HOUSTON, Texas, May 20 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Nearly nine in 10 area residents believe Houston should lead the world in transitioning to alternative energy sources, according to Rice University's 43rd annual Kinder Houston Area Survey. More than 80% of Houstonians also said the energy transition was necessary to the city's economic prosperity. Findings from the nation's longest-running metropolitan study of its kind were released today by the Kinder Institute for  more

IRVING, Texas, May 21 -- 7-Eleven, a convenience store chain, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Today, 7-Eleven, Inc. announced that its popular community outreach program, Operation Chill(R), will return this summer for its 29th year of promoting positive police-youth engagement and neighborhood connection. Fostering the relationships that make its communities stronger and safer is a core tenet of the company's philanthropic commitment to building thriving communities. "We kn  more

IRVING, Texas, May 23 -- 7-Eleven, a convenience store chain, issued the following news release: 7-Eleven, Inc. is ushering in summer with exciting new sweet and spicy flavors. With the launch of the all-new Mangonada Donut with Tajin Seasoning and limited-edition Peach Candy Lemonade Slurpee(R) drink, customers can find the perfect treat to satisfy their cravings at 7-Eleven(R), Speedway(R), and Stripes(R) stores. The new Mangonada Donut, inspired by the Mexican frozen drink of the same name,  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 24 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced that its Perfect Circle joint venture with Pick Everard and Gleeds has been appointed to two new consultancy frameworks for SCAPE, the United Kingdom's leading public sector procurement authority. The frameworks, with a combined value of up to pound sterling1.25 billion, will see the joint venture delive  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 22 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced it has been selected by the Regional Municipality of Peel (Peel Region) to provide design and engineering services for the expansion of the Clarkson Water Resource Recovery Facility (WRRF) in Ontario's Peel Region. AECOM will be responsible for the design and implementation of the expansion, providing in  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways * Airbnb's anti-party system is in effect for the Memorial Day and Fourth of July weekends. * In 2023, approximately 67,500 people were blocked from booking entire home listings in the United States over the Memorial Day and the Fourth of July weekends due to these defenses. * * * As travelers get away to enjoy the long holiday weekends this summer, Airbnb is bri  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * Key Takeaways * Searches using our EV charger filter grew more than 80 percent from 2022 to 2023. * Airbnb and ChargePoint will provide hosts in the US with discounts on EV chargers and accompanying installation services, helping to make it more affordable for hosts to add this amenity. * California, Florida, Texas, Arizona, Washington and North Carolina rank as the most popular  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 22 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news: The University of St. Thomas-Houston is proud to announce the appointment of Robert W. Keith, MBA, as the new dean of the Cameron School of Business. Mr. Keith brings 30 years of broad-based executive experience to his role, including a distinguished record for building and growing innovative life science technology businesses. Over his career, he has served multinational corporations, mid-cap growth companies, ve  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 21 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Jonathan L. Lewis, a nationally recognized antitrust and consumer protection attorney who advises clients from the consumer products, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, chemicals and healthcare sectors, has joined Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP as counsel in Washington, D.C. With nearly 25 years of experience, Lewis focuses his practice on a broad spectrum of antitrust, consumer fraud, commercial litigation and transac  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 23 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: In the wake of Katie Hobbs negligently blocking numerous attempts by state Republican lawmakers to protect Arizona communities from a dramatic rise in border-related crimes, Senate Republicans today proudly announce the passage of the Secure the Border Act from the Senate. This measure now heads to the House for a final vote before appearing on the November ballot for Arizon  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: The world's population has increased by more than 2.6-fold in the last 60 years. The growing trend continues - projections indicate that the number of people living on our planet will grow to 9 billion by 2037 from 8 billion in 2022. These numbers underscore the need for considering family planning; however, there have been limited breakthroughs in contraception in recent decades. Specifically for men,   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 23 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Novel therapeutic approaches are needed for children with diffuse midline glioma (DMG) and other recurrent high-grade central nervous system (CNS) tumors, aggressive brain cancers with poor prognoses. A type of immunotherapy using T cells modified with chimeric antigen receptors (CAR T) has demonstrated efficacy in other cancers, but use in DMG and other CNS tumors has been limited. Researchers at Texa  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 25 (TNSres) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news: Up to 80% of breast cancer deaths occur in patients with tumors that express estrogen receptor-alpha. Although these estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancers often initially respond to standard treatment that combines endocrine therapies with CDK4/6 inhibitors, drug resistance often develops leading to lethal metastatic disease that spreads from the breast and does not respond to available treatm  more

FORT BEND, Texas, May 22 -- Bechtel issued the following news release: The Bechtel-built Cutlass Solar 2 project in Fort Bend, Texas, is complete and generating electricity at full capacity for the first time, sending enough clean, renewable energy to the grid to power 40,000 homes--a milestone that comes ahead of the 13-month delivery schedule. The 218 Megawatt (MW) solar facility delivered for Sabanci Climate Technologies comprises almost half a million solar panels spanning 1,100 acres. *   more

DALLAS, Texas, May 23 -- Southwest Airlines issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) today announced a Companion Pass(R) promotion available to Southwest Rapid Rewards(R) Members who book one round trip or two one-way flights in June or July 2024 between the mainland U.S. and the Aloha State. Rapid Rewards(R) Members who enroll in the limited-time promotion before May 24, 2024, and purchase eligible travel this summer, will score a coveted promotiona  more

IRVING, Texas, May 21 -- Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) announced the formation of a new educational program designed to support mining, quarry and aggregate industry customers on their energy transition journeys. The Pathways to Sustainability program is a four-year, multi-pronged experience that provides participants with holistic learning opportunities, energy transition project  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 18 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: CenterPoint Energy's damage assessment continues, and restoration efforts are ramping up today following Thursday evening's severe weather event. Answering the request for assistance, approximately 2,200 lineworkers and vegetation professionals arrived overnight and have joined the restoration efforts. * Company is working to have restorations substantially complete to customers who are available to receive service  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 18 -- CenterPoint Energy issued the following news release: As the Houston area and surrounding communities continue to recover from the devastating storm on May 16, CenterPoint Energy remains focused on restoring all impacted customers as safely and as quickly as possible. The company anticipates that approximately 80% of impacted customers will be restored by Sunday evening. * Company anticipates approximately 80% of impacted customers restored by Sunday evening * Stor  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 20 -- Rice University issued the following news release: by Jade Boyd Special to Rice News Rice University chemist Julian West is one of a dozen up-and-coming young scientists featured in Chemical & Engineering News' (C&EN) 2024 Talented 12, an annual issue of the weekly news magazine that highlights rising stars across all chemistry research disciplines. Julian West, an assistant professor and the Norman Hackerman-Welch Young Investigator in Rice's Department of Chemis  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: Researchers at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) have discovered that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) -- medications commonly used to treat heartburn and acid reflux in people and animals -- may be effective at fighting cancer and other immune disorders in dogs, building on similar ongoing research in h  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- Dell Technologies, a company that says it provides technology and services portfolio for the data era, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: * * * Story Highlights * Dell and Ericsson join forces to develop tailored network cloud infrastructure plans and advise communications service providers on their cloud transformation journeys * Dell and Ericsson to commercially introduce Ericsson Cloud RAN software on Dell PowerEdge servers with conti  more

ROUND ROCK, Texas, May 21 -- Dell Technologies, a company that says it provides technology and services portfolio for the data era, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) announces the Dell AI Factory to give customers access to the industry's broadest AI portfolio, from device to data center to cloud1 and an open ecosystem of technology partners to create AI applications that meet their unique needs, through a traditional purchase or as a Dell APEX su  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Donald Trump's visit to Dallas and Houston, DNC spokesperson Cameron Niven released the following statement: "The only Texans Donald Trump is fighting for are the ultra-rich - like the ones he's here to see - not working families. During his first term, Trump gave handouts to the ultra-wealthy and largest corporations while he attacked Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid at the expens  more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Today, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is releasing new polling of Senate battleground voters in 9 states that finds overwhelming support for the border security legislation being voted on today, and that voters are less likely to support a Senate candidate who opposes the border security bill. Key findings from the poll conducted by Public Policy Polling (P  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: In response to Senator Ted Cruz voting again against bipartisan border security legislation that would secure the border, crack down on fentanyl trafficking, and keep Americans safe, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) spokesperson Amanda Sherman Baity issued the following statement: "Cruz's vote puts him on the wrong side of border patrol agents who backed this bil  more

NEW YORK, Texas, May 23 -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Bracewell LLP announced today that Nicole Boeckmann, a former First Assistant United States Attorney of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York (EDNY), has joined the firm's renowned government enforcement and investigations practice. Boeckmann, who joins as a partner in the firm's New York office, is the third high-profile addition to Bracewell's government enf  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 23 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Lighting a gas grill, getting an ultrasound, using an ultrasonic toothbrush these actions involve the use of materials that can translate an electric voltage into a change in shape and vice versa. Lane Martin is Rice University's Robert A. Welch Professor, professor of materials science and nanoengineering and director of the Rice Advanced Materials Institute. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)Known as piezoelec  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 -- Emerson, a technology, software and engineering company that says it provides solutions for customers in industrial, commercial and residential markets, issued the following news release: Emerson's Test and Measurement business, formerly NI, today reaffirmed its commitment to its comprehensive test approach, unveiled significant updates to its core software products, including NI LabVIEW(TM), and announced its vision for intelligent test. At NI Connect 2024, a conferenc  more

BOLIVAR PENINSULA, Texas, May 24 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Bolivar Peninsula residents will soon benefit from a new distribution substation located near Surfside Drive, which is close to the Big Store on Hwy 87 in the Crystal Beach community. Entergy Texas expects to complete construction on its Palms substation in June, which will help improve service reliability and increase the amount of electricity the company is able to provide during high-demand seasons like winter and  more

SEGUIN, Texas, May 24 -- Texas Lutheran University issued the following news: There will be a new water well in rural Africa, thanks to the generosity of those who attended and contributed to April's Water to Thrive benefit, hosted by TLU's Water to Thrive Student Club, TLU Center for Servant Leadership, and Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church. Water to Thrive is a nonprofit that teams up with organizations like TLU to fund and dig wells for rural communities in Ethiopia, Uganda, and Tanzania, where  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 23 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news on May 22, 2024: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is proud to share that a deal for which the firm served as the primary legal advisor (referred to as JPMMT 2023-HE1) was recently recognized as Innovative Deal of the Year at GlobalCapital's US Securitization Awards in New York. This annual event - the only dedicated awards for the US securitization market - is unique in that the winners are decided by the industry. In  more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: A multioffice team of Greenberg Traurig, LLP intellectual property (IP) litigators won a complete victory for The Charles Schwab Corporation and TD Ameritrade, Inc. (Schwab) with a May 16 judgment from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit that rejects Island Intellectual Property LLC's (Island) bid to revive the patent infringement claims it filed in 2021. The federal circuit affirmed a rare deci  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 24 -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: Dwayne L. Mason, Intellectual Property Litigation shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP's Houston office, concluded his 2023-2024 term as President of the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association (HIPLA). Mason will continue to share his experience and insight with the association as Immediate Past President and a member of HIPLA's Board of Directors. "Serving as president of HIPLA h  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 22 -- Halliburton Co., a provider of products and services to the energy industry, issued the following news release: Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) and Wintershall Dea have announced a license agreement under which Wintershall Dea will use Halliburton Landmark's new Unified Ensemble Modeling (UEM) solution. UEM is an innovative approach that for the first time simultaneously integrates static and dynamic data in real time to represent subsurface conditions across multiple   more

ONEONTA, New York, May 23 -- Hartwick College issued the following news release: The Hartwick College Institute of Public Service is proud to announce the inaugural members of its Leadership Council-ten Hartwick College alums--who are highly accomplished leaders in their respective fields. * Matt Chase '93, CEO/executive director of the National Association of Counties * Geoffrey Corn '83, George R. Killam Jr. Chair of Criminal Law and director of the Center for Military Law and Policy at Tex  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 22 (TNSres) -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: The Spring 2024 Haynes and Boone, LLP borrowing base and price deck surveys revealed lenders are increasingly bullish on oil prices contrasted by a severe near-term slump in natural gas markets, and market players expect asset divestments driven by a recent wave of energy M&A activity to likely increase in 2025. The Borrowing Base Redeterminations Survey, conducted with 92 energy lenders and borr  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: As the Texas Republican convention kicks off today, DNC spokesperson Cameron Niven released the following statement: "The only thing that might compete with Texas Republicans' extremism is their dysfunction. When Lone Star Republicans aren't infighting and backstabbing, they're stripping away women's rights, spewing dangerous rhetoric, and competing to be Trump's Number one minion. This year, as Trump's   more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 22 -- Hearst Communications Inc. issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Hearst Health and the UCLA Center for SMART Health today announced that a panel of expert judges has selected Mount Sinai Health System and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center as the 2024 Hearst Health Prize finalists. The winner will be announced at UCLA Health Data Day on June 4, 2024. The Hearst Health Prize showcases data science programs making an impact on human   more

CONWAY, Arkansas, May 22 (TNSres) -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Two Hendrix College seniors majoring in biochemistry and molecular biology presented their research this spring at DiscoverBMB, the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, held March 23-26 in San Antonio, Texas. Emily Bosche '24 and Spencer Quon '24 each presented a poster detailing their summer research in the laboratory of Hendrix Professor of Biology Dr. Andrew Schu  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 23 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news on May 22, 2024: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the underwriters in connection with an SEC-registered offering by AEP Texas Inc. ("AEP Texas") of $850 million aggregate principal, consisting of (i) $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.45% Senior Notes, Series N, due May 15, 2029 and (ii) $350 million aggregate principal amount of 5.70% Senior Notes, Series O, due May 15, 2034. AEP Texas is a subsidia  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 23 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news on May 22, 2024: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP represented the underwriters of Genesis Energy, L.P.'s registered offering of $700 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2032. The transaction closed on May 9, 2024. Genesis Energy, L.P. is a diversified, midstream energy, master limited partnership based in Houston, Texas. The Hunton Andrews Kurth team included Mike O'Leary, Henry Havre, Erin  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 22 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is proud to announce that partner Fawaz Bham has been named by the American Bar Association (ABA) as a 2024 Pro Bono Publico Award recipient. The Pro Bono Publico Award represents the highest honor given by the ABA Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service for individuals and organizations that have enhanced, improved, and delivered exceptional volunteer legal services to the n  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 22 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP partner Jane Hinton has been named a 2024 CRE Visionary by The Los Angeles Times' Commercial Real Estate Magazine. The award features "noteworthy senior-level executives" within the commercial real estate sector who are impacting change through "their successes and accomplishments in the last year on projects and deals closed... and their exemplary leadership within their organizations  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, and other officials in the Biden Administration to stop an unlawful attempt to redefine federal law through agency guidance. This lawsuit is Attorney General Paxton's 75th legal action against the Biden Administration. On April  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 23 -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: KBR (NYSE: KBR) and Sumitomo Chemical announced today that they have signed an alliance agreement to make KBR an exclusive licensing partner for Sumitomo Chemical's state-of-the-art propylene oxide by cumene (POC) technology. Propylene oxide is an intermediate product used primarily in the further manufacture of polyurethanes. Polyurethane is us  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 24 -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: KBR (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has been selected as one of 11 awardees for a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract by the Defense Health Agency to provide health and wellness support for military personnel and their families. KBR will have the opportunity to bid on task orders under the Medical Q Coded Support and   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 23 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (Riley Permian) on its definitive agreement with Conduit Power, LLC to expand the scope of their joint venture, RPC Power, LLC, to build new power generation and storage assets for the sale of energy and ancillary services to ERCOT, the Texas power grid operator. Read Riley Permian's press release. The Kirkland team was led by corporate partn  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 21 -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: Kirkland & Ellis advised Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), one of the world's premier infrastructure investors, on the sale of an equity stake in Phase 1 (Trains 1-3) of NextDecade Corporation's (Nasdaq: NEXT) Rio Grande LNG, a leading liquefied natural gas export project located in Texas, to ADNOC. Read the transaction press release. The Kirkland team was led by corporate partners Melissa Kalk  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: The LCRA Board of Directors on Wednesday approved a business plan of about $577 million and authorized capital investments of about $1.32 billion for energy, water and public service projects to support Texas in fiscal year 2025. The Lower Colorado River Authority is the primary wholesale provider of electricity in Central Texas and manages the lower Colorado River and six Highland La  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 21 -- Locke Lord, a law firm, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Isreal J. Miller has joined Locke Lord's Dallas office as a Partner in the Firm's Private Wealth Practice Group. Miller's robust tax and estate planning background will further enhance Locke Lord's complex tax capabilities and add depth to the Firm's burgeoning Private Wealth and Tax Controversy teams. Prior to joining Locke Lord, Miller was a partner at Atwood & McCall. He advises clients on ho  more

SAN DIEGO, Texas, May 23 -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc., an investment advisory firm company, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisors Alain Verhille, CFP(R), CPFA(R), and James S. Wood have joined LPL Financial's high-net-worth-focused employee affiliation model, LPL Private Wealth Management, to launch Auctus Legacy Private Wealth Management. The advisors reported serving approximately $705 million in advisory, brokerage and   more

SAN DIEGO, Texas, May 23 -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc., an investment advisory firm company, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: LPL Financial LLC ("LPL Financial" or "LPL") announced today that Pilot Financial, a large network of 105 advisors nationwide, has joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer, RIA and custodial platforms. The advisors reported serving approximately $4.6 billion in advisory and brokerage assets* and join LPL from Lincoln Financial. "LPL is a stable partner, F  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 22 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: "As devices have become cheaper and easier to buy, we no longer have to rely on specific vendors for security products where we can't change how the data passes through, or analytics are done," said Bou-Harb, who joined LSU last year as a strategic cybersecurity hire, having previously directed the Cyber Center for Security and Analytics at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Bou-Harb and his te  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following research highlight: * * * Featuring advances in predictive biomarkers, new therapeutic targets and treatment-related side effects, and a novel approach to delivering drugs to the brain * * * 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 seamles  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center issued the following research highlight: * * * Featuring clinical trial results for leptomeningeal metastases, lymphoma and melanoma, biomarkers for anal cancer recurrence, and immunotherapy to prevent oral cancer * * * 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  more

MONTEREY, California, May 21 -- The Middlebury Institute of International Studies issued the following news on May 20, 2024: By Jason Warburg On Saturday, the Middlebury Institute community gathered to celebrate 192 graduates from 22 homelands at spring commencement. "I'm so excited to put what I've learned into action in the workplace," said Hina Hassan of Hong Kong, who received her MA in Translation and Localization Management. She said classes with Professor Max Troyer had been a particul  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 21 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: Breaking new reporting from Axios reveals that MAGA extremist Sam Brown was the local president and chairman of an extreme anti-abortion group, the Faith and Freedom Coalition, and is trying desperately to cover up his prominent leadership role at the radical anti-abortion organization. Up until October 2023, Brown led the Nevada Faith and Freedom Coalition, "an offshoot of the national Faith and Freedo  more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism issued the following news: The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY has appointed John Thornton as our inaugural Senior Fellow. Thornton is a leader in non-profit news and the future of local journalism. He founded the Pulitzer prize-finalist Texas Tribune, the first statewide nonprofit and nonpartisan online news organization, in 2008. His vision of a nonprofit model for news and his extraordinar  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 21 -- Northern Trust, an international financial services company, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Northern Trust announced today that Ryan McCauley was promoted to Senior Managing Director for the Foundation & Institutional Advisors (FIA) practice in the West Region. In this role, McCauley will lead a team focused on working with foundations, endowments and nonprofit institutions in the development of innovative, comprehensive and customized solutions to   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 21 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Rebecca Keiser, the National Science Foundation's (NSF) chief of research security strategy and policy (CORSSP), will deliver a virtual keynote address May 23 on the origins of the foundation's research on research security (RoRS) program with Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The keynote address will kick off an invite-only, first-of-its-kind global workshop to examine the burgeoning field of RoRS,  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 23 -- ESPN, a sports media company, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Four-feed coverage on PGA TOUR LIVE on ESPN+ continues this week at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, exclusively for ESPN+ subscribers. * Coverage begins tomorrow at 8 a.m. ET, continues through Sunday, May 26. * Marquee and Featured Groups include world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and other top 25 players including No. 9 Collin Morikawa, No.   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 24 -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: Consuming raw cow's milk that contains H5N1 avian influenza virus poses an infection risk, but a laboratory process that simulates high-temperature pasteurization reduces the virus in infected milk by more than 99.99%. That's according to a team led by University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists, who reported their findings May 24 in a letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 -- The Republican Party of Texas issued the following news release: The Rules Committee of the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) passed Rule 46 in a 26-4 vote last night to close the Republican Primary in Texas. It will now be included in the Rules report for all the Delegates at the RPT Convention to vote for on Friday. Multiple states have closed their primary elections through Party rule, and have successfully defended that position in federal court. Chairman Rinaldi ma  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 20 -- Rice University issued the following news release: By Jade Boyd Special to Rice News Pioneering Rice University chemist Gustavo Scuseria has won the 2024 Schrodinger Medal from the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists. Rice University chemist Gustavo Scuseria has won the 2024 Schrodinger Medal. Photo courtesy of Rice University.Awarded annually to a single recipient, the medal recognizes an outstanding body of work in theoretical and computati  more

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, May 23 -- Sabre, a travel technology company, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology company powering the travel industry, today introduced SabreMosaicTM, a new intelligent, modular and open technology platform - built to transform the way airlines retail. By moving away from the limitations of today's PNR-driven world to a modern Offer and Order approach, SabreMosaic empowers airlines to deliver a  more

SONOMA, California, May 23 -- Sonoma State University issued the following news: Sonoma State McNair Scholars earning bachelor's degrees this month are heading to doctoral programs at Columbia University and the University of Texas at Austin, among others, and to master's programs across the country. Placements for SSU juniors in the program include the Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics (ICERM) at Brown University, the Amgen Scholars Program with Stanford's S  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 21 -- Southwest Airlines issued the following news release: Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE:LUV) will apply to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for new, daily nonstop service between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas (LAS). The carrier is seeking one of five new round-trip flights made available at DCA through the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. The new nonstop service would provide airline consumers wi  more

GEORGETOWN, Texas, May 24 -- Southwestern University issued the following news: Once again, the limitless bounds of student imagination were on full display during the annual King Creativity Symposium. Each year, the King Creativity Fund provides generous grants to Southwestern University students pursuing projects that stretch disciplinary boundaries and/or apply new approaches to traditional academic methods. Throughout the program's history, King Creativity has supported the design and crea  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 21 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Kodie Gough, a marketing major from Graham, Texas, was recognized as the Student Philanthropist of the Year at the 2024 Women for OSU Symposium in April. The Women for OSU Council established the award to recognize an OSU student who is highly engaged in philanthropic efforts and demonstrates inspiring leadership through a culture of giving. The Student Philanthropist of the Year lives out their orange passion  more

LAREDO, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release: Longtime Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) Professor of Public Administration Dr. Peter Haruna is the lead editor among five editors in a newly published book focusing on climate governance in the Global South. Titled, "Climate Governance in International and Comparative Perspective: Issues and Experiences in Africa, Latin America, and t  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 22 -- Trammell Crow Co., a developer and investor in commercial real estate, issued the following news release: Trammell Crow Company (TCC), a global real estate developer, has entered into a partnership agreement with the ownership group of Karahan Companies, Hunt Realty Investments, Chief Partners, and Crosstie Capital to execute office development opportunities on a 47-acre site in Frisco, Texas. TCC was selected to source build-to-suit and speculative office development   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 -- The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality today approved penalties totaling $365,502 against 20 regulated entities for violations of state environmental regulations. Agreed orders were issued for the following enforcement categories: three air quality, one industrial hazardous waste, one industrial wastewater discharge, two multi-media, two municipal wastewater discharg  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 23 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: A select group of young scientists gathered at Texas A&M University last week in preparation for the upcoming 73rd Nobel Laureate Meetings in Lindau, Germany. The young scientists -- a total of 32 students and post-doctoral researchers from across the country -- will join more than 600 of their peers from around the world at meetings set for June 30-July 5. Seven students and on  more

BRYAN, Texas, May 23 -- The Texas A&M University System issued the following news release: BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas -- The Texas A&M University System today took its first steps toward creating a peaker power network on land it owns across the state to help stabilize the Texas power grid during peak demand. Peaker power plants, also known simply as "peakers," are power plants typically used to provide electricity during periods of peak demand. They are an essential component of modern elec  more

LAREDO, Texas, May 24 -- Texas A&M International University, a member of the Texas A&M University System, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: On Wednesday, May 22, 2024, the Texas A&M University System took its first steps toward creating a peaker power network on land it owns across the State to help stabilize the Texas power grid during peak demand. One possible location is the Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) campus in Laredo. TAMIU president Dr. Pablo Arenaz said  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 23 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: Inside a nondescript-looking warehouse at the Texas A&M RELLIS campus in Bryan, Visualization graduate student Axel Galindo stomps toward a classmate, trying his hardest to portray the fearsome stride of a Minotaur -- the legendary beast from Greek mythology described as part man, part bull. Across the room, a computer connected to dozens of precisely placed cameras tracks and records the performers' movements, t  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 23 -- Texas A&M University issued the following news: By Leighton Gibson The presence of the invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) is confirmed in Grayson, Hill, Hood, McLennan and Palo Pinto Counties. The invasive species is infesting and killing ash trees in new areas of the state and continues to spread south. "The spread of EAB to these counties is alarming," said Allen Smith, Texas A&M Forest Service Regional Forest Health Coordinator. "It's more likely for EAB to   more

COMMERCE, Texas, May 22 -- Texas A&M University's Commerce Campus issued the following news release: Following another successful season, four members of the Texas A&M University-Commerce Rodeo Team qualified for the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) this summer. A&M-Commerce student-athletes Rylee George, Addie Weil, Kent Sheldon and Kaden Profili all ranked high enough in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association Southern Region standings at season's end to earn a spot in the finals.  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 23 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Maddi Busby Dr. Ali Erdemir, professor in the J. Mike Walker '66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University and Halliburton Chair, has been selected as a Foreign Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences representing the Engineering Division in recognition for his extensive and impactful contributions to science and research over his career. The European Ac  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Amanda Norvelle As Limei Wang entered her final year as a doctoral student, she had questions. Should she pursue a career in industry or academia? If she chose academia, how should she prepare herself? In the fall of 2023, Wang participated in the Rising Stars in EECS workshop in search of answers. Launched by MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EE  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 25 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Abri Ciabattari The Meloy Engineering Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program hosted Phantom Invent: Fight Tonight - Solutions on Site, an intensive design experience aimed at tackling some of the toughest challenges faced by the III Armored Corps. This unique event gave participants a full week to collaborate closely in developing innovative solutions that could be utilized by the U  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 22 -- Texas A&M University's College of Engineering issued the following news: By Raven Wuebker In NASA's annual MITTIC Competition, students pick one of NASA's patents and create a product or service with commercial applications. After a successful first round in the competition, Dr. Sreeram Vaddiraju and a group of chemical engineering students presented their version of one of NASA's patents at Johnson Space Center for round 2. Team members include Arda Arikan (  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, alongside a bipartisan coalition of nearly 30 states and the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ"), filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster LLC (Live Nation-Ticketmaster), for monopolization and other unlawful conduct that thwarts competition in markets across the live entertainment industry. Th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 -- The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation issued the following news release: Courtney Arbour has been named executive director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, effective June 1, 2024. Arbour replaces Brian E. Francis, who has served as the interim executive director since January 2024. Arbour was appointed through a unanimous vote by the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation during their meeting on Tuesday, May 21. "Courtney Arbour ha  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 21 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news: This weekend, Donald Trump pointed to Ken Paxton as a potential choice for his next U.S. Attorney General. Not only has he faced criminal charges his entire time as Texas Attorney General, but last year members of his own party voted to impeach him for bribery and abuse of office. Since his impeachment, Ken Paxton has used his power to oust Republican members of the Texas House and judges on the Court of Criminal Ap  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on May 23, 2024: * * * Today kicked off the first session of the Texas Republican Convention in San Antonio, Texas. There's nothing that Dan Patrick won't say-or do-to make his Lord and Savior, Donald Trump, proud. * * * Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement: "Dan Patrick is putting on a pretty good audition for Trump's #1 Bootlicker. His address to the Texas Republican  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on May 23, 2024: * * * Today, Ken Paxton addressed the guests and delegates at the Texas Republican Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Paxton's introduction video indicated that the AG is taking a page out of Trump's playbook and painting himself to be a persecuted figure innocent of any allegations of wrongdoing. * * * Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement: "Ken Paxton,  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on May 23, 2024: Today marked the start of the biennial Texas Republican Convention in San Antonio, Texas. The MAGA takeover of the RPT is on full display with speakers touting their extreme ideologies and policy items that will restrict our freedoms, harm working-families, weaken our democracy and impair public safety. Here's what Texas Democrats from across the state are saying about the 2024 Texas Republican Conve  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 25 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on May 24, 2024: From the federal, to the state and local level - it is clear that Republicans in charge are inept and can't be trusted to govern. Today, Texas Democrats held a press conference at the site of the Texas Republican Convention featuring Congressman Joaquin Castro, Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, Rep. Vikki Goodwin, Rep. Gene Wu, Rep. Josey Garcia and Adrian Reyna. Watch t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he has added Calhoun, Delta, Jones, and Lamar counties to the state's disaster declaration for counties impacted by severe storms and flooding that began on April 26. Additional counties may be added as damage assessments are completed. "As communities across the state continue to recover from recent severe weather, I have added four counties to the s  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 22, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is awarding $17 million in grant funding to eligible hospitals to continue improving healthcare services for rural communities. The Texas Rural Hospital Financial Stabilization Grant will provide qualifying hospitals $100,000 to $375,000 over a two-year period. "The State of Texas continues to provide crucial   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that President Joe Biden amended the Presidential Disaster Declaration for Texas counties impacted by severe weather and flooding that began on April 26. "Today's partial approval for FEMA assistance will help provide critical aid to communities across our state who have been impacted by recent severe storms," said Governor Abbott. "I thank our federal par  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 25 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Glen Rose has been designated by the Texas Music Office (TMO) as a Music Friendly Texas Certified Community after completing the multi-step certification process. The Music Friendly Texas program, the first in the nation since introduced by TMO in 2016, seeks to foster music business-related economic development and job creation in Texas ci  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced the next 2024 Governor's Small Business Summit will be held in Round Rock on Thursday, May 30. Held throughout the year and in regions across the state, the Governor's Small Business Summits aim to help Texas small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs succeed by connecting them with the resources and information needed to start, strengthen, and grow a  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 23, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant totaling more than $215,000 has been awarded to Kilgore College by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). This JET grant will support career and technical education (CTE) training programs by helping the college purchase and install equipment to initially train over 460 students for high-demand occupations such as   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 21 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) today announced over $44 million in Fund for Veterans' Assistance (FVA) grants that will be distributed among 181 organizations across the state. Approved by TVC Commissioners at their meeting last week, FVA grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations and local government agencies throughout Texas that provide direct services to ve  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) received federal approval allowing recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed in last week's storms. "Due to recent severe weather and flooding that devastated communities across our state, impacted Texans will be   more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 21 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following proclamation on May 20, 2024: WHEREAS, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, issued a disaster proclamation on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, as amended on Tuesday, May 2, 2024, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, and Monday, May 15, 2024, certifying that the severe storms and flooding that began on April 26, 2024, and included heavy rainfall, flash flooding, river flooding, large hail, and hazardous wind gusts caused widespread and  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 21 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on May 19, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to request additional counties be added to the Presidential Disaster Declaration for severe weather and flooding that began on April 26. "The severe storms that swept across the state caused damage of such severity and magnitude that I am requesting eight additional counties be added to the Presidential Disa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 25 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 511,600 illegal immigrant apprehen  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 25 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following statement on May 24, 2024: * * * After a long day, Texas Republicans have elected Abraham George as the next leader of their dysfunctional and embarrassing party. * * * Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement: "Abraham George's record as a failed Chair for Collin County Republicans and Texas House candidate embodies everything the RPT represents: chaos, disorganization, and a thirs  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 23 -- The Texas Department of Transportation issued the following news: With an assist from extensive public input, TxDOT is crafting a statewide, long-range transportation plan to meet the transportation needs of Texas for the next 25 years. The plan -- Connecting Texas 2050 -- considers all modes of transportation, including roadways, pedestrian and bicycle paths, transit, freight and passenger rail, airports, waterways and seaports. A critical component of this new draft  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, May 22 -- Texas State University issued the following news release: The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has authorized Texas State University to offer two innovative new doctoral degrees in civil engineering and integrated molecular and biophysical chemistry. The Texas State University System Board of Regents approved the degree programs in May 2023. They will open to student enrollment beginning in fall 2024. Approval of the programs marks an important milestone   more

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 23 -- Tarrant County College issued the following news release: A Fort Worth defense contractor and an Arlington business owner have received commendations from the U.S. Small Business Administration after being nominated by Tarrant SBDC at Tarrant County College. Winners were announced at the recent 2024 SBA Small Business Awards Luncheon hosted by SCORE, the nation's largest network of volunteer expert mentors. Annually, the SBA highlights exceptional performers in fou  more

IRVING, Texas, May 21 -- The University of Dallas issued the following news release: The Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library of the University of Dallas was one of just 50 institutions around the country to receive a recent grant from Theatre Communications Group (TCG). TCG, the nation's foremost theater advocacy group and publisher of dramatic literature, awarded a new collection of plays to the University of Dallas through a grant called Plays for the People: In the Stacks. "We're one of 50 [ins  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has chosen three University of Houston graduate students for its prestigious graduate research program. UH Ph.D. candidates Farzana Likhi, Caleb Broodo and Leonard Jiang were among 86 students from 31 states selected for Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program which provides world-class training and access to state-of-the-art facilit  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * Experts To Focus on Both Human and AI External Influence * * * By Kevin Quinn In a first-of-its-kind national workshop, The University of Houston, Rice University, IPTalons and the Society of Research Administrators International, hope to shape the future laws, policies and guidelines that will enhance research security. In recent years, concerns have grown over persistent compliance failures whic  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * UH Professor Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal to Speak on the Nexus of Art and Science at UN AI for Good Global Summit * * * By Laurie Fickman University of Houston neuroscientist Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal, the pioneer of brain-machine interfaces, will take the stage in Geneva Switzerland on May 31 at the United Nations AI for Good Global Summit. Contreras-Vidal is known globally for controlling wearable   more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * New Study Focuses on Children Adopted from Foster Care * * * By Laurie Fickman A study by University of Houston sleep expert and psychology professor Candice Alfano has found that weighted blankets, between 5 and 10 pounds, do not improve sleep for children who have experienced various types of maltreatment including abuse or neglect. The popularity of weighted blankets has soared in recent years,  more

DENTON, Texas, May 20 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: In a historic collaboration, the University of North Texas and its College of Merchandising, Hospitality and Tourism partnered with the NRF Foundation to produce an educational case study (https://cmht.unt.edu/recommerce-changing-face-global-fashion-retail) focused on the fast-growing retail trend known as "recommerce". It marks the first time that the NRF Foundation, a nonprofit that provides ac  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 23 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news: On May 31, 2024, after serving the University of St. Thomas-Houston Department of Philosophy and Center for Thomistic Studies for the last quarter of a century, tenured professor Dr. Christopher Francis Julius Martin, distinguished and Oxford-educated, will walk home from UST for the last time. That is because in 25 years of living in Houston, the now-retired British educator has managed never to acquire a car and  more

FORT DAVIS, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas at Austin's McDonald Observatory issued the following news release: Researchers analyzing data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have pinpointed three galaxies that may be actively forming when the universe was only 400 to 600 million years old. Webb's data show these galaxies are surrounded by gas that the researchers suspect to be almost purely hydrogen and helium, the earliest elements to exist in the cosmos. These findings  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Through a federal grant, UTA researchers work to make the state's power grid stronger * * * A group of University of Texas at Arlington researchers has received a federal grant to find ways to increase the reliability and resilience of the Texas power grid, provide relief from power transmission congestion, reduce customer bills and facilitate the production of Texas clean e  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * New UTA study explores long-term impacts of climate change on plant pollinators * * * A new peer-reviewed study from researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington; the University of Nevada, Reno; and Virginia Tech shows that climate change has led to decreased pollen production from plants and less pollen diversity than previously thought, which could have a significan  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Powerful new artificial intelligence models sometimes, quite famously, get things wrong -- whether hallucinating false information or memorizing others' work and offering it up as their own. To address the latter, researchers led by a team at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a framework to train AI models on images corrupted beyond recognition. DALL-E, Midjourney and Stable Diffusion ar  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Research that will use artificial intelligence to boost the performance and energy efficiency of computer operating systems will be led by a team from The University of Texas at Austin, thanks to a major grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation's Expeditions in Computing program. Today's operating systems pose a significant barrier to a number of promised exciting innovations in computer hardwar  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools -- most of whom are female -- are able to eat larger prey and reduce tooth damage when their preferred prey becomes depleted. The study researchers and their enlisted volunteer "otter spotters" followed 196 radio-tagged southern sea otters off the coast of Calif  more

DENTON, Texas, May 21 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: The University of North Texas Department of Emergency Management and Disaster Science (EMDS) is conducting research that could transform the way Dallas-Fort Worth and Denton County residents receive and respond to severe weather alerts. Associate Professor Tristan Wu has been studying how individuals within households communicate about risks during severe weather events. Wu and his team submitted  more

DENTON, Texas, May 21 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: Ethan Gillis, a senior at the University of North Texas, recently was appointed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to serve as the student regent on the UNT System Board of Regents. He will serve a one-year term through May 31, 2025. Gillis will represent the interests of all students within the UNT System while attending and participating in UNTS Board of Regents business and meetings. "I congratulate Ethan Gill  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Patients with fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who take multiple medications are more likely to develop severe drug intolerance than healthy patients, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers reported. Their findings, published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, could help health professionals prescribe drugs for patients and iden  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI) model to improve the detection of breast cancer metastasis, which could reduce the need for needle or surgical biopsies. The noninvasive model uses standard magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), paired with machine learning AI, to detect axillary metastasis - the presence of cancer   more

DALLAS, Texas, May 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: The number of mutations in the DNA of cancerous tumors may not be an indicator of how well patients will respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), a commonly prescribed type of immunotherapy, a team led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers reported in a retrospective study. The findings, published in Nature Cancer, upend long-held conventional wisdom and could   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * With standard recycling, most plastics still end up in landfills * * * Despite consumer efforts to sort and separate recyclables, most plastic bottles still end up in the landfill. Standard recycling methods to sort, shred and remake plastics are limited to just type-1 and type-2 plastics--basically only soda bottles, water bottles and milk jugs. Global plastic production h  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, May 22 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A University of Texas at Arlington faculty member is working to make computer processing of large amounts of data faster and more efficient through the use of devices called memristors. Ye Cao, an assistant professor in the Materials Science and Engineering (MAE) Department, has earned a five-year, $500,294 Faculty Early Career Award Development Program (CAREER) grant from the National Scien  more

EL PASO, Texas, May 25 -- The University of Texas's El Paso campus issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: The University of Texas at El Paso proposed today to improve the Sun Bowl by adding features needed to attract more and bigger touring shows and increase local jobs and tax revenue to the community while doing so. To fund the project, UTEP has asked El Paso County officials to add the Sun Bowl Uplift project to a capital improvement bond that will be brought to voters in Novembe  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center issued the following news release: A new study focused on the gene tied to a rare form of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) called FOXP1 syndrome offers hope that gene therapy might be able to help patients with this condition. In a study published in Science Advances, researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center found that using gene therapy to restore the Foxp1 gene to adult mice from which it had been dele  more

VINCENNES, Indiana, May 21 -- Vincennes University issued the following news: Vincennes University students showcased their advanced manufacturing skills and talent at a Project MFG Regional competition, marking VU's second consecutive appearance after competing in a 2023 regional. Some of the brightest college students in the nation came together at Texas A&M University during the 2024 Spring Semester to demonstrate their higher-level problem-solving skills, technical knowledge, and collabora  more

HOUSTON, Texas, May 22 -- Rice University issued the following news release: A new material that moves like skin while preserving signal strength in electronics could enable the development of next-generation wearable devices with continuous, consistent wireless and battery-free functionality. Raudel Avila is assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Rice University and lead author on a study published in Nature. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)According to a study published toda  more