ARLINGTON, Texas, June 27 (TNSfund) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A University of Texas at Arlington faculty member is pioneering a transformative technique aimed at enhancing the utilization of tungsten in additive manufacturing processes, specifically overcoming significant challenges presented by tungsten's high melting point, intrinsic brittleness and high susceptibility to cracking. Narges Shayesteh, assistant professor in the Mechanical an  more

NEW YORK, June 27 -- ABC News, the news division of Walt Disney Television, issued the following news on June 26, 2023: Today, "Good Morning America" announced two multicity tours to jumpstart its summer series, with ABC News correspondents reporting live from each city. "Rise and Shine" returns as a special city edition and showcases the communities, small businesses and attractions unique to nine cities throughout America. "United States of Breakfast" features a week-long cooking competition   more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, June 30 (TNSper) -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: Ken Balusek joins Arkansas State University as an associate professor of criminology and the incoming chair of the Department of Sociology and Criminology, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Communication Brad Rawlins announced this week. Balusek was an associate chair of the Department of Psychology, Justice and Society at Rockhurst University in Kansas City. He spent the past 13 years a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 26 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought renewed focus on the use of energy resources as geopolitical "weapons." But the respective experiences for oil and natural gas in the past year -- Russia's two main energy exports and the leading energy sources for Europe and the U.S. -- provide strategic lessons for policymakers, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. R  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 29 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive and lethal form of brain tumor. Despite treatment, GBM recurrence is inevitable and tends to occur outside surgical margins or in locations remote to the primary tumor, highlighting the central role played by tumor infiltration in this malicious disease. Little is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms driving GBM infiltration, but in a new study publ  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 29 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: As people flock to communal pools, water parks, beaches and lakes to find relief from the summer heat, some may be unaware of the microscopic hazards lurking in these waters. An expert with Baylor College of Medicine shares information about common microorganisms that can have an impact on your health. "There's a variety of microorganisms that can make recreational activities in water less than fun,"   more

DENTON, Texas, June 27 (TNSfund) -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: The Jane Nelson Institute for Women's Leadership's Center for Women Entrepreneurs (CWE) at Texas Woman's University has selected 35 woman-owned businesses to receive $10,000 awards through its Texas Rural Woman Grant program. The program supports economic development activity in rural Texas by enabling rural, woman-owned small businesses to undertake new and innovative projects. The awardees include: https:  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 27 (TNSper) -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release: FORVIS has appointed Managing Director Coleman Rowland as the new leader of its national energy and natural resources (ENR) practice. Rowland succeeds Brian Matlock in the role, following Matlock's appointment as managing partner of the firm's newly opened South Florida office. Based in Houston, Rowland has more than 30 years of experience in the upstream, midstream, downstream, oil   more

MCKINNEY, Texas, June 30 (TNSpro) -- Collin College issued the following news release: Collin College will offer a new Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) in Clinical Operations Management in Fall 2023. This is the college's fourth baccalaureate degree. The college's Bachelor of Science (BSN) in nursing and Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity began in Spring 2020, and the BAS in Construction Management began in Fall 2022. The college received final approval for the BAS in Clini  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 27 (TNSper) -- Dallas College issued the following news release: Business and community leaders in Grand Prairie are working to strengthen ties with Dallas College and provide a pipeline of education and workforce opportunities for residents. Later this week, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Grand Prairie (HCCGP) will appoint longtime Dallas College executive Elizabeth Guerra to its board of directors. Guerra is the senior director of workforce for Dallas College. Her ap  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 29 -- The Dallas Independent School District issued the following news release: When Veronica Allen, director of Section 504 and Dyslexia Services, first became a dyslexia bilingual evaluator in Dallas ISD 15 years ago, the district did not have any dyslexia interventionists. Now, Allen is proud to say the department includes over 200 dyslexia interventionists and dyslexia evaluators thanks to their drive to develop leaders in the district. The entire team recently came tog  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, June 28 (TNSpar) -- Del Mar College issued the following news release: Student success is the priority for both Del Mar College (DMC) and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (TAMU-CC). On June 27, signing at the university of two Memorandums of Understanding by both institution's leadership reaffirms that commitment and the long-standing partnership the college and university have held to ensure Coastal Bend students receive a higher education leading to their success. D  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following statement on June 24, 2023: * * * In response to Senator Ted Cruz and Senate Republicans continued attacks on women's right to make their own healthcare decisions in the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Amanda Sherman Baity released the following statement: "Ted Cruz thinks politicians, not women, should be in charge of women's pers  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 28 (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: * * * Strategic partnerships and Intelligent technologies will be crucial as a new shared mobility ecosystem takes shape. * * * Chinese ride-hailing behemoth, Didi Global, recently announced that it was partnering with Chinese new energy vehicle manufacturers to develop  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, June 28 (TNSawa) -- Lamar University issued the following news on June 27, 2023: Dr. Regina Hale, associate professor JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing and Director of Undergraduate Research and Student Success, has been awarded the David J. Beck Teaching Excellence Award. Annually, the David J. Beck Teaching Excellence Award, established though a gift from LU distinguished alumnus David J. Beck, rewards one faculty member who excels as a teacher or otherwise brings signific  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 29 (TNSsel) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news on June 28, 2023: Beginning fall 2023, Godley High School students can earn university credit before they graduate, thanks to Tarleton State University's dual enrollment program, Tarleton Today. Tarleton and Godley Independent School District leaders signed the agreement April 24. "This partnership strengthens our commitment to educational attainment for all Texans," said Tarleton President James Hurl  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 28 (TNSper) -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: David R. Eastlake, a Restructuring & Bankruptcy Practice shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP's Houston office, has been elected chair-elect of the State Bar of Texas' Bankruptcy Law Section. Eastlake will begin his year-long term as chair-elect July 2023 and will take over as chair of the section in July 2024. Prior to the election, Eastlake served terms as treasurer and secr  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSres) -- George Washington University issued the following news: * * * Heat wave puts workers at risk of heat illness and death * * * Much of south-central Texas has been under extreme heat advisories for weeks with some cities registering 118 to 119 degrees, coming close to the state's previous all-time high of 120 degrees. The heat wave is expected to continue and expand northward and eastward this week, extending through July 4. Despite the extreme temperatures impa  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSres) -- George Washington University issued the following news: Five malaria cases have been reported in Florida and Texas in the last two months, the first locally transmitted malaria outbreak in the U.S. since 2003. The case -- four in Florida and one recently announced on June 23 in Texas -- do not appear to be linked to each other or connected to international travel. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an alert this week to clinicians and publi  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSres) -- George Washington University issued the following news: The southern U.S. is facing a record heat wave that's expected to stick around through the July 4th holiday. Excessive heat warnings are in effect for parts of Texas and Louisiana, where the heat index will approach 120 degrees. The dangerously high temperatures are a result of a heat dome of high pressure over Texas that's expected to shift, bringing hot weather to more of the South. As more people turn up   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 28 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: * * * Usher, Miguel, GloRilla, Coco Jones and NLE Choppa to Perform During 'iHeartRadio Living Black!' 2023 Special Event and National On-Air Celebration Of Black Culture and Impact In America Hosted by Jess Hilarious on August 2 * * * iHeartMedia, the number one audio company in the U.S., today announced the third annual "iHeartRadio Living Black!" 2023 a special event featuring performances by Us  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 28 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: Oracle Health remains the worldwide leader in electronic health records for the eighth consecutive year, according to the 2023 KLAS Global EMR Market Share report. In addition to citing Oracle Health's market leadership, the report noted Oracle's strong year in EMR wins with large multihospital systems in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and Germany. "It is c  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 28 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: The Lower Colorado River Authority is offering grants of up to $50,000 to support first responders and improve local community centers, museums, parks and more. LCRA awards Community Development Partnership Program grants for community projects twice a year to nonprofits such as volunteer fire departments, emergency responders, local governments, schools, libraries, civic groups, museums and other t  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: One year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, Monica De La Cruz has continued her assault on reproductive freedoms, despite an overwhelming 80% of Americans who oppose a national abortion ban. To highlight just how out of step De La Cruz is with the voters she represents, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee this week announced new, early efforts to hold De La Cruz acco  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Featuring end-of-life treatment disparities, novel treatment targets to improve immunotherapy responses, and strategies to manage immune-related toxicities * * * 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 collabo  more

ALPINE, Texas, June 28 (TNSfund) -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: An endowment of $125,000 in the name of Nancy Gregorcyk Thurmond has been created for students at the Uvalde, Del Rio and Eagle Pass instructional sites of Sul Ross State University. Nancy's husband, James Thurmond, said that her family learned of her wishes to support SRSU the day before she passed away on Feb. 10 after a year-long battle with breast cancer. "Education was important to her and she wanted  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Novel renal cell carcinoma model may help predict whether tumors have genomic potential to become aggressive * * * Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer have engineered a new model of aggressive renal cell carcinoma (RCC), highlighting molecular targets and genomic events that trigger chromosomal instability and drive metastatic progression. Th  more

IRVING, Texas, June 30 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation and WDKY -TV FOX 56, the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Lexington, KY, and the surrounding area, today announced that the Foundation will donate $2,500 to the American Heart Association's Central Kentucky chapter. The contribution is in support of WDKY FOX 56's Lifestyle Producer Ronda Simmons' participation  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 29 (TNSfund) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news on June 28, 2023: As member of a consortium of academic institutions, nonprofit organizations, companies and national laboratories, researchers from New Mexico State University are working on advanced energy technologies in the Permian Basin of Texas and New Mexico as part of the Permian Energy Development Lab. The PEDL consortium includes seven universities, two national laboratories and a center  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, July 1 (TNSper) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Oklahoma State University's Greenwood School of Music (GSM) concluded a national search for its new director with the recent appointment of Dr. Lucia Unrau. In addition to her degrees in piano performance from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, Indiana University and the University of Texas at Austin, Unrau brings decades of experience to OSU as a successful administrator and well-respected pianis  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Trials are the latest to stem directly from UTSW/Children's Health research * * * A consortium of government, industry, and nonprofit partners will fund gene therapy clinical trials for three different rare diseases at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Health, where scientists are working on gene therapies to treat neurodevelopmental disorders in childre  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, June 28 (TNSpp) -- Southwestern University issued the following news: Roy B. Shilling, Jr., who served 19 years as Southwestern University's 13th president, died June 24, 2023 in Austin, Texas. During his tenure as president, Shilling led a complete redesign of the Southwestern campus, including major renovations and new construction involving 31 different buildings. He was also instrumental in dramatically increasing the university's endowment from $36.6 million to $341.6 m  more

HOUSTON, Texas, July 1 -- Rice University issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: In the wake of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on student loan debt relief, LGBTQ+ protections and business owner rights, Rice University experts are available for comment. Three Rice economists can discuss today's decision to strike down student loan relief. John Diamond is the director of the Baker Institute for Public Policy's Center for Public Finance, the Edward A. and Hermena Hancock Kelly Fe  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 30 -- Rice University issued the following news release: As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to make decisions on cases involving affirmative action, student loan relief and more, Rice University experts are available for comment. With a ruling on affirmative action expected soon, Connie Porter, senior associate dean for the Rice Business Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and associate clinical professor of marketing at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, is  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 29 (TNSjou) (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: New technology developed by Rice University engineers could lower the cost of capturing carbon dioxide from all types of emissions, a potential game-changer for both industries looking to adapt to evolving greenhouse gas standards and for the emergent energy-transition economy. According to a study published in Nature, the system from the lab of chemical and biomolecular engineer Haotian Wang can di  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 29 (TNSper) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rice University's Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies has announced Kristen Schlatre as its new assistant dean for professional and corporate programs. Schlatre previously served as director of the Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership (CPNL). In this capacity, she has been responsible for implementing the strategic direction of the Center through ensuring the continued quality and g  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 29 (TNSres) (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: Engineers from Rice University and the University of Maryland have created full-motion video technology that could potentially be used to make cameras that peer through fog, smoke, driving rain, murky water, skin, bone and other media that reflect scattered light and obscure objects from view. "Imaging through scattering media is the 'holy grail problem' in optical imaging at this p  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 28 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: Many of the drugs we use to treat cancer and infectious disease are - or derive from - natural products, but it's difficult to know exactly how nature assembles them. Retracing nature's steps, Rice University chemical engineer Xue Gao and her team mapped out the full series of enzyme-powered reactions a marine fungus uses to produce 21R-citrinadin A, a complex molecule with anticancer properties. In the pro  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 30 (TNSres) -- Rice University issued the following news release: During the COVID-19 pandemic, fear of missing out (FOMO) on social activities may have negatively affected the mental health of adults at high risk of serious disease, according to a new study from Rice University and Baylor University. "Fear of missing out and depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic" was published today in Social and Personality Psychology Compass and is authored by Angie LeRoy, an  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 27 (TNSjou) -- Rice University issued the following news release: By 2030, if the 30 by 30 initiative supported by more than 100 countries is successful, 30% of our land and ocean ecosystems will be designated protected areas meant to safeguard biodiversity and help limit the impacts of climate change. However, a study by Rice University ecologist Lydia Beaudrot and collaborators reports for the first time that tropical mammals living inside protected areas are not spared   more

CANYON, Texas, June 28 (TNSper) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: * * * B.J. Brooks Named to Position * * * The first director of West Texas A&M University's School of Music is passing the baton to new leadership. Dr. Robert Hansen, WT's Regents Professor of Music, will step down Aug. 1 as director of WT's school, and Dr. B.J. Brooks, professor of music theory and composition, will step into the position. Hansen, who also teaches voice, voice science and related cours  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 28 (TNSres) -- Sam Houston State University issued the following news: When you enter the Boys & Girls Club of Walker County, a metal tree sculpture with multiple branches and budding leaves greets visitors. For Michelle Spencer, chief executive officer of the organization, the tree represents the positive growth children experience there and the growth of a nonprofit organization now celebrating 20 years of serving the community. Like trees, the Boys & Girls Club of Wa  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 30 (TNSpro) -- San Antonio College issued the following news: David Barrera openly admits his motive for joining the new men-only version of freshman seminar EDUC 1300. He was hoping for an easy A. As a 42-year-old returning to college for a business degree, he was looking for any possible edge as he started his academic career. Although Barrera ended up with a B, he got much more than he expected from the class, including learning strategies, connections with other s  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 29 (TNSjou) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: A fossil unearthed by a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) team is unlocking new information about the evolution of the most successful marine reptile family during the later part of the dinosaur age. The new research, published in Cretaceous Research, focuses on a 94-million-year-old mosasaur discovered in the gray shale badlands of the National Park Service Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The journ  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 28 (TNSjou) -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news on June 27, 2023: A team led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has filled a major gap in the state's fossil record - describing the first known Jurassic vertebrate fossils in Texas. The weathered bone fragments are from the limbs and backbone of a plesiosaur, an extinct marine reptile that would have swum the shallow sea that covered what is now northeastern Mexico and far western Texas   more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 27 (TNSgov) -- Tarleton State University issued the following news: Governor Greg Abbott recently approved a record $1.19 billion in new spending for The Texas A&M System, ushering in an unprecedented 30 percent growth in general revenue for Tarleton State University for the next biennium. Tarleton State saw the second-highest percentage growth in funding in the system, only behind A&M College Station, and was also allocated a $5 million exceptional item, reflecting i  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 29 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $557,820 against 19 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: nine air quality, one landscape irrigator installer, one multi-media, two petroleum storage tank, one public water system, and three wat  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 30 -- The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release: Enforcement investigators for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) opened 37 cases in June against people in the Houston area who offered to perform work but did not have electrician or air conditioning contractor licenses as required by state law. The cases were filed after the investigators ran a one-week undercover sting as part of a national enforcement effort in  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 27 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Dr. Gerald Parker, Texas A&M University's associate dean for Global One Health at the School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and director of the Pandemic & Biosecurity Policy Program, recently testified before the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on the importance of being prepared for e  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 29 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Alexander Gross, a recently graduated aerospace engineering student from Texas A&M University, received the highest recognitions by Sigma Gamma Tau for his excellence as an aerospace engineering student. He was honored at both the regional and national level. For each of their nine regions, Sigma Gamma Tau awards outstanding aerospace engineering students with a plaque and a $25  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 29 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Researchers find that only the broadest and strictest prescription monitoring programs reduced opioid use in the long-term * * * Opioid misuse has become a serious public health problem, with more than 800,000 overdose deaths during the last two decades in the United States alone. To help health care providers make better-informed decisions about patient drug use, policy  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 30 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University's Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Co-occurring HIV and opioid-related hospitalizations are primarily concentrated in the U.S. Northeast * * * Rising misuse of opioids in the United States has contributed to many adverse health outcomes over the past 10 to 15 years. One health concern related to opioid misuse is an increase in injection drug use and greater risk of HIV infection. Patterns of HIV infection   more

COMMERCE, Texas, June 30 (TNSper) -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news release: Texas A&M University-Commerce men's track & field scholar-athlete Delan Edwin has been named to the Academic All-America team, as selected by the College Sports Communicators (CSC), on Thursday. He was named to the third team. Edwin (Castries, Saint Lucia) is the first honoree for A&M-Commerce in the Division I era as well as the only student-athlete across any sport among all Southla  more

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, July 1 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University Corpus Christi campus issued the following news: For her demonstrated impact through mentoring, Dr. Alexandra Theodossiou, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Chair of the Department of Accounting, Finance, and Business Law and Associate Professor of Finance, has been named the winner of the 2023 KPMG Mentoring Award by the American Accounting Association Gender Issues and Worklife Balance Section. Theodossiou, who has served as a   more

KINGSVILLE, Texas, June 29 (TNSacc) -- Texas A&M University-Kingsville issued the following news: The College of Business Administration at Texas A&M University-Kingsville received a five-year extension on their accreditation by the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) on June 28. The College of Business Administration was first accredited by the AACSB in 2017. "This is a testament to our commitment to excellence in academic programming. With this quality o  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 30 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: The Reactor Physics Division (RPD) of the American Nuclear Society selected Dr. Carlo Fiorina as a recipient of the 2023 Early Career Reactor Physicist Award. The honor recognizes members of the RPD who have made major contributions to the field of reactor physics during the early stages of their careers. "I am deeply honored to receive the Early Career Reactor Physicist Award,"  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, July 1 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Dissolved organic matter (DOM) can be found in every water body on Earth, encompassing both saltwater and freshwater. It is a significant carbon source and is critical in environmental carbon cycling, which is the circulation of carbon in various forms through the environment and nature that makes the Earth sustainable for life. The interaction between DOM and sunlight is essenti  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 29 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Similar to the vastness of space, the risks related to entering a zero gravity environment seem to have no end in sight. Recognizing the limitations of individual institutions in addressing every single hazard, six former students committed their senior capstone project to develop a countermeasure for what NASA has recognized as a risk that needs to be mitigated: administering in  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 28 (TNSawa) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: Shape Modeling International (SMI) recently honored Dr. Wenping Wang with the 2023 Distinguished Researcher Award for his prominent career and contributions to the field of shape modeling and analysis. He was also recognized by the Solid Modeling Association (SMA) with the 2023 Bezier Award, the most prestigious award from SMA, representing a career of significant accomplishment   more

CARY, North Carolina, June 27 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: Global analytics leader SAS and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) are teaming up to develop new public health dashboards for tracking influenza data across the state, unifying multiple flu surveillance sources into a central visualization platform. SAS' deep analytical capabilities also power the dashboard's predictive models, giving health p  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 30 -- The Office of the Attorney General of Texas issued the following news release: Christian Agno Aquino, 42, of Humble, was arrested for his role in a $6.9 million Medicaid fraud and kickback scheme, alongside Rene Gaviola, 67, and Ifeanyi Ndubisi Ozoh, 51, of Houston, who were previously arrested. The defendants are charged with defrauding the Medicaid program through illicit practices committed through the Floss Family Dental Care clinic in Houston. According to the in  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 28 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 27, 2023: * * * Today, Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa released the following statement congratulating Mitchell Jordan on being elected Mayor of Palestine, Texas - the first Black Texan to be elected to the position: "I speak on behalf of Texas Democrats across the state when I offer a heartfelt congratulations to Mayor-elect Mitchell Jordan - the first Black Texan to hold the role in  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 28 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 27, 2023: * * * Today, Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa released the following statement on the Supreme Court upholding democracy nationwide in the North Carolina Moore v. Harper case: "After President Biden's victory in 2020, far-right, treasonous ultra-MAGA Republican elected officials across the country swiftly moved to nullify the results of the free and fair election - simply beca  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 1 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Today, Jeff Strater, President of the Texas Stonewall Democrats, released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court voting to curtail rights for LGBTQ+ Americans and allowing for discrimination on the basis of "religious freedom": "Far-right extremists, this time under the supposed guise of 'religious freedom,' have succeeded in allowing unfettered discrimination in public accomm  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 1 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Today, State Representative James Talarico, a former public school teacher, released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court voting to strike down the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to relieve student loan debt: "Today, a group of right-wing judicial extremists struck down President Biden's plan to provide desperately-needed economic relief to countless student loan debt  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 30 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * Today, Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa and Texas Coalition of Black Democrats State Chair Carroll Robinson released the following joint statement on the U.S. Supreme Court voting to ban affirmative action in colleges and universities: "When a country systematically wrongs one group of people - to make those people whole again - merely ending the practice is not enough.  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 30 -- The Texas Education Agency issued the following document from Commissioner Mike Morath on June 29, 2023: * * * Subject: Deadline Approaching: School Safety Standards Formula Grant Category: Information Next Steps: Submit grant application by August 1, 2023 Overview The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is committed to supporting local educational agencies (LEAs) in their efforts to improve the safety and security of school facilities for staff, students, and visitors.   more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 1 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate additional state firefighting resources in support of wildfire response efforts in North Texas. "I am activating additional resources to help firefighters and other emergency personnel continue to respond to wildfire activity in North Texas," said Governor Abbott. "Triple-digit heat in the regio  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 1 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) received federal approval for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in Motley County to apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed from severe weather on June 21. "Tornadoes and severe weather in Motley County earlier this month impacted many Texans in the area  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today called on the Texas Transportation Commission and Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to allocate $150 million in the Unified Transportation Program to support construction of the International Bridge Trade Corridor (IBTC) project in the Rio Grande Valley. The IBTC is a proposed non-tolled, four-lane divided roadway that would provide direct interstate acces  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 30 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to deploy state firefighting resources to support local officials as wildfire conditions impact North Texas. These state resources are supporting local firefighting efforts in response to the Storage Fire in Palo Pinto County, which has burned over 500 acres as of today. "The State of Texas is swiftly depl  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 1 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on June 30, 2023: WHEREAS, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on May 31, 2021, certifying under Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code that the surge of individuals unlawfully crossing the Texas-Mexico border posed an ongoing and imminent threat of disaster for a number of Texas counties and for all state agencies affected by this disaster; and WHEREAS, I amended the afore  more

AUSTIN, Texas, July 1 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release and letter on June 30, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he requested a disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for Northwest Texas communities affected by severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall that began on May 27. If approved, this SBA declaration would make federal assistance available in the form of disaster loans for Potter County and its contiguous counties  more

IRVING, Texas, June 27 (TNSper) -- The University of Dallas issued the following news: Father Joseph Paul Albin, O.P, current rector of the Church of the Incarnation and chaplain of the University of Dallas, will be leaving UD at the end of June. Father Albin has been reassigned by the provincial of the Province of St. Martin de Porres and will start a new assignment as pastor of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Houston, TX. Continuing the practice of combining the two roles in one priest, the M  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 29 (TNSfund) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: A researcher at the Advanced Manufacturing Institute and the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston (TCSUH) has found a way to reduce superconductor failures, enabled by a Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) tool. The popular thin film deposition instrument will be purchased with an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research. At extremely low temperatures (as low as c  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: * * * Contributing Author Yunsoo Choi and His Research Group at UH Ran All Scenario Modeling Simulations * * * Smoke particulates from wildfires could lead to 4,000 to 9,000 premature deaths and cost $36 to $82 billion per year in the United States, according to new research by the University of Houston, Cornell University and Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST) in Ch  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 29 (TNSper) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: University of St. Thomas-Houston Athletic Director Todd Smith announced the promotion of Jarrick Wright as the Head Coach of UST's Track and Field Program. Since joining the program in 2019 as an assistant coach, Wright has helped the Celts reach new heights by improving their SCAC final placement each season. "I would like to thank Athletic Director Todd Smith and the University of St. Thomas f  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 26 (TNSpro) -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news release: Between now and 2031, the economy will create more than twice as many STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) jobs as non-STEM positions. Acknowledging the strong demand for a STEM workforce, the University of St. Thomas-Houston Kolbe School of Innovation and Professional Studies expands its bold STEM education options with the announcement of a new Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in G  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: * * * A team of astrophysicists has found evidence for gravitational waves that oscillate with periods of years to decades. * * * Astrophysicists using large radio telescopes to observe a collection of cosmic clocks in our galaxy have found evidence for gravitational waves that oscillate with periods of years to decades, according to a set  more

RICHARDSON, Texas, June 29 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: Dr. Zhenpeng Qin, associate professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas, has been named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Honorees, who are nominated by ASME members and fellows, must have 10 or more years of active practice and at least 10 years of active corporate membership in ASME. The distinction has been given to just over 3%   more

GALVESTON, Texas, June 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: Exposure to Agent Orange is linked to a slightly increased risk of bladder cancer according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association by researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch. "Certain risk factors to bladder cancer such as smoking and exposure to known carcinogens have been identified, but very limited data has exi  more

EL PASO, Texas, June 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * Engineers concoct an easier way for scientists to study underwater topography * * * Step aside self-driving cars, self-driving boats are here -- and they can do more than take you on a cruise. Researchers at The University of Texas at El Paso have constructed a fully autonomous boat that can carry out bathymetric surveys -- surveys of the depth and terrain of bodies of water  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Political scientists examine factors that lead to entrepreneurial growth in small towns * * * In a new study published in PLOS One, a University of Texas at Arlington political scientist and UT System colleagues identified the factors that predict business creation in rural Texas. Mark Hand, assistant professor of political science at UTA, co-authored "Predicting Firm Crea  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 30 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Arlington has selected Shadi Nazarian as its first H. Ralph Hawkins, FAIA, Chair in Architecture. Nazarian, a cross-disciplinary scholar with expertise in the development and optimization of construction materials and technologies, will lead broadened initiatives in sustainable material and fabrication research for UTA's College of Architecture, Planning,  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 28 (TNSpp) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: John B. Goodenough, professor at The University of Texas at Austin who is known around the world for the development of the lithium-ion battery, died Sunday at the age of 100. Goodenough was a dedicated public servant, a sought-after mentor and a brilliant yet humble inventor. His discovery led to the wireless revolution and put electronic devices in the hands of people worldwide. In 2019, Goodenough m  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: * * * Curated blood test plus prediction model shows potential to lower lung cancer death by informing need for CT screening * * * A blood-based test developed by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center can predict an individual's risk of dying from lung cancer when combined with a personalized risk model. According to new data   more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: * * * MD Anderson-led study maps all normal breast cells, bringing new understanding with potential impact for breast cancer and other breast diseases * * * A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer, University of California, Irvine and Baylor College of Medicine has created the world's largest and most comprehensive ma  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Risk of brain bleed negligible for most patients on common anti-clotting drug, UT Southwestern study finds * * * Most stroke patients taking the anticoagulant warfarin were no more likely than those not on the medication to experience a brain bleed when undergoing a procedure to remove a blood clot, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report in a new study. T  more

EL PASO, Texas, June 30 (TNSper) -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release: Michael Dalby has joined The University of Texas at El Paso as the new Assistant Vice President for Innovation, Commercialization and Economic Development. Dalby's primary role will be to work faculty, staff and students to encourage entrepreneurship and commercialization of innovative technologies developed through research. "Hiring Michael Dalby is part of our strategic commitment   more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 28 (TNSeco) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: The most prestigious school of public health in the state and fourth-largest in the country, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health will break ground on a 10-story, 350,000-square-foot tower in the Texas Medical Center that underscores the school's mission of health promotion and disease prevention, sustainable access to affordable health care with improved outcomes, and tra  more

CANYON, Texas, June 29 (TNSbook) -- West Texas A&M University issued the following news: A West Texas A&M University faculty member's new book speaks directly to students facing fears about being the first in their family to attend college. "First-Gen Stories for Success," available now in hardback and ebook formats from Kendall Hunt Publishing, features 12 chapters written by Dr. George Pacheco Jr., WT associate professor of communication, and several WT colleagues, as well as scholars from a  more