooke Whitworth recognized by Mississippi Science Teachers Association * * * Brooke Whitworth, assistant professor of science education at the University of Mississippi, is the recipient of the 2019 Outstanding College Science Teacher Award from the Mississippi Science Teachers Association. MSTA is a statewide nonprofit that supports a network of science educators and aims to promote in  more