IRVING, Texas, Oct. 5 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: A total of 541 student-athletes have been named to the 2022-23 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team, which honors conference competitors who are new, including freshmen, at their respective league institution. Texas led the way with 84 honorees, while Kansas followed with 74. A total of 79 student-athletes were nominated with 4.00 grade point averages. Nominated by each institution's direct  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- Advanced Functional Materials, a peer-review journal produced in Weinheim, Germany, that says it reports on breakthrough research in all aspects of materials science, including nanotechnology, chemistry, physics and biology, published research articles on the following topics in its Oct. 2, 2023, edition (Vol. 33, Issue 40): Reviews: * Three Potential Elements of Developing Nerve Guidance Conduit for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration * Progress in Bioinspired Photodetectors  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 3 -- Delta Air Lines issued the following news: * * * For those looking to explore the capital of Colombia and all of its culture and tradition, Bogota native and Delta Sales Account Executive Andres Collazos shared some of his favorite neighborhoods, museums, restaurants and bars in the city. * * * At 8,612 feet above sea level, Bogota will, quite literally, take your breath away. Nothing that a walk through the bohemian neighborhood of Usaquen, a cup of tinto (Colom  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- Florida State University issued the following news: The Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University is awarding a pair of its professors with the endowed Carol Avery Named Professorship. Associate Professors Jessica Ridgway Clayton and Meredith McQuerry are recipients of the honor, which goes to Moran College faculty who have achieved excellence in teaching, research and service. Carol Avery was a professor emerita of FSU's Depa  more

MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release: A federal judge in Miami has sentenced Jonathan Grenon, 37, and Jordan Grenon, 29, to 151 months in prison, for conspiring to defraud the United States by distributing an unapproved and misbranded drug, and for contempt of court. Mark Grenon, 66, and Joseph Grenon, 36, were sentenced to 60 months in prison, the statutory maximum sentence for conspiring to defra  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- EcoWatch posted the following news: By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Microplastics are everywhere. They have been found inside fish at the bottom of the ocean, in the Pyrenees mountains and on Arctic sea ice, but how they are transported remains largely a mystery. A new study by Japanese researchers has confirmed the presence of microplastics in clouds, where they are likely to be having effects on the climate that have yet to be fully realized. In the study, t  more

LEEDS, England, Oct. 6 (TNSres) -- The University of Leeds issued the following news: * * * A cutting-edge digital learning space for students, staff and the local community has opened at the University of Leeds. * * * HELIX offers innovative and experimental digital education tools and experiences including immersive technologies, maker and prototyping equipment and multimedia production studios. It is a dedicated space for the community to collaborate on creative, innovative and entrepr  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Oct. 7 (TNSres) -- Free University of Brussels-VUB issued the following news release: Three research groups at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel are working together in a major European project exploring new alternatives to concrete. Architectural Engineering (ARCH), Mechanics of Materials and Constructions (MEMC), and Physical Chemistry and Polymer Science (FYSC) are joining forces for the Reconstruct project. Standard concrete construction requires a lot of energy and raw mate  more