CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 11 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's Special Collections and Archives is receiving national support from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for preservation, growth, and enhanced community engagement. NEH has awarded the Island University $500,000 in federal matching funds over three years as part of The NEH Challenge Infrastructure and Capacity Building Grants progra  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 14 (TNSres) -- 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: Recently, Frost & Sullivan analyzed the enterprise imaging industry and its evolving cloud-based requirements and, based on its research, recognizes Agfa HealthCare with the 2023 Global Customer Value Leadership Award. The company uniquely leverages its expertise and inco  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 13 (TNSres) -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: * * * Electronics and appliance retailer improves the customer experience in existing stores and expands into international markets with Oracle's omnichannel retail solutions * * * Family-owned Al Babtain Group, a diverse trading company operating in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, is extending its use of Oracle Cloud to fuel business sustainability, efficiency, and growth.   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 14 (TNSfund) -- The Alamo Colleges District issued the following news release: The Alamo Colleges District is pleased to announce its inaugural MOSAICO gala presented by USAA helped raise $815,000 for its AlamoPROMISE program. Held on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, the Alamo Colleges District MOSAICO Gala welcomed higher education supporters at the Witte Museum to raise funds for Alamo Colleges moonshot - partnering to end poverty through education and training in San An  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 (TNSpar) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Austin and Amazon are launching a science and engineering research partnership to enhance understanding in a variety of areas, including video streaming, search and information retrieval and robotics. The UT Austin-Amazon Science Hub is the sixth such alliance between the tech company and a leading university. It aims to advance research that prompts new discoveries and add  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, April 14 (TNSper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Baker Donelson has elected 15 new shareholders across the Firm. The new shareholders and their primary areas of practice and office locations are: * Luke P. Cantrell (Construction; Memphis, Tennessee) * Kimberly A. Chojnacki (Business Litigation; Houston, Texas) * Claude Czaja (Real Estate; Atlanta, Georgia) * Melissa M. Grand (Business Litigation; Baton Rouge, Louisiana) * Melodie Henge  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 13 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: BayCare Health System, a 16-hospital system serving West Central Florida, is using Oracle Health's RevElate at Mease Countryside Hospital, a 387-bed facility. With RevElate Patient Accounting, BayCare can reduce repetitive and time-consuming manual data entry by automating multiple steps in the billing cycle. This helps them lower cost-to-collect and create a better experience fo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 12 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions report in the journal Nature Communications how a mutation in the enzyme SKD3 can cause a form of a genetic disease known as 3-methylglutaconic aciduria (MGCA7). MGCA7 is an inborn error of metabolism associated with variable neurologic deficits and an abnormally low number of immune cells called neutrophils in the blood. The lat  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 15 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Three new McNair Scholars have been named at Baylor College of Medicine, all focusing on neuroscience research ranging from decision-making and cognition to brain-disease processes. Established by The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation and managed by the McNair Medical Institute, the McNair Scholars program pursues collaborative and transformational research by identifying and recruiting leading sci  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 11 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news on April 10, 2023: Throughout a woman's reproductive life, the endometrium, the mucous membrane lining the uterus, goes through cyclical remodeling. It thickens during the menstrual cycle in preparation for embryo implantation, and it is shed during menstruation when there is no fertilization. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions are investigating little-known facto  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 13 (TNSgov) -- Boston University issued the following news on April 11, 2023: * * * The abortion drug mifepristone is still lawful and available for now, says BU LAW professor, but she calls the ruling "part of the broad strategy to make it nearly impossible to have an abortion in the United States" * * * No federal court has ever "second-guessed the science" behind the US Food and Drug Administration's approval of a medication, says Boston University health law   more

ROLLA, Missouri, April 15 (TNSper) -- Missouri University of Science and Technology issued the following news: Cheryl Cain has been named vice chancellor of marketing and communications and chief marketing and communications officer at Missouri S&T. She is currently vice president for marketing and communications at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. Her appointment will begin July 3. "I am pleased to welcome Cheryl Cain to the S&T family," says Dr. Mo Dehghani, Missouri S&T chancellor. "Cheryl is an i  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: California Attorney General Rob Bonta continued a multistate fight to protect patients' access to mifepristone, widely used for medication abortion, after a Texas court decision last week suspended U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the pill. Today, the Biden Administration sought emergency relief from the U.S. Supreme Court, to block the entirety of the Northern Distri  more

IRVING, Texas, April 14 (TNSres) -- Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, issued the following news release: Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) will release first-quarter 2023 financial results at 5:30 a.m. CDT on Thursday, April 27. The release will be available at investors.caterpillar.com/financials/quarterly-results, and the full text of the news release will also be available on PR Newswire at approximately 5:30 a.m. CDT. The release will be furnished to the U.S. Secu  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 11 (TNSres) -- 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 recently researched the Digital Intelligence (DI) industry and, based on its analysis results, recognizes Cellebrite with the 2022 North American Customer Value Leadership Award. The company provides DI and investigative analytics and has built a strong r  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by a district court judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that could restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone nationwide. The amicus brief, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urges the court to st  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 14 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement following the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington's new order reiterating that the injunction protecting access to mifepristone in Connecticut and 17 other states remains in full force notwithstanding recent orders by courts in Texas. "To Connecticut women and patients concerned and   more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 13 -- ConocoPhillips, a producer of oil and gas resources, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is hosting an Analyst & Investor Meeting today to outline details of a compelling operating and financial plan that features durable returns and cash flow growth for decades to come, while further describing the company's valued role in the energy transition. "Today I'm pleased to once again share a 10-year plan that provides a combina  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 12 (TNSpro) -- D'Youville College issued the following news: Emma Seager of Wilson majored in biology at Texas A&M University, earned a master's in education at Niagara University and taught science at St. Peter's School in Lewiston for four years before she realized she wanted to be a pharmacist. Her classmate, Christiana Vazquez Rivera, lives in Roselle, N.J., and holds a master's in microbiology from Long Island University. She was interested in health sciences, bu  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 15 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: Dallas ISD offers programs that promote girls entering the fields of science, math, and technology, and Rebecca Sanchez, director of IT Business Services for the district, hopes they will empower more and more women to pursue careers in these fields. "It's remarkable how it's changing every year, but there needs to be more women in the technical and scientific community, and I love to see it gr  more

WACO, Texas, April 14 (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: Something as simple as a grass can fundamentally change the understanding of life in the prehistoric world. A pair of studies funded by the National Science Foundation and published in the journal Science document the earliest evidence for locally abundant C4 grasses in eastern Africa and how C4 grasses and open habitats influenced early ape evolution. Since 2013, Daniel Peppe, Ph.D., associate professor of geoscien  more

DOVER, Delaware, April 15 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday that Judge Thomas O. Rice of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington has issued an order reiterating that his injunction protecting access to mifepristone in 17 states -- including Delaware -- and the District of Columbia remains in full force and effect notwithstanding recent orders by two courts in Texas. Yesterday, i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 14 -- The Texas Department of Information Resources issued the following news: Texas Department of Information Resources Executive Director and State of Texas Chief Information Security Officer, Amanda Crawford, has been named one of Government Technology's class of 2023 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers. Every year, Government Technology names the Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers who represent a diverse group of IT and other professionals and who demonstrate an unwavering co  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, April 13 (TNSres) -- Duke University issued the following news on April 12, 2023: * * * Medical, legal experts brief media on affects of ruling * * * The recent decision by a federal judge in Texas halting approval of a 23-year-old abortion medication would remove a safe and effective health care option while creating a great deal of chaos for both health care providers and patients, two Duke experts said Wednesday. The decision by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk would ban m  more

MELBOURNE, Florida, April 13 (TNSjou) -- Florida Institute of Technology issued the following news: A new paper published by Florida Tech astrobiologist Manasvi Lingam examines a core question: Is technology-based intelligence more likely to evolve on land or in water? "A Bayesian Analysis of Technological Intelligence in Land and Oceans," a paper by Lingam and researchers from the University of Texas and Universita di Roma, was published in the March edition of The Astrophysical Journal. Hum  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 14 (TNSres) -- 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: * * * The Zero Trust Approach to Active Directory Security and Cyber Resiliency increases the detection scope for enterprises, increases detection accuracy, and decreases false positives. * * * Ransomware attacks are on the rise, increasing in frequency and complexity.  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 (TNSres) -- George Washington University issued the following news: If it is upheld, a recent ruling by a federal judge would revoke the Food and Drug Administration's approval of mifepristone for medication abortions. Mifepristone was approved 22 years ago by the FDA. The Texas ruling is the first time a court has invalidated the FDA's approval of a drug. If it stands, experts say it could weaken the FDA's authority and disrupt access to healthcare for many women in the Un  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 13 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: A Haynes and Boone, LLP deal team represented Liberty Energy Inc. ("Liberty") in its purchase of Siren Energy Companies LLC ("Siren"), a Permian-focused integrated natural gas compression and compressed natural gas delivery business. Liberty acquired Siren for an aggregate cash purchase price of $78 million, subject to normal closing adjustments. Liberty announced the acquisition April 10, 2023, noting   more

DALLAS, Texas, April 12 -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: A Haynes and Boone, LLP litigation team helped client Curtis Park Group LLC win a jury verdict, finding that its insurer breached its Builders' Risk policy and acted in bad faith by denying coverage for losses that arose during the construction of a large, four-building condominium project in Denver. The jury rejected the insurer's argument that a construction defect exclusion applied to bar coverage and  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, April 13 (TNSpar) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news on April 12, 2023: Beginning fall 2023, Hico High School students can earn university credit before they graduate, thanks to Tarleton State University's dual enrollment program, Tarleton Today. Tarleton and Hico Independent School District leaders inked the agreement in March. "Earning university credit while still in high school will give these students a jump-start on their post-secondary degree, s  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, April 15 (TNSfund) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: Howard Payne University recently hosted the Robnett Founders Dinner, an elegant banquet at which Dr. Leonard Underwood was celebrated as the first recipient of the Robnett Founders Award and $247,824 was raised for the renovation of HPU's Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom facility. More than 400 attendees gathered for the dinner, held at the Brownwood Coliseum. This was the first of an annual event es  more

BROWNWOOD, Texas, April 12 (TNSjou) -- Howard Payne University issued the following news: Eight students from Howard Payne University's School of Science and Mathematics recently attended the Texas Academy of Science (TAS) conference at Angelo State University. Six of the eight gave poster presentations about recent projects. Five of the six were seniors presenting research projects, and one was a freshman presenting her research completed during HPU's first annual Summer Research Symposium. S  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * But patients' use of pain medication remained unchanged * * * The use of abdominal ice packs is a safe and effective way to help manage postoperative pain for patients who have had laparoscopic hysterectomies, an investigation by UT Southwestern clinicians has found. Applying ice packs in the operating room and throughout recovery was associated with high patient   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 13 -- 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 assessed the bio-analytical testing services industry and, based on its findings, recognized Inotiv, Inc. (Nasdaq: NOTV) with the 2022 North American Customer Value Leadership Award. Inotiv addresses the needs of bio-analytical, non-clinical, and clinical researc  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 11 (TNSper) -- Yale University issued the following news on April 10, 2023: Dr. Jason Fish, a transformative and experienced leader in health care delivery and operations, has been named the next CEO of Yale Health, President Peter Salovey announced today. Fish, who is currently the chief medical officer of Southwestern Health Resources (SWHR) - a collaboration between Texas Health Resources and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center formed to support  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 13 (TNSper) -- Yale University School of Public Health issued the following news on April 11, 2023: * * * An experienced leader in health care delivery and operations, Fish has shown a commitment to advancing patient-centered clinical care. * * * Dr. Jason Fish, a transformative and experienced leader in health care delivery and operations, has been named the next CEO of Yale Health, President Peter Salovey announced today. Fish, who is currently the chief medi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 10 (TNStalk) -- Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following statement: * * * Suzanne Bell, an assistant professor in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, made the following statement regarding the ruling from Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk in Amarillo, TX, that suspends the FDA's approval of mifepristone, which could deny women in all 50 states - even where ab  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 14 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today joined the states of Texas and Oklahoma in bringing a lawsuit against the Biden administration. The states argue that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law by designating the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species in Kansas under the Endangered Species Act. "These DC bureaucrats have probably never even stepped foot in  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, April 12 (TNSpar) -- Lamar University issued the following news on April 11, 2023: Three local educational institutions put their minds together to combat teacher shortages by creating a pathway to success for paraprofessionals across our region. Administrators from Vidor ISD, Lamar State College Orange, and Lamar University met today to celebrate a co-enrollment partnership that aims to bridge the gap for paraprofessionals who are eager to further their education. Through th  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 11 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron Frey today joined a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by a district court judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that could restrict medication abortion access nationwide. The amicus brief, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urges the court to stay pending appeal the district court's ruling, which if allow  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 14 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Governor Janet Mills and Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following statements today on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision regarding mifepristone. Last night, the Fifth Circuit granted a partial stay pending appeal of last week's ruling by a Federal judge in Texas to suspend the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of mifepristone, thereby allowing the medicat  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 11 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Governor Janet Mills tonight praised an announcement by Attorney General Aaron Frey that he has joined 24 state attorneys generals in filing a multistate amicus brief urging the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block last week's ruling by a Texas judge's suspending FDA approval of mifepristone. "The Texas decision was reckless and yet another fundamental assault on women's rights.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Continuing her commitment to protecting reproductive care, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a multistate coalition of attorneys general in challenging a decision from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that could restrict access to the abortion medication mifepristone nationwide. In the amicus brief filed in the U.S.  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 11 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Following a federal court ruling in Texas in the case of Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. U.S. Food & Drug Administration that blocked the FDA's approval of the abortion medication mifepristone, Massachusetts Governor Maura T. Healey announced steps that the state is taking to protect access to care. At the Governor's request, the University of Massachusetts and health care providers ha  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring novel therapeutic strategies for AML, osteosarcoma, DSRCT and liver cancer, and signs of accelerated aging in hearts of AYA patients * * * The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center's Research Highlights showcases the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. These advances are made possible through seamless collaboration betwe  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Judge Thomas O. Rice of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington issued an order confirming that his injunction protecting access to mifepristone in Maryland and 17 other states remains in full force and effect notwithstanding recent orders by courts in Texas that impose certain restrictions elsewhere. Yesterday, in an appeal of a separate Texas  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 11 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to stay pending appeal a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that would restrict medication abortion access nationwide. If allowed to take effect, the lower court's ruling would halt the over two-decade old approval from the U.S. Food  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by a district court judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that could restrict medication abortion access nationwide. The amicus brief, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urges the court to issue a stay of the district court's ruling which, i  more

HELENA, Montana, April 13 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: On Wednesday, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen signed on to a motion to intervene in the Washington mifepristone case that conflicts with the Texas case blocking the medication abortion pill. Knudsen joined other extremist, right-wing Attorneys General on their increasingly senseless crusade against the right to access reproductive health care. Here's a timeline of Austin Knudsen's crusade again  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 13 -- The New Hampshire Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: In case you missed it, Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday voted to reject bills that would remove criminal and civil penalties from the existing abortion ban and enshrine abortion protections into state law -- protections available in every other state in New England. This vote comes only days after a Trump-appointed federal judge in Texas issued an o  more

ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by a district court judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that could restrict medication abortion access nationwide. The amicus brief, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urges the court to stay pending appeal the dist  more

ALBANY, New York, April 15 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would leave in place restrictions on access to mifepristone imposed by a Texas trial court, and as a result restrict access to medication abortion nationwide. The amicus brief, filed in the United States Supreme Court, urges the cou  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 12 (TNSpro) -- Trinity University issued the following news: The doors to Mabee Dining Hall swing open, staff greet you as you enter, and you begin to scope out the new food scene: Thanks to ongoing input from the Trinity community, student voting on retail food options, and a focused vision, the Trinity Dining Program is shifting shape. "It was time for Trinity to refresh its vision for dining and food service," says Bruce Bravo, senior director for Conferences and   more

IRVING, Texas, April 14 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation today announced that the Foundation has donated $10,000 to "The Road to Recovery Telethon" to assist with the cleanup and recovery efforts in Crawford County, IL, and Sullivan County, IN, following a deadly EF-3 tornado on Friday, March 31. WTWO-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Terre Haute, IN, and t  more

IRVING, Texas, April 14 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and KETK-TV, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Tyler, TX, and the surrounding area, today announced that the Foundation will donate $2,500 to the United Way of Smith County. United Way of Smith County brings together local companies, individuals, government and nonprofit agencies to tackle big issues. The  more

IRVING, Texas, April 11 (TNSres) -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) announced today that it will report its 2023 first quarter financial results on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. The Company will host a conference call and webcast at 10:00 a.m. ET that morning to review the results. To access the conference call, interested parties may dial +1 877-407-9208 or +1 201-493-6784, conference ID 13737773 (dome  more

IRVING, Texas, April 11 (TNSper) -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on April 10, 2023: Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NXST: Nasdaq) today announced the appointment of Jamie Calandruccio as Executive Vice President of Platform Monetization & Strategy, responsible for developing Nexstar's revenue management strategy for ad sales, optimizing the company's advertising inventory, and strengthening its programmatic business. In this newly created   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 7 (TNSbook) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * It's novels and screenplays, too. Assistant professor of instruction has published four books in four years * * * Inspiration struck Seraphina Nova Glass, assistant professor of instruction and playwright-in-residence, on a drive home from rehearsal for a play she was directing at UTA. An avid fan of thrillers and crime fiction, she was listening to one on audiobook when   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 10 (TNStalk) -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 8, 2023: * * * In response to a federal judge for the Northern District of Texas ruling to move to block access to the abortion pill mifepristone, Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Daniele Monroe-Moreno released the following statement: "Less than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, this ruling comes as yet another devastating blow for millions of Americans   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 10 (TNStalk) -- The Ohio Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 8, 2023: * * * Ohio Democratic Party Chair Elizabeth Walters released the following statement after a Texas judge suspended FDA approval of mifepristone, a safe, widely used abortion medication that has been on the market for decades. "Last night, a single extremist judge further jeopardized Ohio women's right to make their own healthcare decisions. "It's clear that Republican politicians   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 12 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: The Oklahoma Democratic Party announced today that Texas Congressman Beto O'Rourke will be the keynote speaker at the Party's 2023 State Convention, set for June 3 and 4 in Tulsa. "Congressman O'Rourke has a unique ability to reach people where they are. His commonsense approach to governance truly resonates with the Democrats in Oklahoma," said Alicia Andrews, Chair of the O  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 15 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Today Judge Thomas O. Rice of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington issued an order confirming that the injunction he issued a week ago protecting access to mifepristone in Oregon and 17 other states remains in full force. In other words, the order from the Texas judge and today's order from the Fifth Circuit do not affect the Washington judge's order;  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 10 (TNStalk) -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 9, 2023: * * * In response to the decision in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine et al v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration et al Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chairman Sharif Street issued the following statement: "Yesterday, a Trump-appointed federal Judge on a US District Court in Texas issued a decision aimed at attacking a woman's right to choose. He issued an order de  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 13 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: The Premier League, the world's most watched football league, has partnered with Oracle to provide fans with first-of-its-kind interactive dashboards that illustrate the exciting data story behind the achievements of the league's best players. Available today, the first Oracle-powered dashboard celebrates Son Heung-min's historic 100th goal, which he scored agai  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 12 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by a district court judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that could restrict medication abortion access nationwide. The amicus brief, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urges the court to stay the distric  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 15 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release: On April 13, Judge Thomas O. Rice of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington issued an order reiterating that his injunction protecting access to mifepristone in Rhode Island and 17 other states remains in full force and effect notwithstanding recent orders by courts in Texas. As a result, access to mifepristone in Rhode Island is protected and provider  more

LAREDO, Texas, April 13 (TNSfund) (TNSgov) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $2,910,420 in federal funding for Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) to promote graduate-level opportunities for Hispanics through its Next Level Engineering (NLE) Project at a press event Tuesday, April 11, 2023, in the Sue and Radcliffe Killam Library Colonnade. The Project wi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 11 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Automated operating room lighting system aims to trim length of procedures * * * Improving lighting in the operating room could cut the duration of some surgeries by as much as 25%, according to Dr. Munish Gupta, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Washington University in St. Louis. With that in mind, he tasked Rice University engineering students on the OR Lights team -- Ellice Gao, Bryn Gerwin, Justi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 13 (TNSrpt) -- Rice University issued the following news release: * * * Series of case studies examines strategies used in face of displacement challenges * * * Women refugees tend to be seen as vulnerable, but a new collaborative report shows their resilience in the face of unequal resources. Displacement can create gender-specific hardships or exacerbate existing inequalities, but it can also create new opportunities and transform gender relations, according to the r  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 13 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: Saint Joseph's Medical Center, a 332-bed and 12 clinic health system spanning Westchester County, The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island, is extending Oracle Health's electronic health record (EHR), and RevElate Patient Accounting across all its locations. By expanding its current Oracle Health footprint, the health network can consolidate multiple disconnected systems to   more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, April 11 (TNSfund) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: Sam Houston State University's School of Nursing (SON) has received a grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) as part of the Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) fund. The program will utilize the funds by hosting three major events this summer in an effort to address shortages in the state's nursing pipeline, particularly the shortage of nursing faculty and simulati  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 11 -- 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: Recently, Frost & Sullivan assessed the vehicle-routing technology industry and, based on its findings, recognizes SWAT Mobility with the 2022 Southeast Asia Company of the Year Award. The company creates disruptive products through artificial intelligence (AI)-driven technology a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 13 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $275,652 against 15 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: three air quality, one multi-media, one municipal wastewater discharge, one petroleum storage tank, and seven public water system. De  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 11 -- The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news on April 10, 2023: The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance's Securities Division ("TDCI") announced today that it has joined a multi-state settlement with Robinhood Financial LLC, which will pay up to $10.2 million in penalties for operational and technical failures that harmed main street investors. The settlement stems from an investigation spearheaded by state securities r  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 12 (TNSfund) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news on April 11, 2023: Texas A&M University's Gulf Coast Regional Center of Excellence was awarded $3.75 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of the Industrial Assessment Centers (IAC) Program. Texas A&M is one of five higher education institutions to serve as a Center of Excellence. The funding is part of $54 million from the bipartisan infrastructure legislati  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 13 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Fetal alcohol syndrome-related craniofacial differences could be seen in offspring born to fathers who regularly consumed alcohol to the legal limit. * * * According to the U.S. Surgeon General, women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects in their unborn child. However, research  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 -- The Texas A&M Forest Service issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded Texas A&M Forest Service $21.75 million for projects that will expand and conserve forests in the state's urban areas. The funding, part of the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act, will help Texas expand its urban forest canopy, improve air and water quality, reduce energy consumption, and enhance the health and well-being of communities. "This is a majo  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 11 (TNSbook) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: With the growing interest in the application of machine-learning algorithms in chemical safety and health-related model development, Texas A&M University researchers have written a new book, "Machine Learning in Chemical Safety and Health: Fundamentals with Applications." The book is written by Dr. Qingsheng Wang, doctoral student Pingfan Hu and former doctoral student Dr. Zer  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 13 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Long-standing relationships between the U.S. Department of Defense and Texas A&M School of Medicine are advancing care for military-related diseases * * * Texas A&M University was established in 1876 as a military institution, and Texas A&M's Corps of Cadets consistently commissions more officers into the country's military than any other school in the nation except the   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 12 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: Texas A&M University has named Manuel "Manny" M. Vela as vice president and chief operating officer of its Higher Education Center at McAllen, effective May 15. "Over the next five years, we will double our enrollment at the Higher Education Center at McAllen, build a new nursing facility and expand our academic offerings," said Dr. M. Katherine Banks, president of Texas A&M University. "Manny Vela, ou  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, April 11 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: Dr. Greg Stunz has been named the Senior Executive Director of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies (HRI) at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC) by Dr. Kelly Miller, President and CEO of TAMU-CC. Stunz has served as HRI's Interim Senior Executive Director since November 2022. "Dr. Greg Stunz's commitment to the HRI mission, his incredible record as a re  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 14 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), in cooperation with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announced Texas A&M University Hagler Fellow Dr. Andrea Rinaldo as the 2023 laureate of the Stockholm Water Prize -- often regarded as the Nobel Prize of water. The Stockholm Water Prize Nominating Committee selected Rinaldo's nomination for his achievements and ground  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton sent a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Minority Leader McConnell expressing significant concerns with Nancy Abudu, who has been nominated by President Biden to be a Circuit Judge for the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. In the Alabama-led letter, a coalition of attorneys general highlighted Abudu's lengthy track record of dispara  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to prevent the government from involving itself in the leadership decisions of religious institutions. The Oklahoma-led amicus brief is in defense of a faith-based Colorado school facing a lawsuit filed by a former school chaplain. In defiance of the First Amendment and the correct application of a doctrine known as the minister  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS") and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") challenging a federal bulletin that threatens the integrity of Texas's Medicaid program and the nearly five million citizens that it serves by imposing requirements that are neither authorized by statute nor required by existing regulation  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 14 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC") Director Martin Gruenberg, and Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu about the promotion of left-wing political goals contributing to the failure of Silicon Valley Bank ("SVB"). The Utah-led letter notes that, prior to SVB's collapse,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 13 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following Round-Up on April 12, 2023: * * * HUMAN TRAFFICKING UNIT In Taylor County, Peilun Jiao was arrested on February 17 for trafficking of a person following allegations of forced labor. The arrest was made by the Abilene Police Department after a true bill indictment by the Human Trafficking Unit was presented to a Taylor County grand jury. MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT In Hunt County, Amber Susan Jordan was arreste  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 13 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Attorney General Paxton's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured a conviction for a woman who attempted to steal over $615,000 by submitting fraudulent reimbursement claims for services that were never provided. Kay Le Farmer was convicted of using the provider number of her ex-husband, a therapist and Medicaid provider, to fraudulently submit claims to Medicaid. Farmer used the provider number, as wel  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is providing an opportunity for the public to comment on a proposed amendment to the air quality standard permit for concrete batch plants. TCEQ originally issued the concrete batch plant standard permit in 2000, amended it in 2003, 2012, and again in 2021. This proposed amendment will include an updated Air Quality Analysis (AQA) and corres  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 14 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 13, 2023: * * * Texas Democratic Party Treasurer Odus Evbagharu released the following statement on the Biden-Harris Administration announcing a plan this morning to expand health coverage for DACA recipients living in the United States: "Like so many other Texans, I'm an immigrant - my family immigrated to the United States decades ago. My family, though, had opportunities and resources that countle  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 14 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott last night advocated for expanded parental rights in their child's education at a Parent Empowerment Night held at Covenant Christian Academy in McAllen. Speaking to a packed gymnasium with over 350 parents, students, educators, and parent empowerment advocates, the Governor noted that while Texas' per-student funding is at an all-time high, more money does not always mean better outcom  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 13 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 12, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) seized over 3.1 million lethal doses of fentanyl, or about 14 pounds, during a single Operation Lone Star (OLS) traffic stop in Mission. This seizure marks one of the largest single fentanyl seizures by OLS to date. "Fentanyl is the single greatest drug threat our state and country has ever known, and th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on April 11, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today highlighted the important role Houston plays in Texas' robust economy and lauded the city's globally-recognized success at a luncheon hosted by the Houston Region Business Coalition. Addressing more than 225 stakeholders and businesses leaders, the Governor also discussed his priorities for the 88th Legislative Session to continue laying the groundwork for entrep  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has named Steven Golla, D.V.M. as chair of the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. The mission of the Board is to establish and enforce policies that ensure the best quality of veterinary and equine dental provider services for the people of Texas. Steven Golla, D.V.M. of New Braunfels is the medical operations veterinarian at Innovative Pet Care. Previously, he founded and ow  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 13 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has named Richard "Rick" Rhodes chair of the Texas Workforce Investment Council. The Council engages in a collaborative and systematic view of workforce development programs throughout the state and provides for planning, evaluation, research, and other functions related to 19 workforce programs. Richard "Rick" Rhodes of Austin is the rural engagement coordinator for the Texas  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Eddy Betancourt to the Texas Facilities Commission for a term set to expire on January 31, 2029. The Commission controls state buildings, grounds, or property and responsibility for maintenance, repair, and construction of state buildings for the State of Texas. Eddy Betancourt of Mission is president of R&B General Construction Co Inc., co-owner and president of Nation  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 14 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed David Cummings, M.D. to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee for a term set to expire on January 31, 2029. The Committee is the governing body of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. David Cummings, M.D. of San Angelo is a cancer physician at the Shannon Clinic. He is board certified in medical oncology by   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Robert C. Pate to the Texas Racing Commission for a term set to expire February 1, 2029. The Commission oversees pari-mutuel wagering on horse and greyhound racing. Robert C. Pate of Corpus Christi is an attorney and a Senior District Judge, having previously served Texas as the presiding Judge of the 28th Judicial District Court and the 148th Judicial District  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 12 (TNSper) -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Abbott has reappointed Cory Brown, D.P.M., Maria "Yvette" Hernandez, and Travis A. Motley, D.P.M. to the Podiatric Medical Examiners Advisory Board for terms set to expire on February 1, 2029. The Board provides advice and recommendations to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on technical matters relevant to the regulation of the practice of podiatry. Cory Brown, D.P.M. of A  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott last night championed support for school choice and highlighted the educational success in states across the country that have implemented school choice policies during a Parent Empowerment Night held at Saint Mary Magdalen School in San Antonio. Addressing over 300 parents, students, educators, and parent empowerment advocates, the Governor also discussed how public schools will remain  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 15 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news release on April 14, 2023: The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) scored a major victory for Texas parents and children today by rejecting the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) proposed revisions to Chapter 19 of the Texas Administrative Code by a vote of 10-5. These standards included outsourcing the Texas Librarians' Code of Ethics to the woke American Library Association (ALA), which has activel  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, April 15 (TNSper) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Texas State University Vice President for University Advancement Brooks Hull has named Sarah Sims the new associate vice president for donor engagement. Sims comes to Texas State from the University of Houston, where she had served as executive director of donor engagement since 2021. Sims will start at Texas State May 1, 2023. "Sarah is a well-recognized and respected leader in our industry, and  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, April 13 (TNSres) -- Texas State University issued the following news release: Kali Fajardo-Anstine, the Endowed Chair in Creative Writing at Texas State University, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Fiction by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Guggenheim Fellowships are awarded to individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts. Fellowships are intended to further the develo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * $2.8 Million Research Project Could Lead to Development of Preventive Medicines * * * Skeletal muscle atrophy, or wasting, is a devastating and often irreversible syndrome during the aging process and for patients with advanced cancer. Muscle wasting involves a decrease in muscle mass that occurs when proteins degrade faster than new ones are formed. A University of Houston researcher bel  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * UH-Led Research Team Develops Efficient, Cost Effective Method for Removing Excess Nutrients and Metal Salts Along Gulf Coast * * * To find a fast, efficient way to clear harmful chemicals along the Gulf of Mexico coastline, researchers are turning to something already familiar with the task - several species of the aquatic grasses and rice that feel very much at home in murky coastal wate  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 15 (TNSres) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: * * * Noelle Abbate Files '23 delivers student speech titled "What does it mean to be BOLD?" at UST's Commencement at 4 p.m., Saturday, May 13, at Toyota Center, 1510 Polk St., Houston. * * * With a song of celebration in her heart, University of St. Thomas-Houston Student Commencement Speaker Noelle Abbate Files will stand before her 2023 graduating classmates with a message to be Be Your Bo  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: The presence of a misfolded alpha-synuclein protein can be used to determine if people have Parkinson's disease, according to a new study using technology developed by a researcher at UTHealth Houston. This biomarker could pave the way for the development of better diagnostic tools and new treatment options for the disease. The study - led by Claudio Soto, PhD, professor and  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 12 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Mavericks researching history of fallen service members from Arlington * * * Students from The University of Texas at Arlington are helping the city with research for a new memorial that will honor all military service members from Arlington who lost their lives in service to this country. It started as an assignment in history Assistant Professor James Sandy's historical  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA professor aims to improve reliability and performance of semiconductor chips * * * A University of Texas at Arlington materials science and engineering researcher is working on a project to determine when failure happens in electronic device circuits. The research ultimately will help manufacturers design better semiconductor chips. Choong-Un Kim, professor in the Dep  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) appears to be finding multiple galaxies that grew too massive too soon after the Big Bang, if the standard model of cosmology is to be believed. In a study published in Nature Astronomy, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin find that six of the earliest and most massive galaxy candidates observed by JWST stand to contradict the prevailing thinking in   more

DENTON, Texas, April 11 (TNSfund) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: University of North Texas professors have earned a $1.24 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to train special education teachers and speech-language pathologists to better serve students with autism spectrum disorder. Project Communicate is a five-year master's program led by project director Miriam Boesch, associate professor of special education in the UNT College of Educatio  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * Protection is afforded infants against disease-causing bacteria * * * Certain immune cells possess a homing property that directs them to the skin at birth to protect the baby, researchers from The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) discovered. "These T cells home in on the skin like a guided missile," sa  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 13 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Susan Hedayati's pioneering research examines biomarkers, depression care related to chronic kidney disease * * * Susan Hedayati, M.D., Director of Clinical and Population Health Research in Nephrology at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has spent a career investigating the links between kidney disease and depression, working to improve data gathering from elect  more

TYLER, Texas, April 14 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Tyler Campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Tyler has been awarded a $223,567 grant by the National Science Foundation to help find ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the environment. Dr. Aaditya Khanal, UT Tyler assistant professor in the Jasper Department of Chemical Engineering, serves as principal investigator for the project. "Data-Driven Modeling and Analyses of CO2 Transport in Porous Medi  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * O'Donnell Brain Institute researcher says findings may lead to a simple screening test for early detection of cognitive impairment * * * New technologies that can capture subtle changes in a patient's voice may help physicians diagnose cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease before symptoms begin to show, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center researche  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 11 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * UTA developing technology using seawater to trap carbon dioxide for up to 100,000 years * * * A University of Texas at Arlington researcher is working to create a process that uses seawater to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Erika La Plante, assistant professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department, received a $125,000 subgrant from the Universit  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 10 (TNStalk) -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following statement on April 8, 2023: * * * Last night, a federal judge in Texas suspended FDA approval of the drug mifepristone, the medication which is used in more than half of all abortions in the United States. US District Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk, a Donald Trump appointee, agreed with conservative activists who were seeking to reverse the FDA's approval of mifepristone as safe and effective, including i  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 15 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Dr. James D. Herman, a clinical professor in the Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology (VTPP) at the School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS), is a recipient of a 2023 University Professorship for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence (UPUTE). He will be recognized at the university's awards luncheon on April 24.  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 15 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release: Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a multistate coalition challenging the decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would leave in place restrictions on access to mifepristone imposed by a Texas trial court and restrict access to medication abortion nationwide. The amicus brief, filed in the U.S. Supreme Court, urges the court to stay, pending appeal  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 11 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release: Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a multistate coalition to challenge the decision issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas that could restrict medication abortion access nationwide. The amicus brief, filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, urges the court to stay pending appeal of the district court's ruling, which if allowed to take  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 14 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on April 13, 2023: Today Judge Thomas O. Rice of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington issued an order reiterating that his injunction protecting access to mifepristone in Washington and 17 other states remains in full force and effect notwithstanding recent orders by courts in Texas. Yesterday, in an appeal of a separate Texas lawsuit, a panel of judges in  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 15 -- Washington House Democrats issued the following news release: Reproductive and gender-affirming care providers have a new layer of protection under new legislation approved by the Legislature this year. Sponsored by Rep. Marcus Riccelli (D-Spokane), HB 1340 is one of several key bills passed by Democrats this year to protect the right to an abortion. While states like Idaho, Texas, and Florida continue to erode rights and even look to criminalize them, Washingto  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 13 (TNSpro) -- Western Governors University-Texas issued the following news release: Western Governors University's (WGU) Michael O. Leavitt School of Health (LSH), the nation's leading institution for nurse education, has expanded its Nursing Prelicensure Program to meet the increasing demand for new registered nurses (RN), which is estimated to reach 1.2 million new nurses by 2030 according to the American Nurses Association. Student enrollment opened in March 2023 with   more

CANYON, Texas, April 13 (TNSacc) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news on April 12, 2023: AACSB International has reaffirmed its accreditation of the Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business at West Texas A&M University. AACSB accreditation is the most rigorous global standard for business schools and recognizes institutions that meet the highest standards of quality and continuous improvement, said Dr. Amjad Abdullat, dean of the Engler College of Business. Accredited in  more